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Diplomacy is not a playground. Erdogan holding an uncomfortable ...

2025-05-18T19:50:01Z

Diplomacy is not a playground.
Erdogan holding an uncomfortable Macron by the finger.
It was Macron who tried to give a "power photo" by putting his hand on Erdoğan's hand.
Macron started this game and learned a lesson.

Israel not only murdered 50000+ children but also made so many of ...

2025-05-16T15:09:46Z

Israel not only murdered 50000+ children but also made so many of them for life permanently injured.
#Gaza #Israel

Watch that and you can be sure you know everything about how ...

2025-05-15T12:04:34Z

Watch that and you can be sure you know everything about how filthy politicians are.

➡️ Donald Trump on Syrian leader Al-Sharaa: "'Great, young, attractive tough guy, very strong past."
#Syria #Trump

You now understand that the media could have been saying this all ...

2025-05-11T17:51:54Z

You now understand that the media could have been saying this all along.
Just as their editorial boards are doing now.
It’s a choice.
They weren’t “neutral” during the 19 months of genocide – they were complicit.
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine
https://www.ft.com/content/f5fd6f8d-06a7-4d1f-b842-752e3aca9272

Climate Hysteria going wild in UK. British families are advised ...

2025-05-11T13:05:04Z

Climate Hysteria going wild in UK.
British families are advised to stay indoors from 11 AM to 3 PM due to temperatures reaching 24-26°C. 🔥🤡😂
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-households-told-stay-indoors-35205650

This thing right here. ...

2025-05-10T11:25:16Z

This thing right here.

Handshakings and music for the jihadist Julani. States don't ...

2025-05-10T08:00:54Z

Handshakings and music for the jihadist Julani.
States don't have conscience.
#Syria

During a speech commemorating the anniversary of World War II, ...

2025-05-08T18:18:29Z

During a speech commemorating the anniversary of World War II, which raises the question of whether we should "turn a blind eye or resist" Russian aggression, protesters shouting "Free Palestine" are swiftly removed. 🤡🤡🤡
#Israel #Palestine

Facebook had a practice (as revealed by a Futurism article) of ...

2025-05-07T20:10:17Z

Facebook had a practice (as revealed by a Futurism article) of tracking when teenage girls deleted selfies, aiming to target them with beauty advertisements—a strategy attributed to exploiting their insecurities for profit, as disclosed by whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams in her book "Careless People."
https://futurism.com/facebook-beauty-targeted-ads

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2025-05-07T18:21:40Z

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https://thegrayzone.com/2025/04/28/masters-universe-jews-us-senator-israel/

"Τhe Masters of the Universe are Jews!" Ex-GOP Senator ...

2025-05-07T18:21:03Z

"Τhe Masters of the Universe are Jews!"

Ex-GOP Senator and Republican Jewish Coalition chair Norm Coleman proclaimed with a straight face that Jews control the world during a Jerusalem conference featuring a speech by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Maybe it's difficult for the entire "civilized" West ...

2025-05-07T11:10:20Z

Maybe it's difficult for the entire "civilized" West to grasp it.
But a jihadist playing basketball, is still a jihadist.
#Syria

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with French ...

2025-05-06T10:53:54Z

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening, according to a statement from a Downing Street spokeswoman.

The statement noted that "discussing the situation in Gaza, both expressed their deep concern at recent developments and agreed a renewed peace process was required."

Opposing the genocide in Gaza but not taking a position on Zionism is like opposing the Holocaust but not taking a position on Nazism

Both are supremacist, racist and colonial ideologies from which genocide naturally flows. They are not separate phenomena

The alteration/distortion of the biblical passage can hardly be ...

2025-05-05T19:15:40Z

The alteration/distortion of the biblical passage can hardly be considered accidental.
It is more likely intentional.
I won’t speculate on why this may have happened.
I simply observe that texts concerning Artificial Intelligence abound with biblical and theological parallels.

This is real journalism from real journalists. DeclassifiedUk ...

2025-05-05T18:15:32Z

This is real journalism from real journalists.
DeclassifiedUk successfully located and questioned Admiral Tony Radakin, the head of Britain’s military, regarding the intelligence the UK is sharing with Israel.
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine # genocide

"To think about other people, other children, not at all? ...

2025-05-04T16:57:17Z

"To think about other people, other children, not at all? That seems sociopathic."

Video footage shows an excerpt from The Settlers, a new BBC documentary. In the clip, presenter Louis Theroux questions Daniella Weiss—founder of the Nachala movement and an Israeli settler leader—about the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Weiss has held conferences and meetings with Israeli officials to discuss settlement expansion in Gaza.

We are all exposed to the USA plans having a kind of a deal with ...

2025-05-04T15:39:48Z

We are all exposed to the USA plans having a kind of a deal with Ukraine, regarding the rear earth metals.
But Russia controls 40% of Ukraine’s rare earth metals in occupied regions like Donetsk & Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine has no active rare earth mines, despite rich deposits. War disrupts development, with outdated data & damaged infrastructure stalling progress.
Ukraine’s rare earth projects face complex regulations, limited geological data, & land access issues. High costs & years-long timelines deter investors. U.S. seeks Ukraine’s minerals to counter China, but war risks hinder plans.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/what-are-ukraines-critical-minerals-what-do-we-know-about-deal-with-us-2025-05-01/

China lifted the sanctions it had imposed on members of the ...

2025-05-04T14:52:39Z

China lifted the sanctions it had imposed on members of the European Parliament and their families, as well as on the Subcommittee on Human Rights, as announced on April 30, 2025, by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
The original sanctions were imposed by China on March 22, 2021, in retaliation for coordinated sanctions by the EU, the US, the UK, and Canada against Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
➡️ Another opportunity for the EU to prove whether it means what it says about human rights.
Or, in the face of economic gain, are these no longer considered "priorities"...
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20250430IPR28167/china-lifts-sanctions-against-meps

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published footage of combat ...

2025-05-04T13:00:45Z

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published footage of combat training of North Korean soldiers who participated in the military operations of the Kursk region.

Even Iceland has military needs now. Humanity at its best. ...

2025-05-01T16:33:33Z

Even Iceland has military needs now.
Humanity at its best.

Yeah guys it's ok. If they don't use the weapons they ...

2025-05-01T14:20:11Z

Yeah guys it's ok.
If they don't use the weapons they just toss them away or recycle them 😶
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/02/05/germany-tanks-defense-deal/

They are already conducting their simulation in Romania. The ...

2025-05-01T09:42:29Z

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They are already conducting their simulation in Romania.
The recent cancelation of elections must be the new playbook of the misinformation/disinformation long standing sceme applied to the climate crisis.
https://21stcenturywire.com/2025/03/14/romanias-online-content-removal-policy-empowering-or-overreaching/

My new article explores the annulment of election results in ...

2025-05-01T08:22:00Z

My new article explores the annulment of election results in Romania. Is there a hidden playbook at work?

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In the heart of Romania’s 2024 presidential election, a seismic shock rattled the foundations of its democracy. Just days before the final runoff, the Constitutional Court made an unprecedented move: it annulled the entire election, citing evidence of Russian interference that propelled a far-right nationalist, Călin Georgescu, to a surprise lead. Was this a bold reflex to safeguard democratic integrity against foreign manipulation, or a chilling cancellation of the people’s voice, silencing millions who had cast their ballots? As Romania grapples with this historic decision, the line between protecting democracy and undermining it has never been blurrier, leaving citizens and observers alike questioning the true cost of this electoral upheaval.

In this article, I will explore Romania’s 2024 presidential election annulment chronologically, tracing the rise of far-right candidate Călin Georgescu, the Constitutional Court’s decision to cancel the vote on December 6, and the resulting protests and probes into foreign interference. This timeline will clarify whether the move was a democratic safeguard or an undemocratic suppression of the people’s will.

October 15, 2024

Judges booted candidate Diana Șoșoacă, leader of the ultra-nationalist party S.O.S Romania, from the race because she threatened Bucharest’s place in the EU and NATO. But her rivals are saying the court overstepped its remit.

