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  1. 10h ago

    After coup against Nvidia CEO, US admits Huang lover is NOT Chinese spy

    The ouster of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was a politically motivated corporate coup, led by China hawks in US intelligence agencies and Marco Rubio. This is part of Washington's "chip war", aiming to prevent China from developing AI. Some Silicon Valley corporations like OpenAI and Anthropic benefit, as they want to establish a monopoly and ban open-source competitors. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi1NWClZUyE Topics 0:00 US spy coup against Jensen Huang 0:53 Revenge of China hawks 1:34 Chip war against China 2:04 Monopolists vs open source 3:18 USA admits: Alice Huang not Chinese spy 5:14 What Alice Huang was doing 6:04 Biden chip export restrictions 6:32 Trump lifted some chip restrictions 7:01 US strategy to keep China "addicted" 7:39 China domestic chip industry 8:43 Jensen Huang's other affairs 9:18 Nvidia employees support Jensen Huang 9:50 Elon Musk double standard 10:14 Ridiculous hypocrisy 10:36 China hawks behind coup against Huang 11:58 US to soon tighten restrictions 12:34 Marco Rubio backed coup 14:15 Rubio, war hawk who wants to be president 15:02 Chuck Schumer and Democrats 15:59 Open-source models 17:43 Jensen Huang supported open-source models 18:27 Silicon Valley monopolists 18:46 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 20:04 Peter Thiel loves monopolies 21:22 (CLIP) Peter Thiel: "competition is for losers" 21:47 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei 22:50 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) 23:33 Taxes on billionaires 24:23 Jensen Huang worked at Denny's 24:52 A rant: not all billionaires are the same 25:58 Nvidia background 26:39 Nvidia stock price 27:35 AI bubble 28:31 Conclusion

    After coup against Nvidia CEO, US admits Huang lover is NOT Chinese spy

  2. 3d ago

    The truth behind the Nvidia CEO 'Chinese spy' scandal

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang. US intelligence agencies claim she is a spy, but there is no evidence of this. Instead, Ben Norton explains how this scandal is part of the larger "chip war", in which US hawks want to prevent China from getting access to advanced chips needed to train AI models. Alice Huang was likely smuggling Nvidia chips to Chinese companies, against the wishes of both the US and Chinese governments. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JmnMP0xLJ0 Topics 0:00 Nvidia CEO affair with Alice Huang 2:06 No evidence Alice Huang is a spy 3:16 Chip war: US tech war against China 4:35 Smuggling in China 6:09 US export restrictions on AI chips 7:31 Alibaba and Megaspeed 8:46 Nvidia lost market share in China 9:44 China promotes domestic chip industry 11:33 China makes progress in chips 12:26 Donald Trump's role 13:48 Trump lifted Nvidia export restrictions 14:48 AI bubble: Nvidia is its heart 16:11 Nvidia stock crashes 17:32 Fears of popping US AI bubble 18:21 China hawks 18:43 Democrats and Chuck Schumer 19:41 Marco Rubio, China hawk 21:24 Why Trump is now softer on China 23:41 Jensen Huang vs China hawks 24:47 OpenAI lobbies to ban Chinese AI models 25:41 Anthropic wants US-led unipolar world 26:27 Conclusion

    The truth behind the Nvidia CEO 'Chinese spy' scandal

  3. Nov 7

    Trump's election loss shows Americans oppose Iran War & Israel (but Democrats won't change anything)

    The Democrats won a majority in both chambers of Congress in the 2026 US midterm election, not because voters love them, but because the Republicans are even more unpopular. Ben Norton analyzes the results and explains how Donald Trump's war on Iran caused an energy crisis, fueling inflation, hurting living standards, and angering voters. Most Americans now oppose Israel and Big Tech corporations, but the DNC won't implement real change. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EqRPk30hpE Topics 0:00 Impact of US midterm election 1:01 Iran War caused inflation 1:39 Democrats win majority in Congress 2:15 Democratic Party is still unpopular 2:52 Trump is extremely unpopular 3:24 DNC ignores its voters 4:49 There will not be real change 5:47 Economy drove election results 7:32 Iran War fueled Trump's loss 8:30 American oppose Iran War 9:57 JD Vance breaks with Trump 12:27 AI data centers & Big Tech 13:35 Peter Thiel funded JD Vance 14:39 Billionaire oligarch donors 15:44 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg 16:19 Israel: big loser in US election 18:11 Most Americans oppose Israel 19:43 Civil war in Democratic Party 20:31 Senate leader Chuck Schumer 22:26 House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries 23:59 Pro-war DNC leadership 25:07 Conclusion

