By Professor Hossein Askari

A compromised president and the country sold to two donors!

Where will Trump, Russia, Adelson and Musk take America?

PORTLAND - Over time several of President Trump’s statements and actions have aroused suspicion that he may have become compromised by the Russian (Soviet) intelligence services in the 1980s and that he may knowingly or unknowingly have been acting as a Soviet asset for some time, increasingly so in his second term as president.

Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk's authority amid backlash to DOGE cuts

US President Donald Trump said he told his cabinet secretaries during a meeting on Thursday that staffing decisions will be left up to them, not Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.

More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship

More than 150,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire’s alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US presidency repeatedly threatening to conquer its independent neighbor to the north and turn it into its 51st state.

Kyrgyz president expresses opinion on Elon Musk's initiative to shut down RFE and VOA

Elon Musk has called for the shutdown of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Voice of America (VOA), two media organizations funded by the US government through a post on his X social media platform.

German chancellor: Elon Musk’s support of right-wing parties ‘is really disgusting’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took an opportunity on the campaign trail Tuesday to criticize Elon Musk, telling CNN that the US billionaire “is intervening in favor of right-wing politicians all over Europe. And this is really disgusting”.

Big tech, Donald Trump, and “techno-imperialism”: How Europe can avoid becoming a digital colony

US tech giants are preparing to test the EU’s resolve, emboldened by support from the Trump administration. The EU will need to prepare itself for the inevitable clash to safeguard its democratic and technological future

Musk hits back at ‘utterly despicable’ Starmer after British PM accuses him of spreading lies

Elon Musk has ramped up his criticism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the grooming gangs scandal after he accused the tech billionaire of “spreading lies”.

Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election

The German government accused US billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to “nonsense.”

American media claims Musk met with Iran’s UN envoy in New York 

TEHRAN – Elon Musk, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, according to the New York Times citing two unnamed “Iranian officials”. 

Brazil blocks X after Musk ignores court orders

X began to go dark across Brazil on Saturday after the nation’s Supreme Court blocked the social network because its owner, Elon Musk, refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts.

The crumbling foundations of American strength

When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appeared imminent in early 2022, U.S. intelligence officials were so confident that Russian tanks would roll quickly to victory that staff evacuated the U.S. embassy in Kyiv.

Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief

Elon Musk should face “personal sanctions” and even the threat of an “arrest warrant” if found to be stirring up public disorder on his social media platform, a former Twitter executive has said.

Iran to US: Attempts to violate Iran's sovereignty won't go unanswered

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry said late on Saturday that Washington cannot hide its “nefarious designs” toward Iran by loosening some of its communications sanctions against Iran while keeping unilateral sanctions in other vital areas in place.