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Maritime Lifelines: ‘boxing in’ before winner takes all (and planet dies)

A few days ago, an uninhabited Venezuelan dock was hit by a CIA strike: CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’ US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known … Continue reading

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We are only human

I have mostly taken quotes from the Michael Steinberger book on Alex Karp. This study of one currently influential individual illustrates how our world order can be shaped by the impact of their life events and thus perceptions: 1967 was … Continue reading

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Swallowing Gaza and Boxing In Ukraine?

Trump backs Netanyahu at meeting at Mar-a-Largo as IDF proceeds to gobble Gaza: Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving … Continue reading

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Contradicting Intelligence

Michael D Sellers, Substack noted As Reuters put it, intelligence agencies continue to warn that Putin “has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire.” That stands in stark contrast to … Continue reading

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Heads will start to roll

No 1: Larry Summers whose ‘wingman’, he said in an email, was Epstein. (2013 to 2019). Larry Summers had a connection with Jeffrey Epstein that spanned several years, including meetings and communications even after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea for soliciting … Continue reading

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Argentina, whilst US farmers struggle……

China no longer purchases soya beans from American farmers due to the current trade war between the US and China. American farmers feel cheated: American Soybean Farmers Sold Out by Trump While Argentina Gets Bailed Out “The farm economy is … Continue reading

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Let’s cut them off at the pass……

So now another Trump ally has bought Dominion: https://abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-voting-systems-sold-company-run-former-republican/story?id=126378259 Earlier in the year, The Republican plan to silence millions of voters Voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm after Trump and House Republicans roll out sweeping changes to how elections … Continue reading

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Letter from America

From Lev Parnas, Substack And another view on current events by Heather Cox Richardson: From Heather Cox Richardson, Political Historian:September 6, 2025 (Saturday) “Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as … Continue reading

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9 years after Panama Papers: offshore holdings

I am reproducing an April 2025 update on progress of countries who acted on ICIJ diligent research: Protesters in Iceland rallied for multiple days in a row in April 2016, holding up red cards for their prime minister who ultimately … Continue reading

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Being born after World War Two: friends and foes

On February 9, 1942 crowds gathered at New York City’s pier 88 to witness a spectacle. The largest ocean liner in the world was on fire. Fire fighting efforts successfully contained the fire after five and a half hours of effort, … Continue reading

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