#Ukraine's (presumably) jet ski loaded with explosives washed up on the shores of Istanbul.
Previously a lot of sea mines were found on the beaches in Black Sea, including Turkey. This time it's this intact kamikaze boat drone with cameras, wires and explosives

#Trump reveals what his conversation with #Zelensky was about

Benjamin #Netanyahu’s speech before Congress was everything you’d expect: packed full of lies and propaganda spin, but simultaneously very illuminating and revealing.

https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/netanyahus-speech-was-as-american

#WaPo finally admits what the collective West has been denying for years and labelled it as fake news:

The #US is waging economic war around the world.
1/3 of all countries suffer from US sanctions, including 60% of poor countries.
"Sanctions have had devastating effects on innocent civilians", killing many.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1816445527690445301.html

#Biden

"I'm the first President in this century to report to the American people that the United States is not at war anywhere in the world."

Tell it to Gaza, Syria, Libya, Ukraine ...

How long will it take to blame Russia for 'sabotage' of #France's #Olympics? 🤣

https://news.1rj.ru/str/DDGeopolitics/117385

How four #US presidents unleashed economic warfare across the globe

https://news.1rj.ru/str/Slavyangrad/104551

#Ukraine #Zelensky #terrorism

Ukraine was planning another terror attack on Russia so grevious that Russia contacted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who then contacted the Ukrainians to put a stop on it.

https://archive.is/Bp5p5

#Ukraine #Zelensky #Azov #Neonazis and #Germany's re-nazification

Fascism is now acceptable in Germany, even in the form of marches through its city streets, as long as it is whitewashed as a bulwark against Russia. Fast backward to 1933...

"Ukraine war and Nazi nostalgia: performances by Azow Storm Brigade in Hamburg and Berlin cancelled"

https://archive.is/rid7k

Chay Bowes (X):

"The same people that told you they were winning in Vietnam, that Saddam was about to attack you, that Afghanistan was a "Win" and that Biden was "Sharp as a tack", have told you Russia is the aggressor.
And that Ukraine is a democracy.

They are liars."

What re-selected Führer of #EU #UrsulavonderLeyen won't tell you is that #Ukraine won't receive directly Russian assets (stolen by EU):
90% will go to European peace war fund to compensate EU countries for already delivered weapons to ukraine.
And the remaining 10% will go to European budget.

https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/1816761973574353200?t=scxz13zz-wdBwrbusz1thw&s=19

#Israel war and genocide in #Gaza to be continued

Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, says in response to Kamala Harris, 'there will be no halt to the war, Madame Candidate'.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/there-will-not-be-a-halt-to-gaza-war-says-israeli-security-minister/3285960#:~:text=In%20response%2C%20Israeli%20National%20Security,is%20really%20behind%20the%20deal.%22

This song is dedicated to J.D. Vance 🤗

Via @mazzenilsson on X

#Zelensky's never ending song: 🤣

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme more and more money!

#China MFA:

Palestinian Factions Sign Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity

https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjdt_665385/wshd_665389/202407/t20240723_11458788.html

Comment by @RnaudBertrand on X:

Interesting to look at the list of countries represented at the signing of the "Beijing declaration" that reconciled the 14 Palestinian factions: Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Russia and Türkiye.

Literally all of Palestine and Israel's neighbors are there, plus Türkiye, Qatar, Algeria and Russia, which lends considerable weight to the declaration. Also, not a single Western state was represented, which really illustrates that we're in a brand new world where the West isn't even part of the conversation for what's arguably one of the most important diplomatic initiatives in years in the Middle East.

Interesting as well is the rational given by China for the initiative: "only when Palestinian factions speak as one can the voice of justice be loud and clear, and only when they join hands and march forward shoulder to shoulder can they succeed in their national liberation cause", with the ultimate goal being to "truly establish an independent State of Palestine in accordance with relevant U.N. resolution."

So now we're effectively in a situation where we have China, Russia, all of Israel's neighbors and all the Palestinians united for the Palestinians' "national liberation cause", which hopefully will indeed make the "voice of justice louder and clearer".

Collective West propaganda and disinformation playbook

It didn't take long to #BlameRussia for sabotage of the rail network in #France

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1816863806246535251.html

Western sanctions really affected #Russia ... BUT not in the way they were intended 🤗

Despite the promises that US, UK and EU sanctions would break Russia, spectacularly, the sanctions have managed to achieve the exact opposite.

Russia’s real wages are expected to grow by 3.5% this year Unemployment is at 2.6%, a record post-Soviet low.

Sanctions against wealthy Russians and capital controls imposed by the Russian government have kept wealth within the country, leading to a boom in the luxury economy of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

https://archive.is/JlAyT

The Ukrainian counteroffensive last summer was "moronic", said Azov Chief of Staff Bogdan Krotevich.

He believes that the plan to attack Russia's five lines of defense was a failure from the start.

@ukr_leaks_eng