The Russian Navy Deterred Estonia From Boarding Its “Shadow Fleet”

Voice of East: The Russian Navy Deterred Estonia From Boarding Its “Shadow Fleet” By Andrew Korybko Escort missions to India and China might also deter the US and the UK from doing the same outside the Baltic, but even so, they might encourage Ukraine... Read More › - Voice of East


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Nothing Special About April 15 — Every Day is Tax Day

Thomas Knapp: The deadline for filing US federal income tax returns falls (usually) on April 15, a date that’s worked its way into the American vocabulary as “tax day.” That’s really not a very accurate term. For one thing, most Americans pay all sorts of other taxes (sales taxes, excise taxes, property taxes, etc.) all the time. … Continue reading Nothing Special About April 15 — Every Day is Tax Day → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Real AIpocalypse Is Probably Already Here

Thomas Knapp: Are The Terminator, The Matrix and other such films entertainment, or are they prophecy? With the fast progress of artificial intelligence over the last few years, that’s become a real question of real concern to real people. Out at the edges of the opinion bell curve, we have “doomers” on one end and extreme “optimists” on … Continue reading The Real AIpocalypse Is Probably Already Here → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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France Pulls $15B In Gold From U.S. As “Transatlantic Divorce” Unfolds Amid Iran War

Voice of East: France Pulls $15B In Gold From U.S. As “Transatlantic Divorce” Unfolds Amid Iran War By Uriel Araujo France’s withdrawal of $15 billion in gold from US custody should draw attention beyond financial circles. Combined with its Middle East stance and recognition... Read More › - Voice of East


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War On Iran, Nuclear Escalation, And The Coming Struggle Over Gulf Oil – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein – Part 3

Voice of East: War On Iran, Nuclear Escalation, And The Coming Struggle Over Gulf Oil: An Islamic Eschatological Response By Sheikh Imran N. Hosein – Part 3 In this lecture, Sheikh Imran N. Hosein provides a deep dive into the intersection of Islamic... Read More › - Voice of East


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Iran War: And The Winner Is …

Thomas Knapp: Oil Refinery Fires in Tehran, Iran US president Donald Trump says that his war in Iran — currently in a supposed ceasefire — resulted in “total and complete victory. 100%. No question about it.” The Iranian regime, via a statement from its Supreme National Security Council, also claims “great victory.” If the war is really … Continue reading Iran War: And The Winner Is … → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The TurkStream Plot: Why The Serbian ‘Exoneration’ Of Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up

Voice of East: The TurkStream Plot: Why The Serbian ‘Exoneration’ Of Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up By Andrew Korybko In what’s been called the “Battle for Hungary”, this thwarted terrorist attack is thus far the most dramatic development by a long shot, much more meaningful... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Age of the Gilded Apple

Thomas Knapp: Steve Wozniak’s insistence that he priced Apple’s first computer at $666 “because I, as a mathematician, liked repeating digits” is more plausible than Moses Harman’s that his periodical Lucifer the Light-Bearer with its frank discussion of what Robert C. Adams called “anarchy, socialism, free trade, free rum and free love” aimed merely to “bring light … Continue reading The Age of the Gilded Apple → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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An Open Letter To The Islamic World To Join Legal Battle Against US Wars Of Aggression

Voice of East: An Open Letter To The Islamic World To Join Legal Battle Against US Wars Of Aggression By Captain Dan Hanley 9/11 Treason, Not Terrorism: New Multi-Million Plaintiff Lawsuit Targets ‘Deep State’ Architects To all my dear Muslim brothers and sisters... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Athanor Affair: Rogue Masonic Hit Squad, Fake Mossad Agents, And The End Of The Franco-Israeli Alliance

Voice of East: The Athanor Affair: Rogue Masonic Hit Squad, Fake Mossad Agents, And The End Of The Franco-Israeli Alliance By Uriel Araujo The Athanor scandal (centred on a failed hit supposedly disguised as an operation to eliminate a Mossad agent) exposes a shadowy... Read More › - Voice of East


