Truants,
Putin and Trump have some plan to wind down the war in Ukraine, which they discussed in Alaska in August. European "leaders", and presumably European banking, did not like it, and aggressively pushed things like NATO country "peacekeeping forces" in Ukraine.Russia wants NATO militaries farther away, not closer to Russia.
Trump said in September, about 3 weeks ago, that he "would know within a month if he could trust Putin", and has been insulting him and disparaging Russia since then, finally looking like he would supply Ukraine with nuclear-capable tomahawk missiles and Americans to target and launch them, an overt act of war.
Ukraine, most EU heads of state, and Raytheon ate that up. Much was made of Trump's turn away from peace towards WW-3, and also of Putin's unwise tolerance of Trump's crossing of Russia's red-lines from just last year, with so little public reaction. "Tomahawk missiles would not change the realities on the battlefield", as opposed to "nuclear capable Tomahawk missiles launched from Ukraine into Russia would be an act of war by the US".
I have wondered if Trump and Putin had enough of a trusting relationship to be able to act in concert without having frequent communications, which would be very hard to keep secret from intelligence agencies, bankers and other "interested parties". Could Putin and Trump have agreed to drag things out,Trump pretending to finally agree with war-hawks up until this sudden shift of a 2 1/2 hour phone call with Putin, while Zelensky was in the air to Washington to be given Tomahawk missiles?
Tomahawk missiles would actually have to be treated as nuclear-capable when they entered Russian airspace, wouldn't they? Russia has nuclear doctrines which cover that.
I have not seen this possibility presented, but it has been rolling around in my mind the whole time. Putin does know that the enemy of Russia is "western" finance, which really needs Russian assets to shore up its balance sheets, which are purportedly in the red, though we can't look.
Europeans have been strung along with the belief that Trump would "give" Ukraine tomahawks and would launch some into Russia, which would at least ruin things between Trump and Putin, and could be made to spark war between them, the ideal outcome for European financiers and financially failing nations.
They have been preparing to enter war against Russia in 2028 or 2029, but if the war ends this winter, what can they do to control their citizens, without the Russian threat? They will be entering their financial collapse without an external enemy, so their citizens will focus on fixing the national political economies. They will be ejected as the first step. Banking and finance, such as BlackRock, will be audited in step-2. Losses will be tallied and distributed without special wartime emergency powers.
This would be a different "great reset" than the WEF has planned. We can hope for it, but maybe not bet on it.
So freezing the line of contact seems to be the plan. Zelensky has to accept it, and has openly done so with the usual proviso to freeze then talk.
Zelensky calls for ceasefire along current front linesThe Ukrainian leader has said he agrees with US President Donald Trump’s proposal for an immediate truce with RussiaAfter Zelensky meeting, https://www.rt.com/russia/
Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to ‘stop where they are’ and end the war https://www.arabnews.com/
Russia has previously said they would freeze when they got all of Novorussia, and if Ukraine would retreat to what Russia claims, then that would work fine.
Who can negotiate lasting peace? Zelensky doesn't want to, and can't, unless he is re-elected. Any Ukrainian who officially gives up territory to Russia might die very quickly. Whoever is to sign that paper will need protection and probably a new home somewhere else.
Russia really wants an official treaty to end the war.
If the line of contact can be frozen before the end of the year, perhaps in November, as the killing-cold blows in, then it might become the new border. Ukrainians will have to stop fighting, no matter how much they are goaded by European powers, who really can't supply then with arms, absent US supplies, which are already drawn down.
Would Russia settle for an incomplete meeting of their goals, absent civil rights for Russian speakers in Ukraine, de-militarization and de-nazification?
I'm not saying that they would settle for modified goals, but a negotiated treate would take WW-3 off the table for European elites and financiers, leaving them to face the consequences of their many bad financial bets with the resources of Europe.
I think Russia will demand a negotiated end to the war by treaty. I think they will be willing to sweeten the deal and soften this winter as much as they can for Ukrainians. Who will sign the treaty, the speaker of the Rada, who is constitutionally next, after the now non-existent president?
