Geopolitical analyst and host of Geopolitical Economy Report Ben Norton joins the show to discuss stunning intel revelations on Iran’s military capabilities as Iranian officials warn they are fully locked and loaded if Washington restarts the war. Trump has landed in China and has already suffered a very public humiliation…
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Donald Trump — 5D Checkmate?
Why Trump has lost the argument with reality. In this post I explore the crisis created by the war on Iran, what this means for Donald Trump, and how a strange mixture of fiction and reality remade and unmade America. Why has the 5D chess player…
The 18 Cent Sop
Trump – who promised Americans a $5,000 DOGE rebate and that tariffs would replace income taxes (and the IRS) – is now dropping hint that he’ll temporarily suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax, to reduce the costs imposed by the stupid, evil war he started. This would…
Democrats in Illinois Just Lost Hundreds of Violent Criminals
In yet another glaring example of failed “criminal justice reform” in blue cities, Cook County, Illinois officials have admitted that 243 dangerous criminals have gone completely AWOL from the county’s pretrial electronic monitoring program. These include individuals charged with murder, attempted murder, and sexual assault — all…
Afghanistan: America’s Other Ongoing Proxy War
The development of Afghanistan’s mineral resources has become the center of an information and geopolitical struggle where economic projects intersect with security issues, propaganda, and great-power rivalry. A recent article published by the US arms-industry, big-tech, banking, and other Western special interests-funded Lowy Institute’s “Interpreter,” boldly claims, “Afghanistan is surrendering its…
When Killing Becomes Commonplace
Killing survivors is expressly prohibited by federal law as well as by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished, unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” — Voltaire (1694-1778) Last week, when…
Impressions of Trump in Beijing
This isn’t really worth spending much time on. Here’s the 25 words or less version: Trump offered platitudes. Xi offered warnings. Megatron @Megatron_ron 4h BREAKING:  Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Trump during…
Russia Rocks Ukraine With Unprecedented 1,500+ Drones in One of Largest Aerial Attacks Ever
Yesterday, days after the V-Day ceasefire had expired, Russia launched what is once again being called the largest attack of the war. An unprecedented 1,500+ drones were said to have been used—the missile and drone flight-path map was a sight to behold:…
The End of ‘Normal’: Why the System Can’t Be Fixed
What We Think of as ‘Normal’ Cannot Be Either Reformed or Restored. Here’s Why. The birth rate in England, Wales, and Scotland has collapsed to record lows, with total fertility rates (TFRs) drastically below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman needed to maintain a stable…
It’s About to Get Much Worse…
Total surveillance and dehumanization is rapidly being imposed on Americans by Big Tech in conjunction with the Trump regime.