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Zelensky proposes further peace talks- Putin replies

The proposal was, in my opinion, a public relations stunt. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed deeper peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a combative open letter on Thursday Mr. Zelenskyy floated direct negotiations hosted by Switzerland, Turkey or “countries of the Arab world,” adding that talks could not take place in Moscow or […]

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‘Freedom Cities’ Push on Public Land Gains Viability Under Trump

Bloomberg– This is Trump pushing the technocracy The end game is audacious: High-tech company towns free from state law and most federal rules—including the Internal Revenue Code, major environmental laws like the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act; worker protections like the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act; […]

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Trump’s Iran Peace Deal Tied to Abraham Accords and The Consolidation of Armenia’s Western Pivot

Trump doesn’t want a peace deal- Nor does Israel President Donald Trump has said Arab states, as well as Pakistan and Turkey, should join the Abraham Accords as part of any peace deal with Iran, an apparent new addition to already slow-moving peace talks between the United States and the country that could further complicate […]

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Russia, Iran, Fertilizer, Gold News Round up

*America’s LNG Boom– China enters the crisis from a greater energy resilience position *Oil Prices fall on hope for US Iran Ceasefire We wonder why it is we are unhealthy? Our fertilizer is derived from gas (Thinking about Gary, here) The war in Iran has done more than disrupt global hydrocarbon markets—it has quietly set […]

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Munk Debate: Nuland, Pompeo, Mearsheimer & Walt

About 2 hours in length

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US and Israel, both break ceasefire to launch attacks on Iran & Lebanon

US Media is calling the attacks “defensive” Iran said the U.S. strikes on Iran Monday were a “gross violation” of the fragile cease-fire between the two countries that began on April 8. “The United States committed a gross violation of the ceasefire in the Hormozgan region in the past 48 hours. … Iran holds the […]

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Donald Trump cashes in on power, and investors pay the price

Globe and Mail via Archive.ph The funniest thing keeps happening in the financial markets. Just before Donald Trump drops some bombshell news, a bunch of mysteriously well-timed bets are placed, paying off obscene amounts of money once the announcement lands. Suspicious trades have become a fixture of Mr. Trump’s major policy moves, whether they pertain […]

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Ukraine/Russia- Iran/US

2 news stories of interest Washington Times- this feels like stock market manipulation But, who knows? The U.S. and Iran are expected to announce the finalization of a draft proposal of a peace deal to end the fighting on all fronts by Sunday afternoon, a source close to the negotiations told The Washington Times. A […]

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Nato chief welcomes US sending 5,000 troops to Poland

Not one of my readers will be surprised by this news. I started writing about Poland being the the new frontline against Russia- more than a decade ago. See below a report I’d done in 2014 at my censored site OR, And Many Others.. BBC President Donald Trump says the US will send an extra […]

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China’s Xi gives Russia’s Putin a red-carpet welcome- China has definite global power

After all it was Trump that ran off to China, hat in hand, leaving empty handed. Putin appears to have fared better. Cooperation, diplomacy, deal making, is clearly the better way BNN Bloomberg BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their high-level strategic ties and growing energy trade as they […]