9 Mar, 2025 01:26

US pushing to soften anti-Russia language in G7 document – Bloomberg

Washington reportedly wants to “water down” the wording of the final communique

The US has been pushing to soften the language aimed at Russia= in the final communique of the upcoming G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, Bloomberg has reported, citing a draft of the joint statement and people familiar with the matter.

The Group of Seven, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and US,will meet next week in the Canadian city of Charlevoix.

According to the report published on Saturday, the administration of US President Donald Trump is pushing to strengthen the language on China while “watering down” the wording on Russia. The US wants to remove the word ‘sanctions’ from the final statement and replace the wording about Russia’s ability to “maintain its war” with “earn revenue,” Bloomberg said.

=The US has reportedly rejected Canada’s proposal to establish a task force that would monitor the so-called ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers the West claims Russia is operating to bypass sanctions on energy exports. During the final weeks of the previous administration of President Joe Biden, the US blacklisted more than 180 vessels allegedly used to illegally transport Russian oil. Moscow insists that all Western sanctions are illegal and has denied that it operates a shadow fleet.

Trump has abandoned his predecessor’s strategy of “isolating” Russia on the world stageand reopened direct talks with Russia, which were suspended in 2022. He has stressed that his priority is to end the conflict through diplomacy and reach a ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev.

Last week, Trump suggested that the US could lift the sanctions “at some point” during peace talks. He has since threatened Moscow with a new round of “large-scale” sanctions until a ceasefire and a “final settlement agreement on peace” is reached.

Moscow has stated that the Western sanctions have failed to weaken or isolate Russia, instead harming the countries that imposed them.

https://www.rt.com/news/613922-us-pushes-to-soften-language/

I’ve got an idea, invite Russia into NATO and then the US can be relieved of US NATO protection the countries. Russia is closer. Plus it will fulfill the promise of many prior Presidents. Problem solved forever. Then Europe cannot make them the boogeyman.

9 Mar, 2025 12:32

Musk calls for sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs

The billionaire has said that such a step could compel Kiev to start the peace process

Elon Musk has suggested thatsanctioning Ukraine’s top ten oligarchs could bring about a swift resolution to the conflict with Russia. He offered the unusual proposal in a post on X on Saturday.

Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was responding to a discussion on US financial aid to Ukraine. He has frequently criticized US support for Kiev, while in general advocating reducing federal spending on foreign assistance.

“Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs,especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately. That is the key to the puzzle,” Musk wrote in response to a post by Senator Mike Lee, who called for the US to halt financial aid to Kiev. Musk did not elaborate on how exactly such a move would impact the conflict.

According to the news outlet Ukrainian Focus, as of September 2024, topping the list of the country’s wealthiest people was Rinat Akhmetov, owner of industrial conglomerate SCM Group. He was followed by Interpipe Group owner Viktor Pinchuk, former President Petro Poroshenko, Dneprazot owner Igor Kolomoisky, and Ferrexpo owner Konstantin Zhevago.

Most of the above-listed individuals have contributed to Kiev’s war effort. Poroshenko and Pinchuk are known to have supplied the Ukrainian army with drones and other equipment, while Akhmetov is behind a project that provides the military ammunition, transport, medical equipment and drones. He has reportedly spent the equivalent of some $274 million on the war effort in the past three years.

Musk’s suggestion sparked mixed reactions online. Some users questioned whether sanctioning Ukraine’s business elite would actually pressure Kiev to negotiate, noting that Ukraine mostly relies on Western funding. Others pointed out that just last month Kiev itself sanctioned several prominent businessmen, including Poroshenko, Kolomoisky, and Zhevago, which suggests a rift between them and the regime. While no reasons were given for the sanctions, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky had called for “blocking billions that were earned by essentially selling out Ukraine, Ukrainian interests, Ukrainian security” just a day before the sanctions announcement.

Musk’s remarks came amid a growing rift between Kiev and Washington following Zelensky’s recent trip to Washington during which a meeting he had with US President Donald Trump at the White House turned heated and the planned signing of a minerals deal was put on hold. Shortly thereafter, the US suspended military aid and intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.

According to The Washington Post,Ukrainian officials, including Zelensky, now fear Trump may impose sanctions on Ukrainefollowing the Ukrainian leader’s recent ill-fated trip.

“All politicians in this country were discussing potential sanctions from the US side… A lot of people were very nervous, and the president was very nervous=,” an unnamed official told the newspaper. He added that Washington couldimpose sanctions by linking individuals in Zelensky’s inner circle to corruption, which would weaken Ukraine’s war effort and jeopardize its EU backing. The official did not specify whether Ukrainian oligarchs would be targeted.

https://www.rt.com/news/613929-musk-ukraine-oligarchs-conflict/

9 Mar, 2025 11:

US-supplied German jets at risk of Trump ‘kill switch’ – Bild

Washington could potentially disable Berlin’s F-35 fighters, the report warns

German policymakers are growing increasingly concerned over the possibilitythat the US could remotely disable F-35 fighter jets being delivered to Berlinin the event of a crisis, mirroring its recent decision to freeze intelligence and military support to Ukraine, Bild reported on Saturday.

