The phrase “changing world order” has become a familiar refrain in international affairs. But what’s often missed is how rapidly that change is now unfolding – and who is accelerating it.

Dmitry Trenin: Liberalism is dead, this is what comes after
In Trump’s world, great powers don’t preach – they compete

There’s a scandal exciting American mainstream media and minds, and it has to do with bombing. Yet there is an important nuance: it is not the bombing itself that is so scandalizing.

What is troubling many Americans is neither what Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin has rightly called the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians with US bombs and support nor the renewed American air campaign against Yemen.

Labor’s pre-election budget provides well-targeted cost of living relief within the bounds of responsibility, but the restoration of living standards is some way off.

As widely anticipated Labor’s budget contained no surprises, except for the small income tax cuts. Apart from these, all the other major new policy proposals had been announced prior to the budget over the last couple of months.

The revelation was somewhat sudden, but it shocked the entire French government and a section of the European elite at once: to make munitions, to make cannons and airplanes, to train men and prepare them for war, it now seems undeniable that a hell of a lot of money is needed.

Once the shock has passed, let us acknowledge that our leaders have a certain alacrity in their almost reflexive response to what must then be done: large sums of public money must therefore be mobilized, quickly, in order to launch as quickly as possible this essential production of arms, munitions and training for the armies of Europe, ♩ before of course ♪ making it a large ♫ and beautiful European Army ♬. Send the fanfare, it must vibrate!

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a big-name supporter for a possible presidential run in 2024: Elon Musk. 

Musk came out for the sunshine state gov in a brief Twitter conversation Friday night with the account @ProudElephantUS, who asked if he would back DeSantis.

“Yes.” Musk replied, before adding, “But Twitter as a platform must be fair to all.”

https://nypost.com/2022/11/26/elon-musk-backs-ron-desantis-for-2024-presidential-run/

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Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk spoke up against Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on an interview Friday.

In Tehran, Iranians are anxiously wondering whether, once their economy is exhausted and they can no longer defend themselves, the Israelis and the United States will bomb them. Under these circumstances, should they or should they not negotiate with the enigmatic President Donald Trump?

After Ukraine, Iran?
by Thierry Meyssan

IMAGINE YOU’RE A BRAND NEW YOUNG ADULT WHO HAS JUST BEEN GIVEN A WEAPON: THE RIGHT TO VOTE. In Australia, it’s also an obligation.

In just a few short days, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their most obsequious supporters attempted to shift from America First to Empire First in a shocking rebranding of globalism that would make transnational institutions like the World Economic Forum, Council on Foreign Relations, and Bilderberg Group proud.

Stars & Stripes Globalism: Donald Trump’s Plan for a New World Order

By Stuart J. Hooper   January 20, 2025

The Zionist state is incurring significant violence on the innocent civilians of Gaza. Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ended the ceasefire to perpetuate his political ceasefire.

More than 670 innocent civilians, including women and children, have been killed by the Israeli Defense Forces, injuring hundreds of Palestinians. Peaceful and innocent civilians of Gaza are paying for a war that is unable to bring back the Israeli hostages but is only serving the political ambitions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hello, and welcome to my inaugural newsletter “Elie v. U.S.” You can subscribe to the newsletter and receive it weekly here. With the Donald Trump/Elon Musk administration shredding the fabric of American-style democracy faster than I can type “Once upon a time, Rome was a Republic,” it seems useful to do a weekly roundup of some stories, events, and developments I’d otherwise be unable to write about. Most will have a legal bent, but some might surprise you. Consider this my desperate attempt to create a record for my children when they ask me why breathable air now costs 25 dogecoins per five-hour bottle.

The Bad and The Ugly

The US military’s carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks and cargo planes to supply its operations with everything from bombs to humanitarian aid and hydrocarbon fuels. Our new study calculated the contribution of this vast infrastructure to climate change.

US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking this war machine is a must
Published: June 25, 2019

Today, on the 22nd anniversary of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, key architects and commanders of this monstrous war crime, from Condoleezza Rice to David Petraeus, sit comfortably in cushy positions at top American universities.

War Architects Enjoy Top Academic Gigs 22 Years After Illegal Invasion of Iraq
As Gaza’s genocidaires receive plum positions at universities, they’re joining a cohort of experienced warmongers.

By Derek Seidman

Scientists, who generally wear white laboratory jackets so they are not confused with economists, have a canon of sacred texts. Pride of place is occupied by the journal Nature, which is now a collection of specialised magazines that cover scientific advances in most measurable phenomena. Of course, trades and professions also have their stable of news and reference works while the public have Fox, the Murdoch press and social media.

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who has played a central role in opening negotiations on resolving the Ukraine conflict, is “spreading Russian propaganda” and should be sacked, according to a senior Ukrainian lawmaker.

The head of the Kiev’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Aleksandr Merezhko, made the remark in response to Witkoff’s interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, during which the envoy spoke about the status of former Ukrainian territories that have joined Russia, describing the issue as “an elephant in the room” that “no one wants to talk about.”

“They’re Russian-speaking. There have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated that they want to be under Russian rule,” Witkoff said.

AT WHICH POINT OF TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION DOES THE NEEDS TO HAVE GREATER ORGANISATION OF SOCIETIES BEYOND SIMPLE MUTUAL AID? 

IS THERE A NEED TO MAKE PROFITS IN ORDER TO EVOLVE TO THE NEXT STEP OF WHAT WE WANT, BEYOND WHAT WE NEED? DO WE NEED WARS?

DO WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATION OF DEBT? IS DEBT NECESSARY ON A GREATER SCALE TO SUPPLY PROFITS FOR CORPORATIONS AND WAGES TO THE PEOPLE? IS DEBT A BURDEN ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT?

ARE WE ADDICTED TO PROGRESS? ARE WE ADDICTED TO STYLISTIC CONSUMPTION, BEYOND SURVIVAL?

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Mutual Aid, a Factor in Evolution - Peter Kropotkin

Darwinism had emphasized competition as the sole determining factor in evolution. According to Kropotkin, however, Darwin and his successors ignored an equally important, if not more important, factor: mutual aid.