Tariffs: Amazon, Walmart Shouldn’t Assist Trump In Hiding His Tax Hikes

Thomas Knapp: Amazon, Punchbowl News reported on April 29, “will soon show how much [US president Donald] Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product …. The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs — right next to the product’s total listed price.” Cue whining from White House … Continue reading Tariffs: Amazon, Walmart Shouldn’t Assist Trump In Hiding His Tax Hikes → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Rouble Emerges As Top-performing Currency, Signalling BRICS’ Challenge To Dollar Dominance

Voice of East: Rouble Emerges As Top-performing Currency, Signalling BRICS’ Challenge To Dollar Dominance By Uriel Araujo Russia’s rouble, soaring 38% in 2025, outpaces gold and defies Western sanctions. This is potentially game-changing: amid Trump’s tariff wars, BRICS nations can leverage this success to... Read More › - Voice of East


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Texas Pols Think They Get To Control Speech. Nope.

Thomas Knapp: Bing search results inform me that women from Texas seeking abortion-inducing drugs can likely get them through Whole Woman’s Health of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Why on Earth would I care about that, or want to tell you about it? I’m not a woman, I’m not from Texas, I don’t happen to know any women from … Continue reading Texas Pols Think They Get To Control Speech. Nope. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Kashmir: Interpreting Trump’s Reaction To The Pahalgam Terrorist Attack

Voice of East: Kashmir: Interpreting Trump’s Reaction To The Pahalgam Terrorist Attack By Andrew Korybko He predictably condemned the killings and unsurprisingly reaffirmed American neutrality vis-à-vis India and Pakistan in order to position the US as a mediator if their tensions spiral out of... Read More › - Voice of East


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RFK Jr.’s Food Coloring Policies: A Hill To Dye On?

Thomas Knapp: Photo by Lennart Tange. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that HHS and the US Food and Drug Administration will phase out the use of petroleum-based food dyes over the next two years to “Make America Healthy Again.” Of all the policy changes coming out of … Continue reading RFK Jr.’s Food Coloring Policies: A Hill To Dye On? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Pakistan’s Military Leader Has The Most To Gain And Lose From The Pahalgam Terrorist Attack

Voice of East: Pakistan’s Military Leader Has The Most To Gain And Lose From The Pahalgam Terrorist Attack By Andrew Korybko From India’s perspective, the Pahalgam terrorist attack has Pakistan’s fingerprints all over it, hence why it’s considering at least one surgical strike across... Read More › - Voice of East


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A Moral Imperative for the 2025 Canadian Election

Kim Petersen: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Photo by Thomas Padilla/AP; Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images Back in August 2014, the New Democratic Party (NDP) was led by Tom Mulcair whose Zionism was so extreme that a sitting MP, Sana Hassainia, of the Montreal-area riding of Vercheres-Les Patriotes, could […]
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Every Accusation is a Confession: “Insurrection” Edition

Thomas Knapp: Article III of the US Constitution provides for congressional establishment of “inferior courts” — that is, courts other than the Supreme Court — and for congressional regulation of those courts’ jurisdictions. In that sense, there’s nothing unusual about US Senator Mike Lee’s bill proposal for a streamlined appellate process where actions “commenced against the executive … Continue reading Every Accusation is a Confession: “Insurrection” Edition → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Pahalgam, Kashmir: Terrorism Is Condemnable, No Matter Who commits It

Voice of East: Pahalgam, Kashmir: Terrorism Is Condemnable, No Matter Who commits It By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai As reported by various national and international newspapers that during a horrendous and shocking attack on foreign tourists in Pahalgam (Kashmir) on Tuesday April 22,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Where Your Money Is Concerned, The Trump v. Powell Fight Is A Sideshow

Thomas Knapp: As of market close April 21, major US stock indices have fallen by double-digit percentages since the beginning of the year, while bond yields — the interest rates the US government owes on money it borrows — continue to rise. But US president Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and bears … Continue reading Where Your Money Is Concerned, The Trump v. Powell Fight Is A Sideshow → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Five Arguments Debunking Speculation About A Russian Invasion Of The Suwalki Corridor

Voice of East: Five Arguments Debunking Speculation About A Russian Invasion Of The Suwalki Corridor By Andrew Korybko This is nothing but a recurring information warfare operation waged by the elites against their people. The Suwalki Corridor is once again at the centre of... Read More › - Voice of East


