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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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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทWar with Iran? U.S. suspicious movements at Diego Garcia base

That small orange dot on the map represents Diego Garcia, a US military base strategically situated at a crucial choke point along the major shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, over 3,500 kilometers from Yemen.

Due to its proximity to the Middle East, Diego Garcia serves as a formidable and secure platform for US military power. Recently, the United States has deployed at least three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, 18 refueling tankers and dozens of fighter jets to that base. The last time the US did this was to bomb Yemen.

If Iran were to be attacked, Diego Garcia would be a crucial support base. So, do these developments signify an imminent conflict?

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๐Ÿ›ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆDrones Flying High: How UAVs Soar Past Traditional Aviation

Drones have revolutionized the battlefield, surpassing conventional aviation in cost-efficiency and operational effectiveness. While long-range aircraft are now primarily used for precise strikes, drones now reign supreme due to their unparalleled versatility and affordability.

Unmanned aerial vehicles serve as effective spotters for artillery, fostering a seamless collaboration that accelerates targeting processes and enhances overall firepower.

Today, drones are not merely tools; they are essential assets that have shifted the balance of power in conflicts around the globe. Their integration with artillery has proven to be a game-changer, redefining conventional military strategies and laying the groundwork for the future of warfare.

Check the full episode here.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ถThe Digital Euro Fraud

No one asked for it, no one needed, nevertheless it is almost secure that it will arrive. What kind of dangers it represent in the middle of several crisis to be solved in Europe?

Let's check some details:

Privacy and Surveillance Concerns:
The centralized nature of the digital euro could lead to monitoring of citizens' financial activities, potentially evolving into a surveillance state. Programmable money could enforce personalized monetary policies, limiting spending on certain products or services, or even companies.

Privacy issues are significant, as the digital euro might allow for detailed tracking of transactions, which could infringe on personal freedoms.

Achieving cash-like anonymity in digital transactions is challenging due to the inherent digital nature of these currencies and the potential for abuse. Even long-experienced cryptocurrency services still have some leaks in their security system, such as ByBit recently in 2025. We can be sure that the digital euro would not be safe from major threats.

Financial Stability Risks:
A digital euro could lead to significant outflows from bank deposits, potentially destabilizing the financial system. Estimates suggest up to 739 billion euros could be withdrawn if the holding limit is set at 3,000 euros.

This could force banks to seek alternative funding sources, increasing their costs and potentially reducing their profitability.

Now imagine the situation for smaller banks. Those can be disproportionately affected by deposit outflows due to their reliance on retail deposits. They might face significant challenges in replacing lost deposits, especially during times of financial stress.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“‰The Yield Curve's Grim Message: Get Ready for Financial Ruin

Typically, US longer-term bonds have higher yields than shorter-term bonds due to the increased risk of lending money for a longer period. However, when the yield curve inverts, short-term bonds offer higher yields than long-term bonds. This inversion has historically been a reliable precursor of an impending recession.

Historical precedents:

๐Ÿ”ธThe May 2019 inversion ushered in the COVID-19 recession.
๐Ÿ”ธThe February 2006 inversion preceded the Great Recession.
๐Ÿ”ธThe July 2000 inversion foreshadowed the 2001 recession.

The current yield curve is influenced by several factors:

๐Ÿ”ธMarket Expectations: As of early 2025, market expectations suggest a potential recession, leading investors to demand higher yields for short-term bonds, which could invert the yield curve.

๐Ÿ”ธMonetary Policy: The Federal Reserve's cautious approach in 2025, including rate cuts, is expected to influence short-term yields, potentially steepening the yield curve.

๐Ÿ”ธRisk Perceptions: Persistent inflation rates above target levels continue to shape risk perceptions, keeping long-term yields stable even as short-term rates decline

๐Ÿ”ธGlobal Economic Conditions: Diverging global growth, with some regions experiencing slower growth, may influence US bond yields and the yield curve.

๐Ÿ”ธSupply and Demand: Changes in US Treasury debt issuance strategies, aimed at extending the average duration of debt, can influence bond supply and demand dynamics, impacting the yield curve.

The yield curve inversion is not just a sign, it's a declaration of war on the economy. The clock is ticking, and the next recession might be closer than you think.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“‰The US Market Concentration Tinderbox: A Ticking Time Bomb

The US stock market is sitting precariously on a powder keg of unprecedented historic concentration levels that surpass even the wild frenzy of the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble. With things heating up, panic is starting to grip investors as they sense that this financial tinderbox is about to explode.

๐Ÿ”ธThe top 10 stocks account for 36% of the S&P 500, nearing an all-time high and surpassing the peak of the Dot-Com Bubble.

๐Ÿ”ธThe largest stock is 700x bigger than the 75th percentile stock, a gap not seen since the Great Depression.

๐Ÿ”ธWhile the S&P 500 equal-weighted index has beaten the Magnificent 7 in 10 of the last 12 weeks, the market is still chained to tech giants.

๐Ÿ”ธThis minor dip in concentration is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Parallelisms:

๐Ÿ”ธ2000 Bubble: Concentration peaked at 27% for the top 10 stocks. Today? Well, now itโ€™s 36%.

๐Ÿ”ธ1930s Parallels: The size gap between the largest stocks and their mid-tier counterparts now mirrors the extremes of the Great Depression.

The market is a house of cards propped up by a handful of tech stocks. Just a slight slip in big tech could trigger a massive collapse. Investors are gambling on a sector thatโ€™s already defying gravity, and as history says, gravity always wins.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ"Thank You, Trump! Now China Holds the U.S. in the Palm of Its Hand"

Entrepreneur Spencer Hakimian breaks down the fallout of US-China tariff policies:

"If Iโ€™m Xi, I call Donaldโ€™s bluff on this like thereโ€™s no tomorrow.

Tell Trump โ€œno thank you. We want TikTok. Find your own cheap vendor for everything your country needsโ€.

Whatโ€™s Xiโ€™s downside?

China will just dump whatever America was scheduled to get in 2025-2028 into Europe/Asia/Africa/Latin America.

Countries will be begging for cheap goods with all these tariffs happening.

Or, worst comes, China weathers a few years of inventory buildup and let Americans suffer from inflation/product shortages without China and then elect a uber China Dove in 2028 to fix the problem.

China has the leverage here."

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