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When the World Shakes, Some Stomachs Growl Louder

by George Banez Lunch for me these days at home in Florida simply retells the previous night’s dinner.  A quick reimagining of leftovers often suffices.  Occasionally, I make soup, sometimes Filipino Sinigang, sometimes Japanese Miso. Or I fry me some…

Washington Projects Its Drug Problem into Latin America: Narco-State Myth Used to Attack Venezuela

A big Cadillac limo with Jersey plates was parked down the block. Few locals in East Harlem even owned cars, let alone new ones. Curious, I asked the street kids what’s up. They casually explained that the mafioso come weekly…

France and the UK are bringing war closer to Europe by stirring up conflict in Moldova. The anti-Trump coalition is on the attack

This fall, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict may spread to another European country – Moldova. By Ion Cebotari People close to Vladimir Zelensky told Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko about plans to send Ukrainian troops into Moldova. The initiators of the new conflict…

Seoul City Hosts the Annual Global Startup Festival “Try Everything 2025”

For 2 days, from 11-12 September 2025, one of Seoul’s iconic landmarks, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), welcomed local and global start-ups, government officials, investors, AI gurus, and aspiring young creative talents, along with the public, for the annual Try…

Harmonized Diplomacy Could Shape Emerging Multipolar Architecture – says Sergey Lavrov

Traditionally, across Russia, the first week of September, which marks the beginning of the academic year, is strictly considered a significant time for government ministers, elite politicians, entrepreneurs, and academics to interact with students of higher educational institutions and establishments.…

Leadership of women crucial to UN’s reinvention at 80, says former Assembly President

Since the creation of the United Nations 80 years ago, only four women have served as President of the General Assembly, where all 193 UN Member States debate the key issues facing the world.  President of the United Nations General…

There Was a Boat. That Was the Only True Part.

This was what the President of the United States initially lied: “Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated…

The Department of War

Restoring the original and non-Orwellian name to the U.S. Department of War ought to have a positive impact on people’s speech and understanding. Yes, of course, Trump did it in order to celebrate the sadistic malevolence associated with the word…

All Elements in Place for a US Decapitation Strike on Venezuela

President Donald Trump euphorically concluded his White House press conference on September 2 with breaking news: the US military had just blown up a small motor vessel in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. He alleged that the skiff came…

14 Badly Needed and 1 Catastrophically Dumb Things Your Country Can Do for Gaza

Making demands for basic moral actions of governments unlikely to do most of them anytime soon can be a useful educational and long-term activity. Here are some demands for governments of the world that many of us have been making,…

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