Name That Thing
Reaching For Words,
The Ethical Skeptic explains this useful word: Exapátisiology: The study of narrative coercion, the intoxicating rush some derive from combining power with just enough deception to mislead—yet not so much as to be caught and held to account by those they exploit. The embezzler sleeps soundly so long as the only crime in town is called “bank robbery,” and he’s its loudest foe. While he holds the keys to the vault, the word "embezzle" will never exist... ..It is this missing but essential term—exapátisiology—that the ethical skeptic also recognizes as a tactic of exapátisiology itself: to permit no language to exist that can precisely name one’s crimes. As Orwell observedin 1984, the aim of Newspeak was to make certain disapproved thoughts “literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express them.”In like manner, thepractitioner of exapátisiology seeks to strip the lexicon of any term capable of exposing their abuse of authority—thereby rendering the recognition of such abuse, if not unthinkable, at least unspeakable. https://theethicalskeptic.com/2025/07/31/exapatisiology/
US Senate Democrats invoke century-old law for Epstein files release US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will invoke a century-old law to force the release of the full files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"Today, Senate Democrats take additional action to try and uncover the truth about the Epstein files. This morning, I join all of my Democratic colleagues on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in invoking a century-old law known as the 'Rule of Five' to compel the Department of Justice to release the full and complete Epstein files, which to date, of course, they have refused to be transparent about," Schumer said from the Senate floor.
Schumer said that under federal law, when any five senators on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee demand that the executive branch release investigative documents, "they must comply." https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-senate-democrats-invoke-century-old-law-for-epstein-files-release/3646644
Durham Annex Bombshell Exposes New Twist in Russian Collusion Hoax Newly-declassified so-called Clinton Plan intelligence included intercepted communications from a George Soros ally which suggested that Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign against Donald Trump was plotting a “long-term affair to demonize” Trump by linking him to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and that the Clinton campaign expected that “the FBI will put more oil into the fire.”
The revelations, including intercepted purported communications from Leonard Benardo, a top official at George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, and communications by Clinton foreign policy adviser Julianne Smith, provide new insight into information that the U.S. intelligence community received in July 2016 – just before the FBI launched its politicized Crossfire Hurricane investigation. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/07/31/durham-annex-bombshell-the-soros-connection-to-russia-hoax-n4942280
‘No Room for Complacency’ – US Must Lead Against Persistent Russian Threat, McConnell Warns
Longest-Serving Republican Senator urges long-term strategy on Russia, says Ukraine’s fight is a lesson for US and allies. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/57272
Whose "disgrace", Sir? Do they care? Trump calls Kremlin's silence on deadline cut 'a disgrace' - Trump has received no response from the Kremlin US President Donald Trump said he had not received a response from the Kremlin when he shortened the deadline for settling the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7924748?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Can the Russian President just say that? PUTIN PRISES OPEN ROTHSCHILD GRIP – OUR CHILDREN WILL BE BORN FREE 'Our future generations will be born without Rothschild chains around their wrists and ankles,’Putin thundered before the Russian Parliament. That statement alone shattered decades of silent global enslavement.
For over two centuries, the Rothschilds have ruled through economic conquest, installing central banks, manufacturing crises, and enforcing IMF slavery.
Their playbook? Crash economies offer eyewatering high-interest loans, and demand total political and economic controlin return.Putin saw it. And he burned it. https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/07/29/putin-prises-open-rothschild-grip-our-children-will-be-born-free/
Simplicius on the Russian summer offensive gulping ground as Ukrainians liedead or exhausted: Chasov Yar Falls, Pokrovsk Crumbles, Zelensky Sinks Zelensky’s seeming backtracking, however, did not end the latest MSM blitz against his ‘image’.Even protests continued, as people took to the streets outside the Rada building while the vote was in progress.
At the same time, theWestern narrative machine has ramped up in pushing Zelensky’s would-be successor to the fore, as Vogue released an eyeroll-inducing feature on Zaluzhny undoubtedly meant to begin massaging his image, revealing his soft ‘human side’in run up to the eventual narratives that will convince us why he’ll make such a great new “people’s leader”...Trump admitted the tariffs “may not work” and seemed generally half-hearted and lackadaisical about the whole thing—or perhaps, more aptly, defeated... It continues to have the feel of ‘going through the motions’ merely to appease hardliners who hold all the political and donor power in Washington... ..Some last items of note:
Trump says that he’s now stopped six wars during his term, and he’s averaging one new war ended per month—which, of course, qualifies him for the Nobel Peace Prize—or maybe even multiple ones! ... ..In the meantime, Arestovich has explained that Trump’s sanctions will do nothing but harden Russians and make them fight even more bitterly. According to him, the West simply does not understand how the Russian mentality works—the more you threaten their motherland, the more fanatical and unstoppable they become.
John Mearsheimer laying bare the grim reality. Ukraine must abandon NATO, disarm completely, and surrender a fifth of its territory to Russia.This isn’t peace,it’s a forced submission dictated at gunpoint. And the West? Powerless to stop it, left choking on the consequences of its own reckless delusions. For years, theypumped out fantasies of victory while dragging Ukraine deeper into a war it could never win.Now, as the reality sets in, they’ll be forced to sell this bitter defeat to their own people,wrapped in lies, spun with hollow rhetoric.This collapse isn’t just on the battlefield, it’s moral, strategic and irreversible. https://x.com/ricwe123/status/1950840719926530386
Russian Armed Forces destroy a colony in Zaporozhye where prisoners were being prepared for dispatch to the front https://en.topcor.ru/62558-preventivnyj-udar-vs-rf-unichtozhili-koloniju-na-zaporozhe-gde-zakljuchennyh-gotovili-k-otpravke-na-front.html
Scott Ritter, Trump and Medvedev’s Dangerous Exchange of Words - As the rhetoric heats up, we must remain cognizant of the consequences PresidentTrump has become enthralled with the Israeli “Nasrallah” solution—leadership decapitation and middle management disruption designed to bring about the rapid collapse of a government/system.
It was tried—and failed—in Iran.
ButTrump is being advised by Russophobeswho believe that the US can successfully implement such a plan against Russia.
This plan begins with sanctions, as all such plans do.
Itends with a decapitation strike on Moscow.
Trump’s imagined conversation with Putin, where he threatened to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow”, is indicative of the President’s thinking in this regard.
The preferred decapitation strike is done using B-52 bombers launching cruise missiles, accompanied by Trident missiles launched from Ohio-class submarinesoperating off the coast of Russia, allowing for a flatter trajectory flight and shorter flight time.
Medvedev’s comment about the “Dead Hand” indicates that Russia is well aware of Trump’s plans.
The“Dead Hand”, or Perimeter system, is a long-standing fail-safe mechanism/plan which guarantees a full-scale nuclear retaliation in case any nation is foolish enough to try a decapitation strike.
Trump Deploys 2 Nuclear Subs After Medvedev's "Foolish, Inflammatory" Statement Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued the Kremlin's response to President Trump's Monday announcement from Scotland that he's reducing a deadline for Russia to agree a peace settlement from 50 days to 10 or 12 days, citing 'disappointment' in Putin not ending or at least winding down the war.
