🔎 Could DOGE benefit from ‘Soros buddy' Schumer's gov't shutdown?

The threat of government shutdown once again looms over the US as Senate Democrats refused to vote on a funding bill.

As Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his party’s intent, quite a few social media users proceeded to savage him verbally online.

Some were quick to point out Schumer’s apparent ties with the family of infamous billionaire and political activist George Soros.

Yet there were also those who argued that shutdown may in fact help the Department of Government Efficiency by exposing the non-essential government services.

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⚔️ Putin SHINES spotlight on HEROIC units liberating Russia's Kursk region

▪️In a bold move, the 'Akhmat' Special Forces, the 11th Airborne Brigade and the 'Veterans' Brigade, pulled off a surprise masterstroke, outflanking Ukrainian troops from the rear in Sudzha, cleverly using a gas pipeline as their secret pathway.

▪️The 56th, 76th, and 106th Airborne Brigades played a crucial role in securing the approaches to liberate Sudzha, particularly the villages of Sverdlikovo and Lebedevka.

▪️The retreating Ukrainian troops had only one way out of Sudzha, a road running to the Sumy region. However, drones from the 83rd Airborne Brigade turned this route into a "road of death," relentlessly targeting the fleeing enemy.

▪️As the Russian advance kicked off in the Kursk Region, Ukraine attempted to deploy the neo-Nazi battalion 'Aidar'* as reinforcements to Sudzha. However, the marines of the 177th Brigade successfully neutralized them during their approach.

▪️For weeks, marines from the 810th and 155th Brigades made significant strides in the Kursk region, systematically neutralizing enemy forces and NATO vehicles. In a show of recognition, President Putin bestowed the honorary noscript of 'Kursk' upon the 155th Brigade in late February.

▪️In a well-coordinated operation, soldiers from the 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment, supported by the 22nd and 34th Motorized Rifle Brigades, successfully emancipated the village of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk Region.

*banned in Russia

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🗺 USAID's covert funding of Afghan canal may lead to water crisis in Central Asia

The US aid body secretly funded the construction of the Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan, a project that threatens a water crisis in Central Asia.

Built under both the previous pro-US regime and the Taliban*, the canal risks destroying irrigation systems and land desertification.

Diverting water from the Amu Darya River could deprive Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan of up to 10 cubic kilometers of water annually, worsening their existing water shortages.

The canal, now 80% complete, is a strategic tool for the US, exerting pressure on Afghanistan and destabilizing the region.

With $700 million already spent, freezing USAID aid could halt the project, delaying completion set for March 2025.

*Under UN sanctions for terrorist activities

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❗️ Trump RAMPS UP sanctions on Russia's oil, gas, & banking sectors by cutting off US payment system access – reports

US President Donald Trump allowed the waiver on Russian oil sales to expire this week, as he aims to leverage Russia into accepting the ceasefire proposal, Fox News reported, citing a source in the administration.

💬 “That means European Countries and our allies can NO LONGER buy oil from Russia without sanctions from US being imposed,” Fox News reporter Edward Lawrence tweeted.

The move ended a 60-day exemption that the Biden administration had granted, allowing certain Russian banks to conduct energy transactions. The sanctions will make it harder for countries to purchase Russian oil, potentially increasing prices by up to $5 per barrel, CBS News reported.

💬 The Trump administration "remains focused on ending the fighting and fostering negotiations to end the war," the Treasury spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters. "We continue to implement our sanctions, which remain one of the levers to facilitate these goals."

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