PRESIDENT TRUMP! FORGET CANADA! WE BRITISH WANT TO BE YOUR 51ST STATE!

“The Briton… should cheerfully acquiesce in the decree of Destiny, and stand in betimes with the conquering American.” So said William Thomas Stead (1849-1912), the prominent Victorian newspaperman and strident reformer.

Stead looked at Britain’s colonial apotheosis with apprehension, understanding that the growth of new great powers meant “we can never again be the first”. As his countrymen grew fat and complacent on the spoils of imperial decadence, Stead saw clearly that the only avoidance of incipient decline would come by uniting our fortunes with “those who had passed us in the great race.”

 

He was not alone in believing that (more…)

CAN CHINA EVER WEED OUT CORRUPTION IN ITS MILITARY?

Try as he might, it is clear that Xi Jinping cannot rid his military of the insidious corruption that defines its workings much more than the count of warships and nuclear warheads ever can.

Another spate of Chinese military corruption cases serves as a reminder that a decades-long practice and culture of corruption continues to flourish within and among the ranks and relationships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Recent headlines of two more Chinese generals who are being investigated by Chinese Communist Party disciplinary authorities only repeat reports regularly found over the years in Chinese media about malfeasance (more…)

THE NEXT AMERICAN CENTURY IS NOW

Remember when Japan was predicted to overtake America?

Back in the 1980s, Japan was the coming country. Japan’s economy had enjoyed decades of rapid growth. Her exports where everywhere, and with inventions like the Sony Walkman, it looked as though Japan was the technological future, too.

America looked like a power in decline. Forty years ago, many traditional US industries were failing. Crime seemed out of control.

By the mid 1990s, Japan’s GDP was 71 percent that of the US – and the gap looked to be closing. One “expert”, Herman Kahn predicted that Japan would surpass America as (more…)

JIMMY CARTER WAS NOT A GOOD MAN

MAGA CNN commentator Scott Jennings rails against President Carter, saying he had “a huge ego” and was a poor ex-president, despite him doing so much for the less fortunate, and he hated pomp and circumstance.

This is why nobody takes CNN seriously.pic.twitter.com/UHQdSGqCdM

— Really American ?? (@ReallyAmerican1) December 31, 2024

Upon the announcement Sunday (12/29) of Jimmy Carter’s death at age 100, a reporter asked outgoing president Joe Biden what incoming president Donald Trump could learn from Carter’s legacy.  Biden had the indecency to say “Decency.”

Biden once set his sights high by trying to compare himself to FDR (more…)

WORLD’S MOST SECRETIVE SOCIETY APPOINTS NEW LEADER AS TRUMP SPARKS SEISMIC SHIFT IN GLOBAL ORDER

The Bilderberg Group – a secret organization of the global elite – is undergoing a leadership transformation as Donald Trump prepares to retake the White House.

The society, which consists of leaders in politics, industry, academia and the military, has selected former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to chair its ‘steering committee.’

Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg group has long drawn fascination for its clandestine meetings at exclusive hotels and alpine resorts where attendees hold discussions on international relations, economics and security.

Heads of the CIA and MI6 have been among its members, while Henry Kissinger was a regular alongside the (more…)

A CUP OF YAK BUTTER TEA IN A TIBETAN NOMAD TENT

At 14,000 feet, Tibetan nomads called Drogpa set their summer encampment for their yak herds to graze on green pastures. You find them with difficulty in the remote Himalayan highlands of the Kingdom of Lo. They are happy to welcome you into their home, a single large tent of black yak wool, and serve you a cup of delicious yak butter tea.

It is a rare privilege to be with these people and experience their ancient way of life. It is something we strive to do on our Himalaya Helicopter Expeditions. I took this picture in May. Here is their (more…)