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Aug 26 2023 
From Maria Zakharova; War and Reindeer
#Opinion by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
💬 The tombstone of Western values deserves a worthy inscription. A good contender cropped up yesterday: “Norwegian authorities killed 40 reindeer fearing they would again graze in Russia.” (https://www.svoboda.org/a/v-norvegii-ubili-40-oleney-rossiya-trebuet-milliony-za-ih-vypas-u-sebya/32565664.html) I am not at all…
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Aug 26 2023 
Grayzone’s Anya Parampil and Ahmed Kaballo of African Stream report live from Johanesburg, South Africa,
Comments: Eventually, I moved the video up to pick up the conversation of Ahmed Kaballo of African Stream and skipped the Grayzone comments because it was clear that they were out of their comfort zone (this is not a criticism,…
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Aug 26 2023 
Jeff J Brown and Amarynth
Jeff recently started a foundation called Seek Truth from Facts. The objective is multifold and Jeff says it is to:
Give a broader voice to the deeply talented and knowledgeable members of the esteemed China Writers’ Group(CWG).
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Strategic Culture
Please take down the new url for Strategic Culture.
The Strategic Culture Foundation’s online journal was this week hit by a massive cyberattack (https://telegra.ph/Cyberattack-on-This-Journal-Proving-Truth-Is-the-First-Casualty-of-War-08-25). The assault resulted in the forum being shut down on its regular internet site. Readers who…
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Aug 25 2023 
From Argentina on BRICS
Pepe Escobar pointed us to this, saying, “Excellent analysis by my dear friend Vior in Buenos Aires.” I translated via DeepL.com
The decision of the non-aligned bloc to incorporate our country into a different international system and gives us access…
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Aug 24 2023 
The Verdict on the Jester
With thanks to Batiushka, our writer
Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned.
Don McLean, American Pie, referring to Christ the King
Introduction: The Patriots Defeat the Elitists‘Tsars, Stalin, Putin. Russian…
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Aug 24 2023 
BRICS Summit Results
I am going to keep this thread up and update it for a period because we heard some wonderful talk, but for BRICS + the newbies, action will make the difference.
Modi-Xi Discuss ‘Expeditious Disengagement & De-escalation’ Along 🇮🇳-🇨🇳 Border
The two…
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Aug 24 2023 
At BRICS: The most inspiring speech: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a speech at the Closing Ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum 2023, which was read out by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.
Following is the full text of the speech:
Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation To Overcome Risks…
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Aug 24 2023 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top.
Aug 28
France refuses to leave…
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Aug 24 2023
BRICS1 on Day 3: New Members, Johannesburg II Declaration of the XV BRICS Summit
BRICS Leaders have reached consensus on the expansion guidelines of admission to BRICS. The following countries will be full members of BRICS with effect from 1 January 2024:
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Congratulations!
With its expansion, the…
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Aug 23 2023 
BRICS2 on Day 2 – Nalendi Pandor; FM South Africa
She says the agreements on growth and expansion of BRICS are complete and we will know before the end of the Summit.
(And speaks about a tiny little hiccup in interpretation and sound management – oops, little it was…
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Aug 23 2023 
BRICS1 on Day 2: Plenary session
We don’t yet have what we came for. This is:
Who are the selected new BRICS members?
What are the arrangements for currency swaps?
What is the progress and future steps for a BRICS currency?But, we do have uplifting speeches and hope…
