The Daily Blog Open Mic – 24th September 2025

Never Again becomes Ever Again

The ‘Old World Order’ vs. the so called, ‘New World Order’ rush to war, begins with the US trashing the UN.

[‘Old World Order’ vs ‘New World Order’ – Imperialist Disorder]

Watch Donald Trump’s deranged speech at the UN. The only thing missing was he didn’t roll up to the podium in a clown car. That would have completed the picture.

https://zeteo.com/p/missed-trumps-deranged-un-speech

This is what the pundits said;

Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor “I’ve reported on every Trump UNGA speech. This is easily the craziest one.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom “What a disgrace.”

Watch the short video above to hear the president personally attack the Mayor of London, warn that London is “going to sharia law,” tells world leaders their countries “are going to hell,” rails against people who, according to him, want to “kill all the cows,” claims global warming is “a scam.” claims he has stopped. “seven wars”.

In his speech Trump spoke of how an escalator at the UN, that he and his wife were on, broke down. Donald Trump complained when his teleprompter also broke down. Donald Trump lashed out at the UN, citing these two minor incidents as examples of the UN disfunction.

At a following press conference, Whitehouse spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, suggested that the President’s teleprompter and escalator were deliberately sabotaged.

Turns out, the escalator safety mechanism was tripped when a videographer, preceding the President’s party, attempted to run up the escalator backwards.
Turns out, the President’s teleprompter, that didn’t come on, was being operated from the White House.

“history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce” Karl Marx

92 years ago Germany withdrew its support for the League of Nations, undermining the League and leaving it impotent to stop Germany’s ally Italy invading North Africa, and beginning the chain of events that led to World War II.

History repeats, the historic parallels with the actions of America’s ally, Israel in Gaza.

Republican Support for Leaving UN Nearly Doubles
Published Sep 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-leaving-un-support-doubles-2133548

…..The rise in Republican support for leaving the U.N. comes as President Donald Trump continues to reshape U.S. foreign policy in his second term. In February, he signed an executive order formally withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cutting future U.S. funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

The failure of the League Of Nations to stop Germany’s ally Italy aggression in Abyssinia emboldened Hitler.
The League of Nations imposed limited economic sanctions on Italy but failed to coordinate an effective response, which damaged its reputation and showed its weakness.
Taking advantage of the League’s weakened state, Hitler sent troops into the demilitarized Rhineland in March 1936.
The economic sanctions imposed on Italy during the Abyssinian crisis pushed Mussolini closer to Germany, leading to the formation of a stronger Italian-German alliance.
1939 WWII begins.

Ukraine war and partial sanctions push Russia and China together
https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/the-china-factor-dooming-russia-ukraine-peace-talks/

WWIII is coming

While Donald Trump is a bufoon and a blowhard, his bufoonery, generally, is in line with US imperialist interests. The background to all this, is the rising super power tensions between the US and China both in the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

Netanyahu Accuses China and Qatar of Surrounding Israel
وكالة صدى نيوز
https://www.sadanews.ps › news
5 days ago — Netanyahu Accuses China and Qatar of Surrounding Israel, Beijing Responds Harshly. Friday 19 September 2025

China Confronts Israel, US Over Gaza War, Demands Ceasefire & Two-State Solution
Sep 24, 2025 #UNSC #GazaCrisis #MiddleEast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouSOef05T2M

…..China’s envoy to the UN strongly condemned Israel’s war in Gaza, warning that military force cannot bring peace. He urged an immediate ceasefire, criticized illegal West Bank settlements, and said the Palestinian people’s right to statehood must be restored. Beijing also blasted the U.S. vetoes, calling for global unity to end the humanitarian catastrophe…..

[China was once a friend of Israel]

How the Abraham Accords Disrupted China-Israel Relations
After the rapprochement, China’s investment momentum in Israel was overtaken by the Emiratis – just like the U.S. wanted.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/how-the-abraham-accords-disrupted-china-israel-relations/

[Chinese moves in the Middle East threaten US dominance in the region]

……mounting tensions came to a head with the selling of Israel’s Haifa port to a Chinese state-backed investor, Shanghai International Port Group, in 2015, which raised alarms in Washington. This purchase threatened to expand Chinese surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean over the U.S. Navy and its allies in an environment already contested, among others, between the EU, Turkey, Russia, the U.S., and Iran. A key issue was the regular port calls by the U.S. 6th Fleet in Haifa, which were to be stopped if the Israelis did not correct their negligent approach to and lack of security oversight of growing Chinese influence. Similar veiled and open threats came from the White House, which knew full well that, for the highly intertwined Israeli military and political elite, the dismantling of the pillars of U.S. guarantees was absolutely unacceptable. Reluctantly, politicians in Jerusalem had to adopt an investment screening mechanism under U.S. pressure and scale back the rapid engagement with China……

