Globalism / Great Reset –
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 1 it is seeking information from the public “on chronic chemical hazards from gas ranges.”
The commission released a draft public notice on the request for information, but has not released the final notice. The final one should be published in the Federal Register next week, a commission spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email.
The RFI comes after the Department of Energy proposed new rules for gas stoves and other cooking appliances.
“As required by Congress, the Department of Energy is proposing efficiency standards for gas and electric cooktops—we are not proposing bans on either,” a spokesperson for the department said in February.
The proposal would block approximately half of the gas cooking appliances currently on the market, the DOE said in a recent analysis.
OBSERVATION – Like a zombie, the gas stove ban rises from the dead as the govt moves forward like there was no pushback from when Trumka first pushed the ban several months ago. This is how a tyrannical govt works, like a glacier, slowly pushing opposition out of the way to attain its goals.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate levels converged on Brussels on Friday, creating major traffic disruption in Belgium’s capital city.
The BB farmers union and several others combined efforts to gather more than 2,700 farm vehicles, according to Brussels police.
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The Flemish regional government is struggling to find a deal to cut nitrate pollution over farmers’ objections that it would put many out of business.
Farmers also claim that their trade has to make much deeper cuts than industry and want to see a more equitable spread.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/03/04/farmers-blockade-eu-capital-to-fight-fertiliser-restrictions/
OBSERVATION – The European war on farmers and ranchers continue. They have skyrocketing food prices (even higher than here in the US) and their plans do very little to reduce their carbon ‘footprint’, especially in comparison to China and India, who are multiplying coal and gas power plants like rabbits. But the WEF/GGR pick the low hanging fruit first and the sheeple of Europe are ripe. And remember – you will have nothing (to eat) but will be happy.
Wuhan virus –
Early, early on in the wuhan jab plandemic, I noted reports that the mRNA turned out to be an abortificant – causing miscarriages in the majority of pregnant women tested. Now the understanding that the jab further affected other aspects of a woman’s reproductive system (as well as a man’s) – resulting in loss of fertility and ability to get pregnant. Now more evidence is out showing that Pfizer deliberately played games with preliminarily testing on pregnant women and misrepresented the results in order to get the CDC to approve use on pregnant women (follow the $$$). FOIA is coming around to bite them and hopefully place a bunch of Pfizer execs as well as officials in the CDC and HHS behind bars or at the very least shelling outboo-coo bucks in legal fees and judgements.
https://maryannedemasi.substack.com/p/exclusive-whatever-happened-to-pfizers
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Official British Government reports confirming eight times more people died due to Covid-19 vaccination within six months of the vaccine rollout than had died of Covid-19 within eighteen months are extremely worrying and evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines currently on offer should have been withdrawn from public use nearly 2 years ago.
According to official NHS data which can be viewed here, from March 2020 up to the 25th of August 2021; a period of 18 months, 90,147 Covid deaths within 28 days of a positive test have been recorded in England hospitals.
Of these 86.315 all died of other serious pre-existing conditions including dementia, chronic kidney disease, chronic pulmonary disease, chronic neurological disease, and heart disease. However, they were added to the Covid statistics due to having received a positive test within 28 days of their death.
https://expose-news.com/2023/03/01/covid-vaccination-8x-deadlier-than-disease/
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/covid-deaths-21-report-week-32.pdf
OBSERVATION – The medical tyranny is not able to keep these numbers under wraps anymore as study upon study continue to come out showing the deadly affects of the jab on society as a whole.
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher took a victory lap on Friday on behalf of all COVID “dissenters” like himself throughout the course of the pandemic.
Following the revelations that U.S. government agencies like the FBI and the Energy Department are endorsing the COVID lab-leak theory and studies that show the effectiveness of natural immunity and the ineffectiveness of mask-wearing and lockdowns, Maher suggested a large swath of Americans should feel vindicated.
“I feel like the people who were the dissenters are looking pretty good. I was one of them,” Maher said during a panel discussion. “I remember getting a lot of s-— from a lot of places.”
Maher scoffed at January 2021 Daily Beast headline that read “Bill Maher Pushes Steve Bannon Wuhan Lab COVID Conspiracy.” “Yeah, it was just Steve Bannon,” Maher sarcastically reiterated. “Well, it was, you know, the former head of the CDC, it’s the FBI, it’s the Energy Department.”
OBSERVATION – News FLASH, blind squirrel finds nut.
Invasion of Illegals –
Federal authorities have not yet brought criminal charges against two Honduran nationals who allegedly shot and killed a bald eagle in Nebraska to eat it for dinner.
On February 28, Stanton County sheriffs arrested two Honduran nationals found carrying a dead bald eagle after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle outside of the Wood Duck State Wildlife Management.
