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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249744 (291438ZDEC24) Notable: Welcome to Dystopia! NY Gov. Hochul Signs New Anti-Free Speech Legislation

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Welcome to Dystopia! NY Gov. Hochul Signs New Anti-Free Speech Legislation

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Leftist New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signed a legislative package that includes a bill encouraging platforms to censor speech.

In a Dec. 24 press release, Hochul’s office bragged about alleged “Online Safety Legislation.” One bill in particular, S895B/A6789B, “Requires Social Media Companies To Disclose Their Terms of Service Relating to Hate Speech.” But “hate speech” is a vague and easily abused term, often weaponized by anti-speech leftists like Hochul and Big Tech censors as justification for draconian censorship.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249762 (291443ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

December 29, 2024

Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal

What are these bubbles frozen into Lake Baikal? Methane. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, is the world's largest (by volume), oldest, and deepest lake, containing over 20% of the world's fresh water. The lake is also a vast storehouse of methane, a greenhouse gas that, if released, could potentially increase the amount of infrared light absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, and so increase the average temperature of the entire planet. Fortunately, the amount of methane currently bubbling out is not climatologically important. It is not clear what would happen, though, were temperatures to significantly increase in the region, or if the water level in Lake Baikal were to drop. Pictured, bubbles of rising methane froze during winter into the exceptionally clear ice covering the lake.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249817 (291501ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field

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NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field

Dec 28, 2024

NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa.

This vast, developing phenomenon, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, has intrigued and concerned scientists for years, and perhaps none more so than NASA researchers.

The space agency's satellites and spacecraft are particularly vulnerable to the weakened magnetic field strength within the anomaly, and the resulting exposure to charged particles from the Sun.

The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) – likened by NASA to a 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field, or a kind of 'pothole in space' – generally doesn't affect life on Earth, but the same can't be said for orbital spacecraft (including the International Space Station), which pass directly through the anomaly as they loop around the planet at low-Earth orbit altitudes.

During these encounters, the reduced magnetic field strength inside the anomaly means technological systems onboard satellites can short-circuit and malfunction if they become struck by high-energy protons emanating from the Sun.

These random hits may usually only produce low-level glitches, but they do carry the risk of causing significant data loss, or even permanent damage to key components – threats obliging satellite operators to routinely shut down spacecraft systems before spacecraft enter the anomaly zone.

Mitigating those hazards in space is one reason NASA is tracking the SAA; another is that the mystery of the anomaly represents a great opportunity to investigate a complex and difficult-to-understand phenomenon, and NASA's broad resources and research groups are uniquely well-appointed to study the occurrence.

"The magnetic field is actually a superposition of fields from many current sources," geophysicist Terry Sabaka from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland explained in 2020.

The primary source is considered to be a swirling ocean of molten iron inside Earth's outer core, thousands of kilometers below the ground.

The movement of that mass generates electrical currents that create Earth's magnetic field, but not necessarily uniformly, it seems.

A huge reservoir of dense rock called the African Large Low Shear Velocity Province, located about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) below the African continent, is thought to disturb the field's generation, resulting in the dramatic weakening effect – which is aided by the tilt of the planet's magnetic axis.

"The observed SAA can be also interpreted as a consequence of weakening dominance of the dipole field in the region," said NASA Goddard geophysicist and mathematician Weijia Kuang in 2020.

"More specifically, a localized field with reversed polarity grows strongly in the SAA region, thus making the field intensity very weak, weaker than that of the surrounding regions."

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Satellite data suggesting the SAA is dividing. (Division of Geomagnetism, DTU Space)

While there's much scientists still don't fully understand about the anomaly and its implications, new insights are continually shedding light on this strange phenomenon.

For example, one study led by NASA heliophysicist Ashley Greeley in 2016 revealed the SAA slowly drifts around, which was confirmed by subsequent tracking from CubeSats in research published in 2021.

It's not just moving, however. Even more remarkably, the phenomenon seems to be in the process of splitting in two, with researchers in 2020 discovering that the SAA appeared to be dividing into two distinct cells, each representing a separate center of minimum magnetic intensity within the greater anomaly.

Just what that means for the future of the SAA remains unknown, but in any case, there's evidence to suggest that the anomaly is not a new appearance.

A study published in July 2020 suggested the phenomenon is not a freak event of recent times, but a recurrent magnetic event that may have affected Earth since as far back as 11 million years ago.

If so, that could signal that the South Atlantic Anomaly is not a trigger or precursor to the entire planet's magnetic field flipping, which is something that actually happens, if not for hundreds of thousands of years at a time.

A more recent study published this year found the SAA also has an impact on auroras seen on Earth.

