Rep Massie Introduces Bill For US To Dump 'Cold War Relic' NATO

Rep Massie Introduces Bill For US To Dump 'Cold War Relic' NATO Getty Images Requires the President to formally notify NATO of U.S. withdrawal under Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty. Concludes that NATO’s original Cold War purpose no longer aligns with current U.S. national security interests. Finds that European NATO members have adequate economic and military capacity to provide for their
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Money For Nothing

Money For Nothing Call it new technology And they use it to burn And they show no concern Work for their prosperity While the big wheels turn Now it’s too late to learn Don’t upset the teacher Though we know he lied to you Don’t upset the preacher He’s gonna close his eyes for you And it’s a shame That you’re so afraid Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain Putting back
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'Most Divided' Fed In 37 Years Cuts Rates; Restarts Balance Sheet Growth

'Most Divided' Fed In 37 Years Cuts Rates; Restarts Balance Sheet Growth — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 21, 2025 FOMC *FED CUTS BENCHMARK RATE TARGET RANGE TO 3.5%-3.75% IN 9-3 VOTE Fed Governor Stephen Miran voted against the decision in favor of lowering rates by a half-point, while Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee dissented in favor of
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Tamara Gausi, Marta Checa, Mathilde Dorcadie – As Equal Times closes, the work continues

“Go slow and dig deep” “More than just a publication” Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with tools to understand the rapid changes we are witnessing in the world and ideas to fight for a better world. Support Resistance Media –
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Patrick E. Shea – Donald Trump’s peace agreements are also business deals

Patrick E. Shea is a senior Lecturer in International Relations and Global Governance at the University of Glasgow. Transactional approach Attention span Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with tools to understand the rapid changes we are witnessing in the world
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Gunboat Diplomacy Returns: US Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela

Gunboat Diplomacy Returns: US Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela — BNO News (@BNONews) December 10, 2025 🚨 Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized near Venezuela? PRESIDENT TRUMP: We keep the oil, I guess! 🤣 Q: Where does it go? TRUMP: You're a good news man. Just get a helicopter and go follow the tanker! He is the best 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Dp9duwUxT7 —
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Why Silver Is Racing Higher: Supply Shortages, ETF Demand and Fed Hopes

Silver climbed to an unprecedented peak after markets digested dwindling inventories, strong inflows into silver-backed funds and growing expectations the Federal Reserve will loosen policy, creating a potent cocktail that has driven prices sharply higher. Supply Shortages and Falling Inventories Tighten the Physical Market Traders and analysts point to an acute shortfall of physical silver as the primary immediate driver behind
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No Wonder The World Seems Deranged...

No Wonder The World Seems Deranged... Why We Fail My new book Investing In Revolution is available at a 10% discount ($18 for the paperback, $24 for the hardcover and $8.95 for the ebook edition). Introduction (free). Become a $3/month patron of my work via patreon.com. Subscribe to my Substack for free Tyler Durden Wed, 12/10/2025 - 08:05
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SpaceX Reportedly Targeting 2026 IPO That Could Rival Saudi Aramco's Historic Listing

SpaceX Reportedly Targeting 2026 IPO That Could Rival Saudi Aramco's Historic Listing Wild to look at SpaceX’s valuation history. If this chart were linear, the first 10 years would basically be invisible, even when it became a unicorn in 2010. Years of grinding… then rocket reusability + Starlink, and the whole thing went vertical. SpaceX is the clearest… pic.twitter.com/5O74VZHXia — Justin Mateen (@justinmateen) December
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Hossam el-Hamalawy – Hyper-Zionism: How Israel became Germany’s ‘reason’ for being

Hossam el-Hamalawy is a journalist and scholar-activist who researches the Egyptian military and security services. Picture by Hladnik A sacred phrase and its heavy cost A myth reconsidered The shift from universal to particular The catechism and its machinery Outsourcing of guilt and legal entrenchment Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of
| Geopolitics, National Politics, Racism

Tetyana Malyarenko, Stefan Wolff – New US national security strategy adds to Ukraine’s woes and exacerbates Europe’s dilemmas

Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham. Tetyana Malyarenk is Jean Monnet Professor of European Security at the National University Odesa Law Academy. Whose side is the US on anyway? The state of the conflict in Ukraine, December 7 2025. Institute for the Study of War Can Europe and Ukraine go it alone? Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the
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Michael Roberts – Stagflation and the K-shaped economy

Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Picture by BuxeHD Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with tools to understand the rapid changes we are witnessing in the world and ideas to fight for
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Goldman Tracks "Lovely Polar Vortex Spinning Into Third Week"

Goldman Tracks "Lovely Polar Vortex Spinning Into Third Week" NOAA flagship model GFS keeps forecasting devastating cold into Christmas. Keep stretching/pulling on polar vortex, eventually it wrecks, and cold blasts out. Surface pressure patterns here (Day 16) would be unprecedented in 21st Century. pic.twitter.com/w2Vvcp6OjX — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) December 8, 2025 Timeline For "Largest-Ever LNG Supply Wave" To Hit Global Markets Tyler Durden Tue, 12/09/2025
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Thousands Gather in Nairobi as Science Meets Diplomacy for Planet Protection

“There will never be a better time than now to invest in a stable climate, thriving ecosystems, and resilient lands, or in sustainable development that delivers for all,” said Amina J. Mohammed, the deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, during the opening plenary of the seventh meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) taking place […]
| Active Citizens, Biodiversity, Civil Society

Bad News Democrats: Tesla Takedown Operation Fails As Purchase Sentiment Recovers

Bad News Democrats: Tesla Takedown Operation Fails As Purchase Sentiment Recovers DEVELOPING: Video provided to the Review-Journal shows several @Tesla vehicles engulfed in flames after Las Vegas police say they were set on fire by an individual early Tuesday morning. UPDATES→ https://t.co/sZQr9j1E5A pic.twitter.com/uXeLsdpTVl — Las Vegas Review-Journal (@reviewjournal) March 18, 2025 🚨 NEW: The ATF is investigating after multiple Tesla Cybertrucks caught fire
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Alastair Crooke – Bait and switch stage two – Shooting the breeze in Moscow

Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with tools to understand the rapid changes we are witnessing in the world and ideas to fight for
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Ralph Nader, Bruce Fein – Open Letter to Zohran Mamdani – Political Moderate

Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer and author of Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! Bruce Fein is a lawyer with 50 years of experience in constitutional, international, civil rights, and government regulatory law Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with
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NY Fed Consumer Survey Shows Steady Inflation, Despite Soaring Expectations For Medical Care Costs

NY Fed Consumer Survey Shows Steady Inflation, Despite Soaring Expectations For Medical Care Costs Median one-year-ahead earnings growth expectations remained unchanged at 2.6% in November. Median nominal household spending growth expectations increased by 0.2 percentage point to 5.0%. Perceptions of credit access compared to a year ago deteriorated, with the net share of respondents expecting it will be easier versus harder
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Putin Pushes New Demographic Measures as Russia Faces Accelerating Birth Decline

President Vladimir Putin has proposed new measures to counteract Russia’s declining birth rate, calling for stronger support for fatherhood and more incentives for families with multiple children. The proposal came during a meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, where the president devoted significant attention to the need to increase the nation’s population. Why Russia’s Birth Rate
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Magnitude 7.2 Quake Strikes Off Japan, Triggers Tsunami Alert

Magnitude 7.2 Quake Strikes Off Japan, Triggers Tsunami Alert — Intel Net (@IntelNet) December 8, 2025 No issues at Fukushima and Higashidori nuclear plants: Kyodo 地震エグかった！ めっちゃ揺れたよ💦 揺れも長かった！！ pic.twitter.com/KCDS2uAkT8 — くまた (@kumadayokuma3) December 8, 2025 — Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) December 8, 2025 #Tsunami The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude of 7.6. A tsunami warning has been issued for the northeast coast of Japan, specifically in the
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Tehran’s Approach to Ethiopia, Opportunities and Obstacles, Outlook

Strengthening Ethiopia’s diplomatic presence in Iran and launching a Joint Economic Commission between the two countries, expanding visits and increasing cooperation in new areas, can make relations multidimensional and deeper. Relations between Iran and Ethiopia date back to the very early Achaemenid and Sasanian periods. The beginning of official and modern relations between Iran and […]
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'Fourth Reich': Musk Strikes Back At EU 'Tyrants' After X Fine

'Fourth Reich': Musk Strikes Back At EU 'Tyrants' After X Fine — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2025 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2025 At the WEF annual meeting, the EU regulator threatens Twitter and Elon Musk with sanctions. She is very unhappy about unapproved thoughts being expressed freely on Twitter. Your thoughts are too dangerous for the EU bureaucrats to handle! pic.twitter.com/M27cykXqtF —
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A “ripple-on” effect following Sanae Takaichi’s remark

The scandal triggered by a comment made by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on November 7, 2025 about the Taiwan issue is still reverberating and shows no sign of dying down. The “ripples on the water” provoked by her remark on the global political arena not only refuse to fade, they keep reaching new actors. […]
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Michael Roberts -AI and the railway mania

Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with tools to understand the rapid changes we are witnessing in the world and ideas to
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Richard Murphy – 12 questions about modern money

Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New Deal as well as blogging at Funding the Future This is the transcript: Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with tools to
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Zelensky 'Systematically Sabotaged' Ukraine Anti-Corruption Efforts, NYT Concludes

Zelensky 'Systematically Sabotaged' Ukraine Anti-Corruption Efforts, NYT Concludes EPA/Shutterstock Detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov from the NABU, who was jailed in July due to accusations by the SBU of attempting to sell technical info to Russia, has been released. Today, during the appeal hearing, the judge ruled to free the NABU detective from custody without any preventive… pic.twitter.com/9LOCV8NqKy — Clash Report (@clashreport) December 3, 2025 For
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Just How Dystopian Could Starmer's Britain Become?

Just How Dystopian Could Starmer's Britain Become? Curtailing a Centuries-Old Right "The right to trial by jury is an important factor in delicate balance between the power of the state and the power of the individual" - Keir Starmer (1992) What changed? pic.twitter.com/6nY3c593jH — Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott) December 2, 2025 Added Legal Protection for Financial Criminals? “It would be very unwise to believe a word
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Exciting Results of the 23rd Russia-India Summit in New Delhi

The significant and unprecedented outcomes of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India on December 4-5 this year have convincingly reaffirmed the truly privileged strategic nature of the bilateral partnership. This was Vladimir Putin’s 10th visit to India and his first since the commencement of the Special Military Operation. It is symbolic that the […]
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Putin Wraps Up High-Profile India Visit: Russia and India Seal 29 Agreements

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has completed a two-day visit to India, where he held extended talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took part in a bilateral business forum, and oversaw the signing of 29 agreements aimed at resetting the economic architecture of Russian-Indian cooperation. A Warm Welcome and Intensive Diplomacy Putin arrived in New Delhi on the evening of December 4
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EU Split Widens as Merz Pushes for Ukraine Loan and Medvedev Threatens Casus Belli

Friedrich Merz is attempting to convince Belgium to issue a “reparations loan” to Ukraine, but the position of the United States and Dmitry Medvedev’s warnings cast doubt on the success of this mission. Merz Is Doing Everything to Break Up the European Union Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz urgently flew to Brussels in an effort to overcome Belgium’s resistance on the matter
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Sondos Asem – ICC shuns US demands to drop Israel war crimes probe and amend treaty

Sondos Asem is a journalist and news editor at Middle East Eye in London. She is a specialist in international law, human rights and public policy in the Middle East and North Africa Countermeasures ‘The court is independent’ Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who
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Pawel Mościcki – Class warfare (on the top)

Paweł Mościcki is a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the author of numerous books and a blog: pawelmoscicki.net as well as substack pawelmoscicki.substack.com Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on the cutting edge of radical thinking who provide our readers with
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Ian Proud – Russia’s economy is not about to explode

Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from July 2014 to February 2019. He recently published his memoir, “A Misfit in Moscow: How British diplomacy in Russia failed, 2014-2019,” and is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute. Subscribe to The
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The Sky Is the Limit for the Indo-Russian Relationship

President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India is expected to give a new direction to the time-tested Indo-Russian special privileged strategic partnership. On his first state visit to India since 2022, President Vladimir Putin and his large delegation are further expected to reinforce ties with India. The visit is going to take place over two […]
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Another Navy fleet runs aground

Anchors astray! Blueprints aren’t the only thing that’s missing Wisdom from the late defense secretary “I’m convinced we still waste an awful lot of money in the Defense Department because we spend it on things we don’t need to spend it on. We do it because Congress directs that it be done, not because we’ve got a bunch of admirals and generals in
| Pentagon budget, Pentagon, Defense department

Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)

Despite widespread rejection and ridicule in Western media of Donald Trump’s peace proposal on Ukraine being “dead on arrival” in Moscow, there was Trump’s envoy and his son-in-law discussing the “dead” document for five hours until midnight on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. Yury Ushakov, Putin’s chief aide on Ukraine, in […]
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Europe Braces for Crisis as Ukraine’s Collapse Threatens NATO’s Future

The growing likelihood of Ukraine’s defeat has become a political nightmare for both the European Union and the North Atlantic alliance. The consequences are obvious to every major capital: a strategic failure in Eastern Europe would unleash economic, institutional and military shockwaves felt across the entire Western system. Yet the real concern in European and NATO circles is not the
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‘Low- and Middle-Income Countries Need Better Data, Not Just Better Tech’

During the Global Development Conference 2025, development experts and researchers kept warning that low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were being pushed into a wave of digital transformation without the basic statistical systems, institutional capacity, and local context needed to ensure that AI and digital tools truly benefited the poor. Among the prominent voices shaping this […]
| Conferences, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade

Limits of the US-Saudi Strategic Ties

Trump may have embraced Mohammad bin Salman, but Washington’s “reset” with Riyadh is more illusion than alliance. The US wants Saudi backing against China and Russia; Riyadh wants a US-guaranteed Palestinian state. Neither side seems ready to deliver. Without compromise, this strategic partnership is flashy, transactional, and always one crisis from diminishing and/or collapsing. The […]
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The Old Europe Behind the New Flags

Europe’s most vehemently anti-Russian leaders, such as Kaja Kallas and Ursula von der Leyen, are not moral beacons but heirs to long-standing ideological lineages that continue to shape Europe’s confrontational posture toward Russia. When Kaja Kallas steps in front of the cameras and warns that Europe must brace for war or that negotiations with Moscow […]
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Mikhail Gorbachev's Last Mercedes

The first and last President of the USSR considered automobiles a symbol of luxury, something he avoided instinctively, and perhaps for that reason he treated cars with a certain indifference, as a practical necessity rather than a passion. Even in the memoirs written by the former General Secretary, both he and his wife skirted the subject of the vehicles they
| History, traditions

AFIC’s UPR initiative aims for stronger regional media protections

Why the UPR Matters for Freedom of Expression and ATI advancing press freedom recommendations strengthening access to information laws and implementation addressing attacks on journalists and impunity expanding civic space elevating digital rights concerns What the Project will do Mercy Abiro Owilla — Lead Researcher Gaaba Maria Lakel — Researcher, Communications & Advocacy Lead Sight Ampamya — Data Analyst & Co-Researcher Journalists and CSOs (Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda) Using UNESCO’s UPR Guidelines With
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Europe Risks Being Left Behind as Northern Sea Route Gains Importance

The Northern Sea Route is becoming a significant element in global logistics changes. Russia plays a central role in its development, alongside China, while Europe remains on the periphery, according to Berliner Zeitung. From experimental route to working transport artery The Arctic, once considered a “backup” route, is now a functional transport artery. Russia and China are actively transforming the Northern
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Ukraine Peace Talks: Concessions or Done Deals?

The latest attempt at U.S. mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are in disarray with the chance of success rapidly shrinking. Trump originally offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a plan that “He’ll have to like… and if he doesn’t like it, then you know, they should just keep fighting.” And he demanded an answer […]
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Takaichi’s Remark on Taiwan Sharply Deteriorated Japan-China Relations

A remark about a possible response to an escalation of the situation around Taiwan, made on November 7 of this year by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a meeting of one of the parliamentary committees, became the reason for a serious scandal in Japan-China relations that has not subsided to this day. Domestic Political […]
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Why the Meandering Borders of Ukraine Are No Hill For America First To Die On

Here we go again. The Donald had no more than offered a constructive 28-point plan that correctly identified America’s Homeland Security interest in Ukraine as nichts, nada, nugatory and nyet – when the Washington neocon brigade that he foolishly invited back into his government to sabotage it for the second time, did exactly that. This […]
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‘Inclusive Digital Transformation Will Pave Path for Prosperity, Bridge Divides’

Weeks after an international conference on inclusive and people-centric digital transformation organized by the Global Development Network (GDN) here, a new narrative is unfolding about the need for digital innovations to serve people first and narrow inequalities rather than widening them. Earlier this week, amidst a landmark G20 Summit on African soil, world leaders converged […]
| Africa, Asia-Pacific, Development & Aid

Mali’s media strangled by suspensions, arrests and fear

“Coverage of the fuel shortage and the blockade imposed on certain areas of the country by armed groups must not be used as a pretext for suspending radio and television stations and attacking media outlets and journalists. The public has the right to be informed on the basis of genuine media pluralism, which has become impossible in Mali. RSF calls
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