Bombs Away

Trump is wasting lots of bombs hitting Yemen again and again...killing mainly civilians, many women and children. Israel is still bombing Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon...that is on our dime too. The European chihuahuas want to build more bombs and weapons so they can get in on the action... thinking that will save their economies. Those who object are being silenced one way or another. France eliminated Le Pen this week much like Romania eliminated their anti-war leading candidate. UK citizens are being arrested for retweeting memes that are unapproved by TPTB. Here in the US we deport those critical of the Gaza genocide without due process. Will they eventually target citizens critical of the Zionists? In some ways they already have. The tariff wars have begun, and how that evolves has yet to be seen. These stories and more below the fold...

Decline of Democracy
RFK Jr.: "The homes are all being built, bought, purchased by BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard, these giant hedge funds that are coming in that already own 88% of the S&P 500. They own all the business, and now they're coming in and trying to turn us into a feudal aristocracy where the rich own the land and the and you can't have a middle class."

Do you see the pattern? Populist party leaders all over Western Civ getting undone by the law courts —Calin Georgescu in Romania, election cancelled; Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, de-railed by President Lula’s stooge judges (with CIA help); Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia shot-up with five bullets in May last year (survived miraculously); the Alternative-for-Deutschland Party de-platformed by the Scholz-Merz ruling junta; then, this week, Marine Le Pen, leading candidate (by far) for President of France, defenestrated on Mickey Mouse charges in the Paris court. And, of course, since 2015, Mr. Trump, hounded relentlessly, but not yet overthrown...
International lawfare is about the last remaining tool in the “Globalist” kit-bag for “color revolution,” which means regime change by underhanded means, election interference being the favorite device. The poster child, of course, was the US CIA / DOD State Department regime change operation in Ukraine, 2014, that ousted Russian-leaning elected President Viktor Yanukovych, eventually leading to the installation of coke-head Volodymyr Zelensky, and ultimately to the Ukraine War that has killed over a million people. These days, astroturf (i.e., fake) street revolution (e.g., Maidan in Kiev 2014) is out; lawfare is in.

Martin Armstrong who helped develop the Euro explains its fatal flaw

(70 min) Martin Armstrong is the CEO of Armstrong Analytics and is renowned for his economic forecasting model, the Economic Confidence Model, which has notably predicted major market events. He has advised governments and financial institutions worldwide, offering insights into market trends, currency movements, and geopolitical impacts on the economy. We discuss tariffs, Alberta Independence, and WWIII.

The EU isn’t preparing for war. It’s preparing for collapse.
They sanctioned Hungary for not funding Ukraine.
France jails opposition. Germany targets AfD.
They scream “democracy”—while crushing anyone who defends it.
This is about power, not peace.

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Europe’s elites—France, Germany, Britain—are trapped in a dangerous delusion: preparing for war with Russia out of desperation, not necessity. They see their system collapsing, their power slipping, and the middle class sinking into poverty. The crisis is no longer confined to the margins; now, the majority struggle to afford basic comforts while governments pour money into militarization instead of their people.
A storm is brewing—a clash between the ruling class and the 60-70% of Europeans pushed into deprivation, anger, and helplessness. With no solutions left, the elites cling to the oldest trick in the book: rally the masses behind a war, distract them with nationalism, and salvage their dying order.
But this is madness. War won’t fix their failures—it will only deepen the chaos. Europe isn’t on the brink of invasion; it’s on the brink of revolt. And if the elites keep pushing this suicidal path, the real explosion won’t come from foreign tanks—it will come from within.

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Tariffs
I must admit I have no real understanding of tariffs. I'm going to take a wait and see approach.
One thing seems certain, the EU and UK will be hammered.

VON DER LEYEN ADMITS IT:
TRUMP’S TARIFFS BROKE THE GLOBALIST MACHINE
The President of the European Commission just conceded:
Trump’s economic policies have delivered a major blow to the global economy.
Their plans? Unraveled.
The global order? Shattered.
The “rules-based international system” wasn’t built for nations like America to put their people first. Trump flipped the script:
✔️ Tariffs on foreign exploitation
✔️ Manufacturing back home
✔️ Borders that mean something
Now the EU is panicking. Their carefully crafted plans are crumbling — and they know it.
They called it chaos. Turns out it was just sovereignty in action.

