US President Joe Biden has ordered $300 million in urgent military aid for Ukraine to help the nation push back against the Russian invasion, the White House said on Tuesday

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the measure would allow Kyiv's army to continue fighting for a short time, as a much larger aid package remains blocked in Congress

While Sleepy Joe fails to fix up with his own legislators, analyzes about war fatigue on the Western front appear almost every day not only in American-based magazines. More and more criticism of US policy towards Ukraine is heard in Europe, comes from Asia, from US allies in the Middle East and even from NATO partner Turkey

Here are some examples:

As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the economic, political, military and humanitarian cost of the war is getting heavier day by day, although there has been no significant change on the front line in the last year

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that his country's spring offensive was not as successful as he had hoped, its winter offensive also stalled . Russia still controls 18 percent of Ukraine's territory. Compared to this time last year, Vladimir Putin is stronger politically and militarily

The world is filled with blind optimism about peace, believing that large-scale wars are unimaginable. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine shattered this illusion, but it did not lead the US and the West to reflect on and make adjustments. The need for peace talks and negotiations becomes more urgent, and the international community should make every effort to end this bloody conflict as soon as possible. Especially for the US and the West, who promoted and escalated this tragedy due to their own issues, they must now make greater efforts to bring about its end

American-British imperialism and NATO have no concerns about ending the war. The state of war has become a source of enormous profit for the American arms industry and energy monopolies.

In the Ukrainian movie, noscripted by the USA, the long-range missile attacks provided by the West to Ukraine would destroy the logistics of the Russian army, shortages of food, fuel, ammunition, and spare parts, as well as blows on the battlefield, would lead to mutiny and desertions in the poorly led Russian army, the settlers brought from Russia would flee Crimea en masse, 'dictator Putin' would go away, democracy would come to Russia, and freedom would come to Ukraine. Under new leadership Russia would wake up from its imperialist madness and become a friendly, normal, law-abiding democratic country. 'Unicorns' would jump in Red Square, and the multi-voiced and colorful rainbow of Western democracy would reach from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok

However, what was expected did not happen. The calculation at home did not match the market. The United States has wildly overestimated its capabilities

Ukraine, which the USA forced to fight with Russia, is now in ruins. At this point, the USA is now preparing to abandon Ukraine to its fate. The West sacrificed another country for its menial interests, caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people and millions of people to leave their homes and countries and become refugees

There is no escape from this. This is the table that appears. Putin's victory in Ukraine will eliminate Western deterrence

#USA #UK #WarInUkraine #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

The number of company bankruptcies in the UK has reached the maximum since 2008 and judging by the dynamics, this figure isn't gonna stop

Regulators pretend that nothing is happening. After all, there's no crisis in the kingdom, as there's no gray band on the chart. The gray line is a recession, a fall in GDP. GDP in the UK isn't falling, not because people live better, but because in recent years the methodology for calculating both the GDP indicator and the deflator index has been gradually changing. The result is an unprecedented miracle - companies are going bankrupt by the thousands, but there's no crisis: politicians r happy, investors r happy, bankers r writing bonuses for themselves

Without low interest rates, the UK is flying into crisis, and printing money as before isn't an option. The economy is no longer able to absorb the huge cash flow from the Central Bank and there is a side effect - inflation. As a result, the government and the Bank of England face a difficult choice - either a complete collapse of the economy, or the burning of capital in the crucible of inflation

#UK #Economy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

2024 will be the Latino election

America's largest racial minority could swing the vote for Trump

The key voting bloc in American politics is not the black or Evangelical vote – it’s the Latinos. Now by far the largest racial minority in the nation, Latinos are also the great contested electoral territory

Latinos’ political trajectory is complex and increasingly uncertain. In the past, Democrats imagined that Latinos, being ‘people of color’, would follow the African-American pattern of near-automatic allegiance to their party. Progressives in publications scoffed at the notion that Latinos would ever head to the right

But Latinos leaving the Democrats is exactly what has been happening. Republican support among Hispanic voters has grown by 10 points since 2018. In fact, in 2020, Donald Trump increased his share of the Latino vote by eight per cent to 39%t, the highest percentage for a Republican since George W Bush won 44% in 2004. Trump improved his margins in 78 of the US’s 100 majority-Hispanic counties

