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๐ŸšจExpected and deeply troubling for free speech. All data points suggests that it was not without the participation of the United States, Biden-Harris admin.

Pavel Durov was charged with 12 crimes.

The Paris Prosecutor's office has finally issued a press release regarding the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was detained on August 24 at Le Bourget airport.

He is charged with refusing to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, as well as complicity in

โ–ช๏ธstoring pornographic content with minors;

โ–ช๏ธdrug distribution;

โ–ช๏ธ Cybercrimes;

โ–ช๏ธ fraud as part of organized groups.

The case against Durov was opened on July 8.

Interesting that Pavel is being charged for crimes that are typically protected for ISPs, in that they are not criminally liable for the actions of users though they will take action for confirmed offences once made aware and in compliance with the law.

The future of free speech needs to be decentralized, aligned with the ethos of Monero. Recent, troubling events only confirm this.

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๐ŸšจExpected and deeply troubling for free speech. All data points suggests that it was not without the participation of the United States, Biden-Harris admin. Pavel Durov was charged with 12 crimes. The Paris Prosecutor's office has finally issued a pressโ€ฆ
๐Ÿคก "Not politically motivated"

Right.... We know who Macron takes orders from... Be it in the bedroom or political orders.

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Ukraine's crippled economy is dead on its feet, it defines a country that was already on a downward trajectory long before the events of 2022 unfolded. This reality, often overlooked in Western media, highlights the systemic issues that plague Ukraine's economic landscape, setting the stage for what many now describe as an economic calamity.

long Before Russian troops crossed the border in 2022, Ukraine was not the thriving democracy or potential economic powerhouse its western "sponsors" have portrayed it to be. The country grappled with deep-rooted corruption, oligarchic control, and a governance system that struggled to implement effective reforms. Transparency International's corruption perception index placed Ukraine among the world's most corrupt nations, a testament to the pervasive influence of oligarchs who emerged post-Soviet dissolution, controlling vast swathes of the economy and political life, including the one that had Zelensky elected, his ex boss and business partner Ihor Kolomoyskyi

Ukraine's dismal economic and social performance reflected this governance malaise, Ukraine's economic growth was irreparably stunted. The country experienced one of the most significant drops in income per capita among former Soviet states, pushing many into poverty and reducing life expectancy. This period sparked what amount to "neoliberal experiments," where economic policies led by international financial institutions like the IMF resulted in Ukraine becoming one of the IMF's top borrowers, indicative of its economic frailty.

The escalation of the war in 2022 didn't just exacerbate these issues; it transformed them into a full-blown economic disaster, Zelenskys failure (at the behest of hos western masters) to engage in a peaceful resolution via the Minsk accords, has now severed Ukraine from its resource-rich eastern regions, traditionally more aligned with Russian interests. The loss of these regions, including the industrial heartland of Donbas, has significantly undermined Ukraine's already crippled industrial output, particularly in the steel and coal, sectors vital if it was to stand any chance of rescuing its economy.

The economic impact was immediate and severe. Ukraine's GDP contracted by over 30% in 2022, a figure that, while catastrophic, was slightly better than some of the direst predictions. However, this contraction wasn't just a number; it represented a collapse in living standards, skyrocketing poverty rates, and a complete reliance on Western aid, which from this perspective, is seen more as life support than sustainable in the long run

The blockade of Black Sea ports, the heart of Ukraine's grain exports, has not only affected agricultural output but also highlighted Ukraine's absolute geographic vulnerability. The economic shift leaves Ukraine in a dismal game of master and servant with Ukraine increasingly seen as a "problem" as the conflict drags on,

Meanwhile, Russia's economy is actually growing.

Ukraine's economic journey is not just a story of war-induced calamity but a continuation of pre-existing economic and governance failures exacerbated by the current conflict, a conflict Zelensky, now a de facto dictator promised to end in 2019. While the acceleration of the war might have accelerated Ukraine's economic decline, the roots of that economic distress were firmly planted long before 2022.

But like everything else, the more convenient truth is that Ukraine's started when the Russian crossed the border in 2022

The actual truth is far less appealing to the western and CIA controlled Kiev media. Follow me @irishmaninrussia
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช The price of Russophobiaโ€ฆ.

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Ukrainian press writes that during the clearing of the rubble of a hotel in Kramatorsk, the body of a British journalist was found

But, as expected, it was not a journalist who died, but a certain British "security adviser."

Evans, 38, is a former British military officer who has worked at Reuters since 2022, advising on journalist safety around the world, including in Ukraine, Israel and at the recent Paris Olympics.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโŒ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Ukrainian wet dreams reached their peak.

The โ€˜gloriousโ€™ Ukrainian air defences are back to shooting down everything ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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In an ideal world there wouldn't be this or that platform. There should be no platform at all and no identifiable individuals unless they choose to willingly provide identity details.

There ought to be protocols not platforms. No different from HTTPS or email that cannot be coopted or controled by a centralized player (government or large corporation).

Privacy and decentralization ought to be a right and not demonized, and when it is, it's because governments fear the truth. Hence the obsession for control.

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Jack Dorsey explains why NOSTR could be the most censorship-resistant social media platform. "The future of free speech is decentralization."

๐Ÿšจ With the recent arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France, it's clear that free speech is under attack like never before. Durov's arrest is a stark reminder of the lengths to which centralized authorities will go to silence voices and control narratives. They fear inconvenient truths hence obsession for control.

Imagine a world where your voice canโ€™t be silenced by a single entity, where your privacy is paramount, and where decentralization is the bedrock of communication. This isnโ€™t a fantasy, itโ€™s happening now with NOSTR.

As Jack Dorsey aptly puts it, NOSTR represents the next evolution in social mediaโ€”a platform thatโ€™s resilient against censorship and built on the principles of decentralization. Just as Monero has revolutionized financial privacy by decentralizing and securing transactions, NOSTR could do the same for free speech.

๐Ÿ” In a world where centralized powers increasingly infringe on our privacy and freedom, systems like NOSTR and Monero are not just alternativesโ€”theyโ€™re necessities. Both embody the ethos of decentralization, ensuring that your rights to privacy and free expression are preserved.

The recent censorship crackdowns, including Durovโ€™s arrest, show the urgent need for decentralized solutions. With NOSTRโ€™s censorship-resistant social platform and Moneroโ€™s untraceable transactions, we have the tools to safeguard our freedom. This isnโ€™t just about the future, itโ€™s about protecting the present.

The future of communication and finance is here, and itโ€™s decentralized. The arrest of Pavel Durov is a chilling reminder of the stakes, but with sysrems like NOSTR and Monero, weโ€™re ready to fight back. Join the movement thatโ€™s reshaping the worldโ€”one secure transaction and one censorship-resistant message at a time.

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โ€“ The United States is extremely dissatisfied with the situation in Georgia before the October 26 parliamentary elections and is preparing a "color revolution" in the country โ€“ Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation

โ€“ A turning point in the fighting in Ukraine is not expected โ€“ Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala

โ€“ The Russian economy, as last year, continues to grow at a good pace, GDP increased by 4.6% in the first six months โ€“ Putin

โ€“ One of the morning strikes on Vinnytsia fell on the center of the mobilization of the mobilized. The blow to Poltava fell on the place of distribution of AFU units for rotations. About 10 arrivals were recorded in Kiev โ€“ TASS

โ€“ Russian troops hit gas compressor stations in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kharkiv regions. Several strikes took place at ammunition storage sites in Western and Central Ukraine โ€“ Sputnik

โ€“ Arrest of Pavel Durov โ€“ the French case โ€“ The European Commission

โ€“ The German government does not share the position of the head of the Czech Republic that the Nord Streams were a legitimate target, considers their undermining a crime โ€“ press secretary

โ€“ The government in eastern Libya announced the suspension of oil production and the introduction of force majeure in all fields - statement

โ€“ The United States has changed its mind about helping Kazakhstan irrigate fields. The agreement on the construction of a plant for the production of irrigation systems was declared invalid โ€“ Sputnik

โ€“ Jake Sullivan and Wang Yi secretly met to stabilize relations at summits around the world โ€“ FT

โ€“ Poland has raised its fighters against the background of a massive strike on Ukraine โ€“ the operational command of the Polish army

โ€“ Ukrainian MP Dmytruk announced an attempt to kidnap his family in Europe โ€“ TASS

โ€“ The founder of the Rumble video hosting left the EU after Durov's arrest โ€“ Pavlovsky's statement in X

โ€“ Kim Jong-un demands to increase the production of kamikaze drones โ€“ KCNA

โ€“ Palestine will send a request to join the BRICS after the Kazan summit โ€“ Ambassador to the Russian Federation Abdel Hafiz Nofal

โ€“ China's major technology companies have doubled spending on AI โ€“ FT

โ€“ The EU is closely monitoring the situation around Telegram, ready to cooperate with the French authorities โ€“ EC

โ€“ The decision to arrest Telegram founder Pavel Durov is not political. It happened as part of an ongoing judicial investigation โ€“ Macron

โ€“ Pavel Durov's detention in France expires on August 28. The case was opened on July 8, Durov was charged with 12 crimes โ€“ the French Prosecutor's office

