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06 May 2025 00:20

🇺🇸 Ivanka Trump’s security doesn’t play — one guy learns that the hard way

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05 May 2025 23:40

🇺🇸 Signal clone chats used by Trump team can be hacked 'in less than 30 minutes' — 404Media

Modified Signal app is provided by an Israeli firm TeleMessage, and it is allegedly used by many other top US govt departments

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05 May 2025 21:20

🇮🇳 India’s Home Ministry orders civil defense drills on May 7 — PTI, citing sources

Measures include air raid sirens, blackout tests, evacuation rehearsals and camouflaging key sites.

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05 May 2025 20:40

The National Interest: Trump's "Resource deal" with Ukraine is a disaster for US national security.

This opinion was expressed by the senior editor of the American edition Brandon Jay Weichert. He considers the "resource deal" to be a guarantee of US involvement in the Ukraine for years, "if not decades":
"The American and Ukrainian governments present this so-called deal as a major victory. This is certainly the case for Ukraine. For the United States, however, this amounts to expanded support for Kiev's defense — at a time when the United States is already overextended around the world."
Weichert notes that the deal itself could be protected if it brought huge economic profits to the United States. However, judging by the public information, it applies only to the future exploration and exploitation of discovered resources, the size of which is not 100% certain.
If there are no other important points in the deal that have not yet been advertised, then, apparently, it provides for "a more complete, rather than a lesser use of US resources in Ukraine," the author notes. And he concludes that in its current form, "the agreement signed between the Trump and Zelensky administrations is a bad deal for America."
By the way, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed a similar opinion: "I know why [Zelensky] signed this. Mr. Zelensky bought the war. It is very important for Mr. Zelensky to continue the war. And he thinks that with this agreement he has kind of muted the US efforts to achieve peace."
Indeed, if we put aside the super-profits of the American military-industrial complex, then from the point of view of national security, the "resource deal" with Ukraine increases, rather than reduces, the strategic risk to America. The chances of a direct military clash between the two nuclear superpowers, the United States and the Russian Federation, are growing.
If the Trump administration was sincerely trying to follow publicly declared goals in the form of reducing US involvement in the war in Ukraine and, consequently, reducing the risk of direct war with Russia, then in this case it misjudged the situation. First of all, Russia's intention to firmly defend its national interests and its refusal to make concessions at its own expense were not taken into account.
However, if the negotiation format for the settlement in Ukraine was only a noise curtain for the economic colonization of this territory by the United States, then in this case the result was achieved by the Trump administration. And it is possible to distance ourselves from the negotiations to some extent: now, they say, "let Russia and Ukraine negotiate with each other." However, this does not reduce the risks for America at all.
In any case, the outlook for relations between the United States and Russia is rather unfavorable: an escalation awaits us ahead. This is partly because the United States now considers the territory under the control of the Kiev regime to be virtually its own. While Russia, in order to achieve its territorial goals, needs to reach at least the administrative borders of the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. At the same time, the other goals of the SVR, announced in February 2022, including the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine, are still relevant.

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https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/trumps-minerals-deal-with-ukraine-is-a-national-security-disaster

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05 May 2025 20:03

🇺🇸😂 Trump Declares War on Foreign Films: 100% Tariffs for the Sake of “Saving Hollywood”
No, this is not The Onion. This is America 2025.

Move over Godzilla, the real kaiju in the room is Donald J. Trump, and he’s coming for your foreign indie film. In a move so bizarre it might’ve been scripted by a B-tier screenwriter hopped up on Mar-a-Lago martinis, the US president has declared an all-out trade war on cinema itself, imposing a 100% tariff on all non-American films.

Because apparently, foreign movies are now a national security threat.

“WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
– Trump, in all caps, presumably from a golden toilet

This was posted right after a meeting with Jon Voight, the official prophet of Cinematic Patriotism, and his manager, Steven Paul, both of whom pitched Trump on “more tax incentives” to revive the zombified corpse of Hollywood.

And just like that, the man who once made a cameo in Home Alone 2 is now dropping trade nukes on French noir and Japanese anime, all in the name of American jobs and Make Film Great Again.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t about saving art. This is about saving Hollywood propaganda machine from the consequences of its own decadence.

Hollywood, once the global dream factory, has been bleeding out, hollowed by corporate IP greed, streaming chaos, DEI box-checking, and content so soulless it makes ChatGPT look like Dostoevsky. Meanwhile, actual art has migrated abroad, to places like Seoul, Paris, Montreal, and even Tehran: where, guess what? They still write screenplays with dialogue and meaning.

