KURSK UPDATE
— Ukraine is sending reinforcements from Sumy to Sudzha not to advance but to stabilize
— Russia has full FPV drone control of Ukraine's supply route to Sudzha
— Russia continues to advance on all fronts in Ukraine
Src: Military Summary, Suriyak, DPA. Img: Suriyak Maps
#Russia #Ukraine #FrontLine
GAZA'S GRAVEYARD
Trump says hostages released from Gaza look like "holocaust survivors."
Wait until he sees the rotting corpses and body parts of mostly women and children all over Gaza, including the Netzarim corridor today after Israel's military withdrawal.
And the Palestinians released from Israel's torture camps.
And did Trump forget that Israel placed Gaza, including hostages, under a complete blockade while dropping heavy US bombs on them?
SOURCES:
WARNING GRAPHIC:
https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG/12572
Extreme torture and malnourishment, Palestinian captive Ibrahim Mohammad Khaleel Al-Shaweesh:
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1888380970677510195
90% of Palestinian detainees are civilians undergoing abuse and torture, Israel's 972 Mag:
https://www.972mag.com/sde-teiman-torture-prisoners/
Israel's complete blockade on Gaza, Mojo:
https://youtu.be/rlgHztaeoO4?si=XvEFV3n9b_m0p4bn
#Gaza #Torture #WarCrimes
BREAKING
Trump to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum tomorrow, making the announcement on board Air Force One on his way to the Super Bowl, according to White House pool report
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
#Breaking #News #Tariffs
Ikr? So far, it appears that Trump was bluffing and China took advantage of the opportunity.
CHINA TARIFFS ON US TO TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW
From February 10, China will charge 15% border tax on US coal and liquefied gas products, and 10% tariff on American crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars.
Trump delayed tariffs on low-cost packages from China after packages piled up at US customs, and also backed off on Canada and Mexico tariffs but he continues to threaten more countries as US stocks tumble amid tariff and inflation fears.
Src: Forbes, Goldman Sachs, Market Watch, FT
#China #Tariffs #TradeWar
ISRAELI TROOPS KILL PREGNANT WOMAN
Israel continues to wipe out West Bank infrastructure, targeting civilians, according to various footage as part of a brutal, wide scale operation.
An Israeli army spokesman says operations in the West Bank have now expanded to officially include Nour Shams refugee camp, after they shot and killed 23-year-old Sundus Shalabi, 8 months pregnant, in the camp while she was trying to escape the assault with her 2 children and husband Yazan, who was critically injured.
A 21-year-old woman Rahaf al-Ashqar was also shot and killed.
Src: The Cradle
Vid: Israeli forces attack journalists in Jenin
#WestBank #Tulkarm #News
https://media.ditto.pub/311089b5e97b85212e4e7b21d56e7c35882209484603f421cae72e2b924d67f2.mp4
Israel's Haaretz news (and other news sources, including Al Jazeera) confirms Israeli troops killed a pregnant woman and other civilians in the West Bank:
IRAN UNVEILS DRONE-CARRIER WARSHIP
— Iran’s first drone carrier, the Shahid Bagheri is a naval warship designed for long-range drone, helicopter, missile operations
— 22,000 nautical mile range, operating up to a year without refueling
— 1,000+ km missile range
— Equipped with cruise, ballistic missiles
— Supports attack boats, reconnaissance drones, aerial missions, advanced electronic warfare
Src: Geopolitics Live, PRESSTV, Newsweek, Breaking Defense
#Iran #War #Drones
https://media.ditto.pub/58d3a99d975fcc15b2ffcf0df99914d96a2fddec937d9e5da9521c151ed3a53c.mp4
ISRAELI TROOPS KILL PREGNANT WOMAN
Israel continues to wipe out West Bank infrastructure, targeting civilians, according to various footage as part of a brutal, wide scale operation.
An Israeli army spokesman says operations in the West Bank have now expanded to officially include Nour Shams refugee camp, after they shot and killed 23-year-old Sundus Shalabi, 8 months pregnant, in the camp while she was trying to escape the assault with her 2 children and husband Yazan, who was critically injured.
A 21-year-old woman Rahaf al-Ashqar was also shot and killed.
Src: The Cradle
Vid: Israeli forces attack journalists in Jenin
#WestBank #Tulkarm #News
https://media.ditto.pub/311089b5e97b85212e4e7b21d56e7c35882209484603f421cae72e2b924d67f2.mp4
Hey, how's it going? All good here. Videos seem to be working for me on Nostr so far today - yay!
US INDUSTRIAL PLANT EXPLOSION
Residents are urged to stay indoors as toxic fumes fill the air.
“Major” damage reported to chemical plant after explosion, officials say as fire burns, releasing chemicals
— 11+ people injured including
— 4 firefighters
— 7 plant employees
LORD Corporation plant, Saegertown, Pennsylvania
2.9.25
Src: Fox8. Vid: Concerned Citizen
#Breaking #News #Fire
https://media.ditto.pub/084e5d0fe9411b1a4feaf37a3e54162d195506698480fa2bb30474f91f0c858d.mp4
TRUMP PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN UNCONFIRMED
Trump officially stated again that he told Putin "this [Russia Ukraine/US war] has to stop. Either you make a fair deal, or we will make it so that some Russian territories will end up in the Ukrainian constitution. And believe me, people will like it."
