18 Jul, 2025 12:43

Ukrainian military recruit kills two instructors

The incident happened at a training range in the country’s central Chernigov Region

A Ukrainian military recruit has fatally shot two instructors during a training exercise in the Chernigov region, police confirmed on Thursday, after details leaked about the case.

The authorities said the suspect opened fire with an automatic weapon on a group of military personnel the day before. He faces a potential life sentence for premeditated murder, according to the statement.

The shootings took place at a training range and were initially reported by Artyom Dmitruk, a fugitive member of parliament and outspoken critic of Kiev’s mobilization policies.Dmitruk alleged that incidents like this are frequently covered up by military officials.

In a post on social media,Dmitruk published what appeared to be an internal report naming the location, the suspect and the two deceased instructors. A third instructor was reportedly targeted but was not injured. All three were identified as sergeants participating in a live-ammunition drill, the document stated. The report was subsequently shared by other outlets before it was confirmed by law enforcement.

Kiev has relied on mandatory conscription to offset battlefield losses in its ongoing conflict with Russia. The mobilization effort, however, has been hampered by widespread draft evasion.

Earlier this month, Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, raised concerns about “allegations of torture and death during military recruitment” in Ukraine. Videos purportedly showing aggressive conscription tactics have circulated widely for months and sparked domestic unrest.

The issue also escalated diplomatically this month after Hungary demanded an investigation into the death of one of its citizens who was allegedly beaten by Ukrainian recruitment officers.

In August 2023, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky replaced the heads of all regional recruitment centers amid widespread allegations of corruption. Last year, Ukraine restructured its military conscription system, lowering the draft age and tightening enforcement.

Moscow has accused Zelensky of prosecuting a war “to the last Ukrainian,” claiming he is willing to sacrifice his population to retain power.

https://www.rt.com/russia/621652-ukrainian-recruit-kills-instructors/

18 Jul, 2025 14:54

Brussels budget plan could destroy EU – member state

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the bloc of prioritizing Ukraine’s proposed entry over its own stability

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sharply criticized the European Union’s proposed seven-year budget,claiming its primary objective is to facilitate Ukraine’s accessionand warning that it could spell disaster for the bloc.

Orban, a frequent critic of the EU leadership, blasted the draft Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028-2034, which was unveiled earlier this week by the European Commission, during an interview with Kossuth Radio on Friday.

“This budget would destroy the European Union. I don’t think this budget will even survive next year,”Orban said. He predicted that the EU’s executive would either have to withdraw the proposal or make significant revisions before national governments would consider approving it.

The Hungarian leader accused the commission ofproposing reckless cuts, particularly in agricultural subsidies, likening the approach to an unskilled surgeon who fatally injures a patient during a botched procedure.

Orban reiterated his long-standing claim that Brussels is advancing foreign policy goals – namely, integration of Ukraine – at the expense of EU citizens.

“This budget has only one obvious purpose, and that is to admit Ukraine to the European Union,” he said, citing financial analysts who estimate that as much as 25% of the funds could be directed toward benefiting Kiev in various forms.

The Hungarian leader said he did not expect Ukraine to qualify for EU membership anytime soon, adding thatofficials in Brussels are presenting Kiev as “already overripe” for entry. He cautioned that once Ukraine were admitted, the decision would be virtually irreversible regardless of future consequences.

The European Commission has defended the proposed €2 trillion ($2.33 trillion) budget, saying it would increase flexibility, reduce bureaucracy, and boost economic competitiveness.Orban, however, dismissed it as a “budget of hopelessness,” better suited for a bloc “preparing for stagnation and merely trying to avoid disintegration

https://www.rt.com/news/621656-orban-eu-draft-budget/

>>23344484

President-Trump-2016-Victory-Election-July2025

Use link the file is too big to post

link: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/DIG/DIG-Declassified-Evidence-Obama-Subvert-President-Trump-2016-Victory-Election-July2025.pdf

>https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/DIG/DIG-Declassified-Evidence-Obama-Subvert-President-Trump-2016-Victory-Election-July2025.pdf

>>23344536 page 5They all knew Russia wouldn't interfere with the vote through cyber:

(U) Election Cybersecurity Support

Secretary Johnson committed DHS to supporting state and local

agencies to secure computer-enabled election infrastructure. The NCCIC

reached out to state and local officials responsible for election

infrastructure to offer our assistance in identifying and remediating

vulnerabilities. My team is analyzing cyber threats to the upcoming

election and, in response to a request from the Special Assistant to the

President for Cybersecurity, Michael Daniel, briefed the NSC alongside CIA

last week. The brief included a DHS expert on vulnerabilities of the system

and overall risk due to cyber incident.