Medvedev warned: "Russia isn't Israel or even Iran" and thus that "Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump's) own country." ... ..Friday morning, President Trump took to his Truth Social account and escalated from words to actions moving two nuclear submarines to be positioned “in the appropriate regions” based on “highly provocative” statements from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
“Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances,” Trump says. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-deploys-2-nuclear-subs-after-medvedevs-foolish-inflammatory-statement
Modern warfare expertise: Mexico's National Intelligence: Mexicans and Colombians in the Ukrainian Armed Forces are learning how to operate FPV drones to hand them over to cartels https://en.topwar.ru/268885-nacrazvedka-meksiki-meksikancy-i-kolumbijcy-v-vsu-poluchajut-navyki-upravlenija-fpv-dronami-chtoby-potom-peredat-ih-karteljam.html
Israeli Forces Launch Massive Arrest Campaign Across West Bank https://english.pnn.ps/news/47591
China ‘shocked, disappointed’ by US sanctions on PA
Washington accused Ramallah of ‘supporting terrorism’ and ‘internationalizing’ the conflict with Israel through the ICC https://thecradle.co/articles/china-shocked-disappointed-by-us-sanctions-on-pa
(even the)UK denounces Israeli aid restrictions for Gaza as 'affront' to UN charter
'Children are starving, and Israel's drip-feeding of aid has horrified the world,' says Foreign Secretary David Lammy https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/uk-denounces-israeli-aid-restrictions-for-gaza-as-affront-to-un-charter/3645668
What "action"? UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Takes Action https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5169658-uk-plans-recognize-palestinian-state-september-unless-israel-takes-action
Israel rejects UK decision to recognize Palestinian state as ‘reward for Hamas’
British prime minister says UK will recognize Palestine in September unless Israel takes 'substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza’ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-rejects-uk-decision-to-recognize-palestinian-state-as-reward-for-hamas-/3645792
Sweden urges EU to freeze trade deal with Israel, increase economic pressure
'Israel is not fulfilling its most basic obligations and agreed-upon commitments regarding humanitarian aid,' Swedish premier says https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/sweden-urges-eu-to-freeze-trade-deal-with-israel-increase-economic-pressure/3647329
Netherlands bars Israeli ministers over calls for violence “The cabinet has therefore decided to declare Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir persona non grata and is committed to registering them as undesirable aliens in the Schengen registration system,” Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp announced in a statement released on Monday night, Press TV reported.
He clarified that the ban follows their promotion of settler aggression towards Palestinians, the growth of unlawful Israeli settlements, and their demands for ethnic cleansing in Gaza. https://en.mehrnews.com/news/234853/Netherlands-bars-Israeli-ministers-over-calls-for-violence
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Becomes First Republican in Congress To Label Israel’s Actions in Gaza a Genocide https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/29/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-becomes-first-republican-in-congress-to-label-israels-actions-in-gaza-a-genocide/
Israel First Billionaires Dump Millions Into Super PAC to Oust Rep. Thomas Massie https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=65000
Pro-Palestine group in Greece protests arrival of Israeli cruise ship on Crete island https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/29/pro-palestine-group-in-greece-protests-arrival-of-israeli-cruise-ship-on-crete-island
End Game: Netanyahu Now Plans To Annex Gaza, Bowing To Extremist Members Of Coalition https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/end-game-netanyahu-now-plans-annex-gaza-bowing-extremist-members-coalition
Israeli Forces Kill 103 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours - The dead include 60 Palestinians who were killed while attempting to get aid https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/30/israeli-forces-kill-103-palestinians-in-gaza-over-24-hours/
Gaza tribal leaders denounce US-Israel aid distribution system as ‘humiliating, soaked in blood’
'Our children are left naked and starving in the streets, with no food, water, or electricity. We are watching a slow death unfold dailywhile theworld stands by in silence,'says Supreme Authority for Tribal Affairs head. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/gaza-tribal-leaders-denounce-us-israel-aid-distribution-system-as-humiliating-soaked-in-blood-/3648493
More than 100 people killed in 2 days searching for food in Gaza: UN
Hundreds of others injured along food convoy routes or near Israeli 'militarized distribution hubs,' says deputy spokesman https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/more-than-100-people-killed-in-2-days-searching-for-food-in-gaza-un-/3648602
‘Designed as Death Traps’: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes “What I witnessed in Gaza, I can only describe as a dystopian, post-apocalyptic wasteland,” says Anthony Aguilar, a retired U.S. soldier who worked as a subcontractor with UG Solutions in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid delivery operation. “We, the United States, are complicit. We are involved, hand in hand, in the atrocities and the genocide that is currently undergoing in Gaza.” https://scheerpost.com/2025/07/30/designed-as-death-traps-fmr-green-beret-who-worked-at-gaza-food-sites-reveals-rampant-war-crimes/
Israeli court releases illegal settler charged with killing contributor to Oscar-winning West Bank film https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250730-israeli-court-releases-illegal-settler-charged-with-killing-contributor-to-oscar-winning-west-bank-film/
UN experts condemn Israeli use of ‘thirst as a weapon’ against Palestinians- 'How can world leaders sleep while this suffering continues?' experts say https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/un-experts-condemn-israeli-use-of-thirst-as-a-weapon-against-palestinians/3645748
Israeli Settlers Torch Bedouin Homes in Jericho Area, Forcing Families to Flee Again https://english.pnn.ps/news/4760
Israel blocking international press to conceal genocide, starvation in Gaza, authorities say “Israeli occupation authorities continue to promote false claims denying the existence of famine in Gaza, while banning the entry of the international press for fear of exposing undeniable realities to the cameras,” the office said in a statement.
It challenged Israel to open the crossings and allow foreign correspondents to enter the blockaded territory. https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/israel-blocking-international-press-to-conceal-genocide-starvation-in-gaza-authorities-say-3705621
Global Hunger Monitor Says ‘Worst Case Scenario of Famine Playing Out in Gaza’ https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/29/global-hunger-monitor-says-worst-case-scenario-of-famine-playing-out-in-gaza/
Gone, years of production, gone: Quarter of US THAAD missiles used to defend Israel https://en.mehrnews.com/news/234836/Quarter-of-US-THAAD-missiles-used-to-defend-Israel
Gallup Poll: Just 32% of Americans Approve of Israel’s Actions in Gaza https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/29/gallup-poll-just-32-of-americans-approve-of-israels-actions-in-gaza/
Yemen strikes Ben Gurion Airport with hypersonic missile https://en.mehrnews.com/news/234867/Yemen-strikes-Ben-Gurion-Airport-with-hypersonic-missile
US imposes sweeping sanctions on Iranian shipping network
Washington says the targeted network facilitated the sale of Iranian and Russian oil through a global operation spanning 17 countries https://thecradle.co/articles/us-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-iranian-shipping-network
Iran’s Foreign Minister Says US Must Provide Compensation Before Nuclear Talks Can Resume
Trump has been threatening to bomb Iran again and has imposed new sanctions, making diplomacy unlikely https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/31/irans-foreign-minister-says-us-must-provide-compensation-before-nuclear-talks-can-resume/
IDF Admits to Hundreds of Ceasefire Violations as Finance Minister Vows Israel Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon
Israeli drone strike kills one, wounds four in Nabatieh https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/30/idf-admits-to-hundreds-of-ceasefire-violations-as-finance-minister-vows-israel-wont-withdraw-from-lebanon/
Hezbollah will not hand over arms to Israel, Qassem says https://en.mehrnews.com/news/234886/Hezbollah-commemorates-Fuad-Shokr-martyrdom-anniversary
Which ya gonna' believe? Bessent Says Trump Accounts For Kids Are Backdoor 'For Privatizing Social Security' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview this week that the Trump Accounts, which are aimed at helping parents save for their children’s future, are “a back door for privatizing Social Security,” before later clarifying that the administration remains committed to protecting Social Security. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bessent-says-trump-accounts-kids-are-backdoor-privatizing-social-security
Trump and team 'frustrated' with India over trade talks: US Treasury Secretary
US officials slammed India over stalled trade talks and Russian oil purchases. According to Bessent, the US sees India as taking advantage of global sanctions by becoming a key buyer of discounted oil. (Yes, and ...?) https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/us-treasury-secretary-trump-admin-frustrated-with-india-over-trade-talks-glbs-2764484-2025-08-01
Europe Wants More U.S. Gas Than Exists Under the new trade deal, the EU aims to buy $750 billion worth of American energy over three years—more than triple its current import levels.
Analysts say this goal is unrealistic given current export capacities.
Despite record LNG exports and several projects under construction, the U.S. lacks the short-term infrastructure to meet the massive increase in demand.
With Asia offering higher prices and aggressively competing for U.S. LNG, fulfilling EU demand could strain U.S. supply and raise domestic energy prices. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europe-Wants-More-US-Gas-Than-Exists.html
The Permian’s Dirty Secret Is Bubbling Over Wastewater disposal in the Permian Basin is straining geological limits.
Texas regulators are restricting new injection wells due to rising reservoir pressure, seismic activity, and potential damage to oil reserves and freshwater resources. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Permians-Dirty-Secret-Is-Bubbling-Over.html
Just stop eating and drinking poisons, and get two hours of daily activity: BREAKING: RFK JR. REVEALS $3 TRILLION OZEMPIC SCANDAL WITH CONGRESS AND NOVO NORDISK!! Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exposes a scandal where over 100 Congress members, linked to Novo Nordisk, back a $1,500 monthly Medicare fund for Ozempic, risking a $3 trillion annual cost. https://x.com/TRUMP_ARMY_/status/1950866812683407360
Steve Kirsch, The single most convincing COVID vaccine harm signal to date Mortality increased each time they gave a new dose. This kind of dose-response temporal pattern is considered one of the strongest forms of circumstantial evidence in observational epidemiology.
A Midwestern Doctor shows history rhyming again: What Can The Smallpox Vaccines Teach Us About COVID Vax Injuries? Reviewing the critical but largely forgotten lessons from the early pioneers of natural medicine
Jessica Rose, Ph.D. A new Multiple Sclerosis study IS actually ground-breaking 2 specific fiber-loving bacteria inhabiting the gut are implicated in playing an important causative role This groundbreaking study involved 81 pairs of identical twins, where only one sibling of each pair had multiple sclerosis (MS). The authors identified two gut bacteria, namely Eisenbergiella tayi and Lachnoclostridium, as potential triggers for MS. They compared gut microbiome samples from these twins and isolated 51 microbial candidates, with Eisenbergiella tayi and Lachnoclostridium being consistently linked to MS.
Don't be egg-deficient. STUDY: Just One Egg a Week Slashes Alzheimer’s Risk by Nearly HALF Minimal egg consumption cuts dementia risk by 47% and reduces Alzheimer’s brain pathology at autopsy — mainly due to choline, omega‑3s, and lutein.
Meryl Nass MD, What have I been up to in the past week, with no posts? Here are two new podcasts on farming and pesticides. Finally, what may be in your grocery's ground beef? Thanks for sticking with me. Important info to watch, read and share!
Anastassia Makarieva, Assessing changes in atmospheric circulation due to ecohydrological restoration: How can global climate models help? First research paper from the newly established Biotic Pump Greening Group Institute
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Circulating in the Biosphere (pictured with okra and sweet potatoes in Palestinian colors)
Israel is an outlaw terrorist State, and has been since a terrorism campaign in the 1940s led to the UK's pullout and Palestinian genocide...This scorpion is not going to leave America's back until it's thrown off....
And the Daily Telegraph has as this morning's 'top story' that 'Bill Clinton was on a plane with Epstein'.
This fail both the basic editorial checks for 'news':
1. Was this known 5 years ago? YES IT WAS KNOWN LONG BEFORE EPSTEIN'S SDNY trial.
2. Is flying with someone a crime? NO.
Must be a very slow news day....
My questions:
1. When he got off that flight with Epstein, what airport/airstrip was he at?
2. Did he make a return flight from that airport/airstrip?
3. What did he do in the intervening time?
If none of that reveals a crime, this is about as newsworthy as saying that David Beckham gave a lift to a supermodel on his executive jet but committed precisely zero acts of a sexual nature with her.....
Strange decision making that the DT editor has....