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Aug 22 2026 
Eyes on Brazil
Brazilian President Lula is seeking help from Donald Trump as tensions with Secretary of State Marco Rubio escalate ahead of Brazil’s October election.Lula has accused Rubio and parts of the State Department of favoring the Bolsonaro family, while U.S. officials…
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Aug 22 2026 
Medvedev : “There is no forgiveness for such scoundrels”
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and chairman of United Russia, delivered a fiery speech at the party’s congress in Moscow. Key points:
➡️Russia is withstanding immense external pressure and moving toward victory in the SMO. Medvedev called Russia’s…
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Aug 22 2026 
US, Canada fail to reach trade deal
Global Times
The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal on Friday, and the White House said that it would impose 50 percent tariffs on certain imports from Canada.
Meanwhile, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada would…
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Aug 22 2026 
Commentary on the Economic War on Iran declared by Bessent and Trump
This is some of the first commentary on the declared economic war on Iran.
(Economic D Day may just turn out to be Economic Defeat Day – for the empire, that is!).
Daniel Davis Deep Dive
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Aug 22 2026 
Russia Begins Cutting Ukraine Off from European Supplies
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Over the past two days, Russian drones and missiles have struck two border crossings that connect Ukraine with Europe. Yesterday, the “Reni – Giurgiu” border crossing on the Moldovan-Ukrainian border was hit, and today, the “Tabaki… -
Aug 21 2026 
US Meddling In Brazilian Elections, Preparing For Possible Military Intervention
Mintpress news
The United States is interfering in the Brazilian presidential elections, pressuring the Brazilian electorate into voting for right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro. If that does not work and President Lula da Silva…
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Aug 21 2026 
Alastair Crooke: Mark the day of yesterday
With Daniel Davis
Alastair says that yesterday was an important day, as it was the day that the US lost control over its treasury.
We have been talking about the economic crash for months now. The chickens have now come home…
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Aug 21 2026 
China brings Bilibili to the global market
The Chinese video platform Bilibili is launching its international expansion. The service’s international Android version was effectively relaunched on August 17 to 18, and the app received support for multiple languages and became more accessible to users outside China. Among…
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Aug 21 2026 
Prof Michael Hudson : Trump’s economic warfare on Iran will destroy the US Economy
With Mario Nawfal
Mario Nawfal is the host of the largest show on X, with regular guests including Elon Musk, Hunter Biden, Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Bolsonaro, President Milei, President Lukashenko, FM Lavrov, Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Trump Allies…
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Aug 21 2026 
Can Pakistan turn its coastline into a $10 billion goldmine?
From Sputnik
Pakistan is making a major bet on its “blue economy” — transforming ocean resources into a unified engine combining ports, shipbuilding, processing, and logistics, while protecting the marine environment. At the heart of this push is fisheries, with a…
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Aug 21 2026 
Pyongyang dismisses Trump’s ‘goodwill gesture,’ says military drills with Seoul ‘still provocative’
Trump is seeking a meeting with Kim Jong Un as the US and South Korea carry out annual military drills rehearsing an invasion of North Korea
The Cradle
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) dismissed US President Donald Trump’s move to…
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Aug 20 2026 
Looking for a Global South Marx and a Global South Jung
Now for something completely different.
We had a short discussion on Sovereignista and I said that I am not aware of true Global South writers, analyists and academicians that are ‘paracido’, equal and similar to Jung and Marx and Global South…
