Hi there, !
Today Fri 12/05/2025 Thu 12/04/2025 Wed 12/03/2025 Tue 12/02/2025 Mon 12/01/2025 Sun 11/30/2025 Sat 11/29/2025 Archives
Rantburg
582850 articles and 1985007 comments are archived on Rantburg.

Today: 52 articles and 111 comments as of 12:29.
Post a news link    Post your own article   
Area: WoT Operations    WoT Background    Non-WoT    Local News    Politix   
Israeli forces return to West Bank’s Tubas, impose lockdown; IDF finds, kills Paleo car rammer who hit female soldier at checkpoint near Hebron
Today's Headlines
Headline Comments [Views]
Page 4: Opinion
4 18:24 Frank G [1786] 
0 [1751] 
1 21:36 Woodrow [1788] 
13 18:28 Frank G [1800] 
0 [1753] 
Page 1: WoT Operations
2 11:54 Frank G [1769]
1 21:55 chris [1808]
0 [1773]
1 12:54 mossomo [1801]
1 03:12 Grom the Affective [1796]
3 20:09 chris [1805]
0 [1787]
0 [1781]
0 [1769]
0 [1757]
0 [1760]
Page 2: WoT Background
7 21:12 swksvolFF [1793]
2 17:15 trailing wife [1794]
1 03:29 Grom the Affective [1817]
0 [1794]
1 03:32 Grom the Affective [1768]
0 [1772]
0 [1767]
0 [1793]
0 [1764]
9 20:46 Frank G [1834]
16 22:05 chris [1797]
0 [1754]
2 20:10 chris [1805]
4 21:44 chris [1791]
0 [1760]
1 14:11 Lord Garth [1749]
2 14:57 Skidmark [1802]
0 [1746]
Page 3: Non-WoT
9 22:56 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1785]
4 16:24 Glenmore [1800]
0 [1752]
3 14:04 Skidmark [1763]
1 09:22 Skidmark [1758]
3 11:48 Procopius2k [1749]
1 01:16 Grom the Affective [1753]
0 [1749]
2 13:03 swksvolFF [1803]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
0 [1759]
0 [1754]
0 [1754]
0 [1753]
0 [1752]
5 11:50 Frank G [1760]
0 [1753]
1 00:19 Skidmark [1753]
Page 6: Politix
7 21:03 swksvolFF [1845]
-Great Cultural Revolution
StopAntisemitism is running a poll for the Antisemite of the year. Vote early, vote often!
2025 Antisemite of the Year Voting

Who will beat Candace Owens as 2024 antisemite of the year?

My money is on Tucker Qatarlson.

Wow, if you click around they have antisemite of the month and week, too!

Something to share on your social media.

Antisemites hate it when people point out what pieces of shit they are.

Just in case anyone is wondering, they provide a helpful definition.

If you know anyone who qualifies, just being nominated is an honor!

Contemporary examples of antisemitism include, but are not limited to:

Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.

Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.

Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.

Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).

Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.

Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.

Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.

Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.

Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.

Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.

Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.
The Times of Israel explains about the nominees, and why Nick Fuentes is not on the list:
Nick Fuentes says he feels snubbed by the controversial activist group StopAntisemitism, which neglected to include him among its finalists for "Antisemite of the Year."

The group’s finalists, announced Sunday, include conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, whose friendly interview with Fuentes has splintered the conservative movement.

Other "nominees" include pro-Paleostinian celebrities Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon and Marcia Cross; mixed-martial-arts athlete and Holocaust denier Bryce Mitchell; two personalities associated with left-wing network The Young Turks; and social media personalities on both the far left (Guy Christensen) and far right (Stew Peters). Followers are encouraged to vote for whoever they feel is most deserving.

But Fuentes himself, the openly white nationalist and antisemitic livestreamer whose "groyper" movement has gained a toehold this year among young Republicans, was left off.

"Why wasn’t I nominated for antisemite of the year," Fuentes posted on X after the finalists were revealed, apparently maimed by the omission.

In a follow-up post, StopAntisemitism said it does not nominate people more than once and has nominated Fuentes in previous years. "While he was a finalist a few years back, his absence from this year’s cycle does not erase his antisemitism. Rather, it allows us to focus attention on other individuals who are spreading hate," the group wrote.
Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 || 12/02/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1786 views] Top|| File under:

#1  whose "groyper" movement

...was exposed to contain a lot of 'Republicans' in Pakistan, Kenya, ....
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/02/2025 6:56 Comments || Top||

#2  ^It works both ways: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 12/02/2025 13:03 Comments || Top||

#3  How about Roger Waters?
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 12/02/2025 13:36 Comments || Top||

#4  How about not writing an Op-Ed in the shell of an article, Jairong?
Posted by: Frank G || 12/02/2025 18:24 Comments || Top||


‘’The Whole Model Is Broken’’: ‘Tech Mafia Wife' Admits 'We Were Klaus Schwab's Useful Idiots'
[ZeroHedge] When someone who used to be the queen of elite progressive philanthropy says the entire system failed - and may have been hijacked for something much darker - the world needs to hear it.

