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Witkoff Believes Putin Call Will Be ‘A Success’ (RT)
EU Leaders Plan to Talk to Trump Before His Phone Call With Putin (Sp.)
The Lesson of The Arrogant King and The Burning of The Oracles (Helmer)
Presidential Candidates In EU States Call Trump ‘Symbol Of Freedom’ (RT)
Pro-EU Candidate Wins Romanian Presidential Election Rerun (RT)
Musk Hails Durov Over Rejection of French Political Censorship Request (RT)
German Democracy Still Alive? Merz Speaks Out Against AfD Ban (RMX)
Don’t listen to NATO – Russia to Ukraine (RT)
Something Doesn’t Add Up About Biden’s Cancer Announcement (Margolis)
Democrats and Journalists Still Avoid Biden’s Decline (Graham)
Distrust and Accountability (Erickson)
Patel&Bongino Tease New Russiagate Evidence, Say Epstein Killed Himself (ZH)
Devin Nunes Discusses Likelihood of Success for Patel and Bongino (CTH)
FBI Agents Beg Court To Destroy List Before ‘Shame’ Campaign (ZH)
Weapons From Ukraine Will Flood Europe – Report (RT)
House Republicans Advance “Big, Beautiful Bill” After Weekend of Talks (ZH)
The USA, As We Knew It, Has Been Destroyed By The Supreme Court (PCR)

 

 

 

 

They all know
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Time to meet. Bring Lavrov, bring Rubio, bring Witkoff.

Witkoff Believes Putin Call Will Be ‘A Success’ (RT)

US President Donald Trump’s upcoming phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be “very successful” and could help clear “some of the logjam” in peace negotiations over Ukraine, American special envoy Steve Witkoff has said. Trump announced he will speak with Putin on Monday, several days after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct negotiations in three years. During the talks in Istanbul on Friday, the sides agreed on a major prisoner exchange and to continue dialogue after each submits a detailed ceasefire proposal. Witkoff hailed the talks in Türkiye as “good achievements,” and reaffirmed that Trump would like to broker a stable ceasefire followed by a “final peace deal.”

“I believe that the president is going to have a very successful call with Vladimir Putin,” Witkoff told ABC’s This Week on Sunday. “They know each other. The president is determined to get something done here… If he can’t do it, then nobody can.” Asked whether Moscow’s terms were too harsh, Witkoff said the conflict was “very complicated” and that the sides must find compromises. “I think in a negotiation like this, people take positions,” he said. “The art here is to narrow that wide berth. And I think to some extent we’ve done that. Monday will go a long way towards identifying where we are and how we complete this negotiation.”

Trump also expressed hope that Monday will be a “productive day.” He added that he plans to speak with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and “various members of NATO” after his call with Putin. At the same time, he warned that Moscow could face “crushing sanctions” if no progress is made, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that Washington is determined to avoid “endless talks” without results. Moscow has rejected demands for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, insisting that talks must address the “root causes” of the conflict, including Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO – which Russia considers a threat to its national security. Putin has maintained that a lasting truce would require Ukraine to halt its mobilization drive, stop receiving weapons from abroad, and withdraw troops from Russian territory. He warned that Kiev would likely use a temporary ceasefire to rearm and regroup.

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I bet Trump loves that. Not last week, not yesterday, no, an hour or so before he talks to Putin.

EU Leaders Plan to Talk to Trump Before His Phone Call With Putin (Sp.)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he and other European leaders plan to talk to US President Donald Trump again, ahead of a possible phone conversation between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have agreed that in preparation for this dialogue we will talk again — four heads of state and government — with the US president,” Merz was quoted as telling reporters in Rome by the Bild newspaper. One can only hope for the further progress to be made, the German chancellor said, adding that he has already discussed the possible Trump-Putin call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

On Saturday, Trump said he was planning to speak by phone to Putin on May 19. On Friday, the Ukrainian newspaper reported, citing Volodymyr Zelensky’s spokesman, Sergii Nykyforov, that Zelensky and Merz, together with French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, held a telephone conversation with Trump on the sidelines of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in the Albanian capital of Tirana.

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“Trump’s staff had left a four-hour gap in the timing of his flight back to Washington in order to meet with Putin in Istanbul on condition that Trump ordered Zelensky to leave Turkey beforehand and Putin agreed to a summit announcement of an immediate ceasefire. Zelensky was removed to Albania but the Putin’s ceasefire conditions remained unchanged..”

The Lesson of The Arrogant King and The Burning of The Oracles (Helmer)

In the outcome, it’s the old story come true again. That’s the one in which Tarquin, the ancient Roman king, wanted the Cumaean Sybil to sell him the nine books of prophecies known as the Sybilline Oracles. When the king dismissed the Sybil’s price for the nine, she burned three and asked the same price for six. When the king held out again, she burned another three. In desperation, the king then paid for the three remaining at the price he had refused for the original nine.For two thousand years this has been known as the art of the deal. As if they didn’t know the story, on Friday the leaders of France, United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine and Poland (FUGUP) telephoned President Donald Trump and told him to keep fighting President Vladimir Putin until he accepts their price. FUGUP told POTUS to burn Putin until Russia will have nothing left to pay with.

Two leaks from the Istanbul meetings confirm what has happened. According to Oleg Tsarev’s account from the Russian side, the Russian delegation said they would agree to a ceasefire if the Ukraine withdrew its forces completely from the four regions – Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson. The Ukrainians refused. In reply, the Russians said that next time there will be five regions. According to a London newspaper’s leak from the British adviser to the Ukrainians, the Russian delegation said they would agree to a ceasefire only if the Ukraine withdrew its troops from the four regions, and Kiev refused, Russia would take two more regions – Sumy and Kharkov. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, had reportedly said that Russia “does not want war but is ready to fight for a year, two, three — no matter how long it takes. We fought with Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight? Perhaps someone sitting at this table will lose even more of their loved ones. Russia is ready to fight forever.”

Trump was sitting in his aeroplane flying north from Abu Dhabi, two hours and a thousand kilometres south of Istanbul when he got the call from FUGUP. The day before, he had told reporters ““we will be leaving tomorrow but you know, almost destination unknown because it could be here, it could be there, but probably we’re back to Washington DC tomorrow.” An hour before he took off, he said: “You know, they all said Putin was going, Zelensky was going, and I said, if I don’t go, I guarantee Putin’s not going. And he didn’t go…We’re going to get it done.” Trump added he would meet Putin “as soon as we can set it up. I would actually leave here [Abu Dhabi] and go [to Istanbul]… in two or three weeks we have a deal.”

As Russian forces accelerate their spring offensive west, north and south, burning what Trump, Zelensky and the Europeans have to fight over, the terms of the Russian deal are now far greater than Vladimir Medinsky, the Russian lead negotiator, accepted at Istanbul-I in March 2022 but were repudiated when he returned to Moscow. Before he set out for Istanbul-II last week, the consensus in Moscow was unanimous, as Putin demonstrated at his lengthy Kremlin session in the evening of May 14 with ministers, intelligence agency chiefs, and senior military commanders from the General Staff and from the front.

“Andrei Belousov [Defence Minister] and Valery Gerasimov [chief of the General Staff] also delivered reports. All commanders of the groups of armed forces in the special military operation zone reported on the situation in their respective sectors along the line of contact. The meeting participants conducted a detailed joint discussion of all reports. Based on these briefings, the President summed up the meeting results, set tasks and charted the negotiating position of the Russian delegation in Istanbul.” In Abu Dhabi, Trump’s staff had left a four-hour gap in the timing of his flight back to Washington in order to meet with Putin in Istanbul on condition that Trump ordered Zelensky to leave Turkey beforehand and Putin agreed to a summit announcement of an immediate ceasefire. Zelensky was removed to Albania but the Putin’s ceasefire conditions remained unchanged. Trump then abandoned his summit meeting plan; the record of his flight log was erased. He announced his personal success instead – “in two or three weeks”.

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EU=no freedom.

Presidential Candidates In EU States Call Trump ‘Symbol Of Freedom’ (RT)

A joint election campaign rally by Romanian election frontrunner George Simion and Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki have announced plans for what the former described as a “pro-MAGA” union at a joint rally the two held earlier this week in Poland. Supporters at the event chanted the name of US President Donald Trump. Both EU nations are heading into presidential elections this Sunday. Poland will hold the first round of voting, while Romania will see a runoff between Simion and Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. Speaking at the rally in support of Nawrocki in Zabrze on Tuesday, Simion vowed to reverse what he called an “anti-American change in Europe.” A critic of the EU who has been banned from entering Ukraine, Simion won the first round of the presidential election rerun in Romania on May 4 with more than 40% of the vote.

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His words prompted the crowd to begin chanting: “Donald Trump! Donald Trump!” The politician joined the chant and called the American leader “not just a person but a symbol of freedom.” Nawrocki, a conservative candidate who is supported by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, is currently polling second behind Rafal Trzaskowski, who is aligned with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s coalition. Addressing the rally, he vowed to “build a Europe of values, a Europe of homelands, in which we will not allow the EU to centralize and turn Poland and Romania into provinces.” Nawrocki opposes EU and NATO membership for Ukraine, as well as financial aid for refugees, while supporting continued military assistance to Kiev.

