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Destruction of Canadian-Made Military Vehicles Near Kupyansk
The FPV drone unit of the Western military grouping has successfully destroyed a Canadian-made “Senator” armored vehicle and several other pieces of Ukrainian military equipment near Kupyansk. Soldiers from the unmanned systems divisions of the 68th motorized rifle division are actively targeting any enemy vehicles attempting to break through to encircled Ukrainian units. Footage captured by objective control shows direct hits from FPV drones, resulting in the destruction of the “Senator” armored vehicle and multiple pickups carrying Ukrainian fighters. Utilizing kamikaze drones, Russian servicemen effectively disrupt enemy rotations and supply lines.
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is testing fabrics for a revolutionary new piece of equipment: an anti-thermal imaging cape (poncho). This innovative garment is designed to absorb infrared radiation, making soldiers virtually invisible to enemy night vision and thermal imaging devices.Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.
… but how you gonna survive?
Get set, ready, go …
Last man standing …
Replaced the undertakersReplaced the grandkids
https://robcampbell.substack.com/p/ukraine-and-world-affairs-weekly-3a1
Ukraine and World Affairs: Weekly Update
14th November 2025
Dr. Rob CampbellThe Israelis continued to break ceasefires this week.
The Israelis are seeking a new 20 year security deal with the US which will cost the American taxpayer billions.
Freight Train Arrives in Iran From Russia
Russia Supports Venezuela
the Venezuelans have declared general mobilization which could involve 8 millions people. Venezuela’s ambassador to Iran has pointed out that 87% of drug trafficking is conducted via the Pacific so why is Trump focused on the Caribbean, he asks. We all know the answer to that.
Epstein & Israel: Drop Site News investigates Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Israeli Intelligence
Epstein & Israel: Drop Site News investigates Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Israeli Intelligence
Drop Site revealed that Epstein had played a role in brokering a security agreement between Israel and Mongolia and setting up a backchannel between Israel and Russia during the Syrian civil war.By Amy Goodman -November 13, 2025
Epstein had an “extensive relationship with Israeli intelligence, U.S. intelligence and the intelligence agencies of other countries as well,” says Murtaza Hussain, reporter for Drop Site News. “He was a deal-maker and a fixer at a very, very elite level.”
Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities.
MODIFYING THE SCOPE OF THE RECIPROCAL TARIFF WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Executive Orders
November 14, 2025Price of energy holding at approx.$60.00
Why Is there no fear of supply disruptions…
Russia. Venezuela, Iran,Justice Department Office Which Justified Torture Now Argues For Killing
November 13, 2025
Justice Department Office Which Justified Torture Now Argues For KillingStarting in September the Trump administration announced 19 strikes on boats in the Caribbean which have killed at least 76 seafarers. Most of them were random poor people:
The president, she argued, “is fabricating a war so that he can get around the restrictions on lethal force during peacetime, like murder statutes.”
https://askeptic.substack.com/p/situation-reports-part-4-2025-11-12b
Situation Reports Part 4 – 2025-11-12
Nov 11, 2025https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/russia-officially-introduces-new
Russia Officially Introduces New Branch of the Armed Forces: Unmanned Systems Forces
Simplicius
Nov 12, 2025Now recall the earlier: “Combat operations of UAV units are conducted according to a unified plan and in coordination with other units.”
Here is where it all comes together. A recent Ukrainian write-up describes Russia’s major success in utilizing these latest tactics of drone integration during assaults in particular:
LOOK … DECLARATION OF WAR
Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the Niagara Region – Nov 12, 2025
“…We reaffirmed our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and right to exist, and its freedom, sovereignty, and independence.
