A Serious Question About the US Constitution

Let’s get my “news hook” out of the way: President-elect Donald Trump has been offering up names for appointments to his cabinet, and rattling a constitutional saber about using “recess appointments” to get around the constitutional  requirement that those appointees be confirmed by the US Senate. I’m not really interested in the details of that … Continue reading A Serious Question About the US Constitution → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Social Media Users Can Walk And Chew Gum. Why Abandon One For The Other?

In the wake of the latest presidential election, it’s morning in America! Well, maybe not, but a lot of people seem to be talking about Bluesky, which implies sun, which implies morning. OK, yeah, a stretch — the newly popular social media platform sounds more like an ELO fan site than a Reagan-era campaign slogan. … Continue reading Social Media Users Can Walk And Chew Gum. Why Abandon One For The Other? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Trump’s War With The Deep State Is About Expanding His Authority

Trump’s War With The Deep State Is About Expanding His Authority By Uriel Araujo Much is being talked about how US’ newly elected President Donald Trump is supposedly at war with the “Deep State” (and the intelligence apparatus) – because of... Read More › - Voice of East


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Cops RAID the home of a pro-Palestinian pensioner – for putting up posters with… DRAWING PINS

On Wednesday 17 January, four Devon and Cornwall police officers raided the house of a pensioner over allegations of criminal damage to Falmouth and Truro Tory MP Cherilyn Mackrory’s office. The alleged crime was committed using… wait for it… drawing pins. April: a criminal mastermind with drawing pins The pensioner, April, woke up to find […]


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Bloomin’ Onion! Or, Alex Jones And Poetic Injustice

Confession: I’ve just never been much of an Alex Jones fan. I never saw the value, or even very much of the fun, some of my libertarian friends found in his crazed, bombastic commentary. Nonetheless, I’m a free speech fundamentalist  who’s appalled that the court system allowed bad actors to enrich themselves at his expense … Continue reading Bloomin’ Onion! Or, Alex Jones And Poetic Injustice → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Youth Demand swarm Leeds – blocking traffic and reminding drivers ‘politics is f*cked’

On Tuesday 12 November, supporters of Youth Demand disrupted traffic in Leeds – demanding a two-way arms embargo on Israel and for the UK government to halt all new fossil fuel licences granted since 2021. Youth Demand ‘swarm’ in Leeds At around 11:35am, supporters of Youth Demand took action blocking traffic at Parkinson Steps in […]


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Election 2024: The Obligatory Explanation Column

I hate election explanation columns. I had no intention of writing such a column for two reasons. One is that the explanation for this election (and pretty much every other election) is too simple and concise to reach op-ed length. The other — and the one justifying this column — is that no matter how … Continue reading Election 2024: The Obligatory Explanation Column → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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India Should Allow Working Group On Arbitrary Detention To Visit Kashmir

India Should Allow Working Group On Arbitrary Detention To Visit Kashmir By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai “Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.” George Bernard Shaw Amnesty International issued a report November... Read More › - Voice of East


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Disabled people need YOUR support fighting against the Assisted Dying Bill

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill will have its second reading, and vote, in parliament on 29 November. As the Canary has documented, the campaign in support of the bill is funded by some dubious backers – to the tune of millions. However, chronically ill and disabled people against the Assisted Dying Bill are […]


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Election 2024: Neither “Landslide” Nor “Mandate”

With 95% of precincts reporting nationwide according to Wikipedia (as of 4am on Saturday, November 9), it’s safe to say that the US presidential election is decided. Donald Trump will presumably swear the oath and assume the office on January 20, 2025, having received votes from about 22.5% of the population. Kamala Harris, having received … Continue reading Election 2024: Neither “Landslide” Nor “Mandate” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Accused Zelensky Of Wanting To Provoke A Polish-Russian War

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Accused Zelensky Of Wanting To Provoke A Polish-Russian War By Andrew Korybko They no longer see each other as allies or even close partners but as fiercely feuding spouses trapped in a marriage of convenience (in this... Read More › - Voice of East


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Meet Chris, a brain tumor survivor who just camped outside Downing Street for Palestine

Chris Spencer-Smith, a dedicated activist with the Palestine Solidarity Movement based in Bournemouth, set up camp outside 10 Downing Street on Saturday 2 November to protest the UK government’s complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Chris Spencer-Smith: protesting in a tent outside Downing Street Chris Spencer-Smith is a brain tumour survivor. Despite facing health […]


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Students are already fighting back against Labour’s tuition fees hike

The Labour Party government announced that universities tuition fees will increase from September 2025. This shocking move has prompted a widespread backlash, not least from students themselves. So now, one group is already organising the fightback. Tuition fees increase again As the Canary previously reported, Labour has now raised tuition fees to £9,535 per year – […]


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James O’Brien just asked if ‘we owe Just Stop Oil an apology’. An APOLOGY?!?

Centrist dad and LBC journalist James O’Brien has declared that the shocking scenes of death and destruction in Valencia, Spain have made him appreciate the importance of Just Stop Oil’s campaign. Just Stop Oil is of course demanding that the UK government work with others to end the extraction and burning of fossil fuels by […]


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Protectionism and Preparedness Remain Roads to Serfdom and Slaughter

Unlike most advocates of tariffs in the Trump-Biden era, Alexander William Salter is willing to ask “Will Free Trade Bring Peace and Prosperity?” (The Wall Street Journal, October 29). The Rawls College of Business Administration academic even sees said peace as an admirable if uncertain goal, and acknowledges that the answer to the second half … Continue reading Protectionism and Preparedness Remain Roads to Serfdom and Slaughter → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Self-determination Will Guarantee Economic, Social And Cultural Rights In Kashmir

