Hug Heard Round The World

​Embracing Life,

  Before getting to "the hug heard round the world", let me present the news that Ukrainian military forces were "blind" at the outset of the Russian military offensive across the border, towards Kharkiv. They could not target Russian forces and could not see them. Starlink was out for the Ukrainian military. On Wednesday May 8th a series of solar x-class flares, from a sunspot aimed at earth, began. These have two components which arrive at earth, the x-rays and other photons in 8 minutes, followed by high energy protons in a day or two, depending on their energy. Higher energy protons arrive sooner. These high energy protons carry electrical current which is imparted into the earth, ionosphere and magnetic fields, creating geomagnetic storms. These high energy protons were predicted to arrive at earth Friday May 10, and they did, though they arrived about 6 hours earlier than expected.
  May 10th was the day the Russian border forces between Kharkiv and Belgorod began advancing into Ukraine. These advances were not expected so early. They were expected a week later, based on intelligence and Russian massing of forces on the border.
  Smaller Russian army groupings started moving in, in what was thought to be a testing of Ukrainian defenses, a reconnaissance-in-force. Ukraine has piles of tank-obstacle "dragons teeth" dotting the countryside, not arrayed in defensive lines with minefields, as contracted for. Ukrainian military forces were largely "special forces", "nationalist" battalions, trained to make hit and run incursions into Russia. They uniformly abandoned their positions.
  These Russian advances began before the coronal-mass-ejection of high energy protons arrived, maybe 10 hours prior to that, but the Ukrainian Starlink seems to have already been blinded by Russian electronic warfare attacks. It is possible that the Russian incursion was testing both the border forces and the Starlink resilience to attack, just ahead of the series of geomagnetic storms, taking maximum tactical advantage of the space-weather, and remaining secretive, since the x-class solar flares aimed at earth were not predictable.
  This presented a "perfect storm" to the blinded Ukrainian army, not trained or prepared for this early attack, unable to see or attack Russian positions without their drones, and unable to respond with targeted artillery and rockets. Gaps in the incomplete defensive lines were large and numerous, so Russian armored vehicles moved in unhindered.

  WP: Starlink communications failed on the day of the Russian attack on the Kharkov region
On the morning of May 10, when the Russian offensive began in the Kharkov region, the Ukrainian military lost all ability to track the movement of Russian troops from drones due to interference in the system due to Russian electronic interference. This was reported by The Washington Post with reference to the Ukrainian military.  https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/6711274?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

  Not completely true, it seems: Global communications networks weather strong solar storm During the height of this weekend’s solar storm, on May 10, both AT&T and T-Mobile were monitoring the events but did not predict any serious disruptions, due to having networks that don’t rely on high-frequency bands, according to published CNN reports.   Elon Musk, the CEO of Starlink, wrote that Starlink’s satellites were under pressure during the solar storm on the company’s website, but SpaceX has since reported that “all Starlink satellites on-orbit weathered the geomagnetic storm and remain healthy.”
  In the aftermath of this weekend’s solar storm, the Associated Press reported that federal agencies like The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Energy have experienced no significant issues due to the geomagnetic event, which persisted through the weekend into May 11 and May 12. https://bbcmag.com/global-communications-networks-weather-strong-solar-storm/

  From 2 months ago: SpaceX gets E-band radio waves to boost Starlink broadband SpaceX has secured conditional approval to use extremely high-frequency E-band radio waves to improve the capacity of its low Earth orbit Starlink broadband constellation.
  The Federal Communications Commission said March 8 it is allowing SpaceX to use E-band frequencies between second-generation Starlink satellites and gateways on the ground, alongside already approved spectrum in the Ka and Ku bands. (All high frequency bands)
  Specifically, SpaceX is now also permitted to communicate between 71 and 76 gigahertz from space to Earth, and 81-86 GHz Earth-to-space, using the up to 7,500 Gen2 satellites SpaceX is allowed to deploy.  https://spacenews.com/spacex-gets-e-band-radio-waves-to-boost-starlink-broadband/