Trump claims Putin said he ‘wants to see people stop dying in Ukraine.’
Trump National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has neither confirmed nor refuted that Trump had a phone call with Putin, but that Trump is ready to impose [more] sanctions and tariffs on Russia and will discuss 'partnership' with Ukraine, based on natural resources, including rare earth metals.
Kremlin also can’t ‘confirm or deny’ a call took place.
Src: Trump, White House briefing, Waltz, France24, Telegraph
#Russia #Ukraine #Putin
https://media.ditto.pub/e353cfba78b847faf3ced58f97cc4c12b100649da018903237618cc2bcf7ccd2.mp4
TRUMP'S FEAR OF IRAN
— Although no assassination attempts on Trump were linked to Iran, Trump's team worried Iran could take down "Trump Force One" with surface-to-air missiles from within the US
— (Trump terminated the Iran nuclear treaty and ordered the airstrike that assassinated Iran's Soleimani in 2020, often bragging about it)
— Recently, secret service had Trump travel on a decoy plane owned by real estate exec and Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff
— But much of Trump's staff traveled on Trump Force One, infuriating aides who worried they were collateral damage
— Trump also traveled in one motorcade and staffers in another
— Trump gave his team instructions to "obliterate" Iran if its alleged operatives were to kill him
— Trump now says he wants a nuclear peace treaty with Iran
Src: Alex Isenstadt, "Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power," out March 18
#Iran #Trump #INF
SAUDI ARABIA CONDEMNS NETANYAHU
In no uncertain terms, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's 'extremist occupying mentality' against Palestinians and reiterates the right of the Palestinian people to remain in their land, no matter how long it takes.
The statement implies that it's also aimed at Trump but does not specifically mention Trump.
#KSA #Palestine #Palestinians
GUANTANAMO TENT CITY
Tent City Rising at Guantánamo Bay
These are the first independent images to emerge from the migrant operation that the Trump administration has begun at the Navy base.
— NYT
#News #Guantanamo #Immigration
I have plenty more for Biden. But right now, Trump is in the news for "dismantling" USAID.
THE MAIDAN MASSACRE IN UKRAINE
The Mass Killing that Changed the World
Ivan Katchanovski's house and all other property were seized in Ukraine in retaliation for Ivan's in-depth research of Ukraine's Maidan Massacre on February 20, 2014.
Ivan's 11 year documentation using over 2,000 videos and recordings of live Internet and TV broadcasts in 50 countries, news reports by 120 journalists from Kyiv, over 6,000 photos, and nearly 30 gigabytes of radio intercepts of snipers and commanders...
... reveals US and EU grants funded Ukrainian prosecutors, journalists, and New York architecture firms... and shows beyond any reasonable doubt who is responsible for the massacre.
The crowdfunded book which has free open access currently has over 255,000 views and downloads:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-67121-0
#Euromaidan #Ukraine #Russia
ISRAEL'S SYSTEMATIC TORTURE
Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons say Israel warned them not to speak of Israeli abuse.
Mountains of physical evidence, corroborating witness reports (including from Israeli soldiers), and Israeli investigations over years reveal Israel's systematic torture and mass detention of civilians and Palestinians without trial:
— Physical and sexual abuse
— Deprivation of food, medicine, clothing
— Deliberate starvation
Israel's B’Tselem investigation (many more, ask for sources):
https://www.btselem.org/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell
Vid: A mother embraces her son after 15 years, 2.8.25
Vid Src: Tamer
#Gaza #Hostages #WarCrimes
https://media.ditto.pub/a4776500a42fdeda7a8e34d9b0750c14577d874063e9cd00529d561e8d30fc4d.mp4
USAID FUNNELED MILLIONS TO OVERTHROW MADURO
FBI is investigating Venezuelan coup plotters Juan Guaidó, Carlos Vecchio, and collaborators for embezzlement of USAID funds, trying to figure out where $1 Billion from 2018 to 2020 under the pretext of “humanitarian aid” ended up.
USAID was known for funneling millions of dollars to opposition groups, including under Trump, to overthrow Venezuelan presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
According to leaked files from the US Embassy in Venezuela, Carlos Vecchio received $116 million through USAID...
Trump tripled aid to opposition Guaidó to $52 Million in 2019.
Src: FBI, US Gov, Venezuela AG, Minister of Interior, Orinoco Tribune
#News #USAID #Maduro
ALL TSUNAMI WARNINGS LIFTED
All tsunami warnings, including for Cuba, Honduras, and Cayman Islands, have been lifted after a 7.6M earthquake in the Caribbean.
Only small tsunami waves were observed.
ALL TSUNAMI THREATS HAVE "LARGELY PASSED."
Src: NOAA