5 Mar, 2025 16:08

EU ‘rearmament’ plan has no funding – Euractiv (KEK)

The proposal to increase defense spending by $840 billion is based largely on debt, according to the news outlet

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's attempt to increase military spending across the EU is not backed by cash and shifts the financial burden to member states, Euractiv has reported, citing senior EU officials.

The so-called ‘ReArm Europe Plan,’ backed mostly by debt and fiscal adjustments, asks EU nations to spend $840 billion, twice the EU’s 2024 defense budget, to counter “grave security threats.”

The plan “includes close to no fresh money,”leaving member states to secure “the real cash”themselves, Euractiv reported on Wednesday.

The total figure is based more on “hopes and guesses” than concrete reforms addressing the bloc’s production shortages, the report argued.

Von der Leyen has also proposed raising $158 billion through capital markets and offering it to members as loans on condition they buy weapons made in the bloc or its regional allies.

The requirement could involve at least three EU countries or two EU countries plus Ukraine. However, loan approval criteria and the prioritization of EU-made equipment remain undecided, the report pointed out.

Defense spending will be given an “escape clause” from EU budget rules, allowing governments to shift funds “rather than coming up with fresh money,” according to Euractiv.

While increased deficits could generate nearly $700 billion, it’s uncertain if the measure applies to all countries or only those meeting NATO’s 2% GDP target.

Another senior EU official told Euractiv that over time,governments must offset spending by raising taxes or cutting costs.

Von der Leyen’s push for increased defense spending comes amid growing pressure from Washington. US President Donald Trump has distanced himself from supporting Ukraine while urging the EU to take greater responsibility for its defense.

The shift intensified this week, with news agencies’ reports on Monday suggesting that Trump had ordered a pause in military aid to Kiev. The US president has repeatedly accused Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky of refusing to negotiate peace with Russia and exploiting US support for his own gain.

EU leaders will discuss von der Leyen’s proposals at a special summit on Thursday. According to a senior EU official, the measures should work “very fast and very efficiently” and require only a majority vote for adoption.

Some experts, however,warn that increasing military spending could strain national budgets already under pressure.

https://www.rt.com/news/613758-eu-rearmament-plan-problems/

Typical EU, DS lies to trap or trick US

Crazy Vibes

@CrazyVibes_1

This is the Democrat Senator Slotkin, who gave the rebuttal to Trump‘s speech reading an LGBTQ book to children about how kids can be transgender

8:13 AM · Mar 5, 2025

·8,886 Views

https://x.com/CrazyVibes_1/status/1897274394059350163

Please Democrats Do more of this

@amuse

@amuse

DOGE: Democrats at NIH have been trying to feminize male rats to perfect the process for use on America’s boys.

==Department of Government Efficiency

@DOGE·Yesterday, @NIH cancelled seven grants for transgender experiments on animals including:==

• $532K to “use a mouse model to investigate the effects of cross-sex testosterone treatment”

• $33K to test “feminizing hormone therapy in the male rat”

https://x.com/amuse/status/1897279510917112035

(To control the masses and reduce the population. No masculine men needed in the NWO. Sounds like Fauci is still involved.)

US Weighs One-Month Delay of Auto Tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Leaders of Ford, GM, Stellantis met with Trump administration Carmakers say tariffs will drive up prices, upend supply chain 3/5/25

The Trump administration is considering a one-month delay for automakers from newly imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter, as a temporary reprieve following pleas from industry leaders.

Administration officials met Tuesday to discuss the matter with the heads of Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV,according to some of the people, who weren’t authorized to discuss details publicly. Another meeting on possible tariff relief is set for Wednesday at the White House, people familiar said.

A White House official,speaking on condition of anonymityto discuss the matter, saidthe situation remained fluid Wednesday. Representatives of Ford, GM and Stellantis declined to comment.(yeah right, anonymity does not exist, the admin sent them out, to leak)

The major Detroit automakers have aggressively sought to halt or revise President Donald Trump’s tariffs over concerns about the potentially catastrophic effects. Carmakers and experts have warned that a rise in costs from the 25% tariffs imposed on US neighbors this week could send auto prices up by thousands of dollars almost immediately and seize up supply chains.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has hinted in recent days that exceptions to the initial tariffs were under consideration. He told Bloomberg Television that changescould be announced on Wednesday, including a potential reprieve for the auto sector, without offering specifics. Part of the reason for a reprieve would be to buy time for the automakers to come up with plans to move more investment and production to the US, a key Trump demand, some of the people said.

