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Journalist Gonzalo Lira Reportedly Deceased, Body in Ukrainian Custody

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Chilean-American novelist and journalist Gonzalo Lira has reportedly passed away in Ukrainian custody, as reported by his father. The sad news was brought to the attention of many via a tweet from American journalist Tucker Carlson.

“Gonzalo Lira, Sr. says his son has died at 55 in a Ukrainian prison, where he was being held for the crime of criticizing the Zelensky and Biden governments,” wrote Tucker Carlson on X. “Gonzalo Lira was an American citizen, but the Biden administration clearly supported his imprisonment and torture.”

Lira was apprehended by Ukrainian authorities in May on the grounds that he “publicly justified” the Russian invasion, as stated in a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) press release.

As reported at the time by ZeroHedge contributor Space Worm, the statement from Kiev stated that Lira “has the citizenship of one of the countries of Latin America” but omitted the fact that he was born in California and is also a U.S. citizen.

Following his release, Lira said he was tortured in a Ukrainian prison, explaining that “two thugs held my head and used a toothpick to scratch the whites of my left eye, while asking me if I could still read if I had just one.” Lira informed followers that he was making a mad-dash via motorcycle towards the Hungarian border.

As reported by journalist Alex Rubernstein, the Ukrainian penitentiary where Lira was detained disregarded his claim that he suffered from double pneumonia affecting both lungs.

“I have had double pneumonia (both lungs) as well as pneumothorax and a very severe case of edema (swelling of the body). All this started in mid-October, but was ignored by the prison. They only admitted I had pneumonia at a Dec. 22 hearing,” reads the letter. “I am about to have a procedure to reduce the edema pressure in my lungs, which is causing me extreme shortness of breath, to the point of passing out after minimal activity, or even just talking for 2 minutes.”

In response to Lira’s reported death, his father allegedly wrote:

 “I cannot accept the way my son has died. He was tortured, extorted, incommunicado for 8 months and 11 days and the US Embassy did nothing to help my son. The responsibility of this tragedy is the dictator Zelensky with the concurrence of a senile American President, Joe Biden.”

More Narrative Seeding? Ukraine’s Leading Mobile Provider Targeted by Severe Cyber Assault
This attack is the latest in a series of headlines regarding cyberwarfare

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The largest mobile network operator in Ukraine was the target of what Reuters is calling the “largest cyber attack of the war with Russia so far” on Tuesday. Millions of users were unable to access mobile and internet services, and portions of the Kyiv region were also without air raid alert systems.

In addition to over 1.1 million residential internet subscribers, Kyivstar boasts a mobile subscriber base of 24.3 million, which exceeds half of the population of Ukraine.

Its CEO, Oleksandr Komarov, stated that the attack was “partially destroyed” and was “a consequence” of the conflict with Russia; he did not specify which Russian organization he believed to be responsible.

In short, nothing is yet confirmed but the imminent threat of what the World Economic Forum refers to as a “cyber storm” remains fresh in the minds of the individuals who consume this kind of news media.

“War is also happening in cyber-space. Unfortunately, we have been hit as a result of this war,” he told a national television broadcast.

Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency informed Reuters that a cyberattack orchestrated by Russian security services was one of the possibilities under investigation.

In the Reuters article, it is stated that “Russia’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.” It is unknown how much time was given for Russia to respond, only that they did not respond immediately.

“(The attack) significantly damaged (our) infrastructure, limited access, we could not counter it at the virtual level, so we shut down Kyivstar physically to limit the enemy’s access,” Komarov said.

An anonymous source that Reuters alleges is “close to Ukraine’s cyber defense” said that Russia was suspected to be the source of the attack, but no specific group had been identified.

Again, there is no solid proof that it was Russia.

This is our third story in two weeks regarding hackers or large-scale cyberattacks.

Related: Federal Agencies Report Breaches by Iranian Hackers, Numerous U.S. States Affected

Related: DOJ: Russian Hackers Employed a “Sophisticated Spear Phishing Campaign” Against Us Intelligence Officers

Soros Scion Meets With Zelensky as Wall Street Salivates Over Post-Conflict Reconstruction

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This past weekend, Aleksander Soros, the heir apparent to George Soros Open Society Foundations, traveled to Kyiv to once again affirm his backing for the Zelensky government as Ukraine’s largest independent financier.

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent and hundreds of thousands of casualties have been incurred in what has, at best, been described as a stalemate in Ukraine, with Western nations becoming increasingly weary of the conflict. Despite this, It appears that agenda-setters affiliated with globalist interests are determined to increase their support for Ukraine.

Saturday in Kyiv, 38-year-old Alexander Soros, who assumed operational leadership of his father’s Open Society Foundations earlier this year, attended a meeting with First Lady Olena Zelenska and subsequently joined President Zelensky at a meeting to discuss the tens of thousands of Ukrainian children who are presently residing in territory occupied by Russia.

The Soros heir announced a partnership with the Open Society Foundations and contributed $1 million to the charity started by First Lady Zelenska during his journey.

The influence empire of George Soros has become extensively entrenched in Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union; in 1990, it established the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) in Kyiv.

According to the Soros network, for over three decades, the IRF has been the “largest independent funder of Ukraine’s vibrant array of civil society and citizen groups.”

The Open Society has awarded grants totaling more than $230 million to organizations in Ukraine over the last decade, with a particular emphasis on the media and education systems. In 2015, the organization assisted in the establishment of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.

“The foundation has supported the development of independent media outlets in Ukraine and has supported a range of fact-checking initiatives and other efforts to counter disinformation and promote informed public debate,” Open Society said last month.

The Soros empire has maintained a longstanding stance in favor of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. George Soros, in particular, acknowledged having significantly contributed to the 2014 Euromaidan protests, which resulted in the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Viktor Yanukovych via coup d’état due to the former leader’s refusal to entirely sever relations with Russia in favor of the EU.

Following the Yanukovych rebellion, Russia initiated an invasion and annexation of Crimea, which subsequently sparked a sporadic confrontation with Ukraine.

In addition to the Open Society, prominent Wall Street financial institutions including BlackRock and JPMorgan are reportedly preparing to “mobilize capital from private and public sector investors toward rebuilding the Ukrainian economy” in anticipation of a lucrative windfall when post-conflict reconstruction endeavors commence.

Already more than a year ago, President Zelensky asserted that the cost of reconstructing his nation would exceed one trillion dollars.

Donald Trump Announces Presidential Bid as Missle Lands in Poland

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President Donald J. Trump formally announced his bid to take back the Whitehouse in 2024 Tuesday evening before a group of supporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate

“We have to get out of this ditch,” he declared. “I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.” 

The announcement has been anticipated by the former Presidents base since 2020. 

“The Washington establishment wants to silence us, but we will not let them do that,” he told a cheering crowd at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “What we have built together over the past six years is the greatest movement in history because it is not about politics. It’s about our love for this great country, America, and we’re not going to let it fail.

“We have to get out of this ditch. And once we’re out, you’ll see things that nobody imagined for any country. It’s called the United States of America. And it’s an incredible place.”

The announcement comes as tensions once again increase in Eastern Europe, where an explosion caused by a missile killed two people in NATO-aligned Poland. CNN and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were quick to pin the tragic mishap on Russia, who in turn denied the allegations outright.

In the hours following the explosion, U.S. officials briefed the Associated Press. Breitbart reports:

However, three U.S. officials who “spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly” have now briefed the Associated Press that preliminary investigations suggest it was actually Ukraine that struck Poland, likely as a result of an anti-aircraft missile or missiles fired at an incoming Russian bombardment going off course.

Speaking to reporters at the G20 summit in Indonesia, U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to echo these sentiments when asked about the missiles being fired by Russia, saying there is “preliminary information that contests that.”

“It is unlikely in the lines of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we’ll see,” he said, reserving final judgment until investigations are complete.

Whistleblowers Claim FBI is Sitting on “Voluminous Evidence” of Biden Family Criminal Conduct in China and Ukraine

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Whistleblowers from within the Federal Bureau of Investigation have disclosed that the Bureau possesses “voluminous evidence” of criminal conduct by members of the Biden family in regard to their overseas business dealings in Ukraine and China.

We reported not long ago that FBI whistleblowers had claimed the Bureau was downplaying negative press in regards to Hunter Biden, going so far as to wrongly label this information as disinformation. 

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) provided the recent revelations in a Thursday letter obtained by the Washington Examiner. The letter was sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss — who is presently running a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.

These new allegations, which involve not only Hunter Biden but the president’s brother James Biden, specifically highlight the duo’s dealings with the Chinese government-linked energy conglomerate CEFC China Energy. They also relate to the younger Biden’s work for Ukrainian gas giant Burisma Holdings. Grassley said his staff “reviewed the unclassified records” supporting the whistleblower claims.

“Based on recent protected disclosures to my office, the FBI has within its possession significant, impactful, and voluminous evidence with respect to potential criminal conduct by Hunter Biden and James Biden,” Grassley said in the letter.

In regards to the dealings in China, Grassley cited former Hunter Biden business partner and confidant Tony Bobulinski: 

“The information provided by Mr. Bobulinski formed a sufficient basis to open a full field investigation on pay-to-play grounds; however, it is unclear whether the FBI did so and whether the information is part of the ongoing criminal investigation by U.S. Attorney Weiss,”

In August a whistleblower told Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) that FBI leadership told bureau employees not to look at Hunter Biden’s laptop from hell. This same whistleblower also claims the FBI purposely slow-walked the Hunter Biden investigation.

The FBI took possession of Hunter Biden’s laptop nearly 3 years ago and the Justice Department still has not charged Hunter with any crimes despite countless emails revealing an intricate web involving the Biden Crime family’s ties to Ukraine, Russia, and the Chinese Communist Party.

Regardless of where one’s political loyalties lay, it is hard to not see the glaring double standard when Hunter Biden walks free despite all he’s been implicated in, while the DOJ recommends 6 months in jail for Steven K. Bannon for defying the partisan J6 Committee.