Imperial Desperation

ALASTAIR CROOKE: https://thealtworld.com/alastair_crooke/imperial-desperation-insisting-on-deference-whilst-radiating-weakness Europe stands amid schizophrenic tensions. On one hand, ‘the Normal’ (high-end ostentatious consumption) is very present, yet, on the other hand, increasing clusters of the ‘Abnormal’ also exist. Anyone visiting western Europe in recent days will have sensed its febrile cerebral quality. The overload of toxic, sneering propaganda against Russia, now fearmongeredContinue reading “Imperial Desperation”

Shock and Awe

ZeroHedge: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/massive-new-strike-leaves-15-million-ukrainians-without-power-phased-blackouts-kiev ‘Massive New Strikes’ Leave 1.5 Million Ukrainians Without Power, Phased Blackouts In Kiev BY TYLER DURDEN SUNDAY, OCT 23, 2022 – 12:00 PM Now much of Western Ukraine, which lies far away from the front lines of fighting with Russia in the east, is without power due to fresh weekend airstrikes across theContinue reading “Shock and Awe”

The Bannon Interview

POPULISM RELOAD: AN INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN K. BANNON This interview between IM—1776’s editor Mark Granza and former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon recorded on Thursday, September 29th, has been edited for clarity. — The Editors “We need a reboot. A populist nationalist reboot. The neocon/neoliberal establishment, which is really both parties, Wall Street, andContinue reading “The Bannon Interview”

Jonestown – EU Edition

Confronted by the Biden Regime’s NATO-Proxy War on Russia, the EU has turned into a suicide pact. The first Jonestown batch of KoolAid was to cut off Russian gas and confiscate over $300 billion in Russian assets in the west. The Progressive lunatics in DC and Brussels thought the Russian “gas station” would collapse withoutContinue reading “Jonestown – EU Edition”

Lettuce Wins!

She is now the shortest tenured post-war PM… Gilt yields are dropping… Cable is rallying…. Here’s ZeroHedge: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/all-trussd-nowhere-go-cable-rallies-uk-pm-faces-red-wedding As Rabobank’s Michael Every  noted this morning – It’s not dull, is it? An average Wednesday nowadays is a little like The Game of Thrones’ infamous Red Wedding. “Any man who must say ‘I am the King’ isContinue reading “Lettuce Wins!”

Today’s Version of “It’s all Putin’s fault”

Adventures in Capitalism: https://adventuresincapitalism.com/2022/10/09/the-fed-is-fuct-part-4/ The Fed Is Fuct (Part 4)… October 9, 2022 Part 1    Part 2    Part 3 The Fed is trapped in a box of their own creation. As a result, they may want to talk tough, but their ability to maneuver is severely restricted. The Fed claims that they’re targeting a terminalContinue reading “Today’s Version of “It’s all Putin’s fault””

Putin Puts Erdogan in Charge of Europe

There was a time when Europe dealt with Russia through Germany. Those were glory days – cheap gas, friendly relations. Everyone cashing in. Then the US came along and kicked over the table. And blew up Nord Stream. Our German vassals cower in the corner. While southern Europe and the Balkans continue to receive gasContinue reading “Putin Puts Erdogan in Charge of Europe”

Ground Zero Images at Nord Stream

ZeroHedge: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/first-images-blown-nord-stream-reveals-50-meter-missing-section-pipeline Two subsea pipelines connecting Russia and Germany were blown up last month. The explosions were so powerful that Swedish and Danish authorities said seismic devices in the Baltic Sea region recorded the magnitude of those explosions around M2.3 and M2.1.  EU authorities have guesstimated an explosive load of “several hundred kilos” to destroy NordContinue reading “Ground Zero Images at Nord Stream”

Turkish Gas Hub is On “Like Donkey Kong”

Per Yahoo: https://news.yahoo.com/erdogan-tells-government-start-russian-091031827.html Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan backs the Kremlin’s idea of creating an international gas hub in Turkey and wants his government to quickly present implementation plans, Turkish media reported Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed piping natural gas to southern Europe via Turkey following the near total disruption of Russian supplies viaContinue reading “Turkish Gas Hub is On “Like Donkey Kong””