Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

And welcome to the Roads with Bell.

Today is September 21st, 2025, and this is episode 109 of the Roads Not Taken,

which is a weekly series where we go over the news that was unreported, underreported, didn't

get the coverage we thought it deserved or we just found it interesting.

And then we go through some questions from y'all.

But before we get started today, I want to thank all of you that signed up for Patreon

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We really do appreciate it.

Today is September 21st and today is the International Day of Peace.

And on this date in 1792, the French monarchy was abolished.

And starting with foreign policy. As the U.S. is perceived as weaker and weaker by the day,

China's defense minister has chosen to remind the world of China's goal of bringing Taiwan back under China's government. This happening, while U.S. and Chinese officials were meeting was undoubtedly planned.

You know, Chinese officials aren't really known for off-the-cuff remarks.

Trump has asked the Supreme Court to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of

Venezuelans. The U.S. has struck a third boat from Venezuela, it claims, was involved in running

drugs. The U.S. is planning $6 billion in new arms sales to Israel. The U.S. is planning 6 billion in new arms sales to Israel.

The U.K.'s outgoing foreign intelligence chief says that Russia isn't seeking peace or negotiation,

and that it has bitten off more than it can chew in Ukraine. The French president says that recognizing

Palestine is required to counter extremism. Thousands of new recruits are showing up in the Democratic

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