Given Trump seems to have been allowed to win in 2024 because he successfully ran on being the best candidate for Israel, I can't help wondering if Mexico, under Sheinbaum, having recognized the Palestinian state and voted each time in the UN in support of the Palestinians isn't a big factor.
What's the betting those 55 'extradited' cartel guys were part of some sort of spy swap?
Why the CIA deserve federal funding I don't know. They must be rolling in it. (not just money).
Do they still have the global monopoly on LSD? Or has that become the Old Kent Road of Drug Monopoly (I'm sure the Monopoly Man had, like, seven monocles last time I checked out that version of the game; and eight tentacles).
We were in Mexico last year and there was widespread positivity about the current president's expected victory. It was felt she would be good for the country, the economy and anti corruption. Many people said this. And suddenly.....
tRump's Monroe Doctrine 2.0 in steroids is running into a Bolivarian Wall. Fox is slimy and the Oligarchs are American stooges. The oligarch network is a cartel.
Can you address the fact that BRICS is bullshit as they left Venezuela out in the cold? The excuse- Brazil somehow was able to stop it. That sounds like the rigged single veto power of the UN security council.
If only China and Russia could help.... But then they just went along with genocide and when it came to Libya Russia "abstained" and didn't use their power to stop the US pillaging!
Fake opposition in the East, just like in 1984.
As for the claims of drug trafficking....
Fentanyl is a bullshit reason.
They could care less about the messed up people who are addicted to opioids.
If they were serious about addressing the issue, they would adopt safe use clinics that various European countries and Canada has.
THE WAR ON DRUGS ONLY FEEDS THE MILITARY AND SPY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Opposition in the east is NOT fake. There are two systems of governance: the West, and everybody else. There are two economic systems: the Western one that focuses on profit, and everybody else, who actually focus on the needs of their own countries. Do you really think the only explanation for Russia and China's non-intervention in American conflicts is because they're faking opposition to the empire? If so, you need to open your mind a bit more.
Here's another situation where the east didn't do the right thing. I'll refer to the sides as Orwell did in 1984 because it makes more sense seeing that they play act with each other....
When COVID happened, EastAsia went along with it even though it was an operation from Oceania pharma blamed on EastAsia.
They didn't call it out, they didn't say it was over hyped. Most countries were following the corrupt UN WHO guidelines on lockdowns and vaccines and so on.
I don't know how the Chinese covid shots were. It's hard to get data on that but the Russian Sputnik shot was related to Astra zeneca's shot and it did kill people.
So what is it? Did the West over hype the flu to create panic? Ok.... But as soon as we saw it was really just the flu, why did China, India, Russia, etc continue to go along with it doing lockdowns and vaccines???
COVID showed me that they all play for the same team and act like enemies just like Orwell described in 1984.
You make a good argument with the vaccines. But, I can also see how medicine ("medicine") could function differently than geopolitical alliances. The other thing- the US has a monopoly on the world's information space. Could it be that the Chinese and Russians were fooled by propaganda re Covid? Or were they put in an impossible situation? Like, all the times that the Empire punches, the Opposing Nation punches back, then the Empire screams that Opposing Nation is hopelessly aggressive and out to kill us all.... In any case, I appreciate your response!
The US would blow the world up if opposed in the areas you mentioned in the last paragraph. I'm glad that Russia has developed lethal non-nuclear weapons to finally be able to counter the US. But even now, Russia has to be careful to not provoke the US into a crazy rage. When I say US, I mean the Empire that uses the US. As for Russia and China's response to Covid, I can't comment on it because I don't know enough about how "Covid" appeared in those countries, how their medical system is intertwined with gov in those countries, or a billion other things I would need to know before evaluating their responses...
A lot of people in the West judge BRICS against their model of say NATO or the EU. Its not correct. BRICS operates as a collection of like minded countries who develop by unanimity. no member is regarded as superior to another. So whilst Russia and China wanted Venezuela to join BRICS, Brazil did not as they were concerned about the effect across other S American countries. Of course that does not stop Russia and China strengthening bilateral relations with Venezuela. Whilst there is now a new defence arrangement in place with Russia it does depend on Venezuela actually asking for support which they seem reluctant to do probably fearing even more US immediate reactions.
You're parroting BRICS marketing rhetoric. BRICS is cosmetically consensus-based, but the balance of power is highly uneven. China dominates economically and diplomatically; India is the only member capable of push back; Russia uses the platform mainly for geopolitical signaling; and the newer members (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia) have limited agenda-setting capacity. Decisions are framed as "unanimous" only because no binding mechanism exists. Every major initiative survives only if the biggest players tolerate it.
The bloc isn’t an alliance with formal hierarchy, but in practice its trajectory is shaped by China-India rivalry, China’s weight in global trade and finance, and Russia’s need for political cover. Smaller members adjust to those pressures rather than equally steering collective strategy.
Russia doesn't need any political cover. More and more huge transactions are occuring in alternate currencies. Pardon my bluntness but your analysis of BRICS doesn't reflect current reality.
'Stop Drugs' is such a euphemism for the US isn't it?
Many thanks for that Kit.
Meanwhile, I'd just like to remind people that I am not just a libertarian think tank I am also a pro freedom organisation (what a busy bee!) so if anyone would like to dole out significant amounts of dosh I'll just have to accept it won't I?
