HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN: Situation around living standards in the US is evident as San Francisco residents surprised by lack of "houseless folks" on their streets.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 But this isn't a sign of better days - this "Potemkin village" is for the Biden - Xi summit next week.

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🇮🇱 NOT QUITE A PARTY: Thousands of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv in support of families of Hamas hostages in the Gaza Strip.

Among them are friends of the kidnapped Russian citizen Alexander Trufanov, celebrating his 28th birthday right in the crowd, in hopes that they will be able to celebrate with him, once released.

Hamas is holding around 200 Israeli hostages, most of whom are dual citizens of other countries. Talks to release them have stalled.

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"TRUST US, WE'RE THE CIA": The West is concerned that Kiev is not sharing its plans on a direct conflict with Moscow.

US and British secret services allege a lack of transparency from Kiev, who may be planning to attack mainland Russia. This could play into Putin's hands, they say.

The concern is that Moscow will retaliate directly against the West.

Translation: West could very well attack Russia themselves, then throw Ukraine under the bus. As they do.

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💰CHA-CHING: Having imaginary enemies really pays, as Israel sells the David's Sling missile defense system to Finland for €317 million.

The video shows the system in action - but if it's anything like the Israeli Paper Iron Dome, it leaves more to be desired.

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❗️"WE MAY NOT SURVIVE UNTIL MORNING": The Western Director of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza breaks down, calling out to the international community for help.

Gaza-based doctors are calling not just for immediate evacuation, because, who will treat the wounded? But for an immediate ceasefire NOW!

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“Mother Russia will not leave us” - residents of Gaza with Russian citizenship safely leave.

🇵🇸🇷🇺 Having delivered tons of humanitarian aid, Russia's Ministry for Emergency Situations is collecting Russians who may be living in Gaza through marriage and other life circumstances, to bring them home.

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REALIZATIONS SLOWLY CREEPING IN:

“We (the West) did not want to play the military card and hoped to pin down the Russians with sanctions. But Russians don’t care whether they eat French cheese or not" - Austrian Colonel Markus Reisner.

Now there are 2 options - supplying weapons to Ukraine by 3-4 trains per week, or admit that Ukraine failed and to begin negotiations with the Russians, realizing that the state of Ukraine may cease to exist.

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"Despite what they say, Europe continues to consume Russian gas" - CEO of Russian oil & gas giant Gazprom, Alexey Miller.

For whom does Von der Liar put on performances that she's eradicated Russian gas from the German market?

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