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by Michael We are literally in the middle of World War III, but most Americans seem to be under the impression that everything is just fine. Stock prices just set a new record, Taylor Swift just got married, and most of us are partying like it is 1999. Meanwhile, Russian forces are gobbling up more …
TradingView or Investing.com Russian 10-year government bond yield chart (real-time and historical data showing recent spike to 16.5% range): https://www.investing.com/rates-bonds/russia-10-year-bond-yield h/t DumbMoneyMedia
by Michael Most people living in the western world have no idea how close we are to a nuclear showdown with Russia. During the late stages of the Biden administration, there was talk that the U.S. could give Ukraine long-range missiles that could be used to hit cities deep inside Russian territory. Thankfully, the Biden …
⚡️ Russian drones struck civilian vessels bound for Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba, a drone attack set a Panama-flagged cargo ship on fire. A 58-year-old Egyptian cook was killed, while eight crew members, including… pic.twitter.com/6Y0fy6M8rj — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 22, 2026
Video from Moscow Oil Refinery show big explosion that blow huge tank roof high in air like flying saucer. New footage suggest it was Russian surface to air missile that miss Ukrainian drone and hit own tank instead. This happen during big Ukrainian drone attack on refinery near Moscow. Russia report many drones shot down …
/2. Zoom on the falling Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber pic.twitter.com/3Vg28NlodC — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) June 15, 2026 Footage from the crash site of the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber. https://t.co/4lnFDUp0pZ pic.twitter.com/agQxbqVPy2 — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) June 15, 2026 h/t CFP
Footage shows the strikes clean while the planes sat in repair. These beasts hunt subs and launch long-range strikes. Russia’s air fleet keeps shrinking hit after hit. Ukrainian drones penetrating deep and lighting up high-value targets again. This keeps happening while Russia brags about endless reserves. Moscow bleeding aircraft faster than they replace them. Ukraine …
Ukraine burns cash on expensive missiles against cheap Iranian clones flooding the sky. The Europe losing a war of attrition on purpose. 10k a year of drone interceptors when Russia is building 200 Shaheed clones a day is ~13% that drone’s production rate. 🤦♂️ https://t.co/mD1NH28n3C — Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) May 3, 2026
Ukraine’s military says it hit some of Russia’s most advanced combat aircraft deep inside its territory, striking Su-57 stealth fighters and a Su-34 bomber in the Chelyabinsk region, roughly 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The strike took place on April 25, according to Ukraine’s General Staff, which did not disclose the method …
It is also creating a huge spilled oil mess in the Black Sea. Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery is now burning out of control this morning after an overnight Ukrainian drone raid. Locals report that additional oil storage tanks exploded. pic.twitter.com/PN6YwLkQ3j — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 28, 2026 Water supply has been suspended in Tuapse after a …
🚨BREAKING NEWS The Russian ship Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 730,000 barrels of oil, has arrived in Cuba despite US threats.🇷🇺🇨🇺 Russia did not inform the US in any way. On Putin's orders, the ship was escorted by a frigate during the voyage and by a submarine in the… pic.twitter.com/odDLV2P1MC — Aleksey The Great 🇷🇺🎖 (@aleksthgrt) March …
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine used NATO airspace to attack Russia with drones, which was proven today by experts It's a dangerous game https://t.co/CfjZOWpErh pic.twitter.com/IpsyvIr7iN — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) March 25, 2026 ‼️Flight path of Ukranian drones into Russia's Leningrad region. As I earlier suggested, the drones were launched in coordination with Brussels from western Ukraine through Poland, …
🇨🇺 Ships carrying Russian fuel are heading to Cuba Tankers with gas and oil are expected to reach the island on March 23 and April 4, according to shipping data cited by the Financial Times. One vessel transporting gas sails under a Hong Kong flag, while the oil tanker flies a… pic.twitter.com/id8fhDdB1l — Visegrád 24 …
.@POTUS is taking decisive steps to promote stability in global energy markets and working to keep prices low as we address the threat and instability posed by the terrorist Iranian regime. To increase the global reach of existing supply, @USTreasury is providing a temporary… — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) March 12, 2026 The Department …
🚨BREAKING: Putin has ORDERED the Russian government to look into HALTING ALL energy supplies to Europe 🇷🇺 Welcome, to World War III pic.twitter.com/UBboJ64UPN — BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 (@BROKENBRITAIN0) March 9, 2026
BREAKING: A Russian ship, Arctic Metagaz, carrying gas was sunk off the coast of Libya by an unknown attacker. All 30 crew members were rescued. The tanker was under US and UK sanctions as part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.” pic.twitter.com/zLh5c312LC — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 4, 2026
