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[rgray222]

I find this award richly humorous that not only did Trump bring a ceasefire to Gaza, which the entire world wanted, but Maria Corina Machado also profusely thanked Trump for his decisive action to dismantle the criminal terrorist enterprise [in Venezuela] in posts on X and in interviews.

The Nobel Prizes have always been political, but most people around the world aren't really paying attention to that fact, but they will now. It is odd to watch the institution of the Nobel so publicly discredit its own organization.

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by rgray222 (here)
I find this award richly humorous that not only did Trump bring a ceasefire to Gaza

Well, maybe!

I'd submit that we might have to wait a few weeks to see what happens next. One of many possibilities is that Trump persuaded Netanyahu to accept his 'peace deal', which Netanyahu may or may not honor in the longer term, by means of a promise that the US would do all it could to help Israel try to destroy Iran. (Peace? No. )

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by onawah (here)
Breaking: Xi Jinping Hospitalized After Stroke — 11 Days Before the 4th Plenum

Of course, such things can indeed happen.

But before rushing to believe this (from an adamantly anti-China channel, too), I might suggest that we wait patiently for some further confirmation.

~~~

[mountain_jim]

would not matter regardless of how many wars stopped or avoided..

https://x.com/seanmdav/status/1976646335400161314

Adam Schwarz
@AdamJSchwarz
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2h
Reporter: Why didn’t Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Nobel committee chair: We only give the award to people of courage and integrity.



https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/1976662694351827231

Wall Street Mav
@WallStreetMav
·
2h
President Trump dodged a major embarrassment by NOT winning the discredited Nobel Peace Prize.

Over the years this prize has become a joke.
Past winners include:

Henry Kissinger, Yasser Arafat, The European Union and Barak Obama.

[BMJ]

BREAKING: Sinaloa Cartel is allegedly threatening to target American citizens in popular tourist spots like Cabo in response to lab raids and seizures, per Breitbart.

This Is A Critical Situation:

I heard that there was a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, specifically the Los Chapitos wing led by sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has escalated rhetoric through narco-banners in Baja California, Mexico, vowing strikes against U.S. citizens in high-traffic resort zones. So I do not think this is far off the mark at all. Because this would be nothing new for them. They will use this as psychological warfare to try to influence or slow down raids. It was reported that the banners, hung in Ensenada and Tijuana, target FBI Director Kash Patel by name, alongside broader U.S. and Mexican officials, framing the raids as invasive overreach into cartel strongholds.

Baja California Sur's Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo drawing 3.5 million annual U.S. visitors emerge as focal points, with warnings of immediate action to disrupt tourism flows and economic lifelines. This surge coincides with a 14-month internal Sinaloa turf war ignited by the July 2024 capture of rival leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, handed over to U.S. custody by Los Chapitos themselves. Cartel enforcers, including sicarios from Culiacan bases, reposition assets southward, blending threats with actual interdictions to test U.S. resolve.

The Pressure Points: Targeted Areas High On The List

Focus narrows to 15,000+ American expats in Baja Sur, plus transient visitors via cruise lines (Carnival, Royal Caribbean) docking weekly.

Anticipated Methods:

Drive-by shootings on Medano Beach bars, vehicle-borne IEDs at highway checkpoints (Highway 1, Km 30), or kidnappings for ransom via Uber proxies. Info from backchannels from Culiacan chatter (September 28) revealed 50 sicarios redeployed from Sinaloa poppy fields, equipped with 5.56mm AR-15s smuggled from Arizona gun shows.

Tourism generates $1.2 billion annually for Baja; disruptions force U.S. policy pauses on extraditions.

What Was Not Reported By US Media:

This Was Sent To Me

DEA's New Orleans Division led a multi-site takedown September 2, seizing 1,200 kilos of meth precursors (from China via Manzanillo port) destined for Badiraguato superlabs, yielding 300 tons of product annually. Follow-on raids September 8 in Culiacan netted many assault rifles, 20,000 rounds, and $2.3 million cash from Los Chapitos safe houses, per HSI manifests. Treasury sanctions October 1 froze $150 million in Baja businesses tied to cartel money laundering, including Rosarito real estate fronts owned by ex-mayor Miguel Angel Sanchez (now federal legislator).

Not sure how accurate this is. But it definitely holds some weight. US Citizens are definitely in a very bad situation from a tourist standpoint. Donald Trump I am sure is aware of how this may force strategic pivots going forward. This is crazy to say the least.

These hits, coordinated with SEDENA (Mexican Army), dismantled 12 labs processing ephedrine into crystal, slashing output by 40% per quarter. Los Chapitos blames Mayiza faction leaks for the breaches, but U.S. SIGINT pins Patel's FBI embeds in the intel loop.

