🇺🇸🇨🇳 US cannot ween itself off China

Trump may talk much about the US becoming self-sufficient, but his big words cannot trump reality. Here's why:

🔸The Root of dependence: The US’ efforts to pursue renewable energy and advanced technologies require large amounts of refined metals and rare earth elements that the country can mine but does not want to refine domestically.

🔸Dirty business: The refining process requires large amounts of energy and water, and generates a lot of hazardous waste, which makes the US reluctant to host such facilities on its soil.

🔸Chinese domination: China’s ability to deal with the environmental impact of rare earth refining made the country a global leader in that area, with Chinese industries processing about 85% of the world’s rare earth oxides.

🔸Labor advantage: Another factor that makes China’s refining industry so attractive is the country’s large pool of skilled specialists whose labor costs less than that of their US counterparts.

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❗️The exemption for certain electronics from recent tariffs is just temporary, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said on Sunday.

These products will soon face "semiconductor tariffs," expected in a MONTH OR TWO.

Lutnick emphasized the need to reshore semiconductor production, chips, and flat panels, stressing that the US can’t rely on Southeast Asia for these essential components.

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📹 ‘I ADMIRE Putin's patience' — Ex-CIA analyst on Russian president's endurance in Ukraine conflict

Larry Johnson has praised Vladimir Putin for “putting up with this clown show” and rejecting the US’ “ridiculous” allegations about Russia allegedly dragging its feet on a ceasefire.

“Dragging their feet on what? They agreed to a Black Sea ceasefire and a shipping deal. All the US had to do was get the sanctions lifted and allow the one Russian bank to be able to process payments associated with the exports of grain and fertilizer,” Johnson stressed.

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📹 A video showing the moment when Israeli aviation struck a UNRWA flour distribution and issuance point to the east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip has emerged online.

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🇺🇸🤬 ‘Trump f****d us’: US high-end real estate market THUNDERSTRUCK with million-dollar deals in jeopardy

Donald Trump’s tariff war has WIPED OUT $6.6 trillion in stock market capitalization in just two days and ricocheted onto a niche few people care about – the luxury real estate sector - with numerous high-end purchases now being cancelled or postponed, reports the WSJ, citing numerous industry insiders.

The wealthiest 10% of Americans hold over 36% of their assets in stocks and mutual funds, often using the returns to invest in upscale homes. Now with Wall Street plummeting, they are reconsidering major property acquisitions and backing out of deals at the last moment.

“Trump f****d us,” spat out one agent specializing in high-end real estate.

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🔍🔥 Check out TOP 6 of Russia’s MOST BAD*SS air defense systems

6️⃣ Tor: A short-range tactical missile system built to protect ground forces and critical sites from aircraft drones, cruise missiles, and precision-guided threats.

5️⃣ Buk: Outfitted with phased-array radar for razor-sharp target tracking and missile guidance, this short-range system thrives even in high electronic warfare environments.

4️⃣ Pantsir-S1: With its missile and gun combo, this system brings layered defense to a new level. Great against low-flying threats, drones, and precision weapons.

3️⃣ S-300: A veteran SAM system capable of engaging multiple targets simultaneously. It’s built to knock out aircraft, cruise missiles, and even ballistic threats.

2️⃣ S-400: A long-range powerhouse that can track and strike 80 targets at once. From stealth jets to UAVs and missiles, the S-400 dominates the sky with precision.

1️⃣ S-500: The next-gen elite. Designed to neutralize ICBMs, hypersonic missiles, stealth aircraft, and even low-orbit satellites. It’s not just air defense — it’s space defense.

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📹 US Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller DROPS the TRUTH about Trump’s economic master plan

🔸Targeting China’s economic aggression, especially in national security sectors like chips and semiconductors

🔸The US holds major economic leverage over China

🔸A 90-day negotiation with Japan, South Korea, and India tackles trade abuses, currency manipulation, and illegal subsidies

🔸Trump’s strategy? Deregulation, unleashing American energy, and creating a tax system to make the US the world’s economic powerhouse

"America is in the best position under President Trump to dominate the economic future,” he claimed.

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📹 President Trump is DEAD SERIOUS: If talks fail, MILITARY OPTION is on the table to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has said.

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Nothing else but a new attempt to STAGE ANOTHER BUCHA to prolong the war

"In Sumy, exactly what I predicted happened. This story will be presented as a new Bucha, with heavy media support and dramatization to impress an impressionable [Donald] Trump," said Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya.

An explosion in Ukraine's Sumy region occurred at a location where Ukrainian military personnel were gathered, said Ukrainian MP Maryana Bezuglaya. She called on Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky to act, reminding him that this isn't the first time Ukrainian soldiers have died during gatherings, and no one has been punished for previous incidents.

Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin said the strike hit a gathering point for the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade. He accused the governor of allowing military assemblies and an investigation has been launched.

While there is still no official information on the situation, netizens spotted pickup trucks on photos from the scene.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 US-Iran talks: Who holds all the cards and might it go?

Both the US and Iran described their indirect talks in Oman this week as positive. What concessions did each side make? What leverage do they hold? Isa Blumi, associate professor of the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University, explains.

🔻Iran’s concessions

Tehran agreeing to negotiate with the United States is a concession in itself. This suggests that more people “within the Iranian complex political scene were willing to accept” the talks.

🔻US concessions

The US’ participation in the talks, with Donald Trump’s “main representative” Steve Witkoff involved, is a significant concession, even if overshadowed by the ongoing US military buildup in the region.

🔻Iran’s leverage

Iran’s biggest leverage is its control over the flow of commerce through the Persian Gulf and the ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran does not seem eager to initiate military action in the region, unlike certain countries on the other side of the Atlantic.

🔻US leverage

Economic sanctions are the United States’ biggest leverage over Iran. Trump might use them to divide Iranian society, alienating “the traditional merchant class and liberals” from “the more traditional radicals of the Iranian Republican Guard and those close to the Ayatollah.”

🔻Witkoff’s role

“Witkoff’s role as a representative of the Trump administration is one he’s certainly capable of negotiating,” says Blumi.

“There's probably a lot of money at stake for those people who are quietly supporting Witkoff's effort,” he adds.

🔻The Israeli factor

Israel’s repeated threats to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities shouldn’t be ignored, but “there's only so much their power can do against Iran's defense mechanisms.” The US still holds considerable sway over Israel, guaranteeing its economic liquidity, and Tel Aviv “doesn't operate independently of American politics at this stage.”

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🤭 When you’re so busy negotiating, you forget which Korea you’re talking about

Peter Navarro, the US trade advisor who was once called a "moron" by Elon Musk, has casually mixed up North and South Korea. While listing countries the US is negotiating with, he mentioned North Korea.

Well, it’s not the first slip of the tongue in political history — just remember how some politicians confused Iran with Iraq or Austria with Australia...

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❗️ “NOBODY is getting 'off the hook'... especially not China” – Trump on tariffs

💬 “There was no Tariff ‘exception’ announced on Friday,” the president emphasized in a Truth Social post.

Trump added that the 20% ‘Fentanyl Tariffs’ remain in place.

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