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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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David J. Rush: Small Beans, Long Sentence

2026-10-07T07:36:01.494-07:00

“David J. Rush, 49, of Ashburn, Virginia,” the US Department of Justice informs us, “pleaded guilty today [October 6] to executing a scheme to defraud the federal government relating to the misuse of his government position, resulting in a loss of approximately $194 million.” Rush faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, … Continue reading David J. Rush: Small Beans, Long Sentence → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Russia Made It Clear That Nuclear War Would Follow Any Serious Aggression Against Kaliningrad

2026-10-05T15:16:39.222-07:00

Russia Made It Clear That Nuclear War Would Follow Any Serious Aggression Against Kaliningrad By Andrew Korybko Neither Poland nor Lithuania dares to blockade, let alone invade, this Russian exclave. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski proposed in mid-September that Poland should “exercise so... Read More › - Voice of East

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Moderation in the Pursuit of Liberty

2026-10-05T14:19:11.150-07:00

Wall Street Journal columnist Barton Swaim’s “A Suggestion for Young Radicals” to embrace moderation (October 1) might seem to bring the second least appealing news hook for a commentator whose outlet is named after the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison who famously asserted that he would rather “tell a man whose house is on fire to … Continue reading Moderation in the Pursuit of Liberty → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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All Stakeholders In The Yemeni War Should Consider Russia’s Mediation

2026-10-04T15:54:33.161-07:00

All Stakeholders In The Yemeni War Should Consider Russia’s Mediation By Andrew Korybko Where Saudi and STC interests align is in stopping the Houthis, the most effective way of which is arguably a bold political decision to recognize their statelet in... Read More › - Voice of East

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European NATO Fears That The US Won’t Rush To Its Rescue If It Provokes A War With Russia

2026-10-02T04:59:02.641-07:00

European NATO Fears That The US Won’t Rush To Its Rescue If It Provokes A War With Russia By Andrew Korybko The EU’s planned creation of an Article 4-like mechanism suggests that European NATO suspects that the bloc’s American leader might... Read More › - Voice of East

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Election 2026 Enters the “Spoiler” Whining Hour

2026-10-02T04:40:13.917-07:00

“A vote for the Libertarian,” Madison Cercy tells the Washington Times, “or a protest vote from any Republican who sits this one out, is a vote to hand the U.S. Senate to the democratic socialists.” Cercy, a spokeswoman for Ken Paxton’s US Senate campaign in Texas, is responding to a Rasmussen poll that shows Paxton … Continue reading Election 2026 Enters the “Spoiler” Whining Hour → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Algeria’s Rapprochement With Mali Is Rapidly Evolving Into A Strategic Partnership

2026-09-30T10:16:45.432-07:00

Algeria’s Rapprochement With Mali Is Rapidly Evolving Into A Strategic Partnership By Andrew Korybko The latest Malian War must first end in order for this to happen, and that likely requires its Tuareg rebels defecting from their radical Islamist allies, which... Read More › - Voice of East

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Making Healthcare More Expensive: “Bipartisanship” Strikes Again

2026-09-29T10:41:59.125-07:00

I suspect nearly everyone reading this column will agree that ovarian cancer is a terrible thing, and that preventing ovarian cancer, or predicting it and catching it early to enhance a woman’s chance of surviving it is a good thing. I open with those stipulations, burying the lede just a little bit, to preempt the … Continue reading Making Healthcare More Expensive: “Bipartisanship” Strikes Again → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Belarus And Poland’s New “Snowdrop Diplomacy” Could Lead To A Thaw In The New Cold War

2026-09-28T15:03:04.893-07:00

Belarus And Poland’s New “Snowdrop Diplomacy” Could Lead To A Thaw In The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko Sikorski’s historic meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, and especially his revelation that “meetings are also taking place with other ministries and at... Read More › - Voice of East

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Government Is The Cause of Fuel Price Sticker Shock. Don’t Expect It to Be The Cure.

2026-09-27T08:16:06.929-07:00

US president Donald Trump caught America by surprise in late September while gabbing with reporters during a visit to the United Nations: “I’ve said let’s not send out the diesel,” he said. “We make a lot of diesel.” The impulse is understandable. With prices topping $6 per gallon for a fuel widely used in long-haul … Continue reading Government Is The Cause of Fuel Price Sticker Shock. Don’t Expect It to Be The Cure. → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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“Blue Wave” or Not, Expect Business as Usual After the Midterms

2026-09-24T12:29:32.706-07:00

“What I want you to do,” US president told a South Carolina rally audience in August, ” is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot” when it’s time to vote in the 2026 midterm election for US House and Senate seats. He repeated the request multiple times in various venues. Republican candidates likely hope that … Continue reading “Blue Wave” or Not, Expect Business as Usual After the Midterms → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Fico Vows to Keep Slovakia Out of War as NATO-Russia Tensions Rise

2026-09-23T14:45:02.795-07:00

Fico Vows to Keep Slovakia Out of War as NATO-Russia Tensions Rise By Andrew Korybko Article 5 doesn’t mandate the use of military force in support of an ally, and it certainly wasn’t meant to be exploited by false flags (or... Read More › - Voice of East

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Trump to MBS: We’re Not Your Yemen Yes-Men This Time

2026-09-22T12:25:27.228-07:00

“Yemen’s Houthis,” Euronews reports, “have assured Washington that they would not attack US vessels in the Red Sea, following reports that the US cancelled its planned strikes on the group at the last minute, a senior Houthi official said on Monday” (September 21). For more than a decade, the US has periodically thrown in with … Continue reading Trump to MBS: We’re Not Your Yemen Yes-Men This Time → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Von Der Leyen’s Defence Agenda Puts Europe On The Path To War With Russia

2026-09-21T14:11:59.974-07:00

Von Der Leyen’s Defence Agenda Puts Europe On The Path To War With Russia By Andrew Korybko The only thing that might avert the Third World War that looks increasingly inevitable is if Russia decisively restores deterrence. European Commission President Ursula... Read More › - Voice of East

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