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Let me help unravel the mystery about the Epstein Island Temple you may or may not know… 🔴 In 2019, a YouTuber by the name of “Rusty Shackleford” posted footage of the entire island on their YT channel. While the MSM said it was a music pavilion/gym, the drone footage actually captured a horribly filthy mattress inside. 🔴 Now, John McAfee, you know, the guy who reportedly suicided himself in a Spain prison was rumored to be “Rusty Shackleford”… Although not 100% verifiable, this is why: • McAfee was in the Caribbean in July 2019, when the Rusty Shackleford YouTube channel started posting drone videos, and McAfee tweeted about “going dark” amid CIA pursuit. • McAfee was a drone enthusiast and owned many drones and publicly tweeted that someone on his team was a drone operator, giving him the means to film Epstein’s island. • The “Rusty Shackleford” alias comes from King of the Hill’s Dale Gribble, a paranoid, conspiracy-obsessed character. The YouTube channel’s use of this name aligns with John McAfee’s anti-establishment, conspiratorial persona, suggesting that he might have chosen it for the channel posting Epstein island drone footage. • Also, there were strong Similarities in a video voice, a shared Bourne quote: —— Similarities in a Video Voice: In one of the Rusty Shackleford channel’s videos, filmed from a boat near Epstein’s island, a voice is briefly audible. Online sleuths used voice analysis and compared this to a Twitter video McAfee posted where his crew discussed a weapons seizure with Bahamian officials. They noted potential similarities in tone or speech patterns. —— Shared Bourne Quote: The Rusty Shackleford channel included a video with the tagline “They should have left him alone,” a quote from the Bourne film series. McAfee had previously tweeted this EXACT PHRASE. The quote’s use in both contexts strongly suggest McAfee was Rusty Shackleford 🔴 Q posted about the Epstein Island Temple • Q suggested there were multiple levels below the temple, dungeons full of sex and torture rooms. • Q also suggested that Epstein spent $29 Million to bury the tunnels Now, you can imagine there won’t be a lot of MSM evidence providing that, right? Especially since the MSM was covering for Epstein. Well, there are clues… • Several sources mentioned the possibility of underground structures on Little St. James. • In 2018, It was discovered a $100,000 cement mixer was delivered to the island on November 7, 2018, which could have been used to fill in tunnels or cover evidence. • Similarly, an NBC News article from 2019 describes the temple as differing significantly from its permitted design as a music pavilion • A video reported by the NZ Herald in 2019 shows urban explorers finding a "bizarre underground bunker". • Reportedly, Andy Bracco, an urban explorer who visited the island in August 2020, told Newsweek that he noticed a staircase descending downwards inside the temple but did not confirm tunnels. • Another report from the Daily Mail (2019) mentions explorers finding underground structures, including one that appeared to house a generator. What are your thoughts? Did this help you any?

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The team has also made this a priority with things such as the story and weapon types. "We plan to include three main weapon types: longsword, sword and shield, and bows. These will feature the full progression system seen in the demo, with skill levels such as Novice, Adept, Expert, and Master. Players will need to learn individual skills from different trainers to progress. In addition, we’re introducing secondary weapons like spears, halberds, and other polearms. These won’t have RPG-style progression but will still offer variety in combat." Regarding the story, they plan to be bold and strive to create a 16-28 hour-long main campaign. "The story will be divided into four chapters, with each chapter offering around 4–7 hours of gameplay. As in the demo, the player character begins as a nobody, slowly learning how to wield a sword and eventually becoming a knight. However, the progression will be much more realistic than in the demo, where the peasant hilariously transformed into a champion in just four days." This is a far cry from many games that are released nowadays. In just 2024 alone at a glance, the AA release Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn provided an average of 8 hours of content, Princess Peach: Showtime at 10 hours, Silent Hill 2 Remake at 15, and even the GOTY winner Astrobot holds an average playtime of 10 hours. A major issue within the industry is the way we are treated by the people who only have jobs because of our favorite hobby. In 2024 the gaming industry is forecasted to generate $208.7 BILLION dollars, up from 5.4% in 2023. Compare that to Hollywood, which is a measly $12.3 billion. The gaming industry employs 727,000 individuals in the United States alone. So, you'd think these people would have a little bit of respect for gamers, though so many who are vocal on social media show nothing but contempt for us. Perhaps this is because of fear if they do not show loyalty to a cause or "fit in" that they may not secure funding or genuinely believe in what they preach, but the team behind Knight's Path isn't worried about that. "We are independent developers, and we plan to stay independent so we can stay true to our vision. Knight's Path is a game made by gamers for gamers. We’re prioritizing fun gameplay above all, and we firmly believe this is exactly what gamers want." I also raised some questions about their big plans moving forward. In the demo, one of the major criticisms I had was with the voice acting. I had guessed it was done via AI, which was confirmed. "You guessed correctly– the voice acting in the demo was done by AI, and it was probably the loudest critique we received, and we totally understand why! Back then, we didn’t have much of a choice, but for the full game, we don’t plan to use any AI voices. Luckily, after the demo release, many voice actors reached out to us, volunteering to lend their voices to the full game. We absolutely plan to answer their call and give them that opportunity." AI can be a useful tool, especially for developers starting out who can't commit a lot of money to voice acting or just want to see a version of the product that's closer to what they envision the full release to be, but going from that to real voice actors will bump the experience to the next level. I myself played the demo in its entirety and really enjoyed my time with it! I thought the game was reminiscent of Gothic 2 and even The Witcher. I was happily surprised when I didn't encounter any bugs or glitches and while some areas have not been fleshed out like the voice acting, I would recommend putting the game on your wishlist to see what this team does in the future when they finally deliver their updated demo and the eventual full release of the game.