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Stop Pretending Military Spending is About “Defense”

Thomas Knapp: $1.5 trillion. With a “t.” That’s how much US president Donald Trump wants Congress to appropriate for military (falsely called “defense”) spending in 2027. And that number — there’s no other way to put this — is insane. The only proper date for such a spending request, followed by a winking grin emoji, is April … Continue reading Stop Pretending Military Spending is About “Defense” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Pezeshkian To Americans: Attacking Iran Is A ‘War Crime’ With Consequences ‘Beyond Iran’s Borders’

Voice of East: Pezeshkian To Americans: Attacking Iran Is A ‘War Crime’ With Consequences ‘Beyond Iran’s Borders’ Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian just released a public letter addressed to the American people ahead of Trump’s address to the nation about the Iran war. He... Read More › - Voice of East


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Why The South Caucasus Is No Safe Corridor To Bypass Russia

Voice of East: Under Iran War’s Shadow: Why The South Caucasus Is No Safe Corridor To Bypass Russia By Uriel Araujo Europe’s push to turn the South Caucasus into a strategic corridor gains urgency amid tensions with Iran and Europe’s attempt to bypass Russia.... Read More › - Voice of East


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How The Iran War Is Accelerating De-Dollarization

Voice of East: How The Iran War Is Accelerating De-Dollarization By Uriel Araujo As the Iran war exposes the limits of US power, BRICS nations accelerate efforts to bypass the dollar. The rise of BRICS Pay and India’s CBDC proposal signals a shift toward... Read More › - Voice of East


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OK, Fine, Give TSA Agents Back Pay … But Then Send Them Home For Good

Thomas Knapp: At airports across the US, Transportation Security Administration agents have been “working” — that is, impeding, harassing, ogling, and groping air travelers — without pay since Valentine’s Day due to a congressional feud over funding for their parent department. Well, some of them, anyway. Several hundred have quit; quite a few are calling in sick … Continue reading OK, Fine, Give TSA Agents Back Pay … But Then Send Them Home For Good → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Standing With The Oppressed: Why Neutrality Is An Abetment To Tyranny

Voice of East: Standing With The Oppressed: Why Neutrality Is An Abetment To Tyranny By Dr Maqsood Jafri Eagles, Not Crows: Defending Pakistan’s Sovereignty Against the New Imperialism. Iqbal Latif had written an exclusive column which is titled “The Question: No Pakistani Answers:... Read More › - Voice of East


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A California Jury Tries to Repeal the 21st Century

Thomas Knapp: In 2004, a few years before K.G.M. — a pseudonym, because now you don’t even have to reveal who you are to get taxpayer-funded courts to hear your frivolous lawsuits — was born, three guys gave the world something called “MySpace.” It wasn’t the first instance of “social media” on the Internet, but it was … Continue reading A California Jury Tries to Repeal the 21st Century → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Pakistan’s Missile Program Is Back In The US’ Crosshairs

Voice of East: Pakistan’s Missile Program Is Back In The US’ Crosshairs By Andrew Korybko The “golden age” of US-Pakistani ties that began with Trump’s return is now over after the US reached its interim trade deal with India. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi... Read More › - Voice of East


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This Year, The Case Against Lawns Gets Even Stronger

Thomas Knapp: It’s “mow the yard” time again in north central Florida, which means it’s “Tom complains about lawn culture” time again for this column. This year, though, my case against the whole idea of the “lawn” comes with a more compelling than usual news hook: War in the Middle East! As you may have noticed, the … Continue reading This Year, The Case Against Lawns Gets Even Stronger → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Where Is Netanyahu? Questions Mount Over Who Really Runs US And Israeli Policy

Voice of East: Where Is Netanyahu? Questions Mount Over Who Really Runs US And Israeli Policy By Uriel Araujo Joe Kent’s resignation and Netanyahu’s unexplained absences are fuelling doubts about who truly directs both US and Israeli policy. Speculation over influence networks, AI-edited videos,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Tulsi Gabbard and Joe Kent

