A post from 2015 with interesting links

 A Chinese general sees a ruthless America striving to contain his nation’s growth

Michael Hudson, Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

 

https://youtu.be/OdlGDSnCqz0 Michael Hudson from 24:00 onwards. It seems that the last part of the interview is for paid subscribers. Perhaps some transcript will be available soon. Michael Hudson’s view seems to be that the crisis will go on for another 39 years with the global south being the main sufferers and that class war is behind it.

There is a discussion at http://thesaker.is/michael-hudson-katie-halper-and-aaron-mate/

Perhaps there will be a discussion in Naked Capitalism soon,

Okra for cleaning water from micro plastics

 How Okra Could Clean Up Our Drinking Water

John Helmer about Sigizmund Khrzhizhanovsky writings

 In 1939 a little known writer in Moscow named Sigizmund Khrzhizhanovsky published his idea that the Americans, then the Germans would convert human hatred into a new source of energy powering everything which had been dependent until then on coal, gas, and oil.

Is Russia becoming Asian?

Russia becomes an Asian nation 

Gilbert Doctorow on Poland’s ambitions

Here

“ According to SVR, Poland is coordinating this issue with the United States. The idea is to establish military and political control by Warsaw over the “its historic territories” which today fall within the boundaries of Ukraine. Poland would introduce its troops into the Western regions of the country under cover of a mission to “protect the territory from Russian aggression.”  Eventually this would be expected to lead to a partition of Ukraine. The Poles would install a friendly government in the territory they control, ousting the Ukrainian nationalists.”

India looking for assets in Russia?

 India looks to scoop up offloaded Western assets in Russia – media

Check also https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govt-asks-state-firms-to-consider-buying-russian-oil-assets/articleshow/91159230.cms

Linking colonialism and climate change

 Colonialism: why leading Climate Scientists have finally acknowledged its Link with Climate Change

Vijaya Gadde in a bit of trouble?

 Twitter Policy Head Vijaya Gadde Cried At Board Meeting Following Elon Musk Takeover; Billionaire Slams Her For Censoring News Agency

Check also https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/4/27/elon-musks-44-billion-dollar-twittocracy

Solar power from Darwin to Singapore

Biggest Solar-and-Battery Installation in World, at Darwin, Australia, to Power Singapore 3,000 miles Away 

Spengler on China-India-Russia

 Demographics push China-India-Russia triple entente

An update from a (pro-Russian) blog

 Here Part of it about the developments in Transnistria, a strip between Moldavia and Ukraine which has Russian peace keepers,

Another A Recap Of The War In Ukraine - by Gonzalo Lira

Both have lots of comments.

Hellaro dance

 

https://youtu.be/X4kIDt2EUdo

Another https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1nN7UXnZMRrqrJ1K2kSciLynyOt0PwRL2DKyKcHEc40-wRrUdjaEJ5FJ4&v=cqof4tlkEp0&feature=youtu.be

Aaron Mate on Syria and Ukraine

 'Al Qaeda is on our side': How Obama-Biden team empowered terrorists in Syria by Aaron Mate 

Ukraine is the Obama-Biden team's second major proxy war against Russia. The first was Syria, where US support for the insurgency helped create an Al Qaeda safe haven.

Geetanjali Shree

 Geetanjali Shree I never heard of her before. Her recent novel translated by Daisy Rockwell has been shortlisted for Booker Prize.

Full court press

US warns China about Pacific base

Turkish foreign minister comments on Ukraine conflict

 Turkey Says Some NATO Members Want Longer Ukraine War to Hurt Russia

“ The view among some NATO members on the war was summarized by a recent report from The Washington Post. The report said: “For some in NATO, it’s better for the Ukrainians to keep fighting, and dying, than to achieve a peace that comes too early or at too high a cost to Kyiv and the rest of Europe.”“

Emmanuel Todd on China

China unlikely to become a dominant superpower: Emmanuel Todd 

Chinese economy

 How Big Is The Chinese Economy Compared to The West?

"To summarize then: China is:

1. the number 1 trade partner of more nations than anyone else, and more than the US had in 1990.
2. the world’s largest manufacturing nation
3. Technologically near even with the West, and in some places ahead.
4. The nation that helps the most other nations develop.
5. When you adjust for PPP and service sector crap, a larger economy than the US. With Russia, a larger economy than the US and the EU combined."

Transparency

 Lockheed Martin and Friends Don’t Want You to Know What They’re Up To