Hiding the truth from the American People – Caleb Maupin with George Galloway
“You have no rights, just temporary privileges,” George Carlin.
Putin views Ukraine conflict as a war ‘he cannot afford to lose,’ U.S. official says
By Brigid Kennedy The Week As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, CIA Director William Burns predicted during a congressional hearing that onlookers can expect an “ugly next few weeks.” “I think [Russian President Vladimir Putin] is angry and frustrated right now,” Burns told the House […]
Does Ukraine have the 4 factors that go into a successful insurgency?
By Jason Fields The Week The Russian war against Ukraine has so far been fought largely between trained soldiers on both sides, and with tanks, planes, and artillery. But according to many experts, that’s not where this conflict is headed. Russia’s military is just too powerful, and Ukraine’s […]
Threats of nuclear war are the last thing the economy needed
By James Pethokoukis The Week It’s one thing for North Korea — a country that hasn’t fought a war since 1953 — to saber rattle with its small nuclear arsenal (the nation’s “treasured sword,” according to dictator Kim Jong-un). It’s quite another when Vladimir Putin does it. Russia […]
A no-fly zone over Ukraine means war with Russia
By Damon Linker The Week If the past two weeks of war in Eastern Europe have shown us anything, it’s that lots of Washington-based foreign-policy analysts and journalists love the idea of America imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The first calls for declaring one came just a […]
The New Great Game
By Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger Quillette Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the 21st century. The ensuing humanitarian crisis has already caused more than two million refugees to flee their homeland. With the imposition of sanctions, policymakers will […]
A new Brzezinski takes the world stage
Right on schedule. By MAX TANI and ALEX THOMPSON Politico Starting a new job as a diplomat at the fault line of Russian territorial ambition just a few days before the outbreak of the biggest war in Europe since World War II is not ideal. But that’s the […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene RIPS Profiting Off War Then Profits Off War
She may be crazier than other politicians, but she’s just like the rest by saying war is bad while profiting off of it.
Ilhan Omar QUESTIONS US Arms Flowing To Ukraine
Looks like she studied “unintended consequences” and made a good argument based on rational logic.
Irish Politician ANNIHILATES Western Hypocrisy On Ukraine
If Western countries really wanted to scare war criminals around the World, perhaps even enough to make them stop their crimes, we could simply prosecute our own war criminals. Nothing would scare them more, than seeing such powerful proof that we really, truly mean business about international law […]
UFC Fighter Bryce Mitchell’s STUNNING Answer on Ukraine War
Krystal and Saagar offer their perspective on the UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell’s comments on the war in Ukraine that went viral last weekend
What the Neocons Are Planning for Europe
This is from the Gateson Institute, an international neocon think tank of which John Bolton was once the chairman. By Richard Kemp, Gatestone Institute [Putin] is now also demanding the nuclear disarming of Europe. Putin’s next targets could be Moldova or the Baltic states which, like Ukraine, he […]
Pay Russian Soldiers to Desert?
Bryan Caplan, March 02, 2022 Ukraine is offering amnesty plus five million rubles to anyone who deserts from the Russian army and agrees to go to a Ukrainian prison. That’s about $48,000, probably several years’ pay for a young Russian worker. On the surface, this sounds like a […]
On Ukraine with Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly joins me on Ukraine, and larger geopolitical implications of what might come next.
Ukraine: Those who stayed behind
By Loveday Morris Washington Post In a Ukrainian apartment building damaged in a Russian airstrike, some still cling to their homes. BILA TSERKVA, Ukraine — Cats roam around outside the bombed-out apartment block, licking empty containers in search of food and encircling the legs of visitors hoping for […]
The Unknown Oligarch Fighting for an Endless Korean War
By Eli Clifton, The Nation Follow the money fomenting conflict on the Korean Peninsula, and all roads lead to Honolulu. To President Moon Jae In and the US Congress: True peace Can Only Come from True Freedom,” flashed the three-story-high digital advertisement in Times Square. “Hold the North […]
The US Chose This Conflict
By Caitlin Johnstone Just your regular reminder that the US empire (A) had solid intelligence that this war was coming, (B) knew they could prevent it by making very reasonable, low-cost concessions like promising not to add a nation to NATO that they didn’t want to add anyway, […]
Correctio Humilis: The Invasion of Ukraine
By Gábor T. Rittersporn TELOS I was completely wrong when I opined on February 9 that the Russians would not invade Ukraine. I mistakenly took them for more rational than they turned out to be. Mea maxima culpa. For the rest, I was not mistaken at all when I […]
How is Russia’s war on Ukraine affecting global politics?
