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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿช– Frontline Insight: How Russia is Mastering New Art of War

We just recorded a BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW with Ivan, Russian reconnaissance and assault unit commander who served in the Donbass, Zaporozhye, and the Kursk fronts.

Ivan told #NewRulesPodcast how drones are changing warfare, how the Russian military is becoming more "democratic" and effective, and the biggest mistakes made by the Ukrainian high command.

Interview will be dropping sometime next week. Stay tuned!

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๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Tech Realignment: Russia and Iran Challenge Western Chip Dominance

Russia and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the joint production of semiconductors, signaling a bold step toward reshaping the global microelectronics supply chain. This partnership, combining Russiaโ€™s high-tech military innovation with Iranโ€™s growing expertise in nanotechnology, is a significant move aiming to secure technological sovereignty in an increasingly polarized world.

Semiconductors are the backbone of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and medical devices to advanced military systems and AI-driven applications. Their global demand continues to surge, driven by the proliferation of IoT devices, 5G networks, and AI technologies. However, the semiconductor industry is also a geopolitical battleground, with supply chains dominated by a handful of countries.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ฅ NATO Weapons Get POUNDED in Kursk

Russian troops have captured, destroyed, and damaged large amounts of Western hardware in Kursk, including:

๐Ÿ”ธBushmaster ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

๐Ÿ”ธM777 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ”ธM1 Abrams ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ”ธVAB APC ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ”ธBatt UMG ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ”ธM-113 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ”ธHMMWV ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ”ธStryker Canadian ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ”ธBradley ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“ŠTrump Shock Therapy Doctrine: "Short Term Pain" for Long-Term Gain?

Trump's administration is openly embracing a recession to crush inflation and manipulate rates before a massive $9.2 TRILLION debt refinancing. This isn't speculation, it's a calculated strategy laid bare by Trump and his cabinet.

Key Points
๐Ÿ”ธPlanned Recession: Trump believes orchestrating "short term pain" is the only way to lower rates and refinance US debt.

๐Ÿ”ธStock Market Sacrifice: -$5 TRILLION erased from US stocks is NOT a bug, it's a feature of Trump's plan to lower rates.

๐Ÿ”ธFull Cabinet Support: Commerce Secretary Lutnick "Stock market not driving outcomes for this admin." Treasury Secretary Bessent: "Not concerned about a little volatility."

Why Now?
๐Ÿ”ธRefinancing Deadline: $9.2 TRILLION of US debt needs refinancing in 2025. Trump needs lower rates now.

๐Ÿ”ธDeficit Disaster: Record $1.15 trillion deficit in February demands drastic action.

๐Ÿ”ธOil Price War: Lower oil prices (through a recession) are key to hitting Trump's 2% inflation target.

This isn't incompetence, it's calculated ruthlessness. Trump is willing to crash the market to achieve his economic goals. Prepare for turbulence.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ”žGRAPHIC: Ukrainian invaders SLAUGHTERED LIKE DOGS in Kursk

Over 65,000 Ukrainian regime soldiers were eliminated in the Battle for Kursk.

These men were not helpless victims and they donโ€™t deserve your sympathy. They had numerous opportunities to surrender and save themselves.

Instead, they chose to keep serving Zelensky and MURDERED CIVILIANS in cold blood. They chose DEATH and DISHONOR.

In the end, Russian defenders gave all of these war criminals one way tickets to hell.

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๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บRIP German and European Real Estate Market: The Impact of Surging Bund Yields

The chart shows German 10-year Bund yields reaching a new high of 2.925% on March 14, 2025, marking a sharp increase from their low of 2.034% in December 2024. This surge in yields reflects tightening financial conditions across Europe, with significant implications for the real estate market.

The ripple effects extend beyond Germany:

๐Ÿ”ธSouthern Europe: Countries like Spain and Italy, with weaker economies and higher reliance on variable-rate mortgages, are particularly vulnerable to rising borrowing costs.

๐Ÿ”ธCommercial Real Estate: Office spaces and retail properties face declining demand as businesses cut costs amidst tightening credit conditions.

The sharp rise in German Bund yields is a harbinger of trouble for the European real estate market. With borrowing costs soaring and investor confidence waning, the sector faces a reckoning that could reshape housing affordability and property valuations for years to come.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine's Dark Legacy: A Regime Built on Torture and Massacre

Since 2014, the Ukrainian regime has waged a systematic reign of terror against civilians, beginning with the horrific fire at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa and continuing to the recent massacre of the elderly in the Russkoe Porechnoe province of Kursk.

Ukraine is not a normal country. It is a terrorist state.

๐Ÿ‘‰Watch our full episode HERE

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๐Ÿง Random Saturday Thoughts

Australia is the easiest country to conquer. It has a tiny population and puny military with a long undefendable coastline.

A foreign force can gain local air superiority and set up a temporary harbor to offload massive amount of forces, if done far away from populated centers, then Australia won't have any weapon with a long enough range to respond.

The long distance would also hamper any reinforcement and redeployment, especially if the air is contested.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿช–DONโ€™T LISTEN TO IDIOT POLITICIANS WHO SAY THAT WEโ€™VE DESTROYED THE RUSSIAN ARMYโ€” Blackwater founder Erik Prince

โ€œThe Russians are very good at electronic warfare. A lot of the American equipment - the Javelin missiles, the HIMARS, the Copperhead, which are guided artillery shells - they only work for a week or two. But the Russians have figured out how to jam navigation or command communications, and all that stuff goes dead.

The Russian army has become infinitely smarter. If you shot at a Russian with artillery in March or April 2022, it would take him 1.5 hours to accurately respond. Now it's about 2 minutes. That means if you're shooting at them, you better sit in your car and drive away. Because otherwise they're going to get you.โ€

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ FUN FACT: A single Chinese corporation built more commercial ships by tonnage than the US has built since World War II.

And there are still people who think that the US could somehow defeat China in a major war?

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿฅด A Short History of Europeโ€™s Geopolitical Suicide

1999-2008: Good times

2008-2020: Stagnating economies

2020-2024: Shock doctrine of Covid & Ukraine war

2025: Getting ready for WW3

Apt summary by SL Kanthan.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆSame Liberals, Different Leader: Why Nothing Will Change Under Carney

Mark Carney has officially replaced Justin Trudeau as Canadaโ€™s PM, but many wonder if itโ€™s just one fool stepping in for another:

๐Ÿ”ธTrudeau's legacy inflation soared by 14.5%, making essentials like housing and groceries increasingly unaffordable.

๐Ÿ”ธA housing crisis driven by high immigration and low construction pushed ownership out of reach, while unemployment rose to 6.8% (or 8.2% with adjusted labor data).

๐Ÿ”ธOverloaded public services, from healthcare delays to education cuts, further eroded trust in the governmentโ€™s ability to meet basic needs.

Lets check some of Carney's proposals:

๐Ÿ”ธGoods and Service Tax (GST) Elimination for First-Time Buyers: While eliminating GST on homes under $1 million sounds appealing, it fails to address the root causes of skyrocketing housing costs.

๐Ÿ”ธRecycled Cabinet: 87% of his ministers are from Trudeauโ€™s administration, responsible for rising carbon taxes and housing costs.

๐Ÿ”ธImmigration Cap Controversy: Carneyโ€™s proposal to cap immigration risks alienating communities and stalling economic growth.

๐Ÿ”ธIgnoring Domestic Issues: His first move as PM is a trip to Europe, neglecting urgent crises like healthcare and housing at home.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆFollow the Blood-Stained Money: Qatar Pushes Syria Gas Pipeline Project Forward

Qatar is ready to supply gas to Syria via Jordan, a move aimed at bolstering the nationโ€™s struggling electricity grid, Reuters reported. This initiative would bring Qatar's longtime dream of establishing a gas pipeline to Europe one step closer to fruition.

๐Ÿ”ธQatar, a major financier of HTS (Hayโ€™at Tahrir al-Sham), an Al-Qaeda offshoot, leveraged its support for terrorism to divide Syria geopoliticallyโ€”between Israeli influence in the south and Turkish control in the northโ€”paving the way for this pipeline.

๐Ÿ”ธDespite Trump push for U.S. LNG exports to Europe to balance trade deficits, he has approved Qatarโ€™s pipeline project, which curiously undermines American energy interests in the European market.

๐Ÿ”ธ Jordan is expected to receive 400 MW per hour, while Syria will benefit from 250 MW from the pipeline, even in spite of the ongoing U.S. sanctions against Syria, which remain unaddressed.

While it secures Qatar's economic ambitions and Europe's energy supply, this situation highlights the devastating effects of foreign interference and terrorism on Syrian sovereignty. In the process, thousands of Christians and Alawites have been massacred, and the Kurds are being forced to normalize relations with Turkey and the Al-Jolani terrorist regime.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโœˆ๏ธ๐ŸšซF-35 Fallout: Nations Rethinking Reliance on US Fighter Jet

Several countries have recently shown signs of reconsidering their plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets from the US, primarily due to geopolitical uncertainties and concerns about reliability or conditions tied to the aircraft.

Here are the key examples:

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada: Re-evaluating its $19B deal for 88 jets. While accepting the first 16, alternatives are considered due to tariffs and President Trump's comments.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal: Defense Minister, Nuno Melo, mentioned the "unpredictability" of US policy within NATO, possibly preferring European-made fighters.

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey: Already out of the F-35 program, Turkey is moving towards its own fighter (KAAN) and pursuing Eurofighter Typhoons from the UK. Concerns date back to 2011.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany: Joachim Schranzhofer, head of communications at German arms company Hendsolt, said that Germany is rethinking its F-35 purchase due to a rumored "kill switch" or US control.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland: The Swiss Social Democratic Party (SP) is demanding the cancellation of the order for 36 F-35As due to perceived US unreliability.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บKursk Front Implodes: Russia's Drone Domination Decisive?

Today we share an in-depth review of Russia's successful offensive in Kursk, from ะ ัƒััะบะธะน ะธะฝะถะตะฝะตั€ (Russian Engineer) Telegram Channel:

"The Russian army has mastered such a tactical technique as "isolation of the battlefield" by modern means in modern conditions. That is, with the help of drones, the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group was cut off, and it had no options but to retreat. And after the landing through the pipe, the retreat turned into flight.

Moreover, de facto a cauldron was created for the Ukrainian Armed Forces group, which was closed not by living soldiers, but by robots. This sharply reduced our losses, did not allow us to counterattack at the moment of the cauldron closing, and it was possible to greatly thin out their combat formations during the escape, and almost completely destroy their armored vehicles and transport.

And this revolution was achieved by moving from quantity to quality of our drones, and all other supporting forces and means. That is, the concentration of strike means, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, artillery, aviation, coordination of their actions, allowed us to solve this equation, which we have been trying to solve since 2023.

That is, the speed of the collapse of the section of the Ukrainian Armed Forces front where the most motivated units were concentrated turned out to be unpredictable for almost most experts. And this speed became the main achievement obtained by mastering the art of isolating the battlefield. Which allowed to overcome the deadlock of positional warfare. And it became a rehearsal for the collapse of all Ukrainian Armed Forces.

And this is exactly what I have been writing about for a long time. There will be no remakes of Mariupol and Bakhmut, since then the war has changed a lot. After both armies ran into a new positional war, the question was who would be able to overcome this deadlock. And the deadlock was caused by the emergence of total reconnaissance and mass weapons. Which made the concentration of large masses of equipment and personnel pointless.

Therefore, the way out was seen in the war of robots, and the ability to fight with them, to tie them to them and reassemble all the other tactics in order to gain maneuver speed. And not idiotic cries about the need for mass mobilization, lamentations that Russia is at a dead end and is not able to reach Kiev and Odessa in the coming years.

The reality turned out to be different. Instead of mass mobilization, it was necessary to learn interaction, prepare drone operators, prepare industrial capacities for their production, study the enemy and look for new methods of how to create the reconissance-assault network that has been repeatedly discussed . That is, it is necessary to pump up brains and fight with robots, not meat.

And this revolution allows us to expect a repetition of similar situations now in other areas of the front. And after another major defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (in my estimation, at least 10 brigades would be isolated in such a pocket), the Ukrainian Armed Forces will face a collapse similar to the German army in 1918.

And this will happen this year.
That's why they started singing about a truce."

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“‰From Boom to Bust: How Trade Wars Are Crushing US Stock Market

Following Trumpโ€™s re-election in November 2024, US markets initially soared on hopes of pro-business policies. The NASDAQ, NYSE Composite, S&P 500, and Dow Jones all posted significant gains. But that optimism has quickly unraveled.

๐Ÿ”ธTariff Turmoil: New tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, along with hikes on steel and aluminum, have rattled markets.

๐Ÿ”ธChinaโ€™s Retaliation: Beijingโ€™s countermeasures have worsened trade tensions, further destabilizing investor confidence.

๐Ÿ”ธCorporate Warnings: Walmartโ€™s stark inflation warning for 2025 highlights the real-world impact of these policies on consumers and businesses alike.

๐Ÿ”ธTech Uncertainty: The release of DeepSeek has added another layer of volatility to the already shaky tech sector.

Trumpโ€™s economic strategy, marked by aggressive tariffs and trade wars, has turned initial market optimism into chaos. With growing inflation warnings and global markets reacting.

