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Russian astronaut posts striking space station photos of #CaliforniaWildfires showing fires and darkness sweeping the state
#wildfires #ISS
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Sodom (AKA Los Angeles): the scale of the destruction from the already named historical forest fires in a view of a wide panorama of suburbs with an apocalyptic sky.
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❗After the liberation of Leonidovka, the Russian Armed Forces advanced to Novospassky, and also advanced to the northwestern outskirts of Dzerzhinsk (former Toretzk). The enemy continues to lose their remaining positions in the outskirts of the city. It can be assumed that by the end of January Dzerzhinsk will be fully cleared.
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US building up airfield infrastructure for nuclear-capable planes at its Greenland base (yes, they got it there too!)
That’s according to ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin.
'It is undergoing comprehensive modernization, including radar systems worth billions of dollars. It is also building airfield infrastructure for F-35 fighter jets, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons', the diplomat told Sputnik
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The Dwarf Within: Shadows and the Eternal Flame
“I live one life alone. I have no other being inside me.” These haunting words from Pär Lagerkvist’s The Dwarf echo like a drumbeat in the depths of the soul. The dwarf, twisted in body, colder still in spirit, is no mere character. He is a reflection. A mirror held up to humanity’s darkest recesses.
In him, we see cruelty unmasked, cunning without restraint, truth stripped of mercy. He mocks those who tremble before chaos, who shrink from the unknown, who dread the mysteries of life. For him, there is no inner war, no hidden depths, only stark clarity. The dwarf does not fear the abyss. He is the abyss.
And yet, his shadow stretches far beyond himself. For the dwarf lives within us all. He is the voice that whispers, Take what is yours. Fear nothing. Kindness is weakness, and weakness will destroy you. He is vanity cloaked in strength, cruelty masked as necessity, emptiness that masquerades as triumph.
Through the dwarf, Lagerkvist exposes the fractures of humanity: the hollow empires, the gilded masks, the endless pursuit of power that leaves us more broken than whole. We see his reflection everywhere, in the self-serving bureaucrats who build nothing but feed endlessly, in the golden towers erected to distract from the crumbling foundations beneath. The dwarf thrives in this decay, and in his laughter, he dares us to ask: Is this all we are? Is this all we can be?
Here, I diverge.
The dwarf, in his twisted wisdom, would have you believe that life is chaos, that darkness is the only truth, and survival the only virtue. But I reject his laughter. I refuse his final word. For while the dwarf thrives in shadow, it is shadow that reveals the light. If he is the chaos of the soul, then there must be a harmony like a still flame in the tempest, a quiet rhythm beneath the noise. If he is the fracture, then there must be a wholeness, a strength forged not by conquest, but by the courage to face the abyss and remain unbroken.
The ancients spoke of the logos. Not the brittle order of tyrants or empires, but the profound balance of the soul aligned with truth. It is not found in the golden towers of the mighty or the applause of men. It does not reside in conquest or survival at any cost. It is found in the quiet battle within, the struggle to master the self, to rise above cruelty, to walk with integrity even when the world sneers.
Today, the masks remain, worn by those who preach salvation yet sow despair. Empires rise on promises of progress but crumble beneath the weight of their own deceit. They demand trust, even as they betray. Obedience, even as they crush. But we are not their dwarfs. We do not kneel in the shadow of their decay.
Hope is not soft. Hope is not a refuge for the weak. It is a sword. A fire. It is the act of standing firm when the ground beneath you trembles. It is the refusal to bow to shadows that promise safety in exchange for submission. It is knowing the storm will come, knowing the darkness will gather, and daring to face it anyway.
The dwarf knows no such hope. He knows only the cold clarity of survival, the cunning that thrives in darkness. But we are not condemned to his path. We are not his reflection.
And so, I say this: the evils of humanity are real, but they are not inevitable. The dwarf may mock, but he cannot extinguish the flame. For within us burns something eternal. A fire that says, I will not bow. I will not break. I will not live as less than what I am.
It is this fire, the alignment of the soul with truth, that will outlast the tallest towers and the darkest nights. It is this fire that will endure long after the laughter of the dwarf has faded into silence.
The mirror Lagerkvist holds is vital, for it shows us what we must confront. But the path forward is ours to choose. And I choose hope. Not fragile hope. Not fleeting hope. But the profound, defiant hope of those who stand unbroken in the storm.
- Gerry Nolan
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▶️ Who is Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's new president?
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Putin Responds Trump Presser; Arctic Russia's Sphere, Will Call Xi; Kellogg, 100 Days Left Peace
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Israel blocks UN probe on 'Hamas rape' claims fearing inquiry into sexual abuse of Palestinians
Elected Israeli officials and settler groups last year started riots in defense of prison guards who gang-raped a Palestinian detainee inside the notorious Sde Teiman prison camp
RT EXCLUSIVE: Israel is exploiting chaos in Syria to its advantage – Syrian refugee who fled to Lebanon
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Hundreds of Cypriots turn out to protest the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
They condemn IDF actions in Gaza & call for an end to the military operations in the Middle East.
#Cyprus
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Elon Musk puts it perfectly when answering the question: ‘Why does the mainstream media never talk about how George Soros is a threat to democracy’
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves
#Soros
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❗️ Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, January 9:
▪️Ukraine lost about 1,500 troops in the special military operation zone
▪️Russian air defenses downed 14 HIMARS rockets and 71 drones
▪️The Battlegroup West repelled six Ukrainian counterattacks, causing the enemy to lose up to 480 troops
▪️Russian forces struck Ukrainian troops, equipment, and foreign mercenaries in 163 areas
▪️Ukraine lost over 155 servicemen due to the actions of the Battlegroup East
▪️The battlegroups North and Dnepr inflicted up to 90 losses on enemy
▪️Ukraine lost up to 245 soldiers in the responsibility zone of the Battlegroup South
Transnistria thrown into dark ages as power supply dwindles.
The Moldovan enclave has ceased to receive Russian gas on 1 Jan, given the pro-Western Sandu government owes Russia's Gazprom $709 million for prior gas supplies.
Videos show stores running on generators & emergency power grid vehicles rushing from one call to the next.
People are also reportedly cutting trees for firewood from their yards. The Chisinau regime disputes the debts owed.
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Europe buys record amount of LNG from Russia in 2024 – report
Europe shattered records in 2024 by importing a staggering 17.8 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, according to new data.
This marks a sharp increase of over 2 million tonnes compared to the previous year, all despite countless sanctions and EU efforts to ditch Russian fossil fuels.
#Europe #gas
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Zelensky claims Ukraine’s Kursk incursion 'one of our biggest wins'
Ukrainian army's push into Russian region has resulted in 50,000+ army casualties so far per Russia's MoD
Someone translate the meaning of 'win' for Zelensky
#Ukraine #Russia
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🇺🇸 Malibu’s waterfront before and after the wildfires, which destroyed some of the most expensive properties in #California
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❗Russian Army units have expanded their foothold on the west bank of the Oskol River, advancing towards the village of Dibrovka.
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❗As a result of the Ukrainian shelling of the mall "Milk" in Donetsk with the use of HIMARS, 2 people were killed and several others were injured.
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Rostec has supplied a batch of Dispatcher ground drones to the troops.
These are multifunctional, remote-controlled platforms on a wheeled chassis.
The design of the "Dispatch" allows you to mount various equipment on it. Thanks to this, the platform can be used for a wide range of tasks. For example, it is able to quickly deliver cargo weighing up to 200 kg to the front line – provisions, fuel, equipment – and evacuate the wounded to the rear.
The drone has an independent suspension and is highly maneuverable. The maximum speed of the platform is 30 km/h. It can travel long distances. The elements of robotization of the Dispatch are provided by the Prometheus software and hardware complex.
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There's a pattern here.
I just can't put my finger on it...
Focus on suitability for the role, instead of meaningless DEI stats.
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, says Russia endured so many casualties that they rush desperately North Koreans to the front.
700,000 casualties he says …
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RT EXCLUSIVE: All of Syria's Shias are labeled as agents for Iran – Syrian refugee who fled to Lebanon
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Poland guarantees Netanyahu's safety at 80th commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
That's despite Poland being party to the International Criminal Court, which has a warrant out for Netanyahu's arrest.
For the third year in a row, Russia, as formerly Soviet Red Army liberator of Auschwitz-Birkenau, is not invited.
#Poland
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UK military chiefs made secret trips to Israel post-October 7, discussing ‘future’ operations – report
Top UK military leaders made five unpublicized trips to Israel post-Gaza strikes in October 2023, according to government transparency data.
Notably, on January 21, 2024, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi to discuss "future regional operations," while Royal Air Force Chief Sir Richard Knighton visited Israel on January 9, 2024, for undisclosed purposes.
#UK #Israel
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Elon Musk may be influential, but it's Soros' billions that are the actual interference in elections — Italian PM Meloni.
#Italy
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2022:
We forecast Russia's GDP will have by 30 by end-2022, far worse than 2009.
There needs to be a ban on any academic papers that interpret Russia's resilient GDP as a sign that sanctions don't work. Russia's resilience is a symptom of Western indecision on sanctions. If the West had gotten its act together, Russia would be imploding right now...
Germany faces highest number of bankruptcies since 2008
Germany is reeling from its WORST wave of bankruptcies since the 2008 financial crisis, with 364 major companies crumbling into bankruptcy in 2024 – a staggering 30% jump from last year.
Additionally, fewer German companies are hiring, while the number of firms slashing jobs is on the rise across almost every sector.
#Germany
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Over half a MILLION Ukrainians put on wanted list for evading conscription The biggest 'game' of hide and seek the world has ever seen...
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❗️In the Kursk region, another American M113 armored personnel carrier was just captured by Russian forces.
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