Two adult men, Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller, have been charged with second-degree murder in the Kansas City Super Bowl shooting. Two people were arrested earlier, but have not been publicly identified, because they are juveniles.
In other news, the Russian air force established air superiority during the recent successful push to capture the town of Avdiivka.
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California’s budget crisis is projected to expand more than previously thought and could hit a record deficit of $73 billion, according to a new report from the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).
The LAO laid out the grim forecast in a Tuesday report that cautions that a $24 billion “erosion in revenues” corresponds to a $15 billion increase in the state’s budget problem. Due to this, the budget deficit, which last month was estimated to hit $58 billion, could now go as high as $73 billion.
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Two of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices issued a fiery dissent Tuesday after the high court declined to hear a case challenging a Virginia high school’s admissions program that allegedly discriminates against Asian Americans.
A coalition of parents of students at Thomas Jefferson High School, the nation’s top-ranked high school, appealed to the Supreme Court claiming that the Ivy League feeder imposes a roundabout way of filtering for race in admissions that they say violates the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling on affirmative action in college admissions. That case decided that the use of race as a factor in college admissions is a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
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Biden’s Firing of Attorney General Opens Up Obstruction of Justice Case
The Mueller report suggested that former President Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice because of his decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey and alleged pressure on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to fire Mueller. Now a report has emerged that Biden is planning to fire Attorney General Merrick Garland over special counsel investigations.
While the media made much of the obstruction of justice allegations at the time, it’s shown little interest in its own reporting which implicated Biden in multiple instances of obstruction of justice.
A recent Politico report described Biden complaining that Attorney General Merrick Garland did not stop Special Counsel Hur from editing out mentions of his diminished mental capacity in his report, that Garland should not have allowed a special counsel to look into his son’s misconduct and finally that Garland had failed to schedule a trial of former President Trump quickly enough.
As a result, Politico reported that Biden would oust Garland if he gets a second term.
Not only was Biden interfering with supposedly independent investigations of himself and his son, but even into criminal proceedings aimed at his likely opponent in the presidential race. The interference has become crude and overt enough that it now includes media leaks threatening the job of his attorney general for not sufficiently protecting him from investigations.
And for not doing enough to schedule his presidential opponent’s trial before the election…
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A group of activists in Boston called for the city to “fully commit to writing checks” and for a $15 billion payout since the city’s wealth was built on slavery.
An activist named Rev. Kevin C. Peterson delivered remarks on how the City of Boston should implement reparations at a press conference in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Saturday.
The $15 billion will be made “towards making right the wrong perpetuated on Boston’s Blacks,” Peterson said at a news conference. “The wealth of this city was built on slavery.”
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Two suspects have been identified in the Kansas City Super Bowl shooting. Their names are Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller. Both men have been charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of weapons.
The two adults were charged after two males were arrested last week and were unidentified because they were both juveniles.
Prosecutor for Jackson County Jean Peters Baker announced the charges of second-degree murder against Mays and Miller. The charges were filed against Miller on Monday, while charges against Mays were filed on Saturday. Those charges have not been unsealed, per local news.
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Breaking: Court Documents Show Firearm Used in Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting Was Stolen
Four men have been arrested in connection with the deadly Kansas City Super Bowl Parade shooting of February 14, and now documents reveal that one of the firearms used in that shooting was stolen.
Documents show that “A computer check revealed the firearm to be stolen out of Kansas City, Missouri.”
This comes after Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller were arrested and identified. Both men were hospitalized with injuries after the shooting and remain in the hospital, though a $1 million bond was set for each. Both men were charged with second-degree murder. Two others were arrested last week and both were juveniles who are facing weapons charges and resisting arrest. A fifth individual is being sought by the FBI.
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COVID mRNA Vaccinated Emit Strange Fluorescent Glow Under UV Light
New research has sent shockwaves through the scientific community after it revealed that people who have received Covid mRNA shots emit a strange fluorescent glow under certain ultraviolet (UV) light.
The glow appears as tiny dots on the skin that appear to move around on their own.
