Friday, January 3, 2025

BOE Still Needs World War Three

 Noncombatants,


  On August 28, 2024 I posted BOE Needs World War Three  https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/boe-needs-world-war-three
  This drew upon Alex Krainer's analysis of the desperate condition of the Bank of England, and other City of London financiers, due to investment which gambled to collapse the Russian government and asset-strip the country again, as was done in the Yeltsin years, the 1990s. Exacerbating the crisis, those entities "hold" a lot of "Ukrainian assets" that are now in Russia, and will not return to Ukraine, so they are fictional. Ukraine has only been spared from default by massive new lending, backed by the UK and others.
  Alex Krainer revisits and updates his analysis here, in transcribed Audio/video:                   The fall of Britain (part 2)
Britain's finances are "catastrophic." The imminent unravelling will be for the history books...   https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/the-fall-of-britain-part-2

What false-flag event could be large and convincing enough to convince citizens of NATO countries to openly wage war upon Russia? Asking for a friend.

Biden Presented With Options To Strike Iran Nuke Sites If Tehran Speeds Toward Bomb   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-presented-options-strike-iran-nuke-sites-if-tehran-speeds-toward-bomb

  Russia is clear and consistent that the end of the war in Ukraine will need to permanently guaranty Russian security by excluding NATO and foreign alliances from Ukraine. That cannot budge after so much Russian blood and treasure has been spilled. Trump can find that Ukraine has embezzled and diverted US aid and cut it off. Trump can eliminate sanctions on Russia to strengthen the $US as global reserve currency, which he has advocated. EU countries demand that Russia rebuild Ukraine before it can have its $300 billion back. Russia can do that, since they share infrastructure from the Soviet era. Russia would do this with Russian industry and labor, rebuilding ties with Ukraine, whatever Ukraine might look like by then. This would not serve globalist interests; quite the contrary.
  Russian rejection of Trump team’s proposals puts wrinkle in pursuit for peace
  After Trump appointed retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg to serve as his special envoy to Ukraine, Lavrov expressed an interest in working with Washington, saying "If the signals that are coming from the new team in Washington to restore the dialogue… are serious, of course, we will respond to them.”
  Kellogg himself has suggested that “both sides are ready” for negotiations, highlighting the reported death tolls on both sides as motivating a desire for peace.
  Willingness to negotiate, however, does not indicate a willingness to concede on key points
 and the distinction could prove the difference between successful dialogue and further escalations.   
https://justthenews.com/government/security/wedrussian-rejection-trump-teams-proposals-casts-doubt-his-ability-end-war

  2024 saw the end of the collective "west", including "legacy media", even pretending to respect international law and human rights.                                                          Simplicius: End of year wrap-up and a look ahead to 2025
 Given the bizarre coordinated nature of every Western nation’s mirrored crack downs on fundamental freedoms like freedom of speech, the total delegitimization of democracy and elections, the absolute spiteful disgust that our ruling elites have shown to the common man, the farmer, the blue collared laborer, the wage slave—given all these things, and how remarkably coordinated they have been across the governments of the West, 2025 has taught us that the entire Western order must necessarily be taking direction from a centralized node of governance somewhere. That somewhere may be in the backrooms of the WEF or Bilderberg or what have you, but the rule by fiat from above is now clearer than ever.
  Quoting Mearsheimer, B writes: “Most horrifying though is the breakdown of humanitarian concepts the 'west' once claimed to hold high. Mearsheimer says it best when he decries the the moral bankruptcy of the West.”   
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/onward-ho-end-of-year-wrap-up-and

The Honest sorcerer looks at the geopolitics of declining energy resources, and wars over supply chains in 2025.  What Comes in 2025?   https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/what-comes-in-2025

  Cutting off cheap gas and oil from Russian pipelines chokes Europe, with little economic benefit to LNG exporting countries like the US, but it holds the vassal states in control as they wither. Nationalism arises and spreads in this repression. EU faces energy dilemma over halt in Ukraine gas transit - The Yamal-Europe gas pipeline through Poland has been inactive since 2022, and Nord Stream was damaged in a terrorist attack. Vladimir Putin said in December 2024 that some pipelines could be reopened.    https://en.topcor.ru/55197-es-stalkivaetsja-s-jenergeticheskoj-dilemmoj-iz-za-prekraschenija-gazovogo-tranzita-cherez-ukrainu.html

  Andrew Korybko,  The Political Consequences Of Ukraine’s Decision To Cut Off Russian Gas To Europe
  The combined effect resulted in the share of Russia’s pipeline gas in EU imports plunging “from over 40% in 2021 to about 8% in 2023” according to the European Council. Nevertheless, the EU “narrowly avoided” a recession that year in CNN’s words, though it could enter into one later this year if Germany’s economic struggles deepen. Even so, it won’t be directly affected by Ukraine’s latest decision since this route only concerns 5% of EU imports, with the main clients being Slovakia, Hungary, and Moldova.
  The first two are led by conservative-nationalists who are fiercely opposed to NATO’s proxy war on Russia through Ukraine while the third is ruled by a pro-Western figure who wants to reconquer her country’s separatist region of Transnistria in which several thousand Russian peacekeepers are still based. This observation lends credence to the earlier claim that Ukraine’s decision is much more political than anything else since it punishes Slovakia, Hungary, and Transnistria without harming other countries...
..Slovakia and Hungary won’t be harmed anywhere as much as Transnistria since each can import costlier LNG – whether from Russia, the US (which has poached a lot of its rival’s former EU market share), Algeria, and/or Qatar – from Lithuania/Poland or Croatia. Poland can connect Slovakia to Lithuania’s Klaipeda LNG terminal while Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal can supply Slovakia and Hungary. Hungary is also already getting some pipeline gas from TurkStream, which is Russia’s last pipeline to Europe.
  All three are therefore being punished for political reasons, but it’s only Transnistria that risks an all-out crisis as a result, which could lead to an outcome that deals political damage to Russia if the government there is overthrown through an upcoming Color Revolution or that polity is captured by its neighbors...                                ..Regardless of whatever may or may not happen in Transnistria, Ukraine’s decision to cut off Russian gas to Europe leads to the possibility that this route could be reopened once the conflict ends, thus representing a card that could be played to entice concessions from the Kremlin during negotiations. The same holds true for the Yamal pipeline and the last undamaged part of Nord Stream.   
https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-political-consequences-of-ukraines

  This kills people.  Moldova plunges into blackout after gas supply cutoff
  Since January 1, the Moldovan State District Power Plant in Transnistria has stopped supplying electricity to Moldova, which previously covered 80-90% of the country's needs. The plant has switched to coal, the reserves of which, according to experts, will last only 50 days.
  Residents of Moldova complain about the cold in their apartments, which have turned into "freezers". People are trying to warm up in any way possible. Trolleybuses have stopped running in the capital of the country, and there is no electricity in many apartment buildings, as well as in private ones.
  It is especially difficult for residents of rural areas, where autonomous heating has stopped working without electricity.
  The situation in Transnistria is no better. On the morning of January 1, heating and hot water supplies were completely cut off, Tirasteploenergo reported. Gas is still being supplied to apartment buildings, but only for cooking.   
https://en.topcor.ru/55200-moldavija-pogruzhaetsja-v-bljekaut-posle-ostanovki-postavok-gaza.html

  Polish FM slammed for celebrating gas cutoff
Radoslaw Sikorski has been criticized online for declaring the end of Russian gas imports via Ukraine a “victory”   
https://swentr.site/news/610277-poland-russian-gas-victory/

Ukraine is slaughtering all the men who didn't get out, and plans to lower the draft age.  Staggering Toll: Ukraine Lost Nearly 600,000 Troops in 2024   https://sputnikglobe.com/20250101/staggering-toll-ukraine-lost-nearly-600000-troops-in-2024-1121324133.html

  Moon of Alabama illustrates how Ukrainian recruiting and training is failing.                   Ukraine - The Story Of The 155th Brigade
  The well regarded Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov has published the background story (in Ukrainian) of the newly crated 155th brigade which had recently failed when it was hastily deployed to fill some holes in the Ukrainian positions on the eastern front near the city of Pokrovsk.  https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/01/ukraine-the-story-of-the-155th-brigade.html#more 

Trump's leverage to force Ukraine to make a deal, cut off the grift-money:                          Hold Ukraine accountable for corruption, misspent aid   https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5060257-zelensky-ukraine-corruption-waste/

This looks like a "message" to Trump and Musk from the deep-state:  Musk Confirms "Large Fireworks &/Or Bomb" Exploded Cybertruck At Trump Vegas Hotel   https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/cybertruck-blew-outside-trump-hotel-vegas

  Army vets: Feds Probe Possible Military Link Between Suspects In Bourbon Street Massacre & Trump Hotel Cybertruck Blast   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/feds-probe-possible-military-link-between-suspects-bourbon-street-massacre-trump-hotel

Billionaires against American workers in wage-arbitrage class-warfare. Negotiate fast, guys. Tesla Replaced Laid Off Americans with Foreign Workers   https://www.independentsentinel.com/tesla-replaced-laid-off-americans-with-foreign-workers/

Negotiate, Vivek.  Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Wall Street Speculator Accused of Pump-and-Dump Schemes, Not a Scientist   https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/31/billionaire-vivek-ramaswamy-is-a-wall-street-speculator-accused-of-pump-and-dump-schemes-not-a-scientist/

  Yves Smith, The Truth About H-1B Visas   This is something everyone who’s worked in high tech has known for decades. As I put it a few days ago: “H-1B is a wage-theft scam, because the rich aren’t rich enough yet.”   https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/01/the-truth-about-h-1b-visas.html

Make a deal, Donald:  Trump backs skilled foreign workers, says US needs them   https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/trump-backs-skilled-foreign-workers-says-us-needs-them-3696580

  Catherine Austin Fitts (CAF), Publisher of The Solari Report, says the real work for the Trump Administration is happening now.  CAF is a financial expert and former Assistant Secretary of Housing (Bush 41 Admin.) who managed hundreds of billions of dollars in her career...
  “You had a lot of people who voted for Trump that wanted to see him protect freedoms.  You also have a lot of people voting and donating for Trump because they think he can get them the control grid.  The centralization and decentralization are both hoping Trump will give them what they want. . . . Trump has to do something that works economically.  The first day, Trump will be asked to fill the top 10 or 20 positions.  Ultimately, after you fill the cabinet and the other top positions, then there are another 10,000 positions to be filled.  The President does 1,000 positions, and those thousand do the rest of about 10,000 positions.
  The guys who want the control grid are trying to get their people in place.  The guys who want freedom are trying to get their people in place. . . . After you get the people in place, it’s going to have to be battled out one policy at a time.   
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/let-battle-commence-trump-admin-begins-war-freedom-over-deep-state-control

Musk accuses Biden of ‘treason’​   The tech billionaire was commenting on the incumbent president’s border policies​   https://swentr.site/news/610343-musk-biden-treason-border-wall/

Good form:  Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral   https://apnews.com/article/trump-carter-funeral-new-years-eve-2d7fc241ff0be4eb99b9c6547010bd03

Putin's New Year’s Speech Marks Exactly 25 Years In Power: 'Russians Should Be Proud'   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putins-new-years-speech-marks-exactly-25-years-power-russians-should-be-proud

  The Russian Intelligence Service has revealed US-UK plots to further destabilize Syria and the region through continuous occupation and attacks on Russian military bases.   https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-uk-directing-attacks-on-russian-military-bases-in-syria

  US Establishing New Military Base In Aleppo Province                                                      US troops are not only maintaining their bases in the northeast, where Syria's oil and gas fields are located, but are actually expanding the Pentagon presence, and very close to the border with Turkey.
  On Thursday the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which has long been known as an anti-Assad opposition outlet in exile, said that US forces are making preparations to establish a new military base in the northern city of Ain Al-Arab, or Kobani.   
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-establishing-new-military-base-aleppo-province

   Maybe he was just against slaughtering families. That used to be ok.                                 MIT Student Banned From Campus, Facing Suspension After Pro-Palestine Activism       “I miss being in school, I miss going to my classes, I miss seeing my friends on campus,” Iyengar said. “But I have the luxury of being able to miss those things. The schoolchildren of Gaza, the college students of Gaza, their campuses have been bombed. None of their campuses are still standing.”   https://scheerpost.com/2025/01/01/mit-student-banned-from-campus-facing-suspension-after-pro-palestine-activism/

  Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza as war grinds into the new year with no end in sight         A strike a home in northern Gaza killed seven people, including a woman and four children.
Another on Bureij refugee camp killed a woman and a child.   
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2584925/middle-east

Israeli government considers ordering army to occupy Gaza City   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250101-israeli-government-considers-ordering-army-to-occupy-gaza-city-report/

Threats of more-of-the-same genocide:  Israel To Intensify Gaza Fight If Hamas Doesn't Release Hostages​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-intensify-gaza-fight-if-hamas-doesnt-release-hostages

Nearly 3,000 Israeli attacks reported against Palestinian Bedouin communities in 2024: Rights group   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250101-nearly-3000-israeli-attacks-reported-against-palestinian-bedouin-communities-in-2024-rights-group/

Yemen's Houthis report 12 US-UK air strikes on capital Sanaa   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241231-yemens-houthis-report-12-us-british-air-strikes-on-capital-sanaa/

  Yemeni Armed Forces  YAF carried out two 'top-tier' operations, targeted USS Truman
The first targeted Ben Gurion Airport in the city of Yafa (Tel Aviv) in occupied Palestine using a hypersonic ballistic missile of the Palestine-2 type, Saree said, adding that the second operation targeted a power station in southern occupied al-Quds with a Zulfiqar-type ballistic missile.  According to the spokesperson, both missiles successfully hit their targets.   https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yaf-say-carried-out-2--top-tier--operations--targeted-uss-tr

  Focus on being healthy, not weight, but exercise daily, avoid all sweet drinks, eat your vegetables, use olive oil and sleep all night.  Cardiologist, Peter McCullough MD  
New Data on Exercise and Weight Loss for the New Year   Aerobic Exercise Pays Off   https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/new-data-on-exercise-and-weight-loss

Meryl Nass MD, COVID-19 shots:  North Group announces 19 countries' experts and politicians have now joined the movement to end the shots   https://merylnass.substack.com/p/north-group-announces-19-countries

  Peter McCullough MD makes a strong circumstantial case that: Current Bird Flu Outbreak is Man-Made
USDA Serial-Passage Gain-of-Function Research Extended Host Range to Migratory Waterfowl, Cattle, Sea Mammals   https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/current-bird-flu-outbreak-is-man

  New CDC Study Confirms Current H5N1 Bird Flu Strain is Very Mild; Mass Culling Results in Chicken-to-Human Transmission
100% of poultry-linked human cases traced to reckless mass depopulation efforts.   
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/new-cdc-study-confirms-current-h5n1

  Bird Flu Should Be the Subject of a Criminal Investigation
Current discussion about the reality of H5N1 - i.e., whether it's fact or fiction - ignores that the matter should be the subject of a criminal investigation, not merely scientific debate.   
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/bird-flu-should-be-the-subject-of

  Meryl Nass MD,  Updated WHO Bird Flu cases and deaths, 1/1/2015-12/13/2024 by year and nation                                                                                                                             From 1/1/2020 to 12/13/2024 there were cumulatively 9 reported HUMAN deaths worldwide   https://merylnass.substack.com/p/updated-who-bird-flu-cases-and-deaths

  More from Dr. Nass. Bird-flu is an excuse-vehicle for totalitarian policies.                            New info on bird flu
While I have shown that bird flu is a psy-op, it is still important to closely observe what the federal agencies are doing so we can protect our food supply and call them out on bad policies   https://merylnass.substack.com/p/new-info-on-bird-flu

  Anastassia Makarieva is co-discoverer of the Biotic Pump mechanism, whereby large, mature forests draw moist ocean air currents across continents. 
How much wild nature do we need?  And do we really understand how it functions?   https://bioticregulation.substack.com/p/how-much-wild-nature-do-we-need

​Breathing Like A Forest (pictured spreading organic compost in Yoakum garden on New Year's Eve)   

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Am I In Heaven

 Angels Incarnate,


​  The old world is dying, the new one has not yet been born. It's the time of monsters
​  Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s former chief and architect of the West’s aggressive escalation against Russia, is stepping into his role as co-chair of the Bilderberg Group, a fitting appointment for an era where Western hegemony is fracturing.
​  His tenure at NATO transformed Europe into a militarized vassal, funneling billions into U.S.-led defense ventures under the guise of “collective security.” Now, Stoltenberg is tasked with ensuring that the Atlanticist (NATO) machine continues to churn, even as Trump’s “America First” agenda looms over the alliance.
​  With Stoltenberg at the helm, Bilderberg solidifies its role as the backroom engine of endless wars. This is no mere “discussion forum.” Its steering committee is packed with defense industry titans and Big Tech moguls, from Palantir’s Alex Karp, who brags about “targeting in Ukraine” to Eric Schmidt, now peddling kamikaze drones. These aren’t strategists, they’re profiteers, ensuring war remains the most lucrative business model on Earth.​..
..Here’s the bitter truth: Bilderberg’s facelift under Stoltenberg doesn’t change its essence. It remains a club for empire managers desperate to cling to a world order that no longer works. The question isn’t whether Bilderberg can adapt, it’s whether the world will allow this cabal of warmongers and profiteers to dictate humanity’s future.​   https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/op-ed-the-old-world-is-dying-the-new-one-has-not-yet-been-born-its-the-time-of-monsters

Biden announces $5.9 billion for Ukraine amid final aid push​   https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/31/world/politics/biden-ukraine-final-aid-push/

​  Ukraine, World Bank sign $15B agreement funded by US: Premier
“The United States will provide Ukraine with $15 billion, secured by revenues from frozen Russian assets,” Shmyhal said in a statement on Telegram.​   https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/ukraine-world-bank-sign-15b-agreement-funded-by-us-premier-3696493

Ukraine ends transit of Russian gas to EU​  (Not a "threat", but a natural consequence)   Slovakia has threatened to cut electricity to Kiev following the suspension​   https://swentr.site/russia/610258-russia-halt-gas-supply-eu-ukraine/

​  The period of good fortune is over: Europe prepares for an era of constant fear of an energy crisis
A combination of cold weather and weak winds has already forced Europe to use more of its gas reserves than is typical for this time of year, with levels reaching below 75% in mid-winter. With supplies from Russia now guaranteed to be cut off, Europe is starting a tough life on its own in the energy sector, which will cause problems elsewhere.​   https://en.topcor.ru/55163-period-vezenija-zakonchilsja-evropa-gotovitsja-k-jepohe-postojannogo-straha-jenergeticheskogo-krizisa.html

​  Russia plans to reconnect ZNPP to grid, aims full reactor activation
According to the plant's administration, ensuring nuclear safety remains a top priority, especially given the ongoing risks from strikes by Ukrainian forces.
 This announcement was made by Sergei Kiriyenko, Russia's first deputy chief of staff in the presidential executive office, during his visit to Energodar and the ZNPP.
Kiriyenko expressed optimism about the plant’s role in enhancing Russia's energy system, stating, "The Zaporizhzhia NPP will be reconnected to the energy system of our country as soon as the situation allows and will make a significant contribution to achieving energy sustainability in Russia."​   
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/russia-plans-to-reconnect-znpp-to-grid--aims-full-reactor-ac