Obviously, huge questions remain, but with so much going on with this vast magnetic oddity, it's good to know the world's most powerful space agency is watching it as closely as they are.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-watching-vast-growing-anomaly-223020792.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpdQcw_52iM

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249892 (291519ZDEC24) Notable: SpaceX Launches - Falcon 9 launched the Astranis

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SpaceX Launches

SpaceX Astranis: From One to Many Mission

December 29, 2024

On Sunday, December 29 at 12:00 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Astranis: From One to Many mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the seventh flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, and three Starlink missions.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=astranis-from-one-to-many

Starlink Mission

December 30, 2024

SpaceX is targeting Monday, December 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Liftoff is targeted for 12:00 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 3:28 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available Tuesday, December 31, starting at 12:00 a.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, mPOWER-B, and 11 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-12-6

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249914 (291523ZDEC24) Notable: Trump on H-1B visas

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https://x.com/RealTheoWold/status/1873039970530935018

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249949 (291531ZDEC24) Notable: Cooking Oils Used By Millions Linked To Cancer In Second Study In A Week

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Cooking Oils Used By Millions Linked To Cancer In Second Study In A Week

Tyler Durden's Photo

by Tyler Durden

Saturday, Dec 28, 2024 - 07:35 PM

Via The Mind Unleashed,

Imagine if something as common as the oil in your kitchen could be silently contributing to cancer. For millions around the world, this unsettling possibility has moved from speculation to science. Two studies, released just days apart, have cast a harsh spotlight on widely used cooking oils, suggesting a troubling connection between their consumption and increased cancer risks, particularly in the colon.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/cooking-oils-used-millions-linked-cancer-second-study-week

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22249952 (291532ZDEC24) Notable: After 60 years of spaceflight patches, here are some of our favorites

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https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/after-60-years-of-spaceflight-patches-here-are-some-of-our-favorites/

After 60 years of spaceflight patches, here are some of our favorites

Dec 29, 2024 4:00 AM

The art of space mission patches is now more than six decades old, dating to the Vostok 6 mission in 1963 that carried Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova into low-Earth orbit for nearly three days.

The patch for the first female human spaceflight showcased a dove flying above the letters designating the Soviet Union, CCCP.

That patch was not publicly revealed at the time, and the use of specially designed patches was employed only infrequently by subsequent Soviet missions.

NASA's first mission patch would not follow for two years, but the practice would prove more sticky for missions in the United States and become a time-honored tradition.

The first NASA flight to produce a mission-specific patch worn by crew members was Gemini 5.

It flew in August 1965, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad on an eight-day mission inside a small Gemini spacecraft. At the time, it was the longest spaceflight conducted by anyone.

Robert Pearlman has the story behind the patch at Collect Space, which came about because of the wishes of the crew. During the initial Mercury missions, the pilots were able to name their spacecraft—Freedom 7, Liberty Bell 7, and so on.

Cooper had named his Mercury spacecraft 'Faith 7.' But an increasingly buttoned-up NASA ended this practice for the Gemini missions, and when Cooper and Conrad were assigned to the third Gemini flight they considered alternatives.

"Several months before mission, I mentioned to Pete that I'd never been in a military organization that didn't have its own patch," Cooper recounted in Leap of Faith, his memoir. "We decided right then and there that we were at least going to have a patch for our flight."

They chose a covered wagon design to indicate the pioneering nature of the mission and came up with the "8 days or bust" slogan to highlight the extended duration of the flight.

Since then, virtually every NASA mission has included a patch design, typically with names of the crew members. The tradition has extended to non-human missions and has generally been adopted by space agencies around the world.

As such, there is a rich tradition of space mission patches to draw on, and we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorites over the decades.

Apollo 11

The first human mission to land on the Moon is one of the only NASA mission patches that does not include the names of the crew members, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

This was a deliberate choice by the crew, who wanted the world to understand they were traveling to the Moon for all of humanity.

Another NASA astronaut, Jim Lovell, suggested the bald eagle could be the focus of the patch. Collins traced the eagle from a National Geographic children's magazine, and an olive branch was added as a symbol of the mission's peaceful intent.

The result is a clear symbol of the United States leading humanity to another world. It is simple and powerful.

Skylab rescue mission

Skylab was NASA's first space station, and it was launched into orbit after the final Apollo lunar landing in 1972.

From May 1973 to February 1974, three different crews occupied the space station, which had been placed in orbit by a modified Saturn V rocket.

Due to some problems with leaky thrusters on the Apollo spacecraft that carried the second crew to Skylab in 1973, NASA scrambled to put together a 'rescue' mission as a contingency.

In this rescue scenario, astronauts Vance Brand and Don Lind would have flown to the station and brought Alan Bean, Jack Lousma, and Owen Garriott back inside an Apollo capsule especially configured for five people.

