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  • in reply to: Debt Rattle September 6 2024 #168396
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    IDF kills an American woman in the West Bank.
    Complete silence from US president and media.

    https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/148963
    Female international activist killed by Israeli gunfire in Beita
    NABLUS, September 6, 2024 (WAFA) – A 26-year-old female international activist succumbed to her wounds on Friday after being shot and critically injured in the head by Israeli occupation forces in Beita, a town located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

    The activist, who was identified as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American of Turkish descent, was shot in the head by live ammunition while participating in the weekly protest against settlement expansion.

    Medical sources confirmed that the activist was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus and placed in the intensive care unit. Despite the efforts of medical teams to save her, she passed away due to her severe injuries.

    Local sources indicated that the confrontation erupted when Israeli forces violently suppressed the protest, which involved firing live ammunition, stun grenades, and tear gas at demonstrators. The same incident also resulted in an 18-year-old Palestinian being injured by shrapnel in the thigh.

    The activist was involved with the Faz’a campaign, which works to support and protect Palestinian farmers from Israeli military and settler violations.

    M.N

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 6 2024 #168393
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    From D Benton Smith
    TAE is a safety valve.
    See and play, in substitute of your ability of expressing yourself.
    Russel Brand at his very best, and Tucker Carlson

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 6 2024 #168389
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    ignore
    deny
    later
    not now
    not my problem
    I’m okay, not in pain, not uncomfortable, my truth is the right truth.
    It’s irrelevant now, and will be permanently irrelevant when I’m dead.
    Peace.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 6 2024 #168376
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    THE AUTOMATIC EARTH SURVIVES BECAUSE ITS IS A RELIEF VALVE

    The truth is known.
    The truth is denied.
    Accept what is, that you cannot change.
    You are not the controller that Controls Inertia.
    Accept the truth.

    Everyone is in denial of the horrors of the truth.
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    AI can produce any “deep fake” needed for people to keep denying the truth.
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    Pollsters cannot see the truth or are denying the truth.
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    HAHAHAH
    • ABC Debate: ‘I’m Gonna Let Her Talk’ – Trump (ET)

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    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 5 2024 #168287
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    Political Interference is only when it’s done to the US by RT

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    Back in 2017, the Department of Justice forced RT America to register as a foreign agent, after a host of US intelligence agencies claimed that RT had helped to elect Trump by publishing “negative coverage” of Clinton and criticizing the US’ “corrupt political establishment.” RT America ceased operations in 2022 after the network was dropped by its US distributors in response to the Ukraine conflict.

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    • Persecution of Sputnik, RT Contributors Highlights US Hypocrisy (Sp.)

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    Delaying bankruptcy is called debt restructuring

    • Rothschild Helped Ukraine Clinch Debt Restructuring – Reuters (RT)

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    • Truth is being Removed from the Western World (Paul Craig Roberts)

    The Washington Post is delighted that free speech is to be regulated. In my opinion the entire rationale for the existence of the Washington Post is to control narratives for the CIA. As even insouciant Americans should know after enduring eight years of the system violating all ethics and all laws in its effort to deep-six Donald Trump, throughout the Western world law is nothing but a weapon to protect the lies fed to insouciant people as official narratives, the doubting of which is rapidly becoming a criminal action. In the name of official narratives, truth is being removed from the Western world. In my lifetime I have watched the transformation of the free Western world, a product of centuries of struggle, into a Gestapo Police State.

    Read more
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    If you read TAE you are an informed minority

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 4 2024 #168224
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    How to avoid bankruptcy
    https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/09/ukraine-open-thread-2024-212/comments/page/3/#comments

    https://ukranews.com/en/news/1031717-ukraine-completes-restructuring-of-eurobonds-for-usd-20-5-billion
    Ukraine has announced the successful completion of the debt restructuring operation and settlement of thirteen series of state Eurobonds and state-guaranteed Eurobonds issued by Ukravtodor.
    This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

    This transaction was carried out with the aim of restoring debt sustainability, preserving macro-financial stability and increasing state budget resources in the context of continued russian military aggression against Ukraine.