The two individuals, 20-year-old Ramiro Hernandez-Tziquin and 20-year-old Domingo Zetino-Hernandez, spoke no English and only carried documents from the Honduran consulate as a form of identification, according to Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger.
Killing a bald eagle, the country’s national bird, violates the 1940 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, a federal law with a maximum punishment of one year in prison.
OBSERVATION – SMH, protected class even to killing a bald eagle.
Biden / Harris watch –
Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed last month during a routine health screening, the White House has said.
All cancerous tissue was removed and no further treatment is required, Mr Biden’s doctor said.
Kevin O’Connor, Mr Biden’s doctor, wrote in a note provided to media on Friday that the lesion was removed from Mr Biden’s chest on 16 February at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington DC.
“No further treatment is required,” he said, adding that the area has “healed nicely” since the biopsy was taken.
The note said that the type of cancer found - basal cell carcinoma - does not normally spread, or metastasise.
OBSERVATION – Keeping this under wraps, failed transparency.
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Now one to raise your blood pressure futher - The Pentagon’s inspector general for Afghanistan complains in a new report the Biden administration is hiding classified annexes detailing side deals it made with the Taliban before the withdrawal, including restrictions on US fighting and Taliban counterterror efforts.
Biden made US troops in Afghanistan coordinate w/ his envoy Khalilzad on how & when they could engage with the Taliban enemy. Troops were not allowed to engage even when checkpoints attacked. In Doha, Khalilzad brokered withdrawal w/ the Taliban 5 Obama freed from Gitmo.”
OBSERVATION – Treasonous, how may soldiers were killed because of this abomination.
Strategic Activity / Deployments –
Air Mobility Command has directed its refueling and cargo planes to obscure the majority of identifying information painted on the aircraft, citing national security concerns — an unusual move that is alarming to government watchdogs.
James Stewart, a spokesman for Air Mobility Command, told Military.com in an emailed statement that airmen’s missions take them around the globe and often involve sensitive movements of cargo — the main reason behind the change.
OBSERVATION – OPSEC is one reasonable answer the AMC gave. A lot of other conspiracy theories floating around concerning more nefarious reasons, which I don’t see as valid.
POLITICAL FRONT –
CPAC is closing up for the season. I payed little attention the proceedings as this was an off year and there was a lot of blovating and chest beating as various factions and individuals jockeyed for position on the national stage for the 2024 dumpster fire.
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A Chinese military company that was linked to Hunter Biden’s investment firm is now assisting the Russian military in the war in Ukraine, according to a report.
BHR Partners investment firm, where Hunter Biden was a board member and 10% stakeholder, worked with AVIC Automotive, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), to purchase the Michigan-based Henniges Automotive in September 2015, according to the Washington Examiner.
As the Wall Street Journal reported on February 4, AVIC’s subsidiary, AVIC International Holding Corporation, in October shipped $1.2 million worth of parts for Russian Su035 jet fighters to sanctioned Russian defense giant Rostec’s subsidiary Kret.
The Biden administration in recent weeks has warned that China is contemplating military aid to Ukraine, making Hunter Biden’s connection to a Chinese military company providing assistance to Russia a potential political headache for the administration.
OBSERVATION – Words escape me as to how to describe this level of corruption in the white house – and the words I do find would have me banned from the site.
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President Joe Biden’s willingness to sign a Republican-sponsored resolution to block new District of Columbia laws is angering some Democrats, and Rep. Debbie Lesko tells Newsmax that their reaction is “kind of fun to watch,” even if Biden’s decision is surprising.
“You know some of my Democratic colleagues, in fact, the majority of them really have this [opposition] against the police and law enforcement,” the Arizona Republican said on Newsmax’s “John Bachman Now” Friday. “They want to reduce criminal penalties on criminals and that’s why I believe crime is going up.”
The new D.C. laws overhaul how crime is prosecuted and punished in the nation’s capital, and by signing the resolution, Biden will allow Congress to nullify such laws for the first time in more than three decades.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/debbie-laslo-biden-dc/2023/03/03/id/1110988/
OBSERVATION – Deep, dark blue DC wants to become a more crime ridden hell hole than it already is – even too much for biden.
China –
Initial US intelligence suggesting that China is considering supplying lethal aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine was obtained from Russian government officials, sources say. U.S. officials then spent weeks corroborating the information from other sources of intelligence, the current and former officials said, and with allies who also brought additional streams of information. -NBC News
OBSERVATION – China playing the game and what Russia doesn’t realize is that China will eventually ‘own’ Russia.
Russia -
WAR WATCH - First Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022
CURRENT ASSESSMENT
Russian forces have initiated an offensive who’s declared goals are to reach and secure the Luhansk and Donetsk oblast borders — an objective that Russian Chief of General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov had also outlined on December 22, 2022. Troop and equipment build up is being noted
This offensive action is focused on several fronts –
1) the Svatove-Kreminna front,
2) Bahkmut region,
3) Donetsk region and
4) Zaporizhizhia Oblast around the town of Vuhledar.
Russia is also capable of launching more cruise/ballistic missile attacks directed against Ukrainian infrastructure -primarily its power grid, but massively reduced inventories of such missiles means these barrages will be further apart.
While Russia has nuclear capability, the probability is low that any will be used in the near future.
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Russian Personnel Issues –-
When Russia “mobilized” additional soldiers in late 2022, they did so in an improvised fashion because there was no precedent for such an action in a peacetime war like the one in Ukraine. This mobilization was left to regional (city and provincial) authorities, who had to select who would go PLUS provide uniforms, weapons and other basic supplies as well as pay and benefits. This saved the Defense Ministry a lot of money that it didn’t have in the first place. This seemed to be an innovative solution to many problems. It wasn’t. When the Defense Ministry was in charge there was some standardization in the process. In this case there wasn’t.
This meant that there was a wide variety of troops in terms of age, physical condition and willingness to serve in the army. The army did not provide any additional training for the newly mobilized troops. Some regions sent military veterans or even conducted some brief training. There was no time for much more. The mobilized troops had to be delivered to army units in Ukraine as soon as possible. In Ukraine the mobilized regional troops faced a grim situation. The army was unable to adequately supply its troops in Ukraine because the Ukrainians were very good at locating, attacking and destroying most of the supplies Russian sent to Ukraine for their troops. To make matters worse, there were corrupt officials in the Defense Ministry who often diverted supplies or the cash used to purchase them. Corruption was a major problem nationwide for a long time but this decentralized manpower mobilization scheme made it worse.
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20230304.aspx
Economic Impact –
Because of the war in Ukraine, Russia may run out of money in the next year, Russian oligarch and millionaire Oleg Deripaska, one of the richest men in Russia, warned on Friday.
“It seems like Russia won’t have money already next year, and we’ll need foreign investors,” he said at a economy conference in Siberia.
This statement came in contrast to a statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week in which he said that the economy was proving resilient in the face of sanction place on Russia.
Western countries announced more than 11,300 sanctions against Russia since it invaded Ukraine last February.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-733308
Ukraine -
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures rising to the mid 30’s – lower 40s with rain/snow over most of the forecast period
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Ukrainian forces appear to be setting conditions for a controlled fighting withdrawal from parts of Bakhmut and has initiated that withdrawl. The Ukraine has preemptively destroyed bridges is likely an indicator that Ukrainian troops may seek to inhibit Russian movement in eastern 0Bakhmut and limit potential westward Russian egress routes out of Bakhmut.
Lead elements of Russian forces are beginning to probe the defenses of Chasiv Yar, the next Ukrainian stronghold to the west as it seeks to complete the envelope around Bahkmut.
Russian forces have been fighting to take Bakhmut, a city with a pre-war population of roughly 70,000 people, since roughly May 2022 and have suffered devastating casualties in the process. Some conservative estimate have 7 Russian losses per 1 Ukrainian.
Some increased Russian activity along the border of Sumy Oblast on approach routes to the town of Konotop – an invasion route Russian attempted a year ago.
Donetsk sector also relatively active.
Russian Territory –
Russian officials released limited info about the March 2 incursion in Bryansk Oblast but failed to provide clarity about what actually transpired. Putin did not address the reported incident in a meeting with the Russian Security Council, per a readout.
Russian special services reportedly detained Ukrainian saboteurs from the “Russian Volunteer Corps” who attacked two villages yesterday in Bryansk Oblast
OUTLOOK –
Looks like Bahkmut’s days are numbered, but it served its purpose of bleeding the Russian (and Wagner) armies immensely. Fighting for that village since May 2022, now Russia is facing another series of bloody and destructive battles to continue the move west, across even less favorable terrain. If the 7:1 Russian / Ukraine casuality ratio is correct, Ukraine’s stubborn defense of the town served its purpose well. Russia may gain a small morale boost, with Wagner trying to claim all of it, but the repayment when Ukraine takes the offensive will be bitter.
Continued fierce fighting around Bahkmut as Ukraine extracts it forces to the next defensive line. Depending on how quickly Ukraine breaks contact and redeploys, Russia will have to consolidate its gains – leading to a break in action made even worse by the increasingly muddy conditions.
Russia failed to prevent Ukrainian planning and preparation for its offensive. OTOH, Ukraine effectively diluted Russia’s efforts of a substantial winter offensive and set its miliary back several months due to losses. Bahkmut will be a pyrrhic victory on the books, one that apparently has done little to advance their objectives.
Iran –
Protests against the use of some kind of poisionous gas against school girls are continuing throughout Iran. Authorities responding in various degrees of violence against the protestors.
https://bonginoreport.com/top-stories/hunter-biden-linked-to-chinese-military-company-now-aiding-russia-in-ukraine-war
Lucky for Biden the corrupt American 'press' will cover for him. Disgusting little toadies.
