The end of empire echoes across the western world. Political leaders across the spectrum are being rejected by the people, and yet retain power... from Van der Lying being reappointed to the unpopularity of Stammer, Macron, and Sholtz. Orban seems to be the only European leader supported by his own people, as the other EU countries try to sanction, punish, and even coup him. The US continues to lose international respect as they steal Maduro's airplane (after stealing Citco and the Venezeulan gold reserves in London) not to mention the theft of Russian assets. Most of the world understands the role of US in the ongoing Palestinian genocide. Meanwhile there's the distraction of the election. Now TPTB are rolling out Russiagate version 3.0 which Ray Mcgovern suggests is a way to prepare the citizenry for a war with Russia.

Let's start with the mess in Europe. Jeffery discusses Germany and the EU in general.

Can Germany be saved? w/ Jeffrey Sachs (1 hour)

The Duran, Alex and Alexander, discuss the German election. (19 min)
AfD & Sahra rise. Scholz & Greens defeated

Much of Germany's disarray is due to their collapsing economy. Lena Petrova explains.
TOTAL COLLAPSE: German Economy Is DONE as Its BIGGEST Employer Shuts Down Operations (8 min)

And of course the main strategy to hold on to power, control the narrative...
Top German MP Threatens X and Telegram With Bans

France is in a pickle as Macron ignores the election results

Macron's Refusal To Accept Election Results With French Politics Analyst Arnaud Bertrand (18 min)

The Duran also weighs in on Macron.
Trusting Macron is a mistake (16 min)
and the possible appointment of a new prime minister
Macron names EU loyalist Michel Barnier as new PM (26 min)

Alexander lives in the UK. He and Alex talk about the situation there.

Starmer, destroying economy to tighten control (16 min)

UK Prime Minister Terrorizing Palestine Supporters
The arrest on Thursday of Palestine solidarity activist Sarah Wilkinson, following the arrest of journalist Richard Medhurst last week — both based on an improbable claim they have violated Section 12 of the Terrorism Act — is definitive proof that Keir Starmer’s authoritarian purges of the Labour left are being rolled out against critics on a nationwide basis. ...
The British prime minister is determined to terrorise into silence critics highlighting his, and now his government’s, complicity with Israel and its genocide in Gaza.

I'm afraid TPTB are testing the situation before using the same strategy in the US.

Alex Krainer was on with Nima this week with a focus on European degradation.

Alex Krainer | EU on the Brink: Massive Changes Coming? (52 min)

Project Ukraine exposes European misplaced goals. (1 hour)
European irrationality in Ukraine - Michael von der Schulenburg, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen

Ukraine
Scott Ritter: Ukraine on the Brink of Total Collapse as NATO Crumbles Before Our Eyes!

(44 min)

Larry C. Johnson: Ukraine's Army Crushed by Kursk Incursion (1st 30 min)
Russian Offensive Picking Up Steam

Ukrainian President Zelensky’s hope that the invasion of Kursk would weaken the Russian advance across the line of contact is shattered. Instead of laying back, the Russians are intensifying ground assaults and air strikes across Ukrainian territory. When I woke up this morning, news broke that Russia hit a military training center in Poltava with two missiles and inflicted more than 400 military casualties. At least 51 dead, and the numbers are climbing. NATO trainers, reportedly from Sweden, are among the casualties.
The strikes on the Ukrainian training centers marks a shift in Russian tactics. They are hitting them with a vengeance and are sending a clear message to the NATO countries — FAFO (this means, Fuck Around, Find Out). As I am writing this there are new reports of additional strikes in Kiev, Poltava and the Ukrainian University building in Sumy.

I don't see this ending well for Ukraine, but the US has been willing to fight to the last Ukrainian.

Ukrainian Army facing collapse – Putin
Kiev’s incursion in Kursk Region has failed to achieve its goal and may lead to a complete defeat, the Russian president has said. High casualties incurred by the Ukrainian military since Kiev launched its incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region could render its armed forces useless, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Will Ukraine's defeat lead to desperate measures?

Many analysts are warning of the possibility.

SCOTT RITTER: On a Highway to Hell
Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out. ....
The world is becoming a very dangerous place.
Nuclear weapons offer the illusion of security.
By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift away from deterrence toward warfighting, all we guarantee is that eventually there will be a warfighting scenario where the U.S. will end up using nuclear weapons.
And then we all die.
We are, literally, on a Highway to Hell.

