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🥇📈🚀GOLD spot hit a new All Time High over $2843/oz!

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🇲🇽🇺🇸 Mexican drug cartels plan attacks on Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives to fight US crackdown

Mexican drug cartels are ordering their members to attack US Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives in a desperate bid to thwart the crackdown at the border, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post.

The alert, which cites social media posts and other sources, cautions federal agents “to remain cognizant of their surroundings at all times” in the face of the new threat.

“On February 1, 2025, the El Paso Sector Intelligence and Operations Center (EPT-IOC) received information advising that Mexican cartel leaders have authorized the deployment of drones equipped with explosives to be used against US Border Patrol agents and US military personal currently working along the border with Mexico,” the internal memo noscriptd “Officer Safety Alert” said.

https://nypost.com/2025/02/03/us-news/mexican-cartels-order-suicide-drone-attacks-on-border-patrol

🇺🇸🇵🇦 Secretary of State Marco Rubio checks in deportation flights in Panama: “This is an example of the kind of program at the State Department that helps make America stronger, safer, and more prosperous.”

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🇺🇸/🇮🇳🇲🇽🇭🇳 "As part of our ongoing enforcement efforts to safeguard our nation, repatriation flights to India, Mexico, and Honduras are underway, returning illegal aliens to their home countries."

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💰📈⚡️ Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High Defying Analyst Expectations

The bitcoin hash rate has hit an all-time high of 833 EH/s on a seven-day moving average while Bitcoin transaction fees are at multi-year lows.

Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has reached another all-time high, with seven-day moving average jumping to 833 exahashes per second (EH/s), according to Glassnode data. This represents a 9% increase from 767 EH/s in the past few days.

According to Miner Mag, pre-orders for mining hardware have begun to decline following the pre-halving surge. Many mining firms had stocked up on equipment in anticipation of this event, ensuring their operations remained competitive; however, analysts now expect a slowdown in hashrate growth.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/02/04/bitcoin-hashrate-hits-all-time-high-defying-analyst-expectations

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🇸🇪⚰️❗️ | Swedish media reports at least 10 people killed in school shooting, including suspect.

Number of injured not yet clear.
Motive unknown but no indication of terrorism.

🇨🇦🇲🇽🤝🇺🇸 — 🇩🇪 BILD:

"Canada, Mexico Make Concessions, White House Postpones 25% Tariffs

After talks with President Claudia Sheinbaum, US President Donald Trump relented and postponed the tariffs – they will not be introduced in February. In return, Mexico pledged to send 10,000 troops to the US border to combat illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Tariffs against Canada are also being delayed for a month. In return, Canada has agreed to concessions on border security.

"Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan, which will strengthen the border with new helicopters, technology and personnel, improve coordination with our American partners, and increase resources to combat the flow of fentanyl," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trump's decision to impose 10 percent tariffs on China remains in effect. Beijing has already taken retaliatory measures: an additional 15 percent tariff will be imposed on coal and liquefied gas from the United States, and 10 percent on oil and agricultural machinery. However, the Chinese authorities believe that there will be no winners in a "trade or tariff war."

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🇺🇸🗯🇺🇦🧪 — 🇬🇧 The Guardian | Volodymyr Zelenskyy open to supplying US with minerals in exchange for military aid | Germany’s Olaf Scholz calls US president’s plan ‘selfish’ but reports suggest idea may have come from Kyiv | February 4,2025

Ukraine is open to “investment” from allies as long as they help it fight Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv supply the US with rare earth resources – critical elements used in electronics – in exchange for military aid.

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Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump said he wanted “equalisation” from Ukraine for Washington’s “close to $300bn” in support. “We’re telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths,” Trump said. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.”

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The Kyiv Independent cited a source in Ukraine’s presidential office as saying that a deal over the country’s resources with allies was in fact first proposed in Zelenskyy’s “victory plan”, which includes a mix of economic and security incentives and demands of western allies."

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🇸🇾🤝🇹🇷 — 🇹🇷 Anadolu Agency | Syrian President al-Sharaa's 'historic' visit marks start of ‘lasting friendship’: Turkish President Erdogan | Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledges support for Syria’s reconstruction, security, economic recovery | February 4, 2025:

"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday described Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s visit to Ankara as a “historic” step toward the beginning of a period of “lasting friendship and cooperation” between the two countries.

Speaking at a joint press conference with al-Sharaa, Erdogan emphasized Türkiye’s commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity and unity.

He reiterated Türkiye’s unwavering support for Syria, saying: “We never abandoned our Syrian sisters and brothers in their hardest times, and we will continue to support them in this new period.”

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🇨🇳🆗🗣👤🇺🇸 — 📰 The Wall Street Journal | Beijing Prepares Its Opening Bid to Talk Trade With Trump | As White House fires 10% tariff salvo, China sees room to negotiate | February 3, 2025:

"Beijing is readying an opening bid to try to head off greater tariff increases and technology restrictions from the Trump administration—a sign that China is eager to get trade talks going.

However, what it is prepared to offer, according to people in both capitals familiar with Beijing’s thinking—chiefly focused on going back to a previous trade deal that didn’t work out—is likely to intensify debates in Washington over how to negotiate with China.

Even though the White House hit China with 10% tariffs starting Tuesday for its failure to crack down on chemicals used to make fentanyl, neither side appears ready to launch a full-on trade war. China, in particular, is in weak economic shape, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signaled his interest in engaging in negotiations with President Trump, who has also suggested he is open to dialogue by deferring most of his promised tariffs on China.

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Having failed to deliver on its pledge under the deal to increase U.S. purchases, Beijing now is preparing to talk to the Trump administration about areas where China can buy more from the U.S., the people said.

Other parts of China’s plan, the people said, include an offer to make more investments in the U.S.—in sectors such as batteries for electric cars, a renewed pledge by Beijing not to devalue the yuan to gain competitive advantage, and a commitment to reduce exports of fentanyl precursors."

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🇷🇺🇺🇦The Russian Federation has taken control of up to 70% of Ukraine's mineral resources: the largest number of mineral resources are located in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Luhansk regions, Forbes calculated

Their value is 15 trillion dollars.

⚓🛳⚡️ — 📰 ZeroHedge | Clearest Image Of US Navy's Directed-Energy Weapon Firing Laser Rounds | February 3, 2025:

"Lockheed Martin's HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance) weapon has been successfully deployed aboard a US Navy warship. Designed to counter unmanned aerial threats, the high-energy laser weapon operates at a cost of only a few dollars per shot—an extraordinary savings for the Navy, which has a habit of spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars per missile interception.

Defense Blog reports that an update on HELIOS was published in a January 2025 report by the US Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation. The report includes an image of the USS Preble deploying its HELIOS weapon system at sea—one of the clearest images of the laser weapon in action to date.

"The US Center for Countermeasures (CCM) supported the Navy's demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88) to verify and validate the functionality, performance, and capability of the HEL with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system against an unmanned aerial vehicle target. CCM collected imagery of the engagements to support the evaluation of system performance," the annual report said. 

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