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The looming Ukraine debacle

Matthew Blackburn
The National Interest
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:50 UTC

There is indeed a serious risk that, rather than the West teaching Russia a lesson and putting Putin in his place, the opposite may occur.

With Ukraine's military situation deteriorating, NATO foreign ministers have gathered in Brussels to develop a long-term plan to deliver the necessary supplies to Kyiv. As NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg put it, "Ukrainians are not running out of courage, they are running out of ammunition." Distracted by other matters, America increasingly looks to Europe to coordinate the defense of Ukraine. But, other than scrambling for shells and money or unveiling a modest EU defense industry strategy, European leaders do not appear to have the ideas or the means to intervene in a decisive or timely fashion.

French president Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that NATO troops may enter Ukraine was supported by Poland and Czechia but caused some consternation in France itself. More importantly, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States still rule out boots on the ground. Instead of a new approach, the old pattern continues: NATO mulls over how to help Ukraine without provoking open war with Russia and fails, in the end, to deliver the kind of decisive assistance needed to turn the course of the war.

Musk lifts restrictions on X accounts in Brazil despite country's 'fake news' court orders

Leda Alvim
Bloomberg
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:12 UTC

Billionaire Elon Musk said he will lift restrictions imposed on some X accounts in Brazil, even if the move leads to the closing of the social media platform in the country.

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said in a post late Saturday that court decisions "forced" the site to block "certain popular accounts" in Brazil, without specifying the reasons or which posts allegedly violated the law. Shortly after, Musk wrote on the platform that he was defying the court's ruling.

"We are lifting all restrictions. This judge has applied massive fines, threatened to arrest our employees and cut off access to X in Brazil," Musk said in a social media post. He added that the move would probably cause X to lose all its revenue in the country and shut its office there.

Comment: Commentary and updates on the story:

BRAZIL IS ON THE BRINK

I'm reporting to you from Brazil, where a dramatic series of events are underway.

At 5:52 pm Eastern Time, today, April 6, 2024, X corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to "block certain popular accounts in Brazil."

Then, less than one hour later, the owner of X, @ElonMusk announced that X would defy the court's order, and lift all restrictions.

"As a result," said Musk, "we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit."

At any moment, Brazil's Supreme Court could shut off all access to X/Twitter for the people of Brazil.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Brazil is on the brink of dictatorship at the hands of a totalitarian Supreme Court Justice named Alexandre de Moraes.

President Lula da Silva is participating in the push toward totalitarianism. Since taking office, Lula has massively increased government funding of the mainstream news media, most of which are encouraging increased censorship.

However: Brazil's Lula compares Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza to Hitler's murder of the Jews

What Lula and de Moraes are doing is an outrageous violation of Brazil's constitution and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

At this moment, Brazil is not yet a dictatorship. It still has elections and the Brazilian people have other means at their disposal to confront authoritarianism.

But the Federal Supreme Court and the Superior Electoral Court are directly interfere in those elections through censorship.

Three days ago I published the Twitter Files for Brazil. They show that Moraes has violated the Brazilian Constitution. Moraes illegally demanded that Twitter reveal private information about Twitter users who used hashtags he considered inappropriate. He demanded access to Twitter's internal data, violating the platform's policy. He censored, on his own initiative and without any respect for due process, posts on Twitter by parliamentarians from the Brazilian Congress. And Moraes tried to turn Twitter's content moderation policies into a weapon against supporters of then-president Jair Bolsonaro.

I say this as an independent and non-partisan journalist. I'm not a fan of either Bolsonaro or Trump. My political views are very moderate. But I know censorship when I see it.

The Twitter Files also revealed that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil. If such evidence is proven, the executives of these companies behaved like cowards: they provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order and, therefore, violating the law.

When Twitter refused to provide Brazilian authorities with private user information, including direct messages, the government attempted to sue Twitter's top Brazilian lawyer.

When I lived in Brazil in 1992, I was very left-wing. At the time, Lula and the PT's slogans were "Without fear of being happy".

