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8ef34d No.40291
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075412 (141622ZAPR22) Notable: Not AF1 Joe to speak about inflation in Greensboro
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Always fuggen late-from wut I habs no idea
Supposed to have left over an hour ago
'''Not AF1 Joe-empty callsign" in 09-0016 USAF C-32A departed JBA for Piedmont Triad Int'l Airport, Greensboro, N.C.
Biden to speak about inflation in Greensboro
The White House has released President Joe Biden’s itinerary for his visit Thursday to Greensboro. Biden is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center at the NC A&T University. The building, where many COVID-19 tests had taken place, is at 200 North Benbow Road in Greensboro. The White House previously had said that Biden would be speaking about manufacturing in America, rebuilding supply chains and bringing down costs. It is unclear how many people will be in the center,I'll take not many on a weekday during work hours which is about 30,000 square feet, and who will be allowed inside. The event is open to the media. A representative of U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning (D-Greensboro) had said last week that she looked forward to being with Biden on his visit. Rep. Deborah Ross (D-Raleigh) had said Tuesday she was planning to attend.
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/president-biden-to-speak-about-inflation-in-greensboro/
https://factba.se/biden/calendar
>>>/qresearch/132972 pb Not AF1 Joe going to Greensboro and some schedule irregularities from Sat 0409
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8ef34d No.40292
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075442 (141630ZAPR22) Notable: Saudi royal and Twitter shareowner against Musk bid
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Saudi royal and Twitter shareowner against Musk bid
prominent Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, whose firm Kingdom Holding Company owns a 5.2% stake in Twitter Inc., opposed on Thursday a bid by Elon Musk to take the company private.
In a tweet, the prince claimed that Musk's offer doesn't match the social media giant's "intrinsic value."
"Being one of the largest and long-term shareholders of Twitter, Kingdom Holding Company and I reject this offer," he wrote.
https://www.teletrader.com/saudi-royal-and-twitter-shareowner-against-musk-bid/news/details/57689191?
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8ef34d No.40293
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075449 (141631ZAPR22) Notable: Twitter will reportedly hold an all-hands meeting with employees at 2pm
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>>>/qresearch/16075439
>they may lose control of who posts
just in time for the election
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8ef34d No.40294
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075474 (141636ZAPR22) Notable: Tell me moar about democracy and censorship For The Keks!
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ok max
fuck off now
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8ef34d No.40295
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075498 (141641ZAPR22) Notable: Twitter will reportedly hold an all-hands meeting with employees at 2pm
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>>>/qresearch/16075484
>They may lose access to their secret real time child porn auction lists.
or the lists and the buyers with access may become public
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8ef34d No.40296
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075525 (141646ZAPR22) Notable: Elon Musk Needs ‘Massive Loan’ or Big Tesla Stock Sale to Buy Twitter
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Elon Musk Needs ‘Massive Loan’ or Big Tesla Stock Sale to Buy Twitter
Even for the world’s richest person, $43 billion is a steep price.
Elon Musk’s proposed all-cash offer to buy Twitter Inc. represents about one-sixth of his $259.3 billion fortune. Yet the vast majority of that wealth is tied to his stake in Tesla Inc., the electric carmaker he co-founded that has surged in value over the past two years and lifted him to the top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The purchase isn’t straightforward, but Musk has several financing paths. One option is to sell his Tesla shares outright. Another is borrowing against them to stage a leveraged buyout, possibly with outside partners. Musk, 50, currently has about $3 billion in cash or other somewhat liquid assets after spending $2.6 billion buying a 9.1% stake in Twitter in recent months, according to Bloomberg calculations.
For Musk to raise the additional $36 billion in cash needed to buy the rest of Twitter would require selling about 36.5 million Tesla shares, or more than a fifth of his stake. Such an exit could risk a slide in the company’s share price – not to mention potentially raise questions about the commitment, financial and otherwise, of its chief executive officer.
and TSLA stock dumped on the open cause they realize this-Cathie Wood shitting pants in 3...2..1.-cap #2
His other option is to borrow against his positions in Tesla and space exploration company SpaceX. But even for the wealthiest person in the world, there are limits: The Bloomberg index estimates that he’s already borrowed about $20 billion against his shares, leaving about $35 billion remaining that he could theoretically take out against the two holdings. Twitter shares fell 0.4% to $45.68 at 11:59 a.m. in New York. Musk offered $54.20 per share in cash.
Musk had 52% of his Tesla shares pledged as of June 30, according to the company’s most recent proxy filing. The maximum that can be borrowed against pledged shares is 25% of their value, according to a Tesla policy.
Since then, Musk has increased his share count by exercising options. His 172.6 million shares are worth $172 billion, meaning he could borrow $43 billion by pledging all of them.
Musk said in December 2019 that he had also pledged some of his SpaceX shares. His 47% stake in the company is worth about $47.5 billion, based on its February 2021 funding round. If there’s a similar maximum loan-to-value ratio, he could raise another $12 billion by fully pledging his SpaceX position – although banks tend to be much more cautious funding a privately held position, given the lack of liquidity.
Also, Musk has Tesla options worth $56 billion that he might be able to borrow against. Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley were three of the banks that provided Musk personal loans, according to a 2020 Tesla filing. He has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on the Twitter bid, and his family office, Excession, is run by longtime adviser Jared Birchall, a former Morgan Stanley banker.
No matter how he goes about it, buying all of Twitter would be a stark shakeup of Musk’s empire. His purchase of a 9.1% stake, first disclosed last week, marked his first significant diversification outside of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk has played up his devotion to both Tesla and SpaceX, frequently tweeting about their achievements and claiming to sleep on the floor of a Tesla factory to set an example to his employees. Meanwhile, since disclosing his stake in Twitter, he has appealed to fellow users about potential moves and in one case suggested the website might be dying, given the lack of tweets from some celebrities.
In recent years, Musk has indicated he’s streamlining at least some aspects of his financial affairs. He’s sold multiple mansions in California after vowing to “own no home,” in 2020. He currently lives in Texas, where he relocated the headquarters of Tesla last year.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/elon-musk-needs-massive-loan-or-big-tesla-stock-sale-to-buy-twitter-1.1752435
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA
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8ef34d No.40297
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075531 (141646ZAPR22) Notable: Saudi royal and Twitter shareowner against Musk bid
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twitchy no like
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8ef34d No.40298
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075539 (141648ZAPR22) Notable: Social Security Administration released its first Equity Action Plan
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Today, the Social Security Administration released its first Equity Action Plan, supporting President Biden’s whole-of-government equity agenda to advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all.
On January 20, 2021, The President signed an Executive Order, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The Executive Order requires all Federal agencies “to pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and other people who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality.”
“Social Security’s programs touch the lives of nearly every American, providing income security for the diverse populations we serve, including people facing barriers, people with disabilities, people who are widowed, retirees, and their families,” said Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security. “Systemic barriers may prevent people who need our programs the most from accessing them. Our Equity Action Plan will help to reduce these barriers and ensure people have access to our services.”
Social Security’s Equity Action Plan includes:
Increasing collection of race and ethnicity datato help understand whether programs are equitably serving applicants and beneficiaries,
Revising policies and practices to expand options for service delivery,
Ensuring equitable access for unrepresented claimants in the disability application process,
Decreasing burdens forpeople who identify as gender diverse or transgenderin the Social Security number card application process, and
Increasing access to research grant programs for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions and procurement opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses.
To learn more about the actions outlined in the Equity Action Plan, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/open/materials/SSA-EO-13985-Equity-Action-Plan.pdf. For more information about efforts to redress systemic barriers in policies and programs to advance equity for all, visit www.whitehouse.gov/equity.
https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2022/?utm_content=pressrelease&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#4-2022-2
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8ef34d No.40299
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075617 (141659ZAPR22) Notable: #20333
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#20333
>>40269, >>40280, >>40287, >>40291 GOLD Eyez in the skyz
>>40298 Social Security Administration released its first Equity Action Plan
>>40296 Elon Musk Needs ‘Massive Loan’ or Big Tesla Stock Sale to Buy Twitter
>>40294 Tell me moar about democracy and censorship For The Keks!
>>40292, >>40297 Saudi royal and Twitter shareowner against Musk bid
>>40291 Not AF1 Joe to speak about inflation in Greensboro
>>40289 The Swamp Today
>>40286, >>40288 FBI releases classified documents from 2018 Horizon Air plane theft, crash
>>40285 TRUMP SPEAKING AT AMERICAN FREEDOM TOUR Austin Convention Center on May 14, 2022
>>40284 NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls out Black Lives Matter after spate of shootings: 'We can't be hypocrites'
>>40283 Musk twat takeover deets
>>40282 Judicial Watch announced the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County ruled in favor of Judicial Watch’s challenge to Maryland’s congressional redistricting plan
>>40281 Did anyone know that Elon offered to buy CNN too?
>>40279 Gab makes offer to Musk, Day Shift keking ova here!!!! Torba has offered Elon Musk a position on the board for a $2B investment
>>40277 TWTR board hired Goldman to "advise" itthat the @elonmusk $54.20 offer is too low. Only problem: Goldman has a SELL rating with a $30 price target. Oops
>>40276 Pfizer to seek US authorization for third Covid shot in children aged 5 through 11
>>40274 Judge Denies Clinton Lawyer Micheal Sussmann’s Motion To Dismiss Charges For Alleged Lies To The FBI
>>40273 Donald Trump insists he won't return to Twitter if Elon Musk buys it
>>40272 The deltas just keep coming.
>>40271, >>40275, >>40278, >>40290 Left doubts Feinstein mental capacity, no mention of Right wanting proof she lives
>>40270, >>40293, >>40295 Twitter will reportedly hold an all-hands meeting with employees at 2pm
>>40268 Great thread by @BuckSexton re twat
#20333
bacon
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8ef34d No.40300
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075671 (141707ZAPR22) Notable: PA GOP Senate Candidate Oz wants Red Flags laws in all 50 states
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Oz wants Red Flags laws in all 50 states:
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1514646924611174409?cxt=HHwWkoCy2cvWjYUqAAAA
Flashback :
Trump: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376097-trump-take-the-guns-first-go-through-due-process-second/
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8ef34d No.40301
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075678 (141708ZAPR22) Notable: Elon Musk LIVE Ted talk
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https://livestream.com/tedprivate/ted2022
BIG
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8ef34d No.40302
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075690 (141713ZAPR22) Notable: FBI SKYKING Records
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>>40288 (pb)
FBI SKYKING RECORDS
https://vault.fbi.gov/richard-russell/richard-russell-part-01-of-01/view
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8ef34d No.40303
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075706 (141717ZAPR22) Notable: Man charged in Brooklyn subway attack ordered held without bail
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https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1514649401955962881
JUST IN: Man charged in Brooklyn subway attack ordered held without bail, with prosecutors saying he terrified "entire city." - AP
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8ef34d No.40304
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075710 (141718ZAPR22) Notable: Dig on Rizvi Traverse Management
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Rizvi Traverse Management
Happy Hunting
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/suhail-rizvi-worth-3-8-billion-on-twitter-ipo.286602/
Suhail Rizvi was born in India and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. He started and sold a telecom company soon after, and with the proceeds financed the buy-out of an electronic manufacturing business of a Puerto Rico phone company whose annual revenue he boosted from $10 million to $450 million by focusing on higher end products, according to Times of India.
Suhail Rizvi moved with his parents to the United States in 1971 when he was only five. His father Raza Rizvi taught psychology at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where Suhail and his brother Ashraf, who is a hedge fund manager, went to school.
In addition to Rizvi Traverse Capital's $3.82 billion, other big winners of Twitter IPO include Evan Williams $2.55 billion, JP Morgan $2.19 billion, Spark Capital $1.46 billion, Benchmark Capital $1.42 billion, USV $1.25 billion, DST Global $1.07 billion, Jack Dorsey $1.05 billion, Dick Costolo $344 million, and Adam Bain $80 million.
Rizvi Traverse's other major investments include a controlling interest in Playboy and music rights organization Sesac, as well as stakes in news app Flipboard and Jack Dorsey's digital payments company, Square. Sources told CNBC that Rizvi invested $100 million in Facebook before its IPO and sold its shares earlier this year. It also has sold its equity stake in talent agency ICM, and in "Twilight" producer Summit Entertainment, which sold to Lionsgate.
Rizvi's biggest individual client is Prince Waleed Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia who invested $300 million pre-IPO in Twitter through Rizvi Traverse. Rizvi also invested JP Morgan Chase's $400 million pre-IPO in Twitter. Rizvi is reported to have used personal connections in Silicon Valley to purchase these stakes from Twitter employees.
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8ef34d No.40305
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075711 (141718ZAPR22) Notable: Twitter Shares Tumble After Saudi Shareholders Reject Musk Bid
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tyb
nothing to see here. not like the fix is in or anything like that..
Twitter Shares Tumble After Saudi Shareholders Reject Musk Bid
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1514612329031233547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1514612329031233547%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fbest-and-final-offer-elon-musk-offers-buy-twitter-5420-share
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8ef34d No.40306
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075716 (141718ZAPR22) Notable: FBI SKYKING Records
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>>40302
Nice Skyking redactions, Feds :P
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8ef34d No.40307
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075747 (141724ZAPR22) Notable: Is China using Shanghai to ready the US to lock it down for the 2022 Election?
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Just in case you forgot, China is still, very selectively, releasing footage from Shanghai in order to maintain the fear-mongering campaign so they can try to have an excuse to lockdown elections in the USA just in time for midterms.
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1514647426375815168
NEW - Police use increasingly brutal force to enforce the Communist Party quarantine orders in #Shanghai.
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8ef34d No.40308
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075768 (141728ZAPR22) Notable: Twitter Shares Tumble After Saudi Shareholders Reject Musk Bid
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Twitter Shares Tumble After Saudi Shareholders Reject Musk Bid
Update (1200ET): Having surged higher on Musk's initial bid, TWTR shares have now plunged back to earth and erased all the day's gains as investors either a) take profits on Musk-driven spikes, or b) dump the stock in anticipation of the board's rejection and the subsequent liquidation of Musk's holdings...
Saudi Prince Alwaleed just rejected the offer, via Twitter:
"I don't believe that the proposed offer by @elonmusk ($54.20) comes close to the intrinsic value of @Twitter given its growth prospects. Being one of the largest & long-term shareholders of Twitter @Kingdom_KHC & I reject this offer."
The Saudi Prince apparently owns 5.2% of TWTR (since 2015)...
Of course, there is one winner if Musk's bid fails... "democracy."
As Glenn Greenwald so eloquently noted on Twitter:
"If the success of your political movement, your national ambitions, or your wars, depends upon the need to censor dissent and silence your adversaries, that's a pretty strong indication that you have zero confidence in the beliefs you want to propagate, probably for good reason."
Because, he adds with perfect irony:
"Everyone knows that the evils that grew out of Weimar Germany happened when book burnings stopped and were replaced instead by a commitment to free speech and the free expression of ideas.
One more time: censorship was a weapon used by Nazis and all fascists, not free speech."
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Update (1105ET): Reuters reports Twitter will hold an 'all-hands meeting' with employees at 1400 PST (or 1700 ET) to discuss Elon Musk's offer to purchase the social media platform.
*TWITTER WILL HOLD AN ALL HANDS MEETING WITH EMPLOYEES AT 2PM PACIFIC TO DISCUSS MUSK OFFER -SOURCE
Twitter shares are fading quickly after reaching as high as $54 premarket.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/best-and-final-offer-elon-musk-offers-buy-twitter-5420-share
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8ef34d No.40309
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075772 (141729ZAPR22) Notable: Florida Redistricting Map Eliminates Gerrymandered Seats – Gives GOP 20-8 Advantage Including 4 New Republican Seats
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Florida Redistricting Map Eliminates Gerrymandered Seats – Gives GOP 20-8 Advantage Including 4 New Republican Seats
Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are moving to pass a redistricting map that gets rid of previous gerrymandered seats and gives Republicans a 20 to 8 advantage.
The new map proposed by Governor DeSantis will give Republicans 4 new seats in the US Congress.
Democrats are threatening legal challenges to the map. According to Creative Loafing State lawmakers will return to Tallahassee next week for a special session after DeSantis vetoed a congressional map passed during this year’s regular session.
Anthony Sabatini joined The War Room on Thursday to discuss this proposed map. Sabatini says this is expected to be passed next Wednesday. Anthony Sabatini added, “This gets rid of the Democrat advantage in one day.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/huge-news-florida-redistricting-map-eliminates-gerrymandered-seats-gives-gop-20-8-advantage-including-4-new-republican-seats/
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8ef34d No.40310
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075792 (141733ZAPR22) Notable: Goldman Quietly Sells Billions In Stocks For The Third Quarter In A Row
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Goldman Quietly Sells Billions In Stocks For The Third Quarter In A Row
While most analysts and traders were digging through Goldman's stronger than expected Q1 earnings report which beat on revenue and EPS, and despite some weakness in investment banking more than redeemed itself with stellar FICC numbers, thanks this time to the Commodity not Credit "C"...
... which sent Goldman stock higher, for the third quarter in a row there was troubling disclosure in the bank's Asset Management division (also called Goldman Prop, but not really since banks aren't technically allowed to have prop trading any more).
Here, after a very disappointing Q3 which saw a $820 million loss from the trade of public equities, and a similarly disappointing Q4 where the trade of public stocks led to another loss, this one for $500 million...
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/goldman-quietly-sells-billions-stocks-third-quarter-row
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8ef34d No.40311
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075796 (141733ZAPR22) Notable: Incoming FF? Boston Police Uniforms Stolen. Boston Marathon is Monday, April 18
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Incoming FF? Boston Police Uniforms Stolen. Boston Marathon is Monday, April 18
Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information regarding the theft of Boston police uniforms last month.
Police said they continue to look for information about the person or persons who stole several Boston police uniforms from a uniform supply store in Weymouth, Massachusetts, between the hours of 3:30 p.m. on March 27 and 9:30 a.m. on March 28.
The FBI is assisting Weymouth police with their investigation and have offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect or suspects.
Police released several images Wednesday of items similar to those that were stolen.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Weymouth police at 781-682-3533 or email tipline@waymouth.ma.us.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/5000-reward-offered-for-information-on-theft-of-boston-police-uniforms/2692740/
https://www.crimeonline.com/2022/04/14/boston-police-uniforms-stolen-before-marathon-monday-stoking-fears-in-wake-of-brooklyn-subway-shooting/
https://news.yahoo.com/boston-police-uniforms-stolen-why-021448806.html
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8ef34d No.40312
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075801 (141734ZAPR22) Notable: Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions
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Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions
The episode was so unnerving that the lawmaker — who spoke to The Chronicle on condition they not be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic — began raising concerns with colleagues to see if some kind of intervention to persuade Feinstein to retire was possible. Feinstein’s term runs through the end of 2024. The conversation occurred several weeks before the death of her husband in February.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php
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8ef34d No.40313
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075805 (141735ZAPR22) Notable: Media Matters and Its Shadowy and Substantial Money Transfers to the Bonner Group
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Media Matters and Its Shadowy and Substantial Money Transfers to the Bonner Group
Media Matters is a far-left organization that labels itself as a non-profit but works as a far-left hit machine. It has connections to George Soros and its purpose appears to be to harm conservative Americans and take them out of business. But there is much more to this sketchy entity.
On Wednesday The Gateway Pundit reported on Media Matters and its questionable classification as a nonprofit that saves the entity millions in tax dollars. The TGP also discussed its apparent lack of concern for filing its financials with states across the nation on a timely basis. Also, we identified that this ‘nonprofit’ took COVID money but this money was not to be shared with nonprofits.
Today TGP has more. An interesting and shadowing relationship we found with Media Matters is that its connected closely to the Mary Bonner group. We know very little about Mary Bonner. We located one article where she is discussed alongside Hillary Clinton.
In a New York Times article on February 5, 2015, it was reported that Mary Bonner was making a killing on political
A constellation of left-leaning nonprofits and “super PACs” are raising tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign — and nearly all of them have paid Mary Pat Bonner a cut.
Over the past several years, the groups, which include American Bridge 21st Century, Media Matters for America and the super PAC Ready for Hillary, have paid Ms. Bonner’s consulting firm in excess of $6 million to help them cultivate wealthy donors and raise money, according to tax filings and campaign disclosures.
Ms. Bonner’s contracts give her firm a commission, typically 12.5 percent, on any money she brings in. Her tenacity, ties to wealthy givers and mastery of making donors happy have made Ms. Bonner, 48, among the most successful practitioners of a trade that is virtually invisible to voters but has taken on immense power and influence in the post-Citizens United world.
Almost every candidate for high office must now court ultrarich donors to finance super PACs. And with each party more reliant than ever on networks of outside groups to supplement its advertising and opposition research, fund-raisers like Ms. Bonner hold the keys to the big-money kingdom.
“The Bonner Group gets us the best fund-raising product for the lowest cost,” said David Brock, the founder of the monitoring group Media Matters and the super PAC American Bridge. “In my experience, the commission incentivizes the fund-raiser to meet the ambitious goals we set.”
…Two years ago, reflecting her expanding role in Mr. Brock’s enterprises, Ms. Bonner moved her company and staff into his headquarters, though she continues to serve other clients. She and Mr. Brock have adjoining offices and even share a summer rental in the Hamptons.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/exclusive-media-matters-shadowy-substantial-money-transfers-bonner-group/
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8ef34d No.40314
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075812 (141737ZAPR22) Notable: Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global" joins the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and partners with new con
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Developing Communities19 Nov 2019
Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global" joins the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and partners with new commitment to eradicate polio
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 20, 2019 – His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal AlSaud, Chairman of Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global", joined Bill Gates and leading figures from the international community to announce the first round of funding to a major global initiative to end polio. The commitment was made at the Reaching the Last Mile forum in Abu Dhabi, hosted by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) ‘Endgame Strategy 2019-2023’ aims to tackle the final obstacles to the eradication of polio and sustain a polio-free future. Bill Gates, representing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is one of the leading partners of the GPEI, announced and recognised the first funders of the strategy and called for more donors to come forward in a key pledge moment for the organisation.
Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global"’ donation of US $2 million to GPEI will support the creation of action plans to expand access to polio vaccination and help reach children everywhere. The support was recognised during the Polio Pledge Moment at today’s forum, which brought together all the partner organisations and issued a call to action for others to join.
The donation from Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global" is the latest in a long line of strategic and co-ordinated donations to disease eradication, and its second to support the GPEI following a donation of $30 million in 2013. In addition to supporting GPEI, Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global" has worked with key partners such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carter Center and UNICEF to tackle Guinea Worm disease, river blindness, measles and rubella, amongst other preventable and treatable diseases.
Afterwards, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal met with Bill Gates, with whom he has a long and productive relationship, to discuss the remaining challenges in global infectious disease eradication.
Commenting on today’s pledge and the meeting he said: “Today we have marked an important step in the last push towards a polio free world. Since 1988 an estimated 18 million people are walking today who otherwise would have been paralyzed due to this disease. Donations deliver change, and collaborative efforts deliver it faster and with deeper impact. That’s why I am here today with these renowned partners, calling on others to join us in this last battle to end Polio for good.”
The GPEI pledging event launched a fundraising push to fill the $3.27 billion funding gap remaining in the 2019-2023 Endgame Strategy. So far, $2.6 billion has been raised. The funding will help deliver a programme of activity that will continue to protect children and secure progress towards a Polio-free world, as well as help to ensure that the workers and infrastructure developed by the program can support other health needs and development priorities.
For over 39 years, Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global" has supported and spent more than 4 billion dollars on social welfare, and initiated more than 1000 projects in over 189 countries, managed by 10 Saudi female members, reaching more than 976 million beneficiaries around the world, regardless of gender, race, or religion. Alwaleed Philanthropies "Global" collaborates with a range of philanthropic, governmental, and educational organizations to combat poverty, empower women and youth, develop communities, provide disaster relief and create cultural understanding through education. It seeks to build bridges for a more compassionate, tolerant, and accepting world.
https://alwaleedphilanthropies.org/en/news/alwaleed-philanthropies-joins-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-and-partners-new-commitment-eradicate
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8ef34d No.40315
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075813 (141737ZAPR22) Notable: Hunter Biden Likely To Be Charged Under FARA… If DoJ Applies The Mueller Standard
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Hunter Biden Likely To Be Charged Under FARA... If DoJ Applies The Mueller Standard
Below is my column in the New York Post on the potential liability of Hunter Biden under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA). I recently testified on FARA reforms and its history of enforcement.
Here is the column:
As US Attorney David Weiss leads a long line of witnesses before a grand jury, Washington is preparing for the possibility of an indictment of the son of President Joe Biden, Hunter. This has led to a nosebleed of a turn for the media, as major outlets suddenly acknowledge that the story that they tried to kill in 2020 is in fact legitimate.
Many legal experts have insisted that any prosecution for tax violations would be uncommon or unwarranted because Hunter Biden belatedly paid taxes after the start of the investigation. However, not only are tax and international transactional violations still possible, there is a looming threat of charges under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
This week, I testified in the House Judiciary Committee on enhancements of FARA and was asked whether Hunter Biden could be charged under the act. The answer is clearly yes. Indeed, if the Justice Department applies the standard used in the Paul Manafort case, it would seem like such a charge is not just possible, but even probable.
The similarities of the Manafort and Biden cases are striking. On a personal level, both men had ravenous levels of material consumption. Where Manafort had his $15,000 ostrich coat, Biden had his high-priced hookers and $143,000 Fisker sports car. Both burned through money and found themselves with towering debts.
However, the greatest similarity is how they paid those bills. The Manafort indictment included charges for lobbying on behalf of the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian political parties from 2008 to 2014. He did not register under FARA, which has sweeping terms covering such work.
While FARA was rarely used for criminal investigations and prosecutions, special counsel Robert Mueller seemed to charge by the gross under the act. He hit a line of Trump associates with such allegations from Manafort to Michael Flynn to George Papadopoulos to Rick Gates. More recently, the Justice Department used FARA to conduct searches on the homes and files of former Trump counsel Rudy Giuliani, Republican counsel Victoria Toensing and others.
The recent use of FARA was celebrated by legal experts and media figures. Now, however, Hunter Biden is the target and the evidence against him on FARA may actually be worse than Manafort in some respects.
In Biden’s laptop, there are hundreds of e-mails detailing work with “foreign principals,” which can include not just foreign governments or foreign agencies, but foreign-based companies, nonprofits and individuals, including Americans living in foreign countries. That would covers companies like CEFC, which had close ties to the Chinese government.
Biden does not appear to have done much, if any, conventional legal work for these foreign sources, despite his high fees. Indeed, there is no record Hunter did anything to earn the cool $1 million given to him to “represent” CEFC’s Patrick Ho, who was later convicted and sentenced to three years in prison.
Instead, the record shows Biden advising and facilitating access for foreign clients, including meetings with his father. That includes, like Manafort, dealings with Ukrainian officials and businesses.
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/04/13/hunter-biden-likely-to-be-charged-under-fara-if-the-justice-department-applies-the-mueller-standard/
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8ef34d No.40316
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075819 (141737ZAPR22) Notable: World’s Top ‘Nazi Hunter’ Condemns Trudeau For Spending $794M Training Neo-Nazis In Ukraine
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World’s Top ‘Nazi Hunter’ Condemns Trudeau For Spending $794M Training Neo-Nazis In Ukraine
April 14, 2022
The world’s most prominent “Nazi hunter” has condemned Justin Trudeau and the Canadian government supporting Nazism and training neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine, declaring that governments and media across the West are misleading the public when they claim Ukraine is not overrun by Nazis.
Efraim Zuroff, the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel, believes it is a lack of “due diligence” on the part of Trudeau and the Canadian government, rather than a conscious policy decision to support Nazis in Europe.
“The Canadian government didn’t do its due diligence,” Zuroff told the Ottawa Citizen on Wednesday.
(link: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canada-failed-when-it-trained-ukrainian-troops-linked-to-the-far-right-says-nazi-hunter/wcm/cd79a966-0b2e-4251-83af-50627cdbd699/amp/)
“It’s the responsibility of the Canadian Defense Ministry to know exactly who they are training.
“There is no question that there are neo-Nazis in different forms in Ukraine, whether they are in the Azov regiment or other organizations,” he added.
Zuroff’s comments came after a Radio Canada report on Monday that, back in November 2020, Canadian troops were photographed training members of the “Azov” regiment including soldiers bearing the insignia of the SS division “Galizien,” a Ukrainian unit that fought with Hitler’s Nazis in World War 2.
The authenticity of the photo was acknowledged by the Canadian military, the Ottawa Citizen reported. But Canadian Forces (CAF) rejected the idea they have any obligation to ensure they foreign troops they are training are not Nazis or terrorists...
“It’s not Russian propaganda, far from it,” Zuroff told the Citizen. “These people are neo-Nazis. There is an element of the ultra-right in Ukraine and it’s absurd to ignore it.”
Canada has spent nearly a billion dollars (US$794 million) on training Ukrainian troops since the 2014 coup in which Western-backed rebels overthrew the country’s democratically-elected government. Neo-Nazi fighters were instrumental in the regime-change operation, and fascists in the Azov Battalion were used to suppress dissent afterward.
According to the Citizen, Canada’s Joint Task Force Ukraine actually produced a briefing in 2017 admitting that they had been training Nazis, writing “multiple members of Azov have described themselves as Nazis.”
full article @ https://newspunch.com/worlds-top-nazi-hunter-condemns-trudeau-for-spending-794m-training-neo-nazis-in-ukraine/
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8ef34d No.40317
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075823 (141739ZAPR22) Notable: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs law banning abortion after 15 weeks
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs law banning abortion after 15 weeks: Republican says 'we are here to defend those who can't defend themselves'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10719265/Florida-governor-expected-sign-abortion-restriction-bill.html
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8ef34d No.40318
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075832 (141741ZAPR22) Notable: While Calling Covid Jab Skeptics ‘Criminals’, Pfizer CEO Raked in $24 Million on The Backs of Taxpayers
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While Calling Covid Jab Skeptics ‘Criminals’, Pfizer CEO Raked in $24 Million on The Backs of Taxpayers
Starting in July of 2020, under the direction of the Trump administration, US taxpayers shelled out 1.9 billion to Pfizer so they could begin rushing their Comirnaty mRNA vaccine to market. Over the course of the next year and a half, the taxpayers would be hit with another $10 billion invoice — all of which flowed directly into the pockets of Pfizer for their Covid jab.
This was only the beginning, however. In November 2021, they received another $5.3 billion in taxpayer dollars for the development of their drug Paxlovid, that was a suspiciously similar protease inhibitor like the infamous “horse paste.” In January of this year, the taxpayers were hit once more for $500 million.
In total, since the coronavirus debacle began, US taxpayers would line the pockets of Pfizer executives with nearly $20 billion in revenue. Note that this does not include the billions in taxpayer dollars used to market the vaccine to Americans through less than ethical propaganda news campaigns and advertising.
As tens of millions of Americans were forced into poverty by government closing down their businesses and forcing them to lose their jobs over vaccine mandates, pharmaceutical companies made record profits.
One of the center pieces to the fleecing of the American taxpayer was Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. Bourla, who recently stated that a third does of his vaccine has worked well for prevention of hospitalizations and death, but a fourth shot is necessary, has been the pied piper of the vaccine tyrants. He’s also made millions doing so.
According to a recent report, Bourla made $24.3 million in compensation for 2021 — a whopping 15% increase over the previous year. His stock holdings in the company are even higher, coming in a $32 million and his entitlement upon leaving the company is a whopping $113 million, which was valued at the end of December 2021, according to CNBC.
The company he heads also saw record profits, raking in over $21 billion in 2021 — double the previous year’s total — as politicians, media blowhards, and government scientists took to their pulpits to declare the jab “100 percent effective.” As the world quickly learned, that was not true, yet the money kept flowing.
Instead of apologizing to the world for the inaccurate efficacy statements, folks like Bourla doubled down and claimed that anyone who questioned this data was “a criminal.”
“Phase 3 study with BioNTech also showed that our COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective in preventing #COVID19 cases in South Africa. 100%!” Bourla tweeted a year ago.
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/while-calling-covid-jab-skeptics-criminals-pfizer-ceo-raked-in-24-million-on-the-backs-of-taxpayers/
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8ef34d No.40319
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075837 (141742ZAPR22) Notable: Google AdSense Cuts Off Monetization For Content Accusing Ukraine Of Genocide
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Google AdSense Cuts Off Monetization For Content Accusing Ukraine Of Genocide
Google AdSense, which manages the program through which websites can monetize with Google ads, is cutting off monetization for any content that promotes “claims that imply victims are responsible for their own tragedy or similar instances of victim blaming, such as claims that Ukraine is committing genocide or deliberately attacking its own citizens.” Google is enacting this censorious policy despite the massive evidence that Ukraine is actually shelling civilians in disputed separatist areas and carrying out other human rights travesties. Reporter Patrick Lancaster has been on the front lines reporting on the violence that civilians believe is coming from the government of Ukraine and its allies.
Google AdSense sent out an “Important Notice: Update regarding Ukraine” to publishers on its platform. The Google AdSense team states: “Dear Publisher, Due to the war in Ukraine, we will pause monetization of content that exploits, dismisses, or condones the war. Please note, we have already been enforcing on claims related to the war in Ukraine when they violated existing policies (for instance, the Dangerous or Derogatory content policy prohibits monetizing content that incites violence or denies tragic events). This update is meant to clarify, and in some cases expand, our publisher guidance as it relates to this conflict. This pause includes, but is not limited to, claims that imply victims are responsible for their own tragedy or similar instances of victim blaming, such as claims that Ukraine is committing genocide or deliberately attacking its own citizens.”
https://nationalfile.com/google-adsense-cuts-off-monetization-for-content-accusing-ukraine-of-genocide/
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8ef34d No.40320
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075845 (141743ZAPR22) Notable: No callsign Joe in 09-0016 at Piedmont Triad Airport
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No callsign Joe in 09-0016 at Piedmont Triad Airport
landed about 40 minutes ago
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8ef34d No.40321
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075850 (141744ZAPR22) Notable: 7 soldiers charged after Fort Bragg trooper’s severed head found washed ashore
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7 soldiers charged after Fort Bragg trooper’s severed head found washed ashore
Seven soldiers who went camping with a Fort Bragg paratrooper before his severed head washed up on a beach are facing courts-martial on conspiracy and a slew of other charges.
The North Carolina-based soldiers were the last to see decorated Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, during their trip to Cape Lookout National Seashore for Memorial Day weekend in May 2020.
The Californian was reported missing on May 22 — six days before his severed head was found washed up on the shore. His body has never been found.
His homicide case remains open with a $50,000 reward, but was moved to “cold case status,” a spokeswoman for the Army Criminal Investigation Division said.
No one has been charged with his death, and the seven facing courts-martial are for charges not directly related to the homicide, officials stressed.
Instead, they are all charged with conspiracy and failure to obey a direct order or regulation related to travel during a travel ban, according to court records obtained by the Fayetteville Observer.
The paper identified them as Sgt. Samuel Moore, Pfc. Samad Landrum, Pvt. Annamarie Cochell, and Spcs. Juan Avila, Alex Becerra, Joshua Curry and Benjamin Sibley.
Becerra, Cochell and Landrum are also charged with using the hallucinogenic drug LSD, the paper said. Other charges include disobeying a superior or making false statements.
All seven have all been arraigned and their trials are scheduled from May to September.
Roman-Martinez joined the Army when he was 17, and went on to be awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Army Parachutist Badge, Army officials have said.
His sister, Griselda Martinez, previously told CBS LA that her brother joined the military because “all he wanted was to do good in his life.”
“And this is what happened to him? We only have a part of him, that’s it,” she said in August 2020.
“This is not right. This should never have happened to my brother.”
https://nypost.com/2022/04/14/7-fort-bragg-soldiers-charged-with-murder-of-fellow-trooper/
https://nypost.com/2022/04/14/7-fort-bragg-soldiers-charged-with-murder-of-fellow-trooper/
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8ef34d No.40322
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075863 (141745ZAPR22) Notable: Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, Who Died from ‘Sudden’ Heart Attack, Was Recently Vaxxed
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, Who Died from ‘Sudden’ Heart Attack, Was Recently Vaxxed
April 14, 2022
"According to Healthline.com and John Hopkins University, one known cause of ventricular tachycardia is myocarditis."
https://newspunch.com/comedian-gilbert-gottfried-who-died-from-sudden-heart-attack-was-recently-vaxxed/
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8ef34d No.40323
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075878 (141747ZAPR22) Notable: Jake Sullivan Says US Not Planning to Return Seized Russian Assets
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Jake Sullivan Says US Not Planning to Return Seized Russian Assets
Jake Sullivan Says US Not Planning to Return Seized Russian Assets
Washington is not planning to return the assets confiscated from Russian businessmen as part of the latest sanctions imposed on Moscow over the military operation in Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday.
“Our goal is not to give them back,” Sullivan said at the Economic Club of Washington, adding that the US authorities would use the seized assets “in a better way.”
“There are authorities we have, and there are further authorities that maybe we could develop, and that’s something we’re actively looking at,” the official added.
The White House has introduced several rounds of sanctions against Moscow since February 24, when Russia’s military operation in Ukraine began. As part of the penalties, the US authorities arrested Russian foreign assets along with those belonging to the country’s businesses and high-profile individuals.
He also added that the United States was preparing new efforts to crack down on sanctions evasion by Russia.
“I think we’ll have some announcements in the next week or two that identify targets that are trying to facilitate that evasion both inside Russia and beyond,” Sullivan said, without giving details.
https://www.ntd.com/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-april-14_765950.html
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8ef34d No.40324
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075880 (141748ZAPR22) Notable: 7 soldiers charged after Fort Bragg trooper’s severed head found washed ashore
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AUSTIN, Texas – An Army veteran and a Fort Hood soldier were among three victims found dead with gunshot wounds Saturday at a Texas apartment complex, according to Army officials at the base.
Spc. Freddy Beningo Delacruz Jr., 23, was one of three dead people discovered at about 1:40 a.m. in a unit of the Summerlyn Apartments in Killeen by local police officers who were responding to a call about a water leak, according to the Killeen Police Department. The other victims were a man and a woman, who were identified Tuesday as Army veteran Shaquan Markell Allred, 23, and Asia Cline, 22.
Police said officers were initially dispatched to the area at about 1 a.m. to investigate a call that gunshots were heard, however they were unable to locate the source. About 40 minutes later, police returned to the area for a call about water leaking from one apartment into another at Summerlyn Apartments.
That investigation found the apartment unlocked and officers unable to contact the tenant. Police entered apartment and found the three dead bodies.
Information about the water leak was not released.
Army Criminal Investigation Command is investigating the deaths with Killeen police, according to the news release from Fort Hood.
Allred served as a combat engineer from November 2017 until January, when he left the Army as a private, according to his official service record.
Delacruz of Vidalia, Ga., entered the Army in November 2017 as a cavalry scout and he has been assigned to Fort Hood’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since April 2018, according to the base release.
“Spc. Freddy Delacruz was an outstanding trooper,” Lt. Col. Steven E. Jackowski, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, said in a statement. “Each of us in the battalion are grateful for having known him and we collectively grieve his loss. I would like to send my deepest, heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time."
Delacruz's awards and decorations include the Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
Allred’s awards include the National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon, according to his service record.
Earlier this month, another Fort Hood soldier was killed in Killeen, the city located just beyond Fort Hood’s gates. Spc. Shelby Tyler Jones, 20, was found dead with a gunshot wound outside of a convenience store but police believe he was shot at a nearby strip club. No arrests have been made regarding Jones’ death, according to Ofelia Miramontez, spokeswoman for the Killeen Police Department.
Killeen detectives are asking anyone who might have seen anything or has information about the homicides to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. Anonymous tips also can be sent through the P3Tips App for IOS or Android. All information is confidential and anonymous and if a person’s tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, that person could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
Thayer.rose@stripes.com Twitter: @Rose_Lori
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-veteran-fort-hood-soldier-found-shot-dead-at-texas-apartment-1.622740
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8ef34d No.40325
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075882 (141749ZAPR22) Notable: Pfizer to Ask US Regulators to Authorize COVID Vaccine Booster for 5–11 Age Group
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Pfizer to Ask US Regulators to Authorize COVID Vaccine Booster for 5–11 Age Group
Pfizer and BioNTech plan on asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency use authorization for a booster for their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5- to 11-years-old, the companies announced on April 14.
The submission will be based on data from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial that showed a boost in antibodies from a booster dose, according to the companies.
One hundred and forty children in the trial received a booster approximately six months after the second dose. The shot comes in a two-dose primary series.
The children saw a 6-fold increase in antibodies against the Wuhan strain of SARS-CoV-2 one month after the booster, the companies said. A sub analysis of 30 participants demonstrated a 36-fold increase in neutralizing antibody titers. The trial was also said to have shown “no new safety signals.”
The data has not yet been published on a preprint server or in a journal.
“Clinical and real-world data continue to prove that a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose can keep individuals protected against severe disease,” Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s CEO, said in a statement. “We now have new, positive data in children 5 to 11 that show high immune response following a booster.”
The data is compelling the companies to ask the FDA for emergency clearance for a booster.
The FDA authorized a primary series of Pfizer’s shot for the age group in October 2021.
The FDA has said it does not comment on submissions pending before the agency but a spokeswoman told The Epoch Times last month that “our approach has always been to conduct a regulatory review that’s responsive to the urgent public health needs created by the pandemic, while adhering to our rigorous standards for safety and effectiveness.”
Drug companies like Pfizer “do not apply for product distribution approvals from the FDA unless they are reasonably confident the FDA will approve,” Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, told The Epoch Times in an email.
The submission being made based on data from the small number of children is “a new low for scientific evidence of a vaccine’s safety and efficacy and a clear indication that the pharmaceutical industry views FDA as a rubber-stamping agency,” she added.
If authorized, few children would be eligible immediately. Just 8 million, or about 28 percent of the age group, has been fully vaccinated, according to federal data.
Many of the children who did get the two-dose primary series have not gone six months since the second dose.
A growing number of data points show the COVID-19 vaccines, including Pfizer, provide little to no protection against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19.
https://www.ntd.com/pfizer-to-ask-us-regulators-to-authorize-covid-vaccine-booster-for-5-11-age-group_766149.html
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8ef34d No.40326
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075895 (141752ZAPR22) Notable: Belarus Claims Alleged Russian War Crimes Were Staged by Britain
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Belarus Claims Alleged Russian War Crimes Were Staged by Britain
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has accused Britain of staging a “psychological operation” in Bucha, Ukraine, where Russia has been accused of committing war crimes after reports and pictures emerged of mass graves of people allegedly killed by Russian forces.
Appearing at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far Eastern Amur Oblast region of Russia, Lukashenko claimed to have provided his chief ally, Vladimir Putin, with evidence that the events in Bucha were staged by the British.
“Today we’ve discussed this special operation of theirs in detail – a psychological operation staged by Englishmen,” the Belarusian strongman said according to the state news agency Belta.
“Together with our Russian friends we have gotten to the bottom of this nasty and disgusting position of the West from the first hour to the last one,” he added.
Lukashenko did not offer up any evidence of the claim that Bucha was staged by the UK, but said that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) could provide “addresses, passwords, places of secret meetings, plate numbers and brands of the vehicles those people used to come to Bucha and how they did it.”
Vladimir Putin, for his part, also claimed that Bucha was staged, claiming that it was a “false flag”, comparing it to chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
“Today Aleksandr Grigoryevich [Lukashenko] gave me the documents, which were handed over to the Federal Security Service. The documents identify how, who (they have the relevant intercepts), on what vehicle came to this population center and created conditions for organizing this fake,” he added.
Touring the site of the alleged massacre earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia had committed “war crimes” and that it would make further peace negotiations with Putin more difficult.
Zelensky’s sentiments were echoed by US President Joe Biden, who introduced another round of sanctions on Russia and said that Putin should face a war crimes trial over Bucha.
Russia has meanwhile consistently maintained that the alleged atrocities in Bucha were staged, despite widespread reports in Western media.
On Monday, Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansk claimed that evidence of the atrocities being manufactured is “multiplying” by the day. Russia has argued that its military had withdrawn from the area when the attacks were said to have taken place.
“It is still being promoted as a crime, allegedly carried out by the Russian army, despite the irrefutable proofs of the staged nature of the event, which are only multiplying,” Polyansk told the UN Security Council.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/04/14/putin-ally-lukashenko-claims-alleged-killings-in-bucha-were-staged-by-britain/
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8ef34d No.40327
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075908 (141754ZAPR22) Notable: US conducted ‘inhumane’ lab experiments in Ukraine – Russia
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US conducted ‘inhumane’ lab experiments in Ukraine – Russia
Moscow has alleged American doctors were involved in highly controversial practices
A biolab in Ukraine has allegedly conducted unethical human experiments on behalf of the US government, Russia’s defense ministry claimed on Thursday, in its latest update on Pentagon-funded research in the country.
The allegations concern a laboratory located in Merefa, a city in Ukraine’s Kharkov region, located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southwest of the provincial capital. The Russian military claimed that “American scientists from the lab” conducted a series of human experiments between 2019 and 2021, using patients at a psychiatric ward in Kharkov as subjects.
The research involved testing “potentially dangerous biological preparations,” the ministry claimed, without explaining what exactly was being tested.
The subjects were screened based on their age, nationality, and immunity status and were closely monitored, the ministry said. The ward kept no records about the alleged trials while its staff members were made to sign non-disclosure agreements, it alleged.
The Russian military claimed it had eyewitness testimonies of the “inhuman experiments,” but declined to provide any evidence of that, citing the necessity to protect them.
It said the lab shut down in January and all its equipment and research materials were moved to western Ukraine.
Russia suspects the Pentagon of funding clandestine bioweapons research in Ukraine and many other nations. The US government says the labs operating under the US military’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DRTA) act as biological outposts monitoring the environment for potentially dangerous infections emerging naturally. Moscow says the research may have military applications.
The Russian defense ministry has conducted a number of media briefings regarding the program and labs in Ukraine since Moscow launched an attack on the country. The Russian government has argued that the evidence presented confirmed its long-held suspicions about American intentions.
Beijing supported Russia in its calls to Washington to open up DRTA labs for international scrutiny.
Russia attacked its neighbor in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements, signed in 2014, and Moscow’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German and French brokered Minsk Protocols was designed to give the breakaway regions special status within the Ukrainian state.
The Kremlin has since demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two republics by force.
https://www.rt.com/russia/553878-ukraine-biolab-human-experiments/
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8ef34d No.40328
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075923 (141758ZAPR22) Notable: LIVE - State Dept briefing
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Spokesperson Ned Price leads the Department Press Briefing, at the Department of State, April 14, 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTcDkTtslYU
https://www.c-span.org/video/?519480-1/state-department-briefing
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28526
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8ef34d No.40329
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075943 (141759ZAPR22) Notable: Report: Canada’s weapons exports to Israel are at a 30-year high
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Report: Canada’s weapons exports to Israel are at a 30-year high
"It is shocking that Canadian officials have allowed military exports to Israel to accelerate over the past decade, given the undeniable evidence of Israeli human rights abuses.” - Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East Vice President Michael Bueckert
A new report found that Canada’s arm exports to Israel have been increasing since the mid-2000s, hitting a 30-year high in 2020. The value of the exports are at the highest level since 1987.
https://www.cjpme.org/arming_apartheid
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8ef34d No.40330
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075949 (141800ZAPR22) Notable: Robert Reich Smears Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter as 'Dangerous Nonsense'
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Robert Reich Smears Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter as 'Dangerous Nonsense'
The libertarian vision of an 'uncontrolled' internet is not the dream of dictators. (So libertarians are dangerous now, their whole idea is live and let live)
Libertarian: One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state, One who believes in free will, One who maintains the doctrine of the freedom of the will (especially in an extreme form): opposed to necessitarian.
Reich begins by condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's authoritarianism: how he hides the truth from the people of Russia by outlawing dissent, jailing protesters, and prioritizing government propaganda over independent media. Reich then turns his attention to formerPresident Donald Trump, writing that the decisions by social media companies to ban the president "were necessary to protect American democracy."
But wait a minute:
Why does silencing a political viewpoint protect democracy?How is that any different than Putin saying his silencing of dissenters is necessary to protect Russia?...
Musk has expressed misgivings about Twitter's treatment of dissenting views, and is worried that the social media site: The First Amendment cannot be cited as a defense by anyone who is shadow-banned or de-platformed on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or anywhere else. What we possess, under the First Amendment, is a right to criticize bad and hypocritical behavior free from government censorship.
That's what Musk thinks, it's what I think, and it's what many independent voices on both the left and the right think.
But not Robert Reich. He writes:
Will Musk use his clout to let Trump back on? I fear he will.
Musk has long advocated a libertarian vision of an "uncontrolled" internet. That vision is dangerous rubbish. There's no such animal, and there never will be. …
In Musk's vision of Twitter and the internet, he'd be the wizard behind the curtain – projecting on the world's screen a fake image of a brave new world empowering everyone.
In reality, that world would be dominated by the richest and most powerful people in the world, who wouldn't be accountable to anyone for facts, truth, science or the common good. (this guy is fucking stupid, that is how it is now)
That's Musk's dream. And Trump's. And Putin's. And the dream of every dictator, strongman, demagogue and modern-day robber baron on Earth. For the rest of us, it would be a brave new nightmare.
Reich, unfortunately, is deeply confused. The libertarian vision of an "uncontrolled" internet is not the dream of dictators (really stupid fucker). Dictators like Putin want a controlled internet. Reich is also advocating for a controlled internet—and apparently likes the people who control it right now: i.e., the sort of progressive-minded moderators who don't want people to read about the Black Lives Matter foundation spending millions in donations to buy up real estate rather than promote change, a story that Facebook decided to suppress….
Reich is not alone in preferring things the way they are. Ellen K. Pao, the former CEO of reddit, wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post that "Elon Musk's vision of 'free speech' will be bad for Twitter.”It will be bad for Twitter, she writes, because Musk wants to let more people speak on Twitter without fear of censorship.
Progressives like Reich and Pao shouldn't frame their dismissal of free speech as a sort of rejection of tyranny. It's the opposite: It's an embrace of tyranny—of a kind of tyranny that is popular in both Russia and China, the U.S.'s main political, social, and economic rivals. Russia and China don't want their citizens saying whatever they want on social media. Elon Musk does. That's the difference between an uncontrolled libertarian ethos for the internet, and the ethos of the censors.
https://reason.com/2022/04/13/elon-musk-robert-reich-twitter-free-speech-putin/
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8ef34d No.40331
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075957 (141802ZAPR22) Notable: NATO Admits It Wants ‘Ukrainians to Keep Dying’ to Bleed Russia, Not Peace
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NATO Admits It Wants ‘Ukrainians to Keep Dying’ to Bleed Russia, Not Peace
NATO sees Ukrainians as mere cannon fodder in its imperial proxy war on Russia.
The US-led NATO military alliance has made it clear that it is willing to fight to the last Ukrainian in order to bleed Russia and advance Western geopolitical interests.
In a shockingly blunt admission, The Washington Post acknowledged that some NATO member states want “Ukrainians to keep fighting, and dying” in order to prevent Russia from making political gains.
In an April 5 report on peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, the major US newspaper disclosed that NATO is afraid that Kiev may give in to some of Moscow’s demands.
The Washington Post wrote explicitly: “For some in NATO, it’s better for the Ukrainians to keep fighting, and dying than to achieve a peace that comes too early or at too high a cost to Kyiv and the rest of Europe.”
Anonymous Western diplomats emphasized that “there are limits to how many compromises some in NATO will support to win the peace,” and that they would rather prolong the war in Ukraine if they can prevent Russia from having its security concerns met.
The newspaper said that NATO members are desperate not to give “Russian President Vladimir Putin any semblance of victory,” and are more than willing to force Ukrainians into the meat grinder to do so.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan noted that the administration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is closely coordinating with Washington, and is in “near-daily contact” with the White House. It is evident who is really in charge.
The newspaper likewise revealed that the US military has more than 100,000 troops deployed in Europe.
The Washington Post has a close relationship with the US government. The newspaper is owned by $200-billionaire Jeff Bezos, one of the richest human beings in history.
Bezos is also the founder and executive chairman of mega-corporation Amazon, which has tens of billions of dollars worth of contracts with the CIA, Pentagon, NSA, FBI, ICE, and other US government agencies.
If The Washington Post is disclosing this information about NATO, with quotes from senior White House officials, it clearly got the green light from its handlers in Washington.
This report is a semi-official confirmation that NATO sees Ukrainians as mere cannon fodder in its imperial proxy war on Russia.
In fact, some Western officials have stated this openly.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/nato-admits-wants-ukrainians-keep-dying-bleed-russia-not-peace/5777411
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8ef34d No.40332
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16075983 (141806ZAPR22) Notable: France's Le Pen Warns Against Sending Weapons To Ukraine
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France's Le Pen Warns Against Sending Weapons To Ukraine
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down.
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down.
Le Pen, an outspoken nationalist who has long ties to Russia, also confirmed that if she unseats President Emmanuel Macron in France’s April 24 presidential runoff, she will pull France out of NATO’s military command and dial back French support for the whole European Union.
Macron, a pro-EU centrist, is facing a harder-than-expected fight to stay in power, in part because the economic impact of the war is hitting poor households the hardest. France’s European partners are worried that a possible Le Pen presidency could undermine Western unity as the U.S. and Europe seek to support Ukraine and end Russia’s ruinous war on its neighbor.
Asked about military aid to Ukraine, Le Pen said she would continue defense and intelligence support.
“(But) I’m more reserved about direct arms deliveries. Why? Because ... the line is thin between aid and becoming a co-belligerent,” the far-right leader said, citing concerns about an “escalation of this conflict that could bring a whole number of countries into a military commitment.”
Earlier Wednesday, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said France had sent 100 million euros ($109 million) worth of weapons to Ukraine in recent weeks as part of a flow of Western arms .
Earlier in his term, Macron had tried to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin to improve Russia’s relations with the West, and Macron met with Putin weeks before the Russian invasion in an unsuccessful effort to prevent it. Since then, however, France has supported EU sanctions against Moscow and has offered sustained support to Ukraine.
Le Pen also said France should strike a more independent path from the U.S.-led NATO military alliance.
And despite the atrocities that Russian troops have committed in Ukraine, Le Pen said that NATO should seek a “strategic rapprochement” with Russia once the war is over. Such a relationship would be “in the interest of France and Europe and I think even of the United States,” she said, to stop Russia from forging a stronger alliance with world power China.
She did not directly address the horrors unfolding in Ukraine.
Le Pen was speaking at a press conference Wednesday to lay out her foreign policy plans, which include halting aid to African countries unless they take back “undesirable” migrants seeking entry to France. She also wants to slash support for international efforts to improve women’s reproductive health in poor countries, increase minority rights or solve environmental problems.
At the end of the event, protesters held up a poster showing a 2017 meeting between Le Pen and Putin. One activist was pulled out of the room. Anti-racism protesters also held a small demonstration outside.
“The election of Madame Le Pen would mean electing an admirer of Putin’s regime, an autocratic regime and an admirer of Putin’s imperialistic logic,” said Dominique Sopo, head of the group SOS Racism. “It would mean that France would become a vassal to Putin’s Russia.”
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/frances-le-pen-warns-against-sending-weapons-to-ukraine-articleshow.html
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8ef34d No.40333
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076009 (141811ZAPR22) Notable: Finnish Supreme Court doesn't consider sexual-abuse of 10-year-old as rape
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Finnish Supreme Court doesn't consider sexual-abuse of 10-year-old as rape
In a surprising judgment, the Finland Supreme Court refused to consider sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl, by 23-year-old asylum seeker, as rape. The top court observed the child wasn't forced into the act while rejecting the prosecution's plea for harsher punishment. The refugee abused the minor in the yard of a deserted building in Tampere city, in Southern Pirkanmaa region, in autumn 2016.
Details
Accused sentenced to three-year-jail term by lower courts
The accused identified as Juusuf Muhamed Abbudin by the Finnish media was given three-year-jail term by both Pirkanmaa District Court and the Appeal Court, Turku, in 2017. He was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse charges. But the abuse didn't constitute as rape, according to the courts. They said the girl wasn't overcome by fear, or was incapacitated in any way, during the act.
The case
Accused abused girl, sent her sexually charged messages
The courts observed Abbudin had sexual intercourse with the child. He also sent her sexually charged messages. However, they said the prosecutor couldn't prove the child had sexual intercourse against her will. The judgment sparked nationwide outrage with many taking to streets in demand of stringent rules for child sexual abuse. The demand to ban migrants also grew louder by the day.
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Courts' decision baffled citizens, fuelled demands for stricter laws
Though Supreme Court chose not to change the verdict of lower courts, Finnish citizens had earlier expressed discontent. A Professor of Child Psychiatry, Tuula Tamminen, said there was no way the child could have known what was happening to her. National Coalition Party MP Kari Tolvanen sought a harsher sentence in such offenses. He called for amendment in criminal law dealing with sexual abuse.
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/finnish-supreme-court-rules-sex-with-10-year-old-not-rape/story
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8ef34d No.40334
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076014 (141813ZAPR22) Notable: Elon Musk - "I do think that we want to be reluctant to delete things and just be very cautious with permanent bans”
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https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1514666345627013128
ELON MUSK: “My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.”
https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1514662201633742859
BREAKING: ELON MUSK: “I do think that we want to be reluctant to delete things and just be very cautious with permanent bans”
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8ef34d No.40335
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076019 (141814ZAPR22) Notable: Republican National Committee Votes To Withdraw From Commission-Sponsored Presidential Debates
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Republican National Committee Votes To Withdraw From Commission-Sponsored Presidential Debates
In a statement, Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the RNC, said, “Debates are an important part of the democratic process, and the RNC is committed to free and fair debates. The Commission on Presidential Debates is biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates including hosting debates before voting begins and selecting moderators who have never worked for candidates on the debate stage.”
https://deadline.com/2022/04/republicans-withdraw-from-presidential-debates-1235002479/
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8ef34d No.40336
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076045 (141819ZAPR22) Notable: British Man captured in Ukraine embedded in captured Ukraine unit
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/british-man-captured-in-ukraine-reportedly-pictured-beaten-and-handcuffed
British man captured in Ukraine reportedly pictured beaten and handcuffed
Diplomats working to find Aiden Aslin, who was forced to surrender to Russian troops with his unit in Mariupol
UK diplomats are working to determine the whereabouts of British nationals in Ukraine amid reports a man from Nottinghamshire has been captured by pro-Moscow forces while serving with the Ukrainian military.
Aiden Aslin, who is from Newark and has been fighting in the besieged city of Mariupol, was forced to surrender with his comrades earlier this week after they ran out of food and ammunition.
An image that purported to show a beaten, bruised and handcuffed Aslin was posted on a Twitter account belonging to him on Thursday afternoon. A message accompanying it – apparently written by a third party controlling the account – read: “Just got this, it looks as if they have gotten ahold of Aiden.” It claimed those holding Aslin had “worked him over” and vowed to keep his case “in the public eye every day until he’s exchanged”.
A later message added: “Some people have asked why he should get special coverage when there are so many prisoners. I have no answer for you, but I have a friend in danger so I’m using the tools he gave me to help.”
Foreign Office sources said they were working to verify reports about British nationals caught up in fighting in Ukraine after the picture emerged. Officials said that, given the situation in Ukraine, their ability to obtain information and provide consular services on the ground was severely limited. They added that they expected any detainees to be treated in accordance with international humanitarian law.
After the news emerged, Aslin’s local MP Robert Jenrick said he was working with the Foreign Office to “track the whereabouts and secure the release of my constituent, Aiden Aslin. Aiden chose to risk his life because he believes passionately in the Ukrainian people’s right to live in freedom and democracy”.
Aslin’s mother, Ang Wood previously told the BBC her son’s unit had “put up one hell of a fight”, but had been left with no choice but to surrender because they had “no weapons left”. She called on Boris Johnson to find a way to “take Putin down”.
In a Facebook post on Monday, the last Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol said they were “running out of ammunition” and expected to be killed or taken prisoner very soon.
“We were bombed from airplanes and shot at by artillery and tanks. We have been doing everything possible and impossible. But any resource has the potential to run out,” said the 36th brigade.
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8ef34d No.40337
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076050 (141820ZAPR22) Notable: Defense Department Briefing
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2:30 PM EDT
Defense Department Briefing
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs the news media at the Pentagon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voD28M8-Vs0
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28522
https://www.c-span.org/video/?519481-1/defense-department-briefing
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28522
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8ef34d No.40338
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076052 (141820ZAPR22) Notable: Ed Buck trial: Wealthy Democratic donor to be sentenced for murdering Black Gay Prostitutes with drug injections
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Ed Buck trial: Wealthy Democratic donor to be sentenced
Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine.
Federal prosecutors said Buck’s unrelenting fervor to satisfy a fetish by preying on vulnerable men, often young and Black, is reason enough to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.
Buck, 67, a big dollar donor to Democratic, LGBTQ and animal rights causes, faces sentencing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for providing fatal doses of drugs, operating a drug den and enticing men to travel for prostitution.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ed-buck-trial-wealthy-democratic-donor-to-be-sentenced/
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8ef34d No.40339
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/16076056 (141821ZAPR22) Notable: “The Storm is Upon Us - A truly inspirational and powerful speech by Jim Caviezel"
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls-vfo5vdeM
“The Storm is Upon Us”
"A truly inspirational and powerful speech by Jim Caviezel"
>23,753 views | Oct 27, 2021 | 157 Comments
This speech, which someone sent me, touched me deeply for 2 main reasons; The content and the way it was delivered. Jim Caviezel is a stunning actor but he can deliver a powerful speech too, which is not always guaranteed.
Talking into his film where he depicted Jesus and using that as a base for this explosion of words left me with goosebumps.
I am humbled by the amount of people who have already watched this with me and appreciate all the comments as well.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Ps. Don't leave before the end as you will miss something very powerful indeed.
>Jan Robberts
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8ef34d No.40340
Follow-up thread
>>11268
>>11268
Follow-up thread
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