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  • West Instructed Russia on Freedom of Speech for Years, Now It Wants to Ban It — Putin

    10/18/2025 9:00:34 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 11 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/17/25
    The Russian leader noted that the reaction of Western elites on a new interpretation of events was primitive and straightforwardMOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. Western elites spent years teaching Russia about the importance of freedom of speech and competition, and now they are trying to ban and block all of that, President Vladimir Putin said in a speech marking the 20th anniversary of RT. "For years, they [Western elites] taught us how to live, how the media should work, how to understand democracy and what democracy is. What true freedom of speech is. They convinced us of the importance of competition,...
  • Tunnel Connecting Russia, US May Be Built in Less than 8 Years, at $8 bln — RDIF Head

    10/17/2025 11:24:36 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 65 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/16/25
    According to Kirill Dmitriev, the tunnel with a railroad and cargo link, will unlock joint resource explorationMOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. A tunnel crossing the Bering Strait and connecting Russia and Alaska can take less than eight years to build, at the cost that does not exceed $8 billion, Special Presidential Envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said. "Imagine connecting the US and Russia, the Americas and the Afro-Eurasia with the Putin-Trump Tunnel - a 70-mile link symbolizing unity. Traditional costs are $65bln+, but the Boring Company [tunnel construction...
  • Trump Announces Upcoming Meeting with Putin in Budapest

    10/16/2025 11:19:56 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 27 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/16/25
    Before that, there will be a meeting of the countries' high level advisorsWASHINGTON, October 16. /TASS/. The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, will soon hold a new in-person meeting, which will take place in Budapest, the US leader announced following a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart. "At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week. <...> President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary <...>," Trump wrote on his page on the Truth Social...
  • Russia's New JFK Assassination Dossier

    10/16/2025 8:46:34 AM PDT · by C210N · 13 replies
    Russia sent to Rep Luna ^ | 10/16/2025 | Rep Paulina luna
    The link has a download option to obtain the 350 page document. Until folks do Russian translations, us English folks should go to the appendices for now. Lots of in-English documents and photographs.
  • US Congresswoman Says Russian Files on Kennedy’s Assassination to Be Studied by Experts

    10/14/2025 6:06:06 PM PDT · by marshmallow · 58 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/14/25
    "This is of massive historical significance," Anna Paulina Luna saidWASHINGTON, October 15. /TASS/. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Florida, said a group of experts will begin examining Russia’s archives on the assassination of 35th US President John F. Kennedy (JFK) on Wednesday. "I have received a hard copy of the report on JFK’s assassination from the Ambassador of Russia. A team of experts is enroute to my office in the morning to begin translation and full review of documents. We will be uploading as soon as we can," she wrote on the...
  • BREAKING: President Trump Axes Chief Saboteur!

    10/13/2025 9:38:24 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    WLT Reporrt ^ | October 12, 2025 | Staff
    President Trump has just ousted Sergio Gor, the man many believe to be the Hatchet Man behind the sabotage of the Trump/Musk relationship. Sergio Gor previously served as director of the Office of Presidential Personnel, controlling hiring and firing across the administration — a role that carries significant power. But Gor is now out, being moved to be the Ambassador to India. You gotta love President Trump’s sense of humor…he finds out Gor has been (allegedly) stabbing him in the back and sabotaging his most important relationships to President Trump sends him to go live in that shithole named India...
  • Antifa Is Threatening Families Of Law Enforcement: Homeland Security

    10/11/2025 8:58:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 50 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 10/11/2025 | Naveen Athrappully
    Family members of law enforcement officers are facing threats from individuals affiliated with the far-left extremist group Antifa, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an Oct. 10 X post.“Antifa terrorists are threatening the families of our law enforcement. We will hunt these sickos down and put them behind bars,” the post said. “In Texas, the spouse of an ICE officer received a voicemail filled with violent threats.”The agency uploaded an audio clip of the threat received by the spouse, in which a woman can be heard using expletives against the wife of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
  • Zelenskyy promises to only use Tomahawks against Russian military targets