Ultimately, NASA decided that the crew could return to Earth in the faulty Apollo spacecraft, with the use of just half of the vehicle's thrusters. So Brand and Lind never flew the rescue mission. But we got a pretty awesome patch out of the deal.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250021 (291547ZDEC24) Notable: Cooking Oils Used By Millions Linked To Cancer In Second Study In A Week

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Read the label, the most basic of digs.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250114 (291607ZDEC24) Notable: #27221

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DOUGH

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250131 (291610ZDEC24) Notable: Dick Morris to Newsmax: Trump Will Stop the Grift With H-1Bs

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Dick Morris to Newsmax: Trump Will Stop the Grift With H-1Bs

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dick-morris-h-1b-visas-immigration/2024/12/28/id/1193190/

President-elect Donald Trump is setting a courseto keep the H-1B visa program honest and "stop the grift" in the program, political analyst Dick Morris told Newsmax Saturday.

Morris further said on Newsmax's "The Count" that he does not think there is a divide among conservatives concerning the program, which allows companies to hire foreign workers for employment in specialty occupations.

"I think Trump is just enforcing his will," Morris said. "That program has been rife with corruption ever since it started under the Clinton administration. [Alejandro] Mayorkas, the head of the immigration service, was literally working with Hillary's brother to get H-1B visas issued for a Chinese company that was producing weapons of mass destruction."

Trump said Saturday he supports keeping the program and appeared to agree with Elon Musk in the growing debate among conservatives on the issue.

"I've always liked the visas. I have always been in favor of the visas," Trump said about the program. "I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It's a great program."

Morris told Newsmax that the "program has not been honest from the beginning, and there is a strong vested interest in it."

He added that Trump is "cracking down" to make sure the program stays honest.

"We do need the program, because there are many people who we need in our business world who have this expertise and we don't have enough Americans to fill that," he said. "I think Trump is setting a course here to keep it honest and stop the grift, but at the same time, to increase the availability of these skilled workers in the U.S."

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250179 (291620ZDEC24) Notable: Today in Q Post History we have 07 Deltas

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Today in Q Post History we have 07 Deltas

December 29

There were07 Q Postson the date ofDecember 29.

LINK - https://qalerts.app/?q=Dec+29

ARCHIVE - https://archive.ph/Q07rP

Keep up the lawful fight, fight, fight, and I will, too!

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250196 (291623ZDEC24) Notable: Join the REFORM UK Party or 404

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250241 (291630ZDEC24) Notable: Join the REFORM UK Party or 404

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>>278664

kemi is now trying to get ofcom deplatformed on gbnews by complaining to ofcom.

he is getting too much media time.

bah humbug.

someone keeps putting out racks for kemi to stand on and smack herself in the face.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14232625/Kemi-Badenochs-feud-Reform-escalates-Tory-leader-urges-GB-News-boss-Nigel-Farage.html

Kemi Badenoch's feud with Reform escalates as Tory leader urges GB News boss to cut airtime for rival Nigel Farage after complaining broadcaster was 'offering a haven for my critics'

By BRENDAN CARLIN and GLEN OWEN

Published: 22:00, 28 December 2024 | Updated: 22:13, 28 December 2024

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Kemi Badenoch’s unprecedented feud with Nigel Farage escalated tonight over claims she urged the head of a television station to cut the airtime given to the Reform UK leader.

The Tory leader is said to have accused GB News of giving too much of a platform to her critics and raised the spectre of regulatory action.

The revelation comes amid the row over Mr Farage’s claim that his party has more members than the Tories, which Mrs Badenoch has branded fake.

Sources told The Mail on Sunday that the broadcaster’s chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos was called in to Westminster before Christmas for a chat with Mrs Badenoch – but during the meeting she made it clear GB News should not be ‘a haven for my critics’.

Mr Farage has a primetime show on the Right-wing channel, which also airs other programmes fronted by Reform figures, including chief whip Lee Anderson and former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns – as well as Mrs Badenoch’s Tory colleague and former leadership rival Robert Jenrick.

Tonight both sides played down the suggestion that the encounter between Mrs Badenoch and Mr Frangopoulos was in any way acrimonious.

But allies of the Tory leader confirmed she had raised the regulatory implications of the blurring of Mr Farage’s roles as both politician and broadcaster.

And GB News sources admitted that the amount of airtime given to Mr Farage was highlighted.

blah blah blah , how dare you png

long article read at link above

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250261 (291634ZDEC24) Notable: @seanspicer - Lets settle this and vote on H1B Visas

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With one day left, Bannon wins so far, Elon has to re-imagine what he wants

Sean Spicer

@seanspicer

Lets settle this H1B Visas:

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250262 (291634ZDEC24) Notable: Russia Will Abandon Its Unilateral Missile Moratorium, Lavrov Says

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Russia Will Abandon Its Unilateral Missile Moratorium, Lavrov Says

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/russia/2024/12/29/id/1193198/

Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.

