We do not appreciate enough the small, daily acts of courage men display.

NEW - Germany's Interior Minister Faeser (SPD) wants to trace "right-wing extremists" financing and plans an "early recognition unit" to detect "far-right" and foreign "disinformation campaigns."

The left-green-liberal government is also planning a "democracy promotion law" to combat "hate speech." Faeser comments: "Those who mock the state must be dealt with by a strong state."

https://www.disclose.tv/id/0rjht73qvp/

@disclosetv

"This decision to sanction Chinese companies goes so far beyond stupid as to genuinely raise the question if the Europeans are intentionally destroying their own economies and industrial capabilities at the orders of Washington in order to prevent their companies from being able to compete with the USA once the Great Bifurcation is complete and the West no longer has the ability to trade with Asia, Africa, or Araby.

"Every single one of the twelve rounds of Russian sanctions has not only failed, but made the Russian economy stronger. Given that the Chinese economy is much larger, not only than Russia, but also than the combined economies of the European Union, what are the chances that this expansive thirteenth round will be any less disastrous."

https://voxday.net/2024/02/14/bambi-sanctions-godzilla/

"By the mid to late 1700’s, Newton’s physical principles were widely regarded as self-evident, divorced from any chain of evidence or reasoning. Holding omniscience as the standard of scientific truth, many among Newton’s successors were unwilling to accept the validity of a science resting on principles obtained by induction. They only trusted deductive conclusions, deduced from axiomatic “self-evidencies.” Euclidean geometry was their model of truth, and they swept Newton’s messy Aristotelian inductions under the carpet – not entirely without justification, for Newton’s own writing is notoriously obscure."

https://aetherczar.substack.com/p/263-the-misinterpretation-of-newton

I’m really enjoying Prof. Assis’ Coulomb translation. I don’t know how Amazon can price the paperback at $1.95, but if you are a student of EM or history of science, you really need to add this classic to your library.

https://amzn.to/42HBaty

https://ifi.unicamp.br/~assis/

The Inevitable Misinterpretations

Sir Isaac Newton, Gravity, and the Socio-Sexual Hierarchy

https://sigmagame.substack.com/p/the-inevitable-misinterpretations

🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ Biden's national security adviser Sullivan, who fruitfully creates dangers for the United States, said that he would personally hold a briefing for the leaders of the US Congress on some kind of "threat to national security" on Thursday, but refused to clarify the information.

Earlier, the head of the House Intelligence Committee called on Biden to declassify all information about the "threat to national security", the specifics of which are not announced.

A Russian space nuke absolutely makes sense in military terms:

A high-altitude Nuclear-EMP creates an electric free field incident powerful enough to damage any microcircuitry onboard satellites (see: Starfish Prime Test), especially modern electronics due to increasingly thin structures (therefore electric breakthrough occurs already at relatively low voltages). We are hardening military systems against such EM incidents by shielding, e.g. on a ship using its hull as a Faraday cage. This can't be done on a satellite due to weight constraints.

First, a space nuke would disable recon satellites, both RF (radio frequency) and EO (electro optical), therefore making command blind. Second, it would disable GPS, therefore severely reducing effectiveness of ballistic and cruise missiles guidance (inertial guidance is drifting over time, losing accuracy over longer distances). Third, communication satellites (military but also commercial such as Starlink) would be disabled, leaving troops without orders in time of crisis. Finally, radars are cluttered for days by charged particles bouncing along earth's magnetic field lines, emitting EMI, making air defense and air operations almost impossible.

It would instantaneously nullify most of the US most powerful military assets. It's the ultimate preemptive strike weapon, so it's clear why they would be concerned.

Of course no WW3 will break out, but instead they will use this to beg for more money (as always) to spend on useless high-altitude air defense systems (mainly LMT & RTX, over years to come).

— from a commenter

🇷🇺☢️🚀 October 16th 2023: Russia Warns Western Nations over Space Satellites Used to Help Ukraine

The armed conflict in outer space may be more than just science fiction as Russia has issued a warning that Western space satellites used in conflicts may become a "legitimate target" for Russian strikes.

This remark came from Vladimir Ermakov, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s non-proliferation and arms control department, who criticized Western countries for compromising the sustainability of peaceful space activities by utilizing civilian satellites for military purposes.

He also questioned the legality of using satellites for military purposes, citing concerns within the framework of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.

The Outer Space Treaty, in effect since October 10, 1967, prohibits the stationing of weapons of mass destruction in outer space and bans military activities on celestial bodies. It establishes binding regulations governing the peaceful exploration and use of space, emphasizing its exclusive use for peaceful purposes.

Russia has long accused Washington and its allies of employing space and aerial reconnaissance assets to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with critical information about Russian military activities. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the orbital constellation comprises approximately 450 satellites, primarily commercial Earth remote sensing and radiotechnical monitoring satellites. These satellites play a pivotal role in target identification, reconnaissance, and intercepting radio communication messages.

In addition to space systems, reconnaissance aircraft, and UAVs, daily flights from air bases in various European countries are utilized to monitor the situation. The data gathered is analyzed by US forces in Europe and NATO to assess Russian troop movements, a crucial component of their strategic military operation. The processed information is then transmitted to the Armed Forces of Ukraine through multiple communication channels, including satellite communications systems like SpaceX's Starlink.

🔗 https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/russia-warns-western-nations-over-space-satellites-used-to-help-ukraine-2023-10-16-0/

"Russian President Vladimir Putin's suggestion of a ceasefire in Ukraine to freeze the war was rejected by the United States after contacts between intermediaries, three Russian sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters."

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putins-suggestion-ukraine-ceasefire-rejected-by-united-states-sources-say-2024-02-13/

Universal Officially Announces They Will be Eating Disney’s Lunch

The launch trailer for Epic Universe has been launched and it would have been more accurate to say that it will be Legendary Universe. This is what Universal is buying with the billions that Bob Iger will be paying them for Hulu, (which he is incidentally shutting down and rolling into Disney+. That’s some 4D […]

https://arkhavencomics.com/2024/01/30/universal-officially-announces-they-will-be-eating-disneys-lunch/

Telegram channel "Russian engineer" about the successful Ukrainian attack on the "Caesar Kunikov":

Regarding the dock landing ship (LSD).

The video of the strike on the ship has already been posted on Western social media, so there is no point in pretending that it does not exist.

If we move away from emotional assessments of who should be kicked out, etc., and go through the technical nuances of this event, we can make the following observations:

First, judging by the video, the LSD was motionless.

Secondly, the naval drone's thermal imager shows people standing quietly on the bridge and deck, so it was not seen.

Thirdly, the attack was carried out, again, by more than one device.

Fourthly, the speed of the naval drone's approach was low, not more than 10 knots at first glance.

A number of conclusions follow from this.

The low speed of the naval drone is necessary for stealth. Obviously, there was no thermal imager on the bridge, or they were not used. The attack was at night time, based on the fact that the approach of the naval drone at low speed would not be detected by the crew.

Thus we can understand the tactics that allowed the owners to destroy already two ships of the Black Sea Fleet - the attack at night on the ships stationary in the open sea, using a modified tactic of "Wolf Pack". I don't need to remind you who is its author.

Another important point - naval drones have a very limited radius of detection of ships, 3-4 km maximum (1.5-2 miles), due to the low altitude of the camera location. Therefore, it is possible to control then by satellite, but without targeting this pack makes no sense. That is most likely they were guided by the Global Hawk which regularly hangs out near the coast of Crimea. And accordingly, the Global Hawk is a direct participant in the attack, which in theory should be suppressed by the fleet's air defense. The detection range of a target from it at an altitude of 16 km is several tens or even up to a hundred kilometers in the optical range, and when conducting electronic intelligence, up to a thousand. This raises the question of maintaining radio silence on LSDs.

And the main conclusion is that speed in the open sea is the main factor of survival. At a speed of even 10 knots, guidance would be complicated, and a stealth attack is impossible. And where are our air and boat patrols? Destroying naval drones is easy, the difficult task is to detect them.

So Thankful

Whether they want to admit they know or not, they observably know. Otherwise, why would they try to hide it? I guess they’re not so thankful anymore. DISCUSS ON SG

https://voxday.net/2024/02/14/so-thankful/

JUST IN - U.S. House votes to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas.

Mayorkas is the first cabinet official in nearly 150 years to be impeached by the House, forcing a Senate trial which is expected to end in acquittal.

@disclosetv

Countries where Valentine's day is officially prohibited:
https://redd.it/1aqofhv
@r_mapporn

https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/the-origins-of-valentines-day-and-how-it-started-with-a-beheading/
The Origins of Valentine’s Day, And How It Started With a Beheading.

Where did Valentine's Day originate from?

“The history of the holiday—and the story of its patron saint—is shrouded in mystery. St. Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite?….”


https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2

It's said that the earliest linking of St Valentine with lovers came in Geoffrey Chaucer's poem 'The Parlement of Foules'. Best wishes on Valentine's Day.

https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php

Dear Valentine...