The Multipolar World Order (yes, it's coming)

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🇧🇷 U.S. President Donald Trump has come to the defense of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, warning that he will closely monitor any potential illegal actions taken against Bolsonaro by Brazilian courts.

Trump also stated that he would act to protect Bolsonaro and his family, emphasizing the need to ensure free and fair elections in Brazil in 2026.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1942273778547056987

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Premier Li Qiang: China will establish a China-BRICS Research Center on New Quality Productive Forces this year. We will also set up a scholarship for BRICS countries to facilitate talent cultivation in sectors including industry and telecommunications

https://x.com/SpoxCHN_LinJian/status...69646372565046

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“What’s with Trump? That’s a strange question you’ve got,” said Lavrov.

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1942276634301596012

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From EIR News Service, (Executive Intelligence Review Magazine. Founded by Lyndon H. LaRouche.)

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🚨EIR attends BRICS Press Meeting on the eve of Rio BRICS Summit in Brazil.

EIR's Tim Rush spoke for 15 minutes, and delivered the message that the US could and must recognize that it faces only two choices: nuclear war or cooperating with the BRICS in developing the world.

After outlining EIR's record of promoting the need for a "new peace order" of cooperation between the Global North and Global South, he encouraged people: "Please don't despair about the United States!" Rush then described the better history of the United States as the first anti-colonial nation, as Indonesia’s President Sukarno rightly identified it during the 1955 Bandung Conference.

He referenced FDR’s collaboration with Brazilian nationalist Getúlio Vargas on great projects to develop Brazil during World War II, which was the basis for FDR’s proposed form of the Bretton Woods System. This was opposed to the version pushed by Britain’s John Maynard Keynes—a comparison that drew home his point about the potential for a revived US.

Other participants in the panel were journalists from TV BRICS, Telesur, Sputnik, Prensa Latina, Al Mayadeen and HispanTV.

The final statement issued from the meeting, “Letter from Niterói: BRICS, a New World and Many Voices,” expressing participants’ fierce commitment to creating “a New International Information Order” to support the BRICS’ fight to “free humanity from the bonds” of today’s unipolar world of colonialism and poverty, notably included amongst its demands:

“We also emphasize the need to adopt, at a global level, a New International Security and Development Architecture capable of defending the security interests and the right to development of all countries in the world.”

This is an echo of Helga Zepp-LaRouche's call for a 'New Security and Development Architecture' to replace today's dying Anglo-American
empire.

https://x.com/execintelreview/status...40905462796582

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As Cuba faces food shortages under a brutal U.S. blockade, Vietnam—also once targeted by U.S. aggression—is stepping up to help. Together, they’re strengthening Cuba’s rice sovereignty to ensure the household staple remains affordable for the Cuban people.

https://x.com/DvidTwit/status/1939783181151920618

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Russia denounced the latest United States sanctions on Cuba as illegal and counterproductive, pledging to deepen political and economic ties with Havana amid escalating imperialist pressure.

https://x.com/telesurenglish/status/1942335315701559592

https://www.telesurenglish.net/russi...oamp=available

Russia Condemns New U.S. Sanctions on Cuba: A Stand Against Imperialist Aggression

Russia denounces the latest U.S. sanctions on Cuba as illegal and counterproductive, pledging to deepen political and economic ties with Havana amid escalating imperialist pressure.

In a clear rebuke to Washington’s renewed hostility, the Russian government has condemned the latest sanctions imposed by the United States on Cuba. On July 4, 2025, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova declared these unilateral measures “illegal and unacceptable,” emphasizing that they violate the United Nations Charter and international law by exerting unjustifiable pressure on a sovereign nation.

The sanctions, formalized by President Donald Trump on June 30 through a new National Security Presidential Memorandum, mark a sharp reversal from the historic thaw between Cuba and the U.S. achieved under the Obama administration. This hard-line approach reinstates the blockade mentality, aiming to isolate Cuba economically and politically by banning U.S. tourism, restricting remittances, and imposing harsher financial sanctions.

