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Austria's Kurz steps down - part of an EU purge of dissidents?

Reuters has a report about it
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austrias-kurz-says-stepping-down-chancellor-2021-10-09/

Kurz led one of the less anti-Russian governments in the EU and the scandal which brought him down - though as is often the case almost certainly factually based - looks to me to have been planted in order to bring him down. Note that it was his coalition partner the Greens, who are like Greens everywhere in Europe strongly pro-EU, who who led the attack on him.

To put it simply, I think what we are seeing is a systematic clear-out of 'unreliable' EU leaders, 'unreliable' in the eyes of the Euro-Atlanticist leadership that is. We are seeing an increasing attack on Orban in Hungary and on the Polish government, and Kurz - who is possibly perceived as a potential ally of Orban's and the Poles', at least on some issues - therefore had to be shunted out. So why not publish.a scandal to get rid of it.

As to why this purge of 'unreliable' leaders is now underway, I suspect that it is connected with Angela Merkel's imminent departure from the scene. Whilst she was around she could be relied upon to keep them under control. With her gone clearing the decks of unreliable elements becomes more of a priority.

Having said that, Kurz for the moment looks down rather than out, and it may be that he will be able to claw his way back, though I wouldn't count on it

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Russian economy; Sanctions, inflation and high interest rates

Russian economy; Sanctions, inflation and high interest rates
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Italy France Reject NATO Arms For Kiev Plan; MSM Admits Ukraine Collapsing, Russia Unfazed; Pokrovsk

Italy France Reject NATO Arms For Kiev Plan; MSM Admits Ukraine Collapsing, Russia Unfazed; Pokrovsk
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TRUMP, hoax and weaklings. Italy, NO to NATO. Zelensky victory plan. Merz and Starmer, happy place

TRUMP, hoax and weaklings. Italy, NO to NATO. Zelensky victory plan. Merz and Starmer, happy place
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Hey Putin!! Ukraine is once again a HOT SPOT with more missiles coming in both defense and offense. Care to go another 3 years with your laughable SMO and see what happens next? Why stop now. You're on a roll, with ongoing humiliations. Odessa will soon have US military bases😂

it's all about the Benjamin's which is sad for Franklin who was a good guy.

"Shocking: Pediatricians Get $200–$600 Per Child for Vaccines, Some Earn $1M+ Yearly
In a bombshell discussion, Senator Ron Johnson, Polly Tommey, and Dr. Brian Hooker exposed how pediatricians are financially incentivized to push vaccines—at the expense of parental choice and medical ethics.
The Ugly Truth:

  • HMOs pay doctors $200–$600 per fully vaccinated child—with top earners making over $1M annually in bonuses.
    Refuse vaccines? Many pediatricians drop families to protect their bottom line.
    Fear-Based Lies:
  • “Your newborn will bleed out without Vitamin K!”
  • “Your child will die of cancer without the HPV shot!”
  • No informed consent—just threats and coercion.

This isn’t medicine—it’s a profit-driven racket disguised as healthcare.

When will the corruption end?"

https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1945608236482097199

3 hours ago

"Supporting Israel and its actions is not some political opinion like your position on property taxes or marijuana legalization. It’s not just some people having a point of view we need to respect and treat as equal to our own view on the matter. They’re working to make it possible to conduct an extermination campaign of unfathomable horror. That’s as political as a gang rape, and just as worthy of respect.
There’s not really anything you can put past Israel’s supporters at this point. They will lie. They will manipulate. They will pretend to believe things they do not believe. They will pretend to feel things they do not feel. And they will do these things to facilitate some of the worst atrocities you can possibly imagine.
This is who Israel’s supporters are. They’re showing you who they are every single day."
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/07/18/if-youre-still-supporting-israel-in-2025-theres-something-wrong-with-you-as-a-person/

June 17, 2024
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A quick commentary on the "Piss Summit"
I might not be able to upload much more or do lives for a while

My Fellow Duranianss.

Yes, it's happened again. I have been assaulted by a vicious Malware Bot Virus or whatever 911 Socks is and this thing is bad ! 

However I wanted to give you a "peace" of my mind concerning the "Piece" or piss, as Elensky calls it, as this thing fell to pieces before it even happened.

Coincidentally on the very SAME DAY  this crap happened Saudi Arabia DROPPED the US Petrodollar as a buying currency and NO ONE absolutely NO ONE is talking about this fact anywhere !!!

 

Hope to see you all asap.

 

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September 29, 2023
Locals Community Private Telegram Messaging

Locals will be sunsetting the private messaging feature throughout the Locals website. In order to keep our private messaging active we have created a private Telegram messaging group called 'The Duran Locals.'

This is a private channel open only to our Locals subscriber community. In the private Telegram group you can send a message to the group or a private message to Alex or Alexander via a direct Telegram message. 

You can access Telegram for web, desktop or mobile here: https://telegram.org/

The link for this Telegram group is below (can be viewed by community subscribers).

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