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@Dr. D: Thanks for the Mom’s view of the heroic Scottish girl story.
@Topcat: Sheriff enacts direct justice, and will pay for it himself.
Is there a go-fund-me?About “blacks” in political positions of authority, and narcissists like Justin Trudeau, too…
What the owners need is functionaries who will do and say as they are told, with a straight face, and without curiosity, right?
Any-flavor-will-do as long as the essential conditions are met.
They can use any look and any group-identity that will sell well.
“Mistakes were made” is their usual epitaph.
“Socialism” means whatever the user of the word at the moment of use intends the word to mean.
Users disagree. This is not soulble through debate, I think.
Humans are social animals by nature, limited in social-group dynamics by the complexity cost of groups over 100 people getting along at all.
50 people is better.
8-12 people may be ideal in many settings.Ever lived in a co-op?
I did for years in college, and it was never over 100 people. Drama, drama, drama, deception, cheating and a lot of good and very-good co-oppers, who also suffered from human foibles, especially sexually.You do get to know what people are really made of when everybody has assigned jobs and decisions are made by group consensus.
Not everybody can be cooperative.
How the American Academy of Pediatrics Betrayed Children Everywhere, Clayton J. Baker MD
In retrospect, the AAP cannot claim that they “didn’t know” enough to push for school reopening. Their July 2020 document proves they knew the correct course of action – before caving in to the establishment’s false narrative, and then subsequently devolving into just one more shameless shill organization, pushing for the mass inoculation of children with the toxic Covid mRNA injections.
Why would the AAP have done such a thing?
Money, for one thing. And plenty of it.
As the Covid vaccine push intensified, the AAP became one of the trusted legacy medical associations that was handsomely rewarded to “push vaccines and combat ‘Misinformation’.” By 2023, the year for which data is most available, the AAP was absolutely raking it in.
As journalist Michael Nevradakis explains:
AAP… received $34,974,759 in government grants during the 2023 fiscal year, according to the organization’s most recent tax disclosure. https://brownstone.org/articles/how-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-betrayed-children-everywhere/ Meryl Nass MD, COVID vaccine EUAs are finally gone.
Actually, the Biden administration issued an unjustified LICENSE for the COVID vaccine on Aug. 23, 2021 in order to impose the broad mandates, fearing they could not impose mandates legally under an EUA. Two top FDA officials were fired because they refused to approve the license without at least going through their usual processes: Marion Gruber and her deputy, Philip Krause. And Marion put it all in writing, in a memo to the acting FDA Commission, the crook Janet Woodcock.
COVID vaccines remain on the childhood schedule, albeit with provisos. I think they need to be removed from the childhood schedule completely, and then the liability shield for the manufacturers will go away. https://merylnass.substack.com/p/covid-vaccine-euas-are-finally-gonePhysicist Anastassia Makrieva, On Human Thinking and Longevity – Why we won’t live long if we delegate thinking to robots https://bioticregulation.substack.com/p/on-human-thinking-and-longevity
Pole shift is underway. (Under 8 min): Magnetic Pole Shift Causes Extinctions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNXs72ng_7U
Aluminum in childhood vaccines and mercury in vaccines are known causes: Attention Parents: RFK Jr. Links Autism to “Certain Interventions,” Says Big Announcement Next Month https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/attention-parents-rfk-jr-links-autism-certain-interventions-says-big-announcement-next
So much data here: Review of FOI F23-1799 and BC Public Health’s Handling of COVID-19 Vaccines AEFI – Part 2
“HHS Senior Adviser Dr. Steven Hatfill revealed that RFK Jr. pulled mRNA funding after the data showed getting vaccinated was MORE dangerous than COVID itself.”1
Dr. Hatfill said,
“NO BENEFIT TO RISK RATIO for taking a messenger RNA vaccine.”
“It was more dangerous to take a vaccine than it was to contract COVID-19 and be hospitalized with it.”
“The side effects for this essentially gene therapy was so enormous and progressive it was difficult to fathom.”
“Some of the detailed biochemistry studies started to appear in the literature and the sudden flood of messenger RNA it appears irrespective of what the messenger RNA is coding for, just the sheer amount of, number of, millions of molecules of messenger RNA entering the cell is creating biochemical havoc.”
“It’s interfering with tumor suppressor genes.”
“IT [Covid vaccine] HAD TO BE STOPPED.”…
..On January 28, 2025, Senator Ron Johnson subpoenaed HHS for COVID-19 vaccine safety records, including high-adverse-event lots and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s communications.
In April 2025, reports revealed that, CDC’s vaccine safety team lead, Dr. Tom Shimabukuro—implicated in concealing an 82% miscarriage rate in a NEJM study—had records that were lost or possibly destroyed,4 prompting scrutiny from Johnson, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and HHS watchdog Juliet Hodgkins.
By March 2021, U.S. regulators knew of vaccine harms but concealed them5 to advance mass vaccination, likely quietly halting harmful lots. BC CDC data in the “Systematic Harm Management” section below illustrates this pattern of curtailing distribution of high-AEFI lots. https://freedomandinvesting.substack.com/p/review-of-foi-f23-1799-part-2 A cohort of closely watched and previously healthy men: Sudden deaths, incapacitations soar among COVID-jabbed airline pilots: report
Since 2021, deaths of ‘younger’ airline pilots have risen markedly, long-term disabilities have surged, and near-miss incidents at airports have skyrocketed. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/sudden-deaths-incapacitations-soar-among-covid-jabbed-airline-pilots-report/ Trump just DOUBLED DOWN and said that the Autopen pardons are WORTHLESS! They should all be voided and then every last person pardoned should be PROSECUTED! “All those pardons he gave to some very bad people, very unpatriotic people, very evil people, it looks to me like those pardons are worthless.” https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1959996874892378315
Trump Calls For RICO Charges Against Soros Over Violent Protest Support; Gates Foundation Abruptly Severs Ties With Rogue Arabella Advisors https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gates-foundation-cuts-ties-arabella-advisors-linked-funding-radical-leftist-causes
Trump Mulls Travel Ban for EU Officials Over ‘Orwellian’ Censorship Law
According to sources familiar with the matter cited by Reuters, the State Department is considering visa restrictions targeting senior EU policymakers responsible for the legislation. A decision hasn’t been made, but discussions inside the administration intensified after a high-level meeting last week.
The move would directly punish foreign officials for domestic policies Washington says undermine U.S. free speech rights.
The EU’s DSA aims to compel tech giants to crack down on illegal content, but the Trump administration argues the policy amounts to government-driven censorship, accusing Brussels of forcing U.S. companies to muzzle American users under the guise of combating misinformation.
“We are monitoring increasing censorship in Europe with great concern but have no further information to provide at this time” a State Department spokesman told the Telegraph...
..Tensions aren’t limited to Brussels. The Trump administration has also targeted the UK’s Online Safety Act, calling it “Orwellian.”
During Trump’s visit to Scotland last month, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended the legislation, insisting London remains committed to protecting free speech while tackling online harms.
The debate is expected to intensify next month when Nigel Farage testifies before Congress on threats to free expression in Britain. Farage is set to highlight the case of Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for 31 months over a social media post related to the Southport attacks, before being released earlier this month. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-mulls-travel-ban-eu-officials-over-orwellian-censorship-law Reform’s Plan for Dealing with Illegal Migrants is a Good Start
In a recent interview with the Times, Reform leader Nigel Farage unveiled his plan for dealing with Britain’s illegal migration crisis. It involves four key elements:
Leaving the ECHR and suspending other relevant treaties
Banning those who arrive through irregular channels from claiming asylum
Moving illegal migrants from hotels and rented accommodation to disused RAF bases, and keeping them there
Striking deals with migrants’ home countries, or failing that, deporting them to third countries or British overseas territories like Ascension Island
Predictably, the plan has been criticised by Farage’s political opponents. One Tory MP claimed that he “is just recycling many ideas the Conservatives have already announced”. Which would be easier to take seriously if the Tories hadn’t had 14 years in government to implement some of those ideas. https://dailysceptic.org/2025/08/25/reforms-plan-for-dealing-with-illegal-migrants-is-a-good-start/ Why Wouldn’t This English Pub Let This Englishman In?
An Englishman walks into a pub… and the joke ends there because this one didn’t even get through the front door.
Why? Well because he was carrying a dangerous object that this establishment has deemed to be grounds for entry refusal.
No, it wasn’t a knife or any other weapon. It was the English flag. The Saint George’s Cross. The flag of the nation where the pub is located. The flag that adorns the kit of the England football and Rugby teams. https://modernity.news/2025/08/26/why-wouldnt-this-english-pub-let-this-englishman-in/ Fed Issues Statement Over Trump Firing Of Governor Cook, Dems Play Race-Card
“Lisa Cook has indicated through her personal attorney that she will promptly challenge this action in court and seek a judicial decision that would confirm her ability to continue” on the Board of the Federal Reserve System, the Fed says in a statement. “As always, the Federal Reserve will abide by any court decision” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-fires-lisa-cook-potentially-criminal-conduct-creating-another-opening-fed-board “We Haven’t Heard Her Say She Didn’t Do It”: Bessent Burns Cook Over Mortgage Fraud Fiasco
“She keeps saying Trump doesn’t have the authority to fire her, but we haven’t heard her say that she didn’t do it,” he told host Maria Bartiromo – calling for Cook to be investigated and prosecuted if true. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/we-havent-heard-her-say-she-didnt-do-it-bessent-burns-cook-over-mortgage-fraud-fiascoFed’s Lisa Cook Sues Trump, Doesn’t Deny Mortgage Fraud https://www.zerohedge.com/political/feds-lisa-cook-sues-keep-job-amid-mortgage-fraud-fiasco
Bolton Probe Focuses On Emails Obtained By Hostile Foreign Spy Service
During Biden’s term, the US government found that an adversarial government’s spy agency had come into possession of emails that Bolton appeared to have sent to close associates, using an unclassified delivery method. The emails seemed to include information that Bolton had learned from classified documents, and he was sending the emails to various people who were helping him gather information for use in his 2020 memoir, “The Room Where It Happened.” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bolton-probe-focuses-emails-obtained-hostile-foreign-spy-service Vigilant Fox: DNI Tulsi Gabbard tells President Trump she’s EXPOSED some of the worst cases yet of weaponized intelligence.
Then Trump dropped a jaw-dropper about the 2020 election.