Another White House trade adviser, Peter Navarro, declined to say during a CNN interview Wednesday whether auto exemptions were coming. “I don’t bargain on the public airwaves,” he said.

Any delay would tee up another crossroads next month, when Trump is planning a new wave of tariffs, including on auto imports specifically, beginning as soon as April 2.

US car companies have pushed for an exemption for vehicles made in North America that adhere to parts-sourcing rules under USMCA, the trade deal with Canada and Mexico that Trump negotiated in his first term.

Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley has been among the most vocal on the matter, saying last month that the tariffs would be “devastating” for American automakers and “blow a hole” in the industry.

(The Art of the Deal, ask for the most outrageous, and reduce it to what you wanted in the first place.)

https://archive.is/fcSUX#selection-2397.0-2421.110

UPDATED WED, MAR 5 20251:58 PM

Trump pauses auto tariffs after discussions with CEOs, Canada’s Trudeau: live updates

Spencer Kimball

Global tensions around trade remain high on Wednesday, with investors and business leaders looking for signs that politicians may walk back some of their recent actions.

The latest:

• President Donald gave a one-month tariff exemption for automakers after he spoke with heads of General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis

• Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and told him that Canada’s efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl were “not good enough.” Trump also said the “call ended in a ‘somewhat’ friendly manner.”

• Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Fox News that there could be a one-month delay on tariffs for sectors that are abiding by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which was signed during Trump’s first term. This would seem to include the Big Three automakers of Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

• Lutnick told Bloomberg Television earlier in the day that Trump will make an announcement Wednesday regarding tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Lutnick indicated that there could be a change that was “somewhere in the middle.”

• China has filed a revised request for consultations at the World Trade Organization over the additional 10% tariffs Trump has imposed, according to the international body.

• The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. said in a post on social media site X that “If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.” China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made similar remarks.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/trump-tariffs-live-updates-china-says-its-ready-to-fight-any-type-of-war-us-wants-till-the-end.html

Citizen Free Press

@CitizenFreePres

ANNA PAULINA LUNA SENDS CRIMINAL REFERRALS TO PAM BONDI ON ALL 4 SANCTUARY CITY MAYORS WHO TESTIFIED TODAY.

Libs of TikTok

2:16 PM · Mar 5, 2025

·1,448 Views

https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1897365721535144081

>>22708674

KEK these mayors are stupid as can be

>>22708666

The digits confirm that is the right thing to do

>>22708483

I love the fact that she opened her big fat mouth, now it’s time to reveal all crimes she has committed. Did she work with Fani Willis? Bet she did.

>>22708475

Melania is Q

>>22708466

Kek, too funny

5 Mar, 2025 14:04

Kremlin issues guarded welcome to Zelensky U-turn

Donald Trump’s announcement that the Ukrainian leader is ready to talk peace is perceived positively in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov has said

Russia welcomes Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s reported change of stance on engaging in dialogue with Moscow,but obstacles to launching the diplomatic process still remain, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.(in other words no one trusts him)

During his address to the US Congress on Wednesday, President Donald Trump read a letter from Zelensky which stated that “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer.” The message appeared to mark a change in position from Zelensky, who has previously ruled out the possibility of talking to Moscow.

Later in the day, Peskov told journalists that the Russian authorities perceive the development “positively.”

However, he noted that “the legal ban on the Ukrainian president holding negotiations with the Russian side remains in force.”

In the fall of 2022, Zelensky signed a decree which officially barred him from talking with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He made the move after the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions officially joined Russia as a result of referendums held in the territories.

“Therefore, overall, the attitude is positive, but some details have not changed yet,” Peskov stressed.

Zelensky’s apparent U-turn on the issue of negotiating with Russia follows his public spat with Trump at the White House on Friday. Among other things, the US president accused the Ukrainian leader of “gambling with World War III” due to his reluctance to negotiate peace with Russia, and of being disrespectful and ungrateful for the military aid provided to Kiev by Washington.

Reports have emerged in the US media in recent days that Trump has ordered all weapons deliveries to Kiev to be put on hold after his bust-up with Zelensky.

The US president suggested earlier this week that the Ukrainian leader “doesn’t want there to be peace as long as he has America’s backing.”There have so far been no official comments on the suspension of military aid to Kiev from the White House.

Last month, Peskov confirmed that the “Russian side remains open to negotiations” with Kiev despite Zelensky’s dubious legal status. The Ukrainian leader’s presidential term officially expired in May 2024. He has refused to hold a new election, citing martial law imposed during the fighting with Russia.The Kremlin insists that Zelensky is not a legitimate head of state.

