Russia says that there has been an assassination attempt on the life of President Putin. They have video of drones hitting the Kremlin. How will they respond? Is this an escalation? Will this backfire on Zelensky? [...]

Confirming API data overnight, DOE reports that while total inventories of crude rose less than expected (+234k vs +2.1mm exp.) Gasoline and Distillates saw a massive build once again. Gasoline inventories rose 8.44mm barrels (following last week's 10.6mm record build) is the biggest 2-week inventory build in history. Crude has crashed back from overnight "China is buying oil" demand hopes. [...]

Wem nützt der Ukraine-Krieg? Zusammenfassend. Der Krieg in der Ukraine ist wohl das schlechteste diplomatische Ergebnis aller Verhandlungen seit Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Die beteiligten Diplomaten auf der NATO-Seite sind entweder die schlechtesten Diplomaten aller Zeiten, oder sie haben tatsächlich bekommen, was sie wollten, denn sie haben darauf verzichtet, eine praktisch 'kostenlo [...]

Journalists have noticed how much current political campaigns are trading on fear. As observed in a recent article in the Washington Post, “Most of the Republican presidential contenders and their allies are now waging campaigns focused on fear—bombarding voters with ominous television spots that warn of national security threats and amping up their alarming rhetoric on the stump.” [...]

I was FORCED into silence... it ends NOW! "American Psycho" - Will Gavin Newsom Be The Next President? “I Am Crazy” - Alex Jones | PBD Podcast | Ep. 281 [...]

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the US and EU will bring Europe more problems than benefits, Bulgarian economist Nina Djulgerova told Radio Sputnik. The critics of the TTIP have long instated that US companies will make trade negotiations instrumental in their attempts to alter European economic laws. [...]

Learn how the rights of American citizens are threatened by a ruling class that seeks to make our government unaccountable to the people. Citizenship is rare in human history but essential to free government. Today, the constitutional rule of citizens in America is threatened by a new form of government, unaccountable to the people, in which power is held by a ruling class that seeks to transform [...]

Frans Timmermans, vice-president of the European Commission, doesn`t see any link between mass sex assaults on New Year's Eve in Cologne and the ongoing refugee crisis, internal minutes has revealed. He also lamented the reintroduction of internal border checks within the Schengen zone. [...]

Industrial representatives say the tariffs would harm the US itself. Germany's Federation of Industries (BDI) has warned that tariffs imposed by Washington on the EU risk harming the US itself. On June 1, the US imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the EU, and now the White House is currently threatening to extend the tariffs to cars and car parts as well. Jean-Claude Ju [...]

Brian Berletic joins me to discuss the latest disaster for NATO in Ukraine as the world watches Israel's massive escalation of war on Gaza.       [...]

A new White House plan to combat climate change and update transportation systems would impose a fee of $10 per barrel of oil to fund $300 billion in spending over the next decade. President Barack Obama is expected to make his case to Congress next week. Promoting a “21st century clean transportation system,” the Obama administration unveiled its transportation budget Thursday, first to [...]

BERLIN (Sputnik) – The German business community has urged the German government to strengthen its cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as a means to respond to the threat of protectionism stemming from the United States, head of the German Eastern Business Association said. [...]

1st Amendment (all Bills of Rights) MUST BE PROTECTED. Protests SHOULD NEVER become violent/physical as this type of escalation dimishes the purpose to effect positive change. It, also, gives power to those who want to censor free speech. [...]

The Saudi plan to send ground troops into Syria appears to be just a ruse. But this is precisely the kind of reckless saber-rattling that could ignite an all-out war, one that could embroil the United States and Russia. Saudi rulers have reportedly amassed a 150,000-strong army to invade Syria on the alleged pretext “to fight against terrorism” and to defeat the so-called Islamic State (a [...]

Last week the US warned of military strikes on Syria "if" government forces use chemical weapons (CW). This week, Trump comes clean by dropping any mention of a CW pretext – simply warning Syria not to attack terrorists. Trump tweeted his warning to Syria, as well as its allied Russian and Iranian forces, to not launch a military offensive to retake control of the northwest province of Idlib. [...]

Former US Marine Corps Intelligence officer and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter joined the program along with former CIA analyst Larry Johnson to discuss how Russia is in full control. [...]

Talking to journalists gathered at the Pentagon, the US command has blamed “brutal dictatorship” for the human suffering in Syria, claiming that the Russian op has only caused further “tremendous damage” – yet again offering no proof to back the assertions. “Let’s be clear: the human suffering on the ground [in Syria] is the result of the Assad regime’s brutal dictatorship,”  [...]

A French anti-globalist group has covered the walls of the country's most prominent banks with black soap, lightning orange smoke bombs, and green slime to decry the "toxic" finance industry.Hundreds of activists from Attac France staged a series of protests across the country on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the global financial crisis, which was triggered by the bankruptcy of Wall Street t [...]

The US Dollar is about to get a major wake-up call, and China and Russia are more prepared than ever! The US Dollar has been the world's currency for more than half a century, but Chinese gold purchases rose 30% in 2023 and over the past decade China has reduced its US Treasury holding by 40%. With the weaponizations of the USD against Russia, including 13 rounds of sanctions, the US dollar could [...]

President Bill Clinton’s Kosovo war of 1999 was loved by neocons and liberal hawks – the forerunner for Iraq, Libya, Syria and other conflicts this century – but Kosovo’s political violence and lawlessness today underscore the grim consequences of those strategies even when they "succeed," writes Jonathan Marshall. [...]

The growing budget deficit will force the US government to borrow $56 billion more this quarter than expected. Curiously, the amount is close to what Russia sold in US Treasury securities in April and May. Citing surging spending and falling tax receipts, the US government will borrow the most money since the 2008 financial crisis. [...]

In the last week alone, an Israeli airstrike has killed a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, Hezbollah struck a sensitive Israeli base with rockets and Israel killed a senior Hamas militant with an airstrike in Beirut. Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region. Scott Ritter Unravels: Ways Iran retaliates to Israel's latest strike - [...]