OBB—I picked up on this conflict in my post yesterday, arguing that if Russia (that is to say, Putin) is really committed to preserving a future for the Russian Federation, then Putin or his successor(s) will need to act now, militarily, using any of the approaches I have so far identified or others that I don’t have time to pursue now, that will stun the West and bring about an end to the war with sufficient conviction that we, the human race as a whole, can concentrate on the things that really matter: safety from climate change, the end to a world controlled by the selfish interests of billionaires and trillionaires, and their corporate manifestations, and exertion to achieve the maximum possible positive social development, self-realization and happiness.

PG—Two Billion-Dollar Towers. Two Opposite Disasters. One Question. On the east coast, the skinniest skyscraper ever built is cracking in the wind 1,000 feet over Manhattan — a 10-inch fracture in its spine, 1,893 documented defects, and a penthouse that lost 80% of its value. On the west coast, San Francisco’s Millennium Tower is sinking into the ground and tilting toward its neighbors, because its foundation stopped in mud instead of bedrock. 432 Park Avenue was too thin. Millennium Tower was too heavy. One is cracking. One is sinking. Both were sold as the future of luxury living — and both became billion-dollar warnings about what happens when ambition outruns physics and greed outruns honesty.

HK—The battleship Yamato was the first of what were to have been five Yamato-class battleships, but only three were built. The Yamato was commissioned on December 16, 1941, and the second Yamato-class ship, the Musashi, was commissioned on August 5, 1942. A third Yamato-class battleship, the Shinano, was in the works, but she was hurriedly converted into an aircraft carrier while still under construction, this conversion being made to help make up for the Japanese carrier losses at the Battle of Midway in early June 1942. The carrier Shinano was formally commissioned on November 19, 1944, but just 10 days later, on the second day of her maiden cruise, she was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine Archer-Fish (SS-311).

OBB—Following the close preliminary results, President Petro made public allegations concerning U.S. and other international involvement in the election outcome. The involvement of U.S. figures in the election sparked domestic political debate within the United States. A group of U.S. Members of Congress issued a statement expressing concern about U.S. officials attempting to influence the vote and emphasizing the importance of Colombia’s self-determination. Leading up to the election, the U.S. government engaged with the Petro administration on various matters. Past U.S. actions, including sanctions and legal investigations, were discussed in the context of their potential influence on the political landscape. Critics suggested these actions could be seen as leverage impacting the successor of President Petro.

JM—Much of Western propaganda turns on the myth of all powerful “siloviki” – agents of power in Russia representing either the military or the intelligence services, which Putin balances to maintain his “dictatorial rule”. It is these silovoki who pit Russia against the liberal democracy and that bastion of freedom – Kiev.

There are constant references to Putin’s KGB background, with the KGB understood as the USSR’s Gestapo. . Putin is the ultimate silovik.

This word, “silovik” tells us much about the centuries old phobic response of Europe and the Anglosphere to Russian civilization and its values. And indeed Putin IS the “ultimate Silovik” have reinvented the concept of public service in the context of a renewed Russia.

CM—The ANPP decides, while the Party guides and recommends. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz explained at the Extraordinary Session of the Party that the proposals are profound changes that respond to the harsh reality of the current historical moment. At the same time, the proposals are consistent with and complementary to the Economic and Social Program of the Government of 2026.