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May 4, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

Alex christophoru speaks Russian and lived in Russia. We chatted with him on vk a year ago, I sent him strelkov analysis and Marcos and he didn't give a fuck. Duran know the real situation but they are malicious or paid by the spooks

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As an old man I've acquired a heightened sense of when someone is trying to blow smoke my ass, I got that warm feeling from The Duran fairly early on. I don't think there's a chance in hell they would ever let you on their show or have any public discourse with you, It would completely destroy their current gig. Just keep speaking the truth and have faith in the power of it, you'll eventually be heard.

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May 4, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

RT is bragging about how much more money Russian billionaires are making. "Russian businessmen saw their profits soar last year despite the pressure of Western sanctions." Should a government media outlet publish that rich people are getting richer, while men are getting crippled fighting at the front? And why are billionaires in Russia getting richer when the war is underfunded?

https://www.rt.com/business/575113-russian-billionaires-ranks-grow/

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The Duran unbelievably never covered COVID. Mercouris is a disbarred lawyer who's made a new career for himself as a political pundit and is clearly very compromised. Having anything to do with them is just a complete waste of time imho.

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May 4, 2023·edited May 4, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

I will post a link to you in the comments of every duran, ritter and macgregor YT vid I can pull up in the next half hour.

edit: I've posted quite a number. Most recently on judge napolitano. Now I think he's a good man looking for truth. If he happens to read my comment there's a chance he'll pick up. That would be good. Right now he simply swallows Ritter et al but you can tell he's still thinking, still looking...

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Sometimes it seems like the Duran, Macgregor, Ritter, et al are "controlled opposition" but actually I think they fear a Russian defeat as much as I do because it would mean unfettered NWO tyrrany, AI control and all the things the Satanists in the West/NATO want to pull off...

My impression is that both sides are just trying to eliminate as many humans as possible under the guise of war....humans that could prove troublesome in the coming new reality

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I hate that guy. When there is a multi-person interview he sighs continually and otherwise his speech pattern is broken and condescending. But I might watch him squirm if someone with a more rounded level of information were to be added to his clown routine.

The chris guy is more palatable, but I stopped listening to him more than a year ago. More drama than anything. But hey, that's what most of these so called conservative stimulated audience wants - more stimulation and less hard confronting information.

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May 4, 2023·edited May 4, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

Mercouris is a disbarred lawyer

https://www.rollonfriday.com/news-content/barrister-turned-tv-pundit-who-was-disbarred-over-fake-kidnap-plot-sued

Christoforou founded 2 failed startups, Wadja and Blinkchat, before he became a geopolitical expert. He also grew up in Queens then lived in a shithole outside Tucson.

Somehow at around the same time about 5 years ago they both became commenters on RT. I have no idea how the fuck that happened. Then they collaborated and started a YouTube channel in which they shilled their coffee mugs and t shirts. Thanks to the war this partnership has evolved into a successful, if often retarded, alternative media enterprise.

Ritter has some obvious mental handicap or is a degenerate pervert as he has been arrested many times for underage online honeypots and went to prison following his last offense.

Napolitano is a homosexual, even on his Wikipedia page it mentions that he is single now since his partner died, probably of AIDS but that's just a guess on my part. Here is an interesting link about Napolitano.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/28/judge-andrew-napolitano-forced-nj-man-into-bdsm-games-lawsuit/

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Well, I guess it had to come to this: everyone is at each others throats! Its a pity, but apparently, it is human nature. Why, for fucks sake, can we not coexist without tearing each other down? Why can´t we accept opposing views without demonizing those who dare to utter them?

For the record, I get much useful food for thought from sources like the Duran, Martyanov, Escobar, Ritter et al. Lira is one man I can´t endure for more than 5 minutes, but he has a right to say what he says.

On the other hand, I very much appreciate Slavsquat´s contributions and I just came across Rolo on my journey. But why in hell they all are at each other´s throats - I just can´t wrap my head around.

We are all adults, we don´t have to take Mercouris or Ritter as gospel truth. True, they have boxed themselves into a corner they will have a hard time escaping from if or when the shit hits the fan, contrary to their expectations. But so will Rolo and Strelkov, if things don´t turn out according to their gospel.

Thing is: we all don´t know at this point what is really happening. All writers, bloggers and analysts have something positive to contribute, but let´s not forget EVERYONE is pretty much tapping in the dark at this point. History will ultimately reveal what the hell is happening.

As much as time allows, I take it all in and form my own conclusions (which keep on changing).

I urge everyone to do so as well and stop the mudslinging.

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May 5, 2023·edited May 5, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

You are doing the right thing by running this blog.

Russian speaking or not, if someone wants to know the truth, they'll find it. I'm betting half the people who read you and comment here don't speak Russian.

I found it odd that at the start of the SVO Ritter, Macregor, the Duran and guys like them appeared as if on cue. I was drawn into their words at the beginning, but the rose-colored glasses only stayed pink for so long. Post-seven months, I got skeptical about the gains and direction of the war which led me here. Since day one I believe Russia should have ended the conflict within the first three months. But that would be in a world without the massive corruption and oligarchs running the show.

I know several boomers who still try to hype me up on Ritter and Macgregor even after I question their reasoning. Now I just smh. It's easy to keep your head in the sand, but why.

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I think y'all are being way to hard on The Duran. Considering that it's just two guys, I think they do a great job. Sure they make mistakes, who doesn't. Lighten up a little bit. At least they are trying to tell the truth as they see it. A lot of what they come up with I find very enlightening.