The disturbing discovery was made by Dr. Ana Maria Mihalcea.
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A Washington, D.C., federal jury convicted two Chinese nationals on Tuesday, for being part of a scheme in which they submitted over 5,000 fake iPhones to Apple for repair, intending to dupe the tech giant out of over $3 million.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the conviction Tuesday afternoon, saying 33-year-old Hoatian Sun, also known as Hao Sun, Jack Sun, and Frank Sun, of Baltimore, as well as 33-year-old Pengfei Xue of Germantown, Maryland, were convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
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Just in: Nikki Haley Says She ‘Will Not Quit’ Even if She Loses in South Carolina
Ahead of South Carolina’s primary election, which will take place on Saturday, former governor of the state Nikki Haley vowed not to drop out even if she loses South Carolina.
“I refuse to quit,” Haley told supporters at a “State of the Race” speech in Greenville, South Carolina.
“South Carolina will vote on Saturday. But on Sunday, I’ll still be running for president. I’m not going anywhere.”
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Musk and Assange Follow Putin, Trump and Stalin as Nobel Peace Prize Nominees
It’s happened, Elon Musk got a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
The billionaire X owner and Tesla founder was picked as the top choice by Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen.
Nilsen, who announced his pick in local paper Agderposten, said he had put forward the nomination for Musk for his “adamant defense of dialogue, free speech and [enabling] the possibility to express one’s views’ in a continuously more polarized world,” adding that Musk’s tech companies had helped “make the world a more connected and safer place.”
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Nancy Pelosi, Jen Psaki Claim That Putin is Blackmailing Trump: ‘What Does He Have on Donald Trump?’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was likely employing blackmail against Trump.
Pelosi asked what kind of leverage Putin has against Trump on NATO.
“What does [Putin] have on Donald Trump that he’d have to constantly be catering to Putin, telling Putin, go into these countries?” Pelosi wondered.
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New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger says The White House is ‘extremely upset’ with the paper’s coverage of President Biden’s age. Sulzberger insists the paper will continue to be objective.
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President Trump has unveiled a shortlist of at least six potential Republican running mates during a town hall on Monday, providing a glimpse into his potential Vice Presidential choices if he secures victory in the November election.
Among the individuals on Trump’s list are Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, all of whom were former rivals. Additionally, Trump included South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Florida Republican Byron Donalds, and former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on his roster.
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Podcast host Joe Rogan speculated the Democratic Party is preparing to swap out President Biden with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on the 2024 presidential ticket.
Biden has been dogged by questions about his mental acuity since before his presidency, but those concerns reached a fever pitch when Special Counsel Robert Hur released his report, which described Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
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Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 27, testified on Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin failed to take firearm training sessions seriously before production began for the upcoming Western movie Rust.
Gutierrez-Reed claimed that Baldwin spent a lot of his time during the training sessions texting on his phone, having his assistant shoot videos of him with a firearm for Instagram, and FaceTiming his wife and children, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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The now viral story of a financial advice columnist falling for a $50,000 Amazon scam has garnered bewilderment and ridicule from social media users over the last week; especially as other outlets came to her defense
Charlotte Cowles, a financial columnist for New York Magazine’s The Cut, shared her horror story of being conned out of $50,000 in an elaborate Amazon scheme last week.
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Signal Introduces the Ability to Show a Username Instead of a Phone Number
For years, cybersecurity experts and privacy champions have lauded Signal for its robust end-to-end encryption, positioning it as the apex of secure digital communication. Yet, ironically, this sanctuary of privacy required users to disclose a crucial piece of personal information — their phone number — to anyone they contacted. This paradox has now been addressed.
Signal has recently initiated the beta phase of a new feature, allowing users to remove their phone number from public view and use username instead.
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As college tuition continues to rise, doubts about the value of a post-secondary education in America are growing, as reported by CBS News. A recent analysis of earnings data from nearly 4,000 colleges and other higher education programs suggests that these concerns may be warranted.
