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EU Clown Car in DC
As the Palestinian Genocide Continues Unabated

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The EU chihuahuas clearly demonstrated they are vassals last week at the White House. At one point, they were asked to leave the office and sit in the hall while Trump supposedly called Putin. Ursula fond of Lying was forced to sit in the hall when Trump wanted to address the elected leaders of the EU. Desperate to keep the war against Russia going in order to keep their banks afloat they tried to get Trump to agree to "security guarantees". Unfortunately, Trump is influenced by his last conversation, and he has been threatening Russia again. As the MSM eyed the white house meeting, the Israeli genocide of Palestinians has accelerated...not just in Gaza, but the West Bank too. They plan total destruction and elimination of all Palestinians in Israel. Many predict another attack on Iran by Israel to distract the public as the inevitable IDF losses accrue.

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Even After Trump Humiliation, Europe Insists That Peace Is War (Escobar)
It took just one pic to imprint on posterity the utter humiliation of the EUrotrash political elites in Year 2025: the Coalition of the Twats, in the Oval Office, lining up like a bunch of frightened schoolkids, severely reprimanded by His Master’s Voice – the Headmaster cum Circus Ringmaster. That was also neatly described as Trump breaks Europe over his knee. Of course, President Putin had already predicted it, over six months before the fact: “I assure you, Trump, with his character and persistence, will restore order quite quickly. And all of them, you’ll see, soon all of them will stand at the master’s feet and gently wag their tails.” The White House humiliation sealed the deal, and reconfirmed an obsession: for the EUrotrash “leadership”, at all levels when it comes to relations with Russia, Peace is War.
Brandishing their warped logic, they cannot possibly understand that if Ukraine is instrumentalized – actually since before Maidan in 2014 – to harass and destabilize Russia in its western borders, Russia will forcefully counter-attack. That’s at the heart of the Russian concept of “underlying causes” of the Ukraine tragedy, which must be thoroughly addressed if there is any real shot at Trumpian or not Trumpian “peace”. In the Big Picture, that translates as the Empire of Chaos and Russia sitting down to set up a new “indivisibility of security” arrangement – just like Moscow proposed in December 2021: then, it was met by a non-response response. EUrotrash Inc.’s new delirium is to attribute to itself the design of the future borders between a re-weaponized Europe and a Russia that will inevitably inflict on it a massive strategic defeat.

“Daddy” Trump and Western Europe’s Oath of Allegiance
American politics has always been part performance, part power play. Domestic and foreign policy alike are wrapped in spectacle, but the drama often conceals deeper realities. This week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Western Europe’s leading politicians in Washington was a vivid example. What looked like theatre – leaders lined up in the Oval Office, each playing their role – carried consequences of genuine strategic weight. The real subject of the summit was not Ukraine. Attempts to resolve that conflict continue, but its outcome will be determined far from Brussels, Paris, or Berlin. The central lesson of Washington was the EU’s dependence – and its public acceptance of subordination to American leadership. The White House gathering laid bare the infantilization of Western Europe.

The EU is in total collapse. I wonder if it will survive the decade. Hopefully NATO will go down with the ship as well. Alex Krainer explains the demise.

Alex Krainer: Europe's Economic Apocalypse Has Arrived (1 hour)

Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses why the end of the Ukraine War will trigger an economic crisis in Europe. He also tells the story of the Balkans in the last 15-20 min. NATO's creation of Kosovo using the ballot provided the template Russia used in to oblasts in Eastern Ukraine.

Perhaps this explains part of the decline?

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The mass migration was created by our endless wars in Western Asia, Africa, and beyond.


Europe Has No Money, US Has No Weapons, Ukraine Has No Soldiers

Geopolitical analyst and commentator Glenn Diesen has pointed out, however, that Kiev is essentially attempting to create leverage out of nothing. “Europe will spend $100 billion it does not have, to buy weapons from America that it does not have, to arm soldiers that Ukraine now lacks,” he wrote, explaining further: “This is to confront Russia, which for 30 years warned it would respond to NATO militarizing its borders.” Diesen followed by doing something that Washington policy-makers refuse to do, and that is look at the big picture of how we got here [emphasis ZH]: There was no threat to Ukraine before 2014, as only a tiny minority of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO, and Russia laid no claim to any of Ukraine’s territory. Western governments then supported a coup to pull Ukraine into NATO’s orbit – something that CIA Directors, Ambassadors, and Western state leaders had warned would instigate a security competition and likely trigger a war.