El Mayo's betrayal fractured Sinaloa into blood-soaked halves Los Chapitos control 60% of fentanyl routes to Chicago, Mayiza holds Gulf pipelines. Violence tally: 2,800 murders, 1,200 kidnappings since July 2024, per SEDENA tallies, with Baja incursions up 300% (e.g., August 15 ambush killing 14 in La Paz). Both factions designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations January 2025, unlocking drone strikes and asset freezes Patel's first invocation. Underline the irony: Los Chapitos' Mayo handover netted $15 million U.S. rewards but birthed this vendetta cycle.

[Ravenlocke]

JAIME HERRERA
@
Auto-translated by Grok
#Peru relatives of the victims of the massacres during the protests against Dina Boluarte. "It's not enough that they have impeached her, she has to go to jail"

@teleSURtv
https://x.com/JaimeHerreraCaj/status...70999220572574

RT en Español

Auto-translated by Grok
🇵🇪📺(VIDEO) The humiliating moment of Boluarte in her 'farewell speech' on television

https://x.com/ActualidadRT/status/1976652437936124255

[Ravenlocke]

Brian Berletic,

🇺🇸🇻🇪 Nobel Peace Prize Goes to US Gov-funded Puppet Aiding in Overthrow of Venezuela

▪️The Western propaganda tool know as the "Nobel Peace Prize," is awarded to functionaries of US imperialism, from Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar to warmongering neo-con US President Barack Obama - to now Maria Corina Machado, founder of the US NED-funded front Sumate;

▪️Reuters reports she founded it in 2002 and participated in multiple US backed attempts to overthrow Venezuela's government;

▪️NED even wrote a letter signed by various Neo-Cons defending Sumate and other tools of US interference;

▪️Trump's desire for this "deep state" stamp of approval speaks volumes to who and what he himself really is;

Sources:

Reuters article: https://archive.ph/4kVw5
NED admission to funding Sumate: https://ned.org/international-coalit...l-albright-mc/

https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1976647638276575720

[Raskolnikov]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
"Machado is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize first and foremost for her efforts to advance democracy in Venezuela. But democracy is also in retreat internationally. Democracy – understood as the right to freely express one's opinion, to cast one's vote and to be represented in elective government – is the foundation of peace both within countries and between countries," Norwegian Nobel Committee wrote in a statement, adding that Machado "meets all three criteria stated in Alfred Nobel's will for the selection of a Peace Prize laureate."

It's ironic that the Nobel Committee places such emphasis on Democracy when Plato's Republic defines democracy as the last step before tyranny. To say that the Nobel Peace Prize is received for advancing democracy, in this light, is problematic, especially in light of one of the only two people who refused the Nobel Peace Prize, Jean Paul Sartre in 1964. He explains:

“A writer who adopts political, social, or literary positions must act only with the means that are his own—that is, the written word. All the honors he may receive expose his readers to a pressure I do not consider desirable. If I sign myself Jean-Paul Sartre it is not the same thing as if I sign myself Jean-Paul Sartre, Nobel Prizewinner.”

Fine and admirable, but he goes on:

“The confrontation of these two cultures (East and West) must necessarily take the form of a conflict—but this confrontation must occur between men and between cultures, without the intervention of institutions. I myself am deeply affected by the contradiction between the two cultures: I am made up of such contradictions. My sympathies undeniably go to socialism and to what is called the Eastern bloc, but I was born and brought up in a bourgeois family and a bourgeois culture. This permits me to collaborate with all those who seek to bring the two cultures closer together. I nonetheless hope, of course, that “the best man wins.” That is, socialism."

He wasn't advancing democracy but socialism. It's also peculiar that when researching the criteria for awarding the prize the only quasi-definition to be found is for "outstanding contributions to international fraternity and the advancement of peace, as envisioned by Alfred Nobel." There's plenty of info on the nomination and selection process but not on the actual criteria required for the award itself.

The second to refuse the award was Le Duc Tho, who, with Henry Kissinger, shared the peace prize for their work to end the Vietnam War. Tho, however, refused to accept it, saying that “peace has not yet been established.”

[Ravenlocke]

Moon of Alabama

New on MoA:

Fearing Trump's Wrath Nobel Committee Gives Peace Price To Regime Change Puppet

https://moonofalabama.org/2025/10/fe...ge-puppet.html

https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1976611982439801240

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/1...ge-puppet.html

Nobel Committee, Fearing Trump’s Wrath, Hands Peace Prize To Regime Change Puppet – Moon of Alabama

October 10, 2025