Had some other matters of greater importance that sucked my time away from preparing yesterday’s report. Today incorporates stuff for yesterday to catch up.
Globalism / Great Reset –
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on Tuesday published a draft plan to regulate cryptocurrencies, saying the plan’s implementation “will facilitate the development and advancement of the Israeli capital market and encourage innovation and competition.”
OBSERVATION – Until CBDCs come fully on line, the existing digital currency (cryptos) need to be brought under govt control. This is being worked on all across the globe and not just Israel. Cannot have a challenger to the globalist digital market.
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Former Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Amanda Lefton recommended late last year that, as part of its climate agenda, the Department of the Interior (DOI) move forward with higher royalty fees for an oil and gas lease sale spanning 958,202 acres in the Cook Inlet off the coast of Alaska, according to the memo obtained by Fox News Digital. DOI Assistant Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis ultimately signed off on the recommendation.
OBSERVATION – This impacts us with higher fuel prices, but also follows in the goal of the WEF in killing the fossil fuel industry, by making it more expensive for oil companies to drill and extract oil.
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Tractors paralyzed Brussels over the weekend in protest against the government’s nitrogen plan which is expected to lead to the closure of many farms.
OBSERVATION – The question is when will the rank and file citizens of Belgium stand up with the farmers? It will be too late for them once the govt has closed all the farms as they are planning to do and they face the economic fallout in the form of higher prices and unemployment. Remember – shutting down agricultural production is a key goal of the WEF/GGR crowd.
Wuhan virus –
Recently, a dog food product was recalled because it could make pets sick. A few days prior to that, thyroid medication for humans was also recalled by the FDA because it was subpotent while a blood pressure medication was withdrawn because it contained a cancer-causing impurity. The FDA also recently recalled chocolates because they might contain nuts in them since some people might be allergic to nuts. In the past, thousands of bags of lettuce were recalled because one bag was found to have listeria even though nobody had become sick.
Which begs the question: why haven’t the COVID “vaccines” been recalled?
The above products were recalled because they could be harmful. The COVID “vaccines” have been conclusively shown to be not only detrimental, but fatal.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/why-hasnt-the-fda-recalled-the-covid-vaccines/
OBSERVATION – Good question WHY. Several reasons 1) follow the money and 2) a deliberate effort to reduce global population and 3) Global leverage for tyrannical power.
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New evidence suggests Dr. Fauci prompted the drafting of “Proximal Origins” to disprove the lab leak theory, the authors of this paper skewed available evidence to achieve that goal, and Dr. Jeremy Farrar went uncredited despite significant involvement.
OBSERVATION – The depth and width of the corruption under Fauci is unbelievable. Given all the other factual revelations on how he handled wuhan (from lab creation in wuhan to the plandemic) such medical corruption is no longer surprising to me. What is surprising is why he hasn’t been locked up yet.
Economy –
More rumblings about the price of oil going north of $100/barrel by early summer.
CW2/Domestic violence –
The “week of action” for the self-styled “forest defenders” who are doing their best to stop the construction of a police training center in a forest just south of Atlanta started out yesterday with major action. Antifa related groups firebombed construction equipment, set fire to other existing structures and assaulted police with Molotov cocktails and fireworks. There were even reports of gunshots – though likely fireworks. I expect violence to grow as more activists flock to fight the fash. Nearly 3 dozen protestors/rioters have reportedly been arrested.
OBSERVATION - This looks to be a localized insurrection for now. If there are more protestor deaths due to FAFO, there could be some expanded protests in Antifa stronghold cities as occurred several months ago. The preparation for violence and execution of attacks on police indicate that they are ready for a more aggressive confrontation and things could well escalate quickly. I wouldn’t be surprised if the National Guard isn’t brought up to clear the rioters out.
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Credit card provider Discover Financial Services will soon allow its network to track purchases made using payment cards at gun stores—triggering criticism that such activity leads to targeting gun owners.
“Discover Card will begin tracking firearm purchases starting next month. There are more than 50 million Discover cards in use right now. They are coming for your guns little by little,” Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) said in a March 3 tweet.
“It’s called a Social Credit System. I have been warning ppl this is coming. This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said radio host Doll Arntzen.
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Biden’s efforts to restrict firearms and related products via ATF “rules” has been temporarily thwarted again by the courts. In the latest, a District court in Texas nixed the “ghost gun” rule. According to court documents, ATF did not analyze their “Frame or Receiver Rule,” also known as Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule, under the Supreme Court’s NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. This will be going next to the 5th Circuit which has recently ruled against the ATF in similar cases, including Cargill v. Garland.