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[FULL TEXT] MBC Straight — The Expose of Garosero Institute. ⸻ Kim Seui, the head of the YouTube channel Garosero Institute, had an arrest warrant requested against him on charges including defaming actor Kim Soohyun in connection with the late actress Kim Saeron’s death. He strongly denied all charges, calling the arrest warrant itself a complete fraud. “The arrest warrant request is clearly packed with outright false facts. I admit nothing. This is an intentional and hastily thrown-together arrest warrant request.” The police concluded that Kim Seui’s conduct was extremely poor in character, noting in particular that he manipulated KakaoTalk conversations that had been exchanged with Kim Saeron, and that he publicly released a voice recording made with AI as though it were real, without any verification. Q. “Did you properly verify the tipster from the Garosero side?” Kim Seui: “Of course.” Q. “How did you carry out that verification?” Kim Seui: “That verification was done by the National Forensic Service.” Q. “No. Did you do it yourself, by any chance?” Kim Seui: “We, at our, at Gaseyeon, on our own, this…What is your name?” Q. “I am Lim Myungchan.” Kim Seui: “Yes, yes. So, MBC, then. Yes. Right now you can clearly see that SBS and MBC are…” Q. “I am asking whether you properly verified the tip.” Kim Seui: “I will take it as our verification having been done by the National Forensic Service.” However, though Kim Seui claimed the verification had been done by the National Forensic Service, the entity that actually requested the verification was the police, and the National Forensic Service’s conclusion was that it could not be verified because the original was not available. Kim Seui was confident the arrest warrant would be rejected, but the court, finding there was a risk of evidence destruction and flight, issued the warrant. He also filed for a review of the legality of his arrest, arguing the detention decision was unjust, but the court rejected that as well and maintained the detention. Yu Hyunjae, Professor of Mass Communication at Sogang University said: “Beyond fake news, now I see they actually manufacture things. This person has shown very clearly just how far someone who has given up all moral standards can go in terms of the scenario they will run, and the level of crime they can commit. So I believe that to the extent society allows, an extremely heavy punishment must be imposed.” The Garosero Institute YouTube channel has 1 million subscribers and has been making money through provocative claims and videos targeting politicians, celebrities, and other public figures. In the process, countless people have had their privacy and personal dignity violated and suffered serious harm. Because of this, the Garosero Institute has been widely condemned as a social weapon.

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Exploring Bach’s BWV 1065: When a Musical Machine Begins to Beat with Life Some creations inspire awe not because they contain countless details, but because every detail within them works according to a precise order. A finely crafted mechanical clock is one such example. From the outside, we see only the hands moving quietly through time. Inside, however, an entire world is at work. Tiny gears transmit energy to one another. Different components perform different tasks. Some generate motion. Some regulate the rhythm. Some keep the entire mechanism in balance. The beauty of the clock does not lie in any single part. It lies in the way all of those small movements come together to create one continuous pulse. Johann Sebastian Bach’s BWV 1065 possesses a similar kind of beauty. From its very first notes, listeners sense more than the beginning of a melody. They sense a musical mechanism coming to life. Four harpsichords enter the conversation. Lines of music emerge, answer one another, and pass ideas seamlessly from one voice to the next. Each instrument resembles a moving gear within a larger system, where every motion contributes to a single, unified current. The Invisible Blueprint Behind the Music A finely made clock cannot function simply by placing many parts side by side. Its true secret lies in the design. The clockmaker must understand the distance between every component. The speed of every movement. The path by which energy travels from one part to another. These underlying principles transform separate pieces into one living mechanism. In BWV 1065, Bach builds his music according to the same kind of logic. He does not allow the four harpsichords to move in separate directions. Every voice has a role within the larger musical flow. An idea may first appear in one instrument. It is then taken up by another. From there it is developed, expanded, and carried forward in a new direction. What listeners hear is not simply four instruments performing together. They hear a conversation organized with astonishing precision. Behind the constant movement lies an invisible architecture, where Bach carefully determines how every musical voice meets, supports, and completes the others. Four Voices Moving with a Single Pulse One of BWV 1065’s greatest achievements is the balance it creates between independence and unity. Each harpsichord possesses its own personality. When listening closely, each musical line reveals its own distinct character. Yet when stepping back to hear the entire work, everything merges into one continuous flow of energy. It is much like watching a group of dancers on stage. Each performer moves differently. One steps forward. Another turns behind. A third quietly maintains the rhythm of the entire performance. The audience does not perceive four separate dances. They see one living form in motion. This is the essence of Bach’s contrapuntal art. Its richness does not come from adding countless unrelated ideas. It comes from allowing many independent voices to exist together within a perfectly ordered whole. When Brief Plucked Sounds Become a Continuous Stream of Energy The harpsichord possesses a unique character. Its notes speak with remarkable clarity, yet they fade almost immediately. Each sound resembles a brief flash of light before disappearing into silence. Bach transforms this very limitation into one of the instrument's greatest strengths. He does not rely on sustained tones. Instead, he creates momentum by placing every note at precisely the right moment. Imagine a wheel spinning at great speed. The eye no longer distinguishes each individual spoke. It perceives only one smooth and continuous rotation. The harpsichord works in much the same way. Every note exists for only an instant. Yet when hundreds of those fleeting moments are linked together, they become something greater than the individual sounds themselves—a powerful, uninterrupted stream of musical energy. This is one of the most beautiful paradoxes in Bach’s music: The smallest musical events create the strongest sense of life and motion. Netherlands Bach Society and Revealing the Music's Inner Architecture In the Netherlands Bach Society's performance, the beauty of BWV 1065 emerges through the remarkable clarity of its individual voices. The four harpsichords never dissolve into a single block of sound. Each instrument preserves its own distinct color, allowing listeners to follow every layer of movement unfolding within the music. This approach reveals one of Bach’s most remarkable artistic achievements: Every individual part has its own purpose, yet every part serves something greater than itself. Rather than simply enjoying the brilliance on the surface, listeners are invited to hear how the entire work has been constructed from within. When Precision Gives Birth to Life BWV 1065 may first astonish listeners with its speed and technical brilliance. Yet those qualities are only the surface. Its deeper achievement lies in Bach's ability to transform an exceptionally disciplined structure into something vividly alive. A masterfully crafted mechanical clock is not extraordinary simply because it contains many intricate parts. It becomes extraordinary because every tiny movement contributes to one unified pulse. Bach's music follows the same principle. Order does not suppress freedom. On the contrary, it is the precision of the structure that allows the music to move with complete naturalness. BWV 1065 is therefore far more than a concerto for four harpsichords. It stands as a testament to an art in which every detail, when placed exactly where it belongs, helps create a world of sound that is at once precise and profoundly alive. A musical machine. Yet within it, a living heartbeat never ceases.

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Dean Koontz has published more than 140 novels, 74 works of short fiction, and sold more than 500 million books. Simply put, he’s one of the most prolific writers alive today. Some highlights from our chat: 1. Dare to love the English language. 2. Characters come alive when they're given free will. Instead of constraining them in an outline, let them go where they want. You know they’re alive once they start surprising you. He says: “I give the characters free will like God gave it to us.” 3. Everything a writer believes about life and death, culture and society, relationships and the self, God and nature will wind up in their books. A writer’s body of work, therefore, reveals the intellectual and emotional progress of its creator, and over time, becomes a map of their soul. 4. To think you understand the world is to be foolish in the extreme. The world is too complex for us to understand it. To see reality clearly is to be utterly enchanted by its staggering complexity. 5. Where should you look? Well, the supernatural enters the world in mundane ways, and rarely the great and glorious flashes of drama. 6. Dean writes his novels page-by-page, and doesn’t move onto the next page until he nails the existing one. There’s no messy first draft. Because of that, he’s basically done with his novels once he finishes the final page. 7. Where does a unique writing voice come from? Three places: style, perspective, and a philosophy of life. 8. Be skeptical of conventional wisdom. There’s an encyclopedia of common wisdom in publishing. All of it is common and none of it is wise. You have to become aware of that, go your own way, and just stick with it because there are so many ways you can be sent wrong based on "that's the way we always do it." 9. The aesthetic plainness of contemporary writing (and culture at large) is crushing our souls. 10. Contemporary fiction is suffering from plainness in particular. It started when writers started imitating Hemingway (who stripped his prose down but kept the mystery and underlying strangeness of the world by implication). But the imitations that came later stripped the prose down while also removing the underlying depth that made Hemingway so great. 11. Koontz Law of Writing #1: Never go inside more than one character's mind in a scene. Each one should come from a singular viewpoint. 12. Koontz Law of Writing #2: Metaphors aren't meant to dazzle readers, but to seduce them into a more intimate relationship with the story. 13. Koontz Law of Writing #3: Metaphors and similes describe a scene more colorfully than a chain of adjectives — while reinforcing the mood. The point is that you can create depth by describing things metaphorically instead of using blunt adjectives. That’s what poetry does: it uses words to say more than the word itself says, which creates a mood. 14. Great prose doesn't come from piling on adjectives. It comes from finding the perfect metaphor that does triple duty: describes the scene, reinforces the mood, and reveals something about the character. 15. The goal is for metaphors not to pop out like showmanship, but to flow into the music of the language. 16. Develop an ear for the musicality of language. 17. A book can succeed with a mediocre plot if the characters are compelling. Character is the center of good fiction. If the characters work, the story works. 18. From the afterword of his book, Watchers: “We have within us the ability to change for the better and to find dignity as individuals rather than as drones in one mass movement or another. We have the ability to love, the need to be loved, and the willingness to put our own lives on the line to protect those we love, and it is in these aspects of ourselves that we can glimpse the face of God; and through the exercise of these qualities, we come closest to a Godlike state.” I've shared the full conversation with Dean Koontz below. The YouTube video link is in the replies, and so are the links to Apple and Spotify.

David Perell

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🚨 BREAKING: We have prepared a HUGE $50,000,000+ Million Dollar Federal SLANDER & DEFAMATION LAWSUIT on Jake Shields Owen Shroyer Ryan Matta Myron Gaines Stew Peters & Sulaiman Ahmed For their false claims that I am a “paid provocateur” or “fed” or a “Jewish bad actor pretending to be a Christian” I have NEVER worked with or aided law enforcement, the Israeli Government, Mossad, FBI or any other official agency or private NGO for any of my events, protests, or on J6 I have never taken a dollar from any organization or governmental agency & am entirely self funded “$7000 from Israel” BULLSHIT LIARS!!! They have claimed that my Americans Against Islamification March on Dearborn was a paid operation and that I am a ‘subversive Jew’ who is insincere in my actual faith as a Christian (I didn’t even have enough money to hire security & I was almost killed) I have documented witness testimony from dozens of men I baptized in prison, including many J6ers, and my Christian podcast I ran inside jail “American Revival” on the Gateway Pundit, I recently burnt a Talmud on my X account with over a million views; They intentionally overlooked all of this, including order to destroy my reputation, including my 900 of solitary confinement that would be ridiculous for any ‘fed’ or ‘paid provocateur’ to ever endure 😡 It was literally hell on earth I suffered for my love of America. That these weak men would have crumbled trying to endure. The video of me at ‘The Wall’ was from 10 years ago on a family trip to Israel and was done as a tourist, before I ever was involved in politics, Despite the irreparable damage they have done to my reputation and smearing my character, And even worse then that, they have dampened the amazing Christian Uprising that was stirred in Dearborn, But despite this, even when I win a sure multi million dollar judgement against them, I will donate it back to them (except maybe the Muslim leftist Sulaiman who also posted my sisters address to his million followers Because they are Christians and Right wingers, I don’t want to see them destroyed - But I am owed a MASSIVE public apology from each these little podcasters & the chance I should have had to address their audience on their shows in the first place. These are mere slanderous critics trying to pulldown the ‘brave man in the arena’ They are afraid of another Conservative actual masculine figurehead popping up and cutting into a slice of their pie. Just jealous gatekeepers that have always tried to cut anyone new out from having a voice. Nothing new to see. My lions roar of a speech to Dearborn City Council was heard by tens of millions and resonated with them all. We are continuing on our mission to SECURE A BRIGHT FUTURE for White Americans & Christians on DECEMEBER 13th with our newest Crusader March; CHRISTMAS CRUSADE on Muslim Only Epic City, in Texas!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 I don’t support Israel, Palestine, and couldn’t give a shit about the Middle East anymore I’m America First, America ONLY ✝️ Issue immediately apologies for this braindead slander - or Ill be happy to rip your defaming lies apart in Federal Court I have 98 paragraphs of your slander documented. Preserve your records chumps. - Jake Lang J6 Political Prisoner #376444

Jake Lang - January 6 Political Prisoner 🇺🇸

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CLAUDE "SKILLS" BUILT ME AN AI AGENT ARMY in 33 minutes Claude Skills fix one of the biggest problems in AI.... context rot. when you overload a model with long prompts, scattered files, and inconsistent instructions, it BREAKS. Claude Skills solve that by packaging everything an AI needs into one structured workflow. each Claude Skill includes: 1. instructions that define the role and process 2. reference materials that capture brand voice, examples, and style 3. code scripts that handle data and make outputs deterministic together, they act like a trained employee...reliable, consistent, and specialized. instead of dumping chaos into a chatbot, you’re building a clear operating system for how work gets done. in this The Startup Ideas Podcast (SIP) 🧃 episode, we built an entire team of AI employees inside Claude using Claude Skills. each had a specific job and worked in sync: – one generated UTM links and tracked campaign performance automatically – one ran A/B test idea generation using real website data and the ICE framework – one analyzed marketing reports, pulling actual numbers from CSVs and surfacing insights – one turned viral tweets into newsletters that matched my tone and writing style perfectly we then layered in sub-agents basically smaller Claude instances that split large tasks into specialized roles and passed results back. the result is a new kind of reliability. you can automate marketing, content creation, analytics, and reporting without losing accuracy, consistency, or creativity. Claude Skills turn messy, repeatable work into clean, reusable systems that anyone can deploy. in this episode, we walk through the full build writing the instructions, linking sub-agents, connecting data, and watching them collaborate in real time. thanks to amirmxt for dropping this sauce. most people charge thousands to teach this kind of AI systems design. this one’s free. watch the full masterclass on The Startup Ideas Podcast (SIP) 🧃 below on X or YouTube ( . claude skills isn't perfect but it's a step in the right direction pretty cool many will bookmark this but never try it but the key is getting your hands dirty learn and lightbulb moments will hit IM ROOTING FOR YOU

GREG ISENBERG

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🚨 BREAKING REPORT: USAID-Funded, Soros-Linked NGO World Relief Helped Resettle DC National Guard Terrorist New information indicates that World Relief - a major refugee-resettlement contractor tied to Soros-backed open-borders groups- was involved in placing Rahmanullah Lakanwal in Washington State after he arrived from Afghanistan. This same organization receives U.S. taxpayer dollars, works with aggressively pro-migration networks, and is STILL resettling individuals from some of the most extremist-controlled regions on earth. They push polished PR videos and emotional campaigns to guilt Americans into taking in more migrants - even as ISIS-K, the Taliban, Haqqani, and al-Qaeda exploit every weakness in our vetting system. 🇪🇺 I Have Covered This Pattern Across Europe Over and Over NGOs bring in migrants from jihad-plagued regions. Vetting fails. Officials shame or arrest anyone who questions it. Then: • NGO workers are murdered by the migrants they resettled • Host families are assaulted or raped • Terror cells embed themselves inside “refugee” pipelines • Authorities pretend nothing is wrong Europe is drowning in the consequences - and America is copying the same suicidal model step by step. 🇺🇸 Now It’s Happening Here A CIA-trained Afghan national ambushed two National Guard members in broad daylight near the White House. ISIS channels immediately praised the attack. And the NGO reportedly involved in his resettlement is funded by YOU, the American taxpayer. Meanwhile, World Relief and similar groups continue to lobby for MORE Afghan resettlement while pushing out guilt-driven propaganda videos. Not one of the 57 Islamic nations will take these migrants. But America is expected to absorb them? 🚨 AND HERE’S ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE According to reporting by Laura Loomer, the wealthy liberal couple who housed Lakanwal in Washington, Valerie and Stanley Creighton are longtime Democrat donors who created a GoFundMe for him and then deleted it after the attack. They have money, power, and influence. They hosted him in their home. They raised money for him. And it makes you wonder: **Were they simply gullible liberals manipulated by the resettlement machine… or are they part of the same ideology that wants to remake America and reshape the West? Because at this point, we have to ask: Are these people victims of the NGO propaganda machine… or are they true believers in the same open-borders worldview that George Soros has pushed for decades? Either way, the consequences fall on us - not on them. ⚠️ HOW MANY MORE WARNINGS DO WE NEED? This isn’t compassion or charity This is national suicide. If NGOs want to “help,” they can resettle people in safe Muslim-majority countries - NOT in American neighborhoods. We cannot keep importing foreign fighters and calling it humanitarian. Shut down the pipeline. Shut down the fraud. Protect America first. 🚨 Enough With the Propaganda Videos - Americans Come First World Relief and similar NGOs keep pumping out slick, emotional PR videos to pressure communities into accepting more Afghan resettlement. But let’s be honest - in the latest video, the man being showcased doesn’t even speak English, and the narration is clearly done through a voice-over. The entire presentation feels engineered to sell a narrative, not to tell the truth. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are struggling - veterans, homeless families, single mothers, and working-class citizens who can’t afford groceries or rent. Why are we guilt-tripped into prioritizing foreign arrivals when our own people desperately need support? If these organizations truly want to “help,” there are 57 Muslim-majority nations, including wealthy countries like Qatar, with the resources and cultural alignment to take in these individuals. There is no reason American towns and suburbs should be pressured into becoming test sites for resettlement programs that carry real security, cultural, and financial consequences. We have every right to protect our families, our neighborhoods, and our country. Americans come first - without apology.

