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The UK is allowing the CCP to build the largest embassy in Europe just feet from critical infrastructure connecting London’s two major financial centers. Luke de Pulford is sounding the alarm on why this could put American financial interests at risk too. “There is some sensitive communications cable infrastructure basically within feet of this mega embassy.” “This is cabling that connects Canary Wharf to the City of London, the two financial centres in London.” “If the Chinese were able to in some way sabotage or hack this cabling… they would be impacting any financial services from anywhere in the world who are located in those two financial centres, which of course includes the United States.” “I came to Washington and I briefed various people, including the White House, on the presence of these cables.” “Your financial services are going to be endangered by this thing.” “We’ve got to stop this thing from happening.” https://rumble.com/v7e893e-chinas-mega-embassy-with-secret-rooms-beneath-london-luke-de-pulford.html

The UK High Court just dismissed a legal challenge against London's planned "mega embassy" for China. Here's why this is a massive deal: It'll be the largest Chinese embassy in Europe, and it sits feet away from the fiber-optic cables linking Canary Wharf and the City of London. Those cables don't just carry UK transactions. They carry financial data tied to global markets, including the US. Nearly an entire floor of the building's blueprints is redacted with no description or explanation. Among those fighting against it is Luke de Pulford, founder of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). 🔴 PREMIERE 5PM ET on @EpochTV: https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/is-chinas-mega-embassy-in-london-actually-a-massive-spying-compound-luke-de-pulford-6075580?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=SocialM&utm_content=AmericanThoughtLeaders&utm_term=LukedePulford

It’s hard for people around the world to fathom how brutal life can be in North Korea. Grace Jo escaped at 6 years old.  She shared with me what happened to the family members she left behind. “My oldest sister… promised to us and said, ‘Mom and sister, I will be back with the food.’” “But that promise was never fulfilled, and it’s been almost 26 years, and we don’t know what happened to her.” “She was probably sold into human trafficking, and she was not able to escape.” Her youngest brother died from starvation and malnutrition at only a few months old. Her 4 year old brother was left searching their village for his mother and sisters.  After being given a bowl of porridge, “he never woke up.” “We already lost a father, grandmother, my oldest sister went missing, my youngest brother died of starvation, and my only other brother also died.” WATCH NOW👉https://ept.ms/462Mm6C

“At the end of 1998, my grandmother passed away from starvation.” “Her last wish was to eat one baked potato, but my family at the time, we were not able to provide that.” Grace Jo escaped North Korea at just 6 years old. She shared a harrowing memory of what day to day survival looked like for her family under the regime. “For almost 10 days straight, we were just starving and drinking cold water only.” “Our daily food was relying on the wild vegetables, tree barks… whatever we could consume from nature, we tried to collect everything.” “My father… passed away while he was looking for food.” “With that heartbreaking news, my mother decided to leave our home.” https://rumble.com/v7e4wx0-she-survived-north-korea-starvation-and-10-years-in-hiding.html

Grace Jo was only six when she crossed the Tumen River to escape starvation in North Korea. Her family had already been devastated by the 1990s famine. Her father had crossed into China looking for food—then was caught, tortured, and died after returning to North Korea with a bag of rice. Her two younger brothers starved to death. So did her grandmother. Her dying wish was to eat a baked potato. Grace crossed into China with her mother and sister, only to live in hiding—constantly afraid of being caught and forcibly sent back. 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/she-escaped-north-korea-3-times-half-of-her-family-didnt-survive-grace-jo-6074346?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=SocialM&utm_content=AmericanThoughtLeaders&utm_term=GraceJo

We are constantly told AI is coming for our jobs. But what if repeatedly predicting that future actually helps create it? Carissa Véliz explains why predictions can become “veiled commands” and why tech executives benefit when people accept them as inevitable. “Very often predictions have a veiled command.” “If I tell you, ‘Jan, tomorrow an AI is going to replace you,’ and you quit your job because it’s no longer worth it, then you’re obeying.” “If you take my prediction at face value and just act as if that was true, then you’re obeying.” “And if I’m a tech executive who’s selling this product, then you’re doing me a favor.” @CarissaVeliz new book, “Prophecy,” challenges how much power we give predictions about AI and our future. We discussed self-fulfilling prophecies, the growing influence of tech executives, privacy, and why blindly accepting predictions can help make them reality. Watch the full conversation here:https://ept.ms/4xBe861

We’ve been told one in five jobs could be replaced by AI. But when we treat this prediction as fact, are we seeing the future—or manifesting it? Carissa Véliz argues that such claims of inevitability are a red flag. Someone who says a future is inevitable is trying to get you to do something and benefit from your belief, says the Oxford professor and author of “Prophecy.” She urges people to defy these narratives by asking: Who is predicting this future? Who benefits? What data supports it—and what missing data might contradict it? “If we hear predictions as if they were facts… what we’re actually doing is obeying in advance, because very often predictions have a veiled command,” she said. 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://ept.ms/4xBe861

FBI Director Kash Patel told me that Google and Meta are two of the FBI’s “best partners.” “We have to balance civil liberties and constitutional rights with proactively defending America.” “They have a different set of authorities, as a private sector company, than we do in terms of providing us information.” “We have to, of course, and rightfully so, meet the requirements to get search warrants based upon probable cause.” “They’re providing us, proactively, information… so that we can put that into our enterprise investigation and shut it down.” “Because these adversaries are using these platforms to find victims, to perpetrate their frauds and their schemes, and steal American dollars.” “We’re asking them to be more proactive.” https://rumble.com/v7dzn14-google-and-meta-are-two-of-the-fbis-best-partners.html

FBI Director Kash Patel just revealed the behind-the-scenes work that led to President Trump’s announcement on CCP election interference in 2020. “It was only possible because the President directed us to declassify and divulge this information to the American public and the world.” “I think the President was right to go to the nation and the world and put forth this information.” “Our part is smaller in this, ours being the FBI.” “We work with our partners at DHS and ODNI who have the technical capabilities, and also their remit is more on the sort of what happened overseas on these election infrastructure systems.” “We share our information.” “And then we’ll take referrals from them on matters that rise to the level of criminality… and bring charges when we can.” https://rumble.com/v7dyefw-kash-patel-the-fbis-war-on-scam-empires.html

“We are arresting people nearly every week on espionage matters.” FBI Director Kash Patel just told me he has overseen a “55% increase in espionage arrests.” “55% from the last 16 months… compared to the prior two years of the Biden administration.” “That’s a massive uptick.” “Our adversaries are always looking to steal our secrets, to co-opt our citizens, and have them steal our secrets and send them back to places like Russia, China, DPRK, Iran, just to name a few.” https://rumble.com/v7dxe52-15-billion-seized-how-the-fbi-hit-four-largest-fraud-ops.-in-the-world-kash.html

The FBI just seized $15 BILLION in crypto stolen from Americans by scammers. Scam losses in America have more than tripled since 2020. And investment/crypto fraud, sometimes known as pig-butchering scams, now account for half of it. Kash Patel told me the FBI has taken out four of the world’s largest scamming compounds, arrested 300+ people, and freed thousands of trafficked workers under Operation Blackout, working with international partners. 🔴 PREMIERE 5PM ET on @EpochTV: https://ept.ms/45b2KSj

Many Americans believe the United States has become too involved in conflicts and commitments around the world. Armenia’s ambassador to the United States, Narek Mkrtchyan, says America’s relationship with countries like his benefits the U.S. too, especially in AI and advanced technology. “When you look into the ecosystem of Armenia’s tech industry, you can notice interesting names.” “NVIDIA, Synopsys, National Instruments, Broadcom, Cisco, Microchip, and now GlobalFoundries.” “All of these big companies are in Armenia.” “They are doing chip design.” “They are doing software development.” “Because of Armenia’s highly educated workforce and highly developed AI and ICT ecosystem.” Full interview below: https://ept.ms/4hQ5Imz

FBI Director Kash Patel says America just saw a massive 20% drop in opioid deaths. He says President Trump created the leverage that helped push China to cut off key fentanyl precursors. “Last year, we saw a 20% reduction in opioid deaths in America.” “That’s a huge reduction, and that’s not by accident.” “When I went there 10 months ago, I said, ‘The fentanyl precursors are a big problem.’” “I said, ‘You guys, the folks in China, need to list them, essentially making them an illegal item to ship overseas.’” “And they did that.” “They went out and listed 17 of them, and this summer they’re gonna list, I think, 24 more.” “That’s a lot of progress, and that’s a lot of American lives saved.” “I think any leverage we have, honestly, is due to the president’s leadership.” “He went there and met with President Xi.” “That opened a lot of doors for us.” “There's more work to do.” https://rumble.com/v7dw2hy-kash-patel-inside-the-fbis-war-on-global-scam-compounds.html

“We basically had 78 Super Bowls in 39 days.” “We had zero major security incidents.” FBI Director Kash Patel breaks down the massive security operation behind the World Cup. He says the FBI protected millions of fans across the country while stopping hundreds of potential drone threats. “We had 6.8 million people visit and attend the games during that time span.” “It was really the largest sporting event the world has ever seen.” “It was double FIFA’s prior World Cup record.” “We interdicted with our partners at DHS and the state and locals 740-some drone interdictions flying over venue spaces.” “We made sure they didn’t pose a threat.” https://rumble.com/v7dv9de-kash-patel-inside-the-fbis-war-on-global-scam-compounds.html

President Trump brokered a historic peace deal last year to end three decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Most Americans never even heard about it. Armenia’s ambassador to the United States, Narek Mkrtchyan, breaks down why the deal matters far beyond the region. “President Trump brokered a peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan after three decades of conflict.” “This peace deal became historic not only for Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also for the entire region.” “It created a lot of opportunities for interregional cooperation.” “It opened a new chapter of bilateral relations between the U.S. and Armenia.” “It changed the geo-economics of the region.” “The Washington Peace Declaration created new platforms for cooperation.” https://rumble.com/v7dtf8q-the-agreement-changing-a-fragile-region.html

It’s been almost a year since a U.S.-brokered peace agreement rewired the relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The former war zone in the South Caucasus is now a “crossroads of peace” at the intersection of Central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, says Armenia’s ambassador to the United States Narek Mkrtchyan. But what does it really mean to turn a hard-won peace into strategy? The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) is a 42km infrastructure corridor that seeks to turn Armenia’s geography into an asset, diversify its partnerships, and anchor its future in concrete ties for development. 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://ept.ms/4hQ5Imz

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