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The Tap Blog started twenty years ago. I had retired and gone to live in Manila. Being eight hours ahead gave me time to analyse the various newsfeeds and write something pertinent before the western world awoke. It was conventionally political writing, until 2009 when a reader sent in a comment suggesting I studied some videos and writings of Dr Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty in Monterrey Bay. This was 2009. Read more...
We flew into Istanbul at about 4am from Manila and over the next hour so many flights arrived from all over, that the airport was packed. Maybe two hundred flights in about three hours came in, and another two hundred left within four hours. The queues for international transit were unbelievable, and everyone …
UA Emirates ships 2000 kilograms of gold to Iran. Called a goodwill gesture. Plus $3 billion in cash. Gold is over £100 a gram – Over £100,000 a kilogram – Over £200,000,000 in total or nearer $300 million. TAP – I am posting this from Istanbul airport at 5 am Sunday. The place …
You DEFINITELY won’t see this on the BBC or CNN The whole world has to isolate this rogue, apartheid, genocidal maniac, serial killing, pathologically lying state. Isolate it. Shame anyone who goes there. Academics, celebrities, politicians, and they’ve been exposed for what they are. And Zionism is on its last leg. It …
London’s refusal to investigate BlackCore suggests that the company is doing the bidding of the Israeli state Published 14 Aug, 2026 20:18 | Updated 14 Aug, 2026 21:20 By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often …
Alastair Crooke Alastair Crooke discusses Iran’s announcement of a new offensive that includes targeting US soil, the deployment of the USS George Washington to the Middle East and Israel’s shock about Iran’s rapid recovery amid talks of renewed CENTCOM & IDF strikes. During the Danny Haiphong interview, he reveals the views of oil market experts that rationing …
Beneath the surface of daily headlines, a deeper structural crisis is reshaping one of the Middle East’s most consequential states. In this video, we examine the mounting internal pressures — political, economic, military, and social — that some analysts argue point toward a systemic unraveling within Israel, and why official narratives may not fully reflect …
Published: Thursday, August 13, 2026 The ‘democracy gap’ in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the ‘least worst’ every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the ‘least worst’ gets worse. Ralph Nader The entire Republican Party knows that the …
Source: https://www.winterwatch.net/2026/08/zionism-as-a-geopolitical-and-social-plague/ First the UK Labour government drops opposition to ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Next UK Labour government imposes secret arms embargo against Israel. Zionist Tommy Robinson holds massive rally, triggering nationwide civil unrest- target Muslims. What are we seeing here with the brown guys draped in St George flags joining the whites? Not so cut …
Source: https://alt-market.us/total-freedom-vs-total-slavery-and-the-race-for-ai-supremacy/ This article was written By Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group The introduction of AI into popular consciousness and everyday usage has been rather disappointing, for the most part. And by that I mean, we’re not seeing any spectacular benefits to the presence of AI while the negatives …
All leaders are compromised and follow their orders. Anybody’s money can be stolen by the west – theft of Russian assets proves that. Saudi Arabia/UAE/Qatari/Bahraini/Kuwaiti sovereign asset funds keep $5 trillion in the west in financial institutions. The Saudis have been dumped. Their kit is being moved to Israel. No wonder they’re looking at their future options. Let’s see …
Colonel Wilkerson unscrambles some of the confusion caused by recent events in the war zones. Pinpoint strikes on NATO facilities inside Ukraine is killing Americans, British, Germans and personnel from other NATO countries. Italian weapons factory near Rome blows up. The reports say Russia will attack NATO countries. There have been mystery explosions going on across …
Source: https://mileswmathis.com/trump.pdf This is an old paper from 2016, with a recent update at the start I’ve just posted the update and the original intro Full paper can be read at the link ================== First published June 6, 2016 As usual, this is just my opinion, based on private research Addendum August 12, 2026: Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples has now admitted he follows …
UK is for war, so let’s be English and negotiate for peace. The UK is the money driving the wars. English people want no part in the bankers’ campaigns of murder and mayhem. VISIT www.englandcalling.co.uk 12,877 views Aug 13, 2026 UNITED STATES Ukraine destroys air defences guarding Putin’s holiday home Zelensky says Ukraine will step up strikes deep …