Self-determination Will Guarantee Economic, Social And Cultural Rights In Kashmir By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai 10th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development concluded at Geneva. The concept paper of Working Group on the Right to Development... Read More › - Voice of East


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Hungary Won’t Let Its Arms And Ammo Be Used Against Russia Unlike Serbia

Hungary Won’t Let Its Arms And Ammo Be Used Against Russia Unlike Serbia By Andrew Korybko Hungary’s military neutrality towards the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine angers the West much more than Serbia’s economic neutrality. Viktor Orban’s chief of staff Gergely... Read More › - Voice of East


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How Joe Biden Could Save Lives And Change American Politics On His Way Out The Door

Wait, what? We’re talking about Joe Biden? Why? He’s a “lame duck.”  No matter who wins the US presidential election on November 5, he’s going home to Delaware on January 20.  His chances of asking  for, and getting, much from Congress during that two-and-a-half month interregnum are negligible. But as head of the US government’s … Continue reading How Joe Biden Could Save Lives And Change American Politics On His Way Out The Door → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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If Musk Wants To Give Away Money, Let Him

“The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms,” reads a petition circulated by Elon Musk’s America PAC. “By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments.” While pledging support for key elements of the US Constitution might seem non-controversial to most, Philadelphia District … Continue reading If Musk Wants To Give Away Money, Let Him → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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A Shitpost Map Of Poland Triggered The OUN Chief Into Warning That “Poles Are Playing With Fire”

A Shitpost Map Of Poland Triggered The OUN Chief Into Warning That “Poles Are Playing With Fire” By Andrew Korybko His words are stoking anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland and fuelling Polonophobia in Ukraine. Current leader of the “Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists”... Read More › - Voice of East


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Reform and Jeremy Clarkson spreading manure about Budget hitting farmers

There has been a manure storm in the wake of Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget. It has come from far-right foghorns like Reform UK MPs an Jeremy Clarkson, over the idea that the Labour Party is punishing farmers with inheritance tax changes. However, the reality doesn’t match the propaganda. Farmers being attacked by Labour – if […]


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Reading Between The Lines Of Zelensky’s Exclusive Interview With Indian Media

Reading Between The Lines Of Zelensky’s Exclusive Interview With Indian Media By Andrew Korybko The Global South doesn’t support him, the UN chief no longer fully has his back, the US’ policy might change at the presidential and congressional levels, and... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Tories’ legacy? The worst pay growth of any government for a century.

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures on employee earnings show that real average annual wage growth was just 0.3% from 2010 to 2024, compared to 1.5% from 1997 to 2010. The average worker would be £117 a week better off had pay increased since 2010 at the same pace as between 1997 and 2010. […]


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That’s Entertainment: Popular Alternatives to the Presidential Campaign Circus

Although more than 50 million Americans have already voted — by mail or in person — “Election Day” formally falls on November 5. The candidates are making their “final arguments” in the media, pulling all stops out of their efforts to get supporters to the polls, and holding big events to enthuse those voters. So, … Continue reading That’s Entertainment: Popular Alternatives to the Presidential Campaign Circus → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Israel banning UNRWA is yet MORE ethnic cleansing – but not for the reasons you might think

Israel’s parliament just passed a bill that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, despite objections from the US. However, Israel banning UNRWA will aid in its ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. This is because the UN agency holds nearly all records for […]


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Turkiye Debunked Bild’s Fake News About India Reportedly Vetoing Its BRICS Membership Request

Turkiye Debunked Bild’s Fake News About India Reportedly Vetoing Its BRICS Membership Request By Andrew Korybko There was never any reason to take this report seriously in the first place. German outlet Bild reported late last week that India allegedly vetoed Turkiye’s BRICS... Read More › - Voice of East


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What Explains Israel’s Surprisingly Restrained Retaliation Against Iran?

What Explains Israel’s Surprisingly Restrained Retaliation Against Iran? By Andrew Korybko It’s becoming very difficult for Israel and Iran to balance their own hawks’ demands, domestic public perception, and the perception of their opponent’s policymakers (which include hawkish elements). Israel finally... Read More › - Voice of East


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Non-Endorsement Isn’t “Neutrality” or “Objectivity”

In late October, the Los Angeles Times published its list of candidate/issue endorsements for this year’s general election. Missing from the list: Any endorsement for president. Semafor reports that the paper’s owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, nixed the Times editorial board’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. A few days later, the Washington Post similarly announced … Continue reading Non-Endorsement Isn’t “Neutrality” or “Objectivity” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Palestine Action probably just caused a GLOBAL PANIC for a pro-Israel lobbying firm

Palestine Action has probably just caused a global internal panic for a PR firm that lobbies on behalf of Israel weapons manufacturers. Because the last time the group targeted company APCO, it caused it to go into a tailspin. Palestine Action: taking on APCO again On Friday 25 October, activists from Palestine Action blockaded the […]


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No, the Student Loan Crisis is not an “Emergency”

“The student loan crisis,”  Sabrina Cereceres writes at The Nation, “is a national emergency, and the time to act is now.” Cereceres makes a good case that the student debt situation in the United States is indeed a crisis. “Crisis” is defined in the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary as the decisive moment or turning … Continue reading No, the Student Loan Crisis is not an “Emergency” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Big Brother just EDITED OUT a watermelon because of the pro-Israel lobby

ITV reality show Big Brother has found itself at the centre of a storm – all because it caved in to the pro-Israel lobby over… wait for it… a watermelon. Big Brother: what’s occurring? On Wednesday 23 October, viewers were left wondering what was going on, as ITV pulled Tuesday 22’s episode from ITVX: ITV […]


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BRICS Members’ Political Differences Won’t Impede Financial Co-Op

BRICS Members’ Political Differences Won’t Impede Financial Co-Op By Andrew Korybko All that BRICS does is gather together some of the world’s largest economies like China and India, key energy players like Russia and the UAE, and some of the world’s... Read More › - Voice of East


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Israel just committed another war crime in Lebanon – backed again by the West

Human rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday 22 October that Israel’s bombing of branches of Lebanon financial firm Al-Qard al-Hassan should be “investigated as a war crime”. Al-Qard al-Hassan attacks: another Israel war crime The Al-Qard al-Hassan firm, a lifeline for many Shiite Muslims and other Lebanese in the face of a years-long financial […]


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The Political Show Must, Apparently, Go On … But Don’t Forget It’s Just a Show

“Politics,” political consultant Bill Miller told (reminded?) us in 1991, “is show business for ugly people.” The last couple of weeks of a presidential election cycle always put that timeless truth on steroids, especially but not only when one of the candidates is a billionaire former “reality TV” star whose idea of closing the deal … Continue reading The Political Show Must, Apparently, Go On … But Don’t Forget It’s Just a Show → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The US Sends THAAD To Israel But Denies Defence System To Ukraine

The US Sends THAAD To Israel But Denies Defence System To Ukraine By Uriel Araujo The 1955-1975 Vietnam war is often described as a quagmire. It seems Washington’s potential ‘Vietnams’ are multiplying each day. For the first time since the ongoing... Read More › - Voice of East


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Garland v. VanDerStok: A Supreme Court Ghost Story

In early October, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case disputing the Biden administration’s attempts to regulate “ghost guns” — firearms built at home, often from pre-supplied parts kits, rather than manufactured in mass quantities and sold with individual serial numbers. The issue, Justin Jouvenal writes at the Washington Post, … Continue reading Garland v. VanDerStok: A Supreme Court Ghost Story → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The UK is still creating a huge stigma around the menopause

World Menopause Day, observed annually on October 18, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges and health impacts of menopause. While menopause is a natural biological process that affects mostly women, the stigma and lack of understanding surrounding it continue to create barriers for many. People often face discrimination, particularly in the […]


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Biden’s Interest In Nuclear Talks With Russia Is A Response To Trump’s Recent Rhetoric

Biden’s Interest In Nuclear Talks With Russia Is A Response To Trump’s Recent Rhetoric By Andrew Korybko The American elite acknowledge that average people are worried about World War III. Biden said over the weekend that “The United States stands ready to engage... Read More › - Voice of East


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Zack Polanski just held Sadiq Khan’s feet to the fire over airport expansions

In his latest refusal to stand against pollution in London, mayor Sadiq Khan rejected an offer by Zack Polanski AM to join together and urge the national government to reject any future efforts to expand the city’s airports. Zack Polanski pushes Khan just as Stansted expansion announced As the Canary previously reported, the Labour government […]


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Florida Abortion Measure: Ron DeSantis Angles for a Mistrial

Florida’s proposed Amendment 4 would add the following language to the state constitution’s Declaration of Rights: “… no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider,” except for requiring parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion. I … Continue reading Florida Abortion Measure: Ron DeSantis Angles for a Mistrial → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Oxford University just got redecorated thanks to Palestine Action

Palestine Action and its supporters have taken the fight against Elbit to one of the world’s most famous universities. Oxford University got redecorated – not least because of its ties to Elbit Systems; the genocide-enabling Israel arms manufacturer. Palestine Action: drawing attention to Oxford University Locals and students worked with Palestine Action overnight on Tuesday […]


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How Significant Is The US’ THAAD Deployment To Israel?

How Significant Is The US’ THAAD Deployment To Israel? By Andrew Korybko Something big is coming, and whatever it is, there’s now a heightened chance that the US will become directly involved. The Pentagon confirmed that it’ll dispatch nearly 100 troops to... Read More › - Voice of East


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An out-of-control Netanyahu has now openly threatened UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday 13 October called on the UN chief to move UN peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon out of “harm’s way”. A dishevelled Netanyahu, speaking to camera, told the UN peacekeepers to leave “right now” – in another sign the genocidal leader of the genocidal Israeli state is growing increasingly […]


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The Virtue of Selfies-Ness Revisited

In the past, I’ve written on (my friend and heroine) Caryn Ann Harlos’s challenge to Colorado’s law commanding that “[no] election official, watcher, or person shall reveal to any other person the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted or communicate to another his opinion, belief, or impression as to how or … Continue reading The Virtue of Selfies-Ness Revisited → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Five Takeaways From The Asmara Summit

Five Takeaways From The Asmara Summit By Andrew Korybko The group’s Egyptian ringleader is too broke to fund a regional war and could be deterred from significant involvement in any potential Eritrean-Somalian Hybrid War on Ethiopia by its Emirati creditor. The... Read More › - Voice of East


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Here’s What Some Of Russia’s Brightest Minds Think About The World Majority And Its Interests

Here’s What Some Of Russia’s Brightest Minds Think About The World Majority And Its Interests By Andrew Korybko The World Majority envisages gradual and responsible reforms that elevate their roles in global governance with a view towards making International Relations more... Read More › - Voice of East


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Europe Is Becoming A “War-Weapons Storehouse” To Save Its Economy

Europe Is Becoming A “War-Weapons Storehouse” To Save Its Economy By Uriel Araujo If one randomly looks at today’s news, one will find, for example, that Euronews is reporting that Europe is facing an automotive industry’s crisis – well, it is not the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Misinformation, Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Newspeak

As a free speech fundamentalist, I’m not seeing much of value on offer from either Democrats or Republicans in this year’s presidential election. While I’m not especially surprised, I am somewhat unsettled by just how open both campaigns are about their desire to suppress speech that reflects negatively on either their ideas or on their … Continue reading Misinformation, Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Newspeak → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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All Warrants Should Be Public Records

