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Trump To Send $300 Million Worth Of Weapons To Ukraine – Reuters (RT)
NATO Will Pay for US Weapons Designed to Be Supplied to Ukraine – Trump (Sp.)
US Lacks Interest in Boosting Aid to Ukraine – Jeffrey Sachs (Sp.)
Ukraine and EU ‘Already Lost’ [to Russia] – Orban (RT)
Alan Dershowitz Says He Knows Who’s On The Epstein List (ZH)
Will Pam Bondi Get Axed After the Epstein Debacle? (Margolis)
Trump and Musk Allies Fight For Control of DOGE – WSJ (RT)
Kiriakou: How Intelligence Agencies Gather Blackmail on Politicians (ZH)
Von der Leyen Survives No-Confidence Vote, Dissent Surprises Brussels (TASS)
EU Will Soon Collapse Without Russian Resources – MEP (RT)
Everybody Loves Marco (PJM)
America’s Cops Are Finally Safer. Can You Guess the Reason Why? (Margolis)
Globalism Destroyed American Jobs (Paul Craig Roberts)
Most US Law Enforcement Funds Are Going To Immigration & Border (ZH)
Did Joe Biden’s Doctor Just Confirm a Cover-Up of His Health? (Margolis)
Greece Suspends Asylum Applications For Arrivals From North Africa (RT)
What Just Happened In Rio Should Terrify The West (Ibragimov)

 

 

 

 

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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a longtime skeptic of expanded aid to Kiev, reportedly ordered the pause without consulting Trump..”

Trump To Send $300 Million Worth Of Weapons To Ukraine – Reuters (RT)

US President Donald Trump will for the first time use his authority to send weapons drawn from Pentagon stockpiles directly to Ukraine, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the decision. While the Trump administration has so far only delivered weapons approved under his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) allows Trump to supply arms to Ukraine in an emergency. The new shipment could reportedly be worth around $300 million and may include Patriot surface-to-air missiles as well as medium-range rockets. The move would mark a reversal of the Pentagon’s recent decision to halt some deliveries over concerns about depleting domestic stockpiles.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a longtime skeptic of expanded aid to Kiev, reportedly ordered the pause without consulting Trump. The president confirmed earlier this week that he would send additional arms to Ukraine, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio later told reporters that the pause “unfortunately was mischaracterized.” During his election campaign, Trump criticized Biden’s unconditional aid to Kiev and called Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky “the greatest salesman on Earth” for persuading Democrats to keep weapons flowing.

Weapons supplies remain critical, as Ukrainian forces continue to lose ground to Russia and face increasing difficulties replenishing their ranks with new conscripts. Moscow has maintained that foreign arms will not prevent it from achieving its objectives. Last month, President Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia considers Western countries supplying weapons to Ukraine as “de facto direct participants in the conflict.”

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It’s nothing personal, it’s strictly buiness.

NATO Will Pay for US Weapons Designed to Be Supplied to Ukraine – Trump (Sp.)

US President Donald Trump said NATO, whose member Washington is, will pay for American weapons that the alliance will subsequently supply to Ukraine. “We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%. So what we’re doing is the weapons that are going out are going to NATO, and then NATO is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and NATO is paying for those weapons,” Trump told NBC News. He said the agreement was reached at a NATO summit in June. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz previously announced his readiness to purchase Patriot missile systems from the United States for their transfer to Ukraine. He discussed it with Trump, but there is no final decision yet.

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“The American people, including Trump’s voter base, have no interest in this war. This was, and remains, a Deep State project..”

US Lacks Interest in Boosting Aid to Ukraine – Jeffrey Sachs (Sp.)

The US will not significantly increase arms supplies or financing to Ukraine, because American society, including voters of US President Donald Trump, are not interested in this war, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, told Sputnik. “Still I do not believe that the US will significantly expand its role in supplying arms or financing Ukraine. The American people, including Trump’s voter base, have no interest in this war. This was, and remains, a Deep State project,” a well-known American economist said.

Trump announced his intention to supply the Kiev regime with “some more weapons” on Monday, but did not clarify the specific types of military aid his administration plans to send or whether Patriot missiles demanded by Ukraine would be included. Axios reported earlier on Tuesday that Trump had promised to immediately send 10 Patriot interceptor missiles to Kiev and provide assistance in finding other means of military supplies.

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“..there will come a bitter moment when European leaders – apart from us and the Slovaks – will have to admit that they followed a mistaken strategy and were therefore defeated in this war.”

Ukraine and EU ‘Already Lost’ [to Russia] – Orban (RT)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said both Ukraine and the EU have already lost the conflict with Russia in an interview with the YouTube channel Patriota, which was posted on Wednesday. He argued that the war cannot be won on the battlefield and should be resolved through diplomacy. The Hungarian leader suggested that “there will come a bitter moment when European leaders – apart from us and the Slovaks – will have to admit that they followed a mistaken strategy and were therefore defeated in this war.” “I believe the EU has already lost the war. Ukraine is holding on – although it’s retreating – but I think Ukraine has also lost,” Orban said. The Hungarian leader did not specify what specific strategy he was referring to, but his government has consistently opposed EU sanctions targeting Russia and refused to send weapons to Kiev.

Budapest has instead called for negotiations to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict. Orban stressed that resolving the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield is “impossible” and insisted that it can only be ended through diplomacy, which would also help reduce, or completely prevent, further casualties. He added that the EU should never have entered this path and that it is now crucial to “slow down, stop, thank the generals for their service, bring back the diplomats and foreign ministers, and begin working toward peace.” Orban’s comments come as key EU powers have continued to advocate continued military support for Ukraine. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Wednesday that diplomacy has been “exhausted” and vowed to keep sending arms to Kiev.

France’s defense minister has also called the demilitarization of Ukraine – one of Russia’s key demands – a “red line,” arguing that Kiev must retain a standing army if it ends up being denied NATO membership. However, other leaders have voiced skepticism. Czech President Petr Pavel, a pro-Russia hardliner, recently said the EU must reconsider its Russia strategy, warning that fighting Moscow “endlessly” would lead to massive casualties and economic damage to both Ukraine and the EU. Russia has repeatedly denounced Western military backing for Ukraine, saying it only prolongs the war. President Vladimir Putin have also described Europe’s sanctions and attempts to phase out Russian energy as “economic suicide.”

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“..I’m bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can’t disclose what I know..”

Alan Dershowitz Says He Knows Who’s On The Epstein List (ZH)

Two days after the FBI leaked a memo to Axios revealing that the Epstein case is effectively ‘closed’ (he killed himself and there’s no ‘list’ of clients) – former Epstein attorney and associate Alan Dershowitz says he knows exactly who’s on the ‘Epstein list,’ and why it’s being suppressed from the public. “I have seen – remember I was accused falsely,” Dershowitz said on the Sean Spicer show. “Let me tell you, I know for a fact documents are being suppressed. And they’re being suppressed to protect the individuals. I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them. But I’m bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can’t disclose what I know. But I – hand to God, I know the names of people whose files are being suppressed in order to protect them, and that’s wrong.”

SPICER: Just out of curiosity without names, are these poiticians, business leaders, both?
DERSHOWITZ: They’re everything, and look – let me tell you… a lot of them are – at least one of them is somebody who was accused. Others are accusers, and the judges have said – if somebody calls themselves a victim, we’re not going to give any information about them – but they may not be victims, they may be perpetrators. So we don’t have information about false accusers. We know there have been many false accusers who have accused innocent people for money, and those records are being deliberately, willfully suppressed – and they shouldn’t be suppressed. If the accusation is allowed out, so should the material that diminishes the credibility of the accuser. We want total transparency on this. Every single document. No redactions. That’s what I’ve said from day one… I waive any of my rights to privacy, anything there is about me, I’m happy because it will be exculpatory.”

On Wednesday, President Trump and AG Pam Bondi completely botched a reporter’s question over Epstein – with Trump lashing out, saying “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” Then Bondi jumped in – saying “First, to back up on that. In February, I did an interview on Fox and it’s been getting a lot of attention because I was asked a question about the client list. And my response was ‘it’s sitting on my desk to be reviewed,’ meaning the file – along with the JFK, MLK files as well. That’s what I meant by that. Also to the tens of thousands of video – they turned out to be child porn downloaded by that disgusting Jeffrey Epstein. Child porn is what they were. Never gonna be released. Never gonna see the light of day. To him being an agent; I have no knowledge of that. We can get back to you on that.”

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“Bondi, she argues, either “willingly humiliated some of the president’s most loyal supporters” or is simply “lazy and incompetent.”

Will Pam Bondi Get Axed After the Epstein Debacle? (Margolis)

Is Pam Bondi’s tenure as President Trump’s attorney general hanging by a thread? Megyn Kelly thinks so. According to her, the Epstein debacle has exposed a level of incompetence and political tone-deafness that even the most loyal Trump supporters can’t ignore. In her recent analysis, Kelly didn’t pull any punches about Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files. She called out Bondi’s performance as not just a misstep, but a full-blown embarrassment — one that may have sealed her fate in the Trump administration. Bondi, she argues, either “willingly humiliated some of the president’s most loyal supporters” or is simply “lazy and incompetent.” There’s no sugarcoating here. Kelly points to Bondi’s much-hyped promise to deliver the Epstein “client list,” only for Bondi to produce a pile of nothing: recycled, publicly available documents masquerading as bombshells.

For a base hungry for accountability and truth, this was a slap in the face. Kelly’s words cut to the heart of the matter: “If you’re going to make a spectacle out of finally revealing the Epstein files, you’d better have the goods. Pam Bondi didn’t.” Instead, Bondi delivered nothing new, just a parade of letdowns that left Trump supporters feeling duped and insulted. Kelly’s assessment is that Bondi’s actions were not just a failure; they were a betrayal of trust. And when Bondi tried to shift the blame, Kelly wasn’t buying it. Bondi’s excuse that the FBI gave her the wrong documents only made things worse. Kelly zeroed in on the lack of follow-through: promises of further revelations that never materialized and wild, unsubstantiated claims about “tens of thousands of kiddy porn or child pornography material” that only muddied the waters.

Kelly harshly criticized Bondi for briefing pro-Trump influencers with a binder full of what turned out to be old, recycled information. She accused Bondi of either being too lazy to vet the material or deliberately setting up the president’s allies — like Kash Patel and the vice president — for embarrassment. Either way, she argued, it reflects badly on Bondi. “So she’s either lazy and incompetent, or she willingly humiliated some of the president’s most loyal supporters. Neither one of those is good,” Kelly said. “And that’s why, I’m sorry, but I’m going to predict her days are numbered as a member of the Trump administration. You know, Trump, he’s not dumb. But I just don’t think, I don’t think Trump created this.”

Perhaps even more telling was the way that Trump, always quick to reward loyalty and results, conspicuously left Bondi out of his praise in a recent post on Truth Social: The FBI, under the direction of Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is back to the basics: Locking up criminals, and cleaning up America’s streets. We have the Greatest Law Enforcement professionals in the World, but “Politics” and Corrupt Leadership often prevented them from doing their job. That is no longer the case, and now, they have been unleashed to do their jobs, and they are doing just that. Keep it up — MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN! In Trump’s world, omission is often the loudest condemnation. As Kelly sees it, unless Bondi can pull off a miracle, she’s finished. And she may have a point.

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“DOGE staffers are being questioned in closed-door meetings about whether they support President Donald Trump or Musk..”

Trump and Musk Allies Fight For Control of DOGE – WSJ (RT)

A power struggle is underway at the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), The Wall Street Journal has claimed. Allies of Elon Musk are reportedly trying to retain influence as the White House moves to scale back the agency’s power. Current and former officials told the outlet that DOGE staffers are being questioned in closed-door meetings about whether they support President Donald Trump or Musk, the tech billionaire who led the department until last month. Musk quit as the head of DOGE amid disagreements with Trump over a sweeping tax and spending package called the Big Beautiful Bill, which included a $5 trillion debt ceiling hike. He criticized the legislation as undercutting DOGE’s mission to reduce federal spending.

Tension and paranoia have reportedly taken hold inside DOGE’s shrinking ranks. White House officials are now said to be working to limit the department’s influence. Despite resigning, Musk’s influence reportedly persists through Steve Davis, a longtime aide who left his government post in May. Davis has continued to interact with DOGE staff, and according to some insiders, still issues guidance. In private conversations, he has supposedly even claimed his departure was “fake news.” A DOGE official close to Musk, however, said Davis’ contact with staff is informal. Some in DOGE say Musk loyalists are pushing for a reboot under as DOGE 2.0, with a focus on modernizing government websites and IT systems rather than downsizing staff.

Others, including White House officials, suspect Musk and Davis are leveraging government ties for private business interests. WSJ noted that the struggle poses political risks for Musk, whose companies Tesla and SpaceX rely on federal contracts and are currently facing financial pressure. Last week, Trump escalated the feud, telling reporters: “We might have to put DOGE on Elon… DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon.” On July 5, Musk announced the launch of the America Party, which he says will break the two-party system and win enough Congressional seats to gain leverage.

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“That, he says, is EXACTLY what Epstein was to intelligence agencies: someone with access (like the copy machine repairman) who quietly delivered leverage on the world’s elite.”

Kiriakou: How Intelligence Agencies Gather Blackmail on Politicians (ZH)

You’ll see how this connects to Epstein. John Kiriakou reveals his superior got a promotion and a medal when he recruited a copy machine repairman. At first, Kiriakou laughed, but then he realized the brilliance of the plan when he learned that the repairman secretly sent every document from a prime minister’s office straight to the CIA. How did he do it? By planting a tiny device on the copy machine. “He [my trainer] said, all of us want to recruit the prime minister. We’re not going to recruit the prime minister. We’re not even going to have access to the prime minister. But the prime minister’s got a copy machine in his office. “And every once in a while, that machine is going to need to be cleaned and serviced.

So you recruit the copy machine repairman. And when he goes in there to make his repair or to clean the drums or whatever, he installs a little device that we give him so that every time somebody makes a copy, it transmits a copy back to the CIA.” What happened next? He said, “I got a promotion. I got a medal. I got a photo op with the director. It made my career…” Because this flow of information was pure leverage for the CIA:

“You know what they’re thinking. You know their next move. You know who their enemies are and who their allies are. Maybe it’s their position on trade negotiations. Maybe the prime minister has a health problem you need to plan for. You never know what might come through,” Kiriakou explained.“That ONE critical nugget is all it takes.” That, he says, is EXACTLY what Epstein was to intelligence agencies: someone with access (like the copy machine repairman) who quietly delivered leverage on the world’s elite.

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30% dissent is a lot.

Von der Leyen Survives No-Confidence Vote, Dissent Surprises Brussels (TASS)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suspects certain “external forces” are trying to divide the EU, but her narrow escape in today’s no confidence vote shows that the problems may be internal. “As external forces seek to destabilize and divide us, it is our duty to respond in line with our values. Thank you, and long live Europe,” von der Leyen wrote on X. The European Union “needs strength, vision, and the capacity to act,” she argued. Earlier, a diplomat in Brussels told TASS that the results of the no-confidence vote on the EU chief “sent shockwaves through Brussels.” Even supporters of the motion expected some 15% to 20% of members to support the move, and “the share of those dissatisfied with the work of the European Commission exceeded these expectations,” he said.

The diplomat also opined that the vote “will not affect the political course being pursued by the European Commission.” According to him, next, the EC “will probably launch a large-scale media campaign for damage control, one that is likely to attribute the discontent with how the European Commission runs things to external forces,” he explained. Von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament at a plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday. The vote followed allegations of corruption and misconduct in the EU’s procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. Out of 553 MEPs who showed up to cast a ballot, 360 voted to reject the motion, with 175 in favor and 18 abstaining.

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”[Von der Leyen], you will destroy the EU, and I am convinced that the EU will soon collapse because you are doing everything to make it happen..”

EU Will Soon Collapse Without Russian Resources – MEP (RT)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is leading the EU down a path of self-destruction by attempting to sever energy ties with Russia, Slovak MEP Milan Uhrik has said. In May, von der Leyen unveiled a plan to phase out all Russian oil and gas imports by the end of 2027, as part of the EU’s REPowerEU roadmap, which aims to eliminate the bloc’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and shift to renewable sources. ”[Von der Leyen], you will destroy the EU, and I am convinced that the EU will soon collapse because you are doing everything to make it happen,” Uhrik said in a speech in the European Parliament on Wednesday. Moscow has argued that EU restrictions are self-defeating, causing surging energy prices and weakening the bloc’s economy. Since 2022, Germany has fallen into recession, while growth across the EU has stagnated.

Brussels is also discussing an 18th sanctions package targeting Russia’s energy and financial sectors. The proposal stalled after Slovakia vetoed it last week. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico argued that Slovakia was “fighting for our households and businesses” against “harmful ideological decisions” from Brussels. Neighboring Hungary also blocked the measure, warning it would cripple its energy security and spike prices. Uhrik stressed that Russian hydrocarbons remain vital for Slovakia’s industrial base. “Without them, our industry would either not function or would not be competitive,” he said. He urged fellow Slovak politician Maros Sefcovic, currently the EU’s commissioner for trade and economic security, to “stand up for Slovakia” on the issue.

Uhrik also took aim at NATO’s proposal to raise member states’ defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. “No, thank you – that’s enough. We just don’t want this,” he said, adding that Slovaks did not envision such a future when they joined the EU.Von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament on Thursday over her handling of COVID-19 vaccine procurement. The politician previously dismissed her critics as “conspiracy theorists” acting in the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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“In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said that “I never was very, let’s say, approving of Marco because he was kind of a neocon war hawk and now he’s had this incredible transformation.”

Everybody Loves Marco (PJM)

Marco Rubio may just be the most popular guy in Donald Trump’s Cabinet right now. It’s not just me saying that; the rest of the administration seems to think so, too. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles appeared on the “Pod Force Once” podcast with Miranda Devine on Wednesday, and she had what the New York Post called a “glowing endorsement” for the Secretary of State. Wiles said she often sits in Cabinet meetings and marvels at the “energetic” team Trump has put together: “But I was sitting in a Cabinet meeting one day, and they do tend to go on a while , and so I was jotting down in my notebook the, you know, how I saw the Cabinet — and these numbers are wrong, but order of magnitude correct — five published authors, seven billionaires, 11 lawyers, a couple of minorities, a Democrat or two. It is an amazing group of people that he put together.”

She singled out several people, but she seemed especially proud of Rubio. “Marco Rubio was born for this,” she said, adding that he had “quickly assimilated… in his NSC position.” She’s not the only person I’ve noticed praising the man who, once upon a time, wasn’t all that beloved by Trump and his MAGA base. In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said that “I never was very, let’s say, approving of Marco because he was kind of a neocon war hawk and now he’s had this incredible transformation.” Today, the Health and Human Services secretary says he and Rubio are aligned on most things. He also pointed out that Rubio may be the funniest man in the Cabinet. “He says things that make people belly laugh every cabinet meeting,” he told Carlson.

Vice President JD Vance told Fox News last month that Rubio was probably his “best friend in the administration” and said they hang out all the time (to be a fly on the wall for those conversations). The president himself has even said he sees Rubio as the next potential leader of the MAGA movement. Back in May, when Trump appeared on “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked him, “When you look to the future, Mr. President, do you think the MAGA movement can survive without you as its leader?” “I think we have a tremendous group of people,” the president responded. “We talked about a number of them. You look at Marco, you look at JD Vance, who’s fantastic.”

I always thought it was interesting that he mentioned Rubio first in that interview. But, as the Post points out, numerous polls show that Vance has a strong lead over Rubio, and, in some cases, even Ron DeSantis beats him when people are asked who they’d like to have as president in 2028. Trump also gave the Secretary a nice compliment during the NATO Summit a couple of weeks ago. After Rubio fired off at the media, setting the record straight on whether or not Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been set back significantly, the president said, “You know what Marco reminded me — he did such a nice job there — it was nine years ago I had to debate this guy. It was not easy. I think he even got better. But when you were into your little thing, I said this is what I had to debate this guy.”

I’d also like to mention that anytime I write about Rubio — and I do often — I get a pretty big stream of feedback from y’all suggesting that he would make a great contender for 2028 for president or vice president for Vance. I see it on X, too. For what it’s worth, earlier today, I was going through my own X/Twitter archives looking for something completely unrelated and realized I was pushing for a Rubio for president long before it was cool. I have receipts that go as far back as 2010.

Of course, a lot can change between now and then, and I hate when we get too ahead of ourselves in politics — it’s like putting out Christmas decorations in stores in August — but there is no denying that Rubio is Trump and the GOP’s star at the moment. He’s won over the hearts and minds of much of Trump’s base, and he knows how to work the swamp. He’s great on domestic policy, and he’s even better on foreign policy. With few exceptions, leaders around the world respect him and consider him a friend. They want to work with him. And assuming nothing changes, he’ll have Trump’s backing.

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“A new report from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reveals a staggering 53% drop in officer fatalities..”

America’s Cops Are Finally Safer. Can You Guess the Reason Why? (Margolis)

There’s a new reality unfolding across America, and it should give every law-abiding citizen a reason to breathe a little easier: police officers are safer on the job today than they were in recent years, and the Donald Trump presidency deserves the credit. Under Joe Biden (and Barack Obama), the men and women who wear the badge have been under siege—not just by criminals, but by a relentless anti-police movement fueled by the radical Left and amplified by their allies in the media and the Democratic Party. The “Defund the Police” crowd, with progressive politicians and activists cheering it on, did everything in its power to demonize law enforcement and turn public sentiment against those who risk their lives to keep our communities safe.

The deaths of Michael Brown and George Floyd were weaponized to push a narrative that painted every cop as a racist villain and every police department as a threat. But Americans had had enough. They saw the chaos, the rising crime, the lawlessness that swept through cities where leftist policies were given free rein. They understood that a society without respect for law enforcement is a society teetering on the brink. That’s why, when the time came, voters sent a message: they wanted law and order restored, and they wanted a president who would stand with the police, not against them.

Since President Trump’s return to the White House, the numbers speak for themselves. A new report from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reveals a staggering 53% drop in officer fatalities compared to the previous year. Traffic-related deaths have been cut in half. Deaths from assaults, stabbings, and other causes have plummeted. For the first time in more than half a century, the nation is on pace for fewer than 100 line-of-duty deaths by year’s end.

This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the direct result of a cultural shift away from the anti-police hysteria that defined the Left’s agenda. Under Trump, the message from the top is that our police are heroes, not villains. They deserve respect, support, and the resources they need to do their jobs. The days of the White House turning its back on law enforcement are over. The days of criminals being emboldened by soft-on-crime policies are ending. “We as an organization never like to use the words ’good news’ when we’re talking about or reporting on even a single police officer’s death, but I would call this a very welcome and encouraging trend line,” Bill Alexander, the CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, told The Washington Times.

Mr. Alexander said the nation is on pace to see fewer than 100 line-of-duty deaths by the end of this year, which would be a first for the country in the more than 50 years officer deaths have been tracked.The executive credited better law enforcement training for giving officers the tools to defuse tense situations both gracefully and safely. Mr. Alexander also said Mr. Trump’s election last fall marked a culture shift away from the anti-police fervor that was so prominent in the previous five years. “The profession writ large was targeted and demonized to, I might argue, an unfair degree,” the CEO said.

“Across almost every line of communication, whether that was popular media, social media, mainstream media, maybe even to a worrying degree from too many of our elected officials, again, targeting the profession,” Mr. Alexander said. “I think that that was having a really detrimental impact on a number of interactions between the public and law enforcement.” The radical Left won’t admit it, but its anti-cop crusade was a disaster. It endangered officers, emboldened criminals, and left communities less safe. Now, with Trump at the helm, that dangerous experiment is being reversed. The numbers prove it. The streets prove it. And the families of America’s law enforcement officers know it better than anyone. The Trump presidency is saving the lives of law enforcement. That’s a fact the Left can’t spin, and it’s a victory every American should celebrate.

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“Now, you tell me how is America a superpower instead of an emperor without any clothes? Why should anyone be afraid of a country that pays its bills by printing debt instruments?”

Globalism Destroyed American Jobs (Paul Craig Roberts)

For many years I reported monthly on the jobs reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the years the new jobs were consistently in health and social assistance, waitresses and bartenders, and government employment. Manufacturing jobs making things that could be exported to pay for imports simply were not present. I emphasized that the jobs offshoring policy associated with globalism was de-industrializing the United States and destroying the middle class and the ladders of upward mobility that had made America an opportunity society. I held accountable the economic professors at Harvard and Dartmouth who promised that the lost of US manufacturing jobs, which they derided as “dirty fingernail jobs,” would be replaced by higher paid clean fingernail tech jobs. No such jobs ever appeared for the displaced manufacturing work force which has ceased to exist.

Fortunately, the US dollar being the world reserve currency allows the US to pay its bills by printing Treasury bonds. As Treasury bonds are the reserves of most foreign central banks, there has been a constant demand for more reserves. Thus, financing the US debt has been no problem. When US debt grows, so do the reserves of the world’s central banks. No problem. David Stockman in 45 years has been unable to learn this. The problem is internal. Manufacturing jobs are high productivity, high value added. Therefore the wage is high. The replacement jobs–stocking big box store shelves are low productivity. Consequently, the growth of income from wages stagnated and declined. Today American living standards are based more on credit than on productivity. Engineering and design follow manufacturing. When manufacturing leaves, so do engineering and design.

America was the loser. China was the winner. Wall Street forced American manufacturers to offshore their production to China in order to raise profits from lower labor and compliance costs. Wall Street ordered US manufacturers to “meet the Chinese price” or Wall Street would finance takeovers of the companies and move their production offshore. Clearly, Wall Street is an anti-American entity. I remember when Washington’s strategic thinkers said it would be 50 years before China would be a problem for American hegemony. The offshoring of US manufacturing, technology, and business knowhow reduced the time to 5 years. Today on a purchasing parity comparison, the Chinese economy exceeds that of the US. This is what globalism did for America. It made the American economy subordinate to China.

American economists were too well paid by globalists for me to draw them into a debate. Instead, they stayed with their propaganda, and America lost the ladders of upward mobility. To worsen the situation, the Democrats and Republican business interests left the borders open to millions of immigrant invaders who have overwhelmed educational, health, and housing services and driven down wages in the low productivity jobs. Today the profits of fruit and vegetable growers and meat slaughter houses depend on cheap immigrant-invader wages. But this is only the beginning. According to Bloomberg News, Artificial Intelligence will soon eliminate 20-40% of the jobs in America’s largest cities. Robotics are eliminating other low skilled wage jobs. What will America do with a population displaced by the digital revolution and AI?

Civilizational collapse stares us in the face, and not a single media source mentions the fact. Let’s look at June’s jobs report. It is the same as those I reported over many years. Where are the 147,000 jobs? Health care and social assistance provide 58,600 jobs. Leisure and hospitality provide 20,000 jobs. State and local education provide 63,500 jobs. That accounts for June’s new jobs.Clearly this is not a robust economy. Except for the 20,000 leisure and hospitality jobs, most of the rest are financed by government budget. Now, you tell me how is America a superpower instead of an emperor without any clothes? Why should anyone be afraid of a country that pays its bills by printing debt instruments? The reason is that the US has nuclear weapons and is under Israel’s direction. That is sufficient to terrify the world.

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Look at the money you can save if you just leave the border open…

Most US Law Enforcement Funds Are Going To Immigration & Border (ZH)

Two thirds of all federal law enforcement funding in the United States for fiscal year 2025 is going to immigration and border enforcement, according to a CATO Institute analysis of data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Together, immigration and border enforcement will receive more than $33 billion. This includes funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at $19 billion, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at $10 billion, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at $281 million, the Department of Homeland Security’s general offices at $3.2 billion and 20 percent of the Coast Guard’s budget – approximately $2.2 billion. However, as Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, CATO notes that the actual value is even higher, as the Trump administration is “diverting thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement agencies and much of the military to enforcing immigration and border law.”

According to CATO analysts, the amount spent on immigration and border enforcement agencies is 36 times higher than spending on tax and financial crimes enforcement (IRS-Treasury), 21 times higher than funding for firearms enforcement (ATF), 13 times higher than on drug enforcement (DEA), 10 times higher than spending on the Secret Service and 8 times higher than the FBI budget. These figures are based on current calculations and do not yet reflect the additional increases expected under H.R. 1 – the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The CBP projects that this will direct an extra $168 billion over the coming years to immigration and border enforcement agencies, along with more funding for agencies that indirectly support immigration law enforcement. Unlike normal fiscal year appropriations, H.R. 1 makes these funds available over five years, though they can be accessed for up to 10 years, so long as they are committed by 2029.

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HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a US federal law that establishes national standards for protecting sensitive patient health information.

Did Joe Biden’s Doctor Just Confirm a Cover-Up of His Health? (Margolis)

In a move that should obliterate whatever remains of the myth of transparency in Washington, Joe Biden’s longtime physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, finally showed up for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee—and proceeded to not answer a single question.n But while O’Connor may have refused to talk, his silence said plenty. According to Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), O’Connor was asked two simple but devastating questions: “Were you ever told to lie about the president’s health?” and “Did you ever believe President Biden was unfit to execute his duties?” O’Connor didn’t say “No,” he pleaded the Fifth both times—choosing constitutional protection over basic accountability.

“This is unprecedented,” Comer said. “And I think that this adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up.” He’s right. When a sitting president’s personal doctor refuses to answer whether he was told to lie to the American people, it’s not just troubling—it’s damning. This isn’t some minor bureaucratic hiccup or a routine legal maneuver—this is the doctor who, for years, stood between the American people and the truth about Joe Biden’s fitness for office. Now, when given the chance to clear the air, he chooses silence. Although O’Connor had previously refused to cooperate, somehow, pleading the Fifth now instead of answering those two questions looks worse. Let’s not pretend this is normal. O’Connor’s refusal to answer even basic questions about Biden’s condition raises the obvious question: What, exactly, is he trying to hide?

Of course, we all know the answer. For years, the Biden White House dismissed legitimate concerns about the president’s health as partisan attacks, hiding behind carefully worded reports from O’Connor. Those glowing annual assessments were the backbone of the cover-up, reassuring the public while Biden visibly declined. Let’s be clear: O’Connor’s refusal to answer questions isn’t about medical ethics—it’s about political damage control. This is the same doctor who repeatedly vouched for Biden’s fitness while the public watched a very different reality unfold. If there’s nothing to hide, why not answer questions? Why invoke your right not to incriminate yourself? Comer said it is “clear there was a conspiracy to cover up” Biden’s cognitive decline.

New York Post: “The only question O’Connor did answer before the deposition concluded was confirming his name, according to an Oversight spokesperson, who pointed out that doctor-patient privilege would have allowed the witness to answer at least some questions. Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served as physician to the president during Barack Obama’s first term, agreed with that interpretation. “In my opinion, [the first question] doesn’t involve HIPAA,” Kuhlman told The Post. As for the second question, Kuhlman advised, “I don’t think that’s covered by HIPAA,” because it “doesn’t sound like that’s specific health information that they’re seeking.”

When asked whether he would answer questions under oath that don’t directly relate to a patient’s health, Kuhlman said: “In my role as a physician caring for a patient, I probably would.” Dr. O’Connor’s refusal to answer questions about Biden’s health isn’t just a legal tactic—it’s an admission that there’s something worth hiding. The American people have every right to demand answers. The time for stonewalling is over.

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Is it starting again? Western Crete Coast Guard: 9,000 arrivals so far this year. “..963 arrivals were recorded last Sunday alone, marking a 380% increase in migrant flows compared to the same period last year.”

Greece Suspends Asylum Applications For Arrivals From North Africa (RT)

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from people coming to the country from North Africa for three months, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced, warning that those arriving illegally by boat will be arrested and detained. The temporary measure will allow the government to effectively address the surge in migrant arrivals, the Greek official said in a post on X on Wednesday. “The Greek Government sends a message of determination that the passage from North Africa to Greece is closing… [and] to all traffickers and all their potential customers that the money they spend may be completely wasted, because it will be difficult to reach Greece by sea,” he declared.

The move comes just a day after Libya’s eastern-based government in Benghazi blocked the entry of an EU delegation, including Greek Minister for Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris, who had visited the country for talks on curbing illegal migration. Libya became a key transit point for human trafficking and migration to Europe via the Mediterranean following a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 that led to the overthrow and assassination of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

Greek officials have reported a sharp rise in migrant arrivals on the southern islands of Crete and Gavdos in recent months, with more than 9,000 people landing there since the beginning of 2025. According to the Greek City Times, Vasilis Katsikandarakis, president of the Western Crete Coast Guard Personnel Union, has stated that 963 arrivals were recorded last Sunday alone, marking a 380% increase in migrant flows compared to the same period last year. “The migration issue is suffocating us,” Katsikandarakis said, claiming that “thousands more are waiting in North Africa.” On Tuesday, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, and Maltese Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri met with Libya’s UN-recognized government in Tripoli to discuss efforts to combat illegal migration along the Central Mediterranean route.

Following the meeting, the Tripoli-based administration’s prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, said he had tasked the Interior Ministry with drafting a national migration plan rooted in practical cooperation and a commitment to lasting solutions. The EU officials had been scheduled to hold talks with the rival administration in Benghazi but were declared unwelcome for allegedly violating Libyan laws. The EU has struggled to manage the migration crisis since 2015, with Greece, Italy, and Spain receiving the highest number of arrivals across the Mediterranean. The bloc plans to tie its development aid and trade relations with African nations to their cooperation in curbing small boat departures to Europe, Politico reported Wednesday, citing an internal draft document.

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BRICS.

“..the liberal model of globalization is losing viability as the center of economic and political activity shifts decisively toward the Global South – developing countries with rising demographic, resource, and technological potential.”

What Just Happened In Rio Should Terrify The West (Ibragimov)

A few days ago, the city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the 17th BRICS summit, marking a significant step forward for the organization amid the accelerating transformation of the global political and economic landscape. Represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia played an active role in the summit’s proceedings, while President Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session via video link. In his remarks, the Russian leader offered a comprehensive analysis of current global trends, emphasizing that the liberal model of globalization is losing viability as the center of economic and political activity shifts decisively toward the Global South – developing countries with rising demographic, resource, and technological potential.

The Rio summit reaffirmed BRICS’ growing political weight and its ambition to become a key force in shaping the emerging multipolar order. High-level meetings drew global attention not only because of their scale but also due to the substantive outcomes they produced. A total of 126 joint commitments were adopted, spanning critical areas such as global governance reform, the restructuring of international financial institutions, healthcare, climate initiatives, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development.

