‘The US builds weapons, China builds hospitals’ — Ex-Romanian FM Adrian Severin
'We could be FIRST by inspiring the others, not SANCTIONING the others'
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇵🇭 US Continues Turning Philippines into "Asia's Ukraine," Using US-Ukraine Drones
▪️USNI reports US is arming the Philippines with the same drones used against Russia via Ukraine - including maritime drones used to target/destroy commercial shipping and military vessels;
▪️The NYT previously revealed Ukraine drone strikes are actually carried out by the US, meaning similar anti-China operations are likewise conducted by the US simply attributing them to the "Philippines;"
▪️The US is encouraging the Philippines to carry out an escalating self-destructive confrontation with China over useless contested waters, increasingly at the cost of peace and stability for the entire region;
▪️USNI specifically mentions holding shipping "under threat" just as the US has in the Black Sea & the Strait of Hormuz, signaling the expansion of an already global US operation targeting maritime shipping;
▪️This indicates the US is rushing forward, not "retreating" from global conflict, chaos, and pursued primacy;
The link to the story for anyone interested: https://t.co/pXbRmJOoiz
🇺🇸🇮🇷 The war explained in 10 seconds
Venezuelan oil is extra-heavy (very low API gravity, around 8-10° or less), thick like tar/resin, with a high percentage of sulfur, metals and asphaltenes.
It does not flow easily, is difficult to transport by pipeline or ship without heating, and requires expensive refineries for processing. Without dilution, production and exports are limited.
Iran produces light oil (Iranian Light ~34-36° API) and gas condensate (very light and volatile).
This acts as a diluent: it reduces viscosity, increases API gravity and makes the mixture easier to transport and refine.
Typical ratio: 3:1 (3 barrels Venezuelan heavy + 1 barrel Iranian light/condensate) → produces Merey 16 or a similar blend (around 16° API), which is popular with Asian refineries (especially China).
This is what China used to do by importing both of them. Mixing.
This is what the US is now trying to do, huge profits.
USA, 1990 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile
USA, 2000 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile
USA, 2010 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile
USA, 2026 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile
Putin's comfort level in China is amazing.
He looks like a man who came with a mission and knows he got it done.
This is not just Russia and China smiling for cameras.
This is BRICS, multipolarity, and the world moving away from American hegemony in real time.
Watch FULL here:
https://t.co/eI98tWkur5
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday that nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 in April, down from a revised 185,000 in March but ahead of expectations. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3%.
Economists had penciled in just 55,000 new jobs, making April's tally a substantial upside surprise, according to CNBC. The result represented the first back-to-back monthly increase in payrolls in a year, according to Bloomberg.