Talib has some interesting posts

here https://www.facebook.com/bookishvoyage

Two videos of S. Varalakshmi, one of my favourite singers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA37rfo9JrA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=740Yr80BluY

Egypt in negotiations with IMF

https://www.eurasiareview.com/28022024-will-egypt-sell-out-palestinians-for-10-billion-loan-package-oped/

Max Bluementhal on Aaron Bushmell self immolation

https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1762196403969728851?s=20

Simplicius on Avdeevka and the current situation of SOM

https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/avdeevka-denouement-russian-momentum

Necrocide in Gaza

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/02/bmj-decries-necrocide-in-gaza-as-un-describes-shocking-desperate-conditions-john-hopkins-estimates-escalation-would-produce-85000-more-deaths-in-6-months.html

Glenn Diesen about his new book

Patrick Lancaster on Donetsk situation

Jack Matlock on the current US policies

Jon Stewart on the price of freedom around 11:45

He also mentions Novalny who was discussed by Brian Berletic in the previous video.

Brian Berletic on Novalny

Children collect flour from the ground in Gaza

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/20/children-collect-spilled-flour-from-the-ground-after-gaza-aid-chaos

Scott Ritter discusses Novalny in this episode

An interview about Leo Szilard

Fatal mistakes says Alastair Crooke

see also https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/02/19/resistance-has-plan-for-israel-but-on-other-side-fantastical-us-stratagems-ensure-cascading-failure/

Douglas Macgregor discusses Putin-Carlson interview

From Namit Arora, India through the eyes of visitors Alberuni (11th century) and Marco Polo

Seems similar to the current India

Two articles from Big Serge and John Helmer

https://bigserge.substack.com/p/the-age-of-zugzwang and https://johnhelmer.net/the-history-of-russian-sex/#more-89366

A wide ranging interview with Scott Ritter by Danny Haiphong

Mostly about Ukraine, Putin, Carlson interview. About 25 minutes about Gaza.

Recent episode from ‘Ask the Inspector’ series

Election politics from The Duran

Scott Ritter at JudgingFreedom

ends with a note of desperation about Palestinians.

Tucker Carlson first discussion after the Putin interview

More about Gaza from Ray McGovern

Latest from Alastair Crooke

Still a lot about Putin-Carlson interview from Scott Ritter Extra, Episode 134

Tucker Carlson gets another lesson

this time from Colonel Douglas Macgregor confirming some of the things that Putin said; first fifty minutes.

A discussion of the Putin-Carlson interview from The Duran

Slightly more negative discussions from Yves Smith nd Gilbert Doctorow https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/02/tucker-carlson-interview-of-vladimir-putin.html and https://gilbertdoctorow.com

Tucker Carlson interview of Putin

https://tuckercarlson.com/the-vladimir-putin-interview/

Jeffrey Sachs on US foreign policy

More about starving Palestians from Aaron Mate

Phil Giraldi on starving Palestians

‘Swarming of Biden’ by Alastair Crooke

https://www.unz.com/article/the-three-strands-to-the-swarming-of-biden/

Latest from Larry Johnson

Latest from Alastair Crooke

First uses of accordion in Indian film songs

https://amvaishnav.wordpress.com/2024/01/31/the-sculptors-of-film-songs-11-goody-seervai/

More talk of peace in Mideast

"It’s difficult not to be somewhat impressed by these developments. For all the corruption and evil of the US regime, we can almost give them credit for coming to reason—under great duress and social pressure, of course—and for once doing the just and honorable thing. What it further means is that the US realizes it has no choice remaining but to hardball an ‘end game’ against Israel, otherwise US risks being dragged into an Empire-ending war with Iran." From https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-2224-biden-launches-attacks

Update on US response to Jordan attack, suggests routine response

Scott Ritter with Garland Nixon discusses both Mideast and Ukraine

ICJ Rules Against Ukraine on Terrorism, MH17

https://consortiumnews.com/2024/02/01/icj-rules-against-ukraine-v-russia-on-terrorism-mh17/

Phil Giraldi at Judging Freedom

John Helmer on the progress of the Russian offensive

https://johnhelmer.net/breakthrough-on-all-fronts-ahead-of-schedule/#more-89289