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[Zambeezi]

► British Challenger2 Tank versus Ukraine Mud


https://rumble.com/v4ioasx--british-challenger2-tank-versus-ukraine-mud.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4
British propagandists were trying to film another masterpiece about the unparalleled NATO weapons, but something went wrong and their Challenger - 2 tank got drowned in mud in the middle of the field.

[Mr Badger]

Mustafa Gharib has ascended to martyrdom as a result of the IOF's bombing (https://t.me/PalestineResist/32161) of Baalbek in northern Lebanon earlier today. 5 others were wounded in the strikes.

https://t.me/PalestineResist/32169

[Zambeezi]

The White House presented a draft budget for 2025.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/budget_fy2025.pdf
The White House budget set 2025 spending:
$850 billion for defense
$19.8 billion for nuclear weapons
$100 million for military aid to Taiwan
$25 million – to fight Russian influence in Africa
$2.2 billion – for the purchase of uranium to eliminate dependence on the Russian Federation
$1.5 billion – to contain the Russian Federation

As proposed it is set to make a record spending of 7.3 trillion dollars. If we take into account that in 2023 US revenues amounted to 4.5 trillion, then in 2025 the budget deficit will reach as much as 3 trillion.
it is unlikely to be adopted, because the national debt will reach 45.1 trillion US dollars - or 105.6% of GDP by 2034. And it is supposed to pay off all this by increasing taxes on the rich and corporations.
the Ukrainian tranches are stuck. They will try to get them through in April-May, but probably without success. Even the training programs for Ukrainians are now in question.
https://t.me/R_Diplomat/9186

[Zambeezi]

[Mr Badger]

— Yemeni Armed Forces:

– The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces, targeted the American ship 'Pinocchio' in the Red Sea with a number of missiles, achieving an accurate hit.

– The Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed that their military operations will escalate during the month of Ramadan.

https://t.me/MilitaryPOV/1966

There's a joke in there somewhere....

[Zambeezi]

Boeing Whistleblower, John Barnett FOUND DEAD of a "Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound"


https://rumble.com/v4iouq0-breaking-boeing-whistleblower-john-barnett-found-dead-of-a-self-inflicted-g.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4
The video is from a recent interview Barnett had with TMZ.
NEW: 62-year-old Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in his truck after he didn't show up for a legal interview linked to a case against Boeing.

Barnett worked for Boeing for 32 years and retired in 2017. After retiring, Barnett spoke out about how Boeing was cutting corners on their airplanes.

Just days before his death, Barnett gave evidence in a lawsuit against Boeing.

Barnett accused Boeing of "deliberately fitting sub-standard parts" on their aircraft.

He also accused Boeing of having faulty oxygen systems, saying one in four breathing masks would *not* work in an emergency situation.

Barnett said new plane builds were rushed. When he brought his concerns forward, they were allegedly ignored by the company.

When he died, Barnett was in Charleston for interviews linked to a case against Boeing.

He was supposed to come back for more questioning on Saturday but did not show up. Inquiries were made to his hotel where Barnett was found dead in his car in the parking lot.

Police are investigating Barnett's death but say he died from a "self-inflicted" wound. Totally normal.



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Article from Gateway Pundit:
A Boeing whistleblower was found dead from a self-inflicted wound inside his car outside a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina days after testifying against the airplane company.

John Barnett was found dead on March 9. He worked for Boeing for 32 years until he retired in 2017.

“Barnett’s death came during a break in depositions in a whistleblower retaliation suit, where he alleged under-pressure workers were deliberately fitting sub-standard parts to aircraft on the assembly line.” the Daily Mail reported.

Barnett came forward with concerns about defective parts and serious problems with the oxygen masks.

The whistleblower told BBC that “sub-standard parts had even been removed from scrap bins and fitted to planes that were being built to prevent delays on the production line.”

“He also claimed that tests on emergency oxygen systems due to be fitted to the 787 showed a failure rate of 25%, meaning that one in four could fail to deploy in a real-life emergency.” – BBC reported.

BBC reported:

A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US.

John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett’s passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a “self-inflicted” wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

Mr Barnett had worked for the US plane giant for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017 on health grounds.

Barnett’s apparent suicide comes after several Boeing planes have been grounded due to major issues with the aircraft’s construction.

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 suffered gear failure last Friday and crashed off the runway at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Friday’s gear failure comes one day after a United Airlines Boeing 777 plane was forced to make an emergency landing after it lost a tire during takeoff.

The United plane was taking off from San Francisco when one of the six tires detached from the aircraft and damaged several cars in the parking lot. The flight was diverted to LAX where it safely landed.

In January a large piece of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX blew out in mid-air.

The plane door flew off amid Boeing’s focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) hiring practices over a passenger’s safety.

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/brianlovethailand/2742

Boeing Whistleblower  John Barnett Found Dead of "Self-Inflicted" Wound

After weeks of repeating claims that "Putin killed Navalny," the BBC and others uncritically repeat claims Boeing whistleblower John Barnett committed "suicide" amid speaking out on Boeing's poor safety standards.

Why in the middle of providing statements? 

Boeing denied his claims until regulators confirmed them, proving how unscrupulous Boeing is.

Who believes it is more likely he killed himself than was killed by a corporation whose lies endangered the lives of 1,000s of passengers?

Who believes a corporation that lobbies for wars that kill or displace millions around the globe isn't capable of adding one more body to the pile?

No one can know for sure unless an impartial investigation takes place, but who believes Boeing isn't capable of ensuring one doesn't? 

Who can't recognize the eagerness of the BBC/others to bury this story without due scrutiny?

Follow The New Atlas on Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand

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[刘汉]

РИА Новости

Собянин: силами ПВО в ночь на вторник в Раменском городском округе отражена атака беспилотника, летевшего на Москву, разрушений и пострадавших нет
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https://t.me/rian_ru/234872

A drone was shot down over Ramenskoye district, - mayor of Moscow

[刘汉]

Публикуем фото с места крупного пожара на «Лукойл-Нижегороднефтеоргсинтез» в городе Кстово, который атаковал БПЛА.
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https://t.me/ENews112/16840

Fire at Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez in the city of Kstovo, which was attacked by a UAV

[刘汉]

Нефтебаза горит в Орловской области. По предварительным данным пожар начался из-за атаки беспилотника.

По данным «Базы» пожар на нефтебазе в Орле начался около 3 часов утра. По словам местных жителей перед началом пожара они слышали звук взрыва.

Сейчас на месте работает несколько пожарных расчетов. По словам источников, пострадавших нет.

Официальных комментариев пока нет.

UPD. Глава Орловской области подтвердил, что причиной пожара стало падение БПЛА.
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An oil depot is on fire in the Oryol region. According to preliminary data, the fire started due to a drone attack.

According to Baza, the fire at the oil depot in Oryol began at about 3 a.m. According to local residents, they heard the sound of an explosion before the fire started.

Several fire brigades are currently on the scene. According to sources, there were no casualties.

There are no official comments yet.

UPD. The head of the Oryol region confirmed that the cause of the fire was the fall of a UAV.
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https://t.me/bazabazon/25773

[刘汉]

Iranian Civilian Aviation has announced the suspension of air traffic between Tehran and Damascus due to special circumstances in Syria, (despite things being normal) which indicates major escalation between Israel and Hezbollah forces both in Lebanon and Southwest Syria

— VivaRevolt (@VivaRevolt) March 10, 2024

[刘汉]

عاجل | الجيش الإيراني: مناورات بحرية إيرانية روسية صينية غدا شمال المحيط الهندي لتعزيز أمن التجارة البحرية

— الجزيرة - عاجل (@AJABreaking) March 11, 2024

Iranian Army: Iranian, Russian, and Chinese naval maneuvers tomorrow in the northern Indian Ocean to enhance the security of maritime trade

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1767373187237441671

[KneelB4Zod!]

American container ship “Pinnochio” was hit with missiles off the coast of Yemen.

The Red Sea is “closed” why are ships trying to slip through? It’s dangerous. pic.twitter.com/6DPFnv1Ce1

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) March 12, 2024

[Zambeezi]

CNN is doing the exact same thing.


al Jazeera (MI-6) and CNN (CIA) are both rabidly anti Trump. you can figure from there.
this is politics. not morals. not ethics. not compassion.
I'm not being cynical. They really are THAT sick.


don't be surprised if Biden gets 'taken out'.
He will be replaced by a pro-palestine candidate in time for November elections.
just a guess.

CIA director: No new aid package for Ukraine would be a historic mistake
https://archive.is/wip/wKDvd
https://tvpworld.com/76391260/cia-director-no-new-aid-package-for-ukraine-would-be-a-historic-mistake


The Ukrainians are not running out of courage and tenacity. They’re running out of ammunition, William J. Burns, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said on Monday at a U.S. Senate hearing.
Burns warned that if Congress does not pass an aid package for Ukraine, it will be a historic mistake.