Kim Petersen: Frank had just finished listening to online news about how US government officials viewed the Israel-United States war of aggression launched against Iran. Israel first and the US second, in that order since US secretary-of-state Marco Rubio had made it clear that the US joined in the warring after it learned that Israel was about […]


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Trump Might Have Approved Israel’s South Pars Strike After Iran Flirted With The Petroyuan

Voice of East: Trump Might Have Approved Israel’s South Pars Strike After Iran Flirted With The Petroyuan By Andrew Korybko The attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field was a strategic manoeuvre designed to sabotage the rise of the “petroyuan” and reinforce the global... Read More › - Voice of East


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Autarky: Terrible at Political Scale, But Great as Individual Self-Defense

Thomas Knapp: Since everyone seems to have a sticker shock story lately:  I rolled one of my motorcycles up to a gas pump yesterday and, for the first time ever, spent more than $5 to fill the tank (small bike, small tank — I paid $5.67 for 1.1 gallons of premium). The obvious reason is, well, obvious. … Continue reading Autarky: Terrible at Political Scale, But Great as Individual Self-Defense → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Trump 2.0 Must Urgently Declare Its Position Towards Nukes In Estonia

Voice of East: Trump 2.0 Must Urgently Declare Its Position Towards Nukes In Estonia By Andrew Korybko The potential transfer of tactical nukes to the UK’s control for use with their planned Estonian-based F-35As would unprecedentedly worsen the already dangerous NATO-Russian security dilemma. It... Read More › - Voice of East


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Congress Can Halt the Iran War by Doing Nothing. It Should.

Thomas Knapp: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants $200 billion for the Trump administration’s illegal, ill-advised, undeclared war on Iran. Well, maybe. “That number could move,” he says, to get “properly funded for what’s been done, for what we may have to do in the future, ensure that our ammunition is refilled, and not just refilled, … Continue reading Congress Can Halt the Iran War by Doing Nothing. It Should. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Foreign Affairs Explained Why The Global South Won’t Fall Under Western Influence

Voice of East: Foreign Affairs Explained Why The Global South Won’t Fall Under Western Influence By Andrew Korybko From the Global South’s perspective, the West discredited itself through its double standards towards the Ukrainian Conflict and the Gaza War, continues pursuing counterproductive ideologically driven... Read More › - Voice of East


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Brazil: The Next Target Of Washington’s Drug War

Voice of East: Brazil: The Next Target Of Washington’s Drug War By Uriel Araujo Tensions are rising between Brazil and the United States: Washington’s demands over drug gangs, foreign prisoners, and refugee data raise concerns in Brasília about sovereignty and intervention. As Brazil resists,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Iran War: We Have Met the Enemy, and He is U.S.

Thomas Knapp: Let me bury the lede just a bit: In December of 1862, Union troops under the command of Ambrose Burnside crossed the Rappahannock river by pontoon bridge and occupied the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in an attempt to come to grips with Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee. That first skirmish of the battle named … Continue reading Iran War: We Have Met the Enemy, and He is U.S. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Implications Of Israel’s Attack On Iran – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein

Voice of East: Implications Of Israel’s Attack On Iran – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein In his latest video, Sheikh Imran N. Hosein offers a perspective that blends current military events with Islamic eschatology. He says that Israel’s recent actions against Iran signify a permanent... Read More › - Voice of East


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“But Kamala!” Yeah, So What?

