Kiev Strike Was Moscow's Warning To Europe; Zelensky Threats Stall Peace Moves; Vance Backs Witkoff
Topic 1655

Macron, Putin playing Trump. Germany in state of conflict. Iran Round 2. US missile strikes Russia
Topic 1800

Trump plays for time. Europe prepares for war
The Duran: Episode 2321

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

"UK DESTROYING ITSELF AS THE EMPIRE EATS ITS OWN"
Krainer and Luongo on Cryptorich with Promethean analyst Susan Kokinda on bond markets and British status and activities. (About a week ago.)

Luongo: "Geopolitics are tied directly to important movements in certain assets that are the fulcra on which the entire world rests."

US universities look like temples of knowledge, but they are businesses. International students are their clients. And when racist politics or security fears clash with economics, politics wins.

In 2025, China has over 47 million higher education students. Against that, 600,000 in the US is nothing.
State funding for public universities has collapsed over time. In 1980, half of their budgets came from state money. Today it is less than one quarter.

The gap is filled by higher tuition and international students. In graduate programs for math, computer science, and engineering, more than half of all students are now from China or India. Without them, many labs and departments would shut down.
Trump says he welcomes students. But his government tightens visas, targets Chinese scholars, and fuels suspicion.

In May 2025, the State Department announced new visa rules that will “prioritize Americans over China,” reviewing all applicants from China and Hong Kong more strictly. At the ...

30 August, Dnipro, Morning.

Was a whole night of air raid alarms last night, started around 7 pm, with the last explosions around 430 am. It's starting to get fairly normal now, and when the explosions start it's kind of comforting in a weird sort of way. None close to our compound, didn't even bother the dogs thankfully. Some airdefence but as a friend who operates a PVO unit told me, they really just fire to let everyone know they are awake now. The past week has seen a series of attacks, and the level of damage they are doing to industrial enterprises is starting to take a toll. For those who are unsure of what Russia is targeting, i can tell you they only target military complex or infrastructure, and they are deadly accurate. One of our iT staff in Kiev confirmed to me that one of the apartment buildings struck in Friday mornings attack was a legitimate target, and it destroyed the target. A second holding was hit by a PVO interceptor. The Kiev cabal continues to place drone assembly and other ...