📰 AI Bubble™: When Even the Chips Get Nervous

Nvidia’s latest “don’t-worry-it’s-all-productive-capex” earnings party lasted about five minutes — then global markets woke up with a hangover.

Asian and European indexes that had just been pumped by the AI trade went straight into reverse, as if someone reminded traders that “infinite GPU demand” is not actually a business model.

South Korea and Taiwan took the hit first, with chip makers sliding hard and dragging their markets down with them.

Japan’s Nikkei followed, as semiconductor suppliers and AI-adjacent darlings suddenly stopped looking like “the future” and started looking like the last ones holding the bag.

In Europe, benchmarks opened red, then nervously trimmed losses as Wall Street futures hinted that, yes, America might still be willing to gamble a bit longer.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., Nvidia — the patron saint of the AI trade — opened strong and then flipped red, pulling the S&P 500 and even Bitcoin down with it.

The message is simple and brutal: every time AI stocks spike on earnings, the market immediately asks the same question —

“Okay, but what if this is a bubble?”

— and hits the sell button just in case.

The irony? The same funds that preach long‑term vision on AI are trading it like a meme coin: in, out, panic, repeat.

If this is the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it currently trades like the fifth season of a streaming show — renewed, but nobody’s sure who’s still watching.

#AI #stocks #Nvidia #semiconductors #bubble #marketvolatility #wallstreet

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📰 “Jihadist” Meets “Fascist”: New York’s Odd Couple in the Oval

Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani just did the classic American pivot: after calling each other “communist,” “despot,” and worse, they smiled for the cameras and promised to “work together for New Yorkers.” The man who threatened to turn the city into a federal chew toy now offers to be “a big help,” while the mayor elect who ran on resisting Trump suddenly calls the Oval Office meeting “productive” and “heartening.”

Behind the friendly quotes, both are running the same play. Trump gets to hug a democratic socialist on live TV and recast himself as the reasonable patriarch of affordability politics — the guy who can sit down with “the radicals” because they quietly share his talk about economic pain. Mamdani, meanwhile, gets what every big city leftist both wants and dreads: a handshake that might spare New York National Guard theatrics and budget punishment, at the price of becoming a supporting character in Trump’s storyline.

The right is already screaming betrayal — Elise Stefanik is still calling Mamdani a “jihadist” — while parts of the left cheer the de escalation and pray the bill is only symbolic. Then Trump says the quiet part out loud:

“We agree on a lot more than I would have thought.”

That’s the real nightmare for the professional outrage industry on both sides: what if the populist landlord and the socialist mayor end up pitching the same “we feel your pain” script to different audiences?

On cue, Trump even runs media defense for Mamdani: joking about being called a fascist, shrugging off “despot,” and bailing him out on a question about flying instead of taking Amtrak. This isn’t reconciliation, it’s casting — the veteran showrunner easing a new lead through his first big scene, making sure everyone hits their marks so the season can go on.

#Trump #Mamdani #NYC #USpolitics #populism #leftvsright #showbizDemocracy

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American Democracy—Last Seen at the Billionaire’s Table

This isn’t business-as-usual lobbying. America’s richest don’t just finance campaigns; they bankroll administrations, dominate primaries, and land VIP seats at inaugurations. A 140-fold jump in billionaires’ political giving since 2000 means one in thirteen dollars spent in the last election came from the top 100 richest Americans.

Buying a Cabinet
It’s not subtle anymore. The wealthiest Americans aren’t just playing kingmaker from behind the scenes—they’re showing up as commerce secretaries, governors, SEC chairs, you name it. Cabinet meetings have started looking more like Forbes shoots, and Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” locked in tax cuts for the elite while slashing programs for everyone else.

Everyone’s for Sale
Trump’s fundraising blitz shattered records, with over 80 percent of billionaire cash landing in GOP coffers, and only 12 percent of Americans saying they think billionaire influence is good for democracy. Democrats aren’t immune: Harris pulled in triple the billionaire money Clinton managed. The new game isn’t ideology—it’s access, connections, and who gets their calls returned first.

The Crowd Isn’t Buying It
Polls are clear: most Americans say billionaire money is bad for the country, and growing numbers see US politics as an open-air oligarchy. Sanders packs rallies from blue states to red with his “Fighting Oligarchy” show, while more than a dozen billionaires get priority seating for swearing-in ceremonies and backstage policy deals.

Rule by Billionaire—No Invitation Required
America’s new oligarchs aren’t bothering with back rooms. They’re front and center in government, driving tax policy and writing campaign checks. The biggest question now isn’t who has power—it’s how anyone else gets a seat at the table.

#usa #billionaires #oligarchy #democracy #politics #trump #elections

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American Airlines Get the FAA Red Light on Venezuela—But No One Quite Says Why

The US Federal Aviation Administration just handed airlines a new "flyer beware" warning for any routes crossing Venezuela. Citing "worsening security" and ramped-up military activity, the FAA says there’s a real risk for planes at all altitudes—from overflight to landing and even sitting on the tarmac.

