/qnotables25/ - ===Q Notables 2025===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198319 (181249ZJUN25) Notable: Zelensky seeks $40bn a year for ‘resilience’

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18 Jun, 2025 08:30

Zelensky seeks $40bn a year for ‘resilience’

The Ukrainian leader has appealed for continued aid after Trump refused to meet with him at a G7 event

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has called on Western donors to commit $40 billion annually to prop up his country’s budget, following a high-profile snub by US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit.

Zelensky made the appeal Tuesday during the gathering in Kananaskis, Canada,where he failed to get an audience with Trump, who left early.

Posting a photo on social media of himself speaking to six leaders,Zelensky demandedsustained donations. “It’s crucial to have $40 billion annually in budgetary support for Ukraine – to ensure our resilience and the ability of our country to carry on,”he said, urging the US to approve the aid.

Trump “does not apply strong enough pressure on Russia,” Zelensky claimed, despite Kiev purportedly defending Washington’s global interests.

He called on other G7 members to lobby the US leader, while advocating investment in Ukraine’s arms production and new sanctions against Russia.

The summit’s results have been reported as a disappointment for Kiev andhave cast doubt on the prospects of a Trump-Zelensky meeting at a NATO leaders summitscheduled for next Tuesday.

“It is a permanent hazard that Ukraine is a victim of events and Trump’s short attention span,”a Ukrainian official told The Guardian.“There had been all sorts of promises for this summit– including new US arms deliveries being offered.” (Not offered by US, our stupid, weak allies are begging Trump. No means No!)

G7 leaders did not issue a joint statement on Ukraine, reportedly due to Trump’s refusal to endorse language critical of Russia. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chair summary noted that participants supported Trump’s efforts to broker a “just and lasting peace in Ukraine”and backed Kiev’s call for an unconditional ceasefire.

Russian officials have dismissed the Ukrainian demand as a ploy to give Kiev’s forces time to regroup. During recent peace talks in Istanbul, Moscow offered two options for a conditional truce: A withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from territories that have joined Russia, or a halt to Ukraine’s military mobilization and Western arms deliveries. Kiev rejected both proposals.

https://www.rt.com/russia/619609-zelensky-40-billion-aid/

(Zelensky thinks he has the power to criticize Trump, If he were smart, he’d shut his mouth, but he’s not! Bidan admin made the promises. They should steal from Joe’s money laundering stash.)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198362 (181307ZJUN25) Notable: Germany’s Merz praises Israel for doing ‘dirty work for us’

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18 Jun, 2025 01:31

Germany’s Merz praises Israel for doing ‘dirty work for us’

The German chancellor has endorsed the ongoing Israeli strikes against Iran

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has lauded Israel’s military strikes against Iran, saying the Israeli government and army are doing the “dirty work” of Western nations.

Merz made the remarks in a series of interviews on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, attended by all guarantors of the original 2015 Iran nuclear deal, except for Russia and China.

“This is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us. We are also victims of this regime,” he said in an interview with ZDF, claiming that “this mullah regime has brought death and destruction to the world.”

I can only say: The greatest respect for the fact that the Israeli army and the Israeli leadership had the courage to do this.

“I assume that the attacks of the last few days have already weakened the mullah regime considerably and that it is unlikely to return to its former strength, making the future of the country uncertain,” Merz said in a separate interview with Die Welt.

Germany is part of the P5+1 group, which negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, in 2015. Despite his support for the strikes, Merz stated that Berlin is ready to back new negotiations to ensure Iran never obtains nuclear weapons.

West Jerusalem justified its attack on Friday by claiming Iran is on the brink of obtaining nuclear weapons. Tehran has repeatedly denied the accusations, maintaining that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful.

Iran retaliated by firing dozens of ballistic missiles into Israel, with both sides exchanging attacks ever since. Iran has reported at least 224 deaths since the hostilities began. Israel has reported 24 deaths.

In a joint statement on Monday, the leaders of the G7 called Iran the “principal source of regional instability and terror,” adding: “we have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.”

