The Nakba, aka, the founding of the artificial state of “Israel”
For some reason, nothing that happened today inspired me to write a feature article. It’s a good opportunity to review the history of the Nakba.
Israel’s “founding” is unlike that of any other country in history. The “nation” was founded by brutally ethnically cleansing a territory that was already fully populated and simply squatting on the largely vacated land.
This was only possible due to a perfect storm of circumstances for the unfortunate Palestinians, comprising inter alia the following components:
A dream of a Jewish homeland nurtured by the obscenely wealthy Rothschild family, the politically influential Arthur Balfour, Chaim Weizmann and a slew of others from as early as the late 1800s;
A hyper-religious bunch of Americans, including the US president Harry Truman, who was one of the first politically active “Christian” Zionists, who was so fanatical that he thought he was elected by God to ram the proposal of a “state of Israel” through the UN by twisting arms and other machinations, some legal, none moral.
A death cult known as "Christian" Zionism infiltrated the Evangelical “church” to such an extent that the moral teachings of Jesus were given short shrift, and Israel was exalted, with pastors proudly throwing their chests out and proudly exclaiming “I stand with Israel.” True Christianity became a distant memory.
The boots on the ground responsible for making the ethnic cleansing work were 3 European Jewish terror gangs, ie, the Irgun, the Lehi (aka Stern Gang) and the Haganah.
These terrorists, like today’s IDF, were specialists in killing, torture, extorsion, and other dirty methods of acquiring other people’s stuff. The most famous case of ethnic cleansing was perpetrated by these terrorists in Deir Yassin, whose revolting story you can read about here
The best and quickest way to get an overview of the Nakba, aka, founding of “Israel” is to view this aljazeera documentary.
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Major indicator of US economic strength has worst run since 1973
Major indicator of US economic strength has worst run since 1973
The US dollar — once a pillar of American economic strength — is having its worst start to the year since 1973.
President Trump's whipsawing trade and economic policies have prompted investors to sell what is still the world's dominant currency.
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6-30, 2025 China just proved it can shut down auto production around the world
China dominates the world‘s production and processing of rare earth elements, which are used in all kinds of things: sports equipment, national defense, and each of the roughly 16 million cars sold in the US every year. The Asian country suddenly restricted exports in early April 2025. The move sent shockwaves through the auto industry which can’t build cars without these minerals. CNBC Dove in to see how we got here, and how the auto industry might find its way out. shifting forces shaping the next chapter of the global economy.
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Trump threatens withholding federal funding from NYC to punish Mamadani. It’s unconstitutional, it’s dirty, it’s Trump.
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They said it couldn’t happen. It just did
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https://medium.com/@neilbaron/trumps-tariffs-are-hurting-america-29fb399bd7bb
Trump’s tariffs are hurting America
Nov 29, 2018
Donald Trump’s trade policy hasn’t delivered the results he promised. Worse, it’s hurting Americans.
Trump’s tariffs have increased the cost of imported components and put pressure on corporate profit margins likely to lead to job loss, weaker wage growth and lower consumer spending (which accounts for 72 percent of GDP.) Many sectors suffer from dropping sales, and China is adjusting by replacing US imports with goods from other countries.
Manufacturers in many Federal Reserve districts report higher prices, supply chain disruptions and shrinking margins attributable to Trump’s trade policies. Tariffs are also hurting businesses and job growth, causing job loss, and incentivizing companies to move production offshore.
China’s retaliatory tariffs on United States’ pork have cut U.S. sales to China from 460,000 metric tons in 2016 to 170,000 through August of this year. The USDA reported the biggest weekly drop in net pork sales since October 2016. Chinese buyers have found companies in Europe and South America to replace sales from the U.S. There’s reason to worry this is not a short-term aberration but a long-term change in the global market for one of the world’s largest commodities.
China also found suppliers in Canada and Brazil for soy beans it used to buy from U.S. farmers. Two thousand U.S. pecan growers saw their sales hit by Chinese retaliatory tariffs.
Some small businesses aren’t hiring due to soaring steel and aluminum prices. The Tampa Bay Times laid off 50 workers this year in reaction to higher newsprint prices. California Light & Motion, a lighting company, is moving production abroad.
Companies that shifted manufacturing back to the U.S. have scuttled plans to expand and hire workers because tariffs were making imported parts too costly.
Bicycle manufacturer Kent International had opened a South Carolina factory because Walmart, its biggest customer, promoted U.S. manufacturing. But the economics didn’t work. Kent’s CEO, Arnold Kamler now travels to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines and Taiwan to find new suppliers for Chinese products. “We are not bringing jobs back to America with this thing,” Kamler said. “We are bringing jobs to different countries in Southeast Asia.”
