While the world was herded toward the Epstein files black ink theater....

The Pentagon quietly failed its eighth consecutive audit (coincidentally timed in the 19th with the Epstien circus), the U.S. launched a large-scale strike on Syria, and Ghislaine Maxwell held closed-door meetings with senior DOJ officials inside a federal courthouse, at least twice with no public disclosure.

That’s the point of the spectacle... keep eyes on black ink and disturbing but safe photos while decisions, money, and damage flow offstage. This is distraction and exhaustion by design.

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Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in corruption case

Found guilty of 'illegally retaining and selling valuable state gifts'

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Zelensky’s still claiming he DOES want elections: foreign ministry 'already started working on it'

But demands 'security for their holding'

Attempts an insult aimed at Putin: 'not up to him to decide when and in what format elections will be held'

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'Until the lion learns how to write its story, every story will glorify the hunter' — Nigerian author Chinua Achebe

Russia is helping Africa write that story

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Zelensky and Portugal JUST signed deal to make 'maritime drones' together

Portuguese PM gets a hug for his efforts

Will those be very same drones Zelensky uses to TERRORIZE civilian ships?

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'Peace is better than war, but NOT at any cost. Because we have already paid a high price'

Zelensky justifies prolonging conflict with a sunk-cost fallacy

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Russian soldiers from 'East Group' use a TOS-1A Solntsepyok to strike Ukrainian strongholds and ammunition depots

They're clearing the way in Gulyaypole direction, Zaporozhye region

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Thai Marines storm the Ban Tha Sen area — Thai Enquirer

Found ‘mostly Chinese nationals rather than Cambodians’

Report and footage from Thai Enquirer

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To space and back

Blue Origin's New Shepard just launched the first wheelchair user to Karman line (aka edge of space), along with five crewmates on a thrilling ~11-minute suborbital flight

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‘Charlie Kirk was a Christian MARTYR, a Christian saint’ — Bannon

‘When I went to prison, we handed him the show’

‘I said, next man up. He said, I got it’

‘Are you ready to be next man up?’

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Russian wines removed from intl competition in US due to sanctions — San Francisco Chronicle newspaper

A total of 95 bottles were to participate, wineries will be reportedly refunded their paid entry fees

Or... maybe the judges just couldn't resist and polished them off?

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❗️US Coast Guard is ‘interdicting a sanctioned vessel in international waters off Venezuela’ — Reuters

Ship’s exact location not disclosed

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President Putin has sent a reciprocal gift of jam, chocolate, and other treats to the owner of the 'Mashenka' bakery and his family, after receiving pastries from them

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A reminder for Zelensky — Poland’s Prez gifts him 'Documents of the Volhynian Crime'

10s of 1,000s MURDERED by Ukrainian NAZIS in Volhynia during WW2

Warsaw warns NO EU membership for Ukraine until 'issues resolved'

Zelensky now says ready to 'speed up exhumations of Polish victims'

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Leviathan-length battle lines in Zaporozhye region visible on Ukraine's side

Kiev (or European taxpayers) spared no expense

What if they just walk around it?

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Russia-Egypt talks 'paid special attention' to creating inter-banking logistics 'to help protect trade, investment and economic cooperation from unlawful unilateral SANCTIONS' — Lavrov

A joint statement said use of such sanctions are 'unacceptable'

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Russia's MoD Andrey Belousov reads New Years wishes from children in liberated Kursk region

They want to celebrate New Years in Moscow's Kremlin — 'Worthy wishes, I think we can fulfill this'

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‼️🇺🇦 NABU is preparing a new strike against Zelensky's immediate entourage, — Ukrainian media

▪️Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies are preparing new large-scale exposures in Zelensky's immediate entourage. The focus of the new case is the results of two years of wiretapping in the office of the People's Servant MP Yuri Kisel, who is close to the president's friend and former first assistant Sergei Shefir.

▪️According to media reports, during the wiretapping, confidential contacts of the deputy not only with Shefir, but also with other high-ranking officials were recorded. Sources also claim that in this office, deputies of the ruling party received unofficial cash payments ("envelopes"). This may mean that many deputies from the People's Servant party will be involved in the case, which may explain the recent difficulties of the faction with voting in the Rada.

▪️After a pause in anti-corruption investigations, Zelensky may have had a false sense of security. However, according to various estimates, the lull was deceptive, and new suspicions related to Shefir and his entourage will be proof that the pressure on the presidential vertical will continue.

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