by Brian Shilhavy
Health Impact News
Reports on the dangers of the popular “anti-viral” flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) have existed for over a decade now. One of the known side effects of this drug among children is that it causes hallucinations, and what some say resemble demonic attacks.
Tamiflu is also linked to increased suicides.
And yet, not only is this drug still on the market, it is still recommended for babies, children, and pregnant women by the CDC, even under HHS Secretary Kennedy’s leadership.
Many doctors have stopped prescribing it to children who are healthy as a prevention for influenza, but the official medical dogma has been that Tamiflu is still recommended in critically ill patients.
However, a new study has been published that blows that theory out of the water, showing how critically ill patients receive no health benefits from the drug, and that Tamiflu actually leads to increased rates of death.
I have been warning the public about the dangers of Tamiflu for almost a decade now. Here are some of our previous articles on Tamiflu:
The side effects of Tamiflu were so common in the past, that the horror stories of what children suffered routinely made it into the corporate media at local affiliates.
I have created a compilation of many of those reports, and all of these reports that made it into the corporate media are at least 6-8 years old now. The video is 10 minutes long. (You can also watch it here.)
Even the normally pro-pharma Wikipedia admits that there are problems with this dangerous drug.
Oseltamivir, sold under the brand name Tamiflu among others, is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent influenza A and influenza B, viruses that cause the flu. Many medical organizations recommend it in people who have complications or are at high risk of complications within 48 hours of first symptoms of infection.
They recommend it to prevent infection in those at high risk, but not the general population.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that clinicians use their discretion to treat those at lower risk who present within 48 hours of first symptoms of infection.
Recommendations regarding oseltamivir are controversial as are criticisms of the recommendations. A 2014 Cochrane Review concluded that oseltamivir does not reduce hospitalizations, and that there is no evidence of reduction in complications of influenza. Two meta-analyses have concluded that benefits in those who are otherwise healthy do not outweigh its risks. They also found little evidence regarding whether treatment changes the risk of hospitalization or death in high risk populations. (Source.)
However, now there is abundant evidence that Tamiflu is not effective for those “at high risk” either, and that it can actually hasten their death.
This is a “preprint” of the study published in The Lancet.
Oseltamivir for Critically Ill Patients with Influenza: A Randomised Trial
Abstract
Background: The antiviral oseltamivir is widely used for the treatment of critically ill patients with influenza. Evidence from randomised trials about its efficacy in the critically ill is lacking.
Methods: In an ongoing international, multifactorial, Bayesian adaptive platform randomised trial, we evaluated oseltamivir for 5 days, oseltamivir for 10 days, or no antiviral treatment in critically ill patients aged 12 years and older with confirmed influenza severe respiratory infection. The primary outcome was 90-day mortality. An odds ratio less than 1 indicates benefit from oseltamivir.
Findings: Between March 1, 2020 and March 13, 2026, 442 participants were randomised to receive 5 days of oseltamivir (n=162), 10 days of oseltamivir (n=156), or no antiviral (n=124). At a scheduled adaptive analysis, both oseltamivir durations met a predefined inferiority threshold (<0·2% probability of being the best treatment in the influenza antiviral domain), triggering cessation of recruitment. By day 90, 17 (13·7%) in the no antiviral group, 32 (19·8%) in the 5-day oseltamivir group, and 30 (19·4%) in the 10-day oseltamivir group had died. The median adjusted OR for 90-day mortality was 2·13 (95% CrI 1·03 to 4·52) for 5 days of oseltamivir and 2·17 (95% CrI 1·05 to 4·64) for 10 days of oseltamivir, favouring no antiviral. For the 5- and 10-day oseltamivir treatments, the posterior probabilities for harm, an adjusted OR >1, were 98·0% and 98·2%, respectively.
Interpretation: Treatment with oseltamivir is ineffective and highly likely to increase 90-day mortality in critically ill patients with influenza. (Source.)
Here is an editorial of this study that was just published in the New England Journal of Medicine Voices.
Oseltamivir Flops in the Critically Ill
Excerpts:
With only a few months to go before flu season kicks in, along comes a study that promises to upend clinical practice and guideline writers everywhere: the REMAP-CAP study, a randomized trial of 442 critically ill people with laboratory-confirmed influenza, comparing 5 days of oseltamivir, 10 days of oseltamivir, or no antiviral treatment.
Not only was oseltamivir ineffective, but there was a good chance it may even have made outcomes worse.
And even though we’re just seeing the study in preprint right now, there’s every reason to take the results seriously….
MAHA!
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Ukrainian crews operating Australian-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks say the battlefield has become so saturated with Russian drones that their tanks cannot currently be used in combat, but they reject the idea that main battle tanks have become forever obsolete.
Since receiving these tanks last year, the crews, serving with Ukraine’s 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skala,” have used the Abrams in two combat operations in the fight for Pokrovsk, a key Ukrainian logistics hub and part of a defensive belt of towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. They recounted their experiences to Hromadske, an independent media channel in Ukraine.
The first major deployment described by the crews took place in December of last year, when Abrams tanks were used to support assault groups entering Pokrovsk.
The crewmember with the callsign Kent described moving into the city behind a mine-clearing tank and ahead of two infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) carrying assault troops, during a mission that was deliberately aggressive.
“Since a tank is a priority target — my task was to draw their attention, while our infantry dismounted and moved in successfully.”
The Abrams was also assigned three target points to engage along the route.
“We went right in there, poured it on, and drove back out,” he recalled.
A video showing the 425th Separate Assault Regiment in action in August 2025, soon after receiving the Abrams:
The second operation, on March 31, involved an attempt to enter and hold an industrial area near Pokrovsk to help block Russian movement toward Hryshyne, a contested village in the district.
The operation was prepared for more than two weeks. Ukrainian forces conducted reconnaissance flights, examined difficult sections of the planned routes, and provided crews with extensive video and imagery.
“They knew every meter of the route,” another of the unit’s commanders, with the callsign Kubik, said.
Weather was considered essential. The Ukrainians waited for fog and rain, hoping to limit the effectiveness of Russian drones.
“Without the right weather we wouldn’t have been able to pull off operations like that,” Kubik said.
The operation nevertheless resulted in the destruction of four out of five armored vehicles, some of which are seen in the video embedded below.
Russia's Rubicon Drone Center FPV drones destroyed a Ukrainian assault group near Pokrovsk, hitting an M1A1 Abrams tank, M1117 APC and BMP-2 as the unit tried to advance near Hryshyne under fog cover. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ZzE52qAYxp
— NOELREPORTS
The commander acknowledged that the Russian side may have had advance knowledge of the operation.
“I can’t rule out the possibility that the enemy knew our plan,” he said.
His Abrams was not immediately destroyed. According to the crew, it completed its task and the assault troops dismounted before the weather changed.
“Once the fog lifted, they started working on it with an FPV drone,” the commander said.
The losses prompted criticism from Ukrainian military commentators, particularly after footage of the destroyed vehicles was published.
However, the crews defend the decision to use armored vehicles for the missions. According to the men of the Skala interviewed, the alternative was often to send infantry over several miles on foot while carrying weapons, ammunition, water, and other supplies.
“That takes more time,” Kubik explained. “And the enemy isn’t standing still — the enemy is moving toward them.”
— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) December 23, 2025
The tanks of such type recently saw combat in the area of Pokrovsk. pic.twitter.com/qhjSyGbhH6
The argument that infantry could simply move more stealthily on foot also has limitations.
“Every day the Mavic drones are flying, the fixed-wing drones are flying,” he said. “No fog, guys are visible.”
Combined with IFVs, the Abrams can provide the ability to rapidly move troops while simultaneously delivering heavy direct fire against enemy positions and offering substantial protection to its crew.
The crews argue that this capability remains worthwhile even when the tank itself may eventually be lost.
One commander was asked whether deploying a roughly $5-million tank makes sense if a single sortie can result in its destruction.
“Yes, of course it makes sense to deploy it,” he replied.
“First and foremost — it saves the lives of the crew inside it.”
Russian forces captured a relatively lightly damaged M1A1SA Abrams main battle tank operated by the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade in the Pokrovsk direction.
— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) October 27, 2024
The tank is equipped with added cage armor, as well as Kontakt and ARAT ERA. pic.twitter.com/mHyKk1xNRY
The Ukrainian crews repeatedly highlighted the Abrams’ accuracy and survivability.
“What are the biggest advantages of the Abrams?” Kent was asked.
“Accuracy.”
Its biggest disadvantage, he said, is equally obvious on a modern battlefield: “It’s very tall — and very large — so it’s hard to conceal.”
A video showing a U.S.-supplied Abrams under attack from Russian FPV drones:
— PS01 □ (@PStyle0ne1) July 7, 2024
Kent described surviving an engagement in which his tank was struck repeatedly while on the move.
“More than 20 drones hit me,” he said of one operation into Pokrovsk.
He attributed the Abrams’ survival to the combination of its armor and additional anti-drone protection fitted to the vehicle.
“All of it together is effective,” he said.
He pointed to fairly basic modifications including rubber strips and a foldable wire cage mounted on the turret, as additional layers of protection against drone attacks.
“A drone doesn’t hit the actual penetrating element directly — it just can’t reach it,” he explained. “It hits the rubber, and then the blast wave travels from there.”
Even with their tanks festooned with explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks, the crews acknowledge that such protection has limits.
US-supplied M1A1 Abrams tank in service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with added Kontakt-1 ERA on the frontal hull and standard ARAT ERA on the sides. pic.twitter.com/PC2kDfxefO
— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) May 21, 2024
Kent also noted that the Abrams was still missing the ‘hedgehog’-type protective coverings that have been seen on Russian tanks.
“They also protect very well. An effective thing,” he said.
For now, the drone threat has led the regiment to keep its Abrams out of combat, as we will return to later.
The crews’ assessment of the Abrams included praise for its mobility, roomy interior, gun, and fire-control system.
Kubik said he had personally driven an Abrams to 50 miles per hour cross-country.
“The engine is an absolute beast,” he added.
The tank can also rapidly perform a pivot turn, which the crews consider particularly useful when maneuvering in confined spaces. Despite its prodiguous weight, it only rarely becomes bogged down after the kind of very heavy snow-melt that effects all vehicles on the battlefield.
Loading a 120mm M1028 canister cartridge into an M1A1 AIM Abrams main battle tank of the tank battalion of the 425th Assault Regiment. pic.twitter.com/tMd8QcROQe
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝕯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝕯𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱
Its disadvantages include its demanding maintenance requirements. The running gear was described as particularly sensitive, with crews inspecting, lubricating, and replacing components after every sortie.
Fuel consumption is another major burden. The crew cited roughly 400 to 700 liters (106 to 185 gallons) per 100 kilometers (62 miles) depending on terrain and operating conditions.
“On asphalt it burns about 400 liters,” one said. In boggy terrain, consumption can reach “700 liters or more.”
The Abrams thirsty gas turbine engine and extreme logistical demands have always been a criticism of the platform.
The crews said the vehicle’s ability to operate on different fuels is useful, although diesel provides the best engine-hour performance in their experience. Prior to delivery, the gas turbine engines of the tanks were reconfigured to use diesel fuel instead of the standard JP-8 aviation kerosene, according to earlier reports.
They also praised the Abrams’ protected ammunition storage and crew space compared with Soviet-designed tanks.
The version operated by the Ukrainians is an M1A1 rather than the latest Abrams configuration, with less sophisticated electronics than newer variants. It also lacks the classified armor found on its U.S. Army counterpart.
“For me — as a tanker — this configuration, what we have right now, is more than enough,” Kubik said. “The sight is absolutely excellent. The gun is also great.”
— MAKS 26
The interview ultimately presents a more complicated picture than the declaration that tanks are obsolete on the Ukrainian battlefield.
At the time of writing, at least 25 Abrams have been confirmed visually to have been destroyed, damaged, or abandoned in Ukrainian service. This is from a total of 31 provided by the United States and 49 from Australia.
“For now, we’re not using them further — there’s no way to,” Kubik said. “The enemy has developed their drone component very heavily, and for now we don’t have the means to counter that.”
While tanks remain exceptionally powerful direct-fire and protected mobility platforms, the proliferation of inexpensive uncrewed aircraft has made operating them increasingly difficult.
M1A1 AIM Abrams tanks of the 425th Assault Regiment
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝕯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝕯𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱
The reinforced upper glacis and turret roofs are clearly visible. pic.twitter.com/Sn9h8OWZ9P
“If someone had told me, as a tanker, back in 2022: ‘Take this — we’re giving you an Abrams, we’ll give you time to train and you’ll fight in it,’” Kubik said, “I would never have climbed out of it.”
“I’d only be saying: ‘Bring me shells. I’ll drive non-stop wherever needed, arrive and work.’”
As it stands, reconnaissance drones can find the Abrams, FPV drones can attack it, and persistent surveillance makes concealment difficult. Experience has shown that without more effective counter-drone capabilities, even a heavily protected tank can eventually be overwhelmed.
But Kubik believes that will change.
“The day will come when one of our bright minds figures out some excellent solution against drones — and we’ll start using them again.”
Asked whether the era of tanks is over, his answer was unequivocal.
“It’s not over … They’re just waiting it out for now, biding their time. Writing off tanks — in my opinion — is still too early.”
Contact the author: thomas@thewarzone.com
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An international sports camp bringing together nearly 100 young Ukrainian athletes from ten different sports has concluded in France.
The camp was held at the initiative and with the support of Philippe Lamblin, President of the Hauts-de-France Athletics League, in partnership with the Ukrainian side. The Kyiv City State Administration, “The Future for Children” Charitable Foundation with its Olympic Dreams project, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine with the nationwide multisport project “Path of Champions” also contributed to the organization of the camp.
This year, the camp brought together athletes representing ten sports: rhythmic gymnastics, volleyball, judo, sport climbing, boxing, basketball, athletics, rowing, taekwondo, and floorball.
The young Ukrainian athletes had the opportunity to train in safe conditions, take part in sports and team activities, relax, and discover France. The camp programme included a mountain hike, a trip to the seaside, a visit to an oceanarium, and attendance at a football match.