The unprecedented ruling by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) sparked criticism from Șoșoacă’s rivals across the political spectrum, encompassing socialists, liberals and academics — with one figure even pointing to how it echoes the Kremlin’s electoral governance.

November 22, 2024

The final major poll before Romania’s 2024 presidential election, released on the eve of the vote, painted a starkly different picture from the eventual outcome. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu led with 23.7%, followed by Elena Lasconi at 17.8%, George Simion at 16.9%, and Nicolae Ciucă at 14.3%. Astonishingly, Călin Georgescu, who would later surge to a stunning first-round victory, languished in fifth place with just 8.1%, a staggering underestimation that would soon fuel suspicions of manipulation and upend the nation’s electoral process.

November 24, 2024

In a stunning upset, Călin Georgescu won Romania’s 2024 presidential election with 22.94% of the vote, dominating the first round despite trailing in pre-election polls. George Simion, often labeled the country’s “hard right chief” by Western media, lagged behind in fourth place with just 13.8%. No credible evidence suggests vote tampering; Georgescu’s victory reflected a genuine surge of voter support, particularly among the diaspora, where he won overwhelmingly—except in Moldova, where he secured only 3.11% amid a large pro-Russian population that had narrowly passed a pro-EU referendum a month earlier.

As regards Georgescu himself, by CV, appearance and speaking style he comes across as the ideal candidate. He studied agronomy, has a PhD in soil science and is a university lecturer; has worked at senior levels in government – including in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – as well as at the UN and other NGOs, with a focus on sustainable development; and he speaks four foreign languages. He projects a professional, clean-cut image of a determined, experienced 62 year-old nationalist at the apex of his powers, speaking very simply and clearly in a calm, confident manner. Strictly by these superficial PR metrics, on paper, he is, at first glance, perfectly suited for the role.

Nor is he unknown in Romanian politics; but he is – or has been – a very fringe figure. His name was floated several times in recent years, in nationalist-populist circles, as a potential alternative for prime minister. He nearly became honorary president of Romania’s main nationalist conservative party, AUR, before the deal fell through when past comments came to light in which he had called the country’s Second World War leader and Axis ally, Marshal Antonescu – who is considered responsible for the Romanian Holocaust – a “hero”.

Georgescu had conducted a persuasive online campaign, primarily on TikTok, focusing on the importance of an autochthon economy, the inherent superiority of rural life in Romania, and essentially claiming that just like a national poet from the 19th century, he is a divine messenger. The campaign consisted of thousands of TikTok profiles distributing ten-second videos about him, with many influencers suggesting in the past weeks that they would vote for him. According to Georgescu, he didn’t spend any money on the campaign, but the scale and the professionalism in which it was conducted suggest otherwise.

November 25, 2024

Politico comes to remind us why EU is so interested about Romania. According to this article, Romania has been a steadfast ally in the West’s support for Ukraine, leveraging the Port of Constanța as a critical lifeline for exporting Ukrainian grain and funneling military supplies into the conflict zone. The war has also elevated the strategic significance of the Mihail Kogălniceanu air base on the Black Sea, poised to become NATO’s largest. However, Călin Georgescu’s unexpected electoral triumph raises alarms across Europe, as his leadership could pivot Romania away from this pro-Western stance, potentially disrupting these vital geopolitical roles. This prospect underscores why European leaders are deeply invested in ensuring Romania remains in “reliable” hands, aligned with NATO and EU priorities.

November 26, 2024

Reformist Elena Lasconi, who was going to face Georgescu in the runoff on Dec. 8, was directly warning that Romanians must now rally together to stop the country falling back under the thrall of Russia, which occupied it after World War II. She urged a crowd in Bucharest not to let frustration with the current establishment “become a vulnerability exploited by Russia.”

November 28, 2024

The official claim of Russian meddling rested directly and exclusively on a specific set of intelligence documents on the matter, first submitted in a closed National Security Council meeting on 28 November. Romania’s Constitutional Court asked the country’s top election authority to recount and check again all ballots from Sunday’s presidential election first round.

November 30, 2024

Elena Lasconi, who narrowly secured a runoff spot by edging out PSD Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu by just 2,700 votes, has firmly rejected allegations of electoral misconduct. Lasconi and her party, USR, accuse the PSD and center-right PNL of undermining the people’s will through the annulment push. In a passionate statement, she urged, “I appeal to all state institutions: Don’t destroy democracy in Romania,” highlighting the high stakes for the nation’s democratic integrity.

December 4, 2024

The set of intelligence documents on the matter, first submitted in a closed National Security Council meeting on 28 November and then hastily declassified on 4 December by the sitting President in order to “inform” the Constitutional Court’s decision. But the reports contained no actual evidence of the sort.

The documents alleged that 800 TikTok accounts had been activated just before the election and that they had supported Călin Georgescu’s campaign.

Albeit these reports did not definitely say that the meddling effort managed to actually sway the election in Georgescu’s favour, they suggested it.

I ve translated the declassified documents using the AI tools: Grok and ChatGPT. I can assure you that the following summary from "Brussels Signal" is accurate. I will quote the summary because of the key importance on the subject:

The documents provide no concrete evidence of Russian state interference in Romania’s presidential elections or any links between presidential candidate Calin Georgescu and Russia.

The most important and explosive term used in these documents (by SRI) is “state actor.” The documents offer no evidence or analytical explanation for the use of this term, rendering it an unsupported claim.

On the contrary, to the extent that they shed light on anything, the documents indicate that Georgescu’s campaign simply employed highly effective digital marketing techniques, giving him a “comparative exponential” advantage (according to SRI).

The documents offer only disparate, circumstantial, and often trivial information presented in a way that leaves plenty of room for wide-ranging interpretations. Their tone and terminology appear designed to fuel an anti-Georgescu narrative in the public sphere.

As intelligence products, the documents are sloppy and of very poor quality by Allied standards. They include contradictions, errors, and blatant inaccuracies. The language is often vague, and key terms remain undefined (e.g., various uses of the word “network”). For the most part, the documents are full only of useless platitudes, with the majority of the information already having been circulating in the public domain in the days after 24 November (the date of the first voting round).

The documents are merely “Briefing Notes” (note informative, in Romanian), not assessments – thus lacking clear and definitive analytical conclusions or interpretations. They make isolated claims (mostly unsupported), with no discussion of sources or evidence. This is likely a method for the intelligence services to protect themselves politically. Subsequent interpretations of these documents by the media are not, therefore, based on conclusions of the Romanian state.

The documents are also redacted in key parts. It is therefore important to understand that the information in these documents was only partially declassified – despite the media narrative suggesting the documents were declassified in their entirety. It is also important to understand that the redacted passages may alter the meaning of the text.

The SIE Briefing Note has not actually been declassified. The President only published an “unclassified excerpt” from it. The SIE Note itself remains classified, likely because it contradicts the Notes submitted by the other agencies.

The documents do point to potential irregularities in Georgescu’s campaign finance statements. However, such issues are common in campaigns worldwide and, moreover, should be investigated with respect to all the other candidates as well, in the same way. In any case, the documents make no suggestion of foreign funding, let alone from Russia.

The only concrete elements noted in the documents as being specifically identified as of 24 November (the day of the vote in the first round) are: 100 TikTok influencer accounts paid to distribute content using 3 (three) hashtags that do not even mention Calin Georgescu; 797 accounts created before (!) the launch of TikTok itself, under this brand name; 1,088 users in a “coordination” group on Telegram (which, again, is standard in all political campaigns); and $381,000 paid to some “influencers”.

Conclusion: The CSAT documents declassified by the President provide absolutely no real, concrete basis for the public narratives about a “Russian attack” on Romania or of links between Georgescu’s campaign and Russia. These documents, by themselves, cannot rationally be used as arguments against this candidate because they prove nothing.

Shortly after the vote in a televised address President Iohannis claimed that the ‘campaign was illegally supported from outside Romania’ and that it is a ‘matter of national security’.

December 6, 2024

Romania’s top constitutional court dramatically cancelled high-stakes presidential elections after security services warned Russia was mounting “aggressive” hybrid attacks against the country. Călin Georgescu was accused to benefit from a TikTok campaign that was similar to influence operations allegedly run by the Kremlin in Ukraine and Moldova. The files said Moscow was targeting Romania as an enemy state, using “aggressive hybrid action,” a view backed by the United States, at that time.

