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August 17, 2023
William Upton
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World

BREAKING: US to Send F-16s to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has sent letters to Denmark and Norway assuring that the Biden government would expedite approvals for all transfers of F-16s to Ukraine. In the letters Blinken said that the F-16s would transfered once Ukrainian pilots have completed the Danish and Norwegian lead training program:

I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors…. It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty.

The letters from Secretary Blinken mark the first time the Biden regime has given a hard commitment to supplying the Ukrainian military with F-16s. This past May, President Joe Biden endorsed the Danish and Norwegian training program but stopped short of setting a timetable for transfers of the advanced American fighter jet.

Recent reports have indicated that the Ukrainian military is becoming overly reliant on captured and retrofitted Russian vehicles and that the stalled counter-offensive has lead to low moral among Ukrainian soldiers. During a panel debate in Arendal, Norway this past week, NATO Chief of Staff Stian Jenssen suggested that Ukraine may have to surrender some of its territory to Russia in order to obtain a peace settlement: “I’m not saying it has to be like this. But that could be a possible solution.”

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has sent letters to Denmark and Norway assuring that the Biden government would expedite approvals for all transfers of F-16s to Ukraine. In the letters Blinken said that the F-16s would transfered once Ukrainian pilots have completed the Danish and Norwegian lead training program: show more
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August 17, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
World

South African Farm Murders Are Up 167 Percent on Last Quarter.

Farm murders in South Africa, where farmers are mostly white, have increased sharply quarter-on-quarter, according to a leading civil rights organization.

“Although the number of [farm] attacks for the first and second quarter is more or less the same, murders increased by 167 percent – from nine in the first quarter to 24 in the second quarter,” reports Jacques Broodryk, community safety spokesman for the AfriForum organization which represents the Afrikaner minority, often referred to as Boers.

The South African authorities appear to be of little help, with just 15 of the 76 farm attacks recorded in the second quarter of 2023 seeing suspects arrested. They may be taking their lead from President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has refused to authorize a commission of inquiry into farm attacks and denies they are being orchestrated to drive white people off their land.

Ramaphosa has himself championed a bill authorizing the seizure of white people’s farmland without compensation, which stalled after then-U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in 2018 but has been revived now that Joe Biden occupies the Oval Office.

The plight of South Africa’s white minority has been elevated overseas in recent days by Elon Musk, the South African-born owner of the X (formerly Twitter) social media platform.

Musk publicly denounced Ramaphosa over his failure to challenge Julius Malema, the Marxist-Leninist leader of South Africa’s third-largest political party, for leading a packed stadium in chants of “kill the Boer, the farmer!”

Musk also slammed The New York Times, which ran an article suggesting the chant should not be “taken literally,” for “support[ing] calls for genocide.”

Malema’s rally was followed by a brutal farm attack in which a 79-year-old man was murdered by intruders who beat him with a pipe and slit his throat.

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Farm murders in South Africa, where farmers are mostly white, have increased sharply quarter-on-quarter, according to a leading civil rights organization. show more
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August 17, 2023
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World

Ukraine Counter-Offensive Reliant on Captured Russian Vehicles.

A frontline mechanic who uses the call sign “Hammer” has revealed Ukraine’s counteroffensive would not be possible without captured Russian vehicles. Hammer, who is the head of weapons and maintenance for the 35th Marine Brigade, stated that troops fighting in southern Ukraine have been using captured weapons and armor out of necessity.

He reports that without the Russian vehicles, Ukrainian forces would not be able to continue their operation. Over the past six weeks, his brigade has captured more than 20 Russian vehicles, including T-72 tanks and multi-purpose fighting vehicles.

Last week, Deutsche Welle reported that since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over 17 months ago, Kiev has recovered over 800 enemy artillery systems and 300 tanks and put them back into use on the battlefield.

Colonel Oleksandr Saruba, who works for a Ukrainian military center analyzing captured weaponry, quipped that Russia is now competing with Western countries to supply weapons to Ukraine.

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A frontline mechanic who uses the call sign "Hammer" has revealed Ukraine's counteroffensive would not be possible without captured Russian vehicles. Hammer, who is the head of weapons and maintenance for the 35th Marine Brigade, stated that troops fighting in southern Ukraine have been using captured weapons and armor out of necessity. show more
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August 16, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Ukraine May Have to Give Up Territory, Says Senior NATO Official.

Stian Jenssen – chief of staff to NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg – has suggested Ukraine may have to give up territory to the Russians in order to obtain NATO membership and an end to the war. The comments have sparked outrage from the Ukrainian government, though it is an increasingly popular view in the West.

