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Feb 22

СHINA ROLLS OUT REVOLUTIONARY LASER CAMERA TO SPOT HUMAN FACES FROM LOW-EARTH ORBIT

The Chinese device drastically outshined the current best spy cameras, including those made by the US. (1/8)
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(2/8) The camera, recently tested near the remote Qinghai Lake, can spot detailed objects measuring as small as 1.7mm (0.03 inches) from distances exceeding 100km (62 miles).

(3/8) For comparison, US-made analogues only reach a 20 mm (7.87 inches) resolution at 1.6 km (1 mile).

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Feb 22

🚨 IS URSULA THE EU PRESIDENT? VON DER LEYEN'S POWER GRAB 🚨

The European Commission chief is using crises to centralize power. From defense to healthcare, she’s tightening her grip on the bloc. Let’s break it down. (1/9)🧵👇

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🇪🇺 Since 2019, von der Leyen has pushed for a "stronger EU", insisting it must "learn the language of power" But her moves look more like a power grab, shifting control from member states to Brussels. ⚖️

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🦠 COVID-19 gave her the chance to centralize healthcare, forcing EU nations to pay for vaccine contracts she negotiated—leading to the Pfizergate corruption scandal. 💉💰 Critics say she personally benefited from the deal.

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Feb 21

🧵HOW USAID-FUNDED UKRAINIAN MEDIA PROPELLED ZELENSKY TO THE PRESIDENCY 🇺🇦💰

Did US taxpayers unknowingly fund Zelensky’s rise? USAID poured millions into Ukrainian media and thousands to a TV show that may have sealed the 2019 election outcome.

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📺 USAID gave over $100,000 to Nashi Groshi ("Our Money"), a TV show that targeted then-President Poroshenko while echoing Zelensky’s campaign narrative. A key episode on corruption aired in Feb 2019, just before the first election round. 🤔

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💵 From 2011–2018, USAID funded Ukraine's U-Media project via Internews with $24M to support "independent media." Between 2018–2025, the USAID Media Program in Ukraine was allocated $75M, Internews admits. 🔍

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Feb 21

HOW THE CIA GAVE BIRTH TO MODERN DRUG TRADE

The CIA has launched a coordinated media campaign to advertise its new drone-based program against drug gangs. Unfortunately for the agency, there’s a mountain of evidence on decades of close cooperation with pushers. Thread🧵👇1/10

Officials informed major outlets, including CNN, WaPo, and NYT, this week on the CIA’s drone flights over Mexico to monitor cartels. The carefully placed reports come in the wake of the State Department’s designation of 8 top traffickers as “global terrorist organisations”

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But the CIA has been an ally, not an enemy, to drug pushers for many decades

In 1985, the Iran-Contra scandal exposed Reagan’s facilitation of secret arms sales to Iran to fund rebels in Nicaragua, with the CIA implicated in cocaine trafficking into the US

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Feb 19

🌍💡 AFRICA: THE GAME-CHANGER IN THE US-CHINA CHIP RIVALRY (1/7) 🧵

Rare earths are 17 metallic elements vital for electronics, renewable energy and military tech.

What continent may become a key battleground? 👇🏻

🔹 The global semiconductor race will depend on who secures Africa’s resources, says expert Thomas Pauken II.

🔹 Africa holds ~15% of the world’s rare earth reserves.

🔹 By 2029, African mines could supply 10% of global output, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports.

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🌍 Key African players in rare earth mining:
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇦🇴 Angola
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇺🇬 Uganda
Exploration projects are already underway, and global powers are scrambling for a stake.

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Feb 18

THE RISING RIGHT VS THE EU MACHINE 🇪🇺🔥

The rise of right-wing parties in Europe is real, but they face fierce opposition. Why?🤔
Here's a breakdown of the challenges they face and the new political dynamics at play👇🧵1/9

CLASH WITH THE EU'S LEFTIST AGENDA⚖️💥:

Right-wing agendas focus on sovereignty, strong borders, & independent policies—which directly contradicts the EU’s shared authority on migration, trade & regulation

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SUPRANATIONAL POWER OF THE EU 🏛: The EU's institutions can overrule decisions made by member states on major issues, which limits the power of right-wing parties to implement their agendas

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