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Sep 19 2025 
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump talk on the phone
Xi Jinping talks about strategic guidance, importance of history, values and future process.
Donald Trump talks about drugs and TikTok.
The Chinese Readout
President Xi Jinping Speaks with US President Donald J. Trump on the PhoneOn the evening of September 19, 2025, President Xi Jinping spoke with US President Donald J. Trump on the phone. The two presidents… Continue reading
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Sep 19 2025 
Two Years of the Sahel States Alliance
In September 2023, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger came together to form the Sahel States Alliance (AES). For the three nations, it was a response to common challenges: fighting terrorism, resisting external pressure, and charting an independent path of development.
In just two years, the AES has become a symbol of a “New Africa” — one… Continue reading
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Sep 19 2025 
FM Lavrov interview with Great Game Political Talk show
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Channel One’s Bolshaya Igra (Great Game) political talk show, Moscow, September 18, 2025
[Note: This deserves study as the master diplomat is at work. You will see how Russia understands the US, and that is straight down the line, according to what Trump said at Alaska. Completely pragmatic. And then,… Continue reading -
Sep 19 2025 
Slices of Life, #10
it’s all about sticking it to your political enemy even as your nation is imploded and you go bankrupt. Over a century of professional sports has conditioned the American mind for such fanaticism.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Images of America’s Golden Age — Sep 06, 2025.
The Smithsonian or any other major museum should… Continue reading
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Sep 19 2025 
Thinking People vs. Philistines: Putin’s Worldview vs. Trump’s
Decoding the historical and literary meaning of “philistine” and what it reveals about the worldview of modern leaders like Putin and Trump.
From Eric Arnow -Inquiry and Thinking
This video is on substack. From Eric’s years of Zen practice and years of being a monk, the presentation is really gentle. With the avalanche of harsh hatred coming out… Continue reading