US President Donald Trump, who abruptly cut his stay at the G7 summit short, demanded an “unconditional surrender” from Iran on Tuesday.

Washington previously demanded that Tehran stop all uranium enrichment, which Iranian officials described as “completely detached from reality.”

Iran currently enriches uranium to 60% purity, far above the 3.67% cap set under the now-defunct 2015 nuclear deal, which was rendered null and void after Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from it during his first term.

Russia has condemned Israel’s initial airstrikes and called for deescalation.President Vladimir Putin spoke with Trump by phone over the weekend, and according to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov,the two discussed the possibility of reviving negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.

https://www.rt.com/news/619589-germany-israel-dirty-work/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198412 (181329ZJUN25) Notable: How Letitia James paid the Governor's husband's law firm — and got a $10 million legal shield in return.

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Sam E. Antar

@SamAntar

🚨 NEW INVESTIGATION 🚨

How Letitia James paid the Governor's husband's law firm — and got a $10 million legal shield in return.

📄 Full exposé with source documents:

➡️ https://whitecollarfraud.com/2025/06/17/the-483000-question-how-james-directed-funds-to-the-governors-husbands-firm-before-her-10m-shield/

Here’s what the records show:

🔸 For 14 months, Davis Polk (now employer of William Hochul) had a dormant $325K contract with James’s office.

🔸 $0 in payments. Nothing moved.

🔸 Then in Jan 2024, Gov. Hochul’s husband joined Davis Polk’s White Collar Defense unit.

🔸 One month later, the expired contract was filed or approved — 401 days after it began, 37 days after it expired.

🔸 By April 30, 2024, payments began:

 ✔️ $231K first payment

 ✔️ $483,404 total by June 2025 — from James’s office alone

📅 May 8, 2025:

▪️ The Guardian reports a federal grand jury investigating James

▪️ NY Post confirms an FBI probe

▪️ Same day: Hochul’s budget passes — with a $10M taxpayer-funded legal shield for state officials under federal investigation

This isn’t speculation.

It’s a documented financial exchange:

🧾 A contract goes dormant

👔 The Governor’s husband joins the firm

💰 Payments start flowing

🛡️ Then comes the $10M protection — the same day federal scrutiny escalates

https://twitter.com/SamAntar/status/1934938261106942030

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198454 (181345ZJUN25) Notable: Oil analysts left scratching their heads over Israel-Iran conflict: ‘Your guess is as good as mine’

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Oil analysts left scratching their heads over Israel-Iran conflict: ‘Your guess is as good as mine’

PUBLISHED WED, JUN 18 20257:34 AM

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KEY POINTS

• Analysts have been left scratching their heads over the outlook for oil prices amid Israel and Iran’s conflict.

• U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for an “unconditional surrender” from Iran, warning Washington’s patience was wearing thin.

• Energy market participants continue to weigh the likelihood of direct U.S. involvement in the conflict, as well as the potential for major supply disruptions.

Analysts are struggling to predict the extent to which Israel and Iran’s escalating conflict could influence oil prices.

Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure on Friday has been followed by five days of spiraling warfare between the regional foes.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for an “unconditional surrender” from Tehran, warning Washington’s patience was wearing thin. In response, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened the U.S. with “irreparable damage” in the event of a military intervention, according to NBC News reporting.

Energy markets are weighing the likelihood of direct U.S. involvement in the conflict, as well as the potential for major supply disruptions —particularly worst-case scenarios, such as Iran blocking the highly strategic Strait of Hormuzthat links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

John Evans, an analyst at oil broker PVM, said Wednesday that a “blanket of unease” had descended upon oil markets in recent days.

“Our market is settling into a world where missile exchanges are commonplace but the cynicism of it being normal has yet to set in because of how easily the situation could escalate,” Evans said in a research note.

Israel’s Bazan oil refinery complex sustained damage from an Iranian attack earlier this week, while an Israeli airstrike at the South Pars field, the world’s largest gas field, prompted Tehran to partially suspend production.The South Pars gas field is shared between Iran and Qatar.