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Suspect in Brutal Soho Hotel Murder Arrested in Violent Arizona Crime Spree: Sources
A suspect in the brutal death of a woman who was found bludgeoned in a Manhattan hotel room earlier this month was arrested in Arizona after an alleged crime spree, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
The NYPD identified the suspect as 26-year-old Raad Almansoori. The arrest comes after a federal bulletin was put out about him last week.
Police said he stabbed a woman at a Surprise, Arizona, McDonalds Saturday after dragging her into a restroom against her will. Almansoori was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday while allegedly driving a stolen car.
During questioning he allegedly told cops he’d stabbed a woman he tried to carjack in Phoenix the day before, on Feb. 17 — a mere nine days after the body of Denisse Oleas-Arancibia was found in a SoHo hotel room.
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Top Business Elites Refuse to Invest Money in New York Over Judge Engoron’s Anti-Trump Rulling
Top businesses appear to be rethinking their investment strategies after radical Judge Arthur Engoron hit President Donald Trump’s company with a $355 million fine for simply doing business in the state.
The fine was issued in the politically motivated case brought by career Democrat New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
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Toronto Police Say 2 Bus Stop Shooting Victims Were Innocent, Shot ‘Indiscriminately’
Toronto police say two victims who were shot near a north Toronto bus stop last weekend were hit “indiscriminately” while going about their day.
At a news conference Tuesday, Det. Sgt. Phillip Campbell said 39-year-old Adu Boakye was walking by a bus shelter near Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue when he was fatally shot Saturday afternoon.
Boakye was “innocently going about his business,” Campbell said, as was the 16-year-old boy who was shot in the same area and sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries almost 24 hours prior.
“We believe these two victims were shot indiscriminately,” said Campbell, adding neither victim has any affiliation with gang-related activity.
“One person is dead and the other has had their life altered forever.”
[…]
Although no arrests have been made, Toronto police say they are looking for a Black male around 18 to 25 years old, with a thin build.
He was seen wearing a black coat, a white hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black shoes, a black face covering and possibly a white surgical mask underneath.
Investigators say they can’t rule out the possibility that the attacks were related to gang violence.
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Even the United Kingdom, that island nation often seen as immune to radical forces, is now being forced to reckon with Islamism.
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EC Initiates Investigations Regarding TikTok Due to New Law
The European Commission has commenced formal investigations into the social media platform TikTok in accordance with the new Digital Services Act to verify whether the social network is doing enough for “child protection,” Reuters agency reported, citing a document to which it gained access.
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Never fully trust any “voluntary” nature regarding “voluntary codes” — involving massive corporations and nations states, or, in this case, a transnational organization like the EU.
Usually, these are little else than an opportunity for those who have a lot to lose (in this case, Big Tech) to do some self-censorship and/or speech curtailing in general — before the government/government-like regulators step in to punish them for not being properly aligned with their policies. And, indeed, politics.
It’s obvious why both sides would likely play along. Governments don’t want to show their authoritarian sides, and corporations don’t want to lose money.
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European Funding for Ukrainian Agribusiness Stirs Farmer Backlash
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has injected nearly $1 billion into large Ukrainian food businesses, including chicken farms, sparking outrage among EU farmers already grappling with protests against Ukrainian imports, Financial Times writes.
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Farmers in Slovakia have blocked the road to the checkpoint at the border with Ukraine in protest against European agricultural policy, according to the TASR agency.
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Finnish Reservists Resign in Droves, Leading to Shortage in Civilian Service Training Spots
In February, in Finland, over a thousand reservists have left their positions, leading to a shortage of spots in the supplementary training for civilian service obligations, as reported by Helsingin Sanomat.
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Eminent lawmakers, former ministers, and academics hailing from various corners of Europe convened in the Czech capital on Monday, February 19th, for a conference on EU expansion hosted by the Institute for Geostrategic Studies Geopolitikon.
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German TV Host Calls for AfD and FPÖ Politicians to be Killed
Jan Böhmermann, a 42-year-old comedian known for his show “ZDF Magazin Royale,” is facing backlash after making controversial remarks suggesting the killing of politicians from Austria’s FPÖ and Germany’s AfD parties during his recent broadcast.
