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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Meanwhile, away from the spotlight on Trump & Xi’s visit… the US 10yr Bond Note yield rises to over 5.20% for the first time in 19yrs The 10yr yield is now up 50 basis points in 30 days and is up some 30 basis points over the last 2 days This, as Mortgage Rates rise to 7% The party is ending…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@ UN ystdy, Z perfectly summed up the Ru/Ukr War… “The Kremlin keeps dressing up its invasion in historical grievances while demanding Ukraine negotiate its own dismemberment…Meanwhile the West still debates escalation management…As if restraint from the victim is the missing ingredient…” Exactly!

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Times reports that the US became a laughing stock in the latest NATO Arctic exercise It says US troops struggled to operate effectively & lacked equipment & know-how for Arctic conditions. It says a large number gave up and left the exercise No wonder Denmark is happy with Trump’s ‘New Deal’

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre says Ukr President Zelensky’s plane was almost struck by a drone while departing Moldova today Zelensky was flying to Norway for King Harald V’s funeral & talks with Norwegian officials. According to Støre, the plane came dangerously close to being hit…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

☘️ Congratulations Katie Taylor ☘️ What a champion, what a woman, what a way to complete a career 🇮🇪An Irish Phenomemon🇮🇪 You are… THE GOAT!

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

So! District Judge Talwani granted a full injunction prohibiting USPS implementing mandatory sections of Trump’s ‘Ballot Mail for Federal Elections’ Rule (EO) She noted that States, (& not Federal Agencies) are the ONLY ones who can regulate these matters Also, that a Federal Agency has no role…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ratcliffe’s unexpected Moscow visit 2day was after US intel shows Ru planning to test NATO. This has echoes of Bill Burns visit in 2021 warning Putin just before he began the Ukr war Putin’s threats against UK, Pol, Lith, Est, Den have widened the possibility of conflict to NATO front lines…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Carney @ Presser:- “The US introduced in the last hours, efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals. We're the partner of choice in many respects for countries around the world, and the Americans wanted to restrict that. Unacceptable…” That’s it, the US wanted to control Can Trade…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The US had 4 Naval Ports in the Middle East, (NSA-Bah, Jebal Ali-UAE, Duqm, Muscat-Oman). These are now closed, mostly destroyed US also had 14 Land/Air Military bases, now there are 2, the rest are closed/abandoned The US Strategic loss here is massive. You can’t win without logistics & support…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Suprise, Suprise… The Telegraph reports today that President Donald Trump has reversed his decision that would have allowed Ukr to obtain production licenses for Patriot air-defense technology…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In his $10bn case against the BBC, Trump just filed an emergency motion to stay the Judges Discovery Order. In it, he now shrinks his case down to NO financial loss, just reputational damage So! The $10bn is now gone, vanished in the face of financial discovery… Strike 1 for the BBC!

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Wildberries (Ru’s Amazon) has now had 60% of its warehouse capacity destroyed or badly damaged by Ukr, costing them $3bn in stock & many more $bns in assets It's also carrying >$10bn in debt, most of which is to state-sponsored banks (like VTB Bank) This is a major & possibly unrecoverable blow…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Pretty good summation of the life & times of the US’s South African trillionaire…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In Ukr, Z has dismissed Armed Forces C in C Syrski & appointed Drapatyj to the post, following increasing public protests over Federov’s dismissal as Minister of Defence Seems there was also external pressure from Eu over Syrski & the continued influence of Yermak in procurement corruption…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

News in Ukr today is that Z fired Mykhailo Federov (Minister of Defence), who has been key in reforming Ukr Army digital & drone infrastructure & weeding out corruption Looks like arms companies lobbied Andiy Yermak, who still seems to have sway in Z’s Office Bad news for Z, for Ukr & for Eu…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Sitting next to a quiet Z @ NATO, Trump mouths the exact words of the Kremlin, after his 1.5hr phone call with Putin, all about Ukr:- “escalation” Meanwhile, Ukr just crippled 22 Ru supply ships in the Sea of Azov (tankers, g cargo & bulk c) essentially cutting off supplies to Crimea…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Trump Interview on CNBC:- “Intel came in. They had a problem. I said I can solve your problem, but I want 10% of the company…” Note that 10% of Intel’s current share valuation is $70bn! That’s what this guy is at, blackmail on a scale that’s never even been contemplated before…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In Term 2, Trump’s nett worth has increased by $4.0bn, (from $2.3bn to $6.5bn), $3.0bn from crypto (MemeCoin - $Trump & $Melania) These coins have NO value. They are ways to Tx $ directly to him via the 45 secret initial Whale Wallets Meanwhile 2.0m Americans lost $4.3bn investing in this scam…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