Running as an independent, Georgescu was due to face liberal Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union (USR) in a Dec. 8 runoff. Suspicious of the two old parties, she is also calling on the court not to meddle with Romanian democracy. According to Radio Romania Actualitati, she said: ‘Today is the moment when the Romanian state has trampled on democracy,’ adding: ‘We should have gone ahead with the vote. We should have respected the will of the Romanian people, whether we like it or not; legally and legitimately, nine million Romanian citizens, both at home and in the diaspora, have expressed their preference for a particular candidate by voting. We cannot ignore their will.’

Elena Lasconi, a liberal—by Western standards, however, she might not be considered a typical liberal, as she openly expresses patriotism, displays the Romanian flag alongside the EU flag, and occasionally wears traditional folk costumes—former TV journalist. Lasconi, like Georgescu, is an anti-establishment figure, vocal in her criticism of the current political elite and adept at channelling voter discontent and frustration with mainstream parties. It is no surprise, then, that both the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL)—Romania’s two largest establishment parties—reacted with dismay to the performances of Georgescu and Lasconi. This discontent was amplified by the fact that neither party’s candidate came close to qualifying for a potential second round. Politicians from both the far right as well as liberal reformists Save Romania Union (USR) party view an annulment as an attempt by the widely distrusted old establishment parties — the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) — to hold on to power by pulling strings within the judiciary. Elena Lasconi, a liberal former TV journalist who was set to stand against Georgescu in the second round, was mortified by what she saw as a hijacking of the electoral process.

The court canceled the process completely, leaving voters bemused as they turned up to cast their ballots. In a defiant video released on Friday night, Georgescu accused the court of launching “practically a formalized coup d’état” and told his supporters to show they are “brave” and not to give up.

In fact, Georgescu was leading with as much as 77 per cent against Lasconi’s 23 per cent in the diaspora when Romania’s Constitutional Court decided to annul the elections.

The President, at that time, Klaus Iohannis was due to end his term on Dec. 21. But in an address to the nation Friday evening, he announced that he was going to stay on until the next president was about to sworn in.

Nicolae Ciucă, the head of the Romanian senate and the National Liberal Party’s presidential candidate in the first round said that The decision to cancel the vote was “without precedent in Romania’s democratic history,” he said, adding “the current situation is a difficult test for our democratic institutions.”

According to the press's findings, behind Georgescu there appears to have been an entire “network” of volunteers – often organised via Telegram – running thousands of co-ordinated TikTok accounts designed to boost each other’s posts – i.e. Georgescu’s short promo videos. TikTok has only relatively recently caught on in Romania; certainly it wasn’t a factor at the last election. This might explain why a strong TikTok campaign would not have registered properly in political analysis, and why it might’ve had an outsized effect on voting intentions. It is also a warning for the future of the very idea of democratic politics, as it shows that it is possible for candidates to completely side-step the traditional “public square”, avoid any major real-world debates or campaigning, and win elections exclusively online.

Still, there is a great deal of mystery over exactly how all this worked. Georgescu’s TikTok metrics are inferior to his three key adversaries for example: there were 145 million views this year for Georgescu’s main hashtags compared to 396 million for Simion’s, 328 million for Ciolacu and 202 million for Lasconi. One difference is that the bulk of Georgescu’s TikTok views and followers accrued within the past two months. Coupled with other indicators, it seems rather clear that so-called “troll farms” have been at work on his behalf, to spread his message; but it is not clear whether this practice is unique to Georgescu or whether it has been used – to varying degrees – by his opponents as well.

As Georgescu is perceived to be “pro-Russia” – an imprecise term to boot – suspicion in this regard is directed towards the Kremlin. But hard evidence is lacking; there is no smoking gun, so far. Russian actors are involved in virtually every election in the West, but their exact role in swinging the result is hardly ever clear. In the US a Congressional investigation – eventually known as the “Russia Hoax”, for good reason – failed to prove alleged collusion between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Moscow, despite widespread belief in this story from those shocked that “orange man” could ever win because his message was more effective.

The reaction from the EU and [Washington]( https://ro.usembassy.gov/romania-presidential-elections/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20values%20Romania's,away%20from%20its%20Western%20alliances) was particularly alarming, though hardly surprising. ‘The integrity of Romania’s elections is paramount for Romanians’ hard-earned democracy. It is the choice of the Romanian people whom they elect. No other country or foreign actor has that right,’ the US State Department said in a statement. The contradiction is glaring, isn’t it? It’s supposedly the Romanians’ choice who they elect, yet if a candidate not favoured by the Americans wins, the election results are annulled.

Moscow denied meddling into the Romanian democratic process.

December 20, 2024

According to a Snoop (investigative journalist organization) investigation, **Georgescu’s alleged financing would have been done by the PNL. ** **All this, so that Georgescu’s message would spread and more people could vote for him so that George Simion would not make it to the second round. ** In fact, the ANAF (National Agency for Tax Administration) discovered that the PNL paid for a campaign massively promoting Călin Georgescu on TikTok, published on 20 December 2024.

December 22, 2024

Subsequent investigations by the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Romania’s tax authority, uncovered the origins of Călin Georgescu’s successful TikTok campaign: the PNL. The centre-right party’s campaign initially employed the hashtag #echilibrusiseriozitate to promote European values and pro-EU positions. Kensington Communication, the company responsible for the campaign, also targeted Georgescu’s content, aiming to counter his EU-critical rhetoric. However, the hashtag #echilibrusiseriozitate, designed to create an unfavourable environment for non-liberal presidential candidates on TikTok, was replaced by #echilibrusiverticalitate on the FameUP platform—a free automated platform that amplifies marketing campaigns. Interestingly, this new hashtag was ultimately adopted and used by Georgescu’s supporters, transforming its purpose and amplifying his campaign’s visibility. The Romanian government proposed 4 May as the date for a new presidential election. However, no formal decision was made since. Călin Georgescu has since challenged the Constitutional Court’s decision at a local appeals court and lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. ‘I will take our cause to the heart of Europe, to the highest courts. Each of us is doing our part in this historic mission to defend our democracy,’ he declared.

January 5, 2025

Recent polls show that Călin Georgescu remains the most popular presidential candidate, with some surveys suggesting that the ultranationalist contender could garner close to 40 per cent support.

January 8, 2025

The court is considering disqualifying Georgescu for undeclared campaign funding.

The leaders of the ruling coalition made up of the Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities' group decided on the new dates for the presidential elections. According to the agreed election schedule, the first round would have taken place on May 4, followed by the runoff on May 18.

At the beginning of the government meeting, prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced the introduction of sanctions against social media networks that favor candidates, according to Europa Libera Romania.

Georgescu’s appeal against the constitutional court’s decision to nullify the election was rejected, so he lodged a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights.

In fact, even the Venice Commission (the officially European Commission for Democracy through Law) stated that, regarding what had happened in Romania, evidence must be given: ‘An election annulment must be based on transparent evidence, not classified information.’

January 10, 2025

Former European commissioner Thierry Breton assured that the European Union has mechanisms to overturn an eventual AfD victory:

We did it in Romania and obviously we will do it in Germany if necessary.

This was widely seen as a clear admission of their true intentions, as if they had dropped all pretenses and fully revealed themselves.

They tell you to your face that they can suspend elections and that absolutely nothing happens, then they have the cheek to declare themselves the ‘democrats’ and ‘tolerant’, when it is them who are the main enemies of democracy and freedom of expression!

January 12, 2025

Tens of thousands of supporters of Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu took to the streets in Bucharest on Sunday to protest the annulment of the presidential election. **With no concrete evidence emerging **to substantiate the allegations of Russian interference, it has become increasingly evident that the progressive elite will go to any lengths to remain in power.

February 1, 2025 According to the last polls, Georgescu would be around 50 per cent; specifically, according to the last one published by România TV, he would obtain 47 per cent.

