BRICS And Glass Houses
Global Villagers,
Simplicius, BRICS 2024 Kazan Special Coverage The BRICS 2024 summit kicked off as the big highlight of the week. There are an endless amount of things to be said from a variety of different analytical perspectives ...
Firstly, the obvious is simply the optics of the event. Russia and Putin were supposed to be ‘isolated’ and here they are hosting the world’s top leaders on a grand stage ... Note how even the simple optics of the event differ from the more ‘corporate structured’ UN, with its one-at-a-time tribune speech on stage meant to present the leadership of each country in a Western unitary model. The BRICS meeting on the other hand visually represents a roundtable of equals amongst all, which sends a powerful message for the future of global multipolarity and cooperation... ..That’s not to mention it was chosen for a symbolic date, as Putin explains here, with the original founding UN Charter being signed on October 24, 1945... ..It is clear the organizers of the BRICS summit foresee this pivotal time as being an epochal shift in the global world order similar in weight to that of the UN founding.
The story of this summit seemed to revolve more around precisely that: perceptions and symbolism as a powerful message in their own right, as opposed to overt actions. No real overt changes were taken on this summit, new members were not yet inducted nor a major “BRICS currency” change announced...
..13 countries received the status of BRICS partner country. They are Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. BRICS partner country status is a mandatory step before full membership.
What is meant by simple optics? For example, BRICS has sent a message of strength and solidarity, as well as giving legitimacy to a variety of countries, issues, and leaders which do not get it on the Western-ruled world ‘stage’. The most notable example was Venezuela’s Maduro, who was afforded the full respect as a leader, Putin’s direct sanctioning of his legally-obtained and legitimate presidency, and even China’s imprimatur:
MADURO: "We are defending the same cause, the cause of a shared destiny for humanity."
XI JINPING: "We are iron friends. We always keep in touch.”
Maduro utilized this stage to launch into a withering tirade against the UN, which in itself was a sight to behold given that it for the first time showed the weight behind the BRICS ability to condemn Western institutions in a way not seen before at such a global level... ..And veteran BRICS reporter Pepe Escobar has the most detailed write-up of the progress concerning the various BRICS financial projects.
The general gist is as follows:
A BRICS single currency: “Not being considered yet, this issue is not ripe yet.” De-dollarization, Putin stressed, is proceeding step by step: “We’re taking individual steps, one after another. As regards finance, we did not drop the dollar. The dollar is the universal currency. But it wasn’t us – we were banned and barred from [using] it. And now 95% of all the external trade of Russia is denominated in national currencies. They did it themselves with their own hands. They thought we would collapse.”
The challenge for a unified BRICS currency: That “requires thorough economic integration (…) Apart from high level of integration among BRICS members, the introduction of a single BRICS currency would involve comparable monetary quality and volume (…) Otherwise, we will face even bigger issues than those that occurred in the EU.” Putin recalled that when the euro was introduced in the EU, their economies were neither comparable nor equal.
But Pepe also has a new interview with Danny Haiphong where he goes into much clearer detail of precisely every single BRICS financial instrument and payment system currently under development, from BRICS Bridge, to BRICS Pay, an independent BRICS rating agency and insurance underwriting structure, etc...
It’s uncertain if Pepe’s projections are overly optimistic as perhaps have been at times in the past, but here he states that various meetings on these systems will be held in the coming weeks for some major final approvals “four weeks from now”, presumably after the closed door sessions ironed out the wrinkles during the summit.
For those who may understandably be skeptical of the sometimes glacial pace of BRICS-related developments, there were a couple interestingly demonstrative moments.
Putin himself appeared to directly address BRICS Development Bank (NDB) chairman Dilma Rousseff in very politely saying “let’s speed things up” by noting that the longer these transitions to a multipolar model take, the more dangers it poses, and the longer the global south has to live in slavery to the Western financial system.
On top of that, Putin further appeared to mock or tease Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina with another mockup copy of the BRICS dollar... ..Pepe does state he believes we won’t truly see most of these currency changes until about 2030. I agree but time is moving very fast right now if you’ve noticed, and with global events developing the way they are, we’ll be there quicker than we think.
