Winners And Losers From Last Night’s Government Funding Package

by admin | Dec 22, 2024 | Top Ten

After a week of predictable drama, President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, averting yet another government shutdown because of our government’s terminal addiction to spending money we don’t have.As we noted earlier, the package...

Escobar: Putin’s Q&A And Thee Forever Wars Riddle

by admin | Dec 22, 2024 | Top Ten

Authored by Pepe Escobar,He spoke for four and a half hours, virtually non-stop, reviewing the results of 2024, mastering all the facts.His Direct Line received over 2 million questions, from Russia and around the world. And he had to crown the performance with a...

Aide To California Politician Arrested, Accused Of Conspiring With Chinese Spy To Infiltrate US Politics

by admin | Dec 22, 2024 | Top Ten

Authored by Eva Fu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),The FBI on Dec. 19 arrested a close associate of a local California politician, accusing him of scheming together with a recently sentenced Chinese spy to amplify China’s influence in the U.S. political circle.The...

Post-Cold-War Geopolitics Worse For Global South

by admin | Dec 22, 2024 | Top Ten

Authored by Jomo Kwame Sundaram via via Substack,The new geopolitics after the first Cold War undermines peace, sustainability, and human development. Hegemonic priorities continue to threaten humanity’s well-being and prospects for progress.End of first Cold WarThe...

US Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea In Disastrous ‘Friendly Fire’ Incident

by admin | Dec 21, 2024 | Top Ten

In the early morning hours of Sunday (local), two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident. This comes after more than a year of war against Yemeni Houthi rebels, who have targeted international transit in regional...

Syria’s Central Bank Gold Miraculously Still In The Vault, Reuters Claims

by admin | Dec 21, 2024 | Top Ten

In an astonishing turn of events, amid the recent turmoil and shifts in power that have engulfed Syria over the past 3 weeks, one key component of the country’s wealth which has remained unscathed in the fog of war, at least according to Reuters reporter Timour...