The German Air Force is set to receive 35 American-made F-35A Lightning II jets starting in 2026 as part of an €8.3 billion ($9 billion) deal. However, some German policymakers fear that US President Donald Trump, who has been at odds with the EU over a number of issues, could use a ‘kill switch’ to ground the aircraft if Washington and European capitals diverge in their approach to a potential conflict with Russia, the article said.

”The ‘kill switch’ in the F-35 is more than just a rumor,”Joachim Schranzhofer, the head of communications at German defense company Hensoldt, told Bild. “But it’s much easier to use the mission planning system – then the plane stays on the ground.”

Wolfgang Ischinger, the former president of the Munich Security Conference Foundation, questioned the fate of the contract. “If we have to fear that the US could do with future German F-35s what they are currently doing with Ukraine, we could consider terminating the contract,” he said, as quoted by the tabloid.

Similar fears about a kill switch on American jets were echoed by experts interviewed by the Financial Times.Defense analyst Richard Aboulafia remarked that while the existence of a kill switch has never been confirmed, “If you postulate the existence of something that can be done with a little bit of software code, it exists.”

Others, meanwhile, suggested that a kill switch would essentially be redundant due to the sophistication of modern fighter jets and dependence on the vendor. “Most European militaries depend heavily on the US for communications support, for electronic warfare support, and for ammunition resupply in any serious conflict,” Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, told the FT.

The concerns about F-35s surfaced after the US froze military and intelligence support for Kievfollowing a spat between Trump and Vladimir Zelensky, during which the US president accused the Ukrainian leader of not wanting peace with Russia.

The F-35 program has been described as the most expensive military project in history, with total projected costs exceeding $1.7 trillion over its lifetime. Since the first F-35 made its maiden flight in 2006, the program has been plagued by cost overruns, delays, and reliability issues. So far, more than 1,100 have been produced, with many supplied to US allies.

https://www.rt.com/news/613935-f35-germany-jets-kill-switch-trump/

(This is a gossip and rumor, Trump would not do that to Allies, if other events happened in the region they would not be able to defend themselves. This is just to smear Trump. Or maybe it’s just to get Germany and others out of delaying peace with Russia and Ukraine. But he would still not disengage their jets.)

7 Mar, 2025 23:28

Starlink not allowed in South Africa ‘because I’m not black’ – Musk

The close adviser to US President Donald Trump has gotten into a spat with Pretoria on X

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed that his Starlink satellite internet service cannot operate in South Africa because he is “not black.

South African officials fired back, insisting that the issue has nothing to do with Musk’s race.

Musk, who was born in Pretoria but mainly resides in the US, made the comments on Friday in reaction to a podcast featuring South African businessman Rob Hersov. In a snippet shared online, claimed that “race-based laws in South Africa are all anti-white,” and argued that the country hasbeen “infected… with an evil woke mind virus.”

“Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black,” Musk wrote on X.

South African diplomatic spokesman Clayson Monyela rejected Musk’s claims. “Sir, that’s NOT true and you know it! It’s got nothing to do with your skin color,” Monyela wrote on X. He added thatStarlink is welcome to operate in South Africa “provided there’s compliance with local laws.”

South African laws designed to address racial inequalities left over from the Apartheid eramandate that foreign telecommunications firms be at least 30% owned by “persons from historically disadvantaged groups.” Starlink, a subsidiary of Musk’s SpaceX, does not sell its shares publicly. (Sounds like DEI by the leaders there)

Last year, Starlink’s parent company wrote a letter to South African telecommunications regulator ICASA,describing the 30% shareholding requirement as a “significant barrier” to investment.

Last month, US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off aid to South Africa. He accused the country of cozying up with Iran and condemned its lawsuit in the International Court of Justice, which alleged that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.Trump also argued that South Africa’s land reform violates human rights.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that his government tolerates human rights abuses. “We will not be bullied,” he said in a speech in February. Ramaphosa met with Musk last month, discussing the “issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” according to the president’s office.

The South African government says the controversial Expropriation Act is aimed at remedying disparities in the country, wherewhite farmers still own the majority of land, despite whites comprising around 7% of the population. (Their families have been there for generations.)

The government hasset a target of transferring 30% of farmland to black farmers by 2030.(Do the black farmers know how to farm and manage it. I think it’s mostly the governments steal the money and don’t help the people.)

https://www.rt.com/news/613889-starlink-musk-not-black/

9 Mar, 2025 11:43

Thousands protest in Paris against Macron’s defense policies (VIDEO)

French PM Franсois Bayrou recently dismissed the idea of consulting the public on key defense decisions

Thousands of protesters marched through Paris on Saturday to oppose what they see as French President Emmanuel Macron’s militaristic approach to foreign policy and his lack of interest in achieving peace in the Ukraine conflict.

The demonstration was organized by Florian Philippot and his party, The Patriots. Chanting slogans andcarrying signs such as “We don’t want to die for Ukraine,” and “Macron, we don’t want your war,” the crowd moved from the Place du Palais Royal to the Place Pierre Laroque.

