Tariff Evasion Bust – U.S. Customs Finds Transnational Shell Companies in Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam


Posted originally on CTH on August 16, 2025 | Sundance

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has discovered a massive network of Chinese shell companies, set up in Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia, specifically to avoid U.S. tariffs.

…”Investigations into transshipping are ongoing, the CBP tells FOX Business with monetary recovery likely to grow beyond $400 million”…

Up to 250 shell companies have been identified in the Beijing network with boots on the ground going to look at manufacturing facilities in Southeast Asia that have no manufacturing activity, yet they generate products for shipment to the USA.

CBP is now on the trail of what CTH identified in January of this year with a visit to Vietnam {GO DEEP}.

ASEAN NATIONS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has busted up a duty-evasion ring attempting to evade President Trump’s tariffs, FOX Business exclusively reports. 

The CBP uncovered over $400 million in unpaid trade duties through investigations permitted under the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA), a tactic used to police and stop illegal transshipments and other methods aimed at defrauding the U.S. government. That figure is expected to rise as the investigation deepens. 

[…] A source tells FOX Business’ Edward Lawrence that one of the operations had boots on the ground in Taiwan and Indonesia to look at mattress factories and found that there was no production going on. 

Additionally, over half, or $250 million, came from a network of 23 Chinese shell companies which funneled repackaged goods as if they were made in Asian nations, including South Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam, to avoid tariffs.  (read more)

Trump Outwits EU Leaders on “Security Guarantee” Plan – No Ceasefire, Straight to Peace Agreement


Posted originally on CTH on August 16, 2025 | Sundance


For months, the so-called “coalition of the willing” led by Great Britain, France and Germany, have been proposing a multinational group of peacekeepers on the ground in Ukraine – supported by U.S. military.  However, after President Trump asserted he would not support a U.S. troop presence in Ukraine, things got sticky.

Without the U.S. military, the NATO members were not willing to put their troops into the meat grinder buffer zone between Russian and Ukrainian forces. The U.K, France and Germany continually demanded U.S. troops as protection, just in case things escalated.  This insurance approach was expanded by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy who coined the term, “security guarantee” to encapsulate the EU demand.

However, President Trump cuts the Gordian knot in the “ceasefire plan,” by eliminating the “ceasefire plan.”

Instead, President Trump goes directly to a peace agreement, and somehow the EU members agreed to it.  There will be no negotiation for a ceasefire; instead there will be immediate negotiations for a long-term peace agreement.

PRESIDENT TRUMP – “A great and very successful day in Alaska! The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia went very well, as did a late-night phone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, and various European Leaders, including the highly respected Secretary General of NATO. It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up. President Zelenskyy will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin. Potentially, millions of people’s lives will be saved. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” (link)

President Trump does not publicly point out that the shift in plan negates the need for a ceasefire security force, but the reality is inside the unspoken change.  A very smart and strategic approach that appears to have flown under the radar.

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has won the support of Western partners for his bid to end the war in Ukraine, with European capitals voicing their approval following his high-stakes talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Trump spoke with top EU leaders on Saturday morning after the bilateral summit on Friday appeared to end without an agreement.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also took part in the telephone conversation, alongside Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Finland’s Alexander Stubb, Poland’s Karol Nawrocki and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni were confirmed by Brussels to have joined. A second call was then held by the European leaders without Zelenskyy and the Americans to discuss the situation.

In a statement, Zelenskyy said that he had a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump, initially one-on-one, before other leaders were invited to take part. “We support President Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia,” he said, adding that he will travel to Washington on Monday to meet with Trump.

“As envisioned by President Trump, the next step must now be further talks including President Zelenskyy, whom he will meet soon,” the group of European countries represented on the call said in a statement. “We are also ready to work with President Trump and President Zelenskyy towards a trilateral summit with European support.” (read more)

Zelenskyy will be in Washington DC on Monday afternoon for a talk with President Trump.  In that meeting, we anticipate President Trump telling Zelenskyy that the general terms of the ‘peace agreement’ will be to include the permanent loss of territory in exchange for something we do not yet know.

Episode 4708: Trump Heads To Alaska For Putin Summit; Importing Destruction Of America’s Graduates


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: August 15, 2025

The Alaska Summit – And Here We Go Into September


Posted originally on Aug 15, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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We are watching the initial dog & pony show where Trump parks nuclear-capable jets on both sides of the red carpet and then has a B-52 flyover. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has prepared to test a new missile in a move aimed also to show force, which is expected from both sides. This is just for the camera as if either leader is somehow unaware of the other’s capability.

Russia’s unstopable 9M730 Burevestnik (known as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO) is a low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile whose range, according to the Kremlin, is unlimited. Putin boasted that it was “invincible” and could evade American missile defenses when he unveiled it in 2018. Thus, these immediate tests are a reminder to Trump of Russia’s nuclear arsenal. The people who seem to ignore this are the Western Media.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their high-stakes summit in Alaska, announcing progress but no immediate cease-fire in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Trump said, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” and said he would consult with NATO and their puppet Zelensky.  Trump said in his opening remarks, noting he and Putin made “headway” and “great progress” in discussions about Ukraine.

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CNN, MSNBC, The Telegraph, BBC, with just about every single press organization, and even Fox News, put the NEOCON Institute Study for War, which should be shut down, as Victoria Nuland’s sister-in-law, who does nothing but promotes World War III. They all pretend that Zelensky should be there. I heard one say that Trump was warned by Putin and was hostile toward Zelensky when he came to the White House. There is not a single valid media outlet left. I passed on info that Boris Johnson flew to Kiev and instructed Zelensky to demand that he go to the White House to sign that agreement and to embarrass Trump into keeping the money flowing for their endless wars. Not a single news service reports the truth – NOT A DAMN ONE!!! One journalist yelled out at Putin, “How can we trust you?” She was obviously brainwashed and refuses to look at the timeline and the public admission of Markel that the West signed the Minsk peace deal with no intention of honoring it.

Every one of these pretend journalists is no different from Pulitzer and Hearst, who created the Spanish-American War to make money. That is what these disgusting pretend journalists are doing. This time, the bombs are nukes.

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Every single journalist who puts out this constant hatred is a traitor to humanity and ONLY puts out the propaganda of the Neocons who have to be rubbing their hands and licking their lips with the thought of getting those $75 trillion in Russian assets and at last ruling the world as laid out in the Wolfowitz Doctrine. The computer will be correct. I can’t stop it. Perhaps humanity deserves what these people are promoting. Maybe it’s just time, as Margaret Thatcher once said to me.

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They are all pushing us into World War III, and no matter what I do, I cannot stop it. The Computer will be right. So, let’s just be prepared. Next year is a Panic Cycle. The UK says it is ready to send peacekeepers into Ukraine who will then instigate WWIII, claiming Russia violated whatever agreement. Europe is stuffed. The EU will never survive beyond 2030.

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Here is the computer forecast for the Euro. Here, too, we see a Panic Cycle in 2026. The huge turning point will be 2029, and then we have the final Panic Cycle in 2032. Quite frankly, I do not give a shit anymore. Those who want to argue with you are insane. This is not my personal opinion. I am not saying this out of any self-interest or bias. We are reaching the point of no return.. The EU, Britain, and Zelensky will NEVER accept any peace deal with Russia, no matter what.

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They know the EU is crumbling economically all by itself based on the same stupid Marxist theories that brought down Communism in China and Russia without firing a shot. The EU is not sustainable, no matter what anyone says – PERIOD!!!!! Socialism destroys everything it touches because it seeks to alter human nature.

