An international crew consisting of two US astronauts, one Canadian, and one Russian cosmonaut has launched on a Falcon 9 rocket to reach the International Space Station (ISS), which could potentially set a new record for the fastest flight of a US spacecraft to the ISS. (translated)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog warns in an interview about the dangers of Islamist extremism, describes a foiled terrorist attack on a passenger airplane as nearly catastrophic, and calls for a tougher international approach against Iran, which is regarded as a threat to global stability. (translated)
To think about: In April 1946, Nazi leader Hermann Göring explained in his cell in Nuremberg exactly how political power really works. He said that ordinary people never demand war or crisis, but you can always get them on board. The recipe is simple: tell them they are in danger, and accuse the critics of endangering the community. That eighty-year-old formula is today the exact blueprint behind the permanent state of crisis in which we are kept. We see this in the conflict between Europe and Russia over Ukraine, where fear is used to push through billions in weapons without real democratic debate. But it doesn’t stop at geopolitics. We saw the same recipe with COVID-19, and now with climate change and the energy transition. It penetrates into our immediate living environment, such as the Environmental Vision Fryslân or the planned closures of the Wadden nature. While island residents are excluded, the elite discusses coercive 'system changes' at the Springtij Forum on Terschelling. The control over the narrative has now gone frighteningly far. Unheard Netherlands (ON!) is being ousted from the public broadcasting system, and through new legislation, there is an open search for ways to ban right-wing opposition parties. This is exactly where history painfully begins to rhyme with the 1930s, when critical media and parties were gradually silenced under the guise of 'public order' or 'safety'. The lines of this coordinated policy go directly to international networks and think tanks such as NATO, the World Economic Forum (WEF), and the UN with their coercive SDGs. Through programs like the Young Global Leaders, politicians worldwide are being trained to roll out exactly the same crisis narratives in their own countries. Our local democracy seems to have become an execution office for a predetermined global agenda. The great eye-opener that Göring left us is that this mechanism works in every system. Once a population is made afraid enough of an invisible enemy (whether it is a virus, an aggressor, nitrogen, or CO₂), it willingly surrenders its freedom, its diverse media, and its common sense. Fear is the ultimate weapon to steer the masses. This pattern only stops when we cease to blindly follow that automatic pilot of fear. Will you let history repeat itself, or will you say no? (translated)
"Can we be sure that this weapon will never be used? Of course not. We must take this into account and avoid it." The Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin, stated on Thursday that it is very likely that international conflicts will continue as the world changes, but he believes that the situation will improve with the decline of what he called "Western hegemony." (translated)
Russian President Vladimir Putin considers a continuation of international conflicts to be very likely meanwhile. (translated)
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned during the awarding of the International Peace Prize in Münster about the growing Russian threat and emphasized that Europe is currently a target, calling for continued military readiness and cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany. (translated)
Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2018, speaks in Brussels about the atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, revealing that according to the UN, a child is abused every 30 minutes and denouncing the inaction of the international community in the face of this crisis. (translated)
Downfall tableaux. Reputation resuscitation. Immediately. Merz is presenting the International Peace Prize of Westphalia to Rutte today, a day after Mark's fiddling with his papers because he was lying about the threat from Russia. But NATO brings "stability and reliability," according to the jury. 🤡 (translated)
A Romanian strung VL40, valued at almost two million euros, was transported through six countries to avoid EU sanctions, and the DIICOT investigation revealed a complex network of evasion of international sanctions involving Romanian politicians and Russian brokers. (translated)
"The ICC [International Criminal Court] speaks of 'crimes against humanity' and 'war crimes' [...] and, most importantly, it is not the qualification used but the action taken that matters." (translated)
"Regardless of the scenario that will unfold globally in the coming years, the continuation of international conflicts is, unfortunately, very likely. This is partly due to the fact that fundamental changes in progress — and the opportunities they provide — are fueling ambitions and the desire to take risks in hopes of seemingly huge gains.” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the probability of international disputes continuing is very high as the world changes, but that the situation will improve with the decline of what he called "Western hegemony," Reuters reports. (translated)
Vladimir Putin declared that the continuation of international conflicts is very likely due to fundamental changes fueling ambitions, in the context of nuclear warnings issued to NATO related to the exclave of Kaliningrad. (translated)
DISPARITION INQUIÉTANTE le Défenseur des enfants chargé de veiller au respect des droits de l'enfant inscrits dans la Convention internationale se tait. A travers la France des dizaines d’enfants sont maltraités par des fantassins, et Éric Delemar reste silencieux.
Anyone looking for international health insurance should definitely stay away from April International #AprilInternational. They approved a treatment for me in advance, only to later reduce the reimbursement amount by 800 euros. Fortunately, I can afford it and won't go bankrupt from it, but not everyone who takes out health insurance has that luxury. Therefore, I would explicitly recommend taking out a policy with another health insurance company. (translated)
Sources have just told me that on Saturday, people from the WEF have a meeting at the World Forum in Scheveningen. It has not been announced anywhere, and it would be about a discussion on an "international crisis." (translated)
In an international police operation against a ransomware group, three suspects were arrested in Europe, including a 16-year-old main operator, and several locations were searched, with servers and data being seized. (translated)
The United States has warned Europe that it is in its interest to cooperate to increase the supply of refined products, particularly diesel, in order to contain price hikes influenced by international crises. (translated)
"Réduire notre déficit, c'est possible, d'autres l'ont fait"Le ministre de l'Economie, Roland Lescure, a déploré "les crises internationales qui s'imposent à nous, et qui nourrissent une incertitude" à l'origine "de taux d'intérêt en hausse". #Budget2027 #Fonctionnaires #Education
Today the "Westphalian Peace Prize" will be awarded to the (🥁) @NATO. Reason: The #NATO would "perform continuous peace work." Now guess who is on the jury 🫣: 1. @bundeskanzler #Merz, 2. @sigmargabriel (Chairman @atlantikbruecke), 3. Federal President Steinmeier, 4. @cem_oezdemir, 5. Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (Ambassador in Israel), 6. NRW-MP Hendrik Wüst, 7. Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia et al. PS: The "International Prize of the Westphalian Peace" probably deserves an award itself: For the most biased jury ever... (translated)
"Union files complaint for racism against UGent researcher Nathan Cofnas. Will he end up in a Belgian prison? It's unlikely but not impossible. It would certainly bring our country considerable international attention. And urge academics to even more self-censorship." (translated)
