Illuminated,
Simplicius, Russian Vise Tightens as West Dawdles and Dallies with "Ceasefire" Sham
To encapsulate: Russia is advancing in their war of attrition, growing stronger, as Ukraine goes weaker, and insists upon demilitarization and de-Nazification of Ukraine, as well as recognition of Crimea and 4 Novorossiyan oblasts as part of Russia. Ukraine is not yet at the point of capitulation, and concedes nothing, not even Crimea.
The US has made a "final offer" to cease-fire now, and then negotiate, which would allow re-arming of Ukraine and training of new Ukrainian forces, which Russia will not allow. Russia will press the advantage until a final-status deal is on the table. A final-status deal will include a new European security framework to meet Russia's needs, not merely the desires of NATO. Sergey Lavrov keeps saying the same thing and "you're not listening".
Russian preparations are being made, apparently with American understanding, to impose a government upon whatever the Ukrainian rump-state will be during reconstruction. Personnel considerations are underway. Trump says Russia's big concession is "to not take the whole country".
Putin has announced 3 day ceasefire for May 9, Victory Day [Russia lost 26 million citizens to win WW-2.] and Zelensky has immediately rejected it, calling for 30 day ceasefire now, for Ukraine to re-trench and re-supply. That makes Ukraine/Zelensky look not-desirous-of-peace. Point: Russia.
Not mentioned here is that The "minerals deal" between the US and Ukraine has not yet been agreed-to or signed and is almost certainly precluded by the 100 year partnership treaty between the UK and Ukraine, signed January 16. The pretend negotiations continue. This ultimate failure may give Trump an excuse to drop Ukraine, or if Ukraine does sign something, it removes banking-collateral from the Bank of England, which could precipitate a crisis.
There is a cool video of a nuclear-powered US aircraft carried doing high-powered "drifting" evasive maneuvers at sea (without any airplanes on deck).
The must see video is of North Korean elite forces in live-fire training, then embracing and and holding up a Russian flag and a Company flag after retaking a Russian town in Kursk. These are fast, strong, fit, and agile crack-troops that seem to be very steady with their weapons in all conditions, and practice shooting down drones with shotguns while on the move. https://simplicius76.
Ukraine Ready To Sign Trump's Minerals Deal Wednesday, Breakthrough Reached
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal first unveiled Sunday that the Trump administration had dropped this requirement of paying back past debt. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Another 'Last Minute' Dispute Delays Signing Of Ukraine Minerals Deal https://www.zerohedge.com/
Really? Trump Vows US Won’t Exit Ukraine Peace Negotiations After Vatican Meeting
US President Donald Trump has pledged to Estonian President Alar Karis that the United States will continue its participation in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, according to Estonian public broadcaster ERR. https://united24media.com/
“Sometimes you’re incredibly frustrated with Ukrainians. Sometimes you’re incredibly frustrated with the Russians,” Vance said. “And sometimes you just want to throw your hands up, but that’s what President Trump doesn’t let us do.”
Vance’s remarks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian troops would observe a three-day ceasefire starting on May 8 to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky responded by accusing Moscow of “manipulation” and called for an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
According to Russia, Ukraine violated both the 30-day ‘energy truce’ brokered by the US last month and the 30-hour Easter truce, despite having promised to respect both arrangements. Putin has argued that in order for a comprehensive ceasefire to succeed, Ukraine must halt its mobilization campaign and the West must stop delivering weapons to Kiev. https://swentr.site/news/
Ben is showboating, taking his time to get to the point, sigh...
He gets more coherent at 7:00 minutes. 7-10 minutes gives the explanation.
"This was a weak spot in Earth's magnetic field, which allowed a solar wind plasma penetration" that shot down to the high pressure area over Europe, making a "flash" Ben can see , but we don't have that screen...
Magnetic poles on Uranus and Neptune happen to be shifting right now, according to the James Webb telescope...
We could have a Carrington event any day. "You need to be prepping yesterday." https://www.youtube.com/
Vance’s remarks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian troops would observe a three-day ceasefire starting on May 8 to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky responded by accusing Moscow of “manipulation” and called for an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
According to Russia, Ukraine violated both the 30-day ‘energy truce’ brokered by the US last month and the 30-hour Easter truce, despite having promised to respect both arrangements. Putin has argued that in order for a comprehensive ceasefire to succeed, Ukraine must halt its mobilization campaign and the West must stop delivering weapons to Kiev. https://swentr.site/news/
The explanation of the Spanish and Portuguese grid failure Monday, describing atmospheric conditions as the cause, struck me immediately as incompatible with what appeared to be a sudden huge induction of current in high voltage transmission-lines, implying action in the global electrical circuit, but there was not a coronal mass ejection or unusually high plasma stream at the time, which would readily explain it.
