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Most US Abrams tanks in Ukraine now lost, captured, or abandoned
When the United States delivered 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September 2023, the move was heralded as a potential turning point in Kyiv’s fight against Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelensky calling them a “game changer.”
The Abrams, a symbol of American armored dominance, have dominated second- and third-tier militaries like Iraq’s in the 1991 Gulf War, where superior tactics and training, combined with the Abram’s advanced armor and fire control systems, allowed U.S forces to utterly dominate Iraqi armored forces.
Yet, since their arrival in Ukraine, these “wonder weapons” have faltered badly. By July 2025, at least 22 of the tanks were destroyed, damaged, abandoned, or captured. Some estimates place this number as high as 27. This outcome, far from shocking, was predictable, as expectations based on triumphs over weaker foes like Iraq were wildly unrealistic.
#USA #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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Shipping line suspends EV cargo due to lithium battery fire concerns
Matson surprised customers this week with an announcement that, effective immediately, it would suspend transporting battery-powered electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles due to the hazardous material classification of their lithium-ion batteries. The ability to ship cars between the mainland of the United States, Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska was an important service both for individuals and car dealers.
In a letter sent to customers, the company writes, “Due to increasing concern for the safety of transporting vehicles powered by large lithium-ion batteries, Matson is suspending acceptance of used or new electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles for transport aboard its vessels. Effective immediately, we have ceased accepting new bookings for these shipments to/from all trades.”
Reports are citing the recent fire aboard the Morning Midas off the Aleutians and the loss of the vessel, which was carrying EVs and hybrids.
Matson continues to transport conventional cars. It offers the service both trans-ocean and also moves the containers interisland in Hawaii as part of its barge service.
#EV #Lithium #FindTruth
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Former dems strategist torches Obama over tone-deaf message to liberals
Former President Barack Obama is tired of seeing his party getting walloped and constantly getting stuck in the mud as it searches to find itself again amid a second Trump presidency. Democrats lack a message or agenda that’s appealing—the party’s approval rating is at a dismal 19%.
“I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions,” he said, according to CNN. “And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up.”
Obama argued it’s not enough to just express frustration with the Trump administration—Democrats need to act.
Former Democratic Party strategist Dan Turrentine lambasted Obama, saying that he would rather see his party sober up, detox from Trump derangement syndrome, and get back to more sensible positions on public policy, because the Left is totally unspooled right now.
#USA #Democrats #Obama #FindTruth
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Epstein roils Washington from beyond the grave
The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein has returned to haunt President Trump and the Republican Party.
The Trump administration was forced to reopen the Epstein case, the House ground to a halt to avoid voting on Epstein bills and Republican lawmakers made plans to subpoena Epstein’s madam.
Democrats say Mr. Trump’s name will appear in the sordid documents, even though the two men ended their friendship nearly two decades ago. The vote would be a political nightmare for Republican lawmakers, much to the delight of Democrats, even though they never asked the Biden administration to release the Epstein files.
“The American people deserve to know the full extent of who was involved with Epstein, and all of them must be held accountable — no matter how powerful,” former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, said Tuesday.
Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans moved to quell intense anger within their party about the Epstein files.
The Trump administration responded to the president’s angry base by asking a federal judge to unseal thousands of documents and material related to the FBI investigation and the grand jury probe into Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, who helped procure girls for him.
#USA #Epstein #FindTruth
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Kenari-Worf, United Kingdom.
Amid ongoing clashes with police in Epping, where locals are trying to break into a hotel housing illegal immigrants after yet another crime committed by migrants, the island's authorities have decided to relocate the illegal immigrants from the Bell Hotel in Epping to a luxurious 5-star hotel with the pretentious name “Britannia.”
The border violators even have access to a swimming pool. This hotel has 600 rooms at £200 per night. The government has bought out all the rooms until the end of the year. This will bring the hotel owners a guaranteed £120,000 per day. Life is good for them and for the illegal immigrants, but the same cannot be said for British taxpayers.