A last snippet from Pepe’s interview wherein he explains that the BRICS member candidate list will likely soon swell to most of the world’s countries. But the most important aspect is his explanation for why the pace sometimes appears slow, because managing such an unprecedented expansion of a new global system not seen since 1945 is an incredibly complex and difficult undertaking. This is particularly the case, as Pepe notes, because unlike the US-led United Nations, and other Western organs like the G7, the BRICS is foundationally designed to take everyone’s interests into account rather than being solely one hegemon’s private bully pulpit and centrally planned authority in one... ..For those who continue to think BRICS may be just empty promises, there are concrete measures already being taken or planned like a BRICS grain exchange announced by Putin here, which “will promote fair and predictable price indicators for products and raw materials”. This grain exchange will later be turned into a general product exchange, which is a precursor to getting an inter-BRICS currency system to eventually work and replace the dollar.
Putin was also asked about Trump’s claim that he once told Putin he would strike Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine. Putin replied that this is merely the effect of election season and that such statements should not be taken seriously...
..Iran too was given a renewed legitimacy and dignity on the world stage, particularly as new president Masoud Pezeshkian was visiting Russia for the first time...
..Of course the most talked about moment came when Putin was asked about the satellite photos of North Korean troops training in Russia. Putin quipped that photos are serious things, and whatever they show should be noted.
He makes mention of the fact that the Duma just ratified the strategic partnership with North Korea yesterday... ..Putin gives a hint in the video that it is NATO and the West that escalates things in Ukraine. He seems to be implying that the North Korean troops could be Russia’s symmetrical red line response to the West’s provocations, particularly of sending foreign mercenaries into Russia’s Kursk. And by the way, Russia is said to be close to reaching a similar ‘strategic partnership’ agreement with Iran as well—what could that mean for Israel? ... ..Toward the end, Putin seems to imply—to the contrary—that Article 4 has not yet been implemented with Korea and as such the so-called troops may be some kind of fib or smokescreen. This brings up several important possibilities of the new DPRK autumn moral panic:
North Korean troops have been sent to train in eastern Russia for the express purpose of rattling the West and sending them a message, but have no intention of actually fighting on the front line in any capacity.
North Korean troops will in fact provide limited rear capabilities support somewhere near the front in order to gain experience and strengthen the partnership with Russia.
North Korean troops actually intend to engage in full blown frontline combat to send a chilling message down NATO’s spine that Russia has had enough and will now be responding symmetrically and asymmetrically to all provocations… ..One note first before I elaborate on the latter point. All the North Korean ‘panic’ stories from the Western press mill suggested it was a big ‘top secret’ operation with only ‘clever’ Western satellite intel able to bust Putin’s putative smuggling of the DPRK troops under the cover of night. On the other hand, a huge contradiction in the narrative: a stream of videos taken openly by Russian troops in full view of their commanders has emerged that purport to show DPRK troops in eastern Russian bases. If it was a big top secret operation like they pretend, then why are the troops openly being filmed? ...
..If they were being clandestinely given Buryat passports to cloak the fact they’re North Koreans, why would they be allowed to be filmed in full view of staff officers in this barracks and elsewhere—does that make sense? ... ..As I said, it could be a kind of psyop by Putin to give the West a bit of a jolt while merely engaging in some harmless training with the Koreans. Or it could be part of a major new operation, though this is admittedly less likely... ..Other sources say Russia is moving major reinforcements near the contact lines around Zaporozhye, Donetsk, and potentially elsewhere. Budanov above claimed that the Koreans are being sent to Kursk by the “end of October”. Those who’ve read my last paywalled article know Western sources claimed three new Russian armies would be ready for battle by ‘end of October by the latest’—the 25th, 40th, and 44th.
So, my proposed hypothesis: Putin could send the DPRK troops to Kursk to relieve Russian forces—even if it’s more rear-oriented forces—for a major new offensive push elsewhere all over the main lines. Admittedly the idea is a more than a bit silly and improbable on the face of it, but at the same time Putin could seek to send a major message to the West that where Western mercenaries go, now the united front of the multipolar armies will go to meet them—a message of deterrence to the West.
..After all, haloed in his unrivaled new prestige of the BRICS tribuneship Putin adopted a much more defiant mien, at one point telling the West it’s useless to threaten Russia because “it only encourages us.”
For their part, Russian troops have already begun teasing the AFU by posting North Korean flags over their positions, here in Tsukirino and elsewhere...
..Overall, the key takeaway from the BRICS summit can be the following. Look closely at some of the scenes presented: India and China after having just negotiated a settlement to their border conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan hashing out their disputes, other “ostracized” members of the world community being greeted with open arms, no leering judgmental supremacism, condescending sermonizing and pompous pontificating like so often seen by the West at their global institutions, from the EU to the UN, etc.