    The restructuring process involved the exchange of thirteen series of government Eurobonds and one series of state-guaranteed Ukravtodor Eurobonds in the amount of approximately USD 20.5 billion (approximately USD 24 billion including capitalized interest) for eight new series of Eurobonds with a face value of USD 15.2 billion.

    As a result of this agreement, the state and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine was reduced by about USD 9 billion.

    This means a nominal reduction in the value of the debt by 37% from the first day of the agreement and a reduction in the net present value of the debt by about 60% (at a discount rate of 14%).

    This is one of the largest debt write-downs in recent sovereign debt restructurings.

    Debt payments are reduced by 93%, resulting in savings of USD 11.4 billion over the next three years.

    In addition, debt servicing and repayment costs will decrease by 77% by 2033, which will save a total of USD 22.8 billion.

    This agreement meets the goals of the IMF’s debt sustainability program and was approved by the Group of Creditors of Ukraine.

    The restructuring was carried out in cooperation with White & Case as legal advisors and Rothschild & Co as financial advisors to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

    As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the total state (direct and guaranteed) debt of Ukraine for 2023 increased by 30.4% or USD 33.87 billion to a record USD 145.32 billion.

    Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Sep 4 2024 18:16

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 4 2024 #168186
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    My way or the highway.
    • Robert Reich Calls for Arrest of Elon Musk for Resisting Censorship (Turley)

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    Create a wall of censorship between citizens and unregulated information.
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    Will it be easier to control Harris.
    • Can They Really Reinvent Kamala Harris in 70 Days? (Victor Davis Hanson)
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    Is this how Hillary got that 97% likelihood to win in 2016?

    • Harris’ So-Called ‘Surge’ Is Thanks To Oversampling: Pollsters (ZH)

    As we’ve been highlighting since 2016, polls are not to be trusted thanks to various ‘tricks of the trade’ – most commonly, oversampling.
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    Take care of TAE, since it give you joy to bitch.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 3 2024 #168142
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    All the people who knew how to maintain the neuclear bombs flying are retired and replaced by the smart phone generations.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 3 2024 #168141
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    reality check
    Look at what can happen with no oil

    • Hungary Can’t Survive Without Russian Oil – FM (RT)
    https://swentr.site/business/603396-hungary-russian-oil-supply/
    It affects about a third of our imports from Russia. In Slovakia, the situation is even worse, these supplies account for about 40% there,” he stressed.

    (Look at Haiti, and Gaza to see what can happen with no energy)
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    The Americans want to control the oil from Venezuela

    • US Seizes Maduro’s Plane – CNN (RT)
    https://swentr.site/news/603411-venezuela-president-plane-seized/

    The Americans have charged Maduro with drug trafficking and refused to recognize his victories in the last two Venezuelan presidential elections.
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    false narratives to advance a political agenda..”

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    https://x.com/MidwesternDoc/status/1830688829344489522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1830688829344489522%7Ctwgr%5Ec0741da0691e9d2f54317ed3edeaa29e63c143fc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2024%2F09%2Fdebt-rattle-september-3-2024%2F

    Ozempic, a drug which causes temporary weight loss and harms the majority of recipients.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 1 2024 #168036
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    https://x.com/wallacemick/status/1829614437671588060
    The Israeli terrørists are destroying roads in West Bank out of pure sadism.

    It was never about Hmas.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 1 2024 #168028
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    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/1/israelis-protest-union-calls-strike-after-six-more-captives-killed-in-gaza
    Israelis protest, union calls strike after six more captives killed in Gaza
    Israeli protesters rally in Tel Aviv after the bodies of six more captives were found in a Gaza tunnel.
    In a statement, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents the families of captives held in Gaza, said the death of the six hostages was the direct result of Netanyahu’s failure to secure a deal to halt the fighting and bring their loved ones home.