People with good memories will be able to recall that after Claudia Sheinbaum's successfull election western media went into meltdown, especially progressive media, over proposals to introduce elections for supreme Court justice's. Of course in Mexico, Judges being in cahoots with powerful cartels and oligarchs is a prime mechanism to control the state and stymie reform.
These hysterics were ironic because the US was just in the middle of the gifts and perks scandals involving supreme Court justice's and proposals from the progressive side of politics was to have elections for judges!
After Trump was elected Sheinbaum enjoyed the boost in western media all foreign leaders get by simply not being Trump but that soon turned once again to rage, her party now being denounced as just another cartel or something like that.
I do think that without mentioning the recent assassination of Mayor Carlos Manzo you leave out an important piece of the puzzle. Whether there is foreign funding or CIA involvement, the youth are indeed sick of the cartel violence.
no, I wasn't. I haven't seen any evidence of such a thing. Obviously, it could be the case because of the incestuous relationships between the two but Manzo was openly opposing and calling out the cartels and calling out Sheinbaum for not helping in Uruapan. Then he was assassinated.
That played a major role in these protests, even with the other influences.
Why do Kit and The Grayzone crew devote enormous energy to dissecting alleged Western influence operations, intelligence cut-outs, and democracy-promotion networks, but remain conspicuously silent when it comes to the Kremlin and CCP doing the same? That
iinvestigative zeal simply stops where Moscow and Beijing begin.
They never mention, much less seriously engage with the well documented track records of Russian and Chinese interference in Western politics, civil society, think-tanks, diaspora groups, online spaces, and media ecosystems.
Explore Moscow and Beijing's massive covert funding pipelines, soft-power fronts, and state-linked institutions used abroad. Apply some of that conjectural, motive-probing scrutiny to Moscow and Beijing.
If you see it, report on it. And I am sure you quite easily can get lots of western funding for such work. Lucrative business
As for explaining as to why the named reporters don't ... Put any focus on that is probably because none of it is violent regimechange and pro war interference? Where there already is democracy.
Where was lots of socialist and communist, including military support againat a government for example? Against US supported south African white supremacy apartheid. You want to condemn that?
And even there it was Cuba that played the big role. Not Russia or china
How much help does china or Russia give the Palestinians against genocidal Israel? I hope you can tell me a lot because I just don't see any. They still fully trade with Israel
... Seriously, show us where Russia and china do what you say. Many of us would appreciate knowing they do more or anything at all. We don't see it. And often are dissapointed because of that
Oh yeah some hopeful examples Throwing out exploitative french occupation. Ah central African republic really part of it? I was not aware. Chad also not yet. I thought it's a so far just in mali, Burkina Faso and Niger movement
What makes you think that was so much thanks to Russia and china on the ground work, manipulation? I known the Malians asked for Russian help and celebrated their resistance to western empire. And some help by rusisa maybe after the successful coup in protecting the new president. Maybe.
:). And you sadly don't continue the talk. Like I said, interesting to me and others where you can identify Russia and china actually doing regimechanging or strongly supporting some government.
Recent Russian “gray-zone” regime influence attempts, from highest credibility of evidence of Russian fingerprints to lower credibility (mostly circumstantial or suspected):
High credibility (well-documented, widely cited in intelligence assessments and investigative reporting):
Montenegro (2016 coup attempt) - direct arrests and indictments, GRU fingerprints exposed.
Ukraine pre-2014 / 2014 crisis - clear patterns of oligarchic influence, media manipulation, and political coordination; widely accepted by Western intelligence.
Moldova (PSRM and pro-Russian influence networks, 2009–2020s) - FSB-linked political financing and repeated attempts to tilt elections, documented by multiple reports.
Georgia (post-2012 influence via oligarchs and media) -intelligence reports and investigative work show extensive Russian involvement.
Serbia (political grooming, nationalist alignment, energy leverage) - documented connections between Russian advisors, funding channels, and pro-Russian factions.
Medium credibility (evidence is more circumstantial or partially classified):
Bosnia - Republika Srpska (Dodik alignment) - clear influence pattern, Russian advisors and funding, but no overt regime-change attempt proven.
Bulgaria (party funding, energy leverage, intelligence-linked networks) - repeated patterns of influence, but fewer direct proofs.
North Macedonia (anti-NATO group influence, referendum disinfo) - suspected Russian orchestration with some leaks; attribution plausible but not definitive.
Armenia (2018 leadership transition influence) - some advisory and lobbying activity linked to Russia; intent unclear.
Kyrgyzstan (political crises and suspected influence) - multiple hints of Russian involvement, but direct evidence sparse.
Kazakhstan (political pressure around leadership transitions) - influence environment documented, specific interventions less clear.
Baltic States (targeted influence on politicians and parties) - intelligence reports suggest patterns, but proof thin.
Lower credibility (mostly circumstantial, speculative, or weakly evidenced):
Germany (far-right/left party cultivation) - some evidence of funding and connections, but regime-change intent unproven.
France (populist actor influence) - suspected financial links, mostly speculative regarding intent.
Venezuela (faction support and disinformation) - indirect influence, heavily deniable; little public documentation.
