NBC CAUGHT Spreading Literal Nazi, Deep State Propaganda
Krystal and Saagar respond to MSNBC’s propagandistic coverage of Ukrainian neo-Nazi rebel forces as they continue to take commands from deep state operatives
The LEFT Case For Standing Up To China Economically
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist and professor Bob Kuttner to go over why the left should support the growing movement for economic decoupling from China and rebuilding American supply chains
Kyle REACTS To Hilarious ‘Communo-Fascism’ Global Plot Rant
While I don’t entirely agree with the way in which Lindsay frames this analysis, Kulinski is mistaken to dismiss Lindsay’s entire analysis as foolishness. The book Lindsay co-wrote with Pluckrose called Cynical Theories is actually a really good critique of postmodern identity politics. But man since that book […]
Biden To BALLOON Military Budget To $770B, Surpassing Trump More than $30B
Team Rising weighs in on reports that the White House plans to seek more than $770 billion in the 2023 defense budget.
Is Putin Literally Hitler?
Saagar examines the history behind Russia and Ukraine tensions to pushback on media comparisons that Putin is literally Hitler and we are facing a Nazi Germany situation in Ukraine
US Accuses ‘Zero Hedge’ Of Russian Disinformation
This is from the news regarding a Russian exercise about 5 years ago, Does anything sound familiar? “However, figures in six digits were quoted in the West well before the exercise began, and 100,000 became the standard number quoted by senior NATO figures ahead of the start date […]
Ukrainians TRASH CNN, Western Media: ‘Worse Than Russians’
Krystal and Saagar bring the latest updates on the Ukraine-Russia tensions as the Biden administration’s set date of a potential invasion passes and Ukraine torches western media
Lawyer Who Left WH LAST MONTH Up For Massive 9/11 Family Payout From Seized Afghan Assets
Ryan Grim and Lee Fang break down new reporting from The Intercept that reveals The U.S. seizure of Afghan government funds after the Taliban took power has put millions at risk of starvation.
Biden Says Russian Military Still In “Threatening Position” As Vladimir Putin Claims Troop Pullback
Team Rising reacts to President Joe Biden’s comments that “if Russia attacks Ukraine, it would be a war of choice — a war without cause or reason.”
Media Sh*ts The Bed On Russia/ Ukraine Crisis
Yet again, a situation where we condemn another country for shit we wouldn’t hesitate to do ourselves. Kyle’s example of Russia building a military base in Mexico is a perfect example. How many military bases do we have surrounding Russia? But they are the crazy ones that are […]
Ukraine cyberattack is largest of its kind in country’s history, says official
By Sean Lyngaas, Anastasia Graham-Yooll, Tim Lister and Matthew Chance, CNN (CNN)A high-volume cyberattack that temporarily blocked access to the websites of Ukrainian defense agencies and banks on Tuesday was “the largest [such attack] in the history of Ukraine,” according to a government minister. Speaking at a press […]
Anne Applebaum On The Ukraine Crisis
By Andrew Sullivan Weekly Dish The historian, journalist, and long-time resident of Poland debates me over the causes of Russia’s looming invasion. We’ve released this page early this week … because we don’t know what’s going to happen next and don’t want to be caught short by events. […]
China’s Yuan Is Propelling Emerging Currencies Like Never Before
Bloomberg News The Chinese yuan is having a greater impact on its emerging-market counterparts than ever before and may play a crucial role in determining their performance in the coming year. The currency’s correlation with an MSCI Inc. index of its developing-nation peers rose to record in September […]
The Anti-Russian Hysterics of US Media – Chat w/ Daniel Burke
Caleb Maupin will chat with Daniel Burke. Tune in!
“Russian Propaganda” Means Disputing US Propaganda
By Caitlin Johnstone The Associated Press has published yet another article based on unevidenced assertions by anonymous government officials about the scary horrifying frightening Russian menace, this time to accuse another media outlet of promoting propaganda. Without a trace of irony. “U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a […]
Europe’s ADDICTION To Russian Natural Gas Is Paid For In US Funds And Ukrainian Blood
Marine veteran and U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri, Lucas Kunce, details Germany’s energy dependence on Russia and makes the national security case for decarbonization.