We acknowledge the ongoing discussions on a wide range of financing options, including further leveraging immobilised Russian Sovereign Assets in our jurisdictions in a coordinated way to support Ukraine…”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Nov 13 2025 14:45 utc | 117
Ukraine wasn’t infiltrated by corruption. It was built on it, marketed as virtue, and financed by Europe’s working class. So no more lectures from Brussels about “rule of law.” No more sermons from Berlin about “fighting autocracy.” No more hollow virtue-signaling from the same governments wiring billions into offshore accounts while their own citizens freeze, their industries crumble, and their pensioners ration heat. Germany is collapsing its industrial base to bankroll golden toilets in Kiev. French families are tightening belts while drone contractors linked to Zelensky throw champagne-soaked galas. The EU has sacrificed its farmers, its manufacturers, and its energy independence on the altar of a regime now proven to be more corrupt than the one Maidan overthrew. They told you Maidan was about ending corruption. About breaking free from oligarchy. About a sovereign Ukrainian future rooted in European values. Instead, it’s become the most expensive lie Europe has ever told itself, a lie so deep that the only way out now is to keep funding it, no matter how much it smells like decay. The curtain has fallen. The myth lies in pieces. And the actors? They’re cashing out, stepping over the wreckage, and heading for Monaco.
https://x.com/IslanderWORLD/status/1988756943381406004
Posted by: unimperator | Nov 13 2025 13:52 utc | 104
anti-corruption
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%932019_Saudi_Arabian_purge2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge
The 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge was the mass arrest of a number of prominent Saudi Arabian princes, government ministers, and business people in Saudi Arabia on 4 November 2017.[2] It took place weeks after the creation of an anti-corruption committee led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
It also cemented bin Salman’s supremacy over business elites in Saudi Arabia and resulted in a mass seizure of assets by the bin Salman regime.
Zelenskyy knows where he can get more money to continue his war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Wednesday suspended the country’s justice minister over his role in a wide-reaching corruption scandal involving the state nuclear power company and top government figures close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
*introduction of western trainers into Ukraine
“Pre-2022 training (2014-2022)
Operation Orbital (UK): Launched in 2015, the UK provided training to Ukrainian forces until February 2022.
Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine (JMTG-U) (US-led): Operated in western Ukraine at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center, training thousands of Ukrainian personnel until the 2022 invasion.
Operation Unifier (Canada): Began in 2015 and trained over 33,000 personnel before 2022.
Bilateral efforts: Other countries like Poland and Lithuania also made substantial contributions to training efforts.
EU advisory mission: The EU had an advisory and training mission for Ukraine, with a civilian mission operating since 2014.
Post-2022 training (since February 2022)
Operation Interflex (UK-led): A major training program established by the UK, which has trained over 56,000 Ukrainian troops since June 2022.
Multinational effort: Nine other countries (New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Netherlands, Finland, and Norway) joined Operation Interflex to support training efforts.
Shift in focus: Training has adapted to current warfare, with instructors combining their expertise with Ukrainian experience to teach skills for the large-scale conflict, say officials.
Training in other countries: The U.S. European Command repositioned some training to Germany, and the EU has been training thousands of soldiers across its member states.
Training on foreign equipment: Many specialists have been trained on over 160 different types of foreign military equipment. ”Posted by: BlindSpot | Nov 11 2025
Help from copilot
Modern piracy today includes state-led interdictions, covert sabotage, and violent maritime enforcement—often outside traditional legal frameworks. Here’s a breakdown of key incidents and patterns:
Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Sanctions Evasion Meets Maritime Risk
– Definition: Russia’s “shadow fleet” refers to hundreds of aging oil tankers operating under obscure ownership and flags of convenience, used to bypass Western sanctions on Russian crude exports.
– Risks:
– Environmental: Poor maintenance and lack of insurance lead to frequent spills and collisions (e.g., the Andromeda Star collision in March 2024).
– Security: These vessels often disable transponders, avoid pilotage, and engage in deceptive routing, posing threats to maritime safety.
– Countermeasures:
– Western states have begun detaining or denying port access to suspected shadow vessels.
– Insurance bans and flag-state crackdowns aim to shrink the fleet’s operational scope.Venezuela Drug Boat Interdictions: Lethal Enforcement at Sea
– Tactics: Venezuelan authorities have used airstrikes and naval gunfire to destroy suspected drug-smuggling vessels, often without warning or arrest attempts.