Walmart warned the U.S. Trade Representative that tariffs on Chinese components may force price hikes and undermine its efforts to re-shore production.
Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson complained that higher commodity prices from tariffs will be a drag on 2018 results. Harley said it plans to relocate some production overseas to avoid European Union retaliatory tariffs, which will cost some employees their jobs.
U.S. manufacturers that use Chinese components subject to tariffs suffer because Chinese-made finished goods with the same components avoid U.S. tariffs and are less expensive.
The Tax Foundation estimated that if all tariffs announced as of June 22 were fully enacted, U.S. GDP would fall by 0.59 percent ($148 billion), wages would fall by 0.38 percent and employment would fall by 459,816. Forbes recently concluded that if China and other countries retaliated with their own tariffs, output in all countries will fall and global GDP would contract.
According to the International Monetary Fund, trade tensions created by Trump’s tariffs could cut global growth 0.5 percent by 2020 (or $430 billion in lost GDP worldwide), with America having the most to lose given its high volume of exports.
Trump’s tariffs are not hurting the Chinese enough for them to capitulate. The negative impact on China’s growth may range from 2 percent to 3.4 percent of exports, and 0.3 percent to 0.5 percent of nominal GDP. Chinese companies are shifting production to countries like Vietnam, Serbia and Mexico to avoid U.S. tariffs.
Trump isn’t shrinking the trade deficit with China or globally as he promised. The nine-month China trade surplus with the U.S. is $225.79 billion, up 15 percent from the same period last year. Those deficits will probably grow, spurred by domestic demand and a strong dollar. China’s monthly trade surplus hit a record high of $34.1 billion in September, up from a $31.05 billion surplus in August.
There’s no evidence that the new NAFTA (aka the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement) would have any material effect on our trade deficit with Mexico or Canada. Nor is it likely to increase economic growth or manufacturing employment in the US. It will add costs to cars built in the U.S. with Mexican components, and could increase prices to U.S. consumers, make them less competitive with cars built elsewhere, and drive production outside the U.S.
More danger lurks. Trump is more like a petulant bully than a statesman, taking opposition personally and striking back at those who oppose him. So, buoyed by his highest approval ratings yet, he’s unlikely to back down.
Sadly, Congress won’t step in. Trump’s national approval rating is 47 percent versus just 14 percent for Congress. Among Republican voters, Trump’s approval rating is 85 percent, versus just 31 percent for Congress. Congressional Republicans won’t oppose Trump because they need his base to keep their seats. So in effect, Trump’s base is prescribing a trade policy that is hurting America.
Neil Baron advised the SEC and congressional staff on rating agency reform. He represented Standard & Poor’s from 1968 to 1989, was Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Fitch Ratings from 1989 to 1998. He also served on the board of Assured Guaranty for a decade.
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https://tsargrad.tv/dzen/itogi-12-dnevnoj-vojny-polkovnik-vvs-turcii-raskryl-poteri-izrailja_1301610
29 June 2025 11:40
The results of the 12-day war: a colonel of the Turkish Air Force revealed the losses of Israel
Results of the 12-day war: Turkish Air Force Colonel reveals Israel's losses
Israel failed to achieve its goals and suffered unexpected losses.
A Turkish Air Force Colonel revealed details of the results of the 12-day war, which seems to have ended only formally - last night, Tehran's air defense was back in operation, shortly after Trump's new threats.
Retired Turkish Air Force Colonel, former military attaché, member of the Central Committee of the Turkish Vatan ("Homeland") party Ihsan Sefa, in a conversation with ria.ru journalists, revealed Israel's losses following the 12-day war with Iran.
According to the officer, Tel Aviv did not expect such a rebuff from Tehran, as well as the penetration of the echeloned air defense, and therefore did not expect that there would be any losses at all, especially such large-scale ones.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei previously declared Tehran's victory over Tel Aviv and the United States following the 12-day war, and congratulated the Iranian people on their victory over Israel. Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said that more than 620 people were killed and 4,870 were injured in the IDF attacks. At the same time, Israel reported more than 20 dead and over 1,470 injured.
What was Israel's goal in attacking? To destroy Iran's nuclear potential, destroy the will and determination of the Iranian people to fight, promote regime change in Iran, and establish a government under the command of imperialism. To prevent Iran from becoming a threat to Israel by inflicting enormous damage on it. Has Israel achieved these goals? No. <…> Iran is the same as it was 12 days ago. Moreover, it has become even more prestigious among the countries of the region. And who won? said the Turkish Air Force colonel.
