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July 9, 2025
Open (Neither Ukraine Nor Palestine) Thread 2025-152
News & views not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine …
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https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/07/09/1503127.html Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 9 2025 17:17 utc | 2 Does Donald Trump or “Trumpism aka MAGA” have a foreign policy Doctrine? I do not believe so, what I see is Donald Trump making decisions based on contingencies, his own views and agendas, along with those of his friends, family, associates, etc. I believe this is a common view of Trump’s political style in the world of politics and is why the “establishment” aka the Uniparty (includes these people: https://archive.org/details/600pg-americas-60-families-ferdinand-lundberg-2007-the-vanguard-press/mode/1up ) were so intent on stopping him from gaining the presidency, and why they tried to impeach him. He did not want to play nice with the other kids in the globalist playground, he went around kicking kids in the shin, calling them names, and not following their playground rules–but the main issue was that he did not care about their feelings AKA their long-time agendas. Posted by: kana | Jul 9 2025 17:33 utc | 3 People’s Liberation Army Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 17:35 utc | 5 Todays $36B auction saw 10Y yields decline four basis points to 4.362% versus a 4.365% when-issued yield at the 1 p.m. New York time bidding deadline. Tendered Accepted Primary Dealer $ 56,464,000,000 $ 4,229,690,000 Direct Bidder $ 13,968,000,000 $ 9,220,455,100 Indirect Bidder $ 31,292,256,000 $25,447,656,000 -------------- -------------- Total Competitive $101,724,256,000 $38,897,801,100 https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2025/R_20250709_2.pdf Posted by: too scents | Jul 9 2025 17:44 utc | 6 In the USAss, the military is conspicuously awol during major disaster. Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 18:26 utc | 7 Posted by: too scents | Jul 9 2025 17:44 utc | 6 Posted by: lex talionis | Jul 9 2025 18:27 utc | 8 Posted by: SO | Jul 9 2025 17:35 utc | 4 Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 18:29 utc | 9 Is that bad? Posted by: too scents | Jul 9 2025 18:47 utc | 10 Middle_East_Spectator (21576): Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Jul 9 2025 18:56 utc | 11 Russian oil executive found dead outside his window, state media says Posted by: Dogon Priest | Jul 9 2025 18:56 utc | 12 Marine top brass Eric Smith
The marines excelled in bombing countries without an air force, shooting civilians in third world countries. Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 19:02 utc | 13 I think that Trump’s punt on Epstein is going to cost him. He promised to release the JFK files, the 9/11 files and the Epstein files. In essence he campaigned on exposing the corruption and rot in the deep state/intelligence community. Posted by: team10tim | Jul 9 2025 19:15 utc | 14 @ Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 9 2025 17:17 utc | 2 Posted by: I forgot | Jul 9 2025 19:21 utc | 15 I think that Trump’s punt on Epstein is going to cost him. Posted by: too scents | Jul 9 2025 19:21 utc | 16 Denk (1). Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jul 9 2025 19:26 utc | 17 denk @5 Posted by: William Gruff | Jul 9 2025 19:35 utc | 18 Thank ypu too scents for that data point and well done on tbe formatting. Posted by: Exile | Jul 9 2025 19:35 utc | 19 ….. Rescuers search for survivors after deadly Houthi attack on cargo ship in the Red Sea….. Posted by: Exile | Jul 9 2025 19:37 utc | 20 Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jul 9 2025 19:26 utc | 17 Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 19:53 utc | 21 Posted by: William Gruff | Jul 9 2025 19:35 utc | 18
Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:03 utc | 22 @Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jul 9 2025 19:26 utc | 17 Posted by: KOB | Jul 9 2025 20:08 utc | 23 @Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:03 utc | 22 Posted by: KOB | Jul 9 2025 20:09 utc | 24 I don’t recall anyone providing any news or discussion about this event that’s flown under the radar, “Russia Officially Recognizes Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”. I’ll bet that’s one of Putin’s moves that has Trump befuddled more than usual. Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:03 utc | 22 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 9 2025 20:13 utc | 26 Posted by: KOB | Jul 9 2025 20:09 utc | 24
Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:15 utc | 27 https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/politics/trump-tape-putin-bomb-fundraiser Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 9 2025 20:15 utc | 28 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 9 2025 20:13 utc | 26 Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:19 utc | 29 Wonder how that happened? Surely currency issuers aren’t issuing currency faster than they are cancelling it? Posted by: Newbie | Jul 9 2025 20:31 utc | 31 Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:15 utc | 27 Posted by: denk | Jul 9 2025 20:34 utc | 32 denk | Jul 9 2025 20:03 utc | 22 re Texan Rugged Individualism Posted by: S.P. Korolev | Jul 9 2025 20:51 utc | 33 Starting from August 1, the United States will impose an import duty of 50% on all goods from Brazil. Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 20:54 utc | 34 “The volumes have yet to ramp up to match spending requirements. The timing is touchy with a lot of pieces at play. The Treasury is going to need a lot of money, like a trillion or so soonish. In the meantime the Tariff Follies are unresolved and the DoD is burning weapons on multiple fronts.” Posted by: canuk | Jul 9 2025 20:54 utc | 35 Posted by: lex talionis | Jul 9 2025 18:27 utc | 8 Posted by: canuk | Jul 9 2025 20:57 utc | 36 Very rarely does Maria Zakharova review a book as part of her Weekly Briefing, but she does so today, The Invisible Energy War–From the Kennedy Assassination to the Sabotage of the Nord Streams, by Anders Jacobsen and published in April 2025. Here is what she says about it:
It appears Jacobsen has some credibility. This is the first I’ve heard of this book, but something tells me it won’t be the last. However, for a book published in April there’s nothing about it online or about its author, who supposedly is a known WW2 scholar. I initially used Yandex, then I tried Google whose AI gave a bogus answer. We have several barflies in Norway who might be able to shine some light on this. Given the info Maria provides, the publisher must have been contacted, so the book must exist. Starting from August 1, the United States will impose an import duty of 50% on all goods from Brazil. Posted by: Newbie | Jul 9 2025 21:33 utc | 38 Lol, the US is going to spend 37 billions a year to fund ICE agents? Posted by: risingstar | Jul 9 2025 21:50 utc | 39 @karlof1 | Jul 9 2025 21:04 utc | 37
The book (ISBN13 9788275192811) is written in Norwegian and has 224 pages. Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 21:55 utc | 40 Posted by: Newbie | Jul 9 2025 21:33 utc | 38 Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jul 9 2025 21:59 utc | 41 I’m guessing b already knows but it has been very effectively suppressed with little media coverage beyond the perfunctory but the new head of MI6 is the granddaughter of a notorious SS volunteer war criminal. Most insane of all, not only did he brag about killing Jews and ethnic Ukrainian peasants he was an SS intelligence asset. So yes, not only was grandad a Nazi, not only was grandad a war criminal, not only was grandad a prominent war criminal with a Soviet bounty but he was a notorious Nazi war criminal spy to boot.
So it raises a few horrifying possibilities. Either MI6 and the British government didn’t know about any of this. They knew about it but didn’t care. They knew about it, cared but somebody really wanted this young seemingly unqualified (But what, exactly are the qualifications beyond deranged politics and psychopathy?) young woman to be head of MI6. The clue seems to be in her Middle East experience. None of it can be confirmed but people are whispering that she was in good with the Mossad and the current Labour government is so in hock to the Israel lobby that David Lammy appointed her because the Mossad told him to. Posted by: Altai | Jul 9 2025 22:02 utc | 42 Some Alf R. Jacobsen books in English Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 22:07 utc | 43 The book by Alf R. Jacobsen is published via the non-MSM website https://www.document.no/ which he is associated with. There is a decent article (in Norwegian) about him and the book at Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 22:26 utc | 44 @ karl and norwegian Posted by: james | Jul 9 2025 22:36 utc | 45 Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 21:55 utc | 40– Altai | Jul 9 2025 22:02 utc | 42– @james | Jul 9 2025 22:36 utc | 45 Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 23:11 utc | 48 Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 22:26 utc | 44– @karlof1 | Jul 9 2025 23:18 utc | 49 Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 23:35 utc | 50 ECHR finds Russia responsible for MH-17 Posted by: jayc | Jul 10 2025 0:01 utc | 51 The question is, how well targeted are those tariffs, and what other trade partners does Brazil have? Posted by: Newbie | Jul 10 2025 0:17 utc | 52 jayc | Jul 10 2025 0:01 utc | 51 Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 0:23 utc | 53 jayc | Jul 10 2025 0:01 utc | 51– Those who ate curious about what is going on in Armenia, Azerbaijan, etc. please watch this interview of Allison Tahmizian Meuse by Kit Klarenbdrg hers, Allison has been in Armenia since 2021 and she provides an inside view of the political scene of Armenia. Posted by: Richard L | Jul 10 2025 0:36 utc | 55 @ Norwegian | Jul 9 2025 23:11 utc | 48 Posted by: james | Jul 10 2025 0:40 utc | 56 @42 Altai Posted by: Ornot | Jul 10 2025 1:43 utc | 57 @james Posted by: Ornot | Jul 10 2025 1:47 utc | 58 Neither here nor there, but also germane. Somehow I ended up on a mailing list for government contracting engineers and techs. Not delved into is the MASSIVE increase in funding for the Department of Homeland InSecurity and CBP/ICE. Read the bullshit below: Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 2:01 utc | 59 ^^^ Well, I guess they did call it a “gold rush” – these pork trough slop feeding contracting people like to use flowery language. Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 2:02 utc | 60 @ Altai | Jul 9 2025 22:02 utc | 42 Posted by: james | Jul 10 2025 2:06 utc | 61 “A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it.” Benjamin Franklin Posted by: elmagnostic | Jul 10 2025 2:27 utc | 62 COVID Vaccine “Safe and Effective” Narrative Collapses on Camera
Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 2:45 utc | 63 too scents | Jul 9 2025 17:44 utc | 6 Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 2:47 utc | 64
lol. … Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 2:50 utc | 65 @Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 2:45 utc | 63 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 2:56 utc | 66 And so forth. Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 2:59 utc | 67 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 2:56 utc | 66 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:02 utc | 68 Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 2:01 utc | 59 Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 3:03 utc | 69 KOB | Jul 10 2025 2:56 utc | 66 Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 3:04 utc | 70 Laurence | Jul 10 2025 2:50 utc | 65 Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 3:05 utc | 71 Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 2:45 utc | 63 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:12 utc | 72 Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 3:05 utc | 71 Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 3:13 utc | 73 @Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:02 utc | 68 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:15 utc | 74 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:15 utc | 74 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:18 utc | 75 @Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 3:04 utc | 70 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:19 utc | 76 @Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:18 utc | 75 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:34 utc | 77 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:19 utc | 76 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:35 utc | 78 This is based on what? Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:35 utc | 79 Speaking in general, I’ve noticed that the same people at MoA (and in my real life) are always willing to accept the same conspiracy theories – or at least entertain them to the point of “just asking questions” and such. And to be absolutely clear: I do not view ‘conspiracy theorist’ as a pejorative or negative! Of course the “official” story is always really the official CONSPIRACY story! Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:44 utc | 80 @Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:44 utc | 78 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:48 utc | 81 @Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:35 utc | 79 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:58 utc | 82 @Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 3:44 utc | 80 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 4:01 utc | 84 @Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 3:58 utc | 83 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 4:02 utc | 85 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:48 utc | 81 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:03 utc | 86 @Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:03 utc | 86 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 4:11 utc | 87 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 3:58 utc | 82 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:14 utc | 88 Posted by: KOB | Jul 10 2025 4:11 utc | 87 Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:15 utc | 89 Watch my videos proving my point! Read my links! Don’t bother that I cannot put this stuff into MY OWN words, even with the ‘benefit’ of LLM chatbot models! READ WHAT I SEND YOU VIA LINKS AND VIDS or you’re stoopid! Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:17 utc | 90 Pro’ly a `Why-there-should-government-supervised-content-moderation-of-the internet’ troll. Over the top idiot. Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 4:28 utc | 91 Dude’s selling a fucking Brita pitcher. Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:31 utc | 92
Always a pitch(er)!!! Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:33 utc | 93 MOATs With George Galloway Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jul 10 2025 5:09 utc | 94 Re: Vaccines ? Posted by: Exile | Jul 10 2025 5:12 utc | 95 Posted by: persiflo | Jul 10 2025 0:42 utc | 67
Speak truth, shoot straight? Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 5:16 utc | 96 Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 10 2025 4:03 utc | 86 Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 10 2025 5:24 utc | 97 Jul 10 2025 5:16 utc | 96 Addendum: Ukraine Open Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 5:24 utc | 98 Inside the risky bat-virus engineering that links America to Wuhan” https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/29/1027290/gain-of-function-risky-bat-virus-engineering-links-america-to-wuhan/
Posted by: Laurence | Jul 10 2025 5:29 utc | 99 “because of a substantial reform of the retirement sector.”
Just another story where bankers harvest pensions like ripe fruit. Posted by: too scents | Jul 10 2025 6:23 utc | 100 |
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