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*by Tyler Durden -Update (Sunday Afternoon):* The Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert on X, saying the Earth-directed coronal mass ejection first identified on Saturday is now producing one of the largest solar radiation storms in more than two decades. !Image Text Here's what a S4 severe solar radiation storm can disrupt: **Satellites and spacecraft** - *Permanent or temporary damage to satellite electronics* - *Single event…

Colon surpasses breast as leading cancer killer driven by victims under age 50 years, likely mandated into COVID-19 vaccination *Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH* It was announced the colon cancer has surpassed malignancies of the breast as the leading cause of cancer driven by cases before age 50 where screening colonoscopy starts. This epidemiological shift started in 2021 co-incident with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines which were …

*Alex Krainer* Only two weeks ago the TrendCompass report headline read, “Silver breaks to new all time highs.” The opening paragraph: “On Friday, 9 January COMEX silver futures closed at $79.34/tr.oz., slightly below the all-time high reached three days prior. Then this morning, with the silver price chart looking almost vertical, silver opened gap up, more than $4 higher than Friday’s close and is now trading at around $84.50/tr.oz.” …

Alice Weidel has declared that Ukraine is not a friend of Germany *FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky speaking to press after attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. © Getty Images / Nuran Erkul Kaya* [RT] Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky must compensate Germany for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline, which was carried out by Kiev with help of foreign intelligence, the co-leader of the…

The countries concluded their first three-way meeting in Abu Dhabi on Saturday *US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at an event in Hollywood, Florida on January 15, 2026. ©  Noam Galai / Getty Images* [RT] US President Donald Trump’s top negotiator Steve Witkoff has praised the first Russia-US-Ukraine meeting in Abu Dhabi, saying the sides have agreed to resume negotiations next week. The two-day meeting in the Emirati…

More Russia-US-Ukraine talks must happen before the two leaders get together, an American official has told the outlet *Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky arriving to a meeting with French President and German Chancellor on December 9, 2019 in Paris. © Getty Images / Kremlin Press Office* [RT] Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could meet face-to-face in the near…

The West must accept this reality, or there will be war in Europe, the Hungarian prime minister has warned *Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ©  Arpad Kurucz / Anadolu via Getty Images* [RT] NATO and the European Union would do well to accept the fact that Russia will never allow them to come close to its borders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. He also argued that Ukraine should serve as a *“buffer…

How intercourse slipped down the list of life’s priorities *By **Dmitry Samoilov**, journalist and literary critic © Getty Images / praetorianphoto* [RT] Here’s the thing: the world many of us grew up in has vanished, and not because of geopolitics. Because of sex. No, this is not a personal confession. It is an observation about culture. Sex, once treated as central to modern life, is quietly retreating. And the shift is…

Deterioration was associated with Moderna (mRNA-1273) and persistent cough at vaccination Dr. Robert W. Malone Yes, I accepted two doses of Moderna COVID vaccine. Again and again, I have been attacked for having done so by a wide range of haters. And as I have repeatedly explained, I did so for three reasons. 1. I was infected with the original SARS-CoV-2 strain (Wuhan 1) while attending an MIT computational drug discovery meeting in…

Astute observers can read between the lines and discern Russia’s displeasure with him too. *Andrew Korybko* Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s first press conference of the year in late January touched upon a lot of topics, importantly including the Europeans’ plot to subvert Trump’s Ukrainian peace plan. According to him, the UK “is speaking increasingly more often on behalf of the EU” and therefore plays a leading role in these…

This final “Line of Effort” underpins the preceding three regarding the Western Hemisphere, the Indo-Pacific, and burden-sharing, all of which are being pursued in furtherance of Trump 2.0’s grand strategic goal of restoring the US’ predominant position over the world, including over China and Russia. *Andrew Korybko* Trump 2.0 just released its National Defense Strategy (NDS) two months after its National Security Strategy (NSS), and as…

Parents naturally want their children to feel special – but showering them with praise can sometimes do more harm than good Tom Howarth When most of us think of personality disorders, we imagine them springing from difficult childhoods – abuse, neglect or harsh environments. But narcissism is different. A growing body of research suggests that children can develop narcissistic traits at the *other* extreme of upbringing: when they’re…

Spiders don’t normally create such large colonies, so no need to fear finding one in your basement *Credit: Getty  Ezzy Pearson* - BBC Science Focus Arachnophobes best look away now, because a group of scientists have found what could be the biggest spider colony in the world. The web is 106 square metres (1,140 square feet) in size and is thought to be home to up to 111,000 spiders. That’s roughly half the size of a tennis court. The…

Trilateral negotiations have been held in Abu Dhabi *The Ukrainian, US and Russian delegations pictured during the talks in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, on January 24, 2026. ©  Sputnik / The UAE Foreign Ministry* [RT] The three-way meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the US has concluded in Abu Dhabi after two days of talks. No immediate continuation of the trilateral contacts is expected, according to TASS. The meeting has yielded…

*Promethean Updates* In this episode, Barbara Boyd discusses the ramifications following President Trump's landmark move at Davos to replace the globalist order with a new 'Board of Peace.' Highlighting the failure of the United Nations and the beginning of a new era in international diplomacy, the video covers Trump's novel approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and his broader strategy involving world leaders. Featuring…

The 2.2 million men that are currently on the run amounts to 6.8% of the Ukrainian population and is slightly larger than the percentage of Asians in the US. *Andrew Korybko* New Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov shockingly revealed that 200,000 men have already deserted thus far and ten times more (2 million) are actively dodging the draft, which are probably an underestimate but are in any case still very large numbers. To put…

The Sino-Indo rapprochement is still in its infancy, their territorial disputes remain unresolved, and India is under lots of pressure from the US nowadays. *Andrew Korybko* Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared during his first press conference of the year that Moscow wants to revive the Russia-India-China (RIC) format. In his words, “[RIC] still exists – though it has not convened in some time – but has not been disbanded. We…

The closed-door negotiations are aimed at resolving territorial disputes between Moscow and Kiev RT: Russian, American, and Ukrainian officials have sat down to the first round of trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed. After a week of public diplomacy in Davos, the talks are taking place behind closed doors. In a statement on Friday, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al…

The Culture Ministry has accused the artists of promoting Russian culture by performing ‘Swan Lake’ during a European tour *RT: Ukrainian ballerina Natalia Matsak performing Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' on November 26, 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. © Getty Images / Lionel FLUSIN;  Gamma-Rapho* Two principal dancers with the National Opera of Ukraine reportedly face dismissal for…

Pro-independence lawmaker Kuno Fencker told RT that sovereignty is an absolute red line for the islanders *RT: People hold Greenlandic flags and placards as they gather outside the US Consulate in Nuuk to protest President Donald Trump’s intention to acquire Greenland, January 17, 2026. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images* Greenland and its population are not up for grabs, a pro-independence lawmaker from the island, has told RT, in response to…