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Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, causing explosion and fire

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg0m5n8g0do

Explosion in Rheinmetall weapons factory in Spain (southeastern Spain, Autonomous Community of Murcia, not to be confused with 'Murica) (archive link from a Spanish news website). Translating from Spanish:

Six workers have been harmed by the explosion, which happened in an ammo storage facility, with one of the workers being gravely wounded. Rheinmetall has a total of 7 factories in Spain. In August 2023 Rheinmetall bought the Spanish weapons firm "Expal Systems" for $1.3bn. The company, now named "Expal Munitions", is specialized in the manufacture of bombs, mortar ammunition, and mid-distance projectiles, as well as rocket propulsion systems and 155mm artillery projectiles, delivered to both other countries in the EU and to Ukraine. AFAIK, the causes of the explosions are still unknown (or at least unpublished).

Unemployment is high and salaries are low in general in southern Spain, so I find it hard to rejoice on the harm to the workers. That said: unlimited explosions in western military industrial factories.

• Human case of avian flu detected in England as virus spreads among birds
• First outbreak of rare bird flu strain (H5N9) reported at California poultry farm

http://www.indiatoday.in/amp/world/shows/story/the-buzz-abolishing-income-tax-donald-trumps-plan-and-what-it-means-for-you-glbs-2672126-2025-01-30 So trump wants to abolish income, corporate tax and then make up the short in tariffs and tariff taxes. So the big brain idea he said from his own mouth is to tax other countries. But the US income tax bought in over 2 trillion. To make that up in tariffs they'd have to massively increase imports to a degree ridiculous degree.

Institutional traders are not buying NVDA cheap in after hours trading. I saw a lot of speculation that the hype around this sell off was just to scare retail investors off so the big firms could buy it up cheap overnight, but that does not seem to be the case. I expect further decline later this week, if not tomorrow.

#brag

Elon Musk Takes Aim at

U.S. President Orders Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Foreign Students - Telesur English

Rationalist (Silicon Valley tech worshiping) adjacent, possibly vegan, possibly trans, death cult kills landlord and (Washington State) border patrol officer. I wish I was editorializing here, but weird things are happening in the tech sphere.

True Anon (intro into rationalism and what is going on) - https://soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/zizian-murder-cult-1

Newsweek (summary of both murders) - https://www.newsweek.com/death-cult-linked-two-murders-zizians-2023563

AP (Youngblut's arrest) - https://apnews.com/article/vermont-border-patrol-shooting-youngblut-72c1b68aeb3d52cccb05b6b850d83450

Apollo Mojave (I cannot vouch for the integrity of this source) - https://web.archive.org/web/20250130033312/https://zizians.info/

Open Vallejo (Case overview) - https://openvallejo.org/2025/01/27/suspects-in-killings-of-vallejo-witness-vermont-border-patrol-agent-connected-by-marriage-license-extreme-ideology/

SF Gate (Another case overview) - https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-death-cult-zizian-murders-20064333.php

Key Figures:

• Ziz LeSota (née Jack): Leader of the "Zizians"
• Milo Yongblut (né Theresa Yongblut): Alleged killer of Mayland. In custody.
• Ophelia Bauckhol (née Felix Bauckhol): Partner of Milo. Deceased.
• Curtis Lind: Landlord. Deceased.
• David Mayland: Border patrol officer. Deceased.
• Maximillian Snyder: Alleged killer of Lind. In custody.

Note that deadnames of individuals have been included for ease of research. Very few news outlets are using the chosen names of Zizian-related individuals, so their commonly used names have been included.

It is getting late, and I'm going to stop researching this before hallucinations set in, because this is very strange.

Pentagon decides to restrict access to journalists from Politico, The New York Times and NBC News, forcing them to vacate spaces in the press committee inside the building. Spaces are to be given to the New York Post, OANN, Breitbart and Huffington Post, which are considered more conservative outlets.

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Rabbi Yoel Alter, a prominent leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish cult 'Lev Tahor' ('Pure Heart' in Hebrew) was arrested in Guatemala following an operation led by Interpol The 35 year old Jewish cult leader was apprehended after an official request for extradition was submitted by Mexico, where he faces human trafficking charges.

Founded in Israel in 1988, the Jewish 'Lev Tahor' cult has been under scrutiny for serious crimes, including child abuse, human trafficking, and forced marriages of minors. In December 2024, Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and 40 women from the clutches of this evil cult.

• Telegram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Potomac_River_mid-air_collision

Is trump still serious about TSMC tariffs or has he backed down?

Not news per se,but new drone attack dropped on the Ukraine border

Brazil’s Lula speaks over the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin - Brazilian Goverment

They discussed issues on global, bilateral agenda: Brazilian president expressed concern about international scenario, reaffirmed Brazil's commitment to promoting peace. resident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke over the phone with the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on Monday (27) morning, to discuss issues regarding the global and bilateral agenda.

Lula expressed his concern about the international panorama and reiterated Brazil's commitment to promoting peace. Putin thanked parties such as Brazil for their contribution to efforts towards a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, and showed interest in the work of the Group of Friends for Peace, launched by Brazil and China at the UN last September. The two leaders agreed to remain in permanent contact on this issue.

The Russian president congratulated Brazil for the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty during Brazil's presidency of the G20, noting that Russia was one of the first nations to join the group. He also suggested resuming the High-Level Bilateral Commission between the two countries.

The Russian leader expressed his support for the Brazilian presidency of BRICS, and revealed his willingness to continue advancing initiatives to facilitate trade and investment among members and in other areas. Both leaders welcomed Indonesia's entry as a full member of BRICS.

President Lula thanked Russia for the invitation to the celebration, in Moscow, of the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II on May 9, stating he intended to attend. Putin emphasized that he was in St. Petersburg today for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad and expressed satisfaction at the prospect of welcoming the Brazilian president, aimed at strengthening relations between Brazil and Russia.

I guess Lula da Silva is going to visit Russia. Z Man is not going to be happy about this lol

The Trouble With Tariffs: What You Think About Prices Matters to the Fed

When or whether the Fed resumes cuts rests in large part on the outlook for inflation which, in turn, could be shaped this year by whether Trump follows through on threats to raise tariffs. Last week, Trump said he was considering whether to impose higher duties on imports from Canada and Mexico by this Saturday.

Tariffs remain a key wild card for the Fed’s outlook because of concerns over how they could influence businesses’ and consumers’ expectations of future inflation.

I think this offers a key insight into why Trump is threatening tariffs on everyone. This is how the federal government can gain control over the Federal Reserve monetary policy. By forcing the market to anticipate inflation, the Fed is less likely to lower interest rates - Trump then controls the timing of rate cut by lowering the tariffs when he sees fit.

Most likely, Trump will use the interest rate as leverage in his negotiation with China. He’d said he would visit China in the first 100 days. As I have mentioned before, China desperately needs the Fed to lower the rate so they can refinance away their mounting local government debt. So this could be a very powerful leverage if used correctly.

Each new interview Putin gives to Pavel Zarubin (he's been giving them a lot) becomes longer and less clear.

Imagine the Soviet command in 1945, to whom the Wehrmacht command says: "We won't sign anything with a gun to our temple, pull the army away from Berlin." And Stalin is like: zer gut, bitte schön, I'm leaving-leaving-leaving. Can you imagine?

And now imagine Stalin saying: I won't sign anything with Keitel and Jodl, they are illegitimate, they didn't go through democratic elections, they haven't had elections there since 1933, they can refuse to sign at any time, and then what, go to war again or something. Can you imagine?

Am I the only one who thinks I'm in a madhouse?...

This is the state of Russian diplomacy right now lol.

Putin will fold to Trump, once again deceived for the nth time.

A street scene in Wonsan City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The photo was taken during Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos’ five-day mission in the country to assess food aid needs.

©UN Photo/David Ohana, 2011-10-20

Update on the situation in the DRC: Things are escalating, situation is critical in Goma, with most of the city in control by the M23 rebels if not already fallen to it, violence escalating, and healthcare systems overwhelmed. South African peacekeeping forces as part of the SADC mission have lost four more lives, total KIA of 13 now. Photos of M23 and/or Rwandan forces have been geolocated to the airport and city centre in Goma, and at official Rwandan border crossings. Embassies of nations that are suspected to be allied to Rwanda (Uganda, Rwanda itself, France, Belgium and the United States) have been attacked by protestors in other parts of the DRC, with protestors saying that they are ready to go to war against Rwanda and to send weapons to the east (to Goma).

Twitter source in French

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There has been lots of movement in the skies in South Africa, with the South African Air Force (SAAF) redeploying from their main base, Makhado Air Force Base, in Polokwane, South Africa; to Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria, South Africa; and with round trips from suspected transport aircraft. I also suspect that the South African military has commandeered civilian Airlink aircraft for VIP transport. If the South African Air Force is to be deployed to fight in the DRC, they will likely fly out to Lusaka, Zambia within the next few days, maybe even tonight. That's if they deploy.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/breaking-musk-takeover-of-federal-hr-office?ICID=ref_fark That the one country that can print money like its nothing still does this to itself is a testament to its greed

https://x.com/Palestine_UN/status/1883951395050774537

In Wales we would've said/sang "yma o hyd (we are still here)"

Milei has announced that he will build a fence on the Argentina-Bolivia border and that he may plan similar decisions with Paraguay and Brazil.

For Brazil, Argentina plans to intensify its “border control” with Santa Catarina, more specifically between the cities of Bernardo de Irigoyen (AR) and Dionísio Cerqueira (BR). Although no fence has been announced, the Argentine government is not ruling out the possibility. For Paraguay, the measure is planned for the borders of the Argentine provinces of Chaco and Salta. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said that “within our border we do what we want. We are putting a fence around our house, our homeland”.

Lula please send your Super Tucanos and bomb Buenos Aires, the people yearns to be free from this Ancap demon