THE LAST HONEST AMERICAN GO-BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE KREMLIN DIED EIGHTY YEARS AGO https://johnhelmer.net/wp-content/webpc-passthru.php?src=https://johnhelmer.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/3338.png&nocache=1 By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with On his way to meet Joseph Stalin in July 1941, H...

Iran – Trump Chickened Out Yesterday U.S. President Donald Trump was ready and willing to bomb Iran. The most important target would have been the Supreme Leader, Ajatollah Khamenei. But Iran was ready and Khamenei safe. The U.S. military, in contrast, was not ready to defend against the inevitable...

Standing Tall: Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez Condemns US Aggression While Machado-Trump Meeting Ends in Fiasco January 16, 2026 https://orinocotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Delcyy-ok-1024x682.jpg Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez enters the National Assembly, escorted by its Presid...

The Epstein Saga: Chapter 5. Man against the System Lorenzo Maria Pacini January 16, 2026 Among the perhaps most unexpected faces to emerge in the declassified documents on the Epstein case is that of Noam Chomsky. That Man from Philadelphia Among the perhaps most unexpected faces to emerge in the ...

About Starlink's work in Iran January 16, 12:56 https://cdn.regnum.ru/uploads/pictures/news/2019/02/04/regnum_picture_1549265715180400_social.jpg Starlink is ineffective in Iran. Elon Musk's SpaceX has provided limited free access to its Starlink satellite internet service in Iran to support protes...

NicaNotes: Nicaragua Tourism “Steals the Spotlight,” Earning Punitive Measures From US January 15, 2026 NicaNotes January 15, 2026 Nicaragua Tourism “Steals the Spotlight,” Earning Punitive Measures From US By Becca Renk Foster (Becca Renk Foster is originally from Idaho, USA. For 25 years, she has...

Diplomacy, negotiation, and scapegoats Published by @nsanzo ⋅ 16/01/2026 https://slavyangrad.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/696916f52578f-e1768508438786.jpeg?w=880 “It was Russia that rejected the peace plan prepared by the United States, not Zelensky. The only Russian response was renewed missile a...

Lavrov's First Presser of 2026 Just the Q&A portion Karl Sanchez Jan 14, 2026 https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GWY-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc432503-2fa9-4f7f-84e6-a87639d53021_720x480.jpeg...

Mock Strategy January 14, 2026 The Trump administration’s NSS represents the sort of hodgepodge you get when nobody oversees and coordinates the document’s drafting. https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/54656082419_e75ee1466b_k-1536x1024.jpg U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with...

The Unacceptable Face of Protests In Iran (And Elsewhere) Nate Bear Jan 13, 2026 https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3d61!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff781083e-b858-45db-b830-f02d62075fa5_1800x1057...