Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Trump's Chilling Model for Dictatorship Revealed

Oct 14, 2025 | Donald Trump loves dictatorships. Trump confesses that he wants to turn America into a military dictatorship like Egypt.


Does America need a revolution, an ORANGE revolution, I wonder? 🤔 — © Mark Alexander

Was Life Better 50 Years Ago? | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Oct 15, 2025 | Despite huge advancements in technology & worker productivity since the 1970s, wages for American workers have remained stagnant and almost all new wealth has gone to the people on top.

Will it be any different with AI and robotics? I don’t think so. Maybe even worse.


Tuesday, October 14, 2025

The US Needs a Democracy Movement

Oct 13, 2025 | Anne Applebaum is an award-winning historian and journalist who studies democracy and dictatorship. Her latest book, Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, explores how autocracies are working together to undermine democracy across the globe. Fortunately, Applebaum also considers how democracies can maintain their power against the siege of authoritarianism. Today, why is democracy worth fighting for and how can it be protected in the U.S. Plus: why Poland is a guide for how to reverse years of democratic backsliding.

IHIP News: 🚨 Trump Collapses over "Ugly Photo" in Time Mag, His Response Is Insane

Oct 14, 2025 | TIME magazine is under fire from Trump because of how ugly he is.


Very strong language alert!

Trump Threatens to Cut US Aid to Argentina If Milei Loses Election

THE GUARDIAN: US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

Donald Trump has warned he could cut financial aid to Argentina if his ally Javier Milei loses crucial legislative elections later this month.

“If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina,” the US president said as Milei visited the White House to seek the Republican’s political and economic support. “I’m with this man because his philosophy is correct. And he may win and he may not win – I think he’s going to win. And if he wins we are staying with him, and if he doesn’t win we are gone.”

Trump’s administration has already promised $20bn to prop up Argentina’s struggling economy but his backing has failed to calm the markets – or help Milei’s polling before midterms on 26 October.

The results of the elections, in which Milei’s minority party is hoping to boost its seat tally, will dictate whether he can pass tough cost-cutting reforms or will face a legislative brick wall for the next two years of his term.

Hailing Milei as a “great leader”, Trump said he would “fully endorse” his ideological ally in the elections. “He’s Maga all the way, it’s ‘Make Argentina Great Again,’” he added. » | Agencies | Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Prince Andrew's Epstein Links Could Bring Down the Entire Monarchy | Andrew Lownie

Oct 13, 2025 | “Andrew, who claims to be of great support to the monarchy, could actually be one of the instruments that brings it down.”

Andrew Lownie says Prince Andrew risks jeopardising the entire monarchy if King Charles doesn’t take swift action.


Jennifer Welch on Trump in Israel Suggesting a Pardon for Netanyahu

Listen to Jennifer here.

Easy Mini Beef Pies | Akis Petretzikis

October 8, 2025

Andrew Ross Sorkin: So Many Parallels between 1929 and Now That I Worry About

Oct 14, 2025 | Andrew Ross Sorkin joins ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss his new book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation.

IHIP News: Fox News Melts Down over No Kings Protest, Trump Is Panicking

Oct 14, 2025 | Trump and FOX News are desperate to control the narrative of peaceful protests planned at the end of the week.

The language in this video is too raw to embed, so I am posting a YouTube link of the video instead. It is well worth listening to because of the content, but be aware the language used in the video is very strong. Click here to watch it.

Trump's Peace In the Middle East Deal Is a LIE

Oct 14, 2025 | Despite helping to broker a peace deal in Gaza, the road to recovery in the Middle East is far from over. Steve Schmidt looks at the media's portrayal of Trump as a peacemaker and the financial corruption lurking behind the treaty.


Trumpism is like a metastasizing cancer. — © Mark Alexander

IHIP News: Trump Hurls Insults at World Leaders during Disaster Peace Summit

Oct 14, 2025 | Trump says if you aren't a dictator Trump doesn't like you.


Very strong language alert!

Democracy Now! Top US News & World Headlines

October 14, 2025

Le pape accueilli avec faste en Italie pour sa première visite d’État

LE FIGARO : Dans son discours, il a plaidé pour le multilatéralisme et la solidarité envers les migrants, saluant l’engagement de l’Italie pour les enfants palestiniens accueillis depuis le début du conflit à Gaza.

Cortège, tapis rouge et honneurs militaires: le pape Léon XIV a été reçu mardi 14 octobre au palais romain du Quirinal pour sa première visite d'État à deux pas du Vatican, lors de laquelle il a plaidé pour le multilatéralisme. Sous un soleil automnal, le chef de l'Église catholique a été escorté dans les rues de Rome par les cuirassiers de la garde présidentielle et les motards des forces de sécurité italiennes lors d'un cortège très solennel sur les trois kilomètres reliant la Cité du Vatican au palais présidentiel.