The BRICS’ strongest achievement is sending a message of acceptance, compromise, openness, civility, and cooperation—the true definition of anti-illiberal qualities, the same the West so adamantly claims it champions. There was a kind of contagious energy that was palpable in the air: an alternate vision for a world led by sovereign grownups, not the small-minded, nervous little elitist compradors and pushy apparatchiks, the likes seen dotting the halls of the West’s equivalent institutions. In short, a breath of fresh air and maturity.
Gilbert Doctorow, The times are a-Changing In its coverage of the BRICS Summit in Kazan this morning, the BBC World News broadcast featured a report on Vladimir Putin’s press conference at the conclusion of the Summit narrated by their Moscow bureau chief Steve Rosenberg.
The British, in particular, were compelled to pay attention to the proceedings in Kazan because, to their considerable embarrassment, BRICS had drawn the usual high-level statesmen away from their own gathering of Commonwealth heads of government that was opened yesterday by King Charles in Samoa. Several of the most visible and important invitees to Samoa, like President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. had decided to skip an audience with the King and instead to join the court of Vladimir Putin this week... ..Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov instructed his assistants to pass the microphone to Rosenberg, given that he had become such a ‘rare guest’ these days. It was clear at once that both Putin and Rosenberg were well prepared for what followed... You can watch the exchange on this BBC podcast: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c9vn8z2wwy9o?ysclid=m2obdc8gk9485411930
What is most striking is that the podcast captures not only what Rosenberg asked but also captures most of what Vladimir Putin said in return... Here again logic dictates that this was part of a pre-arranged deal... ..Said Putin, the security situation of Russia was far worse before the start of the Special Military Situation than it is now, because the country saw its sovereignty under attack from the West, and without full sovereignty Russia cannot exist as a nation state. Russia was being pushed into what was deemed to be its proper place, as a supplier of raw materials on others’ terms. The West lied to his face with respect to there being no expansion of NATO to the East. As for ‘justice,’ the West staged a coup d’etat in Kiev in 2014 that violated all international laws. It then prepared Ukraine as a base for military operations against Russia. The Minsk agreements were used to buy time to build the Ukrainian forces. What justice was there in the West’s flouting the principle of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe whereby the security of one nation cannot be built at the expense of the security of another?
As for the violent demonstrations that have broken out in cities across Europe, the blame lies with the leadership of those countries whose misguided policies, especially their prohibition on purchase of cheap Russian gas and its substitution by very dear American LNG has caused severe domestic economic problems and a falling standard of living. This is what is behind the demonstrations... ..Simmons’ second question was of greater general interest: he alluded to intelligence reports that there are photos showing that North Korean soldiers are now being deployed in Russia to fight on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Putin did not confirm or deny the reports of North Koreans being brought in to fight. Instead, he made reference to Article 4 of the comprehensive partnership treaty that he had signed during his visit to Pyongyang this spring and which the State Duma had just ratified. Article 4, per Putin provides that each signatory must provide assistance to its counterpart should it be subjected to aggression from third parties. Since the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk constitutes an act of aggression, the provisions of the treaty are being implemented... ..We also heard Vladimir Putin say in answer to one questioner that expansion of BRICS will be announced after invitations to join as ‘Partner Countries’ are extended to an already agreed upon group of countries and they have consented to undertake certain tasks. No list of the prospective invitees was issued yesterday, however an unofficial list was published today by the Indian commercial broadcaster WION: Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkiye, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. If indeed the list is accurate and all do sign up that will give considerable additional political and economic heft to BRICS in the future without sacrificing the cohesion that the original founding members achieved over the course of many years.
https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2024/10/25/the-times-are-a-changing-and-the-brics-summit-is-a-major-factor/
John Helmer has the most detailed and incisive breakdown and interpretation of specific BRICS Consensus Statements: RAG PICKING THROUGH THE KAZAN DECLARATION – WHAT PRESIDENT PUTIN GAINED, WHAT HE LOST FROM BRICS 24 https://johnhelmer.net/rag-picking-through-the-kazan-declaration-what-president-putin-gained-what-he-lost-from-brics-24/#more-90500
Meryl Nass MD reads Slavsquat: BRICS proclaim loyalty to globalism... And while we are at it, a lesson in the lingua franca of globalism It is critical to learn the globalist patois (vernacular) if you want to grasp what they are actually saying.
Multilateralism means global governance.
Global governance means global government. (The State Department disagrees, but they are the controllers of the deep state, so who cares what they say?)
Just (as in justice) means “just for us globalists.”
