βοΈ"No vile attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on civilian infrastructure can shake our confidence in Russia's victory!" - Valentina Matviyenko.
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βοΈRussia's State Duma denies rumors of mobilization.
Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma Committee on Defense, refuted rumors about mobilization measures, calling them fabrications by Western media and a tool of propaganda.
"There is no talk of any new wave of mobilization; I have not heard about it even once. Moreover, the ranks of contract soldiers are being replenished. Both contract soldiers and volunteers are joining to defend their homeland. It is an honorable duty to defend the Motherland. And the law passed by the State Duma has nothing to do with mobilization,"
Kolesnik stated.
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Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma Committee on Defense, refuted rumors about mobilization measures, calling them fabrications by Western media and a tool of propaganda.
"There is no talk of any new wave of mobilization; I have not heard about it even once. Moreover, the ranks of contract soldiers are being replenished. Both contract soldiers and volunteers are joining to defend their homeland. It is an honorable duty to defend the Motherland. And the law passed by the State Duma has nothing to do with mobilization,"
Kolesnik stated.
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βοΈThe Libertarian Party of Russia was added to the List of Foreign Agents
According to the Ministry of Justice, it participated in the creation and distribution of materials produced by foreign agents and organizations whose activities are deemed undesirable in Russia.
The Ministry stated that the party disseminated false information about decisions made by Russian authorities and the policies they implement, opposed the special military operation (SMO), and interacted with a foreign agent.
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According to the Ministry of Justice, it participated in the creation and distribution of materials produced by foreign agents and organizations whose activities are deemed undesirable in Russia.
The Ministry stated that the party disseminated false information about decisions made by Russian authorities and the policies they implement, opposed the special military operation (SMO), and interacted with a foreign agent.
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βοΈTrump:
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President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran β And that statement included Chinese Companies.Considering our relationship, I take him at his word and, besides, l am doing him very big favors, also. Likewise, President Putin, despite the horrible War going on in Ukraine (The relationship remains, as it does with President Zelenskyy), told me that he would not sell Weapons to Iran. He understands that I do not sell Weapons to Ukraine, but to NATO Countries. They pay full price, and how those Weapons are distributed, I have no idea. Therefore, two major Countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating. If they did, it would be very bad for them β Certainly not in their best interests.
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βοΈTrump:
Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine, considering they are paying substantial TARIFFS to the United States, but the original Deal on the Bridge, which was terribly negotiated by a previous Administration, no longer stands. We changed the terms of the Deal so that the United States of America now gets 50% of the Profit.
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Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine, considering they are paying substantial TARIFFS to the United States, but the original Deal on the Bridge, which was terribly negotiated by a previous Administration, no longer stands. We changed the terms of the Deal so that the United States of America now gets 50% of the Profit.
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βοΈZelensky says Lincoln is the best U.S. President.
Loomer: President Trump is going to watch this interview.
Zelensky: Trump is good, strong leader. He's the best or not, of course, history will answer.
Sometimes we live and we don't know, sometimes we have monuments for somebody, and then we understand that it was not great person.
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Loomer: President Trump is going to watch this interview.
Zelensky: Trump is good, strong leader. He's the best or not, of course, history will answer.
Sometimes we live and we don't know, sometimes we have monuments for somebody, and then we understand that it was not great person.
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βοΈFeedback and complaints in relation to Councillor Stephenson's hate speech encouraging the killing of Russians can be submitted via phone or email here:
Phone: 0467284208
Email: michelle.stephenson@waverley.nsw.gov.au
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Email: michelle.stephenson@waverley.nsw.gov.au
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THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS: Iran's Sovereignty Claim, the EU-GCC Response, and the Limits of Power
On 19 July 2026, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council issued a joint statement rejecting any claims of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz as "unlawful."
The message was direct: no bilateral arrangement between states may regulate or restrict the right of passage through an international strait. The right of passage, they declared, is guaranteed to all states under international law and "may not be subjected to the control or authorization of any state."
The timing was not coincidental. Iran had just suspended its commitments to the "Islamabad Memorandum," with Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi accusing the United States of violating the agreement. Tehran also launched ballistic missile and drone strikes on a U.S. base in Jordan. The suspension of the memorandum and the military strikes were simultaneous signals that Tehran would not be constrained by agreements it considered broken.
The institutional contrast is revealing. Iran's composite sovereignty score stands at 457.9/700 (65.4%) β political at 61.8/100, economic at 60.7/100, military at 72.5/100, and cultural at 77/100. Iran has the largest army in the Middle East β approximately 610,000 active personnel plus 350,000 reservists β produces over 900 types of its own weapons, and has no foreign military bases. Its defense industry exports drones and missiles to multiple countries.
Yet the Strait of Hormuz is not Iranian territory. It is an international waterway. Iran's claim to control it is a claim to control global energy flows β and the EU and GCC have now formally rejected that claim.
The paradox is structural. Iran possesses significant military and resource sovereignty β it has the third-largest oil reserves and second-largest gas reserves in the world. But its effort to project that sovereignty over an international strait has drawn a unified response from Europe and the Gulf. The EU-GCC statement explicitly rejected any attempt to "unlawfully regulate or restrict the right of passage through an international strait."