We are working with CIA on a PDB submission on the threat.The thrust of the analysis is that there is no indication of a Russian threat to directly manipulate the actual vote count through cyber means.

However, as seen in recent media reporting, any cyber activity directed against the election infrastructure is likely to have an effect on public confidence - even if the cyber operation is unsuccessful or not intended to impact the election (e.g. theft of PII from a voter registration database). (J:

POTUS agreed yesterday that our electoral apparatus ((my term)) should be considered as critical infrastructure. I have directed my folks to generate an NIE on attendant cyber threats to this key infrastructure, and to get it done sooner than later. Obviously, we will need to work with your team to produce this.)

>>23344569

Date of these August 31st, 2016they had been working on this since at least 2015

(U)Bulk Screening of Social Media Update

(U// ) The Department's move towards centralized bulk screening capability for social media is a novel, fluid challenge. Since December, we've conducted a number of pilots to test capabilities and developed a process for social media screening. Our intention was to have an initial capability in place by August 1, 2016; however, Congressional feedback

required us to rethink our funding strategy. We received Congressional support to continue operational testing on live data, with the intention of achieving initial operating capability in FY2017. Our immediate operational

imperatives are Syrian refugees, followed by ==Electronic System for Travel

Authorization (Visa Waiver Program)== applicants. We are developing a longer-term funding strategy using fee funds and still intend to house this capability at the CBP/NTC. I will keep you updated as we make progress.

(J: Good; please do…)

>>23344590

No wonder why Admiral Rogers went and told Trump, NSA was in the how cyber capabilities of their plans.

>>23344519

Oh damn, this is the thing that John Solomon said was coming out that was much more interesting instead of Epstein. So whoever started the outrage, which was Bondi, on Epstein did it to crash and burn and create problems for this report and for Trump.

>>23344467, >>23344476, >>23344484, >>23344492, >>23344495, >>23344499, >>23344506, >>23344512, >>23344519, >>23344536 (You) Breaking - New Declassified records from @DNIGabbardPN

The United States, the President, DOJ, DOS, and every other agency involved in the 2020 Hoax, owes Russia and Russians and sincere apology.When Trump says Putin went through Hell with this, he did, but he and his country still do.

Part of the reason that Europe hates them and want to destroy Putin and the Country is this Hoax, they got blamed for everything, and it only got worse with Bidan illegally stealing the 2020 election. Normal Russia citizens are banned from many countries in Europe and elsewhere, the damage they did to Trump and America and Putin in Russia is astronomical.

18 Jul, 2025 10:10

US to stop criticizing foreign elections – WSJ

Washington will not weigh in on votes in other countries without a “clear and compelling” reason, according to a memo cited by the outlet

US top diplomat Marco Rubio has instructed the US State Department to limit its long-standing practice of assessing the fairness of elections in foreign countries, according to a memo seen by the Wall Street Journal.

The previous administration, ofUS President Joe Biden, which had declared what it called “strengthening democratic institutions” globally among its core foreign policy goals,regularly condemned the results of votes in other nations.

Shortly before leaving office in January, then-US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken claimed that the presidential election in Belarus could not be free or fair because of the “repressive environment” there. He also expressed concern over alleged “democratic backsliding” in another former Soviet Republic, Georgia. The criticism was subsequently decried by the countries as interference in their internal affairs.

The WSJ said in an article on Thursday that, according to Rubio’s new directive, theState Department will publicly comment on foreign elections only in rare cases when “there is a clear and compelling US foreign policy interest to do so.”The goal of Washington’s diplomacy should be advancing US foreign policy, not promoting ideology, the Secretary of State insisted in his memo.

"Our message should be brief, focused on congratulating the winning candidate and, when appropriate, noting shared foreign policy interests,” the document read.

The State Department and US embassies “should avoid opining on the fairness or integrity of an electoral process, its legitimacy, or the democratic values of the country in question,” it stressed.

The shift happens as part of the “America First” policy announced by US President Donald Trump, the memo read.“While the US will hold firm to its own democratic values… [it will also] pursue partnerships with countries wherever our strategic interests align,” it explained.

Despite his public statements, the US president attempted to interfere in Brazil's affairs earlier this month, slapping the BRICS country with a 50% tariff and demanding an end to the prosecution of his ally, Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting to orchestrate a coup following his 2022 election defeat.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva responded to the move by saying that Trump “was not elected to be the emperor of the world.”

https://www.rt.com/news/621644-rubio-us-election-trump/

Good does that mean we are going to stop overthrowing nations and interfering in their elections with NGOs, like they are doing now in Moldova and other Baltic states?

