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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆZelensky: DUMBEST decisions

Ukraineโ€™s comedian-in-chief has led his country to disaster through reckless choices and strategic mistakes. Here's a breakdown:

๐Ÿ”ธSabotaging Peace Agreements: Breaking the Minsk I and II accords, walking out of the Istanbul talks, the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the recent Putin-Trump ceasefire deal to prolong the conflict.

๐Ÿ”ธUnrealistic Territorial Demands: Refusal to cede Crimea or other Russian-liberated regions despite wasting foreign โ€˜aidโ€™ along with military and resource constraints.

๐Ÿ”ธ2023 Counteroffensive Disaster: Pushed for an ill-equipped offensive without sufficient troops or air support, resulting in minimal gains, shattered morale and lost credibility with โ€˜alliesโ€™.

๐Ÿ”ธBakhmut Meat Grinder: Hyped up Bakhmutโ€™s symbolic importance, leading to over 55,000 Ukrainian casualties in a chaotic defense of the city.

๐Ÿ”ธKrynky Quagmire: Pursued propaganda wins at the cost of sound strategy, exposing troops to heavy losses of over 1,000 men for negligible gains.

Zelenskyโ€™s decisions have led to catastrophic losses and prolonged suffering for Ukraine. His refusal to adapt to military realities and prioritize diplomacy continues to drag the nation deeper into turmoil.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บEXPOSED: CIA Conspiracy to Subvert Cuba-USSR Relations

Declassified documents have unmasked a Cold War-era plot by the Central Intelligence Agency that sought to sabotage Cuban sugar destined for the Soviet Union. In 1962, CIA agents contaminated 14,135 bags of sugar with a harmless yet foul-tasting substance. The objective was to undermine Cuban-Soviet relations and sow discord between Cuban and Russian authorities.

However, President John F. Kennedy intervened, halting the operation and ordering the ship to return its cargo. This incident, kept under wraps for decades, highlights the lengths to which US intelligence went during its covert campaigns against Cuba and its allies. The CIA's confession had remained redacted until March 2025, revealing a chapter in the complex history of Cold War espionage and diplomatic tensions.

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐ŸชฆBritain is Collapsing

While in outside Londonโ€™s elite bubble, Britainโ€™s GDP per capita is barely better than Eastern Europe. Britain started to show serious signals of imminent Economic and social collapse:

๐Ÿ”ธMore bureaucrats than doctors.
๐Ÿ”ธMore admirals than warships.
๐Ÿ”ธ7.2 MILLION Britons struggle to eat
๐Ÿ”ธ22 MILLION live in inadequate housing
๐Ÿ”ธHomelessness at record levels
๐Ÿ”ธWages stagnant since 2007
๐Ÿ”ธHomeownership impossible for young Britons
๐Ÿ”ธEnergy, housing, & food prices skyrocketing

Mass migration has turned British cities into war zones:
๐Ÿ”ธGangs run entire neighborhoods.
๐Ÿ”ธPolice ignore violent crime to chase down.
๐Ÿ”ธBritainโ€™s justice system isnโ€™t about justiceโ€”itโ€™s about control.

The ruling class in Britain seem more concerned with catering to the whims of foreign oligarchs and global elites the resolve their economy disaster. The UK citizens are struggling with measures such as:
๐Ÿ”ธBurdened by heavy taxation
๐Ÿ”ธStruggling with a rising cost of living
๐Ÿ”ธWatching as their cultural heritage is eroded

Meanwhile, wealthy foreigners and international corporations enjoy preferential treatment, tax breaks, and an open-door policy that allows them to reshape British society to their liking.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸŒ BIG: Erdoganโ€™s Superpower Ambitions in Africa

Over the past 20 years, Turkey has increased its presence in Africa by selling itself as a โ€œthird optionโ€ between U.S. and Russian-Chinese rhetoric.

Here is a list of the main Turkish movements in Africa:

Turkey's trade volume with Africa:
๐Ÿ”ธ$5.4 billion in 2003.
๐Ÿ”ธ$41 billion by the end of 2022.
๐Ÿ”ธThe volume is expected to reach $50 billion by the end of 2025.

Here are Turkey's top export destinations in Africa:
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt

Military presence in Africa:
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia: Military base, deployed 5k soldiers to secure offshore energy assets.
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya: Deployed 3k Syrian mercenaries.
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger: Over 1k Syrian fighters to protect Turkish mining assets.
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌPrivate Military Army SADAT trains forces in Chad, Ethiopia, and Togo.

