… Put yourself in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shoes against the backdrop of 35 previously exiled Russian officials from the United States as a result of the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment and Joint Analysis Report {BACKGROUND}.
QUESTION: What exactly would Vladimir Putin think about this admission from the CIA?
CIA Director John Ratcliffe admits the former CIA and FBI fabricated the intelligence that led to the expulsion of Russian officials under the false premise of Russia “hacking” the 2016 election. Why now?
How would Putin interpret this very public message?
President Trump then publicly says at the G7 in Canada, it was a big mistake to take Russia out of the G8; further saying -repeatedly- that sanctions hurt both sides, and there is a cost to sanctions.
Trump then bombs the Iranian nuclear facilities; and two days later Putin says there is no doubt in his mind that President Trump is committed to peace.
Then today the U.S. says the 2016 predicate for removing Russian officials from the USA was based on fraud within the intelligence community, per CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
Good relations with Russia are of major importance. Great relations with Russia, if established, will be among the greatest foreign policy accomplishments ever. ABN
The reason we use the term semiotics on this site is when FIML partners do a FIML query, the data in their minds at the moment(s) in question is best described as raw semiotics.
That is, it is the raw material that makes up the composite of consciousness at the moment(s) in question.
This material, or data, can be sharply focused, vague, irrelevant to the subject at hand, emotional, associative, organized, disorganized, and so on.
When partners get good at observing this data accurately and describing it to each other, they will find that much of it, if not all of it, is connected to a psycho-semiotic network that underlies awareness, or intermingles with it, and gives rise to its states.
Understanding this network is extremely valuable and will provide partners with great insights into how and why they feel, think, and behave as they do.
It is very difficult (and I think impossible) to understand this network through solitary pursuits only.
The reason for this is a solitary mind will fool itself.
In contrast, two minds working together will be able to observe this network with much greater accuracy.
Language, semiotics, and emotion are fundamentally interpersonal operations, so it is reasonable to expect that deep comprehension of these operations will be best achieved through interpersonal activity. ABN
Lane splitting for motorcyclists will be allowed when two or more lanes of traffic are traveling in the same direction. It allows a motorcycle to pass another vehicle going in the same direction, and in the same lane, but at no more than 25 mph.
Motorcyclists are also not allowed to travel more than 15 mph over the speed of traffic while in relevant traffic lanes, according to public safety officials.
This is something that really is ‘safe and effective’. Lane-splitting allows bikes to get away from traffic while also reducing congestion for everyone. Been the law in California for a long time. Another good motorcycle law is allowing bikes to use high beams in the day. This has also been law in CA and is recommended for rider safety. In countries with lots of motorcycles, bikes are typically encouraged to move to the front of traffic waiting at stoplights so they can get out in front, thus reducing accidents and delays for everyone. ABN
Donald Trump has threatened to turn the Department of Government Efficiency on his former ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk.
The president suggested he may use the department Musk once headed to strip away the billionaire’s government subsidies to decimate his business empire, as their feud hit galactic new heights.
‘Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social early Tuesday.
‘It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one.’
He then turned the screws on Musk, suggesting his time benefitting from the U.S. government could be over and that the South African native could be forced to return to his homeland.
‘Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa. No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!’
It is possible Musk has been poisoned or transmogrified by energy weapons or destabilized by some other deliberate method. There are many groups who would do that to him.
It’s also possible he was a Trojan time-bomb from the outset.
X has become terrible since his flap with Trump, which happened around the same time X’s algorithms were changed to yield more shallow, cartoonish feeds.
It’s also possible Musk has Promethean fantasies, or Icarian ones and rose so high he had to fall.
Of these possibilities, the two that are more serious are: 1) he has been poisoned or 2) he was himself a plant, a poison pill from the beginning. Both options suggest a clandestine group working nefariously behind the scenes to control Musk through the carrot or the stick.
This is how elites operate. They do this to maintain control, and even want the public to see it and know it. It serves as a warning.
Where does Trump stand in this? No way to be sure but he is still better than any other option I can see. ABN
GE Appliances on Thursday said it would spend $490 million to move the production of most of its washing machines from China to Kentucky.
The operation will move to the company’s massive industrial Appliance Park headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, where it already manufactures washers and dryers. At least 800 new full-time jobs are expected to be created, the company said in a news release.
The news came as President Donald Trump is attempting to lure companies back to the United States by imposing tariffs. He has slapped additional tariffs on China, as well as other countries. GE Appliances is a subsidiary of the Haier company, which is based in China.
This is the result of tariffs. More of this, more cheap energy, more nuke reactors, more trade, more wealth, more freedom, less war or no war, more freedom of speech, more happiness. ABN
Generally, with big issues, more voices are better than fewer.
Historically, states’ rights are of preeminent importance in American law and governance.
A ten-year ‘moratorium’ would allow actors at the top to seize some sort of technical or intellectual monopoly that would be very difficult to change once established.
The people who would be in position to do that are a transient group of individuals, unelected, unvetted, mostly unknown to the public.
How could allowing them alone to determine our AI future be better than allowing more voices, more jurisdictions, more transparency, more discussion and more thought?
Based on that line of reasoning, it would be better for our civilization to not do the moratorium. ABN
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos‘ lavish wedding reception came to a close in the early hours of Saturday as A-listers slipped away from the glittering celebration under the cover of darkness and through narrow Venetian canals.
Described as the ‘wedding of the century,’ the 61-year-old Amazon founder and 55-year-old former journalist exchanged vows in front of almost 200 VIP guests on San Giorgio Maggiore island on Friday.
Following the ultra-exclusive ceremony, the billionaire couple threw a star-studded reception attended by high-profile guests, including the Kardashian sisters, Oprah Winfrey, Ivanka Trump, Usher, and Orlando Bloom.
The extravagant affair – reportedly costing $20million and drawing ire from locals – was capped off with an eyebrow-raising gift from the bride.
While Bezos chose stylish ViBi Venezia blue velvet slippers for the gentleman guests, Sanchez gave the ladies black open-toe slippers from Amazon – seizing the opportunity to promote her billionaire husband’s e-commerce empire.
Late last night as the party wrapped, photographers captured Kim and Khloe Kardashian making a speedy getaway in a waiting water taxi.
The bleary-eyed sisters, true to form, posed for the cameras as the boat set sail – throwing up peace signs and making duck faces at the awaiting lenses.
A little while later, their supermodel sister Kendall Jenner made her own escape, weaving through the city’s canals and posing against the breathtaking backdrop of Italy’s finest architecture.
Last night on CNBC Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff hinted that some stunning revelations around expansion of the Abraham Peace Accords would likely surface in the next week. Immediately thereafter, President Trump sent a message of support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, against a judicial effort targeting the Prime Minister.
Today, we start to hear of some rather stunning developments in the region that might explain multiple background stories, including the above and the severity of response from President Trump when he felt that Israel was overreacting to the Iran missile fired during the early hours of the ceasefire.
In a stunning development, Israel Hayom is reporting on the outlines of a peace agreement and long-term solution for the Israel-Gaza conflict. The report might explain why President Trump made bold moves in Syria recently, including the removal of all U.S./western sanctions and the close relationship between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS).
According to Israel Hayom, there was a 4-way call (Trump, Netanyahu, Rubio, Dermer) after the Iran strikes. President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to “fundamental principles in general terms” including:
♦ “Gaza hostilities will conclude within two weeks.” ♦ “Four Arab nations (including Egypt and the UAE) will administer the Gaza Strip, replacing the murderous Hamas terrorist organization.” ♦ “The remaining Hamas leadership will face exile to other countries (possibly Qatar and Turkey), while the hostages gain freedom.” ♦ “Multiple nations globally will accept numerous Gaza inhabitants seeking emigration.” ♦ “Abraham Accords expansion will bring Syria, Saudi Arabia, and additional Arab and Muslim countries to recognize Israel and establish official relationships.” ♦ “Israel will declare its willingness for future Palestinian conflict resolution under the ‘two states’ concept, contingent upon the Palestinian Authority reforms.” ♦ “The United States will acknowledge limited Israeli sovereignty implementation in Judea and Samaria.”
It’s new world. If this large peace deal holds, the Middle East will boom. At the same time the world can look forward to a very large wealth increase through robotic productivity and AI. This is a wonderful ’embarrassment of riches’ we all should celebrate. The Trump faction of the global elite has taken us to this point. Possibly by this example alone, Russia, USA and Europe will make a lasting peace based on many centuries of shared religion, heritage, genes, and culture. If Arabs, Jews and Persians can do it, so can white people. ABN
Tulsi Gabbard is rumored to be in Donald Trump‘s ‘line of fire’ as she has been sidelined ahead of a much-anticipated intelligence briefing to Congress to detail Trump’s recent strikes on Iran‘s nuclear facilities.
Now, the spy chief will be absent on Thursday as Trump officials offer Congress evidence of how successful the strikes were. Trump has angrily insisted CNN and The New York Times were wrong in saying they had minimal effect.
Gabbard was originally supposed to join members of Trump’s inner circle – CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – in the briefing.
A person familiar with Gabbard’s schedule told the Associated Press said she was originally going to attend but no longer.
‘The media is turning this into something it’s not,’ a senior Trump administration official told The Washington Post, adding that Ratcliffe will represent the intelligence community.
This piece is interesting enough to post, but consider the source and wait for the outcome. A deeper take is the Deep State has been trying to get rid of Gabbard in earnest for a few weeks. It’s very possible the DS leaked the preliminary report, which seems insignificant but has been blown into a big deal by, probably, none other than the DS and its media operatives. ABN
This video provides a glimpse of Iran’s weaponry and how it has been used against Israel. During the current ceasefire, it is a sure thing that both Israel and Iran will rearm. Whether they continue fighting or not, this video shows that Iran does have serious military capabilities. Is it in their interests to keep fighting? I doubt it. My understanding is Iran is going to allow a GCC-led coalition to become the region’s collective hegemon. The world is on the verge of becoming 100X wealthier due to tech improvements. All players in this and other conflicts must reassess their reasons to keep fighting old battles. Sometimes the smartest military option is do nothing. ABN
UPDATE: This talk provides good information about the US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the consequences therefrom. To me, it seems clear Trump made the right move by taking out Iran’s main threat. Israel has no reason to keep fighting and neither does Iran. The deeper story that now the Gulf Cooperation Council and other countries in the region will form a collective hegemony over the Middle East should become more apparent in the weeks to come. We should see signs of this happening and signs that the Gaza slaughter will slow down, if not stop altogether. Trump played a strong Kill-Or-Be-Killed (KOBK) move which apparently killed few if any people, while destroying Iran’s main threat. In this sense, Iran was ‘killed’. Overall, at the same time it looks like Israel’s Jewish Supremist fantasy of a ‘Greater Israel’ becoming the regional hegemon has also been ‘killed’. Trump killed two birds with one stone. ABN
Trump sided with the Israelis, asserting that Iran was ‘very close’ to having a bomb, and added that he didn’t care what Gabbard thinks.
The sudden claim of Iran being very close to a bomb (that seemingly jumped out of ‘nowhere’ to leave Americans puzzling how could it happen that – in the blink of eye, we are going to war – was subsequently refuted by IAEA Chief Grossi to CNN on 17 June (but only after the abrupt attack on Iran already had taken place):
The underpinnings to the 12 June 2025 IAEA Resolution – giving pretext for Israel to strike Iran (and crafted to sway President Trump to dismiss his own Director of National Intelligence’s warnings that there was no evidence of Iran moving towards weaponisation) – reportedly were drawn not from Mossad or other western intelligence services, but from IAEA software. As DD Geo-politics outlines, since 2015, the IAEA has relied on Palantir’sMosaic platform, a $50-million AI system that sifts through millions of data points – satellite imagery, social media, personnel logs – to predict nuclear threats:
There may be some truth to this assertion, but I do not believe it is the core reason Trump bombed Iran’s nuke facilities. The core reason, in my view, is in one fell swoop Trump has completely removed Israel’s main excuse for wanting to engage in full-scale war with Iran. Israel and Iran can now fight all they want. There is no longer any reason for Trump to be drawn into whatever conflict may occur. It was a savvy move on Trump’s part which changed the game overnight because there are new ‘facts on the ground’ now. This avoids USA having to do Israel’s fighting and dying while Israelis do nothing. Another point is, the world has become accustomed to seeing Israeli savagery in Gaza. If something similar starts happening to Israel, it will not look unusual to most people or morally undeserved.
At an even deeper level, Trump seems to have ushered Israel into a boxed canyon of their own making. They threw away their victim card in Gaza; wore down US gullibility through many wars for Israel; caused peoples in the West to realize Jewish Supremists are the main backers and doers of censorship, mind-control, illegal immigration and getting other people to die for their interests. Don’t be surprised if Israel is abandoned and droves of Israelis move to Ukraine. After all, they have already made it ‘a nation without people’, or almost. ABN
Trump’s taking out the nuclear facilities in Iran removed Israel’s excuse to attack Iran. This is a very important point.
On another note, Miller should be asked if he is a Jewish Supremist. He might give a thoughtful answer. I would like to hear that. If he offers only a tongue-lashing, the real answer is obvious – yes, he is. I, for one, like Miller. He explains things well and is usually fun to watch. So far, he is a credit to this administration.
All prominent Jews in the world should be asked and should be culturally and politically required to answer two questions: 1) are you a Jewish Supremist; and 2) do you unequivocally disavow all forms of Jewish Supremacy. Since Jewish Supremists have taken us to the precipice of WW3 in Ukraine as well as the Middle East, this is the time to do it. ABN
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