    Trump's election loss shows Americans oppose Iran War & Israel (but Democrats won't change anything)

  4. Oct 31

    USA targets Brazil: Trump rejects Lula's victory in election, helps Bolsonaro flee

    The Donald Trump administration has refused to accept the victory of Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva in the election. The US government helped far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flee to Miami, Florida, where he claimed to be the "true leader" in exile. Ben Norton explains Washington's plan to try to destabilize Brazil and control Latin America. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8x8AiGNuZU Topics 0:00 Brazil's presidential election 0:32 Flávio Bolsonaro flees to USA 0:53 US meddling in Brazil's election 1:56 Flávio Bolsonaro flight to Miami, Florida 2:39 Bolsonaro claims to be Brazil's "leader" 3:55 Trump rejects Brazil's election results 4:34 Juan Guaidó coup attempt redux 5:10 US invasion of Venezuela 5:27 Eduardo Bolsonaro calls on US military 6:08 Eduardo Bolsonaro fled to USA too 6:32 Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt 7:43 Bolsonaro dynasty serves US empire 8:23 Corruption of Bolsonaro family 10:19 Dark Horse corruption scandal 11:42 Flávio Bolsonaro's corruption 12:56 Trump admin helped Bolsonaro flee 14:09 Green cards for Bolsonaros 14:54 Extended voting hours on election day 16:37 Flávio Bolsonaro is dual Italian citizen 17:17 Ecuador's US citizen dictator Noboa 18:17 Colombia's leader De la Espriella 19:16 Trump pardoned Honduran narco-dictator 20:14 US-backed coup in Honduras in 2009 20:49 Trump's bald-faced imperialism 21:37 Brazilian coup-plotter living in USA 22:30 (CLIP) US Congressional hearing 23:21 US-backed coups in Latin America 23:57 USA protects Cuban criminals 25:34 Donroe Doctrine: neocolonialism

    USA targets Brazil: Trump rejects Lula's victory in election, helps Bolsonaro flee

  5. Oct 26

    Lula's reelection in Brazil is win for BRICS & Palestine, loss for US, Israel, & dollar

    The historic re-election of President Lula da Silva in Brazil is a victory for BRICS, Palestine, Latin America, and the Global South, and a significant blow to the United States, Israel, and dollar hegemony. Ben Norton explains the major geopolitical and economic implications of Brazil's 2026 presidential election. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPszorpihmc Topics 0:00 Brazil's presidential election 0:30 Importance of Brazil 0:55 Lula vs Bolsonaro 2:01 Global South cooperation 3:13 Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt 4:52 Bolsonaros flee to USA 6:25 Brazil's state-owned oil industry 7:25 Rare earths & critical minerals 9:03 Summary 9:32 Lula's background 10:29 Rich landlords fund Bolsonaros 11:52 BRICS 13:03 US dollar dominance 13:59 Lula proposed BRICS currency 15:37 Latin American currency idea 16:42 US imperialism in Latin America 17:15 Trump's tariffs 18:28 US Big Tech meddling in Brazil 19:29 AI propaganda 20:19 Lula supports Palestine 20:54 Bolsonaros love Israel 22:30 Victory for Global South 23:22 Rare earth minerals in Brazil 24:56 USA makes new supply chain 27:06 Donroe Doctrine 28:58 Conclusion

    Lula's reelection in Brazil is win for BRICS & Palestine, loss for US, Israel, & dollar

  6. Oct 20

    US Big Tech corporations are blatantly meddling in Brazil's election

    US Big Tech corporations based in Silicon Valley are manipulating politics across the world. Meta and TikTok are censoring critics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the United States, while repressing protesters in Albania and blatantly meddling in Brazil's elections. Ben Norton explains how Meta censored Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva, while promoting far-right, US-backed candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk3bc6ms_B4 Topics 0:00 US oligarchy 0:41 Big Tech meddles in Brazil election 1:22 Big Tech meddles in Albania 2:08 TikTok censors Elon Musk documentary 2:58 Elon Musk tries to buy US elections 3:28 Musk documentary 3:54 Billionaire Larry Ellison takes over TikTok 4:52 Skydance: Paramount buys Warner Bros 5:31 Meta censors No Kings on Instagram 6:15 USA is an oligarchy 6:55 Albanian protesters censored by Meta 8:44 Trump family backs Albanian criminals 9:44 Trump frees Honduran narco-dictator 10:25 USA meddles in Brazil's election 10:49 Meta censored Lula's accounts 12:12 Why the US opposes Lula 12:43 Lula & BRICS challenge US dollar 13:46 Trump hits Brazil with tariffs 14:18 Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt 16:19 Flavio & Eduardo Bolsonaro 17:49 Bolsonaristas ask Trump to bomb Brazil 18:35 US-backed coups in Latin America 19:22 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever" 20:13 Flavio Bolsonaro's promises to Trump 20:40 Brazil's Pix payment system 21:55 Silicon Valley fears regulation 22:46 Meta censors pro-Lula accounts 23:14 Bolsonaro hires US AI company 24:33 AI fake social media accounts 27:51 US imperialism in Latin America 28:55 Donroe Doctrine 30:05 New era of AI coups

