Moon of Alabama | The Miami Herald says that the decision to attack Venezuela has been made and that strikes are imminent | Just a few days ago I stated that Trump is targeting Venezuela under the pretext of countering drug trafficking. But the real reasons for this are clear:

A few days ago the U.S. ordered the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to move from the Mediterranean towards Venezuela. The carrier is expected to arrive in early to mid November. I had expected that the U.S. would wait with any attack on Venezuela until the carrier force is in place. Until than it would continue its intimidation strikes on random fishermen at sea.

Do you notice how nobody’s losing their jobs or getting deported for criticizing the genocidal atrocities in Sudan? How mainstream western politicians are able to call out the RSF and the UAE without having their careers nuked by high-powered lobby groups? How the western media aren’t churning out op-eds concern trolling about the possibility that anyone who opposes the el-Fasher massacres is actually a closet Nazi?

That’s the difference, right there. That’s why many westerners have been paying special attention to Gaza.

"Shoot first, ask questions later" | US War Department officials don’t know the identities of the 61 people who have been extra-judicially executed in US military strikes on boats in the waters near Venezuela and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, POLITICO reported on Thursday, citing House Democrats who attended a classified briefing on the campaign.

💬 “The department officials] said that they do not need to positively identify individuals on these vessels to do the strikes, they just need to prove a connection to smuggling,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA). “When we tried to get more information, we did not get satisfactory answers.”

While the Trump administration has cited overdose deaths in the US related to fentanyl to justify the bombing campaign, lawmakers were told in the briefing that the boats that have been targeted were allegedly smuggling cocaine, though the Pentagon has not provided evidence to back up its claims about what the vessels were carrying.

More than 300 African soldiers were executed by the French colonial army in Thiaroye, Senegal | More than 81 years after the events, the truth is resurfacing from the soil of Thiaroye, Senegal. Recent archaeological excavations have unearthed bullets, bones, and human remains, confirming what Africans have known all along: the Thiaroye massacre of 1944 was never a “mistake,” but a premeditated colonial crime deliberately covered up. ● According to a 2025 report from ongoing excavations on the Thiaroye site, more than 300 African soldiers were executed by the French colonial army, even though official figures long mentioned only 35 deaths. ● A Senegalese research committee led by historian Mamadou Diouf confirmed, during a press conference in Dakar on October 17, that French military records were deliberately falsified. Departure lists, troop numbers, and casualty counts were altered to conceal the true scale of the massacre.

This was not a tragic accident but a carefully engineered disinformation campaign that lasted for generations. [...] Thiaroye is not only a tragedy, it is a symbol of state lies, erased memory, and justice continually denied. This massacre reveals the hidden face of a Republic that proclaims human rights while denying them to those who defended it. From Setif to Madagascar, from Cameroon to Algeria, African blood was shed in the name of “civilization.”

✅ The Thiaroye massacre and its memories (Martin MOURRE)

The US president has said he was left with “no choice” in light of Russian and Chinese arsenals | US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, citing strategic competition with Russia and China. Trump made the announcement ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. [...] The US halted nuclear tests in 1992 under a Congress-mandated moratorium. Members of Trump’s cabinet reportedly discussed reversing the moratorium during his first term after the US accused China and Russia of secretly conducting an underground low-yield nuclear tests – a claim Beijing and Moscow denied. ● According to a recent estimate by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the US has 5,177 nuclear warheads, Russia has 5,459, and China is projected to reach 1,500 by 2035.

■ Russia Says It Will Respond If the US Starts Testing Nuclear Weapons (antiwar.com)
■ Baseless US Nuclear Weapons Test Could 'Blow Apart' NPT, Warns Top Arms Control Expert (Sputnik)

[Translation: DeepL]: "A disappointed Trump after meeting with the Chinese leader: a video that answers all questions...This video speaks for itself. His meeting with his Chinese counterpart has just ended. He is dissatisfied. He is furious. He has achieved nothing. Xi outplayed him and... humiliated him. ● What's more, he went without even making a joint statement with “Chairman Xi.” And after this meeting, he completely forgot that he was going to attend the APEC summit. And that's all you need to know about his meeting with Xi in South Korea, which he rated “12 out of 10.”

✅ По нефти и Украине ничего не решили: Трамп уехал от Си «смущённо-притихшим» (Михаил Рябов)
✅ Oбычно велеречивый Трамп самолет не проронив ни слова (Александр Дугин)

Сhairman of the defense committee of the Russian State Duma Andrey Kartapolov warned that any foreign contingent fighting for Ukraine will be a legitimate target for the Russian army | If France opts to send its military contingent to Ukraine, this will be one-way ticket for the French soldiers, a Russian lawmaker told TASS. Russia’ Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said earlier that the General Staff of the French Armed Forces was preparing a contingent of up to 2,000 personnel for deployment to Ukraine in order to support Kiev.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a Strategic Partnership Treaty with Venezuela on Monday, formalizing a broad cooperation agreement between the two countries that extends across political, economic, and security domains. | The Kremlin said the treaty, first signed in Moscow on May 7, expands collaboration in energy, mining, transport, communications, and counterterrorism. The accord was ratified last week by both chambers of Russia's paliament and earlier this month by the Venezuelan National Assembly, followed by President Nicolás Maduro's signature on October 7. ● Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov called the simultaneous ratification "very important in the current situation," saying Venezuela faced "unprecedented pressure, including direct military pressure, from the United States," as EFE reports. ● Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov echoed that stance during a meeting with Venezuela's ambassador to Moscow, Jesús Rafael Salazar Velázquez, reaffirming Russia's solidarity with Caracas "in the face of growing external threats and attempts at interference." ● The agreement comes amid escalating U.S. military activity in the Caribbean. The Trump administration has expanded naval deployments under an anti-drug operation that has included several strikes on vessels near Venezuelan waters. Caracas has denounced the campaign as a pretext for regime change.

■ US Deploying Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Near Venezuela as Regime Change Push Heats Up (antiwar.com)

🚨 BOMBSHELL: New FOIA Documents Reveal the COVID Pandemic Was a DoD Operation Dating Back to Obama

"The Pentagon controlled the COVID-19 program from the very beginning and everything we were told was political theater to cover it up right down to the FDA vaccine approval" pic.twitter.com/TZwG6sD84L

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 11, 2023

Finland joined NATO just over two years ago, while Poland has been a member for more than two decades. Both share borders with Russia, so they bring an important perspective to the alliance as countries on its front lines. They are well aware of the Russian threat. [sic] [...] Lively Sabre 25, which took place in southern Finland over the past few days, is an element of NATO's larger Swift Response 25 exercise. This event is a series of joint military drills across the Baltic and Nordic regions designed to facilitate cooperation among allies and deter what they see as a serious Russian threat to the east. [...] Finland doesn't have an airbone brigade in its military structure, so the exercise is a good opportunity to train on battling paratroopers and learn from skilled professionals — in this case, the Polish forces — how to prepare for a tactical air landing, set up a perimeter around the airfield, and defend the site. Establishing an airhead is not an easy operation, especially in an era of widespread sensors and sophisticated air defenses that can detect and destroy an assault force before it lands.

■ American F-35 stealth fighters landed on a highway in Europe (Business Insider)
■ Finnish soldiers are going old school with paper maps so they're ready if an enemy shuts down GPS

The West seeks to divide Russia into dozens of small state entities to exploit them for its own interests, according to an article by Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu published on the aif.ru website. |

Today, Russia and its entire society are under aggressive external pressure, Shoigu said. "We are facing powerful anti-Russian propaganda. Attacks on our history, culture, and spiritual values continue unabated, as do the attempts to drive a wedge into the harmony and brotherhood of the peoples of our country and the CIS countries. Our enemies have mistakenly decided that Russia's multinationality is its weak point, and with enviable stubbornness they are attempting to divide us," he added.

The treaty comes shortly after China restricted exports of rare earths and chip-making equipment in response to Trump’s tariffs | The US and Japan signed a cooperation agreement on the production and supply of critical and rare-earth minerals on Tuesday. The move follows a decision by China to tighten export controls on rare earths and chip-making equipment in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The deal was reached during Trump’s trip to Tokyo, where he met with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, for the first time.According to the White House, the two sides agreed to boost joint projects that are...

Trump has long expressed interest in securing access to rare-earth minerals in various parts of the world, seeking both lucrative economic opportunities and greater geopolitical leverage.

■ Trump offers ‘anything you want’ to Japan’s new PM (RT)
✅ The shadow behind the rising sun: What you should know about Japan’s first female PM (André Benoit)

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham ratcheted up US rhetoric against Venezuela to a new level on Sunday, not ruling out "land strikes," or a US attack on Colombia, and saying President Trump has ample authority to target both nations. But is there something behind the hawkish comments going beyond Graham's typical 'bomb them all' position? | Ex-CIA officer Larry Johnson told Sputnik:

But there may also be personal financial interests at play. [...] Vagabond Venezuelan opposition figure and Nobel Prize winner Maria Machado has put it bluntly in interviews with US media: overthrow Maduro, and Venezuela’s oil will be yours for the taking.

✅ Trump Targets Venezuela (Moon of Alabama)

With love and respect, this song goes out to all workers around the world. Cast off the chains of exploitation and oppression. No more imperialist war, plunder and aggression. + This one: Ode to the Youth. (Mistahi's website: mistahi.com)

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has quietly revealed that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "pandemic" was a "test" hatched by the globalists to see how compliant and obedient the public is to globalist tyranny. | On the "My Carbon" page of its website, the WEF makes a pitch for 15-minute "smart" cities as the solution to climate change. On that page, the WEF shows its hand about what COVID was really designed to do.

In other words, the WEF was testing us all to see how we would respond to ridiculously pseudoscientific measures like avoiding other people and covering one's breathing holes with cloth and plastic. This "new normal," as they called it, was meant to ease the world into a more permanent state of restricted living.

J&J scientist explains that the company knew the shot was unsafe: “People wanted it, we gave it to them” | These are the chilling words from a Johnson & Johnson scientist, who was recently caught on hidden camera. He confirmed hat millions of Americans have long suspected and known: the COVID-19 vaccines were tested for a short amount of time, were unsafe, and were unleashed upon the public under false pretenses. In a bombshell undercover video released by O’Keefe Media Group (OMG), J&J lead scientist Joshua Rys admits the company’s jab was rushed to market with a "lack of research." The company, operating on behalf of the Center for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, was in a race to capitalize from Operation Warp Speed. In the end, they prioritized profit and recognition over human lives. ● When confronted by journalist James O’Keefe, Rys fled the scene, hiding in a restroom before escaping on his electric bike. The cowardice speaks volumes. The vaccine industry's elite know the truth: their shots were never the “miracle” they sold to the world. [...] Johnson & Johnson would be the first vaccine company to be exposed for causing blood clots and cardiovascular damage to the population.

🎥 The Agenda: Their Vision. Your Future (2025) | Official Trailer

A brand new feature length documentary by Oracle Films, produced by Mark Sharman in collaboration with Sgraffito Arts. pic.twitter.com/FJNFmaxagf

— Oracle Films (@OracleFilmsUK) April 23, 2025

Lee Taylor | Are we out of the woke woods? [...] What emerges from all of this is a striking imbalance: while some groups – particularly black women in fashion and beauty – are consistently elevated, others such as pregnant women and pensioners remain virtually invisible. Advertising, or ‘progressive advertising’ if you will, is supposed to reflect the society it sells to, yet current practice too often distorts that reality, overrepresenting some demographics while sidelining others. The result is not greater diversity, but a skewed picture in which the industry’s obsession with signalling inclusion ends up narrowing the range of stories it tells.

Paul Craig Roberts | Trump is not making America great again. Trump is using America to build Greater Israel for Netanyahu who arrives in Washington about every two months to give instructions to his White House puppet. | The Israeli Minister of National Security says he is proud that the members of the Greta Thunberg flotilla that was bringing food and medicines to Palestinians, who are being deliberately starved and denied medical assistance by Israel, are being punished as terrorists and subject to harsh treatment. The minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, demonstrates by his remarks the inherent evil of the Israeli state. Only in Israel is providing dying people with life-sustaining needs regarded as terrorism.

■ US has given at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since war in Gaza began (The New Arab)

Imagine Russian warships, missiles, and military alliances spreading across Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and then tell me what year Washington would’ve nuked the map. | If America gets a Monroe Doctrine, then Russia gets one too, or it’s all a lie. Great powers ought to stay out of each other’s immediate security lanes. That’s not just a preference. It should be the foundation of global stability. ■ But what the West has done, expanding a hostile military bloc (NATO) to Russia’s doorstep, breaks every rule in the book. Imagine if Russia set up bases in Tijuana or Quebec. The U.S. would declare it a casus belli before breakfast. ■ This isn’t about wanting to draw up spheres of influence. It’s about wanting to draw up spheres of security for Great Powers, so they can stay out of each other's lane. This does not mean exclusive economic zones, it's about drawing up a new security architecture for the multipolar world. ■ If the Monroe Doctrine, which warns foreign powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere, is accepted for the US, then why isn’t Russia afforded the same strategic perimeter? Why is it “defensive” when Washington does it, but “aggressive” when Moscow draws a red line? ■ Monroe got his doctrine. Moscow gets one too. Either that, or we find out quickly what happens when the last red line finally breaks.

As Russian officials declare an energy emergency and struggle to restore power, Ukraine has transformed from a victim of energy terror into a master of retaliation. The lights may be out in Belgorod, Kursk, and Novgorod, but Ukraine says Moscow may follow soon. | Russia has declared a national emergency after Ukraine launched massive attacks against the Russian energy grid, plunging regions like Belgorod and Kursk into darkness. In Belgorod, chaos reigns, and what Russia inflicted on Ukraine in previous winters is now being inflicted on Russia itself. The crisis began after a wave of Ukrainian strikes against Belgorod's energy network, locals reported loud explosions followed by immediate blackouts, as Ukrainian drones first hit key transformers throughout the city. Within hours, another barrage hit the Belgorod thermal power plant, leaving 40,000 people without electricity. Footage shows the Luch power substation engulfed in flames, with emergency services unable to contain the fire.

Moon of Alabama | It there any politician who is less reliable than U.S. President Donald Trump? | At the August summit in Anchorage with President Vladimir Putin of Russia Trump had aimed at a ceasefire along the frontline in Ukraine. But Putin made clear that the war required a long term solution of the underlying problem, NATO enlargement, and that a preliminary ceasefire would not be helpful in that regard. Russia also demanded full control of the Donbas and other regions. Trump did agree to that and announced it as the brilliant result of the talks. This was his first turn on the issue.

Military Observers, familiar with such deployments, are coming to the conclusion that the redeployment of this vessel from the European theater of operations, indicates to them that an utterly massive strike upon Venezuela is being planned. | Today, the Pentagon ordered the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, and its Strike Group, to re-deploy from Europe to the Caribbean. ● The Carrier Strike Group consists of the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyers; USS Mahan (DDG-72), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81), and USS Bainbridge (DDG-96). ● Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesman, said on Social Media Platform "X" that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth "has directed the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and embarked carrier air wing to the U.S. Southern Command" area of responsibility. Southern Command is responsible for the Caribbean Sea, Central and South America and the surrounding waters. [...] The carrier group will join eight U.S. vessels that are already in the region, including three destroyers, one cruiser, a littoral combat ship, an amphibious assault ship and two transport ships.

✅ Trump Deploys Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Latin American Waters (Stephen Prager)

Israel Shamir | The late saint of the communist calendar, Rosa Luxemburg, often called her opponents ‘Shabbos-goyim,’ meaning servants of the Jews. A Shabbos-goy is a non-Jew who toadies to every wish and whim of the Jews, especially in politics, or a non-Jew who is heavily supportive of Israel, says the dictionary. They are a breed apart. | One can argue about how successfully Jews rule the countries they lead. There are more- and less-successful examples. Usually, Jewish rule is good for the king and his coterie, and bad for the ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry. The policies of a foreign cosmopolitan elite might be resisted by the majority population of any country, but once a class of Shabbos goyim has been developed, nobody is able to escape Jewish rule, inevitably ruining the country. That happened with Poland; it was a mighty kingdom that had successfully fought Russia and Turkey. But the Poles allowed the Jews to manage their country, and in no time, Poland collapsed and was partitioned. This happened with Russia; heavy Jewish influence had brought it to the very brink of collapse in 1991, and only with great difficulty was Putin able to stabilise the country. Since the 2014 American coup Ukraine has been ruled by Jews, and now it is being destroyed. ■ The United States is a country ruled by Shabbos goyim, starting with LBJ, that is, after Nixon. Donald Trump, seemingly an imposing man of respectable age, height and weight, also turned out to be a Shabbos goy. He admitted that much himself when speaking in the Knesset. It turns out that he most often met with a couple of American Jews, casino owners, and they had financed his path to the White House. Even young Kushner, his son-in-law, and older Kushner, his father-in-law, a well-known and convicted fraudster (like most Jewish businessmen), and now the US ambassador to Paris, determine Trump’s actions. Their plan is to destroy Gaza and build a country club for Jews on its ruins, and make a fortune from it.

"I'm proud to be racist..."

This is how black people are treated in Israel. pic.twitter.com/UpMwkzRrWO

— MintPress News (@MintPressNews) November 22, 2022

Washington could expand military operations "against drug cartels" linked to the country [there are no links] | President Donald Trump has signaled that the US could extend its military actions against drug smuggling groups that it links to Venezuela from sea to land operations. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Trump touted what he described as great success in intercepting alleged Venezuelan "state-linked" drug boats. “Drugs coming in by sea are like 5% of what they were a year ago,” he said. “The land is going to be next,” he added, without elaborating on where and when potential attacks could take place.

■ Bipartisan Bill in the Senate Would Block Trump From Going to War With Venezuela (antiwar.com)
■ Trump Suggests "Land War on Drugs" (Sputnik) [Trump wants to steal Venezuela's oil.]

Court documents reveal aerospace firm Moog has obtained an injunction against protesters in Britain and even consulted the police about Declassified. | A US arms firm has launched legal action against pro-Palestine activists in Britain, it can be revealed. Court documents show Moog, which makes military aircraft parts and has links to Israel’s arms trade, applied for an injunction in September to prevent protests at its UK sites. The application, which was granted by the High Court, sought to stop “persons unknown” who “for the purpose of protest enter occupy or remain on” the firm’s facilities across Britain.