​  Moon of Alabama,  2025 - Ukraine On The Verge Of Defeat
​  In 2023 the situation in Ukraine had developed into what looked like a stalemate. But 2024 proved that bigger things had been in the making. In 2024, after taking Avdivka, the Russian forces began to deliberate and steadily move forward.
​  The introduction of FAB bombs, precision ammunition delivered from airplanes flying outside Ukrainian air defenses, broke the Ukrainian defense fortifications. Russian infantry, covered by ample artillery and with the help drones, infiltrated and overwhelmed Ukrainian lines. An ever increasing shortage of Ukrainian troops helped to increase the tempo of progress.
​  Diversion action, by Russia in the Kharkiv region and by Ukraine itself due to its attack into the Kursk region, further weakened the Ukrainian lines. A high number of casualties, unmotivated troops and a lack of heavy equipment have since diminished the Ukrainian forces. The downward spiral the Ukrainian army is currently in is likely to continue.​   
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/01/ukraine-sitrep.html#more

​  US must make first step to restore ties with Russia — Lavrov
"So we’ll see. If the Americans begin to take our interests into account, dialogue will gradually recover. If not - then everything will remain the way it is​."​   
https://tass.com/politics/1895241

   Russia may be willing to pay to rebuild Ukraine along USSR-infrastructure models as a sweetener, if they officially get the 4 oblasts, and guaranties of No-NATO-ever.      Russia not satisfied with Trump team’s proposals on Ukraine — Lavrov
At the same time, Lavrov noted that Moscow has not received any official signals from the United States on the Ukrainian settlement at the moment​   
https://tass.com/politics/1895237

​"Whistle while you work"...  Israeli soldiers post videos of Gaza homes torched with racist song.​  Videos accompanied by racist song, "Let your village burn".   https://www.trtworld.com/discrimination/israeli-soldiers-post-videos-of-gaza-homes-torched-with-racist-song-18248432

​  BBC staffers reveal editor’s ‘entire job’ to whitewash Jewish war crimes
News editor Raffi Berg reportedly controls online coverage of genocide in Gaza to ensure Israeli crimes are ‘watered down’ or ignored​.   
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/12/bbc-staffers-reveal-editors-entire-job-to-whitewash-jewish-war-crimes/

​  Israel splashes $150m in international PR to sway foreign opinion over Gaza genocide​    
Israel allocates millions for its 2025 budget to bolster international public relations over its military actions in Gaza.​   https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-splashes-150m-global-pr-sway-opinion-over-gaza-war

  ​Israel National News:  US Jewish leaders to Pope: Refrain from making incendiary comments against Israel
Conference of Presidents writes letter to Pope Francis following his criticism of Israel’s counterterrorism operations in Gaza: 
​  “We appreciate and share your concern for the suffering of innocent civilians and desire to spread peace and compassion around the world. However, statements you have made including, ‘Yesterday children were bombed. This is cruelty, this is not war,’ only serve to distort Israel’s legitimate military campaign and fuel antisemitism and unjust targeting of the Jewish state.”​   https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401619

​  BBC Staff in Open Revolt Over Gaza.
The BBC is dealing with a major internal revolt about its reporting on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Journalists are claiming the organization is systematically biased and frames the story in a particular way.
​  The Dutch version of this article was censored by Facebook. Ironically, reporting on this censorship is also being censored
The BBC is being generously funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to produce fake news.  the amounts of money allocated by Bill Gates are in the billions...As outsiders, we are usually unaware of how reporting is manipulated and directed. There is no real gag order, but an individual journalist who spills the beans can fear for his or her career prospects.
​  It is only when things get out of hand and a group of journalists publicly express their grievances that we get a glimpse of this invisible but very present pressure on reporting. In recent months, this has been the case with regard to BBC reporting on the war against Gaza.
​  In November 2024, more than 100 journalists from the public broadcaster signed an open letter calling for fairer and more accurate reporting.
They accuse the BBC of systematic bias, emphasizing Israeli narratives, undervaluing Palestinian victims, and failing to reflect the asymmetry of the conflict.
    
https://www.globalresearch.ca/bbc-staff-open-revolt-gaza/5876030

​  EU Ministers reject Israeli Arms BAN despite Gaza War Crimes and Genocide Evidence
European Union foreign ministers rejected a proposal to halt arms exports to “Israel” last month, despite being presented with evidence of war crimes and genocide in an internal EU assessment.
​  The 35-page report, authored by Olof Skoog, the EU’s special representative for human rights, was sent to ministers ahead of a council meeting on November 18.
​  The document, which had not been disclosed before, presented findings from United Nations sources on violations of international humanitarian law committed by “Israel” and Hamas since the start of the war in October 2023.
​  The report emphasized the disproportionate toll on civilians in Gaza, with an estimated 45,000 deaths, more than half of whom were women and children.​   
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/12/eu-ministers-reject-israeli-arms-ban-despite-gaza-war-crimes-and-genocide-evidence/

​  When Democrats and liberals smeared Jimmy Carter for criticizing Israel
Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, was attacked for telling the truth about Israel. Many Democrats joined the smear campaign.
​                                  Carter was often celebrated for the humanitarian work he did after leaving office in 1981 and, unlike many other ex-presidents, he didn’t shy from weighing in on contemporary political debates.
​  In 2006, he published Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which was based on his participation in the Camp David Accords. In the book, Carter argues that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land and continued expansion of illegal settlements are preventing a peace agreement from being reached...
​..“While I have tremendous respect for former President Carter, I fundamentally disagree and do not support his analysis of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said then Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, “On this issue President Carter speaks for himself, the opinions in his book are his own, they are not the views or position of the Democratic Party. I and other Democrats will continue to stand with Israel in its battle against terrorism and for a lasting peace with its neighbors.”
​  Then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi also helped distance the party from the book. “With all due respect to former President Carter, he does not speak for the Democratic Party on Israel,” she explained. “Democrats have been steadfast in their support of Israel from its birth, in part because we recognize that to do so is in the national security interests of the United States. We stand with Israel now and we stand with Israel forever.”​   
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/when-democrats-and-liberals-smeared-jimmy-carter-for-criticizing-israel/

​  Bibi owns Donald, so he can ​safely say that.  Gaza war not to end unless ordered by US president: Israeli media
Israeli media explains that Benjamin Netanyahu would not end the war on Gaza unless a direct order comes from the president of the United States.​   https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-war-not-to-end-unless-ordered-by-us-president--israeli

​  'Can't imagine how things can get any worse': Doctors back from Gaza share horrors inflicted on Palestinians
'When I was treating her, she asked me to come in closer to her. I came in closer to her, and she asked me, 'doctor, am I in heaven,' Doctor Mohamed Ashraf​   
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/cant-imagine-how-things-can-get-any-worse-doctors-back-from-gaza-share-horrors-inflicted-on-palestinians/3438994

​  8-year-old boy is first 2025 victim of Israel's Gaza genocide​.  Israeli military kills Palestinian boy Adam Farhallah along with Khuloud Abu Daher, 27, in wee hours of the New Year​   https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/8-year-old-boy-is-first-2025-victim-of-israels-gaza-genocide-18249274

