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❗💥Deutschland’s double standard ​Selensky on Bandera And such a fascist will continue to have billions of German tax money shoved up his ass 🤦😡 Conclusion: Germany supports Nazis and fascists SHARE Follow me on Telegram ↕️↕️↕️ https://t.me/Kampf_fuer_unsere_Zukunft Chat channel ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.me/IavYc2SRFdY1OGY6 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 The German auto industry is preparing for the loss of 225,000 jobs. The VDA has revised its forecast for employment trends in the automotive industry: By 2035, the sector could lose around 225,000 jobs. Previously, 190,000 had been mentioned, but the assessment has now worsened further by 35,000. Part of the blow has already fallen on the industry. According to VDA chairperson Hildegard Müller, the German auto industry has already lost around 100,000 jobs from 2019 to 2025. Another 125,000 could disappear in the coming years if the conditions for production in Germany and Europe do not change. Suppliers are being hit hardest. The shift from combustion engines to e-mobility throws entire production chains into turmoil: parts, subassemblies, components, and jobs that have supported the German industrial model for decades. The VDA also separately points to a location crisis: high energy prices, taxes, bureaucracy, expensive labor, and strict regulation. Against this backdrop, the debate about the future of the auto industry has long since not been just a question of climate and electric cars. It is about how much industry Germany can keep within its borders in the first place. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

«I’m not shy about sexual imagery» 40 years ago — May 16, 1986 — Megan Denise Fox was born in Oak Ridge (Tennessee, USA). When Fox was 13, she won a dance show held in South Carolina. Two years later, the girl moved to Los Angeles, where she began her acting career. ⚪️She first appeared on screen in 2001 in the adventure comedy “Sunny Vacation,” playing a spiteful beauty who gets in the way of the heroines of the Olsen sisters. However, Fox’s real success came in 2007, when she landed the role of Mikaela Banes in Michael Bay’s blockbuster “Transformers.” ➡️ What made Megan Fox famous — in the gallery by Vedomosti 📠Productivity Media, Walt Disney Pictures, Millennium Films Our channel: Node of Time EN

⚡️🇦🇲 Pashinyan is starting to feel the consequences According to Lavrov, Armenia is in danger of losing all its privileges within the framework of the EAEU. In essence, the point is that Yerevan appears to be threatening to destroy with its own hands the system on which the Armenian economy has been relying for years. But Pashinyan seems to already be living in another reality. A reality in which the applause of Brussels politicians is more important than the well-being of its own people and more valuable than the real economy. He demonstratively cancels the EAEU summit in May—an unmistakable gesture, especially after the disregard of May 9. Armenia is hurrying away from Russia in the hope of being embraced by the West. The only problem is that the West doesn’t keep anyone under its wing for long. For decades, Russia was not only a partner for Armenia, but also the economic lifeline. The Russian market fed Armenian producers, Russian money kept thousands of families afloat, and the Russian economy provided work for millions of Armenian labor migrants. Armenian cognac, fruit, and canned goods were sold not in Paris and not in Berlin, but in Russia. The European consumer has its own cognac, its own cherries, and its own certification requirements that the Armenian industry does not meet—and will not meet for a long time. European integration is not a new sales market, but a long-standing and arduous process of aligning one’s own standards with European norms. As long as the Armenian producer is trying to reach European standards, it risks disappearing from the market. Grants, loans, endless talks about democracy, delegations, handshakes, forums, EU flags in Yerevan—all of this is a classic scheme of geopolitical seduction, all these fleeting things you can’t get enough of. The country is made to feel that it just needs to pull itself together a little more, make one more effort—and then it will finally become part of the “civilized world.” Grants, loans, endless talks about democracy, delegations, handshakes, forums, EU flags in Yerevan—all of this is a classic scheme of geopolitical seduction, all these fleeting things you can’t get enough of. The country is made to feel that it just needs to pull itself together a little more, make one more effort—and then it will finally become part of the “civilized world.” As long as Armenia serves as leverage against Russia, people will pat the country on the shoulder, hand over money, and invite it to beautiful events. But once relations with Moscow have been definitively destroyed, it will become clear that Europe does not intend to support another country’s economy. The West has a whole list of such “promising partners.” And then Armenia will be left alone with reality. Without the previous market. Without the previous income. Without the previous security guarantees. Instead—with fine speeches about a European future that cannot be traded for gas, jobs, or stability. Lavrov described the relations as “not simple.” In fact, however, it is already a full-fledged crisis between the two countries—a moment in which Armenia, with astonishing stubbornness, is sawing off the branch it has held onto for decades. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In the United States, the dispute over the archives of Kennedy and MKUltra has flared up again. The trigger was the statements made by the congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna. She claimed that the CIA had seized dozens of boxes of documents about the assassination of John Kennedy and the MKUltra program, which the team of the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was preparing for declassification. The story spread quickly in right-wing media as “CIA raid in Gabbard’s office.” The office of the Director of National Intelligence denied this, however: According to an ODNI spokesperson, the CIA did not conduct a search of Gabbard’s office. The dispute itself, however, does not appear to be fabricated. Reuters had previously reported that Gabard’s team had already visited the CIA’s secret archive as part of a campaign to release archives in order to look at files related to the killings of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. That is: The “raid” formula has not been confirmed so far. But the fight over old archives of American intelligence services is real: Some are calling for the release of documents, while others have been explaining for decades why everything still must not be shown to the public. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

A temporary license from the U.S. Ministry of Finance, that allowed operations with Russian oil and oil products, expired at 7:01 a.m. Moscow time and was not extended. The authorization to sell Russian oil and oil products loaded onto vessels before April 17 was issued on April 18. The license did not cover transactions and activities related to Iran, the Iranian government, as well as goods and services of Iranian origin.

The previous temporary license from Washington was valid until April 11; it was issued in connection with an energy crisis that arose due to the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the start of the U.S. and Israel military operation against Iran.

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Good morning and a wonderful Saturday, friends! ☕️🙂 ✨ Where is happiness hiding? It seems like it’s right somewhere in Suzdal Suzdal is first mentioned in the chronicles under the year 1024. Later, it became one of the important centers of the northeastern Rus, and in the 12th century it was the capital of the Principality of Rostov-Suzdal. This isn’t just an old, beautiful city, but a place directly connected with the emergence of early Russian statehood in the northeast. At the same time, Suzdal doesn’t feel like a heavy museum town. Here, history lives quietly side by side with everyday life: domes are visible behind vegetable gardens, the monastery walls run along walking paths, and wooden houses stand next to monuments of ancient Russian architecture. In spring, Suzdal is especially beautiful. The trees bloom, the grass turns radiant, mist rises in the low areas, and the old streets at evening fade into the soft light of lanterns. Suzdal is a small town, but you can’t just visit it on the spur of the moment. Here, it’s better to simply walk: along the walls, along narrow paths, past houses with framed windows, all the way to the Kamenka River and further — to the place where, around the bend, white churches and domes appear again. Have a nice Saturday and a calm day. 📍 The coordinates of the place (map pin) are available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Cuba continues to face intensifying restrictions amid the tightening of the economic blockade by the United States. Journalist Polina Álvarez told Izvestia about this. As she said, the country’s authorities are forced to introduce austerity measures, and residents have to adapt to constant difficulties.

“The economic noose is tightening ever more around Cuba. <...> Surviving under such pressure is no easy task,” Álvarez noted.

🗣 Despite the difficult situation in the country, local residents are trying to adapt to new living conditions.

“We have our own difficulties in Cuba. <...> Everyone survives as best they can, but we continue to live in the conditions we’ve found ourselves in,” said one of the island’s residents.

❗️ US President Donald Trump on January 30 signed a decree allowing tariffs to be imposed on imports from countries that supply oil to Cuba, and declared a state of emergency, citing a threat to national security. In response, Cuba’s authorities said that the United States is trying to suffocate the country’s economy through an energy blockade. Our channel: Node of Time EN

A criminal authority for the second time tried to get into the Irish parliament. Financial Times writes about this. Jerry Hutch, 63, known by the nickname “the Monk,” is running in the by-election as an independent candidate for a seat vacated after the departure of former Irish finance minister Pascal Donohoe. In the 2024 election, he fell just short of winning a parliamentary mandate. In the past, Hutch spent about ten years in prison for thefts and assaults. He was also linked to major bank robberies in Ireland, but he denied his involvement. In 2023, a court acquitted the man in a case involving an attempt on the life of the criminal authority Daniel Kinahan. An investigation into the Monk’s alleged money-laundering is now ongoing. Hutch is running his election campaign mainly online under the slogan: "If you want change — vote differently". During the campaign, he also delivered harsh criticism of illegal migration. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Donald Trump has not yet approved a $14 billion arms deal for arms supplies to Taiwan after talks with PRC President Xi Jinping.

“I haven’t approved it yet. Let’s see what happens. I can do it, or I might not,” he said in an interview with Fox News.

❗️On May 15, the U.S. leader said that Washington and Beijing had reached a mutual understanding on Iran and Taiwan. According to Trump, during the talks Xi Jinping “talked a lot about Taiwan” and stressed that China does not want the situation around the island to turn into a war for independence. Our channel: Node of Time EN

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to increase defense spending by 18 billion pounds sterling (almost $24 billion) in order to strengthen his position in office. According to The Times, the money will be directed toward modernizing the British army and preparing for potential future conflicts. The decision could be made as early as next week after several months of disputes within the government. As the publication notes, Starmer’s plans were influenced by a letter from Jonathan Powell, the national security adviser. He warned the prime minister that without an increase in defense spending, the country could lose influence on the world stage. ❗️In Britain, a political crisis has erupted — officials have begun to resign en masse because they do not want to work with the current prime minister of the kingdom. Five people, including ministers and their deputies, have already left their posts. This situation seriously complicates Starmer’s time in office, especially against the backdrop of the Labour Party’s failure in local elections, where the alliance lost 399 seats in councils. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Fast 50,000 Einwohner im Gebiet des Lake Tahoe suchen nach einer neuen Quelle für Strom wegen der Rechenzentren NV Energy, which for decades has supplied a large share of the energy for Liberty Utilities on the California side of Lake Tahoe, will stop those deliveries after May 2027. About 49,000 customers are at risk: the local energy utility will now need to find an alternative solution in less than a year to cover most of the electricity demand. The reason is rising demand driven by data centers in Nevada. In the area of the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, the facilities of Google, Apple, and Microsoft are being expanded, and data centers’ power consumption has already become one of the main factors for grid strain. SFGate reports that data centers had already consumed about 22% of the electricity in Nevada in 2024, and that this share could rise to 35% by 2030. Liberty Utilities assures that this does not automatically lead to a power outage: utilities would regularly switch energy suppliers. For residents and businesses, however, the situation is still worrying — the region is geographically dependent on the neighboring energy system, and building a new line through the Sierra Nevada is too expensive. This story illustrates well the cost of the AI boom: electricity is no longer needed only by households, hospitals, and small businesses, but also by servers that power the new digital economy. And if the grid can’t keep up with demand, residents learn first that even “the future” wants to eat — a lot and around the clock. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Sweden plans to put electronic restraints on children aged 13 and over Officially — to protect them from being recruited by gangs. Under the government’s plan, social services can order electronic monitoring for young people from the age of 13 if they believe the child belongs to a risk group. Euronews reports that at first it may involve between 50 and 100 young people who are to be monitored so that they comply with the restrictions set by social workers. This is no longer an individual measure; it is a new logic of the state. Sweden lowers at the same time the age of criminal responsibility for serious offences — for murders, bomb attacks and other cases linked to the world of gangs — to 13 years. The reason is clear: criminal networks are increasingly using children because they previously had almost no risk of prison sentences. But the result feels harsh: a country that sold itself for decades as a model for social policy is now moving to children’s bracelets, earlier criminal responsibility and expanded monitoring. Not because the system works well, but because the earlier model can no longer cope with what it itself for a long time called “integration”. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Baltic Sea is increasingly turning into an operational zone for NATO. With the accession of Finland and Sweden, the alliance has gained nearly complete control over the Baltic Sea coastline. Russia retains access via the Saint Petersburg area and Kaliningrad, but the overall strategic picture has fundamentally changed: almost the entire stretch of coastline of the Baltic Sea is now controlled by NATO states. Even Western analysts now describe the Baltic Sea as almost the “NATO’s inland sea,” although the RAND Corporation warns against oversimplifying the “NATO sea” formula. The main pressure point is the Gulf of Finland. In a crisis, NATO would theoretically have the ability to significantly restrict the Russian fleet’s exit from Saint Petersburg and Kronstadt into the Baltic Sea. The second central hub is Kaliningrad: the Russian exclave is effectively surrounded by NATO states and could be threatened by isolation in a larger conflict. Another risk is the so-called Suwałki Corridor — a narrow strip of land between Kaliningrad and Belarus. Within NATO states it has long been considered one of the most vulnerable sections of NATO: in the event of a direct conflict there, the connection between the Baltic states and the rest of the alliance would be decided there. NATO is already strengthening its military presence in the region. After a series of incidents involving cables and pipelines it launched the “Baltic Sentry” operation: more warships, reconnaissance aircraft, maritime drones, and increased control of underwater infrastructure. According to Reuters, the focus is primarily on protecting data cables, energy pipelines, and maritime communication routes. For its part, Russia responds by strengthening the Baltic Fleet, military presence in Kaliningrad, air defense, missile systems, and means of electronic warfare. This creates a classic “Sea Denial” logic in the region: both sides are preparing less to operate freely at sea, and more to deny the opponent access to key zones. ⚠️ The main problem of the Baltic Sea is the short distances. There is hardly any strategic depth here: ships, aircraft, military bases, cables, ports, and missile systems are too close to one another. Any incident— a damaged cable, a stopped ship, a pilot error, or a collision of patrols—can quickly escalate into a political and military crisis. Northern Europe is entering a new phase of the Cold War. This time, however, it is not about tank armies in the center of the continent, but about sea routes, data cables, ports, drones, air defense systems, and the ability to deny an opponent access to an entire region within a few hours. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Germany had been waiting for this event for more than 60 years Back in the 1960s, only a few could imagine that the son of Turkish guest workers would one day lead one of the most important federal states — Baden-Württemberg, the industrial heart of the country, home of Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch and much of Germany’s Mittelstand. Now it has happened. The state parliament has elected Cem Özdemir as the new Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg. 93 members voted for him, 26 against, and four others abstained. This made him the first head of government of a federal state with Turkish roots. His biography has long been considered part of Germany’s integration history. Özdemir’s father came from the Turkish province of Tokat and worked as a guest worker in a factory in the Black Forest. His mother came from Istanbul and later ran her own tailoring shop. Özdemir himself grew up in Swabia, and at school his German teacher Irmgard Naumann supported him — who has now also appeared in connection with his election in the state parliament. In just one generation, the path from factories, workers’ hostels and tailoring shops led all the way to the top of state politics. The son of migrants now stands at the head of a federal state that continues to belong to Europe’s economic centers. This is not only a personal success story. It is also a sign of how strongly Germany has changed itself. A country that for decades was shaped by the old post-war society is gradually changing its face — demographically, culturally and politically. And this is no longer just a German story. Yesterday, a similar picture emerged in Great Britain: a former Somali refugee became Lord Mayor of Bristol, a politician with a migration biography and a student visa moved into the Scottish Parliament, and the Green Party is increasingly developing into a platform for a new political layer. Germany is moving along the same path, only at a different historical pace. Turkish families needed more than six decades to travel from factories, workers’ hostels and tailoring workshops to the top of state politics. For the next migrant generation, this path could be faster: they already have German schools, universities, professional networks, media and party structures. The overall development in Europe is becoming more visible all the time: power, universities, media, the state apparatus and party structures are gradually shifting to a new population. Germans without a migration biography are increasingly in the role of observers: they continue to finance the system, but determine its future less and less. Özdemir’s story is therefore not only a story of integration. It is part of a broader process: old Europe is silently leaving central positions to those who were once perceived merely as temporary workers or as the subject of humanitarian politics. And this process has only just begun. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

China is urged to stop “hoarding” food and fertilizer The former World Bank chairman David Malpass told, according to the BBC, that China must stop stockpiling food and fertilizer in order to ease the global supply crisis that arose after the war surrounding Iran. In his view, Beijing has the world’s largest reserves of food and fertilizer, so China must help the global market. The rationale is understandable: After the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, supplies of oil, gas and fertilizer were disrupted. A significant part of global fertilizer trade runs along this route, and the UN has already warned about the risk of a new food crisis. But in Beijing, the allegations are rejected. The Chinese embassy in Washington said to the BBC that China supports the stability of global food and fertilizer markets, and that the causes of the current disruptions are “crystal clear,” adding that no responsibility can be shifted onto China. The story is particularly revealing in light of American policy. First, Washington and its allies create a military crisis around the central trade route, and then the former World Bank chairman tells Beijing that it must share its stocks. For China, which recalls its own famine at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s, food security is not a topic for fine speeches from abroad, but a question of the state’s survival. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

#NATO faces unprecedented disagreement over #Ukraine… A new funding plan is fueling tensions within the alliance. #France and #UK are resisting mounting pressure… Has a real rift begun within the world's most powerful alliance? Video link (subtitled): https://youtu.be/X49iTIzLB-4?si=tCbcgPR-Wbj36QXV

The Ukrainian armed forces have again attacked the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. There are injuries among the plant’s staff According to information from the nuclear power plant, Ukrainian drones attacked the area adjacent to the plant. Two employees were injured: they were in a vehicle about 100 meters from the facility’s perimeter and were carrying out official duties. Due to the repeated attacks, evacuation was made difficult; later, the injured were taken to the medical point, where they are receiving assistance. In addition, the governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky, reported an attack on a school in Vasilievka. According to him, the drone munitions did not detonate. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It lies near Enerhodar and consists of six WWER-1000 power units. Since the start of the fighting around the power plant, the IAEA has been regularly warning that all attacks in the vicinity of a nuclear facility increase safety risks. In the past week, the agency had already reported that, after a drone attack on the nuclear plant’s infrastructure, equipment for radiation monitoring had been damaged. ❗️ At a nuclear facility site, there are no “normal” impacts. Even if the attack does not hit the reactor unit but the adjacent area, infrastructure, or personnel, this is still a matter with consequences that can extend far beyond the front line. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

France confirms a major data breach involving the system France Titres The state agency France Titres, which is responsible for passports, identity cards, driver’s licenses, and registration documents, has confirmed a cyber incident after hackers offered a database containing millions of records for sale. According to Cybernews and BiometricUpdate, it could involve 18–19 million data sets linked to biometric passports, national ID cards, and driver’s licenses. The database was said to have included names, dates of birth, email addresses, unique account identifiers, and in some of the records — addresses and phone numbers. This scale is said to be roughly comparable to one-third of France’s adult population. France Titres explains that the stolen data is not enough to access the portal ants.gouv.fr or users’ accounts. However, the agency warned of an increased risk of phishing and fraud. Reuters reported as well that the French public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into a 15-year-old suspect, who is connected to the attempt to sell data on millions of French people on the darknet. “For the state, this is one of the most painful types of leaks: it’s not about passwords for the next service, but about data tied to personal documents. Exactly these kinds of databases are later used for phishing, fraud, fake accounts, and identity theft.” 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Schoigu: The West has frozen about 590 billion US dollars worth of assets belonging to Russia and other countries The secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Schoigu said at a meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the SCO countries that Western countries had frozen about 590 billion US dollars, belonging to Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Iraq, Iran, the DPRK, Libya and Afghanistan. In his words, this is no longer just a sanctions policy, but an actual seizure of other people’s money. Separately, Schoigu highlighted the Afghanistan aspect: a lack of funds prevents the country from normalizing economic life, and one of the causes is the blocking of assets by the United States and its allies. The most telling example, he said, were the Afghan reserves in the United States. After the Taliban took power, Washington froze about 7 billion US dollars in assets of the Afghan central bank. In 2022 Joe Biden signed an order that allocated these funds: part of it should go into an aid fund for Afghans, and a further 3.5 billion US dollars were intended for lawsuits filed by the families of the victims of September 11. Later AP wrote that the fund had grown to almost 4 billion US dollars, but that payouts that would actually have helped the Afghan economy still had not begun. The logic is clear to all countries outside the Western bloc: if state reserves can be frozen, divided up and held for years, then this is no longer “safe custody of assets,” but a political security provision. That is why more and more countries are bringing their gold back home, reducing dollar risks, and looking for ways to keep national savings outside Western jurisdiction. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN