On Ukraine with Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly joins me on Ukraine, and larger geopolitical implications of what might come next.
Praise of Folly joins me on Ukraine, and larger geopolitical implications of what might come next.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave consider today’s House vote on a Russian fuel ban, as well as $14 billion in aid for Ukraine. Ryan Grim and Robby Soave debate whether Ghislaine Maxwell will receive a new trial. Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to the exodus of American […]
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 […]
By Spencer S. Hsu and Devlin Barrett Washington Post Arrest shows prosecutors are moving beyond the scene of the crime toward anyone who directed or planned such violence. Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a longtime leader of the Proud Boys far-right group, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he conspired with […]
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 […]
By Darryl Pinckney The Nation Digging down into the roots of white America’s infatuation with Black. Norman Mailer was proud of his essay “The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster.” Published in Dissent in 1957, it was reprinted in Advertisements for Myself (1959), Mailer’s anthology of selections […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Putin tells his side of the story. This features Putin speaking to a group of flight attendants in Russian with English subtitles.
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 […]
By Ben Feuerherd and Kenneth Garger New York Post The founder of a Russian propaganda center in New York — who helped push an “I Love Russia” campaign — was hit with federal charges Tuesday that she acted as an illegal agent of the Kremlin. Alleged spy Elena […]
By Sam Kemp Far Out Magazine Like many of the biggest groups of the early 1970s, Steely Dan grew up under the shadow of The Beatles. When Donald Fagen and Walter Becker came together in 1971, the pioneering group had already been broken up for more than a […]
Instead of the massacre of Kiev let’s just end humanity – Hannity
I’d like to see a 3-way debate battle with Trump, DeSantis, and Pence
“People need to stop hoping and expecting for things to get better!” -Joe Manchin
“I’m not a pervert, I’m just italian” – Andrew Cuomo
A general word of advice to people: NEVER say “If I killed this guy, here’s how I did it”
Bismarck quote: “There is never so much lying as before an election, during a war, and after a hunt.”
Russian fuel makes up less than 8% of fuel imports…. so now we watch as the cost of gasoline doubles.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by former minor league baseball player and senior adviser for the American Economic Liberties Project JD Scholten to better understand how greedy MLB owners are robbing fans of baseball.
Krystal and Saagar examine the polling on President Biden following his State of the Union address and the turmoil being caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Saagar compares the present moment in America with high gas and food prices to a similar time in the 1970s when geopolitical instability and domestic unrest also had dramatic effects on American politics
Krystal and Saagar are joined by gas and energy prices expert Rory Johnston to take a deep look at the surge in gas prices across the west and how much higher they will go for Americans nationwide
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
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
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
Krystal and Saagar reveal exclusive audio of legacy media White House journalists being confronted about how the WHCA guild has rigged press briefings at the expense of smaller, independent media
Krystal and Saagar cover the breaking news this morning that gas prices have reached an all-time high as President Biden has decided to ban imports of Russian oil as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine
By Peter Zeihan on March 8, 2022 Russia is finding it increasingly difficult to sell its oil in Europe and other traditional markets, as a mixture of sanctions, market pressures and consumer choice are shifting against Moscow. It’s not that Russia is barred against selling oil. It’s that shippers, […]
By Peter Zeihan on March 8, 2022 The London Metals Exchange halted nickel trades today after prices approximately tripled. Nickel is a metal that surrounds us in our daily lives, primarily as an alloy component in stainless steel: bridges, cutlery, appliances. But nickel’s importance in our future lives may […]
Independent journalist, Manny Marotta, details the latest negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. White House reporter, Philip Wegmann, discusses the debate over whether the Associated Press should be able to start and end press briefings. Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo’s announcement that […]
Krystal and Saagar cover Ukrainian President Zelensky’s rejection of Putin’s demands, gas prices surging to record highs, polling data on Biden after SOTU, Media spreading fake news, White House correspondents meltdown, Zelensky thirst in pop culture, the return of 1970s politics, and everything about energy prices with an […]
By Shrishtee Bajpai, Juan Manuel Crespo, Ashish Kothari Open Democracy From the border regions of South Asia to the Amazon rainforest, people are seeking new ways to organise societies that respect humans and nature. It is becoming increasingly obvious that we need to think about the problems of […]
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 […]
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?
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 […]
To elaborate on the ranges listed, 2,000-2,500 m is the effective range of the Javelin depending on the IR signature, meaning this is the reliable distance it can be used at doctrinally. The true max range of the missile is much farther, likely over 4km, but the current […]
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 […]
America: What do you mean Ukraine has to disarm?? Every state has the right to defend itself. America to Japan: Not you
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. […]
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.
A millionaire anchor wants to risk nuclear war because he probably has the means to survive it.
Well, if a Ukrainian comedian can become President, Jon can surely win a seat.
Not terribly surprising. This is a historical pattern when events like this, especially militaristic in nature, occur.
“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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by corruption expert Jeff Hauser to go through the deep ties Biden’s new FDA commissioner has to the big pharma companies he is tasked with regulating
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