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Nexus X HumectressSo the sanctions are pushing Russia back toward Communism. ABC Australia A Russian draft law could allow for the seizure of the assets of Western companies leaving the country, as the Kremlin pushes back against sweeping sanctions and the exodus of international businesses since its invasion of Ukraine. Key […]
He’s pretty talented at business but he needs to stay in his own lane and stick with things where he knows what he’s talking about. By Harambe, Not the Bee Romney, you mess with a bull, you get the horns. I’m not here to weigh in on the […]
I would be looking to escape as well. This is a war between the two most corrupt countries in Europe, like showdown between the Bloods and the Crips. Who needs either one of them? By Bethany Dawson, Insider Andriy (not his real name) thought the major change in […]
News Laundry The biggest news of the past week has been Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine. As news channels scrambled to provide round the clock coverage, several people pointed out “racism” in the way they presented their reports, especially compared with news reports of similar military offensives carried […]
Alexander Rodham-Ross and Shane Nuland throw in their two cents worth. By Alexander Reid-Ross and Shane Burley, Anarchist Library Into the Irrational Core of Pure Violence On the Convergence of neo-Eurasianism and the Kremlin’s War in Ukraine At the same time as Russian forces began blasting munitions at […]
Transparency International Experts explain the country’s slow progress by the lack of its leadership’s political will to fight corruption and a low level of trust in Ukrainian judges and prosecutors. Ukraine ranked 130th among 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017. The annual report was released on […]
By Caroline Mimbs Nyce The Atlantic (Sergey Bobok / AFP / Getty) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reinvigorated Western alliances. The European Union, the United States, and other countries swiftly applied sanctions, triggering an unprecedented economic blackout. And yet Vladimir Putin is pressing on with more brutal tactics. […]
Journalist Glenn Greenwald and the hosts discuss the latest developments out of Ukraine. Ryan Grim breaks down a new interview with EcoHealth Alliance president, Peter Daszak, about gain of function research in Wuhan. Kim Iversen details the suspension of The Kim Iversen Show’s YouTube channel. According to the […]
Krystal and Saagar bring battle updates from Ukraine, arms shipments from the west to the battlefield, diplomatic developments, Iran deal future, more polling on Ukraine, online censorship of anti-war views, Trump interview censorship, Facebook’s Ukraine policy, sleepwalking to nukes, deranged media punditry, and how Biden can alleviate the […]
By James Batchelor Change in laws potentially undermines the wave of major games firms that have cut off the market. Russia appears to have altered its laws on piracy in an effort to offset the effect of sanctions from Western nations issued in response to its ongoing invasion […]
Next up: An article from Alexander Reid-Ross titled ““Mr. Putin, Get Your Red-Brown Paws Off My McChicken iPhone.” By Peter Weber, The Week The Russian government and general prosecutor’s office are considering a proposal to nationalize the assets of foreign companies that are suspending operations or pulling out […]
By Matt Taibbi From free speech to “spheres of influence” to our passion for endless war, we’ve become the doublethinkers 1984 predicted. This weekend I re-read 1984, a book I tend to reach for when I get Defcon-1 depressed about the state of the world. Deep in the […]
The Signal How much legal trouble is Donald Trump in? Kimberly Wehle on the criminal and civil investigations trailing the former U.S. president. No longer, for the moment, dominating headlines in the U.S. or around the world, Donald Trump faces increasing legal peril. It’s entirely possible that he will […]
By Peter Zeihan on March 14, 2022 Demographics is one of the cornerstones of how we understand the world here at Zeihan on Geopolitics. Few countries have had as difficult a series of demographic challenges as the Russians. Beginning with World War I, the Russians faced serious demographic headwinds. […]
“The Russian people must be freed from these tyrannical oligarchs… hold on I need to take this call from one of my rich donors… also my stock portfolio is requiring my immediate attention, so can we maybe do this some other time.”
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen react to UC Berkeley slashing enrollment over California environmental laws.
Professor of economics, Bryan D. Caplan, details Ukraine’s effort to bribe Russian soldiers into deserting.
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen share their thoughts on former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s attempted comeback.
Journalist Nancy Rommelmann joins the hosts on the ground from 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 calls by University of Chicago students calling for the cancellation of John Mearsheimer over alleged Putinism.
Pollster Nancy Zdunkewicz breaks down the American public’s views towards sanctions imposed on Russia.
Marshall Kosloff of The Realignment podcast talks with counterinsurgency expert Dr. David Kilcullen about the state of Russia’s military and whether they could win a protracted war of occupation.
