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German Gas Buyers Raise the Alarm Over Russia’s Ruble Demand German utilities on Thursday (March 24) said their country needed an early warning system to tackle gas shortages, a day after Russia ordered the switch of contract payments to rubles, raising the risk of a supply squeeze and even higher prices. President Vladimir Putin's ruble payment demand, which IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol called a "security threat," added to market nervousness and calls into question Russia's historic claim it is a reliable gas supplier regardless of geopolitics. Europe's energy sector is already witnessing supply concerns and the benchmark price for German delivery next year is up 8% since Putin's remarks, after already quadrupling over the last 12 months. For more than 50 years, even during the Cold War, Moscow has ensured supply to Germany, the biggest consumer of Russian gas. "There are concrete and serious indications that the gas supply situation is about to deteriorate," Germany's utilities association BDEW president Kerstin Andreae said on Thursday, citing Russian's demand for "unfriendly" countries, which include Germany, to pay for gas in rubles. ➨ reuters.com/business/energy/german-gas-buyers-raise-alarm-over-russias-rouble-demand-2022-03-24 Join:👇 @G3News

Macron speaks to plans to massively expand “food stamps” — just as the Rockefeller “Reset the Table” plan described: PARIS, March 22 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron, currently campaigning for re-election, on Tuesday said he was considering giving special cheques to poor households to compensate for increased food prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. #France #EU #FoodPrices https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-mulls-food-stamps-help-poor-households-cope-with-ukraine-war-2022-03-22/

The expansion of government food programs in response to the upcoming food crisis are the precursors of rationing. They intend to render the population utterly dependent, then gradually tighten control. Those refuse their new digital id / health pass will be cut out of the system. If you are living in a city get out now. Phase 2 of the pandemic is baked in the cake. When they make their move it will be very difficult to travel. 👇

WEF is warning about food shortages — front running the food crisis with propaganda, insisting more government and “sustainable diets” are the solution: “calling for an immediate government intervention to the market is therefore the natural thing to do.” https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/03/ukraine-global-fertilizer-food-security#BoldActions4Food

Putin Orders Europe to Pay Rubles for Russian Gas Russia will force Europe to start paying for gas supplies in rubles, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday (March 23) in televised remarks. “I have decided to implement a set of measures to transfer payments for our gas supplies to unfriendly countries into Russian rubles,” Putin said, ordering the changes to be implemented within a week. The measures are part of Russia’s response to the West’s unprecedented sanctions leveled on Moscow in response to the attack on Ukraine. Russia deems all countries that have hit it with sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine as “unfriendly.” ➨ themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/23/putin-orders-europe-to-pay-rubles-for-russian-gas-a77053 Join:👇 @G3News

FBI Chief Warns Hackers Could “Shut Down” U.S. Society FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning Tuesday (March 22) that hackers could "shut down" parts of U.S. society. It comes just a day after Biden warned Russia may very well launch large cyberattacks on America in coming days. The U.S. must "be vigilant against someone half a world away trying to shut down an entire sector of our society with a piece of code, and I don’t use the words 'shut down' metaphorically," Wray said in prepared remarks released by the FBI. Wray recounted the FBI's decades-long transition from guarding against "coordinated, complex physical attacks on things like buildings, shopping malls, and bridges" to preparing for large-scale cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. ➨ justthenews.com/government/security/fbis-christopher-wray-warns-hackers-could-shut-down-us-society ➨ abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-concerned-russian-cyberattacks-critical-us-infrastructure-wray/story?id=83604956 Join:👇 @G3News

Supporting the Current Thing: Triple-Vaccinated Canadians Fully Embrace Ukraine Narrative 💉🇨🇦🇺🇦@COVID19Up: The Toronto Star hired a polling agency to survey Canadians about their views on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. What made this poll unique is that it separated results into three groups: the triple-vaccinated, the double-vaccinated, and the unvaccinated. While the triple-vaccinated group fully embraces the Ukraine narrative, you can see that the unvaccinated are very skeptical. The triple-dosed are even willing to start World War 3 over Ukraine, via a no fly zone, the poll shows. Can anyone explain this? 🤔

Society is polarizing between those who think for themselves and those who follow authority no matter how absurd its demands become. This conformist demographic is headed for a Darwinian moment. The sane just need to avoid being taken along for the ride. 👇

Agriculture Ministers of the European Union (EU) are discussing on Monday measures to address the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the agri-food sector and the “fears” that it could trigger a “global food crisis”. “One of the strongest fears is that this tragedy on Ukrainian soil will be added to a global food crisis in countries that do not have the capacity to cope with the consequences of the war in Ukraine in terms of access to wheat, fertilizers or animal feed,” the French Minister of Agriculture and Food, Julien Denormandie “The European Commission is expected to present on Monday some of the measures to support the EU primary sector that it has been preparing, in particular aid for the private storage of pork, the use of the crisis reserve or the possibility of growing crops on fallow land #eu #FoodShortages https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/21/eu-ministers-discuss-the-fear-of-a-global-food-crisis/

"Comrades and Brothers": Xi Jinping Tells South Africa That China is Ready to Advance BRICS Cooperation China stands ready to work with South Africa to promote the BRICS cooperative mechanism and maintain its momentum of development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a phone call with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday (March 18) afternoon. Noting that China is this year's chair of BRICS, Xi called for member countries to build a more comprehensive, close, pragmatic and inclusive partnership of high quality to realize their own development and promote a stronger, greener and healthier global development. The Chinese side is also ready to work with all the other members to uphold genuine multilateralism, safeguard international fairness and justice, and protect the legitimate rights and common interests of emerging markets and developing countries to contribute to a stable world economic recovery and advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, said Xi. President Xi said that China and South Africa have a special relationship of "comrades and brothers," adding that to consolidate and develop the bilateral relations is of great importance to China's relations with Africa as a whole and to the unity and cooperation among developing countries. ➨ news.cgtn.com/news/2022-03-18/Xi-Ramaphosa-hold-phone-talks-18vlLtaS3Xq/index.html Join:👇 @G3News

In times of stability history can move at a a snail's pace in relation to a human lifetime. This creates the impression that the world as we know it will continue as is forever (normalcy bias), or that change will be gradually and gentle. A wider view of human history shows that this is an illusion. Like a tree being chopped down with an axe, empires decline gradually then suddenly. Three major events this week indicate that the sudden part is closer than some would like to believe. In isolation each of these are momentous in and of themselves, but in combination they interact explosively. 1. Saudi Arabia rejects Biden's request for talks on increasing oil production and instead announces that they are considering accepting Yuan instead of dollars for Chinese Oil sales (WSJ). This is the Petroyuan which debuted in 2018 and which we have predicted would someday replace the petrodollar. Saudi Arabia is the most important member of OPEC and the lynchpin of the petrodollar. If they sell oil in Yuan alongside Russia this opens the flood gates. 2. India's move to "explore" alternative payment channels with Russia to avoid sanctions is another important shot across the bow. Brazil's and South Africa will likely be making similar arrangements, meaning that the Yuan could become the primary means of exchange between BRICS countries and beyond. This bloc represents 3.23 billion people (over 40% of the world's population). 3. With official inflation numbers running at 8% and climbing the Federal Reserve is being forced to raise interest rates for the first time since 2018. Multiple rate hikes are projected. The last time rates were raised markets crashed and the Fed quickly reversed course. This leads many to say that the Fed won't really raise rates as much as projected, because the market won't let them, but what these people don't seem to get is that in order to finance the U.S. national debt, new debt has to be sold every year. As inflation rises countries like Saudi Arabia become more and more inclined to invest in assets that show a return or at least hold their value. This means that unless you raise the rates to a level that offsets inflation many investors will move elsewhere and you won't be able to take on new debt. Central banks are cornered. Once they start raising rates government budgets will quickly hit a wall as interest payments on existing debt become unmanageable. As the U.S. and its allies enter an economic tailspin this will accelerate the move to the Petroyuan and SWIFT alternatives. What comes next is like the tree in free fall. Nothing can stop it. Don't get caught standing in the wrong place. @StormCloudsGathering Discussion: @OpenSourceTheNews

In this video @Glenn_Greenwald not only devastates the mainstream narrative on Ukraine's bio-labs, but lays out a very strong case that the U.S. government has used these weapons against civilians. The history lesson he provides on the anthrax attacks of 2001 is particularly relevant. The origins of COVID is another obvious example, but a lot of people might not realize that this isn't just a question of potential escape. The U.S. government's claims that such programs are purely defensive in nature doesn't hold water. These are weapons and they have used them as such in the past. To expect better from them now is just naive. @StormCloudsGathering Discussion: @OpenSourceTheNews

No sane, rational individual could watch this film and still believe the official narrative about Ukraine. That's why Youtube recently deleted it. Ukraine on Fire by Oliver Stone is by far the most accurate and comprehensive documentary covering the history of U.S. involvement in Ukraine from the end of World War II to the crisis (and war) of 2014. Those of you who have followed the @StormCloudsGathering channel since the old days will recognize many of the events and some of the footage. We covered this as it was happening, but Stone fills in many gaps and connects dots that no one else seems to have caught. The case he puts together would give any honest prosecutor more than enough evidence to press charges against many of these criminals. Download it now and put it on an external hard drive / usb key. This is one of those films that you will want to be able to show people after the internet is taken down. @StormCloudsGathering Discussion: @OpenSourceTheNews

Israeli Government Sites Crash in Cyberattack A defense establishment source claims that this is the largest-ever cyberattack carried out against Israel SOURCE

Iran's Revolutionary Guards take responsibility for attack on Erbil - Iran state media “Iran's Revolutionary Guards released on Sunday a statement taking responsibility for missile attacks against Israeli ‘strategic centres’ in Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iran's state media reported. ‘Any repetition of attacks by Israel will be met with a harsh, decisive and destructive response,’ the statement added. Israel killed two Iranian members of the Revolutionary Guards earlier this week in Syria.” https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-take-responsibility-attack-erbil-iran-state-media-2022-03-13/ @ChiefNerd

Yesterday's missile attack on Erbil (March 12th) which is being attributed to Iran marks a significant escalation in the middle east. These were ballistic missiles (not RPGs). Most mainstream reports refer to the proximity of the U.S. consulate, but in fact this building does not seem to have been hit. There are (unverifiable) rumors that the real target was an Israeli intelligence center. If it were true Israel would not acknowledge casualties, but instead retaliate based on some other premise. It has been noted that this weekend was the birthday of Soleimani (who was assassinated by the Trump administration). Remember that immediately after that assassination Iran raised the red flag over its most important mosque for the first time ever (and kept it up). The red flag means Jihad (holy war) has been declared. Raising the red flag at the Jamkaran mosque specifically sent a second message to the Muslim world. The Jamkaran mosque was dedicated at its founding to the "Final Imam" who comes to wage war in the end times. Those who know military history will tell you that the Iranians are Persian, not Arab, and their approach to war is far more patient and strategic. It appears that they are taking advantage of the fact that the U.S. is now entangled in eastern Europe to open up a new front. It would be very surprising if we didn't see some kind of major move from Israel in the next few months. This is probably why Israel has tried to convince Zelensky to accept Russia's terms of surrender. They don't want to have to take on Iran and Syria on their own. The attack on Erbil itself is also strategically significant, because this the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The U.S. partitioned Iraq down sectarian lines to make it easier to control, but this has always been problematic for Turkey since the U.S. also funds and arms Kurdish militias in Syria. Turkey considers these groups a national security threat that may cross over into its own borders (Turkey has a Kurdish separatist problem of its own). Erdogan would probably never publicly approve of Iran attacking Washington's puppet regime in Kurdistan, but it does in fact align with their interests. If the U.S. were to be completely forced out of Kurdistan Turkey would likely view this as an opportunity to strengthen their own hand and potentially demilitarize Kurdistan. Keep in mind that Erdogan has his own ambitions of a new Ottoman empire. Now take a step back and look at the big picture. In addition to arming and training neo-Nazi militias in Ukraine (Azov Battalion, Svoboda, Right Sektor etc...), the U.S. is now moving ISIS linked militants from Syria into Ukraine with promises that they will be allowed to settle there after the war. It doesn't take a crystal ball to see a disaster in the making here. These fighters and weapons aren't going to stay inside of the borders of Ukraine. Two extremists groups that hate each other and who each have supporters in Europe are being given advanced weapons of war and sent to fight Russia, but as Russia pushes them to the edges of Ukraine and sends in volunteer anti-ISIS fighters from Syria, what do you suppose is going to happen? If history is any guide, these fighters will retreat into a neighboring country. The U.S. may even help smuggle them out as refugees. Consider this in the context of a statement Russia issued on that same day (March 12th) warning that they viewed the West’s arms convoys for Ukraine as "legitimate targets". Ukraine is just the opening act. War can be contagious. This particular war especially so because people are interpreting these events through the lens of prophesy. Warriors from every corner of the earth are already making the journey to join the fight for Eurasia. This will be the most important war in human history. @StormCloudsGathering Discussion: @OpenSourceTheNews

In Russia's first economic retaliation Putin has decided to ban fertilizer exports to unfriendly countries, but has decided not to cut off oil and gas supplies to Europe just yet (he is leaving room for future retaliations). You would think that the E.U. would breath a sigh of relief (since 40% of their gas comes from Russia), but no, E.U. officials announced this week that they intend to cut their gas imports from Russia by 66% this year. Did you know that natural gas accounts for 75% to 90% of the cost of producing nitrogen based fertilizers? Look up the Haber Bosch method. They are creating a food crisis on purpose. @StormCloudsGathering Discussion: @OpenSourceTheNews

Many switched to Duck Duck Go to replace Google due to search engine censorship and privacy issues, however it's now clear that the company does not intend to remain neutral in the information war. Time to transition to the Brave browser and search engine (especially for controversial topics).

It's hilarious watching mainstream outlets trying to spin the Ukrainian bio-labs debacle as "Russian disinformation" even AFTER Victoria Nuland admitted under oath that "Ukraine has biological research facilities which in fact we are now quite concerned that Russian troops... Russian forces may be seeking to gain control of." Now is the bio-labs story important? It's possible that these labs were cooking up something that was intended for release at some point. However it is unlikely that the attention being directed towards the story will lead to anything actionable. Will the existence of such labs prevent a protracted proxy war in Ukraine or have any bearing on the economic catastrophe that the west has kicked off by sanctioning Russia? Some stories draw lots of attention but go nowhere. Just more proof that we're being lied to about everything. @StormCloudsGathering Discussion: @OpenSourceTheNews

Mainstream media now telling you: get ready for FOOD RATIONING. And they are blaming Putin for the world food crisis. But you and I know better. Today's video report forthcoming. ___ Rabobank says we must contend with intense La Niña weather patterns and drought in Brazil and Argentina. “Grain shortfalls are likely to be so pronounced as to require demand destruction, or rationing,” it said. “Unlike the West, China is prepared. It has been stocking up for months and holds 84 per cent of the world’s copper, 70 per cent of its corn and 51 per cent of its wheat. “China has bought enormous quantities of US soy in recent weeks,” said Rabobank. One might ask if Xi Jinping knew something in advance.” join: @iceagefarmer https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/putin-s-energy-shock-is-becoming-a-world-food-crisis-brace-for-rationing-20220304-p5a1m8.html