Adaptable Humans,
Trump Says Oct 7 "Was Terrible" But From "...the Hamas Standpoint," They've Lost 70,000. "That's Big Retribution. That's Big Retribution." https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/blair-trump-20-peace-plan-first-phase
The Palestinian toddler has never tasted her mother’s milk since being born in November 2023, a month after the Israeli genocide in Gaza began.
Rewan’s mother, now caring for four children, is battling depression.
Her body stopped producing milk after repeated trauma caused by the Israeli siege and relentless bombardment.
The family was forced to flee their home in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, first to Gaza City, then to Khan Younis.
“These events led to Rewan’s mother being diagnosed with PTSD,” Aldreini told Middle East Eye, as his wife boils a small pot of rice to prepare milkless rice pudding for their daughter.
She cannot walk, barely speaks, suffers from a weak immune system, heart problems, and severe malnutrition.
She is continuing to lose weight and now weighs just 7kg. Her health is deteriorating under what her father calls “engineered starvation” imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip. https://israelpalestinenews.org/gazas-children-face-genetic-harm/
President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuelan forces foil ‘extremist’ plot to plant explosives in US Embassy aimed at escalating tensions with Trump administration. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/7/venezuelas-maduro-says-us-embassy-false-flag-bombing-foiled-in-caracas
The former UN official, who led the preparation of the UNODC World Drug Report for two decades, underscored that Venezuela has never appeared in the report as a drug-producing country or as having significant organized crime related to narcotics. https://www.telesurenglish.net/former-un-official-refutes-u-s-claims-linking-venezuela-to-drug-cartel/
Azerbaijani officials had accused Russia of refusing the aircraft permission to land on its territory after it was hit, forcing the badly damaged aircraft to extend its time in the air further.
"Of course, everything that is required in such tragic cases will be done by the Russian side on compensation and a legal assessment of all official things will be given," Putin told Aliyev in a face-to-face meeting, which was the first in a year since the incident happened. "It is our duty, I repeat once again … to give an objective assessment of everything that happened and to identify the true causes."
According to a summary of Putin's explanation of the crash:
The Russian president informed Aliyev that an incursion of three Ukrainian drones was the root cause of the tragedy, with one of them still in the air when the AZAL flight 8243 was damaged. According to Putin, the plane was “most likely hit by debris” from a missile that self-destructed in the air.
The incident took place near Grozny, Russia. The crew tried to divert the flight, but the plane eventually crash-landed in Kazakhstan. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-issues-rare-apology-compensation-azerbaijan-plane-disaster
..At the same time as Putin was meeting with the military leaders, he authorized spokesman Dmitry Peskov to issue a warning to Trump not to escalate with the Tomahawk. This was intended as his reply to Trump’s claim the day before in the Oval Office that he had “sort of made a [Tomahawk supply] decision, pretty much.” Trump added that he will have the final say on targets in Russia. “I think I want to find out what they’re doing with them. You know, where are they sending them. I guess I’d have to ask that question…No, no, I want to — I would — I would ask some questions. I want to see what’s — I would ask some questions. I am not looking to see an escalation.”
Putin’s spokesman challenged that. “This will imply a serious spiral of escalation, which, however, will not be able to change the battlefield situation for the Kiev regime. But it is important to bear in mind in this context, putting aside various nuances, that these missiles can be equipped with nuclear warheads…This is a serious spiral of escalation, indeed. We understand that we need to wait for, perhaps, clearer statements, if they follow. As for arms supplies, they are usually sent and then statements follow. At least, that’s the way it was under the Biden administration. Let’s wait and see how things go this time around.” https://johnhelmer.net/electric-war-on-the-ukraine-battlefield-is-turning-the-lights-on-in-the-kremlin/
In my view, major cracks are developing in the economy because we are heading toward a collapse scenario of the type that Dr. Joseph Tainter talks about in his book, “The Collapse of Complex Societies.” No one has told the general population about the potential problem, partly because they don’t fully understand the issues themselves, and partly because the underlying causes are too frightening to discuss with the public. At the root of these collapse-related issues is a physics issue, which is only gradually being fully understood...