He discusses his article with Nima
Scott Ritter: On a Highway to Hell (52 min)

Israel and SW Asia

Alastair Crooke knows the region well.

Alastair Crooke : US Duped by Israeli Lies (30 min)

Max also has extensive experience in Israel

Max Blumenthal : Stealing a Jet and Applauding a Psychopath (30 min)

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson : Netanyahu Deceives US Into War (15 min)

The Silly Season Presidential Selection

Have you seen this ad?

Finish the Story by Nicole Shanahan (3.5 min)
Pretty effective ad to my mind. RFK's support has changed the dynamic it seems to me.

(76 sec)

Lbertarian, Clint Russell says he may vote Trump because of RFK's endorsement.
U.S. Warns of Election Interference From Russia, China, Iran... Ignores Israel (25 min)

TPTB are not happy about a Kennedy Trump team.

It was a surprise to me when Bobby chose this route, but it makes sense. It is his one hope to work toward his goals.

Tulsi has been campaigning strongly for Trump this week. This clip is pretty damning for Kamala.

Tulsi sat down with Tucker this week for a 50 min interview
Tulsi Gabbard on Dick Cheney’s Lust for Nuclear War, and Why She’s on Biden’s “Terrorist Watchlist”

And now TPTB return to the Russiagate narrative. Why is it no on mentions Israel's influence? Oh yeah, US politicians, the media, and the banks are controlled by Zionists. .
A Unique Kind of Fascism’: US Continues Clampdown on Alt Media
The Biden administration signaled that it would continue to clamp down on alternative media Wednesday with the announcement of several measures against figures connected to Russian outlets. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated ten individuals and two entities as part of a coordinated US government response to Moscow’s malign influence efforts targeting the 2024 US presidential election,” read a statement released Wednesday morning. US Attorney General Merrick Garland claimed individuals connected to Russian media outlets were involved in a campaign to spread “disinformation” in the months leading up to November’s election, a favored talking point the Biden administration has repeatedly used to justify its heavy-handed tactics in regulating social media.

No Foreign Attempts To Interfere In Presidential Election Detected
US authorities have not detected any attempts by foreign actors to directly interfere in the upcoming presidential election, representatives of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) have stated. Intelligence officials did, however, claim that Russia, Iran and China are trying to sway public opinion and sow discord in American society.During the 2016 and 2020 elections, US intelligence agencies repeatedly alleged that Moscow was deploying hackers and using “information warfare” to swing the vote in favor of Donald Trump.None of these claims have been proven true; a report released by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in 2019 found them to be baseless.

Alex covers the new crack down on the freedom of speech

DOJ, Russia Doppelganger 2024 meddling (1st 12 min)
Alex' clown world yesterday explains how extreme the Russia censorship has become (2 min)

DoJ Clampdown on Russian Media Proving US Empire Has No Clothes
The US Justice Department’s sweeping crackdown on Russian media on Wednesday to the thunderous applause of the legacy media will leave Americans a little less informed, less safe and a lot less free, observers including long-time Sputnik contributors say. “It looks like the US Department of Justice is producing another election year spectacular. Sixty days before the election we are invited to suspend our disbelief and embrace ‘Russia, Russia, Russia: The Sequel.’ And once again the DOJ is rounding up the usual suspects: Trump, Russia and Democracy,” political commentator and Newsmax columnist Michael Shannon told Sputnik, commenting on the DoJ’s unprecedented crackdown on Russian media Wednesday over alleged “disinformation” and an election-related “malign influence operation.”
“I predict the audience for this lame sequel will be the remaining mask wearers, Clot Shot booster advocates, Trump haters, consonant crusaders and government employees. Anyone else with simple common sense will see it for what it is: The DOJ’s attempt to influence the election,” Shannon stressed. The figures being alleged by the Justice Department are also laughable, according to the observer. “Let’s put alleged Russian influence buying in perspective. The indictment says Tenent Media was given $10 million to ‘influence the election.’ I’ve got news for you. $10 million would barely influence a US Senate race. The amount is hardly a drop in the bucket for a presidential race. Donald Trump and Joe Biden combined spent $1.85 BILLION in 2020,” Shannon emphasized.