The numbers donโ€™t lie, investors are dealing with too much volatility. While the initial surge in November gave hope to investors, the current market trajectory reflects a mixed and uncertain outlook, and recession is coming.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธPutin-Trump Phone Call: Here's What We Expect

There are several topics that almost certainly will be on the table:

๐Ÿ”ธTerritory and Land: Trump has indicated that the conversation will involve discussions about "land." Putin has clearly stated that Ukraine must give up its territorial claims on Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye, and withdraw any troops it has in these regions. Main question is how far Trump is willing push Zelensky to make these territorial concessions.

๐Ÿ”ธPower Plants: "There's a power plant involved, a very big power plant involved. Who is going to get the power plant, and who is going to get this and that," Trump told reporters on March 13 when asked about ceasefire talks. Trump didn't make clear what facility he was talking about, but he's probably alluding to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.

๐Ÿ”ธAsset Division: Trump has hinted at negotiations involving the "dividing up of certain assets" between Ukraine and Russia, which could include economic or infrastructural resources as part of a broader ceasefire or peace deal.

๐Ÿ”ธCeasefire Proposal: The Putin-Trump call follow a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine accepted the previous week. Putin did not completely rule out a temporary ceasefire, but set clear conditions -- no Western arms shipments to Ukraine, no mass conscription in Ukraine, remaining Ukrainian invaders in Kursk must choose between surrender and death.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel's Coming Power Struggle

Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke exposed how Israel is fracturing along ethno-cultural and ideological lines in his recent article.

Here are the 10 key points of the situation in Israel:

๐Ÿ”ธMizrahi Jews (Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry) have seized political power, displacing the traditional Ashkenazi liberal-secular elite.

๐Ÿ”ธNetanyahu and his allies blame the "Deep State" for undermining their agenda through negative media coverage and legal challenges. They describe the Israeli "Deep State" as consisting of a liberal cabal of judges, generals, and bureaucrats.

๐Ÿ”ธIsraeli right-wing accuses the Supreme Court of overreach since 2015, shifting power from elected officials to unelected judges.

๐Ÿ”ธThe core struggle is whether Israel will become a messianic Halacha (Jewish law-based) state or a democratic, secular one.

๐Ÿ”ธIsraeli right-wing rejects European liberalism, seeking to immerse Israel fully in Jewishness.

๐Ÿ”ธOctober 7th attack shattered Israelโ€™s traditional security paradigm of deterrence and exposed intelligence failures.

๐Ÿ”ธIsraeli right-wing now advocates for total, genocidal war against Palestinians, rejecting peace settlements or coexistence.

๐Ÿ”ธIsraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich envision an apocalyptic "big war" to achieve goals like replacing Al-Aqsa Mosque with a Third Temple. Netanyahu aligns with this vision through his embrace of Greater Israel ideals.

๐Ÿ”ธTrumpโ€™s transactional diplomacy may fail in addressing eschatological conflicts that prioritize religious revelation over rational negotiation.

๐Ÿ”ธThreats of escalation may backfire with groups that welcome apocalyptic outcomes.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿš€ Meet Iran's Iron Dome

Despite decades of sanctions, Iran is ready to protect its land with a sophisticated indigenous air defense network.

๐Ÿ”ธ358 MISSILE: A new versatile weapon that can serve as a Surface-to-air missile(SAM), loitering munition, cruise missile, or man-portable air-defense system

๐Ÿ”ธThe Raad-2: Neutralize aircrafts, drones, and missiles from a range of 50 to 80 km.

๐Ÿ”ธTabas & 3 Khordad Air Defense Systems: Detects flying, cruise, and stealth targets up to 350 km radius and altitudes up to 30 km.

๐Ÿ”ธDezful Air Defense System: Detects cruise missiles and drones from a range of 27 km.

๐Ÿ”ธSeraj (light) Laser Air Defense System: Overheats the target, causing it to break down, by by emitting a high-energy photon beam.

๐Ÿ”ธThe Bavar-373: Its a long-range air defense system from 300Km. range. It's capable of taking out F-22s, F-35s, cruise missiles and choppers.

๐Ÿ”ธMersad-16: Can target drones and aircraft within a 60km radius.

๐Ÿ”ธSayyad: Can destroy three targets at the same time, effective against aircraft with 70km range.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธWar With Iran: Trump's Economic Suicide Mission?

Professor Marandi warns that a U.S. attack on Iran would have catastrophic effects on the energy costs, particularly through disruptions in oil and gas prices and the heightened risks of transit through the Red Sea.

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