​  UN experts say Israel 'must face consequences' for undermining international law
​  A group of UN experts on Monday said that Israel “must face the consequences” of its campaign to undermine the legal framework for the protection of civilians in armed conflicts as the military aggression continues unabated...
​..“Indiscriminate attacks, including on shelters for displaced persons and the Kamal Adwan Hospital and its vicinity, and the intensification of siege conditions on northern Gaza for the last three months run contrary to Israel’s legal duty to ensure the protection of the civilian population,” they said.
​  “We are disturbed that this siege, coupled with expanding evacuation orders, appears intended to permanently displace the local population as a precursor to Gaza’s annexation in further violation of international law.”
​  Although Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory was labeled “unlawful” by the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister, the experts said: “Nonetheless, Israel continues to face no real consequences, largely due to protection offered by its allies, who have gone so far as to join Israel in delegitimizing international institutions and besmirching Special Procedures mandate-holders.”
​  The experts reiterated the urgency of allowing independent and thorough investigations of serious violations of international law.
​  “Israel’s continued impunity sends a dangerous message suggesting that parties to other conflicts around the world need not comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law,” they said. “We cannot afford to lose the force of the multilateral system. Israel and its leaders must be held accountable.”​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241230-un-experts-say-israel-must-face-consequences-for-undermining-international-law/

​  Israel won’t allow Kamal Adwan Hospital to reopen
Footage released by Israeli occupation forces captures the moments leading up to the detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, during a raid on Friday. The video shows Abu Safiya entering an Israeli military vehicle. He was subsequently detained and his current whereabouts remain unknown. Israel has since said it detained 240 Palestinians, including hospital staff, during the raid on the medical facility, which was then set on fire and rendered out of service.​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241230-report-israel-wont-allow-kamal-adwan-hospital-to-reopen/

​  Israeli army damages Baptist Hospital in Gaza
The Israeli army targeted the Baptist Hospital in Gaza on Sunday, escalating the ongoing destruction in the northern areas of the Gaza Strip, reports Anadolu Agency.
​  Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that an Israeli artillery shell struck the top floor of the Baptist Hospital.
The hospital remains the last functioning medical facility in northern Gaza after the Kamal Adwan Hospital was rendered inoperable after the Israeli army destroyed and partially burned the Kamal Adwan Hospital, according to Anadolu’s correspondent.​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241229-israeli-army-damages-baptist-hospital-in-gaza/

​  Another Palestinian detainee from Gaza dies in Israeli custody
​  Ashraf Fakhri Abu Warda, 51, breathed his last at Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Beersheba, two days after he was transferred from the Negev Desert Prison in southern Israel, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a joint statement...
..Palestinian detainee Ashraf abu Warda has been declared killed due to harsh torture in #Israeli investigation slaughterhouse.​..
​..His family said that Abu Warda, who was detained by Israeli army forces in Gaza on 20 November 2023, had no known health issues before his detention.​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241229-another-palestinian-detainee-from-gaza-dies-in-israeli-custody/

​  At least 7 killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza City
At least seven people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza City on Sunday, the Civil Defence Service said, Anadolu news agency reported.
​  Spokesman Mahmoud Basal said several people were also injured in the attack that targeted the upper floor of Al-Wafa Hospital in the centre of the city.
According to witnesses, an Israeli fighter jet hit the upper floor of the hospital, where scores of displaced civilians have taken shelter.​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241229-at-least-7-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-hospital-in-gaza-city/

​  "I don't think it means what you think it means."  Israel violates cease-fire with Lebanon 6 times on 32nd day
The Israeli military violated the cease-fire with Lebanon six times on its 32nd day, marking ongoing tensions in the region, the authorities said on Saturday.
Since the cease-fire was declared on November 27, the Israeli army has committed a total of 325 violations, resulting in 33 deaths and 37 injuries.​   
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-violates-cease-fire-with-lebanon-6-times-on-32nd-day/3437038

Israel might stay in southern Lebanon beyond 60-day cease-fire deal: Report​   https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/israel-might-stay-in-southern-lebanon-beyond-60-day-cease-fire-deal-report-3696446

​  Uh, "Yes"?   Did the U.S. Army THAAD System Just Fail its First Ever Combat Test? Why Advanced Yemeni Missiles Pose New Challenges
​  On December 26 the U.S. Army for the first time employed a THAAD surface-to-air missile system to attempt to neutralise an airborne target. The system’s first combat test has long been anticipated, with THAAD having first entered service in 2006 with the promise of revolutionising American ground forces’ ability to intercept intermediate range ballistic missiles in the upper atmosphere...​  While the primary threat against which THAAD was deployed was the Iranian ballistic missile arsenal, its target on December 26 was a ballistic missile fired by Yemeni Ansurullah Coalition forces, with an unnamed American military source cited by local media stating that it was not confirmed whether the system hit its target.​..
..Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante in November highlighted the growing consensus to this effect, stating that its arsenal included missiles which “can do things that are just amazing.” “I’m an engineer and a physicist, and I've been around missiles my whole career. What I've seen of what the Houthis [Ansurullah] have done in the last six months is something that — I'm just shocked,” he stated.​   https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-army-thaad-fail-first-combat-test-yemeni-missiles

​  US, UK renew airstrikes on Yemen
According to Arab sources, the warplanes of the United States and the United Kingdom bombed the southern Al Hudaydah province of Yemen two times.
There were no immediate reports of possible casualties.​..
​..Yemeni Armed Forces have said that they won’t stop their attacks until unrelenting Israeli ground and aerial offensives in Gaza, which have killed at least 27,948 people and wounded another 67,459 individuals, come to an end.​   
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/226271/US-UK-renew-airstrikes-on-Yemen

​Good video of the shoot-down:  Houthi forces use Soviet Kub SAM to down the 13th MQ-9 drone   https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/12/29/houthi-forces-use-soviet-kub-sam-to-down-the-13th-mq-9-drone/

​  Israel threatens to escalate conflict with Yemen's Houthis
Israel's UN ambassador warned Yemen's Houthis to stop missile attacks or face the same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Assad.​   
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-threatens-escalate-conflict-yemens-houthis

Military escalation | Turkish forces and their proxies fire heavy artillery shells on three villages, silos and water station in Al-Hasakah and Al-Raqqah countryside​   https://www.syriahr.com/en/352526/

​  al-Jolani/al-Sharaa offers Kurds ​to keep their weapons if they join his army.  Syria's de facto leader al-Sharaa holds talks with Kurds
In the past month, deadly clashes have erupted in northern Syria between Turkish-backed factions and the SDF.
​  Earlier Tuesday, Turkish-backed fighters killed three pro-Kurdish security personnel in Syria's second city Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
On Sunday, Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV that the Kurdish-led forces should be integrated into the new national army.
​  "Weapons must be in the hands of the state alone. Whoever is armed and qualified to join the defence ministry, we will welcome them," he said.​ "Under these terms and conditions, we will open a negotiations dialogue with the SDF... to perhaps find an appropriate solution."​   
https://www.newarab.com/news/syrias-de-facto-leader-al-sharaa-holds-talks-kurds

