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[Linda @lgfocus]

The best short film on how our children will react to the genocide in Gaza.

This short piece made Col. Lawrence Wilkerson cry on camera during an interview with Dialogue Works.

WATCH and remember.

[Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis]

"Where were you" they will be asking us "when this was happening? What did you do to stop it?"

[StockMarket.News @_Investinq]

This chart shows something really important about the Fed’s so-called Quantitative Tightening, it isn’t happening the way most people think.

When the Fed talks about QT, it sounds like they’re shrinking their balance sheet by reducing the number of government bonds they own. In theory, that’s supposed to pull money out of the economy and slow things down but when you look closer, the Fed has only been cutting back on short-term bonds, not the long-term ones.

The blue line on the chart shows short-term Treasuries, meaning bonds that mature in less than a year. Those have fallen a lot since 2022, which means the Fed has been letting them roll off without replacing them.

That’s the part of QT everyone sees, the part that makes it look like the Fed is tightening aggressively but the red line tells a completely different story. It tracks long-term Treasuries, which are bonds that mature in ten years or more. Those have actually gone up to record levels from just $0.09 trillion back in 2007 to about $1.6 trillion by 2025.

so even though the Fed talks about reducing its balance sheet, it’s still holding a huge amount of long-term debt. Long-term Treasuries are what shape borrowing costs for things like mortgages, corporate loans, and government spending. By keeping so many of those on its books, the Fed is helping hold down long-term interest rates. It’s supporting the bond market while tightening only at the short end of the curve.

In simple terms, the Fed is draining some money out of the system but doing it in a very controlled way. It’s avoiding a big sell-off in long-term bonds because that could cause interest rates to spike and hurt the economy. So while it looks like the Fed is being tough with QT, the reality is softer the real tightening is happening with short-term bonds, while the long-term side still has a safety net. It’s a reminder that even when the Fed says it’s tightening, it’s still making sure the markets don’t fall apart

[Luke Gromen @LukeGromen]

Really important chart from @Econimica (who is a great follow.)

QT never happened in 10+yr USTs post-2022

[Sarah @DDGSarah]

I love this.

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

DISTURBING: The UN and the Bill Gates Foundation are fast-tracking plans for a global digital ID system spanning 50 nations by 2028—an initiative critics warn could literally redefine what it means to be free.

Launched in late 2023, the “50 in 5” campaign has already signed on 30 countries, building what they call “Digital Public Infrastructure”—a system linking digital IDs, instant payments, and massive data-sharing pipelines between governments and corporations. Leaders from countries like Nigeria and Togo even admit the groundwork began during COVID, when vaccine passports paved the way for global identity tracking.

Behind the polished language of “inclusion” and “interoperability” lies a far more sinister goal: to digitize and control absolutely everything. From citizens to property—even “every leaf on every tree,” as the WEF bragged—all of it is being mapped onto a global ledger of compliance.

While the U.S. hasn’t officially joined, it is supporting the effort. And as Big Tech races to build the data centers that will run this system, community resistance may be the last line between human freedom and a future where your access to life itself depends on a digital ID.

Watch the full episode:👇
https://t.co/Bpyz7j3f5k

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis, in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/leUDtowap7

[Linda @lgfocus]

Col. Larry Wilkerson: The Iran War Threat RETURNS — But Iran Has Transformed into a Military Giant! https://t.co/wUvWtvmXjK via @YouTube

[MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra]

Rep. @realannapaulina Dropped a Bombshell:

After JFK was assassinated, the Russian Government tried to give the US Government their Findings at his Funeral… those Files were believed to be destroyed by the CIA.

NOW, the Russian Government is about to hand those files over once again.

https://t.co/CFkMJhaesj

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said those responsible for the destruction of Gaza must be prosecuted, stressing that “peace cannot mean forgetting.” Speaking to Spain’s largest radio network, Cadena SER, he said there should be no impunity for the main actors in the genocide that has been perpetrated in Gaza, citing ongoing ICC cases against Israeli leaders. Spain has been one of Europe’s sharpest critics of Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, with Sánchez last month explicitly calling Israel’s actions a genocide.

[DD Geopolitics @DD_Geopolitics]

🇺🇸 Full statement from Trump regarding Russia... because if we have to see it, you have to see it.

Putin should've won in 10 days, he lost a million and a half soldiers... I settled 8 wars...

[Linda @lgfocus]

@DD_Geopolitics Ukraine has a comedian acting like he is a president.

US has a president acting like he is the headliner in a Saturday Night skit.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Indiana farmer: China is the number one buyer in the world of soybeans. Every other country in the world we export to does not total China. They have not purchased any soybeans in 2025. As a farmer, that does affect us

[MAGA Cult Slayer🦅🇺🇸 @MAGACult2]

A US citizen was fined $130 for not having their papers on them. Tell me this isn’t Germany again.

[Muhammad Shehada @muhammadshehad2]

🚨Jared Kushner, Peter Thiel & Larry Ellison are planning to turn Gaza into a haven for billionaires, with "a city of tax-free startups, with scattered server farms for cloud processing & artificial intelligence" & "factories with cheap labor" & "simple regulations"

Ellison is ready to put $350 million into this plan, per Israel's channel 12 (the largest & most watching Israeli TV).

[DD Geopolitics @DD_Geopolitics]

🇺🇸🇵🇸 "If Hamas does not disarm, we will disarm them and it'll happen quickly and perhaps violently. But they will disarm, do you understand me?" - Trump, a day after his historic "Peace Summit"

Muhammad al-Hindi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said resistance factions reject disarmament and will not accept it by force.

He added that Israeli attempts to obstruct the agreement were expected, there are no international forces monitoring the Gaza ceasefire, and Netanyahu failed to achieve “absolute victory.”

Al-Hindi also rejected the presence of an international high commission in the Strip.

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

BREAKING: In a shocking moment, Trump appears to engage in foreign election interference, saying the U.S. will only give Argentina foreign aid if his pal Milei wins. "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

Extreme corruption.

[𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙 🇷🇺🇮🇪 @SMO_VZ]

!!!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!!!!

RUSSIANS are breaking through !

‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️

Is Kupyansk falling? - A mass evacuation has been announced in the Kharkiv region

Residents of 40 settlements in the Kupyansk district are being urgently evacuated.

[Nic Cruz Patane @niccruzpatane]

This isn’t China. This is Long Beach, California.

Over 100 transport containers move autonomously between quayside cranes, storage yards, and rail transfer points.

The vehicles can achieve a maximum speed of 13 mph, and can transport containers that are up to 70 tonnes.

[Linda @lgfocus]

We don't even hide it anymore

[Legitimate Targets @LegitTargets]

🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 BREAKING: The U.S. is considering plan to ASSASSINATE Venezuelan President Maduro - Politico

[The Resonance @Partisan_12]

Journalist: “You've said that Russia should repay for reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe Israel should repay for reconstruction of Gaza?”

EU chief spokesperson: “I have no comment at this stage.”