Fire engulfs former Volkswagen factory, which now makes Chinese brand, south of Moscow
Fire crews extinguished a fire that broke out early Wednesday at the former Volkswagen plant in Russia's Kaluga region, now repurposed as part of Moscow's post-sanctions auto ecosystem.
There's been little in the way of a cause mentioned in international reports, amid an investigation, though skeptical headline consumers will note there's been a tit-for-tat covert sabotage campaign long underway between Russia and Ukraine-Europe in the context of the war, now about to enter its fifth year.
According to Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, the blaze erupted at a foam recycling workshop inside the Tenet automobile facility, which currently assembles Chinese-made vehicles, and no casualties were reported.
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Fire crews extinguished a fire that broke out early Wednesday at the former Volkswagen plant in Russia's Kaluga region, now repurposed as part of Moscow's post-sanctions auto ecosystem.
There's been little in the way of a cause mentioned in international reports, amid an investigation, though skeptical headline consumers will note there's been a tit-for-tat covert sabotage campaign long underway between Russia and Ukraine-Europe in the context of the war, now about to enter its fifth year.
According to Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, the blaze erupted at a foam recycling workshop inside the Tenet automobile facility, which currently assembles Chinese-made vehicles, and no casualties were reported.
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Senate Republicans fail to halt welfare funding for non-citizens
U.S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate Democrat to continue providing costly taxpayer benefits to refugees.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act U.S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate Democrat to continue providing costly taxpayer benefits to refugees.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act to end taxpayer benefits for refugees, asylees and illegal immigrants earlier this week.
In an impassioned plea on the Senate floor Friday afternoon, Paul argued that the U.S. shouldn't be "the world's sugar daddy."
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U.S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate Democrat to continue providing costly taxpayer benefits to refugees.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act U.S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate Democrat to continue providing costly taxpayer benefits to refugees.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act to end taxpayer benefits for refugees, asylees and illegal immigrants earlier this week.
In an impassioned plea on the Senate floor Friday afternoon, Paul argued that the U.S. shouldn't be "the world's sugar daddy."
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🇺🇸🇮🇷Iran-US tensions: A Middle Eastern media perspective
The situation in Iran following the mass unrest since late last year, and Washington's response to it with threats of intervention, is a powerful magnet for politicians and media in the Middle East.
Arab Authors on the US President's Style Local commentators analyze the likely scenarios for tensions between the two antagonists and their implications for the entire region.
Regional media are taking seriously the statements of US President Donald Trump, who, under the pretext of protecting Iranians from assassinations and human rights violations, hinted at an imminent military operation.
Many Arab authors point to the peculiarities of the White House leader's actions and behavior.
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The situation in Iran following the mass unrest since late last year, and Washington's response to it with threats of intervention, is a powerful magnet for politicians and media in the Middle East.
Arab Authors on the US President's Style Local commentators analyze the likely scenarios for tensions between the two antagonists and their implications for the entire region.
Regional media are taking seriously the statements of US President Donald Trump, who, under the pretext of protecting Iranians from assassinations and human rights violations, hinted at an imminent military operation.
Many Arab authors point to the peculiarities of the White House leader's actions and behavior.
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FLASHBACK: Was Trudeau placed into office by George Soros and Tides Foundation?
"Electoral outcomes were influenced," alleges the report.
A 36-page report ennoscriptd Elections Canada Complaint Regarding Foreign Influence in the 2015 Canadian Election alleges third parties worked with each other to bypass federal election spending limits — all of which appears to be in contravention of the Canada Elections Act.
"Foreign money funneled towards Canadian political advocacy groups affected the outcome of the 2015 federal election," according to documents filed with Elections Canada and obtained by the Calgary Herald in May, 2017.
Analysis of an October 2006 Tides Foundation Conference reveals the establishment of a national institution to act as a Social Investment Bank to support the "social economy" on a worldwide basis.
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"Electoral outcomes were influenced," alleges the report.
A 36-page report ennoscriptd Elections Canada Complaint Regarding Foreign Influence in the 2015 Canadian Election alleges third parties worked with each other to bypass federal election spending limits — all of which appears to be in contravention of the Canada Elections Act.
"Foreign money funneled towards Canadian political advocacy groups affected the outcome of the 2015 federal election," according to documents filed with Elections Canada and obtained by the Calgary Herald in May, 2017.
Analysis of an October 2006 Tides Foundation Conference reveals the establishment of a national institution to act as a Social Investment Bank to support the "social economy" on a worldwide basis.
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Canadian Woman Euthanized 'Against Her Will' After Husband Reported 'Caregiver Burnout'
A Canadian woman in her 80s was euthanized 'against her will' through Canada's medical assistance in dying program (MAiD), after her elderly husband told doctors she had changed her mind despite telling an assessor she wanted to live, according to a report released by the Office of the Chief Coroner.