Andrew Korybko lays out the history of this war to date, and considerations for ending it in Budapest, though he reasons from the position of nation-states being the deciding entities, rather than financial elites. The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around https://korybko.substack.com/
Dima covers the prospects and logistics of the upcoming meeting of Trump and Putin in Budapest, with mapping of the circuitous air route Putin will have to take over Turkey, the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Montinegro and Serbia. No Tomahawks For Ukraine - Pokrovsk Will Fall In The Coming Days - Military Summary For 2025.10.18 https://www.youtube.com/
The BBC covered the discreet meeting between Trump and Zelensky as well as anybody. Even Zelensky won't say what he and Trump, then he and European leaders discussed, when he finally got out to meet the press: Zelensky guarded on Tomahawk missile talks with Trump after White House meeting https://www.bbc.com/news/
Simplicius sees it as all circus, and that Putin cannot budge from strategic objectives: Zelensky Gets the Fig Amid Trump Admin's Whacky Day
Again what we see is Trump having likely euchred the world in gaining another extension on his perpetual ‘two-more-weeks’ sham of kicking the ceasefire can down the road. The Tomahoax served as lure to drive another PR moment to re-energize “talks” in order to continue the hoodwink that the peace process is again reaching some turning point or culmination. In reality, no such thing is happening, as the US has proven entirely incapable of so much as even passingly acknowledging Russian security interests necessary for the war’s conclusion. So, what can the newly-proposed Budapest talks possibly achieve? ...
“One of the sources said the meeting ‘was not easy,’ while the other simply said ‘it was bad.’...
In reality, the sources said, Zelensky pushed hard on Tomahawks but Trump pushed back and showed no flexibility...
..As the political carousel whirls and whirls, the inexorable Russian military machine continues steamrolling ahead. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/zelensky-gets-the-fig-amid-trump
Israel blocks humanitarian aid from entering Gaza despite ceasefire
Thousands of tonnes of supplies remain blocked as UN and civil society organisations demand lifting of bans https://www.telesurenglish.
Netanyahu funded Hamas for decades to block a 2-state solution: Israel Not Finished Fighting, Determined to Achieve Elimination of Hamas - Netanyahu https://sputnikglobe.com/
But two years of genocide have made it clear that the Israeli military was never killing Palestinian civilians in order to push for the release of hostages or force Hamas to cave in to their demands. The Israeli military kills Palestinian civilians in order to kill Palestinian civilians. The killing is the goal, and it always has been. https://www.caitlinjohnst.
As the Second Intifada was about to begin in September 2000, PLO leader Yassir Arafat celebrated a natural gas discovery in a fishing vessel about 30 kilometers off the Gaza Strip. “This will provide a solid foundation for our economy, for establishing an independent state with holy Jerusalem as its capital,” Arafat said. https://israelpalestinenews.
Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture; Israel continues killing Gazans – “Ceasefire” Day 6 https://israelpalestinenews.
Israel’s exploding robots still terrorise Gaza neighbourhoods
Israeli forces have erased entire Gaza neighbourhoods by deploying remotely controlled explosives. https://www.aljazeera.com/
Over 9,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli captivity following exchange deal https://israelpalestinenews.
Doghmush Clan & others: From Drug Lords to Death Squads: Israel’s Gaza War Continues through Collaborator Gangs
Türkiye ready to join multinational Gaza force, defense minister says https://en.yenisafak.com/
1 killed, 7 injured as Israeli warplanes launch 12 airstrikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire
Lebanon will gradually increase number of troops deployed south of Litani River to 10,000 by end of 2025, president says https://www.aa.com.tr/en/
Fears in Lebanon of Israeli Plan to Empty and Strangle the South Economically
What planet did I wake up on today? Senate Candidate Returns AIPAC Money As Pro-Israel Group Becomes Political Poison
Looted by US-backed Kurds & sold to Israel through Turkey for a decade: Russia pledges to develop Syrian oil fields in expanded cooperation https://en.yenisafak.com/
Netanyahu returns to court over corruption charges after Trump calls for his pardon https://www.presstv.ir/
Big deals could be in the works: Head Of Russia's Sovereign Wealth Fund Pitches "Putin-Trump" Undersea Tunnel Linking Russia-US https://www.zerohedge.com/
Thousands of tonnes of supplies remain blocked as UN and civil society organisations demand lifting of bans https://www.telesurenglish.
Caitlin Johnstone, They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped.
Offshore natural gas: The Israeli Scramble for Palestine’s Energy Reserves (Pt. 1)
Israeli forces have erased entire Gaza neighbourhoods by deploying remotely controlled explosives. https://www.aljazeera.com/
Israel’s latest tactic relies on arming criminal gangs and former security agents to carry out assassinations and terrorize civilians, continuing its war on Gaza by other means. https://israelpalestinenews.