The President of the Unites States Donald Trump had demanded to be given the Nobel Peace Prize. But following that demand would have been disastrous for the already blemished prestige of the Nobel. The government of Norway, which strongly influences the decisions of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, was in a pickle:

With hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump.
…
Mr Trump has long been outspoken about his belief that he should be awarded the peace prize, an honour previously bestowed on one of his presidential predecessors, Barack Obama, in 2009 for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”.
In July, Mr Trump reportedly called Jens Stoltenberg, Norway’s finance minister and the former Nato secretary general, to ask about the Nobel prize.
…
The newspaper columnist and analyst Harald Stanghelle speculated that retribution from Mr Trump – if it were to come – could take the form of tariffs, demands for higher Nato contributions or even declaring Norway an enemy.

After some talks behind the scenes it was decided to give the price to a different person than Trump but with the very obvious intent to also satisfy Trump by furthering a major foreign policy aim of his:

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado who lives in hiding after attempting to run against President Nicolás Maduro.
Machado, 58, was recognized for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness” and “ever-expanding authoritarianism in Venezuela.”
…
She leads the Vente Venezuela opposition party, but was blocked from running as the nation’s president and expelled from office in 2014. She now lives in hiding and faces “serious threats against her life,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

The Trump administration has long aimed at ousting Nicolas Maduro, the socialist leader of Venezuela. It has positioned its military assets around the country and is planing from regime change under false pretense:

Shortly after taking office, Trump declared Tren de Aragua to be a foreign terrorist organization that had “flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs.” In July, the president ordered the Pentagon to target certain Latin American drug cartels. By August, there were eight naval vessels—including destroyers, a cruiser, and a littoral-combat ship—operating in the Caribbean Sea. By September, the first of four boats had been struck, and 21 alleged drug traffickers have now been killed. Last week, the administration sent a confidential notice to Congress signaling its intent to carry out more strikes. The campaign could extend inside Venezuelan territorial waters or include drone strikes inside its land borders, defense officials told us.
…
But it is far from clear that the ties between Maduro’s government and Tren de Aragua are as extensive as the Trump administration has suggested, or that they exist at all. Ronna Risquez, author of the book El Tren De Aragua, told us there was “no evidence” that Maduro leads gang or drug-smuggling operations; an internal memo from the U.S. National Intelligence Council arrived at a similar conclusion. It’s also not clear that Venezuelan drug operations, centralized or otherwise, are significant enough to merit the country being singled out as a threat to American lives. Venezuela is not a major cocaine or fentanyl producer. And even though most of the world’s cocaine grows in neighboring Colombia, Venezuela is also not a major transit hub.

Trump’s anti-‘narco-terrorist’ campaign is clearly aimed at regime change. This despite extensive offers by the Venezuelan government to allow the U.S. to profit from Venezuelan riches (archived):

Venezuelan officials, hoping to end their country’s clash with the United States, offered the Trump administration a dominant stake in Venezuela’s oil and other mineral wealth in discussions that lasted for months, according to multiple people close to the talks.
The far-reaching offer remained on the table as the Trump administration called the government of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela a “narco-terror cartel,” amassed warships in the Caribbean and began blowing up boats that American officials say were carrying drugs from Venezuela.
Under a deal discussed between a senior U.S. official and Mr. Maduro’s top aides, the Venezuelan strongman offered to open up all existing and future oil and gold projects to American companies, give preferential contracts to American businesses, reverse the flow of Venezuelan oil exports from China to the United States, and slash his country’s energy and mining contracts with Chinese, Iranian and Russian firms.

That offer wasn’t enough for a greedy Trump:

The Trump administration ended up rebuffing Mr. Maduro’s economic concessions and cut off diplomacy with Venezuela last week. The move effectively killed the deal, at least for now, the people close to the discussion said.

The Trump administration did away with generous offer because it is confident that its plans for regime change will achieve a total domination over Venezuela.

The new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, María Corina Machado, plays a big role those plans.

Who is that lady you might ask. In July 2024 the NY Times published a friendly portrait of her (archived):

