Tag: Russia

• Ukraine and Zelensky Alone

  January 5, 2022

  Capitalism, Putin, Russia, Ukraine

  5 January 2022 Volodymyr Zelensky was an actor when he was elected President of Ukraine in 2019.  Zelensky had appeared regularly on a TV series where he played a history teacher whose rant against political corruption vent viral and made him president.  The Ukrainians, widely disillusioned with their own politicians, were so enchanted with the… Read.

• Podcast: Ukraine World

  January 4, 2022

  Afghanistan, Democracy, International, Ukraine

  If you are at all interested in the build up of Russian troops on the border of Ukraine, you should listen to the podcast “Ukraine World.”  It is by far the most intelligent discussion of the situation. The following are notes from several of the Ukraine World podcasts. Ukrainian president Zelensky came to office arguing… Read.

• Russia Has Already Invaded Ukraine

  December 13, 2021

  Capitalism, Ukraine

  There has been a great deal of discussion in the media lately about what the West will do if Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine.  But, as has been pointed out on the podcast, Ukraine Without Hype (12/10/21), Russia has already invaded Ukraine. The United States and the members of the G7 have threatened “massive… Read.

• UKRAINE: WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW

  December 8, 2021

  Capitalism, NATO, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine 1

  Wednesday 8 December 2021 The 2014 uprising in Ukraine, the ouster of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, and the overthrow of the Ukrainian government were severe blows to the pride of Vladamir Putin and the Russian establishment/oligarchy. Added to the economic importance of Ukraine is the profound cultural centrality of Ukrainian history as part of the… Read.

• MORNING NEWS RUNDOWN

  April 18, 2021

  Authoritarianism, Bernie Sanders, Biden, CHRIS MATTHEWS, CNN, CORPORATE MEDIA, Elite Crime, Joe Biden, Law and Justic, media, MSNBC, Press and Democracy, Republican Party, Russia

  News Roundup Police On the internet: Video after video of police officers behaving abusively, escalating situations, cursing at people, threatening them, intimidating them, killing them, all over the country.  CNN has an expert on to explain that our brains work differently when we’re under stress.  The “stress professor” and the Vanderbilt guy both agreed that… Read.

• Compromised: by Peter Strzok

  September 11, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Bill Barr, Books on Politics, Collusion, Corrupt Governmen, FBI, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Justice Department, Law, media, Political crimes, Republican Party, Trump

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• MORNING RUNDOWN: Belarus, Putin, DoInJ; Barr, Post Office, RICO, “The Chickenshit Club”

  August 16, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Bill Barr, Christo-Fascist authoritarian state, Courts, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Putin, Republican Party, Trump, Voting rights

  MORNING RUNDOWN Widespread protests continue in Belarus. Protests have been happening in the major city of Khabarovsk for weeks after Putin “removed a popularly elected governor and replaced him with a hand-selected loyalist.  Putin is now in the position of allowing Lukashenko to flee to Russia (as he did with Yanukovych in Ukraine) and gobbling… Read.

• From Russia with Love: Russian Influence in Brexit, Russian Assassinations and Trump Wishing Maxwell Well

  July 21, 2020

  Britain, Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Jeffrey Epstein, Putin, Russia, Trump

  The British government and intelligence agencies failed to conduct a proper assessment of Kremlin attempts to interfere with the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a long-delayed Russia report. The contents of the report indicate that the government and intelligence agencies failed to investigate Russian interference because they didn’t want to know, and that they delayed… Read.

• Notes From “Hiding in Plain Sight” by Sarah Kenzior

  June 28, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Graft, Greed and Corruption

  Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America Kendzior, Sarah “To millionaire elites, many of whom already had an apocalyptic bent, a depopulated world is not a tragedy but an opportunity—…” “American exceptionalism—the widespread belief that America is unique among nations and impervious to autocracy—is the delusion that paved… Read.

• Essential Reading: Putin’s People

  June 27, 2020

  books, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Putin, Russia, Uncategorized, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

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• Interview with Sarah Kenzior: Hiding in Plain Sight

  May 6, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Bill Barr, books, Capitalism, China, Coronavirus, CORPORATE MEDIA, Democracy, Economy, Graft, Greed and Corruption, International, Justice Department, Republican Party, Rule of Law, Trump, Uncategorized

  Deep State Radio Podcast Home 5/5/20 Interview with Sarah Kenzior about her new book “Hiding in Plain Sight.” Notes from the interview: The Mueller investigation was deeply problematic in that Mueller completely avoided investigating Trump’s finances and the close connection with the Russian Mafia. Mueller also refused to indict or even interview key people like… Read.

• Proof of Collusion: Seth Abramson

  December 16, 2019

  Books on Politics, Collusion, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Impeachment, International, politics, Russia, Trump, Whistleblower Ukraine

  All you have to do is read this book to see how Robert Mueller was either a Chickenshit (See book by Eisinger) or part of the project to cover up the Trump/Russia collusion.  Neither alternative is a good one. Read.

• Authoritarianism: Ain’t it Grand?

  December 2, 2019

  Authoritarianism, CORPORATE MEDIA, Graft, Greed and Corruption, media, politics, Trump

    “A …report by the Justice Department’s inspector general is expected to sharply criticize lower-level F.B.I. officials as well as bureau leaders involved in the early stages of the Trump-Russia investigation, but to absolve the top ranks of abusing their powers out of bias against President Trump…”   As Nick Confessori (NYT) pointed out this… Read.

• Something is Different: Fight or Get Out of the Way

  October 18, 2019

  Graft, Greed and Corruption, International, politics

  Rachael Maddow said tonight that she feels there is something different going on; that a corner has been turned.  I feel the same way although I can’t explain why.   I have watched many Trump rallies, all the way through and taken notes, but tonight, I watched a murderous thug of a moron scream lies… Read.

• “What America was selling to the world used to be the rule of law.” Zelensky, Ukraine, Kolomoisky, Corruption.

  October 3, 2019

  Uncategorized, Whistleblower Ukraine

  What America was selling to the world used to be the rule of law. Read.