Russia WITHDRAWS Troops As Ukraine Trolls Markets
Krystal and Saagar deliver the latest news on the Ukraine crisis that is happening as we speak with Russia deciding to withdraw troops and Ukraine’s president’s sarcasm rattling markets
The Future of Humanity Is IVF Babies and Chinese Domination
By Richard Hanania Conversation with Steve Hsu on the Russian-Ukraine crisis, the decline of the West, the Chinese system, embryo selection, and much else. This week on the CSPI Podcast, I was delighted to talk to Steve Hsu, an entrepreneur and professor of physics at Michigan State University. […]
Why Is This AK-47-Toting Ukrainian Grandma Being Trained by Neo-Nazis?
by Matthew Gault VICE A-79-year-old woman posed with an AK-47 in a photo-op set up by a neo-Nazi militia, showing just how surreal and complicated the conflict in Ukraine is. A 79-year-old woman in Ukraine made waves in Western media over the weekend. She and other residents of […]
The US Government Truly Believes The Entire Planet Is Its Property
By Caitlin Johnstone The Wall Street Journal has an article out titled “U.S. Aims to Thwart China’s Plan for Atlantic Base in Africa“, subtitled “An American delegation wants to convince Equatorial Guinea against giving Beijing a launchpad in waters the U.S. considers its backyard.” The article quotes the […]
Russia’s Ukraine Gambit
By Peter Zeihan on February 14, 2022 Russia’s months-long build up of troops along the Ukrainian border is starting to yield tangible results… though perhaps not in the way that Moscow originally intended. Rather than successfully convincing NATO and the United States that any milque-toast defense of Kyiv would […]
Biden & Putin Insult Each Other Over Ukraine
The crisis over Ukraine continues to heat up, with the latest salvo causing a diplomatic furor when Russian President Vladimir Putin told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that “It’s your duty, my beauty” to abide by existing agreements. US President Joe Biden calls in to complain about Putin’s “course” […]
The REAL History Of Russia, Ukraine As War Seems Imminent
Saagar gives a history lesson on Russian-Ukraine relations and the NATO alliance to give necessary context to understand why war between the two nations seems imminent
Biden STARVES Afghans, Gives Half Their Money To 9/11 Families
The Saudis should be paying their own bills.
Biden SLAMMED For Camp David Visit Amid Russia-Ukraine Escalation, HAUNTED By Afghanistan Withdrawal
Team Rising discuss comparisons of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to the current debacle in Ukraine.
Biden Fuels Corruption & Famine, POACHES $7B In Afghan Central Bank Funds
Ryan Grim makes the case against the Biden administration’s ‘shameful’ reallocation of assets from the Afghanistan Central Bank.
Biden STEALS Afghan Money Triggering Banking Collapse
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Afghan journalist Ali Latifi to break down the Biden administration’s decision to confiscate billions of dollars in the country’s assets as the country faces a banking and starvation crisis
Biden Claims Russian Invasion ‘IMMINENT’ With ZERO Evidence
Krystal and Saagar respond to the claims by the Biden administration that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent despite offering no evidence to back up their bold declarations
Ukraine Expert: Biden Admin’s HAWKISH Rhetoric On Russian Invasion Makes War MORE Likely
Director of Institute for Global Transformations in Kiev, Dr. Oleksiy Semeniy, Ryan Grim, and Robby Soave discuss the U.S. government’s circulation of intelligence claims that Russia may soon invade Ukraine, and whether those claims act as a deterrent or catalyst for war.
Some US Troops Departing Ukraine Amid Escalating Tension with Russia, Pentagon Confirms
By Allen Zhong, Epoch Times The Department of Defense confirmed Saturday that some U.S. troops are leaving Ukraine. “Secretary of Defense has ordered the temporary repositioning of Florida National Guard troops out of Ukraine,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby wrote in a Twitter post. The move was ordered […]
It’s time for libertarians and their skeptics on the right to team up against the hawks
By W. James Antle III The Week I’ve written previously about how two ascendant factions within the major political parties — the progressive Democrats and populist Republicans — are mostly anti-war, but may have difficulty cooperating on foreign policy because they disagree about former President Donald Trump and […]
Russia ‘will not capture’ any of Ukraine’s cities, Ukrainian defense minister says
By Grayson Quay The Week Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said Saturday he believes the country’s military is capable of fending off a Russian invasion, CNN reported. “Everyone who has looked into the eyes of our soldiers at least once is sure that there will be no repeat […]
Biden talks directly with Putin for the first time since December as Ukraine invasion threat looms
By Grayson Quay The Week President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Saturday in what could be a last-ditch attempt to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Associated Press reports. Putin initially tried to schedule the call for Monday, but Biden requested on Friday […]
Are we on the brink of a new era of nuclear proliferation?