Amy Mek

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It always takes me a little time to absorb the events of the day before adding new commentary. There’s no question, Friday’s events took some absorbing for sure. I’ve watched the entire clip of the ‘Ambush in the Oval’ a few times and it is beyond doubt, it was a staged event in which it had been decided, the best leverage could be had by publicly humiliating Zelensky in front of the world’s media. Once you take a closer look at the staging, it becomes very clear who this event was being staged for. Among the hand-picked pool of reporters for the Oval Office presser, was an interesting addition. A correspondent for TASS, the Russian state media organization. It’s worthy of note that AP and Reuters were deliberately excluded. The White House later claimed this was an error and the reporter was eventually asked to leave. In addition, there was a plant in the room. The boyfriend of Marjorie Taylor Green, Brian Glenn. He reports for fringe conservative site ‘Real America's Voice’. This was the guy who asked Zelensky "Why don't you wear a suit? You're the highest level in this country's office, and you refuse to wear a suit”, adding “Do you own a suit” JD Vance openly laughed as the question was posed. Zelenskyy’s polite response? "I will wear a suit after this war is over. Maybe something like yours. Maybe better." It was a vacuous question asked in order to tee up Vance for his disgusting demand that Zelenskyy show gratitude to the man who had run a campaign on not providing a cent in military aid to Ukraine. The current Kremlin talking points are that Zelenskyy should step down. We saw this being echoed by the likes of Lyndsay Graham and other right wing talking heads. Effectively, the hard right is doing the bidding of the Kremlin propaganda machine, in an attempt to do what Russia has not been able to do since day one of the invasion. Remove Zelenskyy from the chess board. In addition, they’re running a bogus impeachment narrative, using the line “Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky just called for an Emergency Session of Ukraine’s Parliament to initiate IMPEACHMENT” For context, Dubinsky is a suspect in a number of criminal cases related to corruption and treason. He was charged with document forgery in August 2023 after he allegedly travelled abroad under a false pretext. In addition, the US had sanctioned him in 2021, alleging ties to a Russian influence network and interference in the 2020 US election. I think it safe to say, he is of dubious character. This impeachment narrative is already on this platform being circulated by MAGA accounts. As they say, "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes". Replacing Zelenskyy is now a top priority for the Kremlin. Therefore, it’s a top priority for the U.S. administration. Think about that for a moment and let it sink in. Trump allies are now actively using Kremlin talking points to unseat the Democratically elected president of a sovereign nation. Sound familiar? Zelenskyy is clearly exhausted. This is a man whose country is under siege not only from Russian aggression, but from a proxy Russian campaign run from inside the White House, to undermine his authority. The pressure must be off the chart. Let’s be clear, all Zelenskyy did was stand up for his people against an international criminal extortion gang, attempting to strip an ally of its mineral rights. I have said all week he should not sign the agreement and he was right not to do so. Now the real challenge begins. The good news for Zelenskyy is, he is now among friends as he found when he landed in London last night.

𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰

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