There are always three sites to visit in uncertain times. The Saker, Moon of Alabama, and SOTT - Sign of the Times.
The Saker, originally Vineyard of the Saker, is run by a former intelligence officer from Switzerland with Russian roots. Moon of Alabama is run by Bernhard, who also has roots in intelligence work. Bernhard's sitreps are usually very good, amongst the best.
Then there's SOTT. SOTT are never off-course too much, but lately they've been overlooked, perhaps a bit too much. Until now, when a number of headlines converged all at once.
That was the intention, originally, with this Substack. Until we happened upon what follows below.
Are any of you acquainted with Ben Norton? The name rings a bell, but so many bells are ringing in these chaotic and uncertain times.
At any rate. On with the narrative. Buckle up.
Doug on Tucker
The TCT monologue the other day was a burner, but Fox edited out the concluding remarks from Doug Macgregor. Here they are again.
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"Earlier this month, the Biden administration asked Congress to authorize some $12 billion in additional aid for Ukraine, including $4.5 billion to support the Kiev government financially beyond September. It asked for $2 billion on top of that, to help Ukraine offset rising energy prices."
This is not partisan. The comedian is in the middle of the biggest con in history. At some level, buried deep down so few see and then only rarely, he enjoys the stupidity of his marks. It's pathological.
Greeks encroaching on Lesbians
https://www.rt.com/news/563503-greece-turkey-aegean-islands/
Turkish state-run media has circulated drone footage of military vehicles deployed by Athens to the islands of Lesbos and Samos.
Giorgia
Briefly: Giorgia Meloni may be Italy’s next PM, the “right” in Italy may have won the plurality and get to form the new government, but the “right” is no longer the “right” and the “left” is no longer the “left”, not just in Italy but anywhere. Words like “progressive” have a distinctly bitter aftertaste today. This is about people against the establishment.
Satirium est Ipecac in Nauseum Non Veritas
By Eric Arthur Blair. Who we know is...
On a flight from Munich to NY I was seated next to a Russian man and eventually he shared he was with the FSB. He told me he was going to study advanced propaganda techniques used in the US on its citizens.
“What propaganda?” I asked.
“Yes, exactly” was his response.
Go on - read the rest.
http://thesaker.is/satirium-est-ipecac-in-nauseum-non-veritas/
This is a treasure.
"The greatest triumph of the US propaganda machine is convincing people that they have not, in fact, been brainwashed."
Not worth the time? Are you sure?
By Ben Norton
https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/22/un-speech-biden-war/
But if you read the book then here's the movie.
A more secure copy:
This can't be ignored.
All the Young Dudes, Carry the (Russian) News
By Pepe.
http://thesaker.is/all-the-young-dudes-carry-the-russian-news/
“Geopolitical tectonic plates are reelin' and rockin', and the sound is heard all around the world, as the twin baby bears DPR and LPR plus Kherson and Zaporozhye vote on their referendums. Irretrievable fact: by the end of next week Russia most certainly will be on the way to add over 100,000 km2 and over 5 million people to the Federation.”
“The baby bears are coming to Mama.”
Nobody understands Eurasia better than Pepe.
Lavrov at 77th UN General Assembly: 'Anglo-Saxons Have Completely Subjugated Europe - EU Sliding Into Dictatorship'
This seems to be coopted from RT. 25 Sept. Note the cute way the photo catches his eyeballs.
It's said that Sergei smokes four packs of fags a day. It's also said why. He has to deal with so many sociopathic morons.
Western Media Continues to Ignore How Ukraine is Using NATO Weapons to Kill Innocent Civilians in The Donbass
If you're not yet acquainted with Eva Bartlett, then shame on you, make that acquaintance now.
Eva has this angelic way of narrating. Perhaps someone's asked her if she picked this up from David Attenborough. But the answer would surely be no - this is how Eva really is. Very mild-mannered, extremely polite and courteous, but, given the horror and trauma she often witnesses, and although she's able to hold back the tears, she will - but only on rare rare occasions - show you what she's really feeling.
Eva's good friends with Vanessa Beeley, and together they've both covered the conflict in Syria.
Eva is totally independent, totally crowd-funded, and would have it no other way.
Eva, originally from Canada long long ago, today calls Moscow home, although she's often out on the road, particularly to the Donbass, to report on the atrocities there.
Eva came to the attention of Jimmy Dore years ago when she held a presser at the UN and completely dressed down a Norwegian reporter. When you start watching that clip, you can in no way imagine Eva's going to come out on top, but then it's Eva's turn to speak.
What's wonderful about this is how she does it. Yes, that poor Norwegian is going to feel the fool afterwards, but Eva's ever so kind about it.
Eva writes occasionally for RT, but says that in itself is not enough to get by on, and insists she is under no pressure or coercion whatsoever, in stark contrast to what customarily happens in the West.
Here's the UN clip.
And here's how Jimmy Dore reacted to it.
Now here's her recent piece at SOTT. Enjoy.
Straight-shooting: Russia's Sergey Lavrov warns US risks becoming combatant in Ukraine war
This comes from Newsweek of all places. But it's been reprinted at SOTT.
TV Address by Putin on 'Partial Mobilization' and Secession of 4 'Republics' From Ukraine
This is from the Kremlin's own website. It outlines this new 'partial mobilisation'. No one will ever know for sure the whys and wherefores, but speculation is that these 300,000 reservists will be asked to secure the new territory.
As of the evening of 27 September, the voting in those four regions will be complete. The turnouts already qualify them as legitimate. What follows is a decision by the Russian Duma to accept their application for admission into the Russian Federation. And what follows on that is pretty obvious.
The rules are changing, the rules have changed. Again. Unipolar with a uni-bully is thankfully gone forever. Only a small part (10-12%) of the planet do not want this change. The 88-90% will overpower them. The reaction to the speech highlighted by Ben Norton makes that patently clear.