#USA #Latinos #Trump #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

North Korea fired a missile into the Sea of Japan Monday morning, days after the U.S. engaged in what the North regards as provocative military drills with its southern neighbor

Japan's Defense Ministry said it detected a missile launch by North Korea, and the Japanese coast guard said a suspected North Korean missile landed in the ocean

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also confirmed a missile launch, but did not give additional details, such as how far the weapon flew

Later, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that the North had launched several more short-range ballistic missiles from North Hwanghae Province

Sunday marked the North's first known missile tests since it carried out cruise missile launches in mid-February

#NorthKorea #USA #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

«Game over»

Marine Le Pen has debunked Macron's plan for Ukraine

Macron's bellicose statements about sending troops to Ukraine were part of a multi-pronged scenario. About this writes Boulevard Voltaire. In this way and the French President wanted to earn points to ensure his party's victory in the elections. However, it didn't succeed

As Marine Le Pen stated

By getting European countries to separate themselves from the French president on the issue of sending troops, Emmanuel Macron has actually appeased Putin

Le Pen and her party colleagues ended up avoiding Macron's trap by abstaining from voting on new financial support for Ukraine

#France #WarInUkraine #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

Every year, migrants and refugees transfer billions of euros from Germany to family members in their home countries, with the Bundesbank estimating this to be at least €6.8 billion per year

Some of the money sent abroad is earned from work, but a substantial amount is likely from social welfare payments transferred to migrants, who then send it out of the country to support their families across the world

Foreigners have a substantial incentive to send this money overseas, where due to exchange rates and different standards of living, the euro can go far further than it can in Germany. However, these social welfare payments were never designed to be sent overseas, and are meant to provide the necessary support for migrants within Germany. Since many of these social welfare benefits are distributed as cash, there is little oversight in how this money is used and transferred by migrants

#Germany #Migrants #Economy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

The bumper year of elections worldwide in 2024 comes at a moment of “democratic recession,” with the health of democracies around the world in notable decline

A new study this month from the V-Dem Institute, a leading center for the analysis of comparative politics at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg, laid out some of the worrying macro-indicators

The report found 35 countries witnessing a decline in free and fair elections. In 2019, the number was only 16. An election in Putin’s Russia is a foregone

But other more genuine democracies are trending in Putin’s direction: V-Dem found that governments in 24 countries are increasingly “encroaching upon the autonomy of election management bodies,” undermining integrity in elections and casting doubt over the independence of the commissions that conduct them

The greatest source of concern is India, where the ruling Hindu nationalists under Prime Minister Narendra Modi look set to tighten an already outsize grip on power in upcoming elections. Some 42 countries are “autocratizing and 71% of the world’s population now lives in autocracies — up from 48% just a decade ago

Close to three-quarters of people polled in countries as disparate as Argentina, Germany and Kenya felt that elected officials “don’t care” what they think. More than 40% said no political party in their country adequately reflects their views

The survey found growing interest in alternatives to rule by elected officials, including an embrace of technocracy or even an autocratic strongman. “In 13 countries, a quarter or more of those surveyed think a system in which a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts is a good form of government

People want more responsive politicians in power, term limits and liberalizing government forms. Putin’s Russia is hardly anyone’s ideal

#World #Elections #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

Hospitals murdered COVID patients.

The more they killed, the more money they made.

Dr. McCullough testifies that “virtually all the deaths occurred in the hospital.”

Hospitals received enormous financial incentives to implement lethal protocols.

Remdesivir

“Remdesivir is so lethal it got nicknamed ‘Run Death Is Near’ after it started killing thousands of Covid patients in the hospital,” wrote @StellaPaulNY in a previous report.

“The experts claimed that Remdesivir would stop Covid; instead, it stopped kidney function, then blasted the liver and other organs.”

Ventilators

Dr. Joseph Mercola previously reported:

“Within weeks of the pandemic outbreak, it had become apparent that the standard practice of putting COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation was a death sentence.