Zakharova condemned these measures as a blatant attempt to undermine Cuba’s sovereignty and people’s well-being. “The U.S. policy of sanctions against Cuba, as before, is doomed to failure,” she stated firmly during a press briefing. Her words echo decades of resistance by Cuba and its allies against imperialist aggression.

In response to Washington’s renewed aggression, Russia reaffirmed its unwavering support for Cuba’s right to self-determination. Zakharova announced that Moscow will deepen political, economic, and social cooperation with Havana, reinforcing a strategic alliance grounded in mutual respect and solidarity.

This stance aligns with the broader international consensus that condemns U.S. sanctions as tools of economic warfare designed to destabilize progressive governments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Russia’s commitment signals a growing multipolar resistance to U.S. imperialism, providing vital support to Cuba amid escalating external pressures.

The text reads: ‼️ Official comment from the representative and spokesperson of @mae_rusia, Maria Zakharova, regarding the tightening of #sanctions against Cuba by the United States:

Any form of pressure on the Cuban government and the citizens of this country is unacceptable and illegal. The U.S. policy of sanctions against Cuba, as before, is doomed to failure.


The new U.S. measures exacerbate the hardships faced by the Cuban people, already burdened by a global economic crisis and the lingering effects of decades-long blockade policies. By banning U.S. tourism and restricting remittances,critical sources of income for many Cuban families,the sanctions threaten essential livelihoods and access to vital resources.

These sanctions prioritize political domination over human dignity, violating international norms and undermining regional stability. Cuba’s resilience, bolstered by allies like Russia, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, demonstrates the power of international solidarity in confronting imperialist aggression.

The renewed U.S. sanctions on Cuba represent not only an attack on one nation but an affront to the principles of sovereignty and justice that underpin Latin American and Caribbean unity. Russia’s condemnation and pledge to strengthen ties with Havana reinforce the growing coalition committed to defending the dignity and independence of progressive governments in the region.

As the world witnesses these escalating tensions, the message from Moscow and Cuba is clear: imperialist pressure will not break the spirit of resistance. Instead, it will deepen the bonds of solidarity that continue to inspire the struggle for a just, sovereign, and united Latin America.

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Cuba and China Launch First Regular Air Cargo Route

https://x.com/telesurenglish/status/1942301775584981120

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The first regular air cargo route between China and Cuba is inaugurated. In this way, the countries continue to break the criminal blockade imposed by the U.S. on Havana.

https://x.com/teleSURtv/status/1941947785202348226

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Pepe Escobar comments to RT,

‘Washington has been taking aim at BRICS for at least 2 YEARS’ — journalist Pepe Escobar tells RT

Trump 2.0 just cranked it up ‘several notches’

Global South at BRICS says ‘we don’t CARE about this’

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1942328324518453659

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‘If we can break the dollar hegemony, we can BREAK the US capability to impose sanctions’

CEBRAPAZ Director Rita Matos Coitinho tells RT that BRICS will find ways to ‘overcome the dollar domination’

CEBRAPAZ is the The Brazilian Center for Solidarity with the Peoples and Struggle for Peace

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1942326262640566776

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US Prez Trump announces MORE tariffs — hitting half dozen more countries

🇷🇸 SERBIA — 35%
🇧🇦 Bosnia — 30%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh — 35%
🇮🇩 Indonesia — 32%
🇹🇭 Thailand — 36%
🇰🇭 Cambodia — 36%

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1942323989004914923

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Pepe Escobar,

🇧🇷 Pepe Escobar nails it again: while the empire rants and the circus ringmaster juggles tariffs, BRICS builds. This “void summit”? A seismic shift. The West clings to SWIFT and illusion—meanwhile, the sun is rising all across the Global South. G7? Dustbin of history.

