Vladimir Putin at the Expanded meeting of Defence Ministry Board

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73035 President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Comrade officers, Mr Shoigu, A year ago, we met at the concluding meeting of the Defence Ministry Board and discussed priority tasks linked with the conduct of the special military operation, and we talked about additional measures to strengthen the army and navy. Today, we will evaluate the achievements of the past 12 months and single out the spheres where we still have to fundamentally improve and step up our work. The year 2023Continue reading “Vladimir Putin at the Expanded meeting of Defence Ministry Board”

Repo Man

Wall Street on Parade: https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/11/the-u-s-treasurys-financial-crisis-warning-bell-didnt-ring-before-the-repo-crisis-of-2019-or-this-years-bank-runs/ The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crisis Warning Bell Didn’t Ring Before the Repo Crisis of 2019 or This Year’s Bank Runs By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: November 30, 2023 ~ The Office of Financial Research (OFR) is a unit of the U.S. Treasury Department. OFR was created as part of theContinue reading “Repo Man”

The End of Cabinet War

Big Serge: https://open.substack.com/pub/bigserge/p/the-end-of-cabinet-war? The century intervening from the fall of Napoleon in 1815 to the beginning of the First World War in 1914 is usually regarded as a sort of golden age for Prusso-German militarism. In this period, the Prussian military establishment won a series of spectacular victories over Austria and France, establishing an auraContinue reading “The End of Cabinet War”

“Meat at the Front”, the NATO Gambit, and Russian Breakthroughs

Simplicius: https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-112523-major-avdeevka-breakthroughs ********************************************************************** A picture is beginning to emerge of the general direction that the elites want to push Europe into for the coming decade. One must think of geopolitical phases in the same fashion as tactical defense structures. There’s a first echelon defense line, then a second behind it, which is already undergoing preparationContinue reading ““Meat at the Front”, the NATO Gambit, and Russian Breakthroughs”

Trend’s No Friend

Some final thoughts on Census 2023 projections: 1- From 2024 to 2050…Census projects the US population to grow 25+ million —The native-born US population projected to grow 1 million… —Immigration projected to account for the other 24 million… 2- Bulk of that immigration will come “illegally” from Central America and South America. These immigrants haveContinue reading “Trend’s No Friend”

The Reckoning

Big Serge: https://bigserge.substack.com/p/russo-ukrainian-war-the-reckoning The Russo-Ukrainian War has been a novel historical experience for a variety of reasons, and not only for the intricacies and technicalities of the military enterprise itself. This became the first conventional military conflict to occur in the age of social media and planetary cinematography (that is, the ubiquitous presence of cameras).Continue reading “The Reckoning”

Uninsured Deposits

Wall Street on Parade: https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/11/the-deposit-insurance-fund-has-a-balance-of-117-billion-to-protect-deposits-at-4622-banks-but-one-of-those-banks-has-1-4-trillion-in-uninsured-deposits/ The Deposit Insurance Fund Has a Balance of $117 Billion to Protect Deposits at 4,622 Banks. But One of Those Banks Has $1.4 Trillion in Uninsured Deposits Today, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will call federal banking regulators before it to testify at a hearing at 10 a.m. The underlying themeContinue reading “Uninsured Deposits”

End Game?

Simplicius: https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/western-officials-increasingly-pushing?publication_id=1351274&post_id=138584380&isFreemail=true&r=9ozk It seems every day there’s a new bombshell as the Ukrainian project tailspins out of control. The new one making waves is from NBC, which has broached what was already being ‘whispered’ of in closed circles: There were several reports I’ve relayed in the past few weeks which spoke of “secret” ongoing negotiations.Continue reading “End Game?”