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Next on the election cycle: Brazil
The run-off election between Bolsonaro and Lula is scheduled for Sunday, the 30th. At the previous election, the two parties ended up with Bolsonaro at 43.2 percent of the vote and Lula at 48.4 percent, maintaining a lead, but by a smaller margin than expected.
So far, it was a brutal time with Bolsonaro being accused… Continue reading
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Dire Straits – A rant on global finances
by Colin Maxwell
DIRE STRAITS… A RANT ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SCENE
Ah yes… behold the thieving parasitic money changers and their millennia of antics in various guises, bases, and proxies, as they continue to this day to ply their trade on Mainstreet.
Methinks not for long, and oh my word, such poetic and ironic justice if the… Continue reading
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George Yeo on US-China tensions
The most interesting from George Yeo is that he says in Asean there is no ‘market’ for the US attempts to control. He says the smaller countries are being threatened but there are not many buyers for the rules-based international order. Hence China is getting stronger and it knows it is getting… Continue reading
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Medvedev: theses on the international situation
A friend sent me this and I’ve machine translated. The comment that the five collective short abstracts came with, is interesting: “DM has become the philosopher-ideologue of the Kremlin”.
Saturday abstracts. Five relevant comments on the international situation
1. Any country puts at the forefront of the most important priorities-the protection of its citizens and state independence. Moreover, this… Continue reading
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Oct 23 2022 
Daily Chronicles
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If this is… Continue reading
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Oct 23 2022 
In the Great Hall of the People … Elections
We have the outcome and it feels good. Some commentators suggest that Xi Jinping wanted a younger representation as the South China Morning Post suggests here: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3196874/retirement-awaits-chinas-li-keqiang-and-wang-yang-xi-jinping-looks-youth-unprecedented-third-term
And then, others hold that Xi Jinping purged by removing “Americanists”.
If one looks at the changes and amendments to the new CPC constitution, any of those two thoughts, or… Continue reading
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In the Great Hall of the People …
Scandal? Health?, Re-education camp for grandpa?, emergency with his wife?; we don’t know. But never mind the reason, the following five years will be owned by Xi Jingping and team.
This was extremely embarassing – high drama in China, to say the least: former President Hu Jintao was removed from the Great Hall of the People,… Continue reading -
Chinese Consulate: Man Attacked by Violent Thugs!
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Where did the Nazis come from
Maria Zakharova published a detailed note on this a number of months ago. This one I lost, and could never find it again as the purge of Russian sites and informational sources was in full swing. She has published a new note. Of course there are bunches of history where Nazi scientists and other educated… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2022 
Russian Martial Law: Kherson and diplomatic evacuations
President Putin announces Martial Law will come into force in Russia’s new regions
The decision will allow Russia’s special operation to better control threats in the four new regions of the RF during an increased offensive by Ukraine in Kherson and other areas. This is just out and much more cannot yet be said. https://www.rt.com/russia/564969-putin-martial-law-former-ukrainian-regions/
The evacuation… Continue reading
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Oct 18 2022 
Surovikin’s interview to Russia 24: Notes
Notes of interview with Commander of Joint Group of Troops (Forces) in special military operation area General of the Army S.Surovikin (18 October 2022)October 18, 2022
Good afternoon, Mr. Surovikin! You were appointed the Commander of the Joint Group of Troops in the area of the special military operation by a decree of the Minister of… Continue reading
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Oct 17 2022 
Daily Chronicles
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There is not… Continue reading
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Oct 16 2022 
20th CPC National Congress
It’s on and it is huge. Make no mistake, this sets the tone for China for the next five years, but it is also solidly based on historical values.
The Report to the Party Congress looks back over the past five years—but most of it will be looking forward. The Report to Congress is ‘the most authoritative public… Continue reading
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A Mini-Guide to the CPC National Congress
This will be a huge congress. I hesitate to make predictions but for those that don’t know, here is how it works.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202210/1276897.shtml
On Wednesday, China’s Party elite wrapped up the seventh and final plenary session of the 19th Central Committee. Traditionally, the seventh plenum completes preparations for an upcoming National Party Congress (NPC), and sums up… Continue reading
