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Nov 30 2025 
Dmitry Orlov: The Fog of Diplomacy
You may have heard the cliché “the fog of war.”
Well, it no longer exists.
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Nov 30 2025 
Thailand Sidelines the US and Goes to Beijing – Geopolitical Implications for a Declining West
By Peter Koenig
It is a pleasant sight to see, how in Asia a (former?) military ally of the United States, Thailand, shifts away from Washington and goes to Beijing – literally.
On 14 November 2025, the Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn had embarked on a five-day historic state visit to Beijing. This is not a common event,… Continue reading
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Nov 30 2025 
MOATS: George Galloway – The eleventh hour
-Trump turning up the pressure on Venezuela
As Washington sharpens its tone, what does this mean for Maduro, the region, and the global balance? ⚠️
-Ukraine’s quiet talks in the US Behind the scenes, Kyiv is engaged in desperate diplomacy — but is anyone still listening?
Netanyahu’s bid for a pardon
With Israel in political… Continue reading
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Nov 30 2025 
Gaza to Donbass: How Israel and Ukraine Built a Transnational War Machine
From Bandera to Ben-Gurion, a new alliance is fusing battlefield technologies, ultranationalist ideologies, and Western power; turning Gaza and Donbass into two fronts of the same war.
Sarah B. from DD Geopolitics
The Ukraine–Israel Nexus: Pragmatic Alliances Amid Paradoxes and Shared Challenges
From Bandera to Ben-Gurion, echoes of ethno-nationalist revival resonate in the modern trajectories of Ukraine and… Continue reading -
Nov 30 2025 
Slices of Temple Mount
“… congressman Wilbur Mills, often called “the most powerful man in Washington,” was a married man from Arkansas. Unlike Clinton, he didn’t settle for Lewinsky or Trump. Sex and war is a permanent 69 in the American psyche…”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Jewish Crusade! — Nov 28, 2025.
Besieged, Trump is momentarily saved by… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2025 
Venezuela Denounces U.S. Airspace Threat as Illegal Colonial Aggression
Venezuela reaffirms its sovereign right to control its national airspace, citing international law and anti-colonial principles in response to U.S. pressure.
November 29, 2025 Hour: 3:41 pm
Venezuela denounces U.S. airspace threat as illegal colonial aggression, demanding full respect for its sovereign skies under international law.
Related: Alarming Signs of U.S. Electromagnetic Interference in the Caribbean
CARACAS — The… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2025 
Slices of Life, #16
“People robbed of their past seem to make the most fervent picture takers, at home and abroad. “As humans, we’re born naked and will leave with nothing,” yet another monk speaks.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Bill Gates, Primo Levi and Max Beckmann in Vietnam — Nov 13, 2025.
Just before 5AM, I got a… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2025 
Is Hegseth delulu?
About the word delulu: It is a valid word, added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year, and a play on the word delusional, meaning ‘believing things that are not real or true, usually because you choose to.
So my question is whether Hegseth really believes his own killing rantings, or does he know the Venezuela issue… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2025 
Summary of the Situation on the Ukraine Front Line: The Fat Lady Sings
[Note: What we see in the media and in the summary for the past week, is that the Ukrainian soldiers are not fighting. This summary uses different language. It talks about ‘the former Ukraine’ and if the Ukrainian soldiers try to break through the cauldrons, it is more like a PR stunt or an imitation… Continue reading
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Nov 28 2025 
The Imaginary Peace President
“During his first term, Trump became the ultimate causal agent for every one of the current conflicts with Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela.”
By William Schryver at imetatronink.
One of the most common claims about the Trump 45 administration is that “He didn’t start any new wars.”
This is demonstrably FALSE.
During his first term, Trump became the ultimate… Continue reading -
Nov 28 2025 
Pepe Escobar: How the BRICS+ Unit Can Save Global Trade
Pepe Escobar on Sputnik
The Unit project, first revealed by Sputnik in 2024, is emerging as the most viable option for breaking the US dollar’s stranglehold on global trade and investment.
In his book co-written with top economist Sergey Bodrunov, Regulations of the Noonomy (international edition published this year by Sandro Teti Editore in Rome), leading Russian… Continue reading
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Nov 28 2025 
Chinese defense ministry responds intensively to Japan’s dangerous moves
‘Should Japan dare to cross red line, it is destined to pay heavy price’
From GT
China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Thursday responded intensively to a series of recent moves by Japan, including the deployment of missiles on Yonaguni Island, the first export of deadly weapons since Japan relaxed arms export controls, and Japan’s initiation… Continue reading
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Nov 28 2025 
Following the state visit to Kyrgyzstan and the CSTO summit, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian journalists.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon. I am at your disposal.
First, I would like to express our gratitude to the leadership of Kyrgyzstan for organising this event and for the past year when Kyrgyzstan chaired the CSTO and hosted various events, which has certainly helped strengthen the organisation.
I believe that in the current turbulent… Continue reading
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Nov 28 2025 
Valdai Club: BRICS Today: Plateau or New Rise?
Speakers:
Pavel Knyazev, Ambassador-at-Large, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sous-Sherpa of Russia to the BRICS
Victoria Panova, Vice-Rector, HSE University, Head of the BRICS Expert Council–Russia
Anna Sytnik, Associate Professor, St. Petersburg State University, Expert, BRICS Expert Council, Managing Director of the INPO “Kolaboratorija”
Marco Fernandes, PhD in Social Psychology (University of São Paulo), Brazilian Representative at the BRICS… Continue reading