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May 4, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

"Another question that I have for these people is why they do not simply work for Russian state media? I mean, their talking points are identical to Russian state media. How anyone can call them an alternative media project then can only be explained by a complete misunderstanding of terms. Yes, Russian state media is an alternative to Western state media, but is it “alternative” in the sense that it presents a non-state-affiliated point of view?"

A perfect question which at this point is probabaly rhetorical. The way you need to view the word "alternative" is alternative to what? Alexander Mercouris and his buddy Alex Christoforou are amiable YouTubers with a nice size following who provide an "alternative" to Western MSM, but "not" an alternative to Russia's or China's state-run MSM.

NSA/Youtube is a very interesting "habitat" as within it dwells various nuanced propaganda channels attacking viewers from multiple directions.

The "two" Alexanders are targeting mainly the West, but also those who for the most part don't need a VPN to watch them. And like any good propagandist, or "limited hangout" you'd tend to agree with much of what they're saying as they interweave some accurate facts with misinformation but carefully omit key data.

I mean, who would not want to end needless imperialist wars, or reform a government rife with corruption. Two of their running themes.

However, that doesn't mean these guys are required to really spell out what they do want. That you'll need to intuit. Maybe, it's as simple as living a comfortable life within the "new" multipolar authoritarian technocracy.

But who can really know anyone's true intentions. Double agent, triple agent-- the Google/NSA fun house is a hall of mirrors. 😵‍💫

That being said, the same nuanced newspeak takes place by "US Youtubers" who are supposedly providing a Leftist or conservative point of view about America.

With this in mind, I'd say be slightly suspicious of any "political channels," still left standing (also standing right😁) as any Youtuber who truly threatens the "Global Empire" is quickly banished. Hence, carry a "sizeable sifter" as some of the stuff you'll be listening to is valid, but a lot of it is the usual agitprop cleverly packaged and marketed in a fresh, or maybe not so fresh way.

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May 4, 2023·edited May 4, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

🤬 Jaws should be excused for taking a permanent residence on the floor. Not to forget, whatever gen this warfare is when neatly codified, its major battlefield is our collective mind.

🗨 Yes, there is a “divide.” A great divide. A chasm. A schism. A gulf. An abyss. A gaping, yawning, unbridgeable fissure. A Grand Canyon-sized fault in the foundation of society. A rupture in the very fabric of reality. ~~CJ Hopkins

PS Whoish! Sports all the right phonetic undertones 🤣

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Mercouris was disbarred years back as an attorney in London, so thread lightly with your - Mercouris is more or less an honest man..

Duran boys simply cater to their audience, which is mostly westerners disillusioned with the west. They want to hear about positive utopia and are happy to listen to Mercouris for one full hour talking in circles (obviously done for more ad-breaks). Utopia being the east with its anti LGBT stance and still christian. So the Duran provides - always positive light about Russia, never I mean NEVER discuss horrendous things going on in Russia - ESGs, CBDC, biosecurity, covid etc.

Since Prigozhin interview is not positive about Russia ---> Duran boys largely ignore it..

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If they sound like the Russian media, they are probably paid for their services. If there is a real Ukrainian offensive and a lackluster response from Russia then this will become obvious. Prigozhin could also be depicting a distorted picture for the enemy. I guess we’ll soon find out.

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It has long been clear to me that there's something very shonky about all the 'respected, established' commentators such as those you mention. They'd be the big three: Duran, Macgregor and Ritter.

Simply because of this simple thing:

It is a war of propaganda, first and foremost, right?

This is: lies and deception. Right?

That in fact is what the big three keep maintaining: that the msm narrative is a lie, is deception.

Sounds good thus far. BUT they never take to task, never mention, the biggest lie which of course is simply that we have a war of inexcusable unbridled aggression by Russia onto Ukraine.

Which propaganda line, of course, serves to convince the unthinking, unknowing masses that they are looking at a simple conflict of Massive Bully Russia against Tiny Hero Ukraine.

And they fund the war on that premise alone!

All is deception onward from that deception.

They think they 'support Ukraine' when of course they are supporting Kiev Ukraine murdering Donbas Ukraine.

They think Kiev is fighting Russians when mostly they fight a mixture and for a year they fought in the front lines almost entirely Donbas Ukrainians (with Russians manning artillery in the background).

And so on.

Readers here don't need it all spelled out for them I hope.

Now the point is that 'big three' never couch their language to reflect the reality, the truth.

They always: ALWAYS use the MSM and Kiev and Washington terminology.

It is always 'Ukraine v Russia' to them. It is always 'Ukrainians' fighting 'Russian aggression' and so on.

Get the point?

So when they highlight military deficiencies on the part of Kiev what is the upshot? A move, a tendency towards withdrawing support from the war? Some pleasure at the thought that maybe now it can proceed to an end?

No. It simply seems to be an argument for INCREASING support!

The thickheads in the street dimly perceiving the news interpret it as simply meaning Ukraine (their 'Ukraine' ) needs more.

Ritter and Macgregor especially overtly claiming to be preaching for abandoning the mess as misguided and hopeless, their 'cover story', IN FACT promote a story whereby the 'right thing' is to forever increase aid to Kiev!

I am totally convinced by that. I hope everyone is.

Ritter et al are not. I've written it enough times in their columns and they alter their behaviour not a bit.

So I have one other bone of contention with them.

They never, ever, call for moves towards peace. Never have and never do.

They do not count the cost. Except 'incidentally' when comparing numbers as part of the above.

But the overt lunacies of 'fighting to the last man' for the sake of the nation they never bring to light as strong arguments for stopping everything.

They do nothing - nothing - to promote peace in any way.

In fact.

When you stop, pull back, take a look at them, listen, hear, see what they say.

They are CIA assets whether by accident or design I do not know, but in effect for certain sure.

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