Leaders from Latvia and Lithuania increased their tough talk against Russia last week when they urged Western countries struggling under record levels of inflation to remain focused on the task of defeating Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. “Our goal must be for Putin to lose the war,” Krišjânis Karinš, the prime minister of Latvia,...
The Trends Journal has long noted that there is only one thing that brings both parties together in Congress and that is support for the military industrial complex. Politico reported last week that there is a growing push on Capitol Hill to increase President Joe Biden’s 4 percent defense spending increase to make up for...
Australia and Canada blamed the Chinese fighter jets for conducting aggressive maneuvers during patrols near North Korea, which included one fighter spraying metallic chaff in the path of an Australian surveillance craft. China played down the incident and questioned aloud why planes from Canada and Australia were so close to its territory. “Australia military planes...
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that his country will ultimately prevail in its war against Russia despite losing territory to Russian forces and separatists in the eastern part of Ukraine. “We are definitely going to prevail in this war that Russia has started,” he said. “It is on the battlefields and Ukraine that the...
Ukrainian leaders on Saturday took issue with President Joe Biden after their chief investor told guests at a Los Angeles fundraiser that he warned Kyiv about Russia’s invasion plan but President Volodymyr Zelensky didn’t want to hear it. Mykailo Podolia, an adviser for Zelensky, said in an interview with the BBC that it “is absurd...
Former President Barack Obama said Friday that there is no question that the Ukraine War is going to continue to drag on; he didn’t know who would win. Barack Obama—The Nobel Peace Prize winner who launched the Afghan “troop surge,” was instrumental in launching/supporting the Syrian, Libyan, and Yemen wars—and is quoted in the book...
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS DEFEND CRYPTO TO CONGRESS. Finally, something both Russia and Ukraine agree on: Cryptocurrencies have been a godsend to tens of millions of people seeking freedom and democracy around the world. That’s the message that human rights groups over 20 mostly third world countries had for Congress this past week, according to outlet...
Want a physical note in particular crypto, and denomination amount? A company named Noteworthy is making it happen. The company unveiled a 1 bitcoin cryptonote on 9 June as part of CoinDesk’s Consensus Conference. Noteworthy bills itself as the leading builder of physical cryptonotes, and their bitcoin note was designed by cryptocurrency pioneer Peter Vessenes,...
Traditional “venture capital” investment funds run by savvy, even legendary figures in the financial world have made thousands and millions for participants. But they’re often open only to investors of certain means, are directed by a small group of individuals, and are considered highly illiquid vehicles—ie., money invested is often locked in for a period...
The ties binding Big Tech to Big Gov keep pushing the boundaries. Vox recently reported that a new investment “America’s Frontier Fund” (AFF) headed by Eric Schmidt has managed to secure government and private money backing. The fund reportedly is geared to seek investment opportunities in the National Security sector. But critics say the fund...
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