Ms. Machado, a conservative former member of the national assembly once rejected by her own colleagues, has not only corralled Venezuela’s fractious opposition behind her, but has also captivated a broad swath of the electorate with a promise for sweeping government change.
…
If the opposition wins, Mr. González, 74, will be president. But from Washington to Caracas, everyone understands that Ms. Machado is the driving force behind the movement.
…
She became a political activist in 2002, helping to found a voter rights group, Súmate, that eventually led a failed effort to recall Mr. Chávez. She was a darling of Washington — the U.S. government provided financial aid to Súmate — and became one of Mr. Chávez’s most detested adversaries.
But it wasn’t just the government that loathed her. Among colleagues in the opposition, she was often viewed as too conservative, too confrontational and too “sifrina” — Venezuelan for “snobbishly high class” — to become the movement’s leader.
She has said that the politician she most admires is Margaret Thatcher, the conservative icon known for her stubbornness and fealty to the free market. And Ms. Machado has long supported privatizing PDVSA, the state oil company, a move other opposition leaders say would put Venezuela’s most valuable resource in the hands of a few.

Machado, while on the U.S. payroll, was involved in a 2002 military coup attempt in Caracas:

Questions still surround Ms. Machado’s actions in 2002, when dissident military officers and opposition figures led a short-lived coup meant to oust Mr. Chávez. Ms. Machado was at the presidential palace during the installation of a new president, Pedro Carmona.
In the 2005 interview with The Times, Ms. Machado insisted that she and her mother were in the palace that day only to visit Mr. Carmona’s wife, a family friend — not to support the coup.
More recently, in a 2019 interview with the BBC, Ms. Machado called on “Western democracies” to understand that Mr. Maduro would only leave power “in the face of a credible, imminent and severe threat of the use of force.”

Machado even asked the Zionist war criminal Benjamin Netanyahoo for military support in a coup (edited machine translation) :

María Corina Machado asked the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, a military intervention in Venezuela, through a document posted on its social network X in 2018.
…
Machado described the military intervention of “power and influence” against the Venezuelan government.

“Today sending a letter to Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina, and to Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, to ask them to apply their strength and influence to advance the dismantling of the criminal regime in Venezuela, intimately linked to drug trafficking and terrorism,” she wrote.

In addition, the document points out that Machado was “convinced that the international community, according to the doctrine of the responsibility to protect, is called to give Venezuelans the support needed to generate the change,” a change of government.

Machado is still in cahoots with (and likely still payed by) the U.S. to further regime change in Venezuela (archived):

[U.S. Secretary of State] Rubio met with five opposition figures in May who secretly fled to the United States in what he called a “precise operation.” He has praised the opposition leader, María Corina Machado, whom he called by her nickname, the “Venezuelan Iron Lady,” in a tribute this year.
…
Pedro Urruchurtu, an adviser to Ms. Machado, said in an interview that the opposition had developed a plan for the first 100 hours after Mr. Maduro’s ouster that would involve a transfer of power to Edmundo González, who ran for president against Mr. Maduro last year.
…
“What we’re talking about is an operation to dismantle a criminal structure, and that includes a series of actions and tools,” Mr. Urruchurtu said, adding: “It has to be done with the use of force, because otherwise it wouldn’t be possible to defeat a regime like the one we’re facing.”
The opposition’s plans include persuading other governments to take diplomatic, financial, intelligence and law enforcement actions, he said.

To recap – the Nobel Peace Prize committee is giving the price to an opposition politician in South America who is on the payroll of the U.S. government and has been involved in previous military coups attempts in her country. Her advisor is arguing for the use force to overthrow the government. Ms. Machado’s plan is to the sell out whatever Venezuelans have to the foreign empire that pays her.

The Nobel Committee and Norway may, for now, have saved themselves from Trump’s wrath but the decision to award the prize to Ms. Machado is another huge blemish to its record.

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1976697372756635958

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
·
3m
Even Putin is calling out the Nobel Foundation and accurately proclaims “this award lost credibility”.

Putin acknowledges that Trump is stopping crises around the globe.

Sounds like a positive sign that the deal to end the war in Ukraine is approaching as well.

[onawah]

The CCP doesn't want Xi's actual health status to be public knowledge, so it will probably be a while before anything is known definitely.
But it's certain that Xi has serious health related challenges at this point.
Lei does her research and has good connections within China, so she is fairly reputable.
