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Davy Ro's avatar

It's the amount of foreigners or so called mercenaries, surrounded in Kursk. That has the West really showing how desperate they are. For Trump to even mention the invaders of Russia. Never mind asking for their mercy, proves beyond any doubt. Who the Russians have got encircled. Patrick Lancaster, who has been fantastic over the course of the SMO. Has been exposing the horrific war crimes committed against Russian civilians. By the invaders & their Western colleagues. That's the obvious reason President Putin stated, all AFU fighters will be tried as terrorists. He also made it clearer what was to happen to any foreign "mercenaries" caught. Russia isn't going to allow any of these AFU or "mercenaries" free to be held by anyone . After Erdogan released those caught in Mariupol after going back on the deal with the Russians. Big mistake by the Russians, one of many they've made. With their misguided atitude of wanting to trust any of these bandits. Call it being naive, call it being stupid. But if Russia goes along with anything now, after everything that's happened. There's no hope for them.

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Tom Welsh's avatar

"Another interesting aspect to Kursk is that the Russian forces were actually outnumbered by the Ukrainians".

As were the Carthaginians outnumbered by the Romans at Cannae. They just got in each other's way.

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Julian Macfarlane's avatar

As ever erudite, Tom.

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Occupy Schagen's avatar

Thank You, Tom. Your post triggers me to react on it. Just adding new perspectives.

I raised the American Flag out of my window in the small town of Schagen, Holland, Europe.

It now hangs next to the Russian 'Victory' flag, which is hanging there already for numerous months (and it shows its age).

Why ?

Because of the Sensing by Dima (Belarus) on the 'Military Summary' channel on YouTube in his recent 'Mapping' session on the Kursk Victory.

1. There was a plan A : 800 man through Gas-pipelines, a very risky Plan.

2. So there was a plan B, which indicated the wish by Putin to liberate Kursk ASAP: He moved many troops from the fronts in Northern Donbass to back plan A if it would fail.

But the intel from US satellites would have signaled that... But luckily just in those one or two days, the US had stopped sending intel info... Or was it Luck ?

Trump works with hiding intentions, as does Putin in his 4D Chess...

So... Listen to Dima:

->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhWDcsAcWQ

Just saying...

with greeting from Cassandra. 😉

Sander

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Nick's avatar

Sorry, Dima is lost.

He makes giant leaps to reach conclusions that rarely have any connection to reality.

Much like Alexander from the Duran now.

It seems like a great many "alt" media think with Trump is King of the world.

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Occupy Schagen's avatar

Thank you Nick, for your reaction.

About Alexander (The Duran) i post a small piece of his latest video. It automatic starts at 54:12 and ends at ~1:05:00. Set the speed on 1.25...

->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxqtraYhZGs&t=3252s

Here the essence of his text:

START

This is a direct negotiation between Russia and the United States. I have to say that this negotiation is being conducted at extraordinary speed and urgency and I think that the Russians themselves are to some extent taken aback by the speed with which these discussions are happening so I suspect is everyone else. They are I think unhappy about Trump's urgency his desire to get this agreement sewn up so fast and the question one has to ask oneself is why is Trump in such a hurry to get this thing agreed so quickly and what makes him want to do that and to get so deep into the negotiations himself...

Why the United States would want to extricate itself from this war. The Russians are winning the war the Ukrainians are losing the war the United States does not want to be again on the side of the losers in this war Donald Trump does not want to be the party that is responsible.

Trump wants to lift sanctions he wants to end the sanctions on Russian oil trade I think this is becoming increasingly clear there are more and more discussions that this is a priority for Trump in order to try to bring inflationary pressures in the United States under control that he wants to reduce the price of oil and that means lifting restrictions on the trade in Russian oil.

<NOTICE !>

I cannot help but think that Trump knows or senses something which most of the rest of the media, even most of the rest of the western commentariat and members of his own team refuse to acknowledge, which is that the collapse the military collapse of Ukraine is much closer Over the Horizon than is widely acknowledged...

I've said that the time is much shorter than many people seem to understand that if there is going to be an agreement done it has to be done quickly over the course of the next few weeks or months because if it is not, then in Midsummer we will have a major crisis and Ukraine's Army will start to collapse. The Russians if they continue their offensive could soon reach the river Dnieper itself in central Ukraine...