โ€“ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has not received any requests from the Ukrainian side to withdraw Belarusian troops from the border with Ukraine โ€“ the head of the department

โ€“ The head of the IAEA will fly from Vienna to Russia on August 26, visit Kurchatov and the Kursk NPP โ€“ the permanent representative of the Russian Federation in Vienna

โ€“ 15 Interpol member countries joined the search for the Ukrainian Nazi Hunka - Interior Ministry

โ€“ The Russian-French committee may be created to support Pavel Durov if he is not released from arrest soon - Slutsky

โ€“ Western countries have requested a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine โ€“ Russian Permanent Mission

โ€“ Deputies of the leftโ€“wing Insubordinate France party will send to the National Assembly a proposal to remove Macron from the post of president of the republic - national coordinator of the party Manuel Bompard

โ€“ Trump said that if he wins the presidential election, he will create the US Space National Guard โ€“ TASS

โ€“ Humanitarian aid worth UAH 171 million (more than $4 million), which was transported to Ukraine for the Armed Forces, went missing โ€“ the results of the audit of the Ministry of Defense and Customs

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโ—๏ธโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Kalibr launches from earlier today. Beautiful.

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸคกChris Pavlovski has accused the French President of lying about his commitment to freedom of speech in response to the arrest of Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram.

โ€œWhen you say you are committed to freedom of expression, you are lying.

We have a letter from France that proves this, without a doubt.

We had to shutdown Rumble in France because you have NO commitment to freedom of expression.โ€

Macron is a hypocritical puppet for his globalist masters and he's set a dangerous precedent.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿ’ฅ Tulsi Gabbard

"I was a Democrat for over 20 years. Today, I endorsed Donald Trump for President. WATCH to hear why:"

RFK, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson and now Tulsi Gabbard. That's quite the line up. Kamala has.... "Joy"?

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1984 is coming to a neighbourhood near you ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Seriously though, this is a very slippery slope. Continue to wake up world! ๐Ÿ™

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In Russian obviously

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ”ฅ Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Kursk Oblast - Russian Lancet vs Bandera T-64BV tank.

Lancet won.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’ฌโŒThe Biden-Harris administrationโ€™s blatant disregard for the First Amendment is now undeniable, though not surprising.

Mark Zuckerberg just admitted that the White House pressured Facebook to censor Americans and suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story. This isnโ€™t just a violation of free speechโ€”itโ€™s an outright suppression of information, so much for democratic values.

When Big Tech colludes with the government to silence dissent, every Americanโ€™s freedom is on the line. How long will Americans stand by while the most basic of rights are trampled on?

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๐Ÿ‘€ The Tale of Two Brothers: The Hidden Genius Behind Telegram Once upon a time, there lived two brothers who changed the digital world forever. One, Pavel Durov, is well known as the charismatic founder of Telegram, boasting 2.5M followers on X and the spotlightโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‘€ A Tale of two brothers part deux (Will Pavel hand over the keys?)

The question now: Will Pavel resist the pressure, or will he hand over Nikolai's secrets (keys)? I can't shake this crazy feeling that this could be a Russian Trojan play

Imagine if Pavel was always a closet Putin loyalistโ€”playing the part, securing Western markets for Telegram, and passing all the "credentials checks"โ€”all while never truly holding the keys to anything of real value. Those keys? Safely with others, including Nikolai. Pavel might have been the handsome bait all along, giving the appearance of someone who could be flipped.

Meanwhile, Europe will burn (tragically) as the gasoline of censorship is thrown onto already smoldering embers, and even in the USโ€”where this order likely originatedโ€”the Harris-Biden administration could pay a massive price for this reckless assault on basic freedoms and โ€˜rightsโ€™. But hereโ€™s the kicker: Theyโ€™ll get nothing tangible in return for their reckless gamble.

Beware of Yanks bearing cookies, but be extra wary of Russian geopol, chess grandmasters. Time will tell.

- Gerry Nolan

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ RFAF Advance in and at #Rabotino in #Orekhov Section of #Zaporozhye Directionโšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The RFAF, following the previous ๐Ÿ‘‰ success, advanced in the eastern part of #Rabotino and to the east of the village in a northerly direction and expanded control at the #Rabotino - #Verbovoye line by 1 km.

๐ŸŽฌ Video: The RFAF forward position came under fire from an AFU FPV drone.

๐Ÿ“ Geolocation: 47.455661, 35.864672

๐ŸŽž Video: Source

๐Ÿ—บ Maps: @z_arhiv; 2nd ๐Ÿ‘‰ Topographical Map; #smo #vid

๐Ÿ“ฑ Battle Maps & Reports - for the Military Hardcore
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