    “They were all murdered in the last few days, after surviving almost 11 months of abuse, torture and starvation in Hamas captivity,” the forum said.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 1 2024 #168020
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    Peace would have been cheaper than war
    Ukraine has a lot of lithium.
    Ukraine to mine that lithium, creating processing centers in Ukraine, which will create jobs for the Ukrainian people and have a strategic relationship between the United States and Ukraine,”

    in reply to: Debt Rattle September 1 2024 #168016
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    Economic growth requires financing by someone who has available/surplus finance/cash.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 31 2024 #167934
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    Telegram – the encrypted messaging service.
    • World Leaders, Even Macron, Still Use Telegram Despite Durov Arrest (Sp.)
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    It’s ridiculous and indicates a hidden, ulterior motive. A pathetic pretext.
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    allowing “backdoor access”
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    It is the preponderant use of the platform for disseminating independent news and analysis.
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    Peace is the enemy.
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    false information about state ballot deadlines
    https://vote.gov/
    https://www.usa.gov/presidential-election-process
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 30 2024 #167898
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    John Day, You’re going to get in trouble for putting all those truth in one blog.

    Demonstration of who has “THE POWER”

    Extensive: Universities Unveil New Rules to Ban Anti-Israel Protests, Classify Criticism of ‘Zionists’ as ‘Hate Speech’​
    https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64622

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 30 2024 #167856
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    Ceasefire negotiations has hidden nor prevented a genocide of +40,000 Palestinians.
    Peace

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 30 2024 #167854
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    It’s that time of the year again. Prepare.
    https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/blog/deer-tracking
    Deer Tracking Tips for a Successful Hunt

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 30 2024 #167852
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    Believe or Not
    From the report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation dated 08/29/2024.
    The enemy’s losses for yesterday were:
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    ⏺ 2525 military personnel
    ⏺ 33 units of armored vehicles
    ⏺ 22 * artillery systems, including 2 self-propelled guns
    ⏺ MLRS launcher (no specification)
    ⏺ 40 units of special vehicles
    ⏺ 36 UAVs
    ⏺ Electronic warfare station “Anklav-N”
    ⏺ electronic warfare station “Kvertus”
    ⏺ six electronic warfare stations (no specification)
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    ❗️ Units of the West military group have liberated the settlement of Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk People’s Republic .
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    ❗️ Units of the Center group of forces have liberated the settlement of Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic .
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    Four ammunition depots were destroyed in the Kupyansk and Kherson directions.
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    A warehouse for long-range cruise missiles “Storm Shadow” and an oil depot that supplied fuel for military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.
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    Air defense systems shot down three Hammer guided bombs and a HIMARS rocket .
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    The Black Sea Fleet destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea.

    *1 unit in the Kursk direction are indicated without decoding

    https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1829228756235379104
    Posted by: Peter AU1 | Aug 30 2024

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 30 2024 #167850
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    The media silence.


    CITY OF DREAMS | Official Trailer | In Theaters August 30
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwUE6WU_mdr5JZRU_omf6Cg
    or Vivek Ramaswamy Trailer- City of Dreams
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 30 2024 #167849
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    https://x.com/overton_news/status/1829350037136048384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1829350037136048384%7Ctwgr%5Ec1a2d0ff8a3a757135b4baa7d78358e6f32d3248%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fdebt-rattle-august-30-2024%2F

    NEW – Harris is asked why her admin waited 3.5 years to implement asylum restrictions, she then blames Trump for killing border bill; “Because he believes that it would not have helped him politically, he told his folks in Congress, don’t put it forward.”
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    https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4361/text
    S.4361 – Border Act of 2024
    (Opinion: Spend $ you don’t have, Increase printing of $, increase inflation, Increase Pork)
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    “It is now hard to tell where the Democratic Party ends and the national-security state begins.”

    • The Sound of Enforced Silence (Patrick Lawrence)
    https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/29/patrick-lawrence-the-sound-of-enforced-silence/

    Yes, they will continue supporting terrorist Israel and the Nazi-infested regime in Ukraine just as they have to date, but they will avoid talking to you and me about the imperium’s gruesome business as they conduct it. Silence on such matters will be as gold to these people,
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    Alternative Truths.

    Senior Russian officials have previously accused Kiev of engaging in “nuclear terrorism” by attacking Russian reactors. President Vladimir Putin specifically mentioned this when he stated that peace talks with Ukraine have been ruled out in the wake of the incursion into Kursk Region. He also cited Kiev’s attacks on civilians as a reason that negotiations are no longer possible. Following the incident with the Zaporozhye plant’s cooling tower, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that Ukrainian forces would target the Kursk facility, and urged the IAEA to denounce these actions.

    The West has imposed as many sanctions as it could muster against Russia following the start of its special operation in Ukraine. Despite this, Russia grew its economy to the largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world in purchase power parity (PPP). While sanctions were never effective in their stated goal of removing leaders from power, they were able to limit the economic growth of that country at the expense of the population living there. Now, even that tool is leaving the American cupboard. “Over time, they have learned to find ways around [sanctions] and it has actually strengthened them. It’s allowed them to become more self-sufficient to build more indigenous industries, which Iran has done,” explained Maloof.
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    Ukraine Lost 15% Of The F-16s They Had Karlivka And Synkivka Have Fallen⚔️Military Summary 2024.8.30

    Ukraine wants permissions to send missiles into Russia.
    However, NATO officers who are trained to operate the systems, will not operate missile systems to attack Russia.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 29 2024 #167818
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    Ukrainian F-16 crashes, killing pilot, during Russian missile attack.
    The aircraft went down amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday, killing pilot Oleksiy Mes.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 29 2024 #167774
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    Control the narrative with “Word Salad” with “Freedom & Liberty”, “Peace & Ceasefire”, and attacks on free speech

    The Telegram which has almost a billion monthly users, generally refuses to hand over user data or chat records to law enforcement.
    Anti-censorship activists have described Durov’s arrest as part of a wider campaign against free speech waged by Western governments, with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden accusing France of taking the entrepreneur “hostage” in order to access private communications on Telegram. X Owner Elon Musk, American journalist Tucker Carlson, and Silicon Valley investor David Sacks have all condemned Durov’s arrest as an attack on free speech.

    https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1828918312069128268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828918312069128268%7Ctwgr%5E306b33ce1e19bde8878770da3bb5a869f93cc59d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fdebt-rattle-august-29-2024%2F

    Was the Biden administration involved in the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov? Mike Benz explains.

    (1:20) Who Was Involved in Pavel Durov’s Arrest?
    (15:50) How Telegram Is Used by the CIA
    (27:22) Domestic Policy Doesn’t Exist
    (34:19) The Redefining of Democracy
    (39:21) The Biggest Threat to NATO
    (44:16) What Is DARPA?
    (1:02:53) WhatsApp and the Facebook Files
    (1:13:34) Does Putin Have a Back Door to Telegram?
    (1:19:12) The Red Lines Memo to Zelensky
    (1:28:09) The Real Motive Behind Durov’s Arrest
    (1:43:51) The Deep State vs. Donald Trump
    (1:50:46) Will They Take Out Elon Musk Next?
    (2:04:27) Would Benz Join a Trump Administration?

    • CIA Used Telegram To Topple Governments – Mike Benz (RT)
    https://swentr.site/news/603232-cia-telegram-topple-governments/
    The US and its CIA-controlled “soft power” arm have used the encrypted social media app Telegram to foment riots and protest movements against foreign governments it deems undesirable, former Trump administration official and free speech activist Mike Benz has said.
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    Budget Solution – Cut the Defense Budget by 97.5%
    https://sputnikglobe.com/20240827/cut-the-defense-budget-by-975-1119923120.html

    The idea that military expenditures are “must pass” relies on the assumption that the U.S. faces existential threats to its safety and/or sovereignty. This is crap.