Thomas Knapp: “They told me if I voted for Goldwater in 1964,” William F. Buckley, Jr. allegedly (but not verifiably) once said, “that we’d have more war and higher prices. Well, I did, and we do.” In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump delivered similar dire predictions about voting for Kamala Harris. … Continue reading “But Kamala!” Yeah, So What? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Russia’s Collective Security Vision For The Gulf Is Now A Realistic Possibility

Voice of East: Russia’s Collective Security Vision For The Gulf Is Now A Realistic Possibility By Andrew Korybko The Third Gulf War is radically reshaping the Gulf Kingdoms’ perceptions of American reliability and leading them to consider the need to negotiate a post-war regional... Read More › - Voice of East


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Automatic Draft Registration: Everything Old is New Again

Thomas Knapp: You may have only recently heard: As of this coming December, all American males will find themselves “automatically registered,” upon the occasion of their 18th birthdays, for a prospective military draft. Given current events, that prospect understandably gives off sinister vibes — “but without a draft, who would do the necessary work of murdering Iranian … Continue reading Automatic Draft Registration: Everything Old is New Again → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Nuclear Shadow: Assessing The Unprecedented Hazards Of The Iran-Israel War

Voice of East: The Nuclear Shadow: Assessing The Unprecedented Hazards Of The Iran-Israel War By Dr Maqsood Jafri Why the Israel-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Survival Origins of the Conflict The present war between Iran and Israel is the offshoot of Middle East Conflict.... Read More › - Voice of East


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Social Media’s Down Side: No Fresh Starts

Thomas Knapp: Generally speaking, I’ve always considered myself a “techno-optimist,” sometimes perhaps to the point of  Panglossianism. As a teen, I embraced those new-fangled “microcomputers,” and as a 20-something the World Wide Web, with enthusiasm. The Information Age, like the Industrial Revolution before it, was a rising tide that lifted all boats: More things, more cheaply, for … Continue reading Social Media’s Down Side: No Fresh Starts → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The US And Israel Want To Depopulate Iran’s Capital

Voice of East: The US And Israel Want To Depopulate Iran’s Capital By Andrew Korybko This war might be about to get a lot uglier. Residents of the Iranian capital of Tehran awoke on Sunday to an apocalyptic scene after the US and Israel... Read More › - Voice of East


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China Rejects a Joint US-China Hegemony

Kim Petersen: In response to a question by a NBC reporter, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi rejected US president Donald Trump’s format of a China-United States hegemony. Instead, Wang affirmed China’s anti-hegemony and pro-multipolarity positions. Said Wang, [W]e should not forget there are more than 190 countries on our planet. World history has always been written by […]


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Neo-Trumpers: The Next Mutation?

Thomas Knapp: A New York Times columnist offering pointers for “Pitchfork Pat” Buchanan-type populists on “the isolationist right who thought Trump shared his views” might seem akin to a mad scientist named Frankenstein offering a road map to a pitchforks-and-torches peasant mob.  Yet Michelle Goldberg does just that in “The President Was Never Antiwar” (March 2). While … Continue reading Neo-Trumpers: The Next Mutation? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Thune and Johnson: A Tale of Two Orphans

Thomas Knapp: In The Joy of Yiddish, Leo Rosten defines chutzpah as “that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan.” Ladies and gentlemen, meet US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and US House Speaker  Mike Johnson (R-LA). Thune: “Above … Continue reading Thune and Johnson: A Tale of Two Orphans → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity

Voice of East: Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity By Andrew Korybko Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater... Read More › - Voice of East


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On War Powers, Questions Aren’t a Working Substitute for Action

Thomas Knapp: On February 28, US president Donald Trump took the United States into a de facto, but not de jure, state of war with Iran. That is, he ordered the US armed forces to strike targets in Iran (the de facto part) without first securing the constitutionally required declaration of war from Congress (the de jure … Continue reading On War Powers, Questions Aren’t a Working Substitute for Action → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The CIA’s Role In Mexico’s Cartel War: From ‘Assistance’ To Lethal Operations

Voice of East: The CIA’s Role In Mexico’s Cartel War: From ‘Assistance’ To Lethal Operations By Uriel Araujo New reports reveal US intelligence played a direct role in lethal cartel operations in Mexico, marking a dangerous escalation. What Washington calls “assistance” increasingly resembles covert... Read More › - Voice of East


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Another US-Israel Sucker Punch

Kim Petersen: A sucker punch is a punch delivered when the recipient of the punch is hit by surprise. As such a sucker punch indicates cowardice — that the sucker puncher did not have courage and decency to announce his intentions to engage in fisticuffs or battle. The current sneak attack (a so far failed attack) to […]


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The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow?