(For some reason Zelensky and Ukraine leaders think they can deceive Trump.Does “we know it all” mean anything to these crooks?)

https://www.rt.com/news/613766-trump-zelensky-talks-peskov/

(The EU crooks wrote that for him, no doubt in my mind.)

5 Mar, 2025 13:58

UK banned from sharing US intel with Ukraine – Daily Mail

Washington has already frozen military and reconnaissance support to Kiev, according to previous reports

The US has banned the UK from providing American intelligence to Ukraine, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Several Western media outlets earlier reported that the US had suspended the delivery of all American military aid to Kiev, following a public spat between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky.

According to the British tabloid, all UK intelligence agencies and militaryoutlets “received an order expressly forbidding the sharing of US-generated intelligence” marked as ‘Rel UKR’ – meaning ‘Releasable to Ukraine’. The move would further undermine Kiev's ability to fight Russia, the newspaper noted.

The suspension, which reportedly has no exact timeframe, is expected to affect such British agencies as the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the Ministry of Defense. UK military intelligence expert Phil Ingram told the Daily Mail thatthe US will “tightly control distribution of its intelligence to Ukraine”by relying on its own agencies based in Kiev.

On Wednesday, CIA Director John Ratcliffe also confirmed media reports that Washington had halted direct intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

The move comes after several Western outlets reported that Trump had ordered a pause on shipments of US military aid to Ukraine, which would apply to all packages outside of the country, including those committed by the administration of former President Joe Biden.

The development followed a heated meeting between Trump and Zelensky on Friday, during which the US president accused the Ukrainian leader of “disrespecting” America and not wanting to reach peace with Russia. An unnamed official cited by CNN claimed that the freeze on aid would remain in place until Trump decides that Zelensky is committed to peace talks.

In late February, Reuters also reported,citing sources, that Elon Musk’s Space X could cut Ukraine’s access to crucial Starlink internet satellite systemsunless Kiev signs a deal granting the US access to its natural resources. The agreement ended up in limbo following Trump and Zelensky’s tense talks. Musk, however, has dismissed the report as “false.”

Commenting on the possibility of the US suspending aid to Kiev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it would “probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace.”

https://www.rt.com/news/613764-us-bars-uk-sharing-intel-ukraine/

>>22708519

Wow she really hates Trump. If you don’t think Trumps team is not looking at these videos, think again.

Thanks anons

5 Mar, 2025 19:16

Apple sues UK over data privacy dispute

The British government has demanded that the US tech giant unlock protected user information stored in its cloud service worldwide

(Hence the $500 billion investment in the U.S. for more states)

US tech giant Apple has filed a legal complaint against the UK government over a demand to create a backdoor into its encrypted iCloud service, according to Financial Times, citing sources.

People familiar with the matter told the outlet on Tuesday that the iPhone maker had submitted a case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, a judicial body that reviews complaints against the UK security services.

It reportedly marks the first legal test of the UK’s 2016 Investigatory Powers Act and its provisions that compel companies to bypass encryption.

Apple received a “technical capability notice”under the act in January, targeting its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature, an optional extra layer of encryption that protects its iCloud system. The notice required the company to provide a means for decrypting user data, which is currently protected by end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only users can access their information.

In response,last month Apple withdrew its most secure online backup service from the UK rather than comply with the notice. The company, which previously stated it would never compromise its security features, expressed disappointment over having to take the step. The British government, however, still believes the company has failed to comply with its order, FT wrote.

The tribunal will consider whether the notice to Apple was lawful and, if not, could order it quashed. The case could be heard as soon as this month, although it is unclear whether there will be any public disclosure of the hearing, FT wrote,noting the government is likely to argue the case should be restricted on national security grounds.

The order has drawn criticism from US officials,including President Donald Trump, over privacy violations that risk breaching the two countries’ data agreement. Trump compared it to “something you might hear about with China,”telling British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, “You can’t do this.”

The UK government argues that breaking through the shield of encryption is vital to protecting the public from terrorist threats and investigating child sexual abuse.(that’s a lie they want to arrest meme makers and those who disagree with the government)

“The UK has a long-standing position of protecting our citizens from the very worst crimes, such as child sex abuse and terrorism, at the same time as protecting people’s privacy,”the UK Home Office spokesperson was quoted as saying.

For years, Western governments have pushed Big Tech to bypass encryption, which experts say is essential to preventing rising online threats.