Major projects

๐Ÿ”ธTurkey's project in Somalia to explore offshore oil fields in swap for enhanced military cooperation with a new missile test site.
๐Ÿ”ธAkinci exports drones to Mali and other Sahel states.
๐Ÿ”ธTurkish Airlines increased their flights to 62 African countries.
๐Ÿ”ธTurkish contractors have undertaken projects for energy, construction, agriculture, health, education, and infrastructure, worth about $85.5B.

In the past two decades, Turkey increased the number of its embassies in Africa:
๐Ÿ”ธ12 in 2002 to 44 in 2022.
๐Ÿ”ธ38 African countries have established embassies in Ankara.

๐Ÿ›ขโ›ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkey's energy supply is 74% dependent on imports from abroad, so Ankara is keen to diversify its energy sector in Africa, a continent where it already has military bases, troops, increased trade and diplomatic relations over the years and, of course, oil and gas to drill.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿช–๐Ÿ“‰Kursk Disaster: Ukrainian Equipment Losses Skyrocket

The ill-fated "Kursk adventure" has turned into a catastrophic failure for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The number of visually confirmed losses of military equipment has now surpassed 1000 units and continues to climb at an alarming rate.

The Kursk operation highlights the dire consequences of Zelenskyโ€™s reckless strategies, further weakening Ukraineโ€™s position both militarily and diplomatically. The fallout from this debacle will undoubtedly have long-term implications for the conflict and left zero cards to Ukraine to negociate.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿช–REALITY CHECK: Europe canโ€™t compete with US or Russian defense industries

โ€œThe problem in Europe is not only structural in terms of defense but primarily about having an independent and honest analytical capacity.

5 to 10 years are not even sufficient for Europe to reach Russian levels of military production, let alone reduce its dependency on the American industry.

Itโ€™s not just about the ability to produce equipment similar to that of the United States; it involves long periods of research, testing, certification, and then production. Europe needs to accomplish this across so many sectors that 10 years becomes an extremely short period, and thereโ€™s little to comment on regarding significant advancements in 5 years.

To be autonomous and comparable to the Russian level of production, Europe needs a 10-year project and an investment of trillions, specially about the missile and EW industries. But when we also consider the need for a substantial program to replace American equipment and to expand European research and production lines, this timeframe would extend to at least 15 to 20 years.

We are talking about the absence of ballistic missiles, air-to-air missiles, strategic bombers, AI satellites, and the need for a broad modernization of doctrines, particularly significant investments in electronic warfare (EW).

In short, there is a lot of work to do, and certainly much more than 5 to 10 years.โ€

Post from ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท defense analyst Patricia Marinโ€™sโ€™ X account.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโœˆ๏ธ COPE AND SEETHE: Europeans canโ€™t produce cutting-edge fighter jets

Europe doesn't make any fifth generation fighters. Only the top military powers do, the US (F-22 & F-35), China (J-20 & J-35) and Russia (Su-57).

While Europe does have some advanced fourth generation fighters, it is a long ways behind and even those generally require key US parts.

If you look at all the most advanced weapons systems, whether we are talking about fighters, bombers, aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, hypersonic missiles or space warfare, Europe either has nothing or is a full generation behind.

This isn't something where you flip a switch, spend 800 billion euros, and the technology and military base suddenly materialize.

Europe would have to spend a fantastic amount of time, money and resources to try to catch, and even then, success is far from certain.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Ticking Timebomb: Ukraine will BANKRUPT the European Union

The total cost of Ukraineโ€™s EU accession could be as high as โ‚ฌ2.447 trillion, or 12.7 times larger than the 2025 EU budget, according to a recent study by the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs.

These costs include Ukraineโ€™s economic reconstruction, military reconstruction, internal security (subsidizing Zelenskyโ€™s repression apparatus), cohesion funds and agricultural subsidies, and interest payments on the debt needed to finance this spending.

The last point is especially important since most European governments run budget deficits, it is fair to assume that they would have to borrow the money necessary to fund Ukraineโ€™s EU accession.

Ukrainian EU membership would also DEVASTATE the blocโ€™s agricultural sector. Ukraineโ€™s agricultural sector is much larger than the rest of Europe, meaning that Ukraine would suck up most of the EUโ€™s agricultural subsidies.

Definitely recommend reading the full report here.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿฆ Message to Europeans: YOUโ€™RE BROKE AS F*CK

"The European tax take from workers' wages in Germany, France, and Italy is over 50%. That means the state owns more of European workers' income than they do,โ€ Johns Hopkins University economist Steve Hanke.

EU stooges will counter that European workers in return for these massive taxes get free healthcare, public transportation, cheap education, retirement payments, sick leave paid, months paid for new parents.โ€

The problem with argument is that Russian workers get the exact same benefits at a 13% tax rate. All the while, Russian economic growth is outpacing all the European โ€˜heavyweights.โ€™

Cope and seethe ๐Ÿ˜‚

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ’ฅBIG: Ukraine lost 230 tanks since the start of 2025, including 70 last month

Neither Ukraine nor its Western patrons are in a position to replenish losses of this magnitude.