Jenssen stated on Tuesday that discussions concerning the post-war status of the region are already underway, and that a number of people in diplomatic circles have raised the idea of sacrificing territory in exchange for NATO membership.

“I’m not saying it has to be like this. But that could be a possible solution,” Jenssen explained before adding, “it must be up to Ukraine to decide when and on what terms they want to negotiate.”

Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior advisor to President Zelensky, was quick to respond to the remarks, calling the proposal “ridiculous,” with the result representing a defeat for democracy and the destruction of international law.

“If Putin does not suffer a crushing defeat, the political regime in Russia does not change and war criminals are not punished, the war will definitely return with Russia’s appetite for more,” Podolyak added.

Jenssen’s remarks reflect a growing despondency among NATO members about the current state of the war and Ukrainian leadership. Germany has already admitted to becoming “frustrated” with the lack of progress of the summer counteroffensive and has started to blame Ukrainian officers.

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Stian Jenssen – chief of staff to NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg – has suggested Ukraine may have to give up territory to the Russians in order to obtain NATO membership and an end to the war. The comments have sparked outrage from the Ukrainian government, though it is an increasingly popular view in the West. show more
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August 15, 2023
Jake Welch
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TECH
World

WEF Boss Schwab Backs Mass State Intrusion: ‘Nothing to Hide, Nothing to be Afraid of.’

Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has argued that people must start adapting their behavior in favor of ‘total transparency’ to fit into the modern world.

Schwab, the son of a Nazi collaborator and leading proponent of “the Great Reset,” made the remarks in an unearthed interview with Swiss television, during which he explained:

“In this new world, we must accept transparency, and I’ll even say total transparency: Everything is going to be transparent, and you have to get used to it, you have to behave accordingly.”

– Klaus Schwab, 2016.

“It becomes, how should I put it, integrated into your personality, but if you have nothing to hide, you shouldn’t be afraid,” Schwab added, in comments that sound eerily like the beginnings of a global social credit score system, where people are ranked by their conformity to government demands.

Schwab’s WEF is in the process of “accelerating” the implementation of the globalist Agenda 2030 after progress slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The WEF is also behind the push to reduce car ownership by 75 percent by 2050, as well as the recent crackdown on free speech on X (formerly Twitter).

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Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has argued that people must start adapting their behavior in favor of 'total transparency' to fit into the modern world. show more
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August 14, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Over 75% of Ukrainians Say Zelensky ‘Directly Responsible’ for Corruption.

An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians – 77.6 percent – believe that President Volodymyr Zelensky is ‘directly responsible’ for the prevalent and increasingly recognized corruption at the heart of the Ukrainian government and army, according to a new Ukrainian study from the Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF) and the Kyiv International Sociological Institute (KIIS).

The results are not surprising, according to the study’s conductors, who argue that “Zelensky now has the kind of power that no one has had since the Communist era.” Ukraine’s President is responsible for appointing security officials and controlling the government, he possesses an absolute majority in the parliament, and is in control of anti-corruption bodies.

The same study also found that 61 percent of Ukrainian citizens either “very often” or “often” come across reports that problems within the military are preventing the military from fighting the Russians effectively.

Almost two-thirds of those surveyed – 61.7 percent – felt that “corruption in procurement for the needs of the army” was to blame. Only 20.6 percent blamed the unsatisfactory training of Ukraine’s troops.The news follows Zelensky’s firing of all regional heads of military enlistment amidst ongoing investigations. He accused them of “treason”.

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An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians – 77.6 percent – believe that President Volodymyr Zelensky is 'directly responsible' for the prevalent and increasingly recognized corruption at the heart of the Ukrainian government and army, according to a new Ukrainian study from the Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF) and the Kyiv International Sociological Institute (KIIS). show more
August 14, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Populist Javier Milei Triumphs in Argentine Primaries.

Javier Milei, a right-wing populist and strong supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, won a landmark victory in the Argentinian primary elections over the weekend two months before the country’s general election.

Milei and his party La Libertad Avanza (Liberty Advances) won more than 30 percent of the vote, despite the majority of polling initially giving Milei just 20 percent support. He finished above the two mainstream parties – Together for Change and Union for the Homeland – which have dominated Argentinian politics for the past two decades and presided over the country’s rising poverty, depreciating currency, and annual inflation rate of over a staggering 100 percent.

Milei, a Member of the Argentina Chamber of Deputies, ran a virulently anti-establishment campaign, promising voters “an end to the parasitic, corrupt and useless political caste that exists in this country.” Some of his policies included the abolition of the country’s Central Bank and adopt the U.S. dollar, stronger gun rights for the individual, removing sex education from schools, which he suggests is a ploy to destroy the family, and criticizing climate change.

