Sources:
Steve Mnuchin’s Controversial History With the Foreclosure Crisis
The diplomats behind the Abraham Accords now working as investors
Steven Mnuchin’s interest in TikTok and NYCB echoes his pre-Trump investment playbook
Russian Media Monitor is maintained by Julia Davis, of the Daily Beast. I’m familiar with the host, of the show, but can’t recall his name. Fun fact, the makers of Amazon’s ‘Reacher’ have links to the USG and US Military.

The Mandalorian and Grogu are embarking on a new adventure — to movie theaters.
Directed by Jon Favreau, and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian & Grogu will go into production in 2024.
The Mandalorian & Grogu Journeys to the Big Screen
In late 2020 I put in a FOIA request with the Pentagon for records on their support to Operation Christmas Drop – a ‘romantic’ Christmas movie starring the US military. Three years on and they’ve finally released the contract they signed with the film-makers, which reveals how the office updated its approach post-Phil Strub.
Tag Us: The US Military Updates Its Contracts With Hollywood
I think that Tom has a problem with short people and cat ladies! /s
Twelve days ago, I was asked by the Opinion section of the New York Times to write an essay on the JFK assassination nearly 60 years later. This was a major breakthrough because the newspaper of record has always embraced the official version of the assassination, even as the Warren Report, based on the “magic bullet” and all that nonsense, has grown increasingly tattered over the years. In 2015, when The Devil’s Chessboard — my book about CIA spymaster Allen Dulles and the national security state’s war with President Kennedy — was published, the Times refused to review it. (Nonetheless, the book was a New York Times bestseller.)
At 60, We’re Winning – and Losing – the JFK Media War
H/T: Kim Iversen
In a city awash in foreign interests, dual citizens, and intersecting and at times conflicting loyalties, sometimes the most egregious examples are hiding in plain sight.
Tel Aviv’s Man in Washington
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the plenary session of the 9th St Petersburg International Cultural Forum – the Forum of United Cultures.
His opening remarks note the value of traditional national culture in forms of art, literature, music, language, and values, while noting the growing trend in Western countries of “cancel culture” that, in his view, deviates from historical development and contribution.
This opening address is part of a two-hour segment devoted to the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, which Putin was the main guest at the Plenary Session.
The remaining parts will be uploaded in 25 – 30 minute segments that include questions and comments from participating members of the audience.
The whole series is available in a new Playlist “2023 St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum“.
In original Russian with English subtitles
Recorded November 17, 2023
Vladimir Putin Promotes Traditional Culture over “Cancel” Culture – English Subtitles
Axios (10/31/23) reported that in a two-week period, TikTok saw “nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael.” As a result, the conservative outrage machine kicked into high gear.
‘Free Speech’ Fans Call for Censoring TikTok as Chinese Plot to Make Israel Look Bad
The campaign is seeking million-dollar donations from dozens of the world’s biggest names in media, finance and tech, Semafor reported.
Billionaires are teaming up for pro-Israel, anti-Hamas media drive: Report
Nick Fischer is Adjunct Research Fellow of the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. He answered some questions about his book Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism.
Q&A with Spider Web author Nick Fischer (archived)
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