BREAKING: 🇷🇺🇮🇷🇺🇸 Putin is the Iran war's one sure winner — Bloomberg The war could benefit Russia by draining US missiles, driving up oil prices, and reviving Russian energy markets pic.twitter.com/SVXFg6yRkI — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March 3, 2026 34% of the global fertilizer supply travels through the Strait of Hormuz. If this is a prolonged war …
https://twitter.com/NewsAlgebraIND/status/2028817257393266739 BREAKING: China tells Israel Beijing opposes strikes on Iran, state media reports — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 3, 2026 Oh look, China finally woke up *CHINA GAS BUYERS SAY BEIJING PUSHING TEHRAN TO KEEP HORMUZ OPEN https://t.co/DiyJLDW62W — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 3, 2026 JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇮🇷 China pushes Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz, …
BREAKING: 🇷🇺🇪🇺 The EU is likely to increase energy imports from Russia – A leading energy analyst tells POLITICO The EU has reached a "panic moment" as not all member states have sufficient energy reserves pic.twitter.com/7v3GnLZf2f — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March 2, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the POLITICO article (March 1) is real. Analyst Ana Maria Jaller-Makarewicz …
https://twitter.com/steve_hanke/status/2026324205986361602 Factcheck: No. The claim misrepresents events. Supplies to Slovakia (nearly 100%) & Hungary (~70-80% Russian oil via this route) halted Jan 27 after Russian drone strike damaged Druzhba pipeline infrastructure in western Ukraine (Lviv/Brody area; Ukraine released photos of fires/damage). On Feb 23, Ukraine drone-struck a Russian pumping station (Kaleykino, Tatarstan) upstream on the …
Probably means the antibiotics story is true. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has admitted he had two affairs with Russian women while married to his now-ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, and issued a groveling apology for his links with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, 70, told staffers at his foundation on Tuesday that he flew on a …
Russia has allegedly requested UN security council to investigate – so if true, could be significant. The story is, UK and France want to give Ukraine nukes so that they have a bargaining chip for the negotiations to end the war. Actually I can see this coming easily, the EU-tards will not accept a defeat, …
He's not wrong. Europe spent decades making themselves dependent on Russian gas, then acted shocked when that became leverage. Buying Russian energy while sending Ukraine weapons is literally funding both sides of the conflict. The strategic incoherence is staggering. — Adams Azeez | Creative Strategist (@Leader_zeez) February 7, 2026 Ave electricity rates are 3x to …
https://twitter.com/IntlNow/status/2019689515695370745 🚨BREAKING: #Assassination attempt on #Russia's #GRU Deputy Chief Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseev in Moscow! Shot multiple times in his apartment building on Volokolamskoye Highway — hospitalized in critical condition. Shooter escaped.With GRU head Kostyukov👇https://t.co/nb9Yi2VykG — Make Germany Great Again (@Great_GER_Again) February 6, 2026 https://twitter.com/ceanmedia/status/2019702944510492919 A senior Russian military general was shot several times and …
The U.S. and Russian Federation agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue. Read more here: https://t.co/bTcwtG77Zo@SEPeaceMissions @DeptofWar pic.twitter.com/NZ51GhsFEV — U.S. European Command (@US_EUCOM) February 5, 2026 The US and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level dialogue between their armed forces. The announcement came after a meeting of senior US and Russian military officers in Abu …
When will Germany admit the Orange Man was right? Look at these fools 😅 They even destroyed their Nuclear Power Plants pic.twitter.com/00uy1CAvJo — Groossa (@GBRSSA) January 16, 2026 Good times https://t.co/e4sUUGPwqF pic.twitter.com/hPYCuyy1Oq — Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 16, 2026 🚨 Incredible – In 2019, President Trump warned Germany about becoming totally reliant on Russian energy …
US President Donald Trump has purportedly backed a Bill that threatens to raise tariffs on countries buying energy products, including oil, from Russia, to at least 500 per cent. If approved, the Bill will add pressure on countries like India, China and Brazil which continue to purchase Russian oil despite US sanctions. According to US …
by Michael If we wanted to make Russian President Vladimir Putin and his minions extremely angry, we have certainly accomplished that task. When I learned that the U.S. had seized an oil tanker that was displaying a Russian flag and that was being protected by Russian warships, I was absolutely stunned. I have been relentlessly warning that …
HEGSETH: “200 AMERICANS WENT DOWNTOWN IN CARACAS” Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly trolled Russia’s multi-billion dollar air defense systems protecting Venezuela, revealing nearly 200 American special forces operators penetrated downtown Caracas while calling it “re-establishing deterrence.” Hegseth delivered the remarks during a speech at a Virginia shipbuilding facility, praising the military’s “support of law enforcement” in …
Russia’s response to a failed Ukrainian drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s state residence will not be diplomatic, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Monday. Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that on the night of December 28-29, “the Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack using 91 long-range strike unmanned aerial …