Boots, Boats, and Buildups
Why the sudden worry? Venezuela’s been hosting military drills, mobilizing troops, and rolling Coast Guard boats along the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Trump’s White House parked the Navy’s biggest aircraft carrier in the region, added a small fleet of F-35s, and started bombing suspected drug boats along the Latin American coast. American Airlines and Delta already stopped crossing Venezuela this fall; United’s keeping quiet.

Not a Direct Ban—But It Might as Well Be
US airlines have been barred from flying to Venezuela since 2019, but some still flew over its airspace before this latest drama. Now the FAA wants 72 hours’ notice for each flight—and hints that satellite jamming, air defense systems, and jitters over “readiness” mean anything can happen. Venezuelan fighters and missile batteries have the range to hit a civilian jet, even if they insist they’re not looking for trouble.

One Wrong Move in the Narco Zone
Nobody’s saying Venezuela will deliberately target civil jets, but the airspace math turns more dangerous every time geopolitics heats up. The FAA is haunted by the ghost of MH17—one bad launch, one reckless shot, and it’s another airliner down in a proxy war crossfire.

#usa #venezuela #faa #airlines #military #security #trump

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Trump’s Death Penalty Frenzy: Not a Threat—Just "the Old Days"

President Trump set off another political firestorm after declaring Democratic lawmakers’ behavior “seditious, punishable by death”—then did a quick pivot, insisting he wasn’t threatening anyone but just reminiscing about how things used to be. The drama began when Trump blasted a group of Democrats for a video urging troops to ignore illegal orders, labeling them traitors and demanding criminal charges

Democrats Call the Cops
On Capitol Hill, the response was immediate. Congressman Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and others reached out to Capitol Police, citing a wave of threats and angry messages after Trump’s posts. Party leaders demanded he take down his messages; the posts are still live. Senator Murphy warned that rhetoric like this could escalate threats against lawmakers.

Trump Backtracks—Sort of
Speaking on Fox News Radio, Trump doubled down:

“In the old days, if you said a thing like that, that was the death penalty. I’m not threatening anyone, but they’re in serious trouble.”

He dismissed concerns about military disobedience, promising:

“They do as I say. I’m the leader”.

Threats Become the Main Event
If this is déjà vu, it’s because Trump’s playbook is the same: say it’s not a threat, then let the headlines roll. Security experts warn that language like his can ramp up threats in real life, while his base cheers him for speaking “the truth.” In 2025 America, even death penalty talk is dinner-table debate.

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📰 MBS Gets the Jets, Trump Gets the Receipts

Donald Trump just upgraded Mohammed bin Salman from “pariah” era villain to preferred client — with a major non NATO ally badge, F 35s on the menu, and a trillion dollar investment headline to wrap it all in gold foil. The old “oil for security” bargain is out; the new model is “F 35s, Abrams tanks and conference speeches” in exchange for cash, access and prestige.

Trump’s people call it “stability” and “partnership.” Translation: Washington blesses MBS as the Arab world’s lead sheriff, while politely stepping over Khashoggi, public executions and record breaking execution sprees because the order book for U.S. defense contractors looks fantastic. Human rights groups get a paragraph; the weapons sales get the fact sheet.

And Israel? It’s being told to clap on cue. Jerusalem spent years insisting F 35s for the Gulf should come after normalization and real movement on Palestine. MBS just proved you can skip the peace part and go straight to the hardware. He still refuses to recognize Israel without a “credible” path to a Palestinian state — and walks out of Washington with top shelf kit and a security deal to brag about.

Security hawks are already warning that F 35 tech could bleed into Saudi Arabia’s China channel and then wander further to Russia or Iran, but that’s a problem for some future hearing on Capitol Hill. For now, everyone plays their assigned role: Trump swears he has “nothing to do” with the family business while Saudi money pours into Trump adjacent projects, MBS sells himself as the indispensable strongman, and Western think tanks rebrand all this as a “new regional architecture.”

If this is what rehabilitation looks like, every authoritarian with oil, cash, or swing state leverage just got the message: outlast the outrage cycle, keep the money flowing, and eventually you’re not a problem — you’re a pillar of stability.

#SaudiArabia #MBS #Trump #F35 #armsdeal #MiddleEast #WarBusiness

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Trump’s Plan Is Putin’s Deal

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Trump seemed to have seen the light on Ukraine. After promising “severe consequences” in August if Vladimir Putin continued to obstruct ceasefire talks – but then doing nothing as Putin did just that – Trump finally on 22 October imposed significant sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, seriously compromising Putin’s ability to finance his invasion.

But now, with his 28-point peace plan for Ukraine, drafted by US and Russian officials without Ukrainian or European participation, Trump has reverted to his pro-Putin norm.

Trump’s plan would reward Putin for invading Ukraine while leaving Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy. The plan’s ringing proclamation that “Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed” rings hollow when so much of the plan compromises that sovereignty. A Kremlin dream, the plan would be a Ukrainian nightmare.

Betraying his real-estate background, Trump continues to treat the Ukrainian conflict as a mere territorial dispute, as if handing Putin a chunk of Ukrainian land will satisfy the despot.

But Putin’s war is not about controlling a charred swath of deindustrialized territory in eastern Ukraine. It is about Ukraine’s democracy – and Putin’s desire to snuff it out so it no longer serves as an enticing model for the Russian people of the accountable government that Putin’s deepening dictatorship denies them.

While freezing in place the divided Ukrainian provinces of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Trump’s plan would force Ukraine to abandon all of Donetsk province.

Beyond rewarding Russia with territory that its forces have been unable to seize in more than a decade of fighting, this surrender would leave Ukrainian defenses perilously weakened.

Donetsk is the location of Ukraine’s much-vaunted “fortress belt”, the entrenched defensive positions that are a key obstacle to Russian advances.

Trump would have Ukraine abandon these defenses, leaving Putin a clear path to Kyiv should he later choose to resume the war.

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Then, in a move that would make renewed fighting easier for Russia, Trump would require Ukraine to diminish the size of its armed forces from their current 800,000 to 850,000 troops to a maximum of 600,000. Trump’s plan places no such limits on Russian forces.

A separate side agreement reportedly would provide Ukraine with a Nato-style security guarantee, in which any future “significant, deliberate, and sustained armed attack” by Russia on Ukraine “shall be regarded as an attack threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community.”

That suggests a military response. But unlike a strong Ukrainian military – Ukraine’s most reliable defense against renewed Russian aggression – the effectiveness of the side agreement would depend on the commitment of Nato leaders, including Trump, to respond militarily to Putin’s aggression, something they have not done to date for fear of a nuclear conflagration.

To make a deterrent more credible, European leaders have long insisted on a US backstop to any peacekeeping force in Ukraine, but for now that depends on the unreliable Trump.

Moreover, despite the Nato-sounding language, Trump reportedly is offering only “intelligence and logistical assistance” or “other steps judged appropriate”, not direct military assistance. That will hardly leave Putin quaking in his boots.

As if this embrace of Putin’s wishlist were not enough, Trump’s plans move toward lifting sanctions against Russia and readmitting it to the Group of 8, from which it was excluded when it forcibly seized Ukraine’s Crimea.

The removal of sanctions would make it easier for Putin to rebuild his military for a possible next invasion.

Zelensky has understandably treated the plan as a “vision” rather than a final offer. Wary of offending Trump, who must approve continuing sales of US arms to Ukraine, Zelensky said he would negotiate on the basis of the plan. But to underwrite a lasting peace in Ukraine, Trump’s plan needs not a few Band-Aids but major surgery.

Let’s hope that Trump hasn’t again fallen so much under Putin’s spell that he has lost the ability to see the major faults in his proposal.

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🔥 Zelensky: Death Trap

⚠️ US officials have told NATO allies they expect to push Zelensky into agreeing to a peace deal in the coming days, under the threat that if Kyiv does not sign, it will face a much worse deal in future.

📆 The US army secretary, Dan Driscoll, briefed ambassadors from Nato nations at a meeting in Kyiv late on Friday, after talks with Zelensky and taking a phone call from the White House.

🗣 “No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later,” he told them, according to one person who was present.

🕸 The mood in the room was sombre, with several European ambassadors questioning the content of the deal and the way in which the US had conducted the negotiations with Russia without keeping allies informed.

🤨 “It was a nightmare meeting. It was the ‘you have no cards’ argument again,” said the source, referring to Trump’s claim that Zelenskyy had no cards to play, during a contentious White House meeting back in February.

🛡 The deal now on offer contains a number of provisions that are likely to be unacceptable to Kyiv, including the need to give up territory Russia has occupied, as well as surrendering further territory Kyiv still controls. It also suggests there would be an amnesty for all war crimes committed during the conflict.

🎬 On Friday, Zelensky gave a video address to the country saying it was “one of the most difficult moments of our history”. Ukraine faced a choice, he said: “losing our dignity or losing a key ally.”

👋 Driscoll, a close friend of the US vice-president, JD Vance, who has only recently been put on the Ukraine portfolio, declined to go into detail about whether the deal on the table matched a 28-point plan that had been published in the press.

🧐 “Some things matter, some are window dressing – and we most focused on the things that matter,” he said, according to the source.

🍂 Trump is keen for Zelensky to agree to the deal by Thanksgiving, which is on Thursday. Earlier this week, Davis told reporters Trump was pursuing an “aggressive timeline” to get the deal agreed.