Keep in mind that outside of Kursk, frontline has remained largely stable past few months. What happens to Ukrainian equipment losses once Russians get activated on Pokrovsk front? They will almost certainly skyrocket.

At this rate, Ukraineโ€™s military will soon become a one-trick pony (drones).

Full breakdown of recent Ukrainian tank losses here.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ“ˆ BIG: Russian ruble is up 20% this year

Remember how all the pro-Ukraine accounts late last year were predicting an imminent currency crisis in Russia? They once again have egg on their faces.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is rapidly burning through its foreign exchange reserves to keep the hryvnia from plummeting.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ BREAKING NEWS: Trumpโ€™s economic advisors are RETARDED

The White House has revealed that the US could potentially use its gold reserves to acquire more Bitcoin.

Meanwhile, Chinaโ€™s gold reserves reached record high of 73.6 million fine troy ounces in February. Over the past 2.5 years, China's gold reserves have increased by 11.0 million ounces.

China is laughing at Trump for buying Bitcoin. The US is buying digital fools gold, while China buys the real thing.

Moreover, the Chinese realize that Bitcoin is a scam, which is they sold off $20 billion in Bitcoin back in January.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸคกEpic fail: US spies waste 10 years trying to dig up Xi's โ€˜hiddenโ€™ billions - but come up EMPTY-HANDED

After a DECADE of digging, American intelligence agencies have discovered only one surprising thing: Xi Jinping is actually POORER than many US members of Congress.

Xi's family wealth is estimated at less than $10 million, which is peanuts compared to, for instance, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, whose net worth is approximately $240 million.

To put this into perspective, Xi's net worth could buy him just two decent apartments in Beijing.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿช– EXCLUSIVE: Russian platoon commander gives UNFILTERED INTERVIEW about the current state of the Russian military, drone warfare, and the reason behind Ukraineโ€™s recent battlefield failures.

You wonโ€™t see this kind of NO-HOLDS BARRED conversation anywhere else.

(1:25) How NATO prepared Ukraine for war

(8:35) Battle for Donbass in 2022

(11:36) Lessons from drone warfare

(16:51) Have drones overtaken artillery and fighter jets?

(20:41) Why 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive failed

(24:43) Russian military is becoming more โ€˜democraticโ€™

(31:42) How NATO weapons perform on the battlefield

(34:16) Colombian mercenaries used as human shields

(37:30) Why Ukrainians failed in Kursk

(40:18) How Russian soldiers treat Ukrainian POWs

(42:13) Russian military is stronger now than in 2022

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ’ปBIG: China scores BREAKTHROUGH in global semiconductor race

Jack Ma's Ant Group just dropped a BOMBSHELL. They've achieved an AI training breakthrough using Chinese microchips from Alibaba and Huawei at 20% less cost.

The training delivered results largely similar to Nvidiaโ€™s H800 chips, which have almost monopolized the semiconductor market.

The US just got checkmated by Xi Jinping. China's AI lead is now undeniable. The fact that China is using domestic chips completes the bypassing of useless US sanctions and there is nothing Washington can do about it.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆEXPOSED: Why Ukraine GOT SMASHED in Kursk

The Kursk operation was so badly planned that itโ€™s hard to believe that the Ukrainians drew up the plan, according to Ivan, Russian reconnaissance and assault unit commander who served Kursk.

Thereโ€™s a pretty good chance that this was yet another braindead scheme by Team Biden.

Check the full episode here

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณUS Drain Brain to China: A Symptom of Decadence

Between 2010 and 2021, nearly 14,000 US-based Chinese scientists (or Chinese descent) had returned to China by 2021, and counting.

CRUCIAL talents such as:

๐Ÿ”ธDr. Guo-Jun Qi: An absolute legend in AI, who worked in the US for 10 years has decided to come back to China.

๐Ÿ”ธDr. Kun-Liang Guan: A MacArthur "genius" biochemist with over 30 years of experience in the U.S. recently joined Westlake University in Zhejiang Province as a full-time chair professor.

๐Ÿ”ธDr. Sun Song: An award-winning geometer and former professor at UC Berkeley, who moved to Zhejiang University's Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics to contribute to China's mathematical research efforts.

๐Ÿ”ธDr. Gao Huajian: A renowned physicist and former Stanford professor, now at Tsinghua University, continuing his distinguished career in China.

๐Ÿ”ธDr. Song-Chun Zhu, a prominent computer scientist at UCLA (though of Chinese descent), returned to China to lead the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Peking University. His case underscores China's ability to attract top talent with career-defining opportunities.