Pepe Escobar on BRICS 2025 Rio Summit

“Hi, everybody. Welcome to Rio. Sunset. And we even had sunshine today. Why? Because it's the end of the BRICS 2025 Rio Summit, which was, in fact, a huge success, considering that we couldn't talk about great expectations before that. Including, of course, what Western mainstream media—they were carping about it and pointing to it all the time, saying, ‘Xi Jinping and Putin didn't come, so this is a void summit.’ Stupid!

It was extremely important in every field in terms of support for BRICS nations who are under fire—literally, in some cases—by the empire. A new architecture, geo-finance architecture, and payment settlements architecture, following the Russians—all the hard work that they put in last year, even before the summit in Kazan, in terms of the NDB. And this was announced by Russian finance minister Siluanov, one of the most important figures at the summit—the NDB becoming a definitive platform for loans, for projects, mega projects, all across the BRICS sphere and then going to BRICS partners as well, bypassing SWIFT. Immense, with immense repercussions.

In terms of business, we could see different organizations and women’s organizations, including from all over BRICS partners, presenting their projects at the Business Council, which is something absolutely outstanding—a whole day of networking with the whole Global South in the same space. This is something very rare to see. You usually see this in Russian forums, but sometimes you don't have the full Global South. Here, we had the full Global South. Outstanding.

Very, very important—what Lula and Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, left quite clear: that this is not an anti-Western club, but is a club that is forging the Global South’s rules for a developing system, a different system of international relations and geoeconomic and geopolitical relations. Very important.

And obviously we had the backlash from the empire, with the circus ringmaster saying that he’s going to apply—who knows—10%, 20%, 1000%, 1%, 0% of tariffs on BRICS, BRICS partners, and everybody that is linked to BRICS and BRICS partners. Nobody cares! This is what the other side does. They change the narrative. They coin stupid narratives. And BRICS—they are a serious organization working for a serious revamping of the international system.

And the fact that there were a lot of discussions about reform of the UN Security Council—this is not going to happen. They’re never going to give anything to BRICS. Reform of the IMF—it’s not going to happen. They’re never going to give extra seats for Global South nations. The Global South has to work on their own platforms and a different paradigm of international relations. And this is what we saw here. Not only these two days of the summit, but the two or three previous days—preparatory days—including the absolutely crucial BRICS Business Council discussions that lasted for a full day.

So, in the end, a huge success, which will not be recognized in the West—but who cares?—already recognized all across the Global South, and it’s the Global South that matters. 85% of the population, much, much wealthier than the G7, which is destined for the dustbin of history. And now that the sun is finally setting in Rio, the sun is rising all across the Global South.

Thanks, everybody, and greetings from Copacabana.”


https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1942493988390592640

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🇷🇺 “Just five years ago, all representatives of monetary authorities and corporations claimed that this was impossible. I had been proposing to do this since the early 1990s.” — Sergey Glazyev

🇷🇺 At the BRICS summit, Putin noted 90% of Russia’s BRICS trade now uses rubles or friendly currencies. As Konstantin Dvinsky writes, over half of Russia’s exports and imports are settled in rubles—a quiet financial revolution boosting sovereignty and giving the Central Bank more control.

Vladimir Putin during the BRICS summit:

The share of the ruble and the currencies of friendly countries in Russia’s trade with BRICS nations reached 90% by the end of 2024.

Russia is setting an example for all other BRICS countries, which speak of sovereignty but are in no hurry to disconnect from the Western financial system. Let’s recall the statements of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who proposed excellent projects. Unfortunately, implementing them in the near future is unlikely.

So what example should be taken from Russia? If we look deeper into cross-border settlements, according to the latest data (April 2025), 52.3% of Russia’s exports and 56.2% of its imports are paid for in rubles. The ruble has finally become the main foreign trade currency of our country. And the potential is far from exhausted.

Few are talking about or even aware of this. In just a few years, a quiet financial revolution has taken place — an excellent example of achieving real, not just declared, sovereignty for any nation.