  Putin's Presser Prior to Leaving China, Karl Sanchez Vladimir Putin: In general, the negotiations were very informative, very intense.
  The status of the visit is official, state, but this is a purely working trip, without any doubt. From morning to night, we spent almost the whole day together with the Chairman and his colleagues. A lot of topics were raised for discussion.
  And the fact that the future depends on Russia and China is partly, only partly true. Because the future of humanity depends on all of humanity. But, of course, both China and Russia are important components of modern civilization. And we have our own opinion about how we should develop. And this development of ours will certainly affect the development of all partners on the planet.
  Development, we believe, should be constructive, peaceful, without any doubt. It should take into account not only our interests, but also the interests of all participants in international communication.
  And of course, we need to strengthen the emerging multipolar world. There is no doubt that it is developing before our very eyes, and the world is becoming multipolar. I think that everyone understands this very well and is aware of it. And it is important that those who are trying to maintain their monopoly on decision-making in the world, on all issues, understanding this, and I think they understand this very well.  

Putin's Presser Prior to Leaving China

  Simplicius is very informative about all of the goings on in Russia with the cabinet reformation and the meeting with Xi, which seems to be laying the foundation for an actual BRICS-based "new world order", which is commencing already, and may become much more apparent in the next half year.    The DragonBear-Hug Signals Unprecedented Expansion of Ties  

The DragonBear-Hug Signals Unprecedented Expansion of Ties

The Bangladesh Post has a picture of the hug, with this caption: White House jokes about Putin-Xi meeting  (Look at their hands. Different hands.) https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/white-house-jokes-about-putin-xi-meeting-137781

From (as fate might have it) July 4, 2023, a reminder that Putin hugs-around (though he doesn't seem to initiate it, himself):   Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ during Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/ap-modi-uses-speech-to-russia-china-led-group-to-swipe-at-pakistan-avoids-mentioning-ukraine/

  RAY McGOVERN: Russia & China — Two Against One    Xi Jinping’s reception of Putin yesterday in Beijing sealed the increasingly formidable strategic relationship, fundamentally misunderstood in Washington.

  Putin noted the “unprecedented level of strategic partnership between our countries.” He and Xi have met more than 40 times in person or virtually. In June 2018, Xi described Putin as “an old friend of the Chinese people” and, personally, his “best friend.”
  For his part, Putin noted Thursday that he and Xi are “in constant contact to keep personal control over all pressing issues on the Russian-Chinese and international agenda.” Putin brought along Defense Minister Andrey Belousov as well as veterans like Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and key business leaders...

..Putin has said he is aware that Washington’s policy toward Russia “is primarily impacted by domestic political processes.” Russia and China certainly assess that Biden’s policy on Ukraine will be influenced by the political imperative to be seen as facing Russia down.
  If NATO country hotheads send “trainers” to Ukraine, the prospect of a military dust-up is ever present. What Biden needs to know is that, if it comes to open hostilities between Russia and the West, he is likely to face more than just saber rattling in the South China Sea — and the specter of a two-front war.
  The Chinese know they are next in line for the ministrations of NATO/East. Indeed, it is no secret that the Pentagon sees China as enemy No. 1. According to the DOD’s National Defense Strategy, “defense priorities are first, defending the homeland, paced to the growing multi-domain threat posed by the People’s Republic of China.”
  The Pentagon will be the last to sing a requiem for the dearly departed unipolar world. May sanity prevail.  https://consortiumnews.com/2024/05/17/ray-mcgovern-russia-china-two-against-one/

  Putin and Xi Jinping agreed on joint development of the previously disputed Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island

  The President of the Russian Federation and the Chairman of the People's Republic of China signed an agreement on the joint development of the Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island. The previously disputed territory now has a chance to become a symbol of friendship between the two states.
  Note that the Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island is located not far from Khabarovsk. It is divided between Russia and China. Beijing previously claimed full sovereignty over this territory. However, the signed agreement indicates that the PRC has made concessions to the Russian Federation in this matter.
However, as experts note, Beijing, apparently, expects to receive serious profits from investments in this territory, thereby compensating for territorial concessions.
  Let us add that Bolshoy Ussuriysky, together with the neighboring Tarabarova Island and the small islands surrounding them, were taken under protection by Soviet troops in the 1920-1930s. Since 1964, the PRC began to dispute the ownership of this territory. But the agreement signed today indicates that the territorial dispute has been resolved.  https://en.topcor.ru/47483-putin-i-si-czinpin-dogovorilis-o-sovmestnom-razvitii-ranee-spornogo-ostrova-bolshoj-ussurijskij.html

  Thanks Eleni. What would be a good day for this?  US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says NATO will deploy troops to Ukraine

  In a major escalation of the US-NATO war with Russia in Ukraine, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown told the New York Times Thursday that the NATO military alliance will “eventually” send significant numbers of active-duty NATO troops to Ukraine, which the newspaper said meant the deployment was “inevitable.”

