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๐Ÿ”ถIsrael signals readiness to send delegation for talks with Hamas

๐Ÿ”ถHezbollah: how powerful is the movement?

๐Ÿ”ถโ€˜Harassment designed to silence meโ€™: more from Scott Ritter on FBI raiding his home

๐Ÿ”ถLittle spaceship that couldnโ€™t: how failures of Boeingโ€™s Starliner have gone galactic

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โ—๏ธDavid Attenborough narrates hilarious documentary on JD Vance and Kamala Harris

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โ—๏ธRUSSIA UNDER ATTACK IN NATO-APPROVED OPERATIONS: While you were sleeping, 75 drones are shot down over Russian regions & 7 unmanned boats on the coasts of Crimea are destroyed in the Black Sea - Ministry of Defense.

4 of these drones and 4 missiles intercepted over Kursk (pre-war Russia), that earlier faced a surprise Ukrainian incursion that is into its third day - regional Governor Smirnov.

3 of the drones and 3 unmanned boats intercepted near Sevastopol, Crimea, which houses the Russian Black Sea fleet.

6 people injured in drone attack in the Lipetsk region (pictured on map, pre-war Russia and just 460km south of Moscow). A state of emergency is declared in the Lipetsk municipal district - regional Governor Artamonov.

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โ—พ Thousands of Palestinians keep being forcibly displaced by the Israeli occupation Army bombardments.

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โ—พA bus driver in London got racially abused by a "dissatisfied customer" who called him a "Muslim terrorist bastard" and even spat on him.

Really? The bus driver? The man who drives your granny to the shops and the doctor is your enemy? What a world...

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โ—พAn Israeli soldier who raped a Palestinian prisoner alongside other soldiers appeared on Israeli channel 14 to defend his unit that committed the rape. The incident sparked outrage as it was filmed on CCTV cameras and spread to the media.

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Condottiero writes:

At the beginning of the third day of the armed invasion of our territory by the AFU, it became not only clear that we were able to mobilize reserves in the shortest possible time, but also that there were those among the AFU commanders who refused to lead their units into the trap of the Kursk region. For example, the commander of the 80th brigade of the AFU who was fired for insubordination two days before the operation.
Commanders of AFU units, I think, are already trying to figure out how they will withdraw their men. But there is no way to do it. All will remain in the fields of Kursk region.

Our General Staff has taken the path of the shortest time period of mobilization. We used non-trivial methods - Veterans. Wagner's veterans - Iskra Group (former Ratibor), Kamerton, Aida and others, Pyatnashka, Spetznaz VDV and other fast and serious guys. They have already entered the battle. The milk pigs of the AFU are about to face them closely. And the race in the opposite direction will begin.

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We could have reached Moscow if hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians had voluntarily mobilized, - former Minister of Infrastructure Omelyan.

Inna's note: there us an expression which  perfecly describes his words.

"There is nothing impossible when you are an idiot"


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๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต WESTERN DIPLOMATS TO SKIP NAGASAKI A-BOMB MEMORIAL BECAUSE ISRAEL NOT INVITED: Deputy of Palestinian mission in #Japan invited (๐Ÿคฃ) to "peace event" as bitter G7 diplomats left fuming after Nagasaki's mayor makes decision to keep Tel Aviv out of guest list.

It's not that we haven't issued an invitation to the Israeli ambassador for political reasons, but rather, we want to conduct the ceremony smoothly in a calm and solemn atmosphere - Nagasaki mayor Suzuki in article above.


๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ Be Japan: Get nuked by U.S. > become a vassal > U.S. still refuses to attend nuke anniversary because Israel's not invited. Israel wasn't even a thing when U.S. bombed Nagasaki in 1945!

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It is reported that the commander of the tank battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Khomenko, has been liquidated near Kharkov.

Earlier, he received an order from Zelensky for the Kharkov counteroffensive.

