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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, as I recall. Read more...
Alexander Mercouris of The Duran joins the show to discuss Iran’s game changing move on the Strait of Hormuz that casts high suspicion on reported efforts of a “peace” deal on the part of the Trump administration. War is imminent, and Alexander breaks down the massive geopolitical dimensions of the rapidly evolving situation. If the US …
Russia could easily upgrade its air defences, with mini towers every ten kilometres across the whole country. Russia could move away from retaliatory nuclear strike policy, to a first strike policy. Russians are getting angry, and have had enough.
May 22, 2026 Eurasia/Middle East The US continues implementing its blockade on Iran, not to “topple Iran” or “open the Strait of Hormuz,” but to perpetuate the conflict and the incremental, managed damage it is doing to energy markets and specifically Asia who is dependent on Middle Eastern energy exports; …
Source: https://www.unz.com/article/the-nuclear-lie-at-the-center-of-u-s-foreign-policy/ In the article below he points to an obvious contradiction in the official narrative But I would go a LOT further How do we know that nukes actually exist? How do we know that they actually work as stated? How do we know that they are more than just a big conventional explosion? Answer: we don’t! Nukes have been a …
Source: https://mileswmathis.com/palan.pdf Selected sections below Far more at the link above Page 2 I got into this by going to the Wikipedia page for Palantir, which makes it very easy. Like me, you may have thought Palantir was a company worth billions, producing super high-tech products. With Peter Thiel as the “genius” behind it, it would have to be, …
Moscow Preparing Response Against Latvia for Allegedly Hosting Ukrainian Drones Attacking Russian Territory This comes after the Intelligence Service SVR warned Latvia that its NATO membership would not shield it from retaliation. The constant fearmongering over the Ukrainian drones over the Baltic countries just took a nasty turn as Russia is accusing Latvia of hosting Kiev’s drones …
In episode #594 of the SUNDAY WIRE SHOW, which aired on May 10, 2026, host Patrick Henningsen returns, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we look at the incredible crisis over the Persian Gulf, Israel’s latest attempt at genocide in South Lebanon, and Trump upcoming meeting with President …
Source: https://off-guardian.org/2026/05/20/fake-wars-higher-prices-what-a-multipolar-world-order-really-means/ The world is changing. The once dominant imperial power of the United States is faltering, hollowed out by corruption, over-extended by hubris, eaten away by the cancers of hatred, nationalism and greed. Even according to its own propaganda outlets, America has “become the villain”, is “Officially an Empire in Decline”, and we are witnessing its “final act”. And, as …
Source: https://www.winterwatch.net/2026/05/giuseppe-mazzini-grand-magican-of-divide-and-conquer-co-opted-nationalism/ When as researchers we examine the evidence of a grand malevolent conspiracy against humanity, we find plenty of low hanging fruit, whether it be the twisted college “poetry” of Karl Marx or the confessional literary works of Benjamin Disraeli. Portrait of Evil: Karl Marx, a Disciple of Hell on Earth The Hidden World of Benjamin Disraeli, a …
Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/irrelevant-europe/ Josep Borrell is a Spanish socialist who held several high-ranking positions in the European Union. Until 2024, he was a vice-president of the European Commission and the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy. In that capacity, he ran Europe’s External Action Service, which is the diplomatic body that executes Europe’s …
It’s possible they did. The week before Trump’s visit silver went on a good rise of 15%. During the visit the rise paused. After the visit the price fell 15%. Nothing to see there maybe. But where did the prices land? Coincidentally SIlver fell to $75 an ounce and has hardly moved since. Gold fell to $4500 an ounce …
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czL68nZhGX0 Seen at: https://pieceofmindful.com/2026/05/20/the-madness-of-crowds-2/#more-112416 The above video is 11:12, and do take the time to watch it. If you’re like me, you’ll appreciate not only the information given, but also the sardonic wit. Dr. Peter Ridd likens certain parts of the Climate alarmist crowd as witch burners, and repeats that theme throughout. He also references Extraordinary Popular …
Russia could easily upgrade its air defences, with mini towers every ten kilometres across the whole country. Russia could move away from retaliatory nuclear strike policy, to a first strike policy. Russians are getting angry, and have had enough.
Source: https://www.unz.com/article/the-nuclear-lie-at-the-center-of-u-s-foreign-policy/ In the article below he points to an obvious contradiction in the official narrative But I would go a LOT further How do we know that nukes actually exist? How do we know that they actually work as stated? How do we know that they are more than just a big conventional explosion? Answer: we don’t! Nukes have been a …
Moscow Preparing Response Against Latvia for Allegedly Hosting Ukrainian Drones Attacking Russian Territory This comes after the Intelligence Service SVR warned Latvia that its NATO membership would not shield it from retaliation. The constant fearmongering over the Ukrainian drones over the Baltic countries just took a nasty turn as Russia is accusing Latvia of hosting Kiev’s drones …
In episode #594 of the SUNDAY WIRE SHOW, which aired on May 10, 2026, host Patrick Henningsen returns, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we look at the incredible crisis over the Persian Gulf, Israel’s latest attempt at genocide in South Lebanon, and Trump upcoming meeting with President …
Source: https://www.winterwatch.net/2026/05/giuseppe-mazzini-grand-magican-of-divide-and-conquer-co-opted-nationalism/ When as researchers we examine the evidence of a grand malevolent conspiracy against humanity, we find plenty of low hanging fruit, whether it be the twisted college “poetry” of Karl Marx or the confessional literary works of Benjamin Disraeli. Portrait of Evil: Karl Marx, a Disciple of Hell on Earth The Hidden World of Benjamin Disraeli, a …
It’s possible they did. The week before Trump’s visit silver went on a good rise of 15%. During the visit the rise paused. After the visit the price fell 15%. Nothing to see there maybe. But where did the prices land? Coincidentally SIlver fell to $75 an ounce and has hardly moved since. Gold fell to $4500 an ounce …
May 22, 2026 Eurasia/Middle East The US continues implementing its blockade on Iran, not to “topple Iran” or “open the Strait of Hormuz,” but to perpetuate the conflict and the incremental, managed damage it is doing to energy markets and specifically Asia who is dependent on Middle Eastern energy exports; …
Source: https://mileswmathis.com/palan.pdf Selected sections below Far more at the link above Page 2 I got into this by going to the Wikipedia page for Palantir, which makes it very easy. Like me, you may have thought Palantir was a company worth billions, producing super high-tech products. With Peter Thiel as the “genius” behind it, it would have to be, …
Source: https://off-guardian.org/2026/05/20/fake-wars-higher-prices-what-a-multipolar-world-order-really-means/ The world is changing. The once dominant imperial power of the United States is faltering, hollowed out by corruption, over-extended by hubris, eaten away by the cancers of hatred, nationalism and greed. Even according to its own propaganda outlets, America has “become the villain”, is “Officially an Empire in Decline”, and we are witnessing its “final act”. And, as …
Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/05/no_author/irrelevant-europe/ Josep Borrell is a Spanish socialist who held several high-ranking positions in the European Union. Until 2024, he was a vice-president of the European Commission and the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy. In that capacity, he ran Europe’s External Action Service, which is the diplomatic body that executes Europe’s …
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czL68nZhGX0 Seen at: https://pieceofmindful.com/2026/05/20/the-madness-of-crowds-2/#more-112416 The above video is 11:12, and do take the time to watch it. If you’re like me, you’ll appreciate not only the information given, but also the sardonic wit. Dr. Peter Ridd likens certain parts of the Climate alarmist crowd as witch burners, and repeats that theme throughout. He also references Extraordinary Popular …
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