What a catastrophic result for Ukraine that would be. And the defeat of the Ukrainians in Kursk leads to a major Russian incursion into Sumi region and if the city of Sumi itself is captured by the Russians then the road opens for the Russians to reach Kiev...

<NOTICE !>

So perhaps is Trump at some level a very instinctive politician with a feel for events. I get the sense that this is sometimes more important with him than analysis. Now that may sound a little mystical but I've come across people like that before in many areas of life, including some lawyers that I used to know who seem to have that feel for events which coms independently of any analysis it was always strange for someone like myself to see but as I said I've come across it anyway. It could be that Trump has that sense that maybe he's got that overall feeling that there isn't very much time and that if he waits too long if he doesn't get a ceasefire a cessation of hostilities within the next few weeks, if he doesn't get some kind of agreement with the Russians within the next few weeks or months, then he could be looking around Midsummer to a major crisis a potential military defeat in Ukraine which would be deeply embarrassing for him and which might lead to calls for him to take action which he doesn't want to take.

Well all of this is of course, I say straightforward is speculation I don't know what Donald Trump knows or thinks, but i do sense it.

END

OK. I think (75% probability) that Alexander is Autistic i recognise badly masked stimming and indeed sensing (knowledge that somehow pops up but you don't know where came from).

But to repeat Alexander's own statement: 'I don't know what Donald Trump knows or thinks'.

Sander

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PFC Billy's avatar

A two cat night.

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Crush Limbraw's avatar

Folks - let's not get caught in a side show - DaTrumpster has bigger fish to fry - and if he doesn't address this NOW - he will be the one FRIED!

"I think it is coming. All of it is coming. It is just there is so much of it. The Secretary of State just came out and said 83% of an entire government department, all of our foreign aid, was fraudulent. And you are going to see that through the WHOLE government. SSA, HHS, SBA, Education, VA, Energy, anywhere there was money, you will find the vast majority was being siphoned off. That is now beyond question." -

https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2025/03/news-briefs-03162025-anonymous.html?m=0

Worse Than We Imagined - Vox Popoli

(And speaking of FRAUD....... - CL) - What they have done to Americans is worse, far worse, than anything the National Socialists ever did, and continued for far longer. One way or another, judgment is coming for them. And eventually, an even more final judgment will be pronounced upon them, in a court in which no advocate will speak for them. - https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2025/03/worse-than-we-imagined-vox-popoli.html?m=0

Very simply - if Congress is committing FRAUD and the Executive office of President fails to enforce existing laws against that FRAUD - WTF do we do next? https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2025/03/very-simply-if-congress-is-committing.html?m=0

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Occupy Schagen's avatar

Patrick Lancaster. A True Hero.

Thank you again.

On Trump's Team intentions: They are mainly meant for inside the US.

They want to exterminate the Deep State and its tools and bureaucracy.

But he understands that he must stop the WARS that America is mingled in.

It will take time.

And it can fail.

Try to understand what the message to his voters and opponents is: Prepare for a Revolution !

Loudness ON, Full Screen:

->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ksw9ncKCg

Sander

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Jo Waller's avatar

Trump hasn't got rid of USAID and he doesn't want peace, he has merely streamlined and sharpened the mechanism for creating war.

The deep state ie BlackRock (tech, arms, fossil fuels, animal ag, pharma) funded his campaign and controls him.

It's all theatre.

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Deplorable Dave's avatar

Not only that, Trump is actually a purely fictional character in the theatre. No actual person has ever actually met Trump. Those who say otherwise are playing their part in the show.

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CHALLENGE's avatar

"On Trump's Team intentions ... he understands that he must stop the WARS that America is mingled in." ??? But Trump has just restarted the war against the Yemeni Houthis - and without restrictions on the US military which Biden had prescribed [I'm no Biden supporter] - and Trump is now escalating threats of war against Iran too???!!!

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Deplorable Dave's avatar

Shooting some missiles at the Houthis is:

1) a response to Houthi actions, not a war

2) a favor to Saudi Arabia

3) a favor to Israel

Favors are expected to be repayed.

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Julian Macfarlane's avatar

The KSA refused to let the Americans use their airspace for these attacks. Qatar and the UAE however cooperated.

