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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...
India’s slow to see how the political situation is moving. By standing in opposition to Iran, India is damaging her own interests. Now the Turkey, Saudi and Pakistan axis is starting, India is like Europe, no friends anywhere and what’s more no energy supply. Loyalty to the US hegemon, and the British, is not …
The new Iranian commander Rezaei intends to cut the world’s internet links that pass through the region, if the US continues with its aggression. That would have worldwide effects. The cellphones in the hands of the Washington estate agents running the USA would freeze. How would they check their stock prices?
End System of Choice for the Rich and Mercury for the Poor! Help Bring Mercury-Free Dentistry to All Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola August 17, 2026 Improve Your Health by Optimizing Your Circadian Rhythm Improve Your Health by Optimizing Your Circadian Rhythm What They Don’t Tell You About Autoimmune Disorders and Arthritis. mercury free dentistry week dental amalgam ban Story …
Iran’s Strategy Vindicated as US’s Logistics Chain Hobbled and Stretched by Early Strikes Simplicius Aug 17 On the Iranian front, the most interesting item over the transom today are new reports vindicating something many analysts have proposed since the beginning of the conflict. Namely, that US’s naval problems in the theater all stemmed from Iran’s deliberate …
Source: https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/we-cant-vote-our-way-out-of-this We can’t vote our way out of this matrix We can vote for politicians, but the bankers hold all the power and we’ve no way to overturn their policies at the ballot box. This will have to be fought, sooner or later. Western “liberal democracies” seem stuck on the road to nowhere. The most …
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 …
The new Iranian commander Rezaei intends to cut the world’s internet links that pass through the region, if the US continues with its aggression. That would have worldwide effects. The cellphones in the hands of the Washington estate agents running the USA would freeze. How would they check their stock prices?
Iran’s Strategy Vindicated as US’s Logistics Chain Hobbled and Stretched by Early Strikes Simplicius Aug 17 On the Iranian front, the most interesting item over the transom today are new reports vindicating something many analysts have proposed since the beginning of the conflict. Namely, that US’s naval problems in the theater all stemmed from Iran’s deliberate …
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 …
End System of Choice for the Rich and Mercury for the Poor! Help Bring Mercury-Free Dentistry to All Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola August 17, 2026 Improve Your Health by Optimizing Your Circadian Rhythm Improve Your Health by Optimizing Your Circadian Rhythm What They Don’t Tell You About Autoimmune Disorders and Arthritis. mercury free dentistry week dental amalgam ban Story …
Source: https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/we-cant-vote-our-way-out-of-this We can’t vote our way out of this matrix We can vote for politicians, but the bankers hold all the power and we’ve no way to overturn their policies at the ballot box. This will have to be fought, sooner or later. Western “liberal democracies” seem stuck on the road to nowhere. The most …
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 …
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