Macron on Wednesday proposed expanding France’s nuclear deterrent to protect EU nations and urged European members of NATO to take more responsibility for their own defense. He cited uncertainty over Washington’s commitment to Ukraine, especially as relations between Kiev and US President Donald Trump’s administration experienced a setback after Vladimir Zelensky rejected calls to negotiate peace with Russia.

Macronhas argued that continued aid to Ukraine was crucial, warning thatif Russian President Vladimir Putin succeeded in Ukraine, he wouldn’t stop there– a claim that Moscow has repeatedly dismissed as nonsense. Russia has identified NATO’s expansion toward its borders and the US-led bloc’s promise of eventual membership for Ukraine as being among the key reasons for the conflict. (If that was true other countries and US would join them, France and UK are making up a boogeyman.)

Many demonstrators at the Paris rallycriticized Macronfor prioritizing military matters over domestic issues. “When you declare war, it’s to erase all the other failures,” one protester said. Another accused Macron of pursuing conflict while leaders such as Trump and Putin are talking about peace.

Addressing the crowd, Philippot condemned Macron’s approach, declaring thatthe president “absolutely does not want peace.” Philippot, formerly a member of the National Front, has been a vocal critic of Macron’s administration and EU’s policies. His party opposes what it perceives as unnecessary military interventions and advocates for a more independent French foreign policy.

Macron’s push for increased defense spending faces hurdles as France grapples with a budget deficit and pressure to rein in spending. Approval of the 2025 budget has been delayed due to a divided parliament. In January, Budget Minister Amelie de Montchalin announced plansto cut €32 billion ($34.6 billion) in public spending while raising taxes by €21 billion.

Critics argue that these measures would burden middle-class families, small business owners, and retirees already struggling with rising costs. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has rejected calls for public consultation on major defense policies, insisting such decisions are the government’s responsibility. When asked on Friday whether the French people should have a say in increased military spending and a shift toward a “war economy,” Bayrou was firm: “The government’s responsibility is to say, no, we can’t let the country be disarmed. It’s vital.”(which is not even possible)

https://www.rt.com/news/613936-thousands-protest-in-paris-against-marron-policies/

(I thought Macron lost support in the last election?)

Heads up anons

CONCERNING: Ukraine (aka NATO) Hits Leningrad Region, KINEF Oil Refinery, in Russia with Drone Attack 1/2

March 8, 2025 | Sundance |

Consider this an escalation once President Trump is briefed. Overnight, someone, claimed by media to be Ukraine, launched a targeted series of drone attacks against the KINEF oil refinery in the Leningrad region of Russia.

The refinery is approximately 800 to 1,000 kilometers from where western intelligence operators are assembled to support Ukraine.This distance means someone within NATO has violated President Trump’s order to withdraw ‘long-range’ targeting system operation, and/or someone within NATO has provided an alternative. [SEE MAP]

When President Trump stopped “intelligence sharing” with Ukraine, what he technically did was stop allowing Ukraine to use exclusive USA targeting systems controlled by U.S Intelligence, the CIA, the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

These terrain mapping systems, the missile and drone targeting systems, are what military forces inside Ukraine need to carry out offensive drone and missile attacks against Russian forces. However, two drones were launched on the night of Saturday March 8th and were shot down as they approached the KINEF refinery, damaging one external oil tank.

Who launched them, and what targeting system was used?

RBC Ukraine – […] At night, unidentified drones attacked an oil refinery in the Leningrad region of Russia. It is claimed that air defense systems shot down two drones, according to the Telegram account of the region’s governor, Alexander Drozdenko.

On the night of March 8, the KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad region of Russia, was attacked by drones.

“The UAV attack on KINEF in the Kirishi district has been repelled. Air defense forces shot down one drone on approach, and the other was destroyed over the plant’s territory,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the governor, the debris from the downed drone damaged the external structure of one of the tanks. There were no reported casualties.

It is worth noting that the Kinef oil refinery (Kirishinefteorgsintez) is one of the largest in Russia. (more)

VIA REUTERS – MOSCOW (Reuters) – A tank at Russia’s Kirishi refinery, one of the country’s largest, was damaged by falling debris during a Ukrainian drone attack, the governor of the northwestern Leningrad region said on Saturday.

Surgutneftegaz’s Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF) refinery is one of the top two refineries in Russia. It refines about 17.7 million tons per year (355,000 barrels per day) of Russian crude, or 6.4% of the total, according to industry sources

[…] The refinery produces about 2.3 million tons of gasoline – 5.3% of Russia’s total – 7.6% of its diesel fuel, 16.3% of its fuel oil and 3.4% of the country’s aviation fuel, according to industry sources. (more)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/03/08/concerning-ukraine-aka-nato-hits-leningrad-region-kinef-oil-refinery-in-russia-with-drone-attack/

>>22730140

2/2

The drones were launched from Ukraine?

The KINEF refinery isquite a long distancefrom the Western Ukraine region under the control of Zelenskyy and NATO allies.

Beyond the issue of who controlled the drones,how was the drone targeting system used and who provided it?