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โ—๏ธKey statements by the Russian Defense Ministry concerning the situation in the Kursk region: 

โ–ช๏ธRussian soldiers struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the areas of Darino, Gogolevka, Melovoy, Nikolsky settlements, and the western outskirts of Sudzha.

โ–ช๏ธIn the Yuzhny area, the Russian Army Aviation destroyed five Stryker armored personnel carriers; in the settlement of Martynovka. Russian troops eliminated a Ukrainian column comprising a tank, four armored personnel carriers and a Kozak armored combat vehicle.

โ–ช๏ธRussian aviation and missile forces defeated Ukrainian reserves on the territory of the Sumy region.

โ–ช๏ธDuring the day, Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 280 militants and 27 armored vehicles, including four tanks, five armored personnel carriers, 18 armored combat vehicles, as well as six vehicles, a 155 mm M777 howitzer, a 155 mm self-propelled artillery "Krab", and a 152 mm D-20 gun.

โ–ช๏ธIn total, during the fighting in the Kursk region, the enemy lost up to 945 military personnel and 102 armored vehicles, including 12 tanks, 17 armored personnel carriers, six infantry fighting vehicles, 67 armored combat vehicles, as well as 12 vehicles, two self-propelled fire launchers of the Buk M1 anti-aircraft missile system, and three field artillery guns.

โ–ช๏ธThe operation to destroy Ukrainian formations continues.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฎUK ARRESTS 55-YEAR-OLD OVER ONLINE POST (see vid): woman put in jail near Cheshire, Northwest England for social media post containing "inaccurate information" related to recent riots in UK following Southport knife attack

We have all seen the violent disorder that has taken place across the UK over the past week, much of which has been fuelled by malicious and inaccurate communications online. It also acts as a warning that we are all accountable for our actions, whether that be online or in person - Cheshire Chief Superintendent Ross in statement.


๐Ÿชž Do you agree that clashes in UK "fuelled by malicious and inaccurate communications online" or years of incompetence in handling migration and gov using violence as excuse to police the internet?

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทU.S. THREATENS IRAN WITH "DEVASTATING BLOW" IF IT RETALIATES OVER HANIYEH'S KILLING: ahead of Iran's anticipated response to Israel's assassination of Hamas boss in Tehran, Washington threatens to sabotage Iranian economy (good luck with that) if country conducts "major attack against #Israel."

United States has sent clear messaging to Iran that the risk of a major escalation if they do a significant retaliatory attack against Israel is extremely high. There is a serious risk of consequences for Iranโ€™s economy and the stability of its newly elected government if it goes down that path - anon #US officials casually issue threat to destabilize #Iran in "news" article above.


๐Ÿ˜ฌ Only U.S. can pretend to care about protecting nations' sovereignty and then turn around and threaten to destroy country that had its sovereignty violated by Israel.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŽž Tactics of the AFU in the Kursk Region: video

We wrote yesterday about the AFU acting in the Kursk Region almost according to the Balakliya scenario: a breakthrough to the maximum depth with pinning down the enemy at static positions and ambushes on military convoys and civilian vehicles.

Our video illustrates this.

Typically, such a mobile recon group consists of three to six armored vehicles ("Kazak" or "Humvee" - no difference). While a third of the force engages the stronghold, the others bypass it and enter nearby settlements to set up ambushes.

Reinforcements are shot on the way, as well as civilian transport, and the AFU units withdraw from the settlements after a brief inspection.

Yesterday, the AFU used this tactic to reach Bolshoye Soldatskoye and further along the Sudzha - Diakonovo highway. And in the Lgov direction, an armored group with a tank advanced to Ivnitsa.

๐Ÿ“As a result, the pinned down troops reported a large-scale enemy offensive, while other units saw AFU equipment literally in every settlement (although these were the same recon groups sequentially visiting village after village), and the picture in the headquarters was depressing.

And in the end, further reconnaissance would reveal that there was no enemy in the settlement.