By Noah Millman, The Week Why a growing list of countries might conclude they need the bomb. In Vienna, American and Iranian officials are racing to find a way back in to the abandoned 2015 deal to restrain Iran’s nuclear program before Tehran’s uranium enrichment advances so far it’s […]
The Ultimate End of NATO
By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News In the quiet fields outside the sleepy college town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, sits a bronze monument, in the form of an open book. Known as the “High-Water Mark of the Rebellion” monument, it contains the identities of the various military formations that, […]
America’s Real Adversaries are Its European and Other Allies
By Michael Hudson, Counterpunch The U.S. aim is to keep them from trading with China and Russia The Iron Curtain of the 1940s and ‘50s was ostensibly designed to isolate Russia from Western Europe – to keep out Communist ideology and military penetration. Today’s sanctions regime is aimed […]
The US War Machine Is Just A Rich Man’s Mafia
By Caitlin Johnstone If you “vote out fascism” and then the president you voted for turns out to have the same effective policies as the previous administration, it’s time to start asking who the fascists actually are. Hoo you’ve done it now, CIA. You are in trouble. It […]
Ukraine and the Threat of Nuclear War
By Ira Helfand The Nation Why do we fail to consider the danger? As the crisis in Ukraine deepens, it is appropriate to consider what the actual consequences of war there might be. An armed conventional conflict in Ukraine would be a terrible humanitarian disaster. Last week, US […]
Who’s Afraid of Isolationism?
By Stephen Wertheim New York Review of Books For decades, America’s governing elite caricatured sensible restraint in order to pursue geopolitical dominance and endless wars. At last the folly may be over. As Russia threatens a new invasion of Ukraine, a segment of politicians and pundits in Washington, […]
How the Russian and American Military Forces Compare
The only upside to a war between the USA and Russia is that the American Reich would probably come to the same end as the Third Reich.
Proposal: Just Run All Western News Media Directly Out Of CIA Headquarters
By Caitlin Johnstone I think it would be a lot more efficient and straightforward if all English-language news media were just run directly out of CIA headquarters by agency officials in Langley, Virginia. This way news reporters could eliminate the middleman and drop the undignified charade of presenting unproven […]
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
By Patrick Reilly New York Post The US is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv amid fears of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. An announcement for all staff at the embassy to leave the country is expected early Saturday from the State Department, US officials told […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Happen ‘At Any Time,’ Warns White House
By Caitlin M. Kenney and Jacqueline Feldscher Defense One President orders 3,000 more US troops to Poland; American citizens told to flee “immediate” threat in Ukraine. Three thousand more American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division will deploy to Poland to reassure allies on NATO’s eastern flank as […]
China’s family planning agency says it will ‘intervene’ in abortions for unmarried women, teens
By Mimi Lau South China Morning Post It aims to ‘improve reproductive health’ and will set up a task force for education and communication projects, according to plan outlining key initiatives for the year Association will also roll out pilot public health programmes to encourage Chinese to have […]
Biden BANS Press From Ukraine Troop Deployment Area
Krystal and Saagar look at the Biden administration’s decision to ban journalists from getting access to troops deployed in Ukraine for a potential conflict with Russia
Why Russia Wants Ukraine | Peter Zeihan
Another excerpt from Peter Zeihan’s 2015 book The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disaster Chapter 10 : Players (Pages 329 – 345) Peter’s Books Available Here: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/… “ The most effective use of its time would be to attempt to reanchor […]
Justin Trudeau’s Ceauşescu Moment
By Matt Taibbi Denouncing truckers for “unacceptable views,” Canada’s Prime Minister skipped town rather than face evidence of his own unpopularity. Is neoliberalism finally cracking? On the morning of the 21st of December, 1989, Romanian General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu was in a foul mood. The Berlin Wall had […]
“China Is A Freakish, Backwards Nation,” Bleat The Slaves From Their Dystopia
By Caitlin Johnstone “China is a freakish, backwards nation,” say the media in a nation whose government has spent the 21st century slaughtering people by the millions in military operations overseas so that it can literally rule the world like a comic book supervillain. “China is a freakish, […]
China’s Sino-Optimism and Modern-Day Colonialism in Ethiopia
By Sarah Fefer, Talk Diplomacy China’s increasing engagement with African states, as well as its growing militancy in the global arena, has sparked a polarizing debate among all parties engaged about how to conceptualize China’s presence in Africa. Indeed, China’s African policy, as part of the Communist Party […]
What If the U.S. Hadn’t Gone to War After 9/11?
By Nick Turse, The Intercept New research offers an alternative to the war on terror as the Biden administration rethinks its counterterrorism playbook. On September 19, 2001, CIA officers collected cardboard boxes filled with $3 million in nonsequential $100 bills to buy off Afghan warlords, beginning America’s martial […]
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