Previously, CTH shared the following:

♦ WATCH FOR THIS – The U.S. is still sharing the targeting information with the U.K and NATO allies. However, if the NATO/EU/UK/CIA use the targeting system it will be very obvious; attacks against ‘Russian territory’ be visible. That’s all the proof needed.

If any long-range missile/drone operations continue, then someone is violating the Trump order. There is no other way to look at it.

At that point,something rather radical is likely to be announced by President Trump that shreds every facet of the U.S. relationship with NATO, the UK and even the Five-Eyes consortium.

Geopolitically, every player mentioned is well aware of this dynamic. Hence, the apoplexy we are witnessing.

It looks like it’s time to increase the Big Ugly impact hammer! The EU needs to understand what FAFO means in Trump term-2.

These schemes and trouble-stirring operations by the EU will likely continue as the U.S delegation meets with the Ukrainian delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia next week.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/03/08/concerning-ukraine-aka-nato-hits-leningrad-region-kinef-oil-refinery-in-russia-with-drone-attack/

=Sketchy Sourcing: Trump considering pulling 35,000 US troops out of Germany as President becoming ‘increasingly frustrated’ with Europe

March 8, 2025 | Sundance |

As much as we may want this to actually happen, the sourcing for the original claim is rather dubious. “A source close to the White Housetold The Telegraph: “Trump is angry that they [Europe] appear to be pushing for war.” The way that U.S. written is the person was standing near the WH)

Obviously, President Trump is not happy with the EU or with Germany specifically. Additionally, in President Trump’s first term, then U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Ric Grenell, delivered the message to Angela Merkel that President Trump was willing to move troops out of Germany. However,there’s no direct sourcing that President Trump is reinitiating that approach.

When we think about the arrows in the quiver of Trump to bring the EU to the peace negotiation table, the movement of U.S. troops stationed in the EU is one of those very targeted arrows. But the sourcing on the claim that it’s a current discussion point is not very affirming. So, proceed with caution.

GB News – US President Donald Trump is deliberating pulling troops out of Germany and relocating them to eastern Europe in another potential snag to Washington’s relationship with Europe.

The speculation comes after thePresident said that he was finding it more difficult to deal with Ukraine and that it may be easier to deal with Russia as his administration seeks to reach a peace agreement.

Approximately 160,000 active-duty personnel are stationed outside of the United States, a large amount are in Germany.

A source close to the White House told The Telegraph: “Trump is angry that they [Europe] appear to be pushing for war.”

It comes after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán vetoed a commitment to bolster support for Ukraine which was signed by all other member states. Orbán has maintained a relatively closer relationship with Russia, often opposing EU sanctions on Moscow.

Meanwhile, Trump has also paused military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure Kyiv to accept a ceasefire deal after an explosive Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky a week ago. (read more)

President Trump has to put pressure on the EU to create the space for peace talks because it is the EU now supporting UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his effort to keep the war going.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/03/08/sketchy-sourcing-trump-considering-pulling-35000-us-troops-out-of-germany-as-president-becoming-increasingly-frustrated-with-europe/

U.S. Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House After Confrontation

Simon Kent Mar. 9, 2025

An adult male brandishing a firearm was shot by U.S.Secret Service officers near the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after midnight on Sunday.

The agency said the encounter happened near the intersection of 17th and F Streets NW.

NPR reports local police had earlier reported a “suicidal individual” possibly traveling to D.C. from Indiana, the agency added.

Secret Service personnel located the individual’s vehicle and spotted a person on foot who matched the description.

“As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, and an armed confrontation ensued,during which shots were fired by our personnel,” the Secret Service detailed in a statement shared on X by spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

The full statement by the Secret Service is below:

“On Sunday March 9th, an adult male was shot by U.S. Secret Service personnel following an armed confrontation with law enforcement in Washington DC.

Earlier on Saturday, local police shared information about a suicidal individual who may be traveling to Washington DC from Indiana. Around midnight, members of the Secret Service encountered the individual’s parked vehicle near 17th and F Streets, NW. They also saw an individual on foot matching the description nearby.

As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel.

The suspect was transported to an area hospital and his condition is unknown. There were no reported injuries to Secret Service personnel.

The incident is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division’s Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer involved shootings in the District of Columbia.”

President Donald Trump was at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, at the time of the shooting, which occurred just one block away from the White House.

The condition of the suspect is currently unknown.

The Metropolitan Police Department will investigate because the shooting involved law enforcement officers.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/09/u-s-secret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house-after-a-confrontation/

L.A. Times: Mayor Karen Bass Is Deleting Her Text Messages

Joel B. Pollak9 Mar 2025

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is deleting her text messages,thus defeating efforts by media organizations to obtain them as government communications subject to public records requests, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The Times reported that ithad been unable to obtain Bass’s text messages concerning her overseas trip to Ghana, during which the L.A. fires broke out, because they were automatically deleted and the city had not retained them.

The Times reported:

She and her office have said she was in constant communication during that period. But it’s impossible to know exactly what she was communicating, because her messages were not saved, according to a city lawyer.

“Her phone is set not to save text messages,” said the lawyer, David Michaelson.

