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Trump’s Nuclear Threats Against Iran Narrowly Averted – UN Drama, Ceasefire, and What Comes Next

Trump’s Nuclear Threats Against Iran Narrowly Averted – UN Drama, Ceasefire, and What Comes Next April 8, 2025 – It’s an early Wednesday afternoon here in Chiang Mai, and I’m relieved to still be  writing this post. For a moment yesterday, it genuinely felt like the world was on the brink of catastrophe. The Dangerous Escalation Donald Trump’s nuclear threats toward Iran — including talk of wiping out Persian civilization — pushed the situation to the edge. Nuclear weapons were openly discussed as a real possibility. As I told my good friend Regis Trembley last night, we’ve been concerned about …

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Continuity of Agenda Revisited: The Three Power Brokers Behind the Policies

Aaron Good’s Book, American Exception, Explains How Continuity of Agenda Works From the website: American Exception seeks to explain the breakdown of US democracy. In particular, how we can understand the uncanny continuity of American foreign policy, the breakdown of the rule of law, and the extreme concentration of wealth and power into an overworld of the corporate rich. To trace the evolution of the American state, the author takes a deep politics approach, shedding light on those political practices that are typically repressed in “mainstream” discourse. In its long history before World War II, the US had a deep political …

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thinking person vs philistine

Thinking People vs Philistines: Putin vs. Trump’s World View

  [Note: Regarding Post Soviet Union I misspoke. Boris Yeltsin showed alcoholic tendencies, not Vladimir Putin] What did President Putin mean when he talked about “Philistines”? An Example of a Typical Modern American Philistine. He Kind of Looks Like a Well Known Politician…in fact a lot of them! Here is another example of a Thinking Person compared with a philistine. This article was inspired by Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, who referred to ‘Thinking people vs philistines’. Few people know the context of Putin’s remark, so I am writing about it. I think it gives a good idea of …

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The Ukraine Scam Finally Exposed—Zelensky Sees the Light

What Was the US War in Ukraine All About?   Zelensky Finally Sees the Light   Russia Also Sees the Light   The Dogs Bark and the Caravan Moves On   The Happy/Sad Ending of the Ukraine Misadventure   https://ericarnow.substack.com/p/the-ukraine-scam-finally-exposedhttps://ericarnow.substack.com/p/the-ukraine-scam-finally-exposed

A Pilgrimage to Chinese Zen Temples

My Pilgrimage to Chinese Zen Temples–Paying My Respects to the Zen Masters Who Made Zen Staying at Tong Bo Yan Si (translation: Monk’s Copper Bowl Temple)   An Old Zen Saying is that Kuan Yin, or Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara has 1000 Arms ( to help the afflicted)Here’s an example of such an image I’ve written about previous stays at temples in China, and had returned in March 2013, for a two month stay at Tong Bo Yan Si. While there, the traditional Buddha’s Birthday celebration took place. Entrance to the Dharma Hall at Tong Bo Yan Si   Here is a …

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A Fun Day in Irkutsk, The ‘Cool’ Capital of the Irkutsk Oblast (Region)

  Where in the World Is Irkutsk? As you can see according to the World Atlas, Irkutsk is midway across the vast country of Russia, which itself spans multiple time zones. It’s north of Mongolia, and directly north of China, Thailand and Southeast Asia. Because of this, it is a crossroad of various cultures, both Mongolian, Central Asian Turkic, Slavic and numerous indigenous communities. Russia comprises well over 100 different ethnic groups and languages. All recognized and supported. By Pablitto, Marcin Konsek, Ася Волкова, Vaiz Ha, Fanzuga, Вячеслав Ребров.Pablitto – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57146326. Pictured above are some …

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Interview #1 and #2 With Jeff J. Brown

This is the first two of several interview/discussions with my friend, Jeff Brown, a sterling investigative researcher. I talk about my first few days in Moscow, Russia., the first leg of my month long trip. https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/eric-arnow-us-expat-traveling-across?publication_id=320717&post_id=135887306&isFreemail=true Part 2 https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/eric-arnow-us-expat-traveling-across-5c6?publication_id=320717&post_id=136833827&isFreemail=true&r=1w61zv