๐Ÿ“ŒThis tactic allows the AFU to achieve the main result: panic and reaching the operational space where there are no pre-prepared positions. To effectively counter this, it is unfortunately necessary to recognize that without dense mining of probable advance routes and fortifying key transport hubs, it will not be possible.
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A Ukrainian has recorded a motivational video, inspired by the realities of the country.

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Podolyak made a statement about the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive, confirming everything that was written the day before about the Ukrainian/Western strategy towards Russia and the essence of the operation to invade the Kursk region.

Podolyak's main narratives:
- Three instruments of coercion must work. Today, the "combat actions" instrument is working.

- Increasing the cost of war will affect the Russians' understanding of the war. What happens in the border regions will affect social groups.

- Planning called "Putin's strategy" is ineffective.

- Today, the Russians have a war that is gradually moving deeper into the Russian Federation. This should frighten the Russians, they do not react to anything other than fear.

- You can sit down at the negotiating table with the Russians only if they understand that the war is not going according to their scenario.

Here we see the development of a strategy planned by the West to unbalance Russia.

1๏ธโƒฃWithin the framework of the "Warden Rings" concept and the "Theory of Ukraine's Victory" it is implied that simultaneous strikes are needed in the following areas:
- armed forces
- population
- infrastructure and communications
- production
- government

In the case of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region and its media presentation by Podolyak, strikes are being made against the authority of the armed forces, the psychological state of the country's population and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. There is also the factor of the gas pipeline (infrastructure and communications), which can be destroyed, which will increase pressure on Hungary and Slovakia.

2๏ธโƒฃThe emphasis on coercion instruments again refers us to many materials by American analysts promoting the position of achieving "peace through force or threat of force" (read here and here). Earlier, I wrote that Ukraine/the West do not want any real negotiations. This is a game that pursues several goals at once, for the benefit of the enemy. And even more so, the offensive in the Kursk region is not an attempt to disrupt the peace process, but to force Russia to it. The following can also be called instruments of pressure: the supply of F-16s, the first ever arrival of American bombers in Romania, hawkish materials in Western think tanks.

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ON THE WORLDWIDE DECLINE IN COMMONSENSE

โœ๏ธ Written by Shone โœ๏ธ

โœ๏ธ Very lightly edited for journalistic purposes by Hikaru Kitabayashi โœ๏ธ

Looking back a decade or so, we can observe an alarming rate of lack of common sense in people, even when faced with irrefutable facts. At the same time, experts are popping up as mushrooms, saying all kinds of stuff, persuading people one way or the other. And, to top it all, everyone can see everything unfolding in real time on devices that are always on, always connected, and always showing the latest whatever we choose.

It makes a person wonder. There was a time when all we had were books on our shelves. When we had to painstakingly search for the information we needed, and all we had was the contents or, if we were lucky, an index section of a book. So it was inevitable that, in the process of searching for the desired information we constantly glimpsed other pieces of it that may or may not be relevant to our search. Those glimpses lingered on the fringes of our mind, from where they were called upon in moments of inspiration. Then the process of searching began again, and fringes kept drifting further and further away, expanding our kingdom of knowledge.

So, what happens now, with all the technology we have at our fingertips? We search for the information with the efficiency and accuracy of a laser beam, and that is the problem. Have you ever tried to find your way in the dark forest using just a laser pointer? No matter how bright it is, it will always illuminate just one small spot, leaving everything else in the dark. Using a wide beam flashlight gives much better results.

In the inevitable flood and accessibility of the information people have lost critical thinking. They let the machines and mindless software do the filtering for them, while they pick only the bits that seem most interesting. Everything else is lost in the deluge. Or the sewer.

Speaking of which, no person with common sense would accept that the river Seine, passing through Paris, one of the biggest and probably most visited cities in the world, after centuries of abuse, would miraculously become clean and swimmable. But, the experts have said it. Searches have found it. Athletes have accepted it. It can only unfold one way, and we hope that those affected will not have long term consequences.

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