Monday, February 10, 2025

Italy Withdraws From The WHO Following In Steps Of U.S.

by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:

Following in the footsteps of the United States, Italy has announced it will also withdraw from the globalist World Health Organization (WHO). Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini announced a bill to withdraw Italy from the WHO not long after the U.S. took similar steps.

Salvini announced on January 23rd that his Lega party had introduced a bill to withdraw the country from the WHO. The proposal was filed by Senator Claudio Borghi and Deputy Alberto Bagnai on the same day as Salvini’s announcement. The bill filed by the two Lega lawmakers seeks to repeal Rome’s 1947 legislative decree binding it to the global health body.

President Trump and Peace in the Middle East

by Lew Rockwell, Lew Rockwell:

Our new president’s policies for the Middle East, are, I’m sorry to say, a disaster for those of us who support a non-interventionist foreign policy. A war between Israel and Hamas has been going on for over a year. A fragile truce is in place as I write, but who knows how long it will last?  Gaza is now a desolated area, because in its ruthless campaign to destroy Hamas, Israel has killed many civilians, destroyed their homes, and reduced others to starvation. Disease is rampant, but hospitals have been bombed, impeding a medical response to the outbreak of disease. Here is an account by the renowned historian Adam Tooze of what has happened over the past year: “Before the onslaught, Gaza was a compact space with clusters of dense urban settlement. It is comparable in population and size not to Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, but to neighboring Omdurman, Sudan’s second metro area.

President Trump Expects ‘Significant’ Development in Ukraine War After Upcoming Meeting with Vladimir Putin

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by Shane Trejo, Big League Politics:

U.S. President Donald Trump is expecting a “significant” development to emerge from an upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“We’ll be speaking, and I think we will, perhaps, do something that will be significant,” Trump said on Friday. “It’s just a senseless situation, and it’s got to stop. So whatever I can do to stop it… and we are having discussions, yes.”

President Trump refused to state whether or not he has already spoken with Putin since reassuming his rightful place in the White House.

“I don’t want to say that. I just don’t want to say that,” Trump said after being asked about his correspondence with Putin.

Desertion Epidemic? Ukrainian Soldiers Flee as Army Collapses on the Battlefield

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from Sputnik News:

As Ukraine’s army suffers mounting defeats, thousands of soldiers are abandoning their units, unable or unwilling to continue the fight.

The 157th Brigade, formed in 2024, ceased to exist by 2025 with one-third of its soldiers deserting before becoming operational.

The elite 155th ‘Anna of Kiev’ Brigade saw at least 1,700 of its 2,300 soldiers desert before reaching the front lines.

Uganda Confirms Outbreak of Ebola in Capital City

by John Hayward, Breitbart:

Ugandan officials on Thursday confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the capital city of Kampala, with one confirmed death so far.

It is the ninth Ebola outbreak Uganda has suffered since the deadly disease was first detected there in 2000. The previous outbreak in 2022 lasted four months and killed 55 people.

The Ugandan Health Ministry said the fatally-infected patient was a male nurse who worked at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. He died from “multi-organ failure” at the hospital on Wednesday.

Russia’s Volodin Demands In-Depth Investigation into Allegations of Putin Assassination Plot

from Sputnik News:

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Tucker Carlson’s statement that the administration of former US President Joe Biden was preparing to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin must be thoroughly investigated, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Carlson, without giving details, said that the Biden administration had been “trying to kill” Putin. However, Carlson did not provide details or any evidence for his claims, such as when and where this could have occurred, as well as other circumstances surrounding a potential assassination attempt.

The Green New Deal Is Dead, Even in Europe. Thank Trump

by Mish Shedlock, Mish Talk:

Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Accord. And the long-suffering Green New Deal is on the deathbed in Europe.

Joining Forces in Europe

Euractiv reports France’s Far-Right Asks EPP to End the Green Deal Together.

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella senses an opening for a right-wing coalition to tear down the European Green Deal.

Russia’s Volodin Demands In-Depth Investigation into Allegations of Putin Assassination Plot

from Sputnik News:

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Tucker Carlson’s statement that the administration of former US President Joe Biden was preparing to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin must be thoroughly investigated, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Carlson, without giving details, said that the Biden administration had been “trying to kill” Putin. However, Carlson did not provide details or any evidence for his claims, such as when and where this could have occurred, as well as other circumstances surrounding a potential assassination attempt.

DeepSeek AI is Free, the Comparable Version of ChatGPT Costs $200 a Month

by Mish Shedlock, Mish Talk:

Wall Street is stunned and rightfully so.

DeepSeek’s AI Model Is the Top-Rated App in the U.S.

Scientific American comments Why DeepSeek’s AI Model Just Became the Top-Rated App in the U.S.

DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence assistant made big waves Monday, becoming the top-rated app in the Apple Store and sending tech stocks into a downward tumble. What’s all the fuss about?

Record of Devastation Wrought by 2,000-pound Bombs Sent by Trump to Israel

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from Sputnik News:

US President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that his administration had lifted restrictions on the delivery of 2,000-pound aerial bombs to Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu has formally thanked Trump for lifting restrictions on the export of some 1,800 MK 84 bombs to Israel.
Earlier, Joe Biden imposed a symbolic ban on MK 84 deliveries to Israel last May amid the IAF’s heavy use of the munitions to flatten Gaza.

Russia to Launch Nationwide Biometric Payment System by 2025

by Ken Macon, Reclaim The Net:

Russia is preparing to launch a comprehensive facial recognition payment system by 2025, aiming to create one of the largest biometric payment networks in the world. This initiative will build upon the existing Face Pay platform, which has been gradually implemented since 2021, and is a joint effort between Sberbank and the National Payment Card System (NSPK). To support the rollout, approximately two million biometric payment terminals are planned to be installed nationwide.

Weak and worthless: Western Europe’s elites have sent it into historic decline

from RT:

A region which once ruled the world has now become a geopolitical black hole

There are two major fears for Western European elites when dealing with the new American administration. Surprisingly, the most serious challenge isn’t the potential decision by the Trump administration to pursue a military confrontation with Russia through Ukraine while cutting financial spending. The root of their anxiety lies elsewhere.

Russian Philosopher Dugin: Trump’s Rise Marks Start of New ‘Age of Empires’

from Sputnik News:

Renowned Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin sat down with Sputnik to discuss why Donald Trump will destroy the liberal, rules-based international order and usher in an era of imperial civilizational states.
Donald Trump is a great, charismatic US leader, who aims to accomplish the massive task of making America great again, but this should not come at the cost of Russia or other great powers, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin told Sputnik in an interview.

European Populist Considers Following Trump and Leaving WHO

from The National Pulse:

The populist deputy prime minister of one of Europe’s largest economies has suggested following in the footsteps of President Donald J. Trump and leading his country out of the World Health Organization (WHO). Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, introduced the bill to withdraw Italy from WHO late Thursday.

“This morning, the League presented its bill to LEAVE the WHO (World Health Organization), as the United States did with Donald Trump,” Salvini wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He continued: “Italy no longer has to deal with a supranational power center – handsomely funded by Italian taxpayers – that goes hand in hand with multinational pharmaceutical companies.”