​This fellow, Jolani/Sharaa seems to be supported long term by the US, Israel and Turkey.  Syria to target Iran with $300 billion compensation demand   https://www.iranintl.com/en/202412254184

  It's way too early to poke the bear.  New Syrian leader wants close ties with Russia
Speaking of Moscow’s military bases in the country, Ahmed al-Sharaa has said Damascus has “strategic interests” with one of the world powers​   https://www.rt.com/news/610166-syrian-leader-russia-relations-bases/

​The bear has been playing this game a very long time.  Western satellites record construction of major Russian airbase in southeastern Libya   https://en.topcor.ru/55187-zapadnye-sputniki-fiksirujut-stroitelstvo-krupnoj-rossijskoj-aviabazy-na-jugo-vostoke-livii.html

Who has been cutting the payroll checks? US, Turkey and Israel:  How will the new Syria handle its ‘Greater Israel’ problem?   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241231-how-will-the-new-syria-handle-its-greater-israel-problem/

   Setting low expectations:  Syria may take four years to organize elections — new authorities
"Before any real elections, we need to hold a general census," Ahmed Sharaa pointed out​   https://tass.com/world/1895223

Like Russia in the 1990s​. Steal it & charge rent:  Privatising Syria: US Plans Post-Assad Selloff​   https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/29/privatising-syria-us-plans-post-assad-selloff/

​  Google ads know the aisle you are shopping, already.  AI may soon shape human decision-making, study warns
Cambridge University researchers say artificial intelligence could influence choices from voting to online shopping​   https://www.aa.com.tr/en/artificial-intelligence/ai-may-soon-shape-human-decision-making-study-warns/3438086

​  Joshua Stylman,  Engineering Reality: Part III
​  In my research on the tech-industrial complex, I've documented how today's digital giants weren't simply co-opted by power structures - many were potentially designed from their inception as tools for mass surveillance and social control. From Google's origins in a DARPA-funded CIA project to Amazon's founder's familial ties to ARPA, these weren't just successful startups that later aligned with government interests.
​  What Tavistock discovered through years of careful study—emotional resonance trumps facts, peer influence outweighs authority, and indirect manipulation succeeds where direct propaganda fails—now forms the foundational logic of social media algorithms. Facebook's emotion manipulation study and Netflix's A/B testing of thumbnails (explored in detail later) exemplify the digital automation of these century-old insights, as AI systems perform billions of real-time experiments, continuously refining the art of influence at an unprecedented scale.​..
..Understanding these systems is the first step toward liberation. As the machinery of control reaches its peak, so too does the opportunity for resistance. The endgame for centralized power presents a paradox: the same systems designed to limit freedom also expose their own vulnerabilities...
​..The battle for freedom of consciousness is now our most fundamental struggleWithout it, we are not autonomous actors but non-player characters (NPCs) in someone else's game, making seemingly free choices within carefully constructed parameters. Each time we question an algorithmic recommendation or seek out independent voices, we crack the control matrix. When we build in​-person local communities and support decentralized platforms, we create spaces beyond algorithmic manipulation. These aren't just acts of resistance - they're steps toward reclaiming our autonomy as conscious human actors rather than programmed NPCs.​                The choice between authentic consciousness and programmed behavior requires daily discernment... 
    https://stylman.substack.com/p/engineering-reality-part-iii

​  Mom of OpenAI Whistleblower Speaks Out on His Suicide Days After His Birthday
The family of former OpenAI researcher and company whistleblower Suchir Balaji has arranged for a second autopsy to be conducted
​  In an interview with Business Insider published on Thursday, Dec. 26, Poornima Ramarao spoke about her 26-year-old son, whose body was discovered in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26, according to CNBC.​  "He was upbeat and happy," Ramarao said of Balaji. "What can go wrong within a few hours that his life is lost?"
​  Balaji had celebrated his 26th birthday on Nov. 21 with his friends while on vacation, the outlet reported. He later contacted Ramarao to let her know when his flight home was to take place, and he spoke on the phone with his father who wished him a happy birthday.​   
https://people.com/mom-of-openai-whistleblower-who-died-by-suicide-days-after-his-birthday-speaks-out-8766991

​  ‘Godfather of AI’ issues new warning to humanity
​  Artificial intelligence could lead to human extinction within three decades with a likelihood of up to 20%, according to Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneering figure in AI and recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. This marks an increase from a 10% risk, his estimate just a year ago.​   https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/12/29/godfather-of-ai-issues-new-warning-to-humanity/

​  Catherine Austin Fitts,  BITCOIN BAILOUT: Why a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Is a Bailout of the Big Boys   https://home.solari.com/bitcoin-bailout-why-a-bitcoin-strategic-reserve-is-a-bailout-of-the-big-boys/

Take activity breaks hourly.  Too Much Sitting Can Still Be Harmful Even if You Exercise, Study Warns   https://www.sciencealert.com/too-much-sitting-can-still-be-harmful-even-if-you-exercise-study-warns

  In 2018: "Self-spreading vaccine" means a mild infectious-virus.:  Drones Spray 'Self-Spreading' COVID-19 Vaccine for 'Large-Area Inoculation of Humans' in 'DEFUSE' EcoHealth/DARPA Project
​  Was the COVID-19 pandemic a premeditated operation involving aerosolized bioweapons deployed on unsuspecting populations?​ (duh)​   https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/drones-to-spray-self-spreading-covid

​  Sasha Latypova always said Ken was taking a blind-alley on purpose.  Breaking: The lawsuit v Pfizer by TX Attorney General, Ken Paxton is dismissed
PREP Act and EUA law pre-empt civil lawsuits. These suits are theater/political campaigning. AGs serious about prosecution should bring criminal charges, not civil complaints.​   https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/breaking-the-lawsuit-v-pfizer-by

​Ugo Bardi explains specifics, which matter.  Clouds: do they Warm or Cool the Atmosphere?,  Complex systems are always full of surprises.   https://livingearth.substack.com/p/clouds-clouds-clouds

Less Influenced by AI (pictured with an incidental mess of greens after winter garden prep at end of 2024)  