[Big Power Rivalry – The Abraham Accords – squeezing China out of the Middle East]

….The United States had to offer other possibilities, a strategy it is also employing in the Indo-Pacific region to sway away countries from China’s orbit.
The key to solving this conundrum came with Trump administration’s initiative in 2019-2020, the long-promised “Deal of the Century” entitled “Peace to Prosperity.” Under this framework, the Trump administration oversaw the normalization and peace agreements that came to be known as the Abraham Accords. A significant solution to the Middle Eastern economic problems would be the linking of Gulf capital, Israeli technology, global markets, and Arab labor. The first three aspects were largely achieved by the Accords, while the fourth pillar remains unsolved, as economic means cannot circumvent political solutions to the Palestinians’ plight…..
…..After the ceremonies ended in September 2020, economic deals between the Israelis and the Emiratis started to flow with great pace, the first “warm peace” between Israel and an Arab country. Economic cooperation was extended to all areas that were previously attracting Chinese capital, including high-tech companies, joint ventures, and critical infrastructure. The last issue was the most significant, as it was unthinkable even a few years ago that Israel would let foreign powers, let alone Arab states, take over ports and pipelines. The change shows how the Middle East has changed with the entry of China into the picture…..
…..While in previous months, Israel-UAE political and business visits were constantly held, both live and online, similar interactions with China are notably absent. On the governmental level, the new Bennett-Lapid cabinet in Israel came with a multifaceted foreign policy strategy, engaging with old and new partners, although not with China…..
……Beijing is also turning back toward its former pro-Palestinian diplomatic stance and to its more traditional partners such as Iran and Syria.
The previous pace of developing the Chinese-Israeli partnership was uncomfortable and threatening to Israeli domestic and foreign parties, especially the United States. Israel has now become aligned with the broad patterns of the U.S. and China great power competition in the global arena, casting a deeper shadow on the Middle East.

2 COMMENTS

Pat O'Dea September 24, 2025 At 8:29 am

Did Winston Peters get a warning letter from US Republican senators?

Is that why Peters looked so tense at yesterday’s presser?

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/09/23/the-daily-blog-open-mic-23rd-september-2025/#google_vignette

US Republicans warn France, UK, Canada, Australia over decision to recognise Palestinian state
Al Jazeera English
16.7M subscribers

170,699 views Sep 22, 2025
A group of US Republicans has sent a letter to France, Canada, the UK and Australia, urging them to re-consider their decision to recognise a Palestinian state.
It’s warning there may be consequences if the countries move ahead with plan at the upcoming UN General Assembly.
Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane has more from Washington, DC…..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0HK0NNm30E
Pat O'Dea September 25, 2025 At 10:01 am

Never Again becomes Ever Again

The ‘Old World Order’ vs. the so called, ‘New World Order’ rush to war, begins with the US trashing the UN.

[‘Old World Order’ vs ‘New World Order’ – Imperialist Disorder]

Watch Donald Trump’s deranged speech at the UN. The only thing missing was he didn’t roll up to the podium in a clown car. That would have completed the picture.

https://zeteo.com/p/missed-trumps-deranged-un-speech

This is what the pundits said;

Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor “I’ve reported on every Trump UNGA speech. This is easily the craziest one.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom “What a disgrace.”

Watch the short video above to hear the president personally attack the Mayor of London, warn that London is “going to sharia law,” tells world leaders their countries “are going to hell,” rails against people who, according to him, want to “kill all the cows,” claims global warming is “a scam.” claims he has stopped. “seven wars”.

In his speech Trump spoke of how an escalator at the UN, that he and his wife were on, broke down. Donald Trump complained when his teleprompter also broke down. Donald Trump lashed out at the UN, citing these two minor incidents as examples of the UN disfunction.

At a following press conference, Whitehouse spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, suggested that the President’s teleprompter and escalator were deliberately sabotaged.

Turns out, the escalator safety mechanism was tripped when a videographer, preceding the President’s party, attempted to run up the escalator backwards.
Turns out, the President’s teleprompter, that didn’t come on, was being operated from the White House.

“history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce” Karl Marx

92 years ago Germany withdrew its support for the League of Nations, undermining the League and leaving it impotent to stop Germany’s ally Italy invading North Africa, and beginning the chain of events that led to World War II.

History repeats, the historic parallels with the actions of America’s ally, Israel in Gaza.