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Those Chinese Peasants

Kim Petersen: Some would posit, “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything.” US president Donald Trump is not beholden to that epithet and neither is his vice-president JD “I don’t like China” Vance. Previously, in January 2018, Trump was criticized for referring to Haiti and African countries as “shithole countries.” On 8 April 2025, […]
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WaPo’s Report About Terrorists’ Use Of US-Sourced Afghan Arms Against Pakistan Is Misleading

Voice of East: WaPo’s Report About Terrorists’ Use Of US-Sourced Afghan Arms Against Pakistan Is Misleading By Andrew Korybko The Pakistani Establishment shares some blame for the latest terrorist upsurge together with America and the Taliban to differing degrees, yet WaPo avoided drawing attention... Read More › - Voice of East


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Here’s How Gas Pipelines And Seized Russian Assets Could Give The US Lots Of Leverage Over The EU

Voice of East: Here’s How Gas Pipelines And Seized Russian Assets Could Give The US Lots Of Leverage Over The EU By Andrew Korybko US control over the trans-Ukrainian and Nord Stream pipelines could incentivize the EU into concessions on their trade war while... Read More › - Voice of East


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Freer Trade Makes Us Richer. Protectionism Makes Us Poorer.

Thomas Knapp:  Many of my friends and acquaintances disagree with Donald Trump’s “trade war” antics. His constant, inexplicable flip-flops and 180-degree turns make them nervous, and they can see that his unconstitutional tariff policy (the US Constitution gives only Congress the power to tax) is already costing them money. But many of my friends, including those … Continue reading Freer Trade Makes Us Richer. Protectionism Makes Us Poorer. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order

Voice of East: BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order By Uriel Araujo Moscow’s push for BRICS nations—China, India, Brazil, South Africa—and North Korea to join Ukraine ceasefire talks, alongside Belarus’s BRICS security summit proposal, underscores the bloc’s role... Read More › - Voice of East


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“Constitutional Crisis?” No, Just Time To Stop Pretending The Constitution Matters.

Thomas Knapp: As of April 12, according to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration must file a daily declaration as to the location of one Kilmar Abrego Garcia, along with details of what steps have been, and are being, taken to “facilitate his immediate return to the United States.” Garcia’s case is an open and shut matter.  … Continue reading “Constitutional Crisis?” No, Just Time To Stop Pretending The Constitution Matters. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Trump’s Tariffs And Crypto Craze: A Geopolitical Gamble Threatening Bitcoin’s Rise

Voice of East: Trump’s Tariffs And Crypto Craze: A Geopolitical Gamble Threatening Bitcoin’s Rise By Uriel Araujo Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have shown extreme volatility. In response, sovereign nations may shift toward digital currencies backed by tangible assets like government bonds or reserves. In... Read More › - Voice of East


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Should Iran Bend Knee to Donald Trump?

Kim Petersen: Former UNSCOM weapons inspector Scott Ritter usually provides excellent analysis of geopolitical events and places them in a morally centered framework. However, in a recent X post, Ritter defends a controversial stance blaming Iran for US and Israeli machinations against Iran.
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Tax Form Vocabulary: The Fifth Leg

Thomas Knapp: In 1862, Abraham Lincoln doubted his authority to free slaves held in the Confederate states by executive order (the Emancipation Proclamation), and, according to then-congressman George W. Julian of Indiana, “used to liken the case to that of the boy who, when asked how many legs his calf would have if he called its tail … Continue reading Tax Form Vocabulary: The Fifth Leg → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Future Of US-Pakistani Ties Is Uncertain Amidst Reported American Deep State Differences

Voice of East: The Future Of US-Pakistani Ties Is Uncertain Amidst Reported American Deep State Differences By Andrew Korybko At stake is whether the US continues prioritizing ties with Pakistan’s military rulers or promotes civilian-led democratic rule aimed at normalizing ties with India so... Read More › - Voice of East


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Danger in Trump’s Mind

Kim Petersen: On 7 April, a Mondoweiss headline ran as “Trump announces surprise Iran talks during Netanyahu meeting.” United States president Donald Trump had met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss “Gaza, tariffs, and the alleged nuclear threat of Iran.” As for the latter, Trump said that the US is having direct talks with Iran […]
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Now’s The Time To Get That Garden Going

Thomas Knapp: Community garden along Mission Blvd in Cherryland, California. Photo by Naddruf. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Confession: I’m not much of a gardener. I try, but I’m only able to get a few things — cucumbers, green onions, tomatoes, etc. — to grow reliably to ripeness so that they end up on my … Continue reading Now’s The Time To Get That Garden Going → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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What Comes Next After The US’ Withdrawal From Poland’s Rzeszow Logistics Hub For Ukraine?

