Cuba has been reinstated to the list of state sponsors of terrorism by the US government and has been punished for the communist regime’s human trafficking of Cuban doctors. The so-called Cuban Medical Brigades have a history of six decades of labor exploitation, human rights abuses and in some cases cover-up of military operations. The … Read more
In a grovelling attempt to curry favour with Trump, Keir Starmer produced a rabbit out of the hat in the form of a personal letter from King Charles. It not only suggested a second state visit, untypical for a returning president, but also a pre-Balmoral knees up to discuss same. It worked. Monarchs are … Read more
Is there method in the madness? Or was the Zelensky fiasco in the White House a rapid pull back after a hard word from Putin pointing out that a US/Ukraine mineral deal (lighting up Trump’s greed) would effectively rule out any future Kremlin attacks and incursions? Trump, the disruptor, is obvious but whether … Read more
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, accused of rape, human trafficking and money laundering, have been freed from travel restrictions in Romania after several White House officials took an interest in their case. Though the president denies all knowledge. They have joint US-UK citizenship and face separate, unrelated allegations of rape and human trafficking in … Read more
‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ still sits as an ironic indictment on the masthead of the Washington Post – the paper that broke the Watergate story and unseated a corrupt president – as oligarch-owner Jeff Bezos dramatically undermines standards. He has issued an edict that curtails what the Opinion section can print prompting the top opinion … Read more
‘The day the UN died’ was the headline as the USA voted with Russia and China at the United Nations to avoid condemnation of the Kremlin over the blood-soaked Ukraine invasion – ‘as if Ukraine’s calamity was a natural disaster for which no-one could be blamed.’ Ripples of unease are running round various international bodies … Read more
A splintered result in the Germany elections will almost certainly see Friederich Merz replace Scholz as much-of-the-same head of a coalition government. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, egged on by senior figures in the Trump administration, notched up the strongest election result for any party of the radical right since the Second World … Read more
Uranus, trailblazer and light-bearer for a darkened world, a progressive agent for change. OR a defiant and lawless disruptor so intent on upending the status quo that anarchy and chaos result since the Uranus energy is not well designed to lay the foundations for the new era. Good at wrecking what has outlived its usefulness, … Read more
Juno is considered one of the four major asteroids and named after the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods. In addition to commitment, fairness, love and relationships and wealth her meaning also encompasses betrayal through infidelity. She is deemed a protector of women, especially during childbirth. She is often fused with the … Read more
The EU has moved into paralysis zone with the not-unexpected Trump withdrawal from Ukraine support. The Solar Arc Pluto has now moved onto the exact degree in opposition to the EU 8th house Moon and square Uranus and will stay in effect throughout 2025. Blocked, stuck, in turmoil as it faces the cost of filling … Read more