February 10, 2025

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation before his possible forced dismissal from parliament. Iohannis, echoing Joe Biden, made sure to pardon his family and the judges who suspended the presidential election before leaving, for reasons of precaution.

Once the court cancelled the elections—so no new president was elected—, it also decided to lengthen the current president’s term in office until a new vote in May 2025. Iohannis faced raising opposition, however, as some viewed his lengthened mandate as illegitimate. On the one hand, the Romanian constitution states that a presidential term is five years, and the president remains in office until their successor takes over. On the other hand, it also makes clear that the presidency can be extended only in case of war or catastrophe. Protests also took place against the decision of him remaining in office, and the legislature initiated his removal as well. **Preventing a successful impeachment procedure, Klaus Iohannis stepped down. ** In his resignation speech he highlighted that Romania’s western partners will not understand the reason why he was forced to step down, and that his departure will damage Bucharest’s relationship with its allies. The country’s interim president will be the Senate’s president, Ilie Bolojan.

February 15, 2025

The Constitutional Court of Romania is accused of canceling elections without evidence, allegedly to suppress votes against the EU-aligned political establishment. Claims suggest court judges are linked to Soros-funded NGOs. A network of "independent" NGOs and media, funded by hundreds of millions from the EU and USAID, is said to promote left-wing globalist agendas, manipulate public opinion, and counter conservative values. EU grants and a secret 130 million euro contract to a French agency, tied to corruption, allegedly fueled pro-EU media campaigns, undermining independent journalism and labeling critics as pro-Russia. Independent journalist, Iosefina Pascal, talks thoroughly about this case.

February 19, 2025 Renowned journalist and X (formerly Twitter) personality Mario Nawfal interviews Georgescu, with clear expressions of support for Trump and Musk, alongside a strong critical stance toward George Soros.

February 26, 2025 Romania’s presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu was arrested while en route to Bucharest to announce his new presidential campaign. Georgescu’s campaign team has confirmed that Georgescu was picked up by the police and detained in the middle of traffic for questioning at the attorney general’s office.

Georgescu was declared the winner of that election round, but an arrest warrant was issued against him on February 26, as reported by the Romanian press.

Romanian prosecutors have initiated criminal proceedings against the right-wing politician and candidate for the 2024 presidential election, Călin Georgescu, on six charges. These include allegations of engaging in unconstitutional activities and providing inaccurate financial disclosures, according to official sources.

March 1, 2025

Thousands march for freedom in Romania. Over 200,000 Romanians flood streets for Georgescu. Anti-Soros feelings are everywhere.

March 6, 2025

The Romanian opposition – denied a likely victory – took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.

The ECHR (The European Convention on Human Rights, a supranational convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe) threw the case out without even hearing it. Apparently, the Romanian courts were perfectly within their rights to simply indefinitely postpone their election on the basis of unproven allegations.

Romania is moving toward its strictest censorship law since 1989, granting authorities the power to block websites and social media posts without independent review.

The Emergency Ordinance (OUG) would allow the government to shut down content deemed “false information,” “manipulation,” or a “threat to national security,” with no clear definitions or court approval required.

The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), military, cybersecurity agencies, and electoral authorities would have sweeping powers to remove posts and block platforms, while internet providers refusing to comply could face massive daily fines.

This law could be used to silence journalists and political opponents, as there is no independent oversight and no clear standard for what counts as “false information.”

The government claims the measure is meant to combat foreign election interference, but it will actually be weaponized against free speech.

March 7, 2025 Călin Georgescu, the people’s choice in Romania’s annulled election, has officially submitted his candidacy for the upcoming presidential race, backed by over 324,000 signatures.

The Constitutional Court will decide this month or early April if his candidacy is approved, assuming, of course, that he doesn't get arrested again this time.

March 8, 2025

Demonstrators gathered in front of Romania’s Palace of Parliament, holding banners thanking Tulsi Gabbard and urging Trump to “help take our country back!”

Romania’s Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected 4 appeals attempting to block Călin Georgescu from the presidential race. The challenges, filed by minor candidates Sebastian Popescu and Cristian Terheș, accused him of failing to disclose campaign funding and alleged foreign financial ties. The court dismissed the claims as inadmissible, citing procedural failures and lack of legal merit.

Allegedly Soros-linked activists flood Romanian Electoral Bureau with 1,000 identical appeals against CĂLIN GEORGESCU

Over 1,000 copy-paste appeals were filed against Călin Georgescu’s candidacy, organized by Soros-backed activists trying to block him.

But the Electoral Bureau (BEC) is set to reject them all—the challenges were filed before his candidacy was even validated, making them invalid.

March 9, 2025

Calin Georgescu’s presidential candidacy has been officially rejected, sparking outrage among his supporters, who attempted to breach the Bureau of Electoral Control (BEC).

The candidacy was rejected with 10 votes in favor and 4 against.

Romania’s Electoral Office bypassed the Constitutional Court, which had approved his candidacy in December, and shut him down directly instead.

George Simion, president of the AUR stated in viral video:

Georgescu put his candidacy at the Central Electoral Bureau and by 10 members to 4, it was rejected without any reason. All the papers were in good order. They just said they voted through their conscience. We live in a dictatorship. Please help us. Please be on our side to restore democracy in Romania.

March 11, 2025

Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu cannot run in the Presidential Election. Călin Georgescu’s appeal against the invalidation of his presidential candidacy has been rejected by the Constitutional Court.

March 27, 2025

The National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), coordinator of digital services in Romania held an exercise to test the capacity to respond to challenges that may emerge in the online environment, in view of the presidential elections in May.

This initiative takes its root from the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), which ironically, was established during the G7 Charlevoix Summit in June 2018, meant to enhance cooperation among nations in addressing ‘crisis’ moments and perceived threats to western democracy.

Ahead of Romania’s new presidential election, the European Commission has launched its ‘RRM’ as a proactive strategy which the EC presents as a means to tackle potential electoral law violations on social media in member states holding elections. In effect, a similar simulation was reportedly held before the February elections in Germany. Coincidentally, a call for proposals to manage the new project described as a “Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism” was issued by the European Commission on Oct 24, 2024, under the cross-sectoral strand of the Creative Europe Programme. This CFP was launched to allegedly promote an independent and pluralistic media environment through an independent Europe-wide rapid response mechanism.

Subsequently, the Romanian government is now drafting an emergency ordinance to empower authorities to eliminate illegal (or inconvenient) online content, which they argue is essential for protecting the electoral process. However, some interpret this as a sign of a democratic crisis, with the current administration struggling to maintain power and resorting to emergency measures to suppress opposition and their freedom of speech. Recent polls suggest that Călin Georgescu could win the presidency in a single round, a situation complicated by the exclusion of the right-wing conservative candidate from the May 2025 elections. Other talks about possible corruption surrounding the construction of the multi-billion classified secret service contract for the Realization of the infrastructure of NATO 57th Air Base Mihail Kogălniceanu, located only 30 kilometres from the Black Sea and anticipated to be NATO’s largest base in Europe upon completion.

World Best Photo 2025. Nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost ...

2025-04-18T04:39:23Z

World Best Photo 2025.
Nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in March 2024.

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2025-04-16T17:20:08Z

Ouch!

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met this evening at his ...

2025-04-12T05:54:01Z

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met this evening at his office in Jerusalem with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Mossad Chief David Barnea.
AND YOU ARE ALL CONSPIRACY THEORISTS

Government control over money has transformed money from a reward ...

2025-04-11T05:16:23Z

Government control over money has transformed money from a reward for creating value into a reward for obedience to government officials.
In practice, no one can accumulate wealth in representative money without government approval.
The government can debit money from the accounts of the banking monopolies it controls, it can inflate the amount of money and devalue the wealth of its holders, and it can distribute it as a reward to its loyal citizens by imposing draconian taxes and punishing those who evade taxes, also debiting banknotes.

But if we built factories in Iran to manufacture mobile phones ...

2025-04-09T15:37:13Z

But if we built factories in Iran to manufacture mobile phones and solar panels, it would be a disgrace to our democracy and Western civilization.

This is what Zionists call "defense act". ...

2025-04-09T14:55:09Z

This is what Zionists call "defense act".