  In asserting that NATO sending troops is “inevitable,” the Times means the decision has already been made, and all that is being awaited is the determination on how best to announce the escalation to the public.
  Brown’s statement that NATO will send troops to Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden categorically ruled out such a move because it would lead to “World War III,” continues the pattern: Every time the White House has said it would not do something in Ukraine, it has subsequently done it.   https://www.defenddemocracy.press/us-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-says-nato-will-deploy-troops-to-ukraine/

  "Political speech", American style: WashPo: Wealthy Jewish Donors Pushed NYC Mayor to Launch NYPD Crackdown on Columbia Protesters   Over a dozen Jewish billionaires working secretly in concert with the Israeli government were part of a private WhatsApp group chat which conspired to push New York City Mayor Eric Adams to crackdown on pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, according to bombshell leaked chatlogs obtained by the Washington Post.
  The Post's shocking report reveals how many of the most prominent Jewish billionaires and multimillionaires in America worked together in secret to advance Israeli interests on multiple fronts, suppress Americans' free speech rights, reward politicians who do their bidding with donations and hide their connections with the Israeli government.   https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64455

  5 Israeli soldiers killed, 7 injured in northern Gaza after IDF tank mistook them for enemy
According to an initial IDF probe, a tank operating alongside the paratroopers in the Jabaliya camp fired two shells at a building where they were gathered at around 7 p.m.  https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/5-israeli-soldiers-killed-7-injured-in-northern-gaza-after-idf-tank-mistook-them-for-enemy/

  'Liars': Israeli lawyer heckled at ICJ hearing
  Watch the moment an observer at the International Court of Justice called Israeli lawyers 'liars!', as they submitted 'counter-evidence' against South Africa's petition to impose provisional measures on Israel under the Genocide Convention. The Israeli lawyer looked up at the public gallery in shock before the official ICJ live stream was stopped and the woman who heckled was escorted out by security.  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240517-liars-israeli-lawyer-heckled-at-icj-hearing/

​  EU Big Brother is Watching News of Fico Assassination Attempt
European Commission says it is "actively monitoring fake news" of the incident, and ready to impose fines on tech platforms for "failing to tackle disinformation."​  

EU Big Brother is Watching News of Fico Assassination Attempt

​  Hey, the CIA did that during the cold-war, too. Small world!   Documents were found in the Slovak archives according to which the accused of the assassination attempt on Robert Fico Tsintula was active in anti-communist activities in the 1980s.  https://en.topwar.ru/242553-v-slovackih-arhivah-obnaruzheny-dokumenty-soglasno-kotorym-obvinjaemyj-v-pokushenii-na-roberta-fico-cintula-v-1980-e-gody-vel-aktivnuju.html

  It sure wasn't Pfizer or the CIA, probably just "Russia", like Nordstream.  Suspect in assassination attempt on Slovak PM may not have been 'lone wolf', minister says. The "worst has passed" for shot Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico, the deputy prime minister has said, but his condition remains "serious".​  

Suspect in assassination attempt on Slovak PM may not have been 'lone wolf', minister says.

  ​"Remember Pearl Harbor", as the saying goes...  US Sending Nuclear-Powered Carrier For 'Higher Stakes' Red Sea Mission  (The "Truman" as it happens.)  https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-sending-nuclear-powered-carrier-higher-stakes-red-sea-mission

  US Political change signaled ?  The ‘NYTimes’ finally publishes a comprehensive indictment of ‘Jewish terrorism’ against Palestinians

The New York Times has astonished its readers by publishing a long indictment of a subject it has purposely ignored for years: “Jewish terrorism” against Palestinians.​  https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/the-nytimes-finally-publishes-a-comprehensive-indictment-of-jewish-terrorism-against-palestinians/

​  300 Pages of Emails Leave No Doubt: Fauci, NIH Knew Early on of Injuries, Deaths After COVID Shots
​  According to documents obtained by Children’s Health Defense, reports of injuries and deaths following COVID-19 vaccines — including a child injured by the Pfizer vaccine during a clinical trial and a fatal vaccine-induced case of myocarditis — reached NIH researchers, Dr. Anthony Fauci and others in 2021 and 2022.​    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fauci-nih-knew-covid-vaccine-injuries-deaths-emails/

​   Dr. Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Thursday that many officials who tried to warn the public about potential problems with COVID-19 vaccines were pressured into silence and that it’s high time to admit that there were “significant” side effects that made people sick.​..

​..“Those of us that tried to suggest there may be significant side effects from vaccines ... we kind of got canceled because no one wanted to talk about the potential that there was a problem from the vaccines, because they were afraid that that would cause people not to want to get vaccinated,” Dr. Redfield said... In September 2020, a few months before the first COVID-19 vaccines were given in the United States, Dr. Redfield testified before the Senate that COVID-19 represented the “most significant public health challenge to face our nation in more than a century,” and that the prevailing view among scientists at the time was that the overall case fatality rate of the disease was somewhere between 0.4 and 0.6 percent in the United States.
​  “If you were to look right now, individuals under the age of 18, it’s about 0.01 percent, 19 to say 69, it’s more like 0.3 percent. And if you’re over the age of 70, it’s about 5 percent now,” he testified at the time.
​  While there’s lingering controversy about the severity of COVID-19, a recent study estimates that the global case fatality rate was 8.5 percent in February 2020 but had plunged to 0.27 percent in August 2022, meaning that the estimated relative risk reduction over that time was a whopping 96.8 percent.
In his interview on NewsNation, Dr. Redfield said that the vaccines that were developed as part of Operation Warp Speed were “important” and saved “a lot of lives.” However, despite their benefits, the drawbacks of the vaccines must be a matter of open discussion, he said.
​  “They’re important for the most vulnerable people, those over 60, 65 years of age. They really aren’t that critical for those that are under 50 or younger. But those vaccines saved a lot of lives, but they also—we have to be honest, some people got significant side effects from the vaccine,” he said.
​  “I have a number of people that are quite ill and they never had COVID, but they are ill from the vaccine,” he continued. “And we just have to acknowledge that.”​  https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/ex-cdc-director-says-its-high-time-admit-significant-side-effects-covid-19-vaccines​

  Top Japanese oncologist says COVID-19 vaccines are “essentially murder”  ​  COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are “the work of evil” and have amounted to what is “essentially murder.”​ The comments were made by Dr. Masanori Fukushima in a recent interview. The decorated oncologist set up the first outpatient cancer clinic at Kyoto University in Japan and was responsible for the first course at the school in pharmacoepidemiology.
​  He cited one particularly alarming side effect that the mainstream media in the U.S. hasn't reported on – the prevalence of “turbo cancers” that were “previously unseen by doctors.” He said that these cancers started appearing after the rollouts of the vaccines and have been progressing so quickly that they are often in stage 4 by the time doctors diagnose them.
​  He added that the jump in these cancers has been accompanied by increases in excess mortality from cancer in general to a degree that cannot be explained simply by missed treatments or screenings during COVID-19-related lockdowns.​  https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-05-17-top-japanese-oncologist-covid-vaccines-essentially-murder.html

​  Deadly Surge: CJD Cases Skyrocket Post-COVID Vaccines​ (I have cared for one patient with Creutzfeldt Jacob ​Disease and I would recognize it in a heartbeat.   United States — A rare, highly progressive neurodegenerative disease, notably Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), has shown a concerning rise following the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Prion diseases, characterized by brain deterioration leading to swift demise, have seen a notable uptick over the past three years, with many new instances reported post COVID-19 mRNA vaccine administration. Prions, known for their ability to rapidly degrade similar proteins, raise concerns about transmissibility when individuals are exposed to affected organs or blood.​  https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3443726942858-deadly-surge-cjd-cases-skyrocket-post-covid-vaccines?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=i3

​  Meryl Nass MD, Is weaponized bird flu going to be the next pandemic?   Bird flu: What is it, Who's Doing and Paying for the GOF research, and Who's Cashing In? Not to mention, why are we hearing about it NOW? And what about the vaccines?​  

Bird flu: What is it, Who's Doing and Paying for the GOF research, and Who's Cashing In?