Gabbard: “Mr. President, you have charged me with the mission of finding the truth and telling the truth to the American people, and we’ve exposed some of the worst examples of the weaponization of intelligence in the last several weeks.” “I will continue down that mission and that path, wherever it leads. Transparency, telling the truth is what will drive true accountability for the American people who deserve nothing less.”
Trump: “And you’ve also found many bags of information, I think they call them burn bags. They’re supposed to be burned and they didn’t get burned having to do with how corrupt the 2020 election was, and when will that all come out?”
Gabbard: “Mr. President, I will be the first to brief you once we have that information collected. But you’re right—we are finding documents literally tucked away in the back of safes, in random offices, in these bags and in other areas, which, again, speaks to the intent of those who are trying to hide the truth from the American people and trying to cover up the politicization that was led by people like John Brennan and James Clapper and others that have caused immeasurable harm to the American people and to our country.” https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1960397959717175428/ Christian Priests and Nuns Refuse To Leave Gaza City Despite Israel’s Planned Offensive
Hundreds of civilians are sheltering at the two churches in Gaza City https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/26/christian-priests-and-nuns-refuse-to-leave-gaza-city-despite-israels-planned-offensive/ UNRWA chief condemns Israel’s denial of Gaza famine as ‘shameful’
‘Gaza today is like hell. People are not only dying under bombardments, they are dying of hunger,’ says Philippe Lazzarini https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/unrwa-chief-condemns-israel-s-denial-of-gaza-famine-as-shameful-/3669912 SCOTT RITTER: We’re seeing Israel in its final spasms of genocidal policies – Israel faces new backlash over its deadly strike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza.
Scott Ritter, the former UN weapons inspector, told The Trends Journal in an interview Monday that the IDF’s strike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza was an example of a country in the “final spasms of genocidal policies,” and the Trump administration will continue to face more isolation for supporting the ongoing atrocities in Gaza. Ritter also discusses what to expect next in Ukraine. https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/scott-ritter-were-seeing-israel-in Washington confirmed steep new tariffs on Indian goods, effective from Wednesday.
The move, announced by President Donald Trump and detailed in a Homeland Security notice, adds an additional 25% duty, taking total tariffs as high as 50%—among the highest imposed by Washington. The measures come in retaliation for New Delhi’s increased purchases of Russian oil, News.Az reports, citing Reuters.
A commerce ministry official said there was “no hope for any immediate relief or delay” but noted exporters would receive financial assistance and be encouraged to diversify into markets such as China, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The new duties will apply from 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday (9:31 a.m. IST). Shipments already in transit, humanitarian aid, and items under reciprocal trade programs will be exempt.
The Indian rupee slid to a three-week low of 87.68 per dollar, recovering slightly after suspected central bank intervention. Benchmark equity indexes NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex each fell 1%, their worst session in three months.
Wednesday’s tariff escalation follows five rounds of failed talks. Both sides have blamed political missteps and missed signals for the breakdown, despite optimism earlier that tariffs could be capped at 15%.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused India of indirectly funding Russia’s war in Ukraine through a surge in oil purchases. Russian crude now makes up 42% of India’s total oil imports, up from less than 1% before the war.
Industry groups estimate nearly 55% of India’s merchandise exports worth $87 billion could be hit, with sectors such as engineering, textiles, and chemicals most exposed. https://news.az/news/steep-us-tariffs-set-to-hit-indian-exports-from-wednesday Nobody could ever bring India and China together… Washington’s nightmare: Modi and Xi break the ice, M.K.Bhadrakumar
A potential India–China border breakthrough could mark a turning point in Asia, easing decades of hostility while undermining Washington’s grip on New Delhi.
This week, India and China have taken a great leap of faith in their mutual efforts to incrementally advance the normalization process in their bilateral relationship. This may assume the nature of a rapprochement when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation [SCO] summit in the port city of Tianjin in northeast China on 31 August–1 September...
..The most sensational development is that the two countries are exploring an “early harvest” in delimitation of boundaries and have agreed on new mechanisms on border management, which will also work towards de-escalation. This is a highly sensitive issue, as Indian public opinion is shaped by self-serving narratives that emerged after the 1962 war and by the idea of establishing a border that never historically existed.
This is where Modi’s leadership becomes crucial. Modi is probably one of the only leaders today who has the credibility, decisiveness, and vision to navigate a border settlement with China...
..Wang has signaled that Beijing is as eager as New Delhi to improve the relationship against the backdrop of an increasingly reckless and belligerent Trump administration. Both sides sense that they have common interests. Inevitably, a China–India working relationship anchored on a strategic understanding will do wonders for BRICS. This prospect is already worrying Trump, who has threatened BRICS more than once for allegedly working to dethrone the dollar as the world’s currency...
..Make no mistake, the Trump administration’s frustration with India is geopolitical. None other than the famous White House counsellor for trade and manufacturing and Trump’s close aide, Peter Navarro, blurted out in a Financial Times (FT) op-ed this week that the US should not transfer “cutting-edge” military technology to an India which is “cozying up to both Russia and China.” https://thecradle.co/articles/washingtons-nightmare-modi-and-xi-break-the-iceUsually with people inside: 90% of Gaza’s schools destroyed by Israel, UNRWA says https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250825-90-of-gazas-schools-destroyed-by-israel-unrwa-says/
Israeli Forces Kill 75 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza hospitals recorded another three starvation-related deaths due to the Israeli siege https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/26/israeli-forces-kill-75-palestinians-in-gaza-over-24-hours/ This was a “double tap” strike at the top of a stairwell, where journalists would climb to get cellphone reception. Strike, wait a few minutes for help to arrive, and strike the help. Israel Hits Gaza Hospital Twice, Killing at Least 20 People, Including Five Journalists https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5178802-israel-hits-gaza-hospital-twice-killing-least-20-people-including-five
‘We are painted as targets’: How a secret Israeli unit puts Gaza journalists in the crosshairs:
Israel’s army is using a secret unit to shape narratives around Gaza, portraying Palestinian journalists as Hamas operatives to justify strikes. Analysts say the tactic silences reporters and controls the story in one of the world’s deadliest conflicts for journalists. https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250825-legitimisation-cell-israel-shadow-unit-targeting-gaza-journalists-war Homeless, bereaved, starving and further displaced: More than 36,000 displaced in Gaza amid latest Israeli attacks: UN
‘People continue to flee in fear for their lives, seeking safety wherever possible,’ says spokesperson https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/more-than-36-000-displaced-in-gaza-amid-latest-israeli-attacks-un/3669950Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims 26/08/2025
Survivors tell Knesset lawmakers of organized assaults on children by those claiming mantle of religion, alleging longstanding phenomenon made worse by official indifference
Police have opened an investigation into multiple allegations of organized ritual sexual abuse after accusers relayed harrowing testimony of torture, rape and other horrors to lawmakers late last month.
The July 27 hearing included testimony from alleged victims, now adults, regarding abuse they had experienced as children, primarily in the ultra-Orthodox and national-religious communities in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Haifa, Safed and elsewhere. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Moon of Alabama, Australia Breaks With Iran – Sign Of A New War Coming?
The Aussies just trashed their relations with Iran based on nothing but obscure say-so.
Australia throws out Iran ambassador over alleged antisemitic attacks
Canberra expelled Tehran’s ambassador after accusing Iran of masterminding at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the country’s intelligence services had linked Iran’s military to arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, throwing out an ambassador for the first time since World War II, a move The Sydney Morning Herald’s national affairs editor dubbed “the diplomatic equivalent of the nuclear option.”
Iran rejected the charge.
I have searched and read several news pieces on this issue and have found no mention of any fact that would connect two months ago arson incidents in Australia with Iran.
The whole thing came out of nowhere based solely on the say-so from the Australian spy service ASIO...
..There is no mentioning on what, if anything, ASIO’s alleged conclusions are based on...
..How is Iran supposed to profit from arranging criminal arson attempts against some random synagogues in Australia?
One might assume that the whole thing is coming up now to calm Zionist anger at Australia which has become more aggressive after ten-thousands of Australians had expressed outraged over Israels ongoing genocide of Palestinians:
Albanese was just last week labeled “weak” by his Israeli counterpart after he said Australia would recognize a Palestinian state:
The two countries have seen relations nosedive, with Canberra barring an Israeli far-right politician from entering Australia and Israel revoking the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority...
..If Israel decides to again attack Iran the question is when, and to what extend, the Trump administration will again jump in. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/08/australia-breaks-with-iran-sign-of-a-new-war-coming.html#more Australia Holds Largest-Ever Pro-Palestine Protests amid Gaza Famine
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched across Australia on Sunday in what organizers described as the country’s largest coordinated pro-Palestine protests. Rallies took place in more than 40 cities and towns, just days after the United Nations confirmed famine in parts of Gaza, amplifying scrutiny of Israel’s ongoing siege. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/australia-holds-largest-ever-pro-palestine-protests-amid-gaza-famine/ Caitlin in Oz: 21 Questions About The Claim That Iran Orchestrated Antisemitic Attacks In Australia
The Israeli government has publicly claimed credit for pressuring Albanese to take these actions, after Netanyahu personally inserted himself into Australian affairs by repeatedly publicly expressing outrage about alleged antisemitic incidents in Australia. https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/21-questions-about-the-claim-thatPoll: Americans Are Now More Sympathetic to Palestinians Than Israelis https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/25/poll-americans-are-now-more-sympathetic-to-palestinians-than-israelis/
Trump threatens Ukraine with sanctions and tariffs
Russia will not be the only one to face restrictions if no progress in settling the conflict is made, the US president has warned https://swentr.site/news/623558-trump-threatens-ukraine-sanctions/ Trump Administration Considers Taking Stakes in Major US Weapons Firms
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Lockheed Martin is already essentially an ‘arm of the US government’ https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/26/trump-administration-considers-taking-stakes-in-major-us-weapons-firms/ Explanation of Drone Kill-Zones, where no man can set foot, a new feature of war: The War Enters a New Stage – Russians Advance Near Siversk – Military Summary For 2025.08.26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jU6q5hoOao
Thanks Eleni, for this article explaining how any ideology can bend around completely to meet the requirements of Power and Domination:
Gaza to Donbass: How Israel and Ukraine Built a Fascist, Transnational War Machine
The war in Ukraine and the genocide in Gaza are not separate conflicts. They are parallel theaters of the same civilizational confrontation: East vs. West. In both, a militarized ethno-state backed by the West targets an Eastern people whose only crime is refusing to vanish.
