Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Kara Swisher on the “Pivot” podcast that Republicans are deploying what she called a “very effective” anti-communist attack against the Democratic Party’s rising class of far-left candidates, who are increasingly defeating establishment Democrats in primary races.

Clinton told Swisher that Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is a wake-up call for the party. She said El-Sayed must unite the party by winning over supporters of moderate Rep. Haley Stevens and reassuring independent voters ahead of his general election contest against Republican Mike Rogers.

“The real fight will be, how do we make sure that people who voted for Haley feel comfortable voting for Abdul El-Sayed, and how do we get independents to feel comfortable,” Clinton said.

“It’s not just about Michigan, but the Republican messaging is ‘communist, socialist.’ It’s going to be a very effective attack,” she warned, adding, “People on the left have to be prepared to answer that and be effective in answering that.”

💥NEW: Hillary Clinton: “It’s not just about Michigan — but the Republican messaging is: ‘communist, socialist.’ It’s gonna be a VERY effective attack.” pic.twitter.com/PS6ObKoZli

— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) August 7, 2026

Clinton said President Trump’s repeated use of “communist” and “socialist” labels was likely informed by polling and shouldn’t be dismissed by the Democratic left. She said El-Sayed campaigned on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, ending US aid to Israel, and raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires, positions that could alienate moderate voters.

Hitler was a left-wing socialist https://t.co/fmyD3fMGkD

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 8, 2026

The Democratic Socialists of America’s “Dismantle America From Within” platform is an odd political pitch when most Americans simply want lower prices and lower taxes.

Clinton’s warning comes one month after Mark Penn, the former chief White House pollster and strategic advisor to President Bill Clinton for six years, used a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled “The Socialist Threat Is Real“ to warn about far-left radicals hijacking the Democratic Party. 

Penn’s warning was very blunt: “America will be in serious trouble if Democrats fail to defend their party.”

He added, “Lawmakers, law-enforcement agencies and journalists should investigate the Democratic Socialist of America to see if foreign governments and interests are funding it.”

Another Clinton insider, Jamie Metzl, who served in the Clinton White House, sounded the alarm about “radical extremists” known as DSA:

I am a lifelong Democrat. I served on President Clinton’s National Security Council and in the State Department under Madeleine Albright. I am also a lifelong human rights and civil rights advocate.

But every Democrat and every American should recognize that the DSA represents a fundamental threat to our party and our country.

This is not a story about a few idealists seeking to reduce healthcare costs. It is about a small group of radical extremists pursuing a strategy to take over the Democratic Party and ultimately our country in order to impose an agenda that would devastate our economy and fundamentally dismantle our system of government.

Don’t take my word for it. Listen to the full conversation between Fox News’ Martha MacCallum and New York City DSA co-chair Gustavo Gordillo and judge for yourself.

I am a lifelong Democrat. I served on President Clinton’s National Security Council and in the State Department under Madeleine Albright. I am also a lifelong human rights and civil rights advocate.

But every Democrat and every American should recognize that the DSA represents a…

— Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) July 18, 2026

Clinton is part of the Democratic establishment elite class that is fighting to preserve its grip on power as progressives and reformist socialists gain ground in local elections, with some openly promoting the dismantling of capitalism and running with anti-American rhetoric. 

DSA Marxist leaders are hellbent on “destroying America from within.” 

Frank, Aaron, Hank and Sam are Communist insurgents, radicalized marxist revolutionaries hiding behind personal ideologies to justfy their 1A expressions of the right to promote the insurrection of the Constitutional Republic of the United States of America pic.twitter.com/XLzzjisOqd

— AnimalFarm1945 (Moshe) (@Farm1945A) July 6, 2026

DSA spokesperson Hasan Piker tells followers to “kill capitalist” … 

Hasan Piker calls on his followers to kill capitalists:

“Yeah kill them! KiII those motherfuckers and murder those motherfuckers in the streets. Let the streets soak in their fucking red capitalist blood, dude.”

Democrats are campaigning with him. pic.twitter.com/YiZxGgRkgc

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 9, 2026

Hasan: “FLOOD illegals into the United States so they can ‘f*ck your sisters and daughters’ to ‘destroy the white race’.” 

Hasan Piker says he wants to FLOOD illegals into the United States so they can “f*ck your sisters and daughters” to “destroy the white race”

I am demanding the Democratic Party voice PUBLICLY that they denounce Hasan Piker’s comments.

If they don’t, let this post be proof…

— Jack (@jackunheard) August 7, 2026

To understand the composition of competing forces within the American left, Karlyn Borysenko, who describes herself as an anti-communist analyst, produced the five-tiered “rainbow cake” view that ranges from establishment Democrats who favor incremental reform within capitalism to revolutionary socialists seeking to abolish capitalism and destroy the nation from within. 

Tiers 4 and 5, the DSA, the Mamdanis, the Hasan Pikers, the El-Sayeds, and the list goes on and on, all under the DSA tent, are what the establishment fears. 

Their ties to revolutionary Marxism and Islamists are what we said last week were “the gift that keeps on giving” for Republicans and their messaging.

🚨 HOLY CRAP!!

The witness just exposed that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed (D) is connected to TERRORISTS and the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

“I look at the connections that his father-in-law, Jukaku Tayeb, has TWO brotherhood-linked groups.”

“This includes being the… pic.twitter.com/soqT5TuvfD

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 5, 2026

So why is the DSA so radical and why do they want to overthrow capitalism and the nation?

Well…

Remember in Decemeber 2025 we asked the question:

• Is There A “Cuba Connection” Behind The Radicalization Of America’s Nonprofit Left

Seven months later:

• “Americans Deserve To Know”: State Dept. Report Details Cuban Espionage, Subversion, And Role In Rise Of Far Left
• Bombshell Report Exposes Lefty NGOs Funding A Children’s Charity Tied To Terror Network

A multi-agency task force is already working to identify and disrupt far-left networks and potential foreign subversion linked to actors in Cuba, China, Europe, and the Middle East, including networks associated with Neville Roy Singham. The effort appears focused on the intersection of revolutionary Marxist movements, foreign influence operations, and domestic political destabilization.

