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“Tuesday, helped by strong sales in its aeronautics business amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

Robust demand for arms, fueled by escalating tensions in the Middle East and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, has boosted sales for Northrop Grumman and other defence contractors.”

#GeoPolitics #WWIII #WarProfiteering
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/01/27/northrop-grumman-posts-higher-quarterly-profit-as-geopolitical-uncertainty-fuels-demand/

Northrop Grumman posts higher quarterly profit as geopolitical uncertainty fuels demand

Defence supplier Northrop Grumman posted higher fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, helped by strong sales in its aeronautics business amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

BNN Bloomberg

Paul Healey Jan 13

Solidarity or allegiance to #MAD The wild and the cruel dominion over our great gift. Individuals slavish obedience to the hate and fear of death; until it rules and corrupts too many minds? #JackLondon #MercenaryWars #GovernmentCorruption #WarProfiteering #DivideAndCorrupt #TheDeathOfNature #TheMeaninglessLife #LifeReimagined #FrontierMen #FreedomFromFrontiers #TheFederation #DeathOfEmpires https://open.substack.com/pub/jeffreynall/p/jack-london-the-call-of-life-and?r=29jpsy&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

Jack London: The Call of Life and Human Solidarity

150 Years of Jack London: The Socialist within the Adventurer

Humanities in Revolt

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Nonilex Jan 8

The involvement of #HarrySargeant, who has long-standing ties to the #Venezuela #oil industry, underscores the #Trump admin's reliance on #US #BigOil for “guidance” on how to administer the country's #energy sector following last week's illegal US #military operation that resulted in the abduction of President Nicolas #Maduro.

#WarProfiteering #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

Nonilex Jan 8

Just in case you were unaware of the fact that the #US is 100% officially now an #oligarchy…

Reuters Exclusive: #Trump supporter & #oil #magnate #HarrySargeant “advising” #US on #Venezuela

#WarProfiteering #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-supporter-oil-magnate-harry-sargeant-advising-us-venezuela-sources-say-2026-01-08/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

DrALJONES Dec 15

Report: How the Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Companies tied to the Israeli military & Egypt controlled the import of commercial goods & humanitarian aid into Gaza while Israel starved the population.

In just a few weeks or months, the profiteers took approximately $232 million.

Eg, coordinating a single truck of frozen chicken generated up to $1 million profit.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251212-inside-israels-starvation-economy-how-gaza-famine-was-engineered-for-profit/

#GazaGenocide #USPol #Europol #press #palestine #warprofiteering @palestine .

Inside Israel’s starvation economy: How Gaza famine was engineered for profit

A shocking new investigation by Mada Masr, an independent Egyptian media outlet known for its in-depth reporting and anti-corruption work, has revealed that a network of Egyptian and Palestinian bu…

Middle East Monitor

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Nonilex Dec 14

…Although the exact make-up of the meetings on Sunday & Monday have not been made public, a #US official said #Trump envoy #SteveWitkoff & son-in-law #JaredKushner were travelling to Germany for talks involving Ukrainians & Europeans.

The choice to send Witkoff, who has led negotiations with #Ukraine & #Russia on a US “peace” proposal, appeared to be a signal that Washington sees a chance of “progress”….

#WarProfiteering #kleptocracy #geopolitics #Europe #war #StandWithUkraine

DrALJONES Dec 14

Report: How the Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Companies tied to the Israeli military & Egypt controlled the import of commercial goods & humanitarian aid into Gaza while Israel starved the population.

In just a few weeks or months, the profiteers took approximately $232 million.

Eg, coordinating a single truck of frozen chicken generated up to $1 million profit.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251212-inside-israels-starvation-economy-how-gaza-famine-was-engineered-for-profit/

#GazaGenocide #USPol #Europol #press #palestine #warprofiteering @palestine .

Inside Israel’s starvation economy: How Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Middle East Monitor

DrALJONES Dec 14

Report: How the Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Companies tied to the Israeli military & Egypt controlled the import of commercial goods & humanitarian aid into Gaza while Israel starved the population.

In just a few weeks or months, the profiteers took approximately $232 million.

Eg, coordinating a single truck of frozen chicken generated up to $1 million profit.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251212-inside-israels-starvation-economy-how-gaza-famine-was-engineered-for-profit/

#GazaGenocide #USPol #Europol #press #palestine #warprofiteering @palestine .

Inside Israel’s starvation economy: How Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Middle East Monitor

DrALJONES Dec 12

Report: How the Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Companies tied to the Israeli military & Egypt controlled the import of commercial goods & humanitarian aid into Gaza while Israel starved the population.

In just a few weeks or months, the profiteers took approximately $232 million.

Eg, coordinating a single truck of frozen chicken generated up to $1 million profit.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251212-inside-israels-starvation-economy-how-gaza-famine-was-engineered-for-profit/

#GazaGenocide #USPol #Europol #press #palestine #warprofiteering @palestine .

Inside Israel’s starvation economy: How Gaza famine was engineered for profit

Middle East Monitor

unspeakablehorror Dec 10

Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeffrey-epstein-israel-foreign-policy-elite/

The prospect of chaos and war excited Jeffrey Epstein. The late New York financier and child abuser kept a keen eye on news about foreign conflicts that could be exploited for commercial gain. On February 21, 2014, Epstein sent an e-mail to Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister, with whom he would partner the following year as investors in a security tech firm Reporty Homeland Security (later renamed Carbyne). Epstein wrote, “with civil unrest exploding in ukraine syria, somolia [sic], libya, and the desperation of those in power, isn’t this perfect for you.” Barak tried to tamp down his friend’s enthusiasm, noting, “You’re right [in] a way. But not simple to transform it into a cash flow.”This exchange, which was reported by Drop Site News, gets at the heart of one of the more hidden aspects of the Epstein scandal. Epstein’s name is inextricably linked with sexual predation, as it should be. But it should just as readily be linked to global militarism and authoritarianism. Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together. He well understood that the “desperation of those in power” could make them eager to buy what he was selling: connections with other powerful figures and security systems to clamp down on dissent.The Epstein scandal has once again exploded thanks to the release this week by House Democrats of an immense cache of e-mails between Epstein and many of his famous associates. As my Nation colleagues Chris Lehmann and Joan Walsh have written, these e-mails are politically damaging to Donald Trump, adding yet more evidence that the president was close friends with Epstein for many years, aware of Epstein’s predations, and possibly a participant in some of Epstein’s crimes.Trump richly deserves whatever reputational harm and possible legal retribution may come to him as a result of his ties to Epstein. But, at its heart, this has always been a scandal about the ruling class as a whole, not one individual or political party.The Epstein e-mails document his ties to a wide swath of the US and global elite in ways that transcend partisan lines. Among those Epstein was on easy terms with were former treasury secretary Larry Summers (who held high office under both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama) as well as Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel. Even Noam Chomsky wrote glowingly of his “highly valued friend.”

Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.

Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.

The Nation