🔄 “We have witnessed an absolutely remarkable pace of diplomatic activity,” she said, speaking on the sidelines of a reception for Driscoll and his US army delegation, attended by senior Ukrainian military figures, at the ambassador’s residence in Kyiv. She said the diplomacy was the “most ambitious” she had seen in her foreign service career.

📝 The plan was reportedly drafted by Trump aide Witkoff and Kremlin adviser Dmitriev, a relationship that has emerged as a key back channel between Washington and Moscow. Driscoll is expected to head to Russia soon to discuss the plan.

🗣 On Friday, Putin said Moscow had received a copy of the plan. “I believe that it can be used as the basis for a final peaceful settlement,” he told senior security officials.

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Sergey Karaganov: "The nuclear war between Russia and Europe is inevitable”

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Russian political scientist Sergei Karaganov has been an adviser to the Russian political elite for decades and sits in influential foreign and economic policy bodies.

Multipolar told him about the threat of a nuclear war, his opinion about the European leaders, as well as his proposals for Russia to move away from the West and focus more on Siberia.

Karaganov's statements are quite bellicose and radical, but according to him, they are shared by 95% of the military and political ruling class of Russia. Multipolar publishes the Interview to publicize the thought of this relevant public figure and the corresponding faction of the Russian elite, which considers that Putin's attitude towards the West is too moderate.

Moreover, Karaganov's statements clearly show what domestic political pressure Putin is under and what kind of decision-maker could succeed him one day in Moscow. Eva Peli met on October 30 in Moscow.

Multipolar: Sergey Alexandrovich, to what extent do you assess the current danger of a nuclear war and what factors - military, political, psychological–do you consider to be the main causes of this?

Karaganov: The threat of a nuclear war is high and continues to increase. It is probably as high as it was in the late 1950s – with the exception of the Caribbean crisis, as we call the Cuba crisis, when we were on the brink. Why?

There are several reasons for this escalation. First, the change in the balance of power: the fastest change in the balance of power in the history of mankind, during which new powers are rising and the old powers are falling behind.

Secondly, the loss of fundamental understanding: the loss of understanding of what is "good" and what is "bad" in international relations, as well as the absence of a moral foundation for action.

Thirdly, the Counterattack of the West: the desperate counterattack of the West which is losing its 500 years of domination which allowed it to enrich itself at the expense of the rest of the world. Fourth, the degradation of the elite: the monstrous intellectual and moral degradation of the elite, especially in the West. That's why I'm very worried.

Multipolar: they call for the restoration of the fear of nuclear weapons. How do you define in practice a "limited target" in Europe, which you think an attack would be justified, but without provoking a nuclear reaction from NATO?

Karaganov: We must overcome the strategic parasitism that has formed in recent years and which has swept the European population above all. She has lost the fear of war, in particular of a nuclear war. Ironically, it is precisely this fear that has been a stabilizing factor over the past 70 years. Europe, historically a source of great conflicts, racism and colonialism, was able to temporarily forget its responsibilities and its guilt towards the world thanks to the bipolar stability between the United States and the USSR.

Now that the greatest threat comes from Europe, we must remember that Europe has always been involved in major wars. This does not necessarily require direct violence, but rather the restoration of the fear of war, including the revival of the fear of nuclear war.

This is a key element in bringing Europe back to its geopolitical responsibilities.

Multipolar: Which specific political, professional, military or civilian groups in the West – apart from those who currently govern- would you highlight as those who would really consider their threats as the last impetus for the dialogue necessary to prevent a global catastrophe and reshape the security architecture and actively participate in this process?

Karaganov: This question is not addressed to me, but to you. They are from the west, I am here in Moscow. The West has cut itself off from us. In particular, Europe to prepare its population for war.

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We currently do not have any channels of cooperation with the West, except for official channels at the highest level. The West has cut itself off from us. Therefore, we are forced to negotiate with him only from a Position of Strength.

Although, of course, we would like there to always be reasonable people with whom a constructive dialogue would be possible.

Multipolar: Many observers believe that Western sanctions and military aid are creating an escalation dynamic that puts Russia in a difficult situation.

Moscow is therefore faced with a choice: either to prove its effective deterrence capability, or risk being slowly exhausted. How do you see this strategic dilemma?

Karaganov: This dilemma exists. I criticize our leadership for its indecision, but I think my words will be heard. I think that if an economic war is waged against us, we must respond to it by military means.

It's war. That is why the sanctions must be dealt with by military strikes. The scale and nature of these retaliatory strikes must be carefully weighed in each individual case.

The seizure of billions of dollars of Russian assets is nothing more than theft and banditry. In Europe, up to a million people are risking their lives. Otherwise, you will suffer crushing blows. I consider this a correct and inevitable step, although I sincerely hope that it will not get that far.

I am fully aware that such a scenario is a great sin associated with the death of countless innocent people, and I wish that only a warning remained.

