New Satellite Images Reveal Russia Is Preparing For War In Kaliningrad The July 16 summit in Helsinki, Finland, between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin offers a unique opportunity to de-escalate Cold War 2.0 between the United States and Russia. Ahead of the summit, several reports have detailed a new alarming trend of Moscow’s rapid …
July 2018 archive
Jul 10
Today’s News 10th July 2018
The End Is Near? Pope Decries Governments Turning Earth Into Vast Pile Of "Rubble, Deserts, & Refuse" Europe is rethinking its permissive attitude toward immigrants and refugees, but Pope Francis is doubling down on his calls for all countries to welcome them with open arms, even as Italy, which surrounds Vatican City, recently embraced a …
Jul 09
Today’s News 9th July 2018
Comparing Average Rent In 540 Cities Around The Globe If you’ve ever wanted to know how much it costs to live around the world by budget, look no further. A Reddit user used data extrapolated from Numbeo to create a chart of the average cost to rent a dwelling in 540 cities worldwide, separated in $50 increments and color-coded by …
Jul 08
Today’s News 8th July 2018
America First, Helsinki, And Trump's Existential Threat To The Empire Authored by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, The major – perhaps only – redeeming virtue of the Donald’s ersatz campaign platform was his clear intent to seek a rapprochement with Russia, revamp America’s commitments to NATO and other cold war relics and to discard …
Jul 07
Today’s News 7th July 2018
This Is What Modern War Propaganda Looks Like Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com, I’ve been noticing videos going viral the last few days, some with millions of views, about Muslim women bravely fighting to free themselves from oppression in the Middle East. The videos, curiously, are being shared enthusiastically by many Republicans and pro-Israel hawks, who aren’t traditionally …
Jul 06
Today’s News 6th July 2018
US And UK Authorities Now DNA-Testing Migrant Children Both the UK and US are now using DNA testing on migrant children who have entered the country illegally, according to CNN and the Independent. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Thursday that the agency would be using DNA testing as a “faster” and more reliable method …
Jul 05
Today’s News 5th July 2018
Maduro "Promotes" 16,900 Venezuelan Soldiers As Reward For "Loyalty" Venezuelan President Murderous Dictator Nicolas Maduro has managed to hang on to power in large part because he’s kept Venezuela’s military firmly in the pro-Socialist camp. So, as the country’s political and economic crisis worsens, Maduro is doing his best to keep the military on his …
Jul 04
Today’s News 4th July 2018
Meyssan: What Donald Trump Is Preparing Authored by Thierry Meyssan via Voltairenet.org, After having observed Donald Trump’s historical references (the constitutional compromise of 1789, the examples of Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon) and the way in which his partisans perceive his politics, Thierry Meyssan here analyses his anti-imperialist actions. The US President is not interested in taking …
Jul 03
Today’s News 3rd July 2018
Mapping Where The Most Refugees Live With populist movements currently resurgent across Europe, refugees remain the single most discussed topic in the Union’s political discourse. However, as Statista’s Patrick Wagner notes, countries with the most prominent xenophobic political movements do not tend to host the largest share of asylum seekers. You will find more infographics at Statista …
Jul 02
Today’s News 2nd July 2018
Russian Military Signs Contract For First Batch Of Fifth-Generation Jet Fighters The Russian military approved the first state procurement contract for a dozen fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft, said Deputy Defense Minister of Russia Alexei Krivoruchko on Saturday. Krivoruchko told reporters that a batch of the Sukhoi Su-57, a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation stealth fighter will be …
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