Being anti-CCP doesn't necessarily make it disinfo or dubious.
There are plenty of matches if you Google the story today...

A more nuanced article following from:
https://www.peoplenewstoday.com/news...al-Crisis.html
Reports Claim Xi Jinping Suffered Stroke; Li Qiang’s Recall from North Korea Would Signal Crisis
By Li Yu, People News 2025-10-10

"Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, on a chartered flight at noon on October 9, officially commencing his three-day visit. Meanwhile, news surfaced that Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, has suffered a stroke and is undergoing emergency treatment. Whistleblower Du Wen, the executive director of the legal advisory office of the former Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region government and a self-media figure, indicated that the severity of Xi Jinping's condition could be assessed based on whether Li Qiang is urgently recalled from North Korea.

Currently living in Europe, Du Wen, who has previously served as a legal advisor to figures such as Yang Jing, Ba Te'er, and Hu Chunhua, reported this breaking news on his program around 7 PM Beijing time on October 9.

Du Wen disclosed that an insider from the Chinese Communist Party informed him that Xi Jinping experienced a stroke in Beijing today (October 9) and that the situation is extremely critical, with emergency rescue efforts in progress. Simultaneously, it is reported that Li Qiang, who is visiting North Korea, has been ordered to return to China urgently.

Du Wen also mentioned that this information currently comes from a single source and has not been independently verified. Given the gravity of the situation, it can only be disclosed at this time, pending further confirmation.

Du Wenqiang highlighted that a straightforward way to verify the authenticity of the news is this: if Li Qiang continues to make public appearances in North Korea and carries out his scheduled visits, it suggests that Xi Jinping's health has not yet reached the serious crisis level as rumoured by external sources. This could mean he is merely experiencing general discomfort or has recovered from a previous health scare. Conversely, if Li Qiang abruptly cuts his visit to North Korea short and returns home, it would indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is on the brink of a significant reshuffle and a major crisis.

Furthermore, on October 9, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Global Women's Summit is set to take place in Beijing from October 13 to 14, with Xi Jinping expected to attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote address. Should Xi Jinping make an appearance, it would also imply that the news may not be credible.

Rumours regarding Xi Jinping's health crisis have been widespread since last year's Third Plenary Session, where reports surfaced that he had suffered a stroke. Observers noted the absence of any public images of Xi Jinping during the session, and even articles lauding him were taken down, leading to speculation about his health, including rumours that he collapsed at the session due to a stroke. Following this, reports emerged of a reshuffling of power within Zhongnanhai, with the Beijing regime being influenced by CCP elder Wen Jiabao and Vice Chairman of the Military Commission Zhang Youxia.

The speculation surrounding Xi Jinping's health crisis has been ongoing. Since the stroke rumours from last year's Third Plenary Session, each of his public appearances has raised concerns about his physical condition and health issues. For example, the aftereffects of the stroke are apparent, with noticeable balance and cognitive difficulties.

Recently, during Xi Jinping's (習近平) visits to Tibet and Xinjiang, observers noted that he appeared to have a dark and lifeless complexion, and his movements were slow and unsteady. More concerning was the fact that CCTV deliberately omitted footage of Xi Jinping descending the aircraft stairs, while other officials accompanying him were shown walking down the stairs. This has raised suspicions about Xi Jinping's health condition.

At the September 3 military parade in Beijing this year, Xi Jinping's (習近平) performance during the ceremony—welcoming foreign dignitaries, delivering a speech, reviewing the troops, and waving to the crowd—clearly displayed signs of weakness. He struggled to ascend the Tiananmen Gate, panting beside Putin, and his speech lacked vigour and endurance. His body language during the parade appeared lethargic and utterly fatigued.

The health of the highest leader of the Communist Party is regarded as a state secret. Even in old age, when one may be frail and ill, efforts are made through makeup or other means to project an image of vitality. If it becomes impossible to hide physical frailty, it only serves to confirm that the illness is indeed serious; any further attempts to obscure it would only attract more scrutiny."

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)

Posted by onawah (here)
Breaking: Xi Jinping Hospitalized After Stroke — 11 Days Before the 4th Plenum

Of course, such things can indeed happen.

But before rushing to believe this (from an adamantly anti-China channel, too), I might suggest that we wait patiently for some further confirmation.