​  How Food Giants Get Kids Hooked on Junk Food — and How to Stop Them​ , by Ralph Nader​  (Hey, I used to vote for this guy. They blamed Bush on me for that.)
​  Parents are protectors of their children. They have to be especially on guard to protect their children from pervasive direct mass marketing, using influencers, peer groups and abduction of their youngsters into the Internet Gulag.​  ​ About 45 years ago, at a social gathering, I asked an executive of a Minneapolis-based large food processing company if he fed heavily sugared cereals to his children.​ He smiled as he shook his head. Smart person. His and other major companies producing what is now called ultra-processed foods (UPFs) had scientists and labs.​.. ..These companies’ marketeers succeeded in getting these children, as my mother would say, to turn their tongues against their brains. The children were also shown how to nag their parents into buying junk food and drink.
​  In fact, Madison Avenue advertising firms would give high ratings for ads “with a high nag factor.”
It was about 1980 when obesity rates started rising at alarming rates. Now about 30% of adults are obese, another 35% are overweight... ..During recent decades there has been an increase in peer-reviewed scientific studies showing that certain foods you can easily buy in the markets can increase your life expectancy while others reduce your longevity.
​  Long-time medical and science reporter/author Jean Carper boiled down these findings into a highly usable new little book titled, “100 Life or Death Foods: A Scientific Guide to Which Foods Prolong Life or Kill You Prematurely.” (See my recent column “New Book: Choosing Regular Food to Extend Longevity.”)
​  On May 8, 2024, The New York Times defined UPFs as “using industrial methods and ingredients you wouldn’t typically find in grocery stores – like high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils and concentrated proteins like soy isolate.”​… ..“Think sodas and energy drinks, chips, candies, flavored yogurts, margarine, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, sausages, lunch meats, boxed macaroni and cheese, infant formulas and most packaged breads, plant milks, meat substitutes and breakfast cereals.
​  “In a large review of studies that was published in 2024, scientists reported that consuming UPFs was associated with 32 health problems, with the most convincing evidence for heart disease-related deaths, Type 2 diabetes and common mental health issues like anxiety and depression.”​... ..UPFs make up two-thirds of the calories consumed by children and teenagers in the U.S. Still, the giant food companies are getting away with little regulation, especially for their heaviest advertising that pushes their profitable UPFs.​..   ..This corporate interference also extends to constantly putting such UPFs into school lunch programs. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/food-giants-kids-hooked-junk-food-how-to-stop-them/

​  WEF Demands Limits on Car Ownership Among General Public​  (They know ​that we are in post-peak-oil​ since late 2018.) The globalist WEF is demanding that regular families with more than one car should be forced to give up one of their vehicles.​.. The WEF insists that limiting the number of vehicles people can own will help to “save the planet” from “climate change.”
​  The WEF argues that members of the public must be forced into giving up a vehicle as part of the organization’s “One Less Car” agenda.
However, the agenda appears to be a stepping stone for the WEF’s long-promoted plan to eliminate all private car ownership.​  https://slaynews.com/news/wef-demands-limits-car-ownership-general-public/​  Russia to continue expanding cooperation with China in production of cars — Putin
The Russian leader stressed that he welcomes the active expansion of the presence of Chinese car makers and appliance producers on the Russian market​.   https://tass.com/economy/1788911

  ​(From last week)  ​Russia Discovers Massive Oil and Gas Reserves in British Antarctic Territory Russia's Rosgeo uncovered oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, estimated at around 511 billion barrels.
​  The discovery poses environmental risks and challenges the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which prohibits oil developments in the region.
Geopolitical tensions rise as Russia's activities in Antarctica are viewed as a move towards resource extraction rather than scientific research, sparking concerns among international observers. The reserves uncovered contain around 511bn barrels worth of oil, equating to around 10 times the North Sea’s output over the last 50 years.​   https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Russia-Discovers-Massive-Oil-and-Gas-Reserves-in-British-Antarctic-Territory.html

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