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‘We don’t need a world where China becomes another US’: Beijing names conditions for improving relations with Washington

Posted on January 3, 2021By Editor

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has admonished Washington’s combative approach to foreign relations, insisting that China-US ties would improve if both nations sought cooperation and self-improvement. … Read More >‘We don’t need a world where China becomes another US’: Beijing names conditions for improving relations with Washington

USA

2020: The year that may have finally broken American politics, and perhaps the USA itself

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021By Editor

The political establishment that for four years sought to defeat the disruption called President Donald Trump is eager to return to the way things were before 2016. That may not be possible after the year that was 2020. … Read More >2020: The year that may have finally broken American politics, and perhaps the USA itself

Russia

Diplomatic war with Moscow a bad idea after all? ‘Understaffed & overstretched’ US Embassy gets rebuke from Russia after complaint

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020By Editor

A Washington Post story bemoaning the state of the US Embassy in Moscow, and blaming Russia for causing a visa war, has been shot down by the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington with a reminder as to who started it all. … Read More >Diplomatic war with Moscow a bad idea after all? ‘Understaffed & overstretched’ US Embassy gets rebuke from Russia after complaint

USA

Biden warns of ‘DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES’ if Trump doesn’t sign Covid-19 relief bill – which he says would waste BILLIONS of $USD

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

The sky is apparently falling again in Washington, as President-elect Joe Biden has warned of “devastating consequences” if President Donald Trump doesn’t sign the $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill that Congress passed this week. … Read More >Biden warns of ‘DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES’ if Trump doesn’t sign Covid-19 relief bill – which he says would waste BILLIONS of $USD

World

Ukrainian President Zelensky voted country’s ‘Loser of the Year’, predecessor Poroshenko named runner-up

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020By Editor

A Ukrainian opinion poll has crowned President Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘Loser of the Year’, with 28 percent of respondents giving the country’s leader the unwanted honor. … Read More >Ukrainian President Zelensky voted country’s ‘Loser of the Year’, predecessor Poroshenko named runner-up

Shows

Crosstalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Being a Conservative

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020By Editor

A lot of questions. What does it mean to be a conservative today? What are conservative values? Is Donald Trump a conservative and did he change what it means to be a conservative? What about the issue of class? And, finally, what does it take for conservatives to win? … Read More >Crosstalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Being a Conservative

UK royals must not be ‘treated as religion’ & deserve scrutiny like anybody else – royal historian & ‘The Crown’ consultant to RT

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020By Editor

People should not “worship” the British Royal Family and taxpayers are “entitled” to look at their behavior, a historian and historical consultant to Netflix’s hit ‘The Crown’ series, Robert Lacey, has told RT. … Read More >UK royals must not be ‘treated as religion’ & deserve scrutiny like anybody else – royal historian & ‘The Crown’ consultant to RT

USA

Tulsi Gabbard Defends Supporting Anti-Trans Bill, Says It Is ‘Based on Science’

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020By Editor

The lawmaker has been slammed by politicians and citizens over hypocrisy, given that she has presented herself as an LGBTQ+ supporter, and the bill is deemed to be discriminatory against transgender people. … Read More >Tulsi Gabbard Defends Supporting Anti-Trans Bill, Says It Is ‘Based on Science’

Russia

EXCLUSIVE: West working to ‘deprive Russia of right to determine its future’ & is pushing for ‘regime change,’ Lavrov tells RT

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

Saber rattling in the West is down to the fact that the US and EU have woken up to the idea of Russia as an independent power, and they don’t appreciate the challenge, according to Moscow’s top diplomat, who spoke frankly to RT. … Read More >EXCLUSIVE: West working to ‘deprive Russia of right to determine its future’ & is pushing for ‘regime change,’ Lavrov tells RT

Russia

Expected polling bounce for Navalny fails to materialize as trust rating drops; Putin also down, Communists & Nationalists up

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

A new poll has revealed that support for opposition parties in Russia is on the up. However, In bad news for the West’s favorite Kremlin critic, fewer and fewer voters say they trust anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Expected polling bounce for Navalny fails to materialize as trust rating drops; Putin also down, Communists & Nationalists up