Unelected EU dictator Ursula von der Leyen playbook: after Hungary, now applied to Slovakia.
EU parliament moves to FREEZE Slovakia funds. 418–207 vote pushes plan that could CUT EU funding over “rule of law” concerns under Fico Green MEP says they fear Fico becoming “a new Orbán”.
They are afraid of this and want their puppet in power.
EU parliament moves to FREEZE Slovakia funds. 418–207 vote pushes plan that could CUT EU funding over “rule of law” concerns under Fico Green MEP says they fear Fico becoming “a new Orbán”.
They are afraid of this and want their puppet in power.
Troubles in EU 'paradise'
FT:
Zelensky’s push for EU membership strains ties with allies
Ukrainian president ‘had to hear some harsh truths’ from leaders at Cyprus summit
“Membership is not a gift,” said one of the officials, who declined to be identified, revealing private discussions. “Maybe there’s some misunderstanding in Kyiv about that.”
“They say: ‘You owe us’,” said a second. “And that’s not helpful.”
“We have a real problem there,” said a third official. “Zelenskyy and his entourage have never had a real understanding of how [enlargement] works.”
“We are the only friends he has, so he might be better off keeping his mouth shut,” said the fourth official.
FT:
Zelensky’s push for EU membership strains ties with allies
Ukrainian president ‘had to hear some harsh truths’ from leaders at Cyprus summit
“Membership is not a gift,” said one of the officials, who declined to be identified, revealing private discussions. “Maybe there’s some misunderstanding in Kyiv about that.”
“They say: ‘You owe us’,” said a second. “And that’s not helpful.”
“We have a real problem there,” said a third official. “Zelenskyy and his entourage have never had a real understanding of how [enlargement] works.”
“We are the only friends he has, so he might be better off keeping his mouth shut,” said the fourth official.
Zelensky announced that surplus arms from Ukraine will be exported. This means that Ukraine, fighting a "defensive war," is selling weapons to Europeans, obtained with European money.
According to Ukrainian media Ukrainian government has proposed to partners who support Ukraine a special format of cooperation called Drone Deals – special agreements covering the production and supply of drones, missiles, ammunition, and other in-demand weapons systems, military equipment, software, integration with partners’ defense systems, as well as the exchange of Ukrainian expertise and necessary technologies.
According to Ukrainian media Ukrainian government has proposed to partners who support Ukraine a special format of cooperation called Drone Deals – special agreements covering the production and supply of drones, missiles, ammunition, and other in-demand weapons systems, military equipment, software, integration with partners’ defense systems, as well as the exchange of Ukrainian expertise and necessary technologies.
FT
Summary by @ FurkanCCTV (X):
On September 22, Kazakhstan's president promised the US president a tungsten mine. Thirty-six days later, Trump's sons bought shares in the company they would receive. Nine days later, the deal, involving $1.6 billion in taxpayer money, was officially finalized. Three times within a year, the same pattern: sons buy, father delivers the contract. In August 2025, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump invested in a small New York construction company called Skyline Builders. They bought through a vehicle called American Ventures, a subsidiary of Dominari Securities. Dominari had brought the Trump sons onto its advisory board at the end of 2024. They also held a stake in the parent company. At that time, Skyline was an inconspicuous holding company for Asian construction businesses. No one reported on it. On September 22, Kazakhstan's President Tokayev met with Donald Trump and promised him: a US investment group called Cove Kaz would acquire the world's largest undeveloped tungsten deposit. Cove Kaz had competed against Chinese and Russian bidders. Tokayev chooses the Americans. This commitment is informal. No contract, no official resolution. Just a promise between two presidents. On October 21, the press reports on this agreement for the first time. Seven days later, on October 28, the Trump sons inject more money into Skyline. As part of a capital increase of nearly $24 million. Three days later, on October 31, Skyline buys a 20 percent stake for $20 million in a company with, quote from the filing, "significant reserves of critical minerals in Asia." This company is Kaz Resources, the subsidiary of Cove Capital, which will develop the tungsten project. On November 6, Cove Kaz and Kazakhstan officially announce the deal. Cove owns 70 percent of the mine. The Kazakh state owns 30 percent. Planned investment: $1.1 billion. The US government also participates. The US government's export credit agency pledges up to $900 million in project financing. The US government's development bank adds up to $700 million. That makes a total of up to $1.6 billion in taxpayer money. On April 30, 2026, Skyline and Cove Kaz merge. The merged company goes public on the Nasdaq. Planned ticker: KAZR. The names of the Trump sons do not appear in a single press release. Why tungsten? Tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point in the world. It is used in armor-piercing ammunition, kinetic energy interceptors for missile defense, hypersonic weapons, every semiconductor, and F-35 engines. Christopher Ecclestone, mining strategist at Hallgarten in London, says: The Pentagon wants tungsten at any cost. China controls over 80 percent of global tungsten production. In February 2025, Beijing imposes export restrictions. The prices for ammonium paratungstate, the international benchmark for tungsten,Since then, prices have jumped by over 40 percent. The US closed its last domestic tungsten mine in 2015. Anyone who can tap into a new, reliable source is sitting on a goldmine. And that's precisely the goldmine the US president's sons are getting. Partially financed with taxpayer money. Cove Capital's CEO, Pini Althaus, told the Financial Times that Cove received "direct support from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick" to secure the mine. Lutnick himself sent a personal letter to the Kazakh president to endorse the deal. This is according to an investor presentation that Skyline filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Incidentally, Pini Althaus founded another minerals company before Cove: USA Rare Earths. It, too, received over $1.5 billion in conditional US government funding by mid-2025. That's the background. Now for the pattern. In August 2025, a venture capital firm called 1789 Capital invested in a startup called Vulcan Elements. Donald Trump Jr. was a partner there. Vulcan manufactures rare earth magnets. Three months later, in December 2025, Vulcan received a $620 million Pentagon loan, plus a $50 million equity stake from the US government.
Summary by @ FurkanCCTV (X):
On September 22, Kazakhstan's president promised the US president a tungsten mine. Thirty-six days later, Trump's sons bought shares in the company they would receive. Nine days later, the deal, involving $1.6 billion in taxpayer money, was officially finalized. Three times within a year, the same pattern: sons buy, father delivers the contract. In August 2025, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump invested in a small New York construction company called Skyline Builders. They bought through a vehicle called American Ventures, a subsidiary of Dominari Securities. Dominari had brought the Trump sons onto its advisory board at the end of 2024. They also held a stake in the parent company. At that time, Skyline was an inconspicuous holding company for Asian construction businesses. No one reported on it. On September 22, Kazakhstan's President Tokayev met with Donald Trump and promised him: a US investment group called Cove Kaz would acquire the world's largest undeveloped tungsten deposit. Cove Kaz had competed against Chinese and Russian bidders. Tokayev chooses the Americans. This commitment is informal. No contract, no official resolution. Just a promise between two presidents. On October 21, the press reports on this agreement for the first time. Seven days later, on October 28, the Trump sons inject more money into Skyline. As part of a capital increase of nearly $24 million. Three days later, on October 31, Skyline buys a 20 percent stake for $20 million in a company with, quote from the filing, "significant reserves of critical minerals in Asia." This company is Kaz Resources, the subsidiary of Cove Capital, which will develop the tungsten project. On November 6, Cove Kaz and Kazakhstan officially announce the deal. Cove owns 70 percent of the mine. The Kazakh state owns 30 percent. Planned investment: $1.1 billion. The US government also participates. The US government's export credit agency pledges up to $900 million in project financing. The US government's development bank adds up to $700 million. That makes a total of up to $1.6 billion in taxpayer money. On April 30, 2026, Skyline and Cove Kaz merge. The merged company goes public on the Nasdaq. Planned ticker: KAZR. The names of the Trump sons do not appear in a single press release. Why tungsten? Tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point in the world. It is used in armor-piercing ammunition, kinetic energy interceptors for missile defense, hypersonic weapons, every semiconductor, and F-35 engines. Christopher Ecclestone, mining strategist at Hallgarten in London, says: The Pentagon wants tungsten at any cost. China controls over 80 percent of global tungsten production. In February 2025, Beijing imposes export restrictions. The prices for ammonium paratungstate, the international benchmark for tungsten,Since then, prices have jumped by over 40 percent. The US closed its last domestic tungsten mine in 2015. Anyone who can tap into a new, reliable source is sitting on a goldmine. And that's precisely the goldmine the US president's sons are getting. Partially financed with taxpayer money. Cove Capital's CEO, Pini Althaus, told the Financial Times that Cove received "direct support from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick" to secure the mine. Lutnick himself sent a personal letter to the Kazakh president to endorse the deal. This is according to an investor presentation that Skyline filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Incidentally, Pini Althaus founded another minerals company before Cove: USA Rare Earths. It, too, received over $1.5 billion in conditional US government funding by mid-2025. That's the background. Now for the pattern. In August 2025, a venture capital firm called 1789 Capital invested in a startup called Vulcan Elements. Donald Trump Jr. was a partner there. Vulcan manufactures rare earth magnets. Three months later, in December 2025, Vulcan received a $620 million Pentagon loan, plus a $50 million equity stake from the US government.
