Link: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493677/U-S-policy-toward-the-war-has-been-nothing-other-than-hypocritical

A professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar says the United States’ approach toward the Israeli war on Gaza is purely hypocritical. | “U.S. policy toward the war has been nothing other than hypocritical,” Professor Mehran Kamrava tells the Tehran Times. The professor also says there is no doubt that “the primary objective” of Israel is to depopulate Gaza of “its Palestinian population”.

Link: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/02/21/720484/Israeli-economy-shrinks-by-close-to-20--in-3-months-because-of-Gaza-onslaught

Israel's economy shrank by far more than expected in the final quarter of last year in the wake of the war on the besieged Gaza Strip, marking sharpest contraction since the pandemic. | Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics said in a statement that economy plunged 19.4% in the final three months of 2023, as significant resources were diverted to the regime’s military engagement in the war on the coastal sliver. That is the equivalent of a fall of 5% between October and December. ● According to British daily business newspaper the Financial Times, the significant downturn in Israel’s economy was partially due to mobilizing 300,000 reservists, who abandoned their jobs and businesses for extended presence in the military. ● Other factors involved the Tel Aviv regime’s funding housing for over 120,000 settlers, who left the northern and southern regions of the 1948-occupied territories close to the border with the Gaza Strip.

Link: https://ifpnews.com/us-un-resolution-gaza-ceasefire/

The US has vetoed a United Nations security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the third time, arguing that it would undermine negotiations over a hostage agreement. | The US was the lone vote against a ceasefire resolution put forward on Tuesday by Algeria. The UK was the sole abstention, with 13 votes in support, including those of close allies of Washington who insisted the humanitarian needs of Palestinians outweighed any reservations over the Algerian text. Washington was widely lambasted for using its veto again at a time when nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2 million people are under threat of famine.

■ US veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution ‘shameful’: CAIR (IRNA)
■ Russia reacts to US vetoing Gaza ceasefire (RT.com)
■ China says US veto in UN truce vote makes Gaza 'even more dangerous' (aNews)

Link: https://public.substack.com/p/why-this-one-simple-chart-will-end

Michael Shellenberger and Peter Boghossian | By describing the psychopathological characteristics of extremist movements, we will reduce their power | Over the last few years, Woke progressives have behaved in increasingly odd ways. Black Lives Matter activists in Washington, D.C., screamed at and hovered over a woman sitting peacefully in a restaurant, demanding that she raise her fist in a salute. Climate activists threw soup at a Van Gogh painting, dumped milk on the floor of a grocery store, and cemented their hands to an airport runway. And transgender activists claimed, falsely, that there was a “genocide” against trans people, even though there’s no evidence that trans-identified people are being killed at higher rates than non-trans people. ● Some of these behaviors can be explained by the fact that Wokeism is a religion. Two years ago, the two of us published a chart, “Woke Religion: A Taxonomy,” and an accompanying essay, which described how race, climate, trans, and other Woke activists had created their own versions of original sin, taboos, and myths. We turned the taxonomy into a poster and sold hundreds of copies. Both of us still get emails from people saying that the chart helped them to understand why so many previously secular people appear to be in the grip of a deeply superstitious religion.

Link: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/assanges-final-appealChris Hedges | Julian Assange will make his final appeal this week to

Chris Hedges | Julian Assange will make his final appeal this week to the British courts to avoid extradition. If he is extradited it is the death of investigations into the inner workings of power by the press. | If Julian Assange is denied permission to appeal his extradition to the United States before a panel of two judges at the High Court in London this week, he will have no recourse left within the British legal system. His lawyers can ask the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for a stay of execution under Rule 39, which is given in “exceptional circumstances” and “only where there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm.” But it is far from certain that the British court will agree. It may order Julian’s immediate extradition prior to a Rule 39 instruction or may decide to ignore a request from the ECtHR to allow Julian to have his case heard by the court. [...] Julian’s “crime” is that he published classified documents, internal messages, reports and videos from the U.S. government and U.S. military in 2010, which were provided by U.S. army whistleblower Chelsea Manning. This vast trove of material revealed massacres of civilians, torture, assassinations, the list of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and the conditions they were subjected to, as well as the Rules of Engagement in Iraq. Those who perpetrated these crimes — including the U.S. helicopter pilots who gunned down two Reuters journalists and 10 other civilians and severely injured two children, all captured in the Collateral Murder video — have never been prosecuted.