Dans son discours devant le président Sergio Mattarella et les dirigeants politiques, Léon XIV a invité l'Italie «au maintien toujours dynamique d'une attitude d'ouverture et de solidarité» envers les migrants. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 14 octobre 2025

The Growing Decay of Trump's America | A Conversation with Ryan Lizza

Oct 14, 2025 | Donald Trump has been president for less than a year but his "leadership" has already had an extremely negative impact on America. Steve Schmidt sits down with Ryan Lizza to talk about troops in Chicago, the failing economy and the long-term effects of the Trump regime.

What Israel Really Doesn’t Want You To Know - Holocaust Survivor Son Exposes All

October 14, 2025

Glenn Greenwald: The Truth about the Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 11, 2025

Sommet pour la paix à Gaza en Égypte : quand Erdogan sermonne Giorgia Meloni sur sa consommation de tabac

LE FIGARO : À Charm-el-Cheikh, le président turc s’est improvisé conseiller santé auprès de la cheffe du gouvernement italien. Une scène légère qui illustre la croisade antitabac menée depuis plusieurs années par Ankara.

En marge du sommet pour la paix à Gaza organisé hier en Égypte, le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan a trouvé une nouvelle cible pour sa croisade antitabac : la première ministre italienne, Giorgia Meloni. « Vous avez l’air superbe. Mais je dois vous faire arrêter de fumer », lui a-t-il lancé, selon des images diffusées par le quotidien italien Il Foglio . La cheffe du gouvernement a reconnu avoir repris la cigarette après treize ans d’abstinence, admettant qu’elle l’aidait « dans [ses] interactions politiques ». » | Par Louise Dugast | mardi 14 octobre 2025

„Wir lieben Viktor“ und Meloni „ist schön“: Trump stiehlt dem Gaza-Gipfel die Show

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Beim Gaza-Gipfel sprach Donald Trump über Frieden, Schönheit und Stärke. Mit Komplimenten für Giorgia Meloni und Lob für Viktor Orbán lenkte er die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich.

Beim Nahost-Gipfel im ägyptischen Badeort Scharm el-Scheich hat US-Präsident Donald Trump mit einer Mischung aus Charmeoffensive und Bühnenshow für Irritationen gesorgt. Der 79-Jährige lobte die italienische Regierungschefin Giorgia Meloni in seiner Rede als „schöne junge Frau“ und rief dem ungarischen Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán zu: „Wir lieben Viktor. Du bist fantastisch.“ Internationale Beobachter werteten den Auftritt als Inszenierung, die von den eigentlichen Friedensgesprächen ablenkte.

„Es macht Ihnen nichts aus, wenn man Sie schön nennt, stimmt’s? Denn Sie sind es“, sagte Trump zu Meloni, die als einzige Frau unter rund 30 Staats- und Regierungschefs an dem Treffen teilnahm. Eigentlich dürfe er so etwas gar nicht sagen, weil solche Äußerungen normalerweise das Ende einer politischen Karriere bedeuteten, er gehe das Risiko aber trotzdem ein, sagte Trump inmitten seiner Rede über die Friedensbemühungen im Nahen Osten. Anschließend fügte der US-Präsident noch hinzu, die ihm politisch nahe stehende rechtspopulistische Regierungschefin sei „unglaublich“: „Und sie respektieren sie wirklich in Italien. Sie ist eine sehr erfolgreiche Politikerin.“ » | Alexander Schmalz | Dienstag, 14. Oktober 2025

Der Faschist Trump liebt andere Faschisten. Das ist nicht etwas Überraschendes. Eigentlich ist es etwas zu erwarten. Noch dazu: Trump findet Giorgia Meloni schön. Trump liebt schöne oder hübsche Frauen. Das haben wir schon lange gewusst. Meloni hat blondes Haar. Blond ähnelt Gold. Und Trump hat eine große Schwäche für alles Goldene! Schauen Sie mal das Oval Office an! — © Mark Alexander

Venezuela Closes Embassy in Oslo after Opposition Leader Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

THE GUARDIAN: María Corina Machado has made downfall of Maduro regime in Venezuela her mission

Norway’s foreign ministry has said that Venezuela has closed its embassy in Oslo without giving a reason, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel peace prize.

“We have been informed by the embassy of Venezuela that it is shutting its doors and no reason has been given,” the foreign ministry spokesperson, Cecilie Roang, told AFP.

“It is regrettable. Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue open with Venezuela and will continue to work in this direction,” she said.

According to the Verdens Gang daily, which revealed the information, the embassy services were no longer answering the phone on Monday afternoon. Its numbers had been disconnected, AFP observed in the evening.

The news comes three days after Machado was awarded the Nobel peace prize in Oslo. She has made the downfall of the Chavista regime in Venezuela her mission. » | Agence France-Press in Oslo | Monday, October 13, 2025