BERLINER ZEITUNG: Am 50. Todestag des Diktators Francisco Franco zogen hunderte Rechtsextreme mit faschistischen Gesten, alten Franco-Flaggen und Parolen gegen die spanische Verfassung durch Madrid. Die Polizei war mit einem Großaufgebot vor Ort.
Unmittelbar nach dem 50. Todestag des spanischen Diktators Francisco Franco sind hunderte Rechtsextreme durch Madrid marschiert. So zogen die Anhänger der faschistischen Falange-Organisation am Freitag vom Hauptquartier der konservativen Volkspartei PP zum Sitz der regierenden sozialistischen Partei PSOE, berichteten Reporter der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Demnach wurden sie dort von einem großen Polizeiaufgebot erwartet.
Der Zentralregierung in der Region Madrid zufolge nahmen 700 Menschen an dem Aufmarsch teil. Für Samstag wurde zu einer Gegenkundgebung in der spanischen Hauptstadt aufgerufen. » | Sinem Koyuncu | Samstag, 22. November 2025
Saturday, November 22, 2025
«Je n’exclus pas la possibilité d’envoyer des troupes» : Donald Trump poursuit sa stratégie d’intimidation face au Venezuela
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - La guerre contre le narcotrafic lancée fin août par Donald Trump dans les Caraïbes s’accompagne d’une intense opération de déstabilisation contre le président vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro.
«Nous devons simplement nous occuper du Venezuela», a déclaré, sibyllin, le président des États-Unis lundi 17 octobre, dans un contexte de recrudescence des tensions avec Caracas et d’accentuation de la pression américaine sur le régime chaviste. Depuis la fin du mois d’août, la guerre lancée par Donald Trump contre le trafic de drogue dans les Caraïbes - dont les frappes menées sur des embarcations accusées sans preuves de transporter de la drogue ont fait au moins 83 morts -, s’accompagne d’une opération de déstabilisation du pouvoir tenu d’une main de fer par le président socialiste Nicolás Maduro depuis près de treize années et que Washington accuse d’être à la tête d’un cartel criminel.
«À un moment donné, je vais lui parler», a déclaré Donald Trump en début de semaine après avoir multiplié les réunions avec ses conseillers à ce sujet. «Celui qui veut parler avec le Venezuela, on parlera avec lui en tête-à-tête. Sans aucun problème», lui a répondu le leader du Parti socialiste unifié (PSUV). Au même moment, le plus grand porte-avions au monde, l’USS Gérald R. Ford, arrivait dans les Caraïbes pour rejoindre la zone d’opération de la 4e Flotte américaine dans le cadre de l’opération Southern Spear, «Lance du Sud». Ce sont désormais 15.000 soldats américains qui sont déployés dans la région, du jamais vu depuis la crise des missiles à Cuba en 1961 : une dizaine de navires, un bâtiment d’assaut amphibie et son détachement expéditionnaire de Marines, un croiseur lance-missiles, des destroyers, un sous-marin d’attaques, une escadrille de chasseurs-bombardiers F-35B... De son côté, le Venezuela mobilise ses troupes qui se tiennent prêtes. » | Par Victor Mérat |samedi 22 novembre 2025
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«Nous devons simplement nous occuper du Venezuela», a déclaré, sibyllin, le président des États-Unis lundi 17 octobre, dans un contexte de recrudescence des tensions avec Caracas et d’accentuation de la pression américaine sur le régime chaviste. Depuis la fin du mois d’août, la guerre lancée par Donald Trump contre le trafic de drogue dans les Caraïbes - dont les frappes menées sur des embarcations accusées sans preuves de transporter de la drogue ont fait au moins 83 morts -, s’accompagne d’une opération de déstabilisation du pouvoir tenu d’une main de fer par le président socialiste Nicolás Maduro depuis près de treize années et que Washington accuse d’être à la tête d’un cartel criminel.
