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Matt Stoller, the author of this, is arguably the most important writer in America about monopolies and government policy. Here he looks at how and why, at least in part for bureaucratic reasons, the Pentagon is unable to get the weapons supplies it needs.

⭐️ For example, there are about 400 Mergers & Acquisitions in the defense industry in America every year (actually, that's a DoD guestimate, they really don't know how many) and there are only 2 people looking at this. They honestly don't know who owns the companies that make up the American defense industry!

⭐️⭐️ What Stoller doesn't address is whether the lack of oversight is a feature or a bug 🤣

A good read for those who like to know WHY things happen (or don't as in this case).

Here is one of the comments to the article that we thought was accurate:
Outsourcing your ability to fight a war is a special kind of stupid. It turns out that sometimes you cannot just print more money and throw it at a problem. Now we just haphazardly launch money and rapidly depleting munitions stocks at a problem and hope it goes away. It turns out closing your eyes, plugging your ears, and jabbering does not make things go away. You actually have to make long term plans and fix things. Between "Afghanistan and Iraq were not mistakes" neocons, "Libya was not a mistake" neoliberals, a "sexual identity politics are the most important thing for fighting a war" military culture, "I want to understand white rage and get my Raytheon check" leadership, a monopolized "gouge more, deliver less" military industrial complex, and "we hate all those who have traditionally signed up to fight" progressives, we are screwed. Then again, who would seriously consider joining the military when it is a clown show like this? I have met way too many old vets who have told their children not to follow in their footsteps.


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🇺🇸 The US is preparing for the possibility that hundreds of thousands of American citizens will have to be evacuated from the Middle East if the conflict in Gaza cannot be contained, the Washington Post reported, citing four officials familiar with the US government's contingency planning

Over 600,000 Americans living in Israel and Lebanon are of particular concern, the officials reported.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Situation in #Kupyansk Sector until 13:00 on 24 October 2023⚡️

🔹 Near
#Kupyansk, Russian troops continue their systematic assault on Ukrainian positions. Over the past few days, localised attacks supported by artillery of the RF Armed Forces have dislodged the forces of the 115th Mechanized Brigade from several strongholds.

▪️ The enemy's losses have reached significant figures. Now formations of the Territorial Defence and 40th Artillery Brigade are mining the approaches to the frontlines in order to complicate the advance of the Russian Army.

❗️Nevertheless, the position of the AFU in the command of the #Kupyansk grouping is recognised as critical. To strengthen the frontlines in anticipation of a new phase of the Russian AFU offensive, the transfer of reinforcements has begun.

▪️ From #Soledar direction and from #Zhitomir region unidentified AFU units have been sent to #Kupyansk. Also 200 militants from the 4th National Guard and 300 from the 15th Border Guard Detachment of the Ukrainian State Security Service are manning the lines in #Dvurechnaya, #Sinkovka, #Petropavlovka and #Stelmakhovka.

📌 The enemy grouping near #Kupyansk has strengthened, which confirms the information about the extremely difficult situation of the AFU in the area.

🗺 High Resolution: 🇬🇧🇺🇦 MAP; 🇷🇺 MAP

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📜 RYBAR; 24 Oct 2023, 11:18

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Battle for #Avdeyevka - Situation until 13:00 on 24 October 2023⚡️

🔹 Fighting continues
around the #Avdeyevka fortified area. After clearing the #Slagheap, Russian fighters moved to defence and consolidation on the occupied areas, and the enemy on the contrary pulled reinforcements for counterattack.

▪️ Due to heavy losses, at least one Battalion of the AFU's 47th Mechanized Brigade was transferred from the #Orekhov section to #Ocheretino and #Novobakhmutovka. The AFU tried to attack the positions near the #Slagheap, but without success.

▪️ Similar enemy counterattacks were from the direction of the Coke Plant in #Avdeyevka, as well as at #Opytnoye and in #Pervomayskoye. Ukrainian formations intended to occupy the grey zone, but Russian artillery strikes forced them back to their initial positions.

❗️ Russian aviation and artillery continue to work on the enemy's lines. The losses of the AFU are growing: according to sources, during a week of active fighting, the number of killed AFU troops alone exceeded 1,000 militants and 60 pieces of equipment.

📌 There are also losses on our side, but thanks to the tactic of total destruction of the fortified area and the subsequent clearing of the terrain, our command has managed to reduce their number to a minimum.

🗺 High Resolution: 🇬🇧🇺🇦 MAP; 🇷🇺 MAP

📜 RYBAR; 24 Oct 2023, 13:15

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10% of world’s card payments are made in Russia

Banks from the global top 150 accepted a total of 466.8bn transactions last year, up 12.1% from 2021, according to the Nilson Report company.

Interestingly, this list includes seven Russian banks: Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Alfa Bank, Russian Standard, Tinkoff, and Promsvyazbank.

The total number of transactions processed by them totaled 47.7bn. This is up 9.6% from 2021 (43.5bn transactions processed).

Their share in the global top 150 in 2022 was 10.2%.

This indicator slightly decreased by 0.2 percentage points in 2022, as in 2021 it was about 10.4%.

So can we just take a moment and appreciate: Visa and Mastercard have left Russia in 2022 and that has affected Russian card payments in about... nothing.

Great job, keep it up guys

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🇵🇰🇮🇳 Is Pakistan hatching plans to counter India’s S-400s?

🚀 The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) showcased a JF-17 targeting a High Tech SAM with CM-400 missiles in the Indus Shield exercise, suggesting countermeasures against the Russian-made S-400 system.

🌐 Social media snippet (0:04) from the exercise highlights the PAF's Chinese JF-17s 🇨🇳 teaming up with the new J-10s and the PAF’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW) aircraft in a Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defense operation against the S-400.

◾️ The S-400, built to counter various aerial threats, employs a range of missiles. India's deployment strategy for the S-400, either forward-positioned or reserved for critical defense, depends on its missile acquisitions.

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⚔️🇺🇸🐮💩 Analysis of the Situation in Ukraine by US Milbloggers of "Institute for the Study of War" (ISW):

🤥🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇦: The ISW Trolls are trolling again. In fact, the situation of the Ukrop is catastrophic. In Kupyansk as well as in Avdeyevka Sector, the Russian has achieved territorial gains despite massive Ukrop reinforcement and the Kiev regime is still dreaming of its first tactical (sustained) success after well over 4 months of offensive attempts. ISW 👉🚽

⚠️ Warning! ISW is a troll entity linked to the US regime. The henchmen spread propaganda and disinformation instead of providing a picture of the situation on the front, which is evident from the mostly fruitless frontline information.

💬 The Text is quoted verbatim, including the often horrifying misspelling of localities. The respective source is linked in the footer.

🔻 October 23 Key Takeaways 👻

▪️ Russia's domestic production of artillery shells, supplemented by increased ammunition imports from North Korea, will likely allow Russian forces to sustain sufficient rates of artillery fire in Ukraine in 2024, albeit at a relatively lower level than during 2022.

▪️ Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Avdiivka and made confirmed advances northeast of Avdiivka.

▪️ Russian sources claimed that Russian forces pushed Ukrainian forces back from some newly captured positions on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast but noted that Ukrainian forces maintain a presence on the east bank.

▪️ Russian forces conducted another series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 22 to 23.

▪️ Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut on October 23 amid continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.

▪️ The Russian government appears to be emphasizing defense spending over social programs in the 2024 federal budget despite contrary messaging intended to reassure the Russian populace.

▪️ Ukrainian Air Force Command Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated on October 22 that the first group of Ukrainian pilots will begin training with instructors on F-16 fighter jets “in the near future.”

▪️ Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kupyansk, along the Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, south of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made confirmed gains in some areas.

▪️ Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and the Federation Committee on Defense and Security on October 23.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (24 October 2023)⚡️

▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Grouping repelled 8 attacks of the 14th, 32nd Mechanized, 68th Jaeger, and 101st Territorial Defence Brigades near Ivanovka, Sinkovka, and Sergeyevka (Kharkov reg).

▫️The enemy lost up to 60 troops and 2 pickups.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Grouping repelled 11 assault group attacks of the 21st, 31st, and 63rd Mechanised Brigades close to Yampolovka (DPR) and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).

▫️In addition, strikes were launched at troops and hardware of the 12th Special Forces Brigade near Grigorovka (DPR).

▫️ The enemy lost more than 125 troops, 5 AFVs, and 4 MVs.

▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Grouping inflicted fire damage on AFU troops and hardware near Kleshcheyevka and Kurdyumovka (DPR).

▫️Up to 235 troops, 2 AFVs, and 4 MVs have been neutralised.

◽️Counterbattery warfare destroyed 1 US M777 howitzer, 3 Polish Krab SAUs, 1 Msta-B howitzer, and 1 Gvozdika SAU.

◽️1 ammo depot of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade was destroyed.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Grouping struck at troop clusters of the 79th Air Assault, 72nd Mechanized, 58th Mechanized Infantry, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigades near Ugledar, Nikolskoye, Novomikhaylovka (DPR).

▫️The enemy lost up to 110 troops and 4 MVs.

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Grouping hit the 118th Mechanized Brigade's close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye reg).

▫️Up to 75 troops, 1 tank, and 2 MVs were neutralised.

▫️Counterbattery warfare hit 2 US M777, and Msta-B, D-20 howitzers, and 1 US M119 gun.

◽️In Kherson direction, up to 55 troops, 3 MVs, and 1 D-20 howitzer were neutralised by fire.

▫️The enemy made unsuccessful attempts to capture bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper and suffered significant losses, therefore AFU marines sabotaging landing tasks.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, UAVs, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Grouping engaged AFU troops and hardware in 109 areas.

◽️Air defences have shot down 2 MiG-29 aircraft near Krasnoarmeysk (DPR) and Kanatovo (Kirovograd reg).

▫️1 L-39 combat training aircraft was shot down near Olenovka (Dnepropetrovsk reg).

▫️5 JDAM guided missiles and 5 HIMARS projectiles have been intercepted.

▫️44 UAVs were obliterated near Tokmak (Zaporozhye reg), Berestovoye (DPR), Zolotaryovka, Kremennaya (LPR), and Sagi (Kherson reg).

📊 In total, 511 aircraft and 253 helicopters, 8,220 UAVs, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,890 tanks and other AFVs, 1,169 MLRS vehicles, 6,865 guns and mortars, and 14,602 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the SMO.

🔹 #MoD
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The famous BILD journalist, Röpcke makes some statements that are as surprising as they are ridiculous🤷🏼‍♂️

@BILD obtained secret voice recordings between former Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin and current (state-owned) Progress CEO Dmitry Baranov in which they prepare and finalize a plan to crash a "civilian" carrier rocket #soyuz in #kyiv or another ukrainian city.

Röpcke says: "They are planning to place several FAB bombs on it, with a payload of 9 tons of TNT."🤨

It is a great stupidity, a Soyuz carrier rocket must cost dozens of times more than a missile, furthermore, it will not be for missiles of all types in Russia

What's more, Russia has a vacuum bomb that is more powerful than the US MOHAB, it is the most powerful thing that exists after atomic bombs.

"The new bomb has potential and effectiveness comparable to that of a nuclear projectile" but, unlike the latter, "it does not pollute the environment at all," said Aleksandr Rukshin, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army.

If Russia wanted to demolish Kiev like the Zionist entity is doing with Gaza, with two units of these bombs they would make it disappear, but they don't want to, they don't have civilians as their target, unlike the "only democracy in the Middle East"

By the way

Will they have washing machine chips?

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The Great pyramid of Egypt was lighted up with the Palestinian flag last night.

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A Palestinian baby of around 3 years old is rescued alive from under the rubble after the Israeli strikes this morning.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️Liberation of #Slagheap at #Avdeyevka⚡️

🎬 Storming of the
#Slagheap dominating the #Avdeyevka Coke Plant:

🇷🇺 And the Hoisting of the Russian flag and the banner of the 114th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.

📜 Voenkor Kotenok; 24 Oct 2023, 14:40

🏵 The
#Avdeyevka Heap has been taken by our soldiers and our Flags are flying above it:

💬 Ukrainian blogs confirm
that this dominant height in the north of #Avdeyevka has come under the control of the RF Armed Forces.

📌 From this height, not only the industrial zone of the coke plant, which is one of the main AFU strongholds in #Avdeyevka, but also all the supply routes of the Nazi garrison leading to the west can be shot at. The Banderites are hastily transferring troops from the #Zaporozhye direction.

📜 Donbass Analytical Service; 24 Oct 2023, 16:26

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⚔️🇬🇧🐮💩 The British Unintelligence has the Floor🔺

🤓🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇦: Our Brit again, somehow Storm Z hardly appears in our reports, if at all. It seems the Brit is inventing masses of elite units to initiate the justification of the defeats of his Nazi hordes. But the fact is that the Russian has some such troops. I once introduced 👉 Sever Z, some of the guys wearing caps instead of helmets. 😺 Unintelligence 👉🚽

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⚡️🐻🌙 🛌 Good Night (or Whatever)⚡️

🚨 Finally
, I have to say that I had great content today, 😺And now we continue with: Troll Hour tonight with fresh content from Ukraine inc!

📜 SITREP Briefly: I assume that the new German "Wagenknecht Movement Party" could be a heavy blow to the Axis of Evil. She is able to build bridges from far left to the right.🔸Islamic Jihad joined the battle against IDF terrorists.🔸Hezbollah responded to IDF attacks also with shelling.🔸IDF terrorists murdered 5.791 (known) persons, 2.360 of which are children.🔸In Germany the price for 155-mm shells increased from 2.000 to 3.600 EUR.🔸Zelensky has a deficit of 50%, urgent begging is necessary.🔸

Now let's troll! 👻

🃏Cartoon and Troll Hour: Instead from Juan, whom you should also follow, here his 👉 Channel Link, or the "Two Majors", link to their 👉 English Channel, tonight Ukraine inc has the troll floor. Enjoy tonight's nightcap! 👀🍄👇

🇺🇦🇩🇪 Episode 07 / 23.10.2023 by Ukraine inc, reduced in size from 228 MB to 11.5 MB 🍌

📆 That's it for Today, and of course the evening report is still to come. See you soon, if I wake up.

🔊 PLS support👇and recommend SITREP!

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Front #Summary for 24 Oct 2023 by 19:50⚡️

🔹In #Kherson Direction, near #Podstepnoye (between #Peschanovka and Cossack Camps), the AFU forced the #Dnieper and advanced north of the village, and encamped. They again tried to break through to #Poyma and #Peschanovka, and after our artillery strikes, the presence of scattered groups persists. The AFU hold the outskirts of #Krynki village, receiving reinforcements. At both bridges (#Antonovsky and Railway), our artillery covers the new groups, but they find ways to infiltrate to our shore. Ours continue to target AFU facilities. At #Berislav a group with boats, a fuel depot at #Kazatskoye, accommodation centres at #Veseloye and #Predneprovskoye were blown up.

🔹In #Zaporozhye Direction, by morn, our forces gave a strong rebuff to the AFU near #Rabotino, with field reports of 2 destroyed tank and 2 AFVs. The AFU intensify the onslaught near #Verbovoye, our aviation responds with airbombs. It is said that part of the AFU reserves leave towards #Avdeyevka.

🔹In #SouthDonetsk Direction, the Vostok Battalion reports shelling of our positions, sensitive to all of our activity. Both sides seem to be in active defence.

🔹In #Donetsk Direction, our flags wave above the dominant #Slagheap hight near #Avdeyevka Coke Plant.After clearing, ours consolidate the new lines. Our forces also advanced and entrenched in the forest plantations southwest of #Krasnogorovka, approaching the railway line, a supply route to #Avdeevka. AFU counterattack attempts were repulsed north of #Mayorsk, near #Opytnoye and #Pervomayskoye.

🔹In #Bakhmut Direction, on the southern city flank, our ATGMs foiled an attack from the south of #Kleshcheyevka. On the northern flank, ours pushed the AFU back near #Berkhovka and retook positions.

🔹In #Svatovo Directions, our army counterattacks in the #Serebryanskoye forest, and attacks near #Novosyolka, #Kislovka and on the #Sinkovka - #Petropavlovka line.

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