Jimmy and Matt Taibbi

Obama Comes Out AGAINST Free Speech & 1st Amendment! w/ Matt Taibbi (15 min)

Scott Ritter Says Ending Cooperation With RT, Sputnik Due to US Sanctions
The US Department of the Treasury issued a statement on Wednesday to announce sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya media group, RIA Novosti, RT, Sputnik and Ruptly. The sanctions affected Rossiya Segodnya and RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and a number of other senior executives. “The actions by the Department of the Treasury in levying new sanctions against RT, Sputnik, and other Russian media organizations has made it impossible for me to continue my work as an outside contributor for RT and Sputnik, as well as participating in interviews and other collaborations with other Russian media,” Ritter said on X. He said his work with Russian media organizations was legitimate journalism.
“I reject the notion that the work I have done over the past years with the newly sanctioned Russian media organizations has been anything other than legitimate journalism, the content of which has been factually correct and analytically sound, and always of my own creation,” Ritter said. However, he said, he is committed to obeying US laws. “Nonetheless, I am fully committed to obeying US law, and as such will be terminating all contractual relationships with both RT and Sputnik effective immediately, as well as suspending my participation in any and all media interaction with sanctioned individuals and organizations until which time it is deemed lawful to do so by US authorities,” Ritter said. He said he will continue to exercise his free speech rights.

So why use the same old psyop?
RAY McGOVERN: Conditioning Americans for War With Russia
With new U.S. action today against Moscow, Russiagate remains like a vampire, with no one able to drive a wooden stake into its heart and keep it there.
Ray discusses his article with Nima.

Vote with Your Fork
Those of you who regularly visit the weekly watch know I've been stressing the importance of diet and lifestyle for health and well being. RFK has made it a big part of the campaign , and I think it will be an effective strategy.

Make America Healthy Again (80 sec)

Big food, big pharma and the medical associations have a cartel which encourages addictive ultraprocessed foods. We spend more money on health care than any other country, and have the worst outcomes. We are a metabolically ill nation.

Why the Political Establishment Won’t Touch the Chronic Disease Issue (7 min)

Despite all the money spent on US healthcare, an astounding number of Americans suffer from chronic illnesses. Yet the political establishment has shown no interest in even discussing the issue. It’s important to understand why. (Article here)

Did you catch Tuckers interview with Calley & Casey Means? Well, this week Calley was on RFK's podcast for an interesting conversation. (45 min)

In this eye-opening interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sits down with healthcare reform advocate Calley Means to discuss how the food and pharmaceutical industries are profiting from chronic diseases at the expense of public health. Calley shares his personal story of losing his mother to cancer, revealing how this tragedy inspired him to expose the corrupt practices that prioritize medications over preventive health measures. Together, they explore how TrueMed, Calley's company, is helping Americans use tax-free savings for health-boosting products.
Tune in as they uncover shocking details about how the healthcare system, regulatory agencies, and even the IRS are complicit in keeping people sick and reliant on drugs—while true solutions like better nutrition and exercise are often ignored. This powerful conversation also touches on the devastating impact of these policies on marginalized communities and what can be done to turn the tide in the fight for a healthier future.

I think this is an effective strategy that most people can get behind. Will it change behavior? I don't know. Food addiction is hard to overcome. The tobacco scientists designed food to be addictive, but smoking tobacco has been minimized as the health risks became common knowledge. Perhaps the same will be true if the healthy eating message gets out.

Why is the west in decline?
I personally think the degradation began with the creation of the CIA.

Robert Scheer and Hugh Wilford discuss his book “The CIA: An Imperial History” (1 hour)

The CIA’s general role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it can be joked about. But behind the jokes lies a far darker reality: the agency's imperial ambitions have fueled a legacy of death and destruction in the name of expanding American power. Hugh Wilford, author and professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, joins host Robert Scheer on this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast to delve into the specifics of CIA operations and their impact on geopolitics from its inception to the present day.

To my mind the FBI works hand in hand with the CIA to control domestic issues. Jimmy used to play a clip of an FBI agent saying on camera their job was to make sure no socialist are elected.

So here we are at end of empire. All I know to do is sit back and try to enjoy the show.
As usual I look forward to your thoughts, stories, and comments. Hope you have a great Sunday!