«À un moment donné, je vais lui parler», a déclaré Donald Trump en début de semaine après avoir multiplié les réunions avec ses conseillers à ce sujet. «Celui qui veut parler avec le Venezuela, on parlera avec lui en tête-à-tête. Sans aucun problème», lui a répondu le leader du Parti socialiste unifié (PSUV). Au même moment, le plus grand porte-avions au monde, l’USS Gérald R. Ford, arrivait dans les Caraïbes pour rejoindre la zone d’opération de la 4e Flotte américaine dans le cadre de l’opération Southern Spear, «Lance du Sud». Ce sont désormais 15.000 soldats américains qui sont déployés dans la région, du jamais vu depuis la crise des missiles à Cuba en 1961 : une dizaine de navires, un bâtiment d’assaut amphibie et son détachement expéditionnaire de Marines, un croiseur lance-missiles, des destroyers, un sous-marin d’attaques, une escadrille de chasseurs-bombardiers F-35B... De son côté, le Venezuela mobilise ses troupes qui se tiennent prêtes. » | Par Victor Mérat |samedi 22 novembre 2025
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Brésil : l'ancien président Jair Bolsonaro a été arrêté et placé en détention
LE FIGARO : Assigné à résidence depuis le mois d’août, l’ancien président brésilien a été condamné à 27 ans de prison pour tentative de coup d’État. Ses avocats n’ont pas réussi à lui éviter la prison.
L'ex-président brésilien Jair Bolsonaro, condamné à 27 ans de prison pour tentative de coup d'État, a été placé samedi en détention provisoire, a-t-on appris auprès de son avocat et de source proche du dossier.
«Il a été fait prisonnier, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi», a déclaré à l'AFP Celso Vilardi, l'un de ses avocats. La police fédérale a indiqué dans un communiqué avoir exécuté un mandat de détention provisoire en application d'une décision de la Cour suprême. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 22 novembre 2025
L'ex-président brésilien Jair Bolsonaro, condamné à 27 ans de prison pour tentative de coup d'État, a été placé samedi en détention provisoire, a-t-on appris auprès de son avocat et de source proche du dossier.
«Il a été fait prisonnier, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi», a déclaré à l'AFP Celso Vilardi, l'un de ses avocats. La police fédérale a indiqué dans un communiqué avoir exécuté un mandat de détention provisoire en application d'une décision de la Cour suprême. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 22 novembre 2025
US Lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign | BBC News
Nov 22, 2025 | Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she will resign from office, an unexpected turn for the high-profile Republican.
One of Donald Trump's Maga superstars and staunchest defenders, the Georgia congresswoman's relentless calls for releasing files related to late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and recent criticism of some of his policies led to a bitter public feud.
After the US president labelled her a "traitor", she said in a video announcing her departure: "I refuse to be a 'battered wife' hoping it all goes away and gets better." Trump, who had threatened to support a Republican challenger to unseat Greene, called her resignation "great news for the country" in an interview with ABC News.
She said in her video statement, posted on social media, that she would leave the US Congress on 5 January 2026.
Clearly, one MAGA supporter has seen the light. It is to be hoped that many more MAGA supporters also see the light very soon and jump ship. The MAGA movement is like a metastasising cancer on the West. The West will be best served when the movement dies a natural death. — © Mark Alexander
One of Donald Trump's Maga superstars and staunchest defenders, the Georgia congresswoman's relentless calls for releasing files related to late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and recent criticism of some of his policies led to a bitter public feud.
After the US president labelled her a "traitor", she said in a video announcing her departure: "I refuse to be a 'battered wife' hoping it all goes away and gets better." Trump, who had threatened to support a Republican challenger to unseat Greene, called her resignation "great news for the country" in an interview with ABC News.
She said in her video statement, posted on social media, that she would leave the US Congress on 5 January 2026.
Clearly, one MAGA supporter has seen the light. It is to be hoped that many more MAGA supporters also see the light very soon and jump ship. The MAGA movement is like a metastasising cancer on the West. The West will be best served when the movement dies a natural death. — © Mark Alexander
Truth To Power: How GB News Became Trump’s British Mouthpiece
What a sickening woman! How much is she paid for this crap, I wonder? — © Mark Alexander
Trump Should ‘Kneecap’ Putin Now | Sir Bill Browder Reacts to ‘Tone Deaf’ Peace Plan for Ukraine
My comment can be read here.
Trump’s Peace Plan ‘Destined to Be Stillborn’ | Kurt Volker
Nov 20, 2025 | “This is a half-baked idea.”
The newest peace plan presented by the US is akin to “sitting down with Hamas and presenting the plan to Israel”, says former US special representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
My comment can be read here.
The newest peace plan presented by the US is akin to “sitting down with Hamas and presenting the plan to Israel”, says former US special representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
My comment can be read here.
Trump’s Right-hand Man Has Been ‘A Bit Hasty’: Why Western Leaders Need to Talk Down Trump
Nov 22, 2025 | “Starmer needs to agree with Macron, and Merz and others on a way forward… and then get on the video link to Washington and talk Trump through this.”
Western leaders must show Trump that Witkoff has been “a bit hasty here” in his peace plan with Putin, says former national security adviser Lord Ricketts.
My comment can be read here.
Western leaders must show Trump that Witkoff has been “a bit hasty here” in his peace plan with Putin, says former national security adviser Lord Ricketts.
My comment can be read here.
Michael Lambert: AI Is About to Change Everything You Know!
Nov 22, 2025 | AI is about to reshape our world faster than any technology in human history. Not just in terms of convenience or efficiency — but in terms of jobs, power, government, national identity and the basic meaning of human life.
In this video I explain why AI is not “just another tech trend”, but a genuine economic and social tsunami. We already see banks, councils, law firms, call centres, the media, accountants and logistics companies quietly replacing human thinking with AI systems. The pace is accelerating — and politicians are asleep.
What happens when 40–50% of people are no longer economically useful? What happens when machines take over the thinking, the planning, the decision-making — not in 50 years, but within the next decade? How does society function when human intelligence is no longer the most valuable commodity?
This is the most important video I’ve made because we are entering a future for which our institutions, our politics and our culture are completely unprepared.
MICHAEL LAMBERTS’ NEW CHANNEL.
In this video I explain why AI is not “just another tech trend”, but a genuine economic and social tsunami. We already see banks, councils, law firms, call centres, the media, accountants and logistics companies quietly replacing human thinking with AI systems. The pace is accelerating — and politicians are asleep.
What happens when 40–50% of people are no longer economically useful? What happens when machines take over the thinking, the planning, the decision-making — not in 50 years, but within the next decade? How does society function when human intelligence is no longer the most valuable commodity?
This is the most important video I’ve made because we are entering a future for which our institutions, our politics and our culture are completely unprepared.
MICHAEL LAMBERTS’ NEW CHANNEL.
Friday, November 21, 2025
Swiss Gold and Rolex Gifts to Trump Arouse ‘Disgust’ in Europe
THE GUARDIAN: Billionaires gave desk clock and engraved gold bar weeks before Trump slashed tariffs on imports from Switzerland
A gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar given to Donald Trump by a group of Swiss billionaires have raised questions in Europe and the US about the personalisation of US presidential power.
Pasquale Tridico, an Italian MEP and the former head of the country’s national institute for social security said he was “disgusted” by the golden charm offensive, made weeks before Trump decided to slash 39% tariffs on Swiss imports to 15%.
“This is really awful,” he said, claiming that it seemed to be a case of “making foreign policy the policy of individuals”.
Lisa Mazzone, the president of the Green party in Switzerland said the gifts appeared to show Trump’s “corrupt logic had poisoned the Swiss elite”.
“It is unacceptable that the federal council is relying on the help of an economic elite that represents private interests and lacks democratic legitimacy in its negotiations with the US president,” she added. » | Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels | Friday, November 21, 2025
A gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar given to Donald Trump by a group of Swiss billionaires have raised questions in Europe and the US about the personalisation of US presidential power.
Pasquale Tridico, an Italian MEP and the former head of the country’s national institute for social security said he was “disgusted” by the golden charm offensive, made weeks before Trump decided to slash 39% tariffs on Swiss imports to 15%.
“This is really awful,” he said, claiming that it seemed to be a case of “making foreign policy the policy of individuals”.
Lisa Mazzone, the president of the Green party in Switzerland said the gifts appeared to show Trump’s “corrupt logic had poisoned the Swiss elite”.
“It is unacceptable that the federal council is relying on the help of an economic elite that represents private interests and lacks democratic legitimacy in its negotiations with the US president,” she added. » | Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels | Friday, November 21, 2025
Trump and Mamdani Form an Unlikely Alliance at White House Meeting
THE GUARDIAN: ‘We agreed a lot more than I would have thought,’ the US president said of his first face-to-face meeting with the New York mayor-elect
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect, walked out of their meeting on Friday afternoon with an unlikely alliance, agreeing to work together on housing, food prices and cost-of-living concerns that have defined both their political appeals to working-class voters.
“We agreed a lot more than I would have thought,” Trump said in the Oval Office, sometimes jumping in to shield Mamdani from aggressive questioning from the press.
The sit-down – which many had anticipated would be contentious, given months of intense rhetoric in which Trump branded Mamdani a “communist lunatic” – instead produced camaraderie, warm words and concrete pledges of cooperation between the Republican president and the self-described democratic socialist who secured a commanding electoral victory earlier at the beginning of November with over 50% of the vote.
“I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said after the meeting, offering praise for his ideological opposite. “The better he does, the happier I am. I will say there’s no difference in party. There’s no difference in anything, and we’re going to be helping him to make everybody’s dream come true, having a strong and very safe New York.”
The president congratulated Mamdani on his mayoral victory, describing it as “an incredible race against smart people” – and the two politicians shook hands. » | Joseph Gedeon in Washington | Friday, November 21, 2025
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect, walked out of their meeting on Friday afternoon with an unlikely alliance, agreeing to work together on housing, food prices and cost-of-living concerns that have defined both their political appeals to working-class voters.
“We agreed a lot more than I would have thought,” Trump said in the Oval Office, sometimes jumping in to shield Mamdani from aggressive questioning from the press.
The sit-down – which many had anticipated would be contentious, given months of intense rhetoric in which Trump branded Mamdani a “communist lunatic” – instead produced camaraderie, warm words and concrete pledges of cooperation between the Republican president and the self-described democratic socialist who secured a commanding electoral victory earlier at the beginning of November with over 50% of the vote.
“I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said after the meeting, offering praise for his ideological opposite. “The better he does, the happier I am. I will say there’s no difference in party. There’s no difference in anything, and we’re going to be helping him to make everybody’s dream come true, having a strong and very safe New York.”
The president congratulated Mamdani on his mayoral victory, describing it as “an incredible race against smart people” – and the two politicians shook hands. » | Joseph Gedeon in Washington | Friday, November 21, 2025
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN: Izmir Kofte, Oven-baked Turkish Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
May 27, 2022 | Izmir Kofte, also known as Soutzoukakia Smyrneika in Greece, is a rustic dish of spicy oblong meatballs served in tomato sauce.
Turkish recipe for Izmir kofte often includes lamb and/or beef mince seasoned with spices, fried and baked together with potato wedges, diced tomatoes and a tomato sauce.
This dish is said to have been brought to Greece by the refugees from Asia Minor during the population exchange.
It's quite a classic dish found in rustic restaurants throughout Turkey and can be enjoyed with rice pilav and a nice crusty bread.
For the full reciple, please click here, and then click on ‘more’.
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN can be supported on Patreon here.
Turkish recipe for Izmir kofte often includes lamb and/or beef mince seasoned with spices, fried and baked together with potato wedges, diced tomatoes and a tomato sauce.
This dish is said to have been brought to Greece by the refugees from Asia Minor during the population exchange.
It's quite a classic dish found in rustic restaurants throughout Turkey and can be enjoyed with rice pilav and a nice crusty bread.
For the full reciple, please click here, and then click on ‘more’.
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN can be supported on Patreon here.
Aux portes de Paris, le loup se rapproche peu à peu des grandes villes
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Un spécimen du canidé à la recherche de nouveaux territoires à coloniser vient d’être vu en Seine-et-Marne. Une aubaine pour les naturalistes, une menace pour les agriculteurs et les chasseurs.
Le loup fait progressivement son trou en Île-de-France... À l’automne, une fois les feuilles tombées et les récoltes engrangées, il est plus difficile pour les animaux sauvages, notamment les loups, de se camoufler. En Seine-et-Marne, un nouveau spécimen vient d’être vu. » | Par Éric De La Chesnais | vendredi 21 novembre 2025
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Le loup fait progressivement son trou en Île-de-France... À l’automne, une fois les feuilles tombées et les récoltes engrangées, il est plus difficile pour les animaux sauvages, notamment les loups, de se camoufler. En Seine-et-Marne, un nouveau spécimen vient d’être vu. » | Par Éric De La Chesnais | vendredi 21 novembre 2025
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Wales Reform UK Ex-leader Jailed for Taking Russian Bribes
Nov 21, 2025 | Nathan Gill was once described as Nigel Farage's right-hand-man when both men sat in the European parliament.