    10/12/2025 4:47:18 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 44 replies
    al Jazeera ^ | 12 Oct 2025 | News Agencies
    Moscow has warned of the risk of escalation if Kyiv is provided with the US-built long-range missiles.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country would only use long-range Tomahawk missiles against Russian military targets, as the Kremlin expressed alarm over Washington’s potential plan to offer the weapons to Kyiv.Zelenskyy’s comment was aired by Fox News in the United States on Sunday, the same day he spoke to US President Donald Trump.Recommended Stories Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker end to Ukraine war after Gaza deal agreedRussia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,326UK, US, NATO flew 12-hour patrol on Russian border...
  • Confirmed: Obama Bundler Caught Working with al Qaeda Linked Group

    01/10/2014 11:41:38 AM PST · by kristinn · 37 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | Friday, January 10, 2014 | Kristinn Taylor
    Obama bundler Jodie Evans, far left, protests in Yemen with al Qaeda tied group al Karama, June 17, 2013. Photo via al Karama. Obama bundler Jodie Evans and Code Pink, the leftist group she co-leads, have been found to be working with a group whose leaders have recently been declared terrorists and al Qaeda supporters by the Treasury Department. This is not the first time the Democratic Party allied group has been caught in bed with terrorists. As this writer has reported over the years, Code Pink works with terrorists, state sponsors of terrorists, the Democratic Party and President Barack...
  • Russian Strikes Knock Out More than Half of Ukraine Gas Production Ahead of Winter

    10/09/2025 11:50:03 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 65 replies
    Financial Post ^ | October 9, 2025 | Ewa Krukowska, Natalia Drozdiak, Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli
    Russian strikes in recent days have wiped out more than half of Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production, likely forcing the war-battered country to spend 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on fuel imports to survive the looming winter. Article content Kyiv told its allies earlier this week that a massive Russian barrage targeting the Kharkiv and Poltava regions on Oct. 3 took out roughly 60% of the country’s gas production, according to people with knowledge of the matter. They requested anonymity because the discussions are private. Article content Article content Article content Ukraine’s gas infrastructure — able to meet domestic demand...
  • Croatian Pipeline Operator Announces Halt of Oil Supplies to Serbia

    10/09/2025 7:12:48 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 1 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/9/25
    JANAF said that the company is financially strong and stable, and well-prepared for all market challengesBELGRADE, October 9. /TASS/. JANAF, the Croatia-based operator of the Adriatic oil pipeline, informed that there is no opportunity since October 8 to perform the oil transportation contract with Serbian NIS because it did not secure a required license. "JANAF has received information that the company NIS has not obtained the license required to continue implementing the Crude Oil Transport Contract, meaning that, as of 8 October 2025, further implementation of the contract will no longer be possible," the oil pipeline operator said. "JANAF continues...
  • Handover of Tomahawks to Kiev to Irreparably Damage US-Russia Ties — Diplomat

    10/08/2025 9:53:13 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 66 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/8/25
    Moscow is hopeful that Washington will hear its message on the potential supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Maria Zakharova statedMOSCOW, October 8. /TASS/. If the United States makes the decision to supply Kiev with Tomahawk long-range missiles, it will do irreparable damage to US-Russian relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said. "A corresponding decision by the US administration, if made, will not just send the confrontation into a downward spiral, but also do irreparable damage to Russian-US relations, which have just begun to display certain elements indicating the resumption of a bilateral dialogue," the diplomat said,...
  • Trump: 'Sort Of' Ready to Send Tomahawks to Ukraine, NATO

    10/07/2025 4:18:44 AM PDT · by McGruff · 18 replies
    NEWSMAX ^ | Oct 6, 2025 | Eric Mack
    President Donald Trump said Monday he has "sort of" made a decision on whether to supply Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine or NATO allies but signaled caution, stressing he wants more information before proceeding. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he intends to learn "what they're doing with them" before finalizing any decision, adding that his goal is to avoid escalating the conflict. Washington is carefully weighing a significant step in military support as Kyiv continues its defense against Russia, but Trump's emphasis on oversight reflects concerns about how advanced U.S. weaponry might be used once transferred....
  • Tomahawk Supplies to Kiev May Lead to Further Escalation — Kremlin Spokesman

