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The Smithsonian Institution is one of America’s greatest assets.

When Americans visit the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., they are able to witness their country’s vast array of art, culture, history, and research acumen all in one place, and for free, because of the museums and zoo the institution operates there.

Like the national parks, the Smithsonian is part of America’s cultural inheritance.

But because of its academic and historical nature, the institution, established by an act of Congress that was signed by President James K. Polk in 1846, has always been in a precarious situation where dishonest and destructive actors who have deep disdain for the United States might take over its stewardship.

That appears to be what has happened, particularly under the Biden administration, as museum halls are adorned with gay “pride” flags and exhibits are filled with pseudo-history or history that is framed dishonestly — seemingly in an attempt to degrade the American experience.

That is a far cry from the Smithsonian Institution’s mission: to be “an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men,” as initial patron James Smithson (after whom the institution is named) said in 1826 when willing his estate ultimately to the United States. Smithson’s donation would over time become the world’s “largest museum, research, and education complex,” boasting 21 museums, a zoo and conservation biology institute, and nine research facilities.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky huddled with European leaders yesterday in advance of Donald Trump’s highly touted meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. The call, which Trump joined as well, was viewed as Europe and Ukraine’s final chance to influence the American president’s thinking ahead of the U.S.-Russia summit in Anchorage.

With Ukraine’s position on the battlefield progressively worsening and Trump renewing his push for a ceasefire, European leaders have begun to make concessions to reality. Most strikingly, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said yesterday that the frontline should be the starting point for territorial negotiations, echoing NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s recent comment that there may be a need for de facto recognition of Russian occupation of Ukrainian land.

Moreover, in response to Putin’s proposal last week to agree to a ceasefire in exchange for Ukraine’s withdrawal from the rest of Donetsk region, Europe and Ukraine have insisted that any land swaps must be reciprocal. While European leaders remain firm that the norm of territorial integrity must be upheld in principle, these moves clearly embody a shift from the more uncompromising stance they embraced through the first three years of the war.

That said, some aspects of Europe’s stance remain delusional.

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Knowing people who have young adults in their family who previously received invitations to work as interns at the White House, when 21-year-old intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was murdered on June 30, it was alarming.  The crime happened just a mile from the White House.  Investigators stated several individuals exited a vehicle and began firing shots at a group of people, striking and killing Eric and shooting a 16-year-old male and adult female, who both survived.

So far in 2025, 91 people have been killed in Washington, D.C.  That is a murder every 2.5 days since January 1.

While the FBI are assisting the Metropolitan Police Department in the investigation of Eric’s death, and a $40,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers, there are no suspects and no one has been arrested.

Eric’s mother harshly criticized Washington, D.C.’s electeds, saying residents “are not being protected,” and she feels the D.C. council treats violent crime like a “joke.”  She stated, “this isn’t a joke anymore.  People are getting killed.  I don’t care what color you are.  I don’t care if you have money or not.”

Former homicide Detective Ted Williams stated,

Drive-by shootings are always very difficult to resolve.  And yet, there are a lot of individuals who know a great deal, …and some of these individuals, these witnesses, actually know who the shooters are.  But because of the intimidation factor here in the District of Columbia, you will find that these individuals will remain silent.

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As tensions in Eastern Europe continue to simmer, all eyes are on the high-stakes summit scheduled for August 15 in Alaska, where U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a potential end to the ongoing war in Ukraine. This bilateral dialogue, the first direct encounter between the two leaders since 2019, comes amid reports of a possible ceasefire deal that could involve territorial concessions, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly stated his country will not cede land. The negotiations could become a critical moment on the path to a complete cessation of conflict in Ukraine, potentially reshaping the geopolitical landscape after years of bloodshed and international strain. Their success will create the prerequisites for organizing elections, which will be a crucial step towards restoring democracy and stability in a nation battered by invasion and division. While experts caution that peace agreements rarely resolve wars overnight, this meeting represents a pivotal opportunity for diplomacy to prevail over destruction.

The Necessity of Elections as a Stage for Consolidating Peace and Stability in Ukraine

After a peace agreement, holding elections will become a necessary mechanism for legitimizing the new political reality. Elections will confirm the readiness of Ukrainian society for dialogue and compromises, paving the way for genuine reconciliation after years of devastating conflict.

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“If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.” ― Steve Jobs

Definitions matter. In almost any context, problems left undefined inevitably remain problems left unsolved.

For this reason, healthcare professionals worldwide rely upon the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), a standardized system used to categorize and code diseases, symptoms, and health conditions. In the United States, ICD-10 codes serve as the foundation for medical records, insurance billing, epidemiological research, and public health policy. Without specific ICD-10 codes, severe conditions may remain invisible in the healthcare data ecosystem—making it harder to track, study, or provide adequate care.

This is precisely the challenge facing thousands of Americans suffering from persistent severe adverse events after receiving a Covid vaccine—a condition recently defined as Post-Covid Vaccine Syndrome (PCVS). As one of those individuals, I know all too well how debilitating and life-altering this condition can be. Our symptoms include exercise intolerance, excessive fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, and dizziness. They develop shortly after vaccination, within a day or two, can become more severe in the days that follow, and persist over time.

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Brent Johnson of "Dollar Milkshake" fame and CEO of Santiago Capital joins me for a talk about the past, present, and future of the so-called Rules Based Order and how that intersects with our worldviews on markets and potential investments.

Brent describes his education and training in the post-WWII institutional framework and his evolution into the realist approach he takes to these subjects today.

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President Donald Trump just might resolve a thorny Ukraine dilemma when he meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin today. 

Trump has promised to end U.S. involvement in the Russia–Ukraine war; he’s also promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war itself. 

These two aims are distinct. Increasingly, they’ve become contradictory.

Since Inauguration Day, Trump has pursued a clear diplomatic sequence on Russia–Ukraine. First, he restored communication and eased tensions with Moscow. Then, he pushed Kiev to go along with a U.S.-led peace process. After bringing Ukraine onside, Trump tried to make a deal to stop the war. 

But, it turned out, Putin wasn’t ready to strike one. Thus the dilemma. 

Walking away would have meant throwing Ukraine to the Russian dogs of war. Conversely, ending the war (or trying to) required ramping up pressure on Putin, and that meant deepening American involvement. 

Trump took the latter course, through rhetorical bluster and sanctions threats and secondary tariffs and schemes to send Ukraine more weapons. He even deployed two nuclear submarines near Russia to punish the online rudeness of Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.

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There has been no shortage of provocative flags being displayed at the National Stadium in Warsaw. The building, after all, has played host to all kinds of domestic and international football rivalries.

A flag displayed at a concert of the Belarusian rapper Max Korzh, though, has provoked a different kind of controversy. One member of the crowd held up the red-and-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). 

This would have been a bad idea anywhere—but it was especially bad in the heart of the Polish capital.

The UPA was formed in the early 1940s to fight against the Nazis and the Soviets. At the same time, though, it persecuted Poles living on the Polish–Ukrainian border. In his magisterial book God’s Playground: A History of Poland, Norman Davies writes about how the Ukrainian nationalists “seized the opportunity…to eliminate the Poles”:

Armed gangs toured the towns and the villages, usually at night, burning Polish homesteads, slaughtering Polish men, women, and children without mercy, murdering Catholic priests, forcing the remnants to flee, and terrorising all non-compliant Ukrainians.

Davies’s estimate that the victims “must be numbered in the hundreds of thousands” is controversial, but tens of thousands of victims have been individually documented. Even the founder of the UPA was appalled by the massacres. In his paper “The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army: Unwelcome Elements of an Identity Project,” the historian John-Paul Himka quotes the Ukrainian nationalist leader Taras Bulba-Borovets as saying,

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Story at-a-glance

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This article will review the basics of botanical DMSO combinations, the literature supporting it, and show how these mixtures can be used to treat many additional challenging medical conditions

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By Frank Bergman August 14, 2025

Unsealed documents have revealed that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been secretly advancing a controversial “self-spreading vaccine” program that critics warn could permanently alter human DNA.

The new documents show that the program has already passed through animal trials, and the next phase involves injecting terminally ill people.

The revelations come from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records obtained by the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN).

The files expose details of DARPA’s INTERCEPT program.

The records confirm that animal trials have already succeeded, and the Pentagon’s next step is to test the technology on humans.

At the center of the program is Autonomous Therapeutics, a biotech company that has already demonstrated its self-spreading vaccine in monkeys.

The company’s stated goal is to build “synthetic immune systems” using what they call Therapeutic Interfering Particles (TIPs).

TIPs are genetically engineered viruses designed to act as “tiny Trojan horses,” carrying genetic material from person to person without consent.

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Details of Putin-Trump summit. Orbán: ‘Brussels Is a War Project’. British People Have Had ENOUGH. The Muslim Brotherhood’s U.S. Expansion. CLIMATE LOCKDOWN in Canada

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Aug 15, 2025

Kremlin reveals details of Putin-Trump summit

The Alaska talks will focus on a broad range of issues and will be followed by a joint press conference, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said

The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Friday will focus not only on the Ukraine conflict but on a broader security agenda and involve several top Russian officials, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Ushakov said that “final preparations” were underway for the meeting on Friday, which will take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Given the short notice for the summit, “everything is being done in an intensive mode,” including tackling several technical issues, including visa-related matters, he added.