    In the 21st century, the U.S. faces two main threats to national security: terrorism and cyber attacks.
    These are addressed by, respectively, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. We don’t need a fleet of ships lining our coastlines or a perimeter of military bases to fend off the Germans or the Japanese or the Chinese or the Russians. And we don’t have them. The “Defense” Department doesn’t defend the U.S.; it attacks and disrupts other countries and non-state entities abroad and, far less frequently, defends U.S. allies against internal uprisings, rival factions and hostile neighbors.
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    Duh! I never thought of it.

    https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1828707246936637620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828707246936637620%7Ctwgr%5E306b33ce1e19bde8878770da3bb5a869f93cc59d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fdebt-rattle-august-29-2024%2F
    Wally Wallington demonstrated how a single person can manipulate massive monoliths, or how they could have been moved in ancient times.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 28 2024 #167720
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    https://eadaily.com/en/news/2024/08/28/the-first-ukrainian-f-16-pilot-lieutenant-colonel-oleksiy-mes-was-eliminated
    The first Ukrainian F-16 pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Mes, was eliminated
    August 28th, 2024
    20:30
    Users of social networks report that Mes was a pilot of an F-16 fighter and, according to preliminary data, was destroyed along with the plane.

    “It is interesting that the missile attack on Kolomyia airfield in Ivano-Frankivsk region, where the F-16 fighters based there lit up, was carried out just on August 26,” the telegram channel “Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” notes.

    Подробнее: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2024/08/28/the-first-ukrainian-f-16-pilot-lieutenant-colonel-oleksiy-mes-was-eliminated

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 28 2024 #167706
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    Who will intervene/help?

    Ethnic cleansing is now underway in the West Bank, and has been for years, but its now rising to a new level. Hospital access denied, food deliveries denied, emergency access denied, d9 bulldozers destroying homes and businesses, farmland and pasture lands and olive and fruit orchards seized and destroyed, young males executed by snipers in the streets….all war crimes of course.

    Any country that supplies Israel with weapons, aid, propaganda, or fuel to continue its genocide, is complicit in genocide.

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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 28 2024 #167681
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    Information that no one want to hear.

      Truth

    1. The arrest of Pavel Durov
    • Pavel Durov: The Quixotic Free Speech Hero of Our Time (Karganovic)

    Pavel Durov: The quixotic free speech hero of our time

    marks a new low point on the scumline of the side of the bath – the tub being western democracies and the line being their desperation to stay in power at the costs of controlling social media.
    Durov, who owns Telegram and lives in Dubai, could be in jail for months and possibly years on the trumped-up charges which the French state has conjured up simply because he refuses to allow any government to have a back door into Telegram.

    2. Tucker Carlson with RFK Jr

    https://x.com/TheFinalBot1/status/1828245686845927504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828245686845927504%7Ctwgr%5E56d4f6200af8798ba12aeea4e47023c827436c9e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fdebt-rattle-august-28-2024%2F

    American journalist Tucker Carlson has said. The comments were made during an interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has recently announced the suspension of his campaign as an independent candidate for US president.

    The war between those who want to control the perceived truth and those who hold the actual one is hotting up.
    Scott Ritter, Andrew Tate, Richard Medhurst all arrested within days of one another, while Musk himself shuts down Egyptian comedian Bassem Youseff who had 10m followers on X.

    3. This Is Not Capitalism

    Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024 – 06:45 PM
    Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute,https://www.zerohedge.com/political/not-capitalism

    4. • Jack Smith Files Revised Indictment in Trump Federal Election Case (ET)

    Exercise in futility. If Trump wins the election, he’ll throw out these lawfare cases. If he loses, they’ve beaten him, no more need for lawfare.

    5. • The Western Way of War – Owning The Narrative Trumps Reality (Crooke)

    The western way of war – Owning the narrative trumps reality

    The cumulative effect of ‘a winning virtual narrative’ holds the risk nonetheless, of sliding incrementally toward inadvertent ‘real war’.

    6. • US Nuclear Missile Project At Least 5 Years Behind Schedule – WSJ (RT)
    https://swentr.site/news/603115-us-nuclear-missile-problems/

    Refurbishing the decades-old missile silos will cost billions of dollars more than originally thought and may not start for five years, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing Pentagon officials. The US Department of Defense decided last month to press on with the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, even though its estimated cost has almost doubled from the original $78 billion.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 27 2024 #167612
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    Copilot Using the web

    During the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and Afghan Armed Forces were expected to take over the security and governance of the country. Here’s a breakdown of their roles and actions:

    During the Withdrawal:
    Security Transition: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) were supposed to take over security responsibilities from U.S. and NATO forces. This included maintaining control over key cities and infrastructure.
    Governance: The Afghan government, led by President Ashraf Ghani, was expected to continue governing and managing the country’s affairs, including political, economic, and social aspects.
    Peace Negotiations: The Afghan government was involved in peace talks with the Taliban, aiming to reach a political settlement to end the conflict.
    After the Withdrawal:
    Defending Territory: The Afghan Armed Forces were expected to defend the country against Taliban advances. However, they faced significant challenges, including low morale, corruption, and logistical issues.
    Maintaining Order: The government was supposed to maintain law and order, provide public services, and ensure stability.
    International Relations: The Afghan government was expected to engage with the international community to secure support and aid for the country’s development and security.
    What Actually Happened:
    Rapid Taliban Advance: The Taliban launched a major offensive and quickly captured large parts of the country. The Afghan Armed Forces, despite their training and equipment, were unable to effectively resist the Taliban’s advance.
    Government Collapse: President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on August 15, 2021, as the Taliban entered Kabul. This led to the collapse of the Afghan government.
    Taliban Takeover: The Taliban took control of Kabul and declared the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
    The rapid collapse of the Afghan government and armed forces was unexpected by many and led to a chaotic and tragic situation for many Afghans.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 27 2024 #167598
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    https://postimg.cc/64NLRkvt
    Ukraine blackout map

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 27 2024 #167592
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    Printing/Leveraging/borrowing/Lending/Spending

    IF something is working, why invent the wheel?
    Keep doing it and everybody’s happy.
    Do something else and you might fail and make everybody mad.
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    If the US didn’t want to start WW3, it wouldn’t be providing Zelensky more weapons.
    If the US didn’t want Genocide, it wouldn’t be providing Israel with more weapons.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 27 2024 #167589
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    Lender’s dilemma

    The US will default on it’s debt, If there is a big war
    The US will default on it’s debt, even if there is no war

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    The Democrat platform sees controlling disinformation as a priority.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 26 2024 #167540
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    No electricity
    Preppers handbooks will be needed.

    Ukraine’s population is heading into a long very tough winter or heading to warmer climates.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 26 2024 #167536
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    “The West’s arsenal is too expensive to be used and to be rebuilt/upgraded/inventoried and too old/out of style/ineffective.”

    in reply to: Debt Rattle August 26 2024 #167521
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    <bold>Hummmm! Do a see the light shining from peace?</bold>
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/us/politics/trump-debate-tulsi-gabbard.html
    Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep
    Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democrat who has rebranded herself as a celebrity among Donald J. Trump’s supporters, once eviscerated Kamala Harris on a debate stage.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Tulsi_Gabbard

    Political positions of Tulsi Gabbard
    She criticizes what she terms the “neoliberal/neoconservative war machine”, which pushes for US involvement in “wasteful foreign wars”. She has said that the money spent on war should be redirected to serve health care, infrastructure, and other domestic priorities.

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    https://southfront.press/ukraine-on-fire-overview-of-devastating-russian-strikes-on-august-26-2024/
    Ukraine On Fire: Overview Of Devastating Russian Strikes On August 26, 2024

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    Retaliatory Strike Delivered Ukraine’s Ultimatum To Belarus
    Military Summary For 2024.08.26

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    (Packing 3, 6, 6, 3, 12, ) M. C. Escher Symmetry Drawing 1948
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    Control the narrative/social media/platforms, impose sanctions, cyberbullying, accuse, punish, tell lies, censorship. Attack on freedom of speech and the free flow of information. Ignored by the ecstatic press and pundits.

    • How The EU Tightened The Noose On Telegram (RT)
    https://swentr.site/news/603055-telegram-durov-eu-censorship/

    “..Telegram’s insufficient content moderation, its strong encryption tools, it provides end-to-end encryption, and its alleged/accused lack of cooperation with police allow criminals to flourish on the app..”

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    The TRUTH from the horse’s mouth.

    https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/pm-justin-trudeau-speaks-with-reporters-in-halifax–august-26-2024?id=3e513aef-e643-49f2-903e-6c54669c7a44
    PM Justin Trudeau Speaks with Reporters in Halifax – August 26, 2024
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    There’s no need to do anything Bankers will starve first.

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    https://t.me/the_military_analytics/20463
    Military analytic
    According to operational information, the General Staff of Ukraine involved over 1000 units of equipment and almost 25 thousand military personnel in the Kursk operation. Detailed composition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk direction:
    (go to link for details)

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    https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/08/palestine-open-thread-2024-204.html#comments
    The Resistance took its time deciding which of the targets I will talk about later it was going to target in its operation.
    The Resistance also took its time in carrying out its response during the heightened state of alert of the “israeli” enemy and the Americans to avoid the failure of the operation.
    In addition, the Resistance wanted to give the needed time for the negotiations for Gaza since they were announced after we vowed to respond. We did not want to obstruct them.
    The state the enemy was in and the economic losses they were continuing to face during the period of awaiting the response was also an added win for postponing the response further. These are the reasons the response took some time.
    We put a set of standards for the target of our response: it was not to be a civilian target, although the enemy targeted civilians and it is our right to target civilians if we wanted, nor infrastructure. It was to be a military target.
    We wanted the target to be related to the recent assassinations and so the target was the Glilot base, which was the base from which the assassinations were being carried out, and which is also taking part in psychological warfare against our people.
    The Glilot base contains Unit 8200, which is responsible for general intelligence, spying, and espionage. It is 110 km from the Lebanese border and only 1,500 meters from the “Tel Aviv” border.
    We were either going to target a base linked to military intelligence or the air force because they are linked to the assassination of the martyr Fouad Shokor, and the target would have been close to Tel Aviv, thus being in the depths.
    In addition to the Glilot base, a number of barracks and military sites were also targeted, whether in northern occupied Palestine or the occupied Syrian Golan, in order to exhaust the Iron Domes, which would allow the drones to cross into the depths.
    As for the weapons used, it was decided that all the sites in northern occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan would be targeted with Katyusha rockets first to exhaust the Iron Dome.
    It was decided that the brothers would launch 300 Katyusha rockets & distribute them among these sites because this number was sufficient, and they distributed them according to their assessment & generosity. They ended up firing 340 rockets in total.
    The second weapon that was used was drones of different sizes. They were launched from the Beqaa, meaning they would travel a significant distance inside Lebanon before part of them continued on to the Glilot base. All drones passed the borders successfully.
    We also set another sub-target, which was an air defense base in the Ein Shemer area.
    The enemy claimed to have targeted 6,000 rockets and drones and rejoiced thwarting an attack. Their Hollywood imagination even took them as far as to claim they bombed our heavy missiles. Of course, none of this is true.
    The time assigned for the operation was after Fajr prayer at 5:15 am. All missile and drone launchers were set and programed from the night before. Our launchers were north of the Litani river and south of it, and also in the Beqaa.
    All missile & drone platforms worked effectively with no exceptions. Not a single platform was hit before the start or after the operation. We fired not only 300 but 340 missiles. The raids the enemy carried out failed to target even a single platform.
    The enemy’s narrative was very contradicting, and many from the entity advised Netanyahu to adjust his statements before 6 pm since “someone” was going to speak at 6 pm. Claims of a target inside “Tel Aviv” or the Ben Gurion Airport are lies.
    The enemy’s claims of our intent to target civilians in the north is a false claim, and the evidence lies in the sites and barracks that were targeted in the north, and if there are any civilian casualties there, it is due to their interceptor missiles.

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    Think.
    How to solve the poverty problem in the USA.

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