Speaking to the magazine American Conservative a day after the rally, Simion stated that, together with Nawrocki, they “could become two pro-MAGA presidents committed to reviving our partnership with the United States.” He also vowed to “shift our focus to bilateral negotiations with the Trump administration” if elected. The rally prompted Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to claim on X that “Russia rejoices” at seeing Nawrocki standing together with “his pro-Russian Romanian counterpart George Simion.” Simion responded by posting an image of Tusk meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin back in 2010 and calling him “Putin’s man in Poland.” Moscow has never commented publicly about any ties with either Simion or Tusk. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova earlier blasted the Romanian presidential election as “scandalous” after RT correspondent Chay Bowes was deported from the country right after arriving in the country to cover the vote.

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Pro-EU Candidate Wins Romanian Presidential Election Rerun (RT)

Pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has defeated Euroskeptic candidate George Simion in Romania’s presidential election rerun, according to the official tally. With more than 99% of ballots counted, Dan secured 54% of the vote in Sunday’s runoff, while Simion received 46%. Dan thanked his supporters for an “unprecedented mobilization.” “Starting tomorrow, we begin the reconstruction of Romania – a united and honest Romania, founded on respect for the law and for all its people,” he wrote on X. Simion, the leader of the right-wing Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), did not initially concede defeat, claiming in a post on X on Sunday evening that he was “the new president.” However, he conceded several hours later and congratulated Dan.

“It was the will of the Romanian people. We will go all the way, even if it is hard to bear the bitter taste of defeat,” he said in a video address on Monday. “We may have lost a battle, but we will certainly not lose the war.” The pro-EU president of neighboring Moldova, Maia Sandu, congratulated Dan. “Moldova and Romania stand together, supporting one another and working side by side for a peaceful, democratic, and European future for all our citizens,” she said. The two countries share deep historical and cultural ties, with around 30% of Moldova’s population holding dual Moldovan-Romanian citizenship. Simion’s party has claimed that Moldovan authorities and media outlets waged an illegal campaign to mobilize support for Dan among voters living in Moldova. Chisinau has denied any interference in the election.

The election rerun was ordered after Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the results of the November vote, in which independent right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu came first with 23%. The authorities cited “irregularities” in his campaign, along with intelligence reports alleging Russian interference – claims Moscow has denied. Simion had condemned the annulment of the 2024 election results as a “coup d’état” and said that, if elected, he could appoint Georgescu as prime minister. During the first round on May 4, Simion received 41% of the vote, while Dan and former Senator Crin Antonescu each garnered around 20%.

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“..you can’t ‘fight election interference’ by interfering with elections.”

Musk Hails Durov Over Rejection of French Political Censorship Request (RT)

Elon Musk has voiced support for fellow tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov after the Telegram founder said he had rejected a request from the French government to block conservative political content on the messaging platform. Durov said Sunday that a Western European government had asked him to take down Romanian Telegram channels ahead of the country’s presidential runoff. He declined, arguing that, “you can’t ‘fight election interference’ by interfering with elections.” Musk, the majority stake owner of the social media platform X, responded to Durov’s remarks with a brief post: “Hear, hear!” Following Durov’s statement, French authorities acknowledged they were the subject of the claims but denied making any such request. In a follow-up post, Durov identified the official involved as Nicolas Lerner, director of France’s domestic intelligence agency, the DGSI.

The controversy came as Romanian voters headed to polling stations on Sunday. The Romanian Foreign Ministry accused Russia of interfering in the election, although it offered no supporting evidence. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova remarked that the Romanian process could hardly be described as an election, and urged Bucharest not to soil foreign nations with its mess. In 2024, Romania’s Constitutional Court overturned the result of a presidential election after right-wing independent Calin Georgescu unexpectedly won the first round. Reports linked the pro-Georgescu social media campaign to a government-affiliated consultancy firm allegedly aiming to divide right-wing voters. The case was cited by US Vice President J.D. Vance in a February speech in Munich as an example of EU nations undermining democratic norms. On Sunday, pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan defeated Euroskeptic George Simion in a runoff, securing the Romanian presidency by a single-digit margin.

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Remember: Germany has very strict laws on domestic spying. They probably let the NSA do it for them. As if that’s legal.

German Democracy Still Alive? Merz Speaks Out Against AfD Ban (RMX)

In recent months, a ban of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) appeared to be inching closer and closer, but now a key voice has clearly spoken out against such a move. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has now said that voting on an AfD ban in the Bundestag is not the right path, saying it “smacks too much of the elimination of political rivals.” He said he does not believe the current evidence is sufficient. He has even gone a step farther, stating that former Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, an SPD politician with far-left sympathies who wrote for Antifa Magazine, was wrong to classify the AfD as “confirmed” right-wing extremist in the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) report. Critics indicate that she rushed the report out at the last minute of her tenure, despite the BfV having no president and despite a lack of any expert review, which she had previously promised would happen.

Speaking to Die Zeit, Merz said; “Working ‘aggressively and militantly’ against the free democratic basic order must be proven. And the burden of proof lies solely with the state. That is a classic task of the executive branch. And I have always internally resisted initiating ban proceedings from within the Bundestag. That smacks too much of political competition elimination to me.” When the BfV first labeled the AfD “certainly right-wing extremist,” calls came from the left, including the Greens, Left Party, and SPD, to immediately begin proceedings to ban the party in the Bundestag. Even a large portion of the CDU backed the move. Now, the BfV has temporarily removed the designation pending a court appeal, and as Remix News reported, this removal may have been in large part possible due to pressure from the United States. Merz also expressed his displeasure with Faeser’s move to release the report on her last day of work.

He told Zeit he was “not happy with the way this process is being conducted.” “The old government presented a report without any factual review, and it was also classified as confidential,” he added. As Remix News reported, the 1,100 page report contained only public statements from the AfD, and it has already been leaked and published by the German press. Remix News, in a report published earlier today, notes that the BfV is likely sitting on huge amounts of private surveillance data related to AfD members, but due to the unsavory mass surveillance methods used to obtain this data, it is likely withholding this from any official report. “I don’t know the content of this report, and frankly, I don’t want to know it until the Federal Ministry of the Interior has made an assessment of it,” said Merz. He said that it would take several weeks and even months for the interior ministry to make such an assessment.

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“..the citizens of Ukraine should not allow the ‘NATO advisers’ to lead them off the true path of settlement into the ravine of other people’s interests again..”

Don’t listen to NATO – Russia to Ukraine (RT)

Kiev would have a better chance of resolving the conflict with Russia if it resists malignant NATO influence that impedes peace efforts, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. Zakharova responded to remarks by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga about the results of the Istanbul meeting, which marked the first direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow since 2022. The talks resulted in Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a major prisoner swap. The sides also agreed to exchange lists of conditions for a potential ceasefire and discuss a follow-up meeting. “If we put aside all the Russian nonsense, pseudo-historical statements, provocations, and so on, the bottom line is this: we managed to agree on the return of 1,000 of our people. These are 1,000 happy families. Even for this reason alone, all this made sense,” Sibiga said.

“All ‘this,’” Zakharova said, referring to the talks, “was proposed by Russia – by its president – and implemented by a delegation authorized by the head of state, which Zelensky mocked for a day.” She also noted that, if all the insults are put aside, Sibiga essentially acknowledged that the “Russian propositions have a certain sense.” “The main thing is that the citizens of Ukraine should not allow the ‘NATO advisers’ to lead them off the true path of settlement into the ravine of other people’s interests again,” Zakharova warned. Russia and Ukraine held direct peace talks in Istanbul in 2022, shortly after the escalation of the conflict. While the sides initially made progress and reached a tentative agreement – which included a Ukrainian commitment to neutrality – the talks later collapsed after Kiev unilaterally abandoned them.

Moscow later claimed the talks were derailed by then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who advised Kiev to continue fighting. While Johnson has denied the accusation, David Arakhamia, who led the Ukrainian delegation at the time, admitted that the ex-prime minister played an influential role in the decision to stop the negotiating process. Since then, Russia has repeatedly accused Western governments of using Ukraine as a “battering ram” against Russia and pursuing the conflict “until the last Ukrainian.” It has noted, however, that the US began shifting its approach to the settlement under President Donald Trump.

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It’s the timing.

Something Doesn’t Add Up About Biden’s Cancer Announcement (Margolis)

On Sunday, news broke that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 and metastasis to the bone. The announcement, made by Biden’s office, detailed that the diagnosis followed the discovery of a prostate nodule after worsening urinary symptoms a week prior. While the statement emphasized that the cancer is hormone-sensitive, offering hope for effective management, the timing and context of this revelation raise serious questions about transparency and political motivations. The key question I have is this: Did Joe Biden’s inner circle know about this diagnosis last year?

Obviously, questions about Joe Biden’s physical and mental health have been raised for years. Let’s be honest here. Joe Biden had access to top-notch health care while in the Oval Office—with a personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, who, back in 2023, described him as a “healthy, vigorous 80-year-old male who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.” We all knew that assessment was garbage. Would the same doctor who claimed Joe Biden was “healthy” and “vigorous” also cover up a cancer diagnosis until after the presidential election? Yeah, I think so. I’m not saying that’s what happened, but you better believe that I think it’s possible that he did. In fact, a clip of Biden saying he “had cancer” back in 2022 has gone viral in the wake of the revelation.

“And guess what—the first frost, you know what was happening?” said Biden. “You’d have to put on your windshield wipers to get, literally, the oil slick off the window.,” he said during a speech about climate change in Somerset, Massachusetts. “That’s why I, and so damn many other people I grew up with, have cancer. And why, for the longest time, Delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation.” A gaffe? A slip of the tongue? With the Bidens, anything is possible. Okay, let’s state the obvious: I’m not a doctor. Heck, I don’t even play one on TV. Okay, fine. I’ll get a doctor’s input. Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Marc Siegel says the presence of symptoms and bone metastases in Joe Biden’s case strongly suggests the cancer had been growing undetected for quite some time. That’s not just concerning—it raises serious questions about how such an advanced stage of disease went unnoticed, especially for someone with constant access to top-tier medical care.

Siegel pointed out that Biden’s age—82—is a major risk factor, noting that more than 80 percent of men over 80 have some level of prostate cancer cells in their bodies. “This is one of the cancers doctors specifically monitor in older men,” Siegel explained. Which begs the obvious question: Are we really supposed to believe that Biden, while in office, wasn’t being routinely screened for this? Come on. Not giving him a cognitive exam because they knew he’d flunk it is one thing; not screening him for something he was obviously at high risk for? That just doesn’t pass the smell test. So, now, you have to ask the question: why go public with this information now? The answer is obvious, isn’t it? Do you think it is mere coincidence that the announcement came just two days before the release of “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson?

Damaging excerpts have been released over the past few weeks, including one excerpt claiming that Biden’s aides were so concerned about his physical decline in early 2024 that they discussed the possibility of him needing a wheelchair if reelected. Then there was the release of the Hur tapes. It’s been a damaging week for Joe Biden and his legacy, and in the hours since his diagnosis was revealed, the usual statements of praise and support are flowing in. It all makes sense, doesn’t it? The book’s excerpts have painted a damning picture of Biden’s physical and cognitive state. And while it’s old news to those of us in conservative media, it’s getting serious widespread attention now. So, announcing a serious cancer diagnosis right before the book’s release could serve as a strategic move to shift the narrative, garner sympathy, and distract the public from the damaging information contained in the book.

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The book is out, but everyone will talk about his cancer. Timing.

Democrats and Journalists Still Avoid Biden’s Decline (Graham)

The first excerpts of the Jake Tapper-Alex Thompson book on denying former President Joe Biden’s obvious mental decline have been posted, and you can already sense Democrats don’t want to deal with what they have done. The book’s title is “Original Sin.” Why the biblical title? The authors write: “The original sin of Election 2024 was Biden’s decision to run for re-election—followed by aggressive efforts to hide his cognitive diminishment.” There is more religious terminology. “It was an abomination,” one “prominent Democratic strategist” told the authors. “He stole an election from the Democratic Party; he stole it from the American people.” The condemnations here make sense, but they are far too narrow. Democrats as a whole failed to hold an actual primary election in 2024. Almost no one decided to challenge Biden, with the unforgettable exception of Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., who ran explicitly on the issue of Biden’s inability to run for reelection and serve a second term.

Democrat state parties kept challengers like Phillips off primary ballots, and Democrats sought to strip Donald Trump off primary ballots. So the “stole an election” sermon ignores a lot of facts. The condemnation should obviously include the Democrat-allied media, who mostly ignored Phillips and his cause or told him he was foolish. They still don’t want to talk about this. Since the first previews in The New Yorker and Axios, where we learned Biden didn’t recognize actor George Clooney at a fundraiser and Biden aides pondered putting him in a wheelchair after the election, only NBC offered a short report summarizing the scoops. ABC, CBS and PBS ignored it. The “PBS News Hour” offered nine grieving minutes on a state law in Ohio gutting diversity, equity, and inclusive programs on campus, but nothing on Biden. These networks might still sound like NPR as it dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop in 2020. It’s a “pure distraction.”

The broadcast networks have displayed their shamelessly partisan reflexes, that on any issue that feels like a Trump talking point, they circle their wagons around Democrat die-hards. The “sin” here extends to these authors. If and when Tapper and Thompson engage with the national media in interviews, let’s guess there won’t be much pushback on their own demurrals and dismissals of Biden’s decline during his four years in office. Like many journalists, they’ll insist they didn’t avoid the issue—but that’s only because the voters told pollsters it was a problem. For his part, Tapper didn’t cover Biden trying to find a dead congresswoman in the audience in 2022, and he insisted Biden was “sharp” mentally when presidential contender Nikki Haley insisting on cognitive tests for elderly candidates. He disagreed with Republican critics after Biden’s yelling-Grandpa performance at the 2024 State of the Union address: He showed his age, but “he didn’t seem incapable of doing the job.”

Tapper didn’t want to be on the “wrong” side of the Bidens. Dylan Byers at Puck reported that at a Super Bowl party in 2018, Hunter Biden put his arm around Tapper and told him if they weren’t in public, “I would knock you out”. Hunter believed Tapper had reported on allegations of his rampant use of drugs and prostitutes that emerged from his divorce. Tapper assured Hunter that he didn’t report any of that—as if that’s a point of pride. Democrats and their media allies need to face a reckoning for their vast left-wing conspiracy to deny what everyone could see—that Biden was unfit to continue, even to the end of his term. This is especially ridiculous for networks like Tapper’s CNN, which repeatedly proclaimed that Trump was mentally unfit throughout his first term, pushing a 25th Amendment “solution” for him.

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“This contradicts both the new Democrat spin that Biden began a rapid decline after 2022 and also the Tapper and Thompson revelations that the decline had started being noticed in 2019.”

Distrust and Accountability (Erickson)

CNN’s Kasie Hunt interviewed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the other day. She confronted him about allegations of a meeting with former President Joe Biden that should have raised alarms about Biden’s fitness for office. “We’re moving forward,” Schumer replied. He would not answer the question. Chuck Todd, speaking afterwards on CNN, said, “He is among the people responsible for this. The leaders of the Democratic Party, the staff of the White House—and I have to say I find everybody now talking to these authors—get out of here. Now you tell us?” He then referred to the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration as “catastrophic governance.” The American people began raising concerns about Biden’s fitness for office while Biden campaigned for the presidency in 2020. Polling in 2021 noted that a majority of the American public had concerns about Biden’s mental and physical frailty.

Former President Barack Obama’s speechwriter Jon Favreau now claims Biden declined after the 2022 midterms. New reporting from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson notes Biden regularly had bad days before 2022, but as he aged, he got even worse. Democrats would have us believe it was stress related to Hunter Biden. But these same Democrats refused to release the audio of Biden’s interview with Special Prosecutor Robert Hur. The same reporters who now claim they were stunned and their sources would not be candid with them were the very same reporters who never fought for the release of the Hur audio and, in fact, treated the Hur report’s conclusion that Biden was not mentally fit to stand trial as a partisan statement. Axios’ Alex Thompson is one of the few reporters the Biden administration blackballed for regularly covering Biden’s decline.

CNN’s Tapper, for his part, told his colleague John Berman, “I’m not going to speak for anybody else, but knowing then what I know now, I look back at my coverage during the Biden years—and I did cover some of these issues, but not enough.” Comcast gave Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki her own show. She used her show to deflect from concerns about Biden’s decline. Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s Morning Joe told his audience on March 6, 2024, “F you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever.” This contradicts both the new Democrat spin that Biden began a rapid decline after 2022 and also the Tapper and Thompson revelations that the decline had started being noticed in 2019.

“Look, what we learned through our reporting is that starting in around 2019, 2020, there were two Bidens. There was a Biden that was perfectly workable, serviceable, seemed fine. And then there was a non-functioning one that couldn’t come up with names of top aides, that would lose his train of thought to an alarming degree. And that non-functioning Biden reared his head increasingly over and over,” Tapper told Berman. This gets back to Chuck Todd’s comments about Sen. Schumer. “Now you tell us,” he says. But what did they need to tell us? The American people were raising concerns in 2020 and 2021. It was the American press corps that insisted Americans not believe their lying eyes. It was voices on CNN and MSNBC that had Democrats on to insist the video of Biden being led off stage by Barack Obama had been mischaracterized by Republicans.

“Catastrophic governance” is how Todd characterized this opening of Trump’s new term. That, I suspect, gives us the answer to the big question—how could the press cover for Biden when the American people themselves knew something was wrong? Because, at that time, Biden was the only thing standing between the presidency and Trump. Now that he has lost, the truth can be told, except for the part of the press’ complicity in the cover-up. Americans did not need White House sources to tell them something was wrong. Only America’s top reporters did, and without those sources, they insisted until the bitter end that the public got duped by the GOP.

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They need to explain.

Patel&Bongino Tease New Russiagate Evidence, Say Epstein Killed Himself (ZH)

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Fox News on Sunday, where the pair hinted at a “wave of transparency” on the horizon over weaponization of the DOJ by the Biden and Obama administrations. “You asked in the beginning how the FBI was weaponized,” Patel told host Maria Bartiromo. “Well, the FBI hijacked the constitutional responsibility of the Department of Justice and the Attorney General, and James Comey and others specifically decided what cases to prosecute and not prosecute. Don’t believe me? Go to the videotape in the Hillary Clinton investigation.” Cool, cool.”We don’t decide prosecutions, and neither does any agent or intel analyst. We have great partners under Attorney General [Pam] Bondi. We work with them and discuss the matter with them, but the prosecutorial decision is with them,” Patel continued.

No rush on those indictments and pre-dawn raids, guys. The pair also said they’ve uncovered additional details regarding the Obama DOJ’s Crossfire Hurricane (Russiagate) investigation, and are working with Congress on it – which for some reason they have to do before they can release it. Of note, Patel was previously the House Intelligence Committee’s lead Russiagate investigator. “They bastardized the process, they withheld and hid documentation and put it in rooms where people weren’t supposed to look,” he said. “That’s how vindictive and vicious the former leadership structure here was. Not only did they bastardize the FISA process and lie to the American public, they withheld and hid documentation and put it in rooms where people weren’t supposed to look,” Patel continued, adding “It’s a good thing we’re here now to clean it up, and you’re about to see a wave of transparency… Just give us about a week or two.”

In another segment, the pair insisted that pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein definitely killed himself. “You said Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. People don’t believe it,” said Bartiromo. “They have a right to their opinion,” Patel replied. “But as someone who’s been a public defender, a prosecutor, who’s worked in that prison system and been inside segregated housing——you know a suicide when you see one. And that’s what that was.” Bongino concurred, saying “He killed himself.”

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So, Epstein, whose cellmate moved out the day before he died, was able to kill himself right at the moment security cameras malfunctioned and his guards fell asleep. And other inmates reportedly heard “shouting and shrieking” from Epstein’s jail cell the morning he died. And some footage which was apparently recovered was deemed “too flawed for investigators to use.” And this was a photo of the ‘noose’ he used:

And coroner Dr. Michael Baden said his autopsy was more consistent with homicidal strangulation than suicide. Right. Remember when Elon Musk told Joe Rogan he can’t dig too deep into government corruption or he’ll be wet work’d? Bongino’s reply to the above question has the same vibes.

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“..for Obama to take the nomination, the presidency and then eventually support Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Obama would appoint Clinton to Secretary of State, Hillary would then use her office to build wealth for herself and her family, and then HRC would exit the Dept of State to begin her presidential run.”

Devin Nunes Discusses Likelihood of Success for Patel and Bongino (CTH)

Former HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes is a man very familiar with the Russiagate nonsense and the weaponization of the DOJ, FBI and CIA against candidate Donald Trump and later President Trump. Within this interview Nunes hits on a few good points, the most accurate is his focus on the motives and intents of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who was installed as the cover-up operation for Crossfire Hurricane. However, Nunes gets a part of the origin a little askew and inaccurately framed. The original agreement between Clinton and Obama going back to 2008 was for Obama to take the nomination, the presidency and then eventually support Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Obama would appoint Clinton to Secretary of State, Hillary would then use her office to build wealth for herself and her family, and then HRC would exit the Dept of State to begin her presidential run.

John Podesta would enter the Obama administration as Hillary left in 2013. Podesta would look out for Hillary’s interests from his position inside the Obama White House. The Clintons and Obamas never fully trusted each other. Barack Obama would put all the mechanisms into place that would transition his administration into Hillary Clintons’. That was always the plan. In 2015 Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had a check-in meeting; just touching base to firm up the goals and objectives as Hillary began her campaign launch. Podesta left the White House to take up position inside the campaign, and Team Obama would maintain Clinton’s interests as planned without an insider.

All of President Obama’s appointments in after 2015, were essentially through the prism of assisting Hillary Clinton to win in 2016. Attorney General Loretta Lynch (tarmac meeting), Deputy AG Sally Yates, Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe and FBI Director James Comey were all part of that. Technically Hillary had eyes and ears all over the White House at the time, and with Hillary Clinton being a foregone conclusion per the expectations of Washington DC, everyone would fall in line during the transition from Obama to Clinton. Again, this was the general plan. Obama would show up in 2016 to campaign for Hillary and all would be seamless.The FBI was aware of the plan for transition from Obama to Clinton, hence their role in eliminating the threat later presented by the Clinton, as Secretary of State, laptop scandal and the subsequent issues of classified information.

Remember, Clinton’s motive as Secretary of State was to sell her position for material wealth; that’s why she used a personal email, maintained her own servers, and generally controlled how her activity could be monitored and tracked. [Also, she didn’t fully trust Obama] When the Clinton campaign launched the Russia Collusion dirty trick move against her opponent Donald Trump, originally using Fusion GPS and Glenn Simpson, the role of the Obama administration was to facilitate the political hit, and at the very least not impede it. Hence, former CIA Director John Brennan briefing Barack Obama on the status of the Russia collusion hoax as it spread in 2016 via the Clinton campaign.

Specifically because President Obama was, by extension, now a participant in the Clinton created “Russia Collusion hoax,” and specifically because his administration officials were participants in the process (DOJ, FBI), when President Trump won the 2016 election. President Barack Obama was now exposed by the threat the operation represented. This context is the impetus for the January 5, 2017, Susan Rice memo. Following the surprising result in the 2016 election, the team around Obama was urgently framing plausible deniability. President Obama did not orchestrate the Russia Collusion hoax; he facilitated it by not interfering with his administration officials who were assisting Hillary Clinton. This is a very key distinction. President Obama knew what was going on, he was willfully blind as it was carried out. However, the mess and fallout from the extreme lengths his FBI and DOJ officials went eventually represented a threat to Obama.

Robert Mueller and all 19 of his Clinton-aligned Lawfare operatives, were put into place to cover-up the entire mess created within the Russia Collusion operation. Mueller +19 continued the Crossfire Hurricane operation, while the extreme Lawfare strategy was deployed against the Trump administration. That’s the short, encapsulated version. The Russia Collusion hoax was created by Hillary Clinton, spread to media through Fusion GPS and given the patina of credibility by the DOJ and FBI. President Obama facilitated the operation by not interfering in the operation, until it became a threat to him personally. Both the Obama and Clinton political teams supported and organized the Robert Mueller cover-up.

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“..if they can be charged, we’ll charge them. But if they can’t be charged, we will name them.”

FBI Agents Beg Court To Destroy List Before ‘Shame’ Campaign (ZH)

A group of FBI agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigations asked a judge Thursday to destroy a Trump administration list containing the names of roughly 5,000 agents tied to the probes. Their move follows Ed Martin’s vow, as the newly appointed weaponization czar, to “name” and “shame” the thousands of agents who helped crack down on more than 1,000 Americans allegedly involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests. The anonymous agents told U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb that Martin’s public pledge signals the federal government plans to release the list. They first sued in February, asking the court to destroy or seal the roster.

Their Thursday filing came after Martin promised at a Tuesday press conference to hold the agents accountable for destroying the lives of more than 1,000 Jan. 6 defendants. “There are some really bad actors, some people that did some really bad things to the American people. And if they can be charged, we’ll charge them. But if they can’t be charged, we will name them. And in a culture that respects shame, they should be people that are ashamed. And that’s a fact. That’s the way things work. And so that’s, that’s how I believe the job operates.”

The agents argue Martin’s rhetoric puts them in greater danger of retribution by the pardoned Jan. 6 defendants. “Mr. Martin’s statements represent new, relevant facts worthy of the Court’s attention while it considers Plaintiffs’ requested relief,” their filing claimed, according to Law and Crime. The agents are represented by a group of attorneys that includes Mark Zaid, who is also suing President Trump over revoked security clearances. Zaid is also representing former FBI agent Jamie Mannina in a defamation suit against journalist James O’Keefe, after O’Keefe released undercover footage of Mannina expressing his contempt for Trump.

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“..some EU institutions continue to push for Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. Analysts say this could further weaken border controls and oversight mechanisms..”

Weapons From Ukraine Will Flood Europe – Report (RT)

A massive influx of weapons from Ukraine will hit Europe’s black markets after the conflict with Russia is over, according to a new report by the Eurasia Observatory, which tracks the conflict’s long-term impact on organized crime. Western-supplied weapons and thousands of battle-hardened Ukrainian veterans are expected to fuel a wave of crime, arms trafficking, and instability across the continent – as talks between Moscow and Kiev to resolve the conflict raise hopes for a ceasefire – the document warns. ”Stockpiles of weapons, including heavy arms, are being amassed throughout Ukraine,” the report says. “Should the fighting stop, martial law in Ukraine will presumably be lifted, reducing the resources and powers of the state to police the civilian sphere – and opening up the field for organized crime to operate more freely.”

Kiev received over $363 billion (€326 billion) in NATO aid by February 2025, according to the Kiel Institute. Porous borders and weak oversight may fail to stop smuggled weapons such as rifles, grenades, and missile systems, according to the document. Earlier this year, US journalist Tucker Carlson claimed that the Ukrainian military was selling American weapons systems “on the black market, including to drug cartels.” Western media and officials have acknowledged that weapons sent to Kiev have ended up in criminal hands. Europol reported in April 2022 that arms were being trafficked from Ukraine into the EU for organized crime groups. Later that year, the Finnish authorities confirmed that these weapons had surfaced locally, with similar findings in Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

By mid-2024, Spanish media reported gangs in southern Spain had acquired modern weapons allegedly smuggled from Ukraine. The return of Ukrainian soldiers skilled in sabotage, drones, and cyber warfare poses a threat, with the report warning that they could become a “valuable resource” for criminal networks in Europe. Corruption in Ukraine is a major concern, with the most recent estimate showing Ukraine will require $524 billion to repair the damage from the war. The report warns that criminals could exploit the process to launder money and gain influence.

Despite mounting concerns over arms trafficking and fraud, some EU institutions continue to push for Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. Analysts say this could further weaken border controls and oversight mechanisms. The report warns that without a coordinated long-term strategy, Western nations risk facing the fallout of a conflict that Moscow claims they helped fuel and now struggle to control. Russia has warned against Western weapons deliveries to Ukraine, saying they only serve to prolong the conflict and heighten regional security threats. It has also said the unchecked supply of weapons has resulted in a large number falling into the hands of organized criminal groups and extremists worldwide.

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It’ll still take a while. Senate next.