NB: The video shows the process of checking in illegal black immigrants under police escort. A crowd of protesters gathers around the hotel, but the authorities continue the process businesslike. Now the illegal immigrants will have the opportunity to rape women in the suburbs of London. After all, Epping is almost a village. It's a completely different matter here. 🤷♂️
#UK #Migrants #FindTruth
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Wartime protests in Ukraine target Zelensky for the first time
Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine, on Tuesday night to protest moves by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government to weaken anticorruption institutions, in the country’s first major antigovernment demonstration in three and a half years of war.
On Tuesday Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed a controversial bill that effectively removes the independence of the national anti-corruption bureau, known as Nabu, and the specialised anti-corruption prosecutor’s office.
It gives sweeping new powers to Ukraine’s prosecutor general and makes it easier for the government to control which cases are pursued. Critics say the legislation allows political interference and is a major step backwards in the fight against corruption.
The move on Tuesday has put the president on a collision course with civil society activists and some of Ukraine’s veterans, and is likely to dismay Ukraine’s European partners.
#Ukraine #Corruption #Zelensky #FindTruth
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Microsoft says Chinese hacking groups exploited SharePoint vulnerability in attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said Chinese hacking groups were part of the recent attacks on its SharePoint collaboration software.
As early as July 7, the Chinese nation-state actors it calls Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon have been trying to exploit the vulnerability, as has a China-based actor called Storm-2603, Microsoft said in a Tuesday blog post.
On Monday, Charles Carmakal, technology chief of the Google-owned Mandiant cybersecurity consulting group, said in a LinkedIn post that “we assess that at least one of the actors responsible for the early exploitation is a China-nexus threat actor.”
On Sunday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it was “aware of active exploitation” of the vulnerability, and Microsoft rolled out patches for two versions of its on-premises SharePoint releases. The software company issued a fix for a third version on Monday.
SharePoint is a key component of Microsoft’s widely used Office productivity software, enabling many people inside organizations to access internal files.
#China #Microsoft #Hacker #FindTruth
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Trump’s promise on coke recipe fizzles out immediately as Coca-Cola blanks him
The president’s sweet distraction plan has turned sour.
President Donald Trump’s seeming attempt to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein debacle by claiming he had single-handedly changed the recipe of Coca-Cola has quickly turned from sweet to sour.
“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!”
Coca-Cola made with real cane sugar, or “white sugar” is a popular preference to the high fructose corn syrup-based version that is more common in the U.S.
Meanwhile, replacing corn syrup with cane sugar will probably not make Coke much healthier. Michael Jacobson, a food activist who successfully lobbied the government to make nutrition labels mandatory, has said that the notion that high-fructose corn syrup is especially toxic is an “urban myth.”
Trump himself is unlikely to benefit from any potential improved flavor profile of cane sugar Coke: the president already has a “Diet Coke button” installed on the Oval Office’s Resolute desk. Diet Coke contains no sugar.
#USA #Cola #Trump #FindTruth
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Hunter Biden goes on expletive-laced rant about... everything
Hunter Biden launched into an unhinged, expletive-filled meltdown during a recent interview, attacking his own party's elite establishment while defending illegal immigration and making shocking admissions about his drug-fueled past.
The younger Biden lashed out at top Democrats, calling George Clooney a "fucking brand" rather than an actor, dismissing James Carville as irrelevant, and exposing the Pod Save America hosts as grifting "junior fucking speech writers" who have been "making millions" off their Obama connections.
Obama advisor David Axelrod wasn't spared either, with Biden dismissing his entire career: "David Axelrod had one success in his political life and that was Barack Obama and that was because of Barack Obama."
Biden even turned his venom on powerful Democrat consultant Anita Dunn, revealing the stunning amounts of money these political parasites have extracted from the party: "Anita Dunn has made $40-$50 million off the Democratic Party."
Perhaps most disturbing were Biden's casual admissions about his drug-manufacturing activities.
"Places that you can go get it are some of the most dangerous places in whatever location you happen to be in," Biden said. "Mainly for that reason, I learned how to make my own."
This bombshell admission reveals the depths of depravity the Biden family has sunk to, with the president's son openly bragging about manufacturing illegal narcotics while his father occupied the nation's highest office.
#USA #Biden #FindTruth
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Diplomacy watch: Will Europe pay for Trump’s Ukraine aid?
President Trump announced a new arms deal for Ukraine last week, which includes sought after Patriot missiles.