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Allegations have surfaced regarding a leading official of the Junge Alternative, who is accused of anonymously reporting party members to their employers.
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Germany: Some Values Union Members Challenge the Founding of the Party
Members of the Values Union are contesting the recent transformation of the organization from an association into a political party, citing potential violations of the German Civil Code (BGB).
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Germany: Catholic Bishops Want to Exclude AfD Members
Amidst a series of crises including abuse scandals, declining church membership, and a shortage of priests, the Catholic Church in Germany appears poised to adopt a more assertive anti-right stance.
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Germany Leads European Nations in EV Adoption With 23.9% Surge in January Sales
New electric passenger car sales surged by nearly 30% across Europe in January 2024, with Germany emerging as the frontrunner in EV adoption. The latest data revealed that Germany witnessed a remarkable 23.9% increase in EV sales, with 22,474 new electric cars hitting the roads.
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Greek Farmers Drive 200 Tractors to Athens to Protest Rising Costs
Farmers from around Greece were traveling to Athens in tractor convoys on Tuesday to demand more financial concessions from the government as the cost of living increases.
Some 200 tractors formed the main convoy in central Greece heading southward, while thousands of protesters were expected to travel to the capital on chartered buses and ferries.
The Greek farmers — whose demands are similar to those at widespread farmer protests elsewhere in Europe — have spent weeks staging sporadic blockades along highways and in rural towns.
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Hungarian PM Orban: “We Want Trump Back in the White House to Have Peace in Europe”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivered his annual state of the nation address, focusing on the forthcoming European elections and the conservative forces’ efforts to reclaim the European Union from what he perceives as bureaucratic control.
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In France, Farmers Will Resume Protests Ahead of a Major Agricultural Exhibition
Protests by farmers dissatisfied with government support measures are erupting across France, as they intend to increase pressure on authorities ahead of the Agricultural Show in Paris, opening on Saturday.
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Italy: Milan Residents Grapple With Severe Pollution
Residents of Milan are struggling with severe pollution, prompting some to consider relocating to cleaner cities. Pietro De Luca, a resident of Milan, expresses his frustration with the constant smog and its adverse effects on his health, Reuters reports.
[Comment: Huh. Something to keep in mind when making travel plans.]
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Poland Explores French Bid for Second Nuclear Plant
Poland’s government is contemplating France’s Electricite de France SA as a potential bidder for its second nuclear power plant, diverging from its previous selection of US companies for the country’s inaugural reactors, Bloomberg writes.
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Poland: Left-Liberal Government to Introduce Legislation to Disband Anti-Corruption Agency
A legislative proposal to dissolve Poland’s anti-corruption agency (CBA) is slated to be finalized by the end of March, as announced by Tomasz Siemoniak, the minister overseeing the country’s security services in the new government.
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Portugal Sees 24% Increase in Population Aged 65 and Over
The elderly population in Portugal is on the rise, with 24% of residents aged 65 or above, according to Pordata, a database providing statistics on Portugal and Europe.
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Protesting Polish Farmers Block Much of Ukraine’s Western Border
As the war continued to rage in Ukraine’s east, much of its Western border was blocked on Tuesday by another fight, this one with Polish farmers.
The farmers have for months been protesting an influx of Ukrainian products that they say is crowding the Polish market and undercutting their livelihood. On Tuesday, they obstructed check points for commercial transportation, halted the passage of about 3,000 Ukrainian trucks and opened some train cars containing Ukrainian grain, spilling it onto the rails.
“It’s either us or them,” a Polish farmer said on Tuesday on the Polish TV channel Polsat News. “Someone must be interested in us.”
The demonstration prompted a counterprotest in Ukraine, where previous blockades by Polish truckers have hampered the supply chain of goods reaching the country, causing shortages that have begun to affect soldiers on the battlefield.
[Comment: This New York Times article is not behind a paywall.]
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Record High Fertilizer Costs Prompt Farmers to Explore Nature-Based Solutions
The soaring costs of fertilizers have become a significant concern for farmers, contributing to recent protests and straining their financial resources, Euronews writes.
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Sales of New Cars in Europe Continue to Increase
In Europe, the increase in sales of new passenger cars continues, as reported by the Association of Companies for the Sale and Maintenance of Automobiles (AMTEL). In January of the current year, demand for new passenger cars in EU countries continued to grow, according to Postimees.
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Schools in England Have Been Granted the Right to Ban Mobile Phones
The UK Department for Education has issued guidelines for schools in England, granting them the authority to prohibit students from using mobile phones within their jurisdiction.
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Swedish PM’s Budapest Visit May Resolve NATO Membership Deadlock
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to welcome Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson to Budapest for discussions on Friday, aiming to finalize Sweden’s application to join NATO.
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The European Commission Wants to Protect Its Headquarters in Brussels From Drones
The European Commission is considering the installation of equipment to counter drones that could threaten the institution’s headquarters in Brussels. Sources informed Politico about this.
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The Moldovan Government Has Proposed Loans to Farmers Who Complain About Their Problems
The Moldovan government has announced that they will create an opportunity for agrarians to take out loans for their businesses in the amount of up to half a million lei guaranteed by the state, Newsmaker reports.
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Israel, a father-of-three who lives in Edgware, North London, and his wife Dorin, 29, were left in disbelief when they found baby Ronnie’s identification papers had been tampered with.
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The London Fire Brigade is facing an £11 million bill as many of its vehicles are not compliant with Ulez restrictions.
A Freedom of Information Request revealed that 14 per cent of all vehicles currently in use by the LFB are not Ulez compliant, with all of them being vital frontline and blue light resources, such as ladder or pump trucks.
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Qari Hazarvi Abassi (pictured) was on his way to lead early morning prayers at the Abubakr Mosque when he hit Harvinder Singh, 49, on May 4, 2021.
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Viktor Orban: We Need to Stop Allowing Ukrainian Agricultural Products Into the European Market
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has advocated for closing the European market to Ukrainian agricultural products. Orban’s remarks were quoted in a video posted on the Facebook page of Hungary’s ruling party, Fidesz, with reference to Magyar Nemzet.
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The war in Ukraine, the subsequent sanctions against Russia and the rejection of Russian energy resources have provoked a crisis in European countries. One of the most affected countries is the Czech Republic, where, according to media reports, enterprises and factories are forced to shut down.
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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Faces His Last Legal Roll of the Dice in Britain to Avoid US Extradition
LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s lawyers opened a final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that American authorities are seeking to punish him for exposing serious criminal acts by the U.S. government.
Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said Assange may “suffer a flagrant denial of justice” if he is sent to the U.S. At a two-day High Court hearing, Assange’s attorneys are asking judges to grant a new appeal, his last legal roll of the dice in Britain.
Assange himself was not in court. Judge Victoria Sharp said he was granted permission to come from Belmarsh Prison for the hearing, but had chosen not to attend. Fitzgerald said the 52-year-old Australian was unwell.
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The US Vetoes an Arab-Backed UN Resolution Demanding an Immediate Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Gaza
In a surprise move ahead of the vote, the U.S. shared a rival resolution that would support a temporary cease-fire in Gaza linked to the release of all hostages.
The United States vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining, reflecting the wide global support for ending the more than four-month war that started with Hamas’ surprise invasion of southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and saw 250 others taken hostage. Since then, more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military offensive, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority are women and children.
It was the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
The Biden administration had said it would veto the resolution because of concerns it would interfere with efforts to arrange a deal between the warring parties aimed at bringing at least a six-week halt to hostilities and releasing all hostages.
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The incident happened within the walls of the Kremlin prompting Russian forces to put Bogdanova on their wanted list
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As Russia’s ground forces pushed to capture Avdiivka, its air force appeared to establish air superiority over the war-torn town, clearing the way for critical close-air-support missions, conflict analysts assessed.
Although only temporary and localized, it appears to be the first time Russia has taken control of the skies in a front-line area since their full-scale invasion began almost two years ago. And if it continues or expands, a real possibility as Ukrainian air defenses are under significant stress, it could be “devastating,” war experts said.
On Saturday, Russia claimed victory in Avdiivka, a Ukrainian town northeast of occupied Donetsk. Despite it being hailed as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biggest victory since the fall of Bakhmut in May 2023 — and a timely one given the upcoming Russian presidential elections next month — it came at a high cost. Moscow has suffered severe losses of both troops and equipment since focusing its forces on Avdiivka last fall.
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Hugo Awards Accused of Self-Censorship to Appease China
Critics around what’s happened with Hugo Awards last fall may be prompted to say — well this is one of those things you just can’t make up.
Even if, this is about Hugo Awards — set up specifically for “things” i.e., prose, decisively made up, and no qualms about it.
But it’s the annual literary awards ceremony for the best science fiction or fantasy, given at the World Science Fiction Convention that keeps causing a stir.
The problem is this: last October, Hugo Awards were taking place in China. The US-based Worldcon was reportedly behind most of the goings-on.
But China had a problem with some of that, the newly leaked emails seem to show.
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New Zealand Greens MP Efeso Collins has died after running in a charity event in Auckland.
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Kiwis are flocking to Australia for the higher wages on offer, leading to concern of a New Zealand ‘brain drain’.
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South Africa’s Unemployment Rate, the Highest in the World, Continues to Rise Ahead of Election
South Africa’s unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday.
The Quarterly Labor Force Survey reported that the number of unemployed working-age people in South Africa rose to 7.9 million after 46,000 more became unemployed in the last three months of 2023, increasing from 31.9%.
The news is a blow to the ruling African National Congress party as it faces its steepest election test ever in a few months. The desperately high unemployment rate is a key voter issue.
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Fentanyl Usage Extends Deeper Into Mexico, Following US Crisis
While Mexico has long been a transit point for fentanyl trafficking, its internal consumption has remained relatively low compared to the United States, according to Reuters. However, interviews with numerous experts and officials, along with data analysis, suggest a growing prevalence of fentanyl use across Mexico, albeit obscured by limited testing and data collection.
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An asylum seeker has been arrested just days after being granted the right to stay in the UK after trying to meet a teenage boy for sex.
Omid Ebrahmi, 46, was living at Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield before being arrested for his online predatory behaviour.
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Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders, who won the most seats in an election three months ago but has so far failed to form a new coalition government, said on Monday the Netherlands was “Europe’s fool” for accepting too many Ukrainian refugees.
Wilders opposes continuing military aid to Ukraine, arguing that the Netherlands needs to keep its weapons to defend itself. The position is one of several issues dividing his far right Freedom Party (PVV) from potential coalition partners.
“Ukrainians are coming to the Netherlands in droves, not because of the war, but for free housing, free care and our jobs,” Wilders said in a post on X. “Once again, we are Europe’s fool.”
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EU Member States Should Pay 20,000 Euros for Each Rejected Asylum Seeker
EU member states are expected to pay a fee of 20,000 euros for each rejected asylum seeker under the newly approved EU migration pact.
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Finland Prepares a Project for Systematic Counteraction to “Migrant Blackmail”
The Ministry of the Interior of Finland is preparing a draft law for systematic counteraction against the use of migration as a tool of pressure and for enhancing border security. The department announced this on Monday.
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David Neal will immediately leave his role as the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration after being fired by Home Secretary James Cleverly.
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Illegal Immigrants Attack NYPD at Randall’s Island Shelter, Arrest Made
A confrontation between NYPD officers and illegal immigrants at the Randall’s Island shelter in New York City on Thursday resulted in one man being arrested and escorted off the premises.
The event was just the latest in a string of violent incidents involving undocumented newcomers at the shelter in recent weeks.
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Jim Jordan Subpoenas Biden’s HHS for Files on Violent Illegal Aliens
Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has just issued a subpoena against Democrat President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Jordan subpoenaed HHS on Tuesday for the case files of several criminal illegal aliens who entered the U.S. as children and went on to be charged with violent crimes, including murder.
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Massive Visa Scandal: Millions Earned as 800 Legalized Immigrants Vanish From Poland
A scandal related to large-scale illegal visas, where two criminal groups made millions, according to Rzeczpospolita. At least 800 foreigners who were legalized in Poland disappeared from the country. Two leaders of the group, including Malgorzata N. from Warsaw, were apprehended after earning around 4 million PLN over two years.
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New York Ships Illegal Immigrants to Utah as Migrant Crisis Intensifies
During a monthly news conference, a reporter asked Utah Gov. Spencer Cox if he was aware that New York shelters have been paying for tickets to ship illegal immigrants out to the state of Utah.
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The 149 refugees — including murderers and rapists — began receiving Status Resolution Support Services within 14 days of walking free from detention
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The Finnish Ministry of the Interior Plans to Shorten RP Durations for Refugees to Three Years
The Ministry of the Interior of Finland has introduced a bill proposing to reduce the validity period of residence permits (RP) for refugees from four to three years. According to the new proposal, the first RP issued based on refugee status will be valid for three years.
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Management and Training Corporation is seeking an Accommodation Manager, along with multiple welfare and security officers who can ‘work and live in a hot tropical environment on Nauru’.
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Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Embryos Are Protected in Sanctity of Life Case
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday under state law that frozen human embryos are considered children, a ruling that may have significant ramifications for in vitro fertilization and other medical issues in the state, claim those opposed.
The state’s “Wrongful Death of a Minor Act” is “sweeping and unqualified,” the nine-judge court declared in its 8-1 decision, and its provisions extend to children “regardless of their location.”
The defendant, the Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C., and Mobile Infirmary Association d/b/a Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, attempted to argue that the embryos do not fit within the definition of a ‘person’ or ‘child’ under the law.
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Prebunking — until relatively recently it was just one of the fringe concepts in the relentless “war on misinformation industrial complex.”
A short way to describe it is as a dystopian version of debunking false or incorrect information. But here the idea is to stop users (“help them identify”) unwanted content, before they can even see it.
A short way to describe what’s wrong with the “war on misinformation” is that it all too easily turns into a smokescreen for plain censorship of lawful and factually correct speech.
And now, prebunking is moving from ideations pushed by murky “fact-checking” and similar outfits, to the very top of the mainstream — Google.
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Aristocrat Ellen Lascelles, 39, made history as she tied the knot with Channtel McPherson, known as ‘Chan’, in a ceremony held in Byron Bay Hinterland this week.
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A Massachusetts high school girls basketball team was forced to forfeit its game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three players.
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Trans Baby Killer Sues Indiana Prison for $150,000 After Being ‘Banned From Wearing a Hijab’
A transgender prisoner, serving a a 55-year sentence for strangling his 11-month-old stepdaughter to death, is suing a prison chaplain for allegedly banning them from wearing a hijab.
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Trans ‘Family Blogger’ Charged With Child Neglect of Autistic Son After Feces Found Throughout Home
Parents of an autistic 10-year-old boy, one of whom is a trans-identified male, have been arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of their child.
Robert Eugene Plummer, also known as Kirstyn Piper, 45, who is a trans-identifying male, and Amy Plummer, 46, were arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of their 10-year-old son who also has autism, according to reporting done by Reduxx.
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Not “them”.
The proper gender- neutral term in the English language is ” it”.
Please refer to anything gender neutral as “it””.
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French “Democracy” Establishes Medical Tyranny
by Paul Craig Roberts
Professor Michel Chossudovsky, director of Global Research, has examined the new French law that defines dissent from official medical narratives as a “sectarian aberration” and criminalizes dissent from medical narratives, such as “the mRNA vaccine is safe and effective.”
The law also creates a new crime called “provocation to abstention from medical care.” A French citizen is guilty of a crime if the person refuses a vaccine or medical treatment handed down by authorities. Had the law been in place during the mass vaccination campaign with the deadly mRNA “vaccine,” all who refused would have received three years imprisonment and paid a 45,000 euro fine. This ensures that next time everyone will receive the “vaccine,” because if you refuse you will be imprisoned and the prison rules will require you to be “vaccinated.”
The new law also protects the pharmaceutical corporations from any accountability for the deaths and health damage their lies caused by criminalizing French citizens–including doctors and medical scientists–who speak against the Covid-19 “vaccines.” This demonstrates the power of Big Pharma over democracy, which with this death blow given to free speech and medical fact no longer exists in France.
Here is Professor Chossudovsky’s account:
https://www.globalresearch.ca/frances-draft-law-citizens-whospeak-out-against-the-covid-19-vaccine-3-years-prison-and-e45000-fine/5849818
This is a very serious development. It is an official act by an alleged “Western democracy” that criminalizes truth. For example, French medical scientists who find that the mRNA “vaccines” result in death and health injury will be imprisoned if they report their findings. The new French law takes the determination of medical fact out of the hands of medical scientists. The “fact” henceforth is whatever Big Pharma’s paid shills among politicians and medical “authorities” say it is.
Something similar has occurred in Germany. The distinguished German attorney Reiner Fuellmich was about to file a lawsuit supported by thousands of medical doctors and attorneys against the mRNA manufacturers when he was kidnapped by the German state and imprisoned in Germany where he is currently standing trial on trumped up charges brought by what appears to be paid “witnesses.”
This is not the way democracies operate. As I have written on many occasions, Western countries have ceased to be democracies. The people have no voice. The countries are governed by the agendas of the elites and powerful corporations with the money to purchase the laws that serve their agendas and interests. The people who run for office are the people approved by these elites. Trump was the exception, and look at what has happened to him. The ruling elite have made their point: “Cross us and we will destroy you.”
Western governments serve at the expense of the people the material interests of the powerful and ideologies such as the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset.” Dutch and Irish governments are dispossessing under the rubric of “global warming” farmers of their flocks of sheep and herds of cattle, thereby driving up food prices by curtailing the supplies of meat, milk, butter, and cheese, while simultaneously allowing entry to hordes of immigrant-invaders whose support the people are forced to undertake. Today a “Western democracy” is an institution that forces citizens to support interests that are not their own.
We are now witnessing, with the new French law, with the German government’s kidnapping of Reiner Fuellmich, with the American persecution of medical scientists who truthfully reported the mRNA danger, the Stalinist indictments of President Trump, and with media that no longer serve as watchdogs over the government but as propaganda ministries for government lies, the legalization and institutionalization of the tyranny that has displaced democracy in the Western world.
A large percentage of Western peoples are so indoctrinated and brainwashed that they do not see what is happening. Moreover, Western countries having been turned into towers of babel means there is no social unity, which makes it impossible to oppose the tyranny as some of the diverse elements see tyranny useful in suppressing political and ideological opponents. In the US the Democrats’ policy of wide-open borders for “people of color” but not for whites is dispossessing Americans of their own country.
Despite public opposition to the policy, it has moved into high gear with, according to official numbers, entry each year of immigrant-invaders in numbers equivalent to 12 cities the size of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There is no doubt whatsoever that the goal is to replace the white American population who are powerless to do anything about it.
Meanwhile the Western governments foment wars with Russia, China, and Iran and expect the demoralized citizens they are dispossessing to supply the army.
– Does the Kremlin comprehend that its de-nazification agenda cannot be limited to Ukraine but must be applied to the entirety of the Western world?
When are you going to realize that democracy is dead and long gone, the only thing left is to arm up and prepare to defend you and yours from the upcoming events. This is the land of Wolves now, there is only Wolves and sheep, chance favors the prepared mind, are you willing to do whatever is necessary to protect you and yours from what is coming? Are you willing to commit the most unholy of holy’s when the SHTF? If you are not, that makes you the sheep. Be the Wolf and survive and thrive, or be the sheep and be slaughtered, that, is the cold, cruel, harsh reality of it all.
FUELMICH
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Speaks to Legal Issues Linked to His Kidnapping and Arrest
https://swebbtube.se/w/spLAohFKWWFzdMEj8LYugc
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