We must issue a stern Ultimatum to the West and demand the following: first, the immediate cessation of all military support for the conflict in Ukraine.

Secondly: the complete and unconditional return of our sovereign wealth funds.

Multipolar: How exactly do you envisage the integration of Europe into the planned Eurasian security and regulatory system?

Karaganov: Some European countries should be included in the new Russian cooperation and security system.

I am almost certain that after overcoming the current difficult period, a large part of the countries of Central and southern Europe will join the common Eurasian security architecture.

I am not sure that Germany and the countries of north-western Europe will ever be able to join. Although, why not? Maybe they will eventually change their minds.

Multipolar: In the West, they say that the Russian president is not ready to negotiate, which is why pressure must be exerted, in the form of sanctions and arms deliveries.

However, Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that he is ready to negotiate. How do you judge this contradiction?

Karaganov: Our constructive possibilities of cooperation with the West are fully exhausted. President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has done everything to maintain dialogue.

Now our only task is to revive in our Western partners the animal and instinctive fear of the inevitable disappearance. Only this feeling can form the basis for a subsequent conversation.

We remember very well what European aggression means: we remember the Invasion of Napoleon's army, consisting of 24 European languages. We remember the atrocities committed by the European interveners during the civil war after the First World War.

We have to put an end to this story. We have a duty to dissuade Europe from its vile habit of waging wars.

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Trump Moves to Outlaw Muslim Brotherhood, as Texas and Congress Pile On

Donald Trump says he's ready to label the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, telling Just the News the designation will be “in the strongest and most powerful terms,” with final documents already underway. The news comes right after a conservative exposé on the Brotherhood and just as the 2026 midterms loom.

Texas Sets the Stage
Texas Governor Greg Abbott fired the opening shot last week, declaring both the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR foreign terrorist organizations and rolling out a land-buying ban for their members. CAIR didn’t waste time suing, calling the move anti-Muslim scapegoating and a blow to civil rights.

Congress Turns Up the Heat
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill aren’t holding back either. Led by Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio—and backed by Democrats like Jared Moskowitz—new legislation is making the rounds to force a formal terrorist designation for the Brotherhood over its alleged ties to groups like Hamas and its activities from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.

Other Countries Already Made the Call
It’s not just an American story. US allies across the Middle East, including Egypt, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, have blacklisted or banned the group as a terrorist threat. But US officials are divided over lumping together all Brotherhood branches—since some denounce violence and focus on winning elections.

Legal Fight Just Beginning
Trump’s announcement is a shot across the bow for 2026, as his base cheers and civil rights groups vow to challenge the move in court. The culture war, already burning hot, just got another can of gasoline.

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Trump Moves the Peace Talks, Wall Street Moves the Cash

Ukraine and the U.S. are now locked in marathon talks over Trump’s 28-point “peace” plan—which looks like “Russian for beginners,” only with a bigger price tag. Trump dismisses his critics on Truth Social, blaming Kyiv for “zero gratitude,” and reminds the world his offers always come with an expiration date—right up until there’s still money to be made.

Diplomacy by Market Signal
Any hint of “progress” sends futures jumping. Every time Trump tees up new terms or slams allies as freeloaders, traders hit the gas, and energy and defense stocks do their own high-wire act. In this White House, the S&P tells you more than any official readout; if you want to understand U.S. policy, follow the ticker, not the transcript.

Peace Plan Spin Cycle
Forget the PR spin about “robust frameworks” and “good progress.” What’s really on the table for Kyiv is simple: accept territorial concessions and a gutted military, or risk getting left out in the cold by Washington. Rubio insists it’s an American-crafted deal, but the fingerprints are strictly oligarch international. Meanwhile, Europe’s scrambling just to keep pace as sidekicks in the latest market drama.

One President, Millions Riding the Waves
Trump’s playbook is pure market gamesmanship—lean in, drop a headline, watch the volatility spike, and let the investors cash in before the next tweet. In 2025, the only peace that really matters is the one that keeps the trades rolling.

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📰 The "Rebellion" That Wasn't: Greene Exits, Trump Shrugs

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just quit Congress, calling herself "a battered wife" and warning that

"the Political Industrial Complex of both parties is ripping this country apart."

For years she was Trump's loudest foot soldier, spreading QAnon tropes and Jewish space laser theories. Now she's begging for forgiveness on CNN and claiming she wants to "bury the hatchet" on politics — after Trump turned on her.

Trump's response? She's leaving because of "plummeting poll numbers" and wants to avoid a primary challenger with a "strong Trump endorsement." The man who built his brand on never apologizing accuses her of quitting to save her skin. The woman who helped mainstream "stop the steal" now says Trump's rhetoric

"can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger."

