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November 12, 2025
In this episode of Eastern Express, we investigate how Georgia’s ruling party is helping both Russia and Iran circumvent Western sanctions. From a newly-opened refinery at Kulevi processing Russian crude, to Iranian firms registering in Georgia’s free zones to route sanctioned goods, the Georgian Dream government is emerging as a strategic intermediary. We break down how pipelines, ports, and hidden business networks come together to form a system of sanctions evasion. With Georgia caught between the West and anti-Western regimes, the moral and geopolitical stakes couldn’t be higher.
How Georgia helps Russia evade oil sanctions - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
In this episode of Eastern Express, we investigate how Georgia’s ruling party is helping both Russia and Iran circumvent Western sanctions. From a newly-opened refinery at Kulevi processing Russian crude, to Iranian firms registering in Georgia’s free zones to route sanctioned goods, the Georgian Dream government is emerging as a strategic intermediary. We break down how pipelines, ports, and hidden business networks come together to form a system of sanctions evasion. With Georgia caught between the West and anti-Western regimes, the moral and geopolitical stakes couldn’t be higher.
November 12, 2025
Jimmy pays tribute to his childhood best friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III.
Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
Jimmy pays tribute to his childhood best friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III.
November 12, 2025
Fox News anchor Sandra Smith sat down with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Monday and made a remark about gas prices that was completely accurate. David Shuster breaks it down on Rebel HQ.
Fox News Host Gets Busted By Her Own On-Screen Graphic - Rebel HQ
Fox News anchor Sandra Smith sat down with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Monday and made a remark about gas prices that was completely accurate. David Shuster breaks it down on Rebel HQ.
November 12, 2025
Lukoil — Russia’s biggest private oil company — has just declared force majeure at one of Iraq’s largest oilfields, West Qurna-2, which pumps nearly half a million barrels a day.
That legal term means the company is unable to operate because of factors beyond its control — in this case, Western sanctions that froze cash payments and cancelled cargoes.
This move could spell disaster for Lukoil’s global business: Iraq’s oil ministry may seize its stake, while countries across Europe are already taking over or shutting down its refineries and retail networks.
In this video, I break down:
• What “force majeure” actually means and why Lukoil had to declare it.
• The impact on Iraq’s West Qurna-2 field and how Baghdad may respond.
• The cascade of asset seizures and shutdowns in Bulgaria, Finland, Moldova, Turkey, and Romania.
• Lukoil’s collapsing profits and whether this could push Russia’s oil giant toward bankruptcy.
• What this means for the wider Russian economy and Moscow’s energy leverage.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:08 FOREC MAJEURE
2:28 IRAQ
5:49 BULGARIA
6:47 FINLAND
7:27 MOLDOVA
7:59 TURKEY
8:45 ROMANIA
9:05 USA
9:51 OTHERS
10:27 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
Russia Declares Force Majeure - Joe Blogs
Lukoil — Russia’s biggest private oil company — has just declared force majeure at one of Iraq’s largest oilfields, West Qurna-2, which pumps nearly half a million barrels a day.
That legal term means the company is unable to operate because of factors beyond its control — in this case, Western sanctions that froze cash payments and cancelled cargoes.
This move could spell disaster for Lukoil’s global business: Iraq’s oil ministry may seize its stake, while countries across Europe are already taking over or shutting down its refineries and retail networks.
In this video, I break down:
• What “force majeure” actually means and why Lukoil had to declare it.
• The impact on Iraq’s West Qurna-2 field and how Baghdad may respond.
• The cascade of asset seizures and shutdowns in Bulgaria, Finland, Moldova, Turkey, and Romania.
• Lukoil’s collapsing profits and whether this could push Russia’s oil giant toward bankruptcy.
• What this means for the wider Russian economy and Moscow’s energy leverage.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:08 FOREC MAJEURE
2:28 IRAQ
5:49 BULGARIA
6:47 FINLAND
7:27 MOLDOVA
7:59 TURKEY
8:45 ROMANIA
9:05 USA
9:51 OTHERS
10:27 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
November 12, 2025
The Democrats' popular affordability platform has Trump jealously weaving plans for 50-year mortgages and socialist-seeming tariff rebates, and Josh Johnson deciphers how the “money man” president thinks $2,000 checks will solve everything.
Trump's Affordability Tailspin: 50-Year Mortgages, Tariff Checks & Maybe Socialism - The Daily Show
The Democrats' popular affordability platform has Trump jealously weaving plans for 50-year mortgages and socialist-seeming tariff rebates, and Josh Johnson deciphers how the “money man” president thinks $2,000 checks will solve everything.
November 12, 2025
Let's talk about SCOTUS not hearing a marriage case and what it means.... - Belle of the Ranch
November 12, 2025
Families of campers and counselors who lost their lives in the catastrophic flooding on the 4th of July are now suing Camp Mystic. The lawsuits allege the camp put profits before safety and failed to warn parents about flood risks. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports.
More than a dozen families sue Camp Mystic - NBC News
Families of campers and counselors who lost their lives in the catastrophic flooding on the 4th of July are now suing Camp Mystic. The lawsuits allege the camp put profits before safety and failed to warn parents about flood risks. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports.
November 12, 2025
A Mississippi student has been arrested after he was apparently caught on video yelling antisemitic insults at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as he has filming a pizza review. The student also allegedly threw coins at Portnoy, invoking an antisemitic trope. NBC News' Sam Brock reports on the story.
Mississippi student arrested after alleged antisemitic remarks targeting Dave Portnoy - NBC News
A Mississippi student has been arrested after he was apparently caught on video yelling antisemitic insults at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as he has filming a pizza review. The student also allegedly threw coins at Portnoy, invoking an antisemitic trope. NBC News' Sam Brock reports on the story.
November 12, 2025
Olga Skabeeva, Russia's most notorious TV host, continues to serve as the voice of Kremlin propaganda - this time claiming that Russia's nuclear arsenal has been fully modernized and now leads the world. In new episode of ‘Break The Fake’, Benjamin Lee breaks down why such claims are more theatre than truth - and how Skabeeva's "rocket show" reveals the deeper strategy of Russian state television: fear over facts, emotions over evidence and propaganda over policy.
Russia's 'rocket fairy' boasts of nuclear supremacy - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD
Olga Skabeeva, Russia's most notorious TV host, continues to serve as the voice of Kremlin propaganda - this time claiming that Russia's nuclear arsenal has been fully modernized and now leads the world. In new episode of ‘Break The Fake’, Benjamin Lee breaks down why such claims are more theatre than truth - and how Skabeeva's "rocket show" reveals the deeper strategy of Russian state television: fear over facts, emotions over evidence and propaganda over policy.
November 12, 2025
Democrats score congressional seat in Utah with new ruling.
Breaking: Democrats score surprise victory - Brian Tyler Cohen
Democrats score congressional seat in Utah with new ruling.
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