MAiD allows patients to request a painless death if an assessor agrees that they have a terminal condition which meets certain requirements.
While most patients wait weeks for a decision, euthanasia can be performed as soon as the same-day if deemed medically urgent by a MAiD provider.
According to the report by the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee, concerns have been raised over questionable deaths.
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A Canadian woman in her 80s was euthanized 'against her will' through Canada's medical assistance in dying program (MAiD), after her elderly husband told doctors she had changed her mind despite telling an assessor she wanted to live, according to a report released by the Office of the Chief Coroner.
MAiD allows patients to request a painless death if an assessor agrees that they have a terminal condition which meets certain requirements.
While most patients wait weeks for a decision, euthanasia can be performed as soon as the same-day if deemed medically urgent by a MAiD provider.
According to the report by the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee, concerns have been raised over questionable deaths.
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Chinese hackers reportedly breached phones at 'heart of Downing Street' in global spy campaign
Chinese state-linked hackers breached mobile phones at "the heart of Downing Street" amid a global cyber-espionage campaign over several years targeting telecommunication networks, according to reports.
U.S. officials first alerted its allies in 2024 after finding out that hacking groups had gained access to telecom companies around the world, according to The Associated Press.
The campaign reportedly targeted multiple countries, including the U.S. and the other members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance: Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
The breaches allegedly gave China access to the phone data of millions and the possible ability to eavesdrop on calls, read text messages and track users' locations.
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Chinese state-linked hackers breached mobile phones at "the heart of Downing Street" amid a global cyber-espionage campaign over several years targeting telecommunication networks, according to reports.
U.S. officials first alerted its allies in 2024 after finding out that hacking groups had gained access to telecom companies around the world, according to The Associated Press.
The campaign reportedly targeted multiple countries, including the U.S. and the other members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance: Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
The breaches allegedly gave China access to the phone data of millions and the possible ability to eavesdrop on calls, read text messages and track users' locations.
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🇵🇸The U.S. occupation of Gaza has begun
The plans for Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" show that the goal is not just to make Gaza a playground for the wealthy, but to put it under permanent American occupation.
This week, Drop Site News revealed a draft resolution from Trump's newly christened "Board of Peace." The resolution outlines what is, in essence, Phase Two of Trump's unrealistic peace plan that ushered in a new phase of horror in Gaza under the guise of a ceasefire.
The actions outlined in the resolution ignore realities on the ground and paint a very grim picture of what the United States is planning for Gaza.
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The plans for Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" show that the goal is not just to make Gaza a playground for the wealthy, but to put it under permanent American occupation.
This week, Drop Site News revealed a draft resolution from Trump's newly christened "Board of Peace." The resolution outlines what is, in essence, Phase Two of Trump's unrealistic peace plan that ushered in a new phase of horror in Gaza under the guise of a ceasefire.
The actions outlined in the resolution ignore realities on the ground and paint a very grim picture of what the United States is planning for Gaza.
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Pizzagate Exposed: Part 1
I want to start my Pizzagate series by establishing the fact that pizza has been a known pedophile code word used by predators to operate hidden in plain sight for many years.
In October of 2016, when the Podesta E-mails were released, the Urban Dictionary actually had defined "cheese pizza" as child porn.
At that time there were two definitions of pizza as a code word for child porn - one from 2010 and one from 2015.
So it's important to note these definitions were established long before the Podesta E-mails were released.
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I want to start my Pizzagate series by establishing the fact that pizza has been a known pedophile code word used by predators to operate hidden in plain sight for many years.
In October of 2016, when the Podesta E-mails were released, the Urban Dictionary actually had defined "cheese pizza" as child porn.
At that time there were two definitions of pizza as a code word for child porn - one from 2010 and one from 2015.
So it's important to note these definitions were established long before the Podesta E-mails were released.
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New SNAP work requirement rules to start Feb. 1 in multiple states
The new work requirements to gain or continue eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will start being implemented in several U.S. states beginning Feb. 1.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, instituted new work requirements for SNAP beneficiaries to continue receiving benefits, targeting able-bodied adults without dependents.
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The new work requirements to gain or continue eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will start being implemented in several U.S. states beginning Feb. 1.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, instituted new work requirements for SNAP beneficiaries to continue receiving benefits, targeting able-bodied adults without dependents.
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Don Lemon appears in court after being arrested for harassing Minnesota church
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles on Friday.
The arrest comes nearly two weeks after Lemon was at an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a service at a church in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
A source familiar with the matter said a grand jury was empaneled Thursday.
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Journalist Don Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles on Friday.