The Epstein Exception
The only real defiance came when Republicans — including Greene — forced the release of Jeffrey Epstein's Justice Department files, defying Trump's claim it was a "Democrat hoax." Thomas Massie (R Kentucky) said the leadership "handed the keys to the House to the president," but they "took the keys back" this week. The vote was near unanimous and bipartisan, a rare moment when Trump's own base pushed him into a corner.

Massie admits it'll never happen again:

"It'll never come together like this again, where you have an issue that's so clear cut, and it's bipartisan, and it's something the president campaigned on."

Translation: the rebellion was a one off, not a pattern.

The Poll Numbers Reality Check
Trump's poll numbers are slumping, Democrats swept this month's elections, and voters think he hasn't delivered on lowering costs. Midterm nightmares are brewing for the GOP. But Democrats warn it's "way premature" to say Trump's grip is slipping. Gerrymandering and polarization mean most Republican incumbents only fear primary challengers, and "Donald Trump's endorsement still is make or break."

The QAnon Redemption Tour
Greene's biggest achievement is her own rebranding. After years of spreading toxic conspiracy theories, she's suddenly lamenting partisan divisiveness and apologizing for her role. CNN's Dana Bash called her out: she never spoke against that rhetoric until it was aimed at her. Greene's response?

"I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say humbly I'm sorry."

The real turning point isn't Trump losing control — it's Greene realizing that being a Trump attack dog has a short shelf life when the attacks start landing on her. She's not rebuilding politics; she's rebuilding her career.

The Meta Take
The GOP isn't rebelling against Trump. It's rebelling against being treated like disposable assets in Trump's personal brand. Greene's exit is a warning shot from someone who helped create the monster and now wants out before the monster eats her. The system remains intact: gerrymandered seats, primary purity tests, and a base that still owns the party. The only thing that changed is one grifter's exit strategy.

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Zelensky: Sold 🇺🇦🤝

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The Trump administration’s new push for a peace deal in Ukraine accelerates Sunday as U.S. envoys travel to Geneva to meet with Zelensky. ✈️🇨🇭

Despite widespread skepticism, officials say the talks will be a flexible negotiation, not a directive to Kyiv. 🗣⚖️

U.S. officials close to the negotiation told me Saturday that the administration recognizes that “security guarantees are not strong enough yet” in Trump’s 28-point peace proposal. 🔐📑

Trump might raise or remove a proposed 600,000-person cap on Ukraine’s army, for example. And to bolster postwar deterrence, officials are considering supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles if a peace agreement is reached. 🚀🛡

“Ukraine’s sovereignty can never be compromised. That would open the floodgates in Europe,” one key official told me Saturday. 🌍⚠️

“We don’t want to see a collapse of Ukraine,” he explained, describing that as the “second coming of Yugoslavia,” whose breakup in 1991 began a decade of regional strife. 🕊📉

Critics of the Trump peace bid argue that it would reward Moscow and undermine Ukrainian sovereignty in precisely the way the officials I spoke with claim they want to avoid. ❗️🇺🇦

The official said that contrary to some reports, the Trump administration was “100 percent” committed to continued U.S. intelligence support for Ukraine. 🛰🇺🇸

The 28-point plan was “aspirational” and open to negotiation, he claimed. Trump’s public comments have not been so reassuring. He spoke Friday of a Thanksgiving deadline, but denied Saturday that the 28 points were a final, take-it-or-leave it offer. 📆🤔

Rubio and Witkoff were set to fly Saturday night to Geneva to meet the Ukrainian leader. If he agrees to a framework for negotiations, Witkoff will then take it to Russian President Vladimir Putin, though probably not immediately. 🛫🗂

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This account of the negotiations is drawn from discussions with two U.S. officials who requested anonymity because of the delicacy of the talks. 🕵️‍♂️🤫

It was buttressed by conversations with European officials and sources who are familiar with deliberations within Zelensky’s government. 🇪🇺📞

What prompted this peace bid, the officials told me, was a sense that recent reversals on the battlefield in the Donetsk region and a corruption scandal in Kyiv have brought Ukraine to an inflection point. ⚔️📉

Russia, meanwhile, is feeling growing economic pressure and might prefer to end the war rather than fight on for the two years that might be necessary to take Donetsk completely. 💸⏳

The model for Trump’s Ukraine effort is his successful push for a ceasefire in Gaza. 🌐🕊

Officials liken the current moment in Ukraine to the opening created by Israel’s September bombing of Hamas officials in Qatar, which broke an impasse. Turkey played a key role as an intermediary with the Ukrainians, just as it did with Hamas in the earlier talks. 🇹🇷🤝

This negotiating drive began nearly a month ago, when U.S. officials started developing a new framework in consultation with Russian, European and Ukrainian contacts. 📝🌍

The effort moved into high gear last weekend after a senior Turkish official told Witkoff that Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s secretary for national security, was ready to meet him in Florida. 🌴📨