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CHALLENGE's avatar

"Shooting some missiles at the Houthis is: ... not a war"

Then what do you think is going to happen when Houthi missiles cause near-catastrophic damage / serious injuries to US crewmen in such a manner as becomes impossible to deny (apparently news of the damage from the Houthi's first missile hit is being completely suppressed / censored) - or if / when they sink a US Navy vessel (they're getting better with practice at this).

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Deplorable Dave's avatar

I don't think the aircraft carriers are coming back in range. We're just shooting cruise missiles. We are doing the minimum to placate Israel & Saudi Arabia.

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Occupy Schagen's avatar

To Challenge AND Jenny: Thank you for your reactions.

As i have postulated with a probability of over 50%, Trump is an highly intelligent (maybe even Autistic) person, who is master in masking, like i am.

So i do not react on the relatively minor diversions he creates by saying or doing weird things. It hides his true intentions. When they come out you may be Flabbergasted, 'put on the wrong leg' is a Dutch saying for 'misled'...

Living in Europe with a problem that till now has cost around 1½ million lives already and which could cause a Nuclear war if not halted, taking into account the Nazification of Europe, my priority (and maybe Trump's also) lies in stopping the NATO-Russia WAR in Ukraine.

I can understand that his primary goal is disturbing or even destroying the Deep State, which for decades has made the US a puppet of 'The City of London' and has created a mysterious high Debt. So they are cutting tax payers dollars spending on war-games and regime changes. I understand that.

I also understand that trying to stop 2 huge wars and threats : 1 in Europe and 1 in West-Asia, looking at the complexity, is too much to do at the same time.

So Trump stopped most heavy violence in Palestine and stopped the fighting elsewhere (except Syria, which is a new theatre again) As i expected, the Zionists continue provocations and killings. So there is little time.

OK.

Attacking US AID and NED and starting DOGE is a huge work and limiting the stream of money and the trickle of weapons to the Kiev NAZI-regime, while threatening to leave the unwanted war against Russia to the European NAZIS and London so that no American money or effort is needed any more is for me in Europe a primary positive development after a noisy and Cloudy time, which is Trump's way of Masking his intentions.

I expect even a stepping out of NATO and removing the American Bases in Europe, ending the occupation of Germany, after 80 years and removing mid-range missile infrastructure in Poland and Romania at some point in time.

OK.

Then, with his hands free, the real heavy task has to be fulfilled... AIPAC and the Zionist Lobby. He has to use Law-fare and playing the media showing the corruption in both Senate and Congress and in the juridical system (corrupt Judges who he will attack because of their complicity in attempts to hinder his first presidential 4 years.

Even limited armed fighting between his supporters and the Antifa Gangs paid by Soros are a real possibility.

After he reaches some clear results there, het has Leverage against the Monster in Palestine and can force them by refusing arms export and support from his fleet and he can join Putin in preventing a 'Samson Option' nuclear event in West Asia. Then he will stop fighting Yemen. His minor attack was meant to assure the Zionist that he can be trusted.

OK

This is an estimate. All could go very different. But don't react on all the carefully and intelligent constructed and launched Trump saying, threats and moves, which i recognise as being intelligent Masking.

For me there is a task to prevent the construction of a 4th Reich with 20 million soldiers at the borders between Europe and Russia. So i hope Trump will soon leave Europe and turn to the Zionist Colony in Palestine. But do not forget the real Monster is in London, somewhat clipped and injured.

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Jo Waller's avatar

Yep.

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The Revolution Continues's avatar

"Team Trump" works for the "Deep State," which is just a silly name for capitalism and letting billionaires go wild and make profits off the government at the people's expense.

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JennyStokes's avatar

The ONLY way anything is going to happen is when the Zionist State of Israel is neutered!

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Occam's avatar

Yah, Trump did himself no favors turning back on aid to Ukraine and,now, increasing sanctions against Russia to force a ceasefire. Good lord, how to overplay your hand and show yourself as completely untrustworthy.

Either he gets Russias concerns, or he doesn’t. And not getting them or not caring gets everyone to the same place.

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Deplorable Dave's avatar

People should read "The Art of The Deal".

Trump has explained his methods in writing and he hasn't changed. He's not a mystery.

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Occam's avatar

"The Art of the Bad Faith Deal", ffs.

Restoring military assistance to a country that is performing terrorism against the Russian people is preposterous. Increasing sanctions against Russia, which has the moral high ground in this conflict, is reinforcing decades of objectively harmful US foreign policy.