Voice of East: The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow? By Andrew Korybko He can either escalate as far as accidentally sparking World War III, compromise at the cost of leaving some of his stated objectives unfilled, or keep everything about... Read More › - Voice of East


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Tariff Refunds: Honest Policy Would Be Smart Politics

Thomas Knapp: On February 20, the US Supreme Court ruled part of US president Donald Trump’s crazy-quilt tariff scheme illegal in its particulars. Specifically, SCOTUS noticed that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not provide the authorization Trump claims for imposing tariffs as he pleases, in the amounts he pleases, on products from whatever country he … Continue reading Tariff Refunds: Honest Policy Would Be Smart Politics → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Why You Shouldn’t Read Too Deeply Into the Iranian‑Russian‑Chinese Naval Drills

Voice of East: Why You Shouldn’t Read Too Deeply Into the Iranian‑Russian‑Chinese Naval Drills By Andrew Korybko They aren’t meant to deter the US and Israel like some Alt-Media observers believe. Iran, Russia, and China are carrying out the latest round of their annual joint... Read More › - Voice of East


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Zaluzhny Breaks Silence On Zelensky As Ukraine’s Elite Power Struggle Escalates

Voice of East: Zaluzhny Breaks Silence On Zelensky As Ukraine’s Elite Power Struggle Escalates By Uriel Araujo A long-simmering factional war inside Ukraine’s political and security elites is now surfacing more openly. Former army chief Valery Zaluzhny accuses President Zelensky of intimidation as debates... Read More › - Voice of East


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Liberation Day for Real? Not Really

Thomas Knapp: “[The International Emergency Economic Powers Act] does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” That’s the single really important sentence from the US Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. Trump’s ongoing tariff tantrums, starting with his “Liberation Day” schedule of “reciprocal” tariffs, were illegal under the law in question, and under … Continue reading Liberation Day for Real? Not Really → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Empire Strikes Back: Rubio’s Munich Speech And The Push To Recolonize The Global South

Voice of East: The Empire Strikes Back: Rubio’s Munich Speech And The Push To Recolonize The Global South By Uriel Araujo Rubio’s speech, applauded by European leaders, reignited debate over empire, colonialism, and the future of global order. Rubio’s rhetoric about civilizational renewal masks... Read More › - Voice of East


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In Mamdani’s New York City, It’s “Democratic Socialists” vs. Workers

Thomas Knapp: Last November, New York City voters chose — from a uniformly awful candidate menu — “democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani for mayor. They’re already starting to experience, and may even learn from, the consequences of that choice. “Democracy,” HL Mencken wrote, “is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get … Continue reading In Mamdani’s New York City, It’s “Democratic Socialists” vs. Workers → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Rubio’s Munich Manifesto: Civilizationalism And The Architecture Of Trump 2.0’s World Order

Voice of East: Rubio’s Munich Manifesto: Civilizationalism And The Architecture Of Trump 2.0’s World Order By Andrew Korybko What Trump 2.0 wants to do is lead Western Civilization’s comprehensive reforms with a view towards building a nascent civilization-state that would then unrestrainedly wield its... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Political and Personal Case for Linux (Yes, I Am Talking to You)

Thomas Knapp: You probably use a computer — in fact, you’re probably reading this column on a computer. For 72% of you, that computer is  the ubiquitous “standard” Windows PC or laptop. For 20% of you, it’s a Mac. The other 8% of you oddballs mostly use Linux or (Linux-based) ChromeOS. I know the 92% of you … Continue reading The Political and Personal Case for Linux (Yes, I Am Talking to You) → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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