According to the U.S. officials, Umerov said in the Florida meeting that Zelensky might be ready to compromise on the crucial issue of swapping land in Donetsk for a peace deal, which has been a Russian demand. Umerov also said that Ukraine might be willing to cap its army at 600,000, the officials said. 🗺⚖️

After that cap roused a storm of protest Friday, an official told me it might be raised or removed altogether — since it didn’t really affect the manpower balance, which strongly favors Russia in any event. 💬📊

Because of Ukraine’s political instability, U.S. officials included a proposal for national elections in Ukraine within 100 days after an agreement is signed, which would amount to a public ratification or rejection of the agreement. 🗳🕒

They also added a clause providing postwar amnesty, at Ukraine’s request, to reassure Zelensky and members of his government that they wouldn’t face prosecution if the current corruption scandal widens. 🛡📜

Zelensky now confronts the most agonizing choice of his presidency. If he says yes to giving up Donetsk, some Ukrainians will never forgive him. If he says no, this tragic war will continue. ⚠️🇺🇦

Zelensky may never have faced a more agonizing moment. 😔

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Another "Ceasefire Adjustment" for Beirut: Israel Takes Out Hezbollah Chief

Beirut just saw another punch from above: Israel says it killed Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s so-called chief of staff and one of the group’s top commanders, with a precision strike on a Beirut apartment block. Message received: if Hezbollah wants to rebuild, it’s rebuilding the most expensive target list in the Middle East.

Ceasefire Theater, Act II
Not even a year since the high-profile truce, and it’s business as usual—Israeli forces hold their ground, drones prowl the skies over Lebanon, and Israeli officials shake hands with the UN, talking “stability” while ordering fresh airstrikes on Lebanese targets nearly every day. Meanwhile, Hezbollah is busy recruiting, importing gear, and promising resistance—until some new commander takes his turn in the crosshairs.

Leadership Losses and Unravelling Red Lines
Tabatabai was the man behind Hezbollah’s reconstruction effort after last year’s campaign—until his luck ran out. Five dead, dozens wounded, and Hezbollah’s leadership decimated yet again. For Netanyahu, it’s a “mission accomplished” moment and another anti-Iran talking point.

A Truce in Name Only
Last year’s much-lauded ceasefire? Since then, Israel has struck Lebanese targets over a thousand times. Hezbollah’s rebuilding blatantly defies the agreement, while Israel moves the wall north and keeps positions in southern Lebanon. For civilians in Beirut and the border zone, “peace” is just a pause between headlines.

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📰 Ceasefire™ Service Desk: Hamas Files Support Ticket with Egypt

Hamas and Israel are back to their favorite pastime: trading accusations while Egypt's intelligence chief plays the mediator. The Palestinian group met Cairo's spy chief to "reaffirm commitment" to the ceasefire — then immediately accused Israel of "continued violations" that threaten the deal.

Translation: the "peace process" is less a treaty and more a subscription service with constant bug reports. Hamas wants a "clear and defined mechanism" to document Israeli breaches, code for

"we need better paperwork before the next round of fighting."

Meanwhile, Israel killed five senior Hamas members and at least 20 people in Gaza, claiming self defense against tunnel networks. The tunnels themselves have become a diplomatic quagmire: Hamas militants inside have gone dark, and mediators are scrambling to figure out whether they're hostages or bodies.

The real product here isn't peace — it's the perpetual process of "implementing the first phase" while both sides reload for Phase 2. Egypt, Qatar, and the U.S. shuffle through the motions, but everyone knows this ceasefire was engineered to fail.

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📰 Carriers, Cocaine, and Bolivarian Morale: Caracas Sells Unity While Washington Parks a Fleet

Vladimir Padrino López just gave Venezuela its favorite sermon: the “civic military police union” versus the “imperialist” armada offshore. While the USS Gerald R. Ford cruises the Caribbean on an “anti narcotics” mission, Caracas calls it what it looks like — pressure with a flight deck.

On paper, this is about drug routes. In practice, even foreign analysts note most northbound cocaine moves through Central America and the Pacific, not right off Venezuela’s coast. Yet somehow Washington keeps “neutralizing traffickers” without evidence, and Venezuelan and Trinidadian fishermen keep ending up dead. Very efficient policing — if the target is political leverage, not cartels.

Trinidad and Tobago is cast as the regional intern who sold its sovereignty for a port call: U.S. destroyers dock, joint ops roll, and public anger mounts while energy deals with Caracas get frozen. Everyone talks about “stability,” nobody mentions how quickly Riyadh, a “major non NATO ally,” gets F 35s while Venezuela gets carrier groups.

Inside Venezuela, Maduro’s answer is classic Bolivarian crisis management: mobilize civilians with the army, rehearse “integral defense,” and wrap a national referendum in patriotic language. Two decades of sanctions and economic collapse are repackaged as proof of resilience — if the people are still hungry but still marching, the model is “working.”