“The situation is as fluid as the underlying commodity it mostly affects and while there is a fraternal ‘your guess is [as] good as mine’ in future price divination, positioning will continue to be at least defensively long,” PVM’s Evans said.

The chief executives of oil companies of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest told CNBC on Tuesday that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

‘It is a roulette’

Oil prices, which have jumped in recent days, extended gains on Wednesday.

International benchmark Brent crude futures with August delivery traded 0.3% higher at $76.69 per barrel at 2:02 p.m. London time. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures with July delivery, meanwhile, traded up 0.5% at $75.25 per barrel.

Per Lekander, founder of investment management firm Clean Energy Transition, described the situation for oil markets ahead of Israel’s attack on Iran last week as “bad,” given plentiful supply growth from OPEC and non-OPEC producers and soft demand.

“I was increasingly convinced we were heading for a 2014/2020 reset lower to $30-50 to get capex down and start a new cycle. In fact, the current conflict makes that outcome even more likely when [the] conflict is over as producers are now producing and hedging as much as they can,” Lekander said in a note.

“While this is going on it is a roulette. We have a $10 [per barrel] risk premium in the price which is fair given that there clearly are some interruptions (mainly Iran exports and some lower tanker loadings),” he added.

What next for oil prices?

Looking ahead, Stephen Schork, editor of The Schork Report, on Wednesday said that a significant escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict could push oil prices substantially higher.

“We’re kind of stabilizing right now. I think we’re waiting for that next headline to come out and really, I think that anyone who does not think oil could go higher, I really think they are trading on hope and not reality,” Schork told CNBC’s “Access Middle East.”

“We are now facing the biggest threat to the oil markets since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 and perhaps even greater than the 1974 Arab oil embargo,” he added.

Schork said there was a roughly 5% chance of oil prices climbing to above $103 per barrel within the next five weeks, with much longer odds of crude soaring as high as $160 per barrel by the end of summer, if flows out of the Persian Gulf are seriously disrupted.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/oil-prices-analysts-scratching-their-heads-over-isreal-iran-conflict.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198470 (181350ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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COMING SOON…

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1935305371779838428

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198488 (181357ZJUN25) Notable: From his bunker way under

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Iran threatens ‘irreparable damage’ if U.S. enters Israel conflict

PUBLISHED WED, JUN 18 2025

KEY POINTS

• On Tuesday, Trump had warned the patience of the U.S. — a historically close ally and weapons provider of Israel — was “wearing thin,” noting that Khamenei is an “easy target.”

• “If they enter militarily, they will face harm that they cannot recover from,” Khamenei warned the U.S. on Wednesday.

• Israel and Iran have been exchanging fire since the end of last week, fueling investor concerns over the supply outlook in the crude-rich Middle Eastern region.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday threatened the U.S. with “irreparable damage” if Washington follows through with a military strike against the Middle Eastern country.

“Any American military entry will undoubtedly be met with irreparable damage,”Khamenei said, according to NBC News reporting. He added that America’s potential involvement in Iran “will 100% backfire” and that “the damage they suffer will be far worse than anything Iran may face. If they enter militarily, they will face harm that they cannot recover from.”

CNBC has reached out to the White House for comment.

Iran and Tehran have been trading missile fire since the Jewish state on Friday launched an attack against Iran, saying it primarily targeted the Iranian nuclear program.The International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday said two nuclear centrifuge production facilities in Iran were hit.

Trump on Tuesday warned the patience of the U.S. — a historically close ally and weapons provider of Israel — was “wearing thin,” noting that Khamenei is an “easy target.”

“We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform, stressing the White House does not want missiles “shot at civilians, or American soldiers” but nevertheless aims for Tehran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”

Khamenei resisted the notion on Wednesday, saying “the Iranian people are not a people who can be forced into surrender.”

Under Trump’s second administration, the White House has been attempting to broker a deal over Iran’s nuclear program, with talks so far yet to bear fruit. Washington has previously insisted it was not directly involved in the hostilities, but Trump’s latest comments have stoked speculation over a change in strategy — and a potential direct U.S. military attack against Iranian sites.

