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Apr 18 9 tweets 5 min read
🚨MEET THE 21ST CENTURY’S SUEZ CANAL🗺️

Eurasia is emerging as the GLOBAL trade, energy and geostrategic HEARTLAND with renewed force.

Here’s why the International North-South Transport Corridor is key👇🧵1/9 Image ⏩FASTER & CHEAPER

The route cuts transport time for goods flowing between Mumbai to St. Petersburg IN HALF, from 45-60 days via Suez to 25-30 days by INSTC, and slashes costs up to 30%.

Same applies for goods flowing along the corridor to and from Iran and Azerbaijan.

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Apr 16 8 tweets 4 min read
🚨😱🇦🇺 Australia in PANIC MODE over unconfirmed rumors of a new 'Russian air base' in Indonesia.

What is 100% confirmed is that Russia is quietly expanding its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Here's what you need to know🧵 Image INDONESIAN FLARE-UP

Unconfirmed reports that Russia wants access to a Papua airbase have ruffled Australia’s feathers.

Canberra “put Indonesia on notice.” US media is worried that the airbase is situated just 1,200 km north of a US Marine Corps base in Darwin.

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Apr 15 5 tweets 2 min read
🇮🇷🚨Iran’s new long-range missile system can potentially INTERCEPT F-35s from over 200 km away

Here's how the figure was calculated. Mini-🧵👇1/5 Image 🧵2/5
Citing Bavar-373 radar’s performance against a Karaar UAV in recent drills, and extrapolating the info to the F-35 and its tiny RCS, Middle East Spectator calculated that plugging an L-band radar into the Bavar-373 could allow it to detect the jet at standoff ranges. Image
Apr 15 9 tweets 4 min read
Top-5 Russian EW Systems Turning NATO's Fancy Gear Into SCRAP METAL👇🧵Image 💥KRASUKHA

This EW series, named after the Russian word for ‘Belladonna’, is designed to take on an array of aerial threats and jam enemy C&C across the X, KU and S-bands.

From drones to aircraft avionics, the Krasukha jams radio signals at ranges up to 300 km.

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Apr 15 5 tweets 2 min read
🚨🪖💥 WAR CRIMINALS & BUTCHERS: THE TRUE TARGET OF THE SUMY STRIKE

Ukrainian officers hit in Sumy belong to notorious brigades involved in murders during the occupation of Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions.

Details below 🧵 Image TOOK PART IN INCURSION

The killed and injured Ukrainian militants were from brigades that previously attacked Russia's Kursk and Belgorod regions:

▪️95th and 80th separate airborne assault brigades

▪️21st separate mechanized brigade

▪️117th territorial defense brigade

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Apr 14 7 tweets 3 min read
🚨🤯 Rats, drugs, & trash piles: welcome to Western democracies!

Birmingham, UK, has rats the size of cats. And it's happening in major cities across Europe & North America.

See which ones are totally falling apart 👇 🧵 Image Our first stop is 🇺🇸Philadelphia, US.

Struggling with homeless drug addicts lying on the streets, the city is filled with tents and scattered trash.

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Apr 14 6 tweets 2 min read
🚨EXPOSED: WHY UKRAINE LIED ABOUT SUMY STRIKE

Several Ukrainian public figures CONFIRMED that the April 13 strike targeted a ceremony to award MILITARY personnel involved in the occupation of Russia's Kursk region.

We've got proof: 👇🧵 Image 🔻ONE LESS UKRAINIAN COLONEL

The Berdychiv regional military administration announced that Col. Yuri Yula, commander of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, was killed in the “April 13 missile strike against the city of Sumy.”

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Apr 12 6 tweets 2 min read
‼️🚨WHY DOES TRUMP WANT TO OWN UKRAINIAN GAS PIPELINE?

Trump reportedly expressed interest in controlling a key pipeline that was used to transport Russian gas to Europe, during US-Ukraine talks on April 11. Here’s why it matters 👇🧵 Image (2/6) THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT GAS. IT’S ABOUT LEVERAGE

Dr. George Szamuely from the Global Policy Institute explains: the pipeline can operate in reverse — meaning it could ship gas into Ukraine instead of just out. Image
Apr 12 4 tweets 2 min read
🇬🇧👋🚨WILL UK BID FAREWELL TO ITS ONCE-FLAGSHIP STEEL INDUSTRY?

The UK may shut down its last steel plant — a site crucial for both European defense and the broader economy.

Check out the details👇🧵 Image (2/4) LAWMAKERS TRY TO ADOPT EMERGENCY LAW 📜✅

The UK's House of Lords has given initial approval to a bill to help save the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which is at risk of closing.

The plant is reportedly losing ~$900,000 per day due to high production costs. Image
Apr 10 11 tweets 4 min read
🚨HOW US MEGA-FUNDS SECRETLY CONTROL EUROPE

After the 2008 financial crisis, the US money managers took control over major banks & industries in 🇪🇺.

Alexander Yakovenko reveals how:👇🧵1/11Image 2/11 💰WHAT ARE MEGA-FUNDS?

BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity, State Street, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan. They control $36.4T+ in assets.

That's MASSIVE power to consolidate controlling stakes in systemically important industries across the globe — including Europe. Image
Apr 9 11 tweets 4 min read
🚨HOW US MEGA-FUNDS SECRETLY CONTROL EUROPE

After the 2008 financial crisis, the US money managers took control over major banks & industries in 🇪🇺.

Alexander Yakovenko reveals how:🧵👇1/11 Image 2/11 💰WHAT ARE MEGA-FUNDS?

BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity, State Street, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan. They control $36.4T+ in assets.

That's MASSIVE power to consolidate controlling stakes in systemically important industries across the globe — including Europe. Image
Apr 9 7 tweets 3 min read
🇨🇳⚔️🇺🇸CHINA’S RARE EARTH BAN COULD SEND US NUCLEAR INDUSTRY INTO MELTDOWN

China’s new restrictions are a masterstroke that will propel the Asian nation’s nuclear industry forward as the US stagnates.

Russian nuclear expert Alexei Anpilogov explains why. 🧵👇 Image PAINFUL BLOW

Gadolinium and dysprosium, two rare earths used along with zirconium in modern fuel assemblies, are an effective Chinese monopoly.

99% of its production concentrated in a single plant outside Shanghai.

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Apr 9 5 tweets 2 min read
🚨🇨🇳🇺🇸 TRUMP TARIFFS PUSH CHINA TOWARDS GLOBAL SOUTH

Veteran analyst Paul Goncharoff breaks down China’s strategic trade recalibration🧵👇 Image CHINA'S TRADE WITH GLOBAL SOUTH 📈

China’s trade with BRICS nations has already soared past $1 trillion – a massive buffer against US economic pressure.

BTW, 🇷🇺Russia-China trade skyrocketed as well, hitting $237 billion in 2024.

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Apr 8 10 tweets 4 min read
🚨 CHINA’S RARE METAL RESTRICTIONS: A NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR US MILITARY INDUSTRY? 💥

Beijing could bring the US Military-Industrial Complex to its knees.

How? Dive in 👇 (1/10)Image (2/10) SANCTIONS AND RARE EARTHS C-C-COMBO 🛑

China’s sanctions on Lockheed and Raytheon, and now the new restrictions on “rare earths and dual-use tech” seriously disrupt US supply chains heavily dependent on Chinese resources, says analyst Angelo Giuliano. 💥Image
Apr 8 5 tweets 2 min read
🚨🇨🇳🇺🇸 CHINA'S ECONOMIC NUCLEAR OPTION

China holds $761 billion in US treasury bonds.

If Beijing decides to sell them, it could trigger a financial earthquake in the US.

But will they push the button? Unroll: 👇 (1/5)Image (2/5) WHY DOES CHINA HOLD SO MUCH US DEBT? 🇨🇳💵

“It’s just a function of their massive trade surplus with the United States,” says Tom Luongo, financial and geopolitical analyst. China recycles trade dollars into US Treasuries, managing currency risks and stabilizing their economy.Image
Apr 8 8 tweets 3 min read
🚨 GLOBALISTS GET SLAPPED: DOGE TAKES DOWN WILSON CENTER

Private donations are being refunded, casting uncertainty on the future of its key division, the Kennan Institute.

So, why does this matter? Well... 🧵1/8 Image What is the Wilson Center?

Established in 1968 as a tribute to Woodrow Wilson, the Center's legacy is complicated by the 28th US president’s racist policies. Princeton University removed his name from a residential college in 2020.🤔

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Apr 7 7 tweets 3 min read
🚨🇷🇺🏒 ALEX OVECHKIN: A PROUD RUSSIAN IN WASHINGTON

New NHL goal record breaker is the MOST BASED Russian you can imagine.

Let us explain why: 🧵👇🏻 (1/7)Image (2/7) 'I'M HAPPY FOR THE COUNTRY'

After the historic match, Ovechkin thanked the Russians who supported him.

"I'm sure they're celebrating in Russia now because the Russian man is the number one goal scorer in the world," he said.
Apr 4 6 tweets 2 min read
🚨EXCLUSIVE: American investors want to make a MAJOR COMEBACK in Russia.

The only thing they’re waiting for is for a Trump-Putin deal on Ukraine.

Here’s why Russia is the NEXT BIG THING, according to entrepreneur John Robert Sutton 👇🧵

1/6 Image 🗣Western so-called experts are CLUELESS about Russia – entrepreneur John Robert Sutton.

Globalists and neocons want you to believe that Russia is stuck in the 1980s-90s.

In reality, major Russian cities MUCH MORE ADVANCED than their American counterparts.

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Apr 4 11 tweets 4 min read
🚨🪖💥 TOP 10 MOST EPIC RUSSIAN WEAPONS

These Russian-made arms used on the front lines will definitely BLOW your mind.

Don't believe us? Check what we’ve got in store👇🏻

(1/11) Image ☠️TSAR BOMB, OR FAB 3000

This DEADLY aerial bomb is used rarely due to its TREMENDOUS impact. Look at how this bomb quickly stopped the attempt of Ukrainian units to pull armored vehicles into Russia's Belgorod region.

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Apr 3 10 tweets 3 min read
🚨🇷🇺😎 HOW FSB IS MAKING RUSSIA GREAT AGAIN

From crushing terrorists to securing borders, the country's federal security service has been low-key keeping Russia safe for THREE decades. 🔥

Here's the FULL SCOOP 🧵👇🏻 (1/10) Image (2/10) COUNTER-TERROR

FSB’s special forces are top-tier. 💪

They cleaned up the North Caucasus from terrorism, then they did the same in Syria.

Now, they’re on the front lines, making sure Russia stays safe.
Apr 2 8 tweets 3 min read
🧵 CHINA SHUTS DOWN BLACKROCK’S PANAMA CANAL AMBITIONS

China has paused a $23 bln deal pushed by the US’s biggest asset manager to put the canal’s ports back under American control amid concerns over its economic and geopolitical ramifications. Here’s what’s at stake. (1/8)👇 Image (2/8) In early March, Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings reached a deal with a BlackRock-led consortium to sell Hutchison Port Holdings, which operates 43 ports across 23 nations, including two of the Panama Canal’s four major ports. Image