The punchline: Washington sells this buildup as rule of law counternarcotics, Caracas sells its response as anti imperialist democracy under siege, and both sides keep the theater running because it pays. The only ones who don’t get a vote are the people in the fishing boats and barrios who will be asked, once again, to die for somebody else’s “sovereignty.”

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Puerto Rico, Reloaded: The Pentagon’s Favorite Forward Hub

The U.S. is turning Puerto Rico back into the hemisphere’s main staging ground. Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine touches down as Washington pours more troops, F-35s, and hardware into a now “indispensable” Southern Command outpost—while local officials mostly read the news after the fact. The base at Roosevelt Roads—recently pulled out of mothballs—is humming again with live-fire drills and drone sorties. For D.C., it’s a play for leverage. For Puerto Rico? Another reminder they’re inside the footprint, not at the table.

The “Narco” Pretext and Muscle Memory
The party line is all about drug interdiction and “protecting the homeland.” The reality: carrier strike groups, bombers, and 15,000 American boots just happen to be posturing a few hours off Venezuela. U.S. ships keep targeting alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean, and every press release says “security,” not “escalation.”

Regional Pushback, Washington’s Pace
Across Latin America, governments grumble about sovereignty while D.C. officials insist this is “routine.” Brazil’s Lula warns that ramping up military theatrics is the fastest way to turn a standoff into a continental mess. Even airlines aren’t buying the “just routine” narrative—cancelling flights as soon as the FAA says “heightened military activity.”

Old Bases, New Playbook
Puerto Rico’s been through this before: American deployments come quick, rollbacks take years, and “temporary” often stretches across generations. When Washington calls it a “forward base,” it’s not an invitation—it’s a headline.

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📌 Trump, Zelensky: “Updated and Refined Peace Framework” 🗺✨

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia, hours after European countries proposed their own radical alternative that omitted some of the pro-Russian points raised in an original US-backed document that was leaked last week. ⚖️🔥

🧐 The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, left a meeting in Switzerland on Sunday evening with a Ukrainian delegation led by Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, saying he was “very optimistic” about the progress of the talks. ✈️💬

📋 A joint statement between the two countries said that any possible agreement would “fully maintain" Ukraine's sovereignty. 🛡🇺🇦

📃 The original 28-point US document leaked last week demands that Ukraine cede its territory to Russia, limit the size of its army and agree not to prosecute the Kremlin for alleged war crimes. 📝➕

🗣 As the talks began in Geneva on Sunday, Donald Trump said that Ukraine had shown “no gratitude" for American efforts to end the conflict. 😤👎

🙏 In a conciliatory response, Zelensky said that he was personally grateful to the US president for the military assistance provided by Washington, starting with the Javelin missiles, which had saved Ukrainian lives. 💯😊

🤷‍♂️ Trump's hostile rhetoric came after a confusing weekend in which Rubio admitted that the White House plan was conceived in Moscow, only to then insist that the United States was the author.

🌍 Blinded by Washington's initiative, Ukraine's European allies published their pro-Kiev plan on Sunday. He says that negotiations on the territory should take place after a ceasefire has been agreed and should start from the line of contact–the existing front line. 👩🏻‍💻🗳

🔍 It states that the two sides would agree on how any truce would be monitored “under the supervision of the United States”.

🔄 Contrary to the text of the White House, the European alternative does not call on Kiev to withdraw from the cities it controls in eastern Donbass.

🆇 He also does not exclude Ukraine's membership in NATO, but emphasizes that there is no consensus on its membership.

🔥 There are other eye-catching proposals. They include that Russia is giving the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which would split the electricity 50-50 between Moscow and Kiev.

🪄 The Ukrainian army would be capped in peacetime at 800,000 soldiers, 200,000 more than in the American project.

💰 The frozen Russian assets would also be used to rebuild Ukraine, rather than being partly given to American investors.

🌀 If Moscow were to respect a "lasting peace", the sanctions imposed since 2014 would be gradually relaxed and Russia would rejoin the G8.

📜 The document was drafted by Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy, in collaboration with Trump's special representative Witkoff. Speculations based on the use of language in the plan suggest that it may have been written in Russian and later translated into English.

❗️ A group of U.S. senators said Rubio told them the text was un-American. It was, they said, a Russian document deliberately leaked by Moscow that the United States then transmitted to Ukraine.

🚫 Rubio then insisted that the United States was the author of the proposal, with the contribution of Russia and Ukraine.

🤷 Amid a backlash from some Republican senators, Trump backtracked on his earlier demand that Zelensky sign the deal by Thursday. Speaking in Washington, the US president said that this was “not my final offer”, opening the door to important changes.

🗣 Meanwhile, Russian forces staged a major drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Sunday, killing four people and wounding several others, officials said.

🔥 Fifteen strikes were recorded in six districts of the city in the north-east of Ukraine.

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