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trump could use the US military to carry out law enforcement operations.....Vice President JD Vance sparked alarm on Sunday when he said that President Donald Trump was considering invoking the Insurrection Act under the pretenses of combating violent crime in US cities. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked Vance if Trump was “seriously considering” invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to use the US military to carry out law enforcement operations.
‘A Pretext to Take Over American Cities’: JD Vance Sparks Alarm With Comments on Insurrection Act
truth bombs.....Colonel Jacques Baud criticizes Ukraine’s battlefield and political strategy, arguing that Kyiv continues to sacrifice troops through rigid positional warfare rather than adapting to Russian maneuver tactics. He explains that Russia focuses on destroying enemy forces, not capturing territory, often withdrawing strategically to lure Ukrainian troops into artillery traps — a pattern consistent since late 2022. Baud claims Zelensky misleads the public about Ukraine’s weapons supply to maintain Western support, portraying Russia as both weak and threatening. He argues that Western nations habitually fight wars without clear objectives — citing failures in Mali, Niger, Afghanistan, and Iraq — whereas Russia fights with defined goals and exit strategies.
bringing back the reasonable benefit limits.....Yesterday the Government made some key changes to its superannuation tax scheme, after struggling to get the plan through the Senate. Paul Keating says the changes restore confidence in the retirement savings system. Keating welcomes changes to taxation of super
In 2007, in a cynical measure to tie up and buy the “grey” vote before the 2007 election, John Howard and Peter Costello abolished the Keating Government’s “Reasonable Benefit Limits” in superannuation, which placed an upper limit to the tax benefits that could be obtained via the superannuation system.
trump grows frustrated with maduro....The US could attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after declaring him a drug lord and a terrorist, Politico has reported, citing informed sources. Over the past several weeks, Washington has conducted strikes off the Venezuelan coast against what it called “drug boats,” killing more than two-dozen people and expanding its military presence in the region. US officials have accused Maduro of having links to narcotics networks – a claim he has rejected. Caracas has accused Washington of trying to topple Maduro’s government, which US officials have denied.
US weighing plot to assassinate Maduro – Politico
the neocons warmongers are taking over planet earth once more....It wasn’t expected, but the advocates of generalized war, the Straussians, expelled from the governing bodies of the United States, have regrouped in intergovernmental organizations. To everyone’s surprise, they are present in the European Union, but especially at the United Nations and in the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine. Institutions dedicated to peace have been hijacked by the warmongers.
Straussians take control of the United Nations and NATO
boris, the most grubby corrupt lying politician in british history....As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m. Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepted what is thought to be the largest donation ever to an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest and most private political donors. The £1m man: why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?
How could we allow misunderstanding china....?In March 2023, the Australian Academy of the Humanities sounded the alarm on the decline in our understanding and knowledge of China through a report on “ Australia’s China Knowledge Capability”. Several other journals, including this one, also expressed dismay at the decline of learning Chinese at Australia’s schools and universities since the first years of the 21st century, when the Howard Government cut off funds earlier allocated to funding Asian languages and studies at primary and secondary level. How could we allow understanding of so important a neighbour decline for so long without effective remedial action?
NATO is losing....John Mearsheimer dismisses several Western accusations against Russia—such as jamming navigation systems, overflying Estonian territory, or flying drones over European airports—as either false or exaggerated. They argue that Russia is not deliberately provoking NATO; rather, it’s NATO that seems eager to escalate tensions because Russia is winning on the battlefield. Western leaders, particularly in Europe, are described as desperate to rally public and U.S. support against Russia but face diminishing military options and resources.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNTSA4BS3ls JOHN MEARSHEIMER: NATO Picking a Fight w/Russia
modi greeted president vladimir putin with a bear hug.....What a difference a few months makes. The last time Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met at the White House in February, the two countries were riding high. "We missed you; we missed you a lot," Trump said after receiving one of Modi's signature full-body bear hugs. He spoke of the "special bond" their countries share, and signed agreements to "deepen every aspect of our partnership and our friendship".
Trump's frustration with Modi over Russia ties misses the memo By Karishma Vyas
unfinished nature.....Weeds are destroying brickworks Ants have more chance of survival Than humans trying to improve Unsatisfied with their unfinished nature In times of enduring friendship The dead come back to honour his passing I was so tired I could not sleep My scooter’s battery was empty The machine would not start at the gate On my way to give treasures and junk Night fell It was too late to ride Alice explained her life at the moment I did not understand a word of her wisdom I could not speak to justify my own existence My dead brother mentioned digital platforms I never heard of with wild horses names His house where the gathering took place Had been plastered to accomodate more bedrooms
in the revered hall, giving an ad hominem thrashing.....Unfair criticism has often been levelled at the UN. None has been so gratuitously nasty than President Trump’s 23 September 2025 General Assembly address. Media coverage highlighted Trump’s more outrageous comments, but did not provide deep and comprehensive analysis of the policy implications of his speech. The UN in Trump’s world and the implications for Australia’s independence
other voices than trump trump trump....
On the sidelines of the recent World Public Summit held in Moscow in September, New Eastern Outlook spoke with Sabena Johannes, the President and CEO of Afritrack Angola. The talk turned out to be quite emotional and highly relevant. Sabena Yohannes: “We must become a single force” BY Yuliya Novitskaya We touched upon her “The Voice of Reason” appeal, written on the eve of the summit, about her expectations and whether they were fulfilled.
of the new american colonialism..... The contemporary world order is in the throes of multiple convulsions—from the East and South China Seas to the proxy war in Ukraine, from African territories in resistance to the inflamed Middle East to the tensions between Caracas and Washington. Everywhere, the same imperial logic is reproduced: conquer, control, exploit. European provocations against Russia, supported by institutional lies from Brussels to London, from Paris to Berlin, and from Warsaw to Helsinki, are merely an extension of this strategy of hegemony. Colonization without a flag: how the United States and Its Allies plundered the Southern States in the name of progress Mohamed Lamine KABA
aussie history as told by a liar and a loser....A new trailer has landed for “Australia: A History”, the upcoming three-part documentary series fronted by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, set to air on Sky News Australia next week. The series promises to chart the nation’s journey from its ancient Indigenous beginnings to its status as a modern democracy—through the eyes of one of its most divisive former leaders. The former PM's perspectiveScheduled to premiere over three consecutive nights from Monday, October 13, at 7.30pm AEDT, the series positions Abbott not just as presenter but as interpreter and guide, bringing a “deeply personal” view to the key events that shaped the country. The timing is notable: in a year marked by national debates over identity and history, a series led by a former Prime Minister is bound to attract attention—and, no doubt, contention.
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