Washington Is Closer Than Ever to Pulling Off Its 66-Year Dream of Regime Change in Cuba
Washington is intensifying pressure on Cuba with a surge of U.S. intelligence flights, a historic meeting between CIA Director John Ratcliffe and senior Cuban officials, and fresh sanctions targeting the state‑run conglomerate GAESA. The island’s energy blockade has exhausted diesel reserves, triggering 22‑hour blackouts and street protests. Russia’s limited oil shipment provided only a brief reprieve before supplies ran dry. These moves signal a possible escalation toward regime‑change tactics that have not been seen since the Bay of Pigs era.
Ready or Not, AI Government Is Already Here
AI governance is moving from experimental projects to everyday government functions, from battlefield targeting systems like the Pentagon’s Maven platform to civilian applications in law enforcement, bail decisions, and immigration. The United States is automating roughly one million work hours...
AI Is Hungry for Power and You Are Footing the Bill
AI’s voracious appetite for electricity is driving a wave of hyperscale data centers that cost roughly $11 billion each and are financed by tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta. The resulting grid upgrades have already forced utility customers...
Are the US and Israel Planning to Use Morocco As a Weapon Against Spain?
President Trump’s administration has threatened to punish Spain for refusing to let U.S. forces use Spanish bases in the Iran‑Israel conflict. Congressional language now references the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, suggesting Morocco could replace Spain as a host...
Who Gives a Hug – China Changes Its Position Towards Iran, US
China’s foreign ministry signaled a sharp policy shift, publicly supporting Iran’s diplomatic push to end hostilities in the Gulf while demanding that the United States halt military pressure before President Trump can meet Xi. The high‑level Wang Yi‑Abbas Araghchi encounter featured a...
Musk Vs. Altman: The Feud of a New Elite Bidding for Power
Elon Musk and board member Shivon Zilis have filed a breach‑of‑contract lawsuit against OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, alleging the nonprofit was covertly turned into a for‑profit venture. The case highlights a $122 billion funding round that lifted...
Russia’s Threat of a Massive Retaliatory Strike on Kiev Likely Isn’t A Bluff
Russia’s defence ministry warned civilians and diplomatic staff in Kiev of a massive retaliatory strike if Ukraine proceeds with a planned attack on Moscow’s Victory Day parade on May 9. The warning was reinforced by a series of ballistic‑missile tests from...
Karaganov’s Candid Assessment Of Europe Shows The World What Russian Hardliners Think
Russian geopolitical analyst Sergey Karaganov, a leading hard‑liner, told Russia‑24 that Moscow should appoint a commander‑in‑chief to launch a conventional assault on Europe and, if necessary, a limited nuclear strike to force surrender. He framed Europe as the source of...
Claudia Sheinbaum Is Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The U.S. Justice Department has issued an extradition request for ten Mexican officials, including Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha and Senator Enrique Inzunza, accusing them of drug‑trafficking and weapons offenses. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration has so far rejected the request, citing insufficient evidence and a...
Artificial Stupidity in the Persian Gulf
The United States backed a $3.3 GW AI compute corridor in the Persian Gulf, promising cheap $0.10/kWh power, low‑latency connectivity and up to 70,000 Nvidia chips for American firms. The plan was intertwined with a $2 billion Trump‑linked stablecoin deal and a...
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Iphigenia (1977) Run Time 2H 8M
Michael Cacoyannis’s 1977 film Iphigenia brings Euripides’ tragic myth to the screen with deliberate pacing and stark realism. Critics praise Irene Papas’s haunting portrayal of the mother and the restrained performance of the young Iphigenia, noting the film’s focus on...
US Judge Calls Proposed Bayer Roundup Settlement a “Filthy” Deal
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria blasted Bayer's proposed $7.25 billion Roundup settlement as a “filthy deal,” citing procedural shortcuts and lack of notice to dissenting counsel. The settlement, filed in a St. Louis court, aims to resolve about 60,000 remaining glyphosate cases, adding...
Iran War: Trump Mulls Kinetic Options, Mojtaba Warns, US Consumers Suffer
President Trump received a CENTCOM briefing outlining possible kinetic options against Iran, amid growing pressure from his inner circle and Zionist advocates for limited air strikes. While he previously favored maintaining a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the...
Trump’s Neo-Reagan Doctrine Is Rolling Back Russian Influence Across The World
The article argues that President Trump is reviving a Reagan‑style “rollback” strategy, now aimed at eroding Russian influence in a dozen countries from Venezuela to Belarus. By securing a U.S.–controlled trade corridor in Venezuela, a critical minerals deal with Kazakhstan,...
Satyajit Das: The Re-Shaping of the Persian Gulf and Energy Markets
Satyajit Das argues that the Israel‑U.S. push against Iran is reshaping Gulf geopolitics and global energy markets. He warns that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states face a stark choice: align with the U.S.‑Israel bloc or negotiate a pragmatic accommodation with...