The declaration adopted at the summit, titled ‘Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance’, underscored BRICS’ commitment to multilateralism, respect for international law, and the promotion of a fair and equitable world order. But beyond the formal language, the summit revealed a deeper shift: BRICS is no longer limiting itself to cautious technocratic dialogue. The bloc is increasingly positioning itself as a cohesive international actor – capable of proposing new frameworks for economic integration, political solidarity, and global coordination.

Crucially, this political reorientation did not begin in Rio. It builds directly on the strategic groundwork laid during the 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia – the largest BRICS gathering to date – which brought together not only member states but also dozens of partners under the BRICS+ umbrella. The Kazan summit established a new level of cooperation and ambition, and Rio served as a continuation of that trajectory. It became the arena where aspirations evolved into policy, and where the Global South began to more clearly articulate its place in the world.

Among the most consequential developments at the Rio summit was the firm commitment to advancing financial sovereignty among member states. Particular emphasis was placed on transitioning to transactions in national currencies – a long-standing initiative championed by Russia and several other BRICS countries. The leaders endorsed this direction, recognizing the need to reduce dependence on dominant reserve currencies. President Putin underscored that this was not merely an economic measure, but a geopolitical move aimed at strengthening the sovereignty of participating nations and insulating them from external pressure.

In support of this goal, the summit produced agreements to boost mutual investment volumes and accelerate the development of independent payment and settlement mechanisms. These initiatives are designed to lay the groundwork for a more resilient financial architecture – one that bypasses traditional Western-controlled institutions and empowers countries to determine the terms of their own economic cooperation. Increasingly, BRICS views economic autonomy as a precondition for long-term political independence in a world marked by volatility and polarization.

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A small court in Holland hosts (the first?) vaccine damage court case.
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  • #191840
    Dr. D
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    Headline news today: “People: Take the One Ring. Throw it into the Fire!”
    Congress: “No.”

    10,000 articles on this, but all that to say, both Jeff and Mrs. Max were both convicted of crimes that didn’t exist and never happened, so they should be freed and exonerated shortly. All prosecutors involved in bringing multiple cases in which there was no underlying evidence at all will be taking their place in the jail cell.

    Multiple upper-level people in DoJ and FBI will be investigated for this fabrication, and also serve 20 years.

    Because that is the legal logic and legal minimum here. Okay, who’s with me?

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    “Alex Jones claims the Trump administration holds explosive blackmail material on key Deep State figures — and has struck a secret deal to keep it quiet.”

    I don’t understand what is going on here. This isn’t 4D, 7D or 70D chess. This is just normal chess. Nobody needs to hypothesize anything, this is how it’s done, has always been done, and you guys deny it is being done right now.

    What do you think Burr and Jefferson were on to Hamilton about? Like, his long-running affair with a trashy trollop? Instead of his millionaire wife? Jesus Christ on a stick, this isn’t new, and it takes no additional brainpower, no new tricks to decipher it.

    They “Magically” passed the budget, on schedule, July 4, against all predictions they would dick around, run out the clock on him.

    Guy has like 30 power centers he’s fighting, and you’re going to toss him overboard because he’s not ALSO fighting an additional two. (One of whom is Israel). And all this while doing nothing yourselves except criticizing.

    Look: this all comes down to your fundamental beliefs. None of you Believe in America. Suppose Trump DOES cut this deal, DOES sell it out. And?

    IF ALL OF US WOULDN’T TOLERATE IT, HE’D HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY.

    If he can’t get anything done because of the outrage, all government discredits and topples, his hands are tied, they have to start throwing red meat, then more, then more, until it almost all out there. …And we have for years. Remember how just a few years ago, there WAS no Epstein, WAS no Clinton?

    That’s because YOU are the government in the American system, people. That means it’s YOUR job, not their job. YOU need to work, to force THEM to work. You want to sit on the couch and criticize, and yeah, YOU LOSE. So knock it off. YOU are the Government. YOU are the Army. MAKE THEM.

    A lot of this is going on right now and it’s a good thing. They are trying to circle wagons but the Right is shooting at Trump and that’s a GOOD THING. We can all see IT’S ALL OF THEM, and that’s a GOOD THING.

    That means – what does that mean, Docktor? — that YOU STOP LOOKING TO DADDY, and obeying everything they say, living your life circling THEM. That is how they create their power, as we say every day with the Media running 99% “Trump” stories. THEY are what makes his power. THEY make everyone believe he’s important, in control, instead of hoeing beans on the farm and paying off that car with your family. THEY’RE NOT.

    STOP, for the love of Christ, worshiping government. Ignore them. Turn away. Remove their power.

    So that’s the two things: either it’s the Government’s job, and I’m a little crybaby, or life is YOUR job, and you go turn the rack and MAKE THEM.

    Seriously people trading blackmail for votes is hardly even 1D chess. That’s just “Thursday”. Do I approve, would I do it? NO. I would burn them all, hang them as an example to others. And then the bond market falls, we go into a massive stock crash, a Great Depression, and a Fourth World War. A billion die from food and economic disruptions. Be glad I’m NOT in charge, I guess.

    “• Trump To Send $300 Million Worth Of Weapons To Ukraine – Reuters (RT)

    More 1D chess. The problem we have – and this is not American, or a democracy – is that we don’t know what was traded. Or even between which parties. Let’s say they have this new bioweapon, or will re-release smallpox. Both are so incredibly likely I can’t believe they haven’t already. Even on accident. Is sending worthless weapons to Ukraine that won’t slow down Russia, but also send $300B to our budget a good trade in that war-board?

    No I don’t approve. It’s stupid. But “NATO will pay” meaning EUROPE. Europe will be attacked, sapped, drained.

    “• Alan Dershowitz Says He Knows Who’s On The Epstein List (ZH)

    Sure, All his friends. Or more likely, everyone he’s ever met in Washington.

    “• Will Pam Bondi Get Axed After the Epstein Debacle? (Margolis)

    Like I said, I would call all three in the office, show them the deal we’re trading for: the Bad guys are trading Epstein – and only for just now – in return for no budget collapse, no worldwide bond fail, no economic depression killing millions, and no WWIV. YOU decide, Bondi, Kash. Your call. WW IV, or prosecute a few guys for a crime decades past. Bongino bites his lip and says “Do it.” Save a billion live humans for a few old court cases, do it. We’ll screw Congress on the backside, watch me.

    “• Trump and Musk Allies Fight For Control of DOGE – WSJ (RT)

    WSJ. So made of lies. NYT was leading the way several times this month.

    • EU Will Soon Collapse Without Russian Resources – MEP (RT)

    Everyone lasted years longer, but maybe that was to be expected. Certainly Putin always expected it. Nevertheless, the plan remains, keep Europe trapped in the boa constrictor.

    ““Now, you tell me how is America a superpower instead of an emperor without any clothes? Why should anyone be afraid of a country that pays its bills by printing debt instruments?

    I see this constantly. What are you, 100 years old??? (PCR is). America hasn’t been powerful since like 1980. We’ve been decidedly Soviet, post-Soviet since 2000. It’s all Ptomkin. All of it. Transferred all assets to just a few 12 cities, and keep the camera on only them, while even NYC the crown, decays and collapses.