The Duran concurs:
Liberation Day, the end of globalization (32 min)

The US imposition of “reciprocal” tariffs on EU exports has doomed the bloc’s economy, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said. This week, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in an attempt to improve America’s balance of trade, accusing the country’s economic partners of exploiting access to its consumer market through protectionist policies and currency manipulation. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, remarked on Thursday that while the move seriously disrupts global commerce, Russia will be largely unaffected, as its trade with the US is virtually nonexistent. “No need for knee-jerk reactions,” he posted on social media. “We should take a seat on the shore and wait for the enemy’s corpse to float by. In this case, the decaying corpse of the EU economy.”

Richard D. Wolff and Michael Hudson see them as disastrous...
Trump’s Trade Policies: A Fast Track to Economic Ruin (1.2 hours)

Aaron Maté and economist James K. Galbraith discuss what Trump hopes to accomplish with the tariffs and whether he’s likely to succeed.

(12 min) Stocks plunged on Thursday and then again on Friday as U.S. trading reacted to President Trump’s announcement of heavy tariffs on nearly every nation exporting products to the United States. Trump announced Wednesday he would impose a 10 percent tariff on all imports, with higher rates for key trading partners in response to what the White House considers unfair trade practices. Tariff rates ranged from 20 percent for European Union products to a total tariff of 54 percent on Chinese goods.

They continue in this clip.
Trump’s BANANAS Approach To Launching New Tariffs! w/ James K. Galbraith
(11 min) Since the announcement of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, much attention has been focused on the curious method used to determine the tariffs levied on goods from different countries. Economists, in fact, have been widely shocked at the slapdash and borderline incoherent approach the Trump administration has taken to calculating tariffs. Aaron Maté and economist James K. Galbraith discuss the tariffs’ impact and why the era of low priced consumer goods may be over.

One more from Aaron and Galbraith
“We Need To Trust Trump To Run The Global Economy!” w/ James K. Galbraith
(7 min) Post “Liberation Day,” when confronted with a collapsing stock market, the risk of dramatic price rises and the inexplicable decision making process behind the Trump tariffs, administration defenders like Treasury Secretary Howard Lutnick and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro have been falling back on the same argument: we just have to trust Trump. Aaron Maté and economist James K. Galbraith discuss whether it’s a good idea to place the global economy’s future entirely in faith in one individual, especially if that individual is Donald Trump.

I though this interview was balanced looking at the good and the bad.

(13 min) Carol Roth on Trump's tariffs and the market meltdown

On the other side of the argument...
The First of Many – Vietnam Negotiates Zero Tariff Policy

Cambodian PM Offers To Reduce Tariffs, Negotiate With Trump

Presidents Trump and Milei will sign the first international trade agreement free of tariffs for both American and Argentine products.

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This is an interesting analysis...
Tariffs are not the story!
Since Trump took office in Jan 2025, the 10-year yield has dropped from 4.79% to 4.17%. Look how much it’s dropped today!
That 0.62% drop may not sound like much—until you realize the U.S. has $36.5 trillion in debt.
This is stealth refinancing on a historic scale.
Lower yields = trillions in interest savings.
More breathing room. Less inflationary pressure.
And the market is front-running it.
Everyone’s watching tariffs.
But this yield curve shift?
It’s the real game.
Trump isn’t just cutting spending—
he’s restructuring America’s balance sheet in real time.

Alex also mentioned this hypothesis in his walk and talk on Friday.
The video discusses NATO's focus on Russia and China as threats, meetings between Russian and US officials, Ukraine's stance on negotiations, EU retaliation against US tariffs, and analysis of Trump's tariff policy impact on bond yields (toward the end).
NATO, Russia/China threat. Dmitriev meets Graham. Elensky RED LINE. EU targets X. Macron Eau Sauvage

From a pro-Trump perspective...

(18 min) Treasury Secretary Slips BIG Hint About Trump Tariff Strategy With Tucker Carlson

Tucker's interview with Bessett (63 min)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Breaks Down Trump's Tariff Plan and Its Impact on the Middle Class
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explains the administration’s new tariffs, and why we had to do something to stop the slide.

Alex summarizes the interview in his walk and talk yesterday. After the intro X post, he gets back to the interview at about the 15 min mark.
The video discusses EU-Russia talks, Trump's tariffs on EU, Canada's global leadership ambitions, US strikes in Yemen, Russia's strike in Ukraine, and Poland's interest in Odessa port. It also covers Ovechkin tying Gretzky's NHL goal record.

Warren Buffett - Trump making the best economic moves I have seen in 50 years.

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How does this play out? Will it impact Trump politically? Time will tell.

Is TRUMP as BAD and DANGEROUS as the media portrays him? • Tom Luongo

(50 min) Tom Luongo connects the dots on why Europe, Democrats and the Media have turned against Trump and what the future looks like. An eye-opener of a conversation that you will want to watch.

There's funded push back

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Ukraine

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Military update. WEST still believes STALEMATE w/ Stanislav Krapivnik

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More from the Duran
The stalemate lie. The big Russian offensive (13 min)

Russia-US talks; Two negotiation tracks, two different goals (35 min)

Trump; Oil sanctions, minerals deal and ceasefire obstacles (32 min)

Israel
Will Israel survive?

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In my article, “The High Price of War with Iran: $10 Gas and the Collapse of the U.S. Economy,” I reminded readers of how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been behind the push for America to destroy Iraq, Libya, Syria and now Iran. I reviewed the severe economic consequences for the U.S. if it attacks Iran. Today, I cite the human health and atmospheric effects of a U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear research facilities. The resulting nuclear fallout would bring a catastrophe unprecedented in human history. Last week, President Trump said “very bad things are going to happen” to Iran, if that nation’s leaders do not sign a new nuclear deal. The President is right. He can make very bad things can happen to Iran.
But Iran is not the only country to which “bad things” are going to happen if Iran’s nuclear research infrastructure is destroyed by the U.S., as is revealed by a careful study of the spread of radiation created by the promised bombings. America has been Netanyahu’s pawn for decades. Will the wealth, lives and security of our nation be sacrificed yet further to an agenda which brings only debt to our nation and death to innocents abroad? The return of Donald Trump to the White House for a second term has enabled Netanyahu’s right-wing party to accelerate the pulverization of Gaza, expand settlements and to repel the Houthis pro-Gaza attacks on Red Sea shipping. Netanyahu viewed Trump’s first election in 2016 as a new opportunity to topple Iran’s leadership. Trump, in partnership with Netanyahu, withdrew the U.S. from a multi-lateral agreement which limited Iran’s nuclear development in exchange for sanctions relief.

Prof. John Mearsheimer: Why Israel’s Destruction of Gaza is "A Genocide”

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Yemen and Iran...
Unconquerable Yemen (Pepe Escobar)
It’s hardly an accident that the upstart, tawdry, bling bling Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia hate Yemen with a vengeance. War on Yemen, virtually for decades, as Prof. bin Habtoor noted in our meeting, has been the Enterprise Weapon of Choice for a family scam set up by the British Empire in the 1920s to extract the wealth of Arabia Obviously no one across the – now fractured – collective West remembers that Yemen later became “Crown Prince” MbS’s war. The existence of his regime – now a darling of Trump 2.0 – was leveraged from the start on winning this war, until MbS was forced to realize he could never make it: only in 2017 the war was costing him more than $300 billion. He had to accept an armistice.
No “victory”: not against these unconquerable heroes. The memory-impaired, fractured collective West also has no recollection that Britannia Rules the Waves was forced to surrender its self-imagined global dominatrix role to the Americans after it could not subdue extremely fierce resistance in – where else – South Yemen in the 1960s. That opened the way to Saudi-led dementia – even as the pattern remained the same: Yemenis simply won’t surrender their homeland’s fabulous natural wealth to subsidize the Empire of Chaos, Lies and Plunder’s chronic need for liquidity, collateral for new cash manipulations, and most of all the commodities that lie under Yemen’s rich soil.

(60 min) Mohammad Marandi, Larry Wilkerson & Chas Freeman on Middle East Erupts: Iran Challenges Ultimatum

Glenn Greenwald on why America is preparing for war against Iran, antisemitism, and GOP hypocrisy
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The weekly round up with Larry and Ray

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Larry x 2... in an excellent conversation on the disaster in the Red Sea, how Bibi is driving US aggression, and how the US lacks real threat assessment. Would that professionals like these in positions of power rather than the cabinet circus clowns currently. (32 min)

Yemeni Missiles Slam US Navy, Iran-US Tension Skyrockets | Col. Larry Wilkerson & Larry C. Johnson

Health...
Sugar Isn’t the Enemy? Chris Knobbe, MD (40 min)
It may not be THE enemy, but I think it is better to avoid it. Here's his evidence...

Sugar consumption has remained fairly constant. He theorizes it is the vegetable oils driving obesity and disease.

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At least that is something hopeful.

Well I'll wrap it up here. It was another busy news cycle this week. I hope you'll add your thoughts and insights below. The thread is open...