On October 7, the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from X — formerly Twitter — concerning, among other issues, the use of  “nondisclosure orders” when prosecutors serve search warrants. In this specific case, the prosecutor was special counsel Jack Smith, the target was former president Donald Trump, and the warrant was for Trump’s Twitter … Continue reading All Warrants Should Be Public Records → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Political Turmoil And Terrorist Attacks Mar The Upcoming SCO Summit In Pakistan

Political Turmoil And Terrorist Attacks Mar The Upcoming SCO Summit In Pakistan By Andrew Korybko To be absolutely clear, there’s no connection between PTI’s peaceful protest and the TTP-BLA terrorist nexus’ attacks, though it wouldn’t be surprising if the authorities falsely... Read More › - Voice of East


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Israel’s Declaring UN Secretary General Persona Non Grata Should Be Condemned

Israel’s Declaring UN Secretary General Persona Non Grata Should Be Condemned: Dr Imtiaz Khan By Our Special Correspondent Professor (Dr.) Imtiaz Khan, Kashmiri American scholar has issued this statement regarding the decision of Israel to bar United Nations Secretary General... Read More › - Voice of East


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“Price-Gouging” Is Just Another Way of Saying “Most Effective Disaster Relief”

Another natural disaster, another round of complaints about “price-gouging.” Per Business Insider, South Carolina’s attorney general reported 142 “price-gouging” complaints in the early aftermath of Hurricane Helene, while North Carolina’s AG claimed 64. Those numbers will  multiply as electricity and phone service gets restored in the hardest-hit areas. One South Carolina example from the Business Insider … Continue reading “Price-Gouging” Is Just Another Way of Saying “Most Effective Disaster Relief” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Modi’s Hindu India And End Times – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein

Modi’s Hindu India And End Times By Sheikh Imran N. Hosein   - Voice of East


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NO ONE believes Kuenssberg’s excuse over Johnson interview – except her corporate media mates

The UK’s best person doing a journalism, the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, has found herself at the centre of her own press feeding frenzy. Of course, her stenographer pals in the corporate media have painted her as making a mistake. Meanwhile, the rest of us aren’t buying it for a second. CUE THE GIFS! Laura Kuenssberg: […]


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The Party of Biden Wouldn’t Get Carter

Jimmy Carter is garnering more attention for becoming a centenarian on October 1 than he did when he was the first former president of the USA to celebrate a 96th birthday. Yet what thin hope I held in 2020 that the Democratic candidate might “follow Carter’s deregulatory path” seems even more distant from a party … Continue reading The Party of Biden Wouldn’t Get Carter → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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China, Iran, Pakistan And Russia Are Increasingly Displeased With The Afghan Taliban

China, Iran, Pakistan And Russia Are Increasingly Displeased With The Afghan Taliban By Andrew Korybko All four agree that it isn’t doing enough to fight international terrorist groups inside Afghanistan. The Chinese, Iranian, Pakistani and Russian Foreign Ministers gathered for their... Read More › - Voice of East


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A Moral Imperative for the 2024 US Elections

Is it acceptable for Israel to wipe Palestine and Palestinians off the map? On 5 November 2024, Americans have an opportunity to signal whether genocide is anathema for the majority of its citizens. So, how can Americans signal their abhorrence for genocide? Americans have been locked in a pattern of voting for the political duopoly: […]
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US dock workers stage MASSIVE strikes – but are they a Trump plot?

Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday 1 October. The ILA strike is an action that could drag on in the world’s largest economy just ahead of the November US presidential election. Some people were saying that the strike was linked to candidate […]


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Yes, Forced Prison Labor Is Slavery

If there’s such a thing as rolling in one’s grave, the seismographs around Santa Ana, California’s Fairhaven Memorial Park must be going nuts.  A Tesla motor couldn’t possibly top Raymond C. Hoiles’s revolutions per minute — at least if readership of the Orange County Register, the newspaper he bought in 1935 and gifted one of … Continue reading Yes, Forced Prison Labor Is Slavery → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Don’t Forget About How NATO’s North-eastern Flank Can Stir Up A Lot Of Trouble For Russia

Don’t Forget About How NATO’s North-eastern Flank Can Stir Up A Lot Of Trouble For Russia By Andrew Korybko Estonia wouldn’t talk about blockading the Gulf of Finland without prior encouragement from the US. Most of the discourse surrounding the NATO-Russian proxy war in... Read More › - Voice of East


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Five Lessons That Russia Can Learn From The Latest Israeli-Lebanese War

Five Lessons That Russia Can Learn From The Latest Israeli-Lebanese War By Andrew Korybko These lessons are: 1) prioritizing military goals over political ones; 2) the importance of superior intelligence; 3) insensitivity to public opinion; 4) the need for one’s “deep... Read More › - Voice of East


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Belarus’ Warning About Using Nukes Probably Isn’t A Bluff (But There Might Be A Catch)

Belarus’ Warning About Using Nukes Probably Isn’t A Bluff (But There Might Be A Catch) By Andrew Korybko Lukashenko spoke only about a conventional invasion of his country by NATO, not an unconventional attack of the sort that he warned about... Read More › - Voice of East


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Zelenskyy Joins the US Election

Here he goes again, cap in hand, begging for the alms of war.  Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been touring the United States, continuing his lengthy salesmanship for Ukraine’s ongoing military efforts against Russia.  The theme is familiar and constantly reiterated: the United States must continue to back Kyiv in its rearguard action for civilisation in […]
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Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction

Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction By Andrew Korybko The example set by Sao Tome & Principe is that even tiny countries can multi-align between Great Powers in the New Cold War... Read More › - Voice of East


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Failure to Indulge to Oren Cass’s Nationalist Delusions Isn’t An “Externality”