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Just look at the charts. The EU’s economic growth is a fraction of that of the United States. This is why they NEED war desperately to retain power. NATO is directing 5% of GDP for war when the German economy has shrunk significantly post-COVID. The German economy, measured by real GDP (adjusted for inflation), contracted sharply in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • 2020: -4.1%
  • 2021: +3.7%
  • 2022: +1.4%
  • 2023: -0.3%
  • 2024: -0.2%
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European Marxism is killing the economy, and there is no way the Eurozone will be able to survive any longer than Communism was sustainable for Russia or China. There still remains the risk that the EU is not just pushing for their CBDC by as soon as October. Still, they are possibly going to cancel their paper currency as soon as January or February 2026 to implement capital controls.

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Even our Bifurcation Models are also targeting 2030. This experiment, which was supposed to be just a common trade market, was transformed into a Globalist Agenda of a one centralized government for Europe. The EU has even ordered Romania to agree to take at least 100,000 Middle Eastern and African migrants. They onlyly think that they will be able to draft these people, hand them a gun, and order them to invade Russia.

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The Roman Emperor Valens made the same mistake. He allowed the Germanic barbarian Goths to cross the Danube, fearing the approach of Attila the Hun, who made his appearance. In 376 AD, Attilia swept across much of the northern regions of the empire. Even the Goths applied to Valens for relief by allowing them to cross the Danube and settle peacefully within Roman territory. Valens, deciding that the Goths might provide at least a buffer against the Huns, agreed to the petition, and the Goths began a mass migration. However, once settled within Roman territory, the Goths were persecuted and badly treated by the local Roman inhabitants. This harsh treatment could no longer be endured, and the Goths rebelled. Valens was forced to march against them with disastrous consequences.

Valens met his death on August 9th, 378 AD, in one of the greatest military catastrophes ever suffered by the Roman Legions – the Battle of Aadrianopolis. In this fateful battle to the death with the Goths, the legions of Rome were totally annihilated. The devastation and carnage were so vast that the body of Emperor Valens was never recovered. This battle was one of the worst defeats ever suffered by Rome. Before, No one had ever destroyed the mighty legions of the Roman army while under the command of an Emperor himself. 
The body of Valens was never found.

The EU has allowed all of these migrants in in preparation for World War III. They assume these people will follow orders and be their vanguard into Russia. They may discover that they turn on the EU and take the spoils for themselves. History has a nasty way of repeating itself because people make the same mistakes all the time.

President Trump Outlines a Remarkably Altruistic Intention


Posted originally on CTH on August 16, 2025 | Sundance 

Fox News host Bret Baier was given exclusive access to President Trump during the much-anticipated summit in Alaska.

Baier interviewed President Trump on Airforce One going to Anchorage and during the day’s events.  In this interview, Baier asked President Trump what his expectations were going in.  Trump noted it is not his place to negotiate the terms of a ceasefire on behalf of Ukraine; however, he is willing to be an intermediary in a focused effort to stop the conflict.

Stopping the killing is President Trump’s main priority and peace is the elusive prize.  In the background, as previously noted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the administration accepts the conflict in Ukraine is essentially a proxy war between the former Biden administration officials, NATO warmongers, international banking interests and Russia.

In a moment of genuine sunlight upon the backstory, President Trump notes he told President Putin, “There’s no way we are going to make a deal” … “impossible” … “because I have wise guys who created a phony deal,” the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, “and until those things are settled up” a reset in the relationship with Russia is impossible.  WATCH:

This framework essentially validates what a small group of deep weeds walkers, including myself, have suspected.  From the perspective of Trump and his big picture objectives, the recent Russiagate releases and declassifications are not so much to get accountability upon the perpetrators, but rather to make the backstory so well known that a strategic reset with Russia is no longer impeded by manufactured domestic issues inside the USA.

The value in Russiagate declassification and information releases, is more about laying the groundwork for a reset – and stopping the political opposition therein.  That’s the Big Picture value to President Trump.

That is quite a big and significantly magnanimous position to take by President Trump.