Michaelson said that there is “no requirement that a city official or employee save text messages,” despite the fact that the city’s own document retention policies dictate that most records should be kept for at least two years.

The Times suggests that Bass is violating both state law and the city’s own administrative code.

Breitbart News has written to the office of Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman to ask whether he intends to investigate or pursue legal action against the mayor over her text messages.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/09/l-a-times-mayor-karen-bass-deleting-her-text-messages/

KEK, Nothing fishy here, such and upstanding Mayor. Can’t her cellphone carrier release them?

Dem Rep. McClellan: ‘Only Way’ to Ban Biological Men from Women’s Sports Is to Pull Down Pants

(How about a blood test?) Mar. 8, 2025

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) claimed that the “only way” to enforce bans on biological men in women’s sports is for “people in schools to pull children’s pants down to determine what sex they are.”

Host Leland Vittert asked how Democrats can say they’re a big tent who are in touch with America when no Democrats in the Senate voted to ban biological men from women’s sports.

McClellan answered, “I don’t think that the American people want school professionals pulling their children’s pants down to determine what sports team they should play on.”

After Vittert responded, “Oh, come on.” McClellan stated, “No, how do you enforce that bill? If you read the bill, the — how do you enforce it?”

Vittert responded, “You know what sex is on someone’s birth certificate. … It’s a completely false talking point.”

McClellan responded, “It is not a false talking point. You don’t want to accept it. We can move on to something else. But the only way to enforce that bill, in many cases, it allowed people in schools to pull children’s pants down to determine what sex they are.”

Both the House versions of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which McClellan voted against, and the Senate version that Democrats filibustered explicitly state that “sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/03/08/dem-rep-mcclellan-only-way-to-ban-biological-men-from-womens-sports-is-to-pull-down-pants/

The brilliance on the Dem Party on full display

Watch: Alex Marlow Chronicles Gavin Newsom’s Sleazy Hypocrisy and Unparalleled Incompetence

On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) interview with Charlie Kirk.

Marlow said Newsom is “trying to distance himself from his own record. He’s trying to inoculate himself on, first of all, the French Laundry thing. … And so, Newsom comes out and he says, oh, that was the dumbest mistake of my life. I never should have done that. … He’s trying to get it out in the open the way a politician does, at the beginning of a campaign, sometimes you air some of your own dirty laundry in a controlled environment. That’s what he was doing, trying to control fallout so that it’s old news by the time he eventually runs for president.”

Marlow also said that Newsom talked about his work with ICE, was complimentary of faith, and argued biological men in women’s sports is unfair during the interview, but has been soft on the border, banned people from having others over to their houses for worship doing COVID, and has allowed schools to transition children behind their parent’s back.

He added that Newsom has “zero significant accomplishments. We’ve been promised a high-speed rail my entire life. He didn’t do that. There have been no new dams built, which kind of came up during the fires, right? Traffic is just as bad as it ever was. … So, traffic got worse, homelessness got worse, and he spent all this money on illegal aliens and homeless hotels.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/07/watch-alex-marlow-chronicles-gavin-newsoms-sleazy-hypocrisy-and-unparalleled-incompetence/

Sleazy Gavin Newsom Plays Mr. Moderate, Plus the Truth About Trade

In this episode of The Alex Marlow Show, Alex is joined by John Carney, Breitbart's Economics and Finance Editor. They discuss various economic topics, including jobs data, government job cuts, trade policies, and the future of the Federal Reserve. They analyze the implications of recent economic trends and the potential impact of Trump's policies on the economy. The discussion also touches on the housing market, interest rates, and the concept of a Bitcoin reserve, highlighting the complexities of modern economic challenges.

1:01:55

https://youtu.be/L8nvYG7C340

‘Biden Refrigerators’: Stacey Abrams-linked Group Got $2 Billion in ‘Gold Bars’ Scheme to Greenwash Home Appliances

Sean Moran8 Mar 2025

Ex-Georgia House Rep. Stacey Abrams said this week that she received $2 billion from Former President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to greenwash home appliances in what some have likened to an alleged Democratic “vote buying” scheme.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently revealed that the Biden-era EPA passed through $20 billion in “gold bars,” or grants, to leftist groups. The Abrams-linked Power Forward Communities received $2 billion as part of these grants, a sum amounting to “20 million times the organization’s reported revenue,” according to the EPA.

“Stacey Abrams’ Power Forward Communities received $2 BILLION to be a pass through entity for Biden EPA’s $20 billion ‘gold bar’ scheme,” Zeldin wrote in an X post in mid-February. “They reported just $100 in total revenue after their founding in late 2023.”

Abrams — a Democrat who infamously lost two Georgia gubernatorial runs — took to MSNBC in early March to claim that there was nothing nefarious about Power Forward Communities receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer funds.

“In 2023 and 2024, I led a program called Revitalizing Desoto,” she told the network, explaining that she worked to help those in South Georgia replace their inefficient appliances with more energy-efficient models.

Abrams said that based on the success of this endeavor, a coalition of organizations came together to “let us invest the money of America to lower the cost of Americans.”

Steve Milloy, who served on President Donald Trump’s first-term EPA transition team, described the Abrams-linked “grift” as a “vote buying” ploy akin to the Obama-era “Obama phones.”

“The EPA-Stacey Abrams grift revealed: @staceyabrams just told MSBNC’s @chrislhayes that the Biden EPA gave her $2 billion to buy people new home appliances to reduce electric bills. So Democrats upgraded vote buying from Obama phones to Biden refrigerators,” Milloy wrote on X.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/08/biden-refrigerators-stacey-abrams-linked-group-got-2-billion-in-gold-bars-scheme-to-greenwash-home-appliances/

I really wonder how many homes were serviced, not many I’m sure. She must have the documents to prove it?

Exclusive – Canadian Premier Danielle Smith: Trudeau Blew Tariff Negotiations in First Mar-a-Lago Meeting

Nick Gilbertson8 Mar 2025

Alberta, Canada, Premier Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party told Breitbart News Saturday on Sirius XM that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set Canada back in negotiations with America during his first meeting with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Smith joined Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle for a segment on the program where they discussed tariffs and the upcoming Canadian prime minister election.

When Boyle asked Smith howshe thinks Trudeauhas handled negotiations with President Donald Trump, she suggestedCanada “got into a ditch” in the leaders’ initial Mar-a-Lago meeting. Trudeau and Trump met at Trump’s luxurious resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in November following the election.

“I can tell you, I think we got into a ditch with the very first meeting in Mar-a-Lago. I’ve seen the president reference many times since then the exchange–I think two blunders:One was the on the issue of NATO,” she said. “We know the American president expects for all of the trade partners to reachtheir two percent NATOcommitment, andCanada still hasn’t committed to doing that until 2032, so I think that was one problem.

And then, yes…he said that tariffs would result in Canada collapsing, and I think that was the wrong message to convey because it made us sound very, very weak.”

Smith added that Canada’s dependence on trade with the United States is “mutually beneficial.”

“I mean, we are definitely dependent on U.S. trade… We certainly have more dependence on U.S. trade than in any other market, but it’s mutually beneficial,” she said. “And I wish that we’d been able to convey earlier on just how much the Americans benefit from being able to buy cheap and discounted raw materials and intermediate products so they can do thevalue added to create American jobsand also keep prices lower for consumers.”

“That’s the partnership that we have. And Canada, in exchange, also becomes the principal buyer of American-produced products. We’re your biggest customers,” she added.

“So I think that we started off on the wrong foot, and now we’ve been trying to get that information outbecause we really should maintain this tariff-free relationshipbetween our two countries. Our industries are so integrated, and it’s good for both partners.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/08/exclusive-canadian-premier-danielle-smith-trudeau-blew-tariff-negotiations-first-mar-a-lago-meeting/

Did Trudeau do this on purpose to start a fight or he that stupid? He’s that stupid!. He also looked like a beggar when he came in

Does Anybody Care about thisNO

Hillary Clinton Co-Author Louise Penny Boycotts U.S. Due to Trump’s ‘Economic Sword’ Canadian Tariffs

Bradley Jaye8 Mar 2025

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS –

President Donald Trump’s America First trade policy has triggered a Canadian confidante of Hillary Clinton who coauthored a book with the failed presidential candidate.

Louise Penny, who cowrote State of Terror with Clinton, announced Friday she would boycott the United States due to the “economic sword” Trump was wielding against Canada.

“I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but given the ongoing threat of an unprovoked trade war against Canada by the US president, I do not feel I can enter the United States,” Penny announced via a Facebook post, “at least not until that economic sword, that could throw hundreds of thousands of Canadians (as well as Americans) into poverty, is removed completely.”

Penny, professing her Canadian pride and solidarity with Canadians’ economic interests, nonetheless had scheduled her latest book launch not inside her native country but in the more lucrative U.S.

She is one of many leftwing artists canceling events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in protest of Trump.

I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but given the ongoing threat of an unprovoked trade war against Canada by the US…

Posted by Louise Penny on Friday, March 7, 2025

The author credited other “unpalatable” Trump actions for her decision, calling Trump’s economic agenda a “moral wound.”

“Oh, dear. It is so painful” to announce she could not visit because of Trump, Penny wrote. “I have visited friends, made friends, personally and professionally, with so many Americans. I have such respect, affection, for them. For you. But…enough. What is happening is not just a potential economic catastrophe for Canada and so many other nations, it is a moral wound.”

“Until things change, I cannot do in-person events in the United States(Yes we agree),” she continued, adding, “Please understand this decision is not meant to punish Americans. This is about standing shoulder-to-shoulder with my fellow Canadians.”

The Penny and Clinton-penned State of Terror was criticized as a vehicle to air Clinton’s grievances at Trump and President Joe Biden, who succeeded in Clinton’s unrealized lifetime ambition of winning the White House.

Bitter old women

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/08/hillary-clinton-co-author-louise-penny-boycotts-u-s-due-to-trumps-economic-sword-canadian-tariffs/

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They never show an audience or viewers numbers, I wonder why?

