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Time and Time Again: Stop The Nonsense!

2026-11-10T07:06:48.407-08:00

On July 14, by a vote of 308 to 117, the US House of Representatives passed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” which would end our twice-yearly ritual of “springing forward” and “falling back” by making “Daylight Saving Time” the permanent national standard for timekeeping. Getting that done seems to be one of president Donald Trump’s priorities … Continue reading Time and Time Again: Stop The Nonsense! → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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From Yemen To The Horn of Africa: Could A Red Sea Crisis Trigger A Global Trade Domino Effect?

2026-11-09T10:56:06.347-08:00

From Yemen To The Horn of Africa: Could A Red Sea Crisis Trigger A Global Trade Domino Effect? By Uriel Araujo Houthi advances near Bab el-Mandeb threaten to connect Yemen’s war with the Horn of Africa’s expanding crises. With Hormuz already... Read More › - Voice of East

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Trump’s Legacy Will Ultimately Be Determined By The Outcome Of The Third Gulf War

2026-11-08T08:30:26.015-08:00

Trump’s Legacy Will Ultimately Be Determined By The Outcome Of The Third Gulf War By Andrew Korybko If the conflict drags on or he provokes Iran into obliterating the Gulf’s energy infrastructure in retaliation for being nuked, for example, then the... Read More › - Voice of East

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Make Armistice Day Great Again

2026-11-08T08:05:02.700-08:00

At “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918, guns officially fell silent across Europe and World War One came to a military end (the political finish came in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles). The following November 11, the winning nations commemorated the final ceasefire with the first “Armistice … Continue reading Make Armistice Day Great Again → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Germany’s Attempted Takeover Of Poland By Proxy Is To Prepare Europe For War With Russia

2026-11-05T11:24:04.670-08:00

Germany’s Attempted Takeover Of Poland By Proxy Is To Prepare Europe For War With Russia By Andrew Korybko Just like Nazi Germany seized Czechoslovakia’s gold and its robust military-industrial complex in the run-up to World War II, so too is today’s... Read More › - Voice of East

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We Don’t Need Politicians to Make it So

2026-11-05T09:32:47.504-08:00

The week before the November 3 midterms, Ryan Zickgraf didn’t need to know their outcome to be sure that a fictional, far-future “television captain from the Eighties” could “still offer a more ambitious political vision than the people governing us” in “Patrick Stewart’s Picard was liberalism’s lost promise” (UnHerd, October 30). That week would see … Continue reading We Don’t Need Politicians to Make it So → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Could Poland Become NATO’s Next Flashpoint With Russia After Ukraine?

2026-11-04T09:24:56.287-08:00

Could Poland Become NATO’s Next Flashpoint With Russia After Ukraine? By Uriel Araujo Poland’s constitutional crisis unfolds amid massive rearmament and growing tensions with Moscow. As Ukraine’s future remains uncertain, Warsaw risks becoming the focal point of Europe’s next major geopolitical... Read More › - Voice of East

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Election 2026: Happy Days Are Here Again — In The Worst Way

2026-11-03T04:56:45.088-08:00

I’m writing this column on the morning of November 3, technically “election day” in the US even though, per the AssocatedPpress, more than 57 million Americans voted “early” (in person or by mail) this year. Chances are you won’t read it until later this week, after the polls have closed and most of the mail … Continue reading Election 2026: Happy Days Are Here Again — In The Worst Way → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Europe’s Post-War Security Architecture Is Beginning To Take Shape

2026-11-02T11:40:44.992-08:00

Europe’s Post-War Security Architecture Is Beginning To Take Shape By Andrew Korybko This emerging order is the most sustainable one possible given the circumstances. The grand strategic goal that Russia sought to advance through its large-scale military intervention in Ukraine was... Read More › - Voice of East

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Doomsday Plan: Indicator or Not, Prepping is Just Common Sense

2026-11-01T10:23:30.707-08:00

It’s all over the Internet, of course. People are worried and wondering what’s up (including my sister-in-law, who called my special attention to it. From a random look at stories about it, here’s International Business Times lede: “The Pentagon is preparing every major U.S. military base to operate independently for at least 90 days without … Continue reading Doomsday Plan: Indicator or Not, Prepping is Just Common Sense → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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A Swedish-Polish Military Axis Could Become The Backbone Of NATO 3.0

2026-11-01T05:13:39.103-08:00

A Swedish-Polish Military Axis Could Become The Backbone Of NATO 3.0 By Andrew Korybko Their potential joint patrols along Finland and the Baltic States’ borders with Russia could become a permanent fixture of the post-war European security architecture. Sweden’s announcement in late September... Read More › - Voice of East

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Frivolous Litigation Watch: Alaska Already Solved This “Problem”

2026-10-27T07:24:48.354-07:00

In a rather strange lawsuit — United States v. State of Alaska, filed on October 23 — the US Department of Justice asked a court to block that state’s election authority from certifying an election result that isn’t even known yet and won’t be known until, at the earliest, November 3. Weird enough, but it … Continue reading Frivolous Litigation Watch: Alaska Already Solved This “Problem” → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Black Sea Flashpoint: Is Europe Edging Toward A Direct Clash With Russia?

2026-10-27T05:28:52.278-07:00

Black Sea Flashpoint: Is Europe Edging Toward A Direct Clash With Russia? By Uriel Araujo With EU lawmakers considering a naval mission, and NATO expanding surveillance, the Black Sea is emerging as a dangerous arena of confrontation. The risk of a... Read More › - Voice of East

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The Other Nathan Bedford Forrest Election Tactic

2026-10-25T10:03:37.521-07:00

How do you win an election? To the degree that elections are a lot like — some of us anarchists would say an actual form of — war, it’s worth consulting military figures on the subject. Few military figures come off quite so quotable as Confederate cavalry general (and Ku Klux Klan founder) Nathan Bedford Forrest, … Continue reading The Other Nathan Bedford Forrest Election Tactic → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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“Free Money” May Land On You … In More Ways Than One

2026-10-20T07:23:59.503-07:00

On October 19, US president Donald Trump visited Kansas to prop up a lagging Republican candidate (US Senator Roger Marshall), and he brought the bucks with him, pledging an $8 billion bailout for farmers hurt by Trump’s tariffs and Trump’s war on Iran. That follows $150 million for power lines in Alaska (to goose another … Continue reading “Free Money” May Land On You … In More Ways Than One → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Report Expunged, But Hope Florida Springs Eternal

2026-10-18T10:04:54.640-07:00

In late August, CBS News Miami obtained a copy of a grand jury report. That’s not supposed to happen, but it did. Here’s what that grand jury report found: Several persons within and around the executive branch of Florida’s government conspired to misappropriate $10 million in taxpayer money, funnel that money through a charity founded … Continue reading Report Expunged, But Hope Florida Springs Eternal → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Ukraine’s Black Sea Gamble Threatens Global Trade And Risks Wider War

2026-10-17T13:22:26.732-07:00

Ukraine’s Black Sea Gamble Threatens Global Trade And Risks Wider War By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s expanding Black Sea attacks are disrupting shipping, raising insurance costs, and threatening global food and energy trade. As “wild-card” Zelensky raises the stakes (angering the US),... Read More › - Voice of East

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Ethiopia-Eritrea War Threatens Wider Conflict Across The Nile And Red Sea

2026-10-16T05:07:36.741-07:00

Ethiopia-Eritrea War Threatens Wider Conflict Across The Nile And Red Sea By Uriel Araujo Ethiopia’s escalating confrontation with Eritrea threatens to further destabilize the Horn of Africa, potentially drawing in Egypt and Gulf powers. The crisis could disrupt Red Sea shipping... Read More › - Voice of East

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The Media Credentials Cops Come for Katie Zacharia

2026-10-15T05:58:29.042-07:00

One might expect a White House Press Secretary’s first week on the job to receive media coverage mainly for the content and quality of her briefings — those being, you know, the job. And, for a brief moment, that’s how it went for Katie Zacharia, who took the post on October 9 and delivered her … Continue reading The Media Credentials Cops Come for Katie Zacharia → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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The Bond Market Is Becoming A New Front In The Ukraine War

2026-10-13T06:14:33.126-07:00

The Bond Market Is Becoming A New Front In The Ukraine War By Uriel Araujo Rising US and European bond yields are creating new fiscal pressures for Ukraine’s Western backers, making long-term support harder to sustain. Sovereign bond markets are becoming... Read More › - Voice of East

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Why I (Kind Of) Support Livestreaming The Nidal Hasan Firing Squad

2026-10-13T04:06:12.591-07:00

On October 9, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced — during a podcast appearance rather that from a Pentagon podium — that the killing of mass shooter Nidal Hasan by military firing squad, scheduled for December 3, will be livestreamed. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public — because … Continue reading Why I (Kind Of) Support Livestreaming The Nidal Hasan Firing Squad → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Kimberly Guilfoyle Accusations Aren’t Really a “Scandal”

2026-10-11T07:37:10.730-07:00

Donor Eric Deters describes a “pay to play” arrangement with US president Donald Trump’s friends/family circle in which he fully participated until one member of that circle — Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. — took things $100,000 too far. According to the New York Times, Deters claims … Continue reading Kimberly Guilfoyle Accusations Aren’t Really a “Scandal” → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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The Latest Nord Stream Talks Could Reshape Europe’s Post-War Security Architecture

2026-10-10T12:50:06.157-07:00

The Latest Nord Stream Talks Could Reshape Europe’s Post-War Security Architecture By Andrew Korybko Regardless of however the “friendly competition” evolves between Germany and Poland over leading NATO 3.0 , one thing is certain, and it’s that US-led creative energy diplomacy... Read More › - Voice of East

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The Washington Post Vindicated SVR’s Warnings Of Ukrainian-Connected Cartel Threats To The US

2026-10-08T12:30:22.047-07:00

The Washington Post Vindicated SVR’s Warnings Of Ukrainian-Connected Cartel Threats To The US By Andrew Korybko The “Foreign Legion’s” sharing of its drone expertise with cartels and all other threatening non-state-actors is accordingly expected to follow the example of the Afghan... Read More › - Voice of East

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The EU’s “Geopolitical” Enlargement Strategy Risks Deepening The Security Dilemma With Russia

2026-10-07T12:21:39.288-07:00

The EU’s “Geopolitical” Enlargement Strategy Risks Deepening The Security Dilemma With Russia By Uriel Araujo Brussels now calls EU enlargement a “geopolitical imperative.” With Ukraine and Moldova moving toward membership, the strategic implications for Russia are becoming harder to ignore. The... Read More › - Voice of East

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