In Donbass, it was the people who resisted the Maidan coup, who refused to bow to a NATO-aligned regime built on racialized nationalism and historical amnesia. In Gaza, it is the people who refuse to surrender their land, their dignity, and their right to exist to a Western-backed settler state that sees them as demographic threats. Since 2014, both have been bombed, blockaded, starved, and slandered, framed as terrorists for daring to survive.
The West calls this order. But it’s an order built on siege.
Those who insist that Russia is secretly aligned with Israel misunderstand both history and the present moment. Russia may be cautious, even shifting in some diplomatic arenas, but it has not embraced the West’s logic of annihilation. It has not signed onto the project of fortress ethno-states wielding AI-powered drones against refugee camps or school basements. On the contrary, Russia stands, with all its contradictions, as a major brake on that world order.
If Israel is Ukraine, then Gaza is Donbass: two peoples on the wrong side of the Western empire, trapped behind barbed wire and digital crosshairs. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/gaza-to-donbass-how-israel-and-ukraine-built-a-fascist-transnational-war-machine/ Thanks Eleni: Israeli women report abuse in ‘sadistic sexual rituals’ by Knesset members Jun 3, 2025
A number of Israeli women testified in a Knesset session about being assaulted in “sadistic sexual rituals” in religious ceremonies attended by Knesset members and other senior figures.
“You have no idea what ritual abuse is. The human brain cannot comprehend,” Yael Shitrit, one of the victims, said in her testimony cited by The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
“You can’t imagine what it means to program a three-year-old girl through rape and sadism so they can do whatever they want without anyone knowing.” Shitrit said that she was trafficked across the country, “from ceremony to ceremony,” where “naked men stood in a circle.” https://www.defenddemocracy.press/what-kind-of-society-is-israel/ Moon of Alabama, Ukraine – Zelenski Rejects Giving Land As Fascists Promise To Kill Him
The London Times continues to make propaganda for Nazis. After a recent whitewashing interview with Azov Nazi leader Biletsky (archived) it yesterday published an interview with the former leader of the fascist Right Sector in Odessa Serhii Sterneneko.
‘Russia has repeatedly tried to kill me — I must be doing something right’ (archived)
Sterneneko had a leading role in the 2014 massacres in Maidan Square and at the Trade Union’s House in Odessa. The Times is whitewashing his participation in those events. It does not mind to publish his threats against Zelenski:
[A]mong Ukraine’s younger generation of soldiers and civilians, Sternenko’s brand of truth to power has wide popularity. “I say what I think, and people like what I say.”
His views on President Putin’s demand for Ukraine to cede the territory it defends in the eastern Donbas region as a precondition for possible peace are typically direct. “If [President] Zelensky were to give any unconquered land away, he would be a corpse — politically, and then for real,” Sternenko said. “It would be a bomb under our sovereignty. People would never accept it.”
Sternenko, who himself has avoided the draft, wants the war to go on forever. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/08/ukraine-zelenski-rejects-giving-land-as-fascists-promise-to-kill-him.html#more Trump envoy sets new timeframe for ending Ukraine conflict
Steve Witkoff hopes to find the “ingredients” of a peace deal by the end of the year https://swentr.site/news/623561-witkoff-ukraine-peace-deal/2 Kinzhal missiles hit one building on video. What was that? ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 21, wounds dozens
An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least 21 people, including four children, and wounded dozens of others, officials said.
Powerful explosions rocked Kyiv into the early hours of Thursday morning, as Russian projectiles damaged buildings in 33 locations across all 10 districts of the city, including the headquarters of the European Union mission to Ukraine and the British Council...
..Also affected were a Turkish enterprise and the Embassy of Azerbaijan, according to Zelenskyy. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/massive-russian-attack-on-ukraines-kyiv-kills-at-least-4-dozens-hurt Has Ukraine just declared war on Hungary?
The Zelensky regime’s attacks on a key pipeline are hurting an EU member – and he chooses to add insult to injury
The immediate spark was the Druzhba (“Friendship”) oil pipeline that still delivers crude from Russia to Central Europe. Several Ukrainian drone strikes targeted the pipeline in recent weeks, halting supplies to Hungary and Slovakia. A Ukrainian commander, known by the call sign Madyar, publicly admitted involvement.
For Hungary and Slovakia, this was more than an economic disruption. Both countries rely heavily on the pipeline, and in response, their leaders called on the European Commission to guarantee supply security. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, a frequent critic of EU policy on Ukraine, accused Brussels of serving Kiуv’s interests over those of member states. His frustration boiled over further when he described Vladimir Zelensky’s quips about “friendship” as thinly veiled threats.
Zelensky’s remark – “We have always supported friendship between Ukraine and Hungary, and now the existence of this ‘Friendship’ depends on Hungary” – was apparently meant as a pun on the pipeline’s name, but to Hungary it sounded like a mafia-style threat. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reaction was uncompromising: “Zelensky openly threatened Hungary. He admitted that they hit the Druzhba pipeline because we don’t support their EU membership. This proves again that Hungarians made the right decision.”
The timing is telling. Strikes on the pipeline coincided with Zelensky’s Washington visit alongside EU leaders. Either Brussels tacitly encouraged him to punish Orbán, an ally of Donald Trump, or the EU simply looked away as Zelensky acted on his own. Both explanations sound outrageous, but there hardly seems to be a third option…
..Hungary has also quietly carried a humanitarian burden. In 2022 alone, over 1.3 million Ukrainians crossed into Hungary – second only to Poland and Romania. Budapest accepted them with little fanfare, though later tightened its asylum rules to restrict new arrivals to those from active war zones. At the same time, Hungary supplies a significant share of Ukraine’s electricity, a fact Szijjártó reminded Kiev of when rebuffing Ukrainian accusations. https://swentr.site/news/623532-ukraine-hungary-war-druzhba/ Hungary sues EU over frozen Russian assets sent to Ukraine
Budapest’s lawsuit targets the European Council’s decision to tap the immobilized funds for military aid
In a case first filed with the EU Court of Justice and later transferred to the General Court, Hungary is demanding to “annul the decision… on allocating funds to assistance measures for supplying military support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces” and to “order the defendants to cover the costs.”
Budapest contends that the EPF acted unlawfully by bypassing its veto, arguing that Hungary is not a “contributing member state.” https://swentr.site/news/623618-hungary-frozen-assets-eu-lawsuit/Invisible Power https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/invisible-power
Ellen Brown: Unaudited Power: The Military Budget Nobody Controls
Under the Constitution, the military budget should not be paid at all, because the Pentagon has never passed an audit. Expenditures of public funds without a public accounting violate Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7of the Constitution, which provides:
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time...
..The Department of Defense’s $885.7 billion budget for 2025, approved by the House of Representatives, dwarfs the military spending of China ($296 billion), Russia ($84 billion), and the next eight nations combined. Managing $4.1 trillion in assets—from aircraft carriers to secret drones—along with $4.3 trillion in liabilities (e.g. personnel costs and pensions), the federal government’s largest agency oversees a military empire spanning over 4,790 sites worldwide. Yet it operates with minimal oversight…
..As observed in a January 2019 article in Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi, openly secret budgets were first legalized in 1949 with the passage of the Central Intelligence Agency Act, which exempted that newly created agency from public financial disclosure…
..The Audit the Pentagon Act of 2023, backed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chuck Grassley, proposes docking 0.5–1% of budgets for audit failures, but the measure has not received a vote.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), launched with promises to strip waste, fraud, and abuse from federal agencies, has conspicuously sidestepped the Pentagon…
..The Pentagon’s audit failures mask not just inefficiency and waste but pervasive fraud and corruption. Between 1998 and 2015, Inspector General reports show that the DoD could not account for $21 trillion in spending—65% of federal spending during that period…
..In 2017, former HUD official Catherine Austin Fitts collaborated with Mark Skidmore, an economics professor at Michigan State University, to document the missing $21 trillion in unsupported journal voucher adjustments at the DoD and HUD. In a June 2025 article published in Fitts’ journal The Solari Report titled “Should We Care about Secrecy in Financial Reporting?,” Dr. Skidmore discussed how the government responded to the publication of his research with Fitts. Its response was to immediately eliminate the paper trail leading to its covert financial operations. In particular, “Pentagon officials turned to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) for advice. Several months later, FASAB posted a new document (FASAB 56), which recommended that the government be allowed to misstate and move funds to conceal expenditures if it is deemed necessary to protect national security interests.”…
..In a widely-viewed interview by Tucker Carlson on April 28, 2025, Fitts expressed her belief that the missing trillions had been funneled into classified projects involving advanced technologies, including massive underground bunkers to protect elites from a “near-extinction event;” and that they were using advanced energy systems and hidden transit networks possibly linked to extraterrestrial tech. She discussed “interdimensional intelligence” and a secret space program linked to a “breakaway civilization.” The latter term was coined by UFO researcher Richard Dolan and is defined by Google as “a theoretical, hidden society that operates outside of mainstream civilization with advanced technology, often linked to UFO phenomena and secret space programs.”
In a Danny Jones interview in May 2025, Fitts alluded to Deep Underground Military Bases (“DUMBs”), perhaps used for “advanced technology or off-world operations.” Existence of these bases was confirmed two decades earlier by whistleblower Philip Schneider, a U.S. government geologist and engineer involved in their construction. In his last presentation in 1995, Schneider said there were 131 of these cities connected underground by mag-lev rail, built at a cost of $17-26 billion each. According to his biographer, Schneider was assassinated in 1996 by a U.S. intelligence agency for disclosing the government cover-up of UFOs and aliens…
..The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) contends that no verifiable evidence supports extraterrestrial activity. But other prominent figures support the UFO/UAP narrative. In 2017, the New York Times exposed the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), said to be a $22 million DoD initiative run by Luis Elizondo investigating UAPs from 2007–2012.
According to BBC News, Haim Eshed, former head of Israel’s space security program, claimed in a 2020 interview with the Yediot Aharonot newspaper that the U.S. government has an “agreement” with a “Galactic Federation” of extraterrestrials. He alleged aliens have been in contact with the U.S. and Israel, with secret underground bases where they collaborate on experiments. Eshed claimed the United States was on the verge of disclosing this under President Trump but withheld it to avoid “mass hysteria.” The claims were unverified but provocative.
In recent years, Congress has increased its focus on UAPs, with high-profile hearings in 2022, 2023, and 2024. In 2023, whistleblower David Grusch, a former intelligence officer, testified that the U.S. possesses “non-human origin” craft and “dead pilots,” based on classified briefings. On November 13, 2024, the House Oversight Committee’s hearing, “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth,” featured testimony from Luis Elizondo, retired Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, journalist Michael Shellenberger, and former NASA official Michael Gold, who claimed the U.S. possesses UAP technologies and has harmed personnel in secret retrieval programs...