“Donald Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs as high as 60 percent on imports from China, and a global tariff of 10 to 20 percent,” Oren Cass argues at The Atlantic, “takes the right approach to addressing globalization’s failures — but it has drawn resounding mockery from economists, and, in turn, from the mainstream media.” While Cass, … Continue reading Failure to Indulge to Oren Cass’s Nationalist Delusions Isn’t An “Externality” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Labour just gave a TOP government JOB to someone from its £4m hedge fund donor, Quadrature

As predictable as night following day, there WAS some backscratching involved in the £4m donation the Labour Party got from offshore tax-registered hedge fund Quadrature. The pay off? The co-chair of a board of its charitable foundation arm – Rachel Kyte – is now the UK government’s climate envoy. Thanks to openDemocracy doing the journalism the corporate […]


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Somalia Is Hellbent On Waging Hybrid War On Ethiopia

Somalia Is Hellbent On Waging Hybrid War On Ethiopia By Andrew Korybko The whole Horn could become engulfed in conflict if this proxy war spirals out of control. Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi recently told local media that his country might back anti-government... Read More › - Voice of East


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Labour has blocked ANOTHER progressive journalist from attending conference

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has blocked another progressive journalist – Femi Oluwole – from attending this year’s Labour conference, while allowing a GB News presenter to quite literally host a fringe event there. Femi: Labour is sorry but you’re not coming in Femi Oluwole is an activist and journalist. He rose to prominence amid the […]


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Palestine Action are at Elbit in Bristol AGAIN – using a van to shut the factory down

Palestine Action has been at it again in Bristol – this time, using a van to disrupt the factory of Elbit Systems in Filton. It shows for the umpteenth time that direct action does work – as the group halted production, therefore stopped arms going to Israel to be used in its genocide in Gaza, […]


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Biden’s War on Temu is a Political War on Your Wallet

On September 13, the Biden administration announced a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to “protect American consumers, workers, and businesses by addressing the significant increased abuse of the de minimis exemption.” That’s a pretty bland way of saying that Biden and Friends are opening up a new front in the US government’s war on your ability … Continue reading Biden’s War on Temu is a Political War on Your Wallet → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Labour REFUSES Declassified and ex-Canary journalist access to party conference

The Labour Party has refused to let acclaimed Declassified UK journalist (and former Canary writer) John McEvoy access to its party conference in Liverpool – despite an intervention from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). Labour: barring actual journalists from conference As Declassified itself wrote: Declassified’s reporter John McEvoy will not be allowed into the […]


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Ukraine’s Refusal To Exhume And Properly Bury The Volhynia Genocide’s Victims Enrages Poles

Ukraine’s Refusal To Exhume And Properly Bury The Volhynia Genocide’s Victims Enrages Poles By Andrew Korybko Poles are waking up to the dark reality of contemporary Ukrainian nationalism. Casual observers might be surprised that a World War II-era genocide of over 100,000... Read More › - Voice of East


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Labour’s £4m offshore hedge fund donor invested $40m in… climate engineering…

Thanks to openDemocracy doing the journalism the corporate media consistently fail to, we now know that the Labour Party accepted a huge donation just after Rishi Sunak called July’s general election. We also know that the company behind it invest themselves in the worst of the worst. However, for a final sting in the tail, […]


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Your Vote Is Your Voice … And That’s All It Is

The best form of organization, Samuel Edward Konkin wrote in  1980’s New Libertarian Manifesto, “is a Libertarian Alliance in which you steer the members from political activity (where they have blindly gone seeking relief from oppression) and focus on education, publicity, recruitment and perhaps some anti-political campaigning (i.e. ‘Vote For Nobody,’ ‘None of the Above,’ ‘Boycott … Continue reading Your Vote Is Your Voice … And That’s All It Is → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Mainstream Media Is Exaggerating The Impact Of Anti-Proxy War Posters In Italy

Mainstream Media Is Exaggerating The Impact Of Anti-Proxy War Posters In Italy By Andrew Korybko But it would also be a mistake to dismiss their impact. CNN headlined an article last week about how “Pro-Russian posters appear on billboards across Italy”... Read More › - Voice of East


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German media just came together to slam Israel over it not letting journalists into Gaza.

German news media outlets have called on Israel to grant them access to genocide-ravaged Gaza, saying that the war-criminal state’s “almost complete exclusion of international media… is unprecedented in recent history”. Israel: hiding its war crimes in Gaza “After almost a year of war, we call on the Israeli government: allow us to enter the […]


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Sticks and Stones and Words and … Assassination Attempts?

Ryan Wesley Routh “believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,” Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview after Routh was caught apparently lying in wait for, and with ill intentions toward, the former president.  “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at …” Well, no, for two reasons. … Continue reading Sticks and Stones and Words and … Assassination Attempts? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Royal Mail set to DOUBLE failing CEO’s pay to £3 million – on TOP of potential £5 million in share payouts

Beleaguered Royal Mail is at the centre of another growing storm – after it emerged the boss of its parent company is trying to get his salary DOUBLED. This is despite the business being an utterly failing one. Royal Mail: money for nothing As This Is Money reported: International Distribution Services (IDS) will this month […]


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Russia And The West Are Engaged In Political Choreography Over Ukraine’s Use Of Long-Range Weapons

Russia And The West Are Engaged In Political Choreography Over Ukraine’s Use Of Long-Range Weapons By Andrew Korybko Rarely is everything as clear-cut as it seems. Putin warned last week that letting Ukraine use Western long-range weapons to strike deep inside of Russia... Read More › - Voice of East


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Election 2024: Cats, Childlessness, And The Politics Of Subtraction

“We’re effectively run in this country,” J.D. Vance told Tucker Carlson in 2021, “be it the Democrats, be it our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices they’ve made, and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable too.” It’s … Continue reading Election 2024: Cats, Childlessness, And The Politics Of Subtraction → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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BREAKING: the DWP has JUST published the winter fuel payments cut ASSESSMENT – slaying Keir Starmer

The controversy over the Labour Party government’s cut to winter fuel payments continues to dominate the news. PM Keir Starmer and health secretary Wes Streeting have both denied that the government did an impact assessment on the effect of the cut on older people. However, late on Friday 13 September the Department for Work and […]


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Election 2024: Finally Weird Enough?