The transition to ruble-based settlements makes our currency stronger and more stable. Thanks in part to this, the Central Bank has gained a convenient tool for managing the exchange rate, which it is currently using to slow down inflation. Although similar tools existed before, now almost no effort is needed: any value can be set.

So, an important step has been taken. The ruble is no longer a speculative currency — but will it become an investment one? That question remains open.

— Konstantin Dvinsky

https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1942480767273296053

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🇧🇷🚅🇵🇪🚢🇨🇳 A Railway to Shatter Empire

Brazil and China just signed more than a memorandum—they’ve launched a direct assault on the old imperial order.

The new bi-oceanic rail corridor, from Brazil’s Atlantic port of Ilheus to China’s Pacific-built megaport in Chancay, Peru, will cut transport time to Asia from 40 to 28 days. But this isn’t about efficiency—it’s about sovereignty.

For the first time, Brazil will connect its North-South, West-East, and Center-West lines into a single transcontinental artery—through Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Acre, and Bolivia. This opens up Brazil’s long-neglected interior, not for extraction, but for industrial development.

This isn’t charity from China. It’s part of New PAC—Brazil’s national Growth Acceleration Program. New PAC asserts Brazil’s right to build, to trade, to grow—without permission from Wall Street, London, or the IMF. It’s one of four pillars signed by Presidents Lula and Xi: New PAC, New Industry Brazil, Ecological Transformation, and the Integration Routes—a new logistics map for a post-dollar world.

The Belt and Road has arrived in Ibero-America—and it isn’t asking permission.

Trans-Atlantic elites know what this means. This corridor bypasses Panama, dodges dollarized choke points, and makes the Monroe Doctrine irrelevant.

Let the City of London fume. Let Wall Street howl.

BRICS is not theorizing a new order. It’s building it.

The future doesn’t need permission.

It just needs rails.

And it doesn’t stop for empire.

https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1942803975990042892

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From RT,

Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Brazil

‘Due in part to Brazil’s INSIDIOUS attacks on free elections’

Repeats his backing of ex-Prez Bolsonaro, says way he was treated was ‘DISGRACE’

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1943044083980865963

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Trump says he's imposing a 50% tariff on Brazil because its tariffs and trade barriers are causing "unsustainable Trade Deficits," which he calls "a major threat to our Economy and our National Security!"

But the U.S has a trade surplus with Brazil.

https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status...54132471828606

I know everybody will just shrug off the Brazil tariff as "same old Trump," but this tariff, and this letter, show just how bereft of logic or actual legal foundation Trump's tariffs are. We have a trade surplus with Brazil, not a trade deficit. But Trump is literally claiming that our imaginary trade deficit with Brazil - which, again, does not exist - threatens our national security.

This is trade policy done by whim and caprice, totally unauthorized by any congressional law or, of course, by the Constitution. It's the work of a would-be monarch, not the president of a democracy. If SCOTUS allows this 50% tariff, in particular, to stand, it will be a humiliating capitulation to a totally arbitrary - and incredibly stupid - exercise of executive power.


Trump also claims that he's imposing the tariffs in part because Brazil has put Bolsonaro on trial - which is not a valid reason to impose tariffs under U.S. law. To call this letter a travesty is an understatement. If you're not disgusted, you're not paying attention.
https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status...57043956601085

[Bill Ryan]

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From RT,
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Brazil

So poorly thought out. All that tariffs like this will achieve is consolidating Brazil's commitment to BRICS, which some observers had reported as just a little luke-warm. It seems that may soon be remedied.

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From Brazil President Lula,

“In light of the public statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump on social media on the afternoon of Wednesday (9), it is important to highlight the following:

Brazil is a sovereign nation with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage.

The judicial proceedings against those responsible for planning the coup d'état fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of Brazil´s Judicial Branch and, as such, are not subject to any interference or threats that could compromise the independence of national institutions.

In the context of digital platforms, Brazilian society rejects hateful content, racism, child pornography, scams, fraud, and speeches against human rights and democratic freedom.