Failed or thwarted Russian/Soviet regime-change operations without overt military intervention. Clear cases where Moscow attempted to install, remove, or reshape a foreign government and did not succeed:
Montenegro (2016 coup attempt by GRU operatives collapsed after local authorities uncovered the plot)
Moldova (multiple FSB-aligned political engineering efforts against pro-EU governments repeatedly failed, especially 2009–2010 and again after 2020)
Georgia (persistent attempts to engineer pro-Russian political reversals after 2003 were repeatedly blocked or fell short; no government change achieved)
Ukraine 2004 (attempt to secure Yanukovych via election manipulation unraveled with the Orange Revolution)
Ukraine 2013–2014 (Moscow-supported plan to keep Yanukovych in power failed; he fled and Russia could not preserve its preferred leadership through political means)
Baltic States 1990–1991 (KGB and party-structure attempts to prevent independence or install loyalist leaderships largely collapsed; all three broke away)
Poland 1980–1981 (Soviet pressure to oust or replace national leadership over Solidarity unrest stalled; Moscow failed to impose its preferred personnel changes—local military hardliners acted, but not in line with Soviet replacement plans)
Czechoslovakia late 1980s (USSR’s push to manage a “controlled” leadership transition preserving communist authority failed; Velvet Revolution swept away the aligned regime)
Bulgaria 1989 (attempts to choreograph a leadership swap that preserved Soviet-line power collapsed as the new leadership moved out of Moscow’s orbit)
Afghanistan 1970s (early KGB attempts to stabilize or shape post-Daoud leadership repeatedly faltered; internal fractures produced outcomes Moscow couldn’t control pre-invasion)
East Germany (1953 uprising suppression supporting the SED regime)
Manchuria & North Korea (1945 Soviet occupation installing communist governments)
Baltic States (1940 occupation and installation of Soviet governments)
Minimal direct military involvement;
Moldova (Transnistria political control efforts; recurrent intelligence-run operations influencing governments, especially through PSRM and security-service leverage)
Montenegro (2016 coup attempt engineered by GRU operatives to block NATO accession)
Georgia (2000s–2010s political manipulation attempts, including support for pro-Russian parties and 2013–15 intelligence influence campaigns)
Ukraine (pre-2014 long-running interference, including support for Yanukovych, election meddling in 2004, economic coercion, and deep FSB/SVR penetration of institutions)
Baltic States (1990–1991 KGB/party structures attempting to retain Soviet-aligned leaderships even as independence movements rose, relying on political and security apparatus control rather than the Red Army)
Eastern Europe late 1980s (attempts by the USSR to manage “reform” transitions in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia by guiding party leadership changes without deploying Soviet troops)
Afghanistan 1970s (KGB-backed internal coups—Daoud in 1973 and later the Saur Revolution in 1978—before the 1979 invasion)
Iraq 1972–1979 (KGB support for consolidation of Ba’athist power and internal purges; close political tutelage operations)
Syria 1960s–1970s (Soviet intelligence involvement in Ba’athist factional alignments and stabilization of leadership structures)
Mongolia 1920s–1930s (Comintern/KGB direction of leadership purges and installation of Soviet-aligned government without overt Soviet military action)
Kit, when Kiki Camarena was killed. His DEA partner vowed to find his killers. In the process of looking he came upon a recording of CIA interrogating and torturing Kiki (yes, down there in Mexico) . Asking him what does he know about operation such and such, what does he know about this and that?!?! These scumbags are World Notorious Terrorist Criminals. They are the ones who tortured to death Enrique Kiki Salazar.
The US is the cause of drug problems in this country because they get their cut and let shit through. NOT Venezuela, not Mexico, NOT China or any other country, But the US and the US only‼️‼️ If they really wanted to fight it, they would have deployed everything they got & the drug problem will be exterminated in 12 months flat maximum. But given that every scumbag who claim to be A Public servant get his/her cut, this problem is not about to ever die off, especially when the trampe is masquerading as the good doer when if anything he is one of them.
IF the supply stops either coming in or being made here, some of the drug addicts will survive and some won't. And then this land will be free from that crap, once and for all. But because for example, among many, of one of the DA's who were after the trampe get their cuts, this is not going to go anywhere or any soon. The sac of garbage makes about 100K $ yet they found no less than 15 million $ at one of her bank accounts. How did she accumulate that much from 100K salary if she didn't have a hand in this type of filth. Yet no one is looking into her schemes or investigating. Likely because they are dirty as well.
People appear to be shortsighted in all of this, or forgetful of U.S. history going back to the 1980's, when the U.S. needed South America for their drugs in order to fund the wars in the middle east. Or even before that going all the way back to the turn of the 20th century when Teddy Roosevelt decided to meddle into south and central American affairs.
The U.S. has a long history of trying to become the lord and master of the America's and Trump is just repeating history once again.
He doesn't like it when anyone, anywhere, dares to stand up to him. He can't do much about China, except flail his little pudgy hands around, Russia owns him, so what does he do? He works at bullying smaller countries like Japan, South Korea and the other countries on the American continent. While he's blustering about, he's sending his mafia foot soldiers (the CIA members who use spy language to tell people "Such a nice country, it would be a shame if some accident happened here") into these countries to try and set the stage for coups, so himself and his cronies can install someone they know will give Trump what he wants. And nothing he wants offers any benefits to the average U.S. citizen. The Special Operations soldiers carrying out these 'special missions' must be asking themselves, "Why are we here? What's our real mission south of the border?"