“It never got weird enough for me,” says Hunter S. Thompson — or, rather, Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson in 1980’s kinda sorta Thompson biopic, Where the Buffalo Roam.  “I moved to the country when the boat got too crowded. Then I learned that President Nixon had been eaten by white cannibals on an … Continue reading Election 2024: Finally Weird Enough? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Erdogan’s Proposed Islamic Alliance Against Israel Is Pure Demagoguery

Erdogan’s Proposed Islamic Alliance Against Israel Is Pure Demagoguery By Andrew Korybko His strong rhetoric leads to extreme dopamine bursts from those who think that he’s being sincere, but the rush will inevitably wear off once they realize that he’s not,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Would-Be Censors Peddle Yet Another Election Meddle

In early September, the US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two employees of RT (formerly Russia Today), alleging that the state media outlet “orchestrated a massive scheme to influence the American public by secretly planting and financing a content creation company on U.S. soil.” Separately, DOJ announced its theft (“seizure”) of 32 Internet … Continue reading Would-Be Censors Peddle Yet Another Election Meddle → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Shockat Adam slams Labour’s winter fuel payment cut as “cruel” and “unnecessary”

On Tuesday 10 September the House of Commons will vote on an opposition motion to overturn the Labour Party government’s decision to means test winter fuel payments – currently worth on average £300. Ahead of that, numerous MPs are speaking out against Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’s decision – including Leicester South MP Shockat Adam. […]


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America’s a Maze in Capitalism

Michael Gallagher considers the relatively low inflation rates of the period “from Reagan’s second term through Trump’s” first to be “America’s amazing capitalism” (Queens Chronicle, September 5), sarcastically suggesting that “for 35 years … the robber barons of industry didn’t realize they could set their prices and gouge more money from the American people,” only … Continue reading America’s a Maze in Capitalism → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Ukraine’s Volhynia Genocide Dispute With Poland Is Once Again A Problem In Their Ties

Ukraine’s Volhynia Genocide Dispute With Poland Is Once Again A Problem In Their Ties   Poles fear that their elite will sell out the Volhynia Genocide victims to Ukraine for hubristic geopolitical and economic reasons that’ll result in whitewashing this... Read More › - Voice of East


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Students protest university’s complicity with Israel’s supply of deadly F-35s from Lockheed Martin

Students in Greece have taken a stand against a university’s complicity with Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Namely, they’ve called out the university’s ties to Lockheed Martin – the company that provides Israel with its F-35 war planes. Lockheed Martin: F-35 complicit in genocide Lockheed Martin is the manufacturer of the F-35 bombers. As the […]


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BBC caught spouting propaganda for the yoons in the Labour government

Many people considered the BBC not a public service broadcaster, but a mouthpiece for successive Conservative Party governments. Of course, this couldn’t be further from the truth – as a convenient piece of propaganda on behalf of the Labour government shows. The subject? Great British Energy. BBC: pushing the yoons over Great British Energy BBC […]


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There’s Nothing Really New About “Active Listening”

How many times have you casually mentioned buying, say, new curtains to your spouse, then found yourself bombarded with ads for window treatments the next time you opened a new browser tab on your computer? How many times has that kind of thing left you assuming that your phone, smart speaker, etc. are listening in … Continue reading There’s Nothing Really New About “Active Listening” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Palestine Action just exposed how the Israel arms lobby directly influences UK parliament

Palestine Action has once again targeted Elbit System – but this time, not directly. Instead, the group has taken action against one of the major lobbyists for Israel’s arms industry -and in doing so, exposed how the revolving door between parliament and weapons manufacturers. Palestine Action: targeting the lobbyists At 7.45am on Tuesday 3 September, […]


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US about to decrease Ukraine aid

According to Western media, Kiev should not expect receiving US long range missiles. Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. - InfoBRICS


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Serbia’s French Warplane Deal Discredits Serbian President’s Earlier Colour Revolution Claim

Serbia’s French Warplane Deal Discredits Serbian President’s Earlier Colour Revolution Claim By Andrew Korybko He wouldn’t have gone through with this $3 billion deal if he really thought that the West was trying to overthrow him like he claimed less than... Read More › - Voice of East


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Marijuana: Your Permission Isn’t Really Necessary

“In Florida,” former and possibly future US president Donald Trump writes on Truth Social, “like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3. Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should … Continue reading Marijuana: Your Permission Isn’t Really Necessary → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Poland Finally Maxed Out Its Military Support For Ukraine

Poland Finally Maxed Out Its Military Support For Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Ukraine is now desperate to embroil Poland in a hot war with Russia. Polish President Duda revealed on Monday that his country has already spent a whopping 3.3% of its GDP... Read More › - Voice of East


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Tax On “Unrealized” Gains: Weird, Evil, and Stupid, But No Different In Principle

According to an Agence France-Presse “fact check,” social media posts slamming Kamala Harris’s plan to tax “unrealized” capital gains are “mostly false” — not because they lie about the fundamental premise, but because the new tax would only hit “households with a net worth of at least $100 million, or an estimated 0.01 percent of … Continue reading Tax On “Unrealized” Gains: Weird, Evil, and Stupid, But No Different In Principle → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Electing Trump Probably Wouldn’t Get Us Any Closer to the Truth About the JFK Assassination

When Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. dropped out of the US presidential race and endorsed the Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump, on August 23, his first reward was a promise: If elected, Axios reports, Trump say he will “establish an independent presidential commission on assassination attempts” and “task the commission with releasing all of the … Continue reading Electing Trump Probably Wouldn’t Get Us Any Closer to the Truth About the JFK Assassination → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Dajjal In Israel: False Messiah (The Anti-Christ) Is Coming – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein

Dajjal In Israel: False Messiah (The Anti-Christ) Is Coming Sheikh Imran N. Hosein The Way Forward For Gaza – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein Yajuj And Majuj (Gog And Magog) In Gaza – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein    - Voice of East


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RFK Jr. Was Never Really The Alternative He Pretended To Be

On April 19, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. launched his long-shot presidential bid as a Democrat. On October 9, 2023, he declared himself an “independent” and began courting (and in some states, creating) “third parties” for their nominations. He received 19 votes for the Libertarian Party’s nomination at its 2024 national convention over Labor Day … Continue reading RFK Jr. Was Never Really The Alternative He Pretended To Be → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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An Open Letter To Honourable Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia

An Open Letter To Honourable Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai The Ummah is exceptionally grateful for your unwearied efforts in advancing the cause of Palestine for the last more than five decades. You have... Read More › - Voice of East


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Cuban Missile Crisis Like Episode On The Way, This Time In Germany

Cuban Missile Crisis Like Episode On The Way, This Time In Germany By Uriel Araujo Beyond economic suicide, Europe is now placing itself at risk, militarily. With the deployment of American nuclear warheads to Germany, the world becomes a less safe... Read More › - Voice of East


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Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorist Troops Might Stay In Somalia Even If Mogadishu Demands Their Departure

Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorist Troops Might Stay In Somalia Even If Mogadishu Demands Their Departure By Andrew Korybko Somalia is trying to become to Ethiopia what Ukraine is to Russia. Sputnik reported that Ethiopian Ministry Affairs spokesman Nebiya Tedla declared on Sunday that... Read More › - Voice of East


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Harris’s Economic Pitch: More Expensive Houses With Less In Their Pantries

As Democrats whoop it up at their somewhat vestigial (they’ve already nominated Kamala Harris for president in a “virtual vote”) national convention in Chicago, they seem relatively enthused by her economic platform — far more enthused than American consumers will be with its results if implemented. Two features in particular stand out for their combination … Continue reading Harris’s Economic Pitch: More Expensive Houses With Less In Their Pantries → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Why’s Poland Reopening Its Investigation Into The Post-War Resettlement Of Ethnic Ukrainians?

Why’s Poland Reopening Its Investigation Into The Post-War Resettlement Of Ethnic Ukrainians? By Andrew Korybko This might have been done upon Ukraine’s demand as part of their newly clinched security pact’s requirement for standardizing historical narratives. The Warsaw District Court recently ordered... Read More › - Voice of East


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The supposed free-press UK just held Richard Medhurst under counter-terror laws

Independent journalist Richard Medhurst was detained for 24 hours by cops at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws – presumably, he believes, for his reporting on Israel and Gaza. Richard Medhurst: detained by cops Richard Medhurst posted a video on social media explaining the situation. He said that on Thursday 15 August he was escorted off […]


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Vote? Sure, Why Not? Just Don’t Expect Results.

“If voting could change anything,” Robert S. Borden wrote in 1976,  “it would be made illegal.” That’s just one variation of a claim enjoying continuous popularity — and common  misattributions to Mark Twain, Phillip Berrigan, Emma Goldman and others — among the politics-skeptical commentariat. It’s popular because it embodies a self-evident truth. Libertarian podcaster Tom … Continue reading Vote? Sure, Why Not? Just Don’t Expect Results. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Regionalization Vision Presents Obstacles And Opportunities For Russia

Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Regionalization Vision Presents Obstacles And Opportunities For Russia By Andrew Korybko Trilateral Russian-Iranian-Indian cooperation could gently balance Turkiye’s rapidly expanding influence in Central Asia. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared an ambitious regionalization vision in his de facto manifesto earlier... Read More › - Voice of East


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It’s now the ‘Filton10’, as the state charges three more Palestine Action activists

The state is further punishing Palestine Action activists for standing up to Elbit Systems’ complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Palestine Action: the state abusing the law Three more Palestine Action activists are charged with aggravated burglary and criminal damage allegedly in connection to an action against Elbit Systems UK on Tuesday 6 August. […]


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Global Warming: If The Choice Is Between Block And Bake, Bake May Win

“On its current trajectory,”  Craig Martin & Scott Moore write at Foreign Affairs, “the world is unlikely to meet the limits it set for itself in the 2015 Paris Agreement to halt global warming. … As this reality sets in, once fringe ideas about how to artificially cool the planet are gaining traction. One such … Continue reading Global Warming: If The Choice Is Between Block And Bake, Bake May Win → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Analysing Putin’s Assessment Of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Kursk

Analysing Putin’s Assessment Of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Kursk By Andrew Korybko By officially regarding the latest cross-border incursion as an act of terrorism instead of a military invasion, Putin signalled that he’s holding off on diverting forces from the Donbass front,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Election 2024: A Step Back From The Permanent Campaign?

“What if our campaigns were much, much shorter?” Ben Smith asks at Semafor. “The presidential campaign is currently a two-year cycle, which begins just after the prior midterm elections. … [Kamala] Harris is accidentally demonstrating the alternative: She’s the hot new thing in August, riding on vibes and goodwill six months after the Super Tuesday peak … Continue reading Election 2024: A Step Back From The Permanent Campaign? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Veolia got £4.2bn from UK privatisation, gives CEO £3m – but a worker can’t accept a £3k holiday?