Alex take the day after the White House Meeting
Zelensky, YES Mr. Trump. Russia avoids meeting trap. EU sabotage fails. Security guarantee confusion

0:28 - Overview of the meeting between Trump and Alinsky
1:21 - Alinsky's behavior and responses during the meeting
5:12 - Trump's stance on NATO and ceasefire discussions
8:01 - Trump's comments on elections during martial law in Ukraine
10:14 - Alinsky presents a map during the meeting
11:39 - Meeting with European leaders and their agendas
12:53 - Contrast between Trump's no ceasefire stance and European leaders' demands
14:01 - Key topics discussed by European leaders, including military support and security guarantees
17:00 - Trump's call to Putin during the European leaders' meeting
21:10 - Discussion on potential future meetings between Putin and Alinsky
28:30 - Security guarantees and Trump's statements on U.S. involvement
35:05 - Summary of the meeting's outcomes and Trump's social media post
39:55 - Discussion on alleged offers made to Trump regarding security guarantees
40:29 - Hot mic moment revealing Trump's thoughts on negotiations
41:11 - Conclusion and final remarks on the meeting dynamics

...In a war it lost, which resulted in Finland ceding its territory, paying reparations, and charging its own leader with war crimes.
Thanks for that contribution.

Another excellent conversation...

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This is the A-Team?

Several called the A-Team, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, referring to 'elensky's cocaine habit.

Good summary of the meeting from the AE...
One step up and two steps back.
On Friday, Trump was well on his way towards peace. On Monday, he walked all of it back. He seems to be trying to make everybody happy, which is hardly ever a good idea, but certainly not if they want diametrically opposed things. Putin genuinely wants peace, provided it comes under his conditions, but Zelensky and the EU leaders are the war party if ever there was one. They, too, want peace, but only after Russia has been thoroughly defeated. and since they have no army to do it with, they want Trump to do it for them. It’s all just one false flag away.
We can perhaps give him the befit of the doubt, but the clown car spectacle in the White House yesterday doesn’t promise much good. Under the nomer of ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine, they were between ‘acts’, even discussing US troops in Ukraine, on top of a very large Ukrainian army. What they were not discussing is peace.

Kim Iverson discusses all the flip-flops this week on Ukraine.

(13 min) Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks COLLAPSE. Is WW3 Back On The Table?

Pepe Escobar & Mohammad Marandi: Explosive Conflicts Rage in Middle East & Caucasus–Is Ukraine Next?

(65 min) They also cover the US/Russia Summit in Alaska as well as the White House meeting. My favorite line was something to the effect, "you know things are crazy when Trump is the sane voice in the room."

Marandi was also on with Danny speaking about the Houthis
Mohammad Marandi: Yemen’s Missiles DEVASTATE Israel—Netanyahu HUMILIATED
(33 min) Yemen has been quietly humiliating Israel through its ongoing missile campaign. Mohammad Marandi joins from Tehran to analyze its significant as the IDF raises it all preparing for a full occupation of Gaza.

If you missed Tucker's interview with Green Beret Tony Aguilar who Details Disturbing Gaza War Crimes, he was on with Nima this week.
And the world sits by and lets it happen.

Laith Marouf: Resistance Locked & Loaded for the Next Big Clash (25 min)

Max Blumenthal : Is a Gaza/Israeli Hostage Deal in the Works?

(32 min) He also discusses Netanyahu's IT chief fleeing the US on child sex charges.

News on the Domestic Front...

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Former National Security Advisor John Bolton is a well-documented neocon, who operates inside the business model of selling U.S. foreign policy influence for personal gain. His activity mirrors that of former Senator John McCain in many regards. John Bolton sold his access, contacts and ability to influence policy to the highest bidder. In DC parlance they call that a “consultant.” When the consulting is contracted for a specific national interest, the title shifts to “lobbyist.” That was his job, and all of Washington DC knows it. Washington DC operates on this business model; the entire system will be soft to criticize Bolton and many will likely defend him. The FBI raid on his residence and office has led to a considerable amount of speculation.
However, as some background details start to come out, it appears CIA Director John Ratcliffe provided FBI Director Kash Patel with specifics on the international travels and efforts of Bolton. That CIA referral has led to an FBI investigation under the auspices of potential violations of the espionage act, where Bolton would have leveraged current or prior classified intelligence information as part of his influence business. Almost identically to former Senator John McCain, John Bolton was well known to intersect with the nation of Qatar as part of his operation. Qatar has deep pockets and a long-identified influence operation throughout the middle east, sometimes playing both sides. Qatar is also the playground for the CIA. While it is yet unknown which nation and which activity Bolton was likely engaged in, the highest probability centers around the deepest pockets, which would also put Bolton on the CIA radar. With President Trump in the White House, there is a big market for the services of people like John Bolton who operate a specific militaristic mindset against the Trump administration.

I thought this was an interesting hypothesis about the Bolton raid...

Alex Krainer often talks about the control exerted and world-wide mischief conducted by the dying ember of the British Empire. So perhaps there is some truth about Bolton's involvement.

Perhaps it explains Tulsi's action this week...
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has ordered all information about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations be withheld from US intelligence partners, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing sources. Several unnamed US officials familiar with the matter told the outlet that the memo, which is dated July 20, directed intelligence agencies to classify all relevant data and subject analysis as NOFORN – not to be shared with foreign partners, including members of the Five Eyes intelligence framework, which includes the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The reported memo strictly limits the distribution of such materials to the agency from which they originated.

And as if we did have enough war...

More war for oil, oh boy.

Who nose?

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...and I can't speak to the validity, but it is interesting.

Well, I've rambled on long enough. Now it's your turn. The thread is open.

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The denial of the Ursula leaving the summit and having to sit in the hall...
Cued to the story here.
Pretty funny, President fond of Lying.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

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@Lookout
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Alex is fun to watch with his walkabouts
in Cyprus. And your naming "fond of lying"
is appropriate. The whole bunch of bureaucrats
embarrassed themselves in the White House.
And Alensky playing nice was over the top.

Thanks for the watch!

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Zionism is a social disease

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@QMS

...never fails to entertain. I wonder what will happen in today's episode.

Cool and wet today. I ain't complaining in an Alabama August.

Thanks for coming by!

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@Lookout
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or days of our lives.
It is pretty soapy.
Just another scripted
episode played out by
second-rate actors.

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@QMS

after all Trump was a reality TV star and 'elensky was a comedian that played the piano with his penis...yes he was a pianist.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Quite a bouquet of iddiocy we have to worry about. It would take a great mind to get a grip on how to proceed, but sadly I do not have one of those. Perhaps a few Einstein quotes might be a helpful diversion.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

"An oligarchy of private capital cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society because under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information."

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”

“Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse.

And my favorite:

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.”

I hope this helps……

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“The story around the world gives a silent testimony:
— The Beresovka mammoth, frozen in mud, with buttercups in his mouth…..”

The Adam and Eve Story, Chan Thomas 1963

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@ovals49
...and transitioned to never being surprised by the

bouquet of iddiocy

Thanks for the excellent Albert quotes. I like singing this one...

Music by Cranberry Lake Jug Band 1986

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Thanks for the WW, and I look forward to checking it all out as the day passes by. But first, autumn is nearing arrival, and being outside to cook on the charcoal grill without melting in the sun is fast approaching. The old grill was given to a client to salvage for a bit of cash for him, and the replacement will be purchased today. It seems no matter what we pay, or which brand we buy, the average life span is 3 1/2 years before it is junked. It is likely that parts for all brands comes from China, so I hope we get one from existing stock. The one down the road will cause sticker shock.
I am dropping in a 21 minute long video about AIPAC, narrated by Denzel Washington. He speaks slowly, I bet you could speed up the playback speed to 1.50 and it would not be irritating. It is some good news!
https://youtu.be/TBtQMeLdCQc

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

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@on the cusp
It will be autumn like this week with 50's for AM temps. So we're planning on a fire down at the camphouse in the next few days.

Thanks for the clip. I'll check it out.

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@Lookout We have several burn piles, and might be able to light them up in a couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, Friday evening, 4 does and a tiny fawn paid a visit just before dark. The next morning, we discovered deer poop pellets on our patio and several piles inside the yard fence. This does make us hesitant to plant a garden in our buckets full of compost right at the edge of the patio!
When my Dad farmed acreage, his theory was to just plant more of everything and understand that the deer and raccoons would get their fair share. It worked out for all of us! Lol!

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@on the cusp

...browse our potted plants on the deck. I've learned the hard way not to leave my garden starts on the deck. They go in the screen porch if I need to store them outside.

I hope Denzel is correct about the decline of AIPAC!

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@Lookout how our government would actually function if AIPAC wasn't in control. We may live long enough to see the money sent to Israel being kept here and spent on us.
I forgot about rabbits being adorably cute pests...

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@on the cusp

they are not foreign agents? Political ownership perhaps?

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Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art

And here Trump is imitating Hitler. This has not gone unnoticed. The analogy stops, however, when we get to the Thousand-Year Empire of Hitler's dreams. Trump cannot dominate the world; he can only destroy it. Also: Hitler had allies. Trump only has vassals. Hitler lost. What passes for role models these days!

Oh and Max Blumenthal lays out our present-day ongoing Auschwitz:

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"the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters" -- Antonio Gramsci

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@Cassiodorus
Yes, I featured Max's video in the column today too.

This is long...better taken in smaller bites. The pro-Trump view he is taking on the remnants of the British empire.

The AE link on the museum issue today also...
Trump’s Smithsonian Review Is Long Overdue

It is difficult to present a balanced view of almost anything. Our personal bias inevitably creep in. That was also true of my teaching career.

Thanks for coming by!

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