I hope the countries in central and south America come together and successfully stand up to the United States. Canada is doing so, at great growing pains for their economy in the short term but they're actually making headway.
Japanese leadership is grumbling like they want to make a move away from the U.S., despite what their new PM wants. If Japan stands up and decides to seriously reduce the American military footprint on their soil, so will the South Koreans. Which will make North Korea breathe a little easier. Which would make all of east Asia breathe a little easier.
Europe is also looking to make some moves away from the U.S., although they seem to be moving in the wrong direction for now but maybe things will turn themselves around soon. I hope so for their sakes as the EU economic situation is becoming dire.
The bottom line, is that Trump is making the United States into an aggressive pariah state and a large majority of the world sees this now. This siding unequivocally with Israel in the last couple of years has definitely exacerbated the shift. It's only a matter of time before the U.S. becomes so isolated that their economy contracts to the point of creating a global recession in the west, taking western Europe with it.
This is where the U.S. becomes the most dangerous as Trump would try and send in his military (and I mean his loyal to him military members) to try and force less wealthier countries into submission. Only to allow his loyal corporate donors to pillage the sovereign resources for themselves, of which Trump Corp. will take their cut off the top.
If the U.S. repeats its history, we can expect Trump to send in troops to Mexico and Venezuela soon. First Venezuela, then Mexico. If they are successful in bringing down those governments, more will fall until they reach the Brazilian border. They already own Argentina so Brazil would be forced to capitulate because they would be surrounded. That's the long term goal of the U.S. military industrial complex and Rubio's state department. Trump doesn't care as long as these countries swear allegiance to him or his hand picked successor.
I doubt this will succeed but it will be interesting to see if they try. There are several factors that could stop all of this, which includes foreign support (Russia and China), the will of the American people. Mostly, the U.S. doesn't have the treasure anymore to start a war anywhere, much less in their backyard. But that might not be enough to stop Trump until a few coffins start coming back to the U.S. Once dead military start returning home for burials, the protests will be huge. That might be enough to put a stop to this madness of global domination.
I'm reasonably sure that the old KGB, and now the FSB, have Kompromat on Trump from long before 2016. Trump is only beholden to the Israelis due to the huge campaign donations they gave him, and the Mossad likely also has that same intel on Trump that the Russians do. Once those personal threats go away, he could very well throw everyone under a bus if there was enough financial incentive to do so. Trump only cares about one thing. Himself and to lesser extent, his family legacy. His progeny are definitely not living up to his expectations but they do seem to have learned to do as they're told lately though. Trump is owned by his personal appetites for excesses. The desire to live in a fantasy world where no one, and I mean no one, will tell him no, no matter how depraved that desire might be. The Epstein files are a perfect example of personal desires not being thwarted by laws and consequences. Trump has no idea how to run a business, much less a country like the U.S. But he does know how to set up a mafia style enterprise within the federal government, Which will continue until enough people stand up and say no. Which is starting to happen, both at home and abroad.
Wow. Have you ever heard of a guy named Jeffrey Epstein? I don’t think he is Russian. Mossad has the goods on every important politician in the U.S. Thats why we are forced to do their dirty work.
Without going too-far down the rabbit-hole, the debate over Trump’s replacement is similar to Putin’s potential replacement. Who would replace them? Is it possible their successors would be even worse? Democracy is messy…
Given Trump seems to have been allowed to win in 2024 because he successfully ran on being the best candidate for Israel, I can't help wondering if Mexico, under Sheinbaum, having recognized the Palestinian state and voted each time in the UN in support of the Palestinians isn't a big factor.
What's the betting those 55 'extradited' cartel guys were part of some sort of spy swap?
Why the CIA deserve federal funding I don't know. They must be rolling in it. (not just money).
Do they still have the global monopoly on LSD? Or has that become the Old Kent Road of Drug Monopoly (I'm sure the Monopoly Man had, like, seven monocles last time I checked out that version of the game; and eight tentacles).
We were in Mexico last year and there was widespread positivity about the current president's expected victory. It was felt she would be good for the country, the economy and anti corruption. Many people said this. And suddenly.....
tRump's Monroe Doctrine 2.0 in steroids is running into a Bolivarian Wall. Fox is slimy and the Oligarchs are American stooges. The oligarch network is a cartel.
Agree
Charles Bowden once said, "Mexico is a Cartel"
Can you address the fact that BRICS is bullshit as they left Venezuela out in the cold? The excuse- Brazil somehow was able to stop it. That sounds like the rigged single veto power of the UN security council.
If only China and Russia could help.... But then they just went along with genocide and when it came to Libya Russia "abstained" and didn't use their power to stop the US pillaging!
Fake opposition in the East, just like in 1984.
As for the claims of drug trafficking....
Fentanyl is a bullshit reason.
They could care less about the messed up people who are addicted to opioids.
If they were serious about addressing the issue, they would adopt safe use clinics that various European countries and Canada has.
THE WAR ON DRUGS ONLY FEEDS THE MILITARY AND SPY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Opposition in the east is NOT fake. There are two systems of governance: the West, and everybody else. There are two economic systems: the Western one that focuses on profit, and everybody else, who actually focus on the needs of their own countries. Do you really think the only explanation for Russia and China's non-intervention in American conflicts is because they're faking opposition to the empire? If so, you need to open your mind a bit more.