Now the former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after admitting taking £40,000 in bribes to make pro-Russian statements in 2018 and 2019.
A Reform UK spokesman said: “Mr Gill’s actions were reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable. We are glad that justice has been served.
Now the former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after admitting taking £40,000 in bribes to make pro-Russian statements in 2018 and 2019.
A Reform UK spokesman said: “Mr Gill’s actions were reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable. We are glad that justice has been served.
The ‘Good Friend’ Lining Trump's Pockets
Nov 21, 2025 | Donald Trump's ‘good friend' is helping enrich the Trump family with new real estate and crypto deals.
In return, Trump rolls out the red carpet for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
In return, Trump rolls out the red carpet for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Starmer Accuses ‘Spineless’ Farage of Failure to Tackle Racism in Reform Party
THE GUARDIAN: PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants when at school
Nigel Farage has been accused of being “spineless” by the prime minister and a “coward” by Dulwich college contemporaries over his response to allegations of racism.
Keir Starmer said the Reform UK leader had “questions to answer” about alleged comments and chants as a teenager that include songs about the Holocaust, and accusations of bullying towards minority ethnic schoolboys.
He added that Farage had a “track record” when it came to racism, pointing to his failure to discipline his fellow Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the number of black and brown people she saw in adverts.
Speaking to reporters on the way to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, Starmer said: “He needs to explain the comments, or alleged comments that were made, and he needs to do that as soon as possible. He hasn’t got a good track record in relation to this because Sarah Pochin, his MP, made some clearly racist comments and Nigel Farage has done absolutely nothing about it.”
He added: “The man is spineless. If that had been someone in my party, I’d have dealt with it straight away. He needs to explain the latest allegations, and whilst he’s at it, he needs to explain why he’s too spineless to take action in relation to what is obvious racism in the comments of his fellow MP. » | Daniel Boffey, Kiran Stacey in Johannesburg and Mark Blacklock | Friday, November 21, 2025
Ministers call on Nigel Farage to address ‘repulsive’ teenage racism allegations: Liz Kendall and Jo Stevens intervene after about 20 people claim they witnessed or were victims of Farage’s behaviour »
Nigel Farage has been accused of being “spineless” by the prime minister and a “coward” by Dulwich college contemporaries over his response to allegations of racism.
Keir Starmer said the Reform UK leader had “questions to answer” about alleged comments and chants as a teenager that include songs about the Holocaust, and accusations of bullying towards minority ethnic schoolboys.
He added that Farage had a “track record” when it came to racism, pointing to his failure to discipline his fellow Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the number of black and brown people she saw in adverts.
Speaking to reporters on the way to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, Starmer said: “He needs to explain the comments, or alleged comments that were made, and he needs to do that as soon as possible. He hasn’t got a good track record in relation to this because Sarah Pochin, his MP, made some clearly racist comments and Nigel Farage has done absolutely nothing about it.”
He added: “The man is spineless. If that had been someone in my party, I’d have dealt with it straight away. He needs to explain the latest allegations, and whilst he’s at it, he needs to explain why he’s too spineless to take action in relation to what is obvious racism in the comments of his fellow MP. » | Daniel Boffey, Kiran Stacey in Johannesburg and Mark Blacklock | Friday, November 21, 2025
Ministers call on Nigel Farage to address ‘repulsive’ teenage racism allegations: Liz Kendall and Jo Stevens intervene after about 20 people claim they witnessed or were victims of Farage’s behaviour »
GB News or KGB News?
I, for one, will be a much happier man when the day comes when I shall not have to hear those two words again: Trump and Farage! Trump has ruined America and Nigel Fags has ruined Britain. Both are racists, both are narcissists, and both must surely be closeted Nazis. — © Mark Alexander
“For How Much Longer Will Americans Tolerate This Insanity?”
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