Apple did not comment on its legal complaint but pointed to its statement last month,when it announced it could “no longer offer” iCloud ADP in the UK.The tech giant has repeatedly asserted thatit would “never build a backdoor or master key” to any of its products or services.

The request for a backdoor to user data would allow law enforcement and security agencies – with a court-approved warrant – to access iPhone backups and other encrypted cloud data that even Apple cannot reach, according to FT.

https://www.rt.com/news/613769-apple-uk-encrypted-data-lawsuit/

The UK has gone full Nazi!

What else is new

5 Mar, 2025 20:01

Democrat Congressman reveals plan to impeach Trump

Representative Al Green was ejected from the US president’s speech to Congress for shouting and refusing to sit down

Democratic Congressman Al Green of Texas, one of the first to formally call for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump during his first term, has said he wants to give it another shot.

Green said that to the press on Tuesday, right after he was kicked out of the House chamber for heckling Trump during his speech to Congress.

“I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid,” he explained to reporters when asked what he was shouting before being ejected.

He added that his constituents are worried that Trump’s budget cuts will cut into their health care coverage.

“I’m also working on my articles of impeachment,” he added.

“This president is unfit. He should not hold the office. Thirty-four felony convictions, two times impeached,” the congressman said.

Last year, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to hide “hush money” payments to a porn star. He was impeached twice by the House of Representatives during his first presidential term, in 2019 and in 2021, but was acquitted both times by the Senate.

Green introduced some of the first articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017, before the rest of the Democratic Party pushed for the measure.

“I want him to know that his budget calls for deep cuts in Medicaid,” Green said on Tuesday. (Because all the Medicaid participants are fake and kick the money back to Dem politicians)

Last month, Republicans pushed through spending plans for massive, trillion-dollar budget cuts over the next ten years. Some $880 billion of planned cuts were slated for the Energy and Commerce Committee, the agency that oversees Medicaid, but did not mention downsizing the health coverage program specifically. While the GOP has repeatedly stressed that it's not planning to slash Medicaid funding, officials have raised concerns about its future.

Earlier in February, Trump said that the program would not be affected by his plans to trim the fat from the federal budget.

Social security, “Medicaid, none of that stuff is going to be touched,” Trump told Fox News in an interview alongside his new government efficiency czar, Elon Musk.

https://www.rt.com/news/613779-democrat-trump-impeachment-plan/

5 Mar, 2025 14:42

Russia jails British mercenary for 19 years (VIDEO)

James Scott Rhys Anderson has been found guilty of terrorism against civilians in Kursk Region, officials have said

A Russian court has sentenced a British mercenary to 19 years in prison for fighting for Ukraine and committing a “terrorist act” in Kursk Region.

In a statement on Wednesday, Russia’s Investigative Committee said that British citizen James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, “took direct part in the armed conflict on the territory of the Russian Federation for material compensation.”

Anderson invaded Russia’s territory together with Ukrainian forces last Novemberand “committed crimes against the civilian population” in Kursk Region, the committee said. Officials have not provided any further details on the specifics of the charges.

Anderson is expected to serve his first five years in prison and the remainder in a maximum-security penal colony.

He previously claimed that Ukrainian commanders had forced him to enter Russia, adding that they had taken away his identification papers and cell phone.He also stated that he had served in the UK military as a signals operator between 2019 and 2023 before deciding to join Kiev’s foreign legion. According to Anderson, once he arrived in the country, he was mainly involved in training local military personnel.

The UK Foreign Office has vowed to provide all the necessary support to Anderson but has not commented on the specifics of the charges or the trial proceedings.

Russian authorities have consistently prosecuted foreign mercenaries fighting for Ukraine, warning that any troops supporting Kiev would be considered “legitimate targets.”

In January, a Russian court sentenced retired US Army Ranger Patrick Creed to 13 years in prison for serving with Ukraine’s armed forces between 2022 and 2023.

(I don’t know how these people don’t know if caught by Russia, they will get a long sentence. And Russia sets them up; he’s a UK citizen, so this is revenge, but they were warned. Don’t even try to understand their courts.)

https://www.rt.com/russia/613768-russia-jails-british-mercenary-ukraine/

Bret Baier: This did NOT work for the Democrats

'Special Report' anchor Bret Baier joined the 'Brian Kilmeade Show' to discuss Al Green being kicked out of President Trump's joint address, lingering concerns about the economy and the latest on tension with Ukraine.

9:08

https://youtu.be/yJrZlvv5v_s

Mark Mitchell On State Of Democrat Party

8:47

https://rumble.com/embed/v6nyewc/?pub=4