AI Labor Arbitrage Conundrum
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Government shutdown live updates as funding bill moves to the House after Senate passage [Vote tonight at 7:00 PM] The funding bill that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is headed to the House for a final vote as soon as Wednesday after the Senate approved it in a 60-40 vote on Monday, bringing Congress one step closer to ending the impasse.
Speaker Mike Johnson told members on Monday to start returning as soon as possible in anticipation of travel delays that have snarled airports across the country. Neither chamber is in session Tuesday due to the Veterans Day holiday.
The final legislation extends funding for most agencies until Jan. 30, while including three full-year funding bills for some parts of the government. House Republicans are confident that the package will clear the lower chamber. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-latest-house-senate-vote/
Alastair Crooke, Western cross-currents: Cultural populism vs deep architecture Thanks Michael R. When the headlines say the Democrats ‘swept’ the races in the U.S., it likely reflects the same double-dislike that is evident in Europe. American Populists do not care for either Party’s ruling Establishment, seeing them as Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee – a plague on both your houses is their riposte... ..The ruling stratum is deeply embedded and owned by mega-donors precisely to keep it that way. Nonetheless, the populist dynamic in the U.S. is irrefutable, and may soon evolve beyond the reach of donor speech repression structures... ..Structurally, there is a crisis affecting all but the top 10% or so of households. The U.S. stock market has entered a fantasy euphoria: Fundamentals do not matter; data does not matter; only the meme of the day and how to trade it matters. (The top 10% of households oowns 87% of all stocks).
The bottom tier of society however, is further ‘punished’ by price rises (inflation) that have resulted in a crisis of consumer confidence not seen in decades. Even regular staples are being left unsold on supermarket shelves... ..The key structural shift sending shivers of anxiety at prospects of coming social unrest down the spine of the financial panjandrums however, is a simple chart showing vertically soaring U.S. stock market prices for its up-vector, crossing at a certain point with a sharply downward trajectory of job-openings. It is being widely termed a ‘death cross’... The crossover point – where the vectors divide so explosively – is given as the launch date of the AI tool Chat GPT. The chart thus foreshadows a social time bomb. Are big companies anticipating that AI will bring massive job replacement?
Is such an outcome probable? A recent MIT study by contrast found that 95% of companies that had invested in AI tools were seeing zero return, and concluded that today’s AI doesn’t understand ‘environments’ – It just pattern-matches inside them... ..It is either a crucial market misjudgement by the U.S. AI giants – one that might trigger a market crash – or else, the U.S. AI majors correctly are foretelling a coming tsunami of job replacements... ..Whether their judgement is right or wrong, the reality is that, with the top 4 U.S. AI spenders planning on investing $420 billion on infrastructure next year, the “Godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton, says this level of spending can only be justified by replacing humans... ..Trump has made his bet on the U.S. dominating global AI: “If you go a couple of years out, you’re gonna see numbers like you’ve never seen. We’re building some of the biggest buildings ever built anywhere in the world: The AI buildings”.
Yet the CEO of Nividia told the FT that China will overtake the U.S. in AI, and Open AI has been angling for a government loan guarantee.
The ‘geological’ fault line here is that there is not one American (or European) economy, there are two quite separate economies: A financialised cornucopia as one, and structured privation as the other. The two do not meet... ..The AI bubble may anytime pop and trigger a sell-off in markets. And the U.S. Supreme Court too, possibly might rule that Trump’s heavy reliance on tariffs – both as a weaponised geo-political tool, and as a source of revenue to plug deficit holes in the Federal budget – be deemed to be partly or wholly unconstitutional.
Trump has said that, were the Supreme Court to rule his tariffs unconstitutional: “We would be defenceless, leading perhaps even to the ruination of our Nation”. The outlook is unstable too at the level of Trump’s base: MAGA supporters backed away from the ballot this week, either staying home, or flipping to Democrat.
At the root of the MAGA disenchantment is both the ‘split economy’, but also – in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk – a growing breach between MAGA ‘America First’ supporters and the pro-Israel mega-donor cadre. Trump’s close identification with Netanyahu and Israel has been demonstrated to be a losing issue electorally. Yet, this is the sphere in which – uniquely – Trump is not simply transactional. He acts and speaks — and ‘walks-the-walk’ — of a zealous Zionist. The big question therefore, is can Trump re-define himself in the wake of a clear signal that the Midterms are his to lose? ... ..Trump’s options are limited: He will not be allowed to row back on the donor-financed deep foreign policy architecture that has been in place for four decades: i.e. unqualified support for Israel and the unconstrained open resort to U.S. military action wherever actors decline to align with U.S. and Israeli positions, or refuse to defer to dollar trade primacy... ..The key to the future (whether for the U.S. or Europe) is who can persuade voters they can, and will, provide solutions to the ‘bread-and-butter’ structural contradictions ruining their electors’ wellbeing...
..The bottom line? Trump’s foreign policy will face disruptions from both Israel (exacerbating MAGA disquiet) and from Europe. The European élite technocracy is still in denial that they are widely seen by their electorates as dysfunctional failures... ‘Russophobia‘ is their only rallying cry and we may expect further provocations aimed at Russia. They (still) hope to prove that they were right, all along – that Russia is indeed the threat. The Élites may believe that, but their electorates do not... ..The Trump ‘Order’ is inherently unstable. Facing evident western decline, Trump sails ‘heroically’ against the tide – trying to revive the golden age of America. But that age, if it ever was golden, is no longer to be found. It has passed away...
..When the fundamental balance of an ‘order’ has become disrupted beyond a certain point; when the young turn against illusion and begin to search for something fresh to supplant the tired patterns of the old … this is known as waiting for the new moon. That’s where we are. Waiting. https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/11/10/western-cross-currents-cultural-populism-vs-deep-architecture/
I did not see any “violence”, and few protesters. Shaking a barrier and chanting isn’t “violent”. Beware of ANTIFA and TPUSA-under-new-management hype. ‘War zone’: Violent protest erupts outside UC Berkeley prior to TPUSA event https://www.thecollegefix.com/war-zone-violent-protest-erupts-outside-uc-berkeley-prior-to-tpusa-event/
Dollar Dumps As ADP Report Shows Big Job Losses In October, Small Biz Optimism Hits 6 Month Lows https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/dollar-dumps-adp-report-shows-big-job-losses-october-small-biz-optimism-hits-6-month-lows
China’s DeepSeek Issues Rare Warning Of An Incoming AI-Fueled Jobpocalypse https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/chinas-deepseek-issues-rare-warning-incoming-ai-fueled-jobpocalypse
From thin air: Trump Admin To Lend “Hundreds Of Billions” To Build Nuclear Power Plants Who will plug the funding gap needed to build out all the data centers required to make the AI dream a reality, a gap which Morgan Stanley recently calculated would be as large as $2.9 trillion in capex funding needs, of which at least $1 trillion will come in the form of debt (and mostly private debt)? ... There is another, just as critical question: who will fund the energy buildout that powers these data centers? ... And at a cost of $50-60BN per GW of power, we can quickly add several more trillion dollars that will be needed in the next several years. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-admin-lend-hundreds-billions-build-nuclear-power-plants
Government Shutdown Delayed Some $5BN In Weapons Transfers To Ukraine https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/government-shutdown-delayed-some-5bn-weapons-transfers-ukraine
Thanks Eleni. There’s a lot in here: Destroying Europe in order to save it: Extortion, theft, and the EU’s two disastrous choices Europe can postpone recognition of failure, but it cannot postpone the bill.
Europe now faces a stark choice forced by its disastrous war policy against Russia: either allow the EU to successfully move toward a centralized state over the heads of its member states, risking a mass Eurexit that may or may not succeed in reaction to that gamble, or delay the larger crisis through member states quietly accepting one of several schemes that will cripple the economy and create social strife regardless. The Union must decide whether to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance a €140 billion “reparation” loan for Ukraine, or to issue joint debt through Eurobonds. Both paths carry severe legal risks and impose heavy costs on citizens... ..Article 311 stipulates that the Union “shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives within the limits of its own resources,” prohibiting the creation of new revenue streams without unanimous member state consent. Article 5 TEU further limits EU institutions to exercising only those competences conferred upon them by the Treaties, expressly reserving all others to the Member States. A unilateral Eurobond issuance would thus amount to the Commission assuming fiscal sovereignty; a power the Treaties never grant and which, if asserted, would effectively suspend the member states’ budgetary control and violate constitutional order, creating a mass EU-wide legal crisis.
If forced, citizens face higher taxes, constrained public services, and renewed austerity. Debt obligations do not disappear with elections; social unrest could deepen inequality, provoke Euroscepticism, and trigger exit pressures. Constitutionally, this makes the Commission behave as a sovereign treasury without legitimacy... ..Both options are evergreening: keeping failing policies alive to avoid losses. Option A buries legal risk and hands latent liabilities to future citizens; Option B openly burdens taxpayers and risks constitutional rupture. And even worse, both scenarios ignore the chronic economic hazard to Europe if it continues its course of sanctions on Russian energy, which could make it the least competitive economy in the developed world.
In both options, the EU is pouring billions either directly into Ukraine or into arms to supply it yet the war is almost certainly lost and the billions spent on expected returns from reconstruction of Russian-liberated territories will never be recovered. https://www.sott.net/article/502868-Destroying-Europe-in-order-to-save-it-Extortion-theft-and-the-EUs-two-disastrous-choices
Big enough for regime-change: Moon of Alabama, Ukraine – Zelenski Friend Accused In Energy Sector Corruption Case
There has been a severe power struggle going on in Ukraine which the circle around acting president Vladimir Zelenski fighting against the former president Petro Poroshenko and his clique. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/11/ukraine-zelenskis-friend-accused-of-energy-sector-corruption.html
More details of the political attack in the first few minutes: Unprecedented Levels of Corruption - A Major Offensive Is in the Works, Military Summary 2025.11.11
Further update in first 3 minutes: Zelenskyy’s Power is Shaking - Evacuations Underway in Zaporizhzhia Sector, Military Summary 2025.11.12
Russia Claims It Thwarted British & Ukrainian Plot To Steal Hypersonic Missile-Equipped Jet In an ... allegation from the Russian government, Ukrainian and British intelligence attempted to steal a MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had thwarted the alleged plot in which the foreign spies allegedly offered Russian pilots $3 million if they would perform the heist. The RIA news agency quoted the FSB as saying the stolen aircraft was intended to be flown toward a NATO base in the Romanian city of Constanta.. ...The FSB isn’t alleging that Ukraine was simply trying to steal the Russian hypersonic missile or aircraft in order to use it, but that the whole objective was to see the MiG-31 get shot down while inbound over NATO-member Romania’s airspace
“In order to hijack the aircraft, Ukrainian military intelligence officers tried to recruit Russian pilots, offering $3 million,” the FSB statement reads. “The special services then planned to send the jet with the Kinzhal missile to the area where NATO’s largest airbase in southeastern Europe is located, in the Romanian city of Constanta, where it could be shot down by air defenses.” https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-claims-it-stopped-british-ukrainian-plot-steal-hypersonic-equipped-jet
In Russia, the blocking of SIM cards of arrivals from abroad, including Russians, has begun. Russian telecom operators have launched a mechanism to provide protection against drones in Russia. https://eadaily.com/en/ampnews/2025/11/10/in-russia-the-blocking-of-sim-cards-of-arrivals-from-abroad-including-russians-has-begun
Russian Navy Arrives in Venezuela: A Modern Geopolitical Game Russian naval vessels have officially docked at Venezuela’s La Guaira port. This is one of Moscow’s most visible military gestures in Latin America in years.
According to multiple reports, the deployment includes the Admiral Gorshkov frigate. It is one of Russia’s most advanced warships. The deployment also includes the Akademik Pashin, a fleet supply ship.
The Admiral Gorshkov is equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles. These missiles can strike targets at speeds up to Mach 9. This capability gives the visit a clear strategic undertone. Russian officials describe the operation as a ‘show-the-flag’ mission. https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/11/08/russian-navy-arrives-in-venezuela-a-modern-geopolitical-game/
US Again Flies Heavy Bombers Near Venezuela’s Coast Two US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft made the provocative flight, marking the fourth time since October 15 that the US has sent bombers near Venezuela’s coast. The first flight also involved B-52s, and the second and third were conducted by B-1B Lancer bombers.
In each case, the US bombers kept their transponders on when flying near Venezuela, meaning they wanted to be seen. https://scheerpost.com/2025/11/09/us-again-flies-heavy-bombers-near-venezuelas-coast/
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group has finally arrived in the US Southern Command Area of Responsibility, after late last month President Trump ordered it to Caribbean waters from its deployment in the Mediterranean. https://www.zerohedge.com/military/clock-ticking-looming-anti-maduro-action-ford-carrier-group-arrived
US Troops Train for Jungle Warfare in Panama for First Time in Decades - The training comes amid a push toward a potential war with Venezuela https://news.antiwar.com/2025/11/10/us-troops-train-for-jungle-warfare-in-panama-for-first-time-in-decades/
US Army Prepares Million Drone Acquisition To Secure Domain Dominance On Modern Battlefield https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-army-prepares-million-drone-acquisition-secure-domain-dominance-modern-battlefield
Conventionally powered for 1500 mile range: U.S. Air Force’s Secret Nuclear Cruise Missile AGM-181 LRSO Finally Surfaces https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-Air-Forces-Secret-Nuclear-Cruise-Missile-AGM-181-LRSO-Finally-Surfaces/#google_vignette
Mike Mihajlovic has done excellent research work and presents it very well: Poseidon: The Ultimate Weapon of Vengeance [i] “To wipe out the enemy coast” The Poseidon, designated 2M39 in Russian service and known to NATO as Kanyon, is among the most enigmatic and controversial strategic systems developed in recent years. It resists conventional classification: neither a conventional torpedo nor a crewed submarine, it represents a novel class of autonomous, nuclear-powered underwater vehicle designed to carry a nuclear warhead... ..In summary, the Poseidon system represents a technically feasible but strategically extreme extension of known nuclear and naval technologies. It most likely uses a compact liquid-metal-cooled fast reactor to achieve long-range, high-speed operation at great depths, carries a warhead of 2-100 Mt, and could inflict catastrophic local damage and contamination on any coastal target. Yet the notion that it could raise ocean-wide radioactive tsunamis is unsupported by physical science. Its true significance may lie less in its physics than in its symbolism: a weapon designed to project the image of ultimate deterrence by threatening entire coastal societies, even if the practical mechanics of such annihilation are more limited than popular imagination suggests.
Politically, the deployment of Poseidon adds a new dimension to strategic deterrence. Its autonomous nature and perceived “doomsday” capability suggest a weapon intended more for psychological and geopolitical signaling than for practical battlefield use. Its mere existence challenges traditional arms control frameworks and complicates stability calculations by introducing a new underwater axis of nuclear deterrence.
Despite the growing public literature, many details remain unknowable. The reactor’s design, actual performance, warhead configuration, and even deployment status are tightly held secrets. Modeling the hydrodynamics of a multi-megaton underwater detonation is inherently uncertain, as no full-scale tests have ever been conducted at such yields or depths. Extrapolations from smaller historical tests provide useful guidance but cannot capture all nonlinear effects of deep-water bubble dynamics or coastal interactions. Moreover, the strategic intent behind Poseidon, whether as a second-strike deterrent, a terror weapon, or an anti-access denial system, remains speculative and politically sensitive.
Simplicius, Al-Qaeda in the Oval Office: A New Phase of the Global Disorder - Today Al-Jolani visited the White House for another session of surreal optics. This is a man who up until only a few months ago still had a $10M FBI reward for his arrest and capture as ex-head of the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda.
Some might ask, why the double standards in not highlighting Jolani’s welcome by Putin a month earlier? One must admit that the significance here is far greater: Al-Qaeda was the supposed chief bogeyman to the US—the organization responsible for 9/11, an event whose mythological significance rivals that of the Holocaust. To witness this organization’s head beaming in the Oval Office, one must admit, is a far starker juxtaposition than his arrival in sometime-rival Russia. In an even more bizarre set of optics, Jolani was earlier seen shooting hoops with literal CENTCOM generals, who would have previously been hunting Jolani and his gang across the Levant from their bustling command centers... ..The meeting comes amid rumors of US-Syrian negotiations for an air presence in Damascus international airport, to help monitor the Israeli-Syrian corridor—though Syrian authorities have denied this... ..In an interview with Blackwater’s Eric Prince, even erstwhile-‘proud Zionist’ Steve Bannon now says that Israel’s army is a totally spent force... ..A lot of buzz has been generated by a recent video from rising political ‘phenom’ Nick Fuentes, who insists that we must all admit that the American Empire has been winning biggly under both Biden and Trump... ..Fuentes’ point about Israel’s similar ‘success’ story is equally questionable. Most of these are surface-level observations that simply do not take into account second and third-order consequences, which Israel in particular has invited against itself... ..Everyone watched as Democrats swept the recent elections, with Mamdani taking NYC’s crown because Republicans have fatefully attached themselves like star-crossed-lovers to the sinking ship of the genocidal colony...
..With the rotten state of the West, can it really be argued in good faith—without resorting merely to surface reflections—that the West is somehow “winning”? A civilization wins when its society wins, not when imperial pet-projects which enrich merely the MIC and donor-class add some new geopolitical scalp thousands of miles away. There isn’t a single Western society currently undergoing any kind of restorative uptrend, the likes of which Russia—with its cultural and social revival of recent years—or China are experiencing. The West has devolved into little more than a criminal cabal of billionaire perverts cynically strip-mining the planet down to its last red cent.
Without apparent irony: Syria Signs Declaration To Join US-Led Coalition To Defeat ISIS Terrorist Group https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/syria-signs-declaration-join-us-led-coalition-defeat-isis-terrorist-group
U.S. moves into Damascus for Israel: Syrians on edge The United States is reportedly preparing to build a massive air base in Syria. The facility, to be established near Damascus, is said to be part of Washington’s plan to create a protective shield for Israel. Reports suggest that the base will serve as a command hub for U.S. operations in Lebanon and Gaza. Sources also indicate that it will be used to support PKK/SDF terrorists. Having already endured years of Russian military dominance under the Assad regime, Syrians now fear that the U.S. base could be used to advance Israel’s plan to divide their country. https://en.yenisafak.com/world/us-moves-into-damascus-for-israel-syrians-on-edge-3710389
The eugenist history of the Zionist movement From the late 19th century through the 1950s, Zionist leaders adopted a selective immigration policy designed to exclude ‘undesirable’ Jews. The goal of the Zionist movement was to build a Jewish state in a Palestinian Arab land, and that required Jewish capitalists, skilled laborers, professionals and fighters, not children, elderly people or refugees. The Zionist leadership rejected persecuted, disabled, destitute, sick, diseased and elderly Jews because they were persecuted, disabled, destitute, sick, diseased and elderly. They instead prioritized what they called “halutzim,” or young, healthy Zionist ideologues willing to sacrifice their youth, capital, labor and life for the cause. This is the eugenist history of Zionism, in brief. https://palestinenexus.com/articles/eugenicism?
In an interview with @AJEnglish@AJArabic, Dr.Ghassan Abu Sitt revealed medical evidence indicating that vital organs — including hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas — were surgically stolen by the Israeli occupation from Palestinian martyrs in Gaza. He noted that the chest cavities were opened using a medical bone saw, organs were extracted without damage, and skin bore burn marks consistent with preservation chemicals. These findings, he says, point to systematic organ removal under Israeli custody. https://x.com/sahatenglish/status/1986858147483422782
With 10,000+ buried in rubble, Gaza is “world’s largest mass grave” – Not a Ceasefire Day 28 https://israelpalestinenews.org/with-10000-buried-in-rubble-gaza-is-worlds-largest-mass-grave-not-a-ceasefire-day-27/
Lots of details; this won’t be easy: U.S. steps up Gaza aid role to support fragile ceasefire The move relegates Israel to a secondary role in determining how and what humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, according to people familiar with the transition. https://archive.is/20251109004039/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/us-centcom-gaza-israel-trump-peace/#selection-241.0-245.159
Catch-22, impossible request: Israel army chief Zamir threatens to kill 200 trapped Hamas fighters if captive soldier body not returned
The Hamas fighters are reportedly trapped in a tunnel in the Rafah vicinity, and have so far been refused a safe passage by the Israeli military Zamir said the fighters wouldn’t be “allowed to leave alive,” Yedioth Ahronoth reported, if the Palestinian group doesn’t find and give up the body of soldier Hadar Goldin. Goldin was captured over a decade ago by Hamas in Rafah, after he was killed in an attack during an Israeli operation to decommission a Hamas-operated tunnel in the Palestinian enclave in 2014. https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-threatens-kill-200-trapped-hamas-fighters
No food, poisonous water in Gaza – Not a Ceasefire Day 30 https://israelpalestinenews.org/no-food-poisonous-water-in-gaza-not-a-ceasefire-day-29/
Trump says international Gaza force will deploy ‘very soon’ https://en.yenisafak.com/world/trump-says-international-gaza-force-will-deploy-very-soon-3710346
Caitlin Johnstone, Sometimes The Media Ignoring A Major Story Becomes The Story One of the craziest things happening right now is how there’s been report after report confirming that Jeffrey Epstein really was an Israeli intelligence operative, based on publicly available documents, and yet it’s had no measurable impact on mainstream media or politics.
Over the last month and a half, Drop Site News has published four reports about Epstein’s intelligence ties under the headlines “Jeffrey Epstein Helped Broker Israeli Security Agreement With Mongolia”, “Jeffrey Epstein and the Mossad: How The Sex-Trafficker Helped Israel Build a Backchannel to Russia Amid Syrian Civil War”, “Jeffrey Epstein Helped Israel Sell a Surveillance State to Côte d’Ivoire”, and the most recent report titled “Israeli Spy Stayed for Weeks at a Time With Jeffrey Epstein in Manhattan”.
Removal of Palestinian Rights Footage from YouTube Draws Concern over Platform Censorship
YouTube confirmed that its removal of Palestinian rights groups’ videos was directly tied to U.S. government sanctions. YouTube removed more than 700 videos belonging to three prominent Palestinian human rights organizations in early October, according to reporting by The Intercept. The affected groups—the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and Al-Haq—had used their channels to publish visual documentation of alleged violations committed against Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank.
The removed videos served as part of ongoing monitoring and reporting work carried out by the organizations. The deletions effectively eliminated publicly accessible documentation of incidents recorded in the occupied territories. https://www.telesurenglish.net/removal-of-palestinian-rights-footage-from-youtube-draws-concern-over-platform-censorship/
Israeli army detains 12 Palestinians in West Bank raids- Army forces storm, search houses of Palestinians before arrests, according to local sources https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-detains-12-palestinians-in-west-bank-raids/3739174
8 Palestinians injured by illegal Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem
Settlers attack members of Bedouin community with sticks, stones north of East Jerusalem, burning their container houses, according to local organization https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/8-palestinians-injured-by-illegal-israeli-settlers-in-occupied-west-bank-east-jerusalem/3738871
Israel opens a new front: War with Hezbollah is back on the table
The fighting in southern Lebanon marks the collapse of a fragile truce – and could redraw the region’s balance of power https://www.rt.com/news/627526-israel-opens-new-front/
EU condemns Israeli strikes in Lebanon https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621849/middle-east
Yemen dismantles CIA-Mossad-linked spy network https://en.mehrnews.com/news/238535/Yemen-dismantles-CIA-Mossad-linked-spy-network
Yemen warns of resumed strikes should Israel renew Gaza war https://en.mehrnews.com/news/238567/Yemen-warns-of-resumed-strikes-should-Israel-renew-Gaza-war
The AI Drones Used In Gaza Now Surveilling American Cities https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-ai-drones-us/
Trump’s Private Meeting With Syria’s Sharaa Blasted By MTG, Loomer https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/100-christian-leaders-urge-trump-save-syrias-christians-he-hosts-president-sharaa
Iran’s crude oil exports to China hit new record high https://en.mehrnews.com/news/238560/Iran-s-crude-oil-exports-to-China-hit-new-record-high-report
Air-Defense: China Supplies HQ-9B Missiles to Iran in Oil-for-Weapons Agreement https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/China-Supplies-HQ-9B-Missiles-to-Iran-in-Oil-for-Weapons-Agreement/#google_vignette
China Bars U.S. Military From Access To Rare Earths, Increasing Risk Of “Derailing” Trade Truce https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/china-upholds-rare-earth-truce-bars-us-military-access
RSF burning, burying El Fasher dead in mass graves: Sudanese Doctors’ Network
The Sudanese Doctors’ Network has urged an international investigation, saying that the RSF has attempted to dispose of the bodies of its victims. https://www.newarab.com/news/rsf-burning-burying-el-fasher-dead-mass-graves-medics
Sudan medics accuse RSF of burning, burying bodies to conceal ‘genocide’
People fleeing el-Fasher for Al Dabbah tell Al Jazeera many died on the way from wounds or lack of food. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/9/sudan-medics-accuse-rsf-of-burning-burying-bodies-to-conceal-genocide
Gaza to Sudan: Israel’s role in a second genocidal war is being overlooked Many countries have a stake in Sudan. Its former colonial ruler, Britain, whose military equipment has appeared on the battlefield, is just one. UAE is centrally involved, arming the RSF and fuelling the war. But much less remarked upon is the role of Israel...
..RSF are anti-Islamist - RSF have cut a bloody swathe across southern Sudan which echoes the march of ISIS across Iraq and in the mid-2010s. As Joshua Craze explained in April 2025:
Hemedti’s war machine is predicated on continual expansion. Since the RSF offers its recruits licence to loot and raid in lieu of wages, absent fresh targets, its forces have a tendency to disperse. In every city it captures, the RSF has employed the same playbook: destroy state institutions, plunder humanitarian resources, raze civilian property.
Perhaps it is this which has led far-right commentators like Tommy Robinson to brand them as ‘Islamist’. However, this is not correct. The truth is much more complicated.
Shady Ibrahim explained, while Islamists have foothold in the Sudanese army “the RSF aligns most closely with Israel’s strategic interests and national goals”. It has vowed to combat “radical Islamists” and recently removed the word “al-Quds” (Arabic for “Jerusalem”) from its logo. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/gaza-to-sudan-israels-role-in-a-second-genocidal-war-is-being-overlooked/
Escape Key, Due Diligence - On the Emerging Architecture of Algorithmic Control Algorithmic authoritarianism sounds like dystopian science fiction— the idea that global institutions could enforce policy compliance at individual transaction level, in real-time, with no human review.
Between 2011 and 2016, six academic papers laid out a complete, explicit architecture for solving those technical problems. Between 2019 and 2024, the Bank for International Settlements began building infrastructure that aligns with that architecturein remarkable detail.
And in September 2024, the United Nations proposed an activation mechanism for this infrastructure with no specified off-switch.
Escape Key, The Fabian Blueprint When you read a policy proposal about reducing food waste or helping the poor, you probably don’t tend to think about constitutional architecture. You perhaps think: ‘sure, that does sound like a good idea’.
However, that presents an opportunity to those who just can’t help themselves. Becausethe question isn’t whether the stated goals are laudable, but rather what kind of machinery is required to deliver the policiesin practice.
And that’s exactly the sort of detail the Fabian Society conveniently ‘forget’ to outline in their carefully phrased pamphlets.
SoftBank Dumps Entire Nvidia Stake To Double-Down On ‘Core AI Enablers’ https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/softbank-dumps-entire-nvidia-stake-double-down-ai-investments
Why Tether is acting more like a central bank than a stablecoin
Once a simple stablecoin issuer, Tether now mirrors central bank mechanics with reserves, profits and policy-like decisions. https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-tether-is-acting-more-like-a-central-bank-than-a-stablecoin
Good details from Naked Capitalism: Mamdani’s Battle With Entrenched Power Begins He’s also a bit like the dog who caught the car, as the 34-year-old will now be in charge of a city of 8.5 million people with a $116 billion budget and 300,000-person staff. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/11/mamdani-nyc-entrenched-power-hochul-tisch.html
Facing 30 Years In Jail, NY AG Letitia James Seeks Dismissal Of Mortgage Fraud Charges https://www.zerohedge.com/political/facing-30-years-jail-ny-ag-letitia-james-seeks-dismissal-mortgage-fraud-charges
Trump Pardons Rudy Giuliani, Others Involved In Bid To Challenge 2020 Election https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-pardons-rudy-giuliani-others-involved-bid-challenge-2020-electionConsumer sentiment in the US has fallen to the second lowest level in history; now below the crisis level of 2008 https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/national-news/consumer-sentiment-in-the-us-has-fallen-to-the-second-lowest-level-in-history-now-below-the-crisis-level-of-2008
Oil is real-economy: Trump Admin Expands Oil & Gas Drilling In Gulf Of America, Eyes Alaska Next https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/trump-admin-expands-oil-gas-drilling-gulf-america-eyes-alaska-next
Pervasive and invisible, but partly avoidable: Hyperactive Behavior in Preschoolers Linked to Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Exposure https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2025/10/hyperactive-behavior-in-preschoolers-linked-to-endocrine-disrupting-chemical-exposure/
51 Million-Person Study Finds COVID-19 “Vaccines” Increase Risk of Respiratory Infections by up to 559%
Landmark study of the entire South Korean population uncovers a VAIDS signal — a dose-dependent rise in the common cold, upper-respiratory infections, pneumonia, and tuberculosis among the vaccinated.
2.9 Million-Person Study Finds mRNA Shots Increase Risk of Death, Kidney Failure (Dialysis), and Kidney Injury
Enormous vaccinated vs. unvaccinated study reveals progressively worsening kidney damage over time with no sign of stopping — and a striking mortality signal among Pfizer recipients.
Steve Kirsch, The PLOS Biology journal editors claim vaccines don’t cause autism and we should NOT do a proper study to find out if this is true or not I also talk about the secret CDC Simpsonwood meeting where the data clearly showed vaccines were causing autism and they looked the other way and tried to hide the transcript.
Collect the generous fee payments: Exclusive: Some Kids Getting Double or Triple Vaccinated, California Nurse Says
Many medical providers assume that if there’s no record of a vaccination, the best way to ensure that a child receives the recommended vaccine is to readminister it, according to Rena Maculans, who spent 10 years as an ER nurse and later processed autism treatment claims. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/california-kids-double-triple-vaccinated-autism-emergency-room-nurse/
Steve Kirsch, Former US Surgeon General is spreading misinformation again: The new BMJ study does NOT conflict with the HHS advice to avoid Tylenol Former US Surgeon General is spreading misinformation again, this time making the claim that we shouldn’t research the link between Tylenol and autism any further: “Let’s stop before we know!”
Antonio Donato Nobre, The Amazon’s Climate Engine is Dying: Why COP30’s Carbon Obsession is a Catastrophic Blind Spot Beyond Carbon: A Paradigm Shift for Climate Action -Here is the uncomfortable truth:Even if we zeroed out carbon emissions tomorrow—a goal certainly worth pursuing—without massive ecological restoration the climate emergency would persist.While carbon dioxide is key to long-term warming, ecosystem destruction introduces a dangerous short-term multiplier. By damaging the ocean-atmosphere-land water cycle we drastically amplify the climate’s sensitivity to CO2.Forests aren’t just carbon sinks. They are the planet’s primary climate regulators, its freshwater generators, and the very foundation of continental habitability.
Physicist and Biotic-Pump Model co-originator, Anastassia Makarieva, Who Will Lead the Global Ecocentrism Movement? A leaked secret letter to Russian decision-makers, translated and published here with my comments for its perceived potential to energize global leaders toward a nobler task. According to systems analysts advising U.S. intelligence agencies, humanity is currently undergoing four bifurcations, becoming almost irreversibly divided into:
(1) the poor and the super-rich,
(2) the psychologically stable and unstable,
(3) those who use or do not use artificial intelligence, and
(4) techno- and ecocentrists.
The fourth bifurcation separates the technocentrists—those who believe that all problems of civilization can be solved within the framework of technological progress, which has historically disregarded natural ecosystems—from the ecocentrists, who have realized that the complexity of living nature far exceeds that of modern civilization, and that further development of civilization, including scientific and technological progress, along the path of biospheric destruction is impossible. Ecocentrism,which acknowledges the complexity of living systems,implies a higher level of organization of the scientific and technological process than technocentrism... ..The complexity of life reflects the complexity of the task of sustaining an environment suitable for living.
From these premises follows an unambiguous conclusion: the destruction of natural ecosystems leads to the irreversible destabilization of the environment and climate — a process that cannot be prevented or corrected by technological means... ..Appreciating the complexity of living systems is difficult without direct contact with wild nature... ..In Russia, which has preserved uniquely extensive areas of wild nature and traditions of personal interaction with the natural world through its dacha culture, ecocentrism is implicitly present in the consciousness and life philosophy of a large part of the population. This circumstance gives the country, in principle, the capacity to choose unconventional and hardly predictable—at least for technocentrists—paths of development... ..It was in Russia that the interdisciplinary concept of biotic regulation of the environment was developed,which makes it possible to quantitatively assess the stabilizing impact of natural ecosystems on the environment and climate. The principal distinguishing feature of natural ecosystems is their capacity for self-recovery following disturbances that do not exceed the threshold of stability.[The biotic pump concept, which describes the biotic regulation of the continental water cycle, is currently being advanced through a Brazilian–Russian collaboration — a symbolic partnership between the planetary regions that hold the largest share of intact ecosystems.]... ..Since China’s natural ecosystems have been almost completely destroyed, the country has found itself trapped in technocentrism. However, the escalating environmental degradation is forcing China to search for new paths for progress. [It is also worth noting that a substantial part of the Chinese population continues to work the land as peasants, thereby maintaining at least minimal contact with life-support systems.]... ..Russian natural forests play a key role in the continental transport of atmospheric moisture, providing a significant share of its inflow to China, Central Asia, and other regions.Logging of natural forests in Russia by Chinese businesses destabilizes these flowsand contributes to increasing aridity and water cycle instabilities across vast areas of Eurasia, includingChina itself, where the remaining forests are already under strict protection.
Russia urgently needs to introduce a similar moratorium on the exploitation of natural forests north of 58° N latitude.
Polar Blast Sweeps Across U.S. East, Unleashing First Snow Of Season https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/polar-blast-sweeps-across-us-east-unleashing-first-snow-season
Dane Wiggington, Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, November 8, 2025 - Massive Chemical Cooldown Portions of Florida will be colder than locations near the Arctic Circle. This isn’t Nature’s creation, climate engineering(including jet stream manipulation and chemical ice nucleation operations)isthe core to the equation.The never before recorded freak flash blizzard in New Orleans and Florida on January 21st of this year were also a direct result of a completely engineered chemical cooldown. https://geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-november-8-2025-535/
Yesterday morning: Triple Solar Storm Alert - X5 Solar Flare/BIG CME
This morning: G4 Solar Storm - Biggest Impact Still Coming | S0 News Nov.12.2025
Blue Origin Rocket Launch Halted After Earth Slammed By “Cannibal” CME NASA postponed the launch of the New Glenn heavy-lift orbital rocket, developed by Blue Origin, on Wednesday due to “highly elevated solar activity.”
“New Glenn is ready to launch. However, due to highly elevated solar activity and its potential effects on the ESCAPADE spacecraft, NASA is postponing launch until space weather conditions improve,” Blue Origin wrote. https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/rare-cannibal-cme-set-slam-earth-raising-risk-ground-level-radiation-surge-threats-critical
Often Irradiated (pictured carrying chunk of rotten stump to street as free bonfire-wood)
Regarding the topic of the article, your analysis of the populist dynamic and entrenched political structures is really sharp. I wonder how long such a sistem can maintain legitimacy in the eyes of the average citizen when trust seems so eroded?
Dr John - I’m wondering about the average guy in EU? Did the c19 bioweapon zombie them out or are they realizing that the gathering last year in Ukraine of the reconstruction committee (Charles for the Crown, Blackened Rock for the z-cabal, etc) represented the owners procession? All this craziness and destruction serves what? Has the EU street identified the owners as the driving force?