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Need A Much Bigger Lie

 Incredulous,


  Gail Tverberg, the World Economy Needs to Simplify
Economic growth and added complexity sound like they would be good, but at some point, the combination gets to be too much–simplification is needed.
  Too much of the world’s income starts going to non-working individuals and to high-earning workers in privileged fields. Ordinary working citizens start to say, “Wait a minute, there is not enough left for my everyday expenses. The system needs to change.” Elections lead to the selection of politicians who want war, or who want to overturn the current system...
..In this post, I will try to explain a bit of the underlying problem and give some hints at what the simplification might look like. Part of the problem is too little energy supply. This is a problem that cannot be told to the public; it would be too distressing. In this post, I present the result of a recent academic study that has attempted to recalibrate the findings of the 1972 Limits to Growth study with updated data.   
https://ourfiniteworld.com/2024/12/04/the-world-economy-needs-to-simplify/   


  I think 2024 was the new 2019, myself.  The Honest Sorcerer, What A Year 2024 Was
  Simply put: there is no such thing as an “energy transition”. It’s a myth. All proposals, from wind and solar to hydrogen, depend on minerals mined, delivered and refined by using these polluting fuels in copious amounts. As soon as the extraction of fossil fuels begin to decline, you can bet that the production of solar panels and wind turbines will eventually follow suit. And since diesel fuel is also used to grow and deliver crops, the question whether to burn it to mine minerals for EV batteries, or use it to grow food to prevent hunger will resolve itself rather quickly. And only when you add our propensity for war whenever resources grow thin, you start to really appreciate the relative peace and calm we have today.   https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/what-a-year-2024-was   


    So I have to guess that nuking the inauguration on January 20, 2025 would get rid of Trump, Vance, Musk and all the rabble-rousers against the "deep state"?                  Jeffrey Prather: Drone sightings a DISTRACTION from the Deep State’s plan to use suitcase nukes
  Former Soviet Lt. Gen. Alexander Lebed's claims in 1997, stating that around 250 suitcase nukes were created by the Soviet Union with 100 missing, still resonate through intelligence circles. The potential for these devices to be used to destabilize the new administration is a serious security concern.   https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-12-27-prather-drones-distraction-deep-state-suitcase-nukes.html

  This is the case, which I have posted before, in the context of Gaza findings, for a novel and small neutron-bomb type device using deuterium-doped enriched-uranium.   Is 'Israel' using small nuclear weapons in Gaza and South Lebanon?     Dr. Christopher Busby is part a mixed crew of investigative reporters and commentators from Lebanon and some film-makers investigating "Israel's" use of enriched uranium in strikes on Gaza on Lebanon, and aim to follow up on the strange illnesses that are appearing on the battlefield...                                     ..'Israel' in Gaza: 'Red Mercury'.  Dr. Christopher Busby
  In 2021, a scientific report in the prestigious journal Nature confirmed what I had been saying since 2006. "Israel" has, since its attacks on Lebanon in 2006 and those on Gaza in 2008 and 2014, used a new nuclear weapon, one which kills with a high temperature radiation flash and with neutrons. This weapon, which leaves an identification footprint, but no fission products like Caesium-137, we now know was also employed by the USA in Fallujah, Iraq in 2003, and previously in Kosovo also.
  The residues, inhalable Uranium aerosol dust, together with the neutron damage to tissues, cause a range of serious and often fatal health effects that puzzle doctors and defy treatment. Without knowing what caused such effects, which often mimic other illnesses or result in fungal infections that kill, doctors are powerless to help and just watch the exposed individuals die.   
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/is--israel--using-small-nuclear-weapons-in-gaza-and-south-le

  John Helmer had this story, mostly introducing the documentary and analytical work of nuclear scientist Christopher Busby.
NEW EVIDENCE THAT ISRAEL IS USING A NEW URANIUM WEAPON – MAKE THAT THE NEUTRON BOMB
  The neutron bomb was invented in 1958 by Samuel Cohen of the Livermore Laboratory of California and then RAND...
  Abstract
  Since 2003 measurements made by Green Audit in Fallujah, Iraq 2003, Lebanon 2006 and Gaza 2008 have provided unequivocal evidence of Uranium residues which show anomalous Uranium U-238/U235 isotope signature ratios.
  Results from independent laboratories in Europe and the UK, using different techniques, revealed the presence of enriched Uranium in biological materials and environmental samples including soil, bomb craters and air (as recorded in vehicle air filter dust). More recently, 2021 results published in the journal Nature, show that Uranium enrichment levels in background samples from Gaza have been increasing markedly since 2008. Since enriched Uranium is an anthropogenic substance which does not exist in nature, the question arises as to the source, in the weapons employed by the USA (Fallujah) and Israel (Lebanon, Gaza). It is proposed that the only logical answer is that a Uranium-based weapon exists that produces U-235 by neutron activation and has been deployed. Such a weapon must be some kind of neutron bomb...
..Conclusion and further investigation.
  An inevitable deduction from the consistent findings of enriched Uranium in samples from Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq, is that a neutron weapon of some kind has been employed since the second Gulf War, and possible before then. This is an Israeli (and US) secret weapon, as was reported by Robert Fisk in The Independent in 2006 [7]. 
The increases in congenital effects seen in the Fallujah population [8,9,10] and also in Gaza [20,21] can plausibly have resulted from exposure to neutrons as well as to the Uranium particulate aerosols. The weapon is ideal for armies employed in methodological destruction both of fighters hidden in urban environments (where neutrons pass through walls) and for any state which has the aim of destroying the civilian population using a genetic mutation weapon (cancer, fertility loss, birth defects). It is, however, a nuclear weapon,  and those deploying it are using a nuclear weapon against civilian populations as part of a project to destroy an enemy state population without acknowledging this. This is a war crime.
 https://johnhelmer.net/new-evidence-that-israel-is-using-a-new-uranium-weapon-make-that-the-neutron-bomb/#more-89018

​  Yellen Says US Will Hit Debt Ceiling Mid-January, Forcing Treasury To Employ 'Extraordinary Measures' 
“Treasury currently expects to reach the new limit between January 14 and January 23, at which time it will be necessary for Treasury to start taking extraordinary measures.” Yellen wrote.​ Extraordinary measures, often described as accounting maneuvers, allow the Treasury to free up cash and delay default.​   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/yellen-says-us-will-hit-debt-ceiling-mid-january-forcing-treasury-employ-extraordinary

​  Yeah? Sez Who?   New York to Tax Fossil Fuel Producers $75 Billion for Climate Change Damages
​  Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed legislation that will require fossil-fuel producers to pay $75 billion to supposedly help the state adapt to climate change. “This landmark legislation shifts the cost of climate adaptation from everyday New Yorkers to the fossil fuel companies most responsible for the pollution,” Ms. Hochul’s office declared.​..                        ..The top implied admission is New York is both broke and desperate.​   https://mishtalk.com/economics/new-york-to-tax-fossil-fuel-producers-75-billion-for-climate-change-damages/

