Netzfund 34/26 – You dreamer, you

😰 Ein Bild, das um die Welt gehen muß.
🇺🇦 In Kamenskoe (Каменское) im Oblast Dnipro fleht eine Frau auf Knien vor dem Häscher des Territorialen Rekrutierungszentrums (#ТЦК), ihren mit brutaler Gewalt von der Strasse geraubten Mann nicht mitzunehmen.
Das half ihrem Mann nichts.… pic.twitter.com/6aUcnYqgjE

— Kristian_B 🇷🇺 ❤️ 🇩🇪 (@Dr_C_Becker) August 19, 2026

🚨Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia has the right to regard Britain’s direct involvement in strikes on Russian territory as participation in the war, with all the consequences that entails

“You know, I feel sorry for Britain if it stays with Ukraine until… pic.twitter.com/fL81B0OAK5

— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) August 18, 2026

Reportedly recent footage showing a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system intercepting a Ukrainian drone over a warehouse in St. Petersburg 💥

Avoid modern drone warfare accordingly…#war #Ukraine #Russia #drones #StPetersburg #Leningrad #drone #ADA pic.twitter.com/q4G1fzn2d2

— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) August 18, 2026

Doing something against your will always comes with consequences

Kiev's most vocal ally, Latvia demands $8 billion from the EU to cover defense costs and losses from cutting ties with Moscow

Riga is suffering significant financial losses due to sanctions imposed on Russia and… pic.twitter.com/Du0g6X09DJ

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 17, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Russia has officially won the war.

Ukraine is finished. NATO is finished.

The West is finished.

Cope and seethe, blue-and-yellow flag emoji addicts.

Here’s why Russia already won (and why your tears taste delicious):

1. They took more land than any European… pic.twitter.com/fbPvblDxyn

— Seek & Marvel | Realist (@SeekAndMarvel) August 15, 2026

Heimliche Sieger des Irankriegs sind nicht nur Iran, sondern auch seine Verbündeten Russland und China. Sie erhalten durch den Iran Zugang zur modernsten amerikanischen und israelischen Militärtechnologie, die der Iran in den letzten Monaten erobert hat. Und die die USA, da sie…

— Jürgen Todenhöfer (@J_Todenhoefer) August 16, 2026

This is wild.

In every single one of these countries, China is now viewed more favourably than the US. It represents a shift in favourability in *all* cases. pic.twitter.com/IegYlnwkEu

— Jostein Hauge (@haugejostein) August 19, 2026

BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US is confiscating Venezuela’s gold from the UK bank

All of Venezuela's gold reserves, totaling 31 tons, which are held at the Bank of England, will be transferred to the United States, per EL Nacional.

The value amounts to $4 billion, resulting in the loss… pic.twitter.com/eXY0wwonkJ

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) August 18, 2026

They said Iraq was about WMDs.
It was about oil.

They said Libya was about democracy.
It was about oil.

They said Venezuela was about drugs.
It was about oil.

They said Iran is about nukes.
It’s about oil & Israel.

The pattern’s clear, but many still pretend they don’t see it

— The Resonance (@Partisan_12) August 18, 2026

Iran tritt BRICS-Bank bei. Aus ist der Sanktionstraum der USA und fort ist das iranische Wiesel. Russland hatte es der EU bereits vorgemacht. Jetzt wird der Iran den USA die nächste Lektion erteilen.

Der Iran wird schon sehr bald der BRICS New Development Bank beitreten, sagte… pic.twitter.com/3wc4PoBApQ

— MultiPolar (@Your_Tweety) August 14, 2026

🚨🇷🇺 BREAKING NEWS: Russlands Außenminister Sergej Lawrow:

🗣️ „Merz will Deutschland wieder zur stärksten Militärmacht Europas machen. 🇩🇪💪

🤔 Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob er versteht, was das Wort ‚wieder‘ bedeutet.“ 🇷🇺⚠️ pic.twitter.com/R3vxajFeY1

— Laura 🇩🇪 (@1980Aktuell) August 15, 2026

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran considers strikes in Europe against US military targets if the war escalates.

— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) August 19, 2026

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇪🇺🇧🇬 Iran plans attacking U.S. military targets in Europe if Trump escalates the war, per FT

Number one target Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgaria has allowed the US to use its Sofia airport to station the stratotankers used in the attacks on Tehran. pic.twitter.com/GOwemYHPud

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) August 19, 2026

🇫🇷‼️🚨 German travel blogger went to Marseille and was immediately beaten up!

Bro is famous for traveling to dangerous places like Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea and whatnot … but he was attacked in France.

Sorry, but it’s funny. pic.twitter.com/45abI8SvyM

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 18, 2026

‘Short-term pain for long-term gain’

This supercut of admin officials downplaying the Iran war is around five months old. pic.twitter.com/ZC1AdIo0yd

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 19, 2026

الفرق في عمق مضيق هرمز بين جانبيه#مضيق_هرمز #الخليج_العربي #ممرات_مائية #الملاحة_البحرية pic.twitter.com/mFPcYkpYac

— د. أحمد بن حسن الشيخ (@DrAhmadAlshaikh) August 16, 2026

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain have completely lost trust and faith in the Trump administration and are now united in aggravation with the administration due to the lack of strategy and constant walking back from threats, with some thinking about…

— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) August 15, 2026

IRAN’S RAIN RETURNS, AFTER A STRIKE ON A UAE CLOUD-SEEDING BASE

For decades, large parts of Iran have suffered through severe drought, parched farmland, and dwindling water supplies. Now, areas that have struggled for generations are seeing rain and snowfall at levels not… pic.twitter.com/wJaXAyM2XT

— Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) August 14, 2026

Video reconstruction of Trump's alleged escape in a food delivery car. pic.twitter.com/CBOUy3Xis4

— 𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕻𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 (@SprinterPress) August 14, 2026

China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land

China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land.The Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket blasted off at 7:35 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Dongfeng… pic.twitter.com/tTnD1KFOZH

— China Military Bugle (@ChinaMilBugle) August 19, 2026

The rapid evolution of Russian drones continues, large scale serial production of "Geran4" and "Geran5," is expected, Ukraines already fragile energy grid will become the prime target ahead of Winter.

The updated "G4" can reach speeds of up to 500 km/h and carries a larger… pic.twitter.com/vnO4sGAtYm

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 15, 2026

🇨🇳‼️🚨 DECOYS

Apparently Chinese factories sell military-grade decoys online just like that.

LMAO… you think Iran bought some? pic.twitter.com/vB59ldzVoR

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 14, 2026

Japan is cornered & has 3 moves left.

1. Hike rates: carry trade unwinds & pension funds get torched

2. Sell treasuries to buy yen: the US bond market gets torched

3. Lean on the Fed's swap facility (dollar printer): US inflation picks up.

There are no good options left.

— Nic (@puckrin) August 19, 2026

What stops this train?

The US government is now spending $3.8 billion on interest PER DAY.

By 2028, estimates show that the US will spend ~$5 billion per day on interest, more than any other category.

To put this into perspective, the US now spends $3.1 billion per day on… https://t.co/SLNs0Mgr6b pic.twitter.com/G2DcC1Evuw

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 19, 2026

The Fed is buying US Treasury bills at a faster pace than during Covid.

– Covid: ~$320B
– Last 7 months: ~$290B

In just 7 months, the Fed has already bought almost as many Treasury bills as it did during Covid.

In other words, the Fed is printing money to buy UST bills,… pic.twitter.com/lo1AHZXnLb

— Lukas Ekwueme (@ekwufinance) August 16, 2026

BREAKING 🚨: Japan

Japan's 2-Year Yield hits 1.66%, the highest level in 31 years 🤯 👀 pic.twitter.com/c0KVaqPKnx

— Barchart (@Barchart) August 15, 2026

BREAKING🇫🇷: France 10-year yield hits its highest level since 2009. pic.twitter.com/IXVM0UngKx

— Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) August 14, 2026

🇯🇵 Japan's 10 year yield jumped to 2.88% today and appears ready to go vertical.

So far the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and 🇺🇸 U.S. Treasury interventions in the yen have failed.

History has proven purchasing yen is ineffective at preventing its further devaluation. The only solution… https://t.co/DeSdtpk23Y pic.twitter.com/FCIOSX4TBQ

— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 15, 2026

16 years ago, Ukraine’s President Yushchenko annulled a deal under which Kiev received all the natural gas it needed from Russia for free (!) in exchange for transit to Europe. In 2026, it sounds almost incredible that Ukraine had free gas for nearly 20 years and blew it.🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/aqgt95APvq

— Bashkarma🇺🇸🌏🇷🇺 (@Karmabash) August 19, 2026

Un 15 de agosto de 1939, 3 semanas antes del estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la URSS propuso una alianza anti-nazi a EEUU, Francia, Polonia y Reino Unido, ofreciendo 1 millón de tropas del Ejército Rojo listas para intervenir en Alemania.

La oferta soviética, realizada… pic.twitter.com/5vIRgYcTHw

— Daniel Mayakovski (@DaniMayakovski) August 15, 2026