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This Week in the World Affairs Brief
TRUMP STILL DECEIVED BY KIM JONG-UN
I have long complained about Donald Trump’s first trip to North Korea where he vowed to dismantle NK’s nuclear weapons program either by diplomacy or military action. Unlike in Iran, he did neither. Instead, he came away totally deceived by the charm offensive that Kim Jong-un was tutored to do, by Xi Jinping himself, who first learned the art of flattering Trump during their first visit together at Mar-a-Lago. You would think, with all of North Korea’s continued development in nuclear weapons and long range ballistic missiles, that have since become capable of even reaching the USA, that Trump would have seen how dangerous Kim has obviously become and that he had been duped. But no. Not only has Trump failed to see the rising threat of North Korea, he has even turned against America’s strongest ally in the region, South Korea, in his effort to play up to Kim. This week, out of deference to North Korea’s complaints about so many joint US and S. Korean military exercises, Trump order the Army to decrease any future exercises with S. Korea. Even the most hardened political commentators are shocked at the dichotomy between how Trump treats North Korea (a known and ever more powerful nuclear enemy) compared to Iran, whose nuclear industry he has already destroyed, or nearly so. To receive a free, one-time sample of the Brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a sample on the left.
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Court Reduces $50 Million Judgment Against Alex Jones Over False Sandy Hook Hoax Claim
The appeals court ruled that parents should not have been allowed to amend their lawsuit to seek more damages after the jury verdict. ...shrinking the amount from $50 million to around $6 million
The Data Doesn’t Support the Charge: Iran and the “Number One Sponsor of Terrorism” Claim
Year after year across 2004–2023, the most active and lethal groups are Sunni: the Taliban, ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and its affiliates, al-Shabaab, the TTP. On the order of nine in ten attacks in the reporting trace back to Sunni extremist actors operating out of the Salafi-jihadist tradition. None of them answer to Tehran. Most regard Shia Muslims — Iran very much included — as heretics, and target them accordingly. ISIS has spent years at open war with Iran and its allies.
Mass Casualties As Russian Drones Slam Into Mall In Zelensky's Hometown
Zelensky described that the strikes came in two waves, with the second drone hitting "half an hour after the first hit and the ensuing fire, there was a second strike on the emergency services. He urged for the "the world" to respond "accordingly - with real pressure on the aggressor." "Attacks like these are nothing less than terrorist acts," Zelensky wrote further, and pledged a strong response to the aggression.
Western Woman Travels To India And Finds The Misery Of Cultural Enrichment
It's a common story which liberals tend to ignore in their search for anything better than the "evils" of the capitalist west. They say the grass is greener elsewhere, but they can't seem to find any legitimate examples. The "rape culture" and "patriarchy" of the west that the political left constantly complains about doesn't hold a candle to the unfiltered predatory nature of the third world.
"No Thanks!" Has A Price: Trump Guts Korea War Games, Courts Kim As The Seoul Alliance Buckles
According to Trump, the drills are costly (with Washington footing most of the bill); the exercises send a 'hostile and inappropriate' signal toward a North Korea that has been "unthreatening and respectful" on his watch; and - revenge... Seoul refused to help with the war on Iran. Trump recounted asking President Lee Jae-myung whether South Korea would care to join the denuclearization of the Islamic Republic, and characterized Seoul's answer as a breezy "No thanks!" This sent Seoul scrambling, as Lee spent Tuesday's cabinet meeting insisting the US alliance remains the bedrock of South Korean security, while his military worked out how to salvage an exercise that was already underway. Meanwhile, Pyongyang spent last week denouncing the drills as "a rehearsal for an aggressive war" - lobbing two ballistic missiles in the space of six days earlier this month. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Seoul mid-week for security talks, presumably trying to keep a straight face.
Trump Says He’ll Declare the Hormuz Strait a US Territory ‘Pretty Soon’
The president said the takeover of the vital waterway would happen once U.S. forces defeat Iran.
UK Arrests Thousands For Online Posts: Latest Numbers Are Stunning
Police made about 12,000 arrests in a single year for online communications offences, a figure assembled from force-by-force records. That is more than thirty a day. The count marks a sharp rise since 2019, driven by posts on X, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
Flock's fastest-growing business is 60 mph police drones that can read license plates from the sky
Privacy groups warn that flying plate readers could expand surveillance far beyond roadside cameras
Undercover video shows election workers confirming open door to vast election fraud
their rules that allow someone to come in and if he is registered to vote, to "vouch" for the identities of up to eight additional people who are not registered – but in fact immediately are made "voters." On social media, O'Keefe, who just days earlier had revealed evidence of voters voting twice in Michigan, explained he was told, "You're the ID" for extra voters who are not registered and apparently do not display identification.
Food Supply Alert: Ukraine Grain Exports Collapse As Black Sea Attacks Choke Global Shipments
Multiple shocks are converging all at once across the global food complex, including continued disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, rising El Niño risks, and adverse weather across the US agricultural belt. This note focuses on another emerging chokepoint: Europe's breadbasket, where intensifying attacks in the Russia-Ukraine war have shuttered critical Black Sea grain export terminals.
Mass Casualties In Large Russian Assault On Ukraine's Capital, Air Defenses Dwindle
President Zelensky used the devastation to once again call on the West to urgently provide more Patriot systems, amid dwindling anti-air supplies. "The interceptors for Patriot systems have not yet been replaced, and they are needed every day," Zelensky wrote in a Telegram post on Thursday. "Each additional missile saves the lives of our people."
