The serial bullet dodger in chief

Behold, a conspiracy theory. I begin to suspect that what could have been, maybe possibly, a genuine assassination attempt back on July 13 of 2024 - have become a PR tool for Donald Trump.

Think about it - he is a former showman. He knows how reality TV shows work. He knows what is fame, and - despite his flaws in other areas - he understands how to capture and keep a certain type of audience glued to himself no matter what. And yet recently he has been losing the fame, and possibly sanity, non stop since around January 2026. What a better way to shake things up and distract both his friends and foes than to get shot at again? It seems too logical for me to ignore. I think this time, the "attempt" was fake. What do you think?

#USA #Trump #assassination #attempt

Mali, Wagner, gold, jihad

Since 2021, the PMC Wagner Group - currently Russian state-controlled "Africa Corps", work in Mali as guards and co-owners of the gold mines in Mali. There are about 2.500 of them in Mali, minus the losses from that one ambush organized by the jihadists with a help of the CIA, MI6, and even Ukrainian SBU (it's a long story).

Mali mines around 60 to 70 tons of gold every year, which translates in a few billions of dollars from the trade and taxes. The government of Mali spends some of the profit on the citizens of Mali via social programs. The local jihadists control their own gold mines, and they want more.

The jihadists are attacking Mali directly, doing sieges this time instead of raids. And Mali relies heavily on Africa Corps to survive - the Africa Corps is doing the heavy lifting - air support and armored vehicles, all that jazz. And while Africa Corps benefits from the Mali gold - they at least are willing to die for the country. Quite noble, eh?

#Mali #Russia #gold #mining

⚡️ Russia's Ministry of Defence:

On April 25, 2026, at around 5:30 am, illegal armed groups of Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and the Azawad Liberation Front, under common command and coordination, attempted to carry out an armed coup d’état in the Republic of Mali.

Four major populated areas were attacked simultaneously – Bamako, the capital of the Republic of Mali, as well as the cities of Sevare, Gao and Kidal.

The militant groups numbered approximately 12,000 people. Their training was conducted with the participation of Ukrainian and European mercenary instructors, who used, among other things, Western-made Stinger and Mistral MANPADS.

In Bamako, attempts were made to seize key facilities, above all the presidential palace. The Defence Minister was killed when a suicide vehicle-borne explosive device was detonated near his residence.

Units of the African Corps of the Russian Armed Forces engaged superior enemy forces in fierce fighting, inflicting irrecoverable losses in manpower and equipment on the militants and forcing them to abandon their plans.

❗️ Units of the African Corps prevented a coup d’état, preserved the authority of the legitimate government and helped avert mass civilian casualties.

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Four Inokhodets UAV airstrikes were carried out against advancing reserves and concentrations of enemy manpower. The strikes destroyed up to 60 militants, 4 pickup trucks and 5 motorcycles.

Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopter crews conducted 21 combat sorties under enemy fire, striking concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment. More than 175 militants, 23 vehicles, 1 suicide vehicle-borne explosive device and 33 motorcycles were destroyed.

Su-24 aircraft crews conducted 6 combat sorties, delivering 8 strikes against concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment. More than 70 militants, 2 armoured vehicles and 25 vehicles were destroyed.

Medical specialists of the African Corps are providing assistance to wounded and injured civilians, including by performing complex surgical operations.

In repelling the terrorist attack, African Corps servicemen used all types of weapons: tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers, artillery and mortar systems, as well as multiple launch rocket systems. Soldiers and officers repeatedly had to engage in close-quarters small-arms combat.

During the hostilities, enemy losses amounted to:

• more than 2,500 personnel;
• 102 vehicles;
• 2 suicide vehicle-borne explosive devices;
• 152 motorcycles;
• 7 mortars.

During the period of active hostilities:

The African Corps detachment stationed in Kidal fought for more than 24 hours while fully encircled by a vastly superior grouping of illegal armed formations and repelled four massive attacks on the main strongpoint and outer defence posts. At present, by decision of the leadership of the Republic of Mali, servicemen of the Malian Armed Forces and the African Corps have left the strongpoint in the city of Kidal.

☝️The enemy has not abandoned its aggressive intentions and is regrouping. The situation in the Republic of Mali remains difficult.

Units of the African Corps of the Russian Armed Forces continue to carry out their assigned tasks and remain ready to repel militant attacks, conducting active reconnaissance and destroying identified field camps of illegal armed formations and detected targets.

⚡️ Federal Security Service of Russia:

On April 28, 2026, as a result of an exchange held on the Belarusian-Polish border, two Russian citizens returned home – Russian scientist Alexander Butyagin and the wife of a Russian soldier serving with the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

☝️ Both had previously been unlawfully held in states unfriendly to Russia.

The Russian citizens were exchanged for two career officers of Moldova’s special service, who had earlier posed as Moldovan citizens allegedly recruited by an officer of the Main Directorate for Foreign Intelligence of the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova. They arrived in Russia in 2025 using documents issued under fictitious personal details, with the aim of conducting intelligence activities.

👉 They were identified and detained by Russian security agencies.

Aware that they had been exposed, the Moldovan intelligence officers made every effort to conceal their affiliation with the regular staff of foreign special services. However, during the criminal investigation, an irrefutable body of evidence was gathered, fully exposing and confirming their affiliation with the intelligence service of the Republic of Moldova.

🤝 The return of Russian citizens home was made possible thanks to a multi-stage operation carried out by the Federal Security Service of Russia jointly with the State Security Committee of Belarus.

#RussiaBelarus