Exclusive — Papa John’s Founder John Schnatter: Trump Is ‘The Perfect Guy’ to Drain the Swamp

Elizabeth Weibel8 Mar 2025

John Schnatter, the founder and former CEO of Papa John’s, spoke to Breitbart News Saturdayabout how President Donald Trump is the “perfect guy” that Americans need to “drain the swamp.”

When asked by host Matthew Boyle about his views on how Trump was doing so far and how Trump was “leading the presidency like a CEO,”Schnatter explained that Trump has “institutional knowledge” about how Washington, D.C. works, and how it doesn’t. Schnatter added that while some elected officials “don’t understand they serve at the pleasure of the public,”Trump “has the mindset that anything that’s government is suspect and inefficient.”

“What he learned from 2016 to 2020 — the institutional knowledge that he has, is unique. That experience of learning how D.C. works, and of course how it doesn’t work. But, he knows what levers to hit, when to hit them, and how hard to hit them.He’s a unique guy the way he’s hardwired,” Schnatter explained.

“He’s just the perfect guy to do what we need — which is drain the swamp. This is a turnaround situation, if you were CEO. In this country, in this — the bureaucratic nonsense is, it’s ingrained and it’s embedded in government in D.C. And we now have the tail wagging the dog, where people in government, they think we work for them. They don’t understand, they serve at the pleasure of the public. And Trump — everything starts at the top, and it’s all a mindset. Trump has the mindset that anything that’s government is suspect and probably inefficient, and he’s cutting that out.”

When Boyle brought up a recent New York Timesarticle that claimed Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had butted heads during a cabinet meeting, and how Trump stepped in and made a decision to support Rubio, =Schnatter explained that he hopes that cabinet members are “challenging each other.”==

Schnatter explained that if people aren’t challenging each other, “you’re not going to come up with the best answers.”

“If you look at the continental Congress and the framers, 34 out of 38 were businessmen. Merchants, shippers, small business owners, farmers, they understood commonsense. They understood arithmetic is not an opinion.They understood human nature of both good and bad. But, in this case, you have to look at the source. The New York Times is fake news, they’re fraudulent. This is real simple — it’s called collaborative confrontation. Walt Disney called it positive discontent, dynamic discontent. At the end of the line — when you have a strong cabinet, if you don’t have, if you’re not challenging my judgement and I’m not challenging your judgement, you’re not going to come up with the best answers,” Schnatter added.

“I hope, as strong minded as those cabinet members are, I hope they’re challenging each other. I hope they’re not getting along. But, at the end of the day, under Trump’s leadership, they’re going to agree to disagree, they’re going to challenge each other, they’re going to make each other better, they’re going to come out with the best solution.And Trump’s going to say, ‘Okay, that’s the drum we’re marching to’ and trust it. They’re going to march to that drum.”

(Meadows said all of Trump’s WH meetings with cabinet and others were done like this. A couple of years ago)

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/08/exclusive-papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-trump-is-the-perfect-guy-to-drain-the-swamp/

9 Mar, 2025 14:06

Russian forces liberate Constantinople – MOD (VIDEO)

Ukrainian troops have been pushed out of the Donbass village named after the Byzantine Empire’s capital, the Defense Ministry has said

The Russian military has gained control over Constantinople in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Defense Ministry in Moscow stated on Sunday.

It posted a video on Telegram showing Russian troops raising the flag over the recently liberated village. Ukraine lost more than 50 troops in the fighting, according to the MOD.

The settlement was named after the capital of the Byzantine Empire by Greek settlers from Crimea who founded the village in the 18th century.=

According to the ministry’s tally published on Sunday, as a result of Russian strikes over the past 24 hours,Ukrainian forces have lost up to 1,300 service members, one US-made HIMARSmultiple launch rocket system, a US-made MLRS multiple launch rocket system, a Polish-made self-propelled Krab artillery gun, a US-made М777 howitzer, two US-made М113 armored personnel carriers, a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle, as well as a number of other armored vehicles, artillery guns, electronic warfare systems, and cars. (WOW)

Russian Air Force, drone, missile, and artillery units have also hit several Ukrainian gas processing facilities, military airfields, and drone assembly workshops over the past 24 hours, the ministry said.(US turning off the Ukraine access is accelerating Russia’s work to free villages)

On Saturday, military officials in Moscow announced that Russian troops liberated the villages of Viktorovka, Nikolayevka, and Staraya Sorochina in Russia’s Kursk Region. These losses have made the situation more dire for Ukrainian troops in the village of Malaya Loknya, a major stronghold for Ukraine in the region.

In recent weeks, the Russian military has been ramping up pressure on Sudzha, the largest settlement under Ukrainian control in Kursk Region.According to media reports, Kiev’s forces are experiencing logistical issues as a result, with a single major cross-border road remaining at their disposal.

According to some media reports, up to 10,000 Ukrainian troops risk being cut off completely in the area in the near future.

Kiev launched a surprise incursion into Kursk Region in early August last year, seizing several localities near the border. Since then, Russian forces have been squeezing the Ukrainian troops out of the territory.

https://www.rt.com/russia/613940-russian-troops-seize-constantinople-dpr/

9 Mar, 2025 13:17

Party in EU state criticizes Russia sanctions

The Slovak National Party has argued that the restrictions are detrimental to the country’s economy

The Slovak National Party (SNS), a member of the ruling coalition,has announced plans to introduce a parliamentary resolution rejecting further sanctions against Russia, arguing the restrictions are negatively affecting Slovakia’s own economy.

The party, which holds 10 out of the 150 seats in the national parliament, stated that the sanctions against Russia were negatively impacting the standard of living in Slovakia. “Sanctions take more from us than they give,” party leader Andrej Danko has said, as cited by the local media. “The result is rising energy prices, loss of competitiveness of our businesses, and deepening economic uncertainty.”

The SNS called the restrictions ineffective, adding that thenew EU sanctions package introduced in February is already pushing the prices of gas and aluminum higher. “It is unacceptable that Slovak households and businesses bearthe economic consequences of decisions that were taken without a thorough assessment of their impact on the national economy,” Danko said.

“We cannot stand idly by while someone makes decisions for us, while weakening us economically,” he added.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has repeatedly voiced skepticism over Western support for Ukraine, declaring that Bratislava wouldn't provide military or financial assistance to Kiev and advocating for an immediate ceasefire.

Fico has also criticized Kiev’s Western backers for pursuing “peace through force,”arguing that “Ukraine will never be strong enough to negotiate from a position of military power.”

Tensions between Slovakia and Ukraine were exacerbated after Kiev declined to renew a gas transit agreement with Moscow that expired at the beginning of this year. The move significantly affected Slovakia, which remains highly dependent on Russian energy.

https://www.rt.com/news/613941-slovakia-party-criticize-russia-sanctions/

(The IMF and other banking orgs say the war and tariffs only hurt EU more since the start)

https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1898599840231391550

Mike Lee

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Not another penny to Ukraine

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Who paid for this MASSIVE Ukrainian flag that was unfurled in front of the White House today?

How many hundreds of thousands did this cost?

I guarantee you my tax dollars somehow funded this.

@DOGE might need to have a look.

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https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1898577498205790552

Autism Capital 🧩

@AutismCapital

Kash Patel and Mel Gibson! Power level off the charts 🔥

https://x.com/AutismCapital/status/1898629798592987182

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This entire motorcade is a DECOY. Secret Service was travelling with Trump in separate vehicles, on a separate route.

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https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1898726152178454725

https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1898615755094307013

== Trudeau reduced to tears after ‘colourful’ phone call with Trump over tariffs

Kieran Kelly==

Fri, March 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM EST

Justin Trudeau was reduced to tears at a press conference on Thursday night, after reports of a profanity-laden phone call with Donald Trump.

The Canadian prime minister welled up in what was one of his last public appearances as leader, as he urged the nation to “stand up against the trading partner that is much bigger than us”.

Following a week of warring with the US president over tariffs, the two leaders spoke for 50 minutes on Wednesday, in a call that Mr Trudeau described as “colourful”.

In fact, it appears that Mr Trump used profane language multiple times while berating Mr Trudeau in what was described by the Wall Street Journal as a “heated” exchange.

Mr Trump has spent months mocking the Canadian prime minister, calling him “Governor Trudeau” and vowing to make the country America’s “51st state”.

Mr Trudeau said: “We want to continue to be strong and resolute in our response and we will continue to be there for each other because the unity that Canadians are feeling right now is actually the most important thing in being able to stand up against the trading partner that is much bigger than us.

“We are in a moment right now where Canada has a very, very strong bargaining position, because Canadians are so united and unequivocal about standing up for our country, standing up for our fellow citizens, and being very, very firm that this is an absolutely unjustified and unjustifiable trade war launched by the Americans, and that is what we’re going to continue.”

Tensions between the two countries reached breaking point on Tuesday when Mr Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada, plunging them into a full-blown trade war. Mr Trump has since rolled back the taxes on certain manufacturers, including car makers.

Mr Trudeau, who will officially give way to a new Liberal leader on Sunday, also cried when he announced his decision to step down in January.

Reflecting on 10 years in office in a press conference in Ottawa, Mr Trudeau said he had worked “every single day” to “put Canadians first”.

He said: “I have peoples’ backs and that’s why I’m here to tell you all that we got you, even in the last days of this government, we will not let Canadians down today and well into the future.”

The Canadian prime minister first became emotional when announcing one of his government’s last policies on childcare.

Mr Trudeau said: “Childcare is a matter of fairness. It strengthens our economy, makes it more resilient, and that’s never been as important as it is right now.”

His emotions also welled up as he reflected on events during his time in office.

He said: “I’ve had 10 years of Donald Trump, a historic once-in-a-century pandemic, inflation crises, war in Ukraine as Russia returns to war in Europe, as the Middle East is facing extraordinarily difficult situations.

“These have been complicated times. This is the job I signed up for. This is the job I will continue to do until the very last moment I’m doing this job.”..

I wish a child shouted out “Fuck Off”

I’d be embarrassed if I was a Canadian, he has no acting skills.

And “The Telegraph” cry with him. Kek

(https://www.yahoo.com/news/trudeau-reduced-tears-colourful-phone-115124326.html