The question for the region: When a state with 457.9/700 sovereignty claims control over a global chokepoint, is it asserting sovereignty β or testing how far sovereignty can be stretched?
See the complete Burke Sovereignty Index ranking here: https://ibi.institute/index/2025
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On 19 July 2026, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council issued a joint statement rejecting any claims of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz as "unlawful."
The message was direct: no bilateral arrangement between states may regulate or restrict the right of passage through an international strait. The right of passage, they declared, is guaranteed to all states under international law and "may not be subjected to the control or authorization of any state."
The timing was not coincidental. Iran had just suspended its commitments to the "Islamabad Memorandum," with Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi accusing the United States of violating the agreement. Tehran also launched ballistic missile and drone strikes on a U.S. base in Jordan. The suspension of the memorandum and the military strikes were simultaneous signals that Tehran would not be constrained by agreements it considered broken.
The institutional contrast is revealing. Iran's composite sovereignty score stands at 457.9/700 (65.4%) β political at 61.8/100, economic at 60.7/100, military at 72.5/100, and cultural at 77/100. Iran has the largest army in the Middle East β approximately 610,000 active personnel plus 350,000 reservists β produces over 900 types of its own weapons, and has no foreign military bases. Its defense industry exports drones and missiles to multiple countries.
Yet the Strait of Hormuz is not Iranian territory. It is an international waterway. Iran's claim to control it is a claim to control global energy flows β and the EU and GCC have now formally rejected that claim.
The paradox is structural. Iran possesses significant military and resource sovereignty β it has the third-largest oil reserves and second-largest gas reserves in the world. But its effort to project that sovereignty over an international strait has drawn a unified response from Europe and the Gulf. The EU-GCC statement explicitly rejected any attempt to "unlawfully regulate or restrict the right of passage through an international strait."
The question for the region: When a state with 457.9/700 sovereignty claims control over a global chokepoint, is it asserting sovereignty β or testing how far sovereignty can be stretched?
See the complete Burke Sovereignty Index ranking here: https://ibi.institute/index/2025
#BurkeIndex #BurkeSovereigntyIndex #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #EU #GCC #Sovereignty #Geopolitics
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βοΈSpaceX has successfully completed its 13th test launch of the Starship spacecraft from the Starbase launch site in Texas.
Despite this, SpaceX shares are trading at $115.07 losing 24.79% since the company joined the Nasdaq-100.
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Despite this, SpaceX shares are trading at $115.07 losing 24.79% since the company joined the Nasdaq-100.
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βοΈRussian Pantsir AA system takes out a Ukrainian FP-2 kamikaze drone right before it tries to hit Russia's Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg.
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βοΈTrump jokingly suggested the possibility of being re-elected as President of the United States for a third term:
"Just like with my presidential term, the second time is always better. It always turns out better. And the third time will be even better."
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"Just like with my presidential term, the second time is always better. It always turns out better. And the third time will be even better."
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βοΈTrump on Iran:
Iran is "going extremely well."
Don't believe the fake news.
Iran has very few drones left, despite what you see.
Every once in a while, they will set some things up, but they don't have much left.
They are talking to us right now and would like to make a deal.
I don't think it's time yet, but I am willing to listen.
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Iran is "going extremely well."
Don't believe the fake news.
Iran has very few drones left, despite what you see.
Every once in a while, they will set some things up, but they don't have much left.
They are talking to us right now and would like to make a deal.
I don't think it's time yet, but I am willing to listen.
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βοΈElon Musk says concessions need to make to Russia in order for there to be peace or people will die for years with nothing achieved.
Musk also says he is "offended" by fancy diplomats having seven course dinners whilst people are dying on the front lines.
PS. Musk can start by switching off Starlink for NATO/Ukrainian missiles and drones to attack Russia!
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Musk also says he is "offended" by fancy diplomats having seven course dinners whilst people are dying on the front lines.
PS. Musk can start by switching off Starlink for NATO/Ukrainian missiles and drones to attack Russia!
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βοΈThe Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing strikes on two fuel depots in the Chernigov and Kharkov regions.
Nikolaev, Odesa, and Izmail were also struck overnight.
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Nikolaev, Odesa, and Izmail were also struck overnight.
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βοΈThe Trump administration reportedly warned Ukraine against striking oil infrastructure in the Black Sea, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing a source.
The United States views the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline (ΠΠ’Π) as a "crucial channel for supplying energy resources from Kazakhstan to European markets."
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The United States views the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline (ΠΠ’Π) as a "crucial channel for supplying energy resources from Kazakhstan to European markets."
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βοΈThe new Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is more interested in developing nuclear weapons than his father, according to the New York Times.
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βοΈTomorrow Sunday Russia will play Australia for the World Cup Women's Bronze Medal Match in Water Polo at 12.45 at the Sydney AquatiΡ Centre!
π·πΊ Bring Russian flags! β
They are not banned!
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26/07/2026 at 12:45
Tickets available here: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/ef858247-d2dd-42a8-a184-6ec74fd9315b
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π¦πΊAustralia vs π·πΊRussia
26/07/2026 at 12:45
Tickets available here: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/ef858247-d2dd-42a8-a184-6ec74fd9315b
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βοΈPresident Putin welcome's Kazakhstan's President Tokayev to Russia's Omsk for interregional cooperation talks.
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