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When you see Russia get into existential war over Ukraine, or Israel bomb Syria or India battle with Pakistan or Bangladesh, it is not because of some whim. It has a historical and geographical context. That is critical to understand for analyzing geopolitics.
As great as it sounds, the business of being the validator of things is not just the next big thing, but also something that those who want to control can use to everyone's disadvantage. And they have always done so. It is, what we call, the "Righteousness Framework for Control".
That is what we need to beware of.
2. How Congress was Indicted by US and UN and no one cared
Paul Volcker, former chairman of the US federal reserve and the head of the committee, named Natwar Singh and the Congress party as "non-contractual beneficiaries" of the program in his report. This triggered a political controversy that caused Natwar Singh to resign as External Affairs Minister on November 8, 2005. He stayed in the government as minister without portfolio until he eventually quit the government almost a month later.
3. NED and Global Disinformation Index
Global Disinformation Index is secretly blacklisting news sources. Specifically the American conservative ones. And who funds them? National Endowment for Democracy (NED). What is NED? Read about them in our newsletter.
Now read about what they are funding to control the news and propaganda around the world.
4. Ohio Chemical Spill
The recent train derailment and chemical spill is a serious accident. What is it? What happened? And what are the ramifications?
5. News Media lies deliberately and moves on
The intelligence agencies deliberately shielded Biden and canceled anyone who wanted to bring out the facts. CNN played along.
Even today, when the evidence of what really happened is out, CNN has not apologized.
We are in the new age of activist media. News is dead.
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