Krystal and Saagar respond to the comments made by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg about how women would never start wars, ignoring the legacy of Hillary Clinton
Krystal and Kyle Kulinski of Krystal Kyle & Friends are joined by foreign policy expert Dr.Trita Parsi to unpack the situation in Ukraine and how the western sanctions against Russia might not work as intended
Krystal and Saagar present another collaboration with commentator James Li of the 51-49 show to dive into how Private Equity works and the tactics they use to rip off workers while making billions
By Zosia Brom, Freedom News Editor Earlier this week, the Polish parliamentary progressive left party, Razem, issued a statement in which they announce that they are cutting ties with two European organisations: Progressive International and DiEM25. “The Russian aggression in Ukraine demands a lot of work from us […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It’s super hip to give a fuck about Ukraine right now. Everybody’s doing it! All the cool kids anyway. Everywhere you look it’s blue and yellow, blue and yellow, blue and yellow. There seems to be a Ukrainian […]
Krystal and Saagar answer your questions about gas prices, Russian history, American oligarchs, nuclear power, and future Breaking Points livestreams!! Krystal and Saagar talk about corporate influence over the Supreme Court, defense companies, MLB lockout and corporate feminism while bringing collaborations with Marshall Kosloff, Kyle Kulinski, and James […]
The hosts answer viewer questions about anti-Muslim hate in the wake of 9/11
Krystal and Saagar answer your questions about gas prices, Russian history, American oligarchs, nuclear power, and future Breaking Points livestreams!!
This is a very good summary of the Russian perspective.
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press, ABC News BAGHDAD — As many as 12 missiles struck Iraq’s northern city of Irbil on Sunday near the U.S. consulate, Iraqi security officials said. A U.S. defense official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran. No injuries were […]
The bottom line: Russia sucks. Far too many Western radicals, left and right, have jumped on the “I <3 Russia!” bandwagon. What is happening now is an intramural conflict within the global ruling class/power elite that was identified by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. “A futile war between […]
By Albino Squirrell, The Syndicalist Papers Despite capitalism march towards unlimited economic growth, at the coast and expense of everything else from community, nation state, religion, mass proprietorship, ethnoreligious identity etc. The capitalist class is not a homogenous group when it comes ideals and visons of what the […]
By Albino Squirrel The Syndicalist Papers I think anyone who calls themselves a conservative and is serious about it in America is finding it harder and harder to support capitalism. We see time and time again how modern global capitalism has eroded things like the family, community, the […]
Open Society Foundation NEW YORK/BERLIN/KYIV—The Open Society Foundations today are pledging an initial $25 million to launch the Ukraine Democracy Fund and urge other funders to join us in supporting civil society in Ukraine in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on democracy. This initiative builds on […]
LA Progressive People are being murdered in Ukraine to fulfill the pathological needs of a dictator. We watch as children lie dead beside the road, as apartment buildings are bombed, as old women stumble over rubble trying to escape the shelling with their little dogs. “How terrible!” we […]
By Russell Contreras and Astrid Galván, Axios Nick Fuentes, identified as a “white supremacist” in Justice Department filings, made headlines last week for hosting a white nationalist conference in Florida. His father is also half Mexican American. The big picture: Fuentes is part of a small but increasingly […]
This week, we’re joined by Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. With Dr. Parsi, we discuss why this moment demands that the U.S. disentangle itself from hawkish, war-bent alliances, how the situation relates to Middle Eastern politics, Dr. Parsi’s strong case against […]
By Nicolas Niarchos and Nikolai von Bismarck The Nation Przemyśl, Poland—It is 10 hours by train from here to Gdánsk, six hours to Warsaw, four hours to Kraków. “Some of these people don’t even know where Gdánsk is,” Yulia volunteered, smoking outside the station here as streams of […]
Some are, some aren’t. “Latino” is a pretty broad category. By Steve Phillips, The Nation In Texas, unapologetically progressive Latinx candidates saw victories across the state, contradicting the claims of an exodus from the Democratic Party. After Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives in the 2020 […]
By Alexis Grenell The Nation In conversation with the adult film doyenne on porn, feminism, and identity. Like much of the world, I’ve been captivated by adult film actress turned director Stormy Daniels—but not for the usual reasons. Her encounter with former President Donald Trump is the least […]
By Elie Mystal The Nation In a nod to the bad old days, an amendment to a Missouri anti-abortion bill would make it a crime to help a pregnant Missourian get an abortion outside the state. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 mandated the seizure and return of […]
This issue isn’t going to go away. As the USA increasingly adopts a Third World model class system, the ranks of the homeless will continue to grow. By SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Makeshift shelters abut busy roadways, tent cities line sidewalks, tarps […]
By Andrew Sullivan An invasion in Europe has exposed the flimsiness of post-liberalism. It would perhaps be too glorious an irony if it were Vladimir Putin who finally buzz-killed the American and European right’s infatuation with post-liberalism. But, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine staggers shambolically and criminally forward, […]
By Andrew Sullivan Weekly Dish She makes the case for more compassion and less coercion when it comes to drug addiction. But when does compassion become enabling? Maia is the author of Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, and her latest book, Undoing Drugs, which […]
By Peter Weber The Week Russian forces continue to make inroads in southern Ukraine, but few military experts seem to think the war is going very well for Russia. The invading army has suffered “very, very significant casualties,” a U.S. official told CBS News on Wednesday, putting the U.S. […]
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