“For us, it is very important to see more and more people in different countries coming together to support Ukrainian sport, with France becoming a systemic partner. Camps like this give Ukrainian children an opportunity, at least for a while, to return to a normal childhood: to train in safe conditions, make new friends, and see a world without borders,” said Anatoliy Boyko, initiator and patron of the Olympic Dreams project.
: Anatoliy Boyko, Philippe Lamblin, Olena Hovorova, Vadym Omelchenko, Yasmina Merzi
An important highlight of the programme was the official reception for the camp participants at Paris City Hall on 21 August.
The meeting was attended by Vadym Omelchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the French Republic; Yasmina Merzi, Deputy Mayor of Paris responsible for child welfare and protection; Olena Hovorova, Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration, Adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine and Olympic bronze medallist; Philippe Lamblin, President of the Hauts-de-France Athletics League; and Anatoliy Boyko, initiator and patron of the Olympic Dreams project.
The meeting at Paris City Hall provided an opportunity to thank the French partners for their support of Ukrainian athletes and to discuss the importance of international sports cooperation amid the full-scale war.
The organizers and Ukrainian partners also express their gratitude to the Hauts-de-France Athletics League, the regional prefecture, the City of Lille, the management of Parc d’Olhain, as well as all French partners and patrons who contributed to the organization of the camp.
For Olympic Dreams, a project launched in 2022, participation in such international initiatives is part of its ongoing efforts to provide Ukrainian athletes with opportunities for safe training, athletic development, and international preparation during the full-scale war.
Photos by Roman Horbun
This article was originally published by Truthout on Sept. 03, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted this week that Israel’s goal for Gaza is the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza in “every way possible,” despite denying allegations of ethnic cleansing for years.
“There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration,” Katz said at a conference hosted by Israeli outlet Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, per a translation by France 24. Israel “is organized and prepared to get them out — by sea, by air, by every way possible.”
This plan would amount to ethnic cleansing, something that Palestinians and human rights advocates have long said Israel is carrying out in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. In a report earlier this year, the UN Human Rights Office warned that Israel was carrying out policies consistent with ethnic cleansing between 2024 and 2025, including famine, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and overall imposing conditions “incompatible with [Palestinians’] continued existence in Gaza as a group.”
Katz said that Israel is “seeking Trump’s support” for the idea because no country will take in Palestinians without the approval of the U.S.
The White House has not commented on the plan. When Donald Trump took office last year, he proposed a plan for forced displacement of the entire population of Gaza, dubiously framing it as “voluntary.”
The administration’s stance has since evolved, however. In July, Trump’s “Board of Peace” announced a plan that would still implement colonial control over Gaza, but that would transition power over the Strip to a Palestinian board and demand Israel withdraw its troops from the Strip.
In a rare break with the U.S. last month, Netanyahu announced that he would not be supporting that plan. Keeping with his usual practice of introducing unworkable provisions into negotiations, he said that Israel would not withdraw until Hamas was totally disarmed.
Disarmament — which critics say would still give Israel massive power over Gaza — was already included in the Board of Peace’s 15-point plan. But Netanyahu seems determined to ensure Israel can still carry out its genocide and occupation in Gaza, pledging again on Wednesday that Israel is “not retreating.”
“We control 60 percent of the Strip, and we are not stopping, because we are eliminating the terrorists who threaten us, day in and day out,” he reportedly said.
Trump also previously vowed to end aid to Israel if it annexed the West Bank, however, despite Israel’s ongoing annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory.
The Israeli officials’ remarks were made just weeks before critical Israeli elections in October, in which Katz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are hoping to retain far right control of the state.
Politicians in Netanyahu’s caucus have been openly calling for cruelty toward Palestinians as a campaign strategy. This week, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted then deleted an AI-generated video that showed a line of Palestinians on a conveyor belt being loaded into a detention facility operated by Ben-Gvir. The Palestinians are then shown leaving the facility emaciated, with the politician seemingly showing off Israel’s systematized policy of starvation of Palestinians.
Israeli officials have denied allegations of ethnic cleansing for years.
“The charge of ‘ethnic cleansing’ against Israel is false and dangerous. It is not a legal definition but a political label, used to inflame tensions, spread hate, and fuel antisemitism,” said Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, last year. “Israel does not deport Palestinians because of their identity. Israel has, rather, temporarily removed non-combatant populations from war-zones in order to guarantee their safety.”
The statement was made in response to a September 2025 report released by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) saying that Israel was deliberately destroying civilian infrastructure and starving Palestinians with the goal of ethnic cleansing.
“After our trip to the Gaza-Egypt border last year, [Merkley] & I released a report entitled, ‘The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians.’ Now the Israeli Min[ister] of Defense confirmed that’s the goal,” said Van Hollen on Wednesday. “We must end our complicity.”
What happens if your economy is suddenly in crisis, Brussels offers help with strings attached—and Turkey, China or Russia can move faster? What if your country delivers every reform the EU asks for, only for a member state to block the next step anyway? And after years of waiting, would voters still choose to join?
In this special bonus episode, The Neighbourhood goes live from Lisbon for an EU enlargement game. Jessica Hendrick brings together RE-ENGAGE experts representing six EU candidate countries and throws a series of fictional—but very plausible—political and economic shocks at them inspired by real headlines: Russia’s intensified attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, Ireland’s EU presidency push on enlargement, Iceland’s referendum, Germany’s regional elections and the upcoming 2026 Enlargement Package. Drawing on three years of surveys, interviews and crisis simulations, each expert has to answer for their country.
Playing for each country:
The result is part enlargement simulation, part policy conversation and part game night. The experts bargain over a fictional €100 million EU cheque, decide whether the EU can compete with faster offers from other powers, test how easily disinformation could exploit frustration with enlargement, and imagine what would happen if EU membership was finally put to a public vote. Along the way, Serbia proposes keeping its relationship with Brussels “casual”, Bosnia finds a creative use for €100 million, and Ukraine calls for Hungarian “Varangians” when backsliding strikes.
When a crisis hits, does speed matter more than values? Can “Europe never wanted you anyway” become a winning political message? And if a country finally joins the EU, what stops democracy from sliding backwards once the prize of membership is secured?
Further reading:
RE-ENGAGE research overview
RE-ENGAGE research on Albania
RE-ENGAGE research on Bosnia and Herzegovina
RE-ENGAGE research on Georgia
RE-ENGAGE research on Moldova
RE-ENGAGE research on Serbia
RE-ENGAGE research on Ukraine
This podcast was recorded live in Lisbon on September 3rd, 2026.
by Brian Shilhavy
Health Impact News
Here in 2026 Americans have finally found an issue that unites them as Americans, regardless of political affiliations: opposition to AI data centers being rapidly built in their communities with little to no oversight, as the AI bubble continues to inflate.
According to a recent Gallup poll, 71% of Americans oppose AI data centers near their homes, triggering a wave of legislation that has already stalled $130B in projects.
Americans unite against data centers, with 71% opposing local builds
A Gallup poll conducted in March 2026 found that 71% of American adults oppose building an AI data center near their home, with 48% saying they are strongly opposed.