    US Big Tech corporations are blatantly meddling in Brazil's election

  7. Oct 16

    This is Israel's plan for PERMANENT war: Peace is 'weakness'

    Global public opinion has rapidly shifted and polls show Israel is now the most unpopular country on Earth. So Israeli regime officials are becoming even more desperate and extreme. A top Israeli official who led the IDF's military intelligence directorate published a white paper outlining plans for never-ending war, in a "permanent Israeli-Arab conflict". The report explicitly opposes peace, calling it "weakness". It says a "peace agreement is unattainable" and insists "no solution is possible", only endless conflict and colonization. Ben Norton reports. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z5--p8bhp4 Topics 0:00 Israel is most disliked country on Earth 1:06 Most Americans disapprove of Israel 2:10 International recognition of Palestine 2:29 Israel rejects a Palestinian state 3:11 Israel is an apartheid regime 3:38 Israeli colonialism 4:21 Israel lays out its plan 5:51 Israel calls for permanent war 6:47 Israel opposes peace 8:15 Israel seeks to destabilize Arab neighbors 9:52 Hypocrisy of settler-colonialism 10:58 Plan: "permanent Israeli-Arab conflict" 12:23 Official: "no solution is possible" 13:09 Israel wants to take more territory 14:45 Nuclear weapons threat 15:25 Israel openly opposes democracy 17:15 Neo-fascism 18:37 Declining US support 19:54 Israel can't fight without US weapons 21:56 Fall of apartheid South Africa 23:12 Poll: most Americans oppose Israel 24:29 Young Americans dislike Israel 25:22 Desperation of Israeli regime

    This is Israel's plan for PERMANENT war: Peace is 'weakness'

  8. Oct 12

    'Western civilization' is a myth: USA demands global dominance, praises colonialism, erases history

    The US government has called to revive Western domination of the planet. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Greece that openly praised colonialism and erased history. He claimed the West is "the greatest civilization in the world" and insisted it must "maintain its place at the head of the world". Ben Norton explains how the idea of a unified "Western civilization" is a political myth used to justify imperialism. He fact-checks Rubio's remarks and provides important historical context that the Donald Trump administration refuses to acknowledge. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iPKlFKY_F8 Topics 0:00 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on Western civilization 0:33 USA wants West to dominate world 1:47 Marco Rubio speech in Athens 2:57 (CLIP) Rubio: West must dominate world 3:56 The "Clash of Civilizations" narrative 7:06 Trump admin erases history 7:51 Colonization of the Americas 9:05 (CLIP) Rubio praises colonialism 10:00 Native Americans erased by US govt 10:33 Double standards on imperialism 12:33 Rubio demonizes Iran 13:04 Greece is not "Western" 14:02 Christianity and East-West Schism 15:09 Russia, the West, and NATO 16:01 Western civilization is a political myth 17:42 Rearmament of Europe 18:17 (CLIP) Rubio on militarization of EU 18:44 Christian nationalism 19:55 Using Christianity to support imperialism 21:33 Religion in Ancient Greece 22:15 Church persecution of scientists 23:29 Christian attack on Ancient Greece/Rome 24:18 Islamic Golden Age 24:41 European book-burning 25:22 Western chauvinism is ridiculous 26:43 Rubio identifies with Spain, not Cuba 30:26 (CLIP) Rubio's pro-colonialist speech 32:06 Latin America's right-wing elites 33:33 What is the "West"? A political construct 35:09 Trump admin's extreme imperialism 35:52 (CLIP) Rubio condemns anti-colonialists 37:06 USA wants to reverse decolonization 38:32 Real goal of US foreign policy

    'Western civilization' is a myth: USA demands global dominance, praises colonialism, erases history
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    Ben Norton
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    2022 - 2026
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