Russia's move, long signaled, will kill off all that remains from one of the most significant arms control treaties of the Cold War, amid fears that the world's two biggest nuclear powers could be entering a new arms race together with China.

Russia and the United States, who both admit their relations are worse than at any time since the depths of the Cold War, have both expressed regret about the disintegration of the tangle of arms control treaties which sought to slow the arms race and reduce the risk of nuclear war.

Asked by state news agency RIA if Russia could withdraw from the New START treaty before its expiry in February 2026, Lavrov said that there were currently "no conditions" for a strategic dialog with Washington.

"Today it is clear that, for example, our moratorium on the deployment of short- and intermediate-range missiles is no longer practically viable and will have to be abandoned," Lavrov said.

"The U.S. has arrogantly ignored the warnings of Russia and China and in practice has moved on to the deployment of weapons of this class in various regions of the world."

The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in 1987, marked the first time the superpowers had agreed to reduce their nuclear arsenals and eliminated a whole category of nuclear weapons.

The United States under former President Donald Trump formally withdrew from the INF Treaty in 2019 after saying that Moscow was violating the accord, an accusation the Kremlin repeatedly denied and dismissed as a pretext.

Russia then imposed a moratorium on its own development of missiles previously banned by the INF treaty - ground-based ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 km to 5,500 km (310 miles to 3,417 miles).

Trump in 2018 said he wanted to terminate the INF Treaty because of what he said were years of Russian violations and his concerns about China’s intermediate-range missile arsenal.

The United States publicly blamed Russia's development of the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile, known in NATO as the SSC-8, as the reason for it leaving the INF Treaty.

In his moratorium proposal, Putin suggested Russia could agree not to deploy the missiles in its Baltic coast exclave of Kaliningrad. Since leaving the pact, the United States has tested missiles with a similar profile.

Russia fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile known as "Oreshnik," or Hazel Tree, at Ukraine on Nov. 21 in what Putin said was a direct response to strikes on Russia by Ukrainian forces with U.S. and British missiles.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250357 (291646ZDEC24) Notable: Finally, An Electric Minivan With Six Wheels That Launches A Drone

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Finally, An Electric Minivan With Six Wheels That Launches A Drone

Dec 29, at 10:00am ET

These days, buyers all over the world have more and better choices for going electric.

But one thing has been sorely missing until now: a six-wheeled EV minivan that can also launch its own people-carrying electric drone aircraft.

Finally, Xpeng AeroHT, an affiliate of Chinese electric car maker Xpeng, is giving the people what they want.

Xpeng AeroHT will bring its modular flying car concept to the United States.

Dubbed the Land Aircraft Carrier, it’s essentially a six-wheeled minivan that houses a separate foldable drone in the back.

The modular vehicle will appear at the CES tech trade show in Las Vegas in January.

It’s a pretty big deal, and it shows that the Chinese company is serious about its flying vehicle efforts.

Will it ever be sold stateside? We don’t know, but it’s a strong indication that Xpeng AeroHT, which claims it’s the largest flying car company in Asia, is thinking about it. But what is this Land Aircraft Carrier thing, anyway?

For starters, it’s not exactly what futurists envisioned flying cars would look like–as in, a car that you can also use as a flying vehicle. Instead, it’s two separate vehicles bundled together.

The base, called the Mothership, is a six-wheeled extended-range minivan. It has a combustion engine at the front which sends power to the car’s battery and electric motors.

It can also recharge the batteries of the people-carrying drone that sits in the back.

The flying part of Xpeng’s modular concept seats two and can be deployed at the push of a button.

The rotor arms need to be extended after it has been taken out of the van, but after that, the pilot can fly the thing either from inside or outside, using a remote control.

Xpeng AeroHT claims the six-rotor electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft can be flown with a single hand thanks to its innovative single-lever control system, and that it takes just five minutes to learn how to fly–and three hours to master it.

The battery of the aircraft can supposedly be charged from 30% to 80% in 18 minutes. With a full battery, it supports five to six flights, but the company didn’t say how long these flights would last.

The first unmanned public flight of the six-rotor electric drone happened in China last month. Xpeng AeroHT said production and deliveries will start sometime in 2026, with a planned output of 10,000 units per year.

The Land Aircraft Carrier will cost up to $280,000 (2 million yuan) in China, and the company claims it has already received over 2,000 pre-orders.

https://insideevs.com/news/745604/xpeng-flying-car-ces-2025/

https://www.xpeng.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YblfnQRsuA

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250456 (291701ZDEC24) Notable: False Flag Dr. Leana Wen is Back to Sound the Alarm on Bird Flu

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False flag lady is back

NEW — Dr. Leana Wen is Back to Sound the Alarm on Bird Flu

“The drumbeat of bird flu coming closer to humans is becoming a major threat … We have not been doing nearly enough testing.”

https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1873410143041552668

https://x.com/FaceTheNation/status/1873408664490438668

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250535 (291713ZDEC24) Notable: Time to move forward as one team.

