News for April 18, 2026

| April 18, 2026

Trump says Iran will never close the Strait of Hormuz again, but Trump lies a lot. Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again because of U.S. blockade: U.S. Navy will board Iran’s ships. U.S. has no support from allies to blockade strait. ? Why Iran’s blockage of the strait is not a good long-term policy. How […]

News for November 15, 2025

| November 14, 2025

The worst news of the week comes from Elon Musk, who is planning to manufacture 100,000 robots. His Optimus program will follow everybody around and prevent them from committing crimes. AI and robots are now replacing workers at such a rate that it is difficult to imagine what is going to happen to the economy […]

News for November 1, 2025

| October 31, 2025

Ukraine is losing badly on the ground, but the U.S. government is planning to send $2 billion more in weapons. Ukraine and Russia continue missile attacks. Zelensky plans more attacks on Russian refineries. ? Biden’s sanctions on Russian oil backfired, but Trump’s oil sanctions are causing Russia problems. Ukraine central bank devalues currency. A report […]

News for August 30, 2025

| August 29, 2025

Ukraine peace negotiations continue, but peace is very far away. Ukraine drone strikes on Russian oil refiners destroy 17 percent of Russia’s refining capacity. Russian missile strikes on Kiev target French and British embassies.  Europe wants to send 4 or 5 brigades to Ukraine to ensure peace, but Russia rejects proposal. U.S. approves $825 million […]

News for August 23, 2025

| August 22, 2025

Trump’s peace negotiations seem not to be leading to peace. Ukraine attacks oil pipeline to Europe. Russia continues to attack Ukraine. Next week should bring more clarity. Gilbert Doctorow on Putin’s agreements with Trump: ? Putin hands over to Trump 25,000 pages on mRNA crimes. Putin wants Fauci prosecuted. Macron calls for UN-backed Gaza mission […]

News for August 9, 2025

| August 9, 2025

Putin and Trump to meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine ceasefire. On the table, Russia gets occupied territories. Of course security agreements needed, and Ukraine must agree. Zelensky warns Ukraine will not give up territory. Four European nations promise $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine. U.S. to supply $200 million in weapons to […]

News for July 26, 2025

| July 25, 2025

Zelensky shuffles National Security Council members as some members were upset about the slaughter of Ukrainians. The Ukraine government established an independent anti-corruption agency, but when an agent accused Zelensky of stealing $10 billion per year from foreign aid, Zelensky had the agent arrested. Zelensky is expecting millions in promised aid from Europe, but the […]