The “real” reason Russia sold Alaska in 1867 was strategic, not simply financial 🧊
In short, Russia sold Alaska to pre‑empt a future loss, to choke British influence in the north, and to lock the United States into a strategic partnership that would serve Russian interests better than trying to keep a distant, costly colony.
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🇺🇸🇬🇧 These guys are rowing over 3,000 miles from New York to the UK 👀

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I'm not sure how many of these examples are credible threats or merely the result of leading suggestions by researchers. https://youtu.be/BcQb_8hmxSI

🇱🇹 The innoscription "USSR" was removed from Yuri Gagarin's helmet during an educational event in Lithuania.

The Rimi retail chain launched the "Discover Space" project, giving out space-themed stickers with purchases. To "not break the law," the name of the country that organized the first human spaceflight was removed from the cosmonaut's helmet, News_lv reports.

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Milo, and now Elon Musk have all accused Nick Fuentes of being a fed in what looks like a coordinated attack.

His last stream responding to the accusations pulled in over 46K live viewers on Rumble. The op is only boosting his audience.

This is a Reverse Psyop Amplification strategy: The attacks are designed to boost Fuentes, who dares to speak hard truths about Israel in a way that neither Candace nor Tucker can. This is useful because the goal of this stage of the operation is to force more people into the “Israel is a big part of the problem” camp.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/LauraAbolichannel

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"After Covid had fizzled out and the Lucy Connolly free speech op was activated, it was important that, in order for the situation to have maximally galvanising impact, Lucy had a left-wing "counterpart". This person needed to be not white, in order that the rabble-roused right-wing could be relied upon to decree, "he's got off because he's brown and left-wing! She's in prison because she's white and right-wing! It's a disgrace and something must be done!" (cue the riots the state is absolutely desperate for, and - as multiple people keep relentlessly telling us - "the spark" to ignite them is coming).

"Without Ricky Jones to juxtapose Lucy Connolly to, her case wouldn't have the full manipulating impact it's supposed to have, so that's exactly why he's there, and that's why - despite "offending" at almost exactly the same time - her case was dealt with instantly whilst his has been delayed until a week before her scheduled release."

https://substack.com/home/post/p-171268504#:~:text=After%20Covid%20had,her%20scheduled%20release.

The persecution of Covid dissidents through the legal system is still ongoing in Germany

Michael Ballweg is a German businessman. From March 2020, he organized some highly successful protests against Covid, including a large one in Berlin (the one where RFK Jr spoke) and other German cities.

In June 2022, he was arrested on charges of fraud, and put in the high-security Stammheim prison for 9 months

"My entire fortune is still confiscated. They completely ripped me out of my house. It was sold while I was in prison. The proceeds of the sale were also confiscated. My companies as well. They are to this day. And so that I don't get back on my feet so quickly, the tax office has also took out a lien on my bank account. The tax office also seems to have a sense of humor, it sent me a payroll tax receipt for 15,000 euros exactly for the period in which I was in prison."

In July 2025, after a 10-month trial, he was convicted of tax evasion of €19,53 (approx. $22).
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Michael_Ballweg

Trump announces effort to abolish mail-in voting for federal elections: ‘Elections can never be honest with mail-in ballots’
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President Donald Trump has vowed to end the use of mail-in ballots, labeling them a “scam,” while pleading to restore “honesty and integrity back to our elections,” in a lengthy Truth Social post.

Bronze helmet discovered near Lake Trasimeno, Italy, Etruscan, 775-750 BC.

Science Fiction and Fantasy New Releases: 16 August 2025

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Devil’s Cut (Harvey Bennett Thrillers #18) – Nick Thacker Centuries-old pirate treasure. A deadly Caribbean cartel. And the clock is ticking. Harvey Bennett was supposed to be on vacation. A week in […]

http://www.castaliahouse.com/science-fiction-and-fantasy-new-releases-16-august-2025/

The French National Library was founded in 1368 in Paris, by King Charles V.

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Universities founded by the Spanish Empire
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Chongqing's drone light show absolutely crushed the Guinness World Records

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