“From the beginning, it was suspected that America was involved, and now, with their own officials’ words, this suspicion is growing stronger,” Khamenei said.

Tensions between the two historical Middle Eastern foes have been running high since the October 2023 attack on Israeli territory carried out by Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israel has since accused Iran of offensives undertaken through its network of regional allies that also include Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi groups. Tehran denies involvement.

Amid ongoing fire exchanges, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said in a Google-translated social media updatethat “a tornado passes over Tehran” and “this is how dictatorships collapse.”(are they using weather weapons?)

Earlier in the week, leaders of the world’s group of seven (G7) most advanced economies had labeled Iran a “principal source of regional instability and terror” in the Middle East and jointly called for “broader de-escalation of hostilities” regionally. Speaking on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Israel is doing “the dirty work” for the Western world, according to Google-translated commentscarried by German outlet ZDF.

Markets have been avidly watching developments in the conflict, which threatens to envelop the broader oil-rich Middle East region and has driven investors to safe-haven assets, such as gold.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/iran-threatens-irreparable-damage-if-us-enters-israel-conflict.html

(Israel intentionally dragged the World and U.S. into this, just before the U.S. had a deal with Iran. It’s always about the Jews. Bibi chose betrayal and war.)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198493 (181358ZJUN25) Notable: Today in Q Post History we have 22 Deltas

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Today's date deltas

Https://Qlock.neocities.org

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198502 (181402ZJUN25) Notable: eyesroll.png

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198507 (181403ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 18, 2025

Space Station Silhouette on the Moon

What's that unusual spot on the Moon? It's the International Space Station. Using precise timing, the Earth-orbiting space platform was photographed in front of a partially lit gibbous Moon in 2019. The featured image was taken from Palo Alto, California, USA with an exposure time of only 1/667 of a second. In contrast, the duration of the transit of the ISS across the entire Moon was about half a second. A close inspection of this unusually crisp ISS silhouette will reveal the outlines of numerous solar panels and trusses. The bright crater Tycho is visible on the lower left, as well as comparatively rough, light colored terrain known as highlands and relatively smooth, dark colored areas known as maria. Downloadable apps can tell you when the International Space Station will be visible from your area.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198515 (181405ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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>>69588

>>69592

“Thanks for bringing America back again!”

President @realDonaldTrump walks out on the South Lawn to meet the men installing the new flagpole at the White House 🇺🇸v

https://x.com/MargoMartin47/status/1935337003286941710

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198525 (181407ZJUN25) Notable: Moran Mourns Miller

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Citizen Free Press

@CitizenFreePres

FIRED ABC HACK TERRY MORAN IS CRYING OVER STEPHEN MILLER

MORAN SAYS JOURNALISTS SHOULD NOT TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE.

(He just confirmed his last name is Moron. ABC did the world a favor!)

From Derrick Evans

8:08 AM · Jun 18, 2025

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https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1935308582976958890

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198529 (181409ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198543 (181413ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198545 (181414ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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>>69594

“I’ve always said, why doesn’t it have a flagpole from the grass?!”

President @realDonaldTrump walks on the South Lawn to watch the new flagpole installation 🇺🇸

https://x.com/MargoMartin47/status/1935339430568415233

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198557 (181418ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Sun Releases Strong Flare

June 17, 2025

The Sun emitted a strong flare, peaking at 5:49 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.

This flare is classified as an X1.2 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/solar-cycle-25/2025/06/17/sun-releases-strong-flare-8/

https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/r3-strong-hf-radio-blackout-event-observed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hH3DrVawQ (X Class Solar Flare, Largest Comet Discovered, Top News | S0 News Jun.18.2025)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198563 (181419ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198566 (181420ZJUN25) Notable: So the CIA imports the 3rd world to install them in our Gov't to get what they want for the rest of the world.

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So the CIA imports the 3rd world to install them in our Gov't to get what they want for the rest of the world. Our children don't matter to the bloodsuckers our taxes pay for. Important to know.

https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1935138759873544262?t=IoT1Qwkcav00yjXaKYSsCg&s=19

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198570 (181421ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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>>69598

“Let’s see how real people work! These are real people!”