Voice of East: What Comes Next After The US’ Withdrawal From Poland’s Rzeszow Logistics Hub For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko This is meant to symbolize the reduction of American military aid to Kiev, not function as the first step towards a complete withdrawal from... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Zone Is Flooded. Buy Hip Waders.

Thomas Knapp: Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Gage Skidmore. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. “The real opposition is the media,” Donald Trump confidant Steve Bannon told Michael Lewis in 2018, “and the way to deal with them is to … Continue reading The Zone Is Flooded. Buy Hip Waders. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Did Ukraine Really Break Through Into Russia’s Belgorod Region?

Voice of East: Did Ukraine Really Break Through Into Russia’s Belgorod Region? By Andrew Korybko Whatever it might have achieved isn’t militarily significant enough to warrant much attention. Conflicting reports have circulated about whether or not Ukrainian forces had broken through into Russia’s Belgorod... Read More › - Voice of East


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Any Hungarian-Serbian Alliance Would Have Very Real Limits

Voice of East: Any Hungarian-Serbian Alliance Would Have Very Real Limits By Andrew Korybko Hungary won’t go to war against Croatia in support of Serbia, thus de facto defecting from NATO with all the cascading consequences that this would entail, including a possible NATO... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump Will Never Accept Responsibility, But His Disappointed Voters Should

Thomas Knapp: On April 4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged another 2,000 points, the S&P 500 fell another 322 points, the Nasdaq index officially entered “bear market” territory, and global markets continued to react predictably to US president Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade war insanity. On April 4, the bodies of four US soldiers killed in … Continue reading Trump Will Never Accept Responsibility, But His Disappointed Voters Should → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Germany’s Lithuanian Base Complicates A Grand Russian-US Deal Over European Security

Voice of East: Germany’s Lithuanian Base Complicates A Grand Russian-US Deal Over European Security By Andrew Korybko No return to the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act is now possible without German agreement. Germany just opened its first permanent military base abroad since World War II amidst the competition for... Read More › - Voice of East


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The US Seeks To Strengthen Its Arctic Presence To Harness Extensive Polar Resources

Voice of East: The US Seeks To Strengthen Its Arctic Presence To Harness Extensive Polar Resources By Uriel Araujo The Arctic’s transformation into a geopolitical chessboard reflects the US/NATO Cold War reflexes, ill-suited to an emerging multipolar world. As the world fixates on the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump Makes History Again? Great.

Thomas Knapp: Donald Trump’s attempts at “fostering unity and a deeper understanding of our shared past” have a chance to succeed — by spurring the very sort of “revisionist movement” he denounces in his March 27 executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” Not that Trump’s “solemn and uplifting public monuments” will engender much high-mindedness … Continue reading Trump Makes History Again? Great. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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NYT Exposes US And Ukrainian Officers Working “Side By Side” To Plan Kiev’s Counteroffensives

Voice of East: NYT Exposes US And Ukrainian Officers Working “Side By Side” To Plan Kiev’s Counteroffensives By Uriel Araujo Trump’s instincts about the proxy nature of the war are grounded in reality, as the NYT exposé confirms. Yet his “cavalier” style, so to... Read More › - Voice of East


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US Bullying in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

Kim Petersen: United States vice president JD Vance traveled to Kalaallit Nunaat (colonial designation: Greenland) to join his wife. He issued a statement that speaks much to the imperialist mindset of the Trump administration: I’m going to visit some of our guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast of Greenland and also just check out […]
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That’s Somebody Else’s Car. Leave It Alone.

Thomas Knapp: “Fights between individuals, as well as governments and nations”  Nikola Tesla wrote in 1905, “invariably result from misunderstandings in the broadest interpretation of this term. Misunderstandings are always caused by the inability of appreciating one another’s point of view.” The quote strikes me as apt and applicable to the recent wave of vandalism, arson, etc. … Continue reading That’s Somebody Else’s Car. Leave It Alone. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Horn Of Africa Gambit: The US Fuelling Tensions Between Somalia And Somaliland

Voice of East: Horn Of Africa Gambit: The US Fuelling Tensions Between Somalia And Somaliland By Uriel Araujo Washington apparently cannot resist the temptation to turn disputed territories into military outposts. History warns us that such interventions rarely end well—least of all for the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Will The Courts Protect Us? A Ghost Story

Thomas Knapp: Since Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration on January 20, the news cycle keeps coming back around to two questions. Every time Trump issues, or federal agencies attempt to implement, an unconstitutional executive order — one or both of which happen on a near-daily basis — journalists and pundits want to know: First, will the courts … Continue reading Will The Courts Protect Us? A Ghost Story → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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King Charles, Trump, And The Commonwealth: A Pivot Worth Pondering?

Voice of East: King Charles, Trump, And The Commonwealth: A Pivot Worth Pondering? By Uriel Araujo Reports suggest King Charles wants the US to join the Commonwealth, with Trump onboard. As the US pivots from Europe and NATO toward the Pacific, it would make... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump Auto Tariffs: File Under “Victory, Pyrrhic”

Thomas Knapp: Effective April 3, US president Donald Trump announced on March 26, Americans will pay a 25% tax (above and beyond existing taxes) on imported cars. The measure includes “temporary exemptions for auto parts” while tax vultures “sort through the complexity” of implementing Tariff Man’s latest scheme for picking your pocket, but the massive tax hike … Continue reading Trump Auto Tariffs: File Under “Victory, Pyrrhic” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Domestic And International Implications Of The Trump Team’s Yemeni War Plans Scandal

Voice of East: The Domestic And International Implications Of The Trump Team’s Yemeni War Plans Scandal By Andrew Korybko Readers can learn a lot about his administration’s internal policymaking dynamics, its relationship with Israel, and its overall approach towards the Yemeni Conflict. The Atlantic’s... Read More › - Voice of East


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Mixed Signal: The Other Side of the “Unitary Executive” Coin

Thomas Knapp: President Donald Trump meets with his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) “As I heard it, the president was clear,” someone thought to be deputy White House chief of staff Steven Miller allegedly texted to a Signal chat involving several cabinet … Continue reading Mixed Signal: The Other Side of the “Unitary Executive” Coin → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Shared Some Updates About The Arctic And Baltic Fronts

Voice of East: Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Shared Some Updates About The Arctic And Baltic Fronts By Andrew Korybko The Arctic front of the New Cold War is thawing a lot quicker than the Baltic one since the first is where the US could... Read More › - Voice of East


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AI Learning: Hollywood Channels The Antebellum South’s Anti-Literacy Laws

Thomas Knapp: Tony Gilroy, creator/showrunner of (among many other projects) of the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor, said in 2023 that he planned to release the show’s scripts for fans to read. Last week, he explained why he hasn’t: He doesn’t want those scripts read by artificial intelligence. “Why help the f***ing robots any more than you can?,” … Continue reading AI Learning: Hollywood Channels The Antebellum South’s Anti-Literacy Laws → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Turn Off That (Government) Radio!

Thomas Knapp: On March 14, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing “statutory functions of unnecessary governmental entities to what is required by law.” Among other institutions, the order targets the United States Agency for Global Media and the broadcast media it operates and funds: Voice of America, Radio and Television Martí, Radio Free Europe/Radio … Continue reading Turn Off That (Government) Radio! → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Poland’s Talk About Obtaining Nukes Is Likely A Misguided Negotiation Tactic With The US

Voice of East: Poland’s Talk About Obtaining Nukes Is Likely A Misguided Negotiation Tactic With The US By Andrew Korybko The last thing that Trump wants is for the US to be drawn back into another war with Russia after “Pivoting (back) to Asia”,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Schumer’s Surrender: Much Ado About Nothing Surprising

Thomas Knapp: “House Democrats erupted into apoplexy,”  Axios reported on March 14, “after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he would support Republicans’ stopgap government funding measure.” With their surrender, Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats enabled passage of a “continuing resolution” that kicked the government’s budget and debt cans down the road yet again, this … Continue reading Schumer’s Surrender: Much Ado About Nothing Surprising → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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What Comes Next After The Jaffar Express Terrorist Attack In Pakistan?

Voice of East: What Comes Next After The Jaffar Express Terrorist Attack In Pakistan? By Andrew Korybko Regardless of whether or not Pakistan authorizes kinetic action against “Balochistan Liberation Army” camps in Afghanistan, the state must adequately address the indigenous causes of this conflict... Read More › - Voice of East


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One Way The Other: Is Trump Driving Us Down The Road To War?

Thomas Knapp: In early March, US president Donald Trump upped the stakes on his previous musings about purchasing Greenland from Denmark. “We need it really for international world security,” he said in a speech to Congress. “And,” despite disinterest in the notion from Greenlanders and Danes, “I think we’re going to get it. One way or the … Continue reading One Way The Other: Is Trump Driving Us Down The Road To War? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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What to Do When Faced with Tariffs? Diversify

Kim Petersen: The New York Times yesterday (11 March 2025) headlined: “Trump Intensifies Statehood Threats in Attack on Canada.” What particularly stood out was the sub headline: “The U.S. president on Tuesday reiterated his claims on Canada’s territory as he increased tariffs, threatening to bring the country’s economy to its knees.” How are Canadians supposed to feel […]
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Balochistan Crisis: Imran Khan Says Stability Only Possible Through Public Trust in Government

Voice of East: Balochistan Crisis: Imran Khan Says Stability Only Possible Through Public Trust in Government An Important Message by Former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Adiala Jail – March 11, 2025 “Terrorism has once again taken root in the country. During our... Read More › - Voice of East


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Russian Spies Warn That The UK Is Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Envisaged “New Détente”

Voice of East: Russian Spies Warn That The UK Is Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Envisaged “New Détente” By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 must become aware of the threat that the UK poses to its plans and respond accordingly to defend the US’ interests. Russia’s Foreign... Read More › - Voice of East


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How Losing An Eye Could Make The World A Better Place

Thomas Knapp: Eight decades after the “Anglosphere” powers (the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) codified their World War intelligence sharing protocols in the 1946 UKUSA Agreement, the “Five Eyes” alliance — named for a  “AUS/CAN/NZ/UK/US Eyes Only” classified information designation — may finally find itself retired. In early March, the Trump administration “paused” sharing … Continue reading How Losing An Eye Could Make The World A Better Place → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Yawning Through the Rites of Spring (Forward)

Thomas Knapp: It happens twice a year, every year. I complain about it — often to you! — twice a year, every year. It’s the semi-annual switch between “Standard Time” and “Daylight Saving Time.” Fall back! Spring forward! In most of the United States, we just did the latter. Again. The clock on my desktop computer and … Continue reading Yawning Through the Rites of Spring (Forward) → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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De-Dollarization Was Always More Of A Political Slogan Than A Pecuniary Fact

Voice of East: De-Dollarization Was Always More Of A Political Slogan Than A Pecuniary Fact By Andrew Korybko Any breakthrough in Russian-US relations would inevitably disappoint those multipolar enthusiasts who bought into the most ideologically dogmatic narratives of the New Cold War and consequently... Read More › - Voice of East


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How about the US Becoming the 11th Province?

Kim Petersen: While living in the Middle East, a Palestinian friend taught me about Arabic culture, which he said was still preserved in Yemen. Arabic etiquette, he told me, was that a guest was to be protected, housed, and otherwise looked after. White House etiquette is something else. I was quite taken aback by viewing how Donald […]
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It’s The Energy, Stupid! Trump, Musk, And The Global Race For Minerals And AI

Voice of East: It’s The Energy, Stupid! Trump, Musk, And The Global Race For Minerals And AI By Uriel Araujo Trump might be bent on “ending the Ukrainian war”, as he puts it, but there will be plenty of other wars to be fought.... Read More › - Voice of East


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Social Security: Musk Left Out The Saddest Part

Thomas Knapp: “Social Security is the biggest Ponzi Scheme of all time,” Elon Musk told podcaster Joe Rogan on the latter’s podcast. “If you look at the future obligations of Social Security, it far exceeds the tax revenue.” Cue outrage. “Billionaires like you to pay the same amount into Social Security as a truck driver,” US Senator … Continue reading Social Security: Musk Left Out The Saddest Part → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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