US outspends all others on defence. But is that actually effective? Others are catching up, and getting more bang for their buck. Aug 13, 2026 Russia-Ukraine The US had set the target of manufacturing 100,000 155mm artillery shells every month by the end of 2025. Instead, it has failed to reach even half this target. This is …
UA Emirates ships 2000 kilograms of gold to Iran. Called a goodwill gesture. Plus $3 billion in cash. Gold is over £100 a gram – Over £100,000 a kilogram – Over £200,000,000 in total or nearer $300 million. TAP – I am posting this from Istanbul airport at 5 am Sunday. The place …
You DEFINITELY won’t see this on the BBC or CNN The whole world has to isolate this rogue, apartheid, genocidal maniac, serial killing, pathologically lying state. Isolate it. Shame anyone who goes there. Academics, celebrities, politicians, and they’ve been exposed for what they are. And Zionism is on its last leg. It …
Alastair Crooke Alastair Crooke discusses Iran’s announcement of a new offensive that includes targeting US soil, the deployment of the USS George Washington to the Middle East and Israel’s shock about Iran’s rapid recovery amid talks of renewed CENTCOM & IDF strikes. During the Danny Haiphong interview, he reveals the views of oil market experts that rationing …
Published: Thursday, August 13, 2026 The ‘democracy gap’ in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the ‘least worst’ every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the ‘least worst’ gets worse. Ralph Nader The entire Republican Party knows that the …
Source: https://alt-market.us/total-freedom-vs-total-slavery-and-the-race-for-ai-supremacy/ This article was written By Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group The introduction of AI into popular consciousness and everyday usage has been rather disappointing, for the most part. And by that I mean, we’re not seeing any spectacular benefits to the presence of AI while the negatives …
Colonel Wilkerson unscrambles some of the confusion caused by recent events in the war zones. Pinpoint strikes on NATO facilities inside Ukraine is killing Americans, British, Germans and personnel from other NATO countries. Italian weapons factory near Rome blows up. The reports say Russia will attack NATO countries. There have been mystery explosions going on across …
UK is for war, so let’s be English and negotiate for peace. The UK is the money driving the wars. English people want no part in the bankers’ campaigns of murder and mayhem. VISIT www.englandcalling.co.uk 12,877 views Aug 13, 2026 UNITED STATES Ukraine destroys air defences guarding Putin’s holiday home Zelensky says Ukraine will step up strikes deep …
London’s refusal to investigate BlackCore suggests that the company is doing the bidding of the Israeli state Published 14 Aug, 2026 20:18 | Updated 14 Aug, 2026 21:20 By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often …
Beneath the surface of daily headlines, a deeper structural crisis is reshaping one of the Middle East’s most consequential states. In this video, we examine the mounting internal pressures — political, economic, military, and social — that some analysts argue point toward a systemic unraveling within Israel, and why official narratives may not fully reflect …
Source: https://www.winterwatch.net/2026/08/zionism-as-a-geopolitical-and-social-plague/ First the UK Labour government drops opposition to ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Next UK Labour government imposes secret arms embargo against Israel. Zionist Tommy Robinson holds massive rally, triggering nationwide civil unrest- target Muslims. What are we seeing here with the brown guys draped in St George flags joining the whites? Not so cut …
All leaders are compromised and follow their orders. Anybody’s money can be stolen by the west – theft of Russian assets proves that. Saudi Arabia/UAE/Qatari/Bahraini/Kuwaiti sovereign asset funds keep $5 trillion in the west in financial institutions. The Saudis have been dumped. Their kit is being moved to Israel. No wonder they’re looking at their future options. Let’s see …
Source: https://mileswmathis.com/trump.pdf This is an old paper from 2016, with a recent update at the start I’ve just posted the update and the original intro Full paper can be read at the link ================== First published June 6, 2016 As usual, this is just my opinion, based on private research Addendum August 12, 2026: Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples has now admitted he follows …
US outspends all others on defence. But is that actually effective? Others are catching up, and getting more bang for their buck. Aug 13, 2026 Russia-Ukraine The US had set the target of manufacturing 100,000 155mm artillery shells every month by the end of 2025. Instead, it has failed to reach even half this target. This is …
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