For historical context, public opposition to nuclear power plants peaked at 63% during the height of anti-nuclear sentiment. Opposition to AI data centers sat somewhere between 42% and 47% in late 2025. By March 2026, Gallup had it at 71%. A separate May 2026 Heatmap Pro poll confirmed the figure, also recording 71% opposition, but with an even sharper edge: 55% of respondents in that survey said they were strongly opposed.
Around half of data center opponents cite electricity and water consumption as their primary grievances. The rest of the opposition cohort points to noise, pollution, and the prospect of higher utility bills.
Gallup found that between 63% and 75% of both Republicans and Democrats oppose local data center construction.
In the first quarter of 2026 alone, community and legislative actions blocked or delayed more than 75 data center initiatives, representing over $130 billion in planned investment.
Roughly 300 state-level bills targeting data center regulation were introduced in the first half of 2026. New York’s governor signed an executive order in July 2026 pausing new hyperscale data center permits for a year. California and other states are advancing their own regulatory frameworks.
One has to wonder what is up with the other 29% of Americans who are not opposed to these data centers? I would imagine that they are the “faithful MAGA base” who continue to “trust the plan” and cheer the bombing of innocent people, including children, in places like Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran as they continue to worship their Pedophile in Chief, Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has attacked these Americans who make up over 70% of the country, stating that “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor.”
If you do not live in a community where a new data center is being constructed, and are wondering what all the fuss is about, I have put together a short video that is just over 10 minutes long where you can hear it from the people themselves in these communities that Trump has belittled.
Fox News and some other Right-wing Conservative groups are trying to cast these people who oppose data centers as being part of the “far-left”.
So listen to these people yourself and see if they sound like “far-left” climate control freaks, or if they sound like ordinary, average Americans concerned about their homes, their families, and their future with Big Tech in control. (Video also can be watched here.)
Ohio is one of the largest battlegrounds where this is happening, as both Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Facebook parent company Meta are each building huge data centers in their state.
One of the most outspoken persons in Ohio, who was the last one who spoke in the video above, is Carl Setzer, who accurately stated that there is a huge AI bubble, and that there is no guarantee that any of these companies will even be around in 10 years.
And the current facts backup Setzer’s concerns.
Larry Ellison, the billionaire Zionist friend of Donald Trump and owner of Oracle, has already lost hundreds of billions of dollars with his investing into AI.
One analyst has already stated that the AI bubble is 17 times larger than the dot-com bubble, and four times the size of the 2008 real-estate/subprime bubble.
Oracle’s Massive AI Bet Has Already Cost Larry Ellison $207 Billion. Analyst Warns the AI Bubble Is 17 Times Bigger Than the Dot-Com Bubble.
Larry Ellison’s Oracle gambled its balance sheet on an AI future that analysts are now calling the most dangerous financial bubble in history, and the bill is coming due faster than anyone expected.
by AJ Tiarsmith
24/7 Wall StreetExcerpts:
Larry Ellison has lost $207 billion in less than a year.
Oracle’s market value has fallen by roughly $494 billion since peaking at $877.1 billion in September 2025.
Oracle’s Q4 8-K reported Remaining Performance Obligations of $638 billion, up 363% year-over-year, most locked into long-dated contracts that will not convert to cash for years.
A large chunk ties to OpenAI, whose IPO has slipped to 2027.
S&P Global downgraded Oracle’s credit rating, warning the buildout might pay off long term but could weaken near-term financial position. Melius Research questioned whether Oracle’s spending plans hold if OpenAI or Anthropic scale back demand for compute.
Sitting behind all of it: Project Stargate, a plan to invest up to $500 billion in AI-focused data centers over four years.
The 17x Thesis
In October 2025, Julien Garran, partner at UK firm MacroStrategy Partnership, published a report arguing the AI investment frenzy is a “misallocation of capital” 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble and four times the size of the 2008 real-estate/subprime bubble.
He called it
“the biggest and most dangerous bubble the world has ever seen.”
His “golden rule” case: large language models are statistical word-prediction engines with architectural limits, coding tools reproduce rote patterns, and capability has hit a “scaling wall” since GPT-4 launched in March 2023.
Garran’s answer to “who is actually making money” is blunt: only NVIDIA. Data-center operators, LLM developers, and LLM-based software vendors are, in his framing, “all heavily loss-making” and depend on a “permanent funding tour” of new rounds, with SoftBank and sovereign funds like Saudi Arabia’s serving as backstops.
The Great Reset is coming.
And thanks to The Leah Files, we now know the plan that has just been executed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to kill the U.S. dollar and replace it with crypto Stablecoins. See:
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Ukraine carried out one of its farthest uncrewed surface vessel (USV) attacks from Ukrainian shores, striking the Nefrit, a multipurpose offshore vessel, in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi. The seaside getaway is located about 350 miles on a direct line from the nearest Ukrainian-held territory, but the trip is a lot longer if originating from Ukrainian-held shores.
This marks the first known USV attack on this city that Russian President Vladimir Putin often visits. As we have reported in the past, it has been attacked several times by Ukrainian aerial drones.
The Ukrainian Navy said it carried out the attack as part of the country’s campaign against Russia’s energy infrastructure. The Nefrit supported that infrastructure, the Ukrainian Navy claimed.
“The multipurpose support vessel, flying the Russian flag, was hit by an unmanned naval vessel of the Ukrainian Navy,” the service said on Telegram. “A powerful explosion and smoke were observed in the area of the vessel.”
“The NEFRIT is part of Russia’s maritime and energy infrastructure, providing support for oil and gas operations, servicing offshore facilities, transporting cargo and personnel, and carrying out underwater technical work,” the Ukrainian Navy explained. “Its activities directly supported the enemy’s war economy and financed the criminal aggression against Ukraine.”
“The damage to the NEFRIT is a blow to the enemy’s logistics, special capabilities, and military-economic infrastructure,” the Ukrainian Navy added. “The Ukrainian Navy continues to deprive the enemy of resources and capabilities for waging war, and once again demonstrates that even Russian territory is not a safe haven.”
— Військово-Морські Сили ЗС України (@UA_NAVY) September 3, 2026
Багатоцільове судно забезпечення під прапором рф було уражене морським безекіпажним катером Військово-Морських Сил. У районі судна зафіксовано потужний вибух та задимлення.
Детальніше https://t.co/DTfnO15nYO pic.twitter.com/yPDFkks37r
While the Ukrainian Navy claimed the Nefrit was damaged, the extent of that is hard to determine from imagery emerging on social media.
Some video, shot from inside the city, shows a large explosion at the port.
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The port in Sochi, Russia, came under attack from Ukrainian naval drones. pic.twitter.com/XygeQLaAWi
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) September 3, 2026
A still picture shows smoke wafting from the Nefrit; however, the quality of the image makes it hard to determine the vessel’s condition.
Sochi: footage of this morning’s USV raid on the seaport.
— Exilenova+ (@Exilenova_plus) September 3, 2026
The likely target was a Multipurpose Supply Vessel (MPSV) used to support offshore oil and gas operations. pic.twitter.com/Ndr5bRAYV5
There is also video of one of the USVs being destroyed before it could reach its target.
