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All US Elections Are Fraudulent; Shut Up About Nicaragua by  Caitlin Johnstone Western media are blaring headlines today about a rigged election, not in the United States or any of the other powerful nations allied with it whose elections are consistently fraudulent from top to bottom, but in the small Central American nation of Nicaragua. A Google search brings up only news stories disparaging the Nicaragua election and its results. As flagged on Twitter by  Left I on the News , CNN's coverage of President Daniel Ortega's victory featured a chyron with scare quotes around  both  the words "election" and "wins", and a newscaster flatly stating “Ortega got 75% of the vote, results that we know are illegitimate.” New York Times correspondent Natalie Kitroeff reported that Ortega has been "arresting all credible challengers; shutting down opposition parties; banning large campaign events; closing voting stations en masse" and that "th...

In so many things these days, the US is following China’s lead. Or trying to. Washington has just approved the printing of another $1.2 trillion of magic money to upgrade its national infrastructure, which is Stone Aged by Chinese standards. Despite the usual American hype, the US is unlikely to close the gap significantly, much less catch up. China, now the world’s infrastructure hyperpower, is light years ahead in this particular area. Other areas may follow. A pertinent point from the Chinese commentary below: “The US' sense of urgency comes largely from the comparison with China. Some US political elites arrogantly believe that the US should lead the world in all aspects for fear that China surpasses them in any way. They are lost in their pride and arrogance. It is the general trend in the globalized world that different regions tend to enjoy similar levels of development. Most of the US' problems, including its Cold War-like impulse to contain China, stem from...

For 150 years, Ethiopians have been asking when Prince Alemayehu will come home. The orphan prince, a descendant of Solomon, was taken to England – some say “stolen” – after British soldiers looted his father’s imperial citadel following the Battle of Maqdala in 1868. He died at the age of 18, after an unhappy childhood, and was buried at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at the request of Queen Victoria.  Discussions have take place with the Victoria & Albert Museum about the return of royal treasures taken by British forces during the battle, the Ethiopian government said it is making efforts to finally bring back the prince’s remains.  The campaign to return Alemayehu began in 2006, when the Ethiopian president wrote to the Queen asking for the remains to be exhumed, but the request was rebuffed. According to the Ethiopian embassy, the Lord Chamberlain replied on behalf of the Queen, saying that “while Her Majesty was in favour of repatriation [...] ident...

"Billionaire Charlie Munger is a big fan of how #communist China manages its economy.  This is the statement that the Western media edited out of their reporting:  "I don't think we should assume that every other nation in the world, no matter what the problems are, should have our type of government," Munger said. "I think that's pompous and self-centered. Ours is right for us but maybe theirs is right for them."  Munger' s analysis was to the point.  The #Berkshire #Hathaway (BRKA) vice chairman told CNN he's impressed that Beijing recognizes the troubles caused by allowing economic booms to get out of control.  China "steps on a boom in the middle of it instead of waiting for the big bust," Munger said in an interview. "Of course, I admire that. In that one respect, they are #wiser than we are."  The 97-year-old longtime friend and business partner of Warren Buffett noted the contrasting ideologies of the world's two l...

  Commentary A newly released survey found just 35% of British people supporting Brexit, with 57% wanting to rejoin the European Union. The nearly 60% of people who told the European Social Survey that they wanted Britain to be in the EU was far greater than the 48% who backed Remain in 2016. All a bit bloody late!  Ignorance continues to drive politics!  Whether it is the acceptance of "alternative facts" or the acceptance of easily checkable politicians lies, the complacency of ignorance is something politics can always rely on from the public.    Here in Australia, nobody much checked whether Abbott was a decent politician before they elected him, but everyone was surprised at how he turned out despite him acting very consistently.  Turnbull was no different. Trump was utterly predictable, but they elected him anyhow.  Boris was a button beforehand, and why is anyone surprised he stuffed up on Brexit?  It was so obvious ...

In this powerfully-argued piece on  Black Agenda Report , Danny Haiphong exposes the US’s longstanding efforts to use Taiwanese separatism as a means of destabilising the People’s Republic of China. Danny connects this history to the present New Cold War being waged by the US and its allies, directed against not only China but against the entire Global South and the very idea of a multipolar future. Source Article  https://socialistchina.org/2021/10/30/danny-haiphong-taiwan-shows-the-american-empire-is-a-paper-tiger/

"Driven by its military-industrial complex the United States depends on continual war. As the War on Terrorism peters out a new enemy is invented: China." Source article https://johnmenadue.com/australia-forfeits-its-autonomy-by-buying-into-never-ending-us-imperial-wars/