Natural gas revenues and not actual peace would help: Palestinian government unveils $67 billion, five-year plan for Gaza reconstruction
Gaza ceasefire agreement reached between Israel, Hamas last week, based on plan presented https://www.aa.com.tr/en/Lebanon will gradually increase number of troops deployed south of Litani River to 10,000 by end of 2025, president says https://www.aa.com.tr/en/
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon late Thursday have heightened fears that Tel Aviv is enforcing a “systematic policy to economically strangle the south and prevent life from returning,” after expanding its bombardment to include civilian and industrial facilities used in reconstruction efforts. https://english.
“In recent years, AIPAC has aligned itself too closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government," said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton on Thursday, one day after announcing he was launching a primary challenge against incumbent Dem Senator Edward Markey.
"I’m a friend of Israel, but not of its current government, and AIPAC’s mission today is to back that government...I don’t support that direction. That’s why I’ve decided to return the donations I’ve received and will not be accepting their support.”
Moulton will refund $35,000 that he's received from AIPAC. https://www.zerohedge.com/
"I’m a friend of Israel, but not of its current government, and AIPAC’s mission today is to back that government...I don’t support that direction. That’s why I’ve decided to return the donations I’ve received and will not be accepting their support.”
Moulton will refund $35,000 that he's received from AIPAC. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Looted by US-backed Kurds & sold to Israel through Turkey for a decade: Russia pledges to develop Syrian oil fields in expanded cooperation https://en.yenisafak.com/
Palestinian Leaders. Stll Waiting for Marwan Barghouti. Mohammed Shtayyeh is “Appointed to Rubberstamp”. “Reconstruction without Sovereignty”
Palestine’s Most Legitimate Leaders Are Imprisoned, Assassinated, or Disqualified https://www.globalresearch.ca/waiting-marwan-barghouti/5903062
The New York Times reports Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down
The officer, Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees all operations in Central and South America, even as the Pentagon has rapidly built up some 10,000 forces in the region in what it says is a major counterdrug and counterterrorism mission.
It was unclear why Admiral Holsey is suddenly departing, less than a year into what is typically a three-year job, and in the midst of the biggest operation in his 37-year career. But one current and one former U.S. official, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats.
“Prior to Trump, I can’t think of a combatant commander who left his or her post early, ever,” said Representative Adam Smith of Washington, the senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Head of US command overseeing Trump ‘drug boat’ strikes steps down after expressing concern with the attacks: report
‘Serving as your commander and deputy for the past 34 months has been a tremendous honor,’ Admiral Alvin Holsey said https://www.independent.co.
Mexico Calls for Respect of Venezuela’s Sovereignty Amid U.S. Threats https://www.telesurenglish.
Palestine’s Most Legitimate Leaders Are Imprisoned, Assassinated, or Disqualified https://www.globalresearch.ca/waiting-marwan-barghouti/5903062
Mike Shedlock, US Masses 10,000 Troops Near Venezuela, A Top Admiral Resigns
The officer, Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees all operations in Central and South America, even as the Pentagon has rapidly built up some 10,000 forces in the region in what it says is a major counterdrug and counterterrorism mission.
It was unclear why Admiral Holsey is suddenly departing, less than a year into what is typically a three-year job, and in the midst of the biggest operation in his 37-year career. But one current and one former U.S. official, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats.
“Prior to Trump, I can’t think of a combatant commander who left his or her post early, ever,” said Representative Adam Smith of Washington, the senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. https://www.zerohedge.com/
‘Serving as your commander and deputy for the past 34 months has been a tremendous honor,’ Admiral Alvin Holsey said https://www.independent.co.
Trump’s Plan to Invade Venezuela and Abduct “Narcoterrorist” Maduro. Kurt Nimmo, First published August 21, 2025 https://www.globalresearch.ca/trump-plan-invade-venezuela-abduct-narcoterrorist-maduro/5898569
For those who are aware of the CIA's 20th century decades-long legacy in Latin America, the idea that the United States government and its intelligence agencies are fundamentally and on principle stand against drug trafficking is laughable.
