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Update 8-24 (Russia-Ukraine War)

  • Writer: Jia Han
    Jia Han
  • Aug 23, 2025
  • 4 min read

World 

  1. Trump sets TIGHT deadline on Russia-Ukraine decision (8-23)

  2. Gen. Keane: US MUST be on the ground in Ukraine (8-23) 

  3. Trump-Putin talks: Military expert warns of ‘DANGEROUS’ game ahead (8-23) 

  4. General Jack Keane praises Netanyahu as an ‘effective wartime commander’ (8-22) 

  5. ‘Not possible’: General Jack Keane on why Putin ‘can’t defeat’ Ukraine (8-22)  

  6. Russia destroys American company in Ukraine with devastating strike (8-22) 

  7. Bill O'Reilly on Putin's Bloody Moves (8-22) 

  8. *Why Trump Wants Peace Between Russia and Ukraine (8-21) BOR 

  9. *Sen. John Kennedy: 'Unless you got your law degree from Costco,' you saw this coming (8-22)  

  10. McMaster and Bassi on Cyber, Terrorism, and China's Rise | Battlegrounds (clip 8-21) 

  11. *Trump’s the only person ‘IN THE WORLD’ who can do this: Scott Bessent (8-20)

  12. *Trump’s special envoy shares details of Putin-Alaska summit (8-20) 

  13. Trump probably saw right through this Putin strategy: Former CIA station chief (8-21) 

  14. President Trump is absolutely committed to the peace process, Ambassador Crowley (8-20)  

  15. *Ex-KGB agent shares insight into Putin’s mindset ahead of possible Zelenskyy meeting (8-20) 

  16. Marjorie Taylor Greene: America Shouldn't Get Involved in "Security Guarantees" Ukraine (8-20) (isolationism is a big part of Trump’s base, does not want any foreign military involvement.)

  17. *Israel-Gaza Update, Levin on Leadership & GOP Outraises Dems | August 19, 2025  

  18. Gen. Wesley Clark: Don't understand why Zelenskyy is demanding a meeting with Putin 

  19. *Bill O'Reilly: 'Putin Would Use Nukes' (8-20)  

  20. Gen. Keane: Can’t overstate SIGNIFICANCE of what we just witnessed  

  21. *EP-165 Stephen Kotkin: Why Xi Keeps Purging Loyalists? Stalin May Have the Answer (8-18) 

  22. Finland president describes mood during White House meeting with Zelensky (8-19) 

  23. *If the world lines up against him, Putin 'will die': Bill O'Reilly | On Balance (8-19) 

  24. *There is ‘no evidence’ Putin wants a peace deal, former CIA station chief argues (8-19) 

  25. (all star panel. ) 

  26. shouldn't be giving H20 chips in exchange for EV motor batteries: Kyle Bass (8-19) 

  27. Trump Meets Zelenskyy & Europe, Troitskiy on Putin Summit & Bill Barr on Epstein | 8-18, 2025  

  28. Mike Pompeo: Trump sees through all of this (8-19)  

  29. Levin: Putin is in ‘deep, deep trouble’ (8-19) 

  30. Gordon Chang predicts China’s slowing economy will only get worse - here's why (8-19)  

  31. *Gen. Keane on Zelenskyy's 'vast improvement' in Oval Office meeting (8-19) 

  32. Gen Dana Pittard: Russia should not be rewarded for its aggression against Ukraine' (8-19)  

  33. *Trump envoy reveals new details on Trump-Putin summit: It's 'EPIC' what we achieved (8-18)  

  34. *Rubio sets the record straight on where Trump stands with Putin's demands (8-18)  

  35. Is Putin Winning Against Trump? | Charlie Rose Global Conversation with Angela Stent (8-18) 

  36. *War Expert Debunks Gaza Lies - John Spencer (8-18)  

  37. *These Are the Signs Xi Is Losing Power in China | Gordon Chang (8-17) 


Legal 


Politics 

  1. *Host Stunned by JD Vance’s Brutally Honest Message for Elon Musk (8-22)  

  2. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Secrets of DC, the Israel Lobby, Jasmine Crockett, and the Future of MAGA (8-20)

  3. Fed scandal EXPLODES: DOJ referral over 'fraud' claims (8-22)

  4. *‘DEEP STATE’: DNI Gabbard lays out plan to end ‘politicization’ of intelligence (8-22) 

  5. ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’: Legal expert on BOMBSHELL Mar-a-Lago raid probe (8-22) 

  6. This is ‘dumber than a second coat of paint’: James Carville (8-22)  

  7. *Israel-Gaza Update, Levin on Leadership & GOP Outraises Dems | August 19, 2025  

  8. Host Shares Ignored Detail That Mainstream Media Intentionally Ignores (8-) 

  9. Mark Meadows calls out the 'TROUBLING' part of newly declassified 'Russiagate' emails (8-18)  

  10. Devine: I think Trump regrets now having shown mercy to Hillary Clinton  

  11. *Did Comey and Brennan Collude to Mislead the Public? (clip 8-17) (key connections)

  12. How the NYT DISTRACTS From Russiagate Hoax Reality By Focusing on Obama, with Shellenberger and Mate (8-18) 

  13. Dem whistleblower makes bombshell allegations against Adam Schiff (8-18)  


Economy & AI 

  1. Tariff and services inflation are coming, says RBC's Frances Donald (8-23) 

  2. Fundstrat's Tom Lee: Dovish Fed, Small Caps, and His ETH Call (8-23) 

  3. Jeremy Siegel: More upside for markets after its reaction to Powell's Jackson Hole speech (8-23)  

  4. Alphabet hits intraday record high on $10B Meta cloud deal, Apple Gemini talks (8-23) 

  5. *"I Just Changed My Nvidia Prediction" | Tom Lee (8-22)

  6. Can AI supercharge global economic growth? (8-22) 

  7. Trump considers FIRING Fed official accused of mortgage fraud (8-21) 

  8. The tech sell-off is a buying opportunity, says Wedbush's Dan Ives (8-21)  

  9. *Jeffries Brent Thill: Downward pressure on Palantir in part due to tech pullback (8-21)

  10. JOSH BROWN shares 3 NEW STOCK PICKS (8-20) 

  11. 'Halftime' Committee games out Fed's next move and positioning ahead (8-20)   

  12. Databricks CEO on AI: VCs are wondering if agentic AI will actually automate work (8-20)  

  13. Watch CNBC's full interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (8-20)   

  14. Rare earths showdown: America vs. China heats up (8-20) 

  15. The BIG play: Driving a wedge between Russia and China - expert reveals all (8-19)  

  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oI4vwmWcdw 

  17. *Mohamed El-Erian: 2% is the wrong inflation target (8-20)  

  18. *Stocks are in the beginning of a new bull market, says Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson (8-20) 

  19. (surprise. He is a well-known bear…)  

  20. The data supports lowering interest rates, says Wharton's Jeremy Siegel (8-19)  

  21. Wedbush's Dan Ives: The next two to three years will be a tech bull market (8-19)  


Health 


 
 
 

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