​  Sasha Latypova,  A. Toynbee "Universal States: Ends or Means?"  Excerpts from "A Study of History", abridged, illustrated, chapters 32-33.                                                   There is a misunderstanding, usually divided along political party lines, about the United States and other nominally sovereign independent countries of the world. Typically the “leftists” call them “democracies”, while the conservatives in the US counter this with “we are a constitutional republic, not a democracy”. Other groups decry the corporate form of the US government. I think trying to pinpoint the ill invariably misses the point, as any state will undergo all of these forms before a given civilization ends.
  According to Toynbee, a “universal state” is the last phase of a society before extinction. This doesn’t mean people go extinct: they don’t disappear as a group, however they may be reduced in numbers. We are talking about the concept of a “state” in this case​.   https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/a-toynbee-universal-states-ends-or

​Simplicius has a lot of good information and perspective.  Provocation Pressure Against Russia Heats Up in Both Air and Sea   https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-122824-provocation-pressure

Cutting out Russia makes Soviet-era pipelines a target, does it not?  Ukraine Receives First Ever Natural Gas Shipment From US As It Cuts Energy Ties With Russia   https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/ukraine-receives-first-ever-natural-gas-shipment-us-it-cuts-energy-ties-russia

  Ukraine won't renew the gas-transit contract with Russia.  Russia's Gazprom says it will stop supplying Moldova with gas next week
Gazprom said Moldovagaz “regularly fails to fulfill its payment obligations under the existing contract, which is a significant breach of its terms.”​...
..Russian energy giant Gazprom supplies the gas-operated Kuciurgan plant, which generates electricity that powers a significant portion of Moldova proper. The plant was privatized in 2004 by Transnistrian officials and later sold to a Russian state-owned company. Moldova doesn’t recognise the privatisation...​                                                      ..Transnistria, which broke away after a short war in 1992 and is not recognised by most countries, also declared its own state of emergency in mid-December in case the region does not receive gas supplies.
  When Russia fully invaded Ukraine in 2022, Moldova, a former Soviet republic of about 2.5 million people, was entirely dependent on Moscow for natural gas but has since pushed to diversify and expand its energy sources.​   
https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/28/russias-gazprom-says-it-will-stop-supplying-moldova-with-gas-next-week

Biden Unveils $5.9BN In Military & Budget Aid To Ukraine As Pre-Trump Surge Continues​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-unveils-59bn-military-budget-aid-ukraine-pre-trump-surge-continues

​  Church of England Tells Clergy to Censor “Problematic” Christmas Carols Mentioning Jesus​                                   
​  The Church of England is now instructing clergy to remove “problematic words” in Christmas carols which imply that Jesus Christ is the “true Messiah” because some people might be “offended.”
​  In an email sent to Birmingham diocese clergy, obtained by The Daily Mail, it said:
“Try to use language that won’t add further confusion or tension or take away anything from the good news of the Nativity.”​   
https://www.dailyfetched.com/church-of-england-tells-clergy-to-censor-problematic-christmas-carols-mentioning-jesus/

  ​Ugo Bardi presents the case that Syria became dependent upon $5 billion per year from Captagon production after oil-production fell off, and was captured by enemy forces. When that came under attack, military officers couldn't be paid.    The Syrian Disease: Death of a Petrostate   https://senecaeffect.substack.com/p/the-syrian-disease-death-of-a-petrostate   


​  Not yet confirmed, but makes sense if factual:  Al-Jawlani, Head of HTS That Overthrew Syria President, is Jewish
The Head of HTS, a.k.a. "ISIS," a.k.a. "Al Qaeda," which overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, is Jewish, and graduated from the Islamic School of Jurisprudence, in Tel Aviv.​... According to Israel's YNET News, Abu Muhammed Al-Jawlani was born Yonatan Avi-David, and is a Mossad Mole.​   https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/al-jawlani-head-of-hts-that-overthrew-syria-president-is-jewish

​  Turkish occupation mercenaries behead displaced person in Tal Rifaat
Turkish occupation mercenaries killed the young Kurdish man, Djwar Bato, by "beheading" near the town of Tal Rifaat, according to his family, adding another crime to the series of violations committed against the people of Afrin and Shahba.​   
https://hawarnews.com/en/turkish-occupation-mercenaries-behead-displaced-person-in-tal-rifaat

​  All contact lost with Kamal Adwan Hospital staff and patients as Israel raids north Gaza hospital
The Israeli army raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, with more than 350 people inside at the time of the attack. 
Female staff told journalists that they were forced to strip off their clothes by soldiers and were beaten if they refused.​   https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/all-contact-lost-with-kamal-adwan-hospital-staff-and-patients-as-israel-raids-north-gaza-hospital/

​  Palestinian Health Ministry slams Israeli army for moving patients to destroyed Indonesian Hospital
In a statement, the ministry said: “A harrowing night has passed for the forcibly evacuated patients, who are now in critical conditions at the Indonesian Hospital without access to water, electricity, food, or medical supplies.”​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241219-can-north-gaza-survive-after-israel-destroyed-its-only-icu-killed-its-last-doctors/

​  Yemen’s Houthis targeted Israeli air base with hypersonic missile
The Yemeni Houthi group said Saturday that it had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile targeting Nevatim Air Base in Israel’s southern Negev region, Anadolu Agency reports.​ Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a recorded address that the operation involved a Palestine 2 hypersonic missile, which he claimed successfully hit its target.​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241228-yemens-houthis-targeted-israeli-air-base-with-hypersonic-missile-spokesperson/

​  Yemen downs its 13th US-made MQ-9 Reaper UAV
The Yemeni Armed Forces target Nevatim air base in al-Naqab with a hypersonic missile and down an American MQ-9 drone over al-Bayda, continuing their support for Gaza and responding to the Israeli and US-UK aggression.​   https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-downs-its-13th-us-made-mq-9-reaper-uav

Court Blocks Biden From Selling Off Portions Of Southern Border Wall​   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/court-blocks-biden-selling-portions-southern-border-wall

  ​Stomach virus lasts 2 days; is going around:  Norovirus surge in the US: Symptoms, transmission, who’s at risk, preventive measures
A sharp increase in norovirus outbreaks has been reported in the US this winter, with 91 outbreaks in the week of December 5, up from 69 the previous week.​   https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/norovirus-surge-in-the-us-symptoms-transmission-whos-at-risk-preventive-measures-11735474306884.html

  ​For your reference:  Vast mRNA 'Vaccine' Biodistribution, Persistence, and Adjuvant Toxicity Research Library Published
Over 100 peer-reviewed studies demonstrate serious safety concerns.​   https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/vast-mrna-vaccine-biodistribution

​The South Atlantic Anomaly won't stay still:  NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field   https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-is-watching-a-vast-growing-anomaly-in-earths-magnetic-field

 Picture worth 1000 words:  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News​   https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-december-28-2024/   


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