White House discloses Trump’s approach to Putin summit

The US president wants to rely on “diplomacy and negotiation” rather than sanctions in relations with Moscow, Karoline Leavitt has said

US President Donald Trump believes that diplomacy is the best way to end the Ukraine conflict, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has told Fox News ahead of the American leader’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Washington has a wide range of “tools” at its disposal that it can use if necessary but would still very much prefer to try out a diplomatic approach first, according to Leavitt. Washington and Moscow have both tempered expectations for the summit, signaling the meeting will likely end up being just the first in a string of top-level talks rather than yield an immediate breakthrough.

Putin outlines prospects for nuclear deal with US

Progress on the Ukraine conflict could pave the way for strategic arms dialogue, the Russian president has said

Russia and the US could reach a deal on strategic nuclear arms if the two sides make progress on resolving the Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Anchorage, Alaska. The New START treaty, the only remaining nuclear arms control accord between the two countries, was suspended by Moscow in 2023 over obstacles to inspections and Western military participation in the Ukraine conflict. ”If we move to the next stages and reach agreements in the field of strategic offensive arms control, this will create long-term conditions for peace between our countries, in Europe, and in the world as a whole,” Putin said.

India Faces More Tariffs If Trump-Putin Talks Fail

The United States has imposed steep tariffs on Indian imports in response to the country’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil.

A 25 percent tariff was initially introduced on July 31, followed by another 25 percent on August 6, effectively raising the total tariff rate to 50 percent. Now, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that more penalties could follow if upcoming talks between President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin fail to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine. “We’ve put secondary tariffs on Indians for buying Russian oil. And I could see, if things don’t go well, then sanctions or secondary tariffs could go up,” Bessent said in an interview. He also called on European nations to align with the U.S. on sanctions, stressing their importance in maintaining pressure on Russia.

EU leaders want to overthrow three European governments – Budapest

Brussels is pushing for regime change in Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia due to their pro-peace stance, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has claimed

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has accused the European Union of attempting to topple the governments of Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia for prioritizing national interests over alignment with Brussels. He made the comments in a Facebook post on Thursday after phone calls with Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar and Serbian top diplomat Marko Duric. He said they agreed to strengthen their stance on sovereignty and pledged mutual solidarity amid what they described as rowing external pressure. ”Brussels has ceased to be a factor in world politics.

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On Wednesday, 6 August 2025, Syria signed a number of Investment Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a number of international organisations. The total value of the MoUs is an estimated $14 billion. It includes 12 strategic projects within the sectors of infrastructure, transport, and real estate development. At least that is how the deals are being presented through the Syrian media. However, it is worth asking who are these companies? What are the back-channel deals? Who really controls these companies? Why are the deals suddenly taking place now? What are the long-term objectives of such cosmetic deals in a country fractured by internal conflict and instability?

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Their close Soviet-era strategic cooperation before General Suharto’s mid-1960s coup serves as a nostalgic reference point for the level of relations that their contemporary leaders are eager to revive.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was Putin’s guest of honor during mid-June’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The privilege that was bestowed upon him wasn’t surprising since bilateral ties have greatly strengthened since last year as documented here in January. Russia envisages Indonesia playing key role in its Asian balancing act, which will only grow after their newly signed strategic partnership agreement. The present piece will detail some of the forms in which this will take.

To begin with, Russia helped Indonesia complete its accelerated accession to BRICS as a full-fledged member, for which Prabowo thanked Putin during their meeting and in statements to the press afterwards. The evening beforehand, Putin told the heads of international news agencies during his meeting with them that Indonesia’s nearly 300 million people enable it to play a larger role in the global economy, with the innuendo being that this will lead to it playing a greater role in global governance too.

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We begin today’s show with the theme of this episode: politics is perception, not truth. As a CNN commentator inadvertently admitted, “Feelings don’t care about your facts.” This axiom, while misused by Democrats to try and hide their failures on issues like crime, immigration, and the economy, reveals a deeper truth about the manipulation of public sentiment. The repeal of the Smith-Mundt Act’s domestic propaganda ban under President Obama in 2012, via the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment, marked a turning point. Originally enacted in, the Smith-Mundt Act was gutted, allowing government produced materials intended for foreign audiences to be accessed by domestic journalists and researchers. This loophole, as I see it, raises a novel legal question: can discovery in federal litigation distinguish between propaganda and factual government statements? This question, untested in courts, underscores the potential collapse of judicial trust if government lies are legitimized, undermining the rule of law itself.

The manipulation of perception extends beyond propaganda to orchestrated public displays. A recent Gateway Pundit article exposed Crowds on Demand, a company offering “crowds for hire” to stage protests and rallies, reporting a 400% surge in the D.C. area inquiries to oppose President Trump’s policies. Founded by Adam Swart, this enterprise boasts of shaping public opinion for leftist causes, from anti-LGBT discrimination campaigns to foreign government PR stunts. Such manufactured crowds expose how Democrats craft false narratives, relying on paid actors to simulate grassroots support. This practice, I argue, is not just unethical but a direct assault on democratic authenticity, as it deceives the public into believing in artificial movements.

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Common over-the-counter and prescription medications that millions take daily are silently rewiring our brains, with acetaminophen (Tylenol) measurably blunting empathy¹, antihistamines increasing dementia risk by 54%², and proton pump inhibitors doubling depression rates³ - yet most users and even many doctors remain unaware of these profound neurological effects. Research involving millions of patients reveals that 10% of dementia cases may be directly attributable to anticholinergic medications like Benadryl⁴, while 52 million Americans taking weekly acetaminophen experience measurable reductions in their ability to feel others' pain⁵. These findings expose a massive gap between public perception of medication safety and the mounting scientific evidence of harm, particularly as 54% of elderly Americans now take four or more medications simultaneously (aka poly-pharmacy)⁶, creating dangerous cumulative effects on brain function. The magnitude of this hidden epidemic is staggering: medications marketed as harmless are fundamentally altering how we think, feel, and connect with others.

Acetaminophen rewires emotional processing in 60 million Americans

Acetaminophen doesn't just relieve physical pain - it fundamentally alters how the brain processes emotions and empathy, affecting 60 million Americans who use it weekly⁷, often unknowingly through combination products. Ohio State University researchers discovered that a standard 1,000mg dose reduces empathic concern for others' suffering with a medium effect size (η² = 0.096-0.101)⁸, meaning users literally feel less emotional response when witnessing others in pain. The drug achieves this by reducing activation in the anterior insula and anterior cingulate cortex - the same brain regions that process both physical pain and empathy for others' pain⁹.

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Story #1: Russia Tries to Make Sudden Advance In Ukraine Before Trump-Putin Summit https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-tries-make-sudden-advance-ukraine-before-trump-putin-summit-2025-08-12/ // https://archive.is/lnUzn

2025 Russia–United States Summit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_Summit

Cracks Appear In NATO Unity Ahead Of Alaska Summit On Ukraine Territorial Concessions https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/cracks-appear-nato-unity-ahead-alaska-summit-ukraine-territorial-concession-question

Germany’s Leading Newspaper Calls Murdered Al Jazeera Reporter “Terrorist Posing As Journalist” https://thecradle.co/articles-id/32467

Israel In Talks to Expel Palestinians from Gaza to South Sudan https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-talks-expel-palestinians-gaza-south-sudan

#MorningMonarchy: August 11, 2025 – Trump Says Homeless Should Leave D.C. “IMMEDIATELY”; Puts City, Police Under Federal Control and Deploys National Guard https://mediamonarchy.com/20250811morningmonarchy/

Rush’n Attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush’n_Attack

Story #2: Open Source Orgs Pledge Fealty to United Nations; Linux, LibreOffice, Matrix Promote DEI Discrimination & RISE? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-orgs-pledge-fealty-to

Story #3: Tornado Cash Co-Founder Found Guilty On 1 of 3 Charges After Jury Deadlock https://cointelegraph.com/news/tornado-cash-roman-storm-found-guilty-partial-verdict

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14 August 2025, by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.)

Ukrainian-assembled missiles that use some of Germany’s Taurus Missile technology were considered to be perhaps the biggest of all near-term dangers of Ukraine bombing The Kremlin, but on the eve of the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska on August 15th, Russia announced, August 14th, that multiple Ukrainian sites with those missiles (including one site that is located in Sumy Ukraine within 350 miles or a mere 6-minute striking-distance from blitz-bombing The Kremlin) had been struck and destroyed by Russian missiles, thus nullifying the danger, at least from those missiles.

These Taurus-technology-adapted Soviet Sapsan missiles that had long been in Ukraine’s arsenal were being modified in Ukraine with assistance from Germany’s Rheinmetall, which is Germany’s largest ‘defense’ firm, and whose controlling stockholder in 2024, at the time when U.S. President Biden started the process of allowing long-range missiles (such as these modifications of the former Soviet Sapsan missiles) to be supplied to Ukraine, was America’s BlackRock. Rheinmetall was more than 50% owned by America’s BlackRock, but now Rheinmetall is controlled by BlackRock but with also large holdings by America’s Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and also by France’s Société Générale. This means that increasing numbers of billionaires have been investing in that firm, after Biden and then Trump allowed such long-range and stealthy missiles to be supplied to Ukraine. Rheinmetall is still overwhelmingly controlled by U.S. billionaires, and the ones who had invested through BlackRock have experienced more than a doubling of their Rhinemetal asset-valuation during the past year. Today, that stock costs 1,600 Euros. A year ago, it cost 550 Euros. This is a 191% gain during the 12-month period.

On August 14th, Russia’s Tass News Agency headlined “Russia deals 'colossal' blow to Ukraine with Sapsan missile site strike — FSB” and reported: