Certain sectors of the left have positioned themselves as guardians of the faith, judging from abroad the difficult and risky tactical retreat undertaken by the Bolivarian leadership.

“Nothing is easier than to be an idealist at the expense of others.”
Karl Marx, 1858

 

Venezuela: Don't blame the victim

Roger D. Harris, Francisco Domínguez and María Páez

 

Under cover of night, the US military abducted the legitimate president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, and his wife—a member of the National Assembly—Cilia Flores, on January 3, 2026. Among the collateral damage were more than 100 deaths, including civilians and Cuban and Venezuelan guards.

Donald Trump has declared himself the “greatest” president in US history while branding Joe Biden and Barack Obama “failures” in a ranking posted on Truth Social.

Abraham Lincoln, who led the US through the Civil War and abolished slavery, and George Washington, the first US president and a founding father, were placed one tier below Trump.

 

Trump declares himself ‘greatest’ US president The American leader put himself above Lincoln and Washington while branding Biden and Obama “failures”

 

 

Moscow trusted in the decency of the West for years, but not anymore, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

In an interview with RBK released on Friday, Lavrov was asked why Russia allowed the US and EU to take advantage of it on numerous occasions in recent decades.

 

‘Deception is the foundation of Western diplomacy’ – Lavrov

Russia was taken in by the West’s promises due to its peoples’ trusting nature, the foreign minister has explained

 

“Deception lies at the foundation of Western diplomacy. And it still does,”he replied.

 

British state broadcaster the BBC this week ran a major story drumming up the alleged Russia threat and supposed looming retaliatory attacks on UK drone factories supplying Ukraine. The chilly warning purportedly came from a top Russian official – except that the individual in question has not been one in over three decades.

At first glance, the piece titled “UK drone factories may face attacks from ‘unknown sources,’ says Kremlin adviser” looked legit, based on comments made on BBC Newsnight by Andrey Fedorov. The broadcaster presented the interviewee as a heavyweight Russian official, describing him as a “Kremlin adviser” and “Russia’s former deputy foreign minister.”

 

2018 — US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his use of the historically charged phrase "mission accomplished" to describe the recent US-led strike in Syria.

The phrase immediately evoked former President George W Bush's premature Iraq victory speech on board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on 1 May 2003.

A banner proclaiming "mission accomplished" loomed in the background as Bush declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq, a claim belied by the years of hard fighting and the rise of the Islamic State (IS) group that followed. 

Trump resurrected the phrase in a tweet on Saturday after the strikes launched by US, British and French forces in response to an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government.

 

AS A MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRED IN NEPAL, TIBET AND CHINA DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF A GLACIER, WE SHOULD IMPLORE THE HUMAN SPECIES TO MINIMISE TO ZERO ITS CARBON DIOXIDE FOOTPRINT... WE RABBIT ON A LOT ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING ON THIS SITE AND WE SHALL CONTINUE.

THE SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE: THE SURFACE OF THE PLANET IS WARMING UP WHEN IT SHOULD BE COOLING DOWN SLOWLY TOWARDS AN ICE AGE NATURALLY.

THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, THE HUMAN SPECIES's LEADERS, ARE CRAPPING ON THE PLANET. EVERY OUNCE OF FOSSIL FUEL BURNT IS A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION...

WE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED, DIE AND WILL DIE FROM THIS SCOURGE THAT THE MEDIA LIKE THE MURDOCH's TRY HARD TO CONFUSE YOU ABOUT. THESE MEDIA ARE CRIMINALS, EITHER KNOWINGLY OR BY SHEER DECIDED IGNORANCE. WE KNOW THEM, THE CHRIS MURPHY, THE PETA CREDLIN AND THE OTHER IGNORAMUSES IN AUSTRALIA. 

 

At the just-concluded Second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a string of comic moments went viral online: Racing robots slammed into crash pads after the finish line, throwing sparks; obstacle-course robots landed on face-first; weightlifting robots lumbered toward the judges' table with barbells still in hand, sending officials scrambling out of the way. 

Why we’re no longer afraid of robots making fools of themselves

By Zhang Gupeng

 

From the very first minutes, the anniversary celebrant stunned our editorial delegation with an unexpected confession:

– July 10, 1926, that’s the date of my birth as recorded in my birth certificate. But in the church registry book, a record was preserved that I was born on July 25, 1925. So I was born twice (laughs).

– So you’re actually not 100, but 101?!

– Yes, 101. Both dates were celebrated by the whole village in my hometown.

 

President of the Association of Russian Diplomats and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Pogos Akopov: “Today the entire developing world is with us”

BY Ksenia Muratshina

 

Palestinians in the West Bank village of Madama say they fear further violence after Israeli MP Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial with a sledgehammer as IDF soldiers stood by. The military later insisted the incident was neither authorized nor anticipated.

A far-right lawmaker known for confrontations with Palestinians and a member of the ultranationalist Religious Zionist party, Sukkot traveled to Madama, south of the city of Nablus, on Tuesday, ostensibly for a tour.

The other night, I watched a documentary called Coup 53, a brilliant treatment of the Anglo–American operation that deposed Mohammad Mossadegh as prime minister of Iran in the year the film notes in its title. 

Taghi Amirani, the director, has produced a superb piece of work, narrated in part by the estimable Steve Kinzer. Aug. 19 marked the 73rd anniversary of Operation Ajax, as M.I.6 and the C.I.A. named their covert assault on Iran’s first democratically elected government. 

 

Patrick Lawrence: The US Seeing Itself & Others as They Are

Imagine the consequences for the empire’s managers were Americans to understand others and have some grasp of how they look upon the world.

The US-Canada trade war is reaching the bathroom, with tariffs on paper products threatening to push up prices for toilet paper and other everyday essentials for Americans.

Trade talks between the two neighbors collapsed last Friday, with both sides accusing the other of making last-minute changes to a proposed comprehensive deal. US President Donald Trump immediately imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, including wine, cement, plywood, and clothing. Not to be outdone, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to respond “dollar for dollar,” with Ottawa announcing duties of up to 50% on around 700 American products on Tuesday.

 

The US military has just announced that it has carried out two more murders on the high seas near South America. This now brings the military’s high-seas murders to more than 200 people.

Mind you, in its announcement, the military did not use the term “murder.” The announcement stated that the military is simply enforcing the US drug war. But make no mistake about it: What the military is doing is engaging in state-sponsored murder, which is ordinarily a felony offense.

 

More Military Murders on the High Seas

by Jacob G. Hornberger

 

Beijing — When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled “Operation Economic Outcast,” threatening damaging new sanctions on countries that refuse to stop doing business with Iran, he didn’t name the one country that could decide its success or failure: China.