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2025-04-09T14:46:54Z

BAZOOKA

That means they can enforce apps like Signal etc?

2025-04-09T08:23:58Z

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That means they can enforce apps like Signal etc?

Where is the gold, huh? It's ironic and quite striking that ...

2025-04-08T20:15:50Z

Where is the gold, huh?
It's ironic and quite striking that in the era of fiat money, governments themselves hold much more gold in their official reserves than they did during the time the international gold standard was in effect, from 1871 to 1914.

Estimates vary, but by 1913, global reserves of monetary gold—mainly held by central banks—were estimated at around 12,000 to 15,000 metric tons, with additional quantities stored in the vaults of private banks.

During the era of the Gold Standard (1871–1914), both commercial and central banks held significant gold reserves. Central banks, in particular, were required to maintain gold in order to support the issuance of currency.

After the collapse of the Gold Standard (post-1914, with acceleration in the 1930s), the role of gold changed.
Central banks continue to hold gold, but commercial banks largely stopped storing it, as currency backing transitioned to a fiat system.
Today, central banks worldwide hold approximately 35,000 metric tons of gold (according to data from the World Gold Council up to 2025), with the United States, Germany, and the IMF among the largest holders.

It is clear that gold has not lost its monetary role: it remains the ultimate means of debt settlement, it is money whose value is not a liability of anyone, and it is also the most important global asset that carries no counterparty risk.
However, access to its monetary role is reserved only for central banks, while individuals are directed toward the use of fiat money.

The large gold reserves of central banks can be used as an emergency supply, sold, or leased/lent into the gold market in order to suppress the rise in gold prices during periods of increased demand and to protect the governmental/European Union monopoly on money issuance.
https://www.politico.eu/article/gold-germany-conservatives-sound-alarm-over-reserves-usa/

Well, we didn’t exactly gain anything from the ...

2025-04-08T20:10:26Z

Well, we didn’t exactly gain anything from the 'gain-of-function' research, from the labs where COVID-19 probably 'escaped' from, that is.
See how nicely they write about it!
How painless! How scientific!
The pharmaceutical industry wants us to be addicted to hope.
Not to treatment.
Not to health.
But to hope.
Just enough of it so we keep swallowing their pills and funding their labs with our taxes, while they swallow our future.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/little-to-be-gained-through-gain-of-function-research-says-expert/

When the global flow of goods stops, the global flow of weapons ...

2025-04-08T18:36:28Z

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When the global flow of goods stops, the global flow of weapons begins.

Al-Qusayr, Homs New Attack on Christian Homes by Fighters Linked ...

2025-04-08T18:27:41Z

Al-Qusayr, Homs
New Attack on Christian Homes by Fighters Linked to HTS

Fighters affiliated with HTS launched yet another targeted attack on Christian homes in the city of Al-Qusayr, in the Homs province.

According to local sources, the attackers were patrolling residential areas before throwing a grenade at a Christian home and fleeing the scene on foot. No casualties were reported; however, the incident has further heightened fear and unrest within the community.
#Syria
| https://t.me/syriajusticearchive

The end of globalization, now also from the Prime Minister of ...

2025-04-08T18:20:12Z

The end of globalization, now also from the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer.
https://youtu.be/TrPTQnIzZps

When the global flow of goods stops, the global flow of weapons ...

2025-04-08T17:17:00Z

When the global flow of goods stops, the global flow of weapons begins.
Isabel Schnabel, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, stated that the package of measures 'is not liberating, but in fact seems to signal the end of global free trade.'

https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/economics/7972655/liberation-day-was-not-peak-uncertainty-schnabel?utm_campaign=Central%20Banking%20social%20media&utm_content=329622693&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-166186963

It's always a question to me why we are personifying Nature ...

2025-04-06T10:25:34Z

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It's always a question to me why we are personifying Nature or the Universe.
Now, if you like to know what the ancient Orthodox Christian Fathers of the desert were saying:
"At 4 a.m. the heavens are open".
This for the people who want to pray.
But generally, if it happens to wake up in the middle of the night, getting up at that time is a wise thing to do.
We have a lot of responsibilities to attend.

There is wisdom here.

2025-04-06T10:07:00Z

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There is wisdom here.

Ok, he should probably say "nation" instead of ...

2025-04-06T07:42:45Z

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Ok, he should probably say "nation" instead of "country".
A great example is Greece and Cyprus:
There are two different countries but the same nation.
But yes, he is fundamentally right.
Culture is the everyday behaviors of the people, so it depends on who those people are.
NOW, if you call Ahmed to work in your country, because nobody wants to work in the fields, it's ridiculous to expect that he will come without his culture.
Culture is a centuries-old river in which we live and flow.
It's absurd to think that because of the better salary someone will easily leave behind his way of thinking.

Really, with so many religious/faithful scientists being around, ...

2025-03-28T21:10:58Z

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Really, with so many religious/faithful scientists being around, the only exclusive cultural product of Atheism is the porn Industry.
Another attempt to rebrand atheism here.
Nothing too serious though, the lack of solid knowledge on the mere philosophical side of the issue is inadequate.
When I read the statement "Atheism must almost certainly have preceded religion" I cried a bit 😭😅 - it was a good night laughter.
Even the set of laws (sic!) is high school grade and a bit turnoff - I prefer the term "demands" by the way. 🥹😂

The U.S. has halted most of its funding for the "White ...

2025-03-28T11:10:43Z

The U.S. has halted most of its funding for the "White Helmets" in Syria — CNN.
Of course they did.
Now that their favorite jihadist leader is in charge, there is no need for the "White Helmets" .

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Contrary to what its multi-million dollar international PR campaign would have you believe, the "White Helmets" are not a group of volunteer search-and-rescue workers that sprang spontaneously out of the Syrian soil.

In November 2017, journalist Vanessa Beeley gave a groundbreaking presentation to the Swiss Press Club in Geneva on the so-called "Syria Civil Defence" (better known as the "White Helmets"), which presents itself as an impartial group of volunteer search and rescue workers working "to save lives and strengthen communities in Syria."

In her presentation, Beeley demonstrated the connections between this supposedly "neutral" organization, recognized terrorist groups operating in Syria, and the UK government.

VANESSA BEELEY

During my time working in East Aleppo, it was clear that the councils were working hand in hand with [Al] Nusra Front. Their centers in each district were always next door to Nusra Front headquarters and White Helmet centres, i.e., they always formed an integrated complex.

Less than three weeks later, The Guardian released a report painting all skeptics of the White Helmets, including Beeley and other "anti-imperialist activists", as proponents of a Russian propaganda campaign directed by the Kremlin.

This is no coincidence. The White Helmets are in fact part of a coordinated propaganda campaign. But that campaign is not being directed by the Kremlin, but the western governments which have been responsible for the founding and funding of the White Helmets. And the ones promoting that propaganda are not independent journalists like Beeley, but establishment mouthpieces like The Guardian.

The White Helmets won an Oscar at the 2017 Academy Awards. This is, after all, an organization that thrives on the magic of movie-making to make themselves into heroes. Surely any movie that could turn a group funded by the US and UK governments, associated with western intelligence operatives, and embedded with Al Qaeda terrorists, into a group of crusading heroes is as worthy of an Academy Award as any similarly fictitious movie about superheroes saving the world.

It was also fitting that the leader of the group, Raed Saleh, was not at the ceremony to help accept the prize as originally planned.

🔸NPR REPORTER:

Hi, I 'm wondering…um, I thought the White Helmets we’re gonna be here, or the leader and the cinematographer who shot a lot of this film. What happened?

🔸ORLANDO VON EINSIEDEL:

Well, Raed Saleh, who’s the leader of the White Helmets, he couldn’t come in the end because the last couple of days in Syria the violence has really escalated and he does life-saving work[…]. Our cinematographer, I mean, you know we’re confused about this, too. The last two weeks have been very difficult. He had a US visa, he tried to board a plane, and he wasn’t able to come, so we - you know, we’re very sad about that.

What Orlando von Einsiedel, the director of the film, neglected to mention is that this was not the first time that Raed Saleh, the leader of the White Helmets, failed to appear in the US. In April of 2016, InterAction, an alliance of NGOs, held a gala dinner in Washington, where it planned to honour Saleh and the work of the White Helmets in Syria. However, Saleh was refused entry into the country when he arrived at Washington’s Dulles Airport.

Declining to talk about the details of the case, a State Department spokesman merely said, "The U.S. government’s system of continual vetting means that traveler records are screened against available information in real time".

🔸MATT LEE:

You commend this group, you’re going to continue to support them, and yet you revoked the visa of their leader? I don’t…that makes zero sense to me. […]

🔸MARK TONER:

...unfortunately, we can’t speak to individual visa cases. I think broadly speaking, though on any visa case we are constantly looking at new information, so-called 'continually vetting' travel or records and if we do have new information that we believe an individual would pose a security risk we’ll certainly act on that.

🔸LEE:

I’m saying that it just strikes me as a bit odd that you’re saying that this group is wonderful and does such a great job and you’re commending them for their heroism, and yet you’re doing this just 10 days after the leader of this group, who was supposed to be, you know…got his visa revoked or wasn’t allowed to travel here. […]

🔸TONER:

Well, he’s one individual in the group, and any individual—again, I’m broadening my language here for specific reasons—but any individual in any group suspected of ties or relations with extremist groups, or that we have believed to be a security threat to the United States, we would act accordingly. But that does not by extension mean we condemn or would cut off ties to the group for which that individual works for.

So how is this possible? How could the leader of such a valiant team of crusading do-gooders himself be denied a visa to enter the United States as a potential security threat with ties to terrorists? The multi-million dollar PR campaign that surrounds the White Helmets, after all, portrayed the group as being pure as the driven snow.

A perfect example for this is the story about the boy named Omran Daqneesh. A story that eventually turned to be totally fake news.

But what is always left out of these glowing mainstream media puff pieces is any actual information about the organization. Where did it come from? Who founded it? Where does it get its funding? And why did it operate exclusively in terrorist-held areas of Syria?

The first clues about the real nature of the group come from their name itself. Calling themselves the "Syria Civil Defence" is misleading in multiple ways. First, it implies that the group was founded in Syria by Syrians. It was not. The group was in fact founded in March 2013 in Turkey, by James Le Mesurier, a former British military intelligence officer then doing contract work for the US and UK governments. None of this information is even controversial. This is the story as told by Le Mesurier himself.

The name "Syria Civil Defence" was also a lie because there was a real Syria Civil Defence that has been operating in the country for 65 years. The actual Syria Civil Defence, a volunteer search and rescue organization, was established in Syria in 1953. Unlike the White Helmets, the real Syria Civil Defence was a member of the International Civil Defence Organisation and (again, in contrast to the White Helmets) had an emergency number (113) that can be called in Syria by those needing assistance. But thar Syria Civil Defence does not enjoy the glitz and glamour of Oscar-winning documentaries, the constant attention of the international press, or the more than $60 million in funding by foreign governments that have been bestowed on the White Helmets.

But even more disturbing than the unusual founding of the group is the evidence demonstrating that the White Helmets, far from their official claim to political neutrality, are in fact intimately embedded with known and listed terrorist organizations in Syria. Again, the most damning evidence in this regard is not controversial in the slightest. It comes directly from the White Helmets themselves.

Numerous videos and photos have surfaced showing the White Helmets parading on the dead bodies of Syrian government forces and flying the flags of known terrorist organizations. An in-depth report on "The Syrian War Blog" in 2017, examined the social media profiles of 65 different White Helmets-connected figures and found numerous posts in support of ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham and other listed terrorist organizations. Some even posted pictures of themselves with known terrorist leaders or waving the flag of terrorist groups like ISIS, and many proudly displayed images of dead Syrian soldiers.

Most of this evidence is explained away as "bad apples" in the organization acting on their own. Some of these "bad apples" are then castigated in public displays, like when one White Helmet was fired when footage surfaced showing him disposing the mutilated corpses of Syrian government fighters. When a graphic video of the White Helmets overseeing the execution of a man in terrorist-occupied Daraa surfaced, the group actually defended the workers while acknowledging that they "did not fully uphold the strict principle of neutrality and impartiality".

But incredibly, Le Mesurier, the former British intel officer who founded the White Helmets in 2013, defended the workers caught in one bloody video from May 2015. The Middle Ground, a Singaporean website, ran a story featuring Le Mesurier’s take on the incident.

In opposition to the deafening mainstream media silence over this incredible mountain of evidence against the White Helmets standed only a handful of independent researchers, universally ignored or marginalized from the mainstream discussion on the issue. These independent researchers include Vanessa Beeley, a British researcher who has been one of the few journalists to report extensively on the ground in areas like East Aleppo over the last two years, and Eva Bartlett, a Canadian freelancer who has gained notoriety for using her own on-the-ground reporting from Syria to speak out against the mainstream narrative about the White Helmets.

Given that there were so few voices speaking up against the White Helmets, it should come as no surprise that when "The Guardian" finally deigned to address what they termed the "conspiracy theories" about the organization, they turned their attention on these very researchers.

In "How Syria’s White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine", The Guardian turned to Olivia Solon to dismiss all opposition to the White Helmets as the work of "anti-imperialist activists", "conspiracy theorists" and "trolls with the support of the Russian government". The choice of Solon to report on this story is especially odd; a "technology reporter" in San Francisco, Solon has no background of any sort in geopolitics or combat zone reporting and, as far as can be determined, has never set foot in Syria. Instead, she relied exclusively on sources such as the murky PR lobbying firm, The Syria Campaign, to praise the White Helmets and castigate their detractors.

Bizarrely, the report devotes a great deal of attention to the White Helmets’ Mannequin Challenge video, footage of an admittedly fake and staged "rescue" operation released by the group in an attempt to cash in on a viral internet video trend taking place at the time. The inference of the video is obvious: that the group is perfectly capable of staging incredibly realistic and completely fake "rescue" operations at any time. These fake videos, stripped of their context, would be uncritically promoted as authentic by mainstream outlets like The Guardian in the exact same way that the completely fictitious video of a "Syrian" boy rescuing his sister under sniper fire was uncritically accepted by the mainstream media…until it was admitted to be a fake video produced in Malta by a Norwegian film crew "to see how the media would respond to such a video". The Guardian’s headline when the fake Norwegian film production was released? "Syrian boy 'saves girl from army sniper' – video." Strangely, Solon’s report does not mention that incident.

The majority of The Guardian's report focuses on why the innocent and virtuous White Helmets would be so viciously attacked by independent journalists and how all opposition to the group is connected to the Kremlin. This is supposedly demonstrated in an utterly meaningless "infographic" of colored dots showing precisely nothing of substance. Unsurprisingly, Solon's contact with the reporters whose work she was set to impugn displayed her biases from the very start.

Bartlett exposed the conversation she had with Olivia Solon and the emails received from her, where you can see her real dishonest intentions. Olivia Solon contacted Beeley as well. Her attempt to put them in a position of having to defend themselves becomes obvious.

Of course what would you have expected from The Guardian? In 2016 it lobbied, effectively, for the White Helmets to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and when it was inundated with negative comments it simply closed comments.

Researchers like Beeley, Bartlett and Professor Tim Anderson, also mentioned in Solon’s report, are easy enough targets for The Guardian. Independent journalists taking it upon themselves to counter the Syria narrative, they would never be taken seriously by establishment media circles in the first place. Curiously omitted from The Guardian article, however, are the award-winning, internationally respected journalists who have similarly expressed skepticism about the White Helmets, their backers, and the PR campaign that surrounds them.

There is Gareth Porter, the award-winning journalist who has contributed to Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The Nation, Al Jazeera, Salon, The Huffington Post, Alternet and countless other outlets, who wrote "How a Syrian White Helmets Leader Played Western Media" in November 2016.

There is Philip Giraldi, a former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer who wrote "The Fraud of the White Helmets" in July of 2017.

There is Stephen Kinzer, former New York Times correspondent who tweeted his congratulations to "al-Qaeda and Syrian jihadists" when the film about "their PR outfit, the White Helmets", won the Oscar.

So the issue here is not merely one of PR and propaganda, as appalling as the uncritical reporting about the White Helmets has been. What is worrying is that the so-called Syrian Civil Defence is, as we have seen, not Syrian at all. Founded, funded and promoted by foreign governments, foreign contractors and foreign lobbyists and PR agencies, the White Helmets are not a spontaneous Syrian search-and-rescue operation, but a template. A template that, if successful, can and will be employed anywhere and everywhere that those same foreign powers want to destabilize targeted governments in the future.

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2025-03-27T19:49:00Z

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What is this? ...

2025-03-27T19:44:27Z

What is this?

Who is Garry Stevenson? ...

2025-03-26T09:07:39Z

Who is Garry Stevenson?

Mind, heart, philotimo.

2025-03-25T06:24:03Z

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Mind, heart, philotimo.

🔥 25 of March: The independence day of Greece 🔥 ➡️ ...

2025-03-25T06:19:40Z

🔥 25 of March: The independence day of Greece 🔥

➡️ Forgotten facts:

The world's first liberal constitution was drafted in Epidaurus on January 1, 1822. It explicitly prohibited slavery, torture, property confiscation, and imprisonment without a court decision. At the same time, in France, the USA, England, Russia, and elsewhere, slavery and torture were still legal and socially acceptable.

The Greek Revolution broke out six years after the formation of the Holy Alliance, whose primary goal was to suppress any revolutionary movement in Europe. Specifically, Austria, under the powerful Metternich, wanted to prevent the Greek uprising from inspiring revolts in its own territories. France did not want the weakening of the Ottoman Empire to benefit Russia. Britain feared the Russian navy gaining access to the Mediterranean through the Ottoman-controlled straits. Russia, in turn, wanted to avoid British and French influence near its borders in case of an Ottoman decline.

Thus, the Greek Revolution seemed like madness. However, the Greeks’ early victories sent a clear message: the Ottoman Empire was not invincible. British Foreign Secretary George Canning immediately realized the implications: "We think they can contain the Russians, yet they can’t even control a handful of Greeks," he thought. This led him to push France and Russia into a competition to align with the Greeks. Here lies a key lesson: the passion for uprising, against all odds, was what ultimately shifted the great powers of the time.

The Greek Revolution was neither a tax revolt nor a rebellion against fellow nationals. Even Turkish historians acknowledge that Greeks existed as a distinct ethnic group before 1821. Their historiography laments that, despite the privileges granted to some Greeks (e.g., Janissaries from child abductions), the Greeks remained dissatisfied and revolted. Yet, only a handful of contemporary Greek historians claim that the Greek nation was "born" in 1821.

You are talking nonsense.

2025-03-25T05:48:05Z

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You are talking nonsense.

Alawite Sheikh Honored in Christian Church. An Alawite sheikh has ...

2025-03-24T14:50:34Z

Alawite Sheikh Honored in Christian Church.

An Alawite sheikh has been commemorated inside a Christian church, a powerful testament to interfaith respect and unity.

A Symbol of Cross-Religious Understanding – His remembrance in a Christian place of worship reflects the deep historical bonds between religious communities in Syria.

At a time of sectarian division and violence, this moment stands as a reminder of the Syria that once was—and the unity that must be preserved.

Donald Trump: 🔸 On one hand, gold: A tangible metal that has ...

2025-03-20T17:23:49Z

Donald Trump:
🔸 On one hand, gold:
A tangible metal that has been used for centuries as a store of value.
🔸 On the other hand, Bitcoin:
A cryptocurrency, digital and, for many, on the verge of uncertainty.

Spring is coming! #olas #olas365 ...

2025-03-16T12:17:25Z

Spring is coming!
#olas #olas365

French, British, and Turkish officials met in Paris to discuss ...

2025-03-13T12:30:12Z

French, British, and Turkish officials met in Paris to discuss European security. A part of Europe's political personnel ignores that European security is threatened by Ankara.

According to the UN, Israel has committed acts tantamount to ...

2025-03-13T12:22:24Z

According to the UN, Israel has committed acts tantamount to genocide in Gaza by systematically destroying sexual and reproductive health services.

According to a report by a UN investigative team, Israel deliberately destroyed the most important maternity center in the region and has also blocked the access of medicines and assistance needed for safe pregnancies, childbirth and newborn care to Gaza.

Israel completely rejects the world organization's accusations and claims that the investigation team acted in a biased and biased manner with the aim of blaming the Israeli army.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-experts-accuse-israel-genocidal-acts-sexual-violence-gaza-2025-03-13/

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2025-03-13T08:02:05Z

Effortless life: one special kind of disease.

When he was in charge, suspend and lock was like rain in the ...

2025-03-13T05:20:31Z

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When he was in charge, suspend and lock was like rain in the Philippines.

I have started already this week!

2025-03-12T17:37:45Z

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I have started already this week!

This doesn't add up historically. Especially for ...

2025-03-12T17:35:29Z

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This doesn't add up historically.
Especially for Christianity.
Exactly the opposite happened.
The first and main "enemies" of Christianity was nations (Jews and Romans/Greeks) and States (Roman Empire etc).
The confusion is predictable and can be justified due to mingling of national identities/cultures with religious beliefs.
The truth is that States as conservative mechanisms (require common language, history, heroes and yes faith) used religion/faith as a means of producing homogeneity to the people.
This become very evident if you listen modern Jews talking (Ben Shapiro and likes).
On of their common say against Christianity is that it's global, put the nation 2nd etc

🇩🇪 Germany: $50 Million 🇨🇭 Switzerland: $65 Million ...

2025-03-11T17:26:46Z

🇩🇪 Germany: $50 Million

🇨🇭 Switzerland: $65 Million

🇬🇧 U.K: $60 Million

🇪🇺 E.U: $235 Million

These are the amounts of money the new Syrian regime that is currently massacring minorities throughout the country, recently received in grants from EU countries.

March 10

2025-03-11T15:26:30Z

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March 10

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Elon Musk stated that Ukrainian IP addresses ...

2025-03-11T05:52:36Z

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Elon Musk stated that Ukrainian IP addresses were involved in the massive cyberattack on X yesterday.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have signed an ...

2025-03-11T05:44:24Z

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have signed an agreement with al-Julani to integrate into the "Syrian Arab Republic" institutions.

And after the massacre we witnessed in Syria, the European ...

2025-03-10T19:30:50Z

And after the massacre we witnessed in Syria, the European Commission says "Syria's 'interim president' Al-Sharaa invited to Brussels for 'donor conference' " on March 17.

Most charity kitchens in Gaza have stopped operating due to the ...

2025-03-10T19:28:23Z

Most charity kitchens in Gaza have stopped operating due to the lack of food & fuel supplies, leaving 1000s of families without anything to eat.
#Palestine #Israel

Syrian Christians are demonstrating incredible bravery, raising ...

2025-03-10T11:40:52Z

Syrian Christians are demonstrating incredible bravery, raising their Crosses to publicly share their faith, despite merciless persecution by the pro-Turkish forces of the Syrian regime.
#Syria

This is the way.

2025-03-09T18:05:12Z

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This is the way.

While officials have been pushing for transparency in Iran's ...

2025-03-09T11:54:49Z

While officials have been pushing for transparency in Iran's nuclear program, Israel has never placed its nuclear facilities under UN supervision.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/qatar-calls-to-bring-all-of-israels-nuclear-facilities-under-supervision-of-un-nuclear-watchdog/

"Twitter revolutions" were largely a mere propaganda btw. ...

2025-03-09T11:12:01Z

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"Twitter revolutions" were largely a mere propaganda btw.
Never forget.

Whitney Webb: "BlackRock being able to unlock and take ...

2025-03-09T10:16:00Z

Whitney Webb:
"BlackRock being able to unlock and take control of as many natural assets as possible is obviously a way for them to expand their control over not just people and the existing financial system, but really over the natural world as well."

Everything seems to devolve into violence and destruction. ...

2025-03-09T09:15:32Z

Everything seems to devolve into violence and destruction.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/08/a-new-phase-why-climate-activists-are-turning-to-sabotage-instead-of-protest

🥹😅🤣 I literally love this guys! 😂 How their mind ...