    STILL! Still call us “the richest nation”. What t.f. will it take? Do we have to be eating ducks in the park? Too late. Been there.

    Then commenters from Asia are like “America says they’re the freest, richest…” NO WE DON’T. “They say China did this to them” NO WE DON’T. There’s not a single day we don’t point and our own leaders and criticize them almost exclusively, since Nixon. You can’t just lie and make everything up, actually. The American people have them directly in the crosshairs, accurately and constantly, but we’re an occupied nation and it’s hard to topple the PMC laptop class when they have infinity money on us, which is removing our own taxes.

    So we had to resist using this path, and thank god because it appears despite non-stop shooting, criticism of us and only us, America is still holding the line best. Where are the rest of you, in Asia? Australia? France? Where’s your free speech while you spend infinite time telling us how to do it wrong and we should give up?

    #191841
    those darned kids
    Participant

    “Look at the money you can save if you just leave the border open…”

    imagine the money you would lose if you arrested the people who HIRE the illegals.

    just more kabuki.

    #191842
    Topcat
    Participant

    #191843
    Topcat
    Participant

    #191844
    tboc
    Participant

    let us apply THE SCOTT ADAMS LOGIC to western culture:

    There is something being done that is destroying western culture
    To stop or reveal what is being done will destroy western culture
    The only logical path is to continue doing that which is destroying western culture

    Alex Jones claims the Trump administration holds explosive blackmail material on key Deep State figures — and has struck a secret deal to keep it quiet.
    According to Jones, the agreement allows Trump to pursue his America First agenda without interference.
    But if the Deep State breaks that deal, Trump will unleash the Epstein blackmail files.

    A rogue organization undemined my work and almost destroyed my life
    I will make a deal with said organization whereby they continue to destroy work and life, just not mine
    In case the organization acts fraudulenty I will reveal the orgainizations identity and give them free reign to once again destroy my work and my life.

    it is OK to find a body hanging from a tree as long as it is not MY body

    i used to enjoy it when someone displaying a sense of noblesse oblige informed me i should have Planned Better

    #191845
    those darned kids
    Participant

    “Is there a single person left in this administration who isn’t a total sellout?”

    actually, they are doing exactly what they promised. they just didn’t promise it you.

    #191846
    Topcat
    Participant

    #191847
    those darned kids
    Participant

    “That’s because YOU are the government in the American system, people.”

    that is so quaint.

    good luck.

    #191848
    Topcat
    Participant

    #191849
    Topcat
    Participant

    Encountered this at the supermarket the other day: Yes, I agree.

    #191850
    Topcat
    Participant

    And another thing

    I’m always up for addition info on conspiracy theories

    I have an open Mind

    #191851
    tboc
    Participant

    there are three realities mainstream America WILL not sacrifice:

    their ego, their debt or their amorality

    “What would the neighbors say?”
    You are destroying the property values in our neighborhood.

    Would it not be easier just to audit Citibank?
    it could be determinded how much usurious income is earned on each trafficked human being.
    Have you lost your f..king mind?
    YES!

    #191852
    Dora
    Participant

    HIPAA doesn’t work the way it was sold as working. Privacy’s got nothing to do with it.

    #191853
    Topcat
    Participant

    • EU Will Soon Collapse Without Russian Resources

    Yes, das is good!

    Ursula Always Lyin’ is has-been gynecologist running rackets on Euro-trash

    Russian resources are the only reason the EU could ever fog-a-mirror

    A glimpse forward…

    “I seen the Future Brother and it’s murder…”

    #191854
    Topcat
    Participant

    Word has it that it’s showing up “on the street”

    Marketing is all about product placement.

    #191855
    Topcat
    Participant

    • America’s Cops Are Finally Safer. Can You Guess the Reason Why?

    #191856
    tboc
    Participant

    Topcat, great image about The Cat

    one of my favorite Malcolm quotes:
    “That’s not a chip on my shoulder, that’s your foot on my neck”

    Do you know how Theodore Parker – 1853 – relates to one of Dr. King’s famous lines regarding the universe and character and justice?

    i can only share my favorite Malcolm quote in private among a small segment of our society but it ends with the word cemetary.
    let me leave you with this:
    “People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.” ~ Malcolm X

    #191857
    tboc
    Participant
    #191858
    kultsommer
    Participant

    As if above list of the planet clown show is already not enough.

    It’s a boy Mrs Walker
    It’s a boy

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/10/women-who-claimed-brigitte-macron-man-cleared-defamation/

    #191859
    those darned kids
    Participant

    “So we had to resist using this path, and thank god because it appears despite non-stop shooting, criticism of us and only us, America is still holding the line best. Where are the rest of you, in Asia? Australia? France? Where’s your free speech while you spend infinite time telling us how to do it wrong and we should give up?”

    you must understand your enemies have no belief in any country.

    nations no longer exist to them.

    if you fight them within the paradigm that is no longer valid to them, you will lose.

    you are arguing from the past.

    #191860
    those darned kids
    Participant

    ❝”Please, this average man, there is no equivalent in our language, I’m afraid.”
    “You know,” said Halyard, “the ordinary man, like, well, anybody—those men working back on the bridge, the man in that old car we passed. The little man, not brilliant but a good-hearted, plain, ordinary, everyday kind of person.”
    Khashdrahr translated.
    “Aha,” said the Shah, nodding, “Takaru.”
    “What did he say?”
    “Takaru,” said Khashdrahr. “Slave.”
    “No Takaru!” said Halyard, speaking directly to the Shah. “Ci-ti-zen.”
    “Ahhhhh,” said the Shah. “Ci-ti-zen.” He grinned happily. “Takaru—citizen. Citizen—Takaru.”
    Khashdrahr shrugged. “In the Shah’s land are only the Elite and the Takaru.”❞

    #191861
    those darned kids
    Participant

    hahahaha,

    órale, mr vonnegut

    “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

    #191862
    zerosum
    Participant

    Debt Rattle

    Rich people buy Bonds from gov., Rich will get paid back by a tariff/tax by gov.

    Suck it up. That’s our system.
    control of world trade system
    reallocation
    redistribution

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    Lone voice
    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

    Peace, conflicts resolved through diplomacy
    government has consistently opposed EU sanctions targeting Russia and refused to send weapons to Kiev.
    Fighting Russia is an “economic suicide.” to both Ukraine, NATO, and the EU.
    ————–
    Civilizational collapse stares us in the face, and not a single media source mentions the fact.

    If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything.
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    https://www.youtube.com/@bricsbrasil2025

    Brics Brasil
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    https://swentr.site/news/621315-brics-in-rio-global-power/
    10 Jul, 2025 21:09

    What just happened in Rio should terrify the West
    The 17th BRICS summit was more than a photo op. It was a coordinated rejection of Western power – and a declaration of intent

    A few days ago, the city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the 17th BRICS summit, marking a significant step forward for the organization amid the accelerating transformation of the global political and economic landscape. Represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia played an active role in the summit’s proceedings, while President Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session via video link. In his remarks, the Russian leader offered a comprehensive analysis of current global trends, emphasizing that the liberal model of globalization is losing viability as the center of economic and political activity shifts decisively toward the Global South – developing countries with rising demographic, resource, and technological potential.
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    #191863
    zerosum
    Participant

    Another Massive Strike on Kyiv The Defense of Lyman Has Completely Collapsed Military Summary For 2025.07.11

    #191864
    zerosum
    Participant

    Pretty soon nobody will know what’s real and what’s fake.
    (Just like it was in my pre-teen years.)

    #191865

    Larry Silverstein, possessed by demons.
    A willing host, and so deserving.
    He and Israel piggybacked NYC onto Rummy and Cheney’s DC operation, and by their reactions that day, they were unaware of the plot. That’s my take on it, at least.
    Lucky, lucky, lucky, indeed.

    So where does Israel store its nukes? NYC? DC? Chicago? LA? Extortion and blackmail are best buds, after all.

    #191866
    phoenixvoice
    Participant

    Math/multiplication

    Hunh? 1×1 means “one instance of one item,” therefore, it equals one. The language definition of “multiply” (I.e. “increase,”) differs from the mathematical definition of “multiply.”

    He is using the language definition of the word to try and say that the math doesn’t add up.

    #191867
    poppie
    Participant

    mpsk. You fit a big piece of puzzle. Scary by itself. Extrapolation to its boundaries, I dont have words for. I was thinking threats to family and friends. That is small potatoes. Get the first lady out of DC. Get the FBI out of DC. On and on. But leave congress there.

    #191868
    those darned kids
    Participant

    they better move this place FIRST.

    ladies and gents, the greatest diplomat d.c. ever produced:

    https://www.si.edu/spotlight/duke-ellington

    Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington rose to fame at Harlem’s Cotton Club in the late 1920s.

    His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among his many compositions are hundreds of short pieces and more ambitious extended works, including operas, ballets, musicals, concert pieces (such as “Black, Brown and Beige”), and the “Sacred Concerts.”

    He was decorated with numerous awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom—presented by President Nixon in 1969.

    tricky dick knew where to find the good schtuff.

    #191869
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

    What was Kurt’s advice to those who see through the facade and right past the mask?

    No prescription or proscription except drinking…the ultimate Transactional Game we assent to because it’s empty, insipid, safe and deadly in 3 forms.

    Glenn Thibault violates the rule against reproduction by budding. That was the yeast of Glenn’s problems.

    #191870
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

    The conceit always is you don’t know well enough to go along and play along as if such behavioral self-checking represents a higher form of, well, behavior. They mean behavior as if speaking to a child, their delivery brimming with contempt and insult. No fair detecting and exposing the violence beneath that disguise.
    “We must have order or else Anarchy with a capital “A”!”

    Voltaire’s “established Man”…beware

    John Ralston Saul’s Voltaire’s Bastards goes there

    #191871
    zerosum
    Participant

    This is Human civilization.
    War, Hate, Revenge, Payback, Unforgiving, Emotional

    Nothing here is new, just an extension of a two century Western war with Russia.

    – Crimean War of 1953-1856 which was in fact a much wider war pitting a UK-France-Ottoman Empire alliance against Russia
    – WW1 German attempt to destroy Russia
    – Post-WW1 Western intervention in the Soviet Union to defeat the Bolsheviks
    – WW1 to WW2 “First Cold War”
    – WW2 German attempt to destroy Russia
    – Post WW2 “Cold War”
    – 1990s plundering of Russia and significant progress in making it a Western vassal
    – 2000 to today “New Cold War”
    – Chechnyan Wars from 1994 to 2009 supported by Western security services
    – Georgian proxy war of 2008
    – Ukraine pro-Western coup in 2014, low intensity proxy war 2014 to 2022
    – Full blown Ukrainian proxy war 2022 to today

    Posted by: Roger Boyd | Jul 11 2025

    The “holy books” record that the same negative things have been happening for thousands of years.

    #191872
    WES
    Participant

    AI To Eliminate Many Low Paying Jobs:

    US Solutiin: Close the border and deport illegal aliens.
    Guess Joe didn’t see the AI revolution coming and opened the border to make the endless low wage aliens a big problem creating a voter’s backlash..

    US Treasury Took Over Fed In February 2021:

    Just in case you didn’t know.
    Naturally, the msm media didn’t tell you this happened.
    The only thing the US Treasury ever has to sell, is more USD debt.
    Selling more USDs has become much more difficult since Joe seized $300 billion of the Russian Central Bank’s US Treasury bonds.
    The rest of the world, did notice!
    Can’t leave the serious business of selling of USDs in the hands of private Wall Street Bankers.
    The USD is now a national security problem!
    Enter US Stablecoin legislation requiring 100% USD backing to sell more US Treasury bonds!
    Stable Stablecoin looks and acts like a central bank digital currency.
    Your Stablecoin can be easily deleted, if they don’t like you!

    Never Let a good debt problem go to waste!

    Silver:

    Today silver finally broke above $38 and the gold to silver ratio fell below 90.
    What it means, I don’t know.
    Whatever it was, isn’t now.

    #191873
    Dr D Rich
    Participant
      “Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino are all telling the same story.”

    with regard to The Epstein Saga

    Where’s Corporal JD Mascara on this one?

    How about the Ever-Endearing One, Marco del u Rubio? He’s a good boy!

    #191874
    WES
    Participant

    US Debt Problem:

    Since Joe was making the US debt problem much worst, the deep state had to switch to Trump to keep on kicking the can down the road, some more.
    Clearly, adding millions more useless eaters, and killing millions of existing US tax slaves, wasn’t strengthening the US empire.

    Solving the US debt problem isn’t acceptable to the deep state because actually solving the US debt problem, would mean eliminating the US empire!
    Not acceptable!
    The deep state would then lose most of their power!
    Not only that, but the US bankers would also object to losing their power and money too.

    The problem of US debt is now so big that it is forcing the US to try and dump more of the costs of maintaining it’s empire, upon it’s vassel states, using import tariffs to try and make the US economy stronger to support and service more US debt.

    That it weakens the US’s vassels can’t be helped as the deep state has no other option, except try and buy more “TIME”.

    “TIME” is something that Putin, by waging war in the Ukraine very slowly is not giving the US empire, because it is draining the US empire’s resources trying to finance the war.

    Would you willingly buy long term US debt, knowing the US empire is losing?
    If you can’t afford to finance a war, you will lose the war.0

    #191875
    kultsommer
    Participant

    Marco Rubio.
    I thank that high school principal himself has to approve his absence from the classes so he can attend those meetings where he sits like an useless ashtray.
    Trump.
    What would be a Trump’s equivalent of “Let’s go Brandon”? We’ve reached that point already.

    #191876
    WES
    Participant

    Zerosum:

    At any point in time when you need to make a decision, everything is always as clear as mud!

    I think it has always been thus.

    My parent’s wisdom, sure helped though.

    #191877
    those darned kids
    Participant

    like a cake left out in the fuckn rain..

    melting, melting, melting..

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