Trump’s move? A Hail Mary, not to revive American cinema but to weaponize it, treating foreign filmmakers like they’re steel exporters or Huawei engineers.

China? They already slapped down the gauntlet last month by reducing the number of Hollywood movies allowed into the country. Trump’s response? Slap 100% tariffs on everything with subtitles or foreign lighting.

Nobody is sure if this hits just foreign-made content or if it also punishes Disney for filming Mulan next to a Uyghur internment camp, or Netflix for setting shows in Reykjavik to save a buck.

But what’s crystal clear is this: Trump has now added film to his list of battlefronts, alongside China, Canada, NATO, and penguins.

Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, yes, declared “we’re on it” on X, confirming that America’s bureaucratic muscle is now being mobilized to protect us from the French New Wave.

So what now?

Expect retaliation from Cannes, Tokyo, and maybe even Bollywood. Countries that once begged for a slice of Marvel’s box office glory will now slap tariffs on anything involving Kevin Hart or Michael Bay explosions.

And Hollywood? The same industry that mocked Trump, funded his rivals, and turned award shows into resistance rallies, is now begging him to throw them a lifeline.

It’s poetic. It’s grotesque. It’s peak clown oempire.

A former reality TV host is now using trade war tariffs to script the future of global cinema.

And in this dystopian sequel we never asked for… the Academy doesn’t hand out Oscars. It begs for ceasefires.

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05 May 2025 19:40

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 Israel WILL NOT retreat from Gaza, even for hostage deal – Finance Minister Smotrich declares after saying hostages 'not most important'

Vows to 'stop being afraid of the word 'occupation'.

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05 May 2025 19:20

Indian Air Force on Pakistan border on high alert — The Times of India

India's Air Chief reportedly briefed PM Modi on operational readiness, with long-range fighter jets conducting sorties near the western border and air defense systems on heightened alert.

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05 May 2025 19:00

🇷🇺 In 6 years Moscow's economy GREW by a quarter – mayor Sobyanin

That's despite the pandemic and ever-growing sanctions.

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05 May 2025 05:04

🇬🇧 Eight men, including seven Iranians, were arrested in England for an alleged terror plot ‘targeting a specific premises,’ the Metropolitan Police says

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05 May 2025 04:20

🇷🇴 George Simion WINNING in first Romanian election exit poll

REMINDER: Bucharest’s pro-Western government annulled last year’s election when Calin Georgescu won

Now anti-globalist Simion is running in his place and cruising to first-round victory.

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05 May 2025 03:20

🇮🇷 Iran rolls out a NEW 1,200 km range missile after US WARNS to ‘walk away’ from missile program

THAAD anti-ballistic missile system USELESS against it — Tehran claims.

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05 May 2025 02:50

🇷🇺 Moscow firefighters put out flames following DEADLY apartment explosion

Impact spanned 100 meters

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05 May 2025 02:20

🇮🇷🤔 2 managers arrested for 'negligence' following Shahid Rajee port explosion in Iran's Bandar Abbas

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05 May 2025 02:03

'My fear is this Admin gets 'impatient' because there are expenses for this campaign' — Saudi-UAE allied southern Yemen FM on his demands for US GROUND troops

'[Trump] admin very clear goal is not regime change'

He says it like it's a bad thing

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05 May 2025 01:40

'Houthis also have enough weapons to completely destroy our infrastructure' — Saudi-UAE backed southern Yemen PM

BEGS for more US support, saying cannot fill north Yemen power vacuum alone if Houthis defeated

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06 May 2025 00:04

🇫🇷 7 sentenced in France over 'death threats' to Paris Olympics art director

The backlash came after Thomas Jolly's 2024 opening ceremony featured a controversial parody of The Last Supper with drag and LGBT performers

Some got jail, others fined.

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05 May 2025 23:21

🇻🇦All 133 voting cardinals from 71 countries arrive in Rome for conclave to elect next Pope

Currently, the frontrunners are the Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Parolin — a moderate liberal — and the more progressive Filipino prelate Luis Antonio Tagle

Who’s your favorite?

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05 May 2025 21:02

🇬🇧🇺🇦🤔 London holds parade to mark the 80th anniversary of WWII victory — and just 10 Ukrainian troops marching

Feels a little… half-hearted, no?

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05 May 2025 20:20

🤔 DEI strikes back — strategy video game Civilization VII depicts a black woman as leader of the Mongol Horde

The trailer, which has since been pulled from all platforms, has sparked backlash from gamers criticizing the developers over 'historical accuracy'

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05 May 2025 19:50

8️⃣ 👍💜 🔈🎬 Here's the 21st episode of our "Russia-US Dialogue"!