Hopefully, the MAGA base will eventually come around to this understanding, because right now they are intensely expecting criminal accountability.  That’s not President Trump’s goal, he’s thinking much bigger and more consequential that holding the irrelevant gnats accountable.

Apparently, Hillary Clinton can see that.  It’s such a big altruistic position her tribe appears genuinely stunned. Hopefully, the base of MAGA will also accept this strategic purpose.

President Trump and President Vladimir Putin Joint News Conference – 7:00pm ET Livestream


Posted originally on CTH on August 15, 2025 | Sundance

A hostile U.S. media is chomping at the bit to begin belittling Vladimir Putin, creating division and making themselves the center of the geopolitical universe.  President Trump is not going to like the assembly of global media and narrative engineers who have converged on Anchorage, Alaska for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

President Trump and President Putin are scheduled to hold a joint press conference tonight at the conclusion of their summit.  The entire world is watching.  The best guess is approximately a 7:00pm ET start time. Livestream Links Below:

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The Russiagate Releases Were Organized in Advance of this Summit


Posted originally on CTH on August 15, 2025 | Sundance 

While it may be frustrating to many people to realize most of the Russiagate declassification and releases of information are not intended to generate indictments or legal accountability, on the strategic upside the view of the public toward the U.S. Intelligence Community propaganda provides major breathing room for a U.S-Russia reset.

Arguably, the Russiagate releases can be looked upon as intentionally strategic, or just surreptitiously timed.

The opposition to this discussion, meeting, peace effort and potential strategic realignment, includes: The CIA, NATO, the U.K, British intelligence (GCHQ), Five-Eyes, the European Union, China, BRICS, Ukraine, World Bank, Wall Street, the military industrial complex, Blackrock and global leftists.

If President Trump and President Putin can overcome all those in opposition to their unity and still form a strategic alliance, the entire world changes.  This cannot be overstated.

Serious Men – President Trump Greets President Vladimir Putin


Posted originally on CTH on August 15, 2025 | Sundance

The body language, the facial expressions, the tone of their interactions, all of it frames the visual of two men of consequence meeting to discuss consequential things.

Having spent a considerable amount of time in the geopolitical orbit of both leaders, this meeting puts a very significant smile on my face.  When respectful serious men cut through the nonsense of propaganda, containing ulterior motives created by others, good things happen.  This is a very good start.

President Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska.  Both leaders then get into President Trump’s vehicle.  WATCH:

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Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska – Open Discussion Thread


Posted originally on CTH on August 15, 2025 | Sundance

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet today in Anchorage, Alaska for a peace summit to discuss parameters for a ceasefire in Ukraine.  The entire world is watching closely.

Anchorage, Alaska is four hours behind the Eastern time zone. The venue is Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage.  Use this discussion thread for anything related to the day’s events, specific as they relate to the summit.

President Trump will depart the White House early morning ET.  Trump is expected in Anchorage mid-afternoon Eastern time, Friday. The initial meeting with Putin is expected to take place at 3:30 pm ET (11:30 am local) with just the two leaders and translators.

Following the meeting, President Trump and President Putin will hold a lunch with members of delegations from both countries. The two leaders then plan to hold a joint press conference following their meeting.  RSBN Livestream Below:

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USA President Donald Trump – Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin

USA Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt – Russian Federation, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov

USA Secretary of State, Marco Rubio – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

USA Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov

USA Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – Russian Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov

USA Envoy Steve Witkoff –  Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev

President Trump Holds AF1 Press Gaggle Heading to Alaska


Posted originally on CTH on August 15, 2025 | Sundance

President Donald Trump holds a press availability en route to Alaska for a hopeful peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  President Trump notes the Putin delegation contains a lot of business leaders, and “that’s a good thing.” But first we need to stop the war.

President Trump notes that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes violence is strength; a position that President Trump fundamentally disagrees with. “He thinks it makes him strong, it doesn’t,” Trump said. WATCH:

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