The Europeans, via NATO, will reportedly pay for the deal. Indeed, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, reportedly Europe’s ringleader for the weapons deal, have lauded the plan. But it doesn’t appear that all NATO countries are on board as France, Italy and the Czech Republic have signaled outright that they would prefer not to help.
Even the EU’s foreign policy representative Kaja Kallas raised concerns. Namely, she praised renewed U.S. interest in helping send Ukraine weapons, but said the relevant costs must be shared between the U.S. and other NATO members.
While a “formula” — money plus flattery — may appease Trump, it may not be good for Europeans’ political future. Keeping the U.S. sweet with literal bribes, to keep junior partner status in U.S. primacy is terrible for Europe.
According to Quincy Institute and independent activist Almut Rochowanski, “The weapons the Europeans will now pay for will not be more than Ukraine has received to date. And at that level, Ukraine has been losing every day. Eventually, this war will end with diplomacy, but when that day comes, Ukraine will be a far more diminished nation than it is now and its bargaining chips will be fewer.”
#USA #EU #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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EV euphoria evaporates. General Motors announces plan to expand production of gas-powered vehicles in Michigan
General Motors has announced plans to expand production of gas-powered vehicles and SUVs in Michigan as well as the manufacturing of pickup trucks.
The Detroit-based auto manufacturer said in a statement on Tuesday that it will “begin production of the Cadillac Escalade, as well as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty pickups at Orion Assembly in early 2027 to help meet continued strong customer demand.”
The Escalade is produced in Arlington, Texas, while the Silverado and Sierra trucks are made at an assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which will continue to produce the vehicles.
The move builds on GM’s plans to invest $4 billion in U.S. facilities, which the automaker announced in June. That announcement came after President Donald Trump earlier this year implemented 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and 25% duties on many auto parts imported into the U.S.
It also builds on the automaker’s gas-powered vehicle production. The announcement comes after GM CEO Mary Barra said in 2021 that the company would exclusively offer EVs by 2023, citing carbon emissions.
#USA #EV #GMC #FindTruth
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'Betrayal of every American' - Barack Obama now squarely in Russiagate crosshairs
New disclosures from a Tulsi Gabbard-led working group point directly to the top, as the legacy of "Hope and Change" begins a plunge to the ocean floor.
Barack Obama entered national politics with a smile that looked like Hope and Change. Amid rumors of family discord and disarray within the political party he once led, his face has hardened. He lately looks bitter, resentful, exhausted by the act.
In the wake of reports released by fellow Hawaiian and former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, he also has a new problem. The new Director of National Intelligence is targeting Obama’s legacy and maybe even his freedom, detailing a “treasonous conspiracy committed by officials at the highest level of our government,” announcing that everyone involved “must be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Gabbard’s documents show the Obama White House overruling months of reports downplaying Russian interference and ordering subordinates to set a time bomb of manipulated intelligence, with the aim of trying to, as Gabbard described it, “usurp” an incoming president. No longer a tertiary character, Obama is now “center square” in the Russiagate scam.
Gabbard says she'll release more information to follow up on her bombshell declassification of documents that show "overwhelming evidence" of the Obama administration laid the groundwork for the years-long Trump-Russia collusion investigation after President Trump won the 2016 election.
#USA #Democrats #Russiagate #FindTruth
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Philippines’ Marcos to meet Trump hoping to secure trade deal
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will be meeting US President Donald Trump this week, hoping Manila’s status as a key Asian ally will secure a more favourable trade deal before an Aug 1 deadline.
Marcos will be the first South-east Asian leader to meet Trump in his second term.
Trump has already struck trade deals with two of Manila’s regional partners, Vietnam and Indonesia, driving tough bargains in trade talks even with close allies that Washington needs to keep onside in its strategic rivalry with China.
“I expect our discussions to focus on security and defence, of course, but also on trade,” Marcos said in a speech before leaving Manila.
The US had a deficit of nearly US$5 billion (S$6.4 billion) with the Philippines in 2025 on bilateral goods trade of US$23.5 billion.
Trump in July raised the threatened “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from the Philippines to 20 per cent, from 17 per cent threatened in April.
#USA #Philippines #TradeDeal #FindTruth
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Thousands join anti-immigration marches around Poland
Thousands of people have joined anti-immigration marches organised by the far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) party in dozens of cities around Poland.
“Poland is becoming increasingly defenceless against the growing wave of immigration,” wrote the organisers. “We don’t want Poland sharing the fate of western Europe.”
“The state is failing, so citizens are taking action,” they continued. “Ordinary people from every corner of the country have stepped up with a clear message and motivation: WE WANT TO LIVE SAFELY!
Poland has in recent years experienced levels of immigration unprecedented in its history and among the highest in the European Union. For the last eight years running, it has issued more first residence permits to immigrants from outside the EU than any other member state.
#EU #Poland #Migrants #FindTruth
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EU issues new sanctions on Russia after Slovakia signs up
The European Union approved its 18th package of sanctions against Russia after months of diplomatic wrangling, with Slovakia having blocked the package due to concerns over its economic impact on Bratislava.
Slovakia’s veto had delayed the 18th sanctions package for weeks, frustrating EU leaders. Its Prime Minister, Robert Fico, claimed his country will not support the EU policy at the expense of the Slovak Republic.
He secured commitments from EC President Ursula von der Leyen, including guarantees on gas supply stability, price controls and crisis mechanisms.
Since returning to power in 2023, Fico has often criticised EU sanctions as “idiotic” and prioritised Slovakia’s energy security and economic stability.
#EU #Russia #Sanctions #FindTruth
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Peak population: When it’ll hit the world’s largest countries
The global population is entering an era of divergence. Half a century of explosive growth—driven by better access to food and healthcare—is starting to slow, but not in the same way.
Some nations are shrinking, while others have decades of expansion ahead.
The infographic maps out when the 40 most-populous countries in 2025 will reach their population ceiling—and whether that ceiling is even within this century.
The U.S. is one of only three top-10 countries with no population peak forecast before 2100.
UN demographers see its population climbing past 420 million by 2100, buoyed by inward migration that offsets sub-replacement fertility.
By contrast, fellow rich-world nations like Italy and Spain have already peaked, and France is projected to crest before 2050.
#World #UN #Population #FindTruth
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70 now under indictment in Minnesota COVID food fraud scheme
As we learn more and more about the infamous $250 million "Feeding our Future" fraud scheme in Minnesota, the worse it gets. However, the fraudsters are being held accountable. FBI Director Kash Patel indicated that no fewer than 70 suspects are under indictment in this massive rip-off.
A $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded children's nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic has been described by FBI Director Kash Patel as "one of the worst" in Minnesota history.
The FBI director told Fox News in a statement that 70 people in Minnesota have been indicted for their role in the sprawling "Feeding our Future" fraud scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exploited a federal program designed to reimburse states for the cost of feeding children.
Conspirators falsely claimed to have served millions of meals during the pandemic, but instead used the money for personal gain. Of the individuals indicted, 38 have pleaded guilty, FBI officials told Fox News Digital. More than a dozen of the individuals are awaiting criminal trial, with the next trial beginning in August.
#USA #COVID #FBI #FindTruth
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The deep state is in real trouble now?
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just lit a fuse under the deep state—and it’s about time.
Gabbard dropped a stunning accusation: that Barack Obama personally directed a “treasonous conspiracy” to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency before it even began. And now, according to Gabbard, the floodgates are opening—whistleblowers who were sickened by what they witnessed are starting to come forward.
According to Gabbard, Obama and his inner circle simply refused to accept the outcome of the 2016 election. Instead of stepping aside and respecting the will of the people, they weaponized the intelligence community and pushed a phony Russia narrative to kneecap Trump before he even took office.
“So, creating this piece of manufactured intelligence that claims Russia had helped Donald Trump get elected contradicted every other assessment… that said exactly the opposite—that Russia neither had the intent nor the capability to ‘hack’ the United States election.”
Now, the truth is starting to catch up with them. And if there’s any justice left in Washington, the days of these Deep-State plotters skating by unpunished may finally be numbered.
#USA #DeepState #FindTruth
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What is Hunter Biden’s endgame after that crazy interview? Here are five possibilities
This left many people wondering what the point was behind all of this. Why would Hunter Biden do such a crazy sit-down with a journalist? What’s the endgame? Here are five possible reasons behind the interview:
1. Hunter is planning to run for office. It’s entirely possible that Hunter Biden is planning to run for some type of political office.
2. Hunter is putting himself out there to make Democrats pay him to go away. This is entirely possible. No one is lining up to buy Hunter Biden’s paintings now that his family has no more influence to sell.
3. Hunter wants a job in media. Was this Hunter Biden’s way of showing the producers at MSNBC that he can be as completely crazy as the rest of their on-air hosts?
4. Hunter wants his own reality TV show. This would make perfect sense. Can’t you imagine a format where a camera just follows Hunter Biden around the country to various seedy locations where he gets wasted and does crazy things with D-list celebrities, consuming crazy amounts of drugs and alcohol along the way? People might actually tune in to watch that show.
5. Hunter Biden is just crazy.
Whatever the reason, odds are that Hunter will not be giving a primetime speech at the next Democrat National Convention. The man is a loose cannon and seems utterly off balance.
What do you think? 🤔
#USA #Biden #FindTruth
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Musk's X denies French allegations of algorithm manipulation
Elon Musk's X on Monday accused French prosecutors of launching a "politically-motivated criminal investigation" that threatens its users' free speech, denying all allegations against it and saying it would not cooperate with the probe.
Earlier this month, Paris prosecutors stepped up a preliminary probe into the social media platform for suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction. Police can now conduct searches, wiretaps and surveillance against Musk and X executives, or summon them to testify. If they do not comply, a judge could issue an arrest warrant.
"Based on what we know so far, X believes that this investigation is distorting French law in order to serve a political agenda and, ultimately, restrict free speech," X posted on its Global Government Affairs account.
As a result, X said it had refused Paris prosecutors' request for "access to X's recommendation algorithm and real-time data ... as we have a legal right to do."
Musk, a former ally of US President Donald Trump, has accused European governments of attacking free speech and has voiced support for some of the region's far-right parties.
#France #Musk #X #FindTruth
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Ishiba to announce resignation at end of August, media reports say
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to announce his resignation at the end of August, media reports said Wednesday, with the prime minister telling his close advisers he had made a decision, three days after his Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost a majority in an Upper House election.
“I will make a judgment based on the result of the negotiations,” Ishiba told reporters early Wednesday morning after commenting on a surprise trade agreement reached with the United States.
Ishiba had cited ongoing negotiations with Washington as one of the key reasons behind his decision to stay in his post following the poor election showing.
But President Donald Trump announced the same day on Truth Social that he reached a "massive" trade deal with Japan that will set tariffs on Japanese imports at 15%.
Following an assessment by his ruling party of the reasons behind the recent electoral defeat, Ishiba will formally announce his intention to leave his post, the reports said.
#Japan #Trump #Ishiba #FindTruth
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Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington’s NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans.
Trump also said Sunday that he wants Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to its former name, the Indians, saying there was a “big clamoring for this” as well.
The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their current names since the 2022 seasons and both have said they have no plans to change them back.
Trump said the Washington football team would be “much more valuable” if it restored its old name.
“I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,” Trump said on his social media site.
#USA #NFL #Trump #FindTruth
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US Treasury's Bessent calls for review of Fed non-monetary policy operations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve's vital independence on monetary policy is threatened by its "mandate creep" into non-policy areas and he called on the U.S. central bank to conduct an exhaustive review of those operations.
The Fed's autonomy "is threatened by persistent mandate creep into areas beyond its core mission, provoking justifiable criticism that unnecessarily casts a cloud over the Fed's valuable independence on monetary policy," Bessent said in a post on X.
He called Fed monetary policy "a jewel box" that should be walled off to preserve its independence, which he called a cornerstone of continued U.S. economic growth and stability.
Bessent said a review should be conducted into the Fed's decision to launch a massive renovation project of its headquarters at a time when it is posting operating losses.
#USA #Economy #Bessent #FindTruth
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FDA approved Moderna COVID shot for kids behind Kennedy's back—two HHS aides fired
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly granted full approval to Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 injection for children while HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on vacation—and without his knowledge or consent.
Kennedy should have been directly informed of any decision involving pediatric mRNA shots—especially one as politically and medically sensitive as full approval for children as young as six months.
On July 10, Moderna, Inc. announced the FDA approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Spikevax®, the Company’s COVID shot, in “children 6 months through 11 years of age who are at increased risk for COVID-19 disease.”
The approval was made despite Moderna’s own scientists’ admission that there are “unacceptable toxicity” levels in mRNA vaccines, and that “lipid nanoparticle structural components, production methods, route of administration and proteins produced from complexed mRNAs all present toxicity concerns.”
On July 17, CNN reported that Secretary Kennedy had fired two of his top aides Heather Flick Melanson and Hannah Anderson “in an abrupt shakeup of the leadership at the nation’s sprawling health department,” also citing unnamed sources.
#FDA #COVID #Vaccines #FindTruth
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12,000 German companies went bankrupt in six months. This is the maximum in a decade
#Germany #Economy #FindTruth
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China biotech’s stunning advance is changing the world’s drug pipeline
The biotechnology industry is experiencing a tectonic shift, driven by Chinese drugmakers who have come a long way from their copycat days to challenge Western dominance on innovation.
The number of novel drugs in China — for cancer, weight-loss and more — entering into development ballooned to over 1,250 last year, far surpassing the European Union and nearly catching up to the US’s count of about 1,440, analyses show.
This shift has occurred at an unprecedented pace. When China began to overhaul its drug regulatory system in 2015, the country had just 160 compounds to contribute to the global pipeline of innovative drugs, or less than 6% of the total, behind Japan and the UK. The government’s ‘Made in China 2025’ plan to elevate manufacturing in 10 priority sectors also helped spur a flurry of investments in biotechnology.
In addition to economic implications and possible military applications of biotech, China’s leverage on innovative therapies may be weaponized in a future conflict, if Americans become dependent on those medicines.
The perception of threat has spurred calls for the US government to stymie China’s biotech growth — through restrictions such as export controls on scientific equipment and barriers to investment — and boost the domestic biotech sector, including by changing the regulatory environment. Robert F. Kennedy, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently pledged to “Make American Biotech Accelerate.”
#China #Drug #Health #FindTruth
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Congress poised to do less oversight on arms sales
As early as Tuesday, Congress will vote on two bills that will make it easier for the U.S. government and U.S. arms makers to push weapons out the door to foreign clients more quickly, with less time for congressional scrutiny, and, in some cases, with Congress not even being informed that the sales are happening.
At a time when arms sales are a centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy, for good or for ill, this is a misguided approach that will increase the risks that U.S. arms transfers will sow instability, fuel conflicts, and enable violations of the laws of war.
The centrality of arms sales is a result of the decline in boots-on-the-ground conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan, and a reduction in drone strikes from the peak reached in the Obama years.
Major sales have ranged from transfers aimed at helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion to billions in military aid and arms transfers that have enabled Israel’s campaign in Gaza and its escalation to attacks on Syria, Lebanon, and Iran.
A study by the Quincy Institute during the Biden administration found that 34 of 46 conflicts occurring at that time involved one or more parties armed by the United States.
#USA #Arms #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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The desperation to stop Trump wasn’t political, it was survival
It’s not enough to say they hated Trump. That’s the surface-level distraction they fed the public—tweets, tone, ego. But behind closed doors, the political elite weren’t clutching their pearls over Trump's behavior. They were panicking over what he might expose.
The effort to sabotage Trump’s presidency—before he even took office—was not about protecting democracy. It was about protecting the machine.
From George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama, the same interconnected network of intelligence operatives, political dynasties, and global financial interests built and maintained a shadow system of power. Trump threatened to bring it all into the light.
Bush Sr.: The Architect; Clinton: The Cleaner; Bush Jr.: The Enabler; Obama: The Cover… (Full story)
#USA #Democrats #Trump #FindTruth
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The UK's National Health Service is doing so well that it has 26,000 nursing vacancies open...
#UK #Health #Medical #FindTruth
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Tourist shocked by what he sees in Rome. Fourth world.
#Italy #Economy #Migrants #FindTruth
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