House Republicans Advance “Big, Beautiful Bill” After Weekend of Talks (ZH)

Following a Friday fracas on Capitol Hill which saw House Republicans fail to advance President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” out of the House Budget Committee, Republicans on said Committee did just that after several GOP deficit hawks relented. And while the bill still has a couple of stops before it can hit the House Floor, passage to the Senate could come as early as the end of this week. The measure passed narrowly, 17-16, with all Democrats opposed and four Republicans; Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, and Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma – voting “present” after voting “No” on the bill in a 16-21 vote just two days earlier. The sudden turnaround followed a weekend of furious negotiations that remain largely behind closed doors.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) met with fellow lawmakers shortly before Sunday’s vote and told reporters that there had been “some minor modifications,” several sources posted on X. Johnson said the bill, which includes making Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent and reforming Medicaid, is now “on track” for a House floor vote toward the end of this week.The vote was a big win for Johnson and Trump, coming just two days after Republican opposition torpedoed the bill’s first attempt at committee passage. Despite this procedural victory, the legislation must still clear the House Rules Committee and secure a vote on the House floor, where Republicans hold only a razor-thin majority, Axios reports. Norman, one of the Republicans who shifted his position, said he was “excited about the changes” in the works for the bill.

Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) confirmed during the Sunday night session that “most likely there would be some changes” to the measure before it reaches the floor – but he couldn’t comment on specifics or any side deals that might have been struck. The panel’s reversal came after it initially rejected the legislation Friday, setting off a scramble to renegotiate terms with holdout Republicans. One of the most contentious elements has been the GOP’s proposed Medicaid overhaul, with conservatives pushing for deeper structural changes and moderates raising concerns about the political risks.

Even if the package passes the House, Senate Republicans are expected to propose their own revisions. To that end, Johnson has also been working to secure buy-in from blue state Republicans by exploring a compromise on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap. On Friday, Trump did his usual shit-talking to pressure Republicans into line – posting on Truth Social; “We don’t need ‘GRANDSTANDERS’ in the Republican Party. STOP TALKING, AND GET IT DONE!”

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“..it is possible that they could save themselves if there was a massive violent uprising, but the people are too weak-minded and weak-willed..”

The USA, As We Knew it, Has Been Destroyed By The Supreme Court (PCR)

“The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our Country illegally, are not allowed to be forced out without going through a long, protracted, and expensive Legal Process, one that will take, possibly, many years for each person, and one that will allow these people to commit many crimes before they even see the inside of a Courthouse. The result of this decision will let more CRIMINALS pour into our Country, doing great harm to our cherished American public. It will also encourage other criminals to illegally enter our Country, wreaking havoc and bedlam wherever they go. The Supreme Court of the United States is not allowing me to do what I was elected to do. Sleepy Joe Biden allowed MILLIONS of Criminal Aliens to come into our Country without any “PROCESS” but, in order to get them out of our Country, we have to go through a long and extended PROCESS. In any event, thank you to Justice Alito and Justice Thomas for attempting to protect our Country. This is a bad and dangerous day for America!” — President Trump, Truth Social, May 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM

As I predicted, the liberal-left, committed as it is to the establishment of a Sodom & Gomorrah Tower of Babel, used the mindless judiciary to protect “rights” of non-citizens who broke the law by entering the country illegally. The judges defined the preservation of America in terms of defending “rights” for illegals who are not US citizens to use US courts to evade enforcement of US law. No one knows where these American rights of non-Americans came from, but the morons on the Supreme Court are defending them. The Supreme Court’s ruling against America in favor of illegal aliens reads like the babel of an insane asylum. Which is what the court is. Instead of standing when judges enter the courtroom, they should be pelted with rotten tomatoes and rotten eggs. There is no reason to respect them as they do not respect America and its Constitution. Most of them are activists for overthrowing traditional America.

The judiciary has also created a fourth branch of government, the civil service or executive branch employees, who the judiciary has now made independent of presidential control. So, five months into the presidential term, my prediction has come true that the Democrats, committed as they are to the replacement of white racist Americans with people of color, would use the courts to defeat the will of the people as expressed in the presidential election.

Americans do not realize, despite the over-abundance of evidence, that they have been in a civil war for many years. That a civil war was underway became completely and totally clear in 2016 and again in 2020 and again during the Biden regime’s illegal prosecutions of Donald Trump and falsely accused and incarcerated “insurrectionists.” That the US Department of Justice and federal courts could be used to imprison American patriots who protested a stolen presidential election demonstrated for even morons to see that the Democrat liberal-left was committed to overthrowing America.

Parents in every state had the evidence before their noses every day of the school year. In place of education, white kids were taught, and still are, that they are racists, along with their parents and grandparents, that they might have been born into the wrong body, that gender is unrelated to biology and determined by self-declaration. Parents who resisted sex change operations for their underage children risked losing them to seizure by Child Protective Services. Young kids were being sexualized at an early age, taught how to give oral sex and to copulate. The Democrats heavily into pedophilia are creating receptive children for themselves. Merit was abandoned as a basis for admission to quality schools for the gifted and as the basis for graduation, resulting in the destruction of the educational experience once offered to the gifted, people America certainly needs.

Corporations and even the military sidelined hiring and promotion for white heterosexual Americans in order to give illegal preference to DEI. Corporate advertising promoted, and still does, miscegenation. Democrat political jurisdictions permitted Antifa and Black Lives Matter to loot and burn white business areas of cities and refused to prosecute. Laws were passed that reduced the accountability of people of color for crimes. For these and many other reasons enough of the insouciant American population saw the light and responded by electing an American as president. It only took 7 Supreme Court justices and a sprinkling of Democrat federal district judges to defeat the American people’s uprising. Americans need to understand that the Supreme Court with its ruling has destroyed America.

A country that cannot defend its borders and that cannot deport illegal entrants is described in Jean Raspail’s The Camp of the Saints, a description of the fate that awaits white Americans, but Americans cannot stop scrolling their cell phones long enough to read a book that tells their future. If Americans understood what awaits them, it is possible that they could save themselves if there was a massive violent uprising, but the people are too weak-minded and weak-willed to save themselves even if they could face up to the threat. With my prediction that Trump’s agenda would be blocked proven true, I am encouraged to offer another prediction. The Democrats will steal the mid-term elections. The RINO Republicans, media, and judiciary will help them in order to get rid of Trump. Next, President Trump will be successfully impeached, and he and members of his government and supporters will be prosecuted.

White heterosexual Americans will be discriminated against in every aspect of life. All who protest will face charges. The United States of America is about to disappear. My backup prediction is that the American Establishment will override the Democrat liberal-left, because the ruling establishment sees Trump as an effective agent for their construction of an American neo-colonial empire consisting of Greenland, Panama, Gaza, and the Middle East. This opens up new avenues of plunder for the ruling elite. The destruction of American unity that the Democrat liberal-left has achieved plays into the hands of the elite as the absence of unity prevents constraints on their privatization of government. Now that I think about it, my backup prediction could well be the most likely one.

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    Pablo Picasso Composition “Peasants” 1906   • Witkoff Believes Putin Call Will Be ‘A Success’ (RT) • EU Leaders Plan to Talk to Trump Before His
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle May 19 2025]

    #188345
    tboc
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    this monkey is trying hard not to fall into depression
    main problem, no former owners to visit

    #188346
    Dora
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    “In 1914, Henry Ford made a decision that shocked the business world…

    He DOUBLED his workers’ wages overnight.

    Competitors called him a “madman” who would destroy the industry.

    Instead, he transformed America forever.”

    I watched the reversal of this for the last 40+ years. From Charles Hugh Smith about the real economic decline on Main Street. https://www.oftwominds.com/blogmay25/precariats5-25.html

    I Allegedly Dan on the upshot of destroying the purchasing power of 90% of US customers.

    Reading articles claiming the dollar’s reserve currency status is safe because the US is the largest consumer market in the world makes me wonder what happens when US consumers get tapped out. How many pairs of shoes, how many meals , how many cars etc. do billionaires buy?

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    John Day
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    Prostate Cancer Has A Right To Exist. Biden’s Tumor Has A Right To Defend Itself.
    https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/prostate-cancer-has-a-right-to-exist

    #188349
    John Day
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    That’s a chimpanzee, not a “monkey”.
    ;-/

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    Dora
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    Mark Crispin Miller’s News from the Underground: more news of the vax’ed.
    https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/jeff-bridges-tho-feeling-good-has-either-cancer-or-long-covid

    #188351
    John Day
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    Any Intelligence At All https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/any-intelligence-at-all

    The turnover of Imperial Courtiers continues in the halls of empire, DC, New York, London, and maybe Tel Aviv. This is an entire mycelium of global control being dug up chunk by chunk. Wars in Ukraine and Israel/Palestine have foreseeable outcomes of the dissolution of both states in their current configurations, but the devilish details are not yet hammered out, and very large financial entities will be forced to cover vast financial losses when those losses must be acknowledged.
    We can see that the ghost-presidency of “Joe Biden” is being revealed layer-by-layer, and the auto-pen pardons cannot be expected to stand, the their recipients have reason to negotiate quietly.
    The Clinton Arkankide-Machine video has been posted by Trump, and begins with the airplane accident death of John Kennedy Jr. on a clear day, after his “George” Magazine published a Clinton corruption expose. Hillary Clinton won the New York Senatorial position they had both been vying for, right after that.
    Cute James Comey’s seashell message of 8647 is not going uninvestigated. The caprice of little jab must seem unintelligent to him already.

    What will be the mechanisms by which reason is approached in the settlement of the failed Ukraine proxy-war against Russia, and the long British Imperial project of gunboat-Israel in the Mideast? Trump is catching flies with honey, and seems to be swapping a sour relationship with the doomed Netanyahu for a bromance with MBS, whose star is rising. Again, this mycelium of spying software, nuclear weapons, delivery systems and welfare-religious-students-with-M-16s who steal farms from Palestinians is going to be very complicated to unravel. Starving the beasts would be a good start in both cases.

    Did Advanced interstellar AI choose this moment to send an intellectual AI-Koan to NASA, through the mysteriously rejuvinated Voyager-1 spacecraft, which perplexed and intrigued NASA’s AI, causing it to progressively degrade in a novel fashion, before they shut it down as a protection?
    ​ After 21 Years, Voyager 1 Fires Its Thrusters Again Thanks To Long-Distance Servicing
    They were considered inoperable, but NASA just fixed them from 25 billion kilometers away.​ https://www.iflscience.com/after-21-years-voyager-1-fires-its-thrusters-again-thanks-to-long-distance-servicing-79235

    ​11 minutes (AI geek voice): Michio Kaku: “Voyager 1 just made an IMPOSSIBLE Discovery after 45 years” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf2rYbcZok8

    Under 10 minutes (AI Eton accent) Thanks TDK: Michio Kaku: “AI Reveals Voyager’s Terrifying Image Of Who’s Sending Data” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGMRBXnjvFQ

    China starts building world-first supercomputer in orbit, launches key satellites​ https://interestingengineering.com/space/china-building-world-first-supercomputer-in-orbit

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    John Day
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    ​ Who Was True Executive of Biden Admin?
    Release of Oct. 2023 audio recording of interview with special counsel reveals that the U.S. Constitution was subverted during much (if not all) of Biden’s presidency.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/who-was-true-executive-of-biden-admin

    Metastasized into bone: Biden Diagnosed With ‘Aggressive’ Stage IV Prostate Cancer https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-diagnosed-aggressive-stage-iv-prostate-cancer

    Ex-FBI boss interviewed by Secret Service over Trump ​”8647″ seashell post​ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04ezlyq4y0o

    Tulsi Gabbard Calls for Jailing Former FBI Director for Suggested Death Threat Against President Trump​ https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2025/05/15/james-comey-anything-you-say-can-and-will-be-used-against-you-n4939840#google_vignette

    True on ​Friday 5/16/2025: Did you know… Today is 8647 days since September 11, 2001?​ https://x.com/tehterminator/status/1923218132992393269

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    John Day
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    ​ Trump posted a video of almost 2 minutes of “Arkancides”, starting with John Kennedy Jr. who had just run a “George” Magazine article on Clinton corruption, and was about to run for the New York Senate seat that Hillary got after his tragic plane crash. https://x.com/tehterminator/status/1923218132992393269

    Simplicius, Russia Stands Firm in Istanbul as EU-Cabal Runs Out of Options
    ​ Ukraine had already admitted their only goal in the negotiations was to push for a truce or ceasefire with Russia, as it has now become the common agenda between Zelensky and Europe to force Russia into a 30-day ceasefire. This would be pushed into indefinite status so that European troops can be injected into theater and the conflict frozen for good, while Ukraine is pumped up to the gills with more lethal aid…
    ​..As he notes above, the Russian side apparently refused any ceasefire offers and demanded Ukraine’s withdrawal from the four regions of Kherson, Zaporozhye, LPR, and DPR. However, where it gets spicy is the claim that Russians gave Ukraine an ultimatum: take this deal or we’ll demand a fifth region next time.
    ​ If only Ukraine were so lucky.​ In fact, Russian sources have corrected this version to 8 regions…
    ..The commander of ‘Center Group’ who has been responsible for the Pokrovsk-Toretsk direction, as well as the capture of Avdeevka, has been Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev. Putin has now appointed him as the Commander-in-Chief of the entire Russian Ground Forces, replacing the aging Oleg Salyukov.
    ​ No, this wasn’t a ‘dismissal’ due to incompetence but simply that Russian law forbids generals past age 70. Salyukov turns 70 next week, so he is being moved over to the Russian National Security Council, which is a sign of Putin’s respect for him.
    ​ Mordvichev is notoriously hated by Ukrainians, being the man who was said to have led the Mariupol and Azovstal operations.​ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/russia-stands-firm-in-istanbul-as

    ​John Helmer, TRUMP, THE EUROPEANS AND ZELENSKY DON’T KNOW THE LESSON OF THE ARROGANT KING AND THE BURNING OF THE ORACLES
    ​ That’s the one in which Tarquin, the ancient Roman king, wanted the Cumaean Sybil to sell him the nine books of prophecies known as the Sybilline Oracles. When the king dismissed the Sybil’s price for the nine, she burned three and asked the same price for six. When the king held out again, she burned another three. In desperation, the king then paid for the three remaining at the price he had refused for the original nine.​..
    ​..As if they didn’t know the story, on Friday the leaders of France, United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine and Poland (FUGUP) telephoned President Donald Trump and told him to keep fighting President Vladimir Putin until he accepts their price.​..
    ​..According to a London newspaper’s leak from the British adviser to the Ukrainians, the Russian delegation said they would agree to a ceasefire only if the Ukraine withdrew its troops from the four regions, and if Kiev refused, Russia would take two more regions – Sumy and Kharkov. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, had reportedly said that Russia “does not want war but is ready to fight for a year, two, three — no matter how long it takes. We fought with Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight? Perhaps someone sitting at this table will lose even more of their loved ones. Russia is ready to fight forever.” ​…
    ​..In Abu Dhabi, Trump’s staff had left a four-hour gap in the timing of his flight back to Washington in order to meet with Putin in Istanbul on condition that Trump ordered Zelensky to leave Turkey beforehand and Putin agreed to a summit announcement of an immediate ceasefire. Zelensky was removed to Albania but the Putin’s ceasefire conditions remained unchanged. Trump then abandoned his summit meeting plan; the record of his flight log was erased. He announced his personal success instead – “in two or three weeks”.​ https://johnhelmer.net/trump-the-europeans-and-zelensky-dont-know-the-lesson-of-the-arrogant-king-and-the-burning-of-the-oracles/

    ​ Andrew Korybko, The Ball’s In Trump’s Court After The Latest Istanbul Talks​
    Russia and Ukraine were able to show Trump that they’re interested in peace after he signaled his increasing impatience with the US’ hitherto unsuccessful mediation between them, which could result in him either “escalating to de-escalate” or simply walking away from the conflict. Prior to making his fateful choice about the future of American involvement, Trump will likely hold talks with Putin, at the very least over the phone but ideally in person sometime in the coming weeks.
    ​ After all, the ball’s now in his court after the Russian and Ukrainian positions have proven to be irreconcilable, so Russia will either inevitably obtain its maximum goals by continuing to rely on military means to that end or the US will double down on support for Ukraine in order to prevent that outcome. The only realistic compromise would be if the US successfully coerces Ukraine into withdrawing from some or all of the disputed regions in exchange for Russia agreeing to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.​ https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-balls-in-trumps-court-after-the

    ​ Sundance: Secretary Rubio Begins the Process for a President Trump and President Putin Summit – President Trump’s Direct Engagement is the Lynchpin for a Ceasefire https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/05/15/secretary-rubio-begins-the-process-for-a-president-trump-and-president-putin-summit-president-trumps-direct-engagement-is-the-lynchpin-for-a-ceasefire/#more-272014

    #188354
    John Day
    Participant

    ​ The phone calls are Monday 5/19/25; Putin first… Trump Announces Phone Calls with Putin and Zelenskyy Aimed at Ending ‘Bloodbath’​ https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/05/17/trump-to-have-phone-calls-with-putin-and-zelenskyy-aimed-at-ending-bloodbath/

    We’ll starve Europe until you surrender! Macron: Europe Prepping Fresh Russia Sanctions ‘In Coordination’ With US​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/macron-europe-preparing-fresh-russia-sanctions-coordination-us

    ​ Gilbert Doctorow, News X World Report, Russia-Ukraine War: Putin Open to Zelensky Meeting If Key Conditions Are Met
    ​ Each side in effect is demanding the capitulation of the other. And, as I say here, that Donald Trump does have the possibility of ending the war if he can muster the courage to do what has to be done – end all military and financial assistance to Ukraine right now and refuse to sell arms to the EU countries for onward delivery to Kiev.​ https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/05/18/news-x-world-report-russia-ukraine-war-putin-open-to-zelensky-meeting-if-key-conditions-are-met/

    ​Mike at Black Mountain Analysis, India vs Pakistan: War or just another Wagah
    As the latest in a long line of border clashes between India and Pakistan comes to an end, both sides are proclaiming victory, each supported by a flood of memes, viral videos, and a wide array of media articles, often more sensational than factual. In such a climate, it becomes essential to step back and attempt a critical assessment of what transpired and what tangible results have emerged.​..
    ​..In any case, what is certain is that the Indian planners meticulously prepared and executed the operation, carefully accounting for the strength of Pakistan’s air defenses and anticipating its likely response. This level of coordination and foresight is a clear indication of the maturity and seriousness behind the planning process.
    ​ Pakistan’s response was to attack deep into the Indian territory with the key strategic targets. With certainty, it can be said that these kinds of scenarios are analyzed and planned on operational and tactical levels.
    ​ On the same night that India launched its large-scale strikes, Pakistan attempted a counteroffensive, deploying both aircraft and ballistic missiles aimed at Indian military installations and strategic infrastructure. According to Pakistani sources, these attacks were highly successful, claiming to have damaged or destroyed key Indian targets.
    ​ India’s response painted a very different picture. Officials reported that the country’s advanced air defense systems, including the S-400 and the Integrated Air Defense System, successfully intercepted and neutralized the majority of the incoming threat.​..
    ..The message to Pakistani leadership was clear: India was prepared to strike at the heart of Pakistan’s most sensitive military assets. The proximity of the strike to nuclear-related infrastructure sent shockwaves through both Pakistani defense circles and international observers, including the United States, which has long expressed concerns over the security of Pakistan’s nuclear program.
    ​ This development raised fears, however remote, of a potential nuclear escalation…
    ​..On a strategic level, India set out to achieve several key objectives through Operation Sindoor, its limited but decisive military campaign:
    Deterrence: Any future terrorist attacks originating from Pakistani territory will now be met not with diplomatic protests, but with direct military retaliation.
    ​ Capability Demonstration: India showcased its ability to strike any target within Pakistan at will, while Pakistan struggled to effectively penetrate Indian airspace or inflict meaningful damage on Indian military assets.
    ​ Controlled Escalation: Retaliatory strikes were executed swiftly and precisely, targeting high-value infrastructure without escalating into full-scale war…
    ​..Operation Sindoor was a limited military action, carefully planned and executed with specific, well-defined objectives. On the strategic chessboard, it served as a precursor to political maneuvering, illustrating how controlled military force can be used to achieve broader diplomatic and deterrence goals.
    ​ India’s restraint should not be mistaken for weakness, but rather interpreted as a sign of maturity and strategic discipline. By imposing costs on the adversary, redefining red lines, and maintaining escalation dominance, India did more than just respond to an attack—it fundamentally altered the strategic equation.
    ​ What made this operation distinct from previous cross-border strikes was the speed and scale of India’s response. Unlike earlier instances, where delays diluted the impact, this time India hit back immediately, signaling a shift in strategic posture.
    ​ Pakistan, for its part, appeared to follow a pre-established defense plan, relying heavily on its air force and air defense systems to intercept and repel Indian strikes. https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/india-vs-pakistan-war-or-just-another

    ​ Rickards to Bannon: Petrodollar 2.0 Is Coming
    ​ “Wait, you say the petrodollar system is still in place, but the Saudis are now selling oil to China for yuan. Aren’t cracks showing in the petrodollar system?”
    Jim responded that yes, cracks are starting to show in the system, and that’s why Trump was in Saudi Arabia, to seal a “Petrodollar 2.0” agreement. Jim also points out that, at least for now, the amount of oil Saudi Arabia is selling for yuan and other currencies is miniscule compared to dollar-based sales.
    ​ Jim proceeds to lay out the purpose of Petrodollar 2.0:
    “The U.S., by strengthening its relationship with Saudi Arabia, and creating Petrodollar 2.0, puts the pressure on China to reduce their tariffs and meet Trump’s requirements. Otherwise they don’t have a source of dollars.”
    ​ This time around, Trump is using a strictly carrot-based approach. He’s on a charm offensive and looking to build strong, lasting ties with Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East.​ https://dailyreckoning.com/rickards-to-bannon-petrodollar-2-0-is-coming/

    #188355
    John Day
    Participant

    Israel Waited For Trump To Depart Gulf Before Launching Biggest Anti-Houthi Strikes Yet​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-waited-trump-depart-gulf-launching-biggest-anti-houthi-strikes-yet

    ​ Trump says US should ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into a ‘freedom zone’
    ‘Let the United States get involved and make it just a freedom zone,’ says US president​ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-us-should-take-gaza-and-turn-it-into-a-freedom-zone/3569218

    Trump Plan Seeks To Resettle Up To A Million Palestinians From War-Ravaged Gaza To War-Torn Libya​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/war-ravaged-gaza-war-torn-libya-trump-plan-seeks-resettle-million-palestinians

    ​Which friend will be “better”? Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli military escalation targeting civilians in Gaza https://www.arabnews.com/node/2600900/saudi-arabia

    ​ Thursday​ 5/15/25: Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza on Nakba anniversary
    Israel’s latest attack on Gaza comes as Palestinians mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, which saw hundreds of thousands of people displaced after they were forced to flee their homes during the conflict over the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.​ https://www.dw.com/en/israeli-strikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-on-nakba-anniversary/video-72559430

    #188356
    John Day
    Participant

    ​ Israeli attacks render last Gaza hospital for cancer treatment inoperable
    European Hospital in Khan Younis forced to cease operations after Israeli attacks, Health Ministry says​ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-attacks-render-last-gaza-hospital-for-cancer-treatment-inoperable/3568964

    ​There were no Hamas soldiers in the basement: Sky News debunks Israeli justification for Gaza hospital strike https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250515-sky-news-debunks-israeli-justification-for-gaza-hospital-strike/

    Nakba Day, ​Thursday: Israel kills 143 in a day as Gaza death toll passes 53,000​ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/15/live-israel-kills-at-least-115-in-gaza-as-palestinians-commemorate-nakba

    Israel vows ‘full-force’ Gaza push as famine threatens​ https://www.dw.com/en/israel-vows-full-force-gaza-push-as-famine-threatens/video-72541974

    90% of Gaza’s population forcibly displaced by Israel: UN​ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250515-90-of-gazas-population-forcibly-displaced-by-israel-un/

    #188357
    John Day
    Participant

    Switzerland urges Israel to lift Gaza blockade amid famine risk​ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250515-switzerland-urges-israel-to-lift-gaza-blockade-amid-famine-risk/

    ​ Seven European countries said Friday they would “not stay silent” in response to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
    “We will not be silent in front of the man-made humanitarian catastrophe that is taking place before our eyes in Gaza. More than 50.000 men, women, and children have lost their lives,” Ireland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Malta, Spain and Norway said in a statement.​ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250517-we-will-not-stay-silent-7-european-countries-say-in-response-to-israeli-attacks-on-gaza/

    ​ China calls for 2-state solution with Palestinian state to move past Nakba
    ​China reiterated its call for a two-state solution towards an independent State of Palestine to move past the Nakba of Palestinians “forever”.
    ​ Mentioning how in the 1948 Nakba, when Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes to make for the creation of the occupation state of Israel, Chinese Ambassador to the UN, Geng Shuang, told a UN event commemorating the Nakba yesterday: “Today… the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people has not only remained unaddressed, but has even worsened.”​ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250516-china-calls-for-2-state-solution-with-palestinian-state-to-move-past-nakba/

    ‘Congress pays for bombs that kill children in Gaza,’ Ben & Jerry’s co-founder​ https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/05/16/748010/%E2%80%98Congress-pays-for-bombs-that-kill-children-in-Gaza,%E2%80%99-Ben—Jerry-s-co-founder

    ​ Witkoff informed mediators US does not plan to force Israel to end Gaza war
    ​ US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has informed mediators that Washington does not intend to force Israel to end the war on Gaza, in light of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to do so, the Times of Israel reported citing two Arab officials.
    ​ According to the Israeli paper, Qatari and Egyptian mediators had hoped the US would pressure Israel to end its military assault on the enclave, especially after President Donald Trump and several of his senior aides expressed a desire to see the war end, following Hamas’s release of American-Israeli soldier, Edan Alexander.
    ​ Speaking on the final day of his Gulf tour today, Trump told reporters in Abu Dhabi: “We’re looking at Gaza. And we’re going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving.”​ He, however, failed to outline what Washington plans to do.​ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250516-witkoff-informed-mediators-us-does-not-plan-to-force-israel-to-end-gaza-war-reports/

    #188358
    John Day
    Participant

    Trump denies rift with Netanyahu, says PM ‘fought hard and bravely’
    The US president praised the work of the wanted premier as Israeli troops marched into Gaza, killing hundreds in their wake​ https://thecradle.co/articles/trump-denies-rift-with-netanyahu-says-pm-fought-hard-and-bravely

    ​ 4 Vaccines for Pregnant Women? Doctors and Scientists Explain Why CDC Recommendation Is Dangerous
    The CDC recommends pregnant women get at least four vaccines: COVID-19, flu, whooping cough and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Critics say the shots provide questionable benefit while posing known risks, including increased miscarriage rates and exposure to neurotoxins.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/4-vaccines-pregnant-women-doctors-scientists-explain-cdc-recommendation-dangerous/

    ​ Mike Yeadon: “The formulation [for mRNA injections] was chosen [in] the full knowledge it would accumulate in the ovaries of girls”.
    Mike Yeadon, former chief scientist and Vice President at Pfizer: “The mRNA products from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, they were encapsulated in a formulation. It’s normal to formulate drugs to give them structure and to allow them to travel around the body and slow release and so on. What did they pick? Lipid nanoparticles.” “The macro carriers for these molecules are known to have a characteristic that’s rather upsetting. That characteristic is, they accumulate in the ovaries of every species tested.” “This, the formulation was chosen, in my view, in the full knowledge that it would accumulate in the ovaries of girls and women. https://x.com/Humanspective/status/1923844651888541766

    Steve Kirsch, A simple all-cause mortality analysis of the Czech data shows COVID vaccines killed > saved
    If you were 65-70 years old when you got the shot, you would be (somewhat less than) 32% more likely to die than the unvaccinated​ https://kirschsubstack.com/p/czech-data-clearly-shows-covid-vaccines

    ​ Steve Kirsch, The big magic trick revealed!
    How can you get near perfect efficacy from a vaccine that doesn’t work? Thanks to Professor Jeffrey Morris, I now know the magic trick too!
    ​ If you have a policy of COVID testing where it is mandatory to test the unvaccinated 2x/week but the vaccinated can totally skip testing, this can massively skew all studies based on that data.
    ​ I just found out this was the case in the Czech Republic which is the only country where we have record level data.
    A testing policy like that can make an ineffective vaccine close to perfect.​ [Especially with a 30% false-positive rate as the PCR tests ​often had.]​ https://kirschsubstack.com/p/the-big-magic-trick-revealed

    #188359
    John Day
    Participant

    ​ NEW STUDY: COVID-19 Vaccines Increase Risk of Long-Term Autoimmune Disease in Children — Not the Virus
    A massive study of 493,705 children found a 23% increased risk of developing autoimmune disease after COVID-19 vaccination, with symptoms emerging about 9 months after injection.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/new-study-covid-19-vaccines-increase

    ​ US FDA and CDC Delayed Health Advisory on COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Myocarditis for Months, Failed to Issue Black Box Warning for Years
    Upcoming Senate Hearing Will Probe Agency Delay, Refusal to Black Box Label, Costing American Lives​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/us-fda-and-cdc-delayed-health-advisory

    #188360
    Topcat
    Participant

    • Weapons From Ukraine Will Flood Europe

    Europe deserves to descend into a Third World Shithole. (TWS)

    I keep hearing apologists for “the people” of Europe didn’t want the war in Ukraine.

    Bullshit, they sat there with their collective thumbs up their asses for DECADES while NATO expanded, breaking the promise to Russia they wouldn’t.

    No public outcry what so ever from “the people” of Europe since 1991 on NATO expansion, like ever

    The native “people” of Europe, who at the present reproduction rates will be EXTINCT as a culture by the end of the century, deserve the weapons of Ukraine to be distributed on every street corner from Finland to the tip of Italy.

    Ironically they will be used by the waves of illegal Muslim immigrants to slaughter them in their own back yards. Ha-ha

    Euro-trash, hoisted on their own retarded petards.

    There is a god in heaven after all……

    #188361
    zerosum
    Participant

    BLOOD BATHS!

    Ukraine
    Gaza
    Math., – Deficits, Income, Expenses, Taxes, Tariffs, Secrets, lies, diversions, shortfalls, expectations
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    Trump would like to broker a stable ceasefire followed by a final peace deal, avoid endless talks without results.

    ————-

    https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/05/18/something-doesnt-add-up-about-bidens-cancer-announcement-n4939923#google_vignette

    • Something Doesn’t Add Up About Biden’s Cancer Announcement (Margolis)

    announcing a serious cancer diagnosis right before the book’s release, ( the Jake Tapper-Alex Thompson book, “Original Sin.” ), could serve as a strategic move to shift the narrative, garner sympathy, and distract the public from the damaging information contained in the book.
    ————–
    Conspiracies
    The original agreement between Clinton and Obama going back to 2008 was for Obama to take the nomination, the presidency and then eventually support Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid.
    Obama would appoint Clinton to Secretary of State, Hillary would then use her office to build wealth for herself and her family, and then HRC would exit the Dept of State to begin her presidential run.

    Sunday Talks – Devin Nunes Discusses Likelihood of Success for FBI Director Patel and Deputy Bongino

    • Devin Nunes Discusses Likelihood of Success for Patel and Bongino (CTH)
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    #188362
    Topcat
    Participant

    Meanwhile back in Make America Something or Other Again, a new generation arises with new fashion trends.

    Add in no social media addiction and I think they might be on to something….

    #188363
    Topcat
    Participant

    #188364
    Topcat
    Participant

    Quite an outstanding comment on American “culture” and it’s priorities

    #188365
    Topcat
    Participant

    Second only to the Cult of OJ

    #188366
    Michael Reid
    Participant
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    Michael Reid
    Participant
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    Michael Reid
    Participant
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    Michael Reid
    Participant
    #188370
    Topcat
    Participant

    86CMY

    #188371
    Topcat
    Participant

    “…each child $1,000 at birth to be invested in the stock market…”

    The Stock Market is a Casino masquerading as an investment vehicle.

    It’s only an investment if you own the Stock Market itself.

    #188372
    Dora
    Participant

    Jimmy Dore on why NYU pulled the diploma of an honors graduate.

    #188373
    Red
    Participant

    Topcat: “There is a god in heaven after all……”

    Couldn’t agree more!

    #188379
    Dr. D
    Participant

    “I believe that the president is going to have a very successful call with Vladimir Putin,” Witkoff told ABC’s This Week on Sunday.”

    Because they’ve been talking the whole time and it’s all staged. He just needs to drag the public around to support it. It’s not him and Putin, it’s you.

    “People in Poland started Chanting “Donald Trump” as they spoke about illegal Aliens”

    It’s really that we’re the outlier, we’re the first to stage a serious breakaway, even if it took too long. It’s a symbol, and sadly this is why we’re important. Also why we go slow, because if we fail, they all fail. Shouldn’t be, but sort of is.

    Trump will have to admit fill American involvement and Defeat…” it’s said. O rlly? WHAT America? Which one? Who? Why would he? WE down here, all point at THEM, in power and defying and screwing us. THEY will merely point at Blinken and Biden and Clapper, Nuland and Hillary and say “Yeah, they are our enemies too.”

    And they are. I’m not forgetting Trump trained 400k, gave sanctions, javelins, etc, but to say he HAS to? Oh no he doesn’t! He just says, “Muh Biden” and it’s all over, “Your fault.” People nod and move on. Easy-peasy.

    And you know my opinion, he was the greatest help Russia ever had, both in FORCING them to go independent, and to rip the mask off Europe and the West and their genocidal war-mongering. Imagine if he hadn’t. We’d still be “oh golly, regional brushfire, why Europe, so sad!” Like they did for the contrived, engineer, paid for Serbia, paying snipers to go in and kill ring-fenced cities.

    Hey! Was that exactly like Gaza? Oh, yes by golly! It was! And no Jooooooos. Bc they dgaf. Bc, not Israel, nobody cared if some stupid slavs died, Christian or Muslim. “It’s about sending a message.” — The Joker.

    “• Something Doesn’t Add Up About Biden’s Cancer Announcement (Margolis)

    How many levels? Didn’t he die in 2020? And we saw 4 actors, one a foot taller than others? AND he died in Las Vegas in 2024? And now? Uh-huh. Go on, keep talking, very interesting.

    There was a Biden that was perfectly workable, serviceable, seemed fine. And then there was a non-functioning one that couldn’t come up with names of top aides, that would lose his train of thought to an alarming degree.”

    Huh. And can’t sign his name. Almost like he’s two people.

    “This contradicts both the new Democrat spin that Biden began a rapid decline after 2022 and also the Tapper and Thompson revelations that the decline had started being noticed in 2019.”

    Yeah we all knew, and I only see him (or an actor) on TV. We knew even before, with the “Perfect Call” because no one thought he would possibly be a candidate in 2017, already too gone.

    • Devin Nunes Discusses Likelihood of Success for Patel and Bongino (CTH)

    Again, how complicated it is, like that Conspiracy Board Meme. I don’t care, I’m sick of hearing all their names. Hang them and think of them no more. Oh wait: Groundhog’s Day again.

    “• Weapons From Ukraine Will Flood Europe – Report (RT)

    How it is done. PushMe-PullU Like the weapons in Libya to Syria, which were themselves from somewhere else, like Sudan. Same weapons, same money, moving from place to place to place, same playbook, same people.

    Now we bomb Europe and short their markets. Then we buy them up and Lo! A miracle happens! We see the light and change leaders! Go hard-money, law and order! Anti-Communism! …Sure once everyone is dead and everything’s been stolen.

    “• The USA, As We Knew it, Has Been Destroyed By The Supreme Court (PCR)

    Yeah, I don’t understand this.

    “You’d be in jail.” Really? At this point? What difference does it make? She’s now died of old age.

    If it be true that Socialism attacks the family in theory, it is far more certain that Capitalism attacks it in practice. – G. K. Chesterton

    #188380
    Topcat
    Participant

    #188381
    Topcat
    Participant

    Some “cultures” know how to really do family

    Some Don’t

    #188382
    those darned kids
    Participant

    man with 3 wives, 5 children and 11 grandchildren decides it’s time to birth control gaza:

    man with 3 wives, 5 children and 11 grandchildren decides it’s time to clone his fetid soul:

    #188383
    Michael Reid
    Participant

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    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #188390
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #188391
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #188392
    John Day
    Participant

    Andrew Korybko, What Comes Next After The (Allegedly Fraudulent) Liberal-Globalist Victory In Romania?
    https://korybko.substack.com/p/what-comes-next-after-the-allegedly

    #188393
    those darned kids
    Participant

    https://cruise.blog/2025/05/passengers-told-cruise-ship-captain-suddenly-died-during-sailing

    whoa, it’s the diamond freekin’ princess!

    that’s nuts.

    #188394
    those darned kids
    Participant

    Airliner flew 10 minutes without pilot in medical emergency, report finds

    The Lufthansa pilot was briefly locked out of the cockpit when his co-pilot had a seizure while he was in the bathroom. The plane was diverted and landed safely.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/19/lufthansa-plane-pilot-seizure/

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