>>23344771

(Here's a clean copy, sorry for the red type)

18 Jul, 2025 10:10

US to stop criticizing foreign elections – WSJ

Washington will not weigh in on votes in other countries without a “clear and compelling” reason, according to a memo cited by the outlet

US top diplomat Marco Rubio has instructed the US State Department to limit its long-standing practice of assessing the fairness of elections in foreign countries, according to a memo seen by the Wall Street Journal.

The previous administration, of US President Joe Biden, which had declared what it called “strengthening democratic institutions” globally among its core foreign policy goals, regularly condemned the results of votes in other nations.

Shortly before leaving office in January, then-US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken claimed that the presidential election in Belarus could not be free or fair because of the “repressive environment” there. He also expressed concern over alleged “democratic backsliding” in another former Soviet Republic, Georgia. The criticism was subsequently decried by the countries as interference in their internal affairs.

The WSJ said in an article on Thursday that, according to Rubio’s new directive, the State Department will publicly comment on foreign elections only in rare cases when “there is a clear and compelling US foreign policy interest to do so.” The goal of Washington’s diplomacy should be advancing US foreign policy, not promoting ideology, the Secretary of State insisted in his memo.

"Our message should be brief, focused on congratulating the winning candidate and, when appropriate, noting shared foreign policy interests,” the document read.

The State Department and US embassies “should avoid opining on the fairness or integrity of an electoral process, its legitimacy, or the democratic values of the country in question,” it stressed.

The shift happens as part of the “America First” policy announced by US President Donald Trump, the memo read. “While the US will hold firm to its own democratic values… [it will also] pursue partnerships with countries wherever our strategic interests align,” it explained.

Despite his public statements, the US president attempted to interfere in Brazil's affairs earlier this month, slapping the BRICS country with a 50% tariff and demanding an end to the prosecution of his ally, Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting to orchestrate a coup following his 2022 election defeat.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva responded to the move by saying that Trump “was not elected to be the emperor of the world.”

https://www.rt.com/news/621644-rubio-us-election-trump/

Good does that mean we are going to stop overthrowing nations and interfering in their elections with NGOs, like they are doing now in Moldova and other Baltic states?

Unfortunately, Target Exceeded with Faster Timeline

July 18, 2025 | Sundance | 112 Comments

On the day after the 2024 election, Palantir was valued at $51.13. Today, Palantir has closed higher than our initial projection of $150 to $200 “prior to the midterms.”

Palantir continues benefitting from govt contracts not just for military application but also for facial recognition processes within (1) the deportation operation, (2) implementation of Real ID, (3) DHS/TSA use at entry points.

♦ Peter Thiel (Chairman) 3.15%, 70.9M shares ♦ Alexander Karp CEO, owns 2.4%, 53.5M shares

Shareholders: Vanguard 8.83%, BlackRock 6.77%, State Street 3.93%

I have outlined this seemingly inevitable construct with great granular detail. Culminating in a December 2024 recap [SEE HERE] along with my position in January of this year [SEE HERE]. I do not like it, but I understand the arguments behind it.

You Treepers know my top two priorities in the world of politics: Economic Nationalism (MAGAnomics), and capital letter Liberty, the fight against the surveillance state. In these endeavors the “Tech Bros” are opposed to our positions.

President Trump is focused on #1, economic nationalism. He eats, breathes and thinks about it all the time. It is also his #1 priority.However, President Trump has so many other items of great importance on his desk the surveillance state issue does not yet get his focused attention.

If confrontation with the surveillance state is also a priority for you, be patient.

Eventually President Trump will see the Palantir constructs that have been laid around the administration by Machiavellian elements. Trump’s hindsight will then be a weapon as he starts asking the big questions to those who have sat silently as the constructs have unfolded.

Live your very best life, it is the only one you have.

“Lord Jesus Christ, before the mountains were born or the stars were hung in place, You were. By You all things were made, and without You, nothing was made that has been made. You are the radiance of God’s glory, the exact imprint of His nature, and You uphold all things by the word of Your power.

I bow before You, the Lamb who was slain, yet who reigns forevermore. You conquered death by Your death. You triumphed over sin, not by force, but by love. By blood, by a cross, by a crown of thorns. Worthy are You, Christ Jesus, to receive all glory, honor, and praise. You ransomed people from every tribe, tongue, and nation, and made us kings and priests before the Father.

