Shortly after President Trump tweeted that the Russian Bounty story was a “hoax,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters that the US has long known that Russia AND Iran AND others have been funding counter-US/Taliban operation in Afghanistan. Then came this story from Business Insider, which basically corroborates both the reporting by the NY Times…
The persistent oil glut I’ve been yammering about for the last four years has finally reached the tipping point … with the coronavirus now making it functionally impossible for the Oil-Industrial Complex to control this epic glut with geopolitical games, targeted sanctions or artificial scarcity. That’s key because this glut (which OPEC+ once again tried…
What the hell is Trump, anyway? Is he just a disrupter? A danger to the Establishment? Is he a patsy or an agent for change with a target on his back? Or is he a Trojan Horse being used by the usual suspects to wring a little more money out of the system? Listen to…
On December 2oth, Chuck & JP pondered the problems of “alternative” media, Trump’s checkers-based mentality and the chessmatch between Putin and Uncle Sam. LISTEN HERE: JP begins at 1:00:00. And tune-in every week for more Newsvandal on The Ochelli Effect. Tweet
On November 22nd, Chuck & JP unpacked Trumpian politics and media malfeasance in the Post-Truth Era. The upshot of Trump’s attack on the political system may be that, when all it is said and done, he actually reinforces it instead of undermining it. LISTEN HERE: JP begins at 1:00:00. And tune-in every week for more…