As 'Camus' writes in a post on X, Nicole Shanahan - ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, former running mate of RFK Jr., and someone who personally signed nine-figure philanthropy checks - just went full whistleblower on the entire Silicon Valley “tech wife mafia” and how they were used.

"...the whole model is broken... the whole model makes everybody worse off..." exclaims Shanahan confirming what Desiree Fixler said, that:

"The WEF sold the “Great Reset” as “build back better” — climate action, ESG, inclusion, and PPP.

In practice, it shifted power away from voters to NGOs, corporate elites, and unelected technocrats.

Policy was relabeled “science” to silence debate.

Markets were warped by ESG scores, carbon taxes, and paper-pushing regulation.

Corporations were turned into enforcers of ideology."



… on the entire Silicon Valley “tech wife mafia” and how they were used.

Her exact words (full clip attached):
“I don’t think many of the tech mafia wives realize… they were used to set the groundwork for what Klaus Schwab calls The Great Reset.
Their money especially was being conscripted through a network of NGO advisors, Hollywood, Davos, and their own companies.
A really small group of people… completely blind to how their groundwork is being used to enable these Great Reset policies.”

Then she turns the knife inward:
“These women find their meaning through philanthropic work. I really believed I was helping Black communities and indigenous communities rise up.
But now the problems have gotten worse. Crime worse. Mental health worse. The whole model is broken.
At the end of the day they always go: ‘But climate change.’
Social justice + climate change — it gets progressive women 100% of the time.”

She even says many now believe the biggest “climate change issues” are actually geoengineering issues.

This isn’t some random podcast bro.

This is a woman who lived in the mansions, sat on the boards, flew private to Davos parties… and is now saying:
“We were the useful idiots.”

Watch the full unedited 4:21 below. Sound on.
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 12/02/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1800 views] Top|| File under: Malevolent NGO

#1  The man keeps a bust of Lenin on his desk you weren't just a useful idiot, you're a selfless POS.
Posted by: chris || 12/02/2025 1:54 Comments || Top||

#2  You were the useful idiot of a puppet.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/02/2025 6:47 Comments || Top||

#3  Idle rich engaged in social posturing demonstrating the old line from P.T.Barnum - a sucker born every minute. When you deny the existence of God, you simple seek another one to satisfy your existential needs.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/02/2025 7:00 Comments || Top||

#4  When you throw money at a problem, you don't get a solution. You just get a bigger fire.
You have to starve the problem.
Posted by: ed in texas || 12/02/2025 8:31 Comments || Top||

#5  “These women find their meaning through philanthropic work. I really believed I was helping Black communities and indigenous communities rise up.

But now the problems have gotten worse. Crime worse. Mental health worse. The whole model is broken.


The problem is that the 'model' can't work, under any circumstances.
Posted by: badanov || 12/02/2025 8:40 Comments || Top||

#6  ^ Bingo
Posted by: Rex Mundi || 12/02/2025 9:07 Comments || Top||

#7  “tech wife mafia”

where emotion and feelings override reason and logic
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/02/2025 10:02 Comments || Top||

#8  The roles of wife and mother are so sexist and demeaning, totally unsuited for the modern woman.
Posted by: Besoeker || 12/02/2025 11:34 Comments || Top||

#9  ...still found elsewhere
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/02/2025 11:47 Comments || Top||

#10  Or smaller me, the model is working as intended.

Shut up and write the checks, they said.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/02/2025 13:24 Comments || Top||

#11  Charitable works as a female head of household responsibility goes back to the Old Testament, Besoeker.

At least the lady now understands she did not do her due diligence. Were I in her spend category, I’d hire an accountant and possibly also a private detective to make sure the money I give goes to the intended recipients, and is being spent effectively. Still, she’s learnt the lesson, and hopefully will do better going forward. Best of all would be to volunteer at the ground level for any group that interests her, and see from the inside where the money goes and how effective the effort is before writing any checks.
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/02/2025 13:56 Comments || Top||


#13  ^
Posted by: Frank G || 12/02/2025 18:28 Comments || Top||


Africa Subsaharan
The Making and Unmaking of Abubakar Shekau
A lengthy dissertation on the life of a Moslem so radical, his co-religionists dropped dime on him.
[HUMANGLEMEDIA] Abubakar Shekau’s fanaticism thrived like wildfire in the Sambisa Forest Reserve. His dramatic reign ended abruptly, but the scars of his terror still linger. This is how he lived.

The night air over the Sambisa forest reserve in North East Nigeria throbbed with the growl of engines. Then came the voices — distant at first, before swelling, amplified through loudspeakers mounted on the backs of trucks. “We seek only Shekau,” the fighters declared. “Surrender, and you will live.”

It was late May 2021, and two columns of fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) rolled into the dense forest in perfect coordination. Their target was not the Nigerian army, their usual adversary — it was Abubakar Shekau, the leader of rival terror group Boko Haram, who once ruled Sambisa as a self-anointed caliph while his followers wreaked havoc and terrorised northern Nigeria for more than a decade.

But this forest that once echoed gunfire and war chants now seemed overcast in ghastly silence; the fighters who had not abandoned Shekau — as many had taken ISWAP up on the chance to surrender — called it “the silence of waiting”.

In his wooded hideout, Shekau’s health deteriorated. Long afflicted with seizures, in the last days as ISWAP closed in, he reportedly suffered more frequent episodes, floating between rage and lethargy.

Within hours of ISWAP’s advance, the group’s stronghold was surrounded. Witnesses recall the confusion — frantic radio calls, bursts of gunfire, and the echo of men shouting in Kanuri and Arabic as the walls of Shekau’s empire closed in.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 12/02/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1753 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Negotiations in Florida
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[ColonelCassad] A photo from yesterday's talks in Florida. Yermak is no longer present. The US explained to Umerov and company the need to adopt the "spirit of Anchorage," which was expressed in 28 points. And which, judging by Putin's statements, suits Russia perfectly as a basis.

Whitkoff will fly to Russia tomorrow to convey the results of the Florida talks to Putin. It seems that if the US begins to adjust what Trump and Putin discussed in Anchorage (and both sides confirm that agreements existed, although they don't go into detail), these "modified conditions" have little prospect of success.

Of course, if the US pushes for the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the remaining occupied territories of Donbas, then the process will truly be underway. And if, after the talks, Ukraine and company decide to swindle them, as usual, then the price for the time gained will be the entire Donbas.

Essentially, this guarantees that they won't bail. That's why the cocaine-fueled Fuhrer is throwing tantrums, claiming he won't leave Donbas and won't give up anything. Because that won't be the Minsk III they're hoping for. Of course, there's no Europe "at the negotiating table" either.

Despite all the hysteria with its threats and hand-wringing, the US and Russia are negotiating directly, while Europe and Ukraine are simply being informed of the results and presented with fait accomplis of agreements already reached without them.

Russia is currently watching to see what the Americans will do and whether they will fulfill their commitment to push through the stipulated 28 points.

If that doesn't work, Russia is prepared for that option as well. Plans for the 2026 campaign have long been drawn up, the military budget for next year will be record-breaking, the dynamics of events on the front are favorable, and arms and ammunition production volumes continue to grow. Delays on the part of the opponents will lead to a more favorable final state border. Therefore,

Russia truly has no need to rush, and time is on its side.

P.S. It's worth noting that Umerov is under the FBI and NABU's thumb, and his family and money are in the United States. The US certainly finds it quite convenient to deal with such a negotiator, as they have a number of compelling arguments.

More from regnum
The US reported on the results of negotiations with Ukraine in Florida.

During talks in Florida, representatives from Ukraine and the United States were unable to reach final decisions on all issues. CNN reported this on December 1, citing a source.

"It would be very premature to say that we have completed everything here, as much still remains to be done," the TV channel quoted the source as saying.

The source added that the meeting was very substantive, and that the most problematic aspects of the peace proposals were discussed in detail.

It is also reported that during the negotiations, the parties discussed a possible settlement scenario under which Ukraine would de facto be deprived of the opportunity to become a NATO member.

The talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations took place in Miami at the Whitkoff Golf Club. Present on the Ukrainian side were Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Rustem Umerov, Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya, Ambassador to the US Olha Stefanishyna, Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Andriy Hnatov, and representatives of the security services.

In addition to Whitkoff, the American delegation was represented by State Department Secretary Marco Rubio and the American leader's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Rubio called the talks with Ukrainian representatives productive. He added that Russia must become part of the "equation" for a Ukrainian settlement, and that the US President's special envoy will travel to Moscow to achieve this. The Secretary of State also noted that Ukraine requires long-term security guarantees to resolve the conflict. He added that much work remains to be done in the negotiation process, and Washington is realistic about its prospects.

During the meeting, Witkoff confirmed his intention to travel to Moscow in early December for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On November 30, Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, announced Witkoff's expected visit to Moscow in early December.

Posted by: badanov || 12/02/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1751 views] Top|| File under:


1853: Anniversary of the Battle of Sinop
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

On the link, scrolling down, are a number of graphics on the battle.

[ColonelCassad] On this day, a squadron of battleships from the Black Sea Fleet under the command of Admiral Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov utterly routed the Turkish fleet in Sinop Bay. This was essentially the last major battle of the age of sail. The era of steam and steel followed.

The battle itself stands alongside such resounding victories of the Russian fleet over the Turks as Chesma, Tendra, Kaliakra, and Navarin. Sinop immortalized Nakhimov himself. And although the Crimean War ultimately ended in defeat for Russia (the Black Sea Fleet was subsequently scuttled during the defense of Sevastopol, and Nakhimov himself died in battle while repelling an assault on the city), such memorable events as the Battle of Sinop and the defense of Sevastopol remain among the most significant events in Russian military history.

It's also worth noting that in 2014, Sevastopol residents rallied against the Nazi coup in Ukraine precisely on Nakhimov Square, around his monument. It's extremely difficult to imagine Sevastopol without Nakhimov. The admiral has simply become ingrained in the city's cultural identity.

Posted by: badanov || 12/02/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1788 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Thanks Bad.
Posted by: Woodrow || 12/02/2025 21:36 Comments || Top||



Who's in the News
23[untagged]
4Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
3Islamic State
2Govt of Iran
2Hamas
2Narcos
2Boko Haram (ISIS)
1ISWAP
1Banditti
1Malevolent NGO
1Baloch Liberation Army
1Pak Taliban (TTP)
1Palestinian Authority
1Palestinian Islamic Jihad
1Pirates
1Sublime Porte
1al-Qaeda
1[untagged]
1Devout Moslems
1Govt of Iraq
1Govt of Syria/HTS

Bookmark
E-Mail Me

The Classics
The O Club
Rantburg Store
The Bloids
The Never-ending Story
Thugburg
Gulf War I
The Way We Were
Bio

Merry-Go-Blog











On Sale now!


A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.

Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.

Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has dominated Mexico for six years.
Click here for more information

Meet the Mods
In no particular order...
Steve White
Seafarious
tu3031
badanov
sherry
ryuge
GolfBravoUSMC
Bright Pebbles
trailing wife
Gloria
Fred
Besoeker
Glenmore
Frank G
3dc
Skidmark

Two weeks of WOT
Tue 2025-12-02
  Israeli forces return to West Bank’s Tubas, impose lockdown; IDF finds, kills Paleo car rammer who hit female soldier at checkpoint near Hebron
Mon 2025-12-01
  Stockton mass shooting that killed 4, including 3 kids, at child's birthday party was gang-related: mayor
Sun 2025-11-30
  Obnoxious Pro-Hamas protesters invade 5th Avenue ZARA shop on Black Friday
Sat 2025-11-29
  Trump has revoked all orders signed by Biden.
Fri 2025-11-28
  On truce anniversary, Israel strikes Hezbollah as Lebanese PM criticizes terror group
Thu 2025-11-27
  Day 2 of DC Nat’l Guard ambush: Gunman arrested, identified as Afghan soldier who overstayed visa, came during Biden 2021 withdrawal
Wed 2025-11-26
  U.S. special operations troops and Puntland Counter-Terrorism Forces carried out a pre-dawn assault on ISIS-Somalia hideouts
Tue 2025-11-25
  Nine children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province, Taliban says
Mon 2025-11-24
  ISIS-Linked Militants Kill 89 Civilians, Including Women and Children, in Eastern Congo
Sun 2025-11-23
  Israel says IDF strikes kill 5 Hamas officials, as terror group issues threat to end truce
Sat 2025-11-22
  Trump terminates deportation protections for Somali nationals living in Minnesota 'effective immediately'
Fri 2025-11-21
  Fifteen people charged in Colorado after over 1,000 pounds of meth seized
Thu 2025-11-20
  Mossad Exposes Hamas ‘Octopus' Network Plotting ‘Command Day' Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe
Wed 2025-11-19
  Muslim group CAIR cutting $1,000 checks for anti-Israel agitators who have been disciplined by colleges
Tue 2025-11-18
  Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for her role in killing of at least 1,400 protesters


Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
216.73.216.103
Help keep the Burg running! Paypal:
WoT Operations (11)    WoT Background (18)    Non-WoT (9)    Local News (8)    Politix (1)