Jesus, You are the Good Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine for the one. You are the True Vine, the Bread of Life, the Light of the World. You are the Door through which we enter salvation…the Way, the Truth, and the Life. What is man that You are mindful of us? What is my soul, that You would stoop to dwell within me? Yet You call me friend. You call me beloved. You washed my feet, bore my shame, and clothed me in righteousness.

You speak and the winds obey. You touch and the leper is made whole. You whisper, and demons flee. You breathe, and dry bones come to life.

So I exalt You, Jesus! Not merely with my lips, but with every heartbeat, every breath, every moment. Let my life be a living hallelujah.” ~ Chad Pratherz’”

Amen!

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/07/18/unfortunately-target-exceeded-with-faster-timeline/

Peter Navarro Discusses Why Retail Sales Growth Exceeds All Wall Street Projections, and Prices Continue Dropping

July 18, 2025 | Sundance |

White House Trade and Economic Advisor Peter Navarro takes a well deserved victory lap on the latest U.S. consumer sales news. The Census Bureau report, yesterday, highlightedthat consumer sales remain strong at +0.6% – significantly higher than all economists forecast[DATA HERE].

Retail sales growth is important, because approximately two-thirds of the U.S. GDP growth is driven by consumer sales. With inflation low, retail sales high, and with a previously reported drop in U.S. imports, the ¹second quarter GDP is likely to be much stronger than anyone previously predicted. Thus, Peter Navarro is leaning forward against the naysayers.

This is essentially a repeat of the 2017/2018 economic outcome from President Trump’s first term in office. The tariffs, which are applied to the ‘cost’ side of the dynamic, are mostly being absorbed by major producing nations who are reliant upon export to the U.S. market. Simultaneously, the tariffs are generating income –essentially exfiltrating foreign wealth and returning those funds to the USA; a complete reversal of the rust-belt dynamic. WATCH:

What Peter Navarro outlines is the core of MAGAnomics. This is also the baseline for our CTH assembly in support of economic nationalism, which is why we ended up in conflict with the Chamber of Commerce Republicans.

Tariffs are a tool to leverage reciprocal trade, and as long as nations like China continue taking measures to subsidize their exports, the tariffs simultaneously take wealth (those subsidies) from Beijing and return it to the USA.

This reality has always been the model we predicted would be successful for Americans, andI will remind everyone that ONLY DONALD TRUMP could deliver this MAGAnomic program. Everything else, Epstein, Musk, etc. is chaff and countermeasures deployed by both Democrats and Republicans in an effort to take back control of the money flow.

Remember, Democrats want power – Republicans want money. Democrats use money to get power, while Republicans use power to get money. This is how the two wings of the DC UniParty vulture maintain status.

You can see that if you take away the money, Democrats lose power. Simultaneously if you take away control of the money, the Republicans go bananas. This dual reality forms the baseline of the elite club opposition against President Trump. (The US Chamber of Commerce are losing their fucking minds right now.)

At the core of the opposition you find money, control of the USA treasury as a weapon. When you understand that aspect, you understand the motives of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

FED Chair Powell’s refusal to lower interest rates is an attempt to assist both wings of DC by trying -and failing- to influence the money flows. Democrats support Powell’s approach because they want power. Republicans are willfully blind to Powell’s approach because they want to get back in control of the money.

Pro-America economic policy, MAGAnomics, is like kryptonite to Washington DC.

¹The second quarter GDP (April, May, June) will be reported on the last Friday in July.

Trump advisor offers economic reality check: These ‘panicans’ are ‘dead wrong5:51

https://youtu.be/gfeOIs2u6hY

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/07/18/peter-navarro-discusses-why-retail-sales-growth-exceeds-all-wall-street-projections-and-prices-continue-dropping/

DNI Tulsi Gabbard

@DNIGabbard

🧵 Americans will finally learn the truth about how in 2016, intelligence was politicized and weaponized by the most powerful people in the Obama Administration to lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President @realDonaldTrump, subverting the will of the American people and undermining our democratic republic. Here’s how:

2:10 PM · Jul 18, 2025

·1.4M Views

Anons, I really just realized that this release today, broke the curse of JFK when they assassinated him, and the corruption is the whole of government.The lies, the secrets, the hoaxes, the thievery, the killing was the cycle from hell.That is how historic this release is today!This entire exposure was held up for 5 years since Trump's first term. Amen! (Maybe JFKjr will come out of hiding if he's alive.)

TULSI GABBARD RELEASES THE KRAKEN.(Finally, KEK)

https://x.com/DNIGabbard/status/1946271402971312514

>>23344933

thanks anon, I'll use that!