OBSERVATION – The regime’s efforts to curtail 2d Amendment rights continues as they try to work backdoor methods to ban products/weapons. Being challenged in these cases is the ATFs attempt to essentially re-write federal statutes to enforce their rulemaking. According to the court filings, the plaintiffs argue that only congress can rewrite federal statue to make law, not regulatory agencies like ATF.
POLITICAL FRONT –
CPAC fallout continues as republicans/conservatives try to position themselves for 2024.
Russia -
WAR WATCH - First Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022
CURRENT ASSESSMENT
Russian forces have initiated an offensive who’s declared goals are to reach and secure the Luhansk and Donetsk oblast borders — an objective that Russian Chief of General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov had also outlined on December 22, 2022. Troop and equipment build up is being noted
This offensive action is focused on several fronts –
1) the Svatove-Kreminna front,
2) Bahkmut region,
3) Donetsk region and
4) Zaporizhizhia Oblast around the town of Vuhledar.
Russia is also capable of launching more cruise/ballistic missile attacks directed against Ukrainian infrastructure -primarily its power grid, but massively reduced inventories of such missiles means these barrages will be further apart.
While Russia has nuclear capability, the probability is low that any will be used in the near future.
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The impending capture of Bakhmut has given Wagner forces something to boast about – even with the decimation of its forces. Observers note that Wagner pushed into the meat grinder where regular Russian forces were reluctant.
NUCLEAR THREATS –
RUMINT-
Vladimir Putin is considering ending the offensive on March 5. This information was shared with its readers by the Telegram channel “general SVR”. According to the resource, the president of the Russian Federation plans to undergo another course of therapy at the beginning of the month, and therefore for some time he will lose the opportunity to fully manage the so-called “special operation”.
In this regard, the politician consults with the military about the possibility of stopping the assault on Ukrainian positions and switching to defense.
“The president has not made a decision and so far everything is under discussion,” writes general SVR.
NOTE – Given that today is the 6th – we have no word if he has made that decision. However, soil conditions in Ukraine are rapidly deteriorating making continuation of any offensive very difficult.
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RUMINT that Russia may be holding off procuring Iranian missiles based on a threat that to do so would cause the US to release ATACMS missiles in response.
Logistics –
Growing evidence that Russia is having rely on 50 year old T-62 tanks brought out of mothball and upgraded with slightly more modern sights as well as equally old BTR-50 APC. The decimated 1st GTA is noted as being rebuilt with T62s and BTR50s.
Russian Personnel Issues –-
Russia is increasingly relying on attacks by dismounted infantry (without armor) with small arms and sapper shovels as a means of close combat. Artillery support for such infantry groups was also significantly reduced due to the increasing shortage of ammunition, reports the UK Ministry of Defense.
Ukraine -
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures rising to the mid 30’s – lower 40s with rain/snow over most of the forecast period
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
The Bahkmut pocket is closing and Ukraine is staging a defensive retreat. Muddy conditions are hampering the withdrawal, combined with Russian artillery control/overwatch of the few egress routes. Ukrainian reinforcements have been able to stabilize the northern and southern flanks of the pocket.
Russian forces face river crossings to get into central Bahkmut from the north and east – slowing the advance further. Russia continues to pour resources into the push, but Ukraine continues to extract heavy casualities.
The bloody gains made by Russia at Bahkmut has given the Russian nationalists a lot to crow about over the weekend, propaganda victory that has not been seen in nearly one years worth of fighting.
OUTLOOK –
Ukraine is in the process of an organized withdrawal from Bakhmut. They may have waited a little too long as mud is increasing their casualties.
Russia will pursue their efforts until they control the rubble of concrete that once was Bahkmut. Their ability to press further west is questionable due to mud conditions and facing fresh Ukrainian troops in the next defensive line.
There are unconfirmed reports that Russia is also considering redeployment of forces from Bahkmut to other fronts, most notably Zaporizhizhia Oblast around the town of Vuhledar. Russia sees this southern front critical to defend Crimea as well as pushing Ukrainian forces out of range of Crimean targets and supply lines. This is becoming increasingly important as Ukraine has started deployment of longer ranged assets of its own creation.
Israel –
A growing numbers of Israeli reservists are speaking out against judicial overhaul plans, going as far as refusing to report for drills and training. Combined with large protests and a skyrocketing threat from Iran, such threatens Israeli readiness.
The 10 living former Israeli Air Force chiefs, who have all served at various points dating back to 1953, published an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday morning, stating that they were “trembling” from the impact of the government’s judicial overhaul on the readiness of the IDF’s pilots. The letter came a day after 37 out of 40 pilots from the 69th Squadron made the announcement that they would strike on Wednesday rather than attend their scheduled training.
OBSERVATION –
Netanyahu needs to diffuse this quickly before readiness is compromised further. In essence mutiny also threatens his position as the Israeli commander in chief.
Iran –
Protests continue across the country following reports suggest that chemical poisonings occurred in over 200 separate schools—primarily girls’ schools. Iranians believe that the govt condoned the attacks in retribution for the earlier protests against the requirement for women to wear head coverings.
OBSERVATION – The Imans are turning a blind eye to these attacks and are paying lip service to ‘investigate’ them. Already tee’d off, the population is reacting and any advances made by the regime to calm earlier protest have been burned away.
Syria -
With the quake now in the rear view mirror, Assad forces are resuming attacks in southern Idlib province.
Armenia/Azerbaijan -
A flare up over the weekend where an Armenian police unit was ambushed by an Azeri SOF elements. They withdrew when Russian armor units arrived to intervein in the situation.
Misc of Note –
A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations. Albuterol is used to treat asthma, along with conditions like Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which surged earlier in the year. The drug is one of the most commonly prescribed in the U.S. and it’s been on the FDA’s shortage list for months.
Akorn Pharmaceuticals, which was one of the major suppliers of albuterol, shut down operations at the end of February as part of Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. The company had previously been found to have manufacturing violations at its Illinois and New Jersey factories. The company stopped shipping albuterol before it shut down, and the drug has been on the FDA’s shortage list for months.
With Akorn shut down, there is onlyone major domestic company that can supply albuterol to hospitals and pharmacies. The U.S. relies heavily on foreign countries, including China and India, for pharmaceutical ingredients and drugs, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for domestic supply chains.
Albuterol hasn’t been the only drug affected by supply chain disruptions. The ADHD drug Adderall and anti-viral medication Tamiflu have also been in short supply, leaving patients scrambling for options.
OBSERVATION – Part of a repeating pattern of US based production of key supplies (like infant formula, antibiotics, childrens medicines, etc) and the govt not doing anything about its regulatory constipation to get things fixed.
Black Swans
The record setting snow in the Sierras is still making news and conditions continue to be interesting as more storms sweep across the state, adding more snow. Saw a remarkable photo of a snowblower working Donner pass, with snow piled up so high the blower was barely able to toss the snow over it.
This creates to dangers. As I’ve noted before, such heavy snow at low elevations can create massive floods from rain-on-snow events, should a warm weather system hit.
Second danger later on is the threat of massive wildfires. They were largely absent last year because there was little or no undergrowth/grass due to the drought. They will grow like crazy and by late summer/early fall they will be dried out and ready to burn. Be warned and prepared as this will likely be a similar scenario throughout the west.
Had some other matters of greater importance that sucked my time away from preparing yesterday’s report. Today incorporates stuff for yesterday to catch up.
Globalism / Great Reset –
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on Tuesday published a draft plan to regulate cryptocurrencies, saying the plan’s implementation “will facilitate the development and advancement of the Israeli capital market and encourage innovation and competition.”
OBSERVATION – Until CBDCs come fully on line, the existing digital currency (cryptos) need to be brought under govt control. This is being worked on all across the globe and not just Israel. Cannot have a challenger to the globalist digital market.
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Former Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Amanda Lefton recommended late last year that, as part of its climate agenda, the Department of the Interior (DOI) move forward with higher royalty fees for an oil and gas lease sale spanning 958,202 acres in the Cook Inlet off the coast of Alaska, according to the memo obtained by Fox News Digital. DOI Assistant Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis ultimately signed off on the recommendation.
OBSERVATION – This impacts us with higher fuel prices, but also follows in the goal of the WEF in killing the fossil fuel industry, by making it more expensive for oil companies to drill and extract oil.
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Tractors paralyzed Brussels over the weekend in protest against the government’s nitrogen plan which is expected to lead to the closure of many farms.
OBSERVATION – The question is when will the rank and file citizens of Belgium stand up with the farmers? It will be too late for them once the govt has closed all the farms as they are planning to do and they face the economic fallout in the form of higher prices and unemployment. Remember – shutting down agricultural production is a key goal of the WEF/GGR crowd.
Wuhan virus –
Recently, a dog food product was recalled because it could make pets sick. A few days prior to that, thyroid medication for humans was also recalled by the FDA because it was subpotent while a blood pressure medication was withdrawn because it contained a cancer-causing impurity. The FDA also recently recalled chocolates because they might contain nuts in them since some people might be allergic to nuts. In the past, thousands of bags of lettuce were recalled because one bag was found to have listeria even though nobody had become sick.
Which begs the question: why haven’t the COVID “vaccines” been recalled?
The above products were recalled because they could be harmful. The COVID “vaccines” have been conclusively shown to be not only detrimental, but fatal.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/why-hasnt-the-fda-recalled-the-covid-vaccines/
OBSERVATION – Good question WHY. Several reasons 1) follow the money and 2) a deliberate effort to reduce global population and 3) Global leverage for tyrannical power.
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New evidence suggests Dr. Fauci prompted the drafting of “Proximal Origins” to disprove the lab leak theory, the authors of this paper skewed available evidence to achieve that goal, and Dr. Jeremy Farrar went uncredited despite significant involvement.
OBSERVATION – The depth and width of the corruption under Fauci is unbelievable. Given all the other factual revelations on how he handled wuhan (from lab creation in wuhan to the plandemic) such medical corruption is no longer surprising to me. What is surprising is why he hasn’t been locked up yet.
Economy –
More rumblings about the price of oil going north of $100/barrel by early summer.
CW2/Domestic violence –
The “week of action” for the self-styled “forest defenders” who are doing their best to stop the construction of a police training center in a forest just south of Atlanta started out yesterday with major action. Antifa related groups firebombed construction equipment, set fire to other existing structures and assaulted police with Molotov cocktails and fireworks. There were even reports of gunshots – though likely fireworks. I expect violence to grow as more activists flock to fight the fash. Nearly 3 dozen protestors/rioters have reportedly been arrested.
OBSERVATION - This looks to be a localized insurrection for now. If there are more protestor deaths due to FAFO, there could be some expanded protests in Antifa stronghold cities as occurred several months ago. The preparation for violence and execution of attacks on police indicate that they are ready for a more aggressive confrontation and things could well escalate quickly. I wouldn’t be surprised if the National Guard isn’t brought up to clear the rioters out.
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Credit card provider Discover Financial Services will soon allow its network to track purchases made using payment cards at gun stores—triggering criticism that such activity leads to targeting gun owners.
“Discover Card will begin tracking firearm purchases starting next month. There are more than 50 million Discover cards in use right now. They are coming for your guns little by little,” Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) said in a March 3 tweet.
“It’s called a Social Credit System. I have been warning ppl this is coming. This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said radio host Doll Arntzen.
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Biden’s efforts to restrict firearms and related products via ATF “rules” has been temporarily thwarted again by the courts. In the latest, a District court in Texas nixed the “ghost gun” rule. According to court documents, ATF did not analyze their “Frame or Receiver Rule,” also known as Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule, under the Supreme Court’s NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. This will be going next to the 5th Circuit which has recently ruled against the ATF in similar cases, including Cargill v. Garland.
OBSERVATION – The regime’s efforts to curtail 2d Amendment rights continues as they try to work backdoor methods to ban products/weapons. Being challenged in these cases is the ATFs attempt to essentially re-write federal statutes to enforce their rulemaking. According to the court filings, the plaintiffs argue that only congress can rewrite federal statue to make law, not regulatory agencies like ATF.
POLITICAL FRONT –
CPAC fallout continues as republicans/conservatives try to position themselves for 2024.
Russia -
WAR WATCH - First Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022
CURRENT ASSESSMENT
Russian forces have initiated an offensive who’s declared goals are to reach and secure the Luhansk and Donetsk oblast borders — an objective that Russian Chief of General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov had also outlined on December 22, 2022. Troop and equipment build up is being noted
This offensive action is focused on several fronts –
1) the Svatove-Kreminna front,
2) Bahkmut region,
3) Donetsk region and
4) Zaporizhizhia Oblast around the town of Vuhledar.
Russia is also capable of launching more cruise/ballistic missile attacks directed against Ukrainian infrastructure -primarily its power grid, but massively reduced inventories of such missiles means these barrages will be further apart.
While Russia has nuclear capability, the probability is low that any will be used in the near future.
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The impending capture of Bakhmut has given Wagner forces something to boast about – even with the decimation of its forces. Observers note that Wagner pushed into the meat grinder where regular Russian forces were reluctant.
NUCLEAR THREATS –
RUMINT-
Vladimir Putin is considering ending the offensive on March 5. This information was shared with its readers by the Telegram channel “general SVR”. According to the resource, the president of the Russian Federation plans to undergo another course of therapy at the beginning of the month, and therefore for some time he will lose the opportunity to fully manage the so-called “special operation”.
In this regard, the politician consults with the military about the possibility of stopping the assault on Ukrainian positions and switching to defense.
“The president has not made a decision and so far everything is under discussion,” writes general SVR.
NOTE – Given that today is the 6th – we have no word if he has made that decision. However, soil conditions in Ukraine are rapidly deteriorating making continuation of any offensive very difficult.
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RUMINT that Russia may be holding off procuring Iranian missiles based on a threat that to do so would cause the US to release ATACMS missiles in response.
Logistics –
Growing evidence that Russia is having rely on 50 year old T-62 tanks brought out of mothball and upgraded with slightly more modern sights as well as equally old BTR-50 APC. The decimated 1st GTA is noted as being rebuilt with T62s and BTR50s.