North Korea Fires Barrage Of Missiles As Kim Plays Hard To Get, After Trump Overture
The new test is obviously meant to send a strong message, given it follows Pyongyang's dismissal of President Trump's decision to scale back US military exercises with South Korea this week. Without doubt, Kim Jong-Un is welcoming the sudden attention from Trump, but if there's hope of rekindling the 'bromance' - this is basically Kim playing hard to get.
Bots Now Make Up More Than Half of Internet Traffic. Here’s How It’s Affecting Businesses.
More than half of all internet traffic now comes from bots, analysts say, and for businesses, that means reaching customers may be more challenging than ever. The flood of artificial intelligence-powered bots is forcing small businesses especially to find new strategies to make human connections.
"Economic D-Day": Trump Announces "Most Crushing Economic Operation Ever" Against Iran
Trump's Economic War against Iran Begins Trump says "severe economic consequences" for any country that does businesses with Tehran Trump says "ECONOMIC D-DAY" begins against Iran UAE Cuts Ties As Iran Warns Gulf States Against Helping Washington; Kpler Says US Navy Gaining Ground In Hormuz
8 Examples That Demonstrate That The Islamization Of America Is Steadily Progressing
There are now more than 2,700 mosques in the United States. In 1970, there were about 100. But it isn’t just mosques that are going up everywhere. Enormous Islamic “mini-cities” are being constructed in states such as California and Texas. And rapidly growing Islamic populations are taking over entire sections of the states of Minnesota and Michigan.
South Korea’s Lee Reaffirms Push for Military Independence After Trump Announces Scaled-Back Drills
South Korea took peacetime operational control, or OPCON, of its military in 1994, but the US still holds wartime OPCON. Lee previously committed to regaining wartime OPCON by the end of his term in 2030, which he reaffirmed at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Jeffrey Tucker Reveals The Insidious Reason For The Lockdowns
Jeffrey Tucker - founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, says top FDA and NIH officials told him that the purpose of the COVID-19 lockdowns were "to delay the onset of natural immunity… until after the shots were online."
the Dissolution of Financial Personhood in Late-Stage Surveillance Capitalism
I spent the next three weeks living in a kind of financial limbo that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I couldn’t access my savings, which represented years of careful budgeting and sacrifice. My automatic payments started bouncing, which meant late fees and angry emails from creditors who didn’t care about my explanations. I had to ask my parents for a loan at thirty-four years old, which was humiliating in ways I can’t fully describe. My wife tried to be supportive, but I could see the worry in her eyes, the question she was too kind to ask: what if this doesn’t get fixed? What if this is just how things are now?
Governments Don’t Like It When We Gather without Their Permission
Freedom of association is under attack.
Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors - The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy
One limitation provides a reality check: the system works only after it has been trained on a person's radio signature. The 99.5 percent accuracy figure applies to re-identifying enrolled participants, not identifying a stranger cold. The attack succeeds when it can say 'the person recorded here is the person recorded earlier'. So this limitation disappears once anyone with sufficient reach starts collecting signatures at scale.
Disengagement: Trump Vows New Strategy To 'Strangle' Iran Over Time
No talks: Trump confirms US-Iran negotiations are off, vows to 'strangle them' over time. Hormuz attack: Tanker hit, injuring a crew member. Houthis escalate: Attacks shut Yemen’s Mokha port. Diplomacy stalled: Qatar says not mediating until Oman-Hormuz deal finalized. Iran hardens: Tehran says it maintains an offensive posture.
Illegal Immigrant Killer Found Not Guilty By Insanity, Flees US During Hospital Leave
illegal immigrant found not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2019 killing managed to flee the United States on a one-way flight to his native Tajikistan while on an approved 48-hour pass from a state mental health facility.
Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy That Shielded EcoHealth Records, Countered Lab-Leak Narrative
he plea caps a records scandal that began with his own emails bragging about making federal documents disappear.
raq–Syria pipeline to 'bypass' Hormuz will take four years, $15bn to build: Report
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted that Hormuz would become 'irrelevant' within two years, as Gulf countries develop new pipelines for oil exports
Moscow Swarmed By 600+ Ukrainian Drones In Massive Overnight Barrage
At least 180 of the drones were confirmed downed over the Moscow region alone - possibly more - with emergency crews responding to several crash sites, including at another Wildberries warehouse near Moscow. Authorities cited that at least three people were injured in the assault, including a 10-year old girl. Smoke has been seen rising over residential and construction areas in social media photographs.
US Issues Rare Condemnation Of Israeli Strikes On Syrian Airbase: 'Unnecessary Escalation'
The Syrian government and US Envoy to Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack said the attacks hit Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib province in northwestern Syria. Barrack blasted it as an unnecessary escalation that threatens regional stability.
Rubio Announces Sanctions Against International Criminal Court President
The ICC, he added, has attempted to “assert authority over” over U.S. citizens and nationals of other nations that have not consented to the Rome Statute that set up the court. The United States is not a party to the ICC.
Trump Doubles Down On Plans To Make Hormuz Strait A US Territory: "A Great Idea"
Trump repeats declaration that he'll make Strait of Hormuz a "US territory", calling it "a great idea". Iran goes "fully offensive": Tehran threatens escalation if diplomacy fails, after last week's military command reshuffle. MoU expires: Iran says the US-Iran agreement is effectively dead & "irrelevant". Trump threatens Oman: Trump warns "we'll bomb the s**t out of them." Backchannel denied: Tehran rejects Trump's claim of IRGC communications.
Trump Says US To 'Substantially Reduce' Military Drills With S.Korea, Cites 'Very Good Relationship' With Kim
President Trump revealed Sunday he has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with longtime close ally South Korea, surprisingly mentioning his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a motivating factor in the decision. Trump said in a Truth Social posts that exercises, due to start on Monday, are costly and "send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea, which he said "has been unthreatening and respectful" during his time in office.