Ukrainian sea drone sails into Sochi port in fascist Russia – appears to be hit by machine gun or cannon fire. https://t.co/GaCZHPu1DJ
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) September 3, 2026
Starting at about 6 a.m. local time, Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin declared an emergency.
“ATTENTION! THREAT OF A USV ATTACK IN SOCHI,” he warned on Telegram. “All forces and resources are working to defend the city. Take shelter in a safe place, remain calm.”
About a half hour later, Proshunin issued an all-clear notice, but did not provide any details about what happened.
There was no immediate response from the Kremlin.
Ukraine has carried out long-distance USV attacks on Russian Black Sea targets in the past, including one in 2023 on the Ropucha class vessel Olenegorsky Gornyak, located in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. A major Russian port on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, it sits roughly 420 miles from Ukrainian-held shores. Sochi is about 110 miles southeast of Novorossiysk, meaning the USVs in today’s attack would have had to travel an even longer distance if launched from Ukrainian-held shores. However, the launch point of the Sochi USV strike is not publicly known and there is always the possibility that a mothership could have been used.
The attack occurring during broad daylight is also interesting, as Ukraine has often taken advantage of the cover of darkness for USV strike operations on port facilities.
You can see a video of that strike below:
Footage of the Ukrainian USV hitting the Russian Ropucha class LST. pic.twitter.com/ksLP9PZfE5
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 4, 2023
The strike on the Nefrit is the latest in Ukraine’s long-running drone boat campaign in the Black Sea. This onslaught has already kept Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF) at bay, forcing it to retreat from Crimea to Novorossiysk. Ukrainian USVs have also damaged enemy military facilities in occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge.
The Houthi rebels of Yemen actually pioneered the operational use of kamikaze USVs years ago. We first reported about this capability in January 2017, when an explosive-laden Houthi USV struck a Saudi frigate. Before that, Iran developed various crude kamikaze USVs and those capabilities soon migrated to their Houthi proxies, which put them to use in the Red Sea for the first time.
In July, the U.S. military used USVs as combat weapons for the first time, striking Iranian targets in Bandar Abbas. The following video shows that attack.
Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea… pic.twitter.com/bOM2kmgRxz
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026
It may be a day or so before we get a better picture of the extent of the damage to the Nefrit. Regardless, the attack itself is another sign that Ukraine can reach targets with sea drones far from its own shores.
All across the battlefield, Ukrainian forces are largely holding off continued Russian attacks or are making small advances. Overall, in August, “Russian forces advanced or infiltrated into about 123.53 square kilometers — an average pace of 3.98 square kilometers per day,” according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). “Russian forces’ main territorial gains in August 2026 have been in the Fortress Belt area, Donetsk Oblast. Even there, Russian forces managed to achieve only marginal tactical gains and have thus far failed to complete the seizure of Kostyantynivka.”
Here are some key takeaways from the ISW assessment.
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— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) September 2, 2026
Air traffic around Moscow continued to be disrupted on Thursday as Russian authorities responded to another large-scale Ukrainian drone operation, according to EU Today. The disruptions came two days after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned international airlines and insurers that Russian airspace was becoming increasingly unsafe for civilian aviation due to Ukrainian drone attacks.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 548 drones had flown towards the wider Moscow region between 8 a.m. on Wednesday and midday Thursday local time. However, Russian authorities claimed that most were intercepted before they could reach the Moscow area while 143 were destroyed on approaches to the Russian capital.
“Temporary restrictions were again imposed at Moscow’s principal airports,” EU Today noted. “Vnukovo and Domodedovo stopped arrivals and departures for periods during the operation, while Sheremetyevo handled flights under additional restrictions. The measures produced cancellations, delays and diversions extending beyond the periods in which individual airports were formally closed.”
The disruption “had already become extensive on Wednesday,” the publication added. “Flight-tracking data showed 21 cancellations and 235 delayed services at Sheremetyevo, Russia’s largest airport, while Vnukovo recorded 22 cancellations and 94 delays.”
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 3, 2026
"Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced," Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said.https://t.co/BAlAASaDv5
Putin on Thursday said there is a chance of resolving the “Ukrainian conflict” but Kyiv’s campaign to shut down Russian airspace is “complicating the negotiation process.”
Russia and Ukraine themselves must reach an agreement, while other countries can only support and assist, the Russian leader added, according to a translation from former Ukrainian government official Anton Gerashchenko.
Russia is in contact with the White House and President Donald Trump “is committed to positive and constructive engagement,” Putin proclaimed. “Russia has many friends in the United States. One of them is Steven Seagal, the ‘best envoy of peace.'”
Putin said there is a chance of resolving the "Ukrainian conflict" but Ukraine's threats to shut down Russian airspace are "complicating the negotiation process."
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 3, 2026
Comment from me: Putin's orders to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure aren't complicating anything, it seems… https://t.co/QYJ3AKXjou pic.twitter.com/C1NKz3V7cH
A Russian drone strike on an Odesa apartment building injured at least 17 people, including three children, Zelensky stated on X.
In Odesa, emergency services continue working at the site of a drone strike on an apartment building. Damage to apartments from the 10th through the 17th floors left 17 people injured, including three children. Efforts are also ongoing to deal with the aftermath of the strikes in… pic.twitter.com/FWAmFNJSYp
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 3, 2026
Overall, Ukraine says its air defenses downed or suppressed 135 of 163 Russian drones launched overnight, including Shahed-type UAVs, about half of which were jet-powered. Russia also used S-8000 Banderol, Gerbera and decoy drones. Hits were recorded at 15 locations and debris fell at four.
Ukraine says air defenses downed or suppressed 135 of 163 Russian drones launched overnight, including Shahed-type UAVs, about half of them jet-powered. Russia also used S-8000 Banderol, Gerbera and decoy drones. Hits were recorded at 15 locations and debris fell at four.… pic.twitter.com/JyxTS6QBzL
— NOELREPORTS
Russia has been increasingly using jet-powered drones to attack Ukraine. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry released video it says shows troops from the 208th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade downing one of those drones. The jet powered Shahed-like one-way attack drones fly higher and faster than their propeller-driven cousins, making them harder to intercept by more cost effective and plentiful means, such as Ukraine’s many drone interceptors. Instead, much more expensive and increasingly scare missile must be used in some circumstances.
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 3, 2026
Jet-powered Russian strike drones intercepted on September 2.
What appears to be the first video of Ukrainian troops using Cold War-era Leopard 1 tanks with turrets swapped out for the Rheinmetall Skyranger 35 short-range air defense system has emerged on social media. The @deaidua X account that tracks German war materiel donations to Ukraine said the 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment recently took delivery of this system, designed to be a highly mobile counter to a range of aerial threats.
The Skyranger 35 “is equipped with a KDG 35/1000 revolver cannon in 35 mm x 228 caliber with a firing rate of 1,000 rounds per minute,” according to Rheinmetall, which began delivering these to Ukraine in January. “It has an effective range of up to 4,000 meters and a high degree of commonality with the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk 3. Thanks to AHEAD technology, the Skyranger 35 is airburst-capable. In the future, it will also be possible to equip it with modern guided missiles.”
