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In case you haven’t noticed, Donald Trump doesn’t just want power. He wants what Vladimir Putin has: obscene wealth and abject loyalty. And Trump has undoubtedly picked up autocratic tricks from his puppet master. But as president of the richest, most powerful country in history, Trump will have “absolute immunity” to enrich himself unchecked. So… Read more.
Trump’s $20 billion-plus payday: The ultimate political bribe Reports indicate that Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump are scheming to solidify their transactional alliance by merging X with Truth Social. Foremost, this deal would make Trump richer than even his wildest boasts. Musk, with a net worth exceeding $260 billion, recently made a staggering $25… Read more.
Fearmongering has always fueled Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Yet his Project Fear strategy for winning this election is setting off alarms. Of course, there’s nothing new about his brand of populism. But no other politician has threatened “retribution” against Americans so boldly and effectively. Trump has everyone from politicians to CEOs cowering in fear, hoping to… Read more.
Bezos: democracy is no match for billions Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. More to the point, he has more money than he could spend in ten lifetimes. Yet, only a mix of greed and fear explains his decision to spike the Post’s endorsement of Kamala. His editor-at-large Robert Kagan resigned, showing the… Read more.
The Biden administration’s latest sanctions and criminal charges against Russia for election interference are déjà vu all over again. Since 2016, the US has been slapping Russia with sanctions like a drunk at a piñata party — wildly swinging, hoping to hit something. Yet, the Russians are still at it, manipulating US public opinion to… Read more.
The Founding Fathers must be rolling in their graves, while King George III enjoys the last laugh… Read more.
Venezuela votes to seize Guyana territory Land grabs are rivaling military coups as the trending event in geopolitics. Venezuela is mounting the latest land grab. It is doing so today through a referendum on annexing an oil-rich region of Guyana. The referendum will ask Venezuelans … if they agree with creating a new state called Guayana Esequiba in the Essequibo region, granting… Read more.
Donald Trump made history in March when he became the first sitting or former president of the United States to be indicted. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted him for paying off a porn star and covering it up. Special Counsel indicts Trump again But Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted him again in June for mishandling classified documents and obstructing justice. Yet,… Read more.
South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And, for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.
