Haley, DeSantis Set for Embarrassment as Fascist Trump Train Set to Roll Through Primaries & Caucuses; It Begins with Iowa

By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree with all my public links/profiles) January 15, 2024; minor cleanup/grammar…

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The Real Context News Podcast #13: The Iowa Caucuses, GOP Primaries, & Why Haley & DeSantis Are Done & Biden Will Beat Trump

By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981, YouTube)  January 15, 2024 (recorded January 14, 2024); because of YOU, Real Context News surpassed one million content views on January 1,…

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The Real Context News Podcast #12: Rula Jebreal—Palestinian Journalist, Analyst, & Author—on Palestine and Israel

By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981, YouTube)  January 6, 2024 (recorded December 29, 2023 intro/conclusion recorded January 5, 2024); see Brian’s other coverage the…

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The Real Context News Podcast #11: Aquilino Gonell, Staff Sgt. (U.S. Army Ret.) & Former Capitol Police Sgt., on January 6 & the Threat to Our Democracy

By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981, YouTube)  December 30, 2023 (recorded December 17, intro/conclusion recorded December 25); see most of Brian’s work…

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The Real Context News Podcast #10: Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky on Israel’s 2 Wars: One vs. Hamas & One vs. Netanyahu

By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981, YouTube)  December 26, 2023 (recorded December 17, intro/conclusion recorded December 25); see Brian’s other coverage the…

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The Lord of the Rings, Israel, and Palestine: Reflections of the Gaza-Hamas War in Tolkien

From Jenin to Jerusalem, from Kibbutz Be’eri to Al-Shifa Hospital, how Tolkien’s tale evokes the horrors of war but also…

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The Geopolitics, Politics, and Military Realities of the Past Year of U.S. Arms Transfers, Sales, and Authorizations to Taiwan

October 29, 2023 Brian E. Frydenborg A Special Commissioned Report of Real Context News Intelligence (PDF version here) by Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with…

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Facts, Context Don’t Care About Your Narrative: Gaza Hospital Edition

I believed one thing at first. As more information came in, I let the facts and context guide me and…

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6 Steps for Israel to Take to Still Win, but with Far Better Outcomes for Itself and Gaza

A catastrophe at a hospital, regardless of its cause, highlights the need for careful, not rash action, on the part…

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The 9/11 and 10/7 Analogy for the Israel-Hamas War: Why It Both Does and Does Not Fit

An imperfect comparison is still an instructive one By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree…

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There Is No “Stalemate” In Ukraine: Ukraine Still Winning, Russia Still Losing

Slow but steady progress is just that, not a “stalemate,” and the dynamics still overwhelmingly favor Ukraine (Russian/Русский перевод; Если вы…

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If You Want to Support Israel, Call Out Its Apartheid in the West Bank

Siding with Israel when it is clearly wrong does not make you a friend, it makes you an enabler, and…

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TRUMP INDICTED 4TH TIME, WITH GIULIANI, MEADOWS, & 16 OTHERS ON 41 COUNTS WITH 161 CRIMINAL ACTS IN GEORGIA RICO CASE—Read Full Indictment Here

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought the heat By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, Threads @bfchugginalong)…

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TRUMP INDICTED FOR FEDERAL ELECTION CRIMES BY SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH—Read Full Indictment Here

Finally, the cases expertly made by House impeachment managers during Trump’s second impeachment trail and and the bipartisan January 6…

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