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David Sacks

@DavidSacks

Elon has said that H1B should be overhauled, that it should focus on exceptional talent in high-value areas, and that the scams and low-pay jobs should end.This is not to say there aren’t still differences but less than it first appeared. Time to move forward as one team.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

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Replying to @RobertMSterling

Easily fixed by raising the minimum salary significantly and adding a yearly cost for maintaining the H1B, making it materially more expensive to hire from overseas than domestically.

I’ve been very clear that the program is broken and needs major reform.

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https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1873207393821311076

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250556 (291716ZDEC24) Notable: Time to move forward as one team.

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>>278676

David Sacks

@DavidSacks

I do not wish to expand the H1B visa cap. Neither did Sriram. Check the timeline if you want to know what happened. I agree we’re on the same team, let’s just move forward.

https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1873201664985059816

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250558 (291716ZDEC24) Notable: Bird flu has nothing to do with health. It's a tool of the central bankers

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They're planning to print more money...

https://x.com/SenseReceptor/status/1873412089144103112

"Bird flu has nothing to do with health. It's a tool of the central bankers...when you're printing monetary inflation you need a way to create deflation on demand."

https://x.com/SenseReceptor/status/1872851376482685242

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250573 (291718ZDEC24) Notable: Drones attacked Rostov region: Locomotive depot damaged

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Drones attacked Rostov region: Locomotive depot damaged

Sun, December 29, 2024 - 14:27

Russia reports a drone attack in the Rostov region, damaging a locomotive depot in Salsk, according to Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar and the ASTRA Telegram channel.

According to the Russian governor, the attack by the UAV in Salsk caused "minor damage to the structure at the locomotive depot."

"There was no fire at the crash site. Preliminary reports indicate that no one was injured. Emergency services have arrived at the scene," Slyusar reported.

Later, he clarified that another UAV was reportedly shot down near Salsk. Footage of the drone flying over Salsk has already been shared online.

As reported, recently the Ukrainian Air Forces targeted a facility in the Rostov region. The plant is involved in the production of fuel for ballistic missiles.

Additionally, on the night of December 19, several cities in the Rostov region were subjected to a massive drone and missile attack.

Allegedly, the occupiers' air defense forces shot down the strike drones and missiles.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/drones-attacked-rostov-region-locomotive-1735475170.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250576 (291718ZDEC24) Notable: WATCH WHO chief escape Israeli airstrike at Yemen airport

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WATCH WHO chief escape Israeli airstrike

Tedros Ghebreyesus was in Yemen’s airport when it was hit by the IDF

The head of the UN’s global health watchdog said he narrowly escaped death when Israel struck the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Thursday.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus visited the civil-war torn country to negotiate the release of UN workers held by the Houthis rebels who control Sanaa. Israeli jets struck the airport as the UN team was about to board their plane.

Security camera footage posted by Ghebreyesus shows the WHO chief being quickly escorted by his team from the airport lounge, as well as a strike on a control tower.

“It was very chaotic. People were in disarray and running everywhere and no shelter: we were completely exposed,” Ghebreyesus told reporters after returning to Switzerland on Saturday, as quoted by AFP.

“It’s a matter of luck. Otherwise, if the missile deviated just slightly, it could have been on our heads… my colleague actually said after all that, we escaped death narrowly.”

In a post on X, Ghebreyesus thanked everyone for the words of support. “I’m especially grateful to the colleagues and airport staff, who were selfless as they tried to protect me,” he said.

Julien Harneis, the UN’s coordinator for Yemen, said that a UN worker was injured with shrapnel. “I saw his blood on the tarmac this morning as we said goodbye to Tedros,” he said on Friday.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes in response to Houthi missile attacks on Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities. According to the IDF, the Houthis were using the country’s airport and seaports to smuggle weapons from Iran.

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https://x.com/DrTedros/status/1872949259395325982

https://www.rt.com/news/610148-who-chief-escapes-idf-strike/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250589 (291720ZDEC24) Notable: Debate Over H-1B Visas Intensifies

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Elon Musk Says “Hateful, Unrepentant Racists” MAGA Should Be Removed from the Republican Party “Root and Stem” as Debate Over H-1B Visas Intensifies

In a recent escalation of the internal Republican Party debate over H-1B visas, tech magnate Elon Musk has called for the expulsion of “hateful, unrepentant racists” from the party.

This statement comes amid rising tensions between Silicon Valley leaders and certain factions of the MAGA movement regarding the employment of highly skilled foreign workers.