Republican Support for Leaving UN Nearly Doubles
Published Sep 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-leaving-un-support-doubles-2133548

…..The rise in Republican support for leaving the U.N. comes as President Donald Trump continues to reshape U.S. foreign policy in his second term. In February, he signed an executive order formally withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cutting future U.S. funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

The failure of the League Of Nations to stop Germany’s ally Italy aggression in Abyssinia emboldened Hitler.
The League of Nations imposed limited economic sanctions on Italy but failed to coordinate an effective response, which damaged its reputation and showed its weakness.
Taking advantage of the League’s weakened state, Hitler sent troops into the demilitarized Rhineland in March 1936.
The economic sanctions imposed on Italy during the Abyssinian crisis pushed Mussolini closer to Germany, leading to the formation of a stronger Italian-German alliance.
1939 WWII begins.

Ukraine war and partial sanctions push Russia and China together
https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/the-china-factor-dooming-russia-ukraine-peace-talks/

WWIII is coming

While Donald Trump is a bufoon and a blowhard, his bufoonery, generally, is in line with US imperialist interests. The background to all this, is the rising super power tensions between the US and China both in the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

Netanyahu Accuses China and Qatar of Surrounding Israel
وكالة صدى نيوز
https://www.sadanews.ps › news
5 days ago — Netanyahu Accuses China and Qatar of Surrounding Israel, Beijing Responds Harshly. Friday 19 September 2025

China Confronts Israel, US Over Gaza War, Demands Ceasefire & Two-State Solution
Sep 24, 2025 #UNSC #GazaCrisis #MiddleEast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouSOef05T2M

…..China’s envoy to the UN strongly condemned Israel’s war in Gaza, warning that military force cannot bring peace. He urged an immediate ceasefire, criticized illegal West Bank settlements, and said the Palestinian people’s right to statehood must be restored. Beijing also blasted the U.S. vetoes, calling for global unity to end the humanitarian catastrophe…..

[China was once a friend of Israel]

How the Abraham Accords Disrupted China-Israel Relations
After the rapprochement, China’s investment momentum in Israel was overtaken by the Emiratis – just like the U.S. wanted.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/how-the-abraham-accords-disrupted-china-israel-relations/

[Chinese moves in the Middle East threaten US dominance in the region]

……mounting tensions came to a head with the selling of Israel’s Haifa port to a Chinese state-backed investor, Shanghai International Port Group, in 2015, which raised alarms in Washington. This purchase threatened to expand Chinese surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean over the U.S. Navy and its allies in an environment already contested, among others, between the EU, Turkey, Russia, the U.S., and Iran. A key issue was the regular port calls by the U.S. 6th Fleet in Haifa, which were to be stopped if the Israelis did not correct their negligent approach to and lack of security oversight of growing Chinese influence. Similar veiled and open threats came from the White House, which knew full well that, for the highly intertwined Israeli military and political elite, the dismantling of the pillars of U.S. guarantees was absolutely unacceptable. Reluctantly, politicians in Jerusalem had to adopt an investment screening mechanism under U.S. pressure and scale back the rapid engagement with China……

[Big Power Rivalry – The Abraham Accords – squeezing China out of the Middle East]

….The United States had to offer other possibilities, a strategy it is also employing in the Indo-Pacific region to sway away countries from China’s orbit.
The key to solving this conundrum came with Trump administration’s initiative in 2019-2020, the long-promised “Deal of the Century” entitled “Peace to Prosperity.” Under this framework, the Trump administration oversaw the normalization and peace agreements that came to be known as the Abraham Accords. A significant solution to the Middle Eastern economic problems would be the linking of Gulf capital, Israeli technology, global markets, and Arab labor. The first three aspects were largely achieved by the Accords, while the fourth pillar remains unsolved, as economic means cannot circumvent political solutions to the Palestinians’ plight…..
…..After the ceremonies ended in September 2020, economic deals between the Israelis and the Emiratis started to flow with great pace, the first “warm peace” between Israel and an Arab country. Economic cooperation was extended to all areas that were previously attracting Chinese capital, including high-tech companies, joint ventures, and critical infrastructure. The last issue was the most significant, as it was unthinkable even a few years ago that Israel would let foreign powers, let alone Arab states, take over ports and pipelines. The change shows how the Middle East has changed with the entry of China into the picture…..
…..While in previous months, Israel-UAE political and business visits were constantly held, both live and online, similar interactions with China are notably absent. On the governmental level, the new Bennett-Lapid cabinet in Israel came with a multifaceted foreign policy strategy, engaging with old and new partners, although not with China…..
……Beijing is also turning back toward its former pro-Palestinian diplomatic stance and to its more traditional partners such as Iran and Syria.
The previous pace of developing the Chinese-Israeli partnership was uncomfortable and threatening to Israeli domestic and foreign parties, especially the United States. Israel has now become aligned with the broad patterns of the U.S. and China great power competition in the global arena, casting a deeper shadow on the Middle East.

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