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Nov 04 2025 
Fabio Massimo Parenti – Trump-XI: Who won?
l’AntiDiplomatico
“Trump is running, he’s shitting himself.” The face-to-face meeting between the two superpowers, initially canceled by Trump and then reinstated, marks a truce in the economic war that has pitted China and the United States for years. While it is currently merely a “phase of easing restrictions” and not a binding agreement, the Busan meeting… Continue reading
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Nov 04 2025 
The Temptation of Venezuela
Historical Thimbles- Translated with Yandex
Table of contents
In a frenzy …
ConclusionsThe Great Peacemaker was stuck, hesitant to unleash a small victorious war in his own backyard. To be honest, he expected the first missile and bomb strikes on Venezuela on the third day, as soon as the Yankees announced no-fly zones off the coast… Continue reading
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Nov 04 2025 
Russian idea-dream of the XXI century
Sergei Karaganov & Pavel Malyutin
We have not fully defined our identity. In the concept of foreign policy, we finally called the obvious a long-standing: we are a state-civilization.[1] However, a significant part of society can not part with the long-standing retrograde desire to be Europeans. Meanwhile, since the time of Alexander Nevsky, the founder of… Continue reading
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Nov 04 2025 
Global Fact Checking
Please don’t ask Grok!
The “Dialog about Fakes 3.0” Forum brought together experts from over 80 countries in Moscow
On October 29, the third international forum “Dialog about Fakes 3.0” was held in Moscow, bringing together approximately 4,000 participants from over 80 countries. The event was held under the auspices of UNESCO and was included… Continue reading
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Nov 04 2025 
Slices of Life, #14
“I walked past a McDonald’s, Starbucks, 7-11 and Kentucky Fried Chicken, all lined up, cheek to cheek. America’s icons will survive its collapse.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Go There! — Oct 29, 2025.
Walking a couple miles, I got a last look at everything, that square with the serene stupa and Tibetan temple, KTM… Continue reading
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Nov 04 2025 
The USA and drugs
This is a Tucker Carlson interview and is worth watching to get an up-to-date view on the real drug problem in the USofA. Our Mr P mentions short vignettes now and again in the open thread in the Hearty Salon, but not enough to see the scope of the problem.
Tucker Carlson is not a favorite… Continue reading