Here's another situation where the east didn't do the right thing. I'll refer to the sides as Orwell did in 1984 because it makes more sense seeing that they play act with each other....
When COVID happened, EastAsia went along with it even though it was an operation from Oceania pharma blamed on EastAsia.
They didn't call it out, they didn't say it was over hyped. Most countries were following the corrupt UN WHO guidelines on lockdowns and vaccines and so on.
I don't know how the Chinese covid shots were. It's hard to get data on that but the Russian Sputnik shot was related to Astra zeneca's shot and it did kill people.
So what is it? Did the West over hype the flu to create panic? Ok.... But as soon as we saw it was really just the flu, why did China, India, Russia, etc continue to go along with it doing lockdowns and vaccines???
COVID showed me that they all play for the same team and act like enemies just like Orwell described in 1984.
You make a good argument with the vaccines. But, I can also see how medicine ("medicine") could function differently than geopolitical alliances. The other thing- the US has a monopoly on the world's information space. Could it be that the Chinese and Russians were fooled by propaganda re Covid? Or were they put in an impossible situation? Like, all the times that the Empire punches, the Opposing Nation punches back, then the Empire screams that Opposing Nation is hopelessly aggressive and out to kill us all.... In any case, I appreciate your response!
How were they fooled past the point where it was clear that it was just a flu?
Why would China and Russia rely on the Western data when they have their own?
Also when it came to Libya at the UN Russia abstained instead of making a point to stop the US invasion and disaster....
Same with Syria, where Russia pretended to be there to push back and just folded when isis took over?? Moscow even welcomed Jolani to visit.
WTF is that?
Fake opposition.
The US would blow the world up if opposed in the areas you mentioned in the last paragraph. I'm glad that Russia has developed lethal non-nuclear weapons to finally be able to counter the US. But even now, Russia has to be careful to not provoke the US into a crazy rage. When I say US, I mean the Empire that uses the US. As for Russia and China's response to Covid, I can't comment on it because I don't know enough about how "Covid" appeared in those countries, how their medical system is intertwined with gov in those countries, or a billion other things I would need to know before evaluating their responses...
A lot of people in the West judge BRICS against their model of say NATO or the EU. Its not correct. BRICS operates as a collection of like minded countries who develop by unanimity. no member is regarded as superior to another. So whilst Russia and China wanted Venezuela to join BRICS, Brazil did not as they were concerned about the effect across other S American countries. Of course that does not stop Russia and China strengthening bilateral relations with Venezuela. Whilst there is now a new defence arrangement in place with Russia it does depend on Venezuela actually asking for support which they seem reluctant to do probably fearing even more US immediate reactions.
You're parroting BRICS marketing rhetoric. BRICS is cosmetically consensus-based, but the balance of power is highly uneven. China dominates economically and diplomatically; India is the only member capable of push back; Russia uses the platform mainly for geopolitical signaling; and the newer members (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia) have limited agenda-setting capacity. Decisions are framed as "unanimous" only because no binding mechanism exists. Every major initiative survives only if the biggest players tolerate it.
The bloc isn’t an alliance with formal hierarchy, but in practice its trajectory is shaped by China-India rivalry, China’s weight in global trade and finance, and Russia’s need for political cover. Smaller members adjust to those pressures rather than equally steering collective strategy.
Russia doesn't need any political cover. More and more huge transactions are occuring in alternate currencies. Pardon my bluntness but your analysis of BRICS doesn't reflect current reality.
'Stop Drugs' is such a euphemism for the US isn't it?
Many thanks for that Kit.
Meanwhile, I'd just like to remind people that I am not just a libertarian think tank I am also a pro freedom organisation (what a busy bee!) so if anyone would like to dole out significant amounts of dosh I'll just have to accept it won't I?
People with good memories will be able to recall that after Claudia Sheinbaum's successfull election western media went into meltdown, especially progressive media, over proposals to introduce elections for supreme Court justice's. Of course in Mexico, Judges being in cahoots with powerful cartels and oligarchs is a prime mechanism to control the state and stymie reform.
These hysterics were ironic because the US was just in the middle of the gifts and perks scandals involving supreme Court justice's and proposals from the progressive side of politics was to have elections for judges!
After Trump was elected Sheinbaum enjoyed the boost in western media all foreign leaders get by simply not being Trump but that soon turned once again to rage, her party now being denounced as just another cartel or something like that.
And now here we are, on the brink of a coup!
The world is full of monsters, the worst ones are in charge of 3 letter organizations in the US and Israel.
Yes well. Curdie said about the goblins, If you're not afraid of them, they're afraid of you.
Good work, Kit.
I do think that without mentioning the recent assassination of Mayor Carlos Manzo you leave out an important piece of the puzzle. Whether there is foreign funding or CIA involvement, the youth are indeed sick of the cartel violence.
Here's a report I filed from Morelia, where I live, two hours away from where Manzo was assassinated on the 1st of November: https://derrickbroze.substack.com/p/morelia-mexico-stands-against-violence
Are you talking about CIA involvement or foreign funding in relation to his murder? ;)
no, I wasn't. I haven't seen any evidence of such a thing. Obviously, it could be the case because of the incestuous relationships between the two but Manzo was openly opposing and calling out the cartels and calling out Sheinbaum for not helping in Uruapan. Then he was assassinated.
