Laura Ru
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Researcher & writer based in Hong Kong. Former academic. Longform articles archived at https://lauraruggeri.substack.com and https://laura-ruggeri.medium.com. Email: lauraru852@yandex.ru
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Israel must be internationally designated as terrorist entity: Iran FM spokesman

🔹The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has censured the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the besieged Gaza Strip, stating that the international community must designate the occupying Tel Aviv regime as a “terrorist entity” and put its leaders on trial over war crimes against Palestinians.

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🇩🇪🏦🇱🇷 Germany's Die Welt writes that the US is struggling to find where else to borrow money as investors leave the country and government bonds fall in value.

The media notes that usually during geopolitical crises investors have always preferred to invest in US debt, but now the opposite is happening.

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⚠️🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦🇺🇸Toward the Abyss: Unraveling NATO’s Escalation with Russia and the Peril to Humanity

….The actions of NATO, the incessant war drums beaten by the media, and the sinister narrative of Russian aggression are not isolated notes, but a symphony of hostility that drowns out the calls for peace and diplomacy. The West, blinded by hubris and illusions of maintaining hegemony, continues to tread on the perilous path of escalation, disregarding the stark warnings emanating from Russia and her allies. The convoluted Western narrative, meticulously crafted and ardently propagated, seeks to mask the true agents of discord, that of the US and its vassals. It’s a narrative that feeds the flames of hostility, undermining the prospects of a peaceful resolution and pushing the world closer to the brink.

As the shadow of conflict looms larger, it beckons the global community to awaken from the stupor of propaganda, challenge the narrative of hostility, and demand accountability from those who recklessly endanger global peace. The world stands at a crossroads, with the path we choose now having potential existentialist consequences for humanity. The time for decisive action and fervent calls for peace is now—before the abyss that awaits consumes the fragile flame of hope that still flickers in the collective heart of humanity.

❗️This isn’t just a call to action; it’s a clarion call for sanity in a world teetering on the edge of oblivion. The narrative may be dire, but it’s a narrative that implores us to stand up against the tide of recklessness and strive for a world where diplomacy triumphs over war, and a just peace over peril.

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Excerpt from "The US Empire's PR Crisis In Gaza":

The US-centralized empire is a giant network of allies, partners and assets spanning the entire globe. Many of the nations in this network, such as Israel, have strong ideologies and values systems that the empire must cooperate with to obtain their loyalty. But the empire itself has no ideology or values — it values nothing but planetary domination. The empire’s motives are no more ideological than the motives of a mugger are ideological.

So the empire has no ideology, but it is held together by cooperation with individual governments who do. The problem this creates is that sometimes the ideologies of those states cause them to do things that go against the interests of the empire as a whole. Israel can just up and decide to commit a genocidal massacre in front of everyone. Saudi Arabia can decide it’s going to dismember a Washington Post reporter with a bone saw. Proxies in Ukraine can keep saying Nazi things and sporting Nazi insignia in public. They do these things because unlike the top brass in the imperial power structure they are guided by ideology, with no regard for the need to preserve the empire’s image as a “rules-based international order”.

This often creates a PR crisis for the empire, because the public will cease consenting to the network of alliances, partners and assets if it becomes sufficiently aware of the depravity needed to hold it all together. This is typically easy to resolve because the US empire has the most sophisticated propaganda machine in the history of civilization, but that propaganda machine is operated by individuals — individuals who may have learned about Palestinian rights at university, or who were disgusted about the way their employer ran cover for Israel’s murder of Shireen Abu Akleh only to find out Israel did it and was lying. So they don’t always play along with the imperial machine in their reporting, thereby exacerbating the empire’s PR crisis.

The worst thing that could possibly happen, from the empire’s point of view, is for the public to start opening their eyes to its criminality. With Israel on a genocidal rampage as pro-Palestinian protesters flood the streets worldwide, we may be certain that the manipulators who are responsible for imperial perception management are in full crisis mode, because if a critical mass of people can pick apart this one lie, it opens up the possibility of their unplugging themselves from the whole propaganda matrix that keeps the empire operational.

The empire managers are standing by Israel’s side and doing everything they can to pretend its actions are right and just, but they are fidgeting uncomfortably, and behind the scenes we may be sure they’re in total damage control. That’s why we’re being slammed with such a mad deluge of propaganda right now, and that’s why they’re doing everything they can to censor and suppress and shut down voices who are critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza.

https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-us-empires-pr-crisis-in-gaza?fbclid=IwAR08QgYPLVOjFefrvBpqbgGatjmeKWaNrljpUAstDMYHmjyRnznVq0W2clM
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Israeli media reported that, although the IDF is ready for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu delayed the operation, “apparently due to political considerations and operational concerns".
It seems that the US and some EU states are pressuring Israel to postpone the ground assault in order to negotiate the release of more hostages.

▪️The US, the UK, Italy, Canada, France and Germany have decided to coordinate their actions on sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and on preventing the expansion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the leaders of these countries said in a statement published by the White House. ▪️They have also started to tone down their statements and no longer mention "unconditional support for Israel" after a cost/benefits assessment of such unconditional support. ▪️Western societies risk a deflagration of inter-ethnic conflict for which they are not equipped. ▪️Yet another open display of double-standards in relation to crimes against humanity also risks to further isolate the West internationally. ▪️If the conflict escalates and involves the entire region, energy supplies and trade flows would be seriously affected, inflation would reach unsustainable levels and no one could control its domino effect on the global economy. ▪️In case of a prolonged conflict Israel's military needs would undermine the US ability to supply munitions to Ukraine. @LauraRuHK
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I media israeliani hanno riferito che, sebbene l'IDF sia pronto per un'invasione di terra della Striscia di Gaza, Netanyahu ha rinviato l'operazione, "apparentemente a causa di considerazioni politiche e preoccupazioni operative".
Sembra che gli Stati Uniti e alcuni Stati europei stiano facendo pressione su Israele affinché rinvii l'assalto di terra per negoziare il rilascio di altri ostaggi.

▪️Gli Stati Uniti, il Regno Unito, l'Italia, il Canada, la Francia e la Germania hanno deciso di coordinare le loro azioni per l'invio di aiuti umanitari alla Striscia di Gaza e per prevenire l'espansione del conflitto israelo-palestinese, hanno dichiarato i leader di questi Paesi in una dichiarazione pubblicata dalla Casa Bianca. ▪️Hanno anche iniziato a ridurre i toni delle loro dichiarazioni e non menzionano più il "sostegno incondizionato a Israele" dopo una valutazione dei costi/benefici di tale sostegno incondizionato. ▪️Le società occidentali rischierebbero di veder deflagrare un conflitto interetnico su base religiosa per il quale non sono attrezzate. ▪️L'ennesima dimostrazione di doppiopesismo davanti a crimini contro l'umanita' rischia inoltre di isolare ulteriormente l'Occidente a livello internazionale. ▪️Se il conflitto si allargasse coinvolgendo l'intera regione mediorientale, le forniture energetiche e i flussi commerciali ne risentirebbero gravemente, con l'aumento dei prezzi l'inflazione raggiungerebbe livelli insostenibili e nessuno potrebbe controllare il suo effetto domino sull'economia globale. ▪️In caso di conflitto prolungato, le esigenze militari di Israele minerebbero la capacità degli Stati Uniti di rifornire l'Ucraina di munizioni. @LauraRuHK
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🇺🇸🏴‍☠️🇺🇦🇷🇺Daria Dugina was blown up by the SBU,her father was the real target The Washington Post claims, citing sources.

According to the publication, they managed to smuggle the bomb components across the border by hiding them in a cat cage in a cluttered car in which a mother and her 12-year-old daughter were.

It is reported that the SBU has been preparing for this and other operations for almost 10 years - after the annexation of Crimea - in close cooperation with the CIA. The United States allegedly spent tens of millions of dollars on this training, provided Ukraine with advanced surveillance systems, trained recruits at facilities in Ukraine and the United States, built new headquarters for Ukrainian military intelligence, and provided a huge amount of intelligence data.

According to the publication, the SBU was also involved in the bombing of Russian military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky.

Officials say anonymously that the CIA maintains a significant presence in Kiev.

However, "Ukraine's penchant for lethal operations has complicated its cooperation with the CIA, raising concerns about the agency's complicity and raising concerns among some officials in Kiev and Washington."

“We have too many enemies that are more important to neutralize. People who launch rockets. People who committed atrocities in Bucha,” said a senior SBU official.

He calls the murder of Dugin's daughter "very cynical."

“If Ukraine's intelligence operations become even more bold—for example, targeting Russians in third countries—one can imagine how this could cause friction with partners and lead to serious conflict with Ukraine's broader strategic goals,” said a former senior CIA official.

He compares the SBU to the Israeli Mossad of the 1970s, when it was credited with many murders in other countries.

SBU operatives trained with the participation of the CIA are responsible for the explosions on the Crimean Bridge, UAV attacks on the Kremlin and Russian ships

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Death toll from Israeli Gaza massacre tops 5,000.

#GazaGenocide

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Nazi reprisals. As atonement for each German soldier killed by a resistance fighter, soldiers were ordered to kill 10 Italian civilians. In two weeks Israel killed 5,000 civilians in Gaza. @LauraRuHK
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When having around 800 🇺🇸military bases around the world could easily turn into a problem without a solution 😏
According to media reports al-Tanf base in Homs province (Syria) was attacked by drones on Monday.
This is an important facility of the US-led 'coalition' near the border with Iraq and Jordan;
One drone managed to hit the base, but it was then neutralized; the other two were intercepted by air defense away from the facility, according to media reports;

▪️ Last week, two bases in Iraq where US troops are stationed were attacked @LauraRuHK.
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Perche' una nave cinese battente bandiera di Hong Kong viene accusata di aver danneggiato il gasdotto che collega Estonia e Finlandia? La Cina ha prontamente respinto le accuse, e se si usasse le logica si capirebbe che Pechino non ha nessun motivo di sabotare un gasdotto nel Golfo di Finlandia. L'interesse a mettere la Cina sul banco degli imputati ce l'avrebbero invece gli Stati Uniti perche' facendo ricadere la colpa dell'accaduto sulla Cina potrebbero indurre i paesi baltici a bloccare il traffico cinese da e verso l'Unione Europea, traffico che passa anche dal porto di San Pietroburgo e altri porti russi. La rotta settentrionale viene vista dalla Cina come un'alternativa molto interessante specialmente in un momento in cui il conflitto in Medio Oriente ha aumentato i costi di assicurazione marittima e rischia di compromettere le rotte tradizionali. @LauraRuHK
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Why is a Hong Kong-registered feeder container ship being blamed for a damaged pipeline connecting Estonia and Finland? China promptly rejected all accusations, and if you applied logic you would immediately realise that Beijing has no reason to sabotage a gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. On the other hand the US has a clear interest in blaming China for the damage because it could thus persuade Baltic countries to block Chinese traffic to and from the EU, traffic that also passes through the port of St. Petersburg and other Russian ports. The northern sea route is seen by China as very attractive, especially at a time when the conflict in the Middle East has increased maritime insurance costs and threatens other routes. @LauraRuHK
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Il primo ministro ungherese Viktor Orban ha paragonato l’Unione europea di oggi all'Unione Sovietica prima del crollo:

"A volte la storia si ripete. Fortunatamente, quella che la prima volta è una tragedia, si ripresenta come una farsa."

Per Orban, l'Unione Europea è una parodia moderna dell’URSS, per giunta mediocre. @LauraRuHK
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ANZIANE DONNE LIBERATE DA HAMAS: LE IMMAGINI CHE IL MAINSTREAM NON VI MOSTRA E CHE FB CENSURA

Mia madre dice che erano molto amichevoli verso di loro, che si sono presi cura di loro, che venivano loro date le medicine e veniva loro prestata attenzione.
Un ostaggio, un uomo che aveva avuto un incidente motociclistico, è stato curato da un paramedico, che ha disinfettato le ferite e gli ha fornito antibiotici.
Le persone erano amichevoli ed erano molto preoccupate per loro, ed il luogo veniva tenuto sempre pulito.


Sono le parole della figlia di una delle due anziane rilasciate ieri sera per motivi umanitari e consegnate, letteralmente per mano, alla croce Rossa, con estremo rispetto.
Nel video, che non è possibile condividere e che non è presente sui media occidentali se non tagliato della sua parte iniziale, si vede l'anziana che, consegnata ai paramedici della croce Rossa, sì volta verso il miliziano per stringergli la mano.
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🇺🇦🛸🤡 Ukrainians have a hard time coping with losing strategic positions around Avdeevka.

They decided to send an FPV drone to target...checks notes... Russian flags.

Meanwhile "Bobr" FPV drones destroyed 2 Leo's, a T-72 and an M113...🤷‍♂️

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Ammetto di non essere un'esperta di marketing, ma veramente non riesco a comprendere il motivo per cui certi canali Telegram cerchino accordi per farsi pubblicita' a vicenda invece di condividere i contenuti dei canali che apprezzano. Fatemi capire, si appropriano dei contenuti prodotti da altri senza fornire la fonte, pero' poi gli propongono di fare pubblicita' sul loro canale in cambio dello stesso favore?? Io seguo decine di canali, e quando trovo dei contenuti originali che mi interessano clicco "condividi" in modo che appaia l'autore. Questo permette a chi segue il mio canale di seguirne anche altri sulla base dei contenuti, non sulla base di una raccomandazione. Se a causa della censura in vigore in Europa non posso condividere automaticamente pubblicazioni a cui ho accesso da Hong Kong in quanto risulterebbero oscurate, faccio copia incolla con attribuzione. E' cosi' difficile? @LauraRuHK
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https://strategic-culture.su/news/2023/10/23/the-palestinian-tragedy-cui-bono/

Cutting to the chase. And featuring plenty of guest stars: a Chinese scholar, an aristocratic bromance, a Russian military analyst and the legendary Dr Mahathir.
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