It seems that Ukraine's 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment which belongs to the Ground Forces has taken delivery of the first Skyranger 35 SPAAGs mounted on a Leopard 1 chassis made by @RheinmetallAG.
— GAU (@deaidua) September 3, 2026
A contract for the delivery of the Skyranger 35 SPAAGs was signed in H2 of… pic.twitter.com/VRWhGx1LCa
A new documentary about Ukraine’s use of the combat-proven National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) air defense system debuts tomorrow.
“Sky Defenders is a new documentary taking audiences inside the increasingly critical battle to protect the skies of Europe and Ukraine,” according to the film’s producers. “Launching globally on Apple TV and Amazon Prime on Sept. 4, the 50-minute film explores the people, technology and strategy behind modern air defense and the race to stop missiles and drones before they reach their targets.”
A new video shows a Russian soldier being attacked by three Ukrainian kamikaze drones simultaneously, underscoring just how dense the drone threat has become to troops near the front.
That kind of attrition is also visible around Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian kamikaze drones are increasingly coordinating strikes against individual Russian infantrymen and small assault groups.https://t.co/HfKBCW7ZOm
— ZSU News (@ZSUNews) September 3, 2026
It’s been more than three years since the Russians captured the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region after a long battle that incurred a tremendous toll on personnel and equipment on both sides of the fight. New drone video has emerged showing the city remains in ruins, with blocks and blocks of vacant and destroyed buildings.
A harrowing new video from Bakhmut, filmed in the summer of 2026. The Ukrainian city was captured by the Russians three years ago and has lain in ruins ever since.
— Jürgen Nauditt
In this once-vibrant city of 72,000 inhabitants, there are no longer any shops, schools, kindergartens, cafés,… pic.twitter.com/clFfLu5jkq
That’s it for now. We’ll update this story with new details when they emerge.
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“Última hora: chances de Flávio vencer a eleição disparam”. A chamada, publicada em 31.ago.2026 no página do Polymarket no Instagram voltada ao público brasileiro, foi feita num carrossel com oito imagens, com uso de conteúdos da imprensa para dar contexto, memes sobre a situação e, no meio, o gráfico de previsões da empresa sobre quem deve ganhar as eleições presidenciais no Brasil.
No final, há um aviso de que as negociações de contratos envolvem riscos, não estão disponíveis em todas as jurisdições e são proibidas para menores de 18 anos. O post foi publicado em collab com a página @opoeteiro, que soma mais de 2,3 milhões de seguidores, e não há indicação se é uma publicidade.
Polymarket é um mercado de previsão baseado em criptomoedas. Na plataforma, os usuários podem apostar sobre o resultado de eventos futuros do mundo real, como eleições, esportes e até guerras e outros eventos geopolíticos. Está proibida de ofertar e divulgar seviços no Brasil desde 24.abr.
Esse é um dos posts mais explícitos realizado pelo Polymarket, apesar de a empresa estar proibida de ofertar e divulgar o serviço no Brasil desde 24.abr.
Mas não é o único. Até 24.ago, o Núcleo levantou 103 publicações com referência às eleições brasileiras que seguiram o mesmo roteiro, sendo parte delas feitas em colaboração (ou marcação via arroba) com páginas de fofoca, de memes ou comentaristas de esportes e de influenciadores.
Há até referências a site vinculado a aliado de blogueiro bolsonarista e site que recebeu dinheiro de agência ligada ao Banco Master para ampliar alcance (leia mais abaixo).
A FSB Comunicação, uma das maiores agências de assessoria de imprensa do Brasil, passou a atender o Polymarket neste ano e confirmou ao Núcleo que a página @polymarketbrasil pertence à empresa.
Coincidentemente, logo após os questionamentos da reportagem, a página mudou o nome de usuário para @polymarketportugues na quarta-feira (2.set.2026).
A assessoria não respondeu objetivamente aos questionamentos da reportagem sobre a operação da página, a relação com sites e outros perfis no Instagram nem sobre os conteúdos publicados.
Em nota, afirmou apenas que o Polymarket não tem equipe no Brasil, apenas prestadores de serviços pontuais e que a empresa “não apoia candidatos, partidos ou correntes ideológicas, não adota posicionamento editorial sobre eleições”. Disse que não vai comentar sobre “parcerias, campanhas, influenciadores e conteúdos específicos”, mas “reforça seu compromisso com práticas de comunicação transparentes e responsáveis” (leia a íntegra ao final do texto).
Pelos dados do Instagram, a página foi criada em 2021 e mudou de nome de usuário agora pela terceira vez, mas não há detalhes sobre quais foram os outros dois nomes anteriores. Em 2025, a página fez apenas quatro publicações (três em maio e uma em junho) em que uma criadora de conteúdo aparece em vídeos para falar sobre acontecimentos relacionados ao time de futebol do Corinthians. Com a virada do ano, as publicações passaram a ser sobre eventos do Polymarket e o número de conteúdos explode a partir de mar.2026, quando foram ao ar 74 posts. Nos meses seguintes o volume passa de 100 publicações por mês.
Entre os 656 posts coletados pela reportagem até 24.ago, mais da metade tratava de política (tanto nacional quanto internacional e englobando eleições brasileiras), em seguida os temas mais recorrentes são esportes (143), atualidades (131) e tecnologia (42) (Leia a metodologia ao final do texto).
A página que mais faz collab ou aparece marcada com o Polymarket no Instagram é a @notjournal.ai, com 212 mil seguidores, do site Not Journal, do qual o sócio-administrador e editor-chefe é Bruno Richards de Souza Figueiredo. Desde abr.2026, ele se apresenta no LinkedIN como funcionário da Polymarket e no evento Rio Innovation Week como “country manager” do companhia, ou seja, alguém responsável pelas operações da empresa. Ele divide a sociedade do Not Journal com o engenheiro e empresário Marlon Ceni.
O site, que ostenta um grande banner superior com o logo do Polymarket, foi apontado pela Polícia Federal como integrante do Projeto DV, que englobava contratos firmados com a agência Mithi, do publicitário Thiago Miranda, para atacar o Banco Central pela forma como lidou com a crise do Banco Master.
Segundo reportagem de mai.2026 da Folha de S.Paulo, o Not Journal recebeu R$30 mil por 12 publicações mensais, no site e no Instagram, em 2025. O perfil teria como missão adotar “tom acadêmico, sóbrio e institucional, com foco na eficiência de mercado” nos conteúdos.
Ao jornal, Richards disse que não houve definição de conteúdo e que as postagens alinhadas às especificações do Projeto DV foram feitas por um ex-funcionário. Em nota pública, o editor-chefe afirmou que o contrato se deu estritamente “à produção de conteúdo de lifestyle e negócios para divulgação de empreendimentos” e não fazia referência ao banco nem a Daniel Vorcaro, controlador do Banco Master. Apontou ainda que a Mithi ofereceu R$5 milhões por 30% do capital do Not Journal, mas que a proposta foi recusada.