The Signal How is Russia’s war on Ukraine affecting global politics? Tim Sayle on economics, ideology, and the specter of a new Cold War. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the United States was for a time the world’s lone superpower, until the 2003 Iraq […]
The American Empire self-destructs. But nobody thought that it would happen this fast
By Michael Hudson Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion. The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is that […]
Hannity DOUBLES DOWN On WW3: ‘It’s Simple!’
Instead of the massacre of Kiev let’s just end humanity – Hannity
Saudi Leader: I Didn’t Kill Khashoggi, BUT IF I DID..
A general word of advice to people: NEVER say “If I killed this guy, here’s how I did it”
Will Zelensky THIRST DRAG US to War In Ukraine?
Krystal takes a look at the media response to Ukrainian President Zelensky and the larger war propaganda being used to convince the American public that escalation with Russia is necessary
MSNBC CAUGHT Platforming FAKE ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ War News
Krystal and Saagar respond to the coverage on MSNBC of the Ukraine war in which they repeat the debunked Ghost of Kyiv tale and push the Biden administration for a no fly zone
UKRAINE CRISIS: Zelensky REJECTS Putin Offer, Millions FLEE
Krystal and Saagar cover the decision by Ukrainian President Zelensky to reject Putin’s demands for the country as war rages on and millions of people flee from Ukraine
Tucker: We are at war with Russia
This is quite good. It’s interesting how Carlson is reviving the Taft Republican tradition. It must kill Murdoch to have to keep him on FOX in order to maintain the ratings and keep his otherwise shitty network from crashing. Fox News host reflects on the U.S. response to […]
Ukraine War: The 40 mile Convoy is Worse Than You Think
Day 13 of the Russian invasion and Kyiv hasn’t fallen yet. Russian forces begin to set in for a longer battle. What will happen?
How African students in Ukraine are leading their own rescue efforts
By Char Adams NBC News Tolulope Osho, 31, reached the Polish border the day after Russia invaded Ukraine. He was close to safety from the war-torn land. But he decided to turn around. “I have friends,” he said of his fellow Africans in Ukraine. “If by leaving my […]
Petro Poroshenko, and the Ghosts of Ukraine
By Maximus Brown, Sof Mag Sen Graham is truly unhinged. Even after being called to resign for the sake of Americans with publicly stating that Putin should be assassinated, he continues to be defiant. Even after the corrupt U.S. State Department and Biden explained the illegality of his […]
PUTIN LISTS DEMANDS TO STOP INVASION “IN A MOMENT”
America: What do you mean Ukraine has to disarm?? Every state has the right to defend itself. America to Japan: Not you
Lindsey Graham DOUBLES DOWN On Call To Kill Putin
I wonder what would have been these POS’s reaction if the roles were inverted? Let’s say a Russian politician, member of the government, outraged at America’s ”illegal invasion’ of Iraq, had gone on a Russian right-wing TV station and called for the same thing to happen to W. […]
Laura Ingraham SIMPS For Billionaire Russian Oligarchs
She’s crying about (arguably) the only good thing that has come from this war. These Russian billionaires are some of the vilest creatures roaming this earth.
MSNBC Says RISK NUCLEAR WAR! ‘Call Putin’s Bluff’
A millionaire anchor wants to risk nuclear war because he probably has the means to survive it.
