But not up to me…
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Empires die terribly…
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The stare of the Cold War is back, looking over the horizon…
Looks like it is obvious that in the USA, “The Cold War” never left and never ended for them…
I talked many times about cold war…
America’s New Cold War against Russia and China by Zhao Jinglun…
Many more times on this blog and I was seeing it clearly all the way back to 2010…
Strange, it never left the western mindset…
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State Duma, lower house of Russian Parliament, approves bill banning gender reassignment in Russia. Duma Chairman Volodin shares statistics on “monstrous trend” as he says “there have been 50 times more gender reassignment operations in the United States over the past 10 years – transgender people (according to 2022 data) 1 million 640 thousand, including 1 million 300 thousand adults (0.5% of the adult population) and 340 thousand teenagers (1.4% of all US children aged 13-17).”
So, they passed the bill!
Again I say, “It is about time!” (Russia moves to ban sex changes)…
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https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/mts/mts0623.pdf
Not a very good report and we all know this is after massaging numbers…
For the greater good of their own civilians welfare and operation, countries are withdrawing from the dollar reserve system. Reserve fiat can only be sustained if the host nation’s government is monetarily logical, while the US government clearly falls short of this criterion in all ways…
We are witnessing the 54 countries of Africa in the process of signing onto BRICS. They have no choice if they want to survive. The world has reached a point that threats of destruction by the USA Bully are small in comparison to what happens if the masses do not eat and everything grinds to a halt due to fiscal issues…
At least three quarters of the worlds countries will sign up to BRICS sooner than later…
Weaponized Dollar was a fatal mistake by the Western Coalition…
And it seems paying the credit card payment with the same credit card is not sustainable…
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If you plan to summon a cacodemon, prepare yourself to face the ominous and unpleasant consequences of your actions, as they will be observed by those in higher realms. As agathodaemon or eudaemon are invoked to bring you down. – kKEETON…
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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk directions.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of the courageous and competent actions of the Yug Group of Forces’ units, aviation and artillery, 30 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Spornoye, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Sol, Severnoye, Veseloye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka and Petrovskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit in two areas to the west of Andreevka and Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 335 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.K.-manufactured FH-70 towed howitzer.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions by the defending units of the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, an enemy attack by the units of the AFU 35th Marine Brigade have been repelled forward Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and also foiled an enemy combat reconnaissance actions near Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU inflicted a comprehensive fire attack on an AFU manpower and hardware cluster close to Storozhevoye and Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The activities of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Sladkoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the selfless actions by Russian troops, two enemy attacks have been repelled near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, Army Aviation and artillery struck enemy military personnel close to Marfopol, Rabotino and Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were over 240 Ukrainian servicemen, nine infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, six armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers .
In addition, one ammunition depot of the AFU 33th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of the active actions by the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation, artillery, and heavy flame thrower systems, two enemy attacks of the 63rd and 66th mechanised brigades of the AFU each with the strength of up to a motorised infantry platoon have been repelled close to Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Karmazinovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The activities of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Terny (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, enemy personnel have been hit near Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer.
In Kupyansk direction, the units of the Zapad Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery have successfully repelled three enemy attacks near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Molchanovo, Novomlynsk, Ivanovka (Kharkov region) and Artyomovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.
In Kherson direction, assault groups of Russian troops continued reconnaissance and search operations on the islands close to Antonovsky Bridge.
The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and two U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 74 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 107 areas.
One ammunition depot of the 1st Special Forces Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Volchansk (Kharkov region).
Fuel depots for Ukrainian military equipment have been destroyed close to Malodolinskoye and Chernomorsk (Odessa region).
The 5th National Guard Brigade’s battalion command and observation post has been hit near Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Fighter Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down one Mi-24 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Cherevkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Air defence facilities have intercepted 4 Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle have been destroyed close to Grozovoye, Priyutnoye, Dorozhnyanka, Vladimirovka, Konstantinovka (Zaporozhye region), Blagoveshchenka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova, Verkhnekamenka, Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Tavolzhanka (Kharkov region) and Zburyevka (Kherson region).
In total, 455 airplanes, 242 helicopters, 4,981 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,668 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,137 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,421 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,626 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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Press release on the results of the NATO summit in Vilnius, July 11-12, 2023
On July 11-12, Vilnius hosted a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Its results show that NATO has once again returned to the Cold War schemes, this time to protect “their one billion” from the other part of humanity based on the ideology of dividing the world into “democracies and autocracies.” Led by the United States, the collective West refuses to accept the rise of a multipolar world and intends to use every instrument at its disposal, including military methods, to defend its hegemony. NATO’s attempts to use the UN Charter to camouflage its aggressive aspirations and actions are not credible. The bloc and the global organisation have nothing in common. The Western “rules-based order” is a misappropriated prerogative to violate international law. The results of NATO’s actions are well known; they include the proliferation of instability, the destruction of states, the rise of terrorism, war crimes committed with impunity, the death of civilians, including children, and an endless wave of refugees.
We have seen again that the alliance is unable to adapt to the new global geopolitical reality and to real security requirements. While magnifying the alleged threat in the East, the United States and its vassals intend to use NATO as the main instrument of their global hegemony and the containment of the centres of the developing multipolar world. This policy of searching for external enemies is targeted against Russia.
The summit documents again defined Russia as “the most significant and direct threat to the Allies’ security.” Turning facts upside down, they have hypocritically accused Moscow of undermining global energy and food security. Washington and its allies, who are dreaming of delivering a strategic defeat to Russia, are increasing their military presence near the Russian border, deploying strike weapons and holding regular exercises focused on training in offensive operations. They are improving and strengthening their command staff chains, establishing new weapons depots and other infrastructure for the operational deployment of reinforcements. NATO has increased its rapid reaction forces to 300,000 troops and will create an integrated air and ballistic missile defence system. Brussels no longer mentions its past assurances that this system will not be targeted against Russia.
NATO’s new regional defence plans are designed to strengthen the aggressive coalition capabilities on land, at sea and in the air, in the space and cyber domains. NATO has declared readiness to involve Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, which stipulates a conventional response, including by collective forces, to malicious “hybrid operations” in cyberspace and also in the event of damage to its critical infrastructure. NATO is gradually lowering the threshold for the use of force and strengthening the nuclear component of its military planning.
The NATO countries account for over half of global military spending. But they are not satisfied, and in Vilnius they have pledged to invest at least 2 percent of their annual GDP on “defence.” The American defence corporations are happy: the allies will have to pay through the nose for US-made weapons to replace their arms supplies that have been burned in Ukraine.
NATO, which is whipping up militarisation and aggravating military-political tension to ensure its superiority, continues with its provocative expansion policy. The focus of its aspirations is Ukraine’s further integration with NATO. They decided to establish the NATO-Ukraine Council, where the allies and Ukraine will “sit as equal members.” They reaffirmed the commitment they made at the 2008 Summit in Bucharest that Ukraine will become a member of NATO, although they have not set the date. They sweetened the pill by saying that Ukraine’s path to full integration has moved beyond the need for the Membership Action Plan. At the same time, Ukraine will be the main expendable element in the hybrid war NATO has launched against Russia. Resolved to escalate the conflict, the bloc has promised Kiev that it will supply more modern and more long-range weapons, so that this conflict of attrition lasts as long as possible.
The bloc has not abandoned efforts to catch Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Moldova in its nets. NATO’s expansionist aspirations are not limited to the Euro-Atlantic region. Having swallowed Finland and (almost swallowed) Sweden without any public discussions or referendums, NATO is trying to bring military confrontation to the Arctic. It is also actively infiltrating the post-Soviet space. The Middle East and Africa have been declared a zone of their strategic interests. Washington and its allies are trying to bring their rules there and are using the tried and tested neocolonial methods to pump their resources. NATO is spreading its tentacles to the Indo-Pacific region under the far-fetched pretext that developments there “can directly affect Euro-Atlantic security.” Blinded by their global aspirations, the NATO countries stated in Vilnius that the deepening strategic partnership between China and Russia runs counter to their values and interests.
The majority of states are seriously concerned about these events. NATO’s policy, activities and military development directly contradict the objective goals of building a new fair world without artificial dividing lines or the division of states into “us” and “them,” a world where the legitimate interests of states to choose their development paths and social systems will be respected.
Security can only be indivisible, and it cannot be strengthened through disregard for the security of others. However far the geopolitical aspirations of Washington and Brussels may go, the world will not be turned into a “NATO globe.”
We will scrutinise the results of the Vilnius summit. Taking into account the threats and challenges to Russia’s security and interests, we will use all the means and methods available to provide a prompt and appropriate response to them. In addition to the decisions taken, we will continue to strengthen our military structure and the country’s defence system.
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For me it is sheer horror to accept this as fact, and it really is a fact. This also does reinforce the idea that we are fighting “forces of evil”. Satan seems to have made a right nice dwelling in the West…
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This makes me happy and smile. Thanks to Svetochka who sent me a link…
https://ryazpressa.ru/rybhoz-para-saraevskogo-rajona-otprazdnoval-90-letie/
On July 10, workers of the fish farm “Para” celebrated a professional holiday in the village of Mirror Ponds.
Celebrations in honor of the 90th anniversary of the enterprise were timed to the same day.
Employees were congratulated by Vladimir Lavrukhin, Director of the fish farm, Alexander Kokhalsky, General Director of the joint-stock company “Ryazanrybprom”.
On behalf of the regional government, Alexander Shastitko, deputy chairman of the regional government, and Dmitry Filippov, Minister of Agriculture, thanked the farm workers for their work. From the district administration, Valery Dmitriev, head of the administration, and Alexey Novikov, chairman of the District Duma.
Alexey Novikov:” The village of Mirror Ponds is the pearl of our district. There is a wonderful nature here, hardworking people who were able not only to create such a farm, but also to preserve it in difficult years. I wish all employees health, well-being and success.”
Certificates of honor, commendations and valuable gifts were presented to the heads of the farm, fish farmers, tractor drivers, drivers, electricians and representatives of many other professions. Valentina Ryashentseva, the head of the Boretsky rural settlement, thanked the management and staff for their responsiveness and presented a sweet gift.
Rustam Inkarov, senior fish breeder: “This year I have my anniversary, I have been working at the fish farm for exactly 25 years. Of course, our work, as many have already said from the stage, is difficult. And I am very pleased that today I was awarded a diploma of the Ministry of Agriculture and a valuable gift.”
Between the awards, Sarajevo artists performed on stage. And after the solemn part, the positive music ensemble “Parnas” from Ryazan performed for the fish farm workers.
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Many more articles on WTR. The fish guys are wonderful and they all work hard…
Carp is a big deal in Russia…
I always grill Svetochka a big fat carp when she is with me…
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