In Brazil, freedom of expression must not be confused with aggression or violent practices. All companies—whether domestic or foreign—must comply with Brazilian law in order to operate within our territory.

The claim regarding a U.S. trade deficit in its commercial relationship with Brazil is inaccurate. Statistics from the U.S. government itself show a surplus of $410 billion in the trade of goods and services with Brazil over the past 15 years.

Therefore, any unilateral tariff increases will be addressed in accordance with Brazil's Economic Reciprocity Law.

Sovereignty, respect and the unwavering defense of the interests of the Brazilian people are the values that guide our relationship with the world.”

https://x.com/LulaOficial/status/1943094466903957505

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Lavrov Reads BRICS Joint Declaration, Gives Twin Shock To Trump, Netanyahu On Iran And Gaza

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of 100% tariffs on BRICS countries underscore the global decline of U.S. influence and the weakening of the dollar.
Speaking after the BRICS summit in Brazil, Lavrov argued that even Trump admits the Biden administration has undermined the dollar's credibility, and that growing economic independence among BRICS nations proves the globalisation model promoted by the U.S. is “no longer functional.” Lavrov reaffirmed that while a BRICS currency is not being discussed, efforts to develop alternative payment platforms independent of the dollar are gaining momentum.

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BRICS Revolt for a New World Order: The View from Brazil

Hussein Askary (
@HusseinAskary
) opens the podcast by discussing the recent BRICS+ summit, emphasizing the group’s expansion and growing influence despite U.S. threats. He highlights the move toward de-dollarization and the creation of alternative financial systems as a major concern for the United States, particularly for Donald Trump.

Askary underscores that BRICS is not anti-Western but seeks a more balanced and inclusive global economic system. He then introduces his guest, Professor Italo Poty from the Institute of Strategic Studies at Fluminense Federal University in Brazil, who is currently in China, to share insights from both the Latin American and Asian perspectives on this global shift

https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1943111191133589697

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Dilma Rousseff, head of the BRICS New Development Bank:
“Humanity has never had so much strength in terms of technological, industrial, and agricultural capacity. And at the same time, it has never faced such challenges. Why? Because the forces of unilateralism, the forces of non-cooperation, the forces of trying to dominate others and trying to be hegemonic hinder this growth. It is not multilateralism that hinders it—it is this need to control.”

https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1943192101828858278

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🇷🇺 Wars with BRICS Will Backfire on Trump
Aleksei Mukhin — Director of the Center for Political Information
July 8, 2025 | Obshchestvennaya Sluzhba Novostey (OSN)

U.S. President Donald Trump has begun voicing strong dissatisfaction with countries working within the BRICS framework.

First, the American leader announced plans to raise tariffs by 10% on BRICS members.
Then, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt claimed the BRICS bloc is seeking to undermine U.S. interests—preserving those interests being Trump’s top priority.

So why has the U.S. president turned against BRICS?

Director of the Center for Political Information Aleksei Mukhin offered his take in an interview with OSN:

“Donald Trump dislikes many things—China, the Democrats, the press, and BRICS. Someone convinced him that this organization threatens the United States’ exclusive economic well-being. He genuinely believes that punishing BRICS members with spontaneously raised tariffs will stop them from switching to national currencies in trade and building their own efficient logistics.

Someone needs to tell him it doesn’t work that way: pressure always provokes pushback—and that usually worsens the crisis and leads further away from the intended result. Agreement is the product of complete mutual non-resistance.”

Mukhin went on:

“The shift away from a U.S.-centric global economy didn’t happen because of BRICS. It happened because the United States, like a bull in a china shop, decided that ‘rules’ were more important than law—and that sanctions could be used not only to control national economies but to subordinate them.

It worked on a few countries, but for most, it triggered a new level of self-organization.

A horse tied behind the cart is useless if you want to move fast. Beating it with a whip only ruins the hide.”


https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1943205952909611340

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NOW - Secretary Rubio says that Asia "is where much of the story of the 21st century is gonna be written."


https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1943288586029183238