EXTRAS

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RECAP: Solong Rams Anchored US Tanker Stena Immaculate
| Ships Abandoned & On Fire | Port Closed

via: What's Going on With Shipping

Mar 10, 2025
US Defense Tanker Rammed, On Fire & Abandoned

Updated

March 11, 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — provides an update on the collision between containership Solong and US flag tanker Stena Immaculate off the Humber River on March 10, 2025

00:00 Situation of the Stena Immaculate & Solong on March 11, 2025
04:16 Establishment of a 2-mile Total Exclusion Zone
07:15 Did Solong Intentionally ram Stena Immaculate?
09:47 Replay of Collision
11:23 Macro Version of Maritime Traffic Replay
17:09 Crowley Statement
19:57 Conclusion

23:37 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03EAv2vZO8


Updated: Stena Immaculate and Solong Salvage & Investigation Underway
| Russian Captain Arrested | Foul Play?

[Gio]

A current/typical ...

#U.S. Government briefing ...

“I’d just like to know what in hell is happening, that’s all! I’d like to know what in hell is happening! Do you know what in hell is happening?”

[Emil El Zapato]

A current/typical ...

#U.S. Government briefing ...

“I’d just like to know what in hell is happening, that’s all! I’d like to know what in hell is happening! Do you know what in hell is happening?”

lol, now that is funneeee! Sorry, I just had to say it out loud!

[Gio]

Wait for it ...

| George Carlin | It's Bad For Ya (2008)


Proud to Be An American & God Bless America

4:51 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxWfUVkpm6A

[Gio]

#StopMakingSense

Scott Galloway on Markets, Musk, and Trump’s “Weapons of Mass Distraction”

Mar 12, 2025
Scott Galloway believes there is method in Trump's "MAGA-nomics" -- from a tariff war to tax cuts for the rich. Galloway is an NYU professor, author and podcast host. He joins the show to break down what Trump's policies mean for the American economy.

Originally aired on March 12, 2025

17:53 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3JtZlSRMAw

[Gio]

A (BIG) Change in Germany

|| PETER ZEIHAN

Mar 13, 2025
Following the March 4th elections, the Germans are poised to see a significant political and military shift...

5:48 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4wHk55k0VA

[Gio]

#Futurisum


Homes in the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Take One Week to Print.

This Is What They Look Like

[Gio]

#PuppetRegime ...

Elon tries to DOGE China

1:09 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwnXjAgnm8s




Bonus:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wTQFvomTcuo

[Emil El Zapato]

#Futurisum


Homes in the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Take One Week to Print.

This Is What They Look Like

wow, that is something...

[Gio]

The art of ...
'Grift Anatomy'


Grift, Trump Administration Style, Has Hit New Lows

Catherine Austin Fitts & John Titu

Mar 16, 2025

2:12 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1iSBA48yEs

[Gio]

Listen thru ...

Giving some clarity ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Face the Nation

Mar 16, 2025

13:42 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ0u48JMYI8

[Fred Steeves]

Giving some clarity ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Face the Nation

Mar 16, 2025

13:42 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ0u48JMYI8

Just on the Ansar Allah situation alone, it's an utter hypocritical shit show that neither one of these deep state war mongers, can even be honest enough to lay out the reasoning behind these "terrorist actions" concerning them firing on the Red Sea shipping lanes. They're doing it for a very obvious reason that the other 6 billion people on this planet can clearly see, it's a noble reason, and I stand with them.

Any more I'm not proud to be an American as the song goes, I'm ashamed to be an American.

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Putin-Trump Ukraine call is a small win for both sides

| Ian Bremmer's Quick Take

Mar 18, 2025

The Putin-Trump call, some 90 minutes long, now over. And I would call this a win for both sides, for the Americans and the Russians, and not horrible for Ukraine and Europe, but kicking the can on what's going to be some big problems down the road and setting out where those challenges are going to be. Why is that?

Well, first of all, Putin said, "No," to the 30-day complete ceasefire, but did give a win to Trump, having accepted a 30-day ceasefire with no conditions with the Ukrainians. The Russians are saying they're prepared to do that, with no gives, as long as it's about targeting energy infrastructure, and in principle, still some discussions around maritime attacks around the Black Sea. Places that frankly the Russians have been irritated with what Ukraine has been able to do with air drones and with sea drones. And also allows the Russians to continue to press for territorial gains over the course of the coming weeks, depleting Ukraine's military capabilities. Plus, the weather's getting warmer, how much damage are you going to do to Ukraine, how miserable you can make them when you're no longer dealing with the freeze is not quite as relevant. So, not a particular loss for the Russians.

5:01 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5suWMMABoo

[Gio]

Much to absorb in this riveting/engrossing hour conversation ...
I recommend listening in halves/segments.

Conflict: Niall Ferguson on Ukraine, Taiwan,
and His War of Words with V. P. Vance

Hoover Institution

Mar 18, 2025

Niall Ferguson, preeminent historian and Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins this episode of Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to discuss the war and ongoing stalemate in Ukraine; the Trump administration’s foreign policy and negotiations with Russia; and the broader geopolitical landscape, including the shift in Europe’s defense posture as the US signals a reduced commitment to NATO.

Throughout the conversation, Ferguson explores historical analogies to better understand Ukraine’s position, using comparisons to South Korea and South Vietnam. He discusses China’s backing of Russia and its role in what he calls Cold War II, highlighting the long-term implications of this growing alliance. The discussion also covers the shock strategy deployed by Trump and Vice President JD Vance to pressure Europe into taking more responsibility for its own defense, a move that Ferguson believes has finally awakened European leaders to their countries’ security needs.

Beyond Ukraine, the conversation shifts to the larger economic and military vulnerabilities of the United States, particularly in relation to China. Ferguson argues that America is no longer in a position of overwhelming strength and draws parallels between the US today and Britain in the 1930s: both as declining empires facing an emboldened adversary. He warns that while Trump’s realpolitik approach may be a necessary adaptation to America’s strategic limitations, its success remains uncertain. The discussion ultimately raises the question of whether this strategy will prevent a major conflict or, conversely, accelerate the decline of American global primacy.

Recorded on March 14, 2025.

1:04:33 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDBZeHhx3YE

[Emil El Zapato]

Much to absorb in this riveting/engrossing hour conversation ...
I recommend listening in halves/segments.

Conflict: Niall Ferguson on Ukraine, Taiwan,
and His War of Words with V. P. Vance

Hoover Institution




1:04:33 min.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDBZeHhx3YE

I think this guy is giving the current rightwing U.S. government wayyy too much credit for rational strategic thinking and underplaying the former liberal administration's stifling strategic limitations given that no one knew the parameters of 'where this could go'. The Hoover bunch...pfffttt.


Yeah, I am completely biased and not ashamed of it. It was the inflection of his presentation, not to mention the words. No concession to Biden's situation and his pro stance approach to Trump hit me like a hammer. It could easily be argued that it is just me but I could 'feel' his words. I did not mean to offend, at all. Part of me wanted to know how you felt about it.