Portland mayor Keith Wilson called on ICE to halt operations pending a probe of its latest shootings. That won’t happen. So what do cities do?
Friday, January 9, 2026
Even the US’ Most Servile Vassal State in Latin America, Argentina, Is Determined to Keep Trading With China
“One thing is geopolitics, another is trade,” said Milei. “I’m not going to break commercial ties with China”.
Russia’s Second-Ever Use of the Oreshniks Was a Response to Three Recent Provocations
Russia seems finally to have gotten the memo about Trump’s worse-than-bad-US-norms duplicity and love of violence and is escalating.
The Next Frontier of Climate Accountability: Making Big Food Pay Its Ecological Bill
Food industry induced environmental degradation is more serious than most realize. We could reverse this trajectory….but will we?
The U.S.–Venezuela Coup: The Quiet Part Out Loud
The analysis of the U.S. abduction of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro offers three theories: an elite military raid, imperial aggression, or an internal coup
New York City’s MTA Explores How to Use AI to Monitor Thousands of Cameras in Transit System
The NYC transit authority considers how AI with its existing cameras might detect weapons, monitor unattended items or even foresee stampedes.
Trump’s Gangsterism Escalation: Plans to Steal and Sell Venezuela Oil; Seizure of Russian And Chinese Tankers; Greenlight of Maximum Pressure Sanctions; Venezuela and Denmark Not On Board With Heists
Trump continues on a warpath on multiple fronts: Venezuela, Russia, China, and Denmark.
Satyajit Das: Much Ado About Nothing – Why President Trump’s ‘Big Deals” Are No Big Deals
A clinical look at Trump’s deal hucksterism versus his typical modest-at-best results.
Is Trump Building a Massive Data Center Beneath the East Wing? If So, Why?
Is the East Wing redo intended to include a massive data center/command installation? If so, what is the main object of concern?
Coffee Break: The Tangled OpenAI and Microsoft Alliance Frayed Under Pressure
Microsoft and OpenAI’s partnership ignited the AI boom but frayed under pressure in 2025 revealing some of the hidden agendas of both companies.
In ‘Unhinged’ Rant, Miller Says US Has Right to Take Over Any Country For Its Resources
White House adviser Steve Miller pulls off the mask and shows the face of imperialism: “What’s yours is mine.”
American Hegemony by AI: The Role of Israel
The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is back from the dead, but what of all the issues with an imperial strategy that relies on data centers and desalination in a hotbox ready to blow.