Speaking before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the new global threats report released by the service, the CIA chief painted a grim picture of the situation for Ukrainians if Congress does not pass a package of measures to help Ukraine.

The package was passed by the Senate, and almost certainly the same would have happened in the House of Representatives, but so far House Speaker Mike Johnson has not put it to a vote.

Burns said the situation is “at a crossroads,” and Congress has a choice as to which path it will take. He referred to Ukraine's loss of Avdiivka in the Donbass.

“They fought as long as they could, but they ran out of ammunition, and the Russians just kept coming. “Without supplemental assistance in 2024, you’re going to see more Avdiivkas. And that, it seems to me, would be a massive and historic mistake for the United States,” said Burns, who recently returned from a visit to Ukraine.

“Ukraine could sustain itself as a strong, sovereign, independent country, anchor itself in Western institutions, and have the space and the security to recover from this terrible aggression and leave Russia to deal with the long-term consequences of Putin’s brutal and foolish invasion,” Burns emphasized.

Burns also pointed out that leaving Ukraine will be noticed in China, and the consequences will be felt throughout the Indo-Pacific.

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[Zambeezi]

french nationalism
Lowkey
@Lowkey0nline
13h
The editor-in-chief of Libération is Dov Alfon, formerly of Israeli military intelligence Unit 8200. The paper is owned by French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi.

France’s ‘centre-left’ Libération newspaper satirises the fastest, most catastrophic, deliberate starvation of a population ever…mocking 2.3 million famished Palestinians under US-UK-EU-armed Israeli bombardment, half of which are children.

European colonial barbarism… https://t.co/7JfeK5KoTT

— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) March 12, 2024

[Zambeezi]

This is what fascism looks like. pic.twitter.com/iOpkQd5rPe

— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) March 11, 2024

[Zambeezi]

https://twitter.com/PalBint/status/1767384591994630552

[Zambeezi]

This should scare the shit out of you, it is what happens when a company that builds airplanes is run by Wall St. for quarterly profits.

Its a symptom of end stage capitalism that we are currently living in and no politician will address it cuz they serve the capitalists.… https://t.co/WiDPZbqn1o

— Jimmy Dore (@jimmy_dore) March 11, 2024

[Zambeezi]

Azov Battalion member lost both legs and an arm but can still do this pic.twitter.com/im41phCqRv

— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) March 11, 2024

[Zambeezi]

https://rumble.com/v4inatu-today-a-child-tomorrow-a-fighter-jewish-rabbi-calls-for-sparing-no-one-in-g.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4

[Zambeezi]

Pilot "The entire instrument panel went black.... then lit up again."
LATAM passenger recalls flight plunge scare


https://rumble.com/v4ir9ib-latam-passenger-recalls-flight-plunge-scare.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4

[Zambeezi]

First aid ship to Gaza leaves Cyprus port in pilot project


https://rumble.com/v4ir9hh-first-aid-ship-to-gaza-leaves-cyprus-port-in-pilot-project.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4

[Zambeezi]

Ukrainians Tried To Break Through The Border. The Russians Are On Defense


https://rumble.com/v4ir1yh-ukrainians-tried-to-break-through-the-border.-the-russians-are-on-defense.-.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4

[Mr Badger]

1101 UTC

/ — NOW: Israeli airstrikes targeting the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.

https://t.me/MilitaryPOV/1971

[Mr Badger]

Azov Battalion member lost both legs and an arm but can still do this pic.twitter.com/im41phCqRv

— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) March 11, 2024

"Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!"

[Mr Badger]

: Svoboda Rosii (Freedom of Russia) Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Siberian Battalion, three pro-Ukrainian units made up of ethnic Russians, Buryats and Yakuts, invaded the Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts early this morning.

Battles going on in Tetkino, Kursk Oblast.

https://t.me/BellumActaNews/116202

: Shebekino and Grayvoron were shelled.

Video: https://t.me/BellumActaNews/116208

[Mr Badger]

[Zambeezi]

► History Lesson to a Zionist


https://rumble.com/v4irybf--history-lesson-to-a-zionist-.html?mref=331eul&mc=atat4

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://t.co/g72VqAwMtt pic.twitter.com/2ECvffh8TV

— Stone tossers (@Stone_tossers) March 12, 2024

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