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Jo Waller's avatar

Of course Trump won't get the message. He knows the only option is unconditional surrender but the plan is and was to fight until the last Ukrainian. Now that he's run out of Ukrainians to feed feet first through the meat grinder he is trying to start sending Europeans. Or at least get them into devastating arms contracts with US companies.

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Tom Welsh's avatar

"In 2000, I thought it was a toss-up between Trump and Biden..."

Not 2000, I imagine. That was Shrub versus "boiling seas" Gore.

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Julian Macfarlane's avatar

Ooooohh...mistype. Shoulda been 2200....umm...no...try again...2020. Thank you Tom. Musta been one of those Senior Moments I have having since I was 6.,

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Jo Waller's avatar

The deep state/BlackRock'd never allow the election of someone addressing the climate crisis.

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Tom Welsh's avatar

What "climate crisis"? The panic that we'd all freeze in the 1970s, or the latest fad that we'll all boil or burn up?

There is no evidence to support either. Just boring old life as usual.

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Jo Waller's avatar

I nearly preemptively muted you. I absolutely knew that would be your reply, almost word for word, but I thought other readers might benefit from clarifying the propaganda that millions have fallen for, put about by guess who?- the fossil fuel industry's Heartland Institute and others.

A few scientists predicted cooling in the 70s. That's Ok, scientists are allowed to disagree, but the few were disproportionately quoted in the media. The vast majority, including Hansen, predicted warming and his predictions, including increased warming at night and in winter etc have all come to pass.

We won't boil but the small window of steady climate conditions in which humans survive and grow their food will be hugely disrupted making life very difficult for millions, particularly in the global south.

There is plenty of evidence, it's just like those who believe Trump wants peace, you don't want to look at it.

I present the evidence here along with every single talking point circulated by industry to smear and sneer at it.

https://jowaller.substack.com/p/climate-change-hasnt-been-debunked?utm_source=publication-search

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Spercepolnes's avatar

There is plenty of evidence - yes. (been tracking it for 40 yrs and have a couple of actual "climate scientist" aquaintances - they said we haven't seen the half of it - they are really worried at the speed of changes they are seeing) Trouble is, the Climate has been leapt upon as a money making scheme by big business which promptly rings alarm bells amongst the more sceptical, who then throw the baby out with the bathwater ....

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Julian Macfarlane's avatar

Russia is happy. Canada is happy. Florida has moved north.

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Jo Waller's avatar

Why shouldn’t makers of greener energy make money? Do you think they should give energy to you for free because sun and wind are free? Weird.

And though wind and solar are providing returns on investment the ‘big business’ of fossil fuel and animal ag industries still receive $trillions in government support, they still are the most powerful lobbyists, spending $trillions on smearing greener energy (it seems to be working) and still making by far the most in profits yet not being asked to pay for the damage they cause to the environment, which is of course picked up by the tax payer and consumer. Are these massive destructive cartels the baby? In which case, it we don’t throw them out, there will be no bath anyway.

Yes, it’s more worrying than predicted. It’s happening faster. Yet still we fall for this propaganda agaisnt doing anything about it. It’s the 11th hour.

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Occupy Schagen's avatar

Hia Tom ! (and Jo and Spercepolnes):

Climate IS change. Look at the scientific info over the last more than half a billion years...

->https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GmNzDo7WEAASRuj?format=jpg

So... We better try to adapt to apparent and estimated climate changes than by following a megalomanic attempt to change the change.

When land sinks or sea level rises (not yet confirmed), we can go dredging river mouths and building dikes (We have enough experts in the Netherlands for the whole world).

When temperature rises 1 degree, look at the country 500km south of yours and see how they survive that climate, cut down oaks and plant plane trees, replace potatoes and cherries with grapes and make new types of wine...

And don't listen to panic-spreading and fear-inducing narratives in the MSM and from corrupt politicians and 'Scientists'.

'It is as easy to buy a scientist as it is to buy a politician.'

->https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ff3MVaUWQAE1f34?format=jpg

Just saying.

Sander

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Tom Welsh's avatar

"I now have 3, 970 subscribers".

And I have 60! "They also serve who only stand and wait".

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Julian Macfarlane's avatar

You deserve more. I have subscribed to you.

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Tom Welsh's avatar

Thanks, Julian! You are my role model! 8-)

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