Last week's posts on Moon of Alabama:
- Jan 27 – Ukraine – Organizational Chaos, Commanders Fired
- Jan 31 – CIA/NYT Remove North Korean Troops From Ukraine's Front Line
Related:
– Nazi Propaganda at Sundance? – Moss Robeson
– Exclusive: U.S. wants Ukraine to hold elections following a ceasefire, says Trump envoy – Reuters
– Servility and political mimicry by Ukraine's pro-Western elites as they face military defeat – AlMayadeen
– ‘Everybody is tired. The mood has changed’: the Ukrainian army’s desertion crisis – Guardian
– AP Interview: Zelenskyy says excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks about war is ‘very dangerous’ – AP
- Jan 28 – On Biden/Blinken Etc. – Matt Taibbi On Tucker Carlson's Show
Related:
– Tucker & Piers Morgan Debate Foreign Aid, Hate Speech, NATO, Gun Control, & Is Zelensky a Dictator? (video) – Tucker Carlson Show
– Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government – Doomsday Scenario
- Jan 29 – Halt Of USAID Exposes Malign Foreign Influence
Related:
– Trump is wreaking havoc at USAID. Is the goal to shut it down? – Politico
– End the Aid Charade – Trump and Rubio put foreign assistance under the microscope. – AmCon
– A career official tried to undo Trump’s purge at USAID. He was then purged, too. (archived) – Washington Post– Did a Trump executive order just cripple the global US regime change network? – Grayzone
– US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region – AP
– Development as a Tool of Economic Statecraft – A Net Assessment of U.S. and Chinese Approaches – RAND
- Jan 30 – Syria – New York Times Claims Mysterious Coalition Installed Dictatorship
Related:
– Syria enters new era amidst uncertainties – Indian Punchline
– Ahmad al-Sharaa's Address to the Syrian Nation – Translation and Overview – Aymenn AlTamimi
– Syria’s Al-Qaeda Branch Dissolves, Says Goals Completed by Regime Change – Antiwar
- Feb 1 – Rubio: "It’s not normal for the world to have a unipolar power."
Related:
– Did the US Declare the End of the Unipolar World Order? – Glenn Diesen
– Trump says he ordered air strikes on Islamic State group in Somalia – BBC
Brian McDonald @27khv – 11:31 UTC · Feb 2, 2025
A lot of glee on X over Marco Rubio admitting the US is no longer the unipolar hegemon Of course, accepting the reality of a multipolar world—where powers like China and Russia act in their own interests—could lead to a more peaceful global order.
But here’s the catch: a humbled US that recognizes its limits might actually become more effective. Without the costly burden of maintaining global dominance on every front, it could shift focus to sharper, more calculated moves, like strategic trade wars and targeted alliances.
A Washington that stops pretending to rule the world and starts playing smart could be a tougher competitor for Beijing and Moscow than the one we’ve seen desperately clinging to a crumbling 'rules-based order.' The era of unipolarity might be over, but the game is far from done.
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Other issues:
Eastern Europe:
- Venice Commission opposes cancellation of presidential elections in Romania – Strana
- Calin Georgescu talks to James Freeman on The Freeman Report (video)
- Zelenskyy backs Slovakian protests against PM Fico's pro-Russian policy – Ukrainska Pravda
- Slovakia bans Georgian volunteer, 9 others, from entry as Fico ramps up coup plot accusations – MSN
- Georgia’s Struggle Between Democratic Aspirations and Geopolitical Pressures and The Left’s Challenges Within – Sopiko Japaridze
- Color Revolution in Serbia Results in High Level Resignations – UNZ
Palestine:
- ‘Unacceptable’: Indonesia rejects report of US relocation plan for Palestinians – SCMP
- Footage shows Yahya Sinwar on Gaza's frontlines, with Jon Elmer (video) – Electronic Intifada
- The Gaza Resistance, feat. Jon Elmer (Podcast, unlocked) – Radio War Nerd
China:
- China’s CXMT Memory Chip Breakthrough Beats US Export Controls – Bloomberg
- The Great Leap? China’s Ballistic Missile Program. A Technical Report. – IFSH
- Only pathetic bootlickers spend their energy criticising China – Caitlin Johnson
DeepSeek:
- Deep Impact – Edward Zitron
- AI Will Degenerate In Much The Same Way Google Did – Ian Welsh
- What DeepSeek Says About Nuland’s Role in Ukraine War – Consortium News
- The Bogus Justification for AI Uptake and the Real Reason for the Scam – Naked Capitalism
- Too late, US Commerce nominee calls DeepSeek a technology ‘thief’ – Asia Times
- Cerebras becomes the world’s fastest host for DeepSeek R1, outpacing Nvidia GPUs by 57x – Venturebeat
- DeepSeek Debates: Chinese Leadership On Cost, True Training Cost, Closed Model Margin Impacts – Semi Analysis
- Cyberattacks against DeepSeek escalate with botnets joining, command surging over 100 times: lab – Global Times
Use as open (not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine) thread …