Russian Personnel Issues –-
Russia is increasingly relying on attacks by dismounted infantry (without armor) with small arms and sapper shovels as a means of close combat. Artillery support for such infantry groups was also significantly reduced due to the increasing shortage of ammunition, reports the UK Ministry of Defense.
Ukraine -
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures rising to the mid 30’s – lower 40s with rain/snow over most of the forecast period
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
The Bahkmut pocket is closing and Ukraine is staging a defensive retreat. Muddy conditions are hampering the withdrawal, combined with Russian artillery control/overwatch of the few egress routes. Ukrainian reinforcements have been able to stabilize the northern and southern flanks of the pocket.
Russian forces face river crossings to get into central Bahkmut from the north and east – slowing the advance further. Russia continues to pour resources into the push, but Ukraine continues to extract heavy casualities.
The bloody gains made by Russia at Bahkmut has given the Russian nationalists a lot to crow about over the weekend, propaganda victory that has not been seen in nearly one years worth of fighting.
OUTLOOK –
Ukraine is in the process of an organized withdrawal from Bakhmut. They may have waited a little too long as mud is increasing their casualties.
Russia will pursue their efforts until they control the rubble of concrete that once was Bahkmut. Their ability to press further west is questionable due to mud conditions and facing fresh Ukrainian troops in the next defensive line.
There are unconfirmed reports that Russia is also considering redeployment of forces from Bahkmut to other fronts, most notably Zaporizhizhia Oblast around the town of Vuhledar. Russia sees this southern front critical to defend Crimea as well as pushing Ukrainian forces out of range of Crimean targets and supply lines. This is becoming increasingly important as Ukraine has started deployment of longer ranged assets of its own creation.
Israel –
A growing numbers of Israeli reservists are speaking out against judicial overhaul plans, going as far as refusing to report for drills and training. Combined with large protests and a skyrocketing threat from Iran, such threatens Israeli readiness.
The 10 living former Israeli Air Force chiefs, who have all served at various points dating back to 1953, published an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday morning, stating that they were “trembling” from the impact of the government’s judicial overhaul on the readiness of the IDF’s pilots. The letter came a day after 37 out of 40 pilots from the 69th Squadron made the announcement that they would strike on Wednesday rather than attend their scheduled training.
OBSERVATION –
Netanyahu needs to diffuse this quickly before readiness is compromised further. In essence mutiny also threatens his position as the Israeli commander in chief.
Iran –
Protests continue across the country following reports suggest that chemical poisonings occurred in over 200 separate schools—primarily girls’ schools. Iranians believe that the govt condoned the attacks in retribution for the earlier protests against the requirement for women to wear head coverings.
OBSERVATION – The Imans are turning a blind eye to these attacks and are paying lip service to ‘investigate’ them. Already tee’d off, the population is reacting and any advances made by the regime to calm earlier protest have been burned away.
Syria -
With the quake now in the rear view mirror, Assad forces are resuming attacks in southern Idlib province.
Armenia/Azerbaijan -
A flare up over the weekend where an Armenian police unit was ambushed by an Azeri SOF elements. They withdrew when Russian armor units arrived to intervein in the situation.
Misc of Note –
A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations. Albuterol is used to treat asthma, along with conditions like Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which surged earlier in the year. The drug is one of the most commonly prescribed in the U.S. and it’s been on the FDA’s shortage list for months.
Akorn Pharmaceuticals, which was one of the major suppliers of albuterol, shut down operations at the end of February as part of Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. The company had previously been found to have manufacturing violations at its Illinois and New Jersey factories. The company stopped shipping albuterol before it shut down, and the drug has been on the FDA’s shortage list for months.
With Akorn shut down, there is onlyone major domestic company that can supply albuterol to hospitals and pharmacies. The U.S. relies heavily on foreign countries, including China and India, for pharmaceutical ingredients and drugs, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for domestic supply chains.
Albuterol hasn’t been the only drug affected by supply chain disruptions. The ADHD drug Adderall and anti-viral medication Tamiflu have also been in short supply, leaving patients scrambling for options.
OBSERVATION – Part of a repeating pattern of US based production of key supplies (like infant formula, antibiotics, childrens medicines, etc) and the govt not doing anything about its regulatory constipation to get things fixed.
Black Swans
The record setting snow in the Sierras is still making news and conditions continue to be interesting as more storms sweep across the state, adding more snow. Saw a remarkable photo of a snowblower working Donner pass, with snow piled up so high the blower was barely able to toss the snow over it.
This creates to dangers. As I’ve noted before, such heavy snow at low elevations can create massive floods from rain-on-snow events, should a warm weather system hit.
Second danger later on is the threat of massive wildfires. They were largely absent last year because there was little or no undergrowth/grass due to the drought. They will grow like crazy and by late summer/early fall they will be dried out and ready to burn. Be warned and prepared as this will likely be a similar scenario throughout the west.