O Not Journal também apareceu, no ano passado, na coluna do jornalista Guilherme Ravache, do Valor Econômico, sobre sites, apps e plataformas de inteligência artificial que “roubam” conteúdos produzidos por veículos de imprensa sem remuneração. No site, o Not Journal diz que faz “curadoria editorial com inteligência artificial” e Richards declarou ao colunista, na época, que funciona como se fosse um buscador como o Google, porque dá créditos e indica o link das reportagens originais.
O site continua oferecendo planos de assinatura para receber notícias via Whatsapp, 24h, que variam de R$19,90 a R$49,90, ou um dashboard completo, no valor de R$299,90, mas sem repassar um real aos jornais. Parte das publicações no site creditam informações, mas não informam links.
O Núcleo tentou contato direto com o Not Journal e o Bruno Richards para pedir entrevista sobre as publicações compartilhadas com a página do Polymarket e o anúncio da empresa no site, mas não teve retorno.
Outra página que aparecia com frequência nos posts compartilhados é o @ncpjornalismo1, que não está disponível desde 31.ago.2026, mas tinha mais de 1 milhão de seguidores. O nome de usuário faz referência ao site No Centro da Política, que pertence ao jornalista Hugo Alves dos Santos, dono do site Hora de Brasília e aliado do blogueiro bolsonarista Oswaldo Eustáquio – foragido desde 2023 e acusado de associação criminosa em atos golpistas. Nenhum post compartilhado informava se era uma publicidade do Polymarket.
A Target DF Journal Comunicação Ltda., que é a empresa de Alves por trás do Hora de Brasília, consta como responsável pela solicitação do registro de marca do site No Centro da Política no Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI). A empresa também apareceu como prestadora de serviços terceirizados para candidatos em eleições passadas.
Em 2024, recebeu R$30 mil do candidato Derek Bonjardim (PL), que se elegeu a vereador em Atibaia (SP), e R$25 mil de Juninho do Hot Dog, que alcançou a suplência no mesmo cargo e pelo mesmo partido. Já em 2022, cinco candidatos desembolsaram, ao todo, R$594,2 mil à empresa, sendo o deputado federal Otoni de Paula (então pelo MDB-RJ na época, hoje no PSD) responsável sozinho por quase 90% desse valor. A Target DF também recebeu R$11 mil da campanha de Sandra Terena, ex-esposa de Eustáquio, que concorreu a deputada estadual pelo União Brasil no Paraná, e foi secretária nacional de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial durante a gestão Bolsonaro.
Há também duas publicações compartilhadas em carrossel do Polymarket com o Jornal Cinforme, veículo de Goiás com mais de 683 mil seguidores, em 22.jul.2026. Uma sobre as chances de Renan Santos vencer as eleições presidenciais, a partir de uma chamada que destaca uma declaração sobre extinguir favelas e o programa Bolsa Família. E outra sobre eventos internacionais em que no meio há um gráfico de previsões sobre as chances de uma assinatura de acordo de paz entre Rússia e Ucrânia.
Além desses sites que se apresentam como jornalísticos, as “colabs” ocorrem desde jun.2026 com páginas de fofocas, curiosidades, memes e de influenciadores, como:
Nenhuma delas informa se o compartilhamento se deu mediante pagamento, o que é obrigatório em caso de publicidade.
Há, ainda, uma publicação de 12.ago.2026 em que a página do Polymarket marcou @olavodecarvalho, mas a página de fãs no Instagram do guru bolsonarista não republicou o conteúdo. O post era sobre a ex-primeira-dama Michelle Bolsonaro “ter feito as pazes” com o senador e presidenciável Flávio Bolsonaro.
Diretor da Data Privacy Brasil, Rafael Zanatta avalia que a utilização de uma linguagem noticiosa ou de meme é uma maneira da página do Polymarket driblar a proibição.
“A conta oficial está indisponível e tem uma subsidiária na prática fazendo um anúncio escamoteado mesmo que não tenha um link direto para o site”, aponta. Para ele, isso incentiva as pessoas a buscarem acessar a plataforma de alguma maneira, pois a possibilidade de ganho em cima do resultado depende do investimento em dinheiro e do monitoramento dessas “apostas”.
O volume estimado em apostas na eleição brasileira está em US$141,7 milhões até 2.set.2026.
Do ponto de vista eleitoral, o professor Fernando Neisser, da FGV, entende que as publicações, por não terem pedido explícito para acesso à plataforma nem link direto e não se venderem como pesquisa eleitoral, a priori, não indicam ilícito eleitoral. Contudo, ele sinaliza que seria necessária uma apuração mais aprofundada para verificar se o conteúdo mascara uma suposta propaganda irregular do mercado de apostas e se visa prejudicar ou beneficiar algum candidato.
“Se eles estão realmente visando o lucro, estão fazendo de uma forma com um grau de discrição muito grande, porque não tem um link, um aviso de ‘clique aqui, venha para cá, venha na nossa página, faça um VPN’ para poder acessar”, afirma.
A reportagem verificou que, mesmo com a proibição no Brasil, em alguns estados o acesso ao site do Polymarket continua disponível. A reportagem fez testes bem sucedidos no Rio de Janeiro, Paraná e Santa Catarina sem utilização de VPN.
A assessoria da Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas informou que “o bloqueio já foi implementado pela maioria dos provedores”, após notificação da Anatel, e que “por se tratar de mercado irregular, sua oferta e divulgação no país permanecem vedadas”.
Sobre a página principal do Polymarket no Instagram, a assessoria informou que “dispõe de um canal específico de comunicação com a Meta e demais plataformas digitais para o encaminhamento de ocorrências relacionadas à oferta ou à publicidade irregular de apostas em redes sociais”, com base no acordo de cooperação com o Conselho Digital do Brasil que permite o tratamento de conteúdos irregulares nas plataformas participantes.
A SPA afirma que “já comunicou às plataformas mais de 2 mil conteúdos irregulares, entre eles publicações relacionadas à oferta de apostas nos chamados ‘mercados de previsão’”.
O Núcleo enviou o link da página @polymarketbrasil (agora polymarketportugues), mas a secretaria não deu retorno se tomaria alguma medida. A Meta também preferiu não comentar.
Em nota, a Anatel ressaltou que a sua atuação “se limita ao encaminhamento às prestadoras de serviços de telecomunicações das decisões administrativas emitidas pelo órgão competente, para fins de bloqueio de sítios eletrônicos” e não contempla redes sociais ou plataformas digitais.
Procurada pela reportagem, a assessoria do TSE disse que “não se manifesta sobre casos concretos”, somente em autos processuais.
Em mai.2026, o Núcleo mostrou que ao menos 20 canais do espectro da direita no YouTube estavam utilizando o Polymarket para diagnosticar uma possível intenção de voto, mesmo não sendo uma pesquisa eleitoral que dispõe de registro no TSE e metodologia científica e transparente ao público.
A Polymarket respeita as autoridades e as regras aplicáveis em cada jurisdição e entende que questões regulatórias devem ser tratadas por meio de diálogo técnico e institucional. A plataforma é uma infraestrutura global de mercados preditivos e informação, que traduz expectativas coletivas em sinais de probabilidade em tempo real, funcionando como uma camada complementar para a leitura de tendências, cenários e mudanças de percepção. A empresa não apoia candidatos, partidos ou correntes ideológicas, não adota posicionamento editorial sobre eleições. A existência de um mercado ou a divulgação de seus dados não representa endosso a qualquer resultado ou posicionamento político, mas a disponibilização de um sinal produzido a partir das expectativas dos participantes. No Brasil, a nossa prioridade é uma comunicação institucional, educativa e responsável, em conformidade com as regras locais, com transparência sobre a natureza da categoria e sem promoção transacional. Em relação a parcerias, campanhas, influenciadores e conteúdos específicos, a empresa não comenta casos específicos sem fatos confirmados e reforça seu compromisso com práticas de comunicação transparentes e responsáveis.
Os dados da página do Instagram do @polymarketbrasil foram coletados por meio de um navegador automatizado a partir das publicações realizadas entre 2025 e 24.ago.2026, com registro de informações como código único da publicação (trecho da URL que identifica o post), data, tipo de conteúdo, legenda, métricas disponíveis (curtidas e comentários), quantidade e tipo de mídias. O projeto foi desenvolvido em Python, com objetivo de automatizar a coleta, o armazenamento e a transcrição de conteúdos. Os dados coletados foram gravados em um banco PostgreSQL e todas as publicações estavam disponíveis até 25.ago.2026.
A categorização das temáticas dos 656 posts levantados foi realizado de forma manual a partir da análise do conteúdo das legendas e classificados como: política (ao se tratar de conteúdos sobre ações de governos, eventos relacionados a políticos, tanto na esfera nacional quanto internacional); eleições brasileiras (que faziam menção direta à disputa eleitoral, às candidaturas, a hashtag como #Eleições2026); esportes (que se tratavam de jogos, times e atletas); tecnologia (que faziam menção a big techs e inovações tecnológicas); atualidades (que abarcavam assuntos de entretenimento, cinema, curiosidades); judiciário (que abordavam decisões judiciais que não se tratavam de questões relacionadas a políticos ou eleições); e propaganda (quando o Polymarket postava sobre a própria plataforma).
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Photographer: Dati Bendo © European Union
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday (2 September) that Europe and NATO would increase pressure on Russia after Germany attributed an attempted attack on cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport to Moscow, calling the incident a “new escalation” on European Union soil, writes Catherine Feore.
“This was an attack using military-grade material, carried out by Russian operatives on European Union soil. We will not tolerate it,” von der Leyen said alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels.
The German government said on Tuesday (1 September) that its investigation and intelligence findings established Russian responsibility for the attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month. Russia has denied responsibility.
The meeting took place as foreign ministers and the EU's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy were meeting to discuss Russia and Ukraine among other issues.
“Had this attack succeeded, this would have resulted in enormous damage and possibly even loss of life,” von der Leyen said. “We stand in full solidarity with Germany.”
“If the intention was to make us think twice about supporting Ukraine, I can tell you it has only strengthened my resolve. Intimidation will not work.”
Von der Leyen said the Leipzig incident was part of a wider pattern of Russian activity confronting Europe, including airspace incursions, drones disrupting airports and interference with critical infrastructure.
“Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil, directly attributed to Russia,” she said.
Von der Leyen outlined three areas for a stepped-up European response: stronger protection of European infrastructure backed by additional sanctions on Russia, increased air-defence support for Ukraine, and an acceleration of Europe’s own defence build-up in close cooperation with NATO.
Infrastructure and sanctions
First, von der Leyen said Europe must strengthen the protection of infrastructure that could be targeted by Russian hybrid operations and be prepared to respond more quickly when attacks occur.
“We must treat our everyday infrastructure as frontline targets, and protect them accordingly,” she said.
The EU already has rapid response teams that can assist member states faced with such attacks, she said, arguing that Europe’s ability to prepare and respond would itself act as a deterrent.
Von der Leyen also said the EU was ready to intensify economic pressure on Moscow through sanctions. “Our sanctions have weakened Russia’s economy. We can use more sanctions and have them ready to impose as soon as such dangerous, life-threatening acts are attributed,” she said. “Every loophole Russia exploits is one we must close.”
European foreign ministers were discussing new listings in Ireland on Wednesday, she said, while the Commission was examining further ways to “cut deeper into Russia’s war chest”.
More air defence for Ukraine
Von der Leyen said her second priority was strengthening support for Ukraine, announcing that the EU had received a new request worth several billion euros for air-defence capabilities.
“Today, I can confirm that we have received a new payment request,” she said. “It is worth several billion euro, and would cover Ukraine’s air defenses, including the highly advanced PAC-3 Patriot air defense systems.”
Member states were considering the request, she said.
“I can say that it’s going in the right direction.”
Von der Leyen also pointed to European work with Ukraine on the FRIO project to develop anti-ballistic missile defences, as well as the EU’s €90 billion support loan.
“Since June, we have issued €8.5 billion for drones and missiles for Ukraine from this loan,” she said, adding that the funding could also be used to buy fighter aircraft from European industry.
Faster European defence build-up
Von der Leyen’s third priority was to accelerate Europe’s defence build-up alongside NATO, with air defence at the centre of the effort.
“Air defenses are critical,” she said. “We need a faster, more integrated alert system across Europe, and then we must intercept the threats faster.”
She pointed to the EU’s €800 billion defence investment plan, including €150 billion through the SAFE instrument, as a way for European countries to increase defence investment jointly.
“We are in a new era of European security,” von der Leyen said. “European investment in defense strengthens NATO and re-energizes our industrial base.”
Rutte backed von der Leyen’s assessment of the threat, saying Russia had become “increasingly reckless” as its war against Ukraine continued.
“We have seen more drones and missiles crossing into our airspace along our eastern flank, creating increased risk,” Rutte said.
“And we have also seen an increase in malign activities targeting our territory directly, whether it is fires set in factories producing defense equipment for Ukraine, or indeed the Russian hybrid attack in Leipzig.”
“The examples are many. The dangers Russia poses are clear,” he added.
Rutte said NATO was working “around the clock” to ensure it could protect its population and said Moscow would fail if it hoped attacks such as Leipzig would undermine Western backing for Kyiv.
“If Russia thinks we will be divided by the threat, or if they think we will be deterred from supporting Ukraine, they are mistaken,” he said. “Our unity is unshaken. Our support to Ukraine is clear.”
Rutte said NATO allies had agreed to provide at least €70 billion to support Ukraine this year and the same amount next year, with the EU loan forming a “crucial element” of that support.
The NATO chief also backed the push for additional air defence and increased defence production, saying higher spending had to translate into additional military capabilities and greater industrial capacity.
Von der Leyen said the EU and NATO would not be intimidated into reducing their support for Ukraine. “Europe and NATO will not just maintain our pressure on Russia; we will increase it,” she said. “We will not stop — not until Russia stops bombing and killing innocent children, men and women in Ukraine. We will continue, we will prevail, and we will deter anyone who attacks our freedom and our security.”
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