There was a time, not too far back in history, where the CIA itself was the biggest narco-trafficker in United States and perhaps the entire Western hemisphere (if not the world). This was to fund regime change and covert operations in Latin America after a belated Congressional crackdown on taxpayer funding for black ops. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Bush-Clinton-CIA Cocaine Funded Iran-Contra: The Irony Of Trump's New 'War On Drugs': Recalling The History Of CIA Narco Trafficking
There was a time, not too far back in history, where the CIA itself was the biggest narco-trafficker in United States and perhaps the entire Western hemisphere (if not the world). This was to fund regime change and covert operations in Latin America after a belated Congressional crackdown on taxpayer funding for black ops. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Gently extending the new Chinese Empire: 12 Years Of Data Prove China's Belt & Road Initiative Is A Debt Trap https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/12-years-data-prove-chinas-belt-road-initiative-debt-trap
'Camus' writes on X that in a stark analysis, journalist Whitney Webb dissects the fundamental mechanism of control being rolled out globally: the desperate need for our consent.
(Nothing can be built without Chinese minerals) AI Data Centers Build Their Own Power Plants Because the Grid Isn’t Ready
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Amounts of Lead, New Report Says – A Pharmacologist Explains the Data By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut. Originally published at The Conversation
In addition, Consumer Reports found that two of the 23 products delivered more than what it considers a safe amount of cadmium per serving, and one had more arsenic than was recommended.
The organization’s safety cutoff for cadmium is 4.1 micrograms per day, and for arsenic it is 7 micrograms per day. These numbers align fairly closely with the FDA’s recommended exposure limit for cadmium and arsenic from a single product. For cadmium, the FDA’s limit is set at 5 micrograms per day for a given dietary supplement product and 15 micrograms per day for arsenic.
The study found that the source of protein was key: Plant-derived protein products had nine times the lead found in dairy proteins like whey, and twice as much as beef-based protein. https://www.nakedcapitalism.
The entire digital architecture - from government-backed CBDCs and stablecoins to the linchpin of Digital ID - is designed to fail without one crucial element: a captive user base. They cannot build the digital prison if no one enters voluntarily.
Their strategy, Webb warns, is a classic “carrot and stick.”
The allure of convenience and financial incentives is the “carrot” used to lure the masses in.
Once dependency is established, “out comes the stick.”
The ultimate goal is to engineer desperation. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Their strategy, Webb warns, is a classic “carrot and stick.”
The allure of convenience and financial incentives is the “carrot” used to lure the masses in.
Once dependency is established, “out comes the stick.”
The ultimate goal is to engineer desperation. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Wait, we're not ready for the desperation yet! SNAP and EBT Programs to be "Paused" Starting November 1 https://halturnerradioshow.
oops... How the Military Exposed the Tools That Let Authorities Break Into Phones
The Marine Corps is trying to close a no-bid contract with Cellebrite, a company that helps police get into locked phones. The specs weren’t supposed to be public. https://reason.com/2025/10/Greg Abbot likes to grandstand as a tough guy: Texas Governor To Deploy National Guard To Austin's 'No Kings' Protest https://www.zerohedge.com/
Completely peaceful, lotsa oldsters: Jenny went in her Palestine flag t-shirt. Live Updates from Austin on nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump https://thedailytexan.com/
Extensive, large, layered and completely missed fraud: The Bizarre Bankruptcy At The Heart Of This Week's Regional Bank Meltdown
In short: unprecedented chaos... but it wasn't just a busted bankruptcy and potential fraud on behalf of a shady investor group. It was also a bizarre absolute priority rule waterfall shitshow, in which nobody knew whose claims were subordinated or priority, and the result was a free-for-call collateral grab which was not quite rehypothecation, but was very close, and the result is that the secured lenders - Zions and Western Alliance - have now ended up chasing the assets pledged to their loans in court as the assets are, as the South Park cartoon puts it so well, gone... all gone. https://www.zerohedge.com/ Data centers have long taken power for granted, said KR Sridhar, founder and chief executive of Bloom Energy (BE) which provides fuel cells to companies that need on-site power, often in a hurry. “You build the data center. Well, you just plug it in.”
That isn’t possible anymore given the city-sized amounts of electricity needed to train AI models. One data center can devour as much electricity as 1,000 Walmart stores, and an AI search can use 10 times the amount of energy as a google search.
President Trump in January declared a national energy emergency, in part to keep the U.S. from falling behind China in the AI race. He has issued a series of related executive orders including one that aims to fast-track data-center construction and needed power infrastructure. https://mishtalk.com/
That isn’t possible anymore given the city-sized amounts of electricity needed to train AI models. One data center can devour as much electricity as 1,000 Walmart stores, and an AI search can use 10 times the amount of energy as a google search.
President Trump in January declared a national energy emergency, in part to keep the U.S. from falling behind China in the AI race. He has issued a series of related executive orders including one that aims to fast-track data-center construction and needed power infrastructure. https://mishtalk.com/
No kamikaze drones yet: Miami Is Testing a Self-Driving Police Car That Can Launch Drones - Meet the new surveillance state trooper! https://www.thedrive.com/
Cells from aborted fetuses don't count as "religious". States trump parents: Supreme Court Won't Exempt California Schoolchild From Vaccination Mandate https://www.zerohedge.com/
I advised every pregnant patient against these shots. Pierre Kory MD, Covid Scientific Misconduct Rages On At The World's Top Medical Journals
JAMA just published a study in order to bury a severely disturbing truth - that Covid vaccine policy victimized pregnant women by killing an untold number of their babies. https:// Peter McCullough MD notes that many measles cases are actually in the fully vaccinated. CDC Likely Concealing Measles Vaccine Failure
Agency lumps "unvaccinated" with "vaccine status unknown" in deceptive reporting https://www.thefocalpoints. Stop eating! Tests Find High Levels Of Lead In Protein Powders, Shakes: Consumer Reports
Twenty-two of 23 products tested by CR had detectable amounts of lead, and more than two-thirds had unsafe levels of lead, according to the organization. https://www.zerohedge.com/ The new study assessed 23 powder and ready-to-drink protein products from popular brands by sending three samples of each product to an independent commercial laboratory.
Consumer Reports considered anything over 0.5 micrograms per day from any single source to be above recommended maximum lead levels. That number comes from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, which established recommended maximum levels for a variety of substances that could cause cancer or fetal harm.
It is significantly more conservative than the safety standard for lead exposure used by the FDA for drugs and supplements. The discrepancy is driven by Consumer Reports’ aspirational goals of very low exposure versus the more realistic but actionable requirements from the FDA.
According to the FDA, the limit for the amount of lead that a person should consume from any single dietary supplement product is 5 micrograms per day. That number is 10 times higher than the Consumer Report limit...
..Four of the 23 products exceeded 2.2 micrograms, the FDA’s cutoff for the total daily amount of lead children should consume. Two products contained 72% and 88%, respectively, of the total daily amount of lead that the FDA deems safe for pregnant women.Consumer Reports considered anything over 0.5 micrograms per day from any single source to be above recommended maximum lead levels. That number comes from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, which established recommended maximum levels for a variety of substances that could cause cancer or fetal harm.
It is significantly more conservative than the safety standard for lead exposure used by the FDA for drugs and supplements. The discrepancy is driven by Consumer Reports’ aspirational goals of very low exposure versus the more realistic but actionable requirements from the FDA.
According to the FDA, the limit for the amount of lead that a person should consume from any single dietary supplement product is 5 micrograms per day. That number is 10 times higher than the Consumer Report limit...
In addition, Consumer Reports found that two of the 23 products delivered more than what it considers a safe amount of cadmium per serving, and one had more arsenic than was recommended.
The organization’s safety cutoff for cadmium is 4.1 micrograms per day, and for arsenic it is 7 micrograms per day. These numbers align fairly closely with the FDA’s recommended exposure limit for cadmium and arsenic from a single product. For cadmium, the FDA’s limit is set at 5 micrograms per day for a given dietary supplement product and 15 micrograms per day for arsenic.
The study found that the source of protein was key: Plant-derived protein products had nine times the lead found in dairy proteins like whey, and twice as much as beef-based protein. https://www.nakedcapitalism.
This is a more accurate methodology. Nearly 7 In 10 American Adults Meet New Definition Of Obese: Study https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/nearly-7-10-american-adults-meet-new-definition-obese-study
Depo Provera was always bad: NEW STUDY: Pfizer’s Birth Control Shot Used by 25% of U.S Women Linked to Disabling Brain Tumors
A massive study of 61 million women finds Depo-Provera increases risk of meningioma by 240% as criminal enterprise Pfizer faces a tsunami of lawsuits. https://www.thefocalpoints.Oldsters En Regalia
