Debt Rattle June 9 2026
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[See the full post at: Debt Rattle June 9 2026]The way to answer the accusation that one is an antisemite is to say that it is indeed a very serious charge and therefore needs to be talked about to see if the accusation is true or not because in either case (whether the charge is true or not true) then someone needs to be corrected!
I read more … A depopulation event in our past
“Super El Niño” was one of the primary reasons why 50 million people starved during the Great Famine that stretched from 1876 to 1878…
3 percent of the entire population of the world starved to death during those years.
Today, 3 percent of the entire population of the world would be 240,000,000 people.We really are facing a nightmare scenario, and the vast majority of the global population is completely and utterly unprepared for it.
We Are Being Warned That A “Godzilla El Niño” Could Absolutely Devastate Global Food Production
June 3, 2026
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How a monster ocean heatwave could fuel a super El Niño
By Mariana Bernardi Bif, Franz Philip Tuchen | Analysis | May 30, 2026
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Marine heatwaves modulate food webs and carbon transport processes
Published: 06 October 2025————-
When the Ocean Gets a Fever: Marine Heatwaves Reshape Food Webs and Carbon Flow
We’re used to hearing about heatwaves on land with blistering summers, power grids straining and record-breaking temperatures.
These events have been increasing in intensity and frequency everywhere, from tropical Miami to temperate Europe.
Published in Earth & EnvironmentOct 06, 2025
Mariana Bif
Assistant Professor, University of Mithe food web’s foundation – bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton – works on scales of microns and days while most ocean sampling is episodic, like single frames from a movie. To really see how heatwaves ripple through this system, we needed the whole film at 4k resolution with observations before, during, and after the event.
In discussing these and related matters this morning about how everybody on Earth right now seems to be choosing sides, drawing battle lines and rallying around various flags and causes which go by a wild variety of colorful and emotionally charged names and labels, my genius daughter commented, “Yeah. Well life does tend to be a group activity.”
Israel responds to Iran’s retaliation to Israeli bombing of Beirut – Iran counter-attacks!
Plus news and updates from Israel, Lebanon and Yemen
Ismaele
Jun 08, 2026https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/israel-responds-to-irans-retaliation
Iran Establishes Escalation Dominance with First-Ever Non-Retaliatory Strike on Israel
Simplicius
Jun 08, 2026https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-establishes-escalation-dominance
The Guideline Messages
The core feature of the stones was a ten-part message directed at rebuilding society following a potential nuclear, economic, or social apocalypse.
The primary directives included:
Maintain humanity under 500 million in perpetual balance with nature.Guide reproduction wisely, improving fitness and diversity.Unite humanity with a living new language.Rule passion, faith, tradition, and all things with tempered reason.Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.Let all nations rule internally, resolving external disputes in a world court.Avoid petty laws and useless officials.Balance personal rights with social duties.Prize truth, beauty, and love, seeking harmony with the infinite.Be not a cancer on the earth—leave room for nature.
EXCLUSIVE: The real story behind nuclear Iran and the Islamabad Accord
Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su
MOSCOW and ST. PETERSBURG – On Monday, June 1st, on Power Shift, a new independent geopolitical platform, Zulfiqar Ali, Larry Johnson and myself revealed what for all practical purposes is an uber-bombshell piece of information: if long dark clouds keep coming down, Tehran is ready to pivot from nuclear ambiguity to actually detonating a nuclear device on Iranian soil.
Less than a week later, the Power Shift page was censored on YouTube – with no explanation and no appeal. Yet what we revealed had already been detailed in several podcasts and interviews throughout last week, as in here and here (with myself and Larry); here; and at the St. Petersburg forum, here.
I published a detailed background preceding the release of the information, written just before Iran’s negotiating team suspended the exchange of all (italics mine) texts and messages with the U.S. via mediator Pakistan.
When it comes to the redaction of perhaps the final draft of an endlessly debated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the U.S., it suddenly became crystal clear that it’s all about Lebanon.
Iran repeatedly reiterated it was ready to ditch the already comatose “ceasefire” if the death cult in West Asia proceeded with its threat of bombing Dahiyeh, the Shi’ite-majority suburb of southern Beirut.
Confronted by Trump, the leader of the death cult was forced to back down. For only a few days. Trump desperately needs an MoU and an extended ceasefire to be marketed as “Victory”. His (italics mine) Victory.
All that was happening, fast and furious, on the trail of a fateful, extremely sensitive, 105-minute phone call on Thursday, May 28, between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Islamabad is the sole functioning and trusted head-of-government back-channel between Tehran and Washington. Our sources revealed that during the phone call, Pezeshkian delivered a formally structured, three-step ultimatum to be communicated to the White House with absolute clarity:
1. No more nuclear talks. As in the priority is the end of all wars, against Iran and the Axis of Resistance.
2. No more prospective nuclear treaty framework. As in no discussions leading to a possible, diluted JCPOA 2.0; only after settling the end of the wars and the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
3. If U.S. threats persist, Pezeshkian said, that would lead to the “detonation of a nuclear device on Iranian soil” – executed not as an act of war, but as an irreversible, sovereign demonstration of capability to control escalation dominance.
What is particularly stunning is none of the above is about diplomatic posturing. What we had is the President of Iran relaying what is essentialy a decision by Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, signaling that if Washington crosses the next threshold, Tehran would pivot instantly from nuclear ambiguity to undeniable demonstration.
And that would imply a permanent rupture of the global non-proliferation system – with unforeseen consequences.
The China-Iran-Pakistan strategic alignment
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif obviously did the math on the scale of such intelligence. He immediately told Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar – who was in New York for UN Security Council sessions – to deliver the information to Washington.
Dar bypassed the whole bureaucratic apparatus, directly calling U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York. The message, from Tehran to the Trump administration, was stark: the escalation ladder now features a terminal rung.
Rubio “may” (and that’s the operative word) have recognized the supreme gravity of what is in fact a formal nuclear ultimatum. He briefed Trump. The day after, May 29, Trump abruptly stopped any further kinetic action. And his incendiary rhetoric was instantly toned down.
This had nothing to do with a sudden fit of strategic restraint in the War-a-Lago/Oval Office axis. It was the direct, downstream result of the Sharif-Dar-Rubio back-channel.
On the morning of May 29, Dar arrived in Washington for a one-day official visit.
Sitting across from Rubio, he delivered the detailed briefing that the New York phone call had only previewed.
He placed two massive bombshells on the negotiating table:
1. Iran will not surrender any of its Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU). Nothing. Zero. And that’s final.
It’s all about sovereign independence (two concepts at the center of the recent Russia-China joint declaration signed in Beijing during Putin’s official visit to Xi Jinping).
So Tehran will not surrender its stockpile, whatever the terms, temporarily or not, just to comply with a face-saving mechanism designed for a U.S. domestic audience. From the point of view of Iran’s leadership – with Mojtaba at the helm – HEU goes way beyond a technical asset; it’s the ultimate fusion of sovereignty, deterrence, leverage, and political survival.
2. China has delivered state-of-the-art strategic defense systems to Iran – including shoulder-fired MANPADs – routed covertly through third countries (and that’s why I could not get any official confirmation two weeks before in Shanghai).
The breakdown: a total, operationally active China-Iran-Pakistan strategic alignment is in effect.
Is an Islamabad Accord still possible?
As it stands, none of us – including our sources – know whether a nuclear weapon detonated on Iranian soil would have been developed exclusively by Iran [they do have the scientific capability]; or with possible Russian, Pakistani or North Korean help. All options are plausible.
According to Prof. Ted Postol at MIT, Iran could easily convert 450 kg of 65% uranium hexafluoride into approximately 85% weapons grade: all that is needed for a low yield weapon, to be mounted into at least 10 missile delivery systems capable of reaching Israel. That means, at a minimum, 10 nuclear bombs.
Technically this sort of low yield weapon can be designed, Postol explains, with the use of a neutron reflector made of depleted uranium – or beryllium/tungsten carbide – and positioned immediately around the fissile core. It reflects escaping neutrons back into the nuclear material to increase fission efficiency, and reduces the required critical mass. In a nutshell: less material and more bombs.
Very important: a draft of this column was submitted earlier last week to a top Iranian official, part of the extremely tight circle around Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. His reaction: “I won’t comment on this matter”.
Beyond this no-response response, what became instantly clear is the verified transmission of the most consequential back-channel communication of the no war/no peace crisis.
It goes like this: Pezeshkian talks to Sharif; Sharif talks to Dar; Dar talks to Rubio; Rubio talks to Trump; Dar talks to Rubio face to face (during his Washington briefing).
All that throws new light over the – subsequently broken – 60-day ceasefire, the fragile off-ramp desperately needed by Trump. This framework has been organized by Pakistan and structurally backed by China – as I confirmed in Shanghai.
Tehran has insisted on the order of the proceedings, over and over again. First, all wars must stop, especially the offensive by the death cult over Lebanon. Then enter the modalities to restore trade traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The third and last stage is to resume some sort of meaningful nuclear dialogue.
