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Jan 20 2025 
Revival of Empire, Fortress America: Key takeaways from US President-elect Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration speech
Ria Novosti did the work to take down the key takeaways as I refused to sit through the Empiral Ra Ra. This is probably the first time in the history of GlobalSouth.co that we feature a Trump speech, or any…
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Jan 19 2025 
A little hasbara: Hostage Release
We start with a photo that Boris Johnson retweeted
What a picture of Hamas – thousands of armed young men jeering these brave, defenceless and totally innocent women. How is that supposed to promote reconciliation? https://t.co/AM9izWb9pS
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Jan 19 2025 
Two years of Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso
1. Burkina Faso’s GDP grew from approximately $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.
2. He rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said: “Africa does not need the World Bank, the IMF, Europe or America.”
3. He…
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Jan 19 2025 
Dmitry Medvedev: The Walking Dead. Season finale.
The walking dead Biden, now consigned to oblivion, is a telling example of how an experienced and overall smart politician (and he is experienced, having held top government jobs back in the Soviet period) gradually turned into a senile old…
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Jan 18 2025 
China’s military demonstrates it is light years ahead of the US and NATO
The Sirius Report: London Paul and Ken.
We assess recent developments associated with the Chinese military and why it demonstrates a long-held assertion that China’s technology is indeed light years ahead of the US and its NATO allies.
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Jan 18 2025 
A Political History of Contemporary Iran
This is a fascinating history from an interesting and engaging speaker. Dr. Roy Casagranda explains the key events in shaping the current state of Iran over the last 125 years.
(Scott Ritter’s old job was to write down the serial numbers…
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Jan 18 2025 
Mexico Rejects Trump’s Proposal of Creating Tariff Revenue Agency
Claudia Scheinbaum is as cool as a cucumber and not scared of anything. She is giving Trump uphill and will not back down.
President Scheinbaum said that her country is prepared for potential policy changes, including mass deportations.
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Jan 18 2025 
Nikolay Patrushev: interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda
From the Russian MFA: Presidential Aide Nikolay Patrushev gave an interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper (January 14, 2025)
Key points:
#USA
• The US establishment has been divided and lacks a common policy vision for the world and domestically.
• Trump’s core message is…
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Jan 18 2025 
Dmitry Trenin: Why 2025 is going to be more dangerous than you think
From RT and first published by Profile.ru
Predicting the future of international relations is always a risky endeavor. History shows that even the most confident forecasts can fall flat. For instance, the last Pentagon propaganda pamphlet on ‘Soviet Military Power’ was…
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Jan 17 2025 
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Jan 17 2025 
(Update) Key Takeaways: Putin and Pezeshkian on the Russia-Iran strategic partnership agreement:
Following the high-level Russia–Iran talks, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian signed the Agreement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[The Treaty] sets ambitious goals and outlines guidelines for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the…
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Jan 17 2025 
RedNote Rules: A Social Media Sensation!
Update: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the TikTok ban. (How to say hello in Chinese: https://tandem.net/blog/ways-to-say-hello-in-chinese )
Kind, Charming, Welcoming, My mind is blown, are the words used.
The US Americans fleeing to Xiaohongshu…