– Legal ambiguity: These operations blur the line between law enforcement and extrajudicial execution, especially when conducted in international waters or without due process.
– Implications: While framed as anti-narcotics efforts, they raise concerns about proportionality, sovereignty, and maritime rights.Yemen and the Red Sea: Houthi Attacks as Strategic Piracy
– Actors: Houthi rebels have targeted commercial shipping in the Red Sea, using drones and missiles to disrupt global trade routes.
– Motives: These attacks are framed as retaliation against Western and Israeli interests, but functionally resemble piracy—interfering with neutral shipping for political leverage.
– Response: U.S. and allied naval forces have conducted retaliatory strikes and convoy operations, escalating the militarization of key maritime chokepoints.Other Emerging Patterns of Modern Piracy
– Iranian seizures: Iran has repeatedly intercepted tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, often in response to Western asset freezes or sanctions enforcement.
– Privateering revival: Some states outsource maritime enforcement to private contractors or militias, reviving quasi-legal forms of piracy.
– Cyber-piracy: GPS spoofing and AIS manipulation allow hostile actors to redirect or disguise vessels, enabling covert hijackings or smuggling.Modern piracy is no longer just about bandits with speedboats—it’s a geopolitical tool wielded by states, militias, and covert networks.
How To Start War With Russia – A British Think Tank Has Ideas
November 11, 2025
How To Start War With Russia – A British Think Tank Has Ideas
Once a while the writers at RUSI, the British Ministry of Defense think tank, produce some valuable research. Mostly though they are out to push war mongering nonsense. A recent piece in Foreign Affairs by Jack Waitling is of the later kind.Ukraine’s Hardest Winter – Foreign Affairs, Nov 11 2025
With the Donbas in Peril, Europe Must Pressure Russia NowI’ll leave the dozens of outright lies, false assertions and delusions therein for others to mock.
Fact … so even if you “win”, no one could pay you out.
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It’s all about affordability
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that is the problem
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Polish support for Ukrainians collapsing – Bloomberg
The Polish president and his party has accused migrants of “jumping the queue” for social welfarePoland, one of Ukraine’s main backers since the conflict with Russia escalated in 2022, initially accepted over a million migrants. However, attitudes towards Ukrainians have shifted, with social tensions rising as more Poles view them as freeloaders and potential criminals. Recent government data indicate that at least 2.5 million Ukrainians now live in Poland, almost 7% of the population.
Nawrocki signed a bill that tightened the rules for Ukrainian migrants receiving state benefits. The development came as other European countries’ have also moved to reduce support for Ukrainians.
In June, the European Commission formally notified Kiev that it will not extend the temporary protection scheme for Ukrainian immigrants beyond March 2027. According to Eurostat, more than 4.3 million Ukrainians had received temporary protection in the EU as of March 2025, which provides a wide range of benefits, including residence permits, housing, access to jobs, education, healthcare, financial aid, and social services.
———-Ukrainian refugees have nothing to return to.
They burned their own bridges so that they could live in a Hollywood movie,
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Unprecedented Levels of Corruption
A Major Offensive Is in the Works
Military Summary 2025.11.11
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I want to rub your face in the fact that Canada is at war against Russia.
(Not a little bit pregnant.)https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/freeland-tasked-with-tapping-canadian-businesses-to-help-rebuild-ukraine/
Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
By The Canadian Press
Published: November 09, 2025
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
Chrystia Freeland, center, and then-defence minister Bill Blair, right, talk to Polish and Canadian troops during a joint exercise that provides training to soldiers from Ukraine near Jezewo, central Poland, on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)OTTAWA — Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada’s new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Canadians haven’t heard much about the job since, and nothing at all about how Ukraine can be rebuilt while Russia continues its wide-scale bombing of critical infrastructure.
But experts say Canada has a major opportunity now to help preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law — and to turn a profit in multiple sectors.
Here’s what we know.