~~~

[Ravenlocke]

From RT
‘Numerous EMERGENCY personnel’ on scene in Bucksnort, Tennessee following MASSIVE explosion at plant

19 people still missing, feared DEAD

Energetic Systems described as ‘specializing in development, production of a wide range of explosives for military and aerospace’

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1976749839699603498

🔴USA🇺🇸| #TennesseeExplosion : a massive explosion, felt 21 miles away, occurred on Friday Oct. 10, at the military explosives company "Accurate Energetic Systems LLC" in #Tennessee. Several people were reported killed and at least 19 people are missing, according to authorities.

https://x.com/nanana365media/status/1976750240272445475

[Ravenlocke]

BREAKING: Massive explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems plant in Hickman Co., TN this morning. At least 1 dead, 19 missing amid secondary blasts. Felt 20mi away. ATF/DHS on scene; cause unknown. AES makes DoD explosives. Prayers for families. #TennesseeExplosion #AESBlast #Bucksnort

https://x.com/awokeinside/status/1976732777274892424

[Raskolnikov]

Here we go again.

‘No Kings Day’ Protests Planned Across Nation to Oppose Trump Administration

The second “No Kings Day” will take place on Oct. 18. This is in response to an increasingly authoritarian regime, protestors say



A series of “No Kings Day” demonstrations are set to take place nationwide on Saturday, Oct. 18. The protests are organized as a response to what activists describe as the Trump administration’s increasingly authoritarian tactics.

“On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.” No Kings organizers wrote on their website.

They further entail how to register and find nearby events taking place.

This movement is a follow-up to June’s protest, which coincided with President Donald Trump’s birthday and a grand military parade in Washington, D.C.

While the protestors attempted to make their protest peaceful, police responded to the scene with tear gas and crowd-control tactics, according to Associated Press.

This protest is spearheaded by the 50501 Movement, which frames itself as a coalition rejecting concentrated power and authoritarian leadership. The name references “50 states, 50 protests, one movement.”

“This isn’t just politics.” No Kings organizers said. “It’s democracy versus dictatorship. And together, we’re choosing democracy.”

Protest locations in Southern California include Huntington Beach, Pasadena, Orange County, Inglewood and more. To get the full list of cities, visit the No Kings protest website here: https://nokingsmovement.com/pages/no-kings-day-protest

https://lamag.com/news/no-kings-day-...dministration/

[Ravenlocke]

Audio of the ammunition plant explosion this morning in Middle Tennessee, with this footage coming from Cody Warren, who I am reading may have been as far as 10-20 miles away from the site; you can hear and visually see the blast impact in this video.

https://x.com/dustinkittle/status/1976709340389138541

[Ravenlocke]

FactPost

Hegseth: I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.

https://x.com/factpostnews/status/1976660337802740030

[Ravenlocke]

Posted by onawah (here)
The CCP doesn't want Xi's actual health status to be public knowledge, so it will probably be a while before anything is known definitely.
But it's certain that Xi has serious health related challenges at this point.
Lei does her research and has good connections within China, so she is fairly reputable.
Being anti-CCP doesn't necessarily make it disinfo or dubious.
There are plenty of matches if you Google the story today...

A more nuanced article following from:
https://www.peoplenewstoday.com/news...al-Crisis.html
Reports Claim Xi Jinping Suffered Stroke; Li Qiang’s Recall from North Korea Would Signal Crisis
By Li Yu, People News 2025-10-10

"Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, on a chartered flight at noon on October 9, officially commencing his three-day visit. Meanwhile, news surfaced that Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, has suffered a stroke and is undergoing emergency treatment. Whistleblower Du Wen, the executive director of the legal advisory office of the former Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region government and a self-media figure, indicated that the severity of Xi Jinping's condition could be assessed based on whether Li Qiang is urgently recalled from North Korea.

Currently living in Europe, Du Wen, who has previously served as a legal advisor to figures such as Yang Jing, Ba Te'er, and Hu Chunhua, reported this breaking news on his program around 7 PM Beijing time on October 9.

Du Wen disclosed that an insider from the Chinese Communist Party informed him that Xi Jinping experienced a stroke in Beijing today (October 9) and that the situation is extremely critical, with emergency rescue efforts in progress. Simultaneously, it is reported that Li Qiang, who is visiting North Korea, has been ordered to return to China urgently.

Du Wen also mentioned that this information currently comes from a single source and has not been independently verified. Given the gravity of the situation, it can only be disclosed at this time, pending further confirmation.