That played a major role in these protests, even with the other influences.
I really appreciate your journalism Kit!
Thank You Kit
Why do Kit and The Grayzone crew devote enormous energy to dissecting alleged Western influence operations, intelligence cut-outs, and democracy-promotion networks, but remain conspicuously silent when it comes to the Kremlin and CCP doing the same? That
iinvestigative zeal simply stops where Moscow and Beijing begin.
They never mention, much less seriously engage with the well documented track records of Russian and Chinese interference in Western politics, civil society, think-tanks, diaspora groups, online spaces, and media ecosystems.
Explore Moscow and Beijing's massive covert funding pipelines, soft-power fronts, and state-linked institutions used abroad. Apply some of that conjectural, motive-probing scrutiny to Moscow and Beijing.
You are full of crap.
Bugger off.
Impotent response.
KK and the Grayzone can't do everything. But what a compliment you think they could.
If you see it, report on it. And I am sure you quite easily can get lots of western funding for such work. Lucrative business
As for explaining as to why the named reporters don't ... Put any focus on that is probably because none of it is violent regimechange and pro war interference? Where there already is democracy.
Where was lots of socialist and communist, including military support againat a government for example? Against US supported south African white supremacy apartheid. You want to condemn that?
And even there it was Cuba that played the big role. Not Russia or china
How much help does china or Russia give the Palestinians against genocidal Israel? I hope you can tell me a lot because I just don't see any. They still fully trade with Israel
... Seriously, show us where Russia and china do what you say. Many of us would appreciate knowing they do more or anything at all. We don't see it. And often are dissapointed because of that
Absolute bullshit.Tell it to Chad, Mali, Central African Republic, Niger, etc.
ruZZia is the violent imperial empire. And you're a feckless dunce.
Easy there little fella, you're overheating your one brain cell.
First five minutes. On the topic.https://substack.com/@dystopiaunmasked/note/p-174423705?r=52tlrw
Oh yeah some hopeful examples Throwing out exploitative french occupation. Ah central African republic really part of it? I was not aware. Chad also not yet. I thought it's a so far just in mali, Burkina Faso and Niger movement
What makes you think that was so much thanks to Russia and china on the ground work, manipulation? I known the Malians asked for Russian help and celebrated their resistance to western empire. And some help by rusisa maybe after the successful coup in protecting the new president. Maybe.
You are hilarious
:). And you sadly don't continue the talk. Like I said, interesting to me and others where you can identify Russia and china actually doing regimechanging or strongly supporting some government.
Recent Russian “gray-zone” regime influence attempts, from highest credibility of evidence of Russian fingerprints to lower credibility (mostly circumstantial or suspected):
High credibility (well-documented, widely cited in intelligence assessments and investigative reporting):
Montenegro (2016 coup attempt) - direct arrests and indictments, GRU fingerprints exposed.
Ukraine pre-2014 / 2014 crisis - clear patterns of oligarchic influence, media manipulation, and political coordination; widely accepted by Western intelligence.
Moldova (PSRM and pro-Russian influence networks, 2009–2020s) - FSB-linked political financing and repeated attempts to tilt elections, documented by multiple reports.
Georgia (post-2012 influence via oligarchs and media) -intelligence reports and investigative work show extensive Russian involvement.
Serbia (political grooming, nationalist alignment, energy leverage) - documented connections between Russian advisors, funding channels, and pro-Russian factions.
Medium credibility (evidence is more circumstantial or partially classified):
Bosnia - Republika Srpska (Dodik alignment) - clear influence pattern, Russian advisors and funding, but no overt regime-change attempt proven.
Bulgaria (party funding, energy leverage, intelligence-linked networks) - repeated patterns of influence, but fewer direct proofs.
North Macedonia (anti-NATO group influence, referendum disinfo) - suspected Russian orchestration with some leaks; attribution plausible but not definitive.
Armenia (2018 leadership transition influence) - some advisory and lobbying activity linked to Russia; intent unclear.
Kyrgyzstan (political crises and suspected influence) - multiple hints of Russian involvement, but direct evidence sparse.
Kazakhstan (political pressure around leadership transitions) - influence environment documented, specific interventions less clear.
Baltic States (targeted influence on politicians and parties) - intelligence reports suggest patterns, but proof thin.
Lower credibility (mostly circumstantial, speculative, or weakly evidenced):
Germany (far-right/left party cultivation) - some evidence of funding and connections, but regime-change intent unproven.
France (populist actor influence) - suspected financial links, mostly speculative regarding intent.
Venezuela (faction support and disinformation) - indirect influence, heavily deniable; little public documentation.
Madagascar (candidate consulting) - isolated reports, largely circumstantial.
Libya (paramilitary support shaping political outcomes) - Russia-linked actors present, but intent for regime change unclear; mostly speculative.
Moldova - Gagauzia region (local political engineering) - hints of Russian influence through elites, evidence thin.
Failed or thwarted Russian/Soviet regime-change operations without overt military intervention. Clear cases where Moscow attempted to install, remove, or reshape a foreign government and did not succeed:
Montenegro (2016 coup attempt by GRU operatives collapsed after local authorities uncovered the plot)
Moldova (multiple FSB-aligned political engineering efforts against pro-EU governments repeatedly failed, especially 2009–2010 and again after 2020)
Georgia (persistent attempts to engineer pro-Russian political reversals after 2003 were repeatedly blocked or fell short; no government change achieved)
Ukraine 2004 (attempt to secure Yanukovych via election manipulation unraveled with the Orange Revolution)
Ukraine 2013–2014 (Moscow-supported plan to keep Yanukovych in power failed; he fled and Russia could not preserve its preferred leadership through political means)
Baltic States 1990–1991 (KGB and party-structure attempts to prevent independence or install loyalist leaderships largely collapsed; all three broke away)
Poland 1980–1981 (Soviet pressure to oust or replace national leadership over Solidarity unrest stalled; Moscow failed to impose its preferred personnel changes—local military hardliners acted, but not in line with Soviet replacement plans)
Czechoslovakia late 1980s (USSR’s push to manage a “controlled” leadership transition preserving communist authority failed; Velvet Revolution swept away the aligned regime)
Bulgaria 1989 (attempts to choreograph a leadership swap that preserved Soviet-line power collapsed as the new leadership moved out of Moscow’s orbit)
Afghanistan 1970s (early KGB attempts to stabilize or shape post-Daoud leadership repeatedly faltered; internal fractures produced outcomes Moscow couldn’t control pre-invasion)
Syria (military intervention supporting Assad, 2015– )
Crimea/Donbas (covert invasion and seizure, 2014)
Georgia – South Ossetia & Abkhazia (2008)
East Germany (1953 uprising suppression supporting the SED regime)
Manchuria & North Korea (1945 Soviet occupation installing communist governments)
Baltic States (1940 occupation and installation of Soviet governments)
Minimal direct military involvement;
Moldova (Transnistria political control efforts; recurrent intelligence-run operations influencing governments, especially through PSRM and security-service leverage)
Montenegro (2016 coup attempt engineered by GRU operatives to block NATO accession)
Georgia (2000s–2010s political manipulation attempts, including support for pro-Russian parties and 2013–15 intelligence influence campaigns)
Ukraine (pre-2014 long-running interference, including support for Yanukovych, election meddling in 2004, economic coercion, and deep FSB/SVR penetration of institutions)
Baltic States (1990–1991 KGB/party structures attempting to retain Soviet-aligned leaderships even as independence movements rose, relying on political and security apparatus control rather than the Red Army)
Eastern Europe late 1980s (attempts by the USSR to manage “reform” transitions in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia by guiding party leadership changes without deploying Soviet troops)
Afghanistan 1970s (KGB-backed internal coups—Daoud in 1973 and later the Saur Revolution in 1978—before the 1979 invasion)
Iraq 1972–1979 (KGB support for consolidation of Ba’athist power and internal purges; close political tutelage operations)
Syria 1960s–1970s (Soviet intelligence involvement in Ba’athist factional alignments and stabilization of leadership structures)
Mongolia 1920s–1930s (Comintern/KGB direction of leadership purges and installation of Soviet-aligned government without overt Soviet military action)
With direct military involvement;
Ukraine – Crimea/Donbas (2014–)
Russian forces and proxies seized territory and installed new authorities by force.
Afghanistan (1979)
Soviet special forces killed Hafizullah Amin and installed Babrak Karmal.
Czechoslovakia (1968)
Warsaw Pact invasion removed Dubček’s leadership and imposed hardline control.
Hungary (1956)
Soviet troops crushed the revolution and replaced Imre Nagy with János Kádár.
Iran (1946)
Red Army presence enabled creation of the Azerbaijan People’s Government and Mahabad; de facto regime replacement under Soviet military protection.
East Germany (post-1945)
Red Army occupation enabled force-backed removal of non-communist authorities.
Romania (1944)
Soviet advance toppled the existing political order and enabled a communist takeover.
Bulgaria (1944)
Entry of Soviet forces enabled the coup removing the monarchy and installing a compliant regime.
Poland (1944–45)
Red Army occupation suppressed the Home Army and dismantled the existing leadership using force.
Baltic States (1940)
Soviet military occupation removed the governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Mongolia (1921)
Soviet-backed forces overthrew the Bogd Khan regime and established a communist system.
Ukraine (1919–1920)
Red Army military campaigns toppled the Ukrainian People’s Republic.
Georgia (1921)
Red Army invasion overthrew the Menshevik government.
Armenia (1920)
Soviet military intervention removed the Dashnak government.
Azerbaijan (1920)
Red Army entry forced out the Musavat government and installed a Soviet regime.
Of course, They all do It!
Eli Cohen
Perhaps you could help me find some of that crack reporting ...
I not much help. I just guessed everyone is doing it.
Kit, when Kiki Camarena was killed. His DEA partner vowed to find his killers. In the process of looking he came upon a recording of CIA interrogating and torturing Kiki (yes, down there in Mexico) . Asking him what does he know about operation such and such, what does he know about this and that?!?! These scumbags are World Notorious Terrorist Criminals. They are the ones who tortured to death Enrique Kiki Salazar.
The US is the cause of drug problems in this country because they get their cut and let shit through. NOT Venezuela, not Mexico, NOT China or any other country, But the US and the US only‼️‼️ If they really wanted to fight it, they would have deployed everything they got & the drug problem will be exterminated in 12 months flat maximum. But given that every scumbag who claim to be A Public servant get his/her cut, this problem is not about to ever die off, especially when the trampe is masquerading as the good doer when if anything he is one of them.
IF the supply stops either coming in or being made here, some of the drug addicts will survive and some won't. And then this land will be free from that crap, once and for all. But because for example, among many, of one of the DA's who were after the trampe get their cuts, this is not going to go anywhere or any soon. The sac of garbage makes about 100K $ yet they found no less than 15 million $ at one of her bank accounts. How did she accumulate that much from 100K salary if she didn't have a hand in this type of filth. Yet no one is looking into her schemes or investigating. Likely because they are dirty as well.
People appear to be shortsighted in all of this, or forgetful of U.S. history going back to the 1980's, when the U.S. needed South America for their drugs in order to fund the wars in the middle east. Or even before that going all the way back to the turn of the 20th century when Teddy Roosevelt decided to meddle into south and central American affairs.
The U.S. has a long history of trying to become the lord and master of the America's and Trump is just repeating history once again.
He doesn't like it when anyone, anywhere, dares to stand up to him. He can't do much about China, except flail his little pudgy hands around, Russia owns him, so what does he do? He works at bullying smaller countries like Japan, South Korea and the other countries on the American continent. While he's blustering about, he's sending his mafia foot soldiers (the CIA members who use spy language to tell people "Such a nice country, it would be a shame if some accident happened here") into these countries to try and set the stage for coups, so himself and his cronies can install someone they know will give Trump what he wants. And nothing he wants offers any benefits to the average U.S. citizen. The Special Operations soldiers carrying out these 'special missions' must be asking themselves, "Why are we here? What's our real mission south of the border?"
I hope the countries in central and south America come together and successfully stand up to the United States. Canada is doing so, at great growing pains for their economy in the short term but they're actually making headway.
Japanese leadership is grumbling like they want to make a move away from the U.S., despite what their new PM wants. If Japan stands up and decides to seriously reduce the American military footprint on their soil, so will the South Koreans. Which will make North Korea breathe a little easier. Which would make all of east Asia breathe a little easier.
Europe is also looking to make some moves away from the U.S., although they seem to be moving in the wrong direction for now but maybe things will turn themselves around soon. I hope so for their sakes as the EU economic situation is becoming dire.
The bottom line, is that Trump is making the United States into an aggressive pariah state and a large majority of the world sees this now. This siding unequivocally with Israel in the last couple of years has definitely exacerbated the shift. It's only a matter of time before the U.S. becomes so isolated that their economy contracts to the point of creating a global recession in the west, taking western Europe with it.
This is where the U.S. becomes the most dangerous as Trump would try and send in his military (and I mean his loyal to him military members) to try and force less wealthier countries into submission. Only to allow his loyal corporate donors to pillage the sovereign resources for themselves, of which Trump Corp. will take their cut off the top.
If the U.S. repeats its history, we can expect Trump to send in troops to Mexico and Venezuela soon. First Venezuela, then Mexico. If they are successful in bringing down those governments, more will fall until they reach the Brazilian border. They already own Argentina so Brazil would be forced to capitulate because they would be surrounded. That's the long term goal of the U.S. military industrial complex and Rubio's state department. Trump doesn't care as long as these countries swear allegiance to him or his hand picked successor.
I doubt this will succeed but it will be interesting to see if they try. There are several factors that could stop all of this, which includes foreign support (Russia and China), the will of the American people. Mostly, the U.S. doesn't have the treasure anymore to start a war anywhere, much less in their backyard. But that might not be enough to stop Trump until a few coffins start coming back to the U.S. Once dead military start returning home for burials, the protests will be huge. That might be enough to put a stop to this madness of global domination.
Agreed, except for: “Russia owns him” (I think you meant Israel…)
I'm reasonably sure that the old KGB, and now the FSB, have Kompromat on Trump from long before 2016. Trump is only beholden to the Israelis due to the huge campaign donations they gave him, and the Mossad likely also has that same intel on Trump that the Russians do. Once those personal threats go away, he could very well throw everyone under a bus if there was enough financial incentive to do so. Trump only cares about one thing. Himself and to lesser extent, his family legacy. His progeny are definitely not living up to his expectations but they do seem to have learned to do as they're told lately though. Trump is owned by his personal appetites for excesses. The desire to live in a fantasy world where no one, and I mean no one, will tell him no, no matter how depraved that desire might be. The Epstein files are a perfect example of personal desires not being thwarted by laws and consequences. Trump has no idea how to run a business, much less a country like the U.S. But he does know how to set up a mafia style enterprise within the federal government, Which will continue until enough people stand up and say no. Which is starting to happen, both at home and abroad.
Wow. Have you ever heard of a guy named Jeffrey Epstein? I don’t think he is Russian. Mossad has the goods on every important politician in the U.S. Thats why we are forced to do their dirty work.
Without going too-far down the rabbit-hole, the debate over Trump’s replacement is similar to Putin’s potential replacement. Who would replace them? Is it possible their successors would be even worse? Democracy is messy…
Nobody gives a fuck about Mexico. Kill the drug runners in America, starting with CIA.