TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Early this morning, Israeli Channel 10 news published a leaked diplomatic cable which had been sent to all Israeli ambassadors throughout the world concerning the chaotic events that unfolded over the weekend in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which began with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s unexpected resignation after he was summoned to Riyadh by his Saudi-backers, and led to Read More…
OK, the dust has settled on the “release” of the JFK files last week, and here’s what we know so far: As expected, the release is not a full release by any stretch of the imagination, despite Trump’s tweets to the contrary. As I pointed out in the most recent edition of New World Next Week, if Trump had Read More…
There’s been another mass shooting in America, this time at a very small church in a Texas town of less than a thousand people. As of this writing, ABC News is reporting that at least 27 people are dead. Details are scant and the response has been predictable. I follow both lefties and conservatives on social media Read More…
There is ample talk, particularly of late, about the threats posed by social media to democracy and political discourse. Yet one of the primary ways that democracy is degraded by platforms such as Facebook and Twitter is, for obvious reasons, typically ignored in such discussions: the way they are used by American journalists to endorse factually Read More…
A 13-year-old girl was named one of Hollywood’s “sexiest” actresses in one magazine, and featured in a series of suggestive poses in another. (TFTP) While she is only 13 years old, actress Millie Bobby Brown has become famous for her role in the Netflix hit Stranger Things, and she has also become Hollywood’s latest attempt at Read More…
While placing pressure on Venezuela could well be part of the agenda behind the public face of this week’s combined military drill, the move is likely reflective of the larger goal of establishing a permanent U.S. military presence in the Amazon. CHILE – Back in May, MintPress News reported on the announcement of a U.S. military drill in Read More…