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Nov 15 2025 
Japan antagonizes China, Koreas, Russia
Takaichi: the Honeymooner. When will the divorce come?
with gratitude to Julian Macfarlane at News Forensics.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s poll numbers have risen to over 65%. I am not sure whether Takaichi is the Japanese Thatcher— or the Japanese Blair both of whom came into power with great numbers. .
She has already sparked controversy.
One is… Continue reading
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Oct 30 2025 
Trump’s Nuclear Jokes
“…I believe it is time to accept the rules of the game proposed by the Americans.”
By Rotislav Ishchenko at ukraine.ru.
(machine translation)
A true American, regardless of his mood, must have a broad, radiant smile. This is an important component of the American dream.
In the 15th-17th centuries, it was fashionable to have bad teeth in Europe. Sugar… Continue reading
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Sep 10 2025 
Michael Hudson: Trump’s Tariff Wars Hit Europe, Korea & Japan
[Note: Kindly pay attention, friends and colleagues. This needs to be widely distributed.]
Most discussion of the past week’s SCO and BRICS meetings understandably have focused on the rising strength of their multilateral alternative to America’s attempt to impose its unipolar world control under its own rules calling for other countries’ subordination to U.S. demands to… Continue reading -
Jun 07 2024 
Exciting Times
by Julian Macfarlane at News Forensics.
Lugansk: a war crime
The Ukrainians used ATACMs Missiles to strike Lugansk. Almost all were shot down but one (at least) got through — hitting an apartment building and killing 22 people.
Lugansk, of course, is now part of Russia. A red line crossed? Again?
St Petersburg SPIEF
But in St Petersburg, Putin was… Continue reading