My NASA friend, Mel says NASA has been warning (not the public) about these "wormhole" conductive anomalies suddenly arising, to exactly this effect. There will be more of this. Will it be openly disclosed?
Red caught Ben Davidson's live broadcast Monday evening, which I summarize here:
Official explanation is "only half a lie".Ben is showboating, taking his time to get to the point, sigh...
He gets more coherent at 7:00 minutes. 7-10 minutes gives the explanation.
"This was a weak spot in Earth's magnetic field, which allowed a solar wind plasma penetration" that shot down to the high pressure area over Europe, making a "flash" Ben can see , but we don't have that screen...
Magnetic poles on Uranus and Neptune happen to be shifting right now, according to the James Webb telescope...
We could have a Carrington event any day. "You need to be prepping yesterday." https://www.youtube.com/
Spain’s electrical grid was running as normal until 12:33 p.m. (6:33 a.m. ET) when, suddenly, it suffered a disturbance.
Eduardo Prieto, the director of services for the grid operator Red Eléctrica, said the grid recovered after that first shock. But a second disconnection, one and a half seconds later, caused “a degradation of operating variables” of the system, leading to a “massive generation disconnection” and “disconnection of the connection lines with France.”
In the space of a few seconds, 15 gigawatts of energy suddenly dropped from Spain’s supply, Spanish government sources told CNN – equivalent to 60% of the electricity being consumed at the time – and the entire Spanish grid collapsed as a result. https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/
Eduardo Prieto, the director of services for the grid operator Red Eléctrica, said the grid recovered after that first shock. But a second disconnection, one and a half seconds later, caused “a degradation of operating variables” of the system, leading to a “massive generation disconnection” and “disconnection of the connection lines with France.”
In the space of a few seconds, 15 gigawatts of energy suddenly dropped from Spain’s supply, Spanish government sources told CNN – equivalent to 60% of the electricity being consumed at the time – and the entire Spanish grid collapsed as a result. https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/
What caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal and did renewable energy play a part?
Some initial reports suggested a “rare atmospheric phenomenon” may have been to blame, citing a statement attributed to the Portuguese grid operator REN... However, the weather in Spain was normal on Monday. On Tuesday REN denied it had been responsible for the statement, but did not give further details...
..“The nature and scale of the outage makes it unlikely that the volume of renewables was the cause, with the Spanish network more often than not subject to very high volumes of such production.”
The Spanish grid operator said on Tuesday that there had been two events akin to loss of power generation followed by a massive loss of renewable power, which had destabilised the grid. They said it was “very possible” the first of these events was a sudden loss of solar power. https://www.theguardian.com/ Today there is still no mention of the anomalous opening of a current flux in the solar-wind current flow from the sun over Spain & Portugal.
What we know so far about the massive blackout that hit Spain and Portugal About three hours before the outage, power quality sensors in homes in the Madrid area showed warning signs of an unstable grid – there were small fluctuations in voltage around 9:30am local time, Whisker Labs CEO Bob Marshall said Tuesday. The Maryland-based software developer has a couple of dozen sensors in homes in and around Madrid, testing the technology for use in Europe for home fire prevention and grid monitoring.
Instead of normal, steady voltage, Marshall said the data shows there were oscillations whose frequency and magnitude increased over the next three hours until the grid failed. He does not know what caused the instability.
Around noon, there was a big jump in the magnitude of the fluctuations, with the voltage measured going up and down by about 15 volts every 1.5 seconds, Marshall said.
“The way I would interpret our data," Marshall said about Monday's events, "is that the grid is struggling. Something’s wrong. And it’s showing increasing signs of instability". https://www.france24.com/en/
Instead of normal, steady voltage, Marshall said the data shows there were oscillations whose frequency and magnitude increased over the next three hours until the grid failed. He does not know what caused the instability.
Around noon, there was a big jump in the magnitude of the fluctuations, with the voltage measured going up and down by about 15 volts every 1.5 seconds, Marshall said.
“The way I would interpret our data," Marshall said about Monday's events, "is that the grid is struggling. Something’s wrong. And it’s showing increasing signs of instability". https://www.france24.com/en/
Celia Farber is in Spain. Scenes From Unprecedented Blackout In Spain: Street Dancing, Teenagers Having A Blast Without Their Phones, Men Directing Traffic, People Cutting Through A Fence To Bring Food To People On A Train... Outdoor Cookouts, Women Being Carried Upstairs, And More https://celiafarber.
Maybe if the electrical grid crashes more often... Stop the Digital Control Grid – Catherine Austin Fitts https://usawatchdog.com/stop-
Caitlin Johnstone, Biden Never Pushed For A Ceasefire In Gaza https://www.
UNRWA medical supplies in Gaza are completely depleted as a result of Israel’s almost 2 month blockade on the entry of essential aid to the enclave on 29 April 2025 https://www.
Although the Israeli army has tried to minimise its death toll since the start of the war on 7 October, 2023, it has faced many leaks, some initiated by the military itself. The aim? To put pressure on Netanyahu to end the war, especially in light of new information that at least half of Israel’s military reserves are refusing to return to the battlefield. https://www.
Israel's Ben-Gvir ends US visit amid pro-Palestine protests
During his trip, Ben-Gvir faced pro-Palestinian chants at multiple locations, as shown in videos circulating on social media platforms.
The Israeli minister also encountered criticism from supporters of Israeli hostages' families upon arriving at a Florida airport, according to widely-shared social media videos.
While Ben-Gvir mentioned meeting US Congress members in his posts, he, however, didn't say that he met any official from the US administration.
He also claimed on Wednesday that US Republicans back his call for bombing food and aid stores in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
A day later on Thursday, the US State Department dismissed Ben-Gvir's claim, saying his remarks are a “complete contradiction” to US policy. https://www.yenisafak.com/en/
"Veiled death threat" is another rumor: Trump allies say 'Mossad agents' and 'warmongers' trying to derail Iran talks
US Imposes More Sanctions on Iran Despite Negotiations
The Trump administration has continued its so-called 'maximum pressure campaign' against Iran https://news.antiwar.com/
The Israeli minister also encountered criticism from supporters of Israeli hostages' families upon arriving at a Florida airport, according to widely-shared social media videos.
While Ben-Gvir mentioned meeting US Congress members in his posts, he, however, didn't say that he met any official from the US administration.
He also claimed on Wednesday that US Republicans back his call for bombing food and aid stores in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
A day later on Thursday, the US State Department dismissed Ben-Gvir's claim, saying his remarks are a “complete contradiction” to US policy. https://www.yenisafak.com/en/
"Veiled death threat" is another rumor: Trump allies say 'Mossad agents' and 'warmongers' trying to derail Iran talks
Media personalities close to President Trump say isolationists are being attacked by pro-Israel voices
According to a Pew Poll published in April, 53 percent of Americans now express an unfavourable opinion of Israel, up from 42 percent in March 2022.
The shift in negative sentiment has been notable among young Republicans under 50, who are more likely to tune into podcasts like Morris’s Redacted and Carlson’s show. https://www.middleeasteye.
The shift in negative sentiment has been notable among young Republicans under 50, who are more likely to tune into podcasts like Morris’s Redacted and Carlson’s show. https://www.middleeasteye.
US Imposes More Sanctions on Iran Despite Negotiations
The Trump administration has continued its so-called 'maximum pressure campaign' against Iran https://news.antiwar.com/
But Bibi has really deep, secure bunkers. Iran to Netanyahu: Any hostile action will be met with a devastating response https://www.
See the video of evasive maneuvers from Simplicius above: Fighter Jet Falls Overboard As USS Truman Evaded Inbound Houthi Fire https://www.zerohedge.com/
This should pair well with the little "hydrogen bombs". China develops 2-pound drone that looks like a flying thermos and drops grenades
These autonomous drones are deployed as a part of China’s intelligent warfare doctrine. https:// AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks warns that Elon Musk’s efforts to expose waste and abuse at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may be futile unless Congress significantly reduces federal spending. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Thanks Michael. It's lovely, and they are buying it with their own money, from the interest we pay them on the money we borrow from them, which they create with the special-powers which we transferred to them in 1913, so everything is fair and reasonable. The New Federal Reserve HQ https://www.
PepsiCo breaks out from the pack. America's largest food company makes major recipe change to appease RFK Jr that'll change taste of snacks https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
They will find that about 80% of transgender children have both diagnoses. NHS to Screen All Transgender Children for Autism Under New Policy
A key step to protect neurodevelopmentally disabled kids from dangerous and irreversible "gender-affirming" medical procedures that increase death and suicide risk. https://www.thefocalpoints.Plan "would strongly increase side‐effects such as acid rain," study authors admit. https://jonfleetwood.
Scientists are rightfully afraid to contradict dominant CO2-Only narratives. Physicist Anastassia Makarieva: What's Happening with Global Precipitation?
Land vs. Ocean, Observations vs. Models and the Official Narrative..Stating clearly that the observed trends in global precipitation do not conform to climate models is important. As we have seen in “We are losing soil moisture, why?”, a decline in precipitation over land is consistent with independent assessments of soil moisture stores—and would be incompatible with the rising precipitation projected by the models. Also, a relative reduction in precipitation by 1% due to reduced transpiration (as compared to the pure CO2-driven warming) can result in significant additional global warming, as we have discussed in “Global cooling from plant transpiraton”. https://bioticregulation.
Endothermic Life Form (took this picture of Jenny at dawn, now shorter than corn)
