Gaetz Goes Down

NATIONAL REVIEW NOVEMBER 22, 2024 ◼ Just wait until Hulk Hogan is dispatched to do the whip counts.   ◼ Just eight days after his nomination was announced, Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration as Donald Trump’s second-term attorney general. In Gaetz’s own words, he had become a […]

Are Neocons Trotskyites?

The short answer is no, the long answer is below משכיל בינה Nov 21, 2024 Everyone has their own little list of tedious duties they have to perform periodically to keep up appearances. Curtis Yarvin’s is taking a big dump over everyone’s vibe whenever the Right appear to […]

The Case Against Deli Meat

November 19, 2024 Lately, it’s hard to avoid feeling just a bit nervous about the state of our country’s food supply. The last few months have seen a number of outbreaks and recalls: There was, possibly, listeria in the mushrooms and salmon and cold cuts, there was E. […]

What Could Stop Him?

Sponsored by Bodleian Library Publishing Jonathan Freedland A Feigned Reluctance Rory Stewart, in his recent memoir, observes with detachment what is ludicrous in politics—even when he’s near the center of it. David Cole What Could Stop Him? Our Constitution includes multiple guardrails against Trump-like presidents. But those checks and […]

The EU and the Illusion of Democracy

by Hans Vogel Hans Vogel Nov 21, 2024 Hans Vogel dismantles the European Union’s pretense of democracy, condemning its bureaucratic incompetence, economic decay, and the authoritarian grip of its delusional elite, who accelerate the EU’s collapse while silencing dissent. The European Union has twenty-seven member-states, a population of […]

Every ICC investigation begins with reporting

  Today marks a watershed moment in international justice: The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This unprecedented development—the first time the ICC has ever indicted a pro-Western official—wouldn’t have been possible without rigorous, on-the-ground […]

Way Off

Recently at The Signal: Andrew deWaard on why are studios releasing so few original new films. … Today: Rachel Cleetus on why global greenhouse-gas emissions are still rising. … Also: Gustav Jönsson on early signs of what the new U.S. administration is thinking about Cuba. The Signal is your […]

‘This is escalation, we will react accordingly’: Putin’s foreign minister’s chilling warning to West after Ukraine fired U.S.-made missiles into Russia

News Updates From CLG 20 November 2024 All links are here https://www.legitgov.org Previous edition 18 Nov.: Biden approves Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia with U.S. missiles   ‘This is escalation…we will react accordingly’: Putin’s foreign minister’s chilling warning to West after Ukraine fired U.S.-made missiles into Russia –Starmer hints […]

The Geopolitics of…Gaming

View this email in your browser The Geopolitics of…Gaming by Peter Zeihan on November 20, 2024 This video was originally released on Patreon 1 week ago. If you want to see the videos as soon as they come out, join the Patreon! You’ll get early access to videos and newsletters, […]

The Real Israel

Caitlin Johnstone Nov 20, 2024 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): One of the very few good things coming out of the relentless nightmare happening in Gaza is that at long last the western world is getting a clear look at Israel. The […]

Landmines head to Ukraine

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 “If you’re too methodical, too fearful, you’re not going to win. But the clever thing is to make the calculation correctly about where and when to go over the top. You’ve got to know when to push it and when to come back.” Colin […]

US lets Ukraine loose on Russia

Monday, 18 November 2024 “What’s behind you doesn’t matter.” Enzo Ferrari STORY OF THE DAY The #Laundry: how RENS Kontant fed State Capture money-washing entities By Dewald van Rensburg for amaBhungane Previously we delved into RENS Kontant in Transito — one of the cash-in-transit companies seemingly acting as […]