Du Wenqiang highlighted that a straightforward way to verify the authenticity of the news is this: if Li Qiang continues to make public appearances in North Korea and carries out his scheduled visits, it suggests that Xi Jinping's health has not yet reached the serious crisis level as rumoured by external sources. This could mean he is merely experiencing general discomfort or has recovered from a previous health scare. Conversely, if Li Qiang abruptly cuts his visit to North Korea short and returns home, it would indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is on the brink of a significant reshuffle and a major crisis.

Furthermore, on October 9, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Global Women's Summit is set to take place in Beijing from October 13 to 14, with Xi Jinping expected to attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote address. Should Xi Jinping make an appearance, it would also imply that the news may not be credible.

Rumours regarding Xi Jinping's health crisis have been widespread since last year's Third Plenary Session, where reports surfaced that he had suffered a stroke. Observers noted the absence of any public images of Xi Jinping during the session, and even articles lauding him were taken down, leading to speculation about his health, including rumours that he collapsed at the session due to a stroke. Following this, reports emerged of a reshuffling of power within Zhongnanhai, with the Beijing regime being influenced by CCP elder Wen Jiabao and Vice Chairman of the Military Commission Zhang Youxia.

The speculation surrounding Xi Jinping's health crisis has been ongoing. Since the stroke rumours from last year's Third Plenary Session, each of his public appearances has raised concerns about his physical condition and health issues. For example, the aftereffects of the stroke are apparent, with noticeable balance and cognitive difficulties.

Recently, during Xi Jinping's (習近平) visits to Tibet and Xinjiang, observers noted that he appeared to have a dark and lifeless complexion, and his movements were slow and unsteady. More concerning was the fact that CCTV deliberately omitted footage of Xi Jinping descending the aircraft stairs, while other officials accompanying him were shown walking down the stairs. This has raised suspicions about Xi Jinping's health condition.

At the September 3 military parade in Beijing this year, Xi Jinping's (習近平) performance during the ceremony—welcoming foreign dignitaries, delivering a speech, reviewing the troops, and waving to the crowd—clearly displayed signs of weakness. He struggled to ascend the Tiananmen Gate, panting beside Putin, and his speech lacked vigour and endurance. His body language during the parade appeared lethargic and utterly fatigued.

The health of the highest leader of the Communist Party is regarded as a state secret. Even in old age, when one may be frail and ill, efforts are made through makeup or other means to project an image of vitality. If it becomes impossible to hide physical frailty, it only serves to confirm that the illness is indeed serious; any further attempts to obscure it would only attract more scrutiny."

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)

Posted by onawah (here)
Breaking: Xi Jinping Hospitalized After Stroke — 11 Days Before the 4th Plenum

Of course, such things can indeed happen.

But before rushing to believe this (from an adamantly anti-China channel, too), I might suggest that we wait patiently for some further confirmation.

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杜文 WenDu

@duwen2023
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Du Wen, Christian, senior researcher, independent media political commentator. Former executive director of the Legal Advisory Office of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Government of China, previously served as a legal advisor to senior Chinese Communist Party officials such as Yang Jing, Batel, and Hu Chunhua. Imprisoned by the Chinese Communist authorities for 12 years and 8 months as a political prisoner. Now residing in Europe, dedicated to promoting religious freedom and the cause of Chinese democracy, and actively participating in political lobbying efforts with EU institutions.


杜文 WenDu
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Everyone, please closely follow the "Parade of the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Workers' Party of Korea" currently being held in North Korea. If Li Qiang is on the viewing platform and has not returned to the country, it means that Xi Jinping's situation is not serious and he has been saved. If Li Qiang does not appear, it means the matter is serious. As for the congratulatory message from Xi Jinping just released by Xinhua News Agency, it doesn't prove anything.

突发待核实消息：某位中共内部人士突然爆料说中共中央总书记、中央军委主席习近平今日突然中风，情况极其危险，目前正在紧急抢救中。正在朝鲜访问的国务院总理李强已经被下令紧急回北京。该消息目前属于单一来源，正 在等待进一步核实。由于事关重大在此先行爆出。一个直接的证据是，如果李强仍然继续朝鲜访问，则说明他没事。
Breaking Unverified Report:
An insider within the Chinese Communist Party has suddenly revealed that Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CCP and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, reportedly suffered a sudden stroke today. His condition is said to be extremely critical, and emergency medical treatment is underway.

Li Qiang, the Premier currently visiting North Korea, has allegedly been ordered to return to Beijing immediately. This information currently comes from a single source and awaits further verification. Given the gravity of the matter, it has been disclosed ahead of confirmation.