    10/07/2025 4:52:29 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 28 replies
    TASS ^ | 10/7/25
    Potential supplies of these missiles will not be able to change the battlefield situation for the Kiev regime, Dmitry Peskov emphasizedMOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. Potential supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev will be a serious spiral of escalation, since such weapons can be equipped with nuclear warheads, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. "This will imply a serious spiral of escalation, which, however, will not be able to change the battlefield situation for the Kiev regime. But it is important to bear in mind in this context, putting aside various nuances, that these missiles can be equipped with...
  • The Ring Around Siversk Continues to Tighten

    10/05/2025 12:58:31 PM PDT · by delta7 · 26 replies
    Military Summary Channel ^ | 5 Oct 25 | Dima
    Killzone🔴The Ring Around Siversk Continues to Tighten⚔️🔥Military Summary And Analysis For 2025.10.05
  • Russia fires 500 drones at Ukraine in deadly overnight attack, Zelenskyy says

    10/05/2025 3:19:24 AM PDT · by McGruff · 46 replies
    ABC News ^ | Oct 5, 2025 | David Brennan
    Zelenskyy said that at least five people were killed and 10 injured across Ukraine. Impacts were reported in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa and Kirovohrad regions, the president wrote in a Telegram post. Russia launched some 500 strike drones and 50 missiles, Zelenskyy said. "Today the Russians again struck our infrastructure, everything that ensures a normal life for people," he wrote. "More protection is needed, faster implementation of all defense agreements, especially regarding air defense, to make this aerial terror meaningless," he added. "A unilateral ceasefire in the sky is possible, and it could open the way...
  • Gas Transportation Infrastructure Under Attack

    10/03/2025 5:48:41 PM PDT · by delta7 · 7 replies
    Military Summary Chanel ^ | 3 Oct 25 | Dima
    Killzone🔴Gas Transportation Infrastructure Under Attack💥Southern Pokrovsk On The Brink🔥MS 2025.10.03
  • President Vladimir Putin Notes Russia Does Not Desire NATO Conflict, But Russia Is Prepared for It

    10/03/2025 5:47:36 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 29 replies
    Russian President Vladimir Putin – […] They’ve made a lot of noise many times, threatening us with a complete blockade. They’ve even said openly, without hesitation, that they want to make the Russian people suffer. That’s the word they chose. They’ve drawn up plans, each more fantastical than the last one. I think the time has come to calm down, to take a look around, to get their bearings, and to start building relations in a completely different way.We also understand that the polycentric world is highly dynamic. It appears fragile and unstable because it is impossible to permanently fix...
  • Shocking Statements From Putin

    10/03/2025 1:30:58 PM PDT · by delta7 · 39 replies
    Military Summary Channel ^ | 3 Oct 25 | Dima
    Shocking Statements From Putin🗣️😮New Massive Strike On Energy Sector💥⚡️Military Summary 2025.10.03
  • WATCH: Putin Full Speech at Valdai Forum in Sochi | Gaza, Ukraine & EU Relations | AC15 (TRANSCRIPT and linked video)

    10/03/2025 2:18:02 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 37 replies
    YOUTUBE ^ | Oct 2, 2025 | Vladimir Putin
    I simply don't trust the MSM to tell us what Putin actually said (shades of Russia!Russia!Russia!). Below is the link to the video and the YOUTUBE auto-generated TRANSCRIPT. The video and TRANSCRIPT are long; if you want to skip to the comments, I recomment you return to the forum and click on the comments link there.[H/T Delta7]WATCH: Putin Full Speech at Valdai Forum in Sochi | Gaza, Ukraine & EU Relations | AC15DWS News88.6K subscribersOct 2, 2025 ransomnote: The transcript is an computerized interpretation of the spoken word. The translator in the video speaks with an accent so there are...