The controversy centers on the appointment of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American entrepreneur, as a senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

Krishnan’s selection has drawn criticism from the MAGA movement, notably Laura Loomer, who accused Indian immigrants of “stealing jobs” and labeled them as “third-world invaders.”

Laura Loomer then claimed that she was suspended for 12 hours on X after a heated exchange with the platform’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk

Musk, a staunch advocate for merit-based immigration, defended Krishnan and condemned the racist rhetoric.

Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, responded to a statement from Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council.

"MAGA is taking a page from Democrats on how to lose elections while feeling good about themselves," Adams wrote.

Tanden had earlier shared her perspective, saying: "I am an Indian American who was born here and it's crystal clear that the Democratic Party sees me as American and a large part of the base of the Republican Party does not. I hope Indian Americans remember this moment at the next election. They don't see you as one of them. And never will. You thought they just hated other immigrants. But it turns out there's no exception for you. As many of us have been telling you."

MAGA is taking a page from Democrats on how to lose elections while feeling good about themselves. https://t.co/axJBF4PyZY

— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) December 27, 2024

Elon Musk also weighed in, posting: "Yes. And those contemptible fools must be removed from the Republican Party, root and stem."

Musk clarified his comments, adding, "The “contemptible fools” I’m referring to are those in the Republican Party who are hateful, unrepentant racists. They will absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed."

The “contemptible fools” I’m referring to are those in the Republican Party who are hateful, unrepentant racists.

They will absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2024

Musk previously wrote, “The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B.”

He added, “Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.”

The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B.

Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2024

On Saturday, President-elect Donald J. Trump weighed in on the debate over the controversial H-1B visa worker program that has roiled his MAGA supporters this week after comments by Trump allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in support of the foreign worker program.

The debate has caused a fracture in Trump’s 2024 election coalition, with avid Trump supporter Laura Loomer apparently being penalized on the Musk-owned X over her criticism of Musk and immigrant worker visas, and former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon speaking out against Musk and Ramaswamy.

Trump spoke to New York Post reporter Jon Levine by phone, telling him he supports H-1B (excerpt):

“I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump said by phone, referring to the H-1B program, which permits companies to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations.

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program,” added Trump, who restricted access to foreign worker visas in his first administration and has been critical of the program in the past.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/elon-musk-says-hateful-unrepentant-racists-maga-should/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250643 (291729ZDEC24) Notable: Russia Deploys New Anti-Drone Buggies on the Battlefield

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Russia Deploys New Anti-Drone Buggies on the Battlefield

Dec 29, 2024

In response to the growing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Russian forces have introduced a new counter-drone system designed to neutralize aerial threats.

The system, which features a 24-barrel shotgun-like weapon mounted on a modified 4×4 Lada Niva chassis, reflects a shift in tactical thinking to counter the rising use of drones for both reconnaissance and attacks.

The vehicle’s key feature is a remotely operated turret with 24 shotgun barrels, configured to fire buckshot-like ammunition.

This unique setup is designed to create a wide impact area, making it effective against low-flying drones.

The system’s large spread maximizes the chances of hitting a drone, especially in close-range combat.

To further bolster its defensive capabilities, the vehicle is equipped with six AK-12 rifles, which provide an additional layer of protection from aerial threats.

These anti-drone buggies are primarily used to patrol high-risk areas, such as frontlines and strategic installations.

Their mobility allows them to respond quickly to incoming drone strikes, whether in urban settings or rural battlefields. However, the system’s effectiveness is not without limitations.

The shotgun setup’s range is limited, and its performance against high-altitude or fast-moving drones is reduced.

Additionally, reloading the 24-barrel weapon can be a slow process, potentially hindering its use in prolonged engagements or against large swarms of drones.

In addition to kinetic countermeasures, Russian forces, like their Ukrainian counterparts, have been exploring electronic warfare tools to disrupt drone communications and navigation.

This multi-layered approach reflects the rapidly evolving nature of drone warfare, as both sides adapt their strategies in response to each other’s technological advancements.

Looking ahead, the development of anti-drone systems is expected to continue, with a focus on improving range, accuracy, and speed of response.

As drone and counter-drone technology advances, military forces worldwide will likely invest in more versatile, deployable systems to stay ahead in this high-tech arms race.

https://i-hls.com/archives/127194

https://defence-blog.com/russia-develops-combat-buggy-to-hunt-ukrainian-drones/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250657 (291732ZDEC24) Notable: False Flag Dr. Leana Wen is Back to Sound the Alarm on Bird Flu

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She's Back!

JUST IN - Chinese-born Dr. Leana Wen is calling on the Biden administration to authorize "bird flu vaccines" and inject "vulnerable" Americans with them before Trump takes office.

@disclosetv

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250663 (291732ZDEC24) Notable: Brigham Buhler on How U.S. Taxpayers Are ‘Subsidizing the Innovation of Big Pharma’

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Brigham Buhler on How U.S. Taxpayers Are ‘Subsidizing the Innovation of Big Pharma’

“The NIH is the one that does most of the creating and innovating for Big Pharma. And guess who funds the NIH? Me and you, the taxpayer. Most drugs are already developed and at a stage to go into human trials before a pharmaceutical company ever picks it up.”

Full Episode w/ @ferrisbuhler81: @JillianMichaels

https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1873393686354022727

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250679 (291736ZDEC24) Notable: Major meat suppliers in the USA CAUGHT using GLUE on MEAT to stick together scraps and fraudulently sell them as PRIME CUTS

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Major meat suppliers in the USA CAUGHT using GLUE on MEAT to stick together scraps and fraudulently sell them as PRIME CUTS

Fraudulent meat suppliers are using meat muscle scraps and toxic glue to create fake prime cuts, deceiving consumers and putting their health at risk.

The toxic powder, transglutaminase enzyme, is made from cultivating bacteria and animal blood, raising concerns about its safety and potential health impacts.

Meat glue is not limited to beef but is also used in pork, lamb, fish, and chicken, compounding health risks for consumers.

The deceptive practices extend to labeling, with glued meat products often ambiguously labeled, leading to unknowing consumption by consumers.

Urgent action is needed to address the fraudulent use of meat glue, protect consumers, and ensure transparency and safety in the food industry.

Fraudulent meat suppliers are using meat muscle scraps and literally glueing them together to make them look like prime cuts, then selling them for top prices to unsuspecting consumers, who then swallow the toxic meat, if they can even chew it, and get sick. This is poisonous glue used to bind together parts of the animal most people would never buy or eat. Surprise, surprise. Welcome to Big Food of America, where it’s all about the money, and never about the health of the consumer.

The fake steak makers call the meat glue a “special enzyme” while they wear protective masks so they won’t breathe in the fumes from the poisonous glue. One of these fake steak makers was caught on video telling an interested party that it’s dangerous and “don’t breathe that in” when he spreads the toxic enzyme powder on the muscle tissue chunks of animal carcass.

Fake steak makers should be sued, prosecuted, and put out of business for good, but the FDA in America is so corrupt, they’re probably “in on it” too

The toxic powder is called transglutaminase enzyme made by cultivating bacteria and from a coagulant from the blood of animals that causes blood to clot. So, do humans who eat this meat glue get blood clots? No research has been done on this because the FDA doesn’t care. As long as it makes the meat industry more money, that’s all that matters in the USA. “Meat glue, it’s what’s for dinner!”

This meat glue is being used for more than just beef, meat glue is being mixed into pork, lamb, fish and chicken parts. Add this in with spike proteins that are now being created inside animals that are injected with mRNA jabs, and you’ve got a health nightmare happening to every person who eats conventional meat.

Thanks to the Alliance for Natural Health-USA (ANH-USA), the dark truth behind "meat glue" has been uncovered, raising serious concerns about the fraud and toxicity associated with this deceptive practice. Meat glue is banned in Europe, by the way. Of course, the FDA calls it GRAS, which stands for generally regarded as safe, even though it is not.

The ANH-USA has sounded the alarm on the dangers of meat glue, emphasizing the toxic nature of this enzyme. Not only is meat glue made from the blood plasma of pigs and cows, but it also poses significant health risks to consumers. The enzyme is so toxic that workers handling it must wear masks to prevent inhalation.

Furthermore, the deceptive labeling of meat products formed with glue adds another layer of concern. While supermarkets are required to label such products vaguely as "formed from pieces of whole muscle meat," the restaurant industry often serves glued steaks without disclosure to customers.

The implications of consuming glued meat go beyond deception. Pathogens present on the surface of different meat cuts can contaminate the entire glued steak, increasing the risk of foodborne illnesses. Additionally, individuals may develop immune reactivity to meat glue, potentially triggering autoimmune disorders.

As the new administration led by Trump and RFK Jr. prepares to take office in January, urgent action is needed to address this fraudulent and hazardous practice. It is imperative that measures are taken to halt the use of meat glue and protect consumers from the risks associated with its consumption.

Stay informed, stay vigilant, and demand transparency in the food industry to ensure the safety and integrity of the food on your plate. The time to put an end to the meat glue deception is now.

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— Truthseeker (@Xx17965797N) December 21, 2024

Tune your food news frequency to FoodSupply.news and get updates on more toxic foods and food shortages coming to stores near you.

