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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… -
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…
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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…
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Sep 18 2025 
A New US Hegemonic Culture Is Being Constructed
Using manufactured chaos and raw power to confuse and subjugate the masses. The Courtier Class Is Being Remade To Reflect It.
Written by Roger Boyd and from our friend Patrice Greanville at the Greanville PostIn the 1970s, the US oligarchy coalesced…
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Sep 18 2025 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson with Nima: Trump WRECKING the US economy
Excerpt from Michael’s short discussion on the modern history of balance of trade:
Other countries are preventing the US from solving its problem of draining money. They say; We will not accept any dollars that are just the… -
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Sep 18 2025 
Book Review – Richard Overy: Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945
I discovered this book review from a Chinese Perspective when taking a look at the speeches at China’s 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
First let’s take a look at the Amazon review, and then at the Chinese review.
Amazon:
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Sep 18 2025 
After Russian Zapad 2025 military drills …
China seamlessly took over with its 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which is attended by representatives of over 100 countries, regions and international organizations.
From the Zapad drills, Smoothie mentioned the international representatives, who he said were there not only to observe…
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Sep 17 2025 
FM Lavrov: Ambassadorial roundtable discussion
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the ambassadorial roundtable discussion, Ukraine Crisis: Compliance with the UN Charter Goals and Principles, Moscow, September 17, 2025
Ladies and gentlemen,
This is the ninth roundtable discussion held in this format. We appreciate the interest of…
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Sep 17 2025 
Slices of Life, #9
I never thought I’d hobble into that sunset so limp.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Nuisances and Genociders’ Last Gasp — Sep 02, 2025.
In South Korea, American Ramsey Khalid Ismael, better known as Johnny Somali, has been stuck for a…
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Sep 17 2025 
The Gaza genocide report
From Sputnik
The Gaza genocide report gives the UN the right to intervene militarily to stop Israel – former UN official
A UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdfEx-UN rapporteur Dr. Alfred de Zayas explains why that’s…