“Today we took the first step toward the reconstruction of Argentina… A different Argentina is impossible with the same people as always,” Milei said after the victory.

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Javier Milei, a right-wing populist and strong supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, won a landmark victory in the Argentinian primary elections over the weekend two months before the country's general election. show more
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August 14, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Germany Considers BANNING Right-Wing Populist AfD Party.

Germany is considering a ban on the country’s right-wing, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party, with a number of high-ranking politicians and NGOs ironically suggesting the measure could be used in an effort to ‘defend democracy.’ The party has made a number of electoral gains in recent years, culminating in a recent landmark victory which saw the party take over its first district council this summer.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s Social Democrats (SPD), now polling behind the AfD, has called upon the Federal office for the Protection of the Constitution to recognize the AfD as right-wing extremists and, therefore, have the party banned. German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the country’s domestic intelligence agency: “…we all have it in our hands to put those who despise our democracy in their place”.

The German Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) also claimed that “the AfD have reached a degree of dangerousness that they can be banned according to the constitution” and suggested this was due to the party’s right-wing extremist goals and ethno-nationalist positions.

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Germany is considering a ban on the country's right-wing, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party, with a number of high-ranking politicians and NGOs ironically suggesting the measure could be used in an effort to 'defend democracy.' The party has made a number of electoral gains in recent years, culminating in a recent landmark victory which saw the party take over its first district council this summer. show more

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August 13, 2023
Jack Montgomery
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World

EU ‘Disciplined’ Populists Like Meloni into Falling in Line Boasts Ex-Chief.

Martin Schulz, the former President of the European Parliament, has boasted that the European Union (EU) has “disciplined” populists like Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, ensuring they do not seriously challenge the globalist status quo exemplified by politicians like France’s President Emmanuel Macron.

An old opponent of Brexit champion Nigel Farage, the German socialist has explained in an interview that “European integration is surprisingly democratically stabilizing” – that is, European Union law and the institutions that enforce it are good at stopping democratic elections which return anti-establishment candidates from really changing anything.

“Let’s look at Ms. Meloni since she became Prime Minister,” he said of Italy’s new leader, whose election initially triggered panic among media organizations from NPR to the BBC, who branded her the country’s most “far-right” leader since Benito Mussolini.

The supposed populist, Schulz said, “makes a bit of a racket internally,” but has ultimately fallen in line as “a reliable partner at European level.”

Indeed, though she was elected as a eurosceptic social conservative promising a naval blockade to end an illegal boat migrants crisis, she has governed as a Ukraine war hawk who literally holds hands with Joe Biden at summits and insists that “Europe and Italy need immigration.”

Schulz noted that French populist leader Marine Le Pen and German populist leader Alice Weidel, too, have given up talking about leaving the European Union or even dropping the euro currency, and boasted that the EU “disciplines right-wing populists.”

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Martin Schulz, the former President of the European Parliament, has boasted that the European Union (EU) has "disciplined" populists like Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, ensuring they do not seriously challenge the globalist status quo exemplified by politicians like France's President Emmanuel Macron. show more
zelensky
August 11, 2023
Jake Welch
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World

Zelensky Fires Military Officials, Alleging Corruption, Bribery, & Treason.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed all regional heads of military enlistment amid an ongoing investigation into military recruitment corruption, announcing that army veterans will become responsible for drafting new troops.

The decision comes after accusations of corruption by way of “draft evasion” among military recruiters, who were seen to be enriching themselves at the expense of the Ukrainian armed forces. There are now 112 criminal proceedings and 33 ‘suspicions’ against enlistment office officials as a result.

Zelensky – who leads the most corrupt nation in Europe, also the place the Biden family coincidentally chose to conduct business – announced the move via his official Telegram page, arguing that military enlistment “should be run by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery during war is treason.”

Zelensky’s decision will be implemented by the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, with all appointees subject to inspections and approval by the Ukrainian Security Service. 

Allegations of Ukrainian corruption have repeatedly surfaced, including veteran journalist Seymour Hersh’s claim that the Ukrainian President, along with his generals, embezzled “at least” $400 million in U.S. aid in 2022. Ukrainian corruption as well as Zelensky’s growing authoritarianism led POLITICO to report earlier this year that he could become susceptible to “another Maidan” revolution.

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed all regional heads of military enlistment amid an ongoing investigation into military recruitment corruption, announcing that army veterans will become responsible for drafting new troops. show more

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