Please understand that until we have clarification, the 9/11 controversy will continue. The procedure implemented on September 11 was designed by President Eisenhower at a time when nuclear war was feared. If he, the Speakers and a majority of Congress were killed, there would be no constitutional powers. The military would logically have to assume the continuity of government. But this was obviously not the case on that day. Not one elected official was dead. The transfer of power was therefore unconstitutional. It was strictly speaking a coup d’état. https://www.voltairenet.org/article213935.html
And no, it’s not just Candace Owens claiming they’re real. TPUSA affirmed the messages’ authenticity, as well. https://www.westernjournal.com/turning-point-confirms-authenticity-leaked-charlie-kirk-text-messages-conflicts-donors/
In the words of Politico, “victory for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is now distinctly possible.” Oh no. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/rise-conservatives-eus-worst-nightmare-has-never-looked-so-real
“Now, traders, which until now had to convert payments in dirhams or dollars into yuans – since only those can be directly exchanged into rubles needed to pay the producers – are seeking to remove one costly step from the process,” one trade source said. https://thecradle.co/articles/indian-traders-switch-to-chinese-yuan-for-russian-oil-purchases-report
Move targets Iran’s petroleum, petrochemical sectors, including China-based buyers, shadow fleet vessels
By the time it all came crashing down, the company’s sprawling network of auto-parts factories and distribution centers was on the hook for over $10 billion to some of the biggest firms on Wall Street: Jefferies, UBS and Millennium, among others.
While the full extent of the damage — and what exactly went wrong — remains unclear 11 days after First Brands declared bankruptcy, the stakes were raised on Wednesday night when one of First Brands’ financial partners made an emergency court filing calling for an independent investigation into $2.3 billion tied to the company it said had “simply vanished.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/first-brands-collapse-blindsides-wall-143554303.html
World Council For Health A Common-Sense Approach to Childhood Vaccines is Now Needed
New peer-reviewed case report provides direct biological evidence linking mRNA injections to cancer progression and metastasis. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-metastatic-breast-cancer
It should be obvious that government benefits, once granted, are virtually impossible to take away, and a subsidy “cliff” will be politically disastrous. The subsidies were necessary to mask the fact that affordable options were being taken away, and extremely expensive coverage mandates were being imposed. The cliff was needed to mask the long-term cost of the bill.
So, what can be done now? One suggestion is a conditional extension of the subsidies combined with measures to reduce costs, based on an understanding of why costs are outrageous. The graph below shows the enormous increase in administrators, and the legislation associated with it.
Republicans reneged on their promises to repeal ACA. So, how about promising that “if you like your ACA plan you can keep your ACA plan,” but the following changes will be made to allow affordable alternatives to arise: all federal insurance mandates are repealed, so you can buy an affordable catastrophes-only plan; the ban on physician-owned hospitals is repealed; payments are site-neutral; all medical payments including individually owned insurance (not just employer-owned insurance) are payable with pre-tax dollars; and other freedom-expanding measures are actively explored. https://aapsonline.org/health-watch-what-to-do-about-aca-subsidies/
After a whistleblower alerted The Defender, an OSHA spokesperson confirmed an internal directive telling healthcare employers not to report or track COVID-19 vaccine injuries. OSHA removed the policy from its website after inquiries from The Defender. Critics said the directive concealed the scope of vaccine injuries and made it difficult for injured workers to obtain workers’ compensation or disability benefits. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/exclusive-osha-admits-healthcare-employers-told-not-to-report-covid-vaccine-injuries/
How a village club’s talk on Siberian forests and water reflects—like a drop of water—the complexity of human (mis)understandings of their predicament
Then came the difficult question: “What can be done?” At one point, the listener who had been disruptive before exclaimed, almost like a child, “Evenkia is such a small place! Can’t it be saved? Just it?”
And indeed, I thought: who would truly suffer if we simply saved this pearl of the Earth’s cleanest waters? What if these trees were left standing? Some families might not be able to renovate their wooden furniture—but perhaps what they already have could serve a little longer, just for the sake of preserving Evenkia. Chinese factories might lose a source of packaging paper. Maybe that is not so tragic. Why must the destruction of Evenkia feel so inevitable? https://bioticregulation.substack.com/p/clean-waters-of-evenkia