Americans SUPPORT No-Fly Zone In Ukraine: POLL
“Do you know just how stupid the average person is? Now here’s the scary part. Half of them are dumber than that” -George Carlin
US is ‘working with Poland to supply Ukraine with fighter jets’
By Keith Griffith and James Gordon For Dailymail.com United States is working with Poland to supply MiG-29 fighter jets that can be used by Ukrainian Air Force In return, Poland has asked for F-16 fighter jets to be given to the country as backup in exchange for the […]
President Zelensky appeals for foreign volunteers to come to Ukraine and enlist in a newly-formed ‘International Legion’ to fight the Russian invasion
By Alia Shoaib Insider Ukraine is setting up an International Legion for foreigners to join the fight against Russia. Foreigners can come and “fight side by side with the Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals.” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s invasion was “the beginning of a war against […]
Putin’s Criminal Invasion of Ukraine Highlights Some Ugly Truths About U.S. and NATO
By Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept The fact that Putin is trying to justify the unjustifiable in Ukraine does not mean we must ignore the U.S. actions that fuel his narrative. THERE ARE NO excuses or justifications for what Vladimir Putin is doing in Ukraine. His brutal invasion is […]
SHOCK Poll Shows Public WANTS No Fly Zone
Krystal and Saagar comment on the polling data showing that Americans support strong action against Ukraine including a No Fly Zone but do not want troops on the ground
INSIDE Putin’s Mind, Why Ukraine War WIll NEVER End
Saagar examines the Russian thinkers who have most influenced Vladimir Putin’s worldview and how the ideas being fed to Putin could lead to prolonging the warfare in Ukraine
Will Ukraine War END Covid Culture Wars?
Krystal looks at how the covid culture wars have faded from prominence in the media as war in Ukraine has heated up and restrictions have been lifted
COLD WAR HYSTERIA: Russia, US CRACKDOWN On Media
Krystal and Saagar analyze the decisions by American and Russian officials to take the countries’ respective media down as the Cold War rhetoric heats up
Gas Prices Near ALL TIME HIGH As DC Weighs Russian Oil Ban
Krystal and Saagar cover the spike in oil prices happening due to geopolitical turmoil and other domestic factors as Biden and Pelosi consider banning imports of Russian oil
Trump Floats BOMBING Russia, Blaming China
Krystal and Saagar cover the comments by former President Trump on what the US strategy towards Russia should be as Putin cozies up to China
Russia BANS Facebook As Thousands Arrested In Protests
Imagine if there was a revolution similar to what the USSR and Warsaw Pact experienced in the late 80s/early 90s only on a much larger scale with the Russian, American, and Chinese regimes collapsing at the same time. Krystal and Saagar cover Russia’s domestic crackdown on outside social […]
Putin Says Sanctions DECLARATION OF WAR, Shifts To China
Krystal and Saagar respond to the comments by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the sanctions imposed by the west as he looks towards China for an economic boost.
BATTLE UPDATE: Putin’s NEW Ukraine Demands, Civilians Suffer
Krystal and Saagar provide lengthy commentary on the newest battle updates from Ukraine and the demands Putin has laid out to the Ukrainians for ending the conflict
The U.S. is not working toward regime change in Russia, Blinken says
By Grayson Quay The Week The U.S. and NATO are not imposing sanctions on Russia and offering military support to Ukraine with the goal of bringing about regime change in Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation. Blinken told host Margaret Brennan that sanctions […]
Putin, Ukraine: Russia vs. US Imperialism – Caleb Maupin with Tara Reade
It’s funny how little free-market capitalists can handle free-market competition.
Keith Preston explains the Ukraine’s imperialist-on-imperialist violence
My recent appearance on Cotto-Gottfried. LISTEN HERE
What Putin should have learned from Afghanistan
By W. James Antle III, The Week The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned out to be a much tougher slog than the Kremlin anticipated. The Kyiv offensive appears stalled. The morale of Russia’s conscripts is poor. Instead of swiftly folding, Ukraine is fighting back. None of this […]
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