The arrest comes nearly two weeks after Lemon was at an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a service at a church in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
A source familiar with the matter said a grand jury was empaneled Thursday.
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🛸Landmark Brazilian UFO case reaches Capitol Hill as Varginha incident turns 30
OVER A LARGE BOX of untouched donuts in Washington's Longworth House Office Building, Congressional representatives sat rapt as a visiting Brazilian neurosurgeon described what it was like to stare back at the large lilac-colored eyes of a highly intelligent, nonhuman being.
So, not your usual Capitol Hill meeting.
The closed-door session on Jan. 15 brought together three members of Congress seeking greater government transparency on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, long called UFOs, and a group of Brazilians who say they witnessed the crash of an otherworldly spacecraft and later encountered its nonhuman occupants.
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OVER A LARGE BOX of untouched donuts in Washington's Longworth House Office Building, Congressional representatives sat rapt as a visiting Brazilian neurosurgeon described what it was like to stare back at the large lilac-colored eyes of a highly intelligent, nonhuman being.
So, not your usual Capitol Hill meeting.
The closed-door session on Jan. 15 brought together three members of Congress seeking greater government transparency on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, long called UFOs, and a group of Brazilians who say they witnessed the crash of an otherworldly spacecraft and later encountered its nonhuman occupants.
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Canadian Conservatives cheered the defeat of a 'parental rights' motion — here's why that should terrify parents
At the CPC AGM in Calgary, delegates rejected a policy defending parent-led counselling for kids with gender dysphoria — leaving families exposed under Canada's conversion therapy ban.
It was nothing to cheer about.
Still, cheers erupted when the resolution to protect parental rights and permit talk therapy for gender-confused children was shot down.
No, it wasn't a gathering of the extreme leftist Liberals or NDP majority who are obsessed with aggressively pushing pro-transgender narratives on kids.
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At the CPC AGM in Calgary, delegates rejected a policy defending parent-led counselling for kids with gender dysphoria — leaving families exposed under Canada's conversion therapy ban.
It was nothing to cheer about.
Still, cheers erupted when the resolution to protect parental rights and permit talk therapy for gender-confused children was shot down.
No, it wasn't a gathering of the extreme leftist Liberals or NDP majority who are obsessed with aggressively pushing pro-transgender narratives on kids.
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SOTT FOCUS: AI as Epistemic Tool: Vindication Through 20 Years of Legal Gauntlets and Defamatory Lies
From Online Slander to IRS Clearance - How Grok Analyzed Sealed Documents to Expose the Baseless Attacks on Laura Knight-Jadczyk After decades of harassment, threats, and exhaustive investigations by French police, tax authorities, and the IRS - all ending in total exoneration - I, Laura Knight-Jadczyk, turned to Grok to dissect sealed legal files and dismantle the defamatory narratives echoed by mainstream sources like RationalWiki.
This account reveals how AI can serve as a neutral witness against systemic bias, highlighting the life-threatening risks of unchecked online smears.
Note: This article will also be published on cassiopaea.org The Suppression and Why I've Been Quiet It's been a while since I posted anything new here on my own website.
There's a reason for that.
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From Online Slander to IRS Clearance - How Grok Analyzed Sealed Documents to Expose the Baseless Attacks on Laura Knight-Jadczyk After decades of harassment, threats, and exhaustive investigations by French police, tax authorities, and the IRS - all ending in total exoneration - I, Laura Knight-Jadczyk, turned to Grok to dissect sealed legal files and dismantle the defamatory narratives echoed by mainstream sources like RationalWiki.
This account reveals how AI can serve as a neutral witness against systemic bias, highlighting the life-threatening risks of unchecked online smears.
Note: This article will also be published on cassiopaea.org The Suppression and Why I've Been Quiet It's been a while since I posted anything new here on my own website.
There's a reason for that.
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🇭🇷☄️Meteor fireball over Italy and Croatia on February 1
We received 27 reports about a fireball seen over Campania, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Istria County, Lazio, Lombardia, Molise, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria and Veneto on Sunday, February 1st 2026 around 03:12 UT. For this event, we received one video and 2 photos.
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We received 27 reports about a fireball seen over Campania, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Istria County, Lazio, Lombardia, Molise, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria and Veneto on Sunday, February 1st 2026 around 03:12 UT. For this event, we received one video and 2 photos.
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🇬🇹Guatemala: Volcan de Fuego eruption sends ash up to 15,000 feet in the air on January 31
Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego, one of Central America's most persistently active volcanoes, produced a striking explosive eruption.
Videos shared widely on social media captured incandescent lava fragments lighting up the sky.
The Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH) confirmed ongoing eruptive behaviour throughout late January, with a notable increase in intensity around the transition to February.
Explosions generated ash plumes rising to altitudes of 14,000 to 16,000 feet, prompting multiple Volcanic Ash Advisories from Volcanic Asch Advisories Center in Washington.
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Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego, one of Central America's most persistently active volcanoes, produced a striking explosive eruption.
Videos shared widely on social media captured incandescent lava fragments lighting up the sky.
The Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH) confirmed ongoing eruptive behaviour throughout late January, with a notable increase in intensity around the transition to February.
Explosions generated ash plumes rising to altitudes of 14,000 to 16,000 feet, prompting multiple Volcanic Ash Advisories from Volcanic Asch Advisories Center in Washington.
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SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Epstein Files Pull Back Curtain on Sordid World of Degenerate 'Elites'
It isn't all of 'the files', and it certainly isn't the 'kompromat' Epstein collected on all the rich and famous he schmoozed with for three decades, but there's enough in the 'final tranche' of some three million US law enforcement documents spanning multiple investigations into Epstein and his corrupt dealings to conclude that the political class (the whole world over, but particularly in the 'West') is broken beyond repair.
Quite how he gained and sustained access to the most important institutions and people in the world remains unclear, but it's nonetheless clear from his correspondences that he indeed had such top-tier access.
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It isn't all of 'the files', and it certainly isn't the 'kompromat' Epstein collected on all the rich and famous he schmoozed with for three decades, but there's enough in the 'final tranche' of some three million US law enforcement documents spanning multiple investigations into Epstein and his corrupt dealings to conclude that the political class (the whole world over, but particularly in the 'West') is broken beyond repair.
Quite how he gained and sustained access to the most important institutions and people in the world remains unclear, but it's nonetheless clear from his correspondences that he indeed had such top-tier access.
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🇵🇰At least 177 killed in Pakistan crackdown on insurgents - media
Security forces launched an operation following a coordinated militant attack in Balochistan on Saturday that killed nearly 50 people.
At least 177 insurgents have been killed in a security crackdown in Pakistan following coordinated attacks that left more than 50 people dead, the country's Interior Ministry has said.
The operation was announced on Sunday after attacks by insurgent group the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) at multiple locations across the southwestern province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.
The assaults began early on Saturday and killed at least 31 civilians, including five women, as well as 17 members of the security forces, Al Jazeera reported.
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Security forces launched an operation following a coordinated militant attack in Balochistan on Saturday that killed nearly 50 people.
At least 177 insurgents have been killed in a security crackdown in Pakistan following coordinated attacks that left more than 50 people dead, the country's Interior Ministry has said.
The operation was announced on Sunday after attacks by insurgent group the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) at multiple locations across the southwestern province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.
The assaults began early on Saturday and killed at least 31 civilians, including five women, as well as 17 members of the security forces, Al Jazeera reported.
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The German economic report: Talk is cheap, unlike everything else
The 2026 review shows that Berlin is still far from getting realistic about how to save the country from ruin.
The German government has presented its 'Annual Report on the Economy' (Jahreswirtschaftsbericht) for 2026.
Given the topic, it is not a long document - 136 pages - and if you expect exciting ideas, you will be disappointed.
That's because this is, of course, a thoroughly political work, in the worst sense of the term: It is produced by a plethora of German bureaucrats from various agencies, collaborating and compromising under the leadership of the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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The 2026 review shows that Berlin is still far from getting realistic about how to save the country from ruin.
The German government has presented its 'Annual Report on the Economy' (Jahreswirtschaftsbericht) for 2026.
Given the topic, it is not a long document - 136 pages - and if you expect exciting ideas, you will be disappointed.
That's because this is, of course, a thoroughly political work, in the worst sense of the term: It is produced by a plethora of German bureaucrats from various agencies, collaborating and compromising under the leadership of the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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🇵🇸🇺🇦Gaza reconstruction; Ukraine reconstruction - 'It's all business'
Over the past two weeks, two important messages were conveyed to Iran, both of which were rejected.
One came from the U.S. and the other from Israel.
The former was: "We [the U.S.] will carry out a limited attack and you should accept it; or at least, give only a symbolic response". Tehran rejected this request, saying that it would consider any attack to mark the beginning of a full-scale war.
Israel's message, delivered through one of the various mediators, was: "We will not participate in the American attack". It asked Iran therefore, to not target Israel.
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Over the past two weeks, two important messages were conveyed to Iran, both of which were rejected.
One came from the U.S. and the other from Israel.
The former was: "We [the U.S.] will carry out a limited attack and you should accept it; or at least, give only a symbolic response". Tehran rejected this request, saying that it would consider any attack to mark the beginning of a full-scale war.
Israel's message, delivered through one of the various mediators, was: "We will not participate in the American attack". It asked Iran therefore, to not target Israel.
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