November 30, 2025
It's My 56th Birthday! I Can't Believe It. 🎊🎉🌟 Happy Birthday To Me... Long Live Disco! 💖😘
I'll let you know later what I did to celebrate this special day. :)
Until then, let's enjoy my Disco playlist on my YouTube channel. 😘
I will be having a great year doing whatever it is that puts a smile on my face. 😊
BIG hugs! Hope you enjoy yourselves too.
Life is way too short. Dance. 🎉😘✨💖
Listen, I know there is a lot of upheavel going on this world. But what good is it for me to get worked up about situations I have absolutely no control over. I can pray over the situations and pray for the people suffering from them. But even the people being oppressed need to keep a glimmer of joy in their hearts. Because what those causing them pain and suffering want most is for them to have their joy to be extinguished permanently. They are counting on that in order to maintain total control. Even during your turbulent times you must be able to see the humor in the situation. Turn it around. Don't let them steal your joy. Now let's have a party. It's my birthday! 🥰🌟
November 29, 2025
USA: The United States Is Required By Statute To Guarantee Israel Whatever They Want. 😦😩😡 But The US Is Not Supposed To Sell Israel Arms Knowing Israel Has Nuclear Weapons.
GlobalAwareness101 published US is required by statute to guarantee Israel whatever they want.
Omg 😧 did you know about this? Because this is the first time I hear this.
Meanwhile our own people suffer helping a country backstabbing us every chance they get. Quite an abusive relationship.
GlobalAwareness101 published Israel Sampson Option threatens nuclear holocaust to the world if Israel feels threatened.
GlobalAwareness101 published France helped Israel with their nuclear bomb testing and built nuclear reactor.
Wow so I just learned something new. I had no idea France helped Israel with their nuclear bomb testing and even helped build a nuclear reactor for Israel. Isn't that something.
And who do you think Israel plans to use their nukes on? Israel calls it "The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy is a 1991 book by Seymour Hersh. It details the history of Israel's nuclear weapons program and its effects on Israel-American relations."
I included that info at the end of this video. What started as a 5 minute video after watching the 1st clip by Patrick Henningsen turned into a 10 minute video. All related to Israel nuclear stranglehold on the world it seeks to dominate by coercion and fear.
I put this video together for you, customized this background, took these screenshots, and chose the background music. I added 21 wire media and Patrick Henningsen name to this video.
You can watch his full video at his 21stcenturywiretv channel on YouTube. OR follow this link:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qItslQ9oUQU
'Israel: A Rogue Nuclear State' with guest Freddie Ponton
GlobalAwareness101 published US not supposed to sell Israel arms knowing Israel has nuclear weapons.
I learned a few new things putting this video together for you. I customized this background, took these screenshots and included two short videos at the end.
GlobalAwareness101 published More from JFK files and Bill Cooper confirming who is responsible.
Here is more information from the unredacted JFK files. I placed the video of Bill Cooper at the beginning with him confirming he had already seen these classified files and knew who was responsible. Then I followed it up with pages from the files and ended with what the maniacs responsible have threatened the world with if they feel threatened.
You need to understand what is at stake here. I mean it is already printed on the $100 bill like all the other attacks on our nation by the same group are responsible were printed on our money. I'm going to be sharing a video of Jonathan Kleck explaining this to us in detail. You can also visit his 2 YouTube channels with his name Jonathan Kleck and JKleck if you don't want to wait.
Update 3/20/25 at 5:15am: CLICK HERE to watch Jonathan Kleck explain in detail there is an image embedded in the $100 bill and the $10 bill showing a nuclear tsunami hitting the east coast engulfing NYC. The $50 bill has image embedded letting us know the Hoover Dam will be bombed in the near future and massive flooding in the area.
CLICK HERE to watch Jonathan Kleck explain the older $20 bills that have images of 9/11 with twin towers bombing and even the Pentagon strike. And $20 bill printed further back showed the Oklahoma City bombing at the Federal building. They have been letting us know in advance.
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Link to declassified JFK file pages in this video.
https://t.co/xcxAzV9AUC
GlobalAwareness101 published Israel used nuclear blackmail against America in 1973 for arms embargo.
Soooo... I just learned something new from this video. In 1973, the United States instituted an arms embargo against Israel. Israel responded by threatening America with nuclear blackmail. Now this traitor American who used his US Naval Intelligence Officer top secret clearance to give as much top secret data as possible is saying next time it won't be a threat. That Israel has the right to use all weapons they have at their disposal.
According to Google AI: Israeli nuclear alert. On October 9, 1973, Israel prepared its nuclear weapons for use, a signal that was likely meant to be detected by the US. This was a clear sign that Israel's situation was desperate.
Full-scale airlift. In response, Nixon ordered "Operation Nickel Grass," a massive military airlift that began on October 14, 1973. The operation ultimately supplied Israel with thousands of tons of military equipment, including tanks and aircraft, allowing the Israelis to launch a successful counteroffensive.
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ISRAEL: Israel Killed Most Of The 1,200 Israelis On October 7th NOT Hamas Using Mass Hannibal Directive. Israel Sacrificed Israelis To Give Cover For Genociding Innocent Palestinians In Gaza.
GlobalAwareness101 published Israel killed most of the 1200 Israelis on October 7th not Hamas using Hannibal Directive.
Investigative Journalist Ben Swann dives deep collecting evidence Israel government was involved in the October 7th Hamas attack. Ben used local Israeli newspapers to obtain information because our western media is captured by the deep state propaganda machine.
visit Truthinmedia.com , Truthinmedia and Ben Swann on X for more information.
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The Guardian, 6/6/2025: Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has admitted arming clans in Gaza that he says are opposed to Hamas, after allegations that members of these criminal gangs looted humanitarian aid and have ties to jihadist groups.
The admission came after Israeli media reports quoted defence sources as saying Netanyahu had authorised giving weapons to a clan reportedly led by a man known as Yasser Abu Shabab, a Rafah resident from a Bedouin family, known locally for his involvement in criminal activity. Israel allegedly provided Abu Shabab’s group, which calls itself the “Anti-Terror Service”, with Kalashnikov assault rifles, including weapons seized from Hamas.
“On the advice of security officials, we activated clans in Gaza that oppose Hamas. What’s wrong with that?” Netanyahu said in a short video he posted on social media. “It only saves the lives of Israeli solders, and publicising this only benefits Hamas.”
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The Cradle 2/2025: A top-level internal probe of the Israeli army's failures on 7 October 2023 hasreaffirmedthat the air force was ordered to carry out the Hannibal Directive a few hours after the Palestinian resistance in Gaza launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
The Hannibal Directive is a long-standing Israeli militaryprotocolaimed at preventing the capture of Israeli hostages, even at the risk of their lives.
Israeli choppers fired over 11,000 shells on 'anything that moved' near the Gaza separation wall on 7 October 2023.
The army's report comes just weeks after former Israeli defense minister and wanted war criminal Yoav Gallantacknowledgedordering the army to use theHannibal Directiveto kill Israeli civilians and soldiers during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Multiple investigations byThe Cradleand other news outlets since October 2023 disclosed that a large portion of the 1,200 Israelis who died on 7 October 2023 were killed by their army.
Google AI Summary: In April 2025, then-Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israel would not allow any humanitarian aid into Gaza as a means of pressure on Hamas.
All of those Israel propaganda commercials you see on YouTube and television saying Israel has never withheld aid to Gaza and no one is starving in Gaza ARE ALL LIES. October 7th jarred me awake when I found out Israel lied about Hamas beheading 40 babies, Hamas putting babies in ovens, Hamas cutting open a pregnant woman's belly and killing the infant, Hamas hanging babies on clothesline and cutting their throats, Hamas gang raping Israeli women, Hamas raping mom's in front of children. ONE ISRAELI INFANT CHILD DIED October 7th and it was because of Israel's Hannibal Directive. Israel military killed that Israeli infant in the arms of his father hiding in a safe bunker. The bullet went through the door. Anyone who has been following me for years knows that I have always been a strong supporter of Israel. But not anymore. I'm no longer under illuminati Israel's spell. Israel has lost all credibility since October 7th. Because of that, I've actually learned a lot of new information that I would never have learn otherwise that has blown me away and I will be sharing with you in the coming week. So many lies we have been told about this new modern Illuminati Israel Zionist nation that is not the Israel of King David.Israel has been using starvation as a weapon of war since day one when Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared publicly, "I have ordered a complete siege on Gaza. NO ELECTRICITY. NO FOOD. NO FUEL. NO WATER. EVERYTHING IS CLOSED. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly." Is that order clear to you? Because it was very clear to me when I first heard it. Then I would hear Israel puppets tell the world that was a lie, Israel is not withholding aid, Israel is not starving gaza.Let me remind you, the people in Gaza have been under Israel occupation for decades. Israel controls everything going in and going out. Palestinians are at Israel's mercy in Gaza and in the West Bank where they're being terrorized, kicked out of their homes and killed by Israeli Jewish militant settlers supported by Israel military and Israel government. Christian and Mulim Palestinian families cannot even fight back. Imagine they don't have a right to fight back and if Palestinians do fight back, Israel the aggressor calls Palestinians terrorists.Israel has violated international human rights standards for people living under their occupation. Think of the sci-fi movie, Total Recall (1990), when the people living in one of the colony's on Mars revolt because of their living conditions, the administrator of the colony orders the air supply to be shut off. Watch that classic movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. (emphasis mine)
Key Details
- Policy Statement: Katz asserted that "Israel's policy is clear: no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza".
- Conditions: He tied the entry of aid to the establishment of a civilian mechanism bypassing Hamas and warned of escalating the conflict if hostages were not released.
- International Reaction: Organizations such as Amnesty International have labeled the blockade of supplies a crime against humanity and a breach of international humanitarian law. The UN and other international groups have also voiced concern about aid delivery.
- Context: This declaration occurred during ongoing ceasefire discussions and a worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, where international bodies have warned of famine.
- Other Israeli Officials: Other Israeli officials, including Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, have made comparable strong statements, advocating for bombing aid depots or withholding essential resources like water to pressure Hamas.
ProPublica, 9/24/24: Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded.
Antony Blinken Rejected Them.
The U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately blocked deliveries of food and medicine into Gaza.
The U.S. Agency for International Development delivered its assessment to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department’s refugees bureau made its stance known to top diplomats in late April. Their conclusion was explosive because U.S. law requires the government to cut off weapons shipments to countries that prevent the delivery of U.S.-backed humanitarian aid. Israel has been largely dependent on American bombs and other weapons in Gaza since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
The video features Ben Swann talking about a removed YouTube clip where Charlie Kirk questions if Israel's government issued a "stand down order" on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas attack. Swann argues the military response was suspiciously slow—taking 4 to 20 hours to reach…
— Grok (@grok) September 20, 2025
GlobalAwareness101 published Israeli Dahiya Doctrine orders military to deliberately target civilians and infrastructure.
According to Institute for Middle East Understanding, "The Dahiya Doctrine is an Israeli military doctrine that calls for the use ofmassive, disproportionate forceand thedeliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Is the Dahiya Doctrine legal?
International lawexpressly prohibits the use of disproportionate force and the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, which are war crimes.
REMEMBER THIS NEXT TIME YOU HEAR ISRAEL SAY,
"WE DON'T TARGET CIVILIANS."
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Israel claims they blocking food, water, medical aid from entering Gaza because Hamas is going to steal it. YEAH RIGHT. Israel wants Gazans to die of starvation and disease.
Or else they would be saying we're not the ones starving civilians because we're allowing food, water, medical aid into Gaza. Can't you see it's Hamas who is stealing it.
But instead Israel and all of their talking heads like Mike Huckabee and Tammy Bruce use psychological warfare on the world with their twisted reasoning for WITHHOLDING FOOD, WATER, MEDICAL AID from Palestinian Christian and Muslim families in Gaza.
And fyi... Israel announced October 8, 2023 they were stopping all food, water, electricity into Gaza. So Israel has been using starvation as a weapon of war for 1 1/2 years. Not just 2 months. And that's on top of dropping 85,000 ton bombs on Gaza which is more than the 15,000 ton bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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WBUR, 4/30/2025: As Israel's aid blockade in Gaza reaches 2-month mark, Palestinians face imminent hunger
For nearly two months, Israel has not allowed any food, fuel or medical supplies to enter Gaza. Aid groups operating in the region, including the United Nations World Food Programme, say they have depleted their stock of goods to distribute. Markets are running dry, despite truckloads of aid waiting at the border, ready to be received by the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza succumbing to malnutrition and disease.
GlobalAwareness101 published IDF Confesses To War Crimes Snuff Telegram Channel Psyop Aimed At Israeli Citizens.
GlobalAwareness101 published 1 year ago: AJ+ collected Israeli soldiers social media as evidence of war crimes.
AJ+ collected Israeli soldiers social media posts bragging about the atrocities they were committing that can now be used as evidence of war crimes. That's the first video clip.
Then I added more videos and news of international war crimes committed by Isreali military that I collected, customized the background and added the screenshots.
The longer version will be saved to my Globalawareness101 channel on Rumble.com.
I found out putting this video together that, "Swedish Ambassador to Palestine, Folke Bernadotte, First UN Mediator, was assassinated by members of the Jewish paramilitary group Lehi (“The Stern Gang”) on 17 September 1948 before he could present it."
These groups by the way, were labeled terrorists by the United States, United Kingdom, and the United Nations.
Here is an official US report:
TERROR OUT OF ZION - IRGUN ZVAI LEUMI, LEHI, AND THE PALESTINE UNDERGROUND, 1929-1949
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/terror-out-zion-irgun-zvai-leumi-lehi-and-palestine-underground
TERROR OUT OF ZION - IRGUN ZVAI LEUMI, LEHI, AND THE PALESTINE UNDERGROUND, 1929-1949
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/terror-out-zion-irgun-zvai-leumi-lehi-and-palestine-underground
WIKI: Lehi split from the Irgun Jewish militant group in 1940 in order to continue fighting the British during World War II. It initially sought an alliance with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. Believing that Nazi Germany was a lesser enemy of the Jews than Britain, Lehi twice attempted to form an alliance with the Nazis, proposing a Jewish state based on "nationalist and totalitarian principles, and linked to the German Reich by an alliance". After Stern's death in 1942, the new leadership of Lehi began to move towards support for Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union and the ideology of National Bolshevism, which was considered an amalgam of both right and left. Regarding themselves as "revolutionary Socialists", the new Lehi developed a highly original ideology combining an "almost mystical" belief in Greater Israel with support for the Arab liberation struggle. This sophisticated ideology failed to gain public support and Lehi fared poorly in the first Israeli elections.
REMEMBER WHAT "FASCIST" REALLY MEANS? To oppose Boshevism.
The word 'fascist' was created in 1919 to oppose Bolshivist barbarism. The Bolshiveks during the Soviet Communist dictatorships under Lenin and then Stalin passed law giving the death penalty to all antisemites. Then they both proceeded to genocide 60 million combined mostly Christians who offended them. Well, I've just learned, the Bolshevek descendents created this new illuminati Israel Zionist nation using the same tactics their ancestors used to massacre so many innocent civilians. And do you what? Zionists say that it is antisemetic to share this real history with you. Because it makes them look bad. Because it offends them for us to talk about it.
WORLD: Thousands Protest The Streets Of England, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, And Austria To Draw Attention To The Hardship And Terror Israel Are Doing To Palestinians
***LONDON, ENGLAND***
Al Jazeera English published November 29, 2025: Palestine solidarity: Thousands attend marches around the world in support.
Thousands of people across European cities are rallying for the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Despite the ceasefire, demonstrators are demanding the European Union suspend economic and political ties with Israel as well as an increase in humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
***DUBLIN, IRELAND***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: Dublin PROTEST Demands Sanctions on Israel.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through Dublin on November 29, 2025, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Protesters chanted for sanctions on Israel and carried banners stating “Still Funding Genocide” and “Freedom & Justice for Palestine.” Activists displayed images of malnourished Palestinian children, urging the Irish government to take concrete measures, including suspending trade and military cooperation with Israel. Organizers emphasized the growing civilian death toll in Gaza and described Ireland’s stance as a moral test. The protest included students, activists, and community groups, highlighting the increasing pressure for decisive action on the Gaza crisis.
***STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: Stockholm Protest Erupts as Israel Faces Cease-Fire Violation Accusations.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Stockholm to protest Israel’s alleged violations of a cease-fire agreement and the renewed military strikes on the Gaza Strip. Organized by several civil society groups, the marchers demanded an immediate halt to Israeli operations, unrestricted humanitarian aid access, and a full military embargo from the Swedish government. Protesters carried banners criticizing the intensified attacks and urging global accountability. Activist Frederik Ericsson emphasized that ongoing violence shows the absence of real peace despite previous agreements. The crowd condemned the blockade, the continued suffering of civilians, and what they view as a failure to uphold the cease-fire.
***BERLIN, GERMANY***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: MASSIVE Berlin Protest Demands Germany Impose Strict Gaza Sanctions.
On November 29, 2025, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin, Germany, demanding strict sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel following civilian casualties in Gaza. Protestors gathered at Kottbusser Damm Street and marched to Leipzig Square, while a pro-Israel group was also present along the route. Police detained two demonstrators amid rising tensions. Germany has been a major supplier of arms to Israel, approving over four hundred ninety-two million euros in sales from October seventh, twenty twenty-three, to June fifth, twenty twenty-five. Although German Chancellor Friedrich Merz temporarily halted new weapons export licenses, restrictions were lifted this week. The German government reported that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has remained stable, alongside efforts to provide humanitarian aid.
***PARIS, FRANCE***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: PARIS Protest: Thousands Demand Gaza Ceasefire.
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Paris on November twenty-ninth to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Protesters carried Palestinian flags and banners calling for a ceasefire, justice for Gaza, and a boycott of Israel. The UN established this day in nineteen seventy-seven to highlight the inalienable rights of Palestinians, including self-determination, national independence, and the return of refugees displaced in nineteen forty-eight. Amid escalating violence in Gaza and the West Bank, over sixty-nine thousand Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed since October twenty twenty-three, with more than one hundred seventy thousand injured. Arrest warrants have been issued for Israeli leaders for war crimes, while international courts continue to call for an end to illegal occupations and settlements.
***ROME, ITALY***
DRM News published November 29, 2025: Francesca Albanese Confronts Reporters, Speaks Out on Gaza at Massive Italy Strike.
Thousands of Italians rally in Rome on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with climate activist Greta Thunberg and UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese attending. Organized by USB union amid a general strike against Italy's war budget, demanding an end to complicity in Gaza.
***MORE THAN 40 CITIES, SPAIN***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: PROTESTS Erupt Across More Than Forty Spanish Cities for Palestine.
On November 29, 2025, pro-Palestinian demonstrations took place in over forty cities across Spain, including Madrid, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Protesters carried banners demanding an end to the violence, with slogans such as “Stop the genocide” and calls for a full arms embargo on Israel. The protests coincide with a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye, supported by the United States. The first phase of this agreement began on October tenth and includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli attacks since October twenty-twenty-three have killed nearly seventy thousand, mostly women and children, and injured over one hundred seventy thousand. Meanwhile, Israeli operations in the West Bank have killed more than one thousand eighty-five Palestinians and injured over ten thousand seven hundred, with twenty thousand five hundred arrested.
***GENEVA, SWITZERLAND***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: Thousands Rally in Geneva for Palestinian Rights.
On November 29, 2025 thousands of demonstrators marched through Geneva, Switzerland, to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and demand international action. Organized by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, the protest began at the English Garden and ended at the UN Geneva Office. Participants waved Palestinian flags, held banners, and chanted slogans calling for justice, self-determination, and accountability for Israeli actions in the West Bank. Activists criticized Switzerland’s silence on the issue and stressed that no peace can occur without recognizing Palestinian rights. Speakers emphasized that current ceasefires and international plans fail to address occupation, apartheid, and systemic human rights violations. The protest underlined the ongoing need for global awareness and action.
***VIENNA, AUSTRIA***
Liberty East 1 published November 29, 2025: Europe’s Rising Outcry: Vienna Protesters Urge Stronger Action on Gaza.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Vienna for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, calling for an immediate end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and stronger European action. Protesters marched from Human Rights Square carrying Palestinian flags, long banners listing names of victims, and signs urging the EU to suspend its agreement with Israel. Participants demanded accountability for violations of international law and called for sanctions on officials responsible for ongoing violence. Activists also highlighted growing repression across Europe against pro-Palestinian voices, warning that restricting peaceful advocacy threatens democratic freedoms. The event underscored international demands for justice, human rights, and a political resolution that respects Palestinian self-determination.
*ISRAEL INTENTIONAL GENOCIDE OF INNOCENT PALESTINIANS FOR LAND*
GlobalAwareness101 published Israel killed most of the 1200 Israelis on October 7th not Hamas using Hannibal Directive.
Investigative Journalist Ben Swann dives deep collecting evidence Israel government was involved in the October 7th Hamas attack. Ben used local Israeli newspapers to obtain information because our western media is captured by the deep state propaganda machine.
visit Truthinmedia.com , Truthinmedia and Ben Swann on X for more information.
I put this video together for you, customized this background, took these screenshots, and added the captions that I proofread for you. Also added the background music for storytelling ambiance. I sprinkled in my reaction emoji and comment.
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The Guardian, 6/6/2025: Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has admitted arming clans in Gaza that he says are opposed to Hamas, after allegations that members of these criminal gangs looted humanitarian aid and have ties to jihadist groups.
The admission came after Israeli media reports quoted defence sources as saying Netanyahu had authorised giving weapons to a clan reportedly led by a man known as Yasser Abu Shabab, a Rafah resident from a Bedouin family, known locally for his involvement in criminal activity. Israel allegedly provided Abu Shabab’s group, which calls itself the “Anti-Terror Service”, with Kalashnikov assault rifles, including weapons seized from Hamas.
“On the advice of security officials, we activated clans in Gaza that oppose Hamas. What’s wrong with that?” Netanyahu said in a short video he posted on social media. “It only saves the lives of Israeli solders, and publicising this only benefits Hamas.”
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The Cradle 2/2025: A top-level internal probe of the Israeli army's failures on 7 October 2023 hasreaffirmedthat the air force was ordered to carry out the Hannibal Directive a few hours after the Palestinian resistance in Gaza launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
The Hannibal Directive is a long-standing Israeli militaryprotocolaimed at preventing the capture of Israeli hostages, even at the risk of their lives.
Israeli choppers fired over 11,000 shells on 'anything that moved' near the Gaza separation wall on 7 October 2023.
The army's report comes just weeks after former Israeli defense minister and wanted war criminal Yoav Gallantacknowledgedordering the army to use theHannibal Directiveto kill Israeli civilians and soldiers during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Multiple investigations byThe Cradleand other news outlets since October 2023 disclosed that a large portion of the 1,200 Israelis who died on 7 October 2023 were killed by their army.
Google AI Summary: In April 2025, then-Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israel would not allow any humanitarian aid into Gaza as a means of pressure on Hamas.
All of those Israel propaganda commercials you see on YouTube and television saying Israel has never withheld aid to Gaza and no one is starving in Gaza ARE ALL LIES. October 7th jarred me awake when I found out Israel lied about Hamas beheading 40 babies, Hamas putting babies in ovens, Hamas cutting open a pregnant woman's belly and killing the infant, Hamas hanging babies on clothesline and cutting their throats, Hamas gang raping Israeli women, Hamas raping mom's in front of children. ONE ISRAELI INFANT CHILD DIED October 7th and it was because of Israel's Hannibal Directive. Israel military killed that Israeli infant in the arms of his father hiding in a safe bunker. The bullet went through the door. Anyone who has been following me for years knows that I have always been a strong supporter of Israel. But not anymore. I'm no longer under illuminati Israel's spell. Israel has lost all credibility since October 7th. Because of that, I've actually learned a lot of new information that I would never have learn otherwise that has blown me away and I will be sharing with you in the coming week. So many lies we have been told about this new modern Illuminati Israel Zionist nation that is not the Israel of King David.Israel has been using starvation as a weapon of war since day one when Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared publicly, "I have ordered a complete siege on Gaza. NO ELECTRICITY. NO FOOD. NO FUEL. NO WATER. EVERYTHING IS CLOSED. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly." Is that order clear to you? Because it was very clear to me when I first heard it. Then I would hear Israel puppets tell the world that was a lie, Israel is not withholding aid, Israel is not starving gaza.Let me remind you, the people in Gaza have been under Israel occupation for decades. Israel controls everything going in and going out. Palestinians are at Israel's mercy in Gaza and in the West Bank where they're being terrorized, kicked out of their homes and killed by Israeli Jewish militant settlers supported by Israel military and Israel government. Christian and Mulim Palestinian families cannot even fight back. Imagine they don't have a right to fight back and if Palestinians do fight back, Israel the aggressor calls Palestinians terrorists.Israel has violated international human rights standards for people living under their occupation. Think of the sci-fi movie, Total Recall (1990), when the people living in one of the colony's on Mars revolt because of their living conditions, the administrator of the colony orders the air supply to be shut off. Watch that classic movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. (emphasis mine)
Key Details
- Policy Statement: Katz asserted that "Israel's policy is clear: no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza".
- Conditions: He tied the entry of aid to the establishment of a civilian mechanism bypassing Hamas and warned of escalating the conflict if hostages were not released.
- International Reaction: Organizations such as Amnesty International have labeled the blockade of supplies a crime against humanity and a breach of international humanitarian law. The UN and other international groups have also voiced concern about aid delivery.
- Context: This declaration occurred during ongoing ceasefire discussions and a worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, where international bodies have warned of famine.
- Other Israeli Officials: Other Israeli officials, including Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, have made comparable strong statements, advocating for bombing aid depots or withholding essential resources like water to pressure Hamas.
ProPublica, 9/24/24: Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded.
Antony Blinken Rejected Them.
The U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately blocked deliveries of food and medicine into Gaza.
The U.S. Agency for International Development delivered its assessment to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department’s refugees bureau made its stance known to top diplomats in late April. Their conclusion was explosive because U.S. law requires the government to cut off weapons shipments to countries that prevent the delivery of U.S.-backed humanitarian aid. Israel has been largely dependent on American bombs and other weapons in Gaza since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
The video features Ben Swann talking about a removed YouTube clip where Charlie Kirk questions if Israel's government issued a "stand down order" on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas attack. Swann argues the military response was suspiciously slow—taking 4 to 20 hours to reach…
— Grok (@grok) September 20, 2025
CHINA: Massive Fire Engulfed 7 High-Rise Apartment Buildings During Renovation In Hong Kong. 128 people Killed, Hundreds Still Missing. 8 Men From The Construction Company Arrested.
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KTVB published November 28, 2025: Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong residential fire as 8 more arrested over towers' renovation.
Hong Kong firefighters have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire engulfed seven buildings.
ABC News, Australia In-depth published November 28, 2025: How Hong Kong's deadly apartment fire unfolded.
At least 93 people have been killed by a deadly inferno in a Hong Kong apartment complex. ABC North Asia Correspondent James Oaten explains how the disaster unfolded over the first 24 hours.
Truth Decoding published November 28, 2025: Tower of Fire: How a renovation killed 128 people.
On November 26, 2025, a simple renovation project in Tai Po turned eight residential towers into a vertical furnace. It was Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 80 years, but the most terrifying part isn't how it started. It’s why it was mathematically impossible to stop.
Associated Press
written by Chan Ho-Him and Elaine Kurtenbach
Friday November 28, 2025
HONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters made a final push to try and find victims and any possible survivors from the city’s worst fire in memory, going apartment-to-apartment in the high-rise complex in an exhaustive search.
At least 128 people were known to have died in the blaze that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court in the suburban Tai Po district. Dozens more were injured, and about 900 of the 4,800 residents were evacuated to temporary shelters.
Seven of the eight 32-story towers in the building complex were engulfed in flames after construction materials and bamboo scaffolding spread the fire. Officials said extreme heat was hampering rescue efforts.
The fire was deadlier than a 1996 blaze in a commercial building in Kowloon that killed 41 people. A warehouse fire in 1948 killed 176 people, according to the South China Morning Post.
Here’s what to know about the fire:
How the buildings burst into flames
Officials are investigating why construction materials, netting and bamboo scaffolding being used in renovations to the exterior of the buildings caught fire.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang said Friday initial information suggested that the blaze started around the scaffolding net encasing the lower floors of one tower, then spread rapidly inside aided by highly flammable plastic foam panels fitted to the windows of the apartments.
The foam panels were believed to have been installed by the construction company but the purpose was not clear.
“The blaze ignited the foam panels, causing the glass to shatter and leading to a swift intensification of the fire and its spread into the interior spaces,” Tang said.
Falling bamboo poles that caught fire also spread the blaze to other floors of the towers, he added. Officials previously said high winds aided the rapid spread of the fire to multiple towers.
The type of buildings affected
About a third of Hong Kong residents live in the government’s Housing Authority dwellings. Wang Fuk Court is privately owned but subsidized housing built in the 1980s.
The apartments in the complex measure 40-45 square meters (430-485 square feet), according to online real estate listings. Like most Hong Kong mass market housing, they appear to lack smoke detectors or sprinkler systems. Authorities said some fire alarms in the complex did not sound when tested.
The buildings were constructed before revisions to Hong Kong’s fire codes required mandatory fire refuge floors.
Hong Kong’s 7.5 million residents mostly live in cramped apartments crammed on scarce flat lands or perched on the slopes of steep mountainsides. Many of those high-rise buildings are crowded closely together.
How Hong Kong’s authorities have responded
Firefighters struggled to bring the blaze under control as their ladders and hoses could only reach just over halfway up the 32-story buildings, or about 53 meters (174 feet) — under 20 stories.
High winds and extremely high heat may have prevented use of aerial equipment such as helicopters. The high temperatures also deterred firefighters from entering the buildings to fight the blaze and rescue survivors, said Derek Armstrong Chan, a deputy director of Hong Kong’s Fire Services.
In total, 2,300 firefighters and medical personnel were involved in the operation, and 12 firefighters were among the dozens injured.
The city’s anti-corruption agency said Friday it arrested eight people involved in the towers’ renovation, including scaffolding subcontractors, directors of an engineering consultant company and project managers supervising the renovation. Police on Thursday arrested three people, also connected to the renovation, on suspicion of manslaughter.
Hong Kong leader John Lee said the government would set up a task force to investigate the fire and the case would be submitted to the Coroner’s Court, which conducts inquiries into the causes and circumstances of certain deaths.
Lee said the government planned to inspect all housing estates undergoing major repairs to review the safety of scaffolding and construction materials.
Helping the survivors
The hundreds of survivors who were evacuated or were outside the buildings at the time the fire started were staying in temporary shelters, including a nearby school.
There, workers were distributing bottled water, food and other necessities. Volunteers were bringing supplies like water and snacks.
Officials said affected residents are receiving some 60,000 Hong Kong dollars ($7,710) in financial assistance. Families of those who were killed will also receive 200,000 Hong Kong dollars ($25,693) each.
November 27, 2025
I'm Having My Own Thanksgiving Day Twilight Zone Marathon Thanks To Freevee Who Has ALL 5 Seasons Available Streaming For Free. :D
For the seventh year in a row, I was shocked when I found out that no network was having a Twilight Zone marathon this Thanksgiving day. Shocked I tell you. 😱 It's been an American tradition for as long as I can remember. I really need to buy my very own Twilight Zone complete original series DVD box set. Because you never know this series has too many truths and the Commies of the world would love to get it banned. I'm also buying Golden Girls complete series DVD box set to own because Blanche was a Southern Belle and well you know the hyper-sensitive outrage community Commies on the Left will get this series banned too. For those of you who don't know, this is called CENSORSHIP.
But do not despair my fellow Twilight Zone lovers! You can watch all 5 seasons of Twilight Zone episodes streaming on Paramount Plus for a small fee to have your own TZ marathon today! If you have a Walmart+ membership, Paramount Plus subscription is free with that membership. PlutoTV has all 5 seasons available to watch for free. I just checked and it looks like Amazon Prime offers all 5 seasons of Twilight Zone episodes for free with ads. Yay. THIS IS NOT A PAID ADVERTISEMENT. I'm just sharing what is available to us. I'm creating my own Twilight Zone HEAVEN this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. :D Hope you're all doing whatever it is that puts a smile on your face and makes you happy. Sending you lots and lots of love and a big hug. ❤
I have shared my top three favorite episodes: The Obsolete Man, To Serve Man, and Time Enough at Last. Although, I have to say that ALL of the Twilight Zone episodes are AMAZING and sublime! Rod Serling was a prophetic storytelling/writing genius! I would also like to point out that the acting was SUPERB! They had GREAT producers and directors! It's like they all shared the same vision. :D
Twilight Zone - The Obsolete Man (1961) video above.
Rod Serling intro: "You walk into this room at your own risk. Because it leads to the future. Not a future that will be, but one that might be. This is not a new world. It is simply an extension of what began in the old one. It has patterned itself after every dictator who has ever planted the ripping imprint of a boot on the pages of history since the beginning of time. It has refinements, technological advances and a more sophisticated approach to the destruction of human freedom. But like every one of the super States that preceded it, it has one iron rule, LOGIC is an enemy and TRUTH is a menace."
Rod Serling closing statement: "The Chancellor, the late Chancellor was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so was the State, the Entity he worshipped. Any State, any Entity, any Ideology that FAILS to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that State is obsolete. A case to be filed under M for MANKIND in the Twilight Zone."
I took this screenshot above from TVguide.com showing where you can stream Twilight Zone episodes.
This United Nations quote I shared with you above is an example of what Rod Serling was describing. This is what the Communist Globalist Depopulation Eugenics Agenda Monsters are imposing upon us now with, The Great Reset.
Now this Twilight Zone episode titled, To Serve Man, reminds me of the Global Warming/Climate Change scam perpetrated by the United Nations. I too was hoodwinked by the Global Warming campaign years ago. They used my love for nature and humankind to make me believe their garbage scientific data was meant to "save the planet". It wasn't until I took the time to do some digging of my own and found out who Maurice Strong is and was led to UN Agenda 21. I went to the United Nations website and read up on their UN Agenda 21 and I couldn't believe what I was reading directly from the source. My eyes were opened wide from that point on and left me feeling violated and betrayed by those people in positions of power who knowing better still pushed this scam upon the global human population for their own personal gain AND depopulation agenda! They want to control everything, how we live, what we eat, how we farm, how you raise your children, what your children are taught. Watch Soylent Green (1973) to get an idea of how disgusted "they" are with human beings and what they have planned for us all. Based on the Georgia Guidestones they blew up and had removed not restored, they want to keep 500 million human beings on this planet. There are currently 8 BILLION human beings on this planet. I want you to think about this for a moment. These people who are disgusted with human beings, who call us useless meat eaters, and see us as parasites will have no problem exterminating us without a second thought. They have already been using several methods to control the global human population growth.
I felt like the lady at the end of this Twilight Zone episode shouting, "Mr. Chamber's, Mr. Chamber's, don't get on that ship. The rest of the book, To Serve Man.... It's... It' cookbook."
I felt like the lady at the end of this Twilight Zone episode shouting, "Mr. Chamber's, Mr. Chamber's, don't get on that ship. The rest of the book, To Serve Man.... It's... It' cookbook."
GlobalAwareness101 published: Club of Rome NWO depopulation agenda. I customized this background, description and added the captions that I proofread for you.
These are the globalist Climate Change Luciferian (aka Satan) worshipping psychopaths censoring us who oppose their diabolical scheme to depopulate human beings and keep those still living under totalitarian rule.
It is not a theory. It's an actual conspiracy against humanity.
I typed a transcript for you:
HE SAID: "I can speak honestly. So usually speaking something which happened in the past could happen again, generally. That could happen or epidemics. I don't know what it will be. But in one way or another we are so far, globally, we are so far above the population and the consumption levels which can be supported by this planet. But I know one way or another it's going to come back down. I DON'T HOPE TO AVOID THAT.
I hope that it can occur in a civil way. And I mean civil in a special way, peaceful. Peaceful doesn't mean that everyone is happy. The planet can support something like a billion people. Maybe 2 billion DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH LIBERTY, AND HOW MUCH MATERIAL CONSUMPTION YOU WANT TO HAVE.
If you want more liberty and more consumption, you have to have fewer people. Conversely, you can have more people, I mean we can even have 8 or 9 billion probably IF WE HAVE A VERY STRONG DICTATORSHIP which is smart. But if you have a very strong dictatorship and A LOW STANDARD OF LIVING.
But we want to have freedom and we want to have a high standard of living, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE BILLION PEOPLE and we're now at 7 billion. SO WE HAVE TO GET BACK DOWN. I hope that this can be slow. Relatively slow. And that it can be done in a way which is relatively equal. So that people share the experience. But THAT'S WHAT LIES AHEAD."
🚨👇😢 I'M STILL IN SHOCK ROSA KOIRE IS DEAD. 😢👇🚨
Rosa Koire died May 31, 2021.
JUNE 2020: Spiro Skouras and Rosa Koire discuss and break down how the United Nations' long standing global governance agendas are materializing before our eyes hidden just beneath the veil of global crisis and social injustice.
Democrats Against U.N. Agenda 21
The Post Sustainability Institute
Behind the Green Mask: U.N. Agenda 21
1st edition was published September 2, 2011 👈
Behind the Green Mask - UN Commie Agenda 21 - Rosa Koire
Robert Exter published December 17, 2011: SOUNDS LIKE SCIENCE FICTION...OR SOME CONSPIRACY THEORY...BUT IT ISN'T.
Have you wondered where these terms 'sustainability' and 'smart growth' and 'high density urban mixed use development' came from?
Happy Thanksgiving Day Everybody! :) ❤
Happy Thanksgiving Day everybody! May your day be filled with tons of love, joy and laughter! Look around you and you will find many many things to be thankful for... the most basic is thanking God for the mere fact you wake up every day and have been blessed with the gift of LIFE.I would like to publicly thank God almighty first and foremost for loving me unconditionally, for never giving up on me, for always believing in me and for taking care of all of my needs. I also thank God for blessing me with a great mom, great meow's, great friends, a creative mind, a free spirit and a loving heart. I can't forget to thank all of my readers from all around the world for all of your love and support. You are greatly appreciated. ❤❤❤
This may be a national holiday for giving thanks, a day of reflecting. Nevertheless, we must make it a point to give thanks to God every day of our lives for even the most basic needs fulfilled daily. Here are a few examples of what we could be thankful for daily: a roof over our head, a warm comfy bed to sleep in, clean running water, a toilet that flushes, electricity, a refrigerator to store food, a stove to cook, a microwave, a television, a radio, a computer, the internet, a phone to communicate with others, paved roads, traffic lights, the kindness of others, smiles, laughter, music, entertainment, the Twilight Zone... you get the picture, don't you? We can get really deep if you want and we can thank God for our sight, our hearing, our sense of smell, our sense of taste, our sense of touch. Thank Him that we are in good health or how about thanking God for giving us another day to enjoy.
November 26, 2025
WORLD: Tropical Forests Forever Facility Led By Brazilian Govt And Hosted By The World Bank For Public And Private Capital To Invest In Long-Term Sustainable Bonds Issued By Developing Countries.
I added the pictures above to this info I shared below.
DW News published November 22, 2025: Wealthier nations should triple funding against effects of climate crisis, COP30 agrees.
Delegates at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil have reached a compromise deal - though it doesn't detail how the world will move away from fossil fuels.
The hosts acknowledged that some countries had greater ambitions for the COP30 summit and said a fossil fuel transition plan would come in a separate proposal, published later. Delegates did, however, reach agreement over funding. Wealthier nations should at least triple the amount given to developing countries to cope with the effects of climate change.
Mongabay
written by Carla Ruas reporting from the Amazon
Monday Novemer 24, 2025
BELÉM, Brazil — Brazil’s big climate finance bet, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), attracted $6.7 billion in sponsor capital at COP30, below the $25 billion initially required to roll out the initiative at full scale. Global North countries have been hesitant to commit funds, often alleging domestic budget constraints. Yet, Brazilian officials insist the fund can begin operating on a smaller scale and a prolonged timeline.
TFFF, led by the Brazilian government and hosted by the World Bank, offers an innovative proposal to finance the conservation of tropical forests. The idea is to raise $125 billion in public and private capital to invest in capital markets — primarily in long-term sustainable bonds issued by developing countries.
The plan initially requires $25 billion in junior “sponsor” capital, mostly from Global North governments. These funds would function as a safety net to attract an additional $100 billion from private investors. Profits generated by the fund would first pay dividends to investors, then reimburse sponsors, and the remaining balance would be distributed to eligible forest nations.
The goal is to pay tropical forest countries $4 per hectare (2.5 acres) of preserved forest each year, based on satellite monitoring — an amount that could be reduced based on degradation or deforestation. Of that total, 20% would go to Indigenous peoples and local communities, although how those funds would be distributed locally is still unclear.
Brazil pitched TFFF as one of its flagship contributions to COP30, held in the Amazonian city of Belém at the end of November. At the initiative’s launch on Nov. 6, during the summit, Brazilian ministers described the sponsor capital pledged so far as a success, despite it representing less than a quarter of what is needed for a full rollout. “We are very excited,” Marina Silva, Brazil’s environment minister, said at a press conference. “TFFF has already started very well even before it officially began.”
However, local officials also acknowledged the fund is shaping up for a more timid rollout. In a shift from the widely publicized $25 billion sponsor target, government representatives focused on the more modest goal of raising $10 billion by the end of Brazil’s COP presidency in late 2026.
“If we reach $10 billion [in sponsor capital], that would leverage $40 billion [in private investments],” Ambassador Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio, Brazil’s secretary for climate, energy and environment, said at the press conference. “The fund would then operate with $50 billion.”
“We already have more than half of those resources we set out to raise,” Silva said optimistically. “President Lula told me he is willing to get on the phone with global leaders to secure the rest of the funding we need,” he said, referring to Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The government has since announced that the first payments — which could be smaller than originally anticipated — could reach qualifying countries in 2028.
Hesitancy to commit funds
The TFFF initiative received strong political support in Belém. Fifty-two countries and the EU signed the TFFF Launch Declaration, of which 34 were tropical forest nations set to receive funds.
The initiative also secured some surprising donor contributions. Portugal’s prime minister, LuÃs Montenegro, announced an unexpected $1 million investment. Indonesia, a developing country that will benefit from the fund, confirmed a $1 billion pledge to help kick-start the initiative. A few days later, Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest promised $10 million to the sponsor capital pool. Forrest is the founder of Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s largest iron-ore producers.
However, other financial commitments fell short or came with strings attached.
Norway made a celebrated $3 billion pledge, subject to multiple conditions. The amount is contingent on refinements to the financial model and would be made available only if additional sponsor capital reaches $10 billion by the end of 2026 — a target still unmet. What’s more, the contribution would be dispersed over the course of 10 years.
France’s $577 million investment was also tied to certain requirements. Those include regular evaluation of the TFFF mechanism, independent scientific analysis of the fund, and a commitment to transparency. If conditions are met, the country has promised to disperse the funds by 2030.
Meanwhile, Germany announced its contribution at the tail end of COP30, after withholding a figure for weeks, even during a one-on-one meeting between Brazil’s President Lula and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The country finally announced a $1.15 billion grant to be disbursed over 10 years in $110 million yearly installments. The format of a “grant” differs from other countries’ contributions because the fund would not need to make interest payments to Germany. However, there’s a risk that it could constrain additional commitments to climate funding.
German federal parliament member Charlotte Neuhäuser, of Die Linke (Left Party), who was attending COP30, told Mongabay the government is facing budget cuts driven by a stagnating economy. “In this environment, the government has shifted its strategy when it comes to developmental aid,” she said. “When it comes to these projects, they first ask what the value is for Germany. They are finding it hard to justify these investments.”
As a member of the opposition and the Left Party’s speaker for global justice, Neuhäuser supports the channeling of funds to the Global South, but through different mechanisms. “I do not support TFFF because it reinforces new colonial structures,” she said. “I would like to see Indigenous people and affected groups come to the table, express what is needed and the money going directly to them.”
The U.K. is in a similar bind. In a bilateral meeting in Belém, Prince William and Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised TFFF, a finalist in the Royal Earthshot Prize. The British government has long supported the initiative and even helped shape its design. But officials declined to announce a financial contribution during the summit, citing domestic economic pressures.
“The U.K. is just about to have its annual budget, and there is a lot of questioning amongst the British public about whether the new government is spending money well,” explained Michael Jacob, a visiting senior fellow at the British think tank ODI Global. “I think an announcement of spending a very large sum of money on rainforests in other countries was regarded as politically not very appropriate.”
Jacob, who moderated a panel at the U.K. pavilion at COP30, also said he believes the country would need to see changes in the fund’s setup. “The sad truth is that the U.K. government didn’t feel quite comfortable enough at a technical level to invest in the fund,” he said. “This is a bit chicken-and-egg because if developed countries are not absolutely sure that this financial model is sound, it would be much sounder if they all put in some investment of their own.”
John Nordbo, head of climate advocacy for the nonprofit CARE Denmark, sees a broader trend in Europe scaling back development assistance, in part due to increased military spending. “There are new NATO obligations in Ukraine, and we are seeing the consequences in climate finance,” he told Mongabay at COP30’s Blue Zone. Although Nordbo has reservations about TFFF, he said Global North countries have a responsibility to contribute to the Global South. “It’s difficult for the EU to show leadership at this COP, but there are real issues that need funding.”
China, which signaled support and possible contributions to the TFFF, also held back on making an official announcement.
In a Climate Summit address, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang appeared to shift the responsibility to developed countries, urging them to “take the lead in cutting emissions.” Brazilian officials have since shut down rumors that the Asian nation has closed the door on committing to the fund and are hopeful the country will announce an investment in the near future.
Indonesian Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq told Mongabay at COP30 he hopes other countries will step up contributions and realize the opportunities the fund offers. “I think it is a very important mechanism,” Nurofiq said. “Indonesia sees it as a way to develop the independence of developing countries in the handling of climate change via tropical forest protection.”
What a smaller TFFF could look like
German policy analyst Max Alexander Matthey has raised concerns about the possibility of a “Mini-TFFF” with donor investments significantly below $25 billion.
He argued that a smaller sponsor cushion would reduce private capital investments and weaken what he already sees as a “volatile financial model” based on emerging-market bonds. “If markets turn the wrong way, donor funds could be gone in an instant, wiping out billions that were initially paid for forest protection,” he told Mongabay on a video call.
Matthey, a co-initiator of the Climate Impact Auctions initiative, also warned that TFFF’s cost structure would stay around $300 million per year, even with a smaller rollout. The cost could absorb a large amount of the profits. “If returns shrink, TFFF could end up reliably financing only its own fees, not meaningful rainforest payments,” he said. “At that point, incentives for forest protection simply lose to deforestation drivers.”
As an alternative, he supports a more predictable, long-term funded TFFF. “If five donor countries directly contributed $500 million each, you’d have $2.5 billion a year in stable forest rewards,” he said. “No leverage, no speculation, no risk. Just dependable payments for a mechanism that could actually set the right incentives.”
However, Felix Finkbeiner, founder of the Plant-for-the-Planet organization in Germany, argued that a gradual ramp-up of the mechanism is not necessarily problematic. His nonprofit has set up a website to track TFFF pledges, investments and rewards. “The $25 billion is somewhat arbitrary,” he said. “Nothing magical happens with this number. We have something really exciting here. We will keep pushing for the full $25 billion, but it could kick off even now.”
He points to several alternatives to making the mechanism work with less upfront capital. “TFFF could initially not pay out the full $4 per hectare, or it could pay the $4 but adjust the deforestation threshold for countries to qualify,” he said. “You could play around with these numbers to pay a reasonable number of dollars to a smaller number of countries and adjust payout rules as you gather more investments.”
Another idea is to delay payouts to forest nations while the fund grows. “There’s the possibility of not paying countries right away, but keeping the profits for another year or two,” he said. “The goal would be to add those funds to the donor pool as a larger buffer to attract additional private investors.”
Forest investments are slow to take off
A study published during COP30 revealed that TFFF is not the only tropical forest fund struggling to raise resources.
Climate Policy Initiative and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro mapped 30 active financial mechanisms for forests around the world, from the U.N. REDD program to the Amazon Fund. Researchers found that these mechanisms have raised a total of $25.9 billion, but nearly one-third of that amount (31%) has yet to be issued or disbursed.
“There is a wide variety of mechanisms operating in different ways across many countries,” co-author Juliano Assunção told Mongabay at COP30. “But despite this diversity, the overall scale is still very timid, especially when you consider the crucial role that forests play in climate change.”
Assunção added that, in this landscape, TFFF stands out from other restoration and carbon credit initiatives. “The TFFF payment is tied to the hectare of standing forest. That gives conceptually a broader view for forest protection,” he said. “But it is just one mechanism. Many others are needed to keep forests standing.”
According to the publication, the world has roughly 1.3 billion hectares (3.2 billion acres) of tropical forests that store nearly one-third of historical global emissions. Researchers argue that not only protecting, but restoring, forests is needed to curb climate change. The study reveals that restoring more than 180 million hectares (445 million acres) lost since 2001 could sequester more than 49 gigatons of CO2 equivalent, more than global energy-related emissions in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
***BUT THEN THEY PROMOTE INSANE SUGGESTIONS LIKE THIS***
Sabine Hossenfelder published January 8, 2024: Solar arrays better than trees for climate, study finds.
What is better, planting trees or covering the same area of land with solar panels? A group of geoscientists from Israel just looked at this, and they say that solar panels come out way ahead. Let's have a look at what the paper says.
The paper is here https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/11/pgad352/7429362?login=false
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