• “Fatal Cancer On Civilization”: Trump’s War On Marxism Enters Action Phase As Rubio, Miller And Bessent Address 65 Nations

The US has already witnessed political assassinations, attempted assassinations, riots, firebombings, and other militant operations by the far left, and the situation will only worsen because the Democratic Party allowed the far left to grow as it sought to bring more people into its tent. Now, the far left is eating the establishment alive.

We must remind readers that Colombia offers a warning of how far-left militancy can escalate into intimidation and violence. Trump-backed President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has taken power, but ahead of Friday’s inauguration, Marxist terrorist groups detonated vehicle bombs. When revolutionary movements cannot secure power through popular support, they often turn to coercion, intimidation, and political violence. That’s exactly what’s happening in the US.

The rise of the far left and Marxist revolutionaries inside the DSA that are hellbent on destroying capitalism and the nation has only been a gift to the Republicans…

America will NEVER be a communist country. pic.twitter.com/XUGJGHZe7n

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 7, 2026

…who will be ramping up anti-communist messaging as the Red Scare is back. 

Via RFE/RL,

• Ukraine failed to intercept any of the 24 ballistic missiles and four Zircon cruise missiles Russia fired in the August 5 attack, underscoring the strain on its missile defenses.

• U.S. Patriot availability has become a significant constraint after extensive interceptor use during the Iran conflict.

• Kyiv is increasingly seeking European inventories, expanded production, and eventually licensed or joint Patriot manufacturing to secure its air defenses ahead of winter.

Ukraine’s failure to intercept a single Russian missile during a large-scale overnight attack this week has raised fresh concerns over Kyiv’s dwindling supply of air-defense interceptors as Moscow escalates its ballistic missile strikes on the nearly defenseless capital and other regions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that deliveries of anti-ballistic interceptor missiles from partner countries have fallen sharply, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to deadly attacks that are being launched by Russia with increasing frequency.

Following a meeting with Ukraine’s military leadership on protecting critical infrastructure on August 2, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had received only a third as many air-defense interceptors this year compared to the same period in 2025.

“Our partners have the missiles. What is needed are the necessary political decisions on deliveries and on accelerating production, including localization in Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, who was in Kyiv during the most recent attack on August 5, condemned Russia’s latest strikes, which lit up the late-night skies with balls of flames from massive explosions.

“It was a vile attack on Ukrainians. I was hiding in the shelter along with a number of them and admiring their resilience. Russia is a terrorist state and needs to be contained,” she wrote on X.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha also urged allies not to slow military assistance.

Speaking on August 5, he said:

“Russian strikes take no summer vacation; support for Ukraine and pressure on the aggressor must not pause, either. Every interceptor counts. They are life-saving tools.”

US Stockpile Questions

Patriot interceptor missiles remain Ukraine’s most effective defense against Russian ballistic missiles, but questions are growing over how many additional interceptors Washington can realistically provide.

Last week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimated that the United States has used more than half of its Patriot PAC-3 MSE and THAAD interceptor inventories during its military operations against Iran this year.

The report estimated that US stocks of Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors have fallen from more than 2,300 before the conflict, which began in February, to roughly 800, while THAAD interceptor inventories have been nearly halved.

Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with CSIS and co-author of the report, told RFE/RL that the shortages leave Washington with little flexibility to supply Ukraine.

“Ukraine will not be able to expect many interceptors — or any interceptors — from the United States for quite a while,” Cancian said.

“The US has used extensively its own inventories…. We’re down to about 800 or 900 [Patriot interceptors]. The war planners don’t want to go below that, so it would be very difficult to provide any of those or any new production to Ukraine.”

Cancian said Ukraine may instead have to seek Soviet-designed S-300 missiles from countries that still operate the system and intensify efforts to destroy Russian missile launchers before they can fire.

His assessment contrasts with public assurances from the Trump administration.

CNN, citing unnamed officials, reported on August 4 that Patriot inventories had fallen to “dangerously low” levels. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected that report, calling it “fake news.”

Just days earlier, the Pentagon announced agreements with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to expand production of Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD interceptors.

US President Donald Trump insisted early on August 6 that the United States has “massive” amounts of munitions.

Trump also had pledged to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, only to appear to backtrack on that promise days later.

“Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the US as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“The ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought!” he added.

However, US administration officials who spoke to RFE/RL on condition of anonymity said the CSIS estimates broadly reflect the current state of American interceptor inventories.

Cancian said rebuilding those stockpiles will take years despite efforts to accelerate production.

“The United States is expanding production,” he said.

“Before the war in Ukraine, it was producing about 300 Patriot interceptors a year. Now we’re up to about 600. We’re trying to get to 2,000 a year, but that will take until at least 2030.”

Even then, he said, Ukraine will have to compete with other US partners for new production.

“The Gulf states have used a lot of their Patriots [in the current Gulf conflict]. They want their inventories replenished, so there’ll be a lot of competition for the new production. It may be four or five years before supply meets demand.”

Risks For Ukraine

The prospect of fewer US interceptors raises immediate questions for Ukraine as Russia steps up missile attacks ahead of another winter.

Adding to the urgency, several media reports, including from Reuters, quoted Ukrainian military intelligence sources as saying a North Korean missile unit had begun deploying to western Russia and ‌could be equipped with up to 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for attacks on Ukraine.

Kervin Aucoin, a US Army veteran and former military intelligence analyst, said reduced US inventories will inevitably affect Kyiv.

“It’s not going to be none, but it will be far less than what Ukraine was expecting,” Aucoin told RFE/RL.