A direct indicator, according to the report, would be that if Li Qiang continues his visit to North Korea, it would suggest that Xi is fine.


https://x.com/duwen2023/status/1976518977653440632

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Latest news, combined with international media reports, at 3:00 PM that day, Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, indicating that Xi Jinping's condition has temporarily stabilized.


https://x.com/duwen2023/status/1976555878477086788

[Ravenlocke]

North Korean Archives and Library (NKAAL)
@NorthNKAAL
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Today, #KimJongUn attended the grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance "Long Live Workers' Party of #Korea" given in celebration of the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK

Present there were foreign guests, including Li Qiang of #China and Dmitry Medvedev of #Russia

https://x.com/NorthNKAAL/status/1976427414998876347

Today, #KimJongUn attended a meeting held in celebration of the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of #Korea

Present there were foreign guests, including Li Qiang of #China and Dmitry Medvedev of #Russia

https://x.com/NorthNKAAL/status/1976425867946623041

Today, #KimJongUn met for talks with Li Qiang, Premier of #China, in #Pyongyang

Both sides expressed hopes and wishes, and the meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere

A banquet was held after the talks


https://x.com/NorthNKAAL/status/1976430049042760013

[onawah]

China’s New VIRAL Mega Bridge is Embarrassing

Posted by onawah (here)
China’s New VIRAL Mega Bridge is Embarrassing - HUGE Scandal Exposed - Episode #284
The China Show
370K subscribers
Scheduled for Oct 10, 2025 4pm CST

( Nearly an hour long segment starting at 33 minutes into the video about the bridge and what it's really all about {propaganda}, plus lots of examples of bridges the CCP built recently which have fallen apart, with many lives lost. {Not to mention the countless CCP-built highways, dams, buildings etc. that suffer the same fate, both in China and in countries where the CCP has put Belt & Road Initiative projects.}
No doubt the newest glamour project will follow suit, but if the 3 Gorges Dam fails (which is estimated by experts to be just a matter of time), it will all seem somewhat inconsequential by comparison.)

"We uncovered the sinister truth behind China's mega bridge."

Some Sources -
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/te...

Salary data in Anlong https://tjgb.hongheiku.com/xjtjgb/xj2...

Salary data in Fenggang
https://www.gzfenggang.gov.cn/zwgk/zf...

https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s4358...

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/...

BRIDGE SOURCES -
1981 Liziyida Bridge (Chengdu–Kunming Railway), Sichuan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Ch...
1999 Qijiang “Rainbow” Pedestrian Bridge, Chongqing
https://www.engineeringcivil.com/civi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qijiang...
2007 Jiujiang Bridge, Foshan (Guangdong)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaps...
2007 Fenghuang (Tuojiang) Bridge, Hunan (under construction)
https://www.scmp.com/article/606792/d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Fe...
2009 Hongqi Road Viaduct, Zhuzhou (Hunan)
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...
2010 Tangying Bridge, Luanchuan (Henan)
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/55...
https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=...
2010 Nanjing Overpass (under construction), Jiangsu
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...
2011 Gongguan Bridge, Wuyishan (Fujian)
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...
2012 Hangzhou Viaduct dismantling accident, Zhejiang
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20120...
2012 East Guangchang River Bridge, Jiangxi
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20120...
2012 Yangmingtan Bridge (ramp), Harbin (Heilongjiang)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangmin...
2013 Lianhuo Expressway Bridge (Mianchi, Henan)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ch...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-c...
2014 Gaozhou stone-arch bridge, Guangdong
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...
2014 Jinshan Bridge, Enshi (Hubei) (under construction)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/6/2112
2016 Ganjiang Bridge (dismantling), Taihe (Jiangxi)
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20160...
2019 Wuxi S342 Overpass, Jiangsu
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ch...
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-11-...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/1...
2021 S2 Ezhou Expressway Ramp Bridge, Hubei
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/b...
2024 Lixinsha Bridge, Guangzhou (Guangdong)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Li...
2024 Danning (G4015) Expressway Bridge, Zhashui (Shaanxi)
https://apnews.com/article/shaanxi-ch...
2024 Yakang Expressway Bridge (near Kangding), Sichuan
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/artic...
2025 Jianzha Yellow River Bridge (under construction), Qinghai
https://abc13.com/post/china-bridge-c...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oUmjfZ5UZi0

[John Hilton]

Xi Jinping Hospitalized After Stroke 9-10-25 - three sources. Body double might be deployed. Or illness could be faked. Discussion video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdwHMookiK4