commerce is the engine of progress....
Political analyst Rostislav Ishchenko explores how trade shapes the rise of states, the crisis of U.S. hegemony, and the birth of a new global order.
FRED TURNER, Editor
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the democratic rose.....
HOPE IS AN IMPERSONAL HEROE…..
Who tries to defy net zero
contrarily to RATIONEMACY
Forgetting SAPIENTIAMACY
And abandoning IUSTUMACY
The eternal rose on my desk
Could appear as grotesque
Being made of fine Chinese silk
Like so many fakes of her ilk
cartoons of importance....
MORE THAN A HANDSHAKE, THER ARE RECORDS OF THE PROMISE MADE BY REAGAN TO GORBACHEV....
MORE TO COME.
YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.
Gus Leonisky
iran in the crosshairs......
US–Israel manoeuvring over Gaza is already widening the conflict. As Sudan burns and propaganda intensifies, Iran may be the next target — with Australia again at risk of being drawn in.
irritating irritations....
Two rival peace proposals for Ukraine have emerged – one from the US, echoing long-standing Russian demands, and another from Europe. Kyiv has rejected the US plan as written, insisting its sovereignty cannot be bargained away.
understanding the blood arteries of nature....
Do you know how to trace the path your water takes before it comes out of your tap?
Can you name five edible native plants from your region?
Are you familiar with the lunar cycles and the growing seasons of your local plants?
before friday would be nice.....
Transcript of Steve Witkoff's conversation with Yuri Ushakov on October 14
[phone rings]
Steve Witkoff: Hi Yuri.
Yuri Ushakov: Yeah Steve hi, how are you?
SW: Good Yuri. How you doing?
in the fog of philosophical uncertainty....
The servant of the people has his hand in the cookie jar
While soldiers die on the battlefields afar
But the Guardian tells us all is okay
and that the President Yuckrainian can be cocky
Robert Urbanoski — November 2025