At the same time, Israel suffered enormous damage and colossal material losses that it did not expect. Moreover, Tehran, apparently, pulled off a unique move and made Tel Aviv believe in its success - Persian media reports that military and political leaders "killed" by Israel have begun to come back to life in Iran.
First, the commander of the Al-Quds special forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, General Ismail Qaani (the successor of Soleimani, killed by the Americans in 2020), whom Israel declared killed, appeared at the celebration of the "victory over Israel" in Tehran. Then the chief adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, whom Israel declared killed, turned out to be alive. The media publishes a photo of Ali Shamkhani in Tehran with a cane and surrounded by guards. Israel announced his death on June 14, it was reported that he "died of his wounds," the author of the news channel "Russia Now" quotes.
All parties to the conflict have appropriated the victory for themselves. Israel suffered mainly damage to urban infrastructure, Iran - in people and equipment, and the United States is still trying with all its might to prove that the strike on Iran was incredibly successful and saved everyone. This conflict will still make itself felt and next time it will be more intense. Iran has gained expensive but valuable experience: the special services need to be shaken up a little more than completely; its own fighter aircraft are needed; the state's air defense will have to be built anew. The enrichment of uranium, around which the conflict allegedly flared up, will definitely continue in Iran. So another war awaits us in the future. In the meantime, Israel has declared that it will bomb Iran whenever and however it feels necessary, - writes military volunteer Alexey Zhivov.
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Our thanks to James Morris:
You might be interested in listening to the following YouTube with Candace as well:
Candace Owens: The Bible doesn’t command us to support israel:
https://youtube.com/shorts/Hdk7WjE1Fno?si=9n4iSnI8OEeiNyZF
Candace also mentioned the Scofield Bible in the above video short:
The Scofield Bible—The Book That Made Zionists of America’s Evangelical Christians:
Following Youtube with Candace Owens is a must listen as well:
Candace Owens - The Truth About The Israel Lobby:
Listen to what is in store for those like Candace Owens, Tucker and others criticizing Israel in the following video short:
CRITICIZING ISRAEL:
https://youtube.com/shorts/sHu2WfGUWIc?si=EGfMu4zZ4OBJ2tXN
Listen to what Scheuer said about who is behind such in the following YouTube:
EX-CIA Michael Scheuer: Israel Tried to Trick America Into WAR With Iran - This Is How:
Can listen to Michael Scheuer's response to my C-SPAN 'Washington Journal' viewer call in the following YouTube:
9/11 Motive & Media Betrayal:
On Sun, Jun 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM, Anthony J. Chibbaro wrote:
AIPAC and Christians for Israel - are ALL very EVIL TRAITORS to America - the halls of Congress are filled with such TRAITORS.
Israel & Zionists control our politicians and even most Christians, who have been LIED to by their Preachers.
Ted Cruz and Michael Huckabee and John Hagee are among the worst LIARS when they quote the Bible.
From the Bible - Genesis 12:3 . . God's promise to ABRAM - "I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you" . . . There was NO 'Israel' then.
Remember the USS Liberty - curses on our ENEMY Israel.
Fighter planes were launched from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga to defend the Liberty / told directly to me by an officer who had been aboard the Saratoga at that time - TRAITOR Lyndon Johnson called them back and then covered up the attack by Israel.
TC
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https://tsargrad.tv/dzen/itogi-12-dnevnoj-vojny-polkovnik-vvs-turcii-raskryl-poteri-izrailja_1301610
29 June 2025 11:40
Results of the 12-day war: Turkish Air Force Colonel reveals Israel's losses
Israel failed to achieve its goals and suffered unexpected losses. A Turkish Air Force Colonel revealed details of the results of the 12-day war, which seems to have ended only formally - last night, Tehran's air defense was back in operation, shortly after Trump's new threats.
Retired Turkish Air Force Colonel, former military attaché, member of the Central Committee of the Turkish Vatan ("Homeland") party Ihsan Sefa, in a conversation with ria.ru journalists, revealed Israel's losses following the 12-day war with Iran.
According to the officer, Tel Aviv did not expect such a rebuff from Tehran, as well as the penetration of the echeloned air defense, and therefore did not expect that there would be any losses at all, especially such large-scale ones.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei previously declared Tehran's victory over Tel Aviv and the United States following the 12-day war, and congratulated the Iranian people on their victory over Israel. Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said that more than 620 people were killed and 4,870 were injured in the IDF attacks. At the same time, Israel reported more than 20 dead and over 1,470 injured.