In recent days, I have spoken to dozens of Brazilians, including professors, journalists and respected lawyers. Everyone tells me they are shocked by what is happening. They told me that they are afraid to speak their mind and that the Lula government is complicit in creating this climate of fear.

Brazil belongs to the Brazilians. It is not my country. As such, there are limits to what I am capable of doing.

But I can say things that many Brazilians do not feel safe saying: Alexandre de Moraes is a tyrant. And the only way to deal with tyrants is to confront them. It is up to Brazil's senators to confront the tyrant. And it is up to the people of Brazil to demand that their senators do so.

America Is Hurtling Toward a Full Blown Hot Civil War

Justin Smith
The Burning Platform
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:43 UTC

It never ceases to amaze me at how little so many people in this country have done to train their minds to critically analyze information. They have eyes to see and ears to see, and yet, somehow the truth of any major issue still seems to evade them, or they simply refuse to recognize the truth with it standing right in front of them, slapping them in the face.

So many things are currently plumb damned fouled up by this Biden regime and going awry on their own through the dynamics set in motion by this anti-American, lawless regime, that it's nearly impossible to properly address them all in a single commentary. But I've tried to give the Reader as comprehensive an assessment as I possibly can with this piece.

Michael Savage, a longtime renown radio host, was fond of noting that "liberalism is a mental disorder" and we're witnessing the result of its heavy utilization for far too many years without being grounded in common sense and a certain amount of pragmatic realism. And so here we are, on the cusp of the final fall of America, short of a miracle from God or true patriots taking a firm stand with rifles in hand and refusing to give an inch of ground and any further movement towards the new world order desired by our amerikkan commies.

It might sound quaint and out of touch with what some have now accepted as "the new normal", but I say we should all wrap ourselves in the American Flag and send out the clarion call for a rush of strong, capable men to come to the aid of their country, in a manner as never before.

Comment: It can not be overstated the importance of understanding ponerology and thus to understand how we got where we are and to make sure to have the psychological knowledge to ensure that a new structure does not repeat the same process of ponerization.

Read it today:

China's Ukraine peace proposal most 'reasonable' - Lavrov

RT
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:43 UTC

China's plan to resolve the Ukraine crisis remains one of the most viable options on the table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Lavrov hailed the 12-point initiative first proposed by Beijing in February 2023 on the first anniversary of the conflict. The plan includes a call for a cessation of hostilities, the resumption of peace talks, abandoning a "Cold War mentality," and respecting the sovereignty of all nations.

Lavrov described China's proposal as the "most clear" compilation of principles and approaches on the matter, noting that all of its points are intertwined. "The most important thing for us is that the Chinese document is based on an analysis of the reasons for current events and [seeks] to eliminate [their] root causes," the foreign minister said.

Lavrov acknowledged that the proposal has received criticism for being "vague," but added that it nonetheless "is a reasonable plan that the great Chinese civilization has put up for discussion."

Comment: After the derailed negotiations in Istanbul in March 2022, Zelensky has stuck to a script his sponsors would agree to. And what is the outlook for peace?

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However, the question is - why is it all so sloppy and too obvious? If analysts and journalists noticed all this so easily, Russian intelligence and state services certainly know far more. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently pointed out this hypocrisy, referring to the offer by so-called "international institutions" to supposedly "help" with the investigation regarding the latest terrorist attack, but ignored similar Russian requests regarding the Nord Stream sabotage. It should be noted that this terrorist attack was also previously announced by the US, which pledged to ensure that the pipeline becomes "a hunk of metal at the bottom of the sea". In other words, the true terrorists aren't even bothering to hide anymore (and haven't been for quite some time now).

All this clearly indicates that NATO wants war with Russia. It recently sent French President Emmanuel Macron to test this with pompous announcements of direct involvement. However, as most of Europe said it won't take part in this madness, NATO now needs a way to push Russia to attack first. The only way to do so is to provoke a reaction, which is why the world's most aggressive military cartel organized the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall. In that way, NATO is pushing Russia to retaliate and then present it as the "aggressor", giving the political West a perfect pretext to wage a "defensive war". That's the only way to ensure the participation of the entire (or at least most of) NATO. However, once the Pandora's Box is opened, there won't be going back.

It is to be seen if we will have more war or more peace.

Ukraine-skeptic politician wins Slovakian presidential election

RT
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 06:17 UTC

Peter Pellegrini was elected to serve as the next president of Slovakia on Saturday, beating ex-Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok. Pellegrini is a close ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is a staunch opponent of sending weapons to Ukraine.

With nearly 100% of the ballots counted, Pellegrini is leading with 53.17% of the votes, according to the official tally.

Korcok has conceded the loss. "I am genuinely disappointed, to be honest," he said shortly after the results were announced. "But because I am an athlete at heart, I respect the results. It was a celebration of democracy."

Outgoing President Zuzana Caputova congratulated Pellegrini, wishing him success in office. "It is important that, from the moment of the election, the new president acts in such a way that no part of society will feel defeated," she said.

Pellegrini served as prime minister between 2018 and 2020 and is currently the speaker of Slovakia's parliament. He is allied with Fico, who has reversed the previous government's decision to send military aid to Ukraine.

Comment: Good to see signs of resistance from the people against the rule from Brussels and NATO.

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Massive US biowar funding created 'biowar / vax industrial complex' - threatens to swallow the West

Charles Bausman
The Ark
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

Naming names - from a Russian report on the US bioweapon / vaccine mega-blob.

Russian evidence mirrors RFK, Tucker, Elon, Tulsi claims. Yet another 'all of society' blob with a life of its own.

Main takeaway: I'm new to this subject, and after writing this article and letting it age for a day or two (always a good idea when you venture into something new and complicated), I realized that the best insight I've had since reading up on this and trying to make sense of it, is that massive US security state funding of bioweapons for decades has created a 'blob' which has gobbled up huge sections of society - including big pharma and our medical system. Our vaccine addiction is very much a result of this biowar funding. Here, I'm borrowing heavily from the ideas of Mike Benz who has described a similar phenomenon in the 'censorship industrial complex'.

I am convinced that Benz's work is a hugely important event which is still underestimated. It got major exposure due to a recent Tucker video, and people are starting to catch on. I can't urge you enough to follow him on Twitter and understand what he is saying. His links and the Tucker video are below in the article. One of Benz's central insights is that massive security state funding for years, and the need to bypass laws, leads to a 'whole of society' phenomenon, where the security state coopts entire sectors of society - media, academia, government, IT, etc. - in order to pursue their censorship goals. He calls it 'the blob'. He dates its beginnings from 2016.

While thinking about this whole bioweapons / vaccine connection, I realized that it is very similar. In this case the massive funding has been going on for decades, and it has been much larger. The result of both is equally dangerous - to me, shutting down free speech is as bad as being poisoned by bioweapons and vaxes.

Here's the article I originally wrote. The most important insight is the parallel with Benz's ideas.

Reality dawning: Media reports Ukraine's backers fear frontline breach

RT
Sat, 06 Apr 2024 19:47 UTC

russian soldiers avdeevka ukraine bradley trophy

© @DailyRuSoldiers/XRussian soldiers celebrate taking a trophy American Bradley M2A2 ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicle, Avdeevka, Donetsk People's Republic, Special Military Operation zone, March 26, 2024

Some senior Ukrainian officers reportedly share the concern and say Russia should not be underestimated

There are growing concerns both in Ukraine and among its Western backers that an expected Russian offensive this summer could break through the country's defenses, reports in Western media have claimed.

Kiev has been complaining for months that a shortage of weapons from the West has put it at a massive disadvantage on the battlefield against Moscow. President Vladimir Zelensky told the Washington Post last week that his forces may have to retreat further to reduce the length of the front line and the amount of munitions and men needed to hold it.

"If [the line] breaks, the Russians could go to the big cities," he warned.

Comment: Russia has been patiently, methodically destroying Ukraine' military capability since Boris Johnson scuttled nearly-completed peace talks in 2022. By extension, it is also 'demilitarizing' NATO and the U.S., who bet the majority (and for some, all) of their arms stocks on Ukraine. Now those weapons and equipment are irretrievably gone, except for what the U.S. has held back for its coming war on China. (It won't be enough.)

Russia has expertly fought a classic war of attrition, not focused on gaining territory (the West's obsession) but on rendering their foes unable to continue to fight. Attrition wars grind slowly, but tend to end quickly. There may be some interesting developments by late summer . . . .

Trump demands DRUG TESTS for presidential debates, says Biden 'higher than a kite' during State of the Union speech

Charlie Spiering
The Daily Mail
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:58 UTC

Trump recalled reports of cocaine being found at the White House

Donald Trump claimed Joe Biden was 'higher than a kite' during his State of the Union address in March and demanded his rival be drug tested ahead of the presidential debates.

'I don't know what he's using, but that was not, hey, he was higher than a kite, and by the way it was the worst address I've ever seen,' Trump said.

The former president discussed Biden during an interview with radio broadcaster Hugh Hewitt on Thursday.

Trump recalled the news of cocaine being discovered by Secret Service at the White House last summer.

'I think what happened, you know that white stuff, that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine at the White House, I don't know, I think something is going on there,' Trump said.

Donald Trump questioned whether Biden was on some kind of drugs during his State of the Union address

Comment:

Iran's support for Palestine as told by the leaders of the resistance

Humaira Ahad
PressTV
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:32 UTC

Imam Khomeini, the charismatic leader and architect of the Islamic Revolution, played a pivotal role in raising awareness about the Palestinian cause globally, designating the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as the 'Al-Quds Day'.

He introduced Palestine as the axis of Muslim unity and saw it as the most important issue for the Muslim world. The founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran urged Muslims across the world to reaffirm their support and solidarity for the Palestinian cause on the last Friday of Ramadan.

The illustrious legacy of Imam Khomeini was admirably carried forward by his worthy successor, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayeed Ali Khamenei, who has been the most vocal champion of the Palestinian cause and resistance.

Comment: Some analysts have commented that Iran's response to Israel's attack on its consulate in Syria, will consist of a direct, symbolic, response, however, more importantly, it will also significantly increase its support for these resistance movements in terms of funding, but also more advanced weaponry. Notably, just prior to Israel's attack, Yemen's Ansra Allah announced they had hypersonic missiles: How do Iranians 'boil a frog'? Slowly and methodically

UK, German officials are latest in Europe calling for conscription 'in the event of war'

Frontline
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:15 UTC

© File image/AFPFILE: Guard soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr (Wachbataillon). On the 75th anniversary of NATO, Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius hinted at compulsory military service for the nation, citing the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. This is a growing trend in Europe; many countries such as Norway, Denmark and others have either implemented conscription or considering it.

Is Germany mulling a return to military conscription? The German defence minister Boris Pistorius has hinted at compulsory military service, as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on.

In fact, this isn't the first time that the German minister spoke about reintroducing compulsory military service. Last December too, Pistorius had said that the country was "looking at all options", adding that abolishing it had been a "mistake".

Comment: Meanwhile Germany is repeating previous 'mistakes' in earnest - despite 'never again': US, Germany supplied 99% of Israel weapons in 2023, US accelerated deliveries despite Gaza genocide

With this, it seems that Europe is looking at a rethink of military conscription, with an increasing number of countries mulling or implementing this measure.

Germany rethinks conscription

Comment: The UK's official military website, Forces, reports:

The UK must consider a Swedish-style of conscription in order to boost its numbers, according to the former head of MI6.

Sir Alex Younger also said Britain needed a "wake up call" in relation to the size of its Army.

The British Army today is the smallest it has been for 300 years, and Sir Alex told the BBC the UK should look to Sweden.

General Sir Richard Barrons, a former head of Joint Forces Command, said two years of war in Ukraine had proven that the Armed Forces might need to be considerably bigger if a European war broke out.

But in January, the-then Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said any talk of the UK introducing conscription to the Army if Nato goes to war with Russia was "nonsense".

He said the UK had long had plans readied for mobilising volunteers in the event Britain does enter a new conflict, but stressed "nobody is thinking" about bringing back conscription.

The remarks came after comments made by General Sir Patrick Sanders, the outgoing Chief of the General Staff, were interpreted as suggesting that conscription could be required in any potential future battle with Russia due to the British Army being too small.

Number 10 ruled out any suggestion that conscription was under consideration, saying there were no plans to change the British military's "proud tradition of being a voluntary force".

It seems that it's less difficult finding recruits in country with a virtuous leadership, and with a righteous cause: Russia to increase troop number to 1.5 million in response 'external threats' - Shoigu

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We may be entering a second Axial Age
Can we really trust our feelings?
Euthanasia is now 6% of all deaths in the Netherlands; experts urge caution against youths choosing to die
Fear, time preference, and the distortion of human action
Managing the hypercurious mind
Should society help you to die? The EU now has a case to answer
Believe Anything; Believe Nothing
The modern workplace wasn't designed for humans - and it shows
Forewarned: Understanding the psychology of advertising
How your brain creates 'aha' moments and why they stick
Imagine All the People: Food, freedom and what it means to be human
Your mind can bend time - Here's how
The brilliance of boredom

Lawmakers urge Trump to grant immunity to UFO crash retrieval operatives as whistleblower repeats non-human body claims
UFO whistleblowers storm Capitol Hill with explosive claims about alien life
Lue Elizondo: "There's No Going Back" on UFO Disclosure
Remains found in New Mexico national forest ID'd as those of Melissa Casias, Los Alamos employee, who vanished last year
Trump, the Vatican and the market shock: Inside the growing disclosure debate
NASA boss reveals unsettling reality behind newly released UFO files
Push for UAP (UFO) transparency intensifies as members of Congress and whistleblowers call for release of groundbreaking, conclusive files
MITRE moves to comply with lawmaker's request for UAP records and assets dating back to 1930
UFO-linked Air Force general met shadowy Pentagon unit hours before vanishing
Latest UFO video drop solicits baffled explanations ranging from angels and demons to jetpacks and balloons
CIA accused of searching Ancestry and 23andMe data bases to 'hunt down' alien bloodlines in millions of DNA tests
Joe Rogan Discusses Aliens Abducting Americans in National Parks
Highlights From 2nd Batch Of Declassified UFO Files Include A UAP Shootdown
World-shaking UFO files release imminent as insider Jeremy Corbell hints at 'much bigger' secrets in next disclosure drop
Eight never-before-seen UFO videos at center of explosive disclosure battle detailed by insider
Ex-government researcher claims 4 alien species have been pulled from crashed UFOs
Retired Navy admiral makes bombshell claim about UFOs and 'non-human intelligence' controlling them
Missing scientist's shattered car discovered in remote New Mexico mountains
Lawmaker requests UFO talk from private contractor
Alternate versions of you from parallel universes may be controlling your life, new theory claims

Latest Trump assassination attempt gets 2-star IMDb rating for 'Poor Pacing and Predictability'
My Diary
A closer look on the climate sinner, Keith the goat
Barron reveals devastating diagnosis: Debilitating hereditary bone spurs
2-feet of snow blocks Ipswich residents' driveway
Pit Bull Wins Westminster Dog Show After Killing All The Other Contestants
Trump announces new round of tariffs on everyone who didn't laugh At his jokes in Davos
Brigitte Macron snapped making cut-throat gesture as husband asked about sunglasses
The earliest known customer complaint was made 3,800 years ago: An ancient Babylonian tablet records the rant
New Paper Confirms Climate Change is Significantly Increasing the Risk of an Asteroid Existential Impact by 2100
Average age of first time buyer now 92
Cow has weird dream about milking farmer again
White House launches 'Nobler Peace Prize'
Clown world: Amazon deletes guns from every single James Bond film poster
Donald Trump replaces Joe Biden White House portrait with picture of autopen
Thug slug: Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of German apartments turned out to be a gastropod
British refugees travel to North Korea in search of freedom
Man who made clothes you can't afford dies
Clumsy eagle gifts man with "biggest bass I ever caught!"
"Oh that Epstein!" Trump thought files were on Beatles manager Brian Epstein