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/expert-us-supplies-chemical-weapons-to-ukraine-in-violation-of-law-1116879425.html

Russia recorded cases of Ukrainian troops using US-made chemical grenades in the special military operation zone, according to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces. | Russia's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops (RChBD) have documented cases of the use of poisonous chemicals by the Ukrainian military. ● According to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, some of those substances were contained in the US-made weapons. ● In particular, Ukrainian forces used US-made gas grenades loaded with "CS" capable of causing skin burns and respiratory paralysis, meaning Washington violated the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) ratified by the US on April 25, 1997. ● Ukraine received US-made chemical weapons along with HIMARS systems, Patriot missile defense complexes, howitzers, etc "directly from the United States," Igor Nikulin, military expert, former member of the UN Commission on Chemical and Biological Weapons, told Sputnik.

■ Canada supplying hundreds of drones to Ukraine (Anadolu)
■ Ukraine Had Secret Torture Chambers, Burials in Avdeyevka (Sputnik News)
■ US House Lawmakers Urge Colleagues to Back Ukraine Aid & Border Security Bill (Sputnik)

Link: https://expose-news.com/2024/02/18/americas-first-15-minute-city-has-been-created-in-tempe-arizona-do-residents-know-whats-in-store-for-them/

A Tempe, Arizona, neighborhood has been named “Culdesac” and is America’s first example of a 15-minute city, a vision of the World Economic Forum and the globalist cult, who are pitching the concept as being more environmentally friendly. Instead of seeing this development as a dystopian nightmare, Culdesac residents appear to be thrilled at their new way of life, do they have any idea what they have in store for them? | A 15-minute city is a SMART City in an urban environment with omnipresent surveillance and data harvesting technologies that will monitor and record even the most intimate, personal details of every individual inhabiting it. The globalist goal is to collect the data of every individual.

Link: https://twitter.com/_Escapekey_/status/1755915452868432209

When the WEF called 'misinformation' the single largest identified risk in early 2024, it was the latest call of many, with an express, not-so-carefully-hidden objective. | It seems strange that we, in the west, have to put up with even dealing with this question, given that our entire framework fundamentally rests upon a cornerstone of free speech. Yet, here we are. But where did this drive come from? ● And in that regard - yes, a number of recent initiatives exist, including those outlined by Shellenberger. But they don't step back in time to identify the roots - which incidentally is where these issues will have to be addressed. Or else the issue will just come right back when you least expect it, in much the same way those dandelions on your neighbours lawn arrive on yours.

Link: https://expose-news.com/2024/02/19/calls-to-drop-the-charges-ahead-of-final-julian-assange-hearing/

Two high court judges will hear arguments on whether Assange can appeal the ruling to extradite him to the United States | [Today] the 20th and again on the 21st February WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face his final hearing before the United Kingdom’s High Court regarding his extradition to the United States. Assange’s hearing will determine whether the Australian journalist—who has been imprisoned in London’s Belmarsh Prison since April 2019—has exhausted all of his U.K. appeals and will be extradited to the United States, where he has been charged with violating the 1917 Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for publishing classified U.S. military documents and files on WikiLeaks over a decade ago.

Link: https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-02-16-uk-data-pandemic-vaccinated-2021-to-2023.html

Analyzing the excess mortality of vaccinated people | It wasn’t long ago when governments and public health authorities around the world demanded that every person show their vaccine status to exercise basic freedoms. That totalitarian scheme ultimately backfired. Many of the people who once flaunted their vaccine status and called for “vaccine passports” are dying suddenly anyway, and now they have become a pariah, as their cause of death and vaccine status is concealed from the public. But the irony is: Vaccine records are archived and population mortality data are being analyzed, and this data tells a horrifying story. ● According to data from the U.K. Health Security Agency, (UKHSA) there have been approximately 61,000 unvaccinated deaths and approximately one million vaccinated deaths from 2021 to 2023. During this time, populations have been deceived. While everyone has been harmed in some way, we have collectively suffered through a pandemic of the vaccinated. The mortality data out of the UK screams of crimes against humanity.

Link: https://newsaddicts.com/programable-hydrogels-found-blood-covid-vaccinated/

Scientists are raising the alarm after discovering that vaccinated members of the public have “programable hydrogels” in their blood that can be used to transmit and receive data. | The alarming discovery is detailed in the scientific paper for a study conducted by Dr. Ana Maria Mihalcea. The paper is titled “Hydrogel Platform Enables Versatile Data Encryption And Decryption.” ● Mihalcea explains that the hydrogels can be used as a “human interface” to connect remotely with other systems such as digital IDs, vaccine passports, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). ● The building blocks of Hydrogels are being found in the Covid vaccines. Hydrogels are being found in the blood of those who have received the Covid mRNA injections. They are the so-called blood clots that are being found around the world. These Hydrogels can now be programmed, encrypted, and decrypted.

Link: https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/17/hansjorg-wyss-climate-power-television-ads-electric-vehicles-biden/

A green nonprofit that is indirectly funded by a foreign billionaire is pressuring broadcasters to drop advertisements that criticize the Biden administration’s massive electric vehicle (EV) agenda. | Climate Power wrote to numerous broadcasters this week demanding that they stop airing American Fuel and Petrochemicals Manufacturers (AFPM)-funded advertisements in swing state markets that rail against President Joe Biden’s plans to impose widespread EV adoption in the coming years. The charitable organization affiliated with Hansjorg Wyss, a Swiss health care mogul and billionaire philanthropist, donates millions of dollars to the Fund for a Better Future, which was the fiscal sponsor for Climate Power until 2023, a spokesperson for Climate Power previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Link: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/abbott-construct-forward-operating-base-national-guard-border-efforts

The construction of the base is part of Operation Lone Star, Texas's unilateral effort to secure the border that has prompted a number of legal disputes with the federal government. | Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced the construction of a "forward operating base" near the southern border to bolster the National Guard's efforts to secure the border in the face of perceived federal apathy toward the unprecedented surge in illegal crossings. Abbott announced the base during a press conference in Eagle Pass. The base will be situated on 80 acres of land near Eagle Pass and able to house up to 1,800 troops in individual rooms, plus an additional 500 in the event of special deployments. "Texas is expanding our border security capabilities by building a new Texas Military Department base camp to increase and improve border security operations in this area," he said. "This will increase the ability for a larger number of Texas Military Department soldiers in Eagle Pass to operate more effectively and efficiently."

Link: https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/18/marco-troper-susan-wojcicki-son-youtube-chief-executive-officer-found-dead-university-california-berkeley-campus-overdose/

A 19-year-old male student was discovered dead Tuesday at UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr Campus, SF Gate reported. | Marco Troper, the son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead in the residential hall complex of the campus, according to SF Gate. While the results of a toxicology report are pending, Troper’s grandmother, Esther Wojcicki, shared her suspicions with the outlet that Marco’s untimely death was due to a possible overdose, though the specifics of the substances involved remain unclear. “He ingested a drug, and we don’t know what was in it,” she said. “One thing we do know, it was a drug.”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/592599-bolton-blasts-biden-anti-russia-tactics/

The ex-White House aide has argued that Washington’s policies and rhetoric have only emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin | US President Joe Biden’s efforts to punish Moscow over the Ukraine crisis have failed, and his rhetoric and weak leadership have only encouraged more aggression by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, ex-White House aide John Bolton has claimed. ● Bolton made his comments in a NewsNation interview on Friday, after Biden and other US officials rebuked President Putin over the death of opposition politician Alexey Navalny in a Siberian penal colony. The former US national security advisor argued that contrary to statements by the Biden administration, Navalny’s death does not demonstrate weakness in Putin’s government.

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/rossiya-segodnya-head-kiselev-sent-request-for-interview-with-us-president-biden-1116855886.html

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson to discuss the Ukraine conflict, the Nord Stream sabotage, Russia-NATO relations, artificial intelligence and other topics. | Dmitry Kiselev, general director of the Rossiya Segodnya media group — Sputnik's parent company — said he had sent a request to the White House for an interview with US President Joe Biden. 💬 "We believe that our countries lack the ability to listen and hear each other, and we believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a worthy example by agreeing to an interview aimed at the American viewer," the letter said. "The interview is planned to be conducted by me, Dmitry Kiselev, CEO of the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group and host of the highest-rated Sunday news and analysis program Vesti Nedeli on Russia 1, the country's most popular TV channel."

Link: https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/lauren-jauregui-silence-hollywood-and-what-she-says-obvious-genocide

Cuban-American singer-songwriter Lauren Jauregui joined us on Real Talk Online to speak about a silence in Hollywood, western double standards, her latest single and what she says is an 'obvious genocide' unfolding in Gaza. | Lauren was catapulted to international fame as a member of Fifth Harmony, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. And since going solo her music has racked up tens - if not hundreds - of millions of hits. She’s also just put out a new music video, ‘The day the world blows up’, which includes prominent Palestine and Gaza imagery. Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview show that delves into the stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests. — VIDEO

Link: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-palestinian-americans-criticise-biden-inaction-abducted-family

Hashem Alagha, Borak Alagha and their father Ahmed were taken by Israeli forces in Khan Younis last week, and their family says the US has not done enough to secure their release | The US-based family of two Palestinian-American brothers and their father, a Canadian national, have accused the Biden administration of not doing enough to secure the release of their relatives after they were detained by the Israeli military in the besieged Gaza Strip eight days ago.  ● Hashem Alagha, 20, Borak Alagha, 18, their 48-year-old father, Ahmed Alagha, as well as others, were taken by Israeli forces in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis on 7 February, after the Israeli army conducted a raid on the shelter they were seeking refuge in. ● Their US-based extended family told Middle East Eye that despite contacting the US State Department and US consular offices for help and assistance, they had received no information on their status or well-being.

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20240216/tucker-carlson-dont-believe-your-lying-eyes--1116820122.html

The American political class fell into a bizarre rage over Tucker Carlson’s seemingly innocuous trip to a Moscow metro station and supermarket. | Pro-regime pundits rushed to issue denunciations and “rebuttals” of Carlson’s videos, while Senator Thom Tillis smeared him as a “useful idiot.” Their overarching message was clear: “Ordinary Americans, don’t believe your lying eyes.”

Journalist Tucker Carlson expressed his approval after a visit to the fast-food restaurant “Vkusno - i Tochka” (lit. Tasty, period) during his stay in Moscow, calling the Russian cheeseburger and fries “excellent”.

“Vkusno - i Tochka” is a Russian fast-food restaurant chain… pic.twitter.com/AjpeIJyloR

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) February 16, 2024

There’s nothing remarkable or surprising about the fact that Russia has nice metro stations and supermarkets – it’s the largest economy in Europe and the fifth largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity. Despite unprecedented Western sanctions, the Russian economy grew at a faster rate than all the G7 economies in 2023 and will probably do so again this year, according to the IMF. ● The crucial difference between Russia and the United States is not the price of groceries or even the quality of public transportation. The crucial difference is the effectiveness of their political systems. The reason why Moscow is a nicer city than Washington, DC is because the former is run by competent technocrats while the latter is run by incompetent Democratic Party apparatchiks. As someone who has lived in both cities, I know firsthand which one is cleaner, safer, and offers an overall better standard of living.

Link: https://www.novinite.com/articles/224210/Putin+Prefers+Biden%2C+Surprised+by+Tucker+Carlson%2C+and+Questions+Blinken%27s+Ukraine+Stance

In a candid interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his preference for engaging with Joe Biden over former President Donald Trump, citing Biden's predictability and experience as an "old-school politician." Putin's remarks offer a rare glimpse into his strategic calculus regarding American leadership amidst ongoing tensions between Russia and the United States. | Contrastingly, Putin's past admiration for Trump's perceived exceptionalism took a backseat as he expressed reservations about Trump's stance on NATO defense spending and its potential implications for Ukraine. The specter of Trump's foreign policy decisions, particularly in relation to Russia's actions in Eastern Europe, looms large in Putin's strategic calculus. [...] Putin's unexpected commentary on American media personality Tucker Carlson offered further insights into his perceptions of Western media dynamics. Surprised by Carlson's subdued approach during their recent interview, Putin admitted to expecting a more adversarial line of questioning. "To be honest, I expected him to be aggressive and ask so-called sharp questions. I just wasn't prepared for it," Putin confessed, revealing his strategic engagement with Western media outlets as conduits for dialogue amid strained relations.

■ ‘Polite Carlson, our guy Blinken, old-school Biden’: Putin weighs in on recent interview and US politics (RT.com)
■ Trump says Putin paid him ‘great compliment’ (RT.com)