On The Big Picture, a serious structural rewrite is already on – whatever nasty ceasefire-breaking surprises may lie ahead.
As it stands: the Abraham Accords are for all practical purposes dead; Saudi Arabia has frozen all back-channel Israel “normalization” discussions; Qatar and Oman are quietly drafting military transition timelines to phase out the U.S. from West Asia. And most crucially, a new West Asia security architecture is rapidly coalescing outside the American “protective” umbrella, driven by The Four Sunnis: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt.
Last Thursday, again on Power Shift (our YouTube page was still active), Zulfiqar Ali, Larry Johnson and I identified a possible Islamabad Accord as the emerging framework for ending the U.S.-Iran war – way before Western MSM had recognized it as the organizing architecture.
We also identified the mechanism driving it: non-stop Pakistani shuttle diplomacy, quietly but decisively backed by China.
We laid out the two-phase roadmap: first, an immediate ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz (Iran agrees with both); second, a short negotiating window to finalize the broader political and financial settlement.
We reported that the extremely contentious release of Iran’s frozen assets was not a speculative talking point, but an active lever in the process. That asset release and possible sanctions relief were being treated as concrete confidence-building measures.
We also reported that a high-level Iranian delegation – including Parliament leader Ghalibaf, FM Abbas Araghchi, and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati – would travel to Doha in connection with the frozen-funds track.
That was later confirmed across the spectrum, including the fact that the central-bank component was tied directly to frozen assets.
We also advanced that Islamabad could become the stage for the final political act, including a possible Trump visit, alongside Pezeshkian: yet now that possibility seems as remote as ever.
China is just watching the river flow
These are the facts, as it stands:
Iran is far from isolated and is positioned for a prolonged war, with meaningful material and strategic backing from China, Pakistan, and North Korea, and carefully calculated support from Russia, as I confirmed during the St. Petersburg forum.
The U.S. is paralyzed. The Trump administration may appear to want an off-ramp; but it is totally constrained by pressure from the death cult in West Asia – as we’ve seen this weekend; exhausted escalation pathways; and the absence of a decisive military option that can alter the chessboard without creating an infinitely more unmanageable crisis.
The Gulf petro-monarchies are terrified about a possible resumption of the war – with the principal exception of the UAE.
The leaves Islamabad as the only exit route in town, with Field Marshal Asim Munir positioned as the indispensable intermediary; and Beijing and Moscow following everything closely, in some respects actively shaping the outer frame.
The bombing of southern Beirut on June 6 was perpetrated once again at a critical moment in the negotiations, as pointed out by Mohammad Mokhber, a top advisor to Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and a member of Iran’s Expediency Council:
“By bombing Lebanon during the presence of the mediator in Iran [he was referring to Asim Munir], the enemy set the negotiating table on fire for the third time to shout about the repeated violations of the ceasefire in all areas. We speak to the violators with the language of ‘power’; the axis of resistance is a unified body, and they will definitely receive a heavy and painful price for this aggression in the field.”
The death cult bombing of southern Beirut led to a frankly surrealist spectacle: the Trump administration scrambling after the Pakistani mediator in Tehran, begging him to intercede with the Iranians for de-escalation. The Emperor who wanted to destroy Iranian civilization had to ask Pakistan to salvage what could still be salvaged.
That means, as we reported, that with Iran setting the terms of escalation and raising its deterrence potential, and with Trump left with no cards at all, the only possible solution lies with diplomacy via Islamabad.
This week on Power Shift, in three consecutive shows from Monday to Wednesday, we will dig deeper into the intel and the diplomacy beneath these tectonic twists.
And then, of course, there’s the intriguing Chinese angle.
U.S. Think Tankland will become totally paralyzed when they finally realize that by injecting advanced military hardware into the Iranian theater of war, Beijing is actively road-testing the limits of American hegemonic coercion.
And if push comes to shove, and Iran is forced into a nuclear demonstration for all the world to see, China will acquire an inexorable proof-of-concept that U.S. deterrence is hollow.
One has to marvel at the engineering of such a massive strategic masterclass – without firing a single shot.EXCLUSIVE: The real story behind nuclear Iran and the Islamabad Accord
“Pro-EU Ruling Party Wins Armenia Election In Landslide, Kremlin Blasts Western Interference
But I thought Russia interfered with and changed every election, no problem!
“Report Says Cuba Mobilizing Militias As U.S. Invasion Fears On The Rise”
Handing out rifles.Yes, they see our millions of American men massing in amphibious landers, whut.
“6.4 Magnitude Quake Rocks Western Cuba, Sends Tremors Into South Florida
What a coinkydink.
“4 In 10 American Adults Report Having ‘Mental Health’ Problems
90% of them are women. I’m not joking….mostly. So the Globalists’ 100 year attack on women is working well. Like most late prisons they are attacking their savior and allying with the guards and abuser.
“How A Tiny Insect Decimated Florida’s Citrus, And What Orchardists Are Doing About It
If you notice the other ones, like Covid, developed, flown around on planes, released on purpose.
“• Score Two More Big Wins for Israel Vs. Iran… Maybe (Stephen Green)Definitely don’t appreciate the tone, but whatever. You have to read both sides.
Reading a lot on Iran, all sorts, but nothing has happened to change my paradigm about it. They’re utterly defeated but can keep the last holdouts also probably forever, that was always the problem. Trump knew this, nothing is a surprise. Israel is being a dick but is not the major driver or in control. Hormuz is less relevant every day as oil and banking flows all adjust to Texas. Some of the forays are organic, but a good number on our side are trying to test Iran and make them expend ammunition with they cannot refill. Can they? From where? How much? I don’t think so. Without China, Russia, and even Yemen, they’re screwed.
But that doesn’t mean it can get solved. I mean, it’s not a problem for us, we’re getting rich, but in the abstract sense, it’s not going peace shortly or easily.
““Hey, at least the ‘coalition of the willing’ is now begging for an audience with Putin.”
“Whatever it takes.” “As long as it takes.” …Or two years if you’re the United States. Ukraine is a fecking idiot who deserves to die if they believed us. Cue Ukrainian jokes.
“The WEST is Knocked OUT: Russia’s Game-Changing Nuclear BEAST made the First SHOCKING move”
Yup, the West has ceased to exist. I got up this morning and nothing but ashes from San Diego to Krakow. Not a single nation standing, all 600M dead. Yup yup.
El Nino: we’ve had an El Nino every other years since they invented it in the 90s. Nothing has happened ever. Just “weather”. But they are “Experts” which means when you’re totally, totally wrong, everyone believed you and wasted money taking expensive measures, you keep your pension, don’t lose tenure, and are never discredited, on TV again tomorrow.
I avow aliens are landing, I’m an expert, now I want my pension and tenure. Post doctorate post haste.
The problem is, if you fired any of them, every order they made at Taco Bell would likewise be completely wrong. They’d be shocked that wasn’t normal and okay to screw everything and everybody and there are consequences.
“Iran Establishes Escalation Dominance with First-Ever Non-Retaliatory Strike on Israel” Simplicius
That’s literally not what Escalation Dominance means. What you mean is, “Iran has some weapons.” Correct! True! But those weapons dominate nothing and no one is alarmed by them except on the internet.
“US Defeated by Iran” –MacGregor.
What? AGAIN??? They defeated us also last month! Then they installed the Ayatollah as our supreme leader and tore down the Halls of Congress, don’t you remember?
Not a day goes by they don’t defeat us by having all their ships and an planes at the bottom of the ocean. Why has no one tried this before??? If only Emperor Hirohito knew all he had to do to win WWII was to scuttle every Japanese ship.
“Ukraine’s BRILLIANT New Tactic Just Removed 100,000 Russian Troops From the Map”
Yup, again, just pointing out, you can see ANY moron saying ANY ludicrous gibberish on the internet. Even if you’re not on Fox News! Yup, Ukraine is totally, totally winning, Russia is cracking, giving up probably by Friday.
I read it by some guy on the internet. It has to be true.
the strategic culture article was at the upper end of quality from that source. It provides a grand unified analysis of recent events. Importantly covering recent events with no other explanation (not counting guessing). provides a number of watch topics. Also a keeper to see if it is right.
Iran is making the latest explicit strike threat
After the U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran (following the Apache crash), Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a direct warning:“Iran’s armed forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered.”
“Leave our region if you want to be safe.” (posted on X)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also stated they had struck a U.S. base in Bahrain after the U.S. attacks.
This is the most recent and explicit strike‑threat in the region.
The Iranian version of the news –
IRGC missiles hit US F-35 shelters at Al-Azraq base in Jordan
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s IRGC struck a U.S. airbase in Al-Azraq, Jordan, on Wednesday, hitting four key targets, including F-35 fighter shelters and a command and control centre with long-range solid-fuel missiles.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) public relations office said its Aerospace Force fighters fired solid-fuel ballistic missiles at the base, destroying four important targets, including hangars housing F-35 warplanes and a command and control centre of the “child-killing U.S. army.”
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245213/IRGC-missiles-hit-US-F-35-shelters-at-Al-Azraq-base-in-Jordan
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