๐Ÿ”ธDr. Luke Gibson: An ecologist who moved from San Diego to Hong Kong and now is in Shenzhen. China offered him a relocation package worth $1.6 million

The loss of expertise threatens America's competitive edge in critical science fields like AI.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“‰A FINANCIAL STORM IS COMING

The S&P 500 and the US Dollar index have declined -6.5% and -3.5%, respectively since January 31st.

This has rarely ever happened in the past. The last time stocks and the Dollar fell in tandem with a move of this magnitude was in 2008.

In the December 2007 to March 2008 period, the S&P 500 and the US Dollar index dropped -10.2% and -5.4%, respectively, and we already know the stories about "The Great Recession."

Markets remain at a pivotal point.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทErdoganโ€™s Fatal Mistake

Philosopher Alexander Dugin, analyzed the situation:

"The mayor of Istanbul and the mayor of Ankara belong to the liberal opposition. This Republican People's Party is a left-liberal, secular and pro-European alternative to Erdogan's party. The opposition is oriented towards the West and opposes Erdogan's Islamic orientation. But it is also quite hostile to Russia.

Erdogan has made several profound political mistakes. The most important one is that he supported the seizure of power in Damascus by al-Julani militants. This is a fatal mistake, because by doing so Erdogan has dealt a serious, possibly irreparable blow to Russian-Turkish and Iranian-Turkish relations. Neither Russia nor Iran will come to Erdogan's aid.

I donโ€™t think Iran or Russia are involved in any way in the unrest in Turkey; rather, it is the West that is overthrowing Erdogan. However, his Syrian mistake is fundamental. And many inside Turkey not only did not understand, but also condemned this policy of Erdoganโ€™s, which has now led, as we see, to the genocide of Alawites and other ethno-religious minorities, including Christians. Only a short-sighted politician could have effectively handed over power in Syria to Al-Qaeda. Although Erdogan has always been far-sighted in general, this mistake of his will come back to haunt him many times.

The next point is economic policy. The depreciation of the lira, the rampant inflation that undermines Turkey's already not-so-great economy. Using these failures, the Syrian and economic ones, as well as Erdogan's rapprochement with the EU, with the globalists, his contacts with MI6, all this drives Erdogan into a trap. As a result, the liberal, but Kemalist opposition inside Turkey took advantage of this and began to privatize his failures. Like, we said that what happened in Syria was a Pyrrhic victory, the economy is collapsing, and our orientation toward the West is greater than Erdogan's, with whom Turkey will not be accepted into the EU.

Since Turkey is a democracy, Erdogan could do nothing against the people voting for opposition leaders. But in the end, he decided to jail the mayor of Istanbul. Whether it was for a reason or not is not a question at all, in almost any modern political regime you can take any official, and there will always be something to jail him for (there are no more innocent people in politics). Therefore, the question is solely about the expediency of jailing.

Erdogan decided that things were bad for him and that he needed to put his most active opponent, Imamoglu, behind bars โ€“ and he is Sorosโ€™s man, who is supported by globalists. We could support Erdogan if he himself had harshly opposed this Soros group. However, before that, he stabbed his allies Iran and Russia in the back โ€“ we cannot support him.

All of Erdogan's opponents, taking advantage of the combination of the above-mentioned steps, have started a real color revolution. And those conservatives, including the military Kemalists of Eurasian orientation, whom Erdogan himself previously accused of the false "Ergenekon" case, who ultimately saved him more than once (first of all, during the attempted coup in 2016), will no longer come to his aid.

Erdogan has lost his friends because he has betrayed everyone many times. At the same time, we ourselves must be careful about these protests because the same organizers are behind them as in most color revolutions, including the one happening in Serbia. In the revolutions themselves, mostly ordinary people take part, dissatisfied with one or another political excess. Therefore, there are objective reasons for what is happening; apparently, Erdogan has simply exhausted his limit for mistakes and continues to make them.

The future of Erdogan and his regime seems unenviable. Of course, we would like to have a sovereign Turkey with an independent policy as our neighbor. Of course, a friendly one would be better. But Russia is ready for any turn of events"

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆCLAIM: The Russian Army is "Weak" and Cannot Make Progress on the Battlefield

FACT CHECK FALSE:

UAVs have changed warfare forever, turning traditional offensive into a death sentence.

Drones have thermal and night vision, as well as satellite photos, so they can see and monitor the enemy's tactical movements all the time. This makes it impossible to concentrate many troops, and the only tactic left is to move in small groups of 3 or 4 people.

A 2003 US-style invasion of Iraq would be impossible in a contemporary Euro-Drone war.

Check the full episode here .

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