Veolia, the private sector outsourcing giant that’s gobbled up huge swathes of local authority privatised contracts, is at the centre of a growing storm over the treatment of one of its workers. Of course, the company probably doesn’t care less – as it’s bled the public purse dry of billions over the years, while its […]


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Let Justice Prevail For Yasin Malik, One Of The Most Recognizable Leaders Of Kashmiri Resistance Movement

Let Justice Prevail For Yasin Malik, One Of The Most Recognizable Leaders Of Kashmiri Resistance Movement By Our Special Correspondent Washington, D.C. – On August 8. 2024, one of the most recognizable leaders of Kashmiri resistance movement, Mohammad Yasin Malik,... Read More › - Voice of East


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India And Israel Have Been Committing Crimes Against Humanity For The Last 76 Years: Senator Lee Rhiannon

India And Israel Have Been Committing Crimes Against Humanity For The Last 76 Years: Senator Lee Rhiannon By Our Special Correspondent Let us work globally to help Kashmiris achieve freedom: Senator Lee Rhiannon Sydney, Australia – “Both India and Israel... Read More › - Voice of East


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Should We Obey Bad Laws?

A guest on Judging Freedom, Dr Gilbert Doctorow, took a contrarian stance to Scott Ritter’s journalism work on Russia, which seemingly aligns Doctorow’s stance with the official government stance. Doctorow accused Ritter (starting about 21:30) of stomping across redlines that any person familiar with Russia should have been aware of. Doctorow didn’t specifically state what […]
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Here we… here we… here we f*cking go! Jeremy Corbyn starting a new party?

So, after four and a half years it’s finally happened: Jeremy Corbyn is potentially forming his own party – kind of – with fellow independent MPs Shockat Adam, Ayoub Khan, Adnan Hussain, and Iqbal Mohamed. Independents for Change? Independent Change? Change Independents? As BBC News reported, Jeremy Corbyn: is in talks with four other independent […]


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On Being a Patriot

Journalist and political analyst Caleb Maupin put out a video “Scott Ritter’s home raided by the FBI.” Maupin affirmed his solidarity with Ritter, a staunch opponent of US militaristic support for Ukraine and Israel. Ritter’s anti-imperialist stand is nothing new. He first came to wider attention with his opposition to US plans to attack Iraq […]
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Enough With The “Stolen Valor” Whining Already

Ah, the tempest teapot of vice-presidential campaigns: Republican veep nominee JD Vance, Senator from Ohio, accuses Democratic veep nominee apparent Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, of engaging in “stolen valor garbage.” Vance’s allegations seem to involve three components: First, that Walz retired from the National Guard after 24 years in infantry and artillery jobs, instead … Continue reading Enough With The “Stolen Valor” Whining Already → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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When Unions Learn From Failure

As Americans take August to process the presidential race upheavals of July, the most consequential may prove to be a union leader garnering wild cheers for declaring that “the biggest recipients of welfare in this country are corporations … we must put workers first!” In the twentieth century, such campaign rhetoric was heard of only … Continue reading When Unions Learn From Failure → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Thames Water’s “record-breaking” fine is just 66% of its annual PROFITS alone

The water regulator Ofwat has announced a “record” fine for notorious Thames Water – for illegal sewage leaks, spills, and dumping. Of course, it’s unlikely to bother the toxic water company, as the £104m fine is just 66% of its annual profits last year – never mind what it paid to shareholders. Ofwat: ‘record fines’ […]


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Kashmiris Oppose Foreign Occupation, Demand Self-Determination

Kashmiris Oppose Foreign Occupation, Demand Self-Determination By Our Special Correspondent New York – Braving thundershower, a large number of Kashmiri-Americans – men, women and children –  and their allies Sunday staged a demonstration at New York’s historic Times Square to denounce... Read More › - Voice of East


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MSM and politicians shamed themselves beyond redemption this weekend

As far-right, racist, and Islamophobic race riots broke out across the UK, corporate media and politicians were making sure we all knew about them – but just not exactly what they were. Because there was a concerted effort by all involved to obscure the fact that these were indeed far-right, racist, and Islamophobic riots, pogroms, […]


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The Imperial Presidency: From Gitmo to Trump v. US and back again

On July 31, retired brigadier general Susan K. Escallier signed a pretrial agreement under which Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi would have pleaded guilty to various roles in the terror attacks of 9/11 in return for sentences of life imprisonment rather than the death penalty. On August 1, bending … Continue reading The Imperial Presidency: From Gitmo to Trump v. US and back again → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Is Zelensky’s Chief Of Staff The Last Obstacle To Peace With Russia?

Is Zelensky’s Chief Of Staff The Last Obstacle To Peace With Russia? By Andrew Korybko Bloomberg’s hit piece against Andrey Yermak suggests that the US at the very least wants to reduce his influence over Zelensky, likely with a view towards... Read More › - Voice of East


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Five Takeaways From The Historic Prisoner Swap Between The West And Russia

Five Takeaways From The Historic Prisoner Swap Between The West And Russia By Andrew Korybko This swap represents a rare example of successful New Cold War diplomacy. Russia and the West exchanged 24 prisoners on Thursday in the largest such swap... Read More › - Voice of East


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Solidarity as a Monolith of Love against Zionist Evil

Jews are not a monolith. There are plenty of Jews who abhor the racism and violence of the Zionist faction of Jewry. Yet, many uninformed people consider Zionism to express the ethos of Jewishness. And it is clear that Israeli Jews are overwhelmingly supportive of Zionism. (See “Israeli Views of the Israel-Hamas War, “Polls Show […]
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National Debt: Their Plan Is Keynes’s “Long Run”

Thirty-five trillion. Wow, that’s a really, really big number — big enough that it deserves my exploitation of it as the entire opening paragraph of this column. OK, so add “dollars” after that really, really big number if you must, or put a dollar sign before it, as in “on July 26, the US national … Continue reading National Debt: Their Plan Is Keynes’s “Long Run” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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