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The German government is struggling to explain: Where have all the billions spent on defense gone?
German government is scrambling to explain itself:
Where have all the billions in defense spending gone?
The German government has squandered €111 billion on rearmament – and can't say where it's all gone.
47,000 contracts, zero transparency. The Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) is failing to provide answers.
The facts:
- €111 billion since Scholz's speech – financed by debt;
-47,000 contracts – but no overview of what's actually combat-ready.
- The Ministry claims, "We know what's arriving" – but there's no list, no Excel spreadsheet.
- Instead of tanks and ammunition: excuses and chaos.
- Conclusion: Billions gone, the Bundeswehr weak, taxpayers ripped off. Nobody knows what's going on.
German government is scrambling to explain itself:
Where have all the billions in defense spending gone?
The German government has squandered €111 billion on rearmament – and can't say where it's all gone.
47,000 contracts, zero transparency. The Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) is failing to provide answers.
The facts:
- €111 billion since Scholz's speech – financed by debt;
-47,000 contracts – but no overview of what's actually combat-ready.
- The Ministry claims, "We know what's arriving" – but there's no list, no Excel spreadsheet.
- Instead of tanks and ammunition: excuses and chaos.
- Conclusion: Billions gone, the Bundeswehr weak, taxpayers ripped off. Nobody knows what's going on.
Ostdeutsche Allgemeine
Bundeswehr-Beschaffung: 111 Milliarden Euro ausgegeben – wo das Geld bleibt, ist unklar
Zeitenwende-Bilanz blamiert die Bundeswehr: 111 Milliarden ausgegeben, 47.000 Verträge unterzeichnet – und anscheinend weiß niemand, was wirklich angekommen ist.
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CNN investigation: Iran hits leave most US bases in West Asia damaged.
At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal. The damage includes high-value targets, raising questions about America's footprint in the region.
At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal. The damage includes high-value targets, raising questions about America's footprint in the region.
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"Ukraine doesn't have Nazi problem because Zelensky is a Jew"
Or wait ...
A Ukrainian army officer gave an interview about fighting while 4 months pregnant.
Note the Nazi patch on her uniform.
The Red and Black colours are UPA /OUN ( Nazi collaborators in the WW2)
The woman is a Ukrainian Nazi.
Or wait ...
A Ukrainian army officer gave an interview about fighting while 4 months pregnant.
Note the Nazi patch on her uniform.
The Red and Black colours are UPA /OUN ( Nazi collaborators in the WW2)
The woman is a Ukrainian Nazi.
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🤡 Trump on US Navy seizing ships:
It’s a very profitable business. We’re like pirates.
It’s a very profitable business. We’re like pirates.
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@ richimedhurst (X)
While everyone watched Iran, Washington quietly finalized Nord Stream’s replacement:
Poseidon.
4 gas deals in 4 months 🇸🇾🇮🇱🇬🇷🇨🇾
$3 trillion dollars
How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World's Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar.
A forensic investigation into how Washington leveraged the war in Iran to replace Nord Stream, save the dollar, and establish total command over the world’s fuel from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean.
While everyone watched Iran, Washington quietly finalized Nord Stream’s replacement:
Poseidon.
4 gas deals in 4 months 🇸🇾🇮🇱🇬🇷🇨🇾
$3 trillion dollars
How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World's Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar.
A forensic investigation into how Washington leveraged the war in Iran to replace Nord Stream, save the dollar, and establish total command over the world’s fuel from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean.
🇩🇪 Berliner Zeitung:
The new Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar, has appointed his own brother-in-law to head the Ministry of Justice.
Telex:
The future Minister of Justice of the incoming government will be a former university classmate and lawyer of Péter Magyar , who will also be his brother-in-law from September 2025
The new Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar, has appointed his own brother-in-law to head the Ministry of Justice.
Telex:
The future Minister of Justice of the incoming government will be a former university classmate and lawyer of Péter Magyar , who will also be his brother-in-law from September 2025
Berliner Zeitung
Ungarns Pétér Magyar verteidigt sich gegen Kritik: Schwager zum Justizminister ernannt
Der neue ungarische Regierungschef setzt seinen eigenen Schwager an die Spitze des Justizministeriums. Im Land hagelt es Kritik.
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Beijing issues injunction to block illegal US sanctions on Chinese refineries processing Iranian oil
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In a direct challenge to Washington’s "long-arm jurisdiction," China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a formal injunction on Saturday to neutralize US sanctions against five domestic refineries accused of processing Iranian crude. The move, reported by Xinhua News Agency, marks a significant escalation in the struggle over global energy markets, as Beijing moves to provide legal cover for its firms to bypass unilateral US restrictions.
The injunction specifically shields Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, which was targeted by the US Treasury in April for allegedly purchasing billions of dollars in Iranian oil. Also protected are four independent "teapot" refineries—Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group, Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical, and Shandong Shengxing Chemical—all of whom had previously been blacklisted during the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran.
In a statement accompanying the order, the Commerce Ministry condemned the US measures as a violation of “international law and the basic norms of international relations.”
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In a direct challenge to Washington’s "long-arm jurisdiction," China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a formal injunction on Saturday to neutralize US sanctions against five domestic refineries accused of processing Iranian crude. The move, reported by Xinhua News Agency, marks a significant escalation in the struggle over global energy markets, as Beijing moves to provide legal cover for its firms to bypass unilateral US restrictions.
The injunction specifically shields Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, which was targeted by the US Treasury in April for allegedly purchasing billions of dollars in Iranian oil. Also protected are four independent "teapot" refineries—Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group, Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical, and Shandong Shengxing Chemical—all of whom had previously been blacklisted during the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran.
In a statement accompanying the order, the Commerce Ministry condemned the US measures as a violation of “international law and the basic norms of international relations.”
L'Orient Today
Chinese commerce ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries
China's Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries linked to Iranian oil purchases, asserting violations of international law.
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🤡 Trump on Iran:
We don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with.
They call up, ‘This is Mohammed so-and-so.’ I say, ‘Are you a leader? We’re looking… we’re looking for a leader.’
It’s the only country in the world — nobody wants to be a leader.
One of the comment about this statement on X:
"Trump is confused because Iran doesn't have one man who gives all the orders like a CEO. That's not a weakness that's a system designed to survive assassinations. The US keeps killing Iranian leaders and expecting the country to collapse. Instead, someone else just steps up. Trump can't "find a leader" because he's looking for a target. Iran learned that lesson decades ago."
We don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with.
They call up, ‘This is Mohammed so-and-so.’ I say, ‘Are you a leader? We’re looking… we’re looking for a leader.’
It’s the only country in the world — nobody wants to be a leader.
One of the comment about this statement on X:
"Trump is confused because Iran doesn't have one man who gives all the orders like a CEO. That's not a weakness that's a system designed to survive assassinations. The US keeps killing Iranian leaders and expecting the country to collapse. Instead, someone else just steps up. Trump can't "find a leader" because he's looking for a target. Iran learned that lesson decades ago."
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This is a real tweet from a real account about a real man who leads a real country ... 🤡🤦♂️
https://x.com/i/status/2050588054461489494
https://x.com/i/status/2050588054461489494
X (formerly Twitter)
The White House (@WhiteHouse) on X
President Trump saying WINNING for 1 hour. 🔁
Can't stop, won't stop.
Can't stop, won't stop.
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Forwarded from Brian Berletic's New Atlas Channel
🇺🇸🇨🇳 US Military Seeks "Blanket Access" to Indonesian Airspace
For everyone who thinks the US is "retreating" from either Iran or especially China - the US is currently seeking a blanket overflight agreement with Indonesia - granting the US unprecedented access to its airspace - allowing US military aircraft to fly over without case-by-case diplomatic approval from Indonesia's government.
Guess where the Strait of Malacca is?
That is the strait through which the vast majority of Chinese shipping goes in and out of - including much of its imported energy - a strait the US has planned to interdict for decades to strangle China...
...it's located right next to Indonesia!
For everyone who thinks the US is "retreating" from either Iran or especially China - the US is currently seeking a blanket overflight agreement with Indonesia - granting the US unprecedented access to its airspace - allowing US military aircraft to fly over without case-by-case diplomatic approval from Indonesia's government.
Guess where the Strait of Malacca is?
That is the strait through which the vast majority of Chinese shipping goes in and out of - including much of its imported energy - a strait the US has planned to interdict for decades to strangle China...
...it's located right next to Indonesia!
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Richard Medhurst (X):
How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World's Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar.
NATO established “Operation Arctic Sentry” in February, openly stating the goal is to sever Beijing’s “access to energy, critical minerals”, and disrupt trade with Russia.
It’s an embargo.
This explains why Trump is so interested in Greenland and Canada, and why the Royal Navy deployed a carrier strike group last month to the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) corridor — and again this week.
How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World's Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar.
NATO established “Operation Arctic Sentry” in February, openly stating the goal is to sever Beijing’s “access to energy, critical minerals”, and disrupt trade with Russia.
It’s an embargo.
This explains why Trump is so interested in Greenland and Canada, and why the Royal Navy deployed a carrier strike group last month to the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) corridor — and again this week.
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The US proxy war against Russia.
🇺🇲 Senators Ruben Gallego called on Trump to help Ukraine destroy Russia:
I think that, first and foremost, as the US, we should agree that Ukraine can win. Ukraine is winning right now. And we need to make decisions to ensure that this happens. And this should be the approach of the entire government. Let's arm them. Let's provide them with the necessary intelligence to strike deep into Russia.
It's absurd that Ukraine has to spend a lot of effort, time, and money trying to create, you know, opportunities for deep strikes that could really change the course of this war, or beg us for this when it serves our interests, and I think our national interests, our joint interests with NATO and with Ukraine, so that we can destroy Russia's military potential.
Ukraine is useful for global stability. Ukraine's destruction of Russia is useful for stability, and we should invest in this.
🇺🇲 Senators Ruben Gallego called on Trump to help Ukraine destroy Russia:
I think that, first and foremost, as the US, we should agree that Ukraine can win. Ukraine is winning right now. And we need to make decisions to ensure that this happens. And this should be the approach of the entire government. Let's arm them. Let's provide them with the necessary intelligence to strike deep into Russia.
It's absurd that Ukraine has to spend a lot of effort, time, and money trying to create, you know, opportunities for deep strikes that could really change the course of this war, or beg us for this when it serves our interests, and I think our national interests, our joint interests with NATO and with Ukraine, so that we can destroy Russia's military potential.
Ukraine is useful for global stability. Ukraine's destruction of Russia is useful for stability, and we should invest in this.
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Seven OPEC+ countries agreed to implement a production adjustment of 188,000 barrels per day in June 2026, as part of efforts to support global oil market stability.
The countries — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman — held a virtual meeting on Sunday to review market conditions and outlook.
The countries — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman — held a virtual meeting on Sunday to review market conditions and outlook.
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📝 They threw a pig at us📝
on Zelensky's visit to Armenia
Armenians failed to avoid an unpleasant fate. The head of so-called Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Yerevan to participate in the European Political Community summit.
Zelensky was met by Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonian, who usually handles the anti-Russian agenda.
🖍 As we wrote, Zelensky's visit will play a dirty trick on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Now Yerevan will turn into a center of anti-Russian agenda in the coming days, and Moscow is unlikely to leave this unnoticed.
🚩 Armenian business is already facing initial difficulties in the Russian market due to Pashinyan's double game — and he was warned about such consequences in advance.
❗️ In Brussels, they wanted to use the EPC summit to support Pashinyan's election campaign before the parliamentary elections. But it's unlikely to help now.
However, the attempt to "fit in" with the European political community entails specific political obligations. And it doesn't matter that they contradict national interests.
And Zelensky's visit can be considered a harbinger of a final anti-Russian turn if Pashinyan remains in power after the elections.
#Armenia #EU #Ukraine
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on Zelensky's visit to Armenia
Armenians failed to avoid an unpleasant fate. The head of so-called Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Yerevan to participate in the European Political Community summit.
Zelensky was met by Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonian, who usually handles the anti-Russian agenda.
However, the attempt to "fit in" with the European political community entails specific political obligations. And it doesn't matter that they contradict national interests.
And Zelensky's visit can be considered a harbinger of a final anti-Russian turn if Pashinyan remains in power after the elections.
#Armenia #EU #Ukraine
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