❗️ Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, Hero of Russia, took over as Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces and was officially presented with the command standard by Belousov

🇷🇺 The Russian Defense Minister noted that the general demonstrated his prowess as a military commander during the special operation, with the Tsentr Battlegroup under his command achieving remarkable successes.

🇷🇺 Mordvichev replaced General Oleg Salyukov, who was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council by presidential decree.

🇷🇺 In 2024, Mordvichev led the liberation of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic and was awarded the noscript of Hero of Russia.

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🤡 REP. TED LIEU DEMANDS WWIII AGAINST RUSSIA

💬 "I urge you to defeat Putin on the battlefield," declared warmongering Rep. Ted Lieu, pushing Secretary of State Marco Rubio toward all-out war.

From Napoleon to Hitler—all failed. Now Lieu wants to try.

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❗️💸 BITCOIN SURGES PAST $110,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

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💥🏦 CARLSON FLOATS ‘CRUSH THE BANKS’ POLITICAL PARTY

💬 “I've often thought if I were to retire, maybe I’d start a political movement whose whole purpose is to bring the banks to their knees and shut them down,” said Tucker Carlson. “How about 100 million people stop paying their car loans, their mortgages, and their credit cards?”

💬 “If you take a big enough loan from the bank, it's their problem. You're kind of in charge of the bank at that point,” Carlson added, quoting Trump.

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🚨 SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT NORTH KOREA DESTROYER LAUNCH – REPORTS

A newly built 5,000-ton destroyer suffered a major accident during its launch at Chongjin Shipyard on May 21, KCNA reported.

Due to operational errors and mismanagement, the ship became stranded mid-launch, damaging its structure and failing to leave the shipway, the report said.

Kim Jong-un, who witnessed the incident, condemned it as a “serious accident” and a “criminal act” caused by “absolute carelessness” and warned that those responsible will face consequences at next month’s Party Central Committee meeting.

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💀 AMERICAN GERONTOCRACY IS DYING OUT – REPORTS

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), 75, just became the 8th sitting member of Congress — all Democrats — to die in office since 2022, Business Insider reported. He's the third to go just this year.

This isn’t a party problem — it’s a national age crisis. Congress today is one of the oldest in US history. Average senator? 63.8 years old. House member? 57.7.

At least 20 members of Congress are 80+, according to Axios. That includes:

🔸 Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): 91

🔸 Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): 83

🔸 Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): 83

🔸 Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.): 85

🔸 Steny Hoyer (D-Md.): 85

🔸 Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.): 84

The graveyard shift is real. America’s ruling class isn’t retiring — it’s expiring.

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🚨 SHOOTING NEAR JEWISH MUSEUM IN D.C. LEAVES TWO DEAD – REPORTS

Two people were killed in a shooting near the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., ABC News reported, citing security sources.

One of the victims was an employee of the Israeli embassy.

Footage from social media

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📹 ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE UN CALLS SHOOTING AN ‘ACT OF ANTISEMITIC TERRORISM’

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📹 ATTACKS ON FAMILY HURT ECONOMY – MILEI

💬 “The role of the population is paramount for economic growth... They went TOO FAR in attacking the family... We’re paying with FALLS in the birth rate,” said Argentinian President Javier Milei.

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🪖💵EU defense spending reached CRITICAL LEVEL for European economy

The military spending planned by the EU leadership will become a BURDEN for most European countries, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov told Sputnik.

🔶The additional investments in the military sector planned by the EU leadership over the next decade could reach $567 billion.

🔶This will be done by cutting programs in healthcare, social support, education, that is, at the expense of ordinary Europeans.

🔶The current defense spending of EU states has reached a critical level for the EU economy, exceeding $350 billion in 2024.

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🤔Vatican steps in for Russia-Ukraine peace talks?

The Vatican could host new Russia-Ukraine negotiations as early as mid-June, the WSJ reports.

Trump told European leaders last Sunday that he could send US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Keith Kellogg to this meeting, the article stipulates.

On May 16, Russian and Ukrainian delegations held the first in-person meeting in three years in Istanbul on the initiative of Russian President Putin.

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🏫🪖Expelled today, drafted tomorrow? Male students purged in Ukraine

Schools are deliberately failing up to 50% of male students in years 3 to 5 in exams, military expert Andrey Marochko tells Sputnik.

He stresses that BRIBES for passing grades are on the rise as some students are being openly told they’ll be expelled for “poor performance.”

By expelling young men, Ukraine’s top brass wants to boost the country's MOBILIZATION potential, the expert concludes.

No degree. No future. Just a draft notice.

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🚨Two Israeli Embassy staff SHOT AND KILLED in Washington: What to know?

The tragedy occurred as the two, a man and a woman, exited the Capital Jewish Museum in the US capital.

◾️Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said that the shooting was committed by “a SINGLE SUSPECT” who is now in custody.

◾️The suspect, a 30-year-old Chicago man, was identified as Elias Rodriguez, who "chanted 'free, free Palestine' while in custody," Smith added.

👉What do top officials say?

◾️Donald Trump extended his condolences to the families of the two victims, stressing that anti-Semitism, hatred, and radicalism “have no place in the USA.”

◾️Israeli PM Netanyahu ordered increased security at Israeli embassies worldwide.

◾️Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon condemned the incident as an "anti-Semitic TERRORIST ACT,” adding that targeting diplomats "crossed a red line."

◾️Dannon was echoed by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who dubbed the shooting a "horrific act of terrorism."

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🌍💵BRICS bank EXPANDS as de-dollarization heats up

The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) just added ALGERIA as its newest member—fueling the bloc’s push for a multipolar financial world.

NDB President Dilma Rousseff hailed the move, saying Algeria will help BOOST the bank’s global influence.

👉The NDB, or the BRICS Bank, was created by Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa to fund infrastructure & sustainable projects—without relying on the West-dominated World Bank or IMF.

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🇺🇸💵US Office of Personnel Management spent a WHOPPING $100 MILLION on unused phone lines

🔹 Of the 1048 USOPM phone lines, 198 (19%) were either unused or duplicated.

🔹 Since OPM is about 0.1% of the federal government, this suggests that ~$100 million a year is wasted on unused lines.

🔹 It took OPM just an hour to disconnect these lines from the network.

What a stellar use of taxpayer dollars—truly inspiring👍

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🔶 Two Israeli Embassy staff SHOT AND KILLED in Washington: What to know?

🔶 Vatican steps in for Russia-Ukraine peace talks?

🔶 Houthis launch missile into Israel

🔶 'Golden dome’ – US’s unbreakable shield or $175b fantasy?

🔶 EU defense spending reached CRITICAL LEVEL for European economy

🔶 American gerontocracy is dying out

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