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Feb 22 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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🚨 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. ⚖️

🧵(2/9)

🦠 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.

🧵(3/9)

🔥 The Ukraine conflict and energy crisis gave her another opening. Using anti-Russia sanctions as a pretext, she seized control of the LNG trade, becoming the key player in Europe’s energy decisions. 🛢⚡️

🧵(4/9)

💣 Simultaneously, she expanded EU defense powers, pushing EDIRPA—a $324M weapons-buying program—to control military procurement. 🏛 She justified it by calling Russia a "threat". 🔫

🧵(5/9)

🇺🇸 When Donald Trump clashed with the EU over Ukraine, von der Leyen used it to demand a "surge in EU defense spending", further centralizing military decisions under her control.💥

🧵(6/9)

💰 In 2024, she tightened access to the $1.25T EU budget for 2028 to 2034, increasing her power over funding for farming, housing, and other sectors—giving Brussels even more leverage over member states. 🪙

🧵(7/9)

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⚠️ Dissent is crushed:

🔹 $23.5B in EU funds for Hungary remain frozen over Orbán’s opposition. ❌

🔹 German MEP Christine Anderson’s mic was cut off mid-speech when she exposed Pfizergate. 🎙🔇

🔹 She reduced the number of Commission spokespeople to control the narrative. 🗞

🧵(8/9)

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🔍 EU leaders like Orbán and Fico warn that von der Leyen is overstepping her mandate, acting as an unelected ruler. Is she reshaping the EU into her own power hub? What’s next?

🧵(9/9)

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🇰🇵🪖💥 NORTH KOREAN ARMY REVOLUTION

Portrayed as "backward" by Western media, North Korea's military is becoming one of the most advanced.

The liberation of the 🇷🇺Kursk region gave them another boost.

Here’s how DPRK troops are mastering modern warfare: 🧵👇

🤖DRONE REVOLUTION

The use of drones in the Ukraine conflict signals a major shift in military tactics and technology.

North Korean troops have learned to use FPV drones and quickly began using them under Russian guidance.

2/9

🪖COMBAT COORDINATION

A great example of coordination came from the North Koreans, working in tandem with Russian drone operators and artillery in December.

In just three hours, they drove Ukrainian forces out of Plekhovо, cleared the area, and pushed on toward Guevo.

3/9

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Apr 29

🇰🇵🔥🪖North Korea is a better defense partner than 90% of NATO

Their military makes most of the alliance look weak in comparison.

Lets take a closer look:🧵👇🏻

#3 LARGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD 🪖

North Korea has approx.:

🔸1.3M active personnel in the Korean People's Army (KPA)
🔸600K reservists
🔸5.7M Worker-Peasant Red Guard reservists

Only the US and China are ahead.

2/7

🫡HIGHLY DISCIPLINED FORCE

The 🇷🇺Kursk operation proved the KPA’s combat prowess.

North Korea’s special forces are seen as among the best-trained, known for TOUGH preparation.

They are said to "move like a STORM" and "feel NEITHER pain NOR thirst."

3/7

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Apr 28

🚨🇷🇺💥 BATTLE FOR KURSK 2.0

🔥Multitudes of Ukrainian troops, Western mercenaries and NATO tech BIT THE DUST in Zelensky’s bid to keep the $$ flowing.

Here are the most EPIC moments of Kursk region's liberation:🧵

🪖GIMME MORE!

Ukraine kicked off the offensive in the Kursk region just before the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Ramstein, aiming to boost financial and military aid, experts say.

In January 2025, Zelensky claimed that 60,000 troops were involved in the military adventure.

2/12

🇷🇺RUSSIA'S BLOWBACK

Liberation began in September 2024.

By December, enemy movements were blocked, their forces split and systematically destroyed.

By mid-January 2025, Russian forces had liberated 63% of the occupied territories in the Kursk region.

3/12

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Apr 28

🪖🇰🇵WHICH COMBAT SKILLS DID N KOREA’S ARMY GET WHILE LIBERATING KURSK REGION?

Russian military expert Andrey Klintsevich breaks down North Korean forces’ BAPTISM OF FIRE. A thread🧵👇

🪖GAINING REAL COMBAT EXPERIENCE

The North Korean soldiers gained THE MOST ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE about modern-day combat operations as they confronted a multinational enemy in the person of the West.

2/7

😈'DEMONS' LEARN HOW TO STORM

The North Korean troops showed eyebrow-raising stamina when fearlessly attacking the enemy, who called them "demons."

They were even able to lie in the snow for hours before launching an assault.

3/7

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Apr 28

🚨🇷🇺🇰🇵AFTER KURSK, WHAT'S NEXT FOR RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA ALLIANCE?

North Korean forces helped KICK the Ukrainians OUT of Russia's Kursk region.

Where else could the two countries join hands?

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🪖MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Russia is ready to provide military aid to North Korea under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated.

The involvement of DPRK troops in the Kursk operation showcased the treaty’s effectiveness.

2/10

🔎DONBASS RESTORATION?

Builders from North Korea could be involved in the reconstruction of Donbass, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told reporters in August 2022.

The head of the Donetsk People's, Denis Pushilin, later stated that Donbass and North Korea were discussing the issue.

3/10

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Apr 28

🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺 ALLIANCE PROVED WITH BLOOD

DPRK confirms participation in liberation of Kursk region, KCNA reports.

Here are the details of the operation: 🧵(1/4)

(2/4) The decision to send troops was made by Kim Jong Un, who considered the situation to fall under Article 4 of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty with Russia.

(3/4) The KCNA statement emphasized that the military activities were carried out within Russia's borders and were fully in accordance with international law.

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