Sources for this article include:

NaturalNews.com

X.com

FoodSafetyNews.com

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-12-28-major-meat-suppliers-caught-using-glue-on-meat.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250688 (291737ZDEC24) Notable: Russia Deploys New Anti-Drone Buggies on the Battlefield

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Drones Armed with Shotguns Take Down russian UAVs

December 29, 2024

Ukrainian forces have adopted a new tactic in combating hostile unmanned aerial vehicles.

Russian sources shared footage on social media showing Ukrainian Defense Forces using FPV drones equipped with shotguns to neutralize enemy UAVs.

This is how russian drones were destroyed using this weapon combination:

In the first two short but compelling clips, the footage shows a precise shot as the Ukrainian FPV drone approaches the enemy UAV, successfully shooting it down.

The emergence of several successful episodes of using FPV drones with shotguns suggests that Ukrainian forces may have moved past the testing phase and are now collaborating with developers to scale up this technology.

While the extent of deployment and actual efficiency rate of FPV drones with shotguns remain unclear, this approach has already demonstrated its potential by ensuring accurate shooting against aerial targets.

The operator's skill also plays a critical role in this success. This isn’t the first time Ukrainian forces have successfully modified FPV drones with unconventional weapons.

Previously, they used FPV drones equipped with grenade launchers on the battlefield. Currently, anti-aircraft FPV drones are considered a significant innovation in the fight against UAVs.

As of late November, a single project involving such drones has accounted for the destruction of over 400 russian UAVs, including Orlan, Zala, and Lancet loitering munitions.

If the shotgun-equipped FPV drones are successfully scaled, they could dramatically increase the number of enemy drones shot down, offering a highly effective countermeasure against hostile UAVs.

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrainian_forces_innovate_fpv_drones_armed_with_shotguns_take_down_russian_uavs-13013.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8s7z-hHHC0

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250691 (291738ZDEC24) Notable: Trump border czar considering military bases to aid deportations

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Trump border czar considering military bases to aid deportations: ‘Certainly on the table’

President-elect Donald Trump‘s border czar considers the U.S. military to be a “force multiplier“ in the soon-to-launch mass deportations of millions of illegal aliens and he wants to use Pentagon bases and planes to speed such operations.

“It’s something that’s certainly on the table,” Homan told The Wall Street Journal. “We’re waiting to see what Congress is going to give us for funding.”

There is precedent for enlisting military help on immigration matters, as both President Barack Obama and Joe Biden use military bases to house unaccompanied migrant children who crossed the border illegally without their parents. Biden also used military installations to house Afghan refugees.

Military assets under federal law could not be used to arrest illegal immigrants, but they could provide assistance after aliens are taken into custody by caring for them at bases or shipping them back to their home country.

Trump has said he will declare a national emergency on immigration his first day in office, empowering his administration to tap money from the Pentagon in addition to any monies that Congress might appropriate.

Homan told the Journal he views the military as a “force multiplier” that could help with transportation, administrative duties, intelligence analysis and building infrastructure.

Homan said he hopes to have a better sense soon about how much money the Trump administration will need from Congress for securing the border and launching the mass deportations

https://justthenews.com/government/security/trump-border-czar-considering-military-bases-aid-deportations-certainly-table

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22250722 (291745ZDEC24) Notable: RT - Crashed Azerbaijani plane hit from ground

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Turns out, it wasn't a bird sucked into the engine after all...

Crashed Azerbaijani plane hit from ground – president

The passenger jet had also been rendered inoperable by electronic warfare means, Ilham Aliyev has claimed

The passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan earlier this week had been struck from the ground near the Russian city of Grozny, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has claimed.

An Embraer 190, operating as Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny, diverted to Kazakhstan and crashed on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.

In a Sunday interview with the state-run broadcaster AzTV, Aliyev claimed that the aircraft “was damaged from the outside on Russian territory, near the city of Grozny, and almost got out of control.”

“We are also aware that our aircraft was rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare means... In addition, the tail section of the plane was severely damaged by fire from the ground,” he said.

Aliyev noted that the exact circumstances of the crash would become known after the data from flight recorders is accessed. However, he insisted that the preliminary versions of the incident “are well founded and based on facts.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Aliyev on Saturday to express his condolences over the deadly plane crash, the Kremlin said in a statement. He offered an apology to his Azeri counterpart for the fact that the incident, which he attributed to a Ukrainian UAV raid, “took place in Russian airspace.”

Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, as well as other cities in the region, “were being attacked by Ukrainian combat drones at the time, and Russian air defenses were repelling those attacks,” the statement read.

Russia’s Investigative Committee is probing the incident for possible violations of air traffic safety rules, with “civilian and military specialists” in the country being questioned, the Kremlin said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that Putin and Aliyev held another phone call on Sunday, during which the two leaders continued to discuss issues related to the tragic incident.

https://www.rt.com/russia/610160-plane-crash-aliev-azerbaijani/