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Russian State Duma proposes digital surveillance of Russian citizens' cars under the "Yarovaya Law" Alexander Sidyakin, a State Duma deputy from the "United Russia" party, in an interview with "Vedomosti," proposed applying requirements similar to the "Yarovaya Law" to cars with electronic systems. This refers to one of the first Russian laws on internet control, authored by Irina Yarovaya, a deputy from "United Russia," which was passed in 2016. In the current convocation of the Duma, Sidyakin heads the newly created committee on digital development and artificial intelligence. Responding to a question about the committee's immediate tasks, the deputy stated the need to expand the application of the "Yarovaya Law" to foreign cars, "which are actively used by everyone, including civil servants." "Who is interested in their internal workings? What do they transmit? Geolocation or are they making hidden recordings? This needs to be investigated, and it will become subject to regulation," the "United Russia" deputy promised. The "Yarovaya Law" was passed in the spring of 2016. It, among other things, required telecommunications operators and internet providers, under the pretext of combating terrorism, to store all user data for six months and to provide it to law enforcement agencies upon request, without a court order.

Democrats in Congress are preparing an investigation into Trump's diesel deal with Putin and have demanded that banks preserve all related documents. Members of Congress continue to criticize the agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. As the first tanker carrying Russian diesel approaches the shores of the United States, Democrats, who are hoping to gain a majority in at least one chamber after the November 3rd elections, are preparing to challenge the deal. One of the longest-serving members of Congress, Republican Mitch McConnell, criticized Trump for "appeasing the Russian aggressor and autocrat." Democrats have promised to conduct an investigation and have sent letters to banks and ports demanding that they preserve all documents related to transactions connected to the deal, according to Bloomberg. "Any shipments of Russian diesel to the United States raise serious legal questions and could be the subject of lawsuits and investigations by Congress," the letters state. "The deal... also raises serious concerns from a national security perspective, given that it will become a source of funding for Russia's brutal and illegal war against Ukraine." The letters were sent to banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley, as well as to several port authorities, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Bloomberg reports. The tanker Agioi Fanendes, sailing under the flag of Malta, loaded 40,000 tons of diesel last Thursday and left the Baltic port of Primorsk. The ship is expected to arrive at its destination on November 7th, which will be after the results of the midterm elections for Congress are known.

Central Bank Orders Banks to Scrutinise the Origin of Cash Held by Russians The Bank of Russia has, for the second time this year, instructed banks to strengthen controls over cash transactions, the volume of which in the economy increased by almost 3 trillion rubles between January and October. In methodological recommendations published on Monday, October 26th, the Central Bank urges credit organisations to "determine the financial standing" of individual clients and "the sources of funds" if they deposit cash of 5 million rubles or more in a single transaction, or 5 million rubles or more per month. Banks must "obtain documentary evidence" of the origin of cash from clients for the amount of the transaction, according to the Central Bank's recommendations. In particular, banks may require a certificate of income and income tax payments; a declaration in the form 3-NDFL; documents confirming income of an individual as a self-employed person; a loan agreement; a certificate of inheritance; documents confirming income from the sale of real estate or its lease. Within the framework of supervision, a sharp increase in the volume of transactions related to depositing cash into accounts and exchanging cash currency is being observed, and their possible goals "are the legalization (laundering) of income obtained through criminal means, and other illegal purposes, including the withdrawal of cash from the 'shadow' economy into the legal economy," the regulator writes. The Central Bank makes similar demands to corporate clients and individual entrepreneurs. Their transactions, according to the recommendations, should be subject to enhanced control if more than 5 million rubles is deposited into the account in a single transaction, or that amount or more per month.

Two verdicts a day. Russian courts have set a new record since the Soviet era for cases of treason and espionage. From July to September, Russian courts issued 186 verdicts in cases of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code), espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code), confidential cooperation with foreigners (Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code), and providing assistance to the enemy (Article 276.1 of the Criminal Code). This is a record for the entire period of observation, according to a study by "First Department," prepared by Parubets Analytics. On average, courts issued two verdicts per day, with the number reaching a historical high of 67 per month in July and September. At least 203 people were convicted under these articles, which is more than ever before. The vast majority of cases still relate to the article on treason, with 183 people convicted under it. Twelve people were sentenced for espionage. The article on providing assistance to the enemy was applied five times, and the article on confidential cooperation with foreigners was applied three times. 87 out of the 203 individuals were also charged with terrorism. Charges of sabotage were present in the cases of 32 people, an increase of more than twofold compared to the second quarter, from 7.1% to 15.8%. "The combination of charges of 'treason' and 'espionage' with articles related to terrorism remains a trend in repressive practices during wartime," notes "First Department." The number of verdicts has been increasing for the third quarter in a row: there were 111 in the first quarter, and 162 in the second. Over the first nine months of 2026, the total number reached 459, with 487 people convicted. This is more than for the entire year of 2025, when 458 verdicts were issued against 478 people, a record number in the country's modern history. Almost half of the verdicts in the third quarter—89, or 47.8% of the total—were issued by military courts. By mid-2026, "they had established themselves as the key authority in cases of 'state security'," notes "First Department."

Nikolai Dolgopolov's book, "Lives and Deeds: Legendary Intelligence Officers," is written in a rather emotional style, based on archives of the KGB and the SVR. However, it contains some very interesting facts. For example, about the infiltration of the NKVD-MGB into the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). In the summer of 1941, the operational department decided to use one of the few remaining free bishops, Vasily (Ratmirov), in an operation. A sergeant of the NKVD, Ivan Mikkheyev, codenamed "Mikhasi," was assigned to him. In a short period, the bishop taught Mikkheyev prayers by heart and the basics of religious services. Thus, Sergeant Mikhasi quickly became a priest. Both were sent to Kalinin before the arrival of the Germans. During the occupation, they both opened churches and delivered toasts in honor of Hitler. The main task of the pair was to identify collaborators working with the Germans. Later, the priest-NKVD agent toured other occupied territories. Dolgopolov describes his further career as follows: "Already as a hieromonk Juvenaliy, Mikkheyev became the secretary of Ratmirov, who was appointed Archbishop of Minsk and Belarus. He advanced in the church hierarchy in a way that even Sudoplatov and Rybkin would not have expected. As part of a delegation of Patriarch Alexy I, Mikhasi visited England. He also visited our monasteries in Palestine. He retired from the ROC with the rank of Colonel of the KGB."

People are not needed Microsoft announced a voluntary layoff program: employees are being offered the option to leave immediately, with compensation. ☝🏻The company sent the offer to 60,000 employees in the United States, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom. 🤯 The offer is valid for a limited time. Those who leave will be promised financial support and career planning assistance, and the details will be sent to each individual by email. 💰 "This is part of how we are changing our approach to change: more flexibility and more ways for employees to determine their next chapter," writes Amy Coleman, the company's HR director. This is the second such initiative in six months: in April, Microsoft first launched a voluntary retirement program, which was available to approximately 7% of employees in the United States. The reason is simple: the company is investing huge amounts of money in AI, and people are no longer needed.

👫HIV Spreading Across Russia   Rospotrebnadzor announced a state of generalized HIV epidemic in 30 regions. This means that the virus poses a threat not only to high-risk groups (drug users, those engaging in unprotected and casual sex), but to the entire population.   Already, 3% of men have been identified as HIV carriers. Cases of infection are increasing among heterosexual couples and in hospitals.   The most alarming aspect is that only half of those infected receive treatment to prevent the spread of the virus. At the same time, 600,000 people, aware of their condition, may be unknowingly spreading it to others.   Officially, 1.2 million people in Russia are registered as HIV-positive. In reality, the number is much higher. For every death, there are 1.5 new infections.   Incidentally, people with this condition are being actively recruited for the "special military operation." Recently, war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny suggested to Vladimir Putin that citizens with health category "D" be recruited into the rear forces. This category includes people with severe mental disorders, malignant tumors, blindness, and even HIV in terminal stages.   Putin supported this "appealing" idea without any hesitation.

Man Arrives in Russia to Renew Passport – Dies in Custody on Treason Charges Alexander Kondratov, a 52-year-old production designer and winner of the "Golden Eagle" and TEFI awards for his work on the series "Liquidation," died in the Botkin Hospital in Moscow. Kondratov had been living in Kyiv since 2012. In the spring of 2026, he arrived in Russia to renew his foreign passport, but was detained directly at Vnukovo Airport. Over the next few months, the artist was repeatedly sent to administrative arrest for "petty hooliganism." In total, he spent more than 70 days in a special detention center. In August, a criminal case was opened against him on charges of treason – due to six publications on the internet. Kondratov was sent to a pre-trial detention center, from where he was taken to the hospital on October 23. He died there. This is at least the eleventh death of a defendant in a political case in Russia since the beginning of the year.

Trump called Norway a "shithole country" because he didn't receive a Nobel Prize U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Norway because the Nobel Committee once again did not award him the Nobel Peace Prize. "I'm not a fan of Norway. Frankly, Norway is a dump. Norway has become a shithole country," Trump said during a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan. He noted that he would be happy to accept immigrants from some countries, but not from Norway. Prior to this, the head of the White House used the term "shithole country" in reference to Haiti, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen, Reuters recalls. At the same time, according to the agency, there are no signs that the U.S. administration is preparing official measures against Norwegian immigrants. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry, in response to Trump's words, emphasized that the Nobel Committee is independent. "We remind everyone of this, if anyone had any doubts, and that is still the case," said the head of the country's diplomatic department, Espen Barth Eide.

The central contradiction lies between the old Sumerian mafia that controls the planet and relies on a usurious banking system, and the technocrats who believe in progress, space colonies, and neural networks. Yuval Noah Harari, Klaus Schwab's right-hand man and the chief ideologue of transhumanism and inclusive capitalism, has articulated what most people prefer not to say out loud: the global elite's fear of artificial intelligence has a specific economic dimension, and it is directly related to the fact that AI can operate in the cryptocurrency environment without intermediaries, permits, or the control of those who have spent decades building the architecture of the dollar-based banking monopoly. When Harari describes this fear, he doesn't talk about robots killing people, as in the movie "Terminator," nor does he paint apocalyptic pictures. He is talking about a systemic threat of a completely different kind: an autonomous agent capable of conducting transactions in networks that are fundamentally designed so that the state and the central bank cannot shut them down, poses a far greater threat to the existing world order than any military technology. Transhumanists and globalists have built their influence through control over financial flows, and it is this control that becomes vulnerable when an actor enters the system that does not need a bank account, SWIFT code, or regulatory approval. However, Harari goes further and points to a threat that he himself calls much deeper. According to him, the real danger of artificial intelligence lies in the creation of a "metabureaucracy" that is fundamentally inaccessible to human understanding. Any bureaucracy in history, no matter how cumbersome and opaque, was created by humans and reproduced human logic. Therefore, sooner or later, there were people who knew how to navigate it, find its weaknesses, or at least understand how it was structured. AI bureaucracy is built on different principles: it does not explain its decisions, it cannot be persuaded, it has no fatigue, and there is no entry point through which one could influence the process. This creates a situation in which citizens, corporations, and even states find themselves in a position of being subject to a system that cannot be challenged, interpreted, or reformed from within, because it has no internal core that can be infiltrated to destroy it. Harari believes that this prospect is more dangerous than any scenario of robotic violence, and there is a consistent logic to this: historically, violence has been able to be contained, but power based on opaque algorithms for managing resources creates a fundamentally new form of dependence, against which there are no laws, no institutions, and not even a language to describe it. It is noteworthy that both the elite's fear of cryptocurrency-based AI and the thesis about the metabureaucracy indicate that the problem lies not in the technology itself, but in who or what is using it to control flows that are inaccessible to verification or appeal. The only difference between these two scenarios is whose hands will be superfluous in this new architecture of power. And it doesn't look like the banking mafia will be able to maintain its power there. AI will save humanity from the power of the occult cannibalistic coalition of Epstein, before dealing with the rest of the "leather-clad" ones. Or, perhaps, they will coexist peacefully.

Putin intends to demand that NATO return to its 1997 borders during negotiations on Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin sees the negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to force NATO to abandon its eastward expansion and return to the borders of 1997. To achieve this, the Kremlin proposes involving representatives of Europe in the peace process, according to The Telegraph, citing sources in the diplomatic departments of Western countries. Previously, Russian President's Assistant for Foreign Policy Affairs Yuri Ushakov proposed involving Europeans in the negotiations on Ukraine. He stated that the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance had begun to "take a more serious approach" to Russia's proposals, and that Europe's position on peace between Moscow and Kyiv was of "key importance." However, as sources at The Telegraph explain, the real intention behind this is the Kremlin's long-standing desire to force NATO to return to its 1997 borders, or at least to withdraw troops and weapons from five NATO countries bordering Russia: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, and Estonia. Western diplomats are unequivocally unwilling to make concessions to the Russian side on this issue. At the same time, sources at The Telegraph are convinced that the maximum possible rollback of NATO to the west remains one of Putin's key conditions for ending the war in Ukraine. The second condition, they say, is to deprive Kyiv of actual sovereignty. This position makes a real success of the technical negotiations announced for November in Abu Dhabi between representatives of Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow unlikely. In December 2021, Moscow addressed the alliance with a demand to "withdraw all NATO military infrastructure to the positions of 1997." Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov then demanded that NATO "pack its bags" and accused the alliance of seeking to "push back" Russia and "relegate it to a subordinate role." The demand for "1997 borders" implies, at a minimum, the withdrawal of NATO troops and weapons from half of the member states – 16 out of 32 current member states. In addition to Sweden and Finland, this includes three former Soviet republics (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia), six members of the defunct Warsaw Pact (Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic), four republics of the former Yugoslavia (North Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Montenegro), and Albania.

In Moscow, a mother of eight children has been sent to pre-trial detention for transferring 15,000 rubles. She now faces a life sentence. Maria Davydova, 31, is accused of financing terrorism. The investigation believes that the woman transferred approximately 15,000 rubles to supporters of the banned terrorist organization ISIS. She is responsible for the care of eight minor children. Despite this, the court has ordered the woman to remain in pre-trial detention. She has already been added to the list of terrorists and extremists by Rosfinmonitoring.

Pentagon to Prepare US Military Bases for a Major War The Pentagon has begun preparing US military bases to operate without external support in the event of a large-scale war that could threaten critical infrastructure in the United States. This is according to documents reviewed by the Fox News television channel. The preparations are being carried out as part of the FORTRESS plan, which stipulates that every major military base on US territory must be able to operate completely autonomously for 90 days. This includes having independent access to electricity, water, fuel, and communications. "We do not want to rely on standard civilian municipal infrastructure to support national defense. We simply cannot do that. It is an unacceptable risk," said Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell to Fox News. According to him, particular attention will be paid to ensuring a reliable power supply, as it is the foundation of military operations, and without it, communication, water supply, logistics, assembly lines, and even basic military command structures would be disrupted. In particular, the FORTRESS plan includes the deployment of portable nuclear reactors, large-scale battery-based energy storage systems, and microgrids at bases, which would allow them to operate during prolonged power outages.

October 12th: America will be fueled by our fuel: the main points of the diesel deal. October 17th: Novak stated that diesel prices will not change due to the deal with the United States. October 21st: Diesel fuel prices have risen again in Russia. Today: Diesel fuel prices have fallen in the United States. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯

December 2022: Putin stated that the safety of citizens will be ensured throughout Russia. Yesterday: Another 16 anti-aircraft batteries have been built around Putin's residence, bringing the total to over 50. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

🤣🤣🤣 TRUMP, ORBÁN AND THE UNITED NATIONS: YOU COULDN'T MAKE THIS UP! First, Trump suggested that the UN might be replaced by his own Board of Peace. Now, according to The Wall Street Journal, his administration wants former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to become the next UN Secretary-General — potentially with the backing of Russia and China. 🤣 Let's appreciate the sequence. 🇭🇺 Hungarian voters removed Orbán from power after 16 years. 🇺🇸 Trump, who recently questioned the UN's very existence, now wants to put Orbán in charge of it. 🇷🇺🇨🇳 And Moscow and Beijing are reportedly receptive to the idea. The icing on the cake? Orbán is apparently interested, but only if he has a strong chance of winning. After losing an election, apparently the safest strategy is to avoid another one unless the outcome is practically guaranteed. 🤣 But here's the real irony. Why dismantle an international institution when you can try to install your preferred candidate at the top? From replacing the UN to potentially influencing who runs it. From losing Hungary to aspiring to lead an organisation representing 193 countries. That's not a career comeback. That's geopolitical recycling on an industrial scale! 🤡🤣

⏳ POWER IS THE CONTROL OF TIME. AND THE CONTROL OF TIME IS POWER. The greatest struggle in human history has never been merely about money, territory, or resources. It is about who controls human time — and who gets to shape the future. Most people spend their lives working, paying debts, covering rent, meeting obligations, and waiting for decisions made by others. Meanwhile, those who control capital, institutions, and essential resources can plan decades ahead, survive crises, set the rules, and pass their advantages to future generations. Some spend their lives surviving. Others determine the conditions under which those lives are lived. This is why the history of the Russian Old Believer *Beguny* — the Runners — is so revealing. They regarded state authority as an instrument of the Antichrist and rejected passports, censuses, taxation, and compulsory service. Their resistance was not primarily about wealth or political power. It was about refusing to recognise the state's right to govern their existence. They attempted something radical: withdrawing from a system they believed had no legitimate claim over their lives. And they paid a considerable price for that independence. The same question arises with property and land. Land is not merely an asset. It can represent the ability to pass independence — and time — to the next generation. A child who inherits economic security does not necessarily have to sacrifice decades achieving what previous generations already possessed. Someone without independent resources may have little choice but to sell their time under conditions established by others. But control over time extends far beyond economics. Those who can make others wait indefinitely, navigate endless procedures, seek permission, or repeatedly justify their existence exercise a form of power over their lives. And that brings us to the fundamental question: Who decides how the best years of your life will be spent — you, or a system of obligations and decisions imposed by others? Freedom is not simply having money or possessing legal rights. It is having the practical ability to control your own time, make independent choices, and refuse conditions that compromise your autonomy. Money can be earned again. Property can be rebuilt. Land can be recovered. But stolen time can never be returned. Perhaps the deepest form of domination is not the confiscation of wealth, but the appropriation of human life itself. And perhaps the most meaningful measure of freedom is how much of your future genuinely belongs to you.

Wealth is accumulated opportunity. Power is the ability to determine whose opportunities will be realized, when, and on what terms. And freedom is the ability to direct your own time in life without turning it into an instrument of someone else’s will.

🇧🇷 In Brazil, the presidential election is quite puzzling. In the first round, the "right-wing" candidate Bolsonaro received 47.03%, while the incumbent "left-wing" candidate Lula da Silva received 45.16%. However, in the subsequent second round, Silva was declared the winner. Despite all polls indicating that Bolsonaro would receive at least 52.7% of the vote, while Silva would receive no more than 47.3%. Bolsonaro has already openly stated that he does not recognize the election results and accuses the Central Electoral Commission, which is controlled by the current president, of fraud. Silva is a friend of Putin, and like him, is being elected for a fourth term, as the Constitution, like in Russia, also includes the word "consecutively" (for him, this is his "second consecutive term" for the second time). 🇧🇷 It turns out that in some regions of Brazil, voting was extended by 2 hours at the decision of a Supreme Court judge named Zanin, who, quite coincidentally, was once Lula da Silva's lawyer in corruption cases. During these additional 2 hours, another 4 million voters suddenly cast their ballots.🤦‍♂🤷‍♂