Still, he argued that Ukraine has repeatedly adapted to changing battlefield conditions.

“Ukraine is doing a great job…. If they can’t rely on the US, unfortunately, they will rely on their own resilience, and they will continue to succeed on the battlefield,” he said.

Over time, he said, Ukraine may increasingly turn toward cheaper technologies, including drone-based air defense and laser systems, rather than relying primarily on costly Patriot interceptors.

Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee, told RFE/RL he believes the White House remains committed to supporting Ukraine.

“When I talk to people in the White House, they are absolutely committed to supporting Ukraine. I’m confident they will provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs when it needs them.”

Cancian also warned that depleted US inventories could influence how America’s adversaries assess Washington’s military readiness.

“China is what the United States is most worried about,” he told RFE/RL.

“Using so many interceptors has created a window of vulnerability, and China might try to take advantage of that.”

He added that Iran could reach similar conclusions: “Iran is certainly looking at this and thinking that the United States might be unwilling to recommence hostilities because of these growing shortages.”

Ukraine Looks To Europe

With US supplies under pressure, Ukraine is increasingly looking to European allies.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker recently said Washington is exploring joint production of Patriot interceptors with Ukraine and European partners.

He stressed, though, that the immediate priority is to provide Ukraine with the air defense capabilities it needs to survive another winter, either from allies with excess interceptors or through increased production at US factories.

Kyiv has already begun that effort.

In early July, then-Defense Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov sent requests to nearly 40 countries seeking the temporary transfer of Patriot interceptors from existing inventories, proposing to replace them later with missiles from future production.

Ukraine has not disclosed which countries received the requests.

Within the European Union, a key provider of military assistance to Ukraine, seven countries operate Patriot systems: Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Spain, and Romania.

RFE/RL asked those governments on August 5 whether they would consider supplying additional interceptors following Ukraine’s failure to intercept any Russian missiles during the overnight attack.

Germany declined to comment on operational matters, as did Romania, which called it a “matter of national security.”

Sweden pointed to its contribution of an additional $108 million to the PURL initiative, bringing its total support for the program to $535 million.

The Netherlands has previously said it has already donated everything it could spare from its own Patriot inventories, and is providing Ukraine with around 3 billion euros per year in military aid until at least 2029.

“We have already delivered Patriots missiles and are currently unable to deliver more missiles from our existing stockpiles. At the same time, we are open to exploring any option that helps Ukraine protect its skies and people. Air defense has been a strong focus point of our military support and will continue to be so in the future,” the Netherlands Defense Ministry spokesman Kees Bakhuis told RFE/RL in a written statement on August 6.

Poland’s Defense Ministry said all support requests from Ukraine are reviewed by the Polish Armed Forces and organizational units of the ministry as part of the country’s comprehensive support — from the donation of military equipment, to the training of Ukrainian soldiers, to extensive logistical support and medical support — to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

RFE/RL asked Ukraine’s ambassador to NATO, Alyona Hetmanchuk, about the state of negotiations with partner countries, but her response was not available as of publication.

In another sign of mounting pressure on President Trump to disengage the US armed forces from his failing, five-month war on Iran, America’s top general has been carefully working with other Trump advisers to communicate that continued depletion of the Pentagon’s arsenal is unlikely to alter Iran’s stance, while escalation is likely to backfire, CNN reported on Friday evening, citing “sources familiar with the matter.” 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has been using side conversations with cabinet officials — including CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance — to ensure they have a shared, clear picture of the military situation before they meet with Trump, CNN’s sources say. Summing it up, one said, “Caine is looking for an off-ramp.”

In a July congressional hearing, Caine said “airpower has its limits.” Nicknamed “Razin Caine,” the general said to be reiterating that caution in his behind-the-scenes discussions with likeminded officials who think a major escalation of US attacks on Iran could cause disastrous fallout for the region and US interests.“There really isn’t much else to hit since it is whack-a-mole with drone and missile sites. Bombing power plants would be publicly a lot more significant,” one source said. Others said hitting Iranian infrastructure would likely rally the country’s citizens around the government — even more than the war has done already 

Last weekend, the US military seemed poised to carry out Trump’s threat to unleash “the biggest attack since World War II,” but he called it off, at least in part because of profound concerns raised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Iran had promised to wreak havoc up and down the Gulf. “The only ones in favor of the operation were elements of CENTCOM,” said one source, referring to the Pentagon’s Central Command, which is responsible for action in the Middle East. The source also pointed out that Israel also wants escalation of the war.   

The U.S. Intelligence Community assessed this & consistently briefed it. Unfortunately, it was the Israeli government & their lobbyists who convinced the President that Iran would be as easy as Venezuela. https://t.co/C1Vw7L06OH

— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) August 7, 2026

“I think it is just his way of protecting the military,” a source said about Caine’s cautionary campaign. In addition to squandering the lives of at least 18 US service members and wounding more than 600 more, the five-month Trump-Netanyahu war on Iran has severely depleted the US arsenal. Referring to Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), two sources this week told Reuters that “Washington has used virtually all of these weapons,” further substantiating earlier media reports and think tank studies that sounded alarms over dwindling munitions. It’s not just offensive weapons that are running out: Low air defense missile supplies are also of grave concern, particularly to Gulf states that would face what would likely be a devastating Iranian backlash to a major new US assault on Iran.   

Earlier this year, one source criticized Caine for failing to pointedly counsel Trump on the pitfalls of taking on such a well-equipped and geologically-protected adversary. “He’s definitely pulling punches,” the source said then, adding that Caine was much more candid with fellow military officers than with his commander-in-chief. Now, Caine is apparently intensifying his approach. Though warning of the dwindling arsenal, Caine is said to have assured Trump that, if he does order a major escalation, the Pentagon could manage to cause plenty of destruction across Iran. However, it probably wouldn’t put a crack in Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, much less substantially affect the nuclear situation that was fraudulently advanced as the casus belli — for decades: 

🇮🇱 NEW: CNN compiled a series of clips showing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warning since 1996 that Iran was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon. pic.twitter.com/HSyWkoj6OB

— GBC (@GBC_Press) August 4, 2026

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

In the heart of the Oxford Union, a supposed bastion of open debate, a single brown paper envelope triggered pure panic.

Commentator Laurence Fox stood to argue that the West is right to be suspicious of Islam. He held up the envelope and indicated it contained a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad. The chamber erupted in frantic attempts to stop him opening it. Rules were suddenly invoked. Relevance was questioned. Respect was demanded.

The Muslim president of the Union interjected that her very presence should have been enough to persuade Fox that Muslims believe in free speech.

Best clip from the Oxford Union in a long time. A speaker suggests that he is about to display a cartoon of Muhammad to prove that Islam has a problem with free speech.

People scramble frantically to stop him: It is against the rules, unnecessary, irrelevant, disrespectful, and… pic.twitter.com/oRJ6MCXQOz

— Champagne Scar (@champagne_scar) August 6, 2026

“My wife asked me not to show this for fear of repercussions for my family,” Fox said. “But I told her that if I did not, I would have submitted to Islam.” He continued that the West should resist Islam “in the strongest terms on free-speech grounds alone.”

Fox opened the envelope and revealed a cartoon of Rees-Mogg. Laughter and applause followed. The fear that had gripped the room evaporated the instant it became clear the image did not depict Muhammad.

In that moment the argument was settled more effectively than any speech could manage.

The debate took place under the motion “This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam.” Speaking for the motion were actor and free-speech campaigner Laurence Fox, Tommy Robinson, and writer Jonathan Sacerdoti. Against them stood Oxford Union president Arwa Elrayess, a 20-year-old Muslim of Palestinian heritage from Gaza, Rees-Mogg, and others. Outside, left-wing protesters tried to block entry. Inside, the atmosphere was already charged.

Fox made free speech the centrepiece of his case. He cited polling showing that 78 percent of British Muslims believe no publication should print pictures of Muhammad, rising higher among some groups. He noted that Britain had long abandoned its own blasphemy laws. Then he produced the envelope.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, speaking against the motion, reached for procedure, recalling that as a former Union librarian he believed props were against the rules. Others in the audience scrambled for any technicality that might prevent the image from appearing. The chair eventually ruled that props were permitted.

Jonathan Sacerdoti, who spoke alongside Fox that night, later described the episode in The Spectator. The opposition and their guests, he wrote, “squirmed in discomfort, terrified at the very suggestion a drawing of Mohamed might soon be unveiled.”

When the real image appeared, the relief was palpable. “It seems we had found the limit of free speech they had all denied existed. That limit was Islam.”

Elrayess had positioned herself as a defender of open debate by inviting the motion and the speakers in the first place. She told the chamber: “Free speech and debate is not something I do despite being a Muslim, it is something I do because of it.”

Yet when the practical test arrived – the possibility of a Muhammad cartoon – the institutional machinery of the Union moved to stop it. The title of president was offered as proof of principle even as the principle itself was being restricted in real time.

Fox’s point lands without further explanation: the taboo is real, the fear is real, and the clever arguments about compatibility evaporate the moment the cartoon is threatened.

This is not an abstract philosophical dispute. Britain has already seen teachers driven into hiding for showing Muhammad cartoons in classrooms. Publications and individuals face credible threats for the same act. The Oxford Union, with its historic claim to be a last redoubt of free speech, demonstrated in real time that the same constraint operates even among those who insist no such constraint exists.

Fox closed his demonstration with a clear declaration. “So it is in that spirit that I will not submit. I show you this as an Englishman who believes in free speech. I will not submit. I will not bow down.” The image he actually showed was of a British politician. The image that produced terror was the one everyone understood could not be shown.

The motion was defeated in the chamber that night. The larger argument was not.

Free speech that collapses the moment it risks offending one particular religious sensitivity is not free speech at all. It is a managed privilege granted on condition of silence.

The Oxford Union’s panicked reaction to a piece of paper proved the case more cleanly than any speech could. The West has every reason to notice when its most elite institutions flinch.

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Building on our investment theme that the US military is racing to harden its bases with counter-drone systems capable of defeating Group 1-3 drones, and potentially Group 4 threats, Bloomberg reported late in Friday’s US cash session that the Army plans to purchase at least $400 million of AeroVironment’s counter-drone laser systems, citing a person familiar with the deal.

The source told the outlet that the deal would provide the Army with dozens of LOCUST systems, which use artificial intelligence to track and identify small and medium-sized drones before human operators engage them with a high-energy laser.

AeroVironment’s LOCUST system was originally developed by BlueHalo, which the defense firm acquired for about $4.1 billion in 2025. The latest LOCUST X3 uses a scalable 20-to-35-plus-kilowatt laser, AI-enabled detection and tracking software, and precision beam control to defeat Group 1-3 drones.

LOCUST can be deployed at fixed installations, including military bases, or mounted on tactical vehicles such as the Infantry Squad Vehicle and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

The economics of laser weapons are almost certainly a major focus among military planners. At roughly $5 per shot, compared with a $100,000 rocket or a million-dollar interceptor missile, lasers offer one of the most cost-effective ways to defeat Group 1-3 drones.

Drone Groupings (via Piper Sandler) 

The report sent AeroVironment’s stock soaring nearly 8% during the final hour of Friday’s US cash session. The shares have been cut in half since late 2025 but recently found support near the $140 level.

More broadly, the Goldman Sachs US Defense equity basket (GSXUDFNS) is also reversing higher after a five-month slump.

How to profit:

• “Only The Beginning”: How To Profit From The Asymmetric Warfare Boom
• This American Drone-Motor Company Is Positioned For “Massive Procurement Tailwind”

 . . . 

Via Remix News,

A German teacher has described a secondary school in the Rhineland where violence, drug dealing, and severe behavioral problems have become part of everyday life, including one case in which a 15-year-old girl allegedly prostituted herself in the school toilets for drugs and money.

Speaking anonymously to Bild, special education teacher “Carola S.” said around 75 percent of students at her school have a migrant background, with many having arrived from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Ukraine.

“It’s all blowing up in our faces,” she said.

“Every day is a challenge. Fights, shouting — this happens in the classroom and on the schoolyard,” she told the German tabloid.

“We are happy if we can teach for a few minutes at a time. Sometimes the police have to come several times a week.”

She said drugs are also dealt on school grounds and recalled an extreme case involving a 15-year-old pupil.

“A particularly egregious case involved a 15-year-old student who prostituted herself in the school toilets for drugs and money. She became pregnant and left the school.”

Carola said many newly arrived pupils initially speak little German and do not receive grades for their first two years. “After that, the students are graded regularly, but for many, their performance is still unsatisfactory. Some don’t return at all,” she said. “This year, almost 40 percent failed to obtain their secondary school leaving certificate.”

She also described clashes over cultural attitudes, including a Syrian father who objected to his son being taught by a woman.

“It is very difficult for us to reach these parents,” she said.

Carola said she was punched in the face just three weeks ago while attempting to intervene in a fight between pupils.

“I got caught in a fight between students and ended up with a split lip because a student punched me in the face during the scuffle,” she said.

She reported the incident to police, but said the case was subsequently closed.

“This is not an isolated incident. Some colleagues are openly insulted, threatened, or ambushed after school, and this isn’t even reported,” she added. “Many talk about not being able to do the job until retirement. We have a high rate of sick leave.”

The German Teachers’ Association has long accused politicians of failing to respond quickly enough. Its chairman, Stefan Düll, said back in 2024 that preventive measures, social work, school psychology and other support systems had failed to expand in line with demand.

“For too long, politicians have primarily acted reactively,” Düll said. He warned that Germany’s education system is being overwhelmed by immigration, arguing that large numbers of children entering schools with little or no German were placing an unsustainable burden on teachers.

“Due to immigration in 2015, the war in Ukraine and other immigration, new people are constantly coming into the system, but the system is slow to keep up because it is moving too fast,” he said at the time.

“The higher the percentage of immigrants, the more difficult it is to motivate the class.”

Recent incidents have added to concerns over conditions in German schools. In May, a 20-year-old Afghan was remanded in custody after allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl inside a school restroom in Koblenz while a 19-year-old suspected accomplice allegedly held the child down.

That same month, authorities announced a regular police presence at the Karolina-Burger high school in Ludwigshafen following 118 criminal complaints, around 100 fire department call-outs and a succession of knife attacks, assaults and threats.

Teachers there had reported death threats including “I’ll shoot you all,” pupils attacking one another, and extensive vandalism. In one of the most serious cases, prosecutors said a 16-year-old girl attacked a teacher with a knife “with the intention of killing her.”

Concerns have also been raised over religious intimidation. In April, Berlin youth worker Wolfgang Büscher warned that some schools were producing what he described as “mini-Islamists,” with pupils allegedly pressuring Muslim and non-Muslim classmates to conform to strict religious practices.

Back in the Rhineland, Carola said teachers increasingly feel abandoned by authorities.

“No one from the school board ever shows up. They’ve left us to fend for ourselves,” she said.

“And then the politicians want to close the secondary schools. Where are the children supposed to go then?”

Read more here…

Update: Spain is to impose new border controls for flights and ships from Italy as the two countries’ row over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensifies.

Sky News reports that the Spanish government has confirmed that passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy from midnight ​on Saturday ‌until 7 September.

The Spanish government called Italy’s decision to suspend Schengen travel agreements (following the Spanish enclave’s un-fettered invasion by over 70,000 military-aged male Moroccans), “unjust, contrary ‌to EU interests and discriminatory” and with a full straight face the socialist leadership added that the decision has been taken “amid the persistent irregular migratory pressure” from Italy.

*  *  *

The unhinged socialists in Madrid are losing their minds over the Italian government’s move to suspend the Schengen travel agreement because it wanted to protect its national sovereignty after the Spanish African enclave of Ceuta was invaded by 70,000 mostly military-aged men.

The migrant invasion, which Elon Musk described as comparable to scenes from “World War Z,” was a complete optics disaster for the socialists in Madrid, and really, for socialists and the far left across the West, who have been hellbent on importing the Third World to install new voting blocs and build political power. Now, that move, via uncontrolled mass migration, has been delegitimized, and countries like Italy have had enough.

Just kidding, this is the actual footage … pic.twitter.com/jYRpSWM24e

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2026

Madrid’s socialists say the new border checks are “unfair” and are “affecting the mobility of thousands of passengers.” But really, who cares what socialists in Madrid have to say?

The West is shifting away from the nation-killing policies of uncontrolled mass migration and entering a new era focused on restoring national security after a decade marked by repeated migrant invasion after invasion with disastours consequences.

The invasion of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta is a direct consequence of the Spanish government’s shameful refusal to defend their sovereignty, secure their borders, and protect their people. https://t.co/czrkyzaDQv

— Department of State (@StateDept) August 6, 2026

Interestingly, the socialists responded to the Italian government by stating:

Therefore, we urge the Italian government to rectify the situation, end the checks, and treat Spaniards like all other European citizens. If it fails to do so by Sunday, August 9, Spain will be forced to take proportionate measures to protect the interests and dignity of its citizens.

Immediately after last week’s invasion, 22 European leaders condemned Madrid’s socialist regime over its open-border policies and warned that the mass crossing may have been an act of “hybrid warfare.”

Related:

• 22 EU Leaders Demand “Immediate Action” As Migrant Invasion Raises Fear Of Hybrid Warfare

“We cannot allow uncontrolled mass crossings, the instrumentalization of migration or other hybrid threats to create the perception that illegal entry into the European Union is possible,” EU leaders, including Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Germany’s Friedrich Merz, wrote in a letter last week published on X by Denmark’s Ministry of State.

Who organized or facilitated the invasion from the Moroccan side remains a big question. Unverified speculation has pointed to possible US or Israeli involvement, but no evidence has emerged to substantiate those claims.  

More speculation:

• New Signals Point To Another Possible Migrant Invasion Against Ceuta

What is observable is Italy’s quick response under its right-leaning, Trump-aligned government and the resulting political blowback spreading across Europe. Years of uncontrolled mass migration have boosted support for right-wing parties campaigning on border security, national sovereignty, and the restoration of law and order.

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

The children of a quiet Oxfordshire village have been forced to put pen to paper and plead with the Prime Minister himself. Their message is simple and heartbreaking: leave our home alone.

Piddington is a tiny English settlement of roughly 350 people – around 250 adults and just 46 children. The Home Office and Labour government under Andy Burnham intend to place 1,250 single adult male asylum seekers on a former Ministry of Defence site that borders the village, runs along the back of homes, and sits directly against the parish playing field and children’s park.

If the plan proceeds, the number of young men dumped on their doorstep will dwarf the entire local population.

Residents previously held a symbolic independence vote after the government announced the scheme with zero meaningful consultation. Weeks later the silence from Downing Street continues, so the children themselves have now spoken.

Seven-year-old Rex Perkin wrote: “Dear Andy, We like our village because I and my family walk down to my sister’s grave to see her. I worry I won’t be able to do that anymore. My family has lived here for over 100 years. I love the playing field in Piddington because I go there every week. Thanks Andy.”

Eleven-year-old Tilly West pleaded: “Please, please, please! This is for the 300-400 people in the village as well as dogs who won’t be able to go sniffing in the bushes as much.”

Nine-year-old Orla West was direct: “I do not like this idea because we love our park. We can walk our dogs. We love Piddington.”

‘The children of Piddington have today written letters to Andy Burnham, begging him to protect their childhoods!’@PatrickChristys reacts as residents of the village of Piddington demand Labour cancel plans to use a local barracks to house 1,250 illegal men. pic.twitter.com/YGvJbHbaUR

— GB News (@GBNEWS) August 4, 2026

Other children echoed the same theme – freedom to play, walk the dog, cycle, and simply be children in the only home they have ever known. Their letters were delivered as adults in the village continue to face a wall of non-response from the government.

?NEWS: Children in the tiny village of Piddington have written letters to Prime Minister Andy Burnham begging him not to house over 1,250 illegal migrants near their homes

The village only has 250 adults and 46 children pic.twitter.com/o4saLfwSVt

— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) August 5, 2026

Parish Council chair Tim McNally has documented the official silence. Fourteen days after an open letter to Burnham, there was still no engagement. “Families are anxious. Questions are growing. And trust is being tested,” he said. “This is bigger than one village. It’s about whether communities like ours still matter when decisions are made.”

The village has opened a fundraising effort and is weighing further democratic steps, including a referendum on self-determination.

? PIDDINGTON UPDATE — 4 AUGUST ?

I’m Tim McNally, Chair of Piddington Parish Council.

The sun is rising over our village… but a storm is building.

It has been 14 days since we sent our open letter to the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.

14 days of silence.

No response. No… pic.twitter.com/5SqaZ3SSKT

— Tim McNally (@PiddingtonRoars) August 4, 2026

Residents describe a place with deep roots and generations of the same families. One mother whose children wrote letters told reporters the scale would leave them “so outnumbered that it would change our lives completely.”

Another parent noted that even the ability of an elderly grandmother to walk home safely at night is now in question.

??? BREAKING from Piddington Oxfordshire

A tiny village of just 350 people faces plans to house 1250 single adult male asylum seekers at a former military site right next door.

Local children have written heartfelt letters to Prime Minister Andy Burnham begging him to stop the…

— Cat Brown ??????????????????? (@MrsBr0wn_82) August 5, 2026

The site itself is a long-abandoned munitions area requiring major infrastructure work, yet the government presses ahead with plans for an open facility where men aged 18-65 can sign in and out at will for a minimum of ten years.

The village of Piddington, Oxfordshire, population 300, is expecting 1,250 migrants. The villagers have written to PM Andy Burnham & put out a video imploring him to stop it.

As a generalisation @benjaminbutter I don’t like to see kids in propaganda videos, but they will be… pic.twitter.com/R0qDbbX6Qw

— David Atherton (@daveatherton) August 5, 2026

McNally has framed the fight as one that now represents more than Piddington. On TalkTV he made clear he feels he is speaking for the country as well as his neighbours.

VILLAGE FURY: The Home Office plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers at an MoD site near tiny Piddington.

But campaigner Tim McNally is fighting back — not just for his village, but for Britain.

“I now feel I’m representing this country.”@TVKev | @PiddingtonRoars pic.twitter.com/1kmb5gjzdT

— Talk (@TalkTV) August 5, 2026

Conservative MP Joy Morrissey addressed the fears of locals, noting “These mothers don’t want their daughters to [be] raped or molested.”

‘These mothers don’t want their daughters to raped or molested!’

Conservative MP Joy Morrisey reacts to the government failing to cancel plans to build a migration detention centre in Piddington, as local residents continue to express their outrage. pic.twitter.com/Rz5GTcPBcL

— GB News (@GBNEWS) August 5, 2026

The official response remains the familiar boilerplate. Number 10 says community concerns are “central” to its reforms, points to a drop in hotel numbers, and claims it will “consider” the children’s letters.

That is little comfort to a village that has already watched its local voice sidelined, its planning powers stripped from the district council, and its future decided in Whitehall.

Piddington’s children are not asking for special treatment. They are asking to keep the ordinary freedoms that previous generations took for granted – walking their pets, playing on the field, growing up without being outnumbered by a sudden influx of foreign fighting-age men whose presence was never put to a democratic vote.

In a country that still claims to value local communities and the safety of its own children, those letters should be impossible to ignore. The government has so far chosen silence.

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Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us

For the past couple of weeks I have been closely tracking the migrant surge in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and taking notes on the behavior of the extremely liberal Spanish government. One of the most important things to note about the event is that European officials quickly took to the media to admonish the OPTICS of the crisis, but not the migrants.

In other words, left-wing politicians didn’t like that the situation made them look bad, but they never spoke out against the basic premise of mass immigration from the third world. In fact, Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been enthusiastically promoting open border policies since 2018. The main reason the migrants all flooded into Ceuta at the same time was because Spain’s supreme court ruled only days before that migrants arriving by sea could not be immediately deported.

It’s a scene we have witnessed over and over again in the past several years. The multiculturalists set the wheels in motion for a migrant rush into Europe then pretend to be shocked when it happens.

They engineer these events by breaking the cardinal rule of western civilization – Never leave the gates open, because the barbarians will see this as an invitation to pillage. Like hyenas circling a wounded animal, they will be uncontrollably drawn to the smell of an easy meal.

The only reason European elites took any opposition to the incident in Ceuta was because the migrants immediately started looting, burning and attacking locals the second they set foot on the beaches. If the barbarian horde had behaved themselves for a couple weeks, journalists and politicians would have called it a humanitarian crisis and lavished the migrants with praise for their “bravery.”

And yes, I have heard all the conspiracy theories about the US and Israel supposedly pulling the strings to facilitate the invasion and I have found those theories to be complete tripe based on zero tangible evidence. If the Trump Administration, for example, actually wanted migrants to invade Spain, all they would have to do is sit back and let the Spanish government continue to do what they’ve already been doing for years.

The fall of the western world is being aided by progressives, but these elitists are only tapping into the forces of an eternal conflict that has been raging for millennia.

Meaning, even if globalists were not a thing, the west would still be threatened with the constant danger of third world plunder. The elites are merely exploiting a problem that already exists naturally. The root of this conflict is the prominence of two distinct groups of human beings that are incapable of coexistence…

Pillager Culture vs Producer Culture

I was recently watching Sargon of Akkad’s latest expose on a small town in South Africa called Orania. It’s an all white town built by Afrikanns in the middle of nowhere in order to protect themselves from the exceedingly violent black population; a population organized around the ideology of race communism. The video is a great overview of the town and the controversy that surrounds it and I highly recommend watching it in full.

The details of Orania remind me of an article I published last year titled “The Third World Is Forever Chasing The White Man”. The concept of cultural separation is, I believe, the key to almost every problem we are facing in modern times. It may very well be the key to understanding every conflict since human history began.

At bottom, I argue that there are two kinds of people in the world: There are people who produce, create and maintain a functioning civilization. Then, there are parasites and pirates; people whose only survival trait is to pillage the wealth and resources of producer societies.

A community like Orania would not be controversial at all if it was made up of black isolationists, or Asians, or Hispanics, etc.  In fact, it would be celebrated.  It is treated as radioactive by the media specifically because the town was created by white people FOR white people. Their goal? To preserve their western principles and heritage and, most of all, to protect themselves from pillaging tribes and communists.

Orania looks much like any smaller rural town in America, with clean streets, quiet parks, well maintained infrastructure, self sufficient utilities and farms, safe neighborhoods and kids playing outside without fear.

The interesting thing is the reactions to the town by the YouTubers who visit with the expectation of discovering a virulent, racist, hate-fest. What they find instead is a community that functions far better than any other place in South Africa, run by white western people who just want to be left alone to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

There are two common reactions to Orania:

1) Black influencers, surprised by the peace and relative tranquility of the town, ask “why can’t black people have something like this…?”

2) South African politicians and thought leaders ask “How can we take away what these people have built and keep it for ourselves…?”

The answer to both questions is uncomfortable for most westerners in the US and Europe to think about, but it is a fact we desperately need to consider and embrace. They can’t copy Orania because they are socially and in some cases genetically incapable (the average IQ of Africans is 70). They can’t steal it for themselves because as soon as they take it over, the town will turn to shit and collapse.

In Ceuta, over 60,000 migrants overran the local infrastructure and demanded access to provisions, jobs, housing and the ability to travel deeper into Europe.  When asked why they came to Spanish territory, they all tended to say the same thing: “We want more money and a better life.”  They came to Europe because they can’t build a prosperous society on their own.  Their pillager mentality drives them to latch onto the west, but as they do this they turn the west into the third world.

Western Civilization Has Two Choices: Separation Or Colonization

In recent articles I have explained the differences that separate the west from the third world, including the absence of the concept of “maintenance” in third world societies. In Africa, for example, there is no terminology for the idea of “maintenance”. They simply don’t have a word for it. They have words for “repair” or “replace”, but not a word for “maintain.” Learning this fact was a revelation for me.

It explains everything about the conflict between the third world and the west. It explains why third worlders are “forever chasing the white man.” It explains why these cultures never seem to progress without direct western investment, intervention or colonization. It explains why these people flood into western countries by the millions the second the gates are left open.

If you cannot maintain, then you can’t keep a system alive for future generations. From basics like water, sewer, sanitation, electricity, food, security, etc. – There can be no generational infrastructure and no generational wealth. Your tribe will be perpetually resource-poor and scratching in the dirt for bugs, UNLESS, that is, you turn to pillaging. You can steal the wealth created by producer tribes, but you can’t copy their success.

If we come to terms with the undeniable existence of the parasite or pillager class, everything becomes clear. The third world as we know it today is rooted in pillager culture, but this ideal is not limited to brown people. Within the west we also have white socialists and communists, useless people who have devised an entire philosophy to justify stealing from producers.

As far as the third world is concerned, the west has been dealing with such people for centuries. We were almost destroyed by them during the Muslim invasions into the Holy Roman Empire from the 7^th Century to the 10^th Century, and we had to continue to hold them back for several centuries after.

We’ve tried a variety of methods to solve this issue. We tried the Crusades to beat them into submission (effective). We tried colonization and importing western infrastructure so they don’t come to the west to steal what we have (also effective).

However, these solutions are no longer considered political correct by progressive ideology. It’s not a coincidence that liberalism has worked tirelessly to demonize colonization as one of the “great evils” of history. They hate it because it works; it made the west far more safe.

So, we tried global subsidization instead. In other words, western governments paid out billions of dollars (perhaps trillions) in subsidies to third world countries in order to keep them happy enough that they would stop trying to invade us. This has not worked for a number of reasons.

Most of all, migrants cannot help themselves. They will never be self reliant and independent producers, so they are compelled by their survival imperatives and their tribal instincts to plunder whenever an opportunity arises. The political left understands this dynamic and they stage opportunities so they can use migrants as biological weapons to tear down the west.

The reason third worlders and leftists seem to be joining forces (through Democratic Socialists and other organizations) is because they ARE joining forces. Conservatives will often point out the hypocrisy of progressives who claim to be champions of individual rights for women and “marginalized” groups. Meanwhile they aggressively defend the invasion of people who oppress those same groups.

I’ve made the point many times myself, but its not as profound as conservatives think it is. Leftists know exactly what they’re doing, because Marxists/Socialists/Communists and third worlders are the same. Both tribes are pillager tribes; both tribes are parasitic. They all want the same thing, which is to feed like vampires on the resources of producers. They are joining forces because parasites tend to work together.

One parasite infection can weaken a host’s immune system, which indirectly helps other parasites move in and thrive. At least, until the host is dead.

I have heard it argued that conservatives need to come to an understanding on why younger generations are turning to socialism as a solution. People claim that we don’t have enough empathy for their plight.

My position is, these people were ALWAYS going to turn to socialism because they are born pillagers. They are incapable of functioning in any merit based system, even one that is highly prosperous, because they are predisposed to feel as if they’re entitled to more. They are always going to be jealous of people who have more.

The idea of earning what we have never plays into it. They are barbarians. They are pillagers. There is no reasoning with them. There is no bargaining or compromise that will satisfy them. The only solution is for producers to separate completely, or, conquer the pillagers and force them to stop pillaging. Anything else would be a pointless half-measure.

Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ZeroHedge.

Building on our “Physical AI Faces One Critical Chokepoint, and Here’s How to Profit“ report earlier this week, Barclays analysts are closing out the week with a comprehensive map of the humanoid value chain.

As readers look beyond flashy Chinese Unitree robot demonstrations, attention is shifting toward the critical hardware stack, including motors, actuators, sensors, and batteries, and the deep supply-chain players positioned to reap the rewards before global humanoid deliveries begin to ramp up.

Anatomy of a humanoid robot

“While the humanoid market remains small today, at roughly $2-3bn, forecasts range from $10-25bn by 2030, with more optimistic scenarios reaching ~$200bn by 2035, as detailed in (open in new tab)Global Macro – AI gets physical: Ten things to know about humanoids(open in new tab),” Barclays analyst William Thompson wrote in a note on Thursday.

Within the hardware stack, reducers – high-precision gearing systems embedded in actuators – have been high barriers to entry and are led by Japanese players such as Harmonic Drive Systems and Nabtesco, while rare earth materials – particularly magnets used in high-performance motors – create strategic dependencies, with supply chains heavily concentrated in China.

Actuators are the biggest hardware prize. A humanoid may require 40 to 70 actuators, representing roughly 30% to 50% of the material bill. This makes motors, reducers, bearings, and motion-control systems  critically important.

The current supply chain for humanoids is mostly dominated by China.

The supply chain will likely be shaped by geopolitics as much as technology. China currently leads in humanoid deployment volumes and holds strong positions across several parts of the value chain, including rare earth processing, motors, batteries, and robot manufacturing.

However, growing U.S. and European scrutiny of Chinese technology and industrial supply chains could influence market access, procurement decisions, localization requirements, and ultimately the geographic distribution of production and deployment. As a result, humanoid supply chains may become increasingly regionalized over time, with parallel hardware, software, and manufacturing ecosystems emerging across China and Western markets.

Thompson provided a deep understanding of how to profit from the humanoid robotic value chain by subcategory.

Earlier this week, Bernstein analyst Dien Wang warned about “critical chokepoints” in the humanoid robotic supply chain, outlining high-performance motors, robotic actuators, and rare-earth minerals that are mostly dominated by China.

“A humanoid robot can consume more than twice as much magnetic material as an EV motor (Exhibit 3), highlighting the growing strategic importance of rare-earth magnets,” Wang said.

He outlined that China’s dominance in rare earth magnets is troubling in an “increasingly multipolar world.”

Taken together, both Barclays and Bernstein notes suggest the humanoid robotics value chain remains dangerously exposed to China and concentrated Asian supply chains. The Trump admin must accelerate the development of domestic production for motors, rare earth magnets, precision reducers, semiconductors, and other critical actuator components.

If Beijing moves on Taiwan, U.S. robot manufacturers could lose access not only to advanced chips but also to the motion-control systems needed to build humanoids at scale. In that scenario, America’s physical-AI ambitions could grind to an instant halt

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