PFYT2Interesting piece from Foreign Affairs with a surprising title to boot! Some excerpts included below; Russia controls a large swath of Ukrainian territory, and Kyiv has little chance of dislodging it, as Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive in 2023 demonstrated. To be sure, recent Russian gains have come very slowly and at significant cost; over the last […]
That’s my opinion- Link to an interesting read from Unherd In his speech at the Munich Security Conference yesterday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not waste time mourning the end of the so-called “rules-based order” which has governed international relations for decades. (I question just how much the rules based order governed international […]
TASS MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia is not currently taking part in talks on the possibility for the return to US dollars in Russian export payments, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said at the press conference after the Board meeting. “As regards the potential development of relations with the United States, we […]
The piece below, in my opinion, is 100% disinfo. It includes some fantastical claims- let’s check them out Bloomberg published this piece today- via Archive.ph Some unnamed officials are claiming this is a Kremlin proposal.. that runs totally contrary to Russian interests. Big RED FLAG Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov didn’t respond to an email seeking […]
Yemen.news The naval forces of Iran, China, and Russia are preparing to launch the eighth iteration of the joint “Maritime Security Belt” exercises, scheduled for mid-February in the northern Indian Ocean. According to Iran’s Al-Alam TV website on Saturday, units from the Iranian Army Navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy will participate in […]
Just want to do a quick general news round up Israel and ISIS working together should come as NO surprise at all, they have always partnered up and supported each other Washingtontimes Israel and Syria have agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing program and have committed themselves to further diplomatic communications, signaling progress in the U.S.-brokered […]
You guys are too quiet.. These US/UK activities are obvious provocations as intended. US looking to grab Greenland. The seizing of multiple tankers in international waters? What’s going to happen next regarding the US move on Venezuela. Protests in Iran with Israel and the US making noise. A more bellicose China? I’d really love to […]
Hat tip Dennis for sending this one my way- The Wired article I’d posted previously is mentioned in this piece. https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/2026-the-year-the-dollar-dies I’ve been warning about the dollar’s eventual decline for some time now. Back in 2023, in my piece U.S. Dollar “Fear Mongers” Only Need To Be Right Once, I wrote that “optimists about the […]
Silver, Gold and other important minerals I saw something about a smeltering facility the DoD (Department of War) purchased with JP Morgan– Financed by JPMorgan, Jointly Owned by US DoD US Secures Silver Smelter Deal The project, known as the “U.S. Smelter,” is expected to require approximately $6.6 billion in capital expenditures, with total investment […]