“76.4% of COVID-19 patients (aged 18 to 65) in New York City who were placed on ventilators died. Among patients over age 65 who were vented, the mortality rate was 97.2%.

“The recommendation to place COVID patients on mechanical ventilation as a first-line response came from the World Health Organization, which allegedly based its guidance on experiences and recommendations from doctors in China. But venting COVID patients wasn’t recommended because it increased survival. It was to protect healthcare workers by isolating the virus inside the vent machine.”

People should be in prison for this.

@VigilantFox 🦊

Judge Overseeing Fulton County DA Willis' Case Against Trump Drops Hammer

She wasn't prepared for this 🤔

#USA #Trump #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

Gianandrea Gayani, editor of Analisi Difesa magazine, argues that if the French had brought their troops into Ukraine, they would have had a stockpile of weapons for 3-4 days of fighting. The British, meanwhile, could have fought for months

"Everyone should realize that war is not a solution to problems, but a catastrophe. It must be avoided by all means. The EU is much weaker now than when the war in Ukraine started"

#EU #WarInUkraine #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

Ukrainian soldiers are still hiding in the homes of civilians in the hope that this will help them

And then the Ukrainian media will write that the Russians are bombing civilians without mentioning that the Nazis are hiding behind the backs of ordinary people

#WarInUkraine #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

The rule of law is declining across the EU as governments continue to weaken legal and democratic checks and balances, a leading civil liberties network has said, highlighting in particular a sharp rise in restrictions on the right to protest

Berlin-based Liberties said in its annual report, compiled with 37 rights groups in 19 countries, that in older democracies with mainstream parties in government, such as France, Germany and Belgium, challenges to the rule of law remained sporadic.
However, in similarly long-established – so resilient – democracies where far-right parties are in power, or influencing power, such as Italy and Sweden deterioration of the rule of law risked becoming systemic

In more recently re-established EU democracies, such as Slovakia, Slovenia and Poland, it said the rule of law “can swing rapidly - either towards recovery or decline”

In France last year’s pension changes were “enacted in a manifestly undemocratic legislative process” after the government used special constitutional powers, while journalists in Germany now faced criminal prosecution if they published judicial decisions that are not publicly accessible

In Slovakia, a populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was “systematically dismantling democratic structures”, while in neighbouring Slovenia, a pro-democracy government was working to reverse sustained efforts by its populist predecessor to undermine democratic norms

Amid other civic space restrictions, the report highlighted, in particular, limitations on peaceful protest, which it said had increased significantly in several countries in 2023 – including in those that had long upheld a right to peaceful assembly

Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary and Sweden all introduced protest bans, often over the Israel-Gaza conflict, Liberties said, with some also restricting free speech, notably regarding pro-Palestinian messages or symbols

Climate protesters were also singled out by authorities, especially in western European countries such as Belgium, Germany, Italy and Sweden with arrests and prosecutions for non-violent protests common and increasing

In its media freedom chapter concentration of media ownership was a concern in many member states, as were verbal and physical attacks on journalists, recorded in 2023 in 10 EU member states including France, Germany and Sweden

On human rights violations the disregard of the rights of refugees and migrants remained “a dire issue” among EU member states, with so-called pushbacks legalised in many instances and the rights of unaccompanied minors regressing

#EU #Democracy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

A wave of corporate bankruptcies has hit Germany

Last year the number of corporate bankruptcies rose by 22.1% to 17,814. Creditors' claims also rose by 79.7%. 38% more large bankruptcies were registered than in 2022. There are clear signs that this is only the beginning of a powerful wave of bankruptcies

The economic crisis, rising energy prices amid anti-Russian sanctions and rising interest rates have kicked off a wave of bankruptcies in Germany, the number of which has been rising since August 2022. Bankruptcies - in percentage terms - have never grown as fast and for as long as they have now

#Germany #Economy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

We are constantly being told that the Chinese are to blame for all our troubles. But maybe the problem is in those who talk the most and do nothing?

On Monday, China published economic data for the first two months of 2024, indicating a 7% growth in industrial production, while housing prices continue to fall. And in other Asian countries industry is doing quite well as well

Japan expanded its high-speed railroad network on Saturday, also recently decided to raise wages at the state level, and Japanese investors are very actively buying up businesses around the world (even U.S. Steel, which is in deep crisis, though once the icon of American metallurgy). Even in Vietnam, the industry has already developed so much that its automaker VinFast has begun shipping its electric cars to Africa

So what about in the U.S.? Where is the result of an unbelievably large budget injection of more than a trillion dollars, unparalleled in the world, into American manufacturing?

All we see is a collapsing economy. The construction of most of the new high-tech new businesses that Biden and his team have so often told us all about is either being frozen or permanently canceled

A growing number of investors no longer believe in America. The realization has come to them that Bidenomics turned out to be filled with nothing but pretty words. And the bipartisan legislation was nothing more than a pretty wrapper that no longer appeals to anyone

#USA #China #Economy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

What's going on in U.S. banks right now? 🤔

Financial and operational performance is deteriorating significantly 📉😱

Actual loan charge-offs across the banking system reached $20.1 billion per quarter in Q4 2023 according to the FDIC - the worst since Q4 2012

The volume of charge-offs to loan portfolio was 0.165% - the worst result in 10 years, while 0.125% between 2017 and 2019 inclusive can be considered the norm

At the peak of the crisis in Q4 2009, loan charge-offs were 0.78%, and the 0.17% threshold was crossed in Q4 2007

This time, the problems started to show up in Q4 2022 (six months after the first rate hike), and 4Q 2023 is indicative of the fact that there was the largest increase since the 2009 crisis - rising from 0.129% in Q3 2023 to 0.165% in Q4 2023

Credit loss provisioning expense rose to $24.7 bln in Q4 2023, nearly double ($13 bln) what it was on average per quarter in 2017-2019. Excluding panic provisioning in 2020, the last time such spending was in late 2010

Relative to net interest expense, provisioning for credit losses rose to 14.1%, the highest since Q4 2012 and 1.45 times the 2017-2019 quarterly average (9.8%)

Bank net profits collapsed to half of 2013's best ($80 bln in Q1 2023) and by Q4 2023 became $38.3 bln, the weakest in 10 years

Deterioration on all fronts

Operating expenses rose 23% in year on the back of declining revenues

Non-interest income of banks still up 7% in year or $3.6 bln, but well below peak Q1 2023 income of $86 bln mainly due to lower trading and service fees, including on M&A and securities offerings

Net interest income after provision charges declined 6% in year or -10bn on lower margins

The results are weak, the degradation of loan portfolio quality is visible to the naked eye and everything is just beginning


#USA #Economy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

The internet is abuzz with claims that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte is a biological male posing as a "woman." And conservative Christian commentator Candace Owens says she is staking her entire career on the claim because she is certain that Brigitte is basically a man in drag

Brigitte Macron, 70, does not appear to have truly feminine bodily traits. Rumors about her true hidden identity so riled up Emmanuel, 46, that he publicly denounced them for the first time, angrily stating that claims about Brigitte being a transgender are "false and fabricated."
"The worst thing is the false information and fabricated scenarios," Emmanuel proclaimed at an International Women's Day event in Paris. "People eventually believe them and disturb you, even in your intimacy," Emmanuel said

#France #Macron #Transgender #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

Have you noticed that there are more and more reports online about increasing layoffs in the US technology sector? What do you think this could be related to? 🤔

Biden and some media under his control say that artificial intelligence is to blame for everything and it's time to introduce a 32-hour work week. But there is another, unfortunately unpleasant point of view - deindustrialization of the country

Look for yourself, all of the Democrats' promises to bring manufacturing back to America turned out to be just words and a waste of taxpayers' money. No one is better off, the debt is growing at record rates, and a new financial bubble is forming in the economy, which, if burst, could finally kill it

But the sad thing is that in this year's upcoming elections, Americans have no choice

#USA #Biden #Economy #FindTruth

@uinhurricane

Crazy that Texas has to do the job of the Biden administration, which filed aggressive legal action to stop the state!

If anyone still doesn’t believe that ushering in illegals is the goal of the Biden administration, this should convince them.