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GAME OVER: Power of Siberia starts natural gas transit from Russia to China (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the historic day when Russia and China become inseparable, forming a massive Eurasian energy bond, with the commencement of natural gas delivery via the Power of Siberia pipeline, projected to deliver 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually by 2024 from Russia to China.

Which Would You Prefer: Nuclear War or Climate Catastrophe?

To: The people of the world
From: The Joint Public Relations Department of the Great Powers
The world owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson, and other heroic rulers of our glorious nations. Not only are they hard at work making their respective countries great again, but they are providing you, the people of the world, with a choice between two opportunities for mass death and destruction.

Porkins Policy Radio episode 196 How to be a cult leader with Jon Atack and Sam Atack

This week Jon Atack and Sam Atack joined me to discuss their new videos series Think Like a Cult Leader. Jon and Sam described how their criteria for being a “successful cult leader” matches up with so many people currently in positions of power today. We also talked about Sam’s prank creation his own cult […]

Trump FIRES John Bolton – a departure from Neocon-ism?

Now this is news. The Trumpster fires the Warmonger. Or at least, this is how a great many people will think of this. John Bolton has long been considered the resident Neocon swamp dweller, with tenures across multiple presidential administrations. However, it is wrong to assume that his advice was blindly accepted and acted upon by President Trump. Quite the opposite.
NBC News carried the piece that Drudge linked to on its aggregator site, but Fox News writer Brook Singman gave probably the least speculative report.

Trade deal coming, or will U.S. & China slide towards messy divorce? (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the latest developments in the US-China trade negotiations following the G7 summit in France. President Trump, in a Monday press conference, suggested that China is ready to come to a trade deal, as Beijing has also signaled for a resolution to the ongoing and deepening dispute.
During the G7 press conference, US President Trump repeatedly complimented China’s President Xi Jinping and insisted China “want[s] to make a deal” because it “can’t lose three million jobs in a short period of time.”

Strongmen to Kick Off the UN General Assembly Session in September

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil with President Donald Trump of the United States, March 19, 2019, in the White House. Both men are scheduled to attend the annual opening session of the UN General Assembly, which will feature not only the parade of leaders but also a climate-change conference. ALAN SANTOS/PR
Donald Trump will shake hands with Emmanuel Macron, Jair Bolsonaro and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. But will Benjamin Netanyahu; Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel be there, too?

Is Trump Playing 4D Chess With China?

Authored by Andrew Moran via LibertyNation.com:
Since announcing his candidacy for the highest office in the land, President Donald Trump has been accused of playing grand 4D chess. Lately, you have to wonder if the billionaire real estate mogul is not only competing in a chess match against the world but also playing backgammon, checkers, Risk, and Hungry Hungry Hippos blindfolded, arms tied behind his back, and underwater without an oxygen tank.

Trade war quietly escalates, as China buys gold & dumps US treasuries (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the start and stop progression of trade talks ,which appear to be leading towards an amicable separation, both economic and political, between the United States and China.
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Trump gives Huawei breathing room as trade talks with China resume after G20 (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the G20 Osaka compromise by U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi, to put a pause on the ongoing trade dispute and continue talks to work towards a trade deal between the U.S. and China.
In a compromise move, Trump agreed to allow US companies to sell parts to Huawei, while not excluding the firm from the US’ blacklist.