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Jul 10 2025 
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran reaching an agreed outcome seem far off.
Alastair Crooke at Strategic Culture
“Depending on who you ask, the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan was either a smashing success that severely crippled Tehran’s nuclear programme, or a flashy show whose results were less than advertised … In the grand scheme of things, all of this is just drama”.
The… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2025 
Why America No Longer Makes Its Own Future
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff with Nima on Dialogue Works
NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, July 3rd, 2025, and our friends, Richard Wolf and Michael Hudson, are back with us. Welcome.
RICHARD WOLFF: Glad to be here.
NIMA ALKHORSHID: I want to start, Michael, with you and the “Big Beautiful Bill” of Donald Trump. We could… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2025 
U.S. Out of Options as World Ignores Threats
The Sirius Report: Paul and Ken discuss several examples whereby the US is indeed out of options as the world is no longer prepared to accept it is an hegemonic power.
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Jul 09 2025 
Dmitry Trenin: This is a long war, and it’s not just about Ukraine
For Moscow, the real war is global, and it’s just begun
By Dmitry Trenin on RT, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
The trademark style of the current US… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2025 
Tariffs: Brazil
This was discussed in today’s Daily Chronicles and I copy that with Lula Da Silva’s response.
Tariffs have to do with trade and with the balance of trade, yes? Demented Donnie has turned his Tariff Letters (of which a bunch went out this morning again), into a capricious punitive stick. 50% for Brazil and there is… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2025 
Let the Sunshine In – What BRICS in Rio Really Delivered
Pepe Escobar for Sputnik
RIO DE JANEIRO – Hats off, once again, to the stunning unpredictability of the Angel of History. Just when we thought we are doomed as a new, long dark cloud is coming down – see the current convulsions of the Empire of Chaos – a glimmer of hope pierces the horizon.
Against all… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2025 
The Cradle Three
This is The Cradle’s discussion for the past two days. They have maps of the proposed rebuilding plan for Gaza with its “10 Mega Projects”.
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Jul 09 2025 
Holy Koolaid: Prophecy Scams
This highlights the scammy part of prophecy. In modern parlance it is called gaslighting and we are seeing a lot of it. Refer the new miracle of the miraculously disappearing Epstein and his information base.
There are pious believers. There are skilled and talented visionaries. There are researchers… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2025 
The Dalai Lama – 90 years old: A living Buddha?
This is getting more attention. The Indians are furious: blowing up another India / China (let us say it politely), deep difference of opinion. Arnaud Bertrand says:
I have to say, there’s something immensely ironic about the Dalai Lama arguing his reincarnation should be determined by a tax-exempt Swiss foundation incorporated in Zurich (https://dalailamafoundation.org/who-we-are/the-foundation/), while Beijing… Continue reading -
Jul 08 2025 
BRICS: Modi
Let’s take a look because Modi and his Indian counterparts wanted to regain some of their lost lustre after attacking their neighbor and visiting the G7.
Addressed the BRICS Summit Plenary session on ‘Strengthening Multilateralism, Economic-Financial Affairs, and Artificial Intelligence.’ Focused on how to make the BRICS platform even more effective in this increasingly multipolar world.… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2025 
Pepe Escobar REPORTS from BRICS Summit Wrap-Up in Rio for Geopolitics Prime
Pepe Escobar (https://t.me/rocknrollgeopolitics) closes out the BRICS 2025 Summit with a fiery overview from Copacabana — calling it nothing short of a “huge success” for the Global South, despite Western media attempts to dismiss it.
💬 “It was extremely important in every field… in terms of support for BRICS nations who are under fire, literally in… Continue reading
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Jul 07 2025 
BRICS: I feel Good … End of the RIO summit
After studying that long Leaders’ Declaration, yeah! I like it!
And heaps of thanks to Pepe Escobar, who was going to make this summit succeed even if only by himself! Sugar and Spice Pepe!
So, why do I feel good? It is always in looking back at things that a better perspective arises. The document itself set… Continue reading
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Jul 07 2025 
The FASCIST Core Of The Euro-Atlantic Regimes | Niall McLaren & Pascal Lottaz
Can we explain the relentless drive toward warfare of the Euro-Atlantic collective by way of individual psychology? Is at the core of the warmongering actually a psychological malfunction? Yes, indeed, says my guest today.
If we pare up psychiatric diagnosis with the functioning of societies, we find that in the absence of moderating domestic political… Continue reading
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Jul 07 2025 
FM Lavrov comments at BRICS
IO DE JANEIRO, July 7. /TASS/. During their summit in Rio de Janeiro, members of the BRICS group of nations talked at length about Ukraine, with all parties involved gaining a greater understanding of the root causes of the conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told reporters.
Lavrov also commented on the NATO “mutiny” and… Continue reading
