Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

'Not a beauty spot' — American anti-Russian cartoon (8 May 1890) showing the personified 'Civilization' attempting to scrub Russia off the globe.


'The real trouble will come with the "Wake" — American illustration published in Puck magazine (15 Aug, 1900) showing the European powers battling over the sleeping Chinese dragon.


In the 1990s, the DEA investigated Russian mobsters who were making a deal to sell a diesel submarine to a Columbian cartel. The deal included a sub with a former Soviet admiral and a crew of 20 who would be under a two-year contract to transport cocaine for the cartel. DEA officials said they would have deemed the rumored deal to be too far-fetched had the negotiations taken place anywhere other than a Russian mob-owned Miami strip club called "Porky’s" where Russians had been known to sell helicopters and other Soviet surplus to drug lords.


Globalization and Transnational Organized Crime: The Russian Mafia in Latin America and the Caribbean


LOL... Russia retaliates by seizing an oil tanker that left Estonia.

Russia Detains Oil Tanker That Left Estonia, Report Says

Russia detained the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Green Admire, which left the port of Sillamae and was sailing through Russian territorial waters, Estonian Public Broadcasting said Sunday, citing the Estonian Department of Transport.

The vessel is owned by Aegean Shipping of Greece and carrying shale oil on board. It was following a previously agreed route and its final destination was Rotterdam, according to the report.

The incident happened three days after Russia sent a plane in connection with Estonia‘s attempt to stop a Russian shadow oil tanker.

Europe was America's top priority in the bipolar and unipolar world and now that 80 year security blanket is being pulled back as Europe appears to rank after Asia and the Middle East in this new multi-polar world. Self-righteous, propagandistic & arrogant, the EU swamp becomes irrelevant as they cannot see the light or adjust to the new world emerging before their eyes.

TALLINN, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States will begin discussions with European allies to reduce U.S. troops in Europe later this year, U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said on Friday.
Asked to comment on a report that the Trump administration is considering withdrawing troops from Europe, Whitaker said "nothing has been determined".

"But as soon as we do, we are going to have these conversations in the structure of NATO", said Whitaker.

"It will be certainly after the summit, sometime later in the year, we are going to start those conversations... All our allies are ready to do it", he added, referring to the NATO summit in The Hague in June.

Addressing a security conference in Estonia, Whitaker said U.S. will talk through any troop changes with allies to avoid any security gaps.

"It’s more than 30 years of U.S. desire (to reduce troops in Europe), President Trump just said, enough, this is going to happen and it’s going to happen now, this is going to be orderly, but we are not going to have any more patience for foot dragging in this situation... We just need to work through the practical consequences", Whitaker said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO allies in February that "stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe".

The Atlantic reported in March that Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance had complained about European allies in a chat group. Hegseth expressed his "loathing of European free-loading", according to the Atlantic.

Such comments have fuelled European fears about the U.S. commitment to NATO, along with Trump's threats not to protect members that spend too little on defence, and his reluctance to keep supporting Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.

Whitaker said U.S. is not withdrawing: "The United States is going to remain in this alliance, and we are going to be a great friend an a great ally".

He warned the European Union against restricting non-EU companies from European defence purchases, saying this would undermine NATO interoperability, slow Europe's rearming, raise costs and stifle innovation.

Reuters

Meanwhile, America is a wild place...


Diddy’s Team Is Reportedly Working Toward A Presidential Pardon From Donald Trump

"Former" - did ChatGPT write that piece?


This is how Bitchute now looks if you live in the UK. How ridiculous.


A video sharing platform that literally resides within the UK is now blocked for UK residents. I guess BitChute's stand against the UK's Online Safety Act has collapsed.


A classic apropos response:


https://x.com/cosmic_surplus/status/1924171464934084684


London creating their own UFO money train...


'The King Of UFOs' To Premiere As New UK Disclosure Group Launches In London


U.S. top 20 for May 18, 1968:




USA #1 on this day in 1989: Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer