"Instead of geographical nation states you'll have ideological cyber states, and people don't consider that you can be locked out of those network states. So you need a digital passport in order to enter them. And they have their own currencies.

So whether or not it's a CBDC from the central banks, the IMF, et cetera, or if it's a BRICS system, you're still talking about a tokenization of the economy and you're talking about a system where you need some sort of digital ID to enter, and that you can be locked out, and you can be controlled." Courtenay Turner of CourtenayTurner.com ??

? https://geopoliticsandempire.com/2025/01/16/turner-world-system

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"The [Iranian] regime has been humiliated repeatedly by the Israelis, not just in the destruction of Hamas, the near destruction of Hezbollah, and with hundreds of Israeli fighter jets flying and bombing over Iran with impunity.

They've been humiliated by the assassinations Israel has engineered inside Iran, not just of a Hamas official, but of nuclear scientists and others. The regime has destroyed the middle class. It's destroyed the economy.

The regime is a bunch of losers, essentially. And yet, and this is something that has to be taken into account as I write, The Ottoman Empire took decades to die. It was dying the whole 19th century, but it took the cataclysm of World War I to kill it off.

The Habsburg Empire was also weakening and dying in the 19th century, and it took World War I to kill it off. The Iranian regime could teeter on, stumble and bumble on for years to come, or it could collapse tomorrow." Robert D. Kaplan of RobertDKaplan.com ?

? https://www.amazon.com/Waste-Land-World-Permanent-Crisis-ebook/dp/B0D2W1B519

? https://geopoliticsandempire.com/2025/01/17/kaplan-global-weimar-waste-land

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Elise Stefanik, President Trump's nominee for United Nations Ambassador, said Tuesday during her confirmation hearing that she agrees with the view that "Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank." https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64820

If you are still using any Google products on a routine basis, such as Gmail, Google search, Google AI (Gemini), etc. you are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, as you worship your captors. Google is arguable the single most evil corporate entity on the planet, and it actively worked to maximize vaccine deaths and COVID deaths while dishonestly rigging elections and actively working to obliterate critical human knowledge such as the effectiveness of ivermectin, vitamin D or fenben. Honestly, anyone still routinely using Google just isn’t very smart or wise and has obviously surrendered their conscious awareness to an entity that is trying to exterminate them. Google stands for global depopulation, ignorance, enslavement and tyranny. If you are using Google on a routine basis, you are voting for precisely these things. Some of the smartest people I know once worked for Google, but they left when they realized how evil Google actually was. When will YOU leave Google?

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sony Diaz, who owns one of the largest expat immigration service companies in Mexico. Sony and her team help foreigners with their Mexican residency and other immigration-related services. Below are the highlights of our fascinating discussion.

Travis: Let’s jump right in. Are foreigners still moving to Mexico? Or was that just a short-term Covid phenomenon?

Sony: Right now I am the busiest I have ever been. I have clients that have already booked appointments out to April. I have never seen this level of activity before. The number of people requesting to become residents is double what we were seeing five years ago.

Where is all of the interest from? Is it mostly Americans?

Americans make up nearly 80% of our business, with Canadians making up another 15% and people from other countries representing the remaining 5%.

Who is coming? Is it mostly retirees?

Before the pandemic, the vast majority of those looking for my services were retirees or soon to be retirees. Since the pandemic, and more recently, it is a much more diverse mix of people: families, working professionals, digital nomads, retirees, soon-to-be-retired couples, etc. In just the past few months I have worked with people in their 20s and people in their 80s.

**What about the motivations of the people that you are seeing? What are they? Are they different than before?

Great weather and a good cost of living have always been key drivers. That being said, I am hearing people — especially younger people — talking more and more about a connection to the Mexican way of life. Community, culture, family, pace of life and quality of life are all increasingly being mentioned. Obviously the ability of many people to work remote now is helping as well. A smaller but quickly growing percentage of people cite “political reasons” as a key motivator**. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/ceo-corner/sonia-diaz-immigration-interview-ceo-perspective

I see how this works: "China's biotechnology schemes are evil and bad and a threat to our security!!! So...we must do what they're doing but even better! We must become a monster to stop a monster! Gattaca here we come!" ? ?

"To counter these threats, the United States must integrate biotechnology into its broader defense and emerging technology strategies, recognizing the critical intersection of biosecurity, artificial intelligence, and advanced computing. Biosecurity should become a strategic priority comparable to semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum super-computing technologies." https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/01/15/biotech-battlefield

https://www.activistpost.com/sarah-adams-and-the-return-of-the-iraq-war-playbook/

https://alt-market.us/wef-elites-unveil-plan-to-use-carbon-controls-as-a-trojan-horse-for-global-dei/

*? Presidential Aide Nikolay Patrushev gave an interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper(January 14, 2025)*

Key points:
#USA

• The US establishment has been divided and lacks a common policy vision for the world and domestically.

• Trump’s core message is that he supposedly has a plan to revive pragmatic politics in the United States, which is expected to benefit both the state and its people. It has yet to be seen how this compares with the interests of other countries and nations.

• If Trump’s first term as president is any guide, the infamous deep state has a lot of clout in the USA. It can prevent Trump from pursuing his agenda.

• Trump will not view Ukraine as a priority. China is a much bigger concern for him.

• Trump has outlined his interests regarding Greenland, the Panama Canal, Mexico and Canada. There is an American tradition that consists of reshaping the world map to suit the US interests and interfering in the affairs of other countries across various continents.

• It seems unlikely that Trump sends the army to invade new states for the United States, as some have been saying. What is clear, however, is that the new administration will be proactive in asserting its interests in its dealings with all these countries.

#ChinaUS

• I believe that disagreements between Washington and Beijing will escalate, and it will be the United States that will intentionally fan these flames.

#RussiaChina

• For Russia, China has been and will remain a key partner as part of our privileged strategic cooperation. These relations are immune to momentary consideration and will endure regardless of who gets into the Oval Office.

#Ukraine

• Talks on Ukraine must take place between Russia and the United States without any other Western countries.

• The people of Ukraine remain a kindred, brotherly nation with our ties reaching back centuries, no matter what the Kiev propaganda mouthpieces say in their Ukrainisation frenzy. We do care about what is happening in Ukraine.

#Moldova

• Chisinau must be honest with itself and stop deceiving its people. The Moldovan authorities must recognise their mistakes and get down to mending fences instead of searching for enemies inside the country and in Transnistria.

#Europe

• We have nothing to discuss with either London or Brussels. For example, EU leadership has long lost the right to speak on behalf of many members including Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Romania and several other countries which are interested in ensuring stability in Europe and have adopted a balanced position towards Russia.

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