2025-03-09T06:45:28Z

🥹😅🤣 I literally love this guys! 😂
How their mind works that way?
Unbelievable.

Well this is certainly the case. Politicians are there to solve ...

2025-03-09T06:33:38Z

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Well this is certainly the case.
Politicians are there to solve their problems not the people's peoblems.
And people just ""hope"" that their problems can probably align with some of the politicians'' problems, so politicians will also sove them, by coincidence.
At the same time we, the people, the common folks are also corrupt and want to be taken care of - not to be free per se.

This is what Washington and its Muslim Brotherhod and Wahhabi ...

2025-03-09T06:17:28Z

This is what Washington and its Muslim Brotherhod and Wahhabi agents created.
German terrorist in Syria:
The 150 million Shiia in the region will have to convert to (his version of) Islam or die.

When the Media try to change the narrative around the terrorists ...

2025-03-09T05:49:21Z

When the Media try to change the narrative around the terrorists in Damascus by calling them “moderate", but the hands keep getting bloody...

More than 100 Christians were slaughtered in Syria yesterday. ...

2025-03-09T05:46:54Z

More than 100 Christians were slaughtered in Syria yesterday.
This is another act of genocide in 2025.

Welcome to Syria. ...

2025-03-09T05:45:10Z

Welcome to Syria.

A sedentary lifestyle and screen addiction degrade brain health. ...

2025-03-08T11:51:32Z

A sedentary lifestyle and screen addiction degrade brain health.

And we needed research to tell us that.

➡️ A citizen who exercises, eats healthily, and lives in moderation is the worst enemy of corrupt multinational corporations.
https://www.universal-sci.com/article/how-modern-life-accelerates-cognitive-decline

What we see circulating about what is happening in Syria is ...

2025-03-08T10:54:44Z

What we see circulating about what is happening in Syria is chilling.
I don't even have the courage to post it.

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2025-03-08T06:36:42Z

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MY GOD THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE ...

2025-03-08T06:34:12Z

MY GOD THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE

The UN keeps proving itself as a tool for Western-backed regime ...

2025-03-08T06:12:44Z

The UN keeps proving itself as a tool for Western-backed regime change.
Just some days ago, Secretary-General Guterres shook hands with HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani—a former Al-Qaeda emir now rebranded as “moderate.”
After helping orchestrate Gaddafi’s downfall and plunging Libya into chaos, the UN is now legitimizing jihadist terror in Syria, backing forces that massacre civilians and fuel endless war.

He did it! He doubled zap! #nevent1q…gypl

2025-03-08T05:28:16Z

He did it! He doubled zap!

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nevent1q…gypl
Doubled

I m challenging you.

2025-03-08T05:01:38Z

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I m challenging you.

The way they managed this whole thing, there is no way out. ...

2025-03-08T04:12:53Z

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The way they managed this whole thing, there is no way out.
Either Ukraine will devolve into the Afghanistan of Europe or an ultimate clash will happen with thousands more dead and tactical nuclear weapons being used.

That was really weird...

2025-03-07T20:09:34Z

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That was really weird...

Syria is a very important country geopolitically. They were ...

2025-03-07T19:58:56Z

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Syria is a very important country geopolitically.
They were planning that a long time now.
As you said, those tactics always lead into destruction...

🚨 New scenes of field executions taking place in Syria... ...

2025-03-07T19:43:36Z

🚨 New scenes of field executions taking place in Syria...

Proud to be a Zionist 🤢 Listen: 🔸Indifference to the ...

2025-03-07T19:27:19Z

Proud to be a Zionist 🤢

Listen:
🔸Indifference to the thousands of dead Palestinian civilians marks a downfall of humanity.
🔸Every downfall prepares us for the next one.
🔸The denial of the value of human life is something we will pay for in the (alas!) near future.
#Israel #gaza #zionism

‼️The European Union approves Ukraine's Military Aid ...

2025-03-07T15:07:17Z

‼️The European Union approves Ukraine's Military Aid despite Hungary's Veto.

➡️ By this Action the EU sidesteps the Democracy and Unity of the Union.

Zelensky went along with the strategy of Biden and the West to ...

2025-03-07T06:08:25Z

Zelensky went along with the strategy of Biden and the West to destroy Ukraine in order to bleed Russia.
He was rewarded with the admiration of the American and European political establishment and the media elite.
Things changed when the Americans elected a president who (at least nominally) campaigned against the war in Ukraine.
Now, Zelensky's subservience ends in humiliation.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen says: "Peace in Ukraine is more ...

2025-03-06T17:19:40Z

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen says:

"Peace in Ukraine is more dangerous than the ongoing war."

➡️ Humanity is falling guys.
And every fall is preparing us for the next one to happen.

How people are eh? What she is describing is ideology. But she is ...

2025-03-06T17:15:59Z

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How people are eh?
What she is describing is ideology.
But she is dressing it up as "personal human values".

It's weird though, why someone would want decentralized ...

2025-03-06T17:02:30Z

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It's weird though, why someone would want decentralized social media only to post quotes, recipes, pets and tech news.

As Macron said, until Russia is "weakened" enough. 🤯

2025-03-06T11:45:19Z

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As Macron said, until Russia is "weakened" enough. 🤯

Human love is far from perfect. There is almost always ...

2025-03-06T09:51:43Z

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Human love is far from perfect.
There is almost always selfishness inside.
There people who become parents so "my kids will take care of my when I grow old".
So whereas it is understandable, you don't want people who take that to a an extreme, cynical, nihilistic level being around you.

🔸"The requisition of any person, whether natural or legal, ...

2025-03-06T09:47:22Z

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🔸"The requisition of any person, whether natural or legal, as well as all goods and services necessary to address it, may be decided by decree in the Council of Ministers."
🔸"to requisition people, goods, and services" (Article L.2141-3)"
🔸"General mobilization applies to any person not exempt from military obligations" (Article L.2141-4)
🔸"France must provide aid and assistance"

➡️ In 2023, France amended the law on defense programming. ...

2025-03-06T09:45:01Z

➡️ In 2023, France amended the law on defense programming. With this amendment, the French Prime Minister can now issue decrees for the requisition of goods (including savings, among other things) and people! I imagine the same has happened in other European countries as well, as we are now interconnected vessels.

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nevent1q…nzy6
➡️ They want to put their dirty and corrupted hands on the peoples accounts and savings.
The delusional European leaders will try to take the peoples effort, their savings to fund this obsessive war mania that are caught on.
French president Emanuel Macro made that clear.
‼️For the obscure and vague "goal" to "weaken Russia".
And what is better way to do that, but finding an endless war with thousands of dead Ukrainians and turning Ukraine into the Afghanistan of the Europe.
#Ukraine #France #Russia #Europe

➡️ They want to put their dirty and corrupted hands on the ...

2025-03-06T09:41:57Z

➡️ They want to put their dirty and corrupted hands on the peoples accounts and savings.
The delusional European leaders will try to take the peoples effort, their savings to fund this obsessive war mania that are caught on.
French president Emanuel Macro made that clear.
‼️For the obscure and vague "goal" to "weaken Russia".
And what is better way to do that, but finding an endless war with thousands of dead Ukrainians and turning Ukraine into the Afghanistan of the Europe.
#Ukraine #France #Russia #Europe

HTS Leader Al-Jolani arrives in Egypt to attend the emergency ...

2025-03-05T19:32:50Z

HTS Leader Al-Jolani arrives in Egypt to attend the emergency Arab summit on the reconstruction of Gaza.
How the suit makes everyone forget that this guy is a terrorist??

The €800 billion EU rearmament plan presented by Von der Leyen ...

2025-03-05T19:09:32Z

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The €800 billion EU rearmament plan presented by Von der Leyen is far from reality.
According to Euractiv report, the collection of such funds is "based more on hopes and assumptions" than on realistic possibilities for increasing weapons production and investment in the defense sector.

War is the word you hear pretty often. In the meantime ...

2025-03-05T09:46:24Z

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War is the word you hear pretty often.
In the meantime "humanity is ready to go to Mars" 😂