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Ray Dalio: Dollar-dominated global order is 'fading away'

11:51 25.01.2023

Ray Dalio: Dollar-dominated global order is 'fading away'

With the dollar losing clout and the world dividing into competing currency and economic blocs, American investor Ray Dalio said it will be countries less vulnerable to global conflict like those in Southeast Asia that prosper in coming years. Dalio, who founded the $150 billion U.S. hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, …

Peter Hitchens at ‘Daily Mail’: “Sending Ukraine our tanks could turn Europe into one big radioactive graveyard”

11:50 25.01.2023

Peter Hitchens at ‘Daily Mail’: “Sending Ukraine our tanks could turn Europe into one big radioactive graveyard”

When the Defence Secretary announced that British tanks were going to Ukraine, not one MP raised any doubts or opposed the move. Not one! To read the record of the non-debate is like reading the proceedings of some ‘Communist parliament’, supine and brain-dead, exclaims Peter Hitchens in “The Daily Mail”. …

Polish press: The authorities want to commit an ‘act of self-destruction’ in the form of the entry of the Poles into the conflict

11:50 25.01.2023

Polish press: The authorities want to commit an ‘act of self-destruction’ in the form of the entry of the Poles into the conflict

There has been growing concern about how the Polish government is succumbing to Ukrainian propaganda about Kyiv's mythical victory? For example, President Duda said that "we are trying to organize additional support for Ukraine," Polish ‘Dziennik Polityczny’ concerns. We wonder why no one explained to our stupid politicians that this …

The role of retired American generals in US propaganda

11:33 24.01.2023

The role of retired American generals in US propaganda

Don’t Be So Quick to Listen To America’s Retired Generals on Ukraine! Americans have always loved military leaders, especially generals, it is still popular in America. When the current crop of active and retired generals speak today, it is unsurprising that most in our country reflexively accept what they say …

They burn the Holy Quran in Sweden because don't want to join NATO?

11:33 24.01.2023

They burn the Holy Quran in Sweden because don't want to join NATO?

Yes! The new diplomatic row comes as Stockholm awaits Ankara's blessing to join NATO. Some day ago the police in Sweden have said they will allow the leader of a hard-right political party to burn a copy of the Quran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, reportedly prompting Ankara to …

Will South Korea build nuclear weapons?

11:31 24.01.2023

Will South Korea build nuclear weapons?

Washington’s attempt to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are at a dead end. The nation is a nuclear state. Its arsenal is growing in both size and sophistication. Although Pyongyang will never be capable of staging a preemptive strike against the United States, it soon may be able to retaliate …

The United States is at risk of being left without eggs

11:28 24.01.2023

The United States is at risk of being left without eggs

With eggs topping $8 a dozen in some cities, the kitchen staple has become a clandestine commodity — smuggled across the southern border for shoppers hoping to save on soaring prices, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials told ‘The New York Post’. There’s been an astounding 108% increase in eggs …

Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand's PM or was forcibly ousted from power?

13:28 23.01.2023

Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand's PM or was forcibly ousted from power?

Jacinda Ardern (photo) has insisted her decision to resign as New Zealand's Prime Minister is because she 'doesn't have enough in the tank' – but there is speculation as to whether she is actually running scared of an election mauling following a public outcry over her draconian Covid lockdowns. Ms …

High-level CIA visit to Kyiv comes at critical juncture in war

13:27 23.01.2023

High-level CIA visit to Kyiv comes at critical juncture in war

CIA Director William J. Burns traveled in secret to Ukraine’s capital to brief President Volodymyr Zelensky on his expectations for what Russia is planning militarily in the coming weeks and months, said a U.S. official and other people familiar with the visit, writes ‘The Washington Post’. Burns’s travel comes at …

Is this the end of ‘Made in Europe’?

13:27 23.01.2023

Is this the end of ‘Made in Europe’?

From glass-makers to paper producers, European industries face a struggle to survive. The white-hot furnaces of ‘Duralex’’ have been burning near the banks of the River Loire, near Orléans, France, since the year World War II ended, writes POLITICO. But this winter, not a soul is to be found along …

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