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Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) A wave of Islamic terrorism dominates today's headlines. Two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a US contractor are killed in Syria by an insider with ISIS ties. In Australia, Islamist attackers murder Jewish civilians celebrating Hanukkah, while German authorities thwart a planned Christmas market massacre. In the US, a deadly shooting at Brown University raises fears of antisemitic violence as intelligence officials warn that thousands of known or suspected terrorists remain inside the country. Bryan examines the deeper roots of radical Islam in the West, arguing that years of failed vetting and open border policies have left nations exposed. He calls for a fundamental reassessment of foreign entanglements, immigration enforcement, and denaturalization efforts to prevent further bloodshed. Abroad, Europe releases new data showing migrant crime rates far exceed native populations, while the US tightens pressure on Venezuela and Cuba with an effective naval blockade targeting ghost oil fleets. China moves to choke off rare earth supply chains and quietly undercuts competitors, even as new research reveals its massive tree-planting campaign, not climate change, is driving floods and droughts. Finally, Elon Musk prepares a historic SpaceX IPO aimed at accelerating America's race to the Moon and Mars before China. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32 Keywords: Islamic terrorism, Syria attack US soldiers, Australia Hanukkah shooting, Germany Christmas market plot, Brown University shooting, domestic terror threats, Tulsi Gabbard terrorists US, migrant crime Europe, Venezuela oil blockade, Cuba energy crisis, China rare earth control, China climate floods droughts, SpaceX IPO, Elon Musk Mars Moon race
The Soviets secretly plan to move an arsenal of nuclear weapons to Cuba. It is an audacious move by Nikita Khrushchev, to protect Fidel Castro's communist regime from an American invasion. Since Castro and the Soviet leader met in a New York hotel in 1960, they've had a personal bond. Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders, tell the story of how America plotted to overthrow Castro and how Khrushchev persuaded the Cuban leader to go along with his bold plan. This is the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
0:30 - A day of terror 13:14 - Aussie Hanukkah Bondi Beach shooting 36:33 - Brown U shooting 54:25 - Assisted suicide 01:15:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, unpacks the ISIS killing of Americans in Syria, the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker bound for Cuba, and Nicolás Maduro’s strange—and telling—reaction to the tanker seizure at a rally in Venezuela. 01:34:22 - Ronald D. Vitiello, Senior DHS/CBP Advisor and former ICE leader, highlights the dangers of mass asylum under Biden — calling out a Democratic-run immigration system lacking integrity. 01:51:34 - Theodore Dalrymple, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal, questions immigration, terrorism, and whether the BBC can still be trusted. Theodore is the author of many books, including Buried But Not Quite Dead: Forgotten Writers of Père Lachaise 02:10:18 - FBI veteran and Unabomber profiler James Fitzgerald on the chilling Reiner murders and the nationwide hunt for the Brown University shooter. James is also co-host the “Cold Red” podcast coldredpodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Noticiero de Martí Noticias presenta un resumen de las noticias más importantes de Cuba y el mundo. Titulares: | Activistas y opositores denuncian robo de saldo telefónico y efectivo en unidades policiales de Cuba | Sagua la Grande y Cifuentes sufren inundaciones agravadas por por falta de previsión y deficiente alcantarillado | Critíca esposa del ex huelguista Yosvany Rosell García Caso su regreso a prisión | Rechaza congresista Carlos Giménez candidatura de Michelle Bachelet para liderar la ONU | José Antonio Kast gana la presidencia de Chile con casi 60% de los voto | Fernando Mendoza, quarterback cubanoamericano de Indiana, resulta elegido copmo el mejor jugador del fútbol americano universitario, entre otras noticias.
Hoy, Amado Gil, en Tertulia con Boris González Arena y Alejandro Tur Valladares, comentan la propuesta del presidente de Venezuela de crear una misión internacional para asistir energéticamente a Cuba. Además, sigue en aumento de la dependencia alimentaria de Cuba. Y el pleno del PCC: nada nuevo.
La crisis demográfica en Cuba es palpable. El fenómeno es calificado como un “vaciamiento demográfico”, comparado con procesos solo observables en contextos de guerra o catástrofes, y es que según datos oficiales lo único que crece en la Isla, en términos demográficos, es el envejecimiento.
Mientras los cubanos enfrentan apagones, falta de alimentos y salarios pulverizados, el Partido vuelve a hablar de unidad y resistencia. Hoy analizamos lo que realmente dejó el XI Pleno del PCC y por qué la posposición del Congreso es una señal política que no se puede ignorar.
Pour la première fois depuis la fin de la dictature d'Augusto Pinochet, en 1990, et le retour de la démocratie, le Chili a choisi l'extrême-droite pour diriger le pays. José Antonio Kast a remporté la présidentielle hier (dimanche 14 décembre), avec 58% des voix, loin devant sa rivale de gauche. C'est le président le plus largement élu de l'histoire du Chili «en raison notamment du vote qui était obligatoire sous peine d'amende », précise la correspondante de RFI au Chili, Naïla Derroisné. Mais « même sans cela, José Antonio Kast aurait gagné », analyse Damien Larrouqué, maître de conférences en sciences politiques à l'université de Cergy. «Ce n'est pas une victoire étriquée, mais bien un triomphe », poursuit l'universitaire, qui rappelle que le Chili est un pays conservateur. «Son centre a toujours penché à droite. Sous Augusto Pinochet, le Chili a été un véritable laboratoire néolibéral. Aujourd'hui, la société reste marquée par les logiques individualistes et conservatrices.» José Antonio Kast « a promis d'en finir avec l'insécurité, le narcotrafic ou encore l'immigration illégale. C'est sur ces sujets qu'il a été élu », abonde Naïla Derroisné. «Mais dès hier, dans un discours de près d'une heure qu'il a tenu devant une foule venue l'acclamer, il prévenait déjà que les résultats de son programme « ne se verraient pas du jour au lendemain ». « Le plus dur reste à venir pour le nouveau président qui prendra, à la mi-mars, la tête d'un pays polarisé. «Au premier tour de la présidentielle, il avait récolté 24 % des voix. Un vote que l'on pourrait qualifier « d'adhésion ». Mais hier il a surtout bénéficié des voix de ceux qui voulaient faire barrage à la candidate de la gauche, issue du Parti communiste, ainsi que celles des mécontents de l'actuelle administration », détaille la journaliste de RFI. Pour Damien Larrouqué, on assiste surtout à un rejet de la classe politique traditionnelle en général depuis le soulèvement de 2019, les référendums sur la nouvelle constitution qui ont échoué et le Covid. «Pendant la pandémie, les gens se sont vraiment sentis abandonnés », explique-t-il. Désormais, José Antonio Kast va devoir s'allier avec la coalition «Chile Vamos », de la droite traditionnelle, son parti « Républicain » n'ayant pas obtenu de majorité au parlement. Il devra également négocier avec le libertarien Johannes Kaiser, arrivé 4ᵉ au premier tour et qui avait immédiatement soutenu Kast pour le second. Les deux hommes se connaissent bien même si Kaiser est considéré comme plus extrême que Kast, notamment sur les questions de société comme l'avortement. Des questions que José Antonio Kast avait mises de côté dernièrement pour lisser son image. Le nouveau président est également un nostalgique d'Augusto Pinochet tout comme certains Chiliens qui pensent que la dictature a provoqué le «miracle économique du du pays » pendant les années 90, explique Damien Larrouqué. Hier, certains partisans de José Antonio Kast brandissaient des drapeaux à l'effigie de Miguel Krassnoff, un militaire condamné pour de nombreuses atteintes aux droits humains pendant la dictature. Interrogé sur une possible grâce de ce détenu, José Antonio Kast n'a jamais clairement répondu. En Colombie, l'ELN décrète un « confinement ». La guérilla colombienne a demandé aux gens vivant dans les zones qu'elle contrôle, essentiellement des régions de production de cocaïne, de ne pas sortir pendant trois jours. En cause : une possible intervention militaire américaine, a indiqué l'ELN. Le mouvement a démarré dimanche 14 décembre et les conséquences de cette « grève armée », comme l'appelle El Espectador, se sont fait sentir dès hier matin dans quatre régions du pays : banderoles de revendications, routes coupées par des barrages, des arbres, des véhicules ou bien encore des engins explosifs, détaille le journal. Et déjà une victime à déplorer : le conducteur d'une ambulance tué lors d'une attaque contre le commissariat de Puerto Santander, dans le nord du pays. « Cette histoire, nous la connaissons déjà », regrette El Espectador dans un éditorial. Chaque mois de décembre, c'est pareil. « L'ELN terrorise certaines régions du pays, assassine des gens et menace les forces de l'ordre. Gustavo Petro «pensait pouvoir signer un accord de paix avec cette guérilla en quelques mois », poursuit le quotidien. Mais même si les autorités ont durci le ton, même si des renforts militaires ont été envoyés sur place, l'ELN reste influente dans les zones où elle était présente historiquement et aujourd'hui, la situation sécuritaire se détériore. Tout cela laisse une «sensation amère », se désole El Espectador. Les fêtes de fin d'année se dérouleront sur fond de menace, alors que la promesse de «paix totale » de Gustavo Petro s'efface, constate encore le journal qui s'interroge « Comment pouvons-nous lutter contre le terrorisme ? » Question à laquelle El Espectador n'a pas de réponse. Le IXᵉ congrès du Parti communiste cubain n'aura pas lieu en avril prochain L'annonce a été faite ce week-end lors d'une réunion plénière du Comité central du parti. Raison officielle de ce report : la situation économique de l'île. Mais «faute de solutions concrètes à la crise, le discours officiel a labouré le terrain sur lequel les autorités se sentent le plus à l'aise : celui de la confrontation symbolique », raconte 14yMedio. Il a été question d'« unité, de résistance, de discipline et de bataille idéologique », « le vieux scénario de la soi-disant révolution », ironise le site Cibercuba. Les problèmes que connaît Cuba ont été évoqués : les coupures de courant, les épidémies de dengue et de chikungunya, les sanctions américaines, le manque de devises, la pénurie de combustibles, la faible productivité de l'économie… Mais pour ce qui est des solutions, rien ne va changer, se désole 14yMedio. Les autorités comptent « corriger les distorsions sans s'attaquer à la racine de ces distorsions : le modèle lui-même ». Il n'y aura « ni ouverture politique, ni libéralisation économique réelle, ni autonomie totale pour les entreprises, ni respect des droits civiques. Une nouvelle fois, le Parti se proclame arbitre absolu de l'avenir du pays et garant d'une unité qu'il exige, mais qu'il ne construit pas sur la base de la pluralité », conclut 14yMedio. Une unité qui est en réalité un « ordre de soumission » de la part d'un pouvoir qui cherche juste à se perpétuer, insiste Cibercuba. Le journal de la 1ère Le centre pénitentiaire de Baie-Mahault, en Guadeloupe, est au bord de l'implosion.
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2026 sera une année importante pour les musées du Bénin. Le pays a été en première ligne pour la restitution d'objets pillés du temps de la colonisation avec le retour des trésors royaux d'Abomey en 2021, et il mise désormais depuis quelques années sur de nouveaux lieux pour valoriser son patrimoine. Il y a 4 grands projets muséaux dont nous discutons dans cette émission. ► Le musée international du Vodun : Ce musée sera celui de la capitale, à Porto-Novo. Il est encore en construction mais son ouverture est prévue pour 2026. On peut déjà voir l'architecture de cet espace se dessiner en forme d'alvéoles, elles rappellent les calebasses, un élément important de la culture Vodun. Le projet de ce musée sera de déconstruire les stéréotypes négatifs propagés sur cette culture encore mal connue et des pièces venant notamment du Brésil, de Cuba, des États-Unis y seront exposées pour montrer le Vodun dans toutes ses composantes. ► Le musée de l'épopée des Amazones et des rois du Danhomè : À Abomey, la capitale de l'ancien royaume, ce projet s'inscrit dans la dynamique du retour des biens culturels. En effet, le site s'étendra sur environ 3 000 m² pour accueillir 350 pièces dont les trésors royaux restitués par la France et valoriser l'enceinte palatiale. ► Le musée d'art contemporain de Cotonou, le MAAC À Cotonou, capitale économique du Bénin, un musée d'art contemporain permettra au pays de valoriser sa production artistique contemporaine, mais aussi celle du continent. ► La Maison de la Mémoire et de l'Esclavage à Ouidah Ouidah comporte déjà plusieurs lieux de mémoire de l'esclavage. C'est de là, en 1860, que le dernier négrier a embarqué des captifs vers l'Amérique. La Maison de la mémoire de l'esclavage entend donner les points de vue africains, européens, américains et caribéens. ► Reportage : Clémence Delfaure et Pierre Plantier se sont rendus à Ouidah, au Bénin, où doit être inauguré prochainement le «Bateau du Départ», une réplique de l'Aurore, le négrier nantais du XVIIIème siècle. Ce bateau, proche de la Porte du Non-Retour, s'inscrira dans le parcours de la route des esclaves à Ouidah. Des statues de cire y représenteront les esclaves pour tenter de rendre compte des terribles conditions de vie à bord de ces bateaux de commerce d'humains. Les invités de Nathalie Amar étaient : - Franck Ogou, directeur de l'École du patrimoine africain - Abdoulaye Imoru, gestionnaire des palais royaux d'Abomey, conservateur du Comité de préfiguration du musée des Rois et des Amazones du Danhomé - Halima Ogan, directrice de la Fondation Zinsou - Fatima Fall, conservatrice sur les collections du Musée d'art contemporain de Cotonou, le MAAC. ► Playlist du jour - Gnonnas Pedro and His Dadjes Band - Agbadja Moderne No2 - Sessime - Daaga - Tribeqa - Respire.
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Nato chief Mark Rutte warns Western allies to prepare for war with Russia. He said that within the next five years, Nato countries will need to be prepared for a scale of war that hasn't been seen since our grandparents or great-grandparents. Donald Trump is due to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy shortly regarding a peace deal. And the U.S. is keeping very busy as they've also seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela this week. The tanker went off course two days after its departure, listed to head for a Cuban port but rather off-loading part of its load to another ship before heading toward Asia. It was seized shortly after this. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The world is on the brink of nuclear war. How can the Soviet Union and the USA prevent it? Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders President John F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, tell the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Together Nina and Max explore what drove JFK and Khrushchev during the darkest days of October 1962. And when the crisis moves beyond their control, as a U-2 spy plane is shot down over Cuba, how do they avoid global catastrophe? To hear more, search for The Bomb, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 3rd study session on William Rosenau's Tonight We Bombed The US Capitol. Gus T. first nabbed this book nearly two years previously while we were reading Harry Dunn's Standing My Ground - which details the January 6th, 2021 Terrorist Insurrection at the US Capitol Building. Dunn reminds readers that gangs of White hooligans previously attacked the Capitol building. Rosenau's non-fiction investigation provides comprehensive details about the Whites who carried out this violent behavior - which also included their participation in breaking Assata Shakur out of a New Jersey prison. This read may help us better understand the current group of Whites loosely branded "Antifa" and allow us to reconsider most non-white people's bedrock belief that: "Not All White People Are Racist." Last week, we learned how this gang of White lesbians were recruited by Dr. Matulu Shakur to help with "expropriating" funds from banks to bolster the Black Liberation Army. Gus thought it was significant that these White chicks identified themselves as the "White Edge." We learned about the life and times of William Morales, a member of the Puerto Rican "independence" effort who bombed numerous US facilities and is suspected of killing several people. The M19 members helped him escape prison and transported him to Cuba to avoid capture. We also got more details about the M19 hand in the escape of Assata Shakur. Rosenau says the White Women who hid Shakur in their car trunk, used their racial classification and presumed White innocence to help Assata abscond. #COINTELPRO INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943#
Reunimos las opiniones de tres figuras clave de selecciones que enfrentarán a Cuba en el próximo Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. Desde los Winter Meetings de MLB en Orlando, escuchamos a: • José Mosquera (Colombia) y su visión sobre Cuba en el torneo• José Mayorga (Panamá) y su lectura del equipo cubano• Carlos Beltrán (Puerto Rico), con recuerdos del primer Clásico y metas actuales Un análisis imprescindible para entender cómo ven a Cuba sus rivales de grupo.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pelota-cubana--3596768/support.Pelota Cubana USA: Donde hablamos del béisbol cubano como es, no como quieren que lo cuenten.
En este episodio de Pelota Cubana USA presentamos una entrevista de archivo realizada en 2020 por Javier González, hoy más relevante que nunca por el contexto que rodea a los cubanoamericanos en el béisbol. El padre de Nolan Arenado comparte: • Las raíces cubanas de la familia• El significado de Cuba a nivel personal• El viaje de Nolan a La Habana• Momentos clave de la carrera del antesalista• Reflexiones que conectan identidad y béisbol Un episodio atemporal que aporta perspectiva y memoria en un momento clave del debate actual.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pelota-cubana--3596768/support.Pelota Cubana USA: Donde hablamos del béisbol cubano como es, no como quieren que lo cuenten.
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María Corina Machado logró llegar a Oslo a reencontrarse con su familia, activistas y líderes mundiales. Hoy se conocen nuevos detalles de cuál fue su travesía para llegar allí desde la clandestinidad. En otras noticias: El gobierno de Trump anunció el fin del parole de reunificación familiar para siete países incluyendo Cuba, Colombia y Guatemala. Kilmar Ábrego García habló con la prensa después de ser liberado tras varios meses de pelea legal.La líder opositora María Corina Machado le aseguró a la cadena CBS que no se involucrará en los operativos militares de Estados Unidos en Venezuela.Demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes difundieron hoy 19 fotos más del pederasta Jeffrey Espstein que incluyen imágenes del presidente Trump, el ex presidente Clinton y el ex príncipe Andrés.
Se registran movimientos militares de EE.UU. en Puerto Rico.LLuvias torrenciales e inundaciones historias se presentaron en Washington.Kilmar Ábrego García sale libre tras su cita con ICE.Millones de latinos enfrentan costos más altos en el seguro médico o la pérdida total de cobertura.Se espera un récord de viajeros para esta temporada de fin de año.En México personal de aduana, policía y militares extorsionan a los viajeros mexicanos.Demócratas revelan nuevas fotos de Trump y Clinton con Epstein y otras poderosas figuras públicas.El impacto de los aranceles en las festividades navideñas.Hacen procesión por inmigrantes detenidos en el dia de la virgen de Guadalupe.Peregrinos rinden homenaje a la virgen y abandonan a sus perros.En México localizan cuatro fosas clandestinas en el municipio de Comal.Escucha de lunes a viernes el ‘Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna' con Elián Zidán.
Nicolas Maduro is in the news right now. When we look at his history and ideology, we find that he's pretty much a guy that showed up late to the Cold War. We discuss his humble origins, training in Cuba and the current state of affairs.
El artista Pepe Rivero es pianista y compositor, parte de una nueva generación de músicos cubanos que han irrumpido en la escena internacional del jazz. Nacido en Manzanillo, Cuba, lleva 27 años en España, tanto tiempo que se define como “cubañol”.Su sólida formación clásica se funde con géneros latinos y populares, creando un estilo propio que le ha llevado a ser nominado, junto a su inseparable Paquito D’Rivera, en los Premios Grammy. Este año también estuvieron presentes en los Grammy Latinos.En directo, Pepe Rivero interpreta piezas como Quizás, quizás , Bésame mucho y Ay, Mamá Inés, reafirmando su lugar en la escena internacional del jazz.Escuchar audio
Envía tu comentarioUn atento mensaje, reconociendo la necesidad imperiosa de rendir homenaje a muchas agrupaciones musicales cubanas, hoy olvidadas, alentó la elaboración del presente episodio.En Cuba, los cuartetos vocales sobresalieron desde el decenio de 1940, resultado de la reciente Era del Swing en la década precedente. Un pianista manzanillero, Carlos Faxas, tras pasar por dos importantes orquestas, dirigir una de ellas por un tiempo y fundar, con Senén Suárez, el Conjunto Colonial, formando un cuarteto de voces masculinas: el Cuarteto de Carlos Faxas.En este capítulo, conocerás detalles de su breve ejecutoria: casi diez años; a sus voces fundadoras, sus premios y los múltiples espacios de la televisión cubana donde actuaron, entre otros escenarios.Como es costumbre, el Calendario Musical de Cuba nos recuerda, en esta ocasión, al compositor oriental Ramón Cabrera, a la insigne trovadora María Teresa Vera y al gran músico cienfueguero Félix Felito Molina.Support the show¡SUSCRÍBETE!: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1702252/subscribe
New music from Africa to start the show, featuring Putumayo's excellent latest release - Desert Blues. Lots more from across the "dark continent", then music from Iran, Romania, and Cuba before paying respect to Raul Malo, who died this week. Great lead singer with The Mavericks. Some stirring instrumentals from across Canada, some wonderful new topical songs, and then another RIP - this time to Quebec's amazing bass player / composer Simon Lepage (Les Grands Hurleurs) - followed by some great new Quebecois trad. The big Celtic finale featured some powerful tunes and a few poignant songs.
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On today's Top News in 10: The United States seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker bound for Cuba in the Southern Caribbean. House Democrats introduce articles of impeachment for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. After financially propping up Obamacare for a little while longer appears to be impossible, Republicans finally propose alternatives. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFk8xjiOOBEynVg3JiN6g The Signal Sitdown: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2026390376 Problematic Women: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL7765680741 Victor Davis Hanson: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9809784327 Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Trump White House engages in straight out piracy by seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker on its way to Cuba. Donald Trump says he's giving the economy an “A+++++” grade under his administration. Millions of people are about to lose healthcare, and Trump's approval rating is headed towards the basement. Brian Becker is joined by Layan Fuleihan to discuss.This is a preview of a patrons-only episode. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TheSocialistProgram to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, and help make this show possible.
Mailyn Salabarria discusses her escape from communist Cuba, what America represents for her, the current disintegrating state of Cuba and what she considers a genocide of the Cuban people, how regime change may come in just a few years, her thoughts on brewing U.S. military action on Venezuela and Mexico, and the struggle for liberty worldwide today. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics easyDNS (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://easydns.com Escape The Technocracy (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Outbound Mexico https://outboundmx.com PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites X https://x.com/cbntaRMNP Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cbntarmnp Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mailyn.salabarria.2025 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mailyn-salabarria About Mailyn Salabarria Mailyn Salabarria: born in Cuba and made in the USA. For the last fifteen years, Mailyn has been a relentless advocate of individual natural rights, small government and not taking our freedom for granted. She is passionate about education and a staunch defender of parental rights. Mailyn has lived in the United States since 2001. She has a Law Degree from Havana University and an MS in Mass Communication and Journalism from Florida International University. She has worked as a professional interpreter and translator, has been a small business owner, and is a graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies. She is a graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies, a Heritage Academy Fellow and one of the America Federation for Children's Hispanic Leaders in Education. She is a public speaker, and an outreach and engagement consultant nationwide. Her motto is freedom versus force. She is a mother of two. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)
Los temas del "cafecito informativo" de este viernes 12 de diciembre de 2025: El arroz no crece con voluntarismo ¿Cuánto gana un empleado de Comunales en Cuba? Reducen el tiempo de la sesión de la Asamblea Nacional ‘Médula' exposición de Roberto Fabelo en La Habana
Washington state faces dangerous flooding after days of heavy rain. Tens of thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes, with the National Guard stepping in to assist. Officials warn that more evacuations could follow as rivers reach record levels and additional communities face the threat of rising waters.The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada for failing to provide voter-registration records requested by federal officials. So far, the department has filed 18 such suits against states for failing to comply with federal law. A separate lawsuit was also filed against Fulton County, Georgia, over records related to the 2020 election.The U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has drawn condemnation from Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba. Meanwhile, the European Union today indefinitely froze Russia's assets in Europe, aiming to prevent Moscow-friendly governments from blocking efforts to use the billions of euros in frozen funds to support Ukraine.
¿Y si la paz que tu corazón anhela esta Navidad no fuera un sentimiento pasajero, sino el regalo de un Rey eterno? En este cierre de nuestra serie Una promesa navideña, meditamos en Cristo como Príncipe de Paz según Isaías 9:6, y escuchamos una conversación especial entre Daniel Warne y Rey desde Quito, Ecuador, sobre cómo esta paz transforma la vida en medio de tiempos turbulentos.
Hoy, Amado Gil y José Luis Ramos, en Tertulia con Jorge Piñón, investigador del Instituto de Energía de la Universidad Texas, en la ciudad de Austin, analiza el impacto que puede tener para Cuba el reforzamiento de las sanciones petroleras contra el régimen de Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela.
La Asamblea de la Resistencia Cubana presentó su balance anual de los principales logros y áreas de acción en este 2025. Cuba padece su peor año desde la llegada del castrismo al poder.
- Lanza campaña El Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos para visibilizar a presos políticos en la Isla. - Doble crimen en Baracoa evidencia violencia machista en Cuba. - Expulsa el régimen de La Habana a sacerdote mexicano por solidarizarse con protestas contra apagones.
Una abuela cubana denuncia que hasta ahora ninguna de las autoridades locales los ha visitado para ofrecer algún tipo de asistencia pese a que la casa donde vive con su nieto de 17 años fue dañada por el huracán Melissa.
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Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe D’s have lost he narrative, they are trying to blame Trump for the affordability crisis, but he is turning it around on them. The autopen was used to bring Powell, Trump wants it investigated.The gold card has gone live, timing is everything. The affordability crisis is about the [CB]. The [DS] along with foreign gov have been trying to divide the people and the MAGA movement. It is not working, it crumbling and people are learning the truth once again. Trump sets the message and the direction of the midterms. The [DS] is struggling, they will not be able to overcome the economic factor in 2026. This will give the people the power to override anything the [DS] tries to do. Economy (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); “Democrats Know Their Constituents Can’t Read Charts. That’s Why…” Another attempted “gotcha moment” on X by Democrats backfired, revealing that their political strategists and whoever handles their social media accounts lack the most basic chart-reading skills. However, X users pointed out that these political operatives aren’t DEI fools; instead, they seem incapable of telling the truth. https://twitter.com/MajorityPAC/status/1998434136483410412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998434136483410412%7Ctwgr%5E1e2efe6a29f9c814decbe7c889387ccc40d1410c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fdemocrats-know-their-constituents-cant-read-charts-thats-why Just like eggs earlier this year and power bills this fall, Democrat operatives are seizing any opportunity to blame Trump for soaring prices that mainly occurred in the previous four years. X user ALX shows why context matters. Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/StephenMoore/status/1998763870001991751?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998789965254144171?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998830464321323091?s=20 into 2026. The Fed must do the right thing! https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998841970559512878?s=20 to inject $40 billion per month into Treasury bill purchases beginning December 12. The combined policies strengthen liquidity, reduce borrowing costs, and ease credit strains that often stall growth. Bank of America says both stocks and crypto stand to gain as confidence rises. The Fed's actions confirm the resilience of Trump's expanding second term economy. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/1999098794412319027?s=20 The post highlights a Wall Street Journal report on Ionic Rare Earths’ discovery of 16 rare earth and critical minerals in Utah’s Mill Creek area, including high-grade lithium and gallium, positioning it as the U.S.’s largest such reserve to reduce reliance on China, which controls 90% of global processing. An aerial image shows the arid Utah landscape near the Great Salt Lake with visible mining pits, underscoring the site’s remote, geologically rich Basin and Range province, where USGS surveys identified potential for 1.5 million tons of rare earth oxides https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1998846082953130482?s=20 The Trump Gold Card program, launched via executive order in 2025, allows foreign nationals (primarily investors or those sponsored by corporations) to apply for a U.S. green card through expedited channels like EB-1(a) for extraordinary ability or EB-2 national interest waiver. It requires a nonrefundable $15,000 processing fee plus a “contribution” or “gift” of at least $1 million per individual (or $2 million via an employer sponsor), with additional amounts for dependents. The funds go to entities like the U.S. Department of Commerce, and applicants must prove a lawful source of money, similar to the EB-5 investor visa. The process involves filing a new Form I-140G, followed by consular processing abroad—no in-country adjustment of status is allowed—and approvals can happen in weeks, though backlogs from per-country caps (especially for Indian or Chinese nationals) may still cause delays for the actual green card. This program is separate from the H-1B visa system, which remains a temporary work visa for skilled professionals with issues like annual caps (85,000 visas, including 20,000 for advanced degree holders), a random lottery selection process, and criticisms of abuse (e.g., companies using it to displace U.S. workers or suppress wages via outsourcing firms). In fact, alongside the Gold Card, the Trump administration introduced a separate $100,000 one-time entry fee for H-1B applicants to deter such abuses and ensure only “the best and brightest” use it. https://twitter.com/TheRubberDuck79/status/1998791717752062345?s=20 Autopen. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1998407015756964343?s=20 to decide if it gets a floor vote. I hope they do the right thing. The Affordability Crisis Is Not a ‘Hoax.' It Is an Existential Threat to the American Dream. Recently, President Trump has been quoted as referring to the affordability crisis as a “Democrat scam,” “hoax,” and “con job.” Although I think Trump was likely trying to remind Americans that policies enacted when Democrats had total control of the federal government under the first two years of the Biden administration accelerated and exacerbated the affordability problem, it is dangerous for the president to use that type of language. Already, mainstream media reprobates are twisting Trump's words, leading people to believe that he is saying the affordability crisis does not exist. In proper context, Trump is not denying that middle- and lower-class Americans are struggling to make ends meet; rather, he is trying to assign blame and hang the affordability crisis on the Democrats. But even doing that is politically unwise. The American people are not nearly as concerned with pointing fault as they are with seeking immediately viable solutions to the untenable reality they face. For many Americans, the affordability crisis is so severe that they think the American dream is no longer within reach. In fact, only 22 percent of young Americans think they will be better off than their parents. Source: redstate.com Political/Rights https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/1999146290584678721?s=20 https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1998819294658842681?s=20 https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1998773065870708813?s=20 https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1999144165213380788?s=20 We hope the headlines and social media likes are worth it. DHS: Legacy Media Report Leaves Out an Important Detail on ICE Purchasing Planes for Deportations The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the agency has inked a deal for the purchase of six planes for nearly $140 million, which will aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deportations, allowing them to bypass charter airlines. The Post report read: https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/1998794208736411870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998794208736411870%7Ctwgr%5Ebd9d4a7f5e7443f5f0455bfbeb427e17d3fa2b05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fkatie-jerkovich%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fdhs-confirms-excellent-news-about-deportations-and-its-own-fleet-n2197015 flight patterns. President Trump and @Sec_Noem are committed to quickly and efficiently getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country. Source: redstate.com US To Ask Visitors For 5 Years Of Social Media History Under New Plan The United States is planning to require visitors from dozens of countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal from the US Customs and Border Protection posted to the Federal Register on Wednesday. Countries on the list include much of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Qatar, Israel, Chile and Brunei. Citizens or nationals of these countries have been allowed to freely travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. If the proposal is adopted, they’ll have to share their online footprint – something that immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants from different categories have been required to provide since 2019. The list also includes; Telephone numbers used in the last five years Email addresses used in the last 10 years IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos Biometrics – including facial, fingerprint, DNA and Iris data Information about one’s family – including names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, places of birth and residences. The CBP proposal is open for a 60-day public comment period. ESTA – an automated system, costs $40 and is generally valid for two years. An ESTA holder can enter multiple times during that period. Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1998484877180604877?s=20 is part of the FBI's Joint Task Force Vulcan investigation out of @FBIHouston to locate, indict, and arrest members of MS-13 leadership “La Mesa.” Great work from @FBIOmaha and partners @HSI_HQ @DEAHQ and more – this admin is taking a whole of government approach to dismantling MS-13 and their presence within the country. DOGE https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1998810382576792048?s=20 https://twitter.com/pepesgrandma/status/1998428503759294519?s=20 EU High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime that wrote the 2016 Code of Conduct. The Code Conduct is a document agreed upon by social media companies for removing hate. The improved upon “Code of Conduct Plus” continues to be an important tool under the DSA: “On 20 January 2025, the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (the ‘Code of conduct+') was integrated into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), following a positive assessment from the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services. The Code of conduct+, which builds on the Code of Conduct adopted in 2016, strengthens the way online platforms deal with content deemed illegal hate speech according to EU law and Member States' laws. It facilitates compliance with and the effective enforcement of the DSA in this specific area.” This new Conduct Code+ was established as a “DSA Code of conduct”. This empowered civil society organisations to act as watchdogs. “Following its integration, adherence to the Code of conduct+ may be considered as an appropriate risk mitigation measure for signatories designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines (VLOSEs) under the DSA.” “The DSA classifies platforms or search engines that have more than 45 million users per month in the EU as very large online platforms (VLOPs)” https://twitter.com/emd_worldwide/status/1998556257251152246?s=20 letter confirms the details of that action. And it arrives at a very appropriate moment. As we watch certain officials in Europe experiment with coercive fines, regulatory threats, and pressure campaigns aimed at shaping American political discourse, the Moraes precedent is worth remembering. The United States views foreign attempts to control U.S. speech as a human rights violation and a breach of sovereignty. Geopolitical https://twitter.com/RMistereggen/status/1998419619220996236?s=20 society destabilised? When a country must hand over cash to escape a policy that harms it, the structure stops looking like a union and starts looking like organized coercion. Let's call the EU what it is: its a mafia organisation. Abolish the EU. Unelected Brussels Bureaucrat Demands Trump ‘Show Respect' for EU, as US President Is Chosen ‘The Most Powerful Person in Europe' Trump is flexing his political and military muscles all over the world. Those who want respect, give respect. Trump has just been chosen as ‘the most powerful person in Europe'. ‘ Politico reported: “Top EU officials tried to set the record straight Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a ‘decaying' group of countries ruled by ‘weak' leaders. […] ‘I think they're weak', the Republican said, referring to the continent's presidents and prime ministers, adding, ‘I think they don't know what to do. Europe doesn't know what to do'.” “European Council President António Costa said Europe and the U.S. ‘must act as allies' — and urged the Republican leader to show ‘respect'. Costa is an unelected bureaucrat – he was not ‘elected', he was ‘appointed' by the same Globalist leaders that are polling 11% to 23% in their countries. Source: thegatewaypundit.com War/Peace https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1998980234763219052?s=20https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1999068890421195037?s=20 Impeccable. This clip emerged just as Maria Corina Machado, the woman Maduro has hunted for 16 months, escaped Venezuela and arrived in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting his dictatorship. His secret police surrounded the U.S. Embassy thinking she was inside. She slipped out of the country anyway. Her team risked their lives to get her on that plane. Meanwhile, Maduro is on stage crooning about peace. The irony writes itself. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1998936856000397477?s=20 showed up in Norway anyway. The 58-year-old opposition leader arrived in Oslo Thursday and waved from the balcony of the Grand Hotel, free and defiant. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded her the prize for her fight against what it called a dictatorship. Maduro’s regime tried everything to stop this moment. It didn’t work. https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1999068890421195037?s=20 freely in accordance with the regime. https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1999065856580661500?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998879421491483071?s=20 Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.” “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.” https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1998895443347124514?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1999140870516576385?s=20 6th no-confidence vote, Zhelezaykov said, “I hear the public's dissatisfaction and consider the protection of democracy my top priority,” choosing to step down. Protests erupted in November over a 2026 budget packed with tax hikes, higher social contributions, and bloated spending. Even after scrapping the budget, crowds demanded total regime change, early elections, and a crackdown on corruption, culminating in massive rallies yesterday across Sofia and beyond. This is a rare public uprising toppling a government in real-time! With Bulgaria set to join the eurozone on January 1, the collapse risks economic chaos, currency shifts, investor panic, while exposing deep rot (corruption scandals cost $3B yearly, per EU audits). Zhelezaykov's exit might spark a power vacuum, pitting pro-EU reformers against nationalist factions. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1998875723931812291?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1999099346676334925?s=20 Allegations that some staff members may have ties to Hamas, with zero indictments, no formal charges, and no due process. Washington, once UNRWA's biggest donor, froze funding in January 2024 after Israel accused roughly a dozen staff members of involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that triggered the war. If the move goes through, it would effectively criminalize a major arm of humanitarian relief in Gaza and beyond. Although, it’s been noted that such sanctions would be highly unusual, since the U.S. is both a U.N. member and the host nation of the body that created the agency in 1949. Despite this, Trump previously reaffirmed that the U.S. would not fund UNRWA earlier this year. In October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also referred to UNRWA as a subsidiary of Hamas: “UNRWA’s not going to play any role in it… The United Nations is here, we're seeing the work they're doing… They’re on the ground. We’re willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.” https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/1998824786022003044?s=20 billion they seized might well come up https://twitter.com/WallStreetMav/status/1998849819071353071?s=20 is going to demand their frozen assets be returned. I suspect the current people in power don't expect to be around or forced to deal with that problem when it arises. They just want their money laundering schemes to continue being funded. Short term planning by the EU. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1998991133033054636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998991133033054636%7Ctwgr%5E279dcf506be99c0c99616930f129b9a99fcd7bf2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fwatch-ukraine-strikes-another-oil-tanker-russian-shadow%2F https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1999118921564090787?s=20 Trump talks Ukraine peace deal with Macron, Merz and Starmer President Donald Trump held a conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, a White House official said, as the U.S. president continues to push for an end to the conflict while expressing skepticism that Kyiv stands a chance of coming out ahead. Source: politico.com Zelenskyy Signals Openness to Elections After Trump Criticism President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Ukraine to hold a presidential election despite its war with Russia, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to say he is prepared to hold a vote within months if parliament and Western allies make it feasible. Zelenskyy responded, saying the decision is solely for Ukrainians. “This is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners,” he said. Ukraine’s constitution bars elections under martial law, but Zelenskyy signaled he’s willing to hold one anyway and asked the U.S. and European partners for help securing a wartime vote. “Since this question is raised today by the president of the United States of America, our partners, I will answer very briefly: Look, I am ready for elections,” he said. “Then, in the next 60 to 90 days, Ukraine will be ready to hold the elections. I personally have the will and readiness for this.” Zelenskyy’s five-year term expired in May 2024. Source: newsmax.com Medical/False Flags FDA Reviewing Deaths Potentially Linked to COVID Shots The Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether COVID-19 vaccines were tied to any deaths, government officials announced this week. The FDA is “doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potentially related to COVID vaccines,” Andrew Nixon. a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement. Manufacturers report that the FDA is also reviewing the safety of RSV immunizations. COVID-19 vaccines were deployed in late 2020 under emergency use authorization. Less than a year later, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine became the first to receive full FDA approval. Source: newsmax.com [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1998789285281968322?s=20 with all the other America-hating Somalis! https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998806184846045404?s=20 BREAKING: Democrats Flip Miami – Eileen Higgins Wins Mayoral Runoff Election: Decision Desk Democrats flipped Miami Mayor's office on Tuesday. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former Miami City Manager who served on Trump's DHS transition team. Higgins will be Miami's first Democrat mayor since 1997. Fox News reported: It took nearly 30 years, but Democrats finally broke their decades-long ballot box losing streak in Miami, Florida, the city known as the nation's “Gateway to Latin America.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/chad_mizelle/status/1998565231136747996?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998912315672977728?s=20 are: Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Tom Kean, R-N.J., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Chris Smith, R-N.J., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio. Full passage vote could happen Thursday. President Trump's Plan REVEALED: DC pipe bomb suspect obsessed with My Little Pony art, fan fic: report My Little Pony is a franchise marketed at young girls. An adult male fan of the toys are known as a “Brony,” a community that at its peak was large enough to hold annual conventions. Brian Cole Jr, the man charged with placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees' Washington, DC headquarters the evening before January 6, 2021, was reportedly a massive fan of the children's series “My Little Pony,” making fan art and fan fiction dedicated to the characters.Per the New York Post, Cole, 30, appeared to have gone by usernames including iDeltaVelocity, Bron1Delta, Delta1Forgotten, and Blue Velocity online. In one account on an online forum, Cole allegedly posted dozens of fan art pieces dedicated to the My Little Pony franchise. Many of the art pieces feature characters with light purple bodies and multicolored hair.In a Tumblr account associated with the username delta1forgotten, Cole allegedly wrote in response to another user's drawing of a My Little Pony character with a machine gun, “Eh… I'd give her an RPG [Rocket-Propelled Grenade]. What can I say? Explosions are COOL!!”My Little Pony is a franchise marketed at young girls. An adult male fan of the toys are known as a “Brony,” a community that at its peak was large enough to hold annual conventions. Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr Daniel Chadborn wrote in his book “Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of the Adult My Little Pony Fandom,” “The subculture of Bronies was very online and unique and attracted a lot of male fans, who were breaking gender norms, which attracted a lot of attention.”He noted that the subculture is generally not sexual, however, he is not surprised that some members within the community are troubled. “Someone who is disaffected is often going to look for spaces to engage in, for a sense of identity and belonging.”Cole also allegedly wrote fanfiction dedicated to the franchise, with one story marked as being an “adventure/horror” story featuring the characters Applejack and Applebloom Source: thepostmillenial.com Winning: Woke D.C. Police Chief Stepping Down Following Trump's Bold Moves to Federalize the DC Police Force and Send in National Guard https://twitter.com/MayorBowser/status/1997992364367884758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1997992364367884758%7Ctwgr%5Edc94739b1880255ed9a381d0aefa9d1b2da25236%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fwinning-woke-d-c-police-chief-stepping-down%2F ‘Righteous Anger’: Erika Kirk Shuts Down Insane Conspiracies Surrounding Her Husband’s Murder Erika Kirk appears to have possibly reached her breaking point as she addressed those insane conspiracies surrounding the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk, and to say she didn’t hold back is a serious understatement. During her appearance on Wednesday on Fox News’ Outnumbered, Kirk was asked about the accusations and claims floated by podcasters like Candace Owens and others surrounding the assassination of the late co-founder of Turning Point USA, including speculation about where Charlie is buried. No rock will be unturned. I want justice for my husband, for myself, for my family more than anyone else out there. “My silence does not mean that I’m complacent,” Erika continued. “My silence does not mean that somehow Turning Point USA and all of the handpicked staff that loved my husband and that my husband loved them is somehow in on it. We are busy building.” Erika said she understands a lot of the noise is people trying to find answers to the horrific killing of her husband, and made it clear no “rock will be unturned. I want justice for my husband, for myself, for my family more than anyone else out there.” Kirk said she does have a breaking point, though, and it’s when influencers and others go after those she loves, like her family, her Turning Point USA family, and her Charlie Kirk Show family. “When you go after the people that I love, and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode, going after the people that I love because somehow they’re in on this… NO!” Erika said, as the host Harris Faulkner pointed out, she’d never seen Kirk like this before. “This is righteous anger because this is not okay, it’s not healthy,” she added. “This is a mind virus… but this is not okay. But just know your words are very powerful, and we are human.” “My team are not machines and they’re not robots, they are human,” Erika continued. “We have more death threats on our team and our side than I have ever seen. I have kidnapping threats. I have…you name it, we have it. And my poor team is exhausted, and every time they bring this back up, what are we supposed to do, relive that trauma all over again?” . Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1998877640862904429?s=20 https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1998867607429292200?s=20 2846 Feb 21, 2019 12:02:07 PM EST Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 6b73ac No. 5304336 Dz8HH2lWwAIQX5K.jpg-large.jpg https://twitter.com/JudahsTrumpets/status/1098604676621189122 Be ready for the ‘Q’, Anon(s). Eyes on increasing +each day. You are the NEWS NOW. Handle w/ care. Q 3628 Nov 25, 2019 12:05:46 PM EST Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 000000 No. 7370121 https://twitter.com/Incarcerated_ET/status/1198990090757914625 Enemy of the People. You are the NEWS NOW. Facts matter. Q https://twitter.com/medeabenjamin/status/1998886707891155231?s=20 https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1999140426222088595?s=20 https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/1938072642374058297?s=20 Bejamin briefly – who had an interesting history of speaking to Chinese media. She co-founded Global Exchange with her husband, Kevin Danaher, which goes on a number of “Reality Trips” to various closed countries – Cuba, Venezuela, among others. If you’ve followed me long enough … you know that’s a big red flag. State-facilitated exchange trips are one of the most common “soft power” tools that countries have in exporting their ideology to others. https://twitter.com/AAGDhillon/status/1998429763744976927?s=20 Supreme Court OKs Trump's Firing Of Biden FTC Appointee The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant victory, ruling that he can remove Federal Trade Commission leader Rebecca Slaughter after months of legal challenges. Trump has sought to dismiss Slaughter, a Democrat appointed by former President Joe Biden, since March. The court also agreed to consider whether presidents may dismiss FTC commissioners without cause. In the meantime, Slaughter will not be allowed to remain in office. Source: conservativebrief.com https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998163014336561437?s=20 https://twitter.com/mrddmia/status/1998237338678563300?s=20 Trump Sinks Anonymous Reports by Reaffirming Support for Hegseth, Noem Trump sunk the anonymous reports while fielding questions from the press during a roundtable with tech CEO in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1998886540215472413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998886540215472413%7Ctwgr%5Ec250eb4c9bce232b03b56224d33227964e8f8b05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-5.html1998886540215472413 Trump's comments follow an Atlantic report that Trump “is starting to tire of the scandals surrounding Hegseth,” citing “an outside adviser to the White House and a former senior administration official.”They also come on the heels of an MS Now report, citing two anonymous sources, and claiming that “White House officials have grown frustrated with Kristi Noem's leadership of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to calls for a new secretary to more aggressively support key parts of the president's deportation agenda.” Source: breitbart.com https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1999130198906728645?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1998453138857099684?s=20 primarily Nordic-German. Importing voters is a CERTAIN path to a single-party supermajority and has ALREADY happened at the state level in California and New York. It also explains why those states have BANNED VOTER ID in order to accelerate a permanent socialist supermajority, destroying any semblance of democracy. We stand on the precipice of disaster, an end to America. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1998769742455435403?s=20 say stupid stuff like “I’m not voting in the mid-terms.” The Constitutional powers of the President are limited by design. Moreover, Trump faces unique challenges in an intransigent Deep State and an array of rogue judges, neither of which any other President has faced at this scale. Nevertheless, in less than a year Trump has kept more of his campaign promises than any other President since FDR. Some of you people need to wise up. There is no Government Fairy. It’s a hard slog, and we’re winning–unless YOU mess it up, Doomsters. Don’t mess it up. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1998827695439004144?s=20 care, the GOP deserves it.” This is self-fulfilling prophecy. It suppresses voter enthusiasm, suppresses voter turn out, and creates exactly the barren ground that Leftists have come to expect from a conservative movement that seems determined to fail at every turn even when it is winning. *versus* 2. “I am so happy that we have made so much progress. Trump has done amazing things in a short period of time against unprecedented institutional resistance. We are winning and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for the restoration of our Constitutional republic. Nevertheless, there is much to be done. President Trump and the true conservatives in Congress need our enthusiastic, vocal support. We must keep the pressure on the eGOP, the Democrats and the lying media. This is a tough battle, but we will win.” THAT my friends is a message of victory. It too becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as it inspires the voting base yet does not ignore the work yet to be done. It’s winning. ————————— Allow me to paraphrase Napoleon Bonaparte: “In politics, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.” _________________________ In other words, why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves, Moriarity. https://twitter.com/Avis_Liberatum/status/1998829654241694036?s=20 https://twitter.com/MattMorseTV/status/1998541820285145219?s=20 and for America itself. In all fairness, the Democrats have been doing Redistricting for years, and continue to do so. Unfortunately, Indiana Senate “Leader” Rod Bray enjoys being the only person in the United States of America who is against Republicans picking up extra seats, in Indiana's case, two of them. He is putting every ounce of his limited strength into asking his soon to be very vulnerable friends to vote with him. By doing so, he is putting the Majority in the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., at risk and, at the same time, putting anybody in Indiana who votes against this Redistricting, likewise, at risk. The people of Indiana don't want the Party of Sleepy Joe Biden, Kamala, Ilhan Omar, or the rest to succeed in Washington. Bray doesn't care. He's either a bad guy, or a very stupid one! In any event, he and a couple of his friends will partner with the Radical Left Democrats. They found some Republican “SUCKERS,” and they couldn't be happier that they did! Guys like Failed Senate Candidate Mitch Daniels, who I opposed in his Race against Senator Jim Banks, and Cam Savage, whoever that is, are fighting against the Republican Party, all the way. Bray and his friends are the favorite Republicans of Hakeem Jeffries, Crazy Nancy Pelosi, and Cryin' Chuck Schumer. Anybody that votes against Redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party in D.C., will be, I am sure, met with a MAGA Primary in the Spring. If Republicans will not do what is necessary to save our Country, they will eventually lose everything to the Democrats. Rod Bray and his friends won't be in Politics for long, and I will do everything within my power to make sure that they will not hurt the Republican Party, and our Country, again. One of my favorite States, Indiana, will be the only State in the Union to turn the Republican Party down! Master Messenger: Trump Goes Full MAGA at Pennsylvania Rally, Hands GOP the 2026 Talking Points The master messenger is at it again, this time handing the GOP the 2026 midterm talking points directly. During a rally Tuesday evening in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, President Trump reminded both Republicans and Democrats of just how savvy a messenger he can be when energizing his base. He crushed former President Joe Biden and his administration for overseeing the runaway inflation we are still battling today. He discussed his efforts to bring higher wage jobs to American workers, not illegal aliens. He dismantled Obamacare, highlighting high costs and the trillions in taxpayer dollars given to insurance companies instead of the American people. President Trump went full MAGA. The message was clear: Republicans, take this message and run with it during the 2026 midterm election cycle. President Trump tore apart Obamacare. He is tired of insurance companies lining their pockets with Obamacare subsidies, and stated once again that he wants that money sent directly to the American people. Imagine being able to use your own money to purchase health insurance instead of those dollars going straight to the insurance companies? For Republicans in 2026, this is a smart policy that could excite the base in an election cycle where President Trump is not on the ballot. Healthcare across America, in many cases, is unaffordable and frustrating. This is certainly an area where the GOP can make up ground with sound policy ideas. President Trump has essentially closed our southern border by the sheer power he wields through the executive branch. The administration has now moved to tackle illegal immigration within our borders, in regards to both deportations and American jobs taken by illegal aliens. Since President Trump took office, 100 percent of all net job creation has gone to American citizens. That is an amazing statistic that every GOP House and Senate member should be touting on the campaign trail. Not for nothing, but President Trump is also clearly tired of immigrants coming to America who do not care to fully assimilate or share our values. President Trump also announced a permanent pause on third-world migration, “including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, and many other countries.” This is a very smart and, frankly, important policy. During the recent off-year election cycle, many Americans learned for the first time how many third-world immigrants have infiltrated major American cities. This is a winning message and one the GOP should carry into 2026. Finally, the deadly drugs have got to stop flowing into this country. President Trump has taken lethal action that is sure to have every drug boat planning to bring drugs to America second-guessing that decision. For some Republicans who support Trump’s policy but have struggled to properly communicate the importance to their constituents, the president simplified the issue for the entire party. Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/TheStormRedux/status/1998449163403419722?s=20 ALL THE INFORMATION.” LFG One thing I know is that the American public (outside of X) needs to understand how rigged and fake our elections are before we have another election in this country. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");
The world is on the brink of nuclear war. How can the Soviet Union and the USA prevent it? Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders President John F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, tell the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Together Nina and Max explore what drove JFK and Khrushchev during the darkest days of October 1962. And when the crisis moves beyond their control, as a U-2 spy plane is shot down over Cuba, how do they avoid global catastrophe? To hear more, search for The Bomb, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
En este episodio, hablamos sobre la relevancia que todavía tiene la doctrina Monroe en la política de EE.UU., las tensiones dentro del movimiento MAGA y cómo la historia de la influencia estadounidense en América Latina sigue marcando el presente. También entramos en temas como la guerra contra el narcotráfico, la militarización en el Caribe y la situación geopolítica de Puerto Rico y Cuba, pensando en cómo todo ese trasfondo histórico afecta lo que vivimos hoy.Además, tocamos asuntos bien presentes para nosotros: el cambio climático, el rol de Trump en la política actual, la militarización en Puerto Rico, las relaciones internacionales, la corrupción, el papel del periodismo, la crisis energética, la independencia y hasta la cultura de violencia. Reflexionamos sobre la necesidad de repensar cómo estamos llevando la política y la discusión pública en Puerto Rico, y resaltamos lo importante que es la fiscalización y la búsqueda de verdadera independencia —sea política, económica o mental.
Los temas del "cafecito informativo" de este jueves 11 de diciembre de 2025: ¿Afecta a Cuba la confiscación de un buque con petróleo venezolano por EE UU? El fiscal y la jueza del caso Gil agentes de la “justicia revolucionaria” Autorizan las transacciones en divisas en el sector privado ‘Vargas Llosa: en la catedral de la literatura' con Leonardo Padura
The US pirating a Cuba-bound oil tanker from Venezuela illustrates how the empire is hurrying to shore up control over Latin America in the same way the US and Israel are quickly shoring up control over the middle east. Reading by Tim Foley.
Una de las descripciones más sorprendentes del Mesías en Isaías 9 es llamarlo “Padre Eterno”. ¿Cómo puede ser que el Hijo reciba este nombre… y qué revela sobre su tierno cuidado por su pueblo? En este episodio, descubrimos la profundidad de este título y cómo nos invita a confiar en Jesús como nuestro Rey eterno y nuestro Padre en amor.
A los comunistas solemos decirles aquello de "vete a Cuba" y a los antimodernos suelen decirnos "vete al bosque". Nosotros respondemos que queremos vivir como Thoreau: en comunion con la naturaleza, pero a distancia razonable del bar donde alternar con los amigotes y de una madre que nos lave los gayumbos. Tu imaginate: cultivar tus propios tomates, educar a los ninos sin pantallitas y hacer pan casero. Menudo planazo: te despiertas con el canto del gallo, te duchas con agua de pozo que huele a libertad y oxido de tractor, ordenas a la burra y andas un rato descalzo para conectar con la Madre Tierra, mientras buscas una manta porque la Madre Tierra esta muy fria. Verbigracia, los Trevallion, un matrimonio que ha decidido criar a sus hijos en pleno bosque, en la region de los Abruzos. Que yo sepa, a la loba capitolina nadie le exigio una cedula de habitabilidad para criar a Romulo y Remo pero, al parecer, la justicia italiana ha quitado a los Trevallion la potestad de los ninos, que por no tener no tenian ni inodoro.Uno se pregunta que pensaria de esto el inventor del mito del Buen Salvaje y guru de la vida natural, el filosofo ginebrino Jean-Jacques Rousseau, que cambio la historia de la pedagogia sin necesidad de cambiar un solo panal. De hecho abandono a sus cinco hijos en un hospicio, uno tras otro. Curioso: hizo muchas sandeces pero, por lo que sea, nunca se le ocurrio criarlos en el bosque. Alsina: en conclusion...A todos nos tienta aislarnos del mundanal ruido, del estres moderno, de los vecinos, de los tertulianos y hasta de las fontaneras. Pero una cosa es ser natural y otra, asilvestrarse. No nos hagamos dano.
En este episodio Yadir Drake explica en detalle las razones de su despedida del equipo Cuba y de su salida de Matanzas. Drake conversa en exclusiva con Yordano Carmona y comparte:• Cómo se tomó la decisión de no regresar al equipo Cuba• Los motivos personales y profesionales detrás de su postura• Qué ocurrió internamente y por qué no estará en el próximo Clásico Mundial• Su visión sobre el trato a los peloteros dentro del sistema• Qué viene ahora para su carrera y futuro en el béisbol profesional Una conversación directa, reveladora y sin filtros con uno de los peloteros cubanos más respetados del presente.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pelota-cubana--3596768/support.Pelota Cubana USA: Donde hablamos del béisbol cubano como es, no como quieren que lo cuenten.
Pelota Cubana USA entrevistó a Carlos Beltrán, gerente general del equipo de Puerto Rico, en una conversación donde el exjugador repasa el valor histórico de Cuba en el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol.Beltrán recuerda el icónico duelo de 2006, explica por qué enfrentarse a Cuba siempre tuvo un significado especial y analiza lo que espera rumbo al Clásico Mundial 2026.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pelota-cubana--3596768/support.Pelota Cubana USA: Donde hablamos del béisbol cubano como es, no como quieren que lo cuenten.
Pelota Cubana USA conversa con José Mayorga, manager del equipo de Panamá para el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol, en un intercambio donde analiza la conformación de su selección y revisita la histórica rivalidad con Cuba.Mayorga repasa los duelos previos entre ambas naciones, explica cómo se prepara Panamá para el torneo y valora el significado de volver a enfrentar a Cuba 20 años después del primer Clásico Mundial.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pelota-cubana--3596768/support.Pelota Cubana USA: Donde hablamos del béisbol cubano como es, no como quieren que lo cuenten.
En este episodio profundizamos en las razones que se están utilizando para justificar la ausencia de Zach Neto del equipo Cuba rumbo al Clásico Mundial. Examinamos el reglamento, el contexto político-deportivo y la repetición de un patrón de exclusión que afecta directamente el nivel de la selección. Un análisis claro, documentado y necesario sobre una decisión que vuelve a generar controversia dentro del béisbol cubano.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pelota-cubana--3596768/support.Pelota Cubana USA: Donde hablamos del béisbol cubano como es, no como quieren que lo cuenten.
The Trump Corollary: Reasserting Influence in the Western Hemisphere: Colleague Mary Kissel analyzes the new National Security Strategy, praising its focus on the Western Hemisphere to counter Russian and Chinese influence in Venezuela and Cuba, warning against accepting separate global spheres of influence and emphasizing that the U.S. faces a coordinated threat from China, Russia, and Iran globally. 1952
SHOW 12-9-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 1918 THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE FED CUT AND THE MARKETS. FIRST HOUR 9-915 Wall Street Bets on Rate Cuts Despite Mixed Economic Signals: Colleague Elizabeth Peek discusses the near certainty of a Federal Reserve rate cut, noting Wall Street's optimism despite steady inflation and mixed employment signals, highlighting strong holiday spending and arguing that fears regarding tariffs were overblown, while emphasizing that AI investment is reshaping, rather than reducing, corporate hiring. 915-930 Concerns Over New York City Mayor-Elect Mamdani's Appointments: Colleague Elizabeth Peek criticizes Mayor-elect Mamdani's controversial appointments, including an ex-convict as a criminal justice adviser and anti-car activists for transportation roles, arguing these ideological choices neglect the pragmatic needs of citizens concerned with safety and education, predicting administrative failure for the new administration. 930-945 Rising Tensions: Hezbollah's Rearmament and Hamas's Defiance: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer warns that Hezbollah has rebuilt its strength in Lebanon using Iranian weapons, prompting Israeli threats of a full-scale attack, noting that Hamas refuses to disarm in Gaza, supported by Turkey and Qatar, while the U.S. moves to designate Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations. 945-1000 Syria's Fragmentation and the Regional Arms Race: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer describes Syria as a chaotic mix of armed factions, including Al-Qaeda-led pragmatists and Iranian proxies, held together only by regime brutality, mentioning potential U.S. plans for a base to deter bad actors and highlighting rapid military expansions by Turkey and Egypt amid regional instability. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 The Trump Corollary: Reasserting Influence in the Western Hemisphere: Colleague Mary Kissel analyzes the new National Security Strategy, praising its focus on the Western Hemisphere to counter Russian and Chinese influence in Venezuela and Cuba, warning against accepting separate global spheres of influence and emphasizing that the U.S. faces a coordinated threat from China, Russia, and Iran globally. 1015-1030 Europe's Defense Dilemma and Demographic Decline: Colleague Mary Kissel attributes Europe's inability to fund Ukraine's defense to decades of relying on U.S. protection while prioritizing generous welfare states, citing "scary statistics" regarding France's aging population and pension burdens, arguing that Europe must pursue economic growth rather than government handouts to survive security challenges. 1030-1045 Europe's Economic Stagnation and the Innovation Gap: Colleague Joseph Sternberg discusses Europe's economic decline relative to the U.S., driven by high energy costs and excessive regulation, noting a growing debate in Brussels about deregulation but arguing Europe lacks a unified vision to encourage the entrepreneurship and healthcare innovation seen in the American system. 1045-1100 Angela Rayner's Return and Labour's Economic Struggles: Colleague Joseph Sternberg analyzes the political return of Angela Rayner and her push for a "workers rights bill" despite Prime Minister Starmer's plummeting popularity, arguing this move highlights internal Labour Party conflict and risks imposing policies detrimental to an economy already struggling with inflation and stagnation.THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 Paul Manafort and the Origins of Modern Foreign Lobbying: Colleague Ken Vogel chronicles how Paul Manafort revolutionized the lobbying industry by merging political consulting with foreign representation, creating a model later adopted by Tony Podesta and others, explaining how the fall of Ukraine's Yanukovych and subsequent investigations exposed the industry's widespread failure to comply with FARA regulations. 1115-1130 Robert Stryk's Risky Lobbying Missions in Somalia and Venezuela: Colleague Ken Vogel details lobbyist Robert Stryk's dangerous mission to Mogadishu to secure U.S. aid for Somalia's President Farmajo during the Trump administration, also describing Stryk's controversial efforts to represent Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, illustrating the lucrative and often perilous nature of foreign influence peddling in unstable regions. 1130-1145 The Revolving Door: Democratic Insiders and Foreign Influence: Colleague Ken Vogel explains how Democratic operatives like Anita Dunn and Antony Blinken leveraged government experience for lucrative consulting roles at firms like SKDK and WestExec, also discussing Hunter Biden's pardon regarding Chinese business dealings and Robert Stryk's representation of sanctioned Russian defense executives. 1145-1200 The Decline of FARA Enforcement and Politicized Justice: Colleague Ken Vogel argues that enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act is weakening, citing Rudy Giuliani's work for sanctioned Balkan leaders and Attorney General Pam Bondi's potential decriminalization of FARA, suggesting the U.S. is returning to a "Wild West" era of unregulated foreign influence where laws are flouted. FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 Reviving the Monroe Doctrine via the Trump Corollary: Colleague Gregory Copley analyzes the Trump administration's National Security Strategy, which reasserts the Monroe Doctrine to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the Western Hemisphere, arguing that "gunboat diplomacy" off Venezuela effectively restores U.S. sovereignty, signaling a shift toward self-reliance and away from traditional alliances like NATO. 1215-1230 European Leaders Scramble to Support Ukraine Amidst Domestic Crises: Colleague Gregory Copley discusses the meeting between UK, French, and German leaders with Zelenskyy, noting they are using the Ukraine war to distract from domestic political failures, tracing Europe's defense dependency to U.S. post-WWII policies and suggesting Zelenskyy is leveraging European fears against Washington to secure his future. 1230-1245 The Strategic Implosion of China and Global Realignments: Colleague Gregory Copley asserts that the People's Republic of China has strategically collapsed due to economic failure and demographic decline, claiming Xi Jinping is no longer effectively in power, noting that Russia is distancing itself from Beijing and Western leaders like Albanese are pivoting back toward Washington. 1245-100 AM King Charles, Environmental Realism, and UK Political Instability: Colleague Gregory Copley observes that King Charles avoids political climate statements despite Bill Gates' recent realism regarding environmental alarmism, discussing political instability in the UK and suggesting Prime Minister Starmer faces challenges from the left that could force new elections, potentially benefiting reformists like Nigel Farage.