What was Israel's goal in attacking? To destroy Iran's nuclear potential, destroy the will and determination of the Iranian people to fight, promote regime change in Iran, and establish a government under the command of imperialism. To prevent Iran from becoming a threat to Israel by inflicting enormous damage on it. Has Israel achieved these goals? No. <…> Iran is the same as it was 12 days ago. Moreover, it has become even more prestigious among the countries of the region. And who won? said the Turkish Air Force colonel.
At the same time, Israel suffered enormous damage and colossal material losses that it did not expect. Moreover, Tehran, apparently, pulled off a unique move and made Tel Aviv believe in its success - Persian media reports that military and political leaders "killed" by Israel have begun to come back to life in Iran.
First, the commander of the Al-Quds special forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, General Ismail Qaani (the successor of Soleimani, killed by the Americans in 2020), whom Israel declared killed, appeared at the celebration of the "victory over Israel" in Tehran. Then the chief adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, whom Israel declared killed, turned out to be alive. The media publishes a photo of Ali Shamkhani in Tehran with a cane and surrounded by guards. Israel announced his death on June 14, it was reported that he "died of his wounds," the author of the news channel "Russia Now" quotes.
All parties to the conflict have appropriated the victory for themselves. Israel suffered mainly damage to urban infrastructure, Iran - in people and equipment, and the United States is still trying with all its might to prove that the strike on Iran was incredibly successful and saved everyone. This conflict will still make itself felt and next time it will be more intense. Iran has gained expensive but valuable experience: the special services need to be shaken up a little more than completely; its own fighter aircraft are needed; the state's air defense will have to be built anew. The enrichment of uranium, around which the conflict allegedly flared up, will definitely continue in Iran. So another war awaits us in the future. In the meantime, Israel has declared that it will bomb Iran whenever and however it feels necessary, - writes military volunteer Alexey Zhivov.
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21:38 30.06.2025 (updated: 21:42 06/30/2025)
The Russian military completely liberated the territory of the LPR
The “beekeeper” said that the territory of the LPR was completely liberated
Moscow, Jun 30 - RIA Novosti. The head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik reported on the air of Channel One that the entire territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic was completely liberated.
"Just two days ago, a report came that the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic was completely released, 100%," Pasechnik said.
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Air strike update for 6-30, 2025
Strikes come from the north, south, east and west. The defense of the Armed Forces of Armed Forces is cracking at the seams: a report from the front from officer Shalandin
Russian military hit an oil terminal with fuel for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Officer Shalandin shared a report from the front.
Russian troops hit an oil terminal that supplied fuel to the Ukrainian Navy, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Military expert, reserve officer and combat veteran Oleg Shalandin told Tsargrad in more detail about the situation at the front.
Night strike
According to his information, last night the Russian army launched a massive missile and artillery strike with long-range precision weapons, air, sea and land-based ballistic hypersonic missile system "Kinzhal" and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The targets of the attack were military-industrial complex facilities and oil refineries. According to the report of the Defense Ministry, the goal of the strike was achieved, all designated facilities were hit, Oleg Shalandin noted in a conversation with Tsargrad.
Group "North"
Units of the group "North" [Sever] are advancing in their operational directions, improved the tactical position along the forward edge, inflicted damage on manpower and equipment, one mechanized, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade. Combat actions took place in the area of the settlements of Andreevka, Yablonovka, Varachino, Yunakovka, Kondratovka and Sadki. All this is located in the Sumy region.
In the Kharkov direction, a mechanized brigade, a brigade of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade and a border detachment of the border service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Milovoe, Akop, Chugunovka, Artelnoye, Dvurechenskoye, added Oleg Shalandin.
Groups "West" [Zapad] and "South" [Yug]
Units of the group "West" acted in a similar way. They have advanced and occupied more advantageous positions in their operational areas, and also improved their tactical position.
The situation is similar for the fighters of the "South" group, Oleg Shalandin pointed out.
The "Center" [Tsentr] group of forces
Units of the "Center" group have liberated the settlement of Novoukrainka in the DPR from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Also, in this direction, defeat was inflicted on the formations of three mechanized airborne assault brigades and a brigade of unmanned systems, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two brigades of marines, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade.
All this happened in the area of the settlements of Udachnoye, Lunacharskaya, Dachnaya, Novotoretskaya, Muravka, Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov and Razino of the Donetsk People's Republic, Oleg Shalandin said.
In all these directions, the enemy suffered losses totaling around 800 people, lost 15 vehicles, 4 field artillery guns, a "Cossack" armored vehicle, and an M113 armored personnel carrier made in the USA.
In addition, the air defense systems shot down a long-range "Neptune" guided missile and 102 aircraft-type UAVs, Oleg Shalandin summarized.