..With $21 trillion unaccounted for historically, $165 billion in F-35 overruns, and $125 billion in buried waste, the DoD’s financial mismanagement needs urgent reform. Congress is primarily responsible for overseeing the DoD budget, exercising its constitutional “power of the purse” under Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. So why isn’t it enforcing this mandate?
The chief excuse given is the need for secrecy for security reasons, but a congressional committee could be given access to the Pentagon’s financial data in closed session in order to exercise public oversight and enforce accountability. Other factors are obviously at play, including political influence, lobbying, campaign contributions from the defense sector, and a lack of penalties for noncompliance.
To restore accountability, Congress needs to enforce the Audit the Pentagon Act, modernize DoD systems, and investigate contractors profiting from lax oversight. UAP transparency is also critical, whether to debunk myths or uncover truths. https://scheerpost.com/2025/08/26/ellen-brown-unaudited-power-the-military-budget-nobody-controls/ Escape Key, Patterns of Capture: How Systems Theory Explains Control
Systems theory isn’t abstract mathematics — it’s the grammar behind everything that surrounds us, from the internet packets carrying this text to the banknotes in your wallet, from the ecosystems outside your window to the institutional frameworks that govern them. Understanding systems theory means understanding the deep structures that shape power and control in our world.
At its heart lies a fundamental tension between two visions of organisation: Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s networks and Kenneth Boulding’s hierarchies. Bertalanffy saw systems as webs of interconnected nodes, robust through distribution. Boulding saw the necessity of layered organisation, coherence through structured levels.
This tension explains why clearinghouses exist, why they capture power, and why the question of control appears to haunt every system we build including governance…
..The tension between Bertalanffy’s networks and Boulding’s hierarchies isn’t an abstract theoretical debate. Cash or CBDCs? ARPANET or platforms? Distribution or domination? These aren’t technical questions but civilizational ones.
Every system we design embodies this choice: do we organise for adaptability or control? Do we distribute power or concentrate it? Do we enable peer-to-peer interaction or force everything through mediating institutions?
Networks alone become chaotic; hierarchies alone become tyrannical. The art lies in combining them properly — hierarchies that serve networks, mediators that facilitate rather than capture, clearinghouses that coordinate rather than control.
Understanding how systems theory explains control is the first step toward designing systems that serve human interest rather than human submission. In that choice lies the future of human organisation itself. https://escapekey.substack.com/p/patterns-of-capture The Honest Sorcerer, The End of Post-Industrial Nations There can be only one… then none?
As the global south slowly began to decolonize itself by looking for alternatives to Western financial systems designed around their exploitation, and as global energy and raw material extraction approached planetary limits, the post-industrial, high value added model of the West began to crumble. Emerging economies have realized that once the basic industries are secured — providing these nations with the iron, coal, copper etc. needed for their development — they can start training the engineers and scientists of their own, turning these resources into bridges, railways, dams, factories and the like. The industrialization of many global south countries have naturally created a competition for resources between these rapidly developing and the already developed nations. (Unfortunately, meanwhile the size of this planets natural reserves didn’t grow in line with the ambitions of its inhabitants.) So far the global race for energy and raw materials was held back by IMF and World Bank policies demanding wages to be suppressed and austerity measures introduced in targeted nations, and thereby preventing competing markets from being built up. With the weakening of the dollar’s status and the development of an alternative system (BRICS) the picture has started to change substantially.
Europe’s sanctioning of Russian energy has acted as a release valve, though. Thanks to the deeply depleted status of the continent’s own fossil fuel and mineral resources, many companies left the EU in search for cheaper energy inputs after the 2022 price shock, lowering competition for resources on the long run by de-industrializing the economic bloc and creating a permanent cost-of-living crisis in what used to be one of the world’s wealthiest regions. The EU’s plummeting energy demand in the wake of natural gas, diesel and coal price hikes has thus not only prevented a global squeeze on energy but also ensured that the problem of high prices for the rest of the world will be avoided for some time to come. (As for the EU: falling wholesale energy prices invited a substantial increase in taxes on energy, keeping prices high for businesses no matter what.) Germany, as a result, is forecast to experience a 0.3% recession in 2025, but adjusting for state spending, the real decline could be closer to 4-5%. https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/has-energy-economics-become-outdated War, Trump’s New $500 Note & Volcanos -Martin Armstrong
Ukraine is about ready to fall apart. . .. I spread this to Washington and that is President Zelensky was sending $50 million per month to UAE. So, Zelensky has been preparing to leave. There is no way this guy could possibly retire in Ukraine. They will kill him.”
Does this mean the war may be over? Zelensky and nearly all of Europe’s leaders came to Washington recently to meet with President Trump, but it really was not to talk peace. Armstrong says, “The fact that all those leaders came to Washington—uninvited, they all met with Zelensky before they went to meet with Trump. Why did they come? Because they need war. I have warned Washington.”
So, if Europe starts a wider war with Russia, will Trump stay out of it? Armstrong says, “Yes, Trump said no American troops from what I have been told. Trump refuses to send any American troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers—period.”
Reading between the lines, does this mean Trump is putting the EU on notice we are not going to Article 5 in if you start a war? Armstrong says, “Article 5 is voluntary. I have made this very clear to them in Washington. You don’t have to participate. . .. I can’t stop the war. The best I can do is reduce the amplitude. If I can keep America out of this war, that is our best outcome. . .. Europe knows it’s in trouble financially. They have $335 billion of Russian assets frozen. France has about $71 billion. . .. The rumor going around right now is if there is a peace deal and they have to release those frozen assets, France can’t because they have been dipping into them. Europe is a complete mess. When it comes down to handing back $335 billion in Russian assets, I am not sure Europe is prepared to do that.”
Armstrong says forget all the talk of the elite wanting to get rid of cash and replace it with digital currency. Armstrong says, “No, no, no. Why is Trump talking about a $500 note. . .. Trump would not even contemplate doing a $500 bill if he was going to cancel the currency. Everybody else is cancelling currency and putting in capital controls, and Trump is going in the opposite direction. . .. Gold is still projected to go much higher because it is anticipating war.” https://usawatchdog.com/war-trumps-new-500-note-volcanos-martin-armstrong/Bolton Probe Focuses On Emails Obtained By Hostile Foreign Spy Service https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bolton-probe-focuses-emails-obtained-hostile-foreign-spy-service
“I’m Tired Of Being Trans” – Minneapolis Shooter Confesses “I Wish I Never Brain-Washed Myself” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/demonic-minneapolis-shooter-im-tired-being-trans-i-wish-i-never-brain-washed-myself
“I Bought A Bugatti From TEMU” https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/i-bought-bugatti-temu
Camus: After a year of intensive research, Dr. William Makis presents the most critical graph of his career: the ivermectin dosing schedule for cancer.
According to Dr. Makis, for most cancers – including breast, colon, lung, pancreatic, renal, gastric, and leukemias – a starting dose of 1mg per kg of body weight per day is recommended. For a 60kg individual, this equates to 60mg daily: – Five 12mg pills – Or 6ml of liquid (approx. one teaspoon + 1ml) The evidence for efficacy is compelling and dose-dependent: – Dr. Shankara Chetty saw a prostate cancer patient’s PSA drop from 89 to 11 on 45mg/day. – A case from Dr. Tess Lawry showed CA125 (ovarian cancer marker) drop from 288 to 22 on just 0.2mg/kg. – A long-term Castro study on children with leukemia showed no side effects after 6 months at 1mg/kg. For aggressive cancers (pancreatic, brain), the blood-brain barrier may require a higher dose. https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1959020908099584412 BREAKING: FDA Pulls Valneva Chikungunya Vaccine From Market Over “Serious Safety Concerns”
The FDA has just suspended approval of Valneva’s live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq, citing serious safety concerns—including 21 hospitalizations, 3 deaths, and confirmed cases of “chikungunya-like illness” triggered by the shot itself. The agency admitted the risks outweigh benefits “under most plausible scenarios.” https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-fda-pulls-valneva-chikungunya Meryl Nass MD, Chikungunya vaccine has been taken off the market. Better late than never. Finally HHS/FDA is getting into the groove.
Below I excerpt from what I have told readers about this terrible “vaccine” based on watching the FDA and CDC advisory committee discussions over the past 2.5 years https://merylnass.substack.com/p/chikungunya-vaccine-has-been-taken Damned either way, but there are also hidden considerations: Fed chair signals rate cut at Jackson Hole
Jerome Powell says inflation in upward trend, unemployment in downward, ‘challenging situation’ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/fed-chair-signals-rate-cut-at-jackson-hole/3666602 Lisa Cooked: Trump Fires Fed Governor For “Potentially Criminal Conduct” Creating Another Opening On Fed Board
On Friday, President Trump warned that he would fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook who allegedly “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms” if she didn’t resign…
She immediately played the victim card, claiming she “would not be bullied”.
But now that is moot as President Trump has fired her effective immediately:
” I have determined that there is sufficient cause to remove you from your position… https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-fires-lisa-cook-potentially-criminal-conduct-creating-another-opening-fed-board Catherine Austin fitts has been saying for over a month that the $US-Tether, a 100% cash-backed cryptocurrency, which was capitalized to over $400 billion in June, and is already popular in covert transactions, is intended to make the $US a truly global currency in essentially every country, putting banks and centra lbanks out of business, and sucking up all those loose $US, now that central banks are quietly shedding them to pick up more gold. https://solari.com/money-markets-report-august-14-2025/
Avoiding illegal actions, but raising constitutional concerns: National Guard Mobilizing Across 19 States To Clean Up Democratic Party’s Alarming Failures https://www.zerohedge.com/political/national-guard-mobilizing-across-19-states-clean-democratic-partys-alarming-failures
Benny Johnson: FBI Official just told me the John Bolton Raid is about Bolton’s serial theft and publication of classified information that has gone on for years:
FBI Official: “It is widely known the Bolton mishandled and took classified information for use in his 2020 book, after he failed to get approval from the National Security Council for the publication of what they determined to be highly classified information. This raid of Bolton’s residence comes after years of investigation into this potentially criminal disclosure, which started in 2020, before being put on pause for political reasons. The Trump administration is committed to restoring integrity to the Justice department and ending the weaponization government. Our investigation will follow the evidence and ensure accountability.” https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1958892107755896919The UK is at cross-purposes to American diplomatic efforts. Tulsi Gabbard Blocks Ukraine Intel Flow Even to Five Eyes Allies
https://english.pravda.ru/world/163822-us-intelligence-stops-sharing-ukraine-data-allies/Sundance, Outline #5 – The Full Spectrum Criminal Surveillance Conducted by The United States Government
Fusion-GPS gave them the justification they needed for a FISA warrant with the Steele Dossier. Ultimately that’s why the Steele Dossier was so important; without it, the Obama administration was naked with their NSA database abuse.
Investigating ‘Russiagate’, as dirty and unseemly as it was, takes you to a place where politics infected the DOJ/FBI and every participant carries plausible deniability. However, investigate the 2016 illegal surveillance of Donald Trump’s campaign via the NSA database and all of that activity can never be justified.
If you understand the distinction above, then you start to realize why John Solomon is focusing on Russiagate. Beware the person who picks up the flag at the front of the parade, for they are likely steering the crowd for a reason.
If DNI Tulsi Gabbard focuses on the known FBI surveillance of the GOP candidates in 2016, by focusing on how FBI contractors exploited access to the NSA database to conduct political opposition research, then suddenly the entire story takes on a simpler to understand context.
Declassify the Rosemary Collyer 99-page FISA report and outline the FBI contractors doing the surveillance.
Stop focusing so much attention on Russiagate, it’s the shiny thing fraught with plausible deniability. Focus instead on declassifying and releasing the real story of how the NSA database has been used to conduct political surveillance for over a decade.
Obama conducted full spectrum political surveillance and spying operations exploiting the NSA database from 2012 to 2016.
All republican candidates were under surveillance.
THAT is the BIG STORY that will shake up DC. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/08/24/outline-5-the-full-spectrum-criminal-surveillance-conducted-by-the-united-states-government/#more-275306 Escape Key, Beyond the Law – Introduction
Modern governance no longer depends on laws passed by parliaments. It no longer needs constitutions, elections, or democratic mandate.
The real architecture of power now operates through technical systems embedded in the infrastructure of everyday life.
Compliance is enforced not by police or courts, but by accreditation systems, financial plumbing, digital identity frameworks, audit requirements, data governance rules, and procurement contracts. Together, these create what could be considered the meta-constitution of indicators: a hidden operating system that translates measurement into mandate while bypassing democratic processes entirely.
This is not speculation. It is already here.
A company without the right accredited certification cannot win contracts.
A bank without the right ESG disclosures cannot access capital.
A supplier without the right audit assurances cannot participate in markets.
None of this requires legislation. None of it was ever voted on. Yet each mechanism governs more comprehensively than most democratic states.
The danger is not only in the architecture itself, but in the way it is described. https://escapekey.substack.com/p/beyond-the-law-introduction How Managers Are Using AI To Hire And Fire People
Stephen Engel, CEO of Sanative Recovery and Wellness, told The Epoch Times that he recently used the AI chatbot ChatGPT to assist with deciding whether to fire an employee.
He said that although AI didn’t make the final decision, its ability to handle volumes of data quickly allows managers to think more clearly and “step back from the emotion of the situation” and analyze situations more objectively.
“To me, that’s the real value of AI in this context. … It allowed me to think through the situation, weigh options more rationally, and ultimately decide on the best course of action,” Engel said.
“I also used ChatGPT afterward to help guide my thinking about what qualities and strengths to prioritize for my next hire. Again, not as a replacement for human judgment, but as a tool to focus my thinking.”
Some business owners use AI tools to identify employees who need help.
“Our AI voice simulations let new employees engage in realistic mock calls from day one. These interactions are scored automatically and paired with coaching opportunities. It’s a way to see quickly who’s progressing and who might need more support,” Lonnie Johnston, CEO of the training platform WizeCamel, told The Epoch Times.
“Our platform helps surface employees who are struggling early and tracks whether they are improving on an acceptable schedule.” https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/how-managers-are-using-ai-hire-and-fire-peopleThe Lebanese government is captured by the US & Israel, corrupted: The crisis of disarming Hezbollah: Lebanon on the edge
The Lebanese government’s plan to disarm Hezbollah by year’s end is less a policy than a provocation. If pursued, it risks pushing Lebanon toward the very abyss it claims to avoid: civil war.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has instructed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to prepare a timetable for dismantling all non-state militias—including Hezbollah. The United States, long intent on curbing Hezbollah’s reach, is backing the effort with promises of reconstruction aid and normalised ties. Yet Hezbollah and its allies have rejected the plan outright. Ministers loyal to the movement have boycotted cabinet meetings, while Hezbollah itself has vowed to treat the proposal “as if it does not exist.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250822-the-crisis-of-disarming-hezbollah-lebanon-on-the-edge/Yep: Iranian President Pezeshkian says without missile capabilities, Iran could face Gaza’s fate https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250822-iranian-president-pezeshkian-says-without-missile-capabilities-iran-could-face-gazas-fate/
Starving subsistence-farmers: UN says DR Congo ‘facing one of most acute humanitarian emergencies in the world’
‘Food insecurity is rising as families lose access to their fields and see their harvests confiscated,’ says official https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-says-dr-congo-facing-one-of-most-acute-humanitarian-emergencies-in-the-world/3666640Has the day finally come? US forces begin withdrawal from Ain al Asad airbase in Iraq https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235665/US-forces-begin-withdrawal-from-Ain-al-Asad-airbase-in-Iraq
John Bolton Under Investigation for Violations of the Espionage Act
John Bolton sold his access, contacts and ability to influence policy to the highest bidder. In DC parlance they call that a “consultant.” When the consulting is contracted for a specific national interest, the title shifts to “lobbyist.” That was his job, and all of Washington DC knows it.
Washington DC operates on this business model; the entire system will be soft to criticize Bolton and many will likely defend him…
..While it is yet unknown which nation and which activity Bolton was likely engaged in, the highest probability centers around the deepest pockets, which would also put Bolton on the CIA radar.
With President Trump in the White House, there is a big market for the services of people like John Bolton who operate a specific militaristic mindset against the Trump administration.
NEW YORK TIMES – The information that provided the basis for the warrant to search John Bolton’s home on Friday was based on intelligence collected overseas by the C.I.A., according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal investigation.
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, provided Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, with limited access to the intelligence. It involved the mishandling of classified material by Mr. Bolton, the people said.
The search of the home and office of Mr. Bolton, who was national security adviser during President Trump’s first term, was a major escalation of a long-running inquiry into whether he collected or leaked sensitive national security information, law enforcement officials said.
The nature of the intelligence collected overseas is not known. The F.B.I. obtained the search warrant after presenting evidence to a federal judge. Mr. Bolton’s office declined to comment.
The C.I.A. and F.B.I. regularly cooperate on counterterrorism investigations. It is unusual for the C.I.A. to so prominently provide information for a high-profile investigation of a former U.S. official. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/08/23/john-bolton-under-investigation-for-violations-of-the-espionage-act/#more-275271 People have blood-sacrificed children: Netanyahu calls for censorship: “Israel is accused of starving children, pretty much the way that in the Middle Ages Jews were accused of killing Christian children for their blood.” We “have to do something about the algorithms at the social networks,” he says. https://x.com/infolibnews/status/1958499710320209980
Netanyahu Confirms, Apologizes For Mass Casualty Hospital Attack In Gaza: ‘Tragic Mishap’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has quickly offered confirmation that the Israeli military did indeed massacre at least 20 people at the Nasser Hospital complex in southern Gaza on Monday, which included the deaths of five journalists. He called it a “tragic mishap” and expressed deep “regret” – amid mounting international pressure and outrage. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/5-gaza-based-journalists-killed-israeli-strike-associated-press-al-jazeera-expressMarjorie Taylor Greene issues scathing rebuke of conditions in Gaza: ‘I will not be silent about it’ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5467529-greene-issues-scathing-rebuke-of-conditions-in-gaza-i-will-not-be-silent-about-it/Trump%20Vows%20to/
From Eleni in Athens: “We Can’t Have Greece Become a Playground For IDF Soldiers”: Israeli Tourists Traveling to Greek Islands Met With Pro-Palestine Protests
An Israeli cruise ship making repeated tours of Athens and the Greek islands has been met by protests nearly every time it docks this summer, as Palestine solidarity demonstrators in Greece escalate actions and tactics amid growing anger over Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The Crown Iris—a 10-deck cruise ship complete with a casino, theater, waterslide, and basketball court and holding up to 2,000 passengers—leaves from Haifa every few days for four- to seven-day cruises of the nearby Greek Islands.
At its most recent stop at the port of Piraeus near Athens on Thursday, Greek riot police cordoned off an area around the ship to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching. Demonstrators held flares and waved Palestinian flags. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/we-cant-have-greece-become-a-playground-for-idf-soldiers-israeli-tourists-traveling-to-greek-islands-met-with-pro-palestine-protests/Israel Targets Yemen’s Capital With Massive Strikes Near Presidential Complex, Missile Bases https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/watch-israel-targets-yemens-capital-massive-strikes-near-presidential-complex-missile
“Caused” right?: UN humanitarian chief says Gaza famine ‘openly promoted’ by Israel – Tom Fletcher urges ceasefire and unimpeded aid access https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/un-humanitarian-chief-says-gaza-famine-openly-promoted-by-israel/3666304
Saudi Arabia condemns Gaza famine as ‘stain on conscience of international community’ https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612679/saudi-arabia
Egypt calls for immediate international intervention in Gaza crisis https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250822-egypt-calls-for-immediate-international-intervention-in-gaza-crisis/
Ex-US official says Washington knew Israel intended Gaza war to last for ‘decades’ without plan
Former State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told Israel’s Channel 13 on Thursday that former Secretary of State Antony Blinken had warned Israel’s war cabinet early in the fighting that the country risked an endless insurgency without a clear plan about Gaza’s future.
“You’re right. We are going to be fighting this war for decades to come. That’s the way it’s been. That’s the way it’s going to be,” Netanyahu reportedly responded. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250823-ex-us-official-says-washington-knew-israel-intended-gaza-war-to-last-for-decades-without-plan/Sounds sinister, huh? Trump Predicts Gaza War To Reach ‘Conclusive Ending’ In 2 Or 3 Weeks https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-predicts-gaza-war-reach-conclusive-ending-2-or-3-weeks
Israeli forces continue raid on West Bank’s Al Mughayyir for third day
Israeli forces on Saturday extended their assault on the West Bank town of Al Mughayyir into the third day, raiding homes, arresting residents, and bulldozing farmland, according to witnesses and Palestinian officials, Anadolu reports.
Local activist Mohammed Abu Alia said troops stormed more than 30 houses, ransacked belongings, and fired tear gas inside one residence. He added that soldiers seized vehicles, money and jewelry, while barring residents and journalists from entering the town. Many families have been stranded outside since Thursday. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250823-israeli-forces-continue-raid-on-west-banks-al-mughayyir-for-third-day/ Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/23/israeli-military-uproots-thousands-of-palestinian-olive-trees-in-west-bankNearly 12,000 children under five face acute malnutrition in Gaza, WHO says https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-nearly-12-000-children-under-five-in-gaza-face-acute-malnutrition-who-reports
UN declares famine in Gaza, Israel slams ‘outright lie’ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250822-live-israel-threatens-to-destroy-gaza-city-if-hamas-does-not-release-hostages-and-disarm
They will, anyway… Israel vows to destroy Gaza City if Hamas doesn’t disarm, free hostages https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612642/middle-east
At least 65 killed in Gaza as Israel escalates attacks on Gaza City
Israel’s defence minister warns that Gaza City will be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms for ending the war. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/22/at-least-52-killed-in-gaza-as-israel-escalates-attacks-on-gaza-citySaturday: Israeli army kills 61 Palestinians in Gaza in past 24 hours https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235687/Israeli-army-kills-61-Palestinians-in-Gaza-in-past-24-hours
Israel deliberately depriving Gaza of clean water: Doctors Without Borders
After 22 months of bombardments and restrictions, amount of safe water available in enclave is ‘wholly insufficient,’ says MSF https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-deliberately-depriving-gaza-of-clean-water-doctors-without-borders/3666357 New whistleblower says Israeli army and US mercenaries killed Palestinians at GHF sites
CBS News aires interview of new whistleblower, identified as “Mike,” who was hired by American subcontractor to drive aid trucks but ended up working inside Gaza at GHF sites. Here is his testimony. https://trt.global/world/article/25999a7412b7 Another Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire while covering aid seekers in Gaza
Khaled al Madhoun was reporting in an area where Palestinians had gathered in search of humanitarian aid when the incident took place. https://trt.global/world/article/06774ba28e9fWe really need Russia to attack us! Simplicius, Desperate Euro-Elites Suggest Boots-on-Ground Even “Before Ceasefire”
The entire ‘ceasefire’ charade has in fact turned into nothing more than political posturing given that all the involved sides are much too far apart to tangibly come together in any significant way. So in absence of that, only the political side remains as potential harvest for some kind of advantageous position.
Europe has been again retreading the ‘security guarantees’ and ‘boots-on-ground’ red herrings, but this is old, beaten laundry with too much mileage on it to come to any real use anymore…
..Lukashenko recounted how he warned Trump on the phone to not pressure Putin, precisely because Putin is not susceptible to making decisions under duress…
..Getting back to the ‘maneuvering’ phase of the ‘negotiations’ games, Trump has now stated that after his new two-week deadline is up, he may impose sanctions, tariffs, or “do nothing at all”…
..The more the Eurocrats screech and squawk in their aimless charade, the more powerless they look, and the more credibility they lose in the eyes of their own populace. Yet it is with their ‘iron assurance’ that Zelensky now continues to maintain his fanatically maximalist approach, bluffing his way toward catastrophe for Ukraine: in a new ‘Ukrainian Independence Day’ statement, Zelensky even promised to return both Crimea and Donbass to a “reunited” Ukraine. Europe is writing a check for Zelensky that it will not be able to cash…
..Lavrov finally demystifies the issue of Putin meeting with Zelensky. He states that a meeting can theoretically happen with Zelensky treated as ‘de facto’ leader of Ukraine. However, the issue of his illegitimacy would ultimately have to be resolved for any real agreement to be signed. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/desperate-euro-elites-suggest-bootsPlacating Europe? US approves sale of cruise missiles to Ukraine – WSJ The munitions will reportedly be delivered by the end of 2025 (“some day”) https://www.rt.com/news/623463-us-cruise-missiles-ukraine/
Bribe-economy: The European Union has transferred €4 billion to Ukraine
The European Union has allocated €4 billion in aid to Ukraine, including €1 billion in revenues from frozen Russian assets. The aid package is timed to coincide with the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. This is stated in a statement by the European Commission. https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7987847?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wappThanks for the Moldova news, Wiggs: The EU’s favorite dictator is about to face her ultimate test
As Maia Sandu’s approval ratings collapse and opposition grows bolder, the September elections may redefine the country’s path between East and West https://www.rt.com/russia/623390-moldova-election-sandu-parliament/Venezuela and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Alliance Amid Rising U.S. Military Pressure https://www.telesurenglish.net/venezuela-and-russia-reaffirm-strategic-alliance-amid-rising-u-s-military-pressure/
Trying To Keep Up [late night] https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/trying-to-keep-up
Russian Nuclear Power Plant Damaged In Ukrainian Drone Attack, IAEA Monitors Radiation
Russia has accused Ukraine of launching a drone strike on the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, which sparked a fire and damaged an auxiliary transformer, resulting in a 50% reduction in the output of reactor number three…
..Kursk Nuclear Power Plant’s news service reported that the fire was quickly brought under control and with no injuries. Radiation levels remained normal, according to local reports. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russian-nuclear-power-plant-damaged-ukrainian-drone-attack-iaea-monitoring-radiationAn economically crippling attack on Hungary and Slovakia: Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine hits key oil pipeline again
The latest attack hit the Unecha oil pumping station in Russia on Thursday night. This is the third such attack in a week, effectively halting Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia, which are still importing large amounts of Russian oil.
“Given that in the past years, the EU and its Member States have provided hundreds of billions of Euros’ worth of support to Ukraine, we find Ukraine’s actions, which severely threaten the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia, completely irresponsible,” read the letter, signed by Hungary’s Péter Szijjártó, and Slovakia’s Juraj Blanár. Ukraine did not officially acknowledge striking the oil facilities. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/22/hungary-and-slovakia-demand-eu-action-after-ukraine-hits-key-oil-pipeline-again(Or “nothing”) Trump warns of ‘massive sanctions or tariffs’ on Russia in 2 weeks
US president says he will decide Russia-Ukraine war in 2 weeks, adding: ‘that’s whether or not it’s massive sanctions or massive tariffs’ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-warns-of-massive-sanctions-or-tariffs-on-russia-in-2-weeks/3666773This is still the case: Zelensky can’t sign peace deal – Moscow – The Ukrainian leader’s presidential term ended more than a year ago https://swentr.site/russia/623466-zelensky-playing-games-on-putin-meeting/
@Poppie: Thanks for your late night clarification. I was indeed born a couple of yearsafter my parents were married. I placed Jeff Epstein in “The Village” as a mere hypothetical, and did not even consider assigning him a number, nor did I intend any harm to Ginger, Mrs. Howell or Mary Ann.
@TDK: Gilligan’s Island? Qatar? “The Village”? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_(The_Prisoner)
Can ginger help diabetes? Major review says yes, it lowers blood sugar and inflammation effectively
The meta-analysis by Zhu et al. (2018) of 10 RCTs revealed ginger’s powerful effect on glycemic control. Supplementation was observed to significantly lower fasting blood glucose (MD = -21.24 mg/dL, P < 0.001) and, significantly, also reduced glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (MD = -1.00, P < 0.001), a key indicator of long-term blood sugar management. These findings were supported by low heterogeneity, increasing their reliability…
..The present systematic review synthesized the results of five meta-analyses and found that ginger is a generally safe and potentially effective therapeutic agent with a moderate to strong evidence base. Review findings robustly support its use as an effective anti-inflammatory, an adjunct therapy for managing T2D, a potent antioxidant, and a safe remedy for pregnancy-related nausea. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250817/Can-ginger-help-diabetes-Major-review-says-yes-it-lowers-blood-sugar-and-inflammation-effectively.aspxAn efficient, powerful, likely reliable, and compact gasoline engine: ALREADY PATENTED!!! – 2 Stroke Engine with Advanced Valve System From Mazda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peiPM6rVe5o&t=422s
600 CDC Employees Fired as HHS Launches Massive Restructuring
The Vaccine Cartel will be furious as HHS shifts focus from infectious disease to chronic disease. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/600-cdc-employees-fired-as-hhs-launches Meryl Nass MD presents work by Professor Reginald Oduor, who is polite, but clear: International Public Health is Sick: Who Can Heal It?
Here is your summary article on the COVID response and the WHO https://merylnass.substack.com/p/international-public-health-is-sick A Midwestern Doctor has another detailed article, Yale’s Censored Vaccine Injury Research and the Urgent Need for Scientific Reform
Unveiling Jay’s Bhattacharya’s extraordinary initiative to rebuild American Science
Story at a Glance:
•One premier research group has bravely studied the vaccine-injured and provided many critical details about their multi-year illnesses.
•Unfortunately, despite their excellent research, medical journals have refused to publish their results, including the most recent study which showed clear differences exist between long COVID and COVID-19 vaccine injuries.
•Science is ultimately predicated upon the methods we use discern what is actually true (epistemology). As this subject has been neglected, our epistemological standards frequently result in existing dogmas and vested interests being reaffirmed while critically important data never reaches the public awareness (e.g., due to widespread medical journal censorship).
•During COVID-19, the severe abuses of the scientific community (which ultimately resulted from it having no accountability for failing to uphold its social responsibilities) broke the public trust in science, and allowed something previously inconceivable—MAHA to gain control of our corrupt scientific apparatus and have a mandate to reform it.
•NIH director Jay Bhattacharya has announced his commitment to fixing the scientific apparatus and has engaged in a variety of NIH initiatives and public discussions which are vital to allowing science to serve the people rather than vested-interests…
..This data collectively shows that:
•The COVID vaccine spike protein can persist for years in the body. The major limitation with each previous study was that spike was still found at the end of the study duration, so it was not possible to know how long it actually persisted. As this study shows, a few months was not long enough to measure the spike protein’s persistence, as in some cases, it lasted for close to two years (and were it to be measured again, might last even longer). https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/yales-censored-vaccine-injury-research Steve Kirsch’s non-trick question: Is epidemiology reliable? Here’s a simple challenge to the world’s epidemiologists.
I created a database of the actual deaths of two cohorts that I selected at random from a larger database. Is epidemiology capable of determining which cohort was vaccinated? https://kirschsubstack.com/p/is-epidemiology-reliable-heres-aLook at text and graphics: The Transgenerational mRNA Catastrophe: Excess Infant Deaths, Sterilization, and the Great Birth Rate Collapse
Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher Exposes the Crime of the Century on The Dr. Maria Show https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/the-transgenerational-mrna-catastropheUsing a knife against an armed burglar at 3 AM was “disproportionate force”: Ontario resident charged after armed, wanted felon breaks into his home
The intruder was armed, and already wanted on separate charges related to completely different offences. He was charged with four separate crimes.
But Kawartha Lake Police also charged the tenant with assault causing bodily harm, pushing back on the public backlash in their statement:
“it is important to understand that these rights are not unlimited in Canada. The law requires that any defensive action be proportionate to the threat faced”
Which begs the question: when Canadians find themselves in the nightmare position of facing armed, violent criminals inside their own homes, will their actions be considered “reasonable” if they manage to survive it? (It has since been disclosed that the tenant used a knife to defend himself). https://thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/ontario-resident-charged-after-armed-wanted-felon-breaks-into-his-home/ Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Release of ‘Teens’ Who Violently Attacked Ex-DOGE Employee Edward Coristine, AKA “Big Balls”
Earlier this month, 19-year-old Edward Coristine was severely beaten in DC after he jumped into action to save his significant other’s life…
..According to the police report, Coristine pushed his girlfriend into the car and shut the door to shield her from the approaching mob. The 19-year-old was assaulted by 10 juvenile thugs after he shielded his girlfriend.
The two unidentified 15-year-olds who were arrested in connection with the attempted carjacking were ordered released by the Biden judge.
Judge Briggs released one teen to a youth shelter and the other to his mother. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/biden-appointed-judge-releases-teens-who-violently-attacked/Very good PR; Jeffrey who?: Trump Treats Police, National Guard to Dinner While Thanking Them for D.C. Crime Cleanup https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/trump-treats-police-national-guard-to-dinner-while-thanking-them-for-d-c-crime-cleanup/
Stocks good, but no jobs: Continued Unemployment Claims Jump by 30,000 to New High Since Nov 6, 2021 https://mishtalk.com/economics/continued-unemployment-claims-jump-by-30000-to-new-high-since-nov-6-2021/
“Lies,damned lies and…” CDC Adviser Says Vote On RSV Antibody Was Based On Distorted Data
The presentation did not include a pooled analysis or seizures from the combined infant population.
Maryanne Demasi, a journalist and researcher who holds a doctorate in rheumatology, later performed an independent analysis of the seizure data, pooling the two infant populations. She found that infants who received nirsevimab were four times more likely to suffer seizures.
Malone said on Aug. 20 that, based on that new information, as well as other concerns raised about the presentations, such as the lack of inclusion of data from other government-run safety systems, it appears that his vote in favor of the new antibody “based on the information and logic presented” was actually “on manipulated data analyses.” https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/cdc-adviser-says-vote-rsv-antibody-was-based-distorted-data Venezuela Mobilizes 4.5 Million Militia Members as US Deploys Troops to the Caribbean
The US does not recognize President Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the July 28 elections in Venezuela, claiming that opposition figure Edmundo González is the true president. In the months following the election, Washington targeted dozens of officials in the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) and other government departments with sanctions and visa bans, on top of the long-standing US economic blockade of the Bolivarian nation. https://scheerpost.com/2025/08/21/venezuela-mobilizes-4-5-million-militia-members-as-us-deploys-troops-to-the-caribbean/Trump On ‘Lowlife, Unpatriotic’ Bolton: ‘Going To Find Out’ If He Leaked Classified Info https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fbi-raids-maryland-home-john-bolton-patel-says-no-one-above-law
Trump Reinstates FBI Whistleblowers Punished By Biden, Grants Back Pay
FBI Director Kashyap Patel claimed on Thursday that nearly a dozen whistleblowers punished by the Biden administration would be reinstated with back pay. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-reinstates-fbi-whistleblowers-punished-biden-grants-back-pay Alternative NSA facts: Second Whistleblower: Receipts Attached. The NSA Audited the 2024 Election. Kamala Won.
Exposing the real reason behind Trump’s war on mail-in voting. https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/second-whistleblower-receipts-attachedCanada’s Refusal To Cooperate With DEA On Fentanyl “Superlab” Investigation Fueled Cross-Border Tariffs https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/canadas-refusal-cooperate-dea-fentanyl-superlab-investigation-fueled-cross-border
I would say “citizens”: Tulsi Stares Down UK, Scoring Another Big Win for American Consumers
Britain’s censorious Online “Safety” Act of 2023 isn’t the only foreign threat to American freedoms. They also have their Orwell-inspired Investigatory Powers Act… Back in February, Britain ordered Apple to create a backdoor in its iPhone operating system, allowing British authorities to snoop on the entire contents of anyone’s iPhone, anywhere in the world — without a warrant, without notification… Apple was forbidden to even tell British users that their privacy was compromised by force of law. Apple calls its end-to-end iPhone encryption…
..Britain’s hope was that Apple would quietly corrupt user privacy without anyone being the wiser, but rather than destroy user privacy, Apple did what I called “the best wrong thing.” … In February the company warned British users that they would soon lose ADP and their privacy, too.….Trump sicced Tulsi on the Brits. Wisely, after months of wrangling behind closed doors, the Brits finally caved. https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2025/08/20/tulsi-stares-down-uk-in-another-big-win-for-american-consumers-n4942872 Why is the US sparing China, but not India, for importing Russian oil?
Unequal treatment reflects a cold combination of political and economic calculations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20/why-is-the-us-sparing-china-but-not-india-for-importing-russian-oil‘Silence emboldens bully’: China targets Trump’s tariffs, ‘Firmly’ stands with India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/123434962.cms
India Successfully Launches Agni-5 Missile with Full Range Covering Entire Asia. (aka: “China”) https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/india-successfully-launches-agni-5-missile-with-full-range-covering-entire-asia Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
On August 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The ministers exchanged views on further intensification of their political contacts at various levels and deepening of trade and economic cooperation. They paid special attention to building transport and logistic chains as well as currency and financial channels of interaction. The parties highly appreciated the prospects of expanding partnership in the field of peaceful nuclear energy and hydrocarbons production.
The foreign ministers noted the necessity of intensifying efforts for strengthening the multipolar architecture of interstate relations and assisting the Global South countries in defending their political sovereignty. They underscored the priority of establishing a global economic system based on equality and justice.
The sides reaffirmed their intent to increase cooperation on international platforms, above all in the United Nations, the SCO, BRICS and the G20. They checked their approaches to the situation in Afghanistan, Ukraine, to the Iranian nuclear programme, Israeli-Palestinian settlement and establishing a security architecture in the Asian-Pacific region.
The parties agreed to continue their trust-based dialogue at all levels. https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2042440/We get everything, then we kill everybody: Netanyahu Authorizes New Talks To Free All Hostages On ‘Acceptable’ Terms https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-authorizes-new-talks-free-all-hostages-acceptable-terms
Divide and annihilate: Israel approves E1 settlement to ‘erase’ Palestinian state with ‘actions not slogans’
Settlement committee rubber stamps 3,400 housing units, which finance minister says will leave ‘hypocritical leaders in Europe with nothing to recognise’ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-approves-e1-settlement-smotrich-says-palestinian-state-being-erasedThanks Eleni in Athens: Palestine National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELN6JqGycTo&list=RDELN6JqGycTo&start_radio=1
Israeli Drones Pound Southern Lebanon, One Killed and at Least Seven Wounded – IDF claims strikes targeted ‘Hezbollah infrastructure’ https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/21/israeli-drones-pound-southern-lebanon-one-killed-and-at-least-seven-wounded/
US, EU Release Details Of Trade Deal
On steel and aluminum, the EU and US now assert they “intend to consider the possibility to cooperate on ring-fencing their respective domestic markets from overcapacity, while ensuring secure supply chains between each other,” according to the joint statement.
As discussed here before, the document raises major questions about how the EU might fulfill its promise to invest $600 billion in the US or purchase some $750 billion in US energy resources, including liquefied natural gas, oil and nuclear power products. through 2028.
Private sector investments by European companies would be expected across strategic sectors in the US, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, the senior administration official said. Meanwhile, the EU plans to substantially increase procurement of military and defense equipment from the US, according to the statement, and intends to buy at least $40 billion worth of US artificial intelligence chips...
..In recent weeks, deliberations over the EU’s digital services regulations and potential relief for some goods — including wine and spirits – were seen prolonging talks. The EU didn’t secure lower rates for alcohol in the joint statement.
But the US and EU are pledging to address some of what the statement calls “unjustified digital trade barriers,” with the bloc confirming that it will “not adopt or maintain network usage fees.”
The EU has committed to work toward providing more “flexibilities” in its levy on carbon-intensive imports set to kick in next year, the statement said. https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/us-eu-release-details-trade-dealUkraine not interested in peace – Lavrov
Kiev plans to demand that Russia be weakened through sanctions even after a peace agreement is reached, the Russian foreign minister said https://swentr.site/russia/623381-lavrov-kiev-no-peace/ Andrew Korybko, (Not NATO boots): Which Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine Might Be Acceptable To Putin?
To summarize, in the order of the most hypothetically acceptable Western security guarantees to Ukraine to the least hypothetically acceptable from Russia’s perspective, these are: 1) the resumption of Western support for Ukraine only if another conflict erupts and without any peacekeepers at all; 2) continued Western support but with non-Western peacekeepers; and 3) continued Western support, Western troops west of the Dnieper, and non-Western troops in a demilitarized “Trans-Dnieper” region.
The scope of Ukraine’s demilitarization and the extent of Western security guarantees to it after the present conflict ends are of the utmost importance for Russia in order to prevent Ukraine from once again being weaponized as a launchpad for Western aggression. It’s therefore highly unlikely that Russia will compromise much on this issue, especially the scenario of Western troops in Ukraine. Russia might be more flexible on other issues, but on this one, it might prove unwavering. https://korybko.substack.com/p/which-western-security-guaranteesThe Honest Sorcerer works the thought problem of the long decline of oil over the next 50 years, starting now, as the biggest burners dominate global military-power dynamics, to a time where that might still be true, but diesel for tactors is in short supply. The Sloth Economy – Slow and steady wins the race? https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/the-sloth-economy
What’s left after western neoliberalism loses Ukraine? The unmentioned elephant is global finance. The Middle East: The Decisive Battleground of WW3
World orders have long been the frameworks through which major global powers set the rules of the game. They define the structure of international political relations…
..Eventually, though, these arrangements always break down, leading to violent power struggles until a new agreement is reached, reflecting the shifting balance of power...
..The Current US-Led World Order (1945 to Today): The victors of World War 2 created the current world order with the US as its leader. This system includes institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund—all headquartered in the US. This world order has largely been unipolar, with the US exerting significant influence over international policies and decision-making...
..While many don’t realize it, World War 3 is already underway...
..However, with the advent of nuclear weapons, total war between the largest powers today—Russia, China, and the US—means a nuclear Armageddon where there are no winners and only losers.
That could still happen despite nobody wanting it, but it’s not the most likely outcome.
World War 3 is unlikely to be a total war between the world’s largest powers, like the previous world wars. Instead, the conflict is playing out on different levels—proxy wars, economic wars, financial wars, cyber wars, biological warfare, deniable sabotage, and information warfare...
..While they resent US dominance, both Russia and China hold a position—albeit a subordinate one—within the current system. They have permanent seats on the UN Security Council and are members of key international institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and WTO.
Unlike Germany and Japan in World War 2, Russia and China do not appear intent on completely overturning the current world order. Doing so could invite nuclear Armageddon. Instead, they aim to shift the balance away from US dominance to a multipolar world where they wield greater influence.
The conflict is playing out just below the threshold of direct military conflict. Nevertheless, it is a high-stakes struggle among the world’s major powers to determine the future world order, just as in previous world wars. This is World War 3...
..Ukraine is Russia’s most vital neighbor—both culturally and strategically. Slavic nations, including Russia, trace their heritage to the Kievan Rus’, a federation of tribes centered in present-day Ukraine that existed from the late 800s to the early 1200s.
Ukraine is also of immense geopolitical value. For years, US strategists have pursued the idea of integrating Ukraine into NATO, a move that would significantly weaken Russia’s military position and further isolate Moscow—an appealing prospect for those favoring a unipolar world.
After the 2014 coup, Moscow became convinced that the US was determined to bring Russia under its control. In response, Russia saw no choice but to push back—primarily by aligning with China and other nations to shift the world order from unipolar to multipolar…
..The notion that the US could maintain a unipolar world order indefinitely was never realistic.
President Trump seems to recognize that maintaining it is not just unrealistic but unsustainable. He appears to have decided that it is in the US’s best interest to transition to a multipolar reality on its own terms rather than be forced into it by a chaotic collapse.
We are now in a volatile adjustment period as the unipolar world order gives way to a multipolar one.
Does that mean World War 3 is over? I don’t think so. But it does mean we have entered a new phase of it...
..Rather than total victory and preserving the unipolar world order, the US is now focused on maximizing its power within the new multipolar landscape—while limiting the influence of its most formidable rivals: Russia and China...
..Determining the precise boundaries of various spheres of influence in a multipolar world—and formalizing them into an agreement—will be a complex and prolonged process. It won’t happen overnight.
Until a formal agreement is reached among the world’s major powers—much like the Congress of Vienna after the Napoleonic Wars, the Treaty of Versailles following World War 1, and the Yalta Conference at the close of World War 2—World War 3 will continue.
The Middle East: The Decisive Battleground of WW3 …
..The US, Russia, and China will not only need to define their boundaries in the Middle East, but so will these regional actors. There’s no sign of a resolution anytime soon. The region remains volatile, and the potential for a regional conflict escalating into a global confrontation remains a real possibility.
A key question is Iran’s role in the multipolar world order. If the Middle East is pivotal to the global balance of power in a multipolar world, then Iran is pivotal to the balance of power within the Middle East.
Control of Iran would give the US even greater leverage over the Middle East’s hydrocarbon resources. A US-aligned government in Tehran could help block China’s Belt and Road Initiative from pushing further west and potentially cut off 14% of China’s oil imports. It would also hinder Russian trade through the Caspian Sea and serve as a launchpad to destabilize Russia from its southern flank.
In short, bringing Iran under US influence would open the door to further undermining both Russia and China. For them, Iran is strategic depth.
Russia and China cannot afford to let Iran fall—and the US and Israel cannot afford to let it stand...
..It’s doubtful that the US and its allies can win the war in Ukraine against Russia or a potential war over Taiwan against China. Their best shot at rolling back Russian and Chinese influence in a multipolar world is through striking Iran.
That’s why I believe the US and its allies will make their last stand to preserve global preeminence by attempting to overthrow Iran’s government—likely through full-scale war...The outcome of this conflict could trigger the most dangerous economic crisis in a hundred years. https://internationalman.com/articles/the-middle-east-the-decisive-battleground-of-ww3/ Iranian president inks defense treaty with Belarus during Minsk visit – Iran and Belarus sealed new accords across a number of fields as both nations vow to resist US sanctions https://thecradle.co/articles/iranian-president-inks-defense-treaty-with-belarus-during-minsk-visit
Making Choices https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/making-choices
This option has been discussed for a long time: Putin Vetoed Hypersonic Missile Strike On Zelensky’s Office, Belarusian President Says
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday told reporters in an anecdote given to a press conference that Russian authorities had plans to directly attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office in Kiev, but that President Putin rejected the proposed action.
What’s more, Lukashenko said, is that it would have happened with the new Oreshnik missiles, which are medium-range hypersonics that Russian officials have touted as having the same destructive power as a low-yield nuclear strike. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-vetoed-hypersonic-missile-strike-zelenskys-office-belarusian-president-says Russia Attacks US-Owned Factory In Ukraine, While Insisting It Has Veto Power Over Any ‘Security Guarantees’
Russia has never wavered on insisting that NATO or Western forces never be allowed to patrol or have a presence in Ukraine. Moscow’s war justification from the beginning has been focused on the question of NATO expansion, and demanding permanent Ukrainian neutrality.....
..Moon of Alabama reacted as follows:
While Russia is confidently prosecuting the war in Ukraine towards its inevitable end. Meanwhile the ‘West’ is still negotiating with itself about the conditions under which it will have to capitulate.
Discussions continue about ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine even as the only serious ones are those that Russia is willing to give. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-attacks-us-owned-factory-ukraine-while-insisting-it-has-veto-power-over-any Simplicius: Peace Talks Unravel and the March Goes On
Lavrov has again confirmed that Putin and Zelensky can only meet after all the underlying work is first accomplished, in terms of agreeing on the various subordinating issues. In short, it means there will be no such meeting any time soon…
..Russia launched another large-scale attack last night, which included cruise and hypersonic missiles of all kinds, and struck many an interesting object.
The most interesting was a factory in Mukachevo, in the Zakarpattia region, reportedly belonging to the American Flextronics corporation.
The factory is said to produce electronic circuit boards, with Ukrainian sources claiming they are exclusively civilian, but Russian ones stating they are involved in the production and assembly of units for various military objects like the Bayraktar and other drones…
..The Mukachevo site housed production of printed circuit boards, control systems, microprocessor units, and assembly components for military hardware and drones. It was also the hub for adapting Western electronics to Kiev’s weapon systems: Texas Instruments processors, STMicroelectronics microcontrollers, Vicor power modules, and telemetry units for Bayraktar TB2, Warmate, Punisher, and Vampire drones, as well as 90% of all Kiev-produced UAVs.
The destruction of this facility is critical. Explosions devastated cleanrooms, Siemens and Juki SMT lines, and testing stations from Keysight and Rohde & Schwarz. The strike on Mukachevo represents a strategic turning point: Kiev lost its key center for integrating Western electronics into drones and precision weapon systems...
..This big “FPV” threat everyone talks about relies almost entirely on other slower, larger drones which can be relatively easily taken out.
There are two main important types: the ‘recon’ drone and the signal extender. FPVs cannot function without either one of these. First: because FPVs fly very low and lose their signal fast after line of sight to the controlling unit is cut. Therefore they are required to have a signal booster drone somewhere very high above that can ‘triangulate’ the signal to them.
Second: FPVs don’t have much battery time and are typically not used in ‘free hunt’ mode because they’re optimized to carry as large a warhead and as small a battery as possible… https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-82225-peace-talks-unravelTrump ‘Very Angry’ At Ukraine Repeatedly Attacking Russian Pipeline To Hungary, Slovakia https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/trump-very-angry-ukraine-repeatedly-attacking-russian-pipeline-hungary-slovakia
Think Tank Urges Dems To Drop These 45 Terms That Turn Off Normies https://www.zerohedge.com/political/think-tank-urges-dems-drop-these-45-terms-turn-normies
THERAPY SPEAK: According to Third Way, these words tell others “I’m more empathetic than you, and you are callous to hurting other’s feelings.” They also make it “uncomfortable for many people to engage in hard topics,” the DC-based group says.
Privilege
Violence (as in “environmental violence”)
Dialoguing
Othering
Triggering
Microaggression / assault/ invalidation
Progressive stack
Centering
Safe space
Holding space
Body shaming
SEMINAR ROOM LANGUAGE: Third Way says these words tell people “I’m smarter and more concerned about important issues than you.” The group warns that “when we use words people don’t understand, studies show that the part of their brain that signals distrust becomes more active.”Subverting norms
Systems of oppression
Critical theory
Cultural appropriation
Postmodernism
Overton Window
Heuristic
Existential threat to [climate, the planet, democracy, the economy]
ORGANIZER JARGON: “These words say “we are beholden to groups, not individuals,” said Third Way.Radical transparency
Small ‘d’ democracy
Barriers to participation
Stakeholders
The unhoused
Food insecurity
Housing insecurity
Person who immigrated
GENDER/ ORIENTATION CORRECTNESS: Third Way says this jargon tells normies, “Your views on traditional genders and gender roles are at best quaint.”Birthing person/inseminated person
Pregnant people
Chest feeding
Cisgender
Deadnaming
Heteronormative
Patriarchy
LGBTQIA+
RACIAL CONSTRUCTS: “These words signal that talking about race is even more of a minefield” with the danger of being called a racist if you fail to use the latest “correct terminology,” said Third Way.Latinx
BIPOC
Allyship
Intersectionality
Minoritized communities
CRIME TALK: Third Way warns that these terms tell normies that “the criminal is the victim. The victim is an afterthought.”Justice-involved
Carceration
Incarcerated people
Involuntary confinement@Phoenixvoice: You Go, Girl!
(feel like Cassandra?)
Hang in there.Ghislaine Maxwell wants out, but she wants to live, too.
Nobody killed Epstein. there was thisunlikyguy who kind of looked like him, but with different ear-whorls, who was photographed on the stretcher, identified without DNA or fingerprints, and cremated.
That was the signal to the “clients” that things were all still cool.