In a recent piece she wrote for The Financial Times, Freeland argued Ukraine can win against Russia if it’s sufficiently financed by western countries.
She called Ukraine an “innovation nation,” citing its remarkable success with a decentralized approach to building drones.Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andrii Plakhotniuk said even with the war going on, his country still manages to export products while building out an arms industry that has been forced to produce rapidly and adapt to new technology on the fly.
Plakhotniuk told the Senate committee that Canada already has preferred trade access in Ukraine through its recently updated trade agreement and the goodwill that comes with being a major financial donor.
“Ukraine is ready to develop joint production of defence matériel with our partners, including Canada,” he testified.
“Certainly, we understand the current risk of doing business in Ukraine. My message to all our friends in Canada here is we should use each and every opportunity to start business in Ukraine,” Plakhotniuk said, adding that this effort could start with projects in neighbouring countries.
“My major message is not to wait (until) we have postwar reconstruction efforts. We need your presence now. We need your good advice, and we need capacity-building and many other things.”
Lévêque testified that a small team of Canadian public servants stationed in Kyiv, and some trade officials in Poland, are working to find economic opportunities for Canadian firms in Ukraine. He conceded they’ve seen limited progress.
“We also send our ministers and trade commissioners, as well as Crown corporations such as Export Development Canada and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, which are there to facilitate this type of trade, especially when it comes to investments in the military sector or between governments,” he testified in French.
Kyiv is unable to receive weapons purchased from the US due to the ongoing shutdown.
perspective – point of view examples
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https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/largest-ever-russian-ballistic-attack“Largest Ever” Russian Ballistic Attack Cripples Ukrainian Energy Grid
Simplicius
Nov 08, 2025
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https://maratkhairullin.substack.com/p/brief-frontline-report-november-8th
Brief Frontline Report – November 8th, 2025
Report by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Zinderneuf
Nov 08, 2025
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https://www.amerikanets.com/p/the-russians-strike-a-750kv-substation
The Russians Strike a 750kV Substation
An update on the energy war
Nov 08, 2025
———–I’ve put my garden to bed for winter.
Since we always get “volunteer potatoes” I’ve already planted sprouted potatoes to see what happens.
Of course, garlic and onions can survive winter.Some people don’t know how to lie.
Every time Israel drops bombs, everything turns to rubble and the dead and wounded are by the dozens, according to the Palestinians.
Every time Russia uses smart, precise ammunition the dead and hurt are barely countable and Russia missed their intended targets, according to UkrainePutting thing in perspective
Without TAE, TV, feeding me cut and paste news, I would be whittling wood to keep occupied.
What I’m doing, is using the web to feed everyone, cut and paste news.
Enjoy while it lasts. (Electricity, The WEB, Me and TAE)I just realized, that an A.I. would have no trouble making the NATO auditor believe that Canada is spending 5% of its GDP on the military.
(see how it’s done by Ukraine)Deep fake compilation of https://youtu.be/Ct2h85d0lcg?si=FKyVia-izQql4PZE
Ukraine and World Affairs: Weekly Update
7th November 2025
Dr. Rob Campbellhttps://robcampbell.substack.com/p/ukraine-and-world-affairs-weekly-8fa
Israel has abrogated its right to be part of civilized society.
The international community has failed regarding Gaza.
The arrival of Oreshnik, Burevestnik and Poseidon.
Both China and Russia have strategic agreements with Maduro and investments in the country which they will want to protect.
Trump tried regime change in Iran, is trying regime change in Venezuela currently and may try regime change in Nigeria and elsewhere soon.
The once great Z, deluded as ever, has announced that the situation in Pokrovsk is stable but Maryana Bezuglaya has called him out for lying.
Persecution of Christians is a good excuse to oppress or invade other countries. The Nigerian government has rejected the accusations. Note: Nigeria has the fourth richest deposits of crude oil in the world.
My main aim at the Busker is to produce good work that will provide an account of events that is more truthful than that provided by the legacy media.