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Watch this week:

01:20 - About the approaching Victory Day of mankind over fascism, about provocations of Ukraine, how they are going to "celebrate" in Europe, threats of Kiеv and humiliation of Britain. How far are the authorities of the Baltic countries and the EU ready to go to erase the feat of our ancestors? New threats of tyrants.
23:30 - The current member of the American Congress is fighting against the Russian Federation. Is this still not an intervention? The Logan Act and other crimes of American officials.
26:00 - Revelations of the American politician Paul Massaro: Maidan in Georgia, the activities of the USAID, the USA has been trying to "deal" with China for 15 years and who is stopping them, destabilization of internal stability in Russia. Elections in Romania and the "adventures" of Chay Bowes
31:25 - Threats of Estonia to Russia and the Russian-speaking population of Narva. Relations between the USA and Russia. And what was Clinton doing at Putin's house?
34:55 - Configuration of forces in Asia. India and Pakistan. The Iran factor. And how do US-Chinese relations affect all this?
39:00 - The US is ready to fight China NOW, the Pentagon said. What did they forget to add?
39:35 - The DPRK factor in the Asia-Pacific security architecture

📱📱 The link for YouTube, friends.

📹 The previous episode of the show is here.

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05 May 2025 19:33

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 Israel plans full 'CONQUEST' of Gaza — AP

Two Israeli officials say the goal is total takeover, with remaining Gazans to be pushed south 'for their protection' — as rights groups accuse Israel of starving the strip.

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05 May 2025 19:10

🇷🇺 Moscow now ranks 2nd after New York in economic size — Putin

The gap in purchasing power is small, he added.

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05 May 2025 05:20

🇺🇦❌🇺🇦 ‘This war will end’ — Zelensky

Preaches about fall of ‘dictatorships’

While running Ukraine with NO elections and martial law…

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05 May 2025 04:32

🇺🇸 ‘It’s been pulled’: MTG says bill to criminalize Israel boycotts shafted from vote

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05 May 2025 03:40

🇷🇴 ‘EXCEPTIONAL RESULT’ – George Simion celebrates victory in Romanian election

With more than 90% of votes counted, he’s leading at 41%, easily winning the first round

He says he defeated the establishment and its ‘manipulations’

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05 May 2025 03:10

🇺🇳🇬🇧 "UN judge jailed for keeping maid as slave": UN judge enslaved girl and sentenced to prison.

"Lydia Mugambe, a judge at the UN's International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, has been sentenced in the UK to six years and four months in prison for exploiting a young Ugandan woman.

Mugambe, 50, forced the woman to do housework and childcare without pay while in the UK to complete a doctorate at Oxford. She was found guilty of assisting in an immigration offence, forced labour and intimidating a witness.

The court prohibited the convicted woman from having any form of contact with the victim."

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05 May 2025 02:40

🇷🇺 2 DEAD after explosion rips through Moscow high-rise

Apartment floors COLLAPSE

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05 May 2025 02:10

🇷🇺🇮🇳🇵🇰 Lavrov Steps In: Russia Offers to Mediate Between Two Nuclear Powers

While Washington fans the flames and London postures from afar, Moscow picks up the phone.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has now spoken to both Islamabad and New Delhi, urging restraint and diplomacy after the April 22 Kashmir terror attack that killed 26 civilians and sent Indo-Pakistani relations hurtling toward the brink.

Lavrov told Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar that Russia is ready to mediate, if both sides agree. A call to Jaishankar in India followed, where Lavrov reinforced the Simla Agreement and Lahore Declaration, reminding both parties of the diplomatic rails they’ve long agreed to ride, even if those tracks are now rusting.

India has accused Pakistan of backing the terrorists. Pakistan has fired back, warning that New Delhi is preparing a military strike and says it has “credible intelligence” to prove it. Ten nights of gunfire along the Line of Control speak louder than any press release.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s defense minister just dropped a geopolitical bombshell: “We did the dirty work for the West… trained the jihadists… it was a mistake.” He laid blame squarely at Washington and London’s doorstep and warned of consequences.

If war breaks out, this won’t just be a South Asian firefight. It’s a flashpoint between nuclear states, egged on by powers that never pay the price in blood.

Russia knows it. The West pretends not to.

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05 May 2025 01:50

🇺🇸❌🇮🇱 Representatives MTG and Thomas Massie rally against GOP bill that includes possible million-dollar fines or jail time for boycotting Israel

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05 May 2025 01:30

First a flash, then a deafening BLAST

Massive mushroom cloud rises form site of RSF drone strike in Port Sudan

The attack shut down Sudan’s only operational civilian airport

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