Sustainable development means we give you just enough to sustain you while you work for us.
Agile means we are ditching all the old rules.
Public-private partnership means most of the costs are borne by the taxpayer and most of the profits are skimmed by private interests.
Carbon markets means “money for nothing and chicks for free.”
Gates Funds Harris With $50 Million Donation – Report Bill Gates has quietly donated $50 million to a nonprofit supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential run, The New York Times reported, citing three sources.
While Gates hasn’t publicly endorsed Harris, his sizable donation was made to Future Forward, a "dark money" group backing her campaign. The funds were intended to remain anonymous, the report said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20241023/gates-funds-harris-with-50-million-donation--report-1120649846.html
Dark Money, Darker Motives: Why is Bill Gates Backing Kamala Harris Using Shady Super PAC? The Gates Foundation’s fortunes got a big boost under Biden, with its endowment growing from $69 bln in 2020 to $75.2 bln in 2023.
Gates enjoyed a profits bonanza off mRNA coronavirus vaccines mandated by the Biden administration...
..The billionaire’s foundation supports the Global Virome Project – an ambitious initiative created in 2018 to predict pathogens that could trigger lethal pandemics, but accused of weaponizing viruses from a network of 150 biolabs worldwide.
Gates has also backed a broad array of World Economic Forum-affiliated initiatives, including projects to reduce emissions and create synthetic meat and dairy. In 2022, The Seattle Times revealed Gates’ secret lobbying to save Biden’s signature $2+ trln Build Back Better social and climate spending package.
Gates has also been a top backer of the Biden administration's battle against media and online ‘misinformation’, with an explosive MintPress investigation from 2021 revealing that his foundation had bankrolled some $319 mln in media, including CNN, the BBC, Le Monde, the Financial Times, Der Spiegel and others to ensure favorable coverage of his agenda and that of his allies. https://sputnikglobe.com/20241023/dark-money-darker-motives-why-is-bill-gates-backing-kamala-harris-using-shady-super-pac-1120657496.html
Judge Rules Bill Gates Must Face Vaccine-Injured in Netherlands Court
A Netherlands judge last week ruled that Bill Gates must face seven people injured by COVID-19 vaccines in court in the Netherlands. Other defendants include Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, and the Dutch state. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/bill-gates-covid-vaccine-lawsuit-netherlands/
Celia Farber, Netherlands Court Rules Bill Gates Must Stand Trial In Case Of 7 Gravely Injured By Covid Shots, One Of Whom Has Died, Another Can't Speak. Judge Fells Silent After Bereft Father Said He'd Like To Ask Gates What Happened To His Daughter
Why didn't I know this before? FEMA's Real Purpose: Suppressing Americans And Preventing Civilian Organization https://www.zerohedge.com/political/femas-real-purpose-suppressing-americans-and-preventing-civilian-organization
(It is rumored that a bad story about Kamala is about to break.) Celia Farber, CHAOS: LA Times Editor Resigns After Staff Refuses To Report Both Presidential Candidates' Records, Wanting Merely To Endorse Harris. It Winds Up LAT Does NOT Endorse Harris, And Owner Soon-Shion Is Blamed Keith Olberman Calls Him A "Useless and Spineless Whore" and tells the Chinese South African To "Leave The Country." Hordes of Angry LAT Readers Cancel Subscriptions, Post Attacks And Profanities
(Washington Post is the CIA mouthpiece. Don't let the door hit ya, Bob!) WaPo Editor Quits, Staff Has Total Meltdown After Non-Endorsement Of Kamala Harris In response to Jeff Bezos' decision not to endorse a presidential candidate this year, staff are having a total meltdown, liberals are canceling their subscriptions, and editor-at-large Robert Kagan (husband of Victoria Nuland) just quit. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wapo-bails-kamala-wont-make-presidential-endorsement
Celia Farber again: Jeff Bezos Barrs The Washington Post From Endorsing Kamala Harris Endorsement: Staff Said To Be Enraged, Editor At Large Has Resigned First LAT, Now WaPo; They Must Know Something We Don't—Yet. This Is Not Mere Unpopularity, But More Like A Hindenburg Feeling.
Celia... British CEO Who Plotted To "K*ll Musk's X Also Ordered Black Ops Campaigns To Shut Down RFK Jr. "Center For Countering Digital Hate" Run by UK CEO Imran Ahmed, An "Authority On Social And Psycohlogical Malignancies On Social Media"
Trump responds to Harris over Hitler comment Such radical rhetoric shows the Democrat is unfit for office, the Republican presidential candidate has said https://swentr.site/news/606380-trump-responds-harris-hitler/
Hillary Clinton Claims Trump Is “Reenacting 1939 Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally” (Everyone I disagree with is a Nazi) Appearing on CNN, Hillary stated “One other thing that you‘ll see next week is Trump actually re-enacting the Madison Square Garden rally in 1939.” https://modernity.news/2024/10/25/hillary-clinton-claims-trump-is-reenacting-1939-madison-square-garden-nazi-rally/
"Don't worry, I won't come after you, so you don't have to destroy America"? Trump Breaks Silence On Whether He Would Pardon 'Bad Boy' Hunter Biden Donald Trump on Thursday said he's open to pardoning Hunter Biden if he's reelected - a sharp 180 after railing against the "Biden crime family" for the past four years. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-breaks-silence-whether-he-would-pardon-bad-boy-hunter-biden
(Too long for me to) Watch: Trump And Rogan Have A Wild Interview [14 vignettes excerpted] https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-trump-and-rogan-have-wild-interview
Judge Throws Out Vote Payment Allegations Against Elon Musk A federal judge has turned away allegations that billionaire Elon Musk violated the law when he started giving $1 million away to registered voters. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/judge-throws-out-vote-payment-allegations-against-elon-musk
Musk Mania: European Censors Warn Musk that They May Level Fines Based on all of his Businesses X has objected:
“X Holdings Corp. submits that the combined market value of the Musk Group does not accurately reflect X’s monetization potential in the Union or its financial capacity, In particular, it argues that X and SpaceX provide entirely different services to entirely different users, so that there is no gateway effect, and that the undertakings controlled by Mr. Elon Musk ‘do not form one financial front, as the DMA presumes.'” https://jonathanturley.org/2024/10/23/musk-mania-european-censors-warn-musk-that-they-may-level-fines-based-on-all-of-this-businesses/
John Leake, EU President Likens Free Speech to Infectious Disease Ursula von der Leyen advocates "pre-bunking" in the public forum to "vaccinate" people against "disinformation."
University of Michigan recruits state attorney general to crack down on Gaza protesters
Revealed: in a highly unusual move, regents allegedly bypassed local prosecutors, believing Dana Nessel would be tougher on student protesters. When the University of Michigan governing board this year asked the state’s attorney general to bring charges against campus Gaza protesters, they tapped a political ally with whom some board members have extensive personal, financial or political connections, a Guardian investigation finds.
Frustrated by local prosecutors’ unwillingness to crack down on most of the students arrested at the height of the pro-Palestinian encampments last spring, the regents executed a highly unusual move in recruiting the Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, because she was more likely to file charges, three people with direct knowledge of the decision tell the Guardian.
The revelations raise new questions about potential conflicts of interest. Six of eight regents contributed more than $33,000 combined to Nessel’s campaigns, her office hired a regent’s law firm to handle major state cases, the same regent co-chaired her 2018 campaign, and she has personal relationships with some regents. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/24/michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-campus-gaza-protests
Kill them all: Israel’s extermination of Palestinians in Gaza
Tel Aviv’s plethora of horrific war-crime strategies – from the Hannibal Directive to the Dahiyeh Doctrine– were nothing compared to the existential peril Palestinians face under Israel’s new Generals’ Plan: a systematic blueprint for ethnic cleansing and Jewish re-settlement of the strip. https://thecradle.co/articles/kill-them-all-israels-extermination-of-palestinians-in-gaza
‘This is an extermination’: Israel’s assault on north Gaza’s last functioning hospital
Israel is emptying northern Gaza of its inhabitants during its ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign. One of the key strategies it is using to achieve this is by hospitals, and the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia has become a primary target. Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians across northern Gaza have been forced on a death march by the Israeli army since Monday, October 21. Northern Gaza is being emptied of its inhabitants, and one of Israel’s strategies in achieving this goal is to take out the area’s few remaining social institutions: hospitals.
As part of its ongoing offensive on northern Gaza, the Israeli army has been trying to clear out the entire area north of Gaza City for the past 18 days. At least 200,000 people continue to stay there, many of them fearing, according to local testimonies, that they will be targeted on the way south or in Israeli-designated “safe zones,” which have been consistently bombarded over recent months. The ongoing siege includes a second siege-within-the-siege on the Jabalia refugee camp, accompanied by a massive bombing and shelling campaign that is forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. Many of them have headed to Beit Lahia, and particularly to Kamal Adwan Hospital. Over the past 18 days, the hospital has been issuing daily calls for help, warning of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe.
The Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia is one of three functioning hospitals in the northern Gaza governorate. The hospital is the only fully functional medical center in the north, with a specialized neonatal section for newborns. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/this-is-an-extermination-israels-assault-on-north-gazas-last-functioning-hospital/
Last night in Iran: Israeli Forces Attack Iran With "Precise Strikes On Military Targets" In Retaliatory Response Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning local time with what it's referred to as "precise strikes on Iranian military targets," weeks after the Islamic Republic fired around 180 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Oct. 1. Blasts were reported near the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
In a rare announcement, the Israeli military said its strikes are underway, and that their "offensive and defensive capabilities are fully mobilized," while the WSJ reports that Israel gave the US advance notice. "We were aware in advance," said a US official. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-launches-retaliatory-attack-against-iran
Iran Says Four Soldiers Were Killed In Israeli Attack Involving 100 Warplanes https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iranian-media-pundits-mock-nothingburger-israeli-attack-involving-100-warplanes
Look at the Tehran night sky video. Only sky explosions, not ground. Iranian Media & Pundits Mock 'Nothingburger' Israeli Attack Involving 100 Warplanes The Israeli 'retaliation' attack against Iran, which occurred in the overnight and early morning hours, appears to be complete, with Israel's military (IDF) having declared the response "concluded" after locations in three provinces of the Islamic Republic were hit.
Some 100 Israeli warplanes were sent, primarily across Jordanian airspace, for the unprecedented attack which reportedly included strikes on key missile, drone, and other military sites - including air defense installations. However, Iranians are mocking it as if it didn't even happen, and there's an emerging consensus among Western pundits that this was remarkably limited in scale. The attack did not involve Iranian nuclear or oil sites. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iranian-media-pundits-mock-nothingburger-israeli-attack-involving-100-warplanes
Moon of Alabama, How Russia Is Overwhelming Ukrainian Frontlines There seems to be a bit of a panic along the Ukrainian front lines. Several units, for lack of men, have recently left positions they were supposed to hold. The daily progress of the Russian forces along the line is increasing.
The medium level of the Ukrainian military seems to understand that their defense is breaking down. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/10/there-seems-to-be-a-bit-of-a-panic-along-the-ukrainian-front-lines-several-units-for-lack-of-men-have-recently-left-positi.html#more
(The previous night) Hezbollah Targets Tel Aviv With Large Iranian Missiles Launched From Underground Silos The Israeli army says that over 120 rockets have been fired from Hezbollah in Lebanon on Thursday, resulting in at least five injuries.
Some intercepts of the inbound projectiles have been made, but clearly a number of rockets have hit the ground, as the Shia paramilitary group backed by Iran continues targeting Haifa and other sites across northern Israel. Some of the launches of the past 24 hours appear to have included large Iranian-made surface to surface missiles... ..Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinking is touring the Gulf states, still trying to salvage a potential Israel-Hamas peace deal. "We haven’t yet really determined whether Hamas is prepared to engage, but the next step is getting the negotiators together… we’ll certainly learn more in the coming days." he said... He also announced another $135 million in humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank; however, human rights organizations have accused Israel of routinely blocking outside aid, even when it is sent from Washington. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hezbollah-targets-tel-aviv-large-iranian-missiles-launched-underground-silos
"Hezbollah says its fighters killed more than 70 Israeli troops in its clashes with Israeli forces, updating a statement from last week saying 55 were killed since a ground invasion was launched earlier this month," Reuters reports based on the statement. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hezbollah-claims-it-killed-over-70-israeli-soldiers-lebanese-soil-during-clashes
US & Israeli Spy Chiefs Head To Doha To Restart Gaza Ceasefire Talks "Mossad chief David Barnea will travel to Doha on Sunday to try to restart discussions on a deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza and halt the war between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas," Israeli media reports Thursday.
CIA chief Bill Burns is also headed to the Gulf, where Secretary of State Antony Blinken is already holding meetings with allied Gulf officials in Doha. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-israeli-spy-chiefs-head-doha-restart-gaza-ceasefire-talks
Ukrainian Troops Increasingly Refusing Orders, Desertion Rates Explode https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukrainian-troops-increasingly-refusing-orders-desertion-rates-explode
NoKo Troops in Russia, not "Ukraine" Ukraine intelligence agency says North Korean units already in Kursk region https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ukraine-intelligence-agency-says-north-korean-units-already-kursk-region-4700721
How Russia Is Overwhelming Ukrainian Frontlines
There seems to be a bit of a panic along the Ukrainian front lines. Several units, for lack of men, have recently left positions they were supposed to hold. The daily progress of the Russian forces along the line is increasing. The medium level of the Ukrainian military seems to understand that their defense is breaking down... ..But what is really killing the Ukrainian army, in ever higher numbers, is the Russian superiority in distance weapons... ..The Ukrainian military will obviously lose this contest. Moving the defense lines back, and building fortifications around Dnipro, will not change anything. As soon as Russian troops come near to those lines all fortifications will be demolished. Only then will the Russian's move in.
It is more than high time for the Ukrainian military to concede that its has no way of winning and that it, moreover, has lost the ability to defend the country. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/10/there-seems-to-be-a-bit-of-a-panic-along-the-ukrainian-front-lines-several-units-for-lack-of-men-have-recently-left-positi.html#more
John Helmer, MEDINSKY-ZELENSKY SEMAPHORE – KREMLIN ORDERS DELAY IN NEW ELECTRIC WAR ATTACKS A two-month delay in Russian missile strikes against Ukrainian electricity infrastructure west of the Dnieper River and secret talks on end-of-war terms by the Kremlin go-between Vladimir Medinsky produced two signals from Kiev on Monday – one an offer by Vladimir Zelensky to reciprocate with a limit on Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on Russian territory. The second signal was a “consolation prize” from US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who was in Kiev to meet Zelensky, his defence minister Rustem Umerov, and Ukrainian Armed Forces commander Alexander Syrsky.
From Zelensky’s press conference in Kiev, a Financial Times reporter wrote: “Russia putting an end to aerial attacks on Ukrainian energy targets and cargo ships could pave the way for negotiations to end the war, the Ukrainian president has said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists in Kyiv on Monday that ‘when it comes to energy and freedom of navigation, getting a result on these points would be a signal that Russia may be ready to end the war’…If Moscow and Kyiv agreed to end strikes on their respective energy infrastructures, it would be a significant step towards de-escalating the conflict, Zelenskyy said in reference to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries. ‘We saw during the first [peace] summit that there could be a decision on energy security. In other words: we do not attack their energy infrastructures, they don’t attack ours. Could this lead to the end of the war’s hot phase? I think so,’ he said.”
Unusually, there has been no Pentagon readout after Austin’s meetings in Kiev. https://johnhelmer.net/medinsky-zelensky-semaphore-kremlin-orders-delay-in-new-electric-war-attacks/#more-90479
COVID "vaccine" complications: I Was Diagnosed with a Stage 4 Blood Cancer That Affects Elderly People – But I’m Only 16 A new report this week found America is turning the tide on several major cancers.
But while older people’s cancer rates are falling, a more worrying trend has emerged—cancers are rising in children and young adults, including blood cancers.
And because the youngsters are so young and historically at such low risk, their diagnoses is often not made until it is too late.
Alizabeth Rhodes, from Michigan, is one of the growing number of American minors to be struck by the disease that normally hits the elderly.
The 16-year-old’s family first knew something was wrong when she started to be exhuasted and lack energy far more than usual.
She was taken to the ER in her home state with ‘non-specific’ symptoms at the age of 16 years— which may have included swollen areas in her neck and armpit and a fever or night sweats.
Tests revealed she had stage four peripheral T-cell lymphoma, or an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma where T-cells, a type of which blood cell, start to divide uncontrollably.
By the time it was diagnosed, the cancerous cells had already spread to multiple organs.
She was taken out of school in July 2023, after the cancer was detected, and spent nine months in and out of hospital receiving chemotherapy, radiation and then a bone marrow transplant. https://www.globalresearch.ca/stage-4-blood-cancer-16/5870832
60 Billion Oops ... What's a little Somatic Hyper Mutation-targeting element amongst friends? Potential Consequences of Injecting 60 Billion Copies of LNP-Encapsulated SV40 Promoter/Enhancer DNA Fragments ... [Technical summary here] ... ..[non-technical] Summary of Expectations
Short-term effects: There may be immune activation, with the risk of systemic inflammation and immune-related adverse events.
Long-term effects: Potential integration of SV40 enhancer elements into the genome could lead to aberrant gene expression, increasing the risk of autoimmunity or cancer.
Toxicity risk: High doses(60 billion copies) might overwhelm the body, leading to immune system dysregulation or severe toxicity.
Jessica Rose Ph.D. gives an excellent explanation of the immune system functions which produce antibodies that are highly specific to foreign antigens, bind them tightly, and respond rapidly in force, even decades later. This is much better than the explanation I got in Immunology class in Med School, but more is known now, too. This pertains to the previous article, explaining the processes which are deranged by the DNA contaminated "vaccine products". A recent preprint links SV40 enhancer to cancer but more importantly, to AID and somatic hypermutation ... Is the generation of antibody diversity on the line?
William Makis MD, Canada Starts Euthanizing the COVID-19 Vaccine-Injured. “Post-vaccine Syndrome” Ontario doctors have murdered the first vaccine-injured man and are coming for the rest. What I predicted has come sooner than expected! https://www.globalresearch.ca/canada-starts-euthanizing-covid-19-vaccine-injured/5871080
Major Korean Study: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Incidence Explodes During Pandemic, Serious Implications for Influenza Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccines?
What is the global burden of vaccine-associated GBS and its associated vaccines? The authors find a massive signal, so much so that the physician-scientists suggest that healthcare professionals consider the possibility that vaccines may be a contributing factor in cases of GBS, particularly in older patients when there is a history of vaccination within the preceding two weeks in a clinical setting. https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/major-korean-study-gbs-incidence-explodes-during-covid-19-serious-implications-for-influenza-vaccine-covid-19-vaccines-4d792d38
Sasha Latypova, A win in Idaho, and a reminder about React19 fundraiser in Spokane WA, October 25. Southwest District Health Board made it possible to hear our science team's testimony yesterday and the board voted to defund the Covid jab and and its promotion
Meryl Nass MD, Tom Jefferson lets it all hang out re the flu shot fraud, after studying this for 35 years He gets better as he ages. These shots never made any sense--their purpose was to groom Americans to expect to show up each year for a jab
A Midwestern Doctor, The HPV Vaccine Tragedy Was A Test Run For COVID-19 A review of the incredible dangers of the HPV vaccine and the unscrupulous campaign that forced it upon the world Story at a Glance:
•Two decades ago, Merck pushed Vioxx, a lucrative NSAID onto the market despite knowing it would cause a large number of heart attacks. Merck eventually faced so many lawsuits they had to withdraw it, at which point they rushed, Gardasil, a lucrative HPV vaccine to market to cover their losses.
•Gardasil was extremely dangerous. However, just like Vioxx, both Merck and the FDA ignored that data, and did all they could to promote it. This continued even after Gardasil brought forward a wave of crippling injuries, unlike anything that had previously been seen for a vaccine.
•Remarkably many of Gardasil’s issues (e.g., autoimmunity, POTS, infertility, death) are identical to those seen with the COVID-19 vaccines. In turn, there are remarkable parallels to how they were approved (e.g., doctored trials covered up vaccine injuries) and how far the FDA and CDC went to protect those products from scrutiny.
A Midwestern Doctor, The Dangers of Statins One of the biggest misconceptions is that cholesterol causes heart disease and that statins, which lower cholesterol, prevent it. Not only is this untrue, but the highly profitable statins are also among the most harmful pharmaceuticals available(and share many eerie parallels to the COVID vaccines)
Despite growing evidence that lowering cholesterol does not reduce heart disease, the medical industry continues to push statins. Studies have shown that the benefits of statins are minimal, with data manipulated to exaggerate their effectiveness.
Statins are aggressively promoted, not because of their efficacy, but due to financial interests in the pharmaceutical industry. Guidelines on cholesterol and statins are often created by experts who have conflicts of interest. Many doctors and patients are penalized for not adhering to these guidelines.
Statins cause significant harm, with side effects like muscle pain, cognitive issues, and even life-threatening conditions such as diabetes and liver dysfunction. Despite widespread patient reports of these injuries, the medical community often dismisses them, attributing them to a “nocebo effect” or imagining the problem. https://www.globalresearch.ca/dangers-statins/5870519X Class Flares, 2nd CME Heading for Earth Now
Unmedicated Gardener (pictured with fall tomatoes now that nights have cooled off)
John do you even sleep!? Haven't had much time for reading lately, a bit busy. I personally believe that the BRICS is another attempt at a global .gov just with a different batch of oligarchs. The CCP's social credit system seems to be the direction of both sides on this. It's stacking up as a fight between who gains control of the reins. In the meantime "kill 'em all and let god sort them out".
John,
My stats tell me most people won’t read italics…. About 70% …