For Fr President Macron to have Trump sign the $300bn US/Iran Deal in glitzy Versailles to the sounds of applause & ‘Bravo’ is probably one the great political ‘trolls’ of modern times Trump was unaware of the significance, the capitulation of US Foreign policy & power Everyone else knew full well

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Trump’s $10bn BBC Defamation Lawsuit is backfiring… He has to prove damage by ‘actual malice’, so BBC says; 1. You’ve no jurisdiction over us, but go ahead 2. We didn’t broadcast this in the US, so ? 3. What damage? You won the election by 5m votes 4. But, show us your damages 47 Subpoenas… Wow!

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Today @ the St Petersburg Business Conference Ru’s Kirill Dmitriev announced the signing of an agreement on a tunnel between Chukotka in Ru and Alaska in US He it’s all agreed between Trump & Putin & was part of the ‘Alaska Deal’ The obvious questions one would ask are… WHY? WHAT FOR?

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Israeli President Isaac Herzog ystdy:- “Our purpose is not to conquer lands, it is our security. We carry with us a moral vocation, we are a blessing and a source of ethics for the entire world." While invading 3 countries, killing >70,000 Palestinians (incl >20,000 children), annexing 70% of Gaza

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Ukr’s Z today:- “The Russians have kidnapped 20,000 children, perhaps more; we have recovered 2,200 of them. The Russians proposed to us to exchange the children for soldiers. Can you imagine it? We cannot… The fact that they proposed it to us is the confirmation that they kidnapped them” Unreal…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Hegseth @ Shanghai-La ystdy:- “We let ourselves get distracted by empty Globalist rhetoric about the rules-based international order…” The US was the architect of that order, (Bretton Woods, UN, NATO, IMF, World Bank, GATT, the Petro-Dollar) Now we’re supposed to forget, because the US is broke…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Donald Trump’s recent ethics filing shows that he has made $750m in stock trades in one quarter of 2026. That is unprecedented in POTUS history From Jan to Mar 2026, he personally executed ~3,700 stock transactions valued between $220m & $750m That's ~60 trades/day…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Trump tells us that China refused to buy NVIDIA H200 chips even though the US officially approved it The world's most powerful AI chip company offers itself to China & China says: ‘No thanks, we’re fine!’ That’s is a bit terrifying China isn't just saying no, it’s saying, ‘we don’t need you…’

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

“Constructive Strategic Stability…” How China described Trump’s visit Trump was made to look like a man with no mission, flattering, anxious, not insisting, but asking Even Trump’s statements that China & the US are “aligned” shows how the US now NEEDS China’s help, in Ukr, in Iran, with Israel…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Final day quotes from Trump’s visit to China… China:- “Has reached a series of new consensus…” with the US “Is working tirelessly” to end the Iran War, “that should never have happened…” “Has no objection” to buying oil from the US Despite the ceremony, not exactly earth shattering stuff

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Well! Ru’s peacefully had its May WWII Parade… it took 45 mins! No missiles, no tanks, no armour, few troops. But a march past of N Korean Troops, mothers of the fallen & children. Few World leaders there except the usual locals A far cry from Putin’s “Greater Russia” or his “Russian World”…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

UAE today… Cellphone Emergency Alerts being sent out in Dubai in the last few hours, plus reports of overhead missile intercepts Seems Trump’s War is not ‘Over’ just yet…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The EPC (Eu Political Community) Summit in Armenia has all 27 EU & 20 other Eu Countries + Can attending The goal:- ‘building Unity, Stability & Partnership’ across all strategic fronts, (eg; democracy, security, economy, energy) It’s ignored by MSM, but this is a big reset from US & Ch influence…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

US DOJ Indictment of James Comey will not succeed… The 2 page indictment states that Comey:- “did knowingly & wilfully make a threat to take the life of, & to inflict bodily harm on…” POTUS Precedent in Watson v US defines threat vs joke. Comey will use this to quash the charges at 1st hearing…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Pete Hegseth (US Sec Def) today:- "We are not counting on Europe, but they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than we do and might want to start doing less talking and having less fancy conferences in Eu and get in a boat. This is much more their fight than ours” Eu isn’t at war Pete, you are…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Scott Bessant 3 days ago, Press Conference quote:- “We will not be renewing the General Licence on Ru oil…” Last night, a Treasury Dept Official Notice extends that same General Licence (134B) from April 17th to May 16th So! Once again, it’s a lie. They are renewing it, just a month at a time…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Pope Leo on Trumps’ attack:- “I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel… We are not politicians. We don’t deal with foreign policy with the same perspective he might understand it, but I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker.”

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Turkish President Erdogan ystdy:- "The war is Netanyahu’s war for political survival, but 8 billion people are suffering the consequences" True! Whether it’s Netanyahu in the M East, Putin in Ukr or Trump’s expeditionary attempts in the Americas & the M East None are interested in making Peace…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

If Iran controlling & tolling Hormuz were allowed, what precedent does that set? Think of the other vital shipping bottlenecks like the Turkish Straits, the Bab el-Mandeb, Malacca, Sunda, even Gibraltar, the Danish Straits, the English Channel There are maritime laws here that must be adhered to…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

1/3 Excerpt from US VP Vance speech today on the stump in Budapest alongside Victor Orban:- “Foreign election interference! The bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary. They have tried to make Hungary less energy independent…” 1/3

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Trump details the US weapons officer ‘rescue mission’ in Iran, which he says included 155 aircraft, including:- — 4 bombers — 64 fighters — 48 refueling tankers — 13 rescue aircraft Also there were 2 large military transport aircraft which were left destroyed on the ground Interesting…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

There were always toll booths in Panama & Suez Canals, but now it looks like there’ll be one in Hormuz too The only differences are that US & Israeli ships & cargoes are banned & to pass, the $ is the only currency that will not be accepted The 40 countries negotiating right now seem OK with that…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Ukr President, Zelensky responded to Rheinmetall Co Dir Papperger’s derogatory comment about Ukr Drone technology being based on “Housewifes’ with 3D Printers” He said:- “If every Ukrainian housewife can produce drones, then every housewife can be the CEO of Rheinmetall,” Bravo Z 👏👏👏

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Yesterday, Z put his position in simple clear terms for all Allies & foes to hear:- “All temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will be de-occupied. This includes Crimea, it is our land and we will return it…” A straight forward objective, ALL territories, including Crimea, no compromise…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Trump is (apparently) sending Troops to the M East, but what happened to the Troops that were already there? Qatar: 8,000–10,000 Kuwait: 10,000–13,000 Bahrain: ~7,000 UAE: ~3,500 KSA: ~2,500–3,000 Iraq: ~2,500 Syria: ~900 Seems most of these bases are now unusable, so were they abandoned? & why?

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

If this WaPo reporting is true, then the US is, (under the PURL Contracts) effectively stealing money from Eu taxpayers… It’s theft! There’s not much Eu can do about it immediately, but it will not go unanswered & given time, it will turn out to be catastrophic for the US arms industry…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Direct quote from Ukr President, Volodymyr Zelensky:- “I don't want you to hang my portraits in your offices. Because a President is not an icon, an idol or a portrait. Hang pictures of your children instead. And before you make any decision, look into their eyes…”

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

CNN reports today that Iran has begun mining the Strait of Hormuz So far a few dozen mines have been laid, but they are expected to lay hundreds more in the coming days No insurance organisation could provide P&I insurance to vessels under these circumstances, irrespective of convoy protection…

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Precise take by Turkish President Erdogan, speaking today on US/Irsael War with Iran:- “Every dead child in Tehran or Esfahan is also a calculated message to Erbil, Baghdad, and Ankara. Divide. Exhaust. Dominate. The oldest colonial playbook, dusted off and drenched in blood once more…”

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

US Secretary of Defence (War) Pete Hegseth, speaking from the podium in the Pentagon ystdy:- "Flying over Tehran, flying over Iran…. Iranians looking up seeing only US/Israeli air power…. Death & destruction from the sky all day long…”

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