This Week in the World Affairs Brief

TRUMP FAILS TO HOLD TOUGH LINE WITH PUTIN AND XI—AGAIN

Trump’s greatest weakness continues to be in foreign policy. As much as I and other conservatives appreciate the complete change in atmosphere brought about by Trump’s second administration pushing back against decades of reverse discrimination, leftist control of education, and public funding of so many anti-American organizations, his widespread use of executive power leaves the door open to equally tyrannical reversal of those edicts when the Democrats take power again. The ridiculous “No Kings” movement is trying to target this heavy use of executive power, which is hypocritical since they loved it when a Democrat acted like a king. I still take issue with Trump’s mostly arbitrary decrees that change weekly, which are destabilizing to the world (as in Trump’s constantly changing tariffs), but also in his attempts to make a deal with real foreign adversaries, no matter how many times they renege. When China reneged on their deal to supply rare earth minerals to the West, Trump responded with a threat of additional 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, and simultaneously cancelling his meeting with Xi. I had hoped Trump was waking up to this dictator, but Trump reversed course again yesterday by agreeing to meet with Xi just prior to the implementation of the new higher tariffs. Apparently, Trump’s eternal quest for “deal making” makes him vulnerable to being fooled by yet more false promises of compromise. He never seems to learn when he’s dealing with inveterate liars and deceivers. This week, I’ll also cover his flip flop over agreeing to meet (again) with Putin in Budapest, despite Putin’s betrayal of his feigned desire in the Alaska meeting for peace in Ukraine. To receive a free one-time sample of the brief, along with option on how to subscribe, click on Request a Sample on the left

Also:
  • Gaza Peace Deal is Faltering
  • Will the Government Shutdown End this Week?
  • Venezuela and Cuba in Economic Decline

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Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen

The WarZone

Minutes before he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a statement on social media saying he “instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” The reason, Trump explained, was because of “other countries [SIC] testing programs.”

Do Antidepressants Work for Kids? Key Evidence Is Corrupt

Paul Thacker

I’ve been investigating and writing about Study 329 for almost twenty years as it stands out as one of the best documented case studies of corruption in modern biomedicine. Unfortunately, a piece I wrote for a DC nonprofit documenting much of this evidence disappeared in the last year as the publishing platform shut down. So I’m republishing that 2011 piece here so that it stays available for readers searching on Google.

Russian Infantry Operating Inside Pokrovsk - Strategic Ukrainian City's Fall Imminent

ZeroHedge

For the majority of the war Pokrovsk has acted as the logistical hub and rear operations base for Ukraine's eastern defensive lines. It sits astride both a key railroad juncture and the highway to Ukraine’s fourth-largest metro, Dnipro. The city's defensive positions are a final obstacle to Russia's access to most of the region. If Pokrovsk falls Russian forces will be able to more easily flank entrenched troops in the north and south of the country.

Gaza Ceasefire Has Resumed After Israeli Soldier & Over 100 Palestinians Were Killed Tuesday

ZeroHedge

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," the IDF followed in a Wednesday morning statement saying it has resumed the ceasefire in Gaza. The military indicated it had launched "series of significant strikes in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were attacked" - the result of Hamas gunmen allegedly opening fire on its troops.

Netanyahu Orders New Israeli Military Strikes on Gaza

The Epoch Times

Hamas is obligated, as part of the U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement, to return all hostages it has held in Gaza, including both the living and dead. While Hamas turned over all of the living hostages, there have been delays in returning the remains of all 28 hostages believed to be deceased at the start of this latest cease-fire.

Musk's Anti-Woke Grokipedia Has Landed - Hosts 900,000 Articles On Day 1

ZeroHedge

While Grokipedia content is being created by AI, Wikipedia content is written by millions of volunteer contributors, whose sourcing is limited by an official color-coded list of sites given grades such as "generally reliable" (green) or "generally unreliable" (red). Hardcore leftist outlets Mother Jones and the SPLC get the top green rating, as do MSNBC and CNN. Fox News gets a middling yellow "marginally reliable" rating, while ZeroHedge is red due to "propagation of conspiracy theories." Antiwar.com, which we've found to be exceedingly well-sourced while observing high journalistic standards, is also off-limits.

‘It’s only going to get worse’ – Irish teen girl delivers passionate speech warning against mass immigration

ReMix News

Welcome to the new "normal" in Europe, where a 15-year-old girl is terrified to take the bus or go running alone due to mass immigration...She directly blames IPAS centers, short for International Protection Accommodation Service, which are migrant accommodations sprouting up across Ireland. She also expresses her worries about future centers being built in her area.

Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Long-Range Test Claimed By Russia

The WarZone

It should be recalled that, in the case of SLAM, the nuclear ramjet had no shielding to contain dangerous radiation, a requirement driven by the need for the powerplant to be small enough to fit inside the missile. The SLAM’s exhaust plume also contained unspent fissile material that would have contaminated any area, enemy-controlled or not, that it passed over on its way to the target. While the Burevestnik has already been likened to a ‘tiny flying Chernobyl’ by some observers, it’s important to remember that we still don’t know how it functions. Nevertheless, provided it does indeed use nuclear propulsion, as claimed, there exists the risk of accidents.

'Not Playing Games': Trump Responds To Putin Testing 'Invincible' Nuclear Cruise Missile

ZeroHedge

Gen. Gerasimov additionally described that no other nation in the world has such a 'unique' weapon which is practically invincible. "It is undetectable by conventional radar and can only be tracked by specialized spacecraft during the launch and acceleration phases," Russian media has additionally claimed. The Burevestnik project was first publicly disclosed during initial development by President Putin in 2018, when he said that a one-of-a-kind weapon with unlimited range and extreme maneuverability was being worked on.

Argentine Markets Soar After President Javier Milei's Midterm Victory; Milei Thanks President Trump

ZeroHedge

Argentina's bonds, currency, and equities surged early Monday after President Javier Milei's party secured a crucial midterm victory. The result is key to preserving Milei's sweeping economic reset in a country crushed by decades of nation-killing socialist mismanagement. Milei's free-market reforms and aggressive austerity program have already begun to cool inflation and stabilize financial conditions, signaling to investors that the restructuring path remains intact.

UNTHINKABLE TRAGEDY: Toddler Twins DIED TOGETHER Following Vaccinations

Dr. Paul Alexander

On May 1, Dallas and Tyson, fraternal 18-month-old twins, were found dead by their mother after receiving the Hepatitis A, flu and DTaP vaccines on April 23. The mother told the pediatrician that the family of the twins’ father had a history of allergic reactions to the flu vaccine, but the pediatrician said it would be OK to give the shot to the babies anyway.

Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted

The Epoch Times

Bolton abused his position as National Security Advisor by sharing more than a thousand pages of information about his day-to-day activities as the National Security Advisor—including information relating to the national defense which was classified up to the TOP SECRET/SCI level—with two unauthorized individuals,” federal prosecutors allege in the indictment.

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