Last week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the last of the US diplomats out of Venezuela, saying their presence was a “constraint” on US policy toward the country. The wording seemed intended to convey the idea that the US is about to launch military action to...
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News Roundup 2/26/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 26, 2019 | News Roundup
US Foreign Policy Trump nominates US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft to be the Ambassador to the UN. [Link] Mikhail Gorbachev warns about the concerning status of nuclear weapons treaties. [Link] Pat Buchanan explains how foolish it would be for the US to attempt...
WSJ: Cuba, Nicaragua Next
by Scott Horton | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog
U.S. Push to Oust Venezuela’s Maduro Marks First Shot in Plan to Reshape Latin America "The Trump administration’s attempt to force out the president of Venezuela marked the opening of a new strategy to exert greater U.S. influence over Latin America, according to...

Trump’s Venezuela Fiasco
by Ron Paul | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Last week President Trump announced that the United States would no longer recognize Nicholas Maduro as president of Venezuela and would recognize the head of its national assembly, Jose Guaido, as president instead. US thus openly backs regime change. But what has...

News Roundup 12/26/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 26, 2018 | News Roundup
The 800 page Farm Bill Trump recently signed is filled with trash. The bill includes a rule that prevents the House from voting on a bill to end the War in Yemen and several new farm subsidies. [Link] Trump Tweets Patrick Shanahan will be acting Defense Secretary...
FPF #263 – Nukes
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 26, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #263, I discuss the nuclear arms relationship between the US and Russia. NSA John Bolton appears determined to pull the US out of the INF Treaty. Bolton played a role in the withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia as a member of the Bush Administration. Vice...
News Roundup 9/26/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 26, 2018 | News Roundup
A Florida police officer has been exposed for planting drugs on innocent people. Several of the officer's victims are having the charges dropped. [Link] The FAA Reauthorization Bill give the government the power to spy on and shoot down privately owned drones. The...
Trump signs 'right-to-try' allowing gravely ill patients to bypass FDA for experimental medicines
by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | May 31, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had been major supporters of the "right-to-try" legislation, which would bypass drug regulators to give gravely ill patients access to experimental medicines. Proponents say this gives patients hope they would not...
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This Superpower Will Give You An Advantage Over Almost Everyone
In 1987, a columnist at a small New Mexico newspaper discovered a story that would win her the 1994 Pulitzer Prize. How did she do this? She had a superpower. She actually read things. But, Patrick, you're thinking to yourself, almost everyone can read. Yes, but do...
This HORRIFYING Film is Exactly What the World Needs To See Right Now
Last night, I finally got around to watching the terrifying 1984 film "Threads" by Barry Hines and Mick Jackson. The film was a straight-to-TV production that punches way beyond its £400,000 budget. In short, this British film is an ultra-realistic depiction of what...
Max Blumenthal: The Ultimate Refutation of RFK’s Israel-Palestine Position
https://youtu.be/eCcVvp0eBaQ Terms to search: Nakba Day Law of Return Israel Demolition of Palestinian Property First Intifada Broken Bone Policy Shin Bet Irgun Stern aka Lehi Haganah Israeli torture in occupied territories Marriage in Israel Absentee...
New Review Essay on Questioning the COVID Company Line
Brad Pearce (@thewaywardrabbler at Substack) has written a substantial (~4K word) and pensive essay on Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times. Opening Excerpt: Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical...
What People Are Saying About “The Truth About Oppenheimer”
People are REALLY liking my new documentary "The Truth About Oppenheimer." This is what they're saying about it: An absolutely riveting start to a documentary series and I can't wait for the next part. --@erosmangr74 This was more enlightening than I ever expected....
#1 New Release in Public Affairs: Questioning the COVID Company Line!
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