Nobody loves our American workers than President

@realDonaldTrump 🇺🇸

https://x.com/MargoMartin47/status/1935340020417626169

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198584 (181424ZJUN25) Notable: Today in Q Post History we have 22 Deltas

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Today in Q Post History we have 22 Deltas

Jun 18

There were22 Q Postson the date ofJun 18.

LINK - https://qalerts.app/?q=Jun+18

ARCHIVE - https://archive.ph/fjIDq

Keep up the lawful fight, fight, fight, and I will, too!

o7

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198590 (181425ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Crew Works Exercise and Earth Studies, Spacesuit Checks, and Lab Inspections

June 17, 2025

Exercise research and spacesuit checks were the top duties aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 73 crew also continued inspecting the orbital outpost’s windows and photographing Earth landmarks.

An astronaut spends less energy moving around in space than they do walking in Earth’s gravity environment. As a result, muscles and bones begin to atrophy since crew members do not use a lot of effort when living and working in weightlessness.

Daily two-hour exercise sessions on the space station are critical and help offset the effects of weightlessness. Researchers monitor the crew exercise sessions to protect crew health and prepare astronauts for the return to Earth’s gravity.

NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim strapped on a sensor-packed vest and headband measuring his health data during a two-hour workout session on Tuesday.

He first pedaled on an exercise cycle then simulated lifting weights on the advanced resistive exercise device.

The Bio-Monitor wearable hardware comfortably collected Kim’s physiological parameters as he exercised that will help scientists refine space exercise programs and learn how to keep crews healthy on long term missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers was back in the Destiny laboratory module exploring surface tension to contain liquids and study proteins without contacting solid walls.

Containerless liquid systems remove the effects of gravity providing more accurate computer models of fluid behavior in weightlessness.

The fluid physics study takes place inside Destiny’s Microgravity Science Glovebox may benefit pharmaceutical manufacturing and 3D printing techniques on and off the Earth.

NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain spent her day inside the cupola, the orbiting lab’s “window to the world,” inspecting its seven windows.

The cupola is attached to the Tranquility module’s Earth-facing port and is very important for observing spacecraft operations, monitoring spacewalkers, and imaging the Earth.

McClain was photographing the condition of the windows to document smudges, particles, and scratches caused by crew activities, spacecraft plumes, or micrometeoroids.

Station Commander Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was also inspection duty examining hatches throughout the orbiting lab’s U.S. segment.

Onishi examined and cleaned hatch seals and surfaces, interlocking components, and crank handles removing dust and stains. He also photographed the condition of the hatches and downlinked the images for analysis by ground engineers.

Working in the station’s Roscosmos segment, cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy partnered together inside the Poisk module and worked on a pair of spacesuits.

The duo activated the suits then checked and cleaned life support components. Flight Engineer Kirill Peskov watched as Ryzhikov and Zubritskiy serviced the spacesuits to familiarize himself with spacesuit operations.

Peskov later continued his Earth observations pointing a hyperspectral camera out a station window and photographing North American mountains and lakes in different wavelengths.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/17/crew-works-exercise-and-earth-studies-spacesuit-checks-and-lab-inspections/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198600 (181427ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198608 (181428ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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"each flag pole was about 50 thousand dollars"

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198614 (181429ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1935342018453963153

I was the hunted — and now I'm the hunter.

https://qalerts.app/?q=hunters+become+the+hunted

11 post(s) found containing "hunters become the hunted"

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198618 (181430ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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Trump "I was the hunted, now I'm the hunter"

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198625 (181430ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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New Data in Action: Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

June 17, 2025

A new Data in Action story, "Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change," describes how researchers with Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology combined citizen science data from the eBird project with data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites to estimate population change and relative abundance for 495 North American bird species.

In conjunction with accounts of birds observed and identified at a particular time and place, the researchers used MODIS Land Cover Type data to capture interannual changes in land cover and MODIS Land Water Mask data (derived from the MODIS instruments and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) to help delineate the interface between terrestrial, aquatic, and marine environments.

In addition to finding high and previously undetected spatial heterogeneity in bird population change and relative abundance trends across North America, the results of this study demonstrate how participatory science data combined with other broad-scale, observational datasets—such as those from Earth-observing satellites—can be leveraged with promising analytical tools to detect, diagnose, and respond to population changes at ecologically relevant scales.

https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/new-data-action-citizen-science-modis-data-reveal-patterns-bird-population-change

https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/data-in-action/citizen-science-modis-data-reveal-patterns-bird-population-change

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn4381

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198632 (181432ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Training for the Moo(n)

Jun 17, 2025

A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s historic Artemis III Moon landing mission.

Flight controllers and scientists guided activities during the week-long simulation from mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Tests like this are critical for NASA’s Artemis science teams because they provide an opportunity to test integration with mission control.

In the Science Evaluation Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, lunar scientists, geologists, and experts in image analysis and sample science direct and evaluate lunar surface science and geologic observations.

They assess and adapt moonwalk traverses, communicating any feedback or changes with the science officer on the flight control team.

The science officer conveys those messages to the Capcom officer, who then shares insights and recommendations with the crew during missions.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/training-for-the-moon/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198634 (181432ZJUN25) Notable: Asked what his "unconditional surrender!" post meant for Iran,

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Jennifer Jacobs

@JenniferJJacobs

Asked what his "unconditional surrender!" post meant for Iran, Trump says: "Very simple - unconditional surrender. That means I've had it. I've had it. I give up, no more. Then we go blow up all the nuclear stuff that's all over the place there. They had bad intentions. You know, for 40 years they've been saying, death to America, death to Israel, death to anybody else that they didn't like. They were bullies. They were schoolyard bullies, and now they're not bullies anymore."

He was speaking on White House south lawn at new flag pole installation.

https://x.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1935342358888862187

Jacobs is a WH pool reporter

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198650 (181435ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA, German Aerospace Center to Expand Artemis Campaign Cooperation

Jun 17, 2025

While attending the Paris Air Show June 16, NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro signed an agreement with DLR (German Aerospace Center, or Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) to continue a partnership in space medicine research.

This renewed collaboration builds on previous radiation mitigation efforts for human spaceflight. As NASA advances the Trump-Vance Administration’s goals for exploration on the Moon and Mars, minimizing exposure to space radiation is one of the key areas the agency is working to protect crew on long duration missions.

With this agreement, DLR will leverage its human spaceflight expertise and provide new radiation sensors aboard the Orion spacecraft during NASA’s Artemis II mission, building on previous work in this area during the Artemis I mission.

Scheduled for launch no later than April 2026, Artemis II will mark the first test flight with crew under Artemis.

“In keeping with the historic agreements NASA has made with international partners as a part of Artemis, I am pleased to sign a new NASA-DLR joint agreement today, to enable radiation research aboard Artemis II,” said acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro.

“The German Aerospace Center has been a valuable partner in Artemis, having previously worked with NASA to test technology critical to our understanding of radiation on humans aboard an Orion spacecraft on Artemis I and providing a CubeSat as part of Artemis II.

Following a productive meeting between President Trump and German Chancellor Merz earlier this month, I am excited to build upon our great partnership with Germany.”

During the Artemis II mission’s planned 10-day journey around the Moon and back, four of DLR’s newly developed M-42 extended (M-42 EXT) radiation detectors will be on board, contributing vital data to support astronaut safety.

This next-generation device represents a new phase of research as NASA and DLR continue working together to safeguard human health in space.

Under the leadership of President Trump, America’s Artemis campaign has reignited NASA’s ambition, sparking international cooperation and cutting-edge innovation.

The continued partnership with DLR and the deployment of their advanced M-42 EXT radiation detectors aboard Artemis II exemplifies how the Trump-Vance Administration is leading a Golden Era of Exploration and Innovation that puts American astronauts on the path to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

“To develop effective protective measures against the impact of space radiation on the human body, comprehensive and coherent radiation measurements in open space are essential,” says Anke Pagels-Kerp, divisional board member for space at DLR.

“At the end of 2022, Artemis I carried 12,000 passive and 16 active detectors inside the Helga and Zohar mannequins, which flew aboard the Orion spacecraft as part of DLR’s MARE project.

These provided a valuable dataset – the first continuous radiation measurements ever recorded beyond low Earth orbit.

We are now excited to take the next step together with NASA and send our upgraded radiation detectors around the Moon on the Artemis II mission.”

Through the Artemis campaign, the agency will establish a long-term presence on the Moon for scientific exploration with our commercial and international partners, learn how to live and work away from home, and prepare for future human exploration of Mars.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-german-aerospace-center-to-expand-artemis-campaign-cooperation/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198675 (181442ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA: Winter Arrives Early in Lesotho and South Africa

June 18, 2025

A powerful storm system brought wintry conditions to Lesotho and South Africa in early June 2025. Snow blanketed higher elevations, while strong winds, cold temperatures, and heavy rains affected lower-elevation and coastal areas.

The severe weather was fueled by a cut-off low, which occurs when an area of low pressure becomes cut off from the jet stream. The weather system parked over central and eastern South Africa and Lesotho on June 9 and 10.

The storm had subsided by June 11, when the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired these images.

The above image shows the area in natural color, while the below image is false-color to help distinguish the snow (light blue) from clouds (white). (Note that small ice crystals in high-level clouds can also display a bluish tinge.)

Fresh snow covers much of Lesotho, as well as portions of South Africa’s Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The snow created treacherous driving conditions and prompted closures of several sections of highway, according to news reports.

Snow is typically sparse during the area’s short winter, although heavy snowfall occasionally occurs. In northern Lesotho, at an elevation of 3,050 meters (10,000 feet), the country’s sole ski resort maintains artificial snow on slopes that might otherwise be bare.

But a different look ushered in the 2025 season. On June 9, the resort shared a video of whiteout conditions, accompanied by a simple message: “We are snowed in.” They later reported accumulations of about 30 centimeters (12 inches).

To the south and east of snow-affected regions, heavy rain triggered deadly flooding that submerged homes and damaged dozens of schools and hospitals, officials told news outlets.

In addition, winds gusting up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour toppled trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

https://snowbrains.com/nasa-winter-arrives-early-in-lesotho-and-south-africa/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198682 (181444ZJUN25) Notable: Stress Break

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198685 (181444ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198688 (181445ZJUN25) Notable: Ex-Trump DOJ official Rod Rosenstein joins law firm Baker McKenzie

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Ex-Trump DOJ official Rod Rosenstein joins law firm Baker McKenzie

June 16, 2025

June 16 (Reuters) - Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate links between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, has left law firm King & Spalding for rival Baker McKenzie.

Rosenstein will lead Baker McKenzie’s national security team from the law firm’s office in Washington, the firm said on Monday. Chicago-founded Baker McKenzie is one of the largest firms in the world with more than 4,500 attorneys.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/ex-trump-doj-official-rod-rosenstein-joins-law-firm-baker-mckenzie-2025-06-16/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198689 (181445ZJUN25) Notable: Safe House Bust: AK-47s And Mortar Grenades Taken In Joint Border Crackdown

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NASA astronauts make ‘space sushi’ aboard the ISS to cheer up sushi-craving crewmate

Jun 18, 2025 10:52 AM IST

Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently got a tasty twist when an astronaut rolled sushi during a joyful crew celebration.

The astronaut used simple ingredients found on board- rice, spam, fish, and added a touch of gochujang (a Korean chilli paste) and wasabi to give it extra flavour.

It wasn’t a fancy meal, but it brought smiles to the crew and showed how astronauts find small joys while living in space.

Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut, shared this information on X through a post which was captioned, “Space sushi isn’t quite the same as the fresh stuff on the ground, but it’s not bad!

We had a crew celebration recently, and one of our crewmates expressed how much they missed sushi (as do I).”

“So we collected and pitched in our personal supplies of fish, spam, and rice, coupled with a dash of gochujang and wasabi, which made for a great meal”, he added.

Jonny Kim also added a fun detail about how meals work in space:

On the ISS, astronauts place tape on the dining table with the sticky side facing up.

This clever trick helps them stick food, utensils, and condiments to the surface, preventing everything from floating away in zero gravity.

People on X loved the post and were amazed by the idea of making sushi in space.

One of the users, @Skythelimit4545, commented, "Your space sushi party sounds like a blast, and that sticky-tape table hack is genius for keeping it all together in zero gravity."

Another user, @terranea45, commented, “Love sushi too! You guys are the real stars of humanity”.

Some joked about wanting to try “space sushi” themselves, while others were curious about how food behaves in zero gravity.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/nasa-astronauts-make-space-sushi-aboard-the-iss-to-cheer-up-sushi-craving-crewmate-not-bad-101750160605765.html

https://x.com/JonnyKimUSA/status/1934636973731303602

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198735 (181456ZJUN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 Flagpoles goin up

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President Trump speaking to the @WhiteHouse press pool on the South Lawn as the flagpole is installed…

https://x.com/Scavino47/status/1935350108813410774

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23198755 (181501ZJUN25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Indo-Pacific nations advance space traffic management amid growing orbital risks

June 18, 2025

As the Indo-Pacific experiences a surge in space activity, governments and institutions are accelerating efforts to enhance space situational awareness (SSA) to mitigate orbital congestion, manage debris and protect vital satellite infrastructure.

Regional cooperation — driven by strategic imperatives and practical necessities — is emerging as a critical element of space traffic management, even in the absence of formal treaties.

Regional and allied nations have been laying the groundwork for collective SSA initiatives in cooperation with such platforms as the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum.

These efforts aim to improve data sharing and regional awareness of space operations. A recent report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) underscores existing cooperation gaps and highlights the importance of building regional capacity to address them.

A key area of cooperation involves the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), an initiative of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The first site under construction in Western Australia marks a significant milestone.

Once operational, DARC will provide constant all-weather capabilities to detect, track and characterize small objects in geosynchronous orbit, bolstering SSA for allied nations.

India, a rising space power, is similarly enhancing its SSA posture.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established a Directorate of Space Situational Awareness and Management (DSSAM) and is developing a dedicated SSA radar in Uttarakhand state, according to retired Indian Army Col. Ashwani Sharma, editor of South Asia Defence & Strategic Review.

India also operates a network of ground stations and optical telescopes under the Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis.

Sharma emphasized the value of collaborative SSA efforts.

“It makes both strategic and practical sense for India and Japan to align their efforts in space situational awareness,” he told FORUM, noting that India’s cost-effective satellite capabilities and Japan’s precision technologies offer synergies.

Japan’s contributions include radar and optical tracking systems developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the operationalization of the Space Operations Squadron under the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Private partnerships are also playing a role, such as Mitsubishi Electric’s collaboration with Astroscale to develop debris removal technologies, which also involves engineering firm MEMCO India.

“With the Indo-Pacific facing rising geopolitical and security challenges, both [India and Japan] have a shared interest in monitoring and protecting their space assets,” Sharma said.

Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, and Vietnam currently rely on partnerships, particularly with the U.S., for SSA.

These include bilateral agreements and participation in multilateral forums, such as the Combined Space Operations Initiative and the Artemis Accords.

The Secure World Foundation argues that these kinds of partnerships are essential to establishing the foundations of a global space traffic management system.

In Indonesia, a new telescope at the Timau observatory is expected to become operational this year and will enhance SSA capabilities in Southeast Asia.

Meanwhile, the Quad partnership — among Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. — has reaffirmed a commitment to SSA cooperation as part of its broader agenda to ensure the peaceful and sustainable use of space.

The growing importance of SSA has also prompted increased private sector engagement. LeoLabs, a U.S.-based commercial provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s ST Engineering Geo-Insights to develop regional space traffic management solutions.

https://ipdefenseforum.com/2025/06/indo-pacific-nations-advance-space-traffic-management-amid-growing-orbital-risks/