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c10357  No.10705197[Last 50 Posts]

Welcome To Q Research AUSTRALIA

In anticipation of FISA DECLAS and SPYGATE revelations, a new thread for research and discussion of Australia's role in The Great Awakening.

Previous threads

>>10099681 Q Research AUSTRALIA #9

mirrored @ qanon.news

Q Research AUSTRALIA #8 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/9062489

Q Research AUSTRALIA #7 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/7994433

Q Research AUSTRALIA #6 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/7355098

Q Research AUSTRALIA #5 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/6576586

Q Research AUSTRALIA #4 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/5945347

Q Research AUSTRALIA #3 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/5443913

Q Research AUSTRALIA #2 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/4899520

Q Research AUSTRALIA #1 - https://qanon.news/archives/x/4520

Q's Posts made on Q Research AUSTRALIA threads

Wednesday 11.20.19

>>7358352 ————————————–——– These people are stupid.

>>7358338 ————————————–——– All assets [F + D] being deployed.

>>7358318 ————————————–——– What happens when the PUBLIC discovers the TRUTH [magnitude] re: [D] party corruption?

Tuesday 11.19.19

>>7357790 ————————————–——– FISA goes both ways.

Saturday 11.16.2019

>>7356270 ————————————–——– There is no escaping God.

>>7356265 ————————————–——– The Harvest [crop] has been prepared and soon will be delivered to the public for consumption.

Friday 11.15.2019

>>7356017 ————————————–——– "Whistle Blower Traps" [Mar 4 2018] 'Trap' keyword select provided…..

Thursday 03.28.2019

>>5945210 ————————————–——– Sometimes our 'sniffer' picks and pulls w/o applying credit file

>>5945074 ————————————–——– We LOVE you!

>>5944970 ————————————–——– USA v. LifeLog?

>>5944908 ————————————–——– It is an embarrassment to our Nation!

>>5944859 ————————————–——– 'Knowingly'

Q's Posts referencing Australia

https://qanon.pub/?q=AUS

https://qanon.pub/?q=australia

https://qanon.pub/?q=koala

https://qanon.pub/?q=boomerang

https://qanon.pub/?q=45HarisonHarold

Q's Posts referencing Australian citizens

Malcolm Turnbull (X/AUS)

https://qanon.pub/?q=X%2FAUS

Alexander Downer

https://qanon.pub/?q=Downer

Cardinal George Pell

https://qanon.pub/?q=Dark%20to%20LIGHT

https://qanon.pub/?q=pecking

Julian Assange

https://qanon.pub/?q=assange

https://qanon.pub/?q=JA

https://qanon.pub/?q=Threat%20is%20real

Q's Posts referencing The Five Eyes intelligence alliance (FVEY)

https://qanon.pub/?q=FVEY

https://qanon.pub/?q=Five%20Eyes

"The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an anglophone intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are parties to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes

"Does AUS stand w/ the US or only select divisions within the US?"

Q - 11/25/18.

https://www.qmap.pub/read/2501

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c10357  No.10705210

Notables

are not endorsements

#9 - Part 1

>>10099807 Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert transferred to ‘worst female prison in world’

>>10104103 Video: Foreign affairs and Defence Ministers meet US counterparts | 9 News Australia

>>10109918 Defence Minister Linda Reynolds Tweet: Today’s #AUSMIN2020 meeting is underway with an ambitious agenda

>>10109998 AUSMIN 2020: US praises Australia for not 'bowing' to China

>>10110039 Australia backs US bid to rally democracies against China

>>10110133 AUSMIN a thrilling, unexpected triumph for White House

>>10110632 Sydney man accused of sexually exploiting New Zealand girl

>>10115695 Video: AUSMIN 2020 - Secretary Pompeo Holds a Joint Press Availability

>>10122402 Melbourne earthquake felt by hundreds of people across the eastern suburbs

>>10122856 Federal Government seeks access to jailed Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who's been moved to new prison in Iran

>>10122876 Influential UK MP lashes ‘hostage takers’ over detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert

>>10123114 John Patrick Casey: Catholic priest’s sexual assault appeal fails in Supreme Court

>>10123153 Video: Alexander Downer - Australia must keep America 'fully engaged' in Indo-Pacific region - Sky News Australia

>>10123307 US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Tweet: We and our allies will fly, sail, & operate wherever international law allows. #AUSMIN2020

>>10123307 US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Tweet: Even in dark days, America will never lose the ability to dare greatly.

>>10123369 Video: Australian Federal Police - Stop human trafficking happening in plain sight

>>10123418 Border Force officers seizing large number of lifelike child sex dolls ordered online

>>10135836 China hits back at Australia-US statement on South China Sea, Hong Kong

>>10136626 Biden presidency could put Australia back in ‘naughty corner’ over lack of climate action

>>10136706 Kylie Moore-Gilbert granted meeting with Australian ambassador to Iran

>>10136821 Google and Facebook to be forced to share revenue with media in Australia under draft code

>>10142926 Australia backs India over deadly border clashes with China

>>10146828 TikTok: President Trump announces US ban of popular video app

>>10156088 Resignation of James Murdoch ‘does not absolve him of the blood on his hands’

>>10156246, >>10156261, >>10156272 'The US enterprise is up for grabs': why the Trump-Biden race is so important for Australia

>>10157518 Australian intelligence agencies investigate Chinese-owned TikTok over security concerns

>>10158011 Modern slavery rife in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands, charity claims

>>10158011 PDF: Murky Waters - A qualitative Assessment of Modern Slavery in the Pacific Region - Minderoo Foundation, 2020

>>10167430 (2018) FBI Focuses on Millions of “Mishandled” $$$ Funneled from Australian Gov to Clinton Foundation

>>10167460, >>10167466 Daniel Andrews has significant ties to Chyna/CCP going back to 2013 prior to his election as premier in 2014

>>10167481 Australia's MP Daniel Andrews and Hillary Clinton

>>10167481 Daniel Andrews Tweet: I met @HillaryClinton earlier in the week.

>>10167767 Video: Barnaby Joyce casually name drops George Soros during interview with Channel Seven’s Sunrise

>>10167767 QMAP.pub - Players in the Game - George Soros - Billionaire "philanthropist" and investor

>>10176846 Family of jailed Australian academic 'reassured' by ambassador's visit

>>10177085 Part-time Labor staffer John Zhang challenges investigation into possible foreign interference

>>10177186 Video: Modern day slavery occurring in Australia - 7NEWS

>>10177186 Australian Federal Police lift the lid on 'modern-day slavery' in Australia's suburbs

>>10177348 Video: Satan's Children (1989) Teresa's daring escape from brutal satanic cult and bizarre rituals | 60 Minutes Australia

>>10229949 Video: Satan's Children Part 2 - Servants of Satan (1989) - follow up by Australian 60 Minutes journalist Ian Leslie

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c10357  No.10705218

#9 - Part 2

Coronavirus / COVID-19 Bun - Part 1

>>10122961 'FLIGHT RISK' What is the conspiracy theory about Tom Hanks being arrested in Australia?

>>10136594 As US cases soar, Trump says Australia has 'tremendous problems'

>>10137789 Coronavirus: COVID-19 vaccine developed by Adelaide scientists clear for more volunteers

>>10155115, >>10155141, >>10155156 The threads that don't connect: Covid gives Australian conspiracy theorists a common home

>>10155779, >>10155789 Hydroxychloroquine is a poor coronavirus treatment but a perfect parable for our times

>>10157800 Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declares a STATE OF DISASTER and introduces an 8pm curfew for Melbourne

>>10158200 U.S. Department of State Tweet: We are lucky to count Australia as a close partner through it all. #USwithAUS

>>10158895 Q Research General #12999: CV PANIC in Melbourne, WAKE UP Australia! Edition

>>10167665 Liberal MP Craig Kelly’s ‘dangerous’ hydroxychloroquine claim asks if Vic premier should be jailed

>>10167809 President Trump Tweet: Big China Virus breakouts all over the World, including nations which were thought to have done a great job

>>10167952 Video: INVESTIGATION: Hotel quarantine security breach causes COVID-19 second wave | 60 Minutes Australia

>>10170026 State of emergency vs state of disaster: What’s the difference?

>>10174955 Video: Victorians face $4957 on-the-spot fine for breaching isolation orders - Sky News Australia

>>10187191 Promising antibody response in Australians given Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

>>10209323 Australia pledges to share coronavirus vaccine: PM

>>10238919 The hidden fallout of the pandemic: Fears lockdown linked to jump in child abuse material arrests in WA

>>10239291 Video: Ivermectin treatment is a ‘real killer of coronavirus’: Professor Thomas Borody - Sky News Australia

>>10239610 Marines complete quarantine in the Northern Territory

>>10250589 Ex-Bachelorette Ali Oetjen shares false conspiracy theory, coronavirus pandemic is a 'cover-up for widespread child sex trafficking'

>>10262267 Coronavirus: All parties eager to sign up for a new national forum (National Cabinet)

>>10304251 Daniel Andrews says Victoria may never eliminate COVID-19

>>10306643 Taking Hydroxychloroquinine in Queensland as a preventive for COVID-19 is a $1334 fine and 6 months prison

>>10315234 Australia could have a COVID-19 vaccine within six months

>>10336102 Scott Morrison expects a successful coronavirus vaccine would be mandatory in Australia

>>10337972, >>10337978 Lieutenant-General John Frewen, the head of the Defence COVID-19 Taskforce, pulls rank on Premier's quarantine claims

>>10338193 Coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory in Australia: PM

>>10339491 Q Research General #13230: No Compulsory Vaxxes for Aussies or Anyone Else! Edition

>>10343294 AstraZeneca to be exempt from coronavirus vaccine liability claims in most countries

>>10343567 List of "conspiracies" proven to be real - Big Pharma

>>10343915 Coronavirus vaccine: Australia rules out mandatory immunisations

>>10369123 Aussie tennis great Pat Cash promotes conspiracy theory coronavirus film

>>10369282 St Vincent’s Melbourne trials Trump-spruiked malaria drug hydroxychloroquine

>>10388884 60 Minutes Australia: Dr Fauci’s virus message for Australians

>>10388884 Video: SUNDAY on #60Mins: Dr Anthony Fauci’s message of hope: we will get through this

>>10396970, >>10396979 60 Minutes Australia: Dr Anthony Fauci reveals Australia is a ‘global leader’ in coronavirus fight

>>10397835 >>10397841, ASIO working to prevent foreign spies from stealing Australian coronavirus vaccine research

>>10410995 Video: Dr Anthony Fauci's 2018 interview on flu dangers and future virus pandemic | 60 Minutes Australia

>>10436864 Australia to send 55 firefighters to the US to battle wildfires amid the pandemic

>>10480915 Black market cat drugs being studied as COVID-19 treatment

>>10491426 Melbourne anti-lockdown protest organiser calls coronavirus a ‘scam’

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c10357  No.10705222

#9 - Part 3

Coronavirus / COVID-19 Bun - Part 2

>>10491438 Video: Anti-lockdown ringleader calls coronavirus a "scam" | A Current Affair

>>10491693 Detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei authored Facebook posts about Wuhan coronavirus cover-up

>>10499142 SHOCK REPORT: This Week CDC Quietly Updated COVID-19 Numbers – Only 9,210 Americans Died From COVID-19 Alone

>>10499184, >>10499961 A Doctors’ Open Letter to Daniel Andrews re: government’s management of the COVID-19 viral pandemic

>>10499240 Greens deliver despot Dan 6 more months of emergency powers - michaelsmithnews.com

>>10499543 Victoria's Births, Deaths and Marriages - deaths registered per month - - michaelsmithnews.com

>>10500441 Open Letter to Health Minister About Ivermectin — “One Dose is Normally Sufficient for Recovery”

>>10500546 Breakthrough Drug: Ivermectin Shows 'Astounding' Results Against Coronavirus

>>10501605 Tony Abbott rails against Victoria's coronavirus response - 'Health dictatorship'

>>10501610 Video: Australia and the Coronavirus Crisis, PolicyExchangeUK - With Hon Tony Abbott AC, Health dictatorship reference @ 8:35

>>10501615, >>10501618 'Unaccountable experts': Tony Abbott calls for end to lockdowns, travel bans

>>10501618 Stewart McDonald, Scottish National Party MP questions Tony Abbott about "health dictatorship", a term also used by QAnon conspiracy group

>>10501635 Video: Stewart McDonald - "Are you familiar with Qanon, Mister Abbott?" Tony Abbott - "Look, I'm afraid I'm not. But I'm sure you'll enlighten me."

>>10501671, >>10501674 Pregnant woman arrested in Ballarat for creating anti-lockdown protest event on Facebook

>>10504219 Snr Sgt Tim Argall, 'authorising Officer' on the search warrant for pregnant protest inciter from Ballarat, had affair with Lawyer X

>>10508924 Victoria Police are trained to issue summonses rather than arrest where possible - why was this pregnant mum handcuffed?

>>10509221 >The (alleged) Facebook post that got pregnant mum Zoe Lee arrested today

>>10523738, >>10523747 The bodybuilder conspiracy theorist behind a group pushing COVID-19 checkpoint breaches

>>10534097 Coronavirus Australia live news: Anti-lockdown protesters gather across Australia, arrests made in Melbourne and Sydney (Q WWG1WGA sign in Perth)

>>10535023 Sharon McGowan Tweet: Anti-lockdown protesters are now walking down Albert Park towards St Kilda. (WWG1WGA sign in Melbourne)

>>10535035 Wake up Australia Tweet: The crowd is kind of shy, Beautiful, Full of hope and joy, Chanted, Free Victoria (Q sign in Brisbane)

>>10535045 Morgans Tweet Freedom Day Byron Bay wwg1wga (WWG1WGA sign in Byron Bay)

>>10535053 JayTeePee Tweet: Almost 10,000 West Australians stood together at Parliament House for FREEDOM DAY (#WWG1WGA T-shirt in Perth)

>>10535070, >>10535082 WeareMaximus Tweets: Brisbane / Chant of the day… Free Victoria / Free the children chant (Q WWG1WGA T-shirts in Brisbane)

>>10535235 No arrests as hundreds protest in Brisbane (Q Make Australia Great Again sign in Brisbane)

>>10535606 Tommyblues Tweet: Small one in Cairns but good to see numbers none the less (The Great Awakening sign in Cairns)

>>10535729 6% Jo Tweet: It was excellent. Brisbane protested with them (Q / WWG1WGA / Children / Human Trafficking signs in Brisbane)

>>10535808 N.Marsters Tweet: Oh Yes, we here in Brisbane, Australia. #freevictoria #FreedomDay (Q sign in Brisbane)

>>10536615 UN Forced To Admit Gates-Funded Vaccine Is Causing Polio Outbreak In Africa

>>10542825 Chanting for 'freedom' and shouting of Fascism, a city's fringe erupts in anger

>>10553790 Protesters Clash with Police While Rallying Against Australia’s COVID Restrictions

>>10575094 Coronavirus Victoria: Brett Sutton says he did not recommend Melbourne curfew

>>10575404 Coronavirus vaccine setback a headache for Trump

>>10578919 Video: Coronavirus: Victoria exposed in ADF assistance documents | 9News Australia

>>10579104 Parliament of Australia - Select Committee on COVID-19 - Answers to Questions on Notice - EMV Commissioner Andrew Crisp

>>10586484 Tom Hanks accused of getting special treatment after returning to Australia amid coronavirus quarantine

>>10587164 Annastacia Palaszczuk slams Scott Morrison and Queensland opposition over 'disgusting' border bullying

>>10588476 Was Australia's crippling lockdown based on a MONUMENTAL stuff-up?

>>10625777 Peter Dutton says Tom Hanks should not be treated differently

>>10626007 Second round of anti-lockdown protests flop in Melbourne gloom

>>10627663, >>10627678, >>10627695 Violence erupts as hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters chanting 'freedom' storm Queen Victoria Markets

>>10643198 Outrage over Victoria Police officer filmed stomping man's head

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c10357  No.10705226

#9 - Part 4

>>10186848, >>10186858 Scott Morrison vows to tackle Chinese interference

>>10186881 Australian PM Scott Morrison urges US and China to respect international law, resolve disputes peacefully

>>10186905 'Buyer beware': Prime Minister says there is no case to ban TikTok

>>10186977 NSW man Justin Radford hit with 80 new child abuse charges

>>10187001, >>10187014 Operation Arkstone – Wyong man faces further 80 charges

>>10187149 Police ‘suspect Shaoquett Moselmane staffer John Zhang spied for China’

>>10191152 NSW police officers charged with attempted rape, production of child abuse material

>>10197616 Australia takes paedophile hunt online with 100 cyber detectives

>>10197633 Peter Dutton confirms Australia could spy on its own citizens under cybersecurity plan

>>10197753 We're waiting to take your call: Prime Minister Scott Morrison to China's President Xi Jinping

>>10197785 Global Times Tweet: If you want peace, don't just talk the talk. Walk the walk: Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin #HuSays

>>10197814, >>10197817 Trump administration's probe of the Russia investigation may be nearing conclusion

>>10208724 Trump issues orders banning TikTok and WeChat from operating in 45 days if they are not sold by Chinese parent companies

>>10208842 British paedo monster carried out sick sex attack on Tinder date’s nine-year-old daughter in Australia

>>10208990 Change of command for Australia's special forces ahead of explosive war crimes report

>>10209217 War crimes report will make uncomfortable reading, says Linda Reynolds

>>10209400 Senior Westpac contingent pushes for bank to settle Austrac legal case

>>10209489 South Australian man charged with online child abuse offences after Canadian tip

>>10209606 International tip-off leads to arrest of Sydney man on child abuse charges

>>10228782, >>10228790 South China Sea: Trump card Australia has over China - RARE-EARTH MINERALS

>>10229176 Report: Ex-CIA Chief Brennan Has Been Told He Is Not Target Of Durham Probe

>>10236191 *SHOCKING VIDEO* - MAN WHIPS A TERRIFIED HALF-NAKED CHILD WHO IS SUSPENDED UPSIDE DOWN, HANDS AND FEET BOUND.SEE SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING.

>>10237675 Kyle Daniels: Child to give evidence in swim coach sexual abuse trial

>>10237919 Mass Surveillance being installed throughout Melbourne using the COVID-19 Lockdowns and Curfew as Cover?

>>10238194 Afghan prisoner swap likely to free Hekmatullah, rogue soldier who murdered three Australians

>>10238328 Foreign forces ‘spying on diaspora’, says ASIO

>>10238835 “Offshore Punch” - Australian Federal Police will bust cyber crims in their lairs

>>10239098 City of Sydney councillor Robert Kok advising 'pro-Beijing' group linked to Chinese Communist Party

>>10239411 Scott Morrison’s plea to Donald Trump over Diggers’ killer Hekmatullah

>>10245266 Video: Justinian Deception - GNOSTIC-CONTROL

>>10250659 PM seeks clarity after Trump cans G7 summit

>>10250704 'Put up or shut up' says Labor MP raided in Chinese influence investigation

>>10250763 Alexander Downer criticises Chinese diplomacy

>>10250880 U.S. Space Force unveils doctrine explaining its role in national security

>>10250887 Space Force releases 1st doctrine, defines “spacepower” as distinct form of military power

>>10250887 PDF: Space Force Capstone - SPACEPOWER - Doctrine For Space Forces

>>10250950, >>10250953 Defence to probe special forces’ cultural and leadership flaws

>>10250766, >>10251258 Tunnels being exploded in MELB? Fire at battery recycling factory in Campbellfield causes smoke alert for nearby suburbs

>>10258181 Kamala Harris pick is safest road for Joe Biden and will hurt Donald Trump

>>10258181 Joe Biden Tweet: Let’s go win this, @KamalaHarris

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c10357  No.10705234

#9 - Part 5

George Papadopoulos Tweet Bun

>>10146088 “This was a UK-Australia spying operation, the Israelis helped too”—me in the Washington Post Magazine in 2019

>>10146088 My prediction on which countries had a heavy involvement in working with our intel, willfully or coerced, came true

>>10197666 I reported the Australian “official” to US officials for his brazen spying and bizarre behavior at my “meeting” with him

>>10303421 The indictments of numerous Obamagate players coming will sway moderates to Trump…Boomerang!

>>10303421 Prediction: Clinesmith flipped on Bill Priestap…He was also involved with the Australian set up meeting in London with Alexander Downer

>>10303421 He needed a useful idiot like Alexander Downer and the Australian government complicit to try and divert attention from Steele

>>10303421 Obama administration was illegally spying on my legitimate business ties…Downer, Mifsud, Halper, FBI, Mueller, DIA, CIA all probed that

>>10314736 We have to ask what was the Australian government actively doing trying to sabotage the campaign with fake info

>>10314736 Mueller’s team made it clear that Downer was in on whatever operation they were pulling against the campaign

>>10337615 A professional like Durham investigating the traitors behind this massive scandal that our own government and “allies” set up

>>10377484 Things to watch as a result of the Durham-Brennan interview:…2) UK and Australian intelligence used against the campaign

>>10303421 Don’t mess with our democracy, and if anyone did, hold them accountable. Boomerang!

>>10303421 Prediction: Clinesmith flipped on Bill Priestap…He was also involved with the Australian set up meeting in London with Alexander Downer

>>10303421 He needed a useful idiot like Alexander Downer and the Australian government complicit to try and divert attention from Steele

>>10303421 The bizarre allegation I was an “Israeli agent”. Downer, Mifsud, Halper, FBI, Mueller, DIA, CIA all probed that

>>10542962 Can’t wait for it to be revealed that the meeting with the Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer, was recorded and a set up.

>>10564023 The fraudulent and baseless “investigation” was launched as a FARA case, not CI….It explains why Downer…was probing me in a bizarre manner

>>10564023 Downer had connections to wood side and halykut and provided the perfect cover to go in and try and set me up

>>10564023 Storm Montpelier Tweet: The Spectator…in May 2018 talks about Brennans group at Langley and says it started in April 2016

>>10564023 The same month I met “Putin’s niece,” Joseph Mifsud and a bunch of odd Australian and UK “diplomats” who I later reported to US authorities

>>10564036, >>10564040 spectator.org - John Brennan’s ‘Exceptionally Sensitive’ Issue (2018)

>>10665334 Dr Russell McGregor Tweet: Aussie WHISTLEBLOWER INSIDER gives first-hand EVIDENCE of #Spygate origin prior to Candidate Trump running!

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c10357  No.10705242

#9 - Part 6

>>10258375 U.S. Marines Tweet: The Sunlight Hurts My Eyes - The Marines practiced direct & indirect fire missions to maintain their readiness

>>10261695, >>10261699, >>10261705, >>10261715, >>10261728, >>10261731 Anons better buckle THEEE fuck UUUPPP. Some insight about how and where things are going

>>10261813 SAVE THE CHILDREN. I am a victim of child abuse. Never sexual, but violence and torture and all kinds of psych abuse and threats. THIS IS PERSONAL FOR ME.

>>10269155 What happens during a national cyber emergency? Government wants to take over if things get out of hand

>>10269155 PDF: Australian Government Consultation Paper - Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance

>>10269358 China warns of long-lasting feud with 'toxic' Australia

>>10282969 'Lack of clarity': Laws to be changed to deploy the Australian Defence Force domestically

>>10283199 Matty Kelly Tweet: In a small country town in S/W Victoria Australia. #WWG1GWA #Qanon

>>10293459 Wayne Daniels Tweet: #WWG1WGA from the Gold Coast Australia...patriots rise up and spread the word it’s ubiquitous and can’t be stopped

>>10302477, >>10302533, >>10302551, Video: Christ’s Cross helped me avoid bitterness: Cardinal George Pell

>>10304143 Defence Department warns that 'highly active' spies pose 'extreme threat' to Australia's shipbuilding plan

>>10314125 Scott Morrison plans trip to meet Shinzo Abe in Japan

>>10314460 Boris Johnson Tweet: 75 years ago, brave men and women from many nations stood together in the Far East to bring an end to the Second World War

>>10314624 Peter Dutton releases new accountability guidelines for ASIO

>>10314624 PDF: Minister’s Guidelines to be observed by ASIO in performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers

>>10315185, >>10315193, >>10315198 Covert war crimes inquiry compromised by former AFP chief Mick Keelty

>>10315280 Federal Police join global assault on the ’ndrangheta — powerful Calabrian mafia clans linked to some of Australia’s biggest drug importations

>>10315326 Google says draft ACCC news code will hurt search, YouTube functions

>>10315902 Video: Department of Defence Australia - Information Warfare

>>10324877 Video: Interview with His Eminence, George Cardinal Pell, Interviewed by Marilyn Rodrigues, Journalist for The Catholic Weekly

>>10325392, >>10325414 The obscure graph that shows how Trump could steal the US election - QAnon swells during pandemic

>>10325968 Video: United Collective Millions rise up Australia

>>10328330, >>10328335 Video: (2019) Biden accused of inappropriate touching | Nine News Australia - "So today, Cue (Q) the President"

>>10335997, >>10336010 Exhaustive Bipartisan Senate Investigation Finds ‘No Credible Evidence’ for Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory

>>10336010 Q Post #4016 - Was the DNC was hacked by Russia? CIA [BRENNAN] FORCE? Seth Rich internal DL hand-to-hand pass USA?

>>10336656 Innocent: Cardinal George Pell’s private prison journal to be released

>>10336680 Cardinal George Pell's Prison Journal - Innocent! Donate to Support this Project

>>10336885 Bendigo paedophile, Peter Raymond Hartland, who would buy a 12-year-old boy ice-cream after raping and abusing him

>>10337102 Too fat for jail: Paedophile teacher, Peter John O'Neill, won't be locked up for sexually abusing six students because he is morbidly obese

>>10338955 Video: The Plot Against the President (Trailer) by Amanda Milius

>>10338955 Pro-Trump Russiagate Doc in the Works From Daughter of Hollywood Legend

>>10354697 Video: Department of Defence Australia - National science week - cyberspace warfare

>>10354951 'What are you planning to say?' Pope quizzed whistleblower priest, book claims

>>10355825, >>10355829 40-year fight for justice - Professional Australian Rules footballer repeatedly raped his two stepdaughters

>>10355957, >>10355963 Sexual abuse redress scheme taking years to deliver compensation for victims who've already waited decades

>>10369382 U.S. Naval Institute Tweet: #OTD 1908, 500,000 Aussies turned out to welcome the arrival of the Great White Fleet to Sydney

>>10369382 Great White Fleet - United States Navy battleships which completed a journey around the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February

>>10369579, >>10369592, >>10369602 ASIO has never acknowledged its chamber of secrets exists. Here's what's inside

>>10369713 Brisbane man charged with online child abuse offences after tip from the United States

>>10377032, >>10377041 The Trump Effect: What Trumpian Politics Mean for Australia

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c10357  No.10705247

#9 - Part 7

Dassi Erlich / Malka Leifer Extradition Bun

>>10122611 Dassi Erlich Tweet: “Some of the things that happened with this case have never taken place in the history of the...state of Israel".

>>10122611 Latest Malka Leifer appeal in Israel heard in secret

>>10122630 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Even head judge Yitzhak Amit told the defence that the number of appeals was unprecedented

>>10122630 Dassi Erlich Tweet: This statement from a Supreme court judge felt validating

>>10422558 #LetUsSpeak: Victoria blocks sexual assault victims from using real names

>>10423279 Dassi Erlich Tweet: I am aghast and bewildered...How was this allowed to happen in Victoria??

>>10423279 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Our lawyers tell us this could impact us too from this point forward

>>10423279 Dassi Erlich Tweet: It appears it's now a culpable offence for a survivor to speak up at various points in the legal process

>>10423279 Dassi Erlich Tweet: This is a bizarre discovery and we hope that this is just a legislative error

>>10436289 Dassi Erlich Tweet: We have been silenced. We are no longer able to use our voices to speak up. We hope this is fixed quickly.

>>10436289 Dassi Erlich Tweet: We can no longer comment on our case. Last night, @DanielAndrewsMP called and reassured us our voice is important

>>10436289 Dassi Erlich Tweet: We spoke to Attorney-General @JillHennessyMP and she acknowledged that this law creates an unintended barrier

>>10436289 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Our lawyer Nick Mazzeo has commenced the application process to lift this gag

>>10436289 Dassi Erlich Tweet: LET US SPEAK #LetUsSpeak

>>10449920 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Update on our application to lift our enforced silence

>>10449920 Dassi Erlich Tweet: We need to gain a courts permission to share our truth

>>10449920 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Not every survivor will be in the same position as us who are fortunate enough to be helped

>>10456757 Lawyers Movement Australia Tweet: Thank you Dassi. The courage of you and your family changes the world.

>>10456757 PDF: Media Release - Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy: Urgent Changes To Ensure Victim-Survivors Can Speak Up

>>10491267 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Spent weekend writing Affidavits. Applications to speak our truth (again)filed in Magistrate's court Mon

>>10501251 Finalising a process that should have never began, but we hope will pave the way for others cases like this

>>10501251 Three high-profile abuse survivors in Victoria are fighting to keep advocating under real names

>>10501251 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Our choice to speak has been restored! Judge Metclaf heard us. We have our voice back!

>>10501251 Hugely relieved and empowered to continue advocating for the rights of all sexual abuse survivors!

>>10501251 Brave survivors of alleged predator principal win right to be heard

>>10512571 Dassi Erlich Tweet: BREAKING NEWS FROM ISRAEL: The Supreme court has rejected the appeal on Malka Leifer’s mental fitness to stand trial!

>>10512571 Dassi Erlich Tweet: The order to let us speak came just in time! Imagine if we couldn't share this huge step forward

>>10512571 Israel's Top Court Clears Way to Extradite Accused Pedophile Malka Leifer to Australia

>>10512571 Dassi Erlich Tweet: During this tumultuous journey there were moments that this did not seem possible!

>>10586729 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Last steps…..not long to go now. #bringleiferback

>>10586729 ‘A victory for justice’ - alleged victims...wait until September 21 for a judgement on whether their former principal will be extradited

>>10679123 Dassi Erlich Tweet: 2011 we gave our statements to SOCIT....72 court hearings & it has all come down to this!

>>10679123 A Current Affair Tweet: These three women are survivors of sexual abuse...the only survivors in Victoria that are legally allowed to speak out

>>10691907 The Jerusalem Post’s 50 Most Influential Jews Of 2020 - #31 - Exposing sexual abuse: The Sapper sisters - Waiting for justice for Leifer

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c10357  No.10705255

#9 - Part 8

>>10377333 Video: California fighting 560 wildfires, requests help from Canada and Australia

>>10380483 President Donald Trump Tweet: AMERICA FIRST! #MAGA

>>10388708 ‘This election is critical’: Meet the US citizens in Australia working to defeat Donald Trump

>>10398187, >>10398200 Christchurch court hears graphic account of mosque killings on first day of Australian gunman Brenton Tarrant's sentencing hearing

>>10399734, >>10399740 Swapping Biden for Trump wouldn't make much difference to Australia - Alexander Downer

>>10411081 Mission impossible: Andrews' emergency power play looks doomed

>>10411371, >>10411386 Religious leaders question ethics of Oxford University developing coronavirus vaccine using cell lines from aborted foetus

>>10411386 PDF: Joint letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison from Anglican, Catholic and Greek Orthodox Archbishops

>>10411405 Sydney’s Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP responds to concerns from the faithful about a potential COVID-19 vaccine

>>10411490, >>10411522 ASIO issues alert to universities over China links

>>10411522 PDF: UNITED STATES SENATE - PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS - CHINA’S TALENT RECRUITMENT PLAN CONTRACTS

>>10411837, >>10411842 Mosque victims urge life without parole for Brenton Tarrant

>>10422558 #LetUsSpeak: Victoria blocks sexual assault victims from using real names

>>10422586 Mystery seeds arrive in Australia from Asia sparking scary warning

>>10423498 Thousand Talents ‘spreads sunshine’ on China ties, Deputy ambassador Wang Xining claims

>>10424801 New law a ‘major victory for paedophiles’

>>10428059 Q Post #4627 - One party discusses God. One party discusses Darkness.

>>10428059 President Donald Trump Tweet: Two Democrat Caucus Meetings removed “UNDER GOD” from the Pledge of Allegiance.

>>10428059 Magnanimous Tweet: Watching the DNC last night, I noticed their logo.... now, where have I seen that uneven star before?

>>10436555, >>10436562 Christchurch shooting: Mosque attack gunman Brenton Tarrant jailed for life without parole

>>10436621 Coalition to pursue power to block deals such as Victoria's belt and road agreement with China

>>10436864 Australia to send 55 firefighters to the US to battle wildfires amid the pandemic

>>10436864 NSW Rural Fire Service Tweet: We're returning the favour...55 Australian firefighters will travel to the #USA to assist

>>10449351 Video: Catching a monster: Australia’s worst paedophile Peter Scully | 60 Minutes Australia

>>10449816 Vatican told Whistleblower priest Father Glen Walsh to be a hostile witness: friend

>>10450014 Peter Dutton to consider any request for deportation of Brenton Tarrant

>>10450040 Minister accuses foreign governments of meddling in multicultural communities, exploiting 'proud Australians'

>>10450093, >>10450096 Daniel Andrews’ eyes wide shut on Chinese spy threat

>>10450145 Australian Vanessa Pappas takes the top job at TikTok

>>10450272 US Embassy Canberra Tweet: Thank you, @NSWRFS, for returning the favor in our time of need. #USwithAUS

>>10457947, >>10457964 Chinese military links inside University of Technology Sydney

>>10468277 WA Police arrest 18 alleged members of ‘paedophile ring’ during investigations under Operation Timing Belt

>>10468564 'More organised, sophisticated and security conscious than before': Right-wing extremist threat growing

>>10480585, >>10480589 Morrison government to hold inquiry into secretive uni deals with China

>>10480773 Adelaide man allegedly caught with child abuse material after suspicious transactions

>>10481133, >>10481142 Christopher Pyne: The world needs Biden to defeat the cult of Trump

>>10481572 MP Anne Webster weeps in court over conspiracy theorist’s ‘evil’ pedophile posts

>>10491101 Facebook will stop news sharing in Australia if new regulations become law

>>10491128 Australian Signals Directorate: ASD chief’s terrorism warning

>>10491182 Video: Long histories - short memories: the Transparently Secret ASD in 2020

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c10357  No.10705261

#9 - Part 9

Virginia Roberts Giuffre / Prince Andrew / Ghislaine Maxwell / Jeffrey Epstein Bun - Part 1

>>10109324 Courtney Love Cobain Tweet: Hey. About my name in Epstein’s address book…I didn’t know him, never met him, didn’t know who he was.

>>10109324 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Hmmmm From what #Epstein told me its a completely different story.

>>10109324 Courtney Love says she hopes Jeffrey Epstein “burns in hell” after her name is found in his address book

>>10123223 Ghislaine Maxwell loses late bid to block deposition's release, quickly appeals

>>10136761, >>10136776 Ghislaine Maxwell had 'continuous' orgies with girls as young as 15 on pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's Caribbean island

>>10145477 PDF: Virginia Giuffre Complete 2016 Deposition

>>10145567 Interesting. (Virginia Giuffre's) lawyer won't let her answer WHO gave her the records of her employment at Mar A Lago

>>10146197 Alan Dershowitz calls Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre a 'serial liar' while once again denying he ever had sex with her

>>10156632 >>10156663 Prince Andrew 'spent two days alone at Epstein ranch with the tycoon's sex slave'

>>10156663 Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents on Documentcloud

>>10156766 Met Police destroyed records for the night Prince Andrew allegedly had sex with teenager in London, says former Royal protection officer

>>10157429 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Hey #GhislaneMaxwell just sitting outside, taking some time to de-stress after you & your lawyers shenanigans

>>10167879 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Let the awakened no longer be silent- let us be heard from every corner of earth

>>10176973, >>10176982 'I WAS THERE' Prince Andrew WAS at club with Jeffrey Epstein ‘sex slave’ Virginia Giuffre – not Pizza Express, new witness claims

>>10177046 Heidi Klum 'Never' Traveled on Jeffrey Epstein's Private Jet, Says Her Lawyer: 'Totally False'

>>10187041 Donald Trump: Jeffrey Epstein might have been killed

>>10238057 NO HAPPY ENDING - Virginia Roberts brands Prince Andrew an abuser and ‘not the prince from the fairytales’

>>10238057 Video: Surviving Jeffrey Epstein - Extended Teaser

>>10250857 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell ask to halt release of sealed documents in civil case after learning of 'critical new information'

>>10251007, >>10251008 Court ruling could lead to more Jeffrey Epstein secrets being spilled

>>10258436 LETTER from Sigrid S. McCawley re: Response to Maxwell Request for Stay of Unsealing Process

>>10268932 Judge Hands Ghislaine Maxwell Another Loss in Fight over Sealed Epstein Documents

>>10283011 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Cheers to a new lease on a new life & victory over one of my predators on the front page of New York Post!!

>>10303800 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Twitter Thread: I am holding an online fundraiser on August 22nd to raise awareness…and start a new movement #kidstoo

>>10355380 Billionaire Aussie Trucking Magnate Hosted Ghislaine Maxwell & Jeffrey Epstein on Sydney Harbour - 1995 Sydney Morning Herald archive

>>10355462 Old Newspaper Clipping Claims Epstein and Maxwell Partied with Australian Billionaires

>>10355759 Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffery Epstein in Australia, 1995 - HI RES SCANS - Sydney Morning Herald - 24 Dec 1995 - Page 85

>>10356031 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: He didn’t stay long…Aussie Girls are pretty blue eyed blonde haired surfer looking and he wanted to see if it was true

>>10356031 Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's 'tour Down Under': Untold story of infamous pair's trip to Australia

>>10388481 Alan Dershowitz Tweet: Guiffre is now crediting Wexner. But she has claimed she had sex with Wexner multiple times…I challenge her to respond. She won’t!

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c10357  No.10705265

#9 - Part 10

Virginia Roberts Giuffre / Prince Andrew / Ghislaine Maxwell / Jeffrey Epstein Bun - Part 2

>>10411667 Virginia Roberts says duke played a 'guessing game' with Ghislaine Maxwell about her age when she was 17-years-old before comparing her to his daughters

>>10411717 Video: Surviving Jeffrey Epstein: Virginia Giuffre Tells Her Story

>>10411734 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Unfuckingbelievable!!!! A major honour for a major participant in a sex trafficking op!

>>10411734 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: I could get out of Australia I would show up at his ceremony and ask the audience why, why would you celebrate this man?

>>10411734 Prince Andrew to Receive a Major Royal Honor After Epstein Scandal

>>10423611 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: I am his victim & survivor & I have a vendetta for those with power whom...take advantage of vulnerable girls

>>10423611 Change.org petition - Do not award a new honor to Prince Andrew

>>10423660 Ghislaine Maxwell's request to be moved to the general prison population denied by judge

>>10436714 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Victoria's New 'Gag-Law' Protects Pedophiles And Rapists - My fellow Aussie’s we cannot allow this to happen

>>10436714 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: I 1000% back #LetUsSpeak campaign and so should every other Aussie who knows what this means

>>10450332 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Virginia Giuffre Retweeted Preciosa17 @Preciosa172: Prince Andrew and Courtney Love

>>10450332 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Baffling law is passed that could see rape victims thrown into JAIL just for telling their stories

>>10450332 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: “They” are coming at us from all directions- you know what that means? We’re rattling some nerves

>>10457517 Ghislaine Maxwell docs may not be released for years after judge lets dozens of her ‘abuser’ pals to appeal one by one

>>10457668 Spinky @Spinky363 Tweet: Replying to @VRSVirginia - I am going to start bugging all the Q people on twitter. We know who is on the flight logs

>>10457668 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Hallelujah!! Follow the money & read the flight logs and notebooks!!

>>10581077 Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating's daughter Katherine 'was at Jeffrey Epstein's lair' (2019)

>>10587277 Ghislaine Maxwell's privacy does not justify keeping deposition sealed, Epstein accuser says

>>10587316 Alan Dershowitz Loses Bid to Access Secret Jeffrey Epstein Files

>>10627735 Jeffrey Epstein was ‘bankrolled by “pimp” Ghislaine’s father Robert Maxwell’

>>10641784 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Just in case #JeanLucBrunel thought he wasn’t on our radar any longer here’s a throw back from 1988

>>10641784 Video: Jean-Luc Brunel CBS 60 minutes 1988 Karin Models friend of Jeffrey Epstein

>>10641784 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Dark to light my friend. They think we are going away but we are fighters and stronger up against the wall banding together!!

>>10678764 Q Post #4727 - EBpXUniVUAAou98.jpg

>>10678764 Victoria's Secret reportedly continued to work with a modelling agency after it was accused of supplying underage girls to Jeffrey Epstein

>>10678776 Q Post #4728 - Roberts_Giuffre_with_Prince.jpg

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c10357  No.10705270

#9 - Part 11

>>10491577 'We don't respond to coercion': Frydenberg rejects Facebook news boycott threat

>>10491684 Prominent Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei detained in China 'without charge'

>>10491693 Detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei authored Facebook posts about Wuhan coronavirus cover-up

>>10491722 AFP consider Ben Roberts-Smith a suspect in war crimes, court told

>>10495009 Australia risks backsliding into a poor country in Asia Pacific - globaltimes.cn

>>10498841 Who is Q FAQ - https://qanon.news/Archives/x/10472611#10472992

>>10501740 José Ramos-Horta urges Australia to drop Witness K and Bernard Collaery prosecution

>>10501793 Australia in the US Tweet: #OTD in 1951, (Australia, New Zealand and the United States) signed the #ANZUS mutual defense treaty

>>10501813 Pacific Marines Tweet: After fighting together in World War II, the U.S. remains committed to our mutual defense treaty with #Australia

>>10506023 Q Post #4629 - CORRUPT. CONTROLLED. ENEMIES OF THE REPUBLIC.

>>10506023 Q Post #4634 - Why did it take a political outsider to [finally] confront China?

>>10508278 Daniel Andrews’ Belt and Road deal with China rejected by Victorian voters

>>10512833 Alleged Adelaide paedophile Jadd William Brooker intends to infect children and adults with HIV, court told

>>10512938, >>10512953, >>10512966 Australian special forces Instagram account mocks war crime allegations, calls to 'Make Diggers Violent Again'

>>10513223 Pacific Air Forces Tweet: BREAKING: US & Australian militaries demonstrate rapid long-distance air strike capabilities #B2 Spirits

>>10524154 Cyber attacks on Australia blurring the lines between peace and war, Defence Minister says

>>10524154 PDF: Inaugural ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report: July 2019 to June 2020

>>10524698 'I will fight to the end’: Australian writer Yang Hengjun's message from behind bars in China

>>10524749 Video: Ambassador Culvahouse Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II - US Embassy Canberra

>>10533827 Federal liberal MPs push for investigation into South Australian MP Jing Lee over alleged China links

>>10534202 Q Research General #13481: Aussies Fight Back! Edition - https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/10533922.html

>>10539776 Video: Pedos Down Under Radio Episode #4 with Laurence

>>10539782 Video: VIP Abuse Ring - Australian Survivor Speaks #2 - "This content is not available on this country domain due to a defamation complaint."

>>10540210 Video: Sacha Stone - Message to all Australians

>>10543689 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Tweet: #Marines and #YourADF are able to work together in any environment, day or night

>>10544589 Foetal cells are used to make the Oxford coronavirus vaccine. But they came from a foetus in 1973

>>10553877 ACCC stand against Facebook and Google backed by international media

>>10554450 Defence Minister Linda Reynolds Tweet: Looking forward to meeting personnel from #YourADF and @USMC with US Ambassador to Australia, Arthur Culvahouse Jr

>>10559397 Video: The Truth goes Mainstream as the boot clamps down (Beast System Reveals itself)

>>10562981 Man attacking the Police during the Melbourne protests. Agent Provocateur?

>>10563323, >>10563337 Parents warned about shocking suicide video on TikTok that may be hidden in other content

>>10563752, >>10563761 OPINION: Kevin Rudd - Scott Morrison is yearning for a Donald Trump victory

>>10563843, >>10563846, >>10563852 Australian correspondents Bill Birtles and Mike Smith pulled out of China after five-day diplomatic standoff over national security case

>>10564187 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Tweet: Low light live fires train #Marines to be #ready to execute, even in the dark. #MRFD #freeandopenindopacific

>>10567685 Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse

>>10574893 Scott Morrison issues stark warning to TikTok over suicide video

>>10574945 Prime Minister Scott Morrison Facebook Post - Keeping kids safe online - The laws and standards of behaviour from the real world must also apply online

>>10574945 Video: Prime Minister Scott Morrison - No child should be exposed to horrifying content like the video which has been circulating on TikTok

>>10575446 Man in custody after incident near ASIO building

>>10575494 Paedophile crackdown will see sick perverts jailed for 20 YEARS for owning a child sex doll

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c10357  No.10705276

#9 - Part 12

Qanon "Conspiracy Theory" Hit Piece Bun - Part 1

>>10122782, >>10122790 QAnon: The online cult that is a danger in the real world - David Aaronovitch - theaustralian.com.au

>>10137641 Nine News Australia Tweet: Conspiracy theories involving a child sex-trafficking ring, a pizzeria and Hillary Clinton has gained momentum

>>10137641 A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how - 9news.com.au

>>10158806 >>10158815, >>10158815, >>10158821, >>10158830 QAnon Has Gone Global - Mack Lamoureux - vice.com

>>10167571, >>10167576 Under the influence: Peddling conspiracy in a pandemic - Lydia Khalil - The Interpreter / Lowy Institute

>>10251170, >>10251173 Reddit community QAnon Casualties share stories of conspiracy cult - Jack Gramenz - news.com.au

>>10269756, >>10269765 QAnon followers are hijacking the #SaveTheChildren movement - Kevin Roose - New York Times

>>10273883, >>10282908 Bizarre, yes. Crazy, maybe. But the media ignores QAnon at our peril - Jack the Insider (Peter Hoysted) - theaustralian.com.au

>>10291603 Video: President Donald Trump dodged questions Friday about his thoughts on QAnon during a White House briefing - Associated Press

>>10302798 >>10302822, How the QAnon Conspiracy Theory Went Global - Masood Farivar - voanews.com

>>10315622 Elise Thomas Tweet: Some QAnon conspiracists in Melbourne believe the US Army is helping to secretly excavate the tunnels full of abused children under the city

>>10325970, >>10326000 Someone Made A New Bananapants 'Satanic Pedo Cabal' QAnon Pizza Map, Looks Legit - Robyn Pennacchia - wonkette.com

>>10355349 ‘People that love our country’: Donald Trump praises QAnon conspiracists - newdaily.com.au

>>10355898 Former Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci promotes bizarre and baseless conspiracy theories - Demeter Stamell - dailymail.co.uk

>>10368701 Facebook’s latest purge of QAnon conspiracy theory pages unlikely to affect growing Australian following - Christopher Knaus - theguardian.com

>>10368701 Marc-André Argentino Tweet: Australian Q research board...lerge (sic) focus on pedophilia in Australia and in the Catholic Church

>>10368701 Genesis of a Conspiracy Theory: Key trends in QAnon activity since 2017 - Institute for Strategic Dialogue - Aoife Gallagher, Jacob Davey & Mackenzie Hart

>>10368986 Qantas denies it's part of flying conspiracy after disturbing Freemason and NWO symbols spotted on engines of national carrier plane

>>10396643 Ariel Bogle Twitter Thread: QAnon is filtering through Australia's existing conspiratorial communities

>>10396658, >>10396666, >>10396673 How the QAnon conspiracy theory is tearing family and friends apart in Australia - Ariel Bogle - abc.net.au

>>10411182, >>10411189 Why QAnon is attracting so many followers in Australia — and how it can be countered - Kaz Ross - theconversation.com

>>10423422 US Congress introduces resolution to condemn QAnon conspiracy theory - David Morgan - smh.com.au

>>10423457, >>10423468 QAnon looms behind child trafficking protests and viral #SaveOurChildren hashtags - Brandy Zadrozny & Ben Collins - 7news.com.au

>>10436350, >>10302822 The Global QAnon Conspiracy Theory - Voice of America / Learning English - Masood Farivar & Susan Shand

>>10436368 Liberal senator Gerard Rennick launches grenades at super. Labor senator Tim Ayres: "it feels like I'm sort of at a Qanon cell meeting"

>>10436448 Celebrity chef Pete Evans makes wild claims that Australia 'is run by paedophiles', reiterates QAnon conspiracy theory - Demeter Stamell - dailymail.co.uk

>>10450489 Elise Thomas Tweet: Through tempest, storm and darkest night, QAnon followers will.... sit inside their houses making memes

>>10456998 Australian MP takes on conspiracy theorist in court but experts don't know where to begin with online battle - Michael McGowan - theguardian.com

>>10457266 COVID conspiracy theorists declare 'digital warfare' on media - Noel Towell - theage.com.au

>>10466141, >>10466217 EXCLUSIVE: Despite Reports, FBI Does Not Label QAnon Group a ‘Terrorist Threat’ - Marisa Sullivan - celebmagazine.com

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c10357  No.10705285

#9 - Part 13

Qanon "Conspiracy Theory" Hit Piece Bun - Part 2

>>10466217 Exclusive: FBI document warns conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat (2019) - Jana Winter - news.yahoo.com

>>10466217 Trump praised the supporters of QAnon, a conspiracy theory the FBI says is a domestic terrorism threat - Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin & Amanda Seitz - chicagotribune.com

>>10481398, >>10481410,, >>10481424 QAnon: Conspiracy theory takes hold in Cairns - Pete Martinelli - cairnspost.com.au

>>10481665, >>10481669 QAnon Australia: Explaining The Absurd And Dangerous Conspiracy Theory Down Under - Cam Wilson - gizmodo.com.au

>>10491351, >>10491362 Victorian MPs hit with tsunami of vile anti-lockdown abuse from conspiracy theorists - Josh Butler - thenewdaily.com.au

>>10501359, >>10501361, >>10501370 Donald Trump, QAnon and the limit of Twitter's crackdown on conspiracies - Ted O'Connor - .abc.net.au

>>10501618 Stewart McDonald, Scottish National Party MP questions Tony Abbott about "health dictatorship", a term also used by QAnon conspiracy group - Latika Bourke - smh.com.au

>>10501635 Video: Stewart McDonald - "Are you familiar with Qanon, Mister Abbott?" Tony Abbott - "Look, I'm afraid I'm not. But I'm sure you'll enlighten me."

>>10512673, >>10512678, >>10512685, >>10512692 'Stop the cabal': What is the conspiracy movement QAnon? - John Buckley with Simone Fox Koob - smh.com.au

>>10501618 Stewart McDonald, Scottish National Party MP questions Tony Abbott about "health dictatorship", a term also used by QAnon conspiracy group - Latika Bourke - smh.com.au

>>10501635 Video: Stewart McDonald - "Are you familiar with Qanon, Mister Abbott?" Tony Abbott - "Look, I'm afraid I'm not. But I'm sure you'll enlighten me."

>>10512673, >>10512678, >>10512685, >>10512692 'Stop the cabal': What is the conspiracy movement QAnon? - John Buckley with Simone Fox Koob - smh.com.au

>>10532456 Video: Joe Biden has a suggestion for QAnon supporters - Yahoo News

>>10532456 Biden tells QAnon followers to seek mental health counseling before the Affordable Care Act is repealed - David Knowles - au.news.yahoo.com

>>10532738, >>10532745, >>10532756 The other virus: distrust rides high on the back of COVID-19 - Jewel Topsfield - smh.com.au

>>10533251, >>10533267 QAnon is here to stay. Is it the future of our politics? - Kishor Napier-Raman - crikey.com.au

>>10533310 Pandemic linked to rise of conspiracy theories - Anna Patty - brisbanetimes.com.au

>>10535408 Marc-André Argentino Tweet: Tonight I want to share some of the research I have been doing on what I am calling "Pastel QAnon"

>>10535408 Marc-André Argentino Tweet: 8kun QAnon worries me less than Pastel QAnon

>>10535408 Elise Thomas Tweet: I think they're different kinds of risk, because of the different demographics

>>10535408 Elise Thomas Tweet: For extremist violence, 8kun is more of a worry; for social movements, holistic light-worker crystal healing QAnon is more of a concern

>>10553714, >>10553730 Australia's conspiracy theorists are increasingly energised, but police crackdowns may be counterproductive - Elliott Brennan - theguardian.com

>>10575201 New Zealand election TV debate: fears inclusion of fringe party may 'legitimise conspiracy theories' - Charlotte Graham-McLay - theguardian.com

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c10357  No.10705292

#9 - Part 14

Qanon "Conspiracy Theory" Hit Piece Bun - Part 3

>>10575345, >>10575371 The ‘highly sophisticated’ religious movement trying to brainwash Australians - Cait Kelly - thenewdaily.com.au

>>10575371 Twisting the truth: ongoing inauthentic activity promoting Falun Gong, the Epoch Times and Truth Media targets Australians on Facebook - Elise Thomas - ASPI

>>10586831 Twitter permanently suspends QAnon account belonging to friend of Australian PM for 'harmful activity' - Christopher Knaus and Josh Taylor - theguardian.com

>>10587482 Video: How should the media cover conspiracies like QAnon? | The Drum - ABC News (Australia) - Ruby Cornish

>>10614940 Michael McGowan Tweet: WA Liberal Party MP Andrew Hastie is joining the - partly Qanon driven - outrage about new Netflix program Cuties

>>10614940 Lyle Shelton Facebook Post: I’m on WA Liberal MP Andrew Hastie’s email list. This is what he sent out this afternoon. What a champion

>>10625463, >>10625496 QAnon spreads across globe, shadowing COVID-19 - Chris Mills Rodrigo - thehill.com

>>10625663 Celebrity chef Pete Evans ‘health coach’ title under fire from AMA - Jane Hansen - geelongadvertiser.com.au

>>10628572 Elise Thomas Tweet: There are already at least 3 other sites providing basically the same service Qmap did

>>10628753 The Project Tweet: QAnon is the rapidly growing conspiracy movement that defies all logic, and it’s spreading online like wildfire

>>10628757, >>10628926 Video: Why Is QAnon Spreading So Rapidly? | The Project

>>10641237, >>10641248 What lies beneath: tunnels for trafficking, or just a subterranean service? Time to rescue these spaces from the conspiracists - Victoria Kolankiewicz - theconversation.com

>>10641391, >>10641398 ‘Unholy Alliance’: Conspiracy Theorists Are Circulating Russian And Chinese Disinformation About Covid-19 On Social Media - Eden Gillespie - sbs.com.au

>>10641442, >>10641446 Disaster planners warn conspiracy theories pose a security threat - Anna Patty - smh.com.au

>>10654596 Elise Thomas Tweet: QAnon's rapid advance into wellness and spiritual community groups has been one of the striking features of the conspiracy explosion we've seen during this pandemic

>>10654596 Elise Thomas Tweet: @_MAArgentino has done great work on 'Pastel QAnon' and the shift in aesthetic of this particular tentacle of the QAnon

>>10654596 Elise Thomas Tweet: The trend away from QAnon's more traditional hashtags to more ambiguous hashtags like (#)Savethechildren as documented by @Shayan86 is likely to contribute as well

>>10654599 Elise Thomas Tweet: The Australian conspiracy scene is downstream from the MAGA-binfire and the US conspiracy industry…So many "real Aussie patriots" praying for Trump to save them

>>10664744 Ben Lee Joins Fight Against Batshit QAnon Conspiracy: “I’ve Been In A Cult Before” - Emmy Mack - musicfeeds.com.au

>>10664744 Ben Lee Tweet: Hi QAnon I’ve been in a cult before and from experience I can see you are one love Ben

>>10664744 Ben Lee Tweet: If you are a QAnon believer, I’d like to gently suggest picking up the book “Combatting Cult Mind Control” by Steven Hassan

>>10664744 Ben Lee Tweet: For the record, I’m a big NO to conspiracy theories, spiritual/self-help gurus, racism, paranoia and unchecked capitalism. Have a nice day!

>>10679652 Elise Thomas Tweet: Ironically, the Qanon movement is beginning to damage real anti-child trafficking efforts, including flooding hotlines with bogus reports

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c10357  No.10705299

#9 - Part 15

>>10575515 ASIO questioned Chinese journalist in Australia

>>10575548 HIV-positive alleged paedophile Jadd William Brooker granted bail – but prosecutors plan to appeal

>>10586638 Australia's raid on Chinese journalists shows ugly duplicity on press rights - globaltimes.cn

>>10586963, >>10586972 Salvation Army to re-examine claim against serial paedophile James Michael Brown

>>10587215, >>10587225 Barred scholar Chen Hong thought ASIO’s visa missive was ‘fraud’

>>10587239 Barred scholar Chen Hong’s deep connections to Australia

>>10600911 Salvation Army to re-examine claim against serial paedophile James Michael Brown | 7.30 - ABC News (Australia)

>>10601009 Online child sexual exploitation reports in Australia have surged under coronavirus lockdown, AFP say

>>10601023 Bundaberg man charged with distributing child pornography overseas after lengthy AFP investigation

>>10601086 Western Sydney University provided letter of 'support' to ASIO for banned Chinese PhD Student

>>10601161 Rogue Afghan soldier Hekmatullah sent to detention in Qatar

>>10601384 Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation Tweet: No matter what your job is, it’s your job to protect kids

>>10608651 Q Post #4668 - https://kion546.com/news/2020/09/07/woman-accused-of-intentionally-starting-fires-on-highway-101-arrested/

>>10608651 FBI Portland Tweet: Reports that extremists are setting wildfires in Oregon are untrue

>>10608651 FBI Portland Tweet: SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE LOREN CANNON - Federal Bureau of Investigation

>>10608651 Throughout his career, Mr. Cannon has held leadership positions…and as the assistant legal attaché in Sydney, Australia

>>10608737 Video: FBI Portland Issues Statement on Unrest and Requests Public Tips - FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation

>>10608737 Video Transcript - FBI Portland Issues Statement on Unrest and Requests Public Tips - Renn Cannon, FBI Portland office

>>10611373 Charges increased five-fold, bail denied following analysis of accused paedophile Jadd William Brooker's electronic devices

>>10612001 >>10612025 Man charged after ‘sextortion’ campaign against underage girls

>>10623152 Q Post #4682 - Attempts to 'normalize' will fail. Who will be next?

>>10623152 Q Post #4683 - You. Have. More. Than. You. Know.

>>10627016 Australia Burned Under a Haze of Misinformation Earlier This Year. The U.S. Is Next. - Ketan Joshi - gizmodo.com

>>10627331, >>10627349 Ex-SCECGS Redlands teacher Gary Featherstone avoids jail as nudist camp victim’s transcript revealed

>>10628421, >>10628433 AFP to seize paedophiles’ cars, cash and homes for the first time

>>10628458 AFP says Facebook’s security upgrade gives child molesters a platform to groom kids online

>>10632397 Q Post #4686 - EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW [AS WRITTEN]….Did Kevin set his alarm?

>>10632397 Kevin Corke Tweet: Remember when I said, wake me when there are indictments and or arrests?

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c10357  No.10705304

#9 - Part 16

Julian Assange Indictment and Extradition Bun

>>10292284 Lawyers for Julian Assange say '11th hour' decision by US government to lodge new charges against him is 'astonishing and potentially abusive'

>>10368354 Crowdfund appeal launched for Julian Assange

>>10368361 Stella Moris: Join my fight to free Julian Assange and stop US extradition

>>10423178 Partner says Assange 'in a lot of pain'

>>10542765 Mother of Assange's two children tearfully warns of the WikiLeaks founder's fate as the US begins its Old Bailey extradition bid

>>10563657 Julian Assange's new friend Bob Carr fights his US extradition

>>10563697, >>10563701 Julian Assange ‘a suicide risk’, says defence

>>10575174 'This is nonsense': Julian Assange interjections earn stern warning

>>10586571 Trump is targeting Assange because he dislikes Obama, court told

>>10600877 Assange's extradition hearing delayed by lawyer's wife's COVID scare

>>10653978 Julian Assange extradition delayed by further tech, coronavirus issues

>>10664636 Assange defence questions why Obama didn't seek to prosecute him

>>10664658 Julian Assange, like Jeffrey Epstein, may not be safe in US prison

>>10679059 Julian Assange interrupts extradition hearing again

>>10691837 Julian Assange aimed for 'stringent redactions', extradition court hears

>>10611062 UK extradition hearing for Assange to resume Monday after negative COVID test

#9 - Part 17

Australian / Regional Resignations Bun

>>10122451 Labor Senator Penny Wong's chief of staff, Marcus Ganley ‘quit after sex claim’

>>10143641 James Murdoch resigns from News Corporation board of directors

>>10176837 David Hutchinson resigns as Queensland LNP president

>>10176837 SANFL CEO Jake Parkinson announces resignation

>>10197874 iCare review brought forward as CEO John Nagle quits

>>10197874 AMP Australia boss Alex Wade exits over 'internal matter'

>>10220297 ‘Inappropriate photos’ behind sudden exit of AMP executive Alex Wade

>>10398399 AMP chairman David Murray resigns, top exec Boe Pahari stands down

>>10491765 QBE CEO Pat Regan to depart following probe

>>10587369 Besieged icare chief and deputy, Michael Carapiet and Gavin Bell, to step down

>>10587369 Queensland Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham announces resignation

>>10601128 Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques resigns amid ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelter blast crisis

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c10357  No.10705310

#9 - Part 18

>>10637131 Australia is a Full Scale Pilot Test For The New World Order

>>10641501 China two steps ahead on cyber, says former NSA director, Admiral Michael Rogers

>>10641562, >>10641566 Politicians’ families ‘targeted by China spies’

>>10641932, >>10641937, >>10641949, >>10641952 Not a ‘Victimless’ Crime: How Child Sex Abuse Dolls Facilitate Crimes Against Children

>>10652576 Q Post #4709 - Julian Assange

>>10652576 Q Post #4710 - Seth Rich

>>10653948 Ron / CodeMonkey Tweet: Huge ddos ongoing the past couple hours. Sorry if there is a bit of downtime or slowdown as attacks are mitigated

>>10654134, >>10654137 Banned Chinese scholar says guilty of emojis, not security risk in Australia

>>10654345 Leaked Chinese database show company's interest in Australia's space and science sector

>>10654454 Australian Signals Directorate Tweet: “Every organisation in the #FiveEyes relationship contributes uniquely to the greater endeavour.”

>>10664820, >>10664829 Spread of fake news around US fires 'strikingly similar' to Australian summer, researchers say - James Purtill - abc.net.au

>>10665260 Australian police accessed Chinese diplomats' emails and messages as part of foreign political interference investigation

>>10665334 Dr Russell McGregor Tweet: Aussie WHISTLEBLOWER INSIDER gives first-hand EVIDENCE of #Spygate origin prior to Candidate Trump running!

>>10665435 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Tweet: The Last Stand. #Marines establish a hasty defense to protect critical locations during Exercise #Koolendong

>>10678764 Q Post #4727 - EBpXUniVUAAou98.jpg

>>10678764 Victoria's Secret reportedly continued to work with a modelling agency after it was accused of supplying underage girls to Jeffrey Epstein

>>10679353, >>10679361 China responds furiously to consul being named in Australian foreign interference investigation

>>10679556 Patchouli Tweet: At the beach in byron bay Australia today. "NO STOPPING Q ANON"

>>10682663 VIC based coffee company Bean Around Town. Logo: 3 pedo swirls, 3 pentagrams.

>>10688603 Carthage’s Cathedral in Lismore fire deemed suspicious

>>10692018, >>10692028 'Blue murder': Why Morrison is 'praying' for a Trump election win

>>10692229 Queensland childcare worker accused of child rape among 104 charges

>>10692395 Arthur Sinodinos Tweet: Lively discussion on US engagement in the Indo-Pacific & on supply chains with trusted allies and House members

>>10692556 Fiona Patten MP Tweet: This arrived in the mail this morning no return address to thank them - Satanic Network Victoria Certificate of Appreciation

>>10692556 The Church Of Satan Tweet: Looks like something put together by a fanatical Christian based on their bigoted assumptions of what Satanism is about

>>10692556 Fiona Patten MP Tweet: Indeed!

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c10357  No.10705324

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c10357  No.10705343

File: 3197e40022693e4⋯.jpg (153.01 KB, 1280x853, 1280:853, OZ_Damper.jpg)

CURRENT DOUGH

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c10357  No.10705505

File: 898fc44fef11d81⋯.jpg (180.25 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Julian_Assange_is_driven_f….jpg)

File: 866be30c69e2141⋯.jpg (96.15 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, A_supporter_of_WikiLeaks_f….jpg)

Trump administration offered Assange pardon, Australian lawyer claims

London: Jennifer Robinson, the Australian lawyer representing Julian Assange, has told his extradition hearing the Trump administration offered the Australian a pardon over the WikiLeaks publications if he outed the source of the 2016 Democratic National Convention email hack.

The emails, which US agencies say were obtained by Russian hackers, were published by WikiLeaks to the benefit of Donald Trump's campaign.

Robinson gave the sensational testimony at Assange's extradition hearing in London.

She said the offer was made by Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Trump associate Charles Johnson, who visited Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2017.

Assange had sought political asylum there to prevent his extradition to Sweden where he faced allegations of sexual assault.

It is not the first time Assange's legal team has made the claim, which has been denied by both the White House and Rohrabacher.

Rohrabacher, a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said his visit was a "fact-finding mission".

"At no time did I offer Julian Assange anything from the President because I had not spoken with the President about this issue at all," Rohrabacher said in a statement in February, when the claims were first made.

"However, when speaking with Julian Assange, I told him that if he could provide me information and evidence about who actually gave him the DNC emails, I would then call on President Trump to pardon him."

But Robinson, who attended the meeting, said a direct offer was made and the pair explicitly stated that they were acting on behalf of the President.

"They said that President Trump was aware of and had approved of them coming to meet Mr Assange to discuss a proposal," she said.

She said Rohrabacher described the offer as a "win-win solution" in which Assange would be given a "pardon, assurance or a commitment" preventing an indictment in return for giving up the source, allowing the 49-year-old to "get on with his life".

"He said the ongoing speculation was damaging to US-Russia relations, that it was reviving old Cold War politics and that it would be in the best interests of the US if the matter could be resolved."

She said they were told that the source of DNC emails "would be of interest, value and assistance to President Trump". At the time, Robert Mueller was investigating Russian interference in the US election and any connections between Trump associates and Russian officials.

Significantly, James Lewis, the QC representing the US government, did not cross-examine Robinson who read from a pre-prepared statement.

"The position of the government is that we don't contest, challenge those things were said, we obviously don't accept the truth of the contents of what was said by others," Lewis said.

Assange's legal team claims his prosecution is political and that his human rights would be violated if he was extradited.

Earlier, the court was told that Assange was "just an Aussie guy" who had devoted himself to making the world a better place by providing classified information in the public interest.

The United States Department of Justice wants Britain to extradite Assange so he can face 18 charges, mostly relating to computer hacking and conspiring with former army analyst Chelsea Manning to hack Pentagon systems.

The DoJ is also prosecuting Assange over the publication of informants, including in Afghanistan and Iraq whose names were published on WikiLeaks, potentially putting them in great harm.

Nicky Hager, an investigative journalist from New Zealand, said that when he travelled to the United Kingdom to work with Assange on the cables in 2010, Assange had wanted to redact the names of informants from documents before they were published on the WikiLeaks website.

The court has previously heard that Assange insisted on stringent redactions and that software was created to scrub all non-English words from the files in the hope that all foreign names would be removed.

The investigative journalist, who relied heavily on the WikiLeaks cables and worked with Assange and WikiLeaks in 2010, blamed "very bad fortune" and "bad luck" for the documents eventually being published online in full.

"I think it was subsequently through very bad fortune and perhaps partly the fact that these kinds of leaks and people of all sorts aren't used to being engaged in them, that the information got out and it shouldn't have," he said.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/trump-administration-offered-assange-pardon-australian-lawyer-claims-20200918-p55x59.html

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368107  No.10705666

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09843a  No.10705685

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

This aired live tonight.

Reads as one big Q proof

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368107  No.10705723

File: 010c5df7ab5c650⋯.png (1.46 MB, 1200x675, 16:9, thetruthisstrangerthanfict….png)

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c10357  No.10706258

File: 5bcec8a22778ef1⋯.jpg (297.06 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Anti_lockdown_protesters_f….jpg)

How Victoria’s Covid lockdown protests are galvanising Australia's right

Liberal MP Craig Kelly and other figures stoking overtly political outrage at the restrictions are finding a thriving audience

Michael McGowan - 19 Sep 2020

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When police in Victoria arrested a 28-year-old pregnant woman named Zoe Buhler at her home near Ballarat over a post on social media two weeks ago, John Roskam’s phone wouldn’t stop buzzing.

“I must have had something like 100 texts and emails that night saying ‘have you seen this?’” Roskam told Guardian Australia this week.

“I think, like everyone, I initially just thought, ‘Gee, that looks bad. I wonder what she’s done?’”

Then, about 11pm, Roskam, the executive director of rightwing thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs, received a phone call from the Liberal party backbench MP Craig Kelly.

“He said, ‘John, have you seen this? We have to do something about it.’”

Buhler was one of a handful of Victorians arrested and charged with incitement in the lead-up to the so-called “freedom day” protests held across Australia on 5 September, a demonstration organised in defiance of lockdown restrictions, mandates on mask-wearing in Victoria, 5G, vaccinations and “child trafficking and pedophilia”.

Victoria police have continued to arrest people associated with the movement in the weeks since, but it was Buhler who sparked a wave of outrage. Footage of the arrest taken by her husband showed her wearing pyjamas as she was placed in handcuffs in front of her children. Within hours of being posted online, the video had attracted more than 1m views.

The arrest was criticised by the president of the Victorian Bar, Wendy Harris QC, who said it appeared to be “disproportionate to the threat she presented”, and even the Victorian police assistant commissioner, Luke Cornelius, who, while defending the arrest, conceded that officers had “absolutely stuffed” the “optics”.

Amid increasing pushback against Daniel Andrews’ government in Victoria, Buhler’s treatment by police has galvanised sections of the right in Australia. Two days after her arrest, conservative columnist Janet Albrechtsen wrote a sympathetic piece about Buhler under the headline “One mum’s desperate voice silenced by fascist behaviour”. On Thursday, Liberty Works, the organisation behind the Australian version of the Conservative Political Action Conference, launched a fundraiser for her legal defence. By Friday afternoon it had raised about $37,500 of its $290,000 goal.

Andrew Cooper, the Liberty Works president, told Guardian Australia he’d been drafted by the Institute of Public Affairs to help with Buhler’s legal case, saying he thought her arrest was “pretty abhorrent”.

“It seems crazy that a Facebook post is something that would lead to an arrest,” he said. “If it was exhorting people to conduct a bombing, then maybe we could have an argument that it’s a criminal matter, but we’re talking about protesting, which I think is fundamental to a democracy.”

But no one has been louder in their criticism than Kelly. Following Buhler’s arrest, the outspoken backbencher shared the footage with his ever-growing Facebook following, describing it as “what you’d expect to see in Nazi Germany”.

“Every politician that voted for laws that allows a pregnant mother to be handcuffed for a Facebook post (that criticises government policy) stands condemned for eternity,” he wrote at the time.

Kelly and Roskam moved quickly to draft Melbourne lawyers Stuart Wood QC and Stephen Andrianaki to act for Buhler pro bono in her case against the Victoria police, and Kelly boasted – again on Facebook – that it was “conservatives standing up to protect Zoe’s rights” while “Labor Luvies” remained silent.

“Zoe’s arrest was completely shocking,” Kelly told Guardian Australia.

“What we are seeing in Victoria is a severe breakdown of the social licence police in Australia enjoy. As politicians, we might want to create laws, but we have to think through how police are going to have to enforce those laws and what the consequence of that might be.”

(continued)

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c10357  No.10706267

File: 92c0906042cc8a5⋯.jpg (199.99 KB, 1200x720, 5:3, How_Victoria_s_Covid_lockd….jpg)

>>10706258

2/4

Encrypted message calls for ‘crowbars and baseball bats’

Those concerned with over-policing in Australia might be forgiven for feeling a sense of ideological whiplash watching conservatives prosecuting the issue.

As recently as June, Albrechtsen, for example, tutted at Black Lives Matter protestors for “ignoring laws that millions of Australians have dutifully followed in an effort to contain a pandemic”. Kelly, too, blasted BLM demonstrators for “threatening yet another street protest in our main streets of Sydney, even though we have the Covid restrictions in place”.

Roskam explains the apparent change in position by saying conservatives feel as though a “double standard” has been applied to anti-lockdown protests after a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Victoria went ahead prior to the stage-four lockdown.

He also argues that, in the same way that figures on the left in New South Wales have expressed concern about the state’s police commissioner, Mick Fuller, and his close relationship with the state’s Liberal government, Victorian conservatives feel senior police are too closely tied with Daniel Andrews’ state Labor government.

But he is also clear-eyed about the rhetorical shift. A former academic and political staffer who writes for the Australian newspaper, Roskam is the type of conservative who uses phrases like “political elites” while citing frequent “discussions with MPs” and invoking the allegory of Plato’s cave during conversations.

He concedes that much of the outrage is overtly political. As the Victorian government stays the course on its harsh Covid-19 restrictions, targeting concern about the role of police in enforcing the lockdown is a way to “pushback against the whole package”.

“It is a vehicle to talk about the program as a whole,” Roskam says. “That’s where the left are struggling with this. They can’t criticise one part of the package without starting to unpick it as a whole.”

But by joining the anti-lockdown chorus, members of the right in Australia are walking a thin line.

The event Buhler created specifically called for a “peaceful protest” which would help give “a voice for those in stage-four lockdowns”. Footage from the arrest showed her telling officers she did not realise creating the event was potentially in breach of the state’s laws.

But others associated with the protests that have broken out in Victoria are less benign.

The anti-lockdown protests in Victoria have been actively driven by a loose coalition of conspiracy groups that in some cases have links with the far-right in Australia. At protests held on 5 September, some demonstrators held anti-semitic signs while others were associated with the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon.

In August, one of the leaders of the 99% group, which organised an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne in May at which attendees chanted “arrest Bill Gates”, appeared on the Unshackled, an Australian far-right podcast. Guardian Australia has previously revealed that one of Kelly’s Liberal party colleagues, the Victorian MP Anne Webster, installed security cameras at her home because she feared being physically attacked after a conspiracy theorist falsely accused her of being “a member of a secretive pedophile network” in a series of vicious social media posts.

On encrypted messaging apps associated with the movement, some members now explicitly advocate using violence against journalists and the police. In one group this week, a member wrote that protestors “will need to start arming themselves with crowbars and baseball bats”. Another posted a video of themselves using a bow and arrow, while someone else posted photos of bullets, writing “these go thru Kevlar and armor plate vests”.

“Several of my mates are refusing to participate in these protests because they don’t want their firearm licence taken off them,” one member wrote. “That said, they believe the use of them may be necessary if this shit escalates.”

The same person wrote that protestors “should start going after the journalists”.

“They are the vehicle that have allowed this to occur. They have become an enemy of the people,” they wrote. “They all have names and addresses.”

(continued)

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c10357  No.10706277

File: a9d97c7a06e7197⋯.jpg (198.55 KB, 1200x720, 5:3, How_Victoria_s_Covid_lockd….jpg)

>>10706267

3/4

Craig Kelly denies spreading ‘dangerous disinformation’

As the pandemic stretches on, no one has walked the line between criticising the Victorian government and openly nodding to this audience like Craig Kelly. He has long been known for speaking to the beliefs of his party’s right flank, and has made a career out of mocking climate change “exaggeration”, denying its link to last summer’s bushfires and accusing the Bureau of Meteorology of falsifying weather data.

But the Liberal party backbencher has expanded his repertoire during the Covid-19 pandemic to include advocacy for the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine in treating Covid-19, a campaign against what he calls “health bureaucrats”, and a barrage of criticism against the Victorian government. In videos for an online streaming site called the Cave, Kelly has called for the removal of Daniel Andrews from office, saying Victoria was “being run by a megalomanic [who is] getting his totalitarian kicks out of keeping 5m people in captivity”.

Founded by Australian filmmaker Simon Hunter, the executive director of the Sydney Film School, the Cave also promotes videos from the likes of Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens and Gavin McInnes, the founder of the far-right Proud Boys group.

Kelly’s tireless online campaigning has undoubtedly found him a new and thriving audience. His Facebook following has grown by almost 37% since June, and of Australia’s federal MPs only the prime minister, Scott Morrison, has enjoyed more “interactions” on posts shared to the social media site. Kelly’s posts are also regularly among the most shared social media posts on the site from Australia.

His posts are regularly shared by groups associated with both the far right and individuals connected to the ever-mutating conspiracy movement. Earlier this month, the US conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer David “Avocado” Wolfe encouraged his 16,000 Telegram subscribers (he has more than 12m followers on Facebook) to sign a petition supporting Kelly over his advocacy for hydroxychloroquine.

Similarly, in August, the former celebrity chef Pete Evans shared a speech by Kelly promoting the drug to his 1.5m Facebook followers. Evans regularly posts favourably about a range of discredited ideas including risks of 5G exposure, while platforming anti-vaxxers and pushing content aligned to Qanon.

Hydroxychloroquine, which has also been pushed by Donald Trump, has been shown to be ineffective and potentially harmful when used to treat the virus. The Therapeutic Goods Administration, the federal health body responsible for evaluating and approving medicines for use in Australia, recommends the drug not be used to treat Covid-19 outside of clinical trials and has restricted its use outside of the conditions for which it is approved.

The acting chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, has said simply that “it doesn’t work”.

Kelly’s advocacy for the drug has prompted significant criticism. Last month the shadow health minister, Chris Bowen, accused Kelly of spreading “dangerous disinformation” for continuing to push the use of the drug, and the usually staid deputy chief health officer Nick Coatsworth has rebuked his advocacy for it. “I think Australians are very clear which Kelly should be listened to in Covid-19, and that is Paul Kelly,” he previously said.

In an interview with Guardian Australia, Kelly denied engaging in misinformation, saying he was not intimately familiar with online conspiracy theory groups including QAnon. In online videos, he’s also railed against criticism he has received for promoting hydroxychloroquine, accusing the media of “implying I was engaging in peddling conspiracy theories, defunct facts [and] dangerous facts. All I’ve been doing is reporting what the medical experts are saying around the world”.

(continued)

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c10357  No.10706290

File: 685ffddd9b464e4⋯.jpg (97.51 KB, 1240x744, 5:3, How_Victoria_s_Covid_lockd….jpg)

>>10706277

4/4

Kelly is insistent and ferocious in his advocacy for the drug. In two interviews with Guardian Australia, he quoted from dozens of medical papers which he says show the evidence for the drug is “overwhelming”.

“Is it any wonder, when you’ve got medical doctors around the world speaking out and saying this drug works, and yet the chief medical officer of the country is saying it doesn’t work, is it any wonder people on the fringes of conspiracy theories are saying hang on a minute, what’s going on?” he said.

Kelly says his support for the drug is based on a belief that the government is interfering with the relationship between patients and doctors. In videos for the Cave he’s argued that much of the opposition to it from mainstream health organisations is a result of Trump’s advocacy for it, saying it has “resulted in hydroxychloroquine becoming, I think, the first drug in history to become politically incorrect”.

Asked by Guardian Australia why he believed health officials would block access to the drug if it did work, Kelly said he didn’t know, suggesting they were either “overwhelmed” by the task of combatting the virus or that they were “subconsciously” biased against it both because it had been promoted by Trump and because it was “off-patent”.

“It is a mystery to me,” he said. “A lot of this started in the US, and that’s a factor because as soon as Trump said it would work, a lot of people were determined to show it wouldn’t. He’s the worst advocate for the drug.”

“There’s also the factor that hydroxychloroquine is off-patent … there’s no money in it for anyone. I don’t know whether that’s affecting anyone but it has got to be one of the considerations that are weighed up. Maybe it’s a subconscious close of the eye.”

In the main, Australia conservatives continue to support him. Last month the Coalition blocked Labor’s attempts to rebuke Kelly over the drug, and, indeed, Roskam says he sees Kelly as a model for future conservative politicians.

“I give a lot of speeches to young conservatives and young Liberals and I say you can be a cabinet minister for 10 years and achieve nothing or you can be Craig Kelly,” he said.

Andrew Cooper said he hadn’t followed the debate around hydroxychloroquine, but that broadly he supported Kelly.

“In general I think democracies needs your Craig Kellys, I really do, because what we’ve learned through this period is there’s a consolidation of everyone’s mindset into one, and you do need those outliers to stir it up,” he said.

“Surely we’re big enough to work out whether we agree or disagree with Craig Kelly.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/19/how-victorias-covid-lockdown-protests-are-galvanising-australias-right

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c10357  No.10706380

File: 64b61562a112eff⋯.jpg (120.02 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Firefighters_battle_a_wild….jpg)

Just like Australia, disinformation is thriving during the US fire crisis

In both countries, fake news about arson proliferated while the role of climate change was obscured

Jason Wilson - 19 Sep 2020

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Disinformation successfully obscured the real causes of Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season. Now the same thing is happening around me, as I report on a disastrous wildfire season in the American west.

In both countries, the response to a pandemic is also being complicated by disinformation, as conspiracy theorists refuse isolation, refuse masks, and ready themselves to refuse vaccines.

A lot of the fundamental problems are the same, but there are differences in detail.

In the western United States in recent days, backroads vigilantism has seen civilians set up armed road blocks, and journalists held at the point of loaded assault rifles.

Australia does not have the complication of American gun culture, which is itself one marker of the clash of ideologies and identities in a deeply divided nation, and also raises the stakes on every other social conflict.

Many Australians like to congratulate themselves on their highly restrictive gun laws, figuring that it is the mark of a more civilised society.

That may be, but it’s easy to forget that one of the major stumbling blocks to stricter gun laws in the United States is a bill of rights.

We can argue whether the right to bear arms is a sensible thing to constitutionally enshrine, but Australia has no such constitutionally defined individual rights, beyond those that the high court has seen fit to torture from the document.

The absence of such rights also contains the real world effects of conspiracy theories – the people recently arrested for incitement in Victoria over the promotion of Covid conspiracy theories and anti-lockdown protests would likely enjoy first amendment protections in the US. Whether or not people ought to have the liberty to promote ideas which are, frankly, insane, and a threat to public order, is beyond the scope of this article.

In other ways, Australia is worse off. It is easy to make the mistake of thinking that Fox News, or other skewed or tabloid media, is representative of US media as a whole.

But America’s media is vast. Conservative media is mostly enjoyed by those who have already committed the necessary cognitive self-mutilation to mistake its output for information, and, speaking very generally, although other corporate and local media may be excessively narrow, and TV networks such as Sinclair do skew right, the country does not suffer under the hegemony that News Corporation has achieved in its country of origin.

With its stranglehold on daily newspapers and online news, News Corp in Australia has created the most rightwing media culture in the English speaking world, and they aren’t really accountable to anyone.

Their columnists, and even their news writers, played a big, unconscionable role in pushing horse-hockey about arson and hazard reduction burning. In the western United States, it’s simply inconceivable that local mainstream media outlets would deliberately mislead their audience in this way. (Fox News has, but those who take the network seriously are already lost.)

News gave the conspiracy theories momentum, while other outlets such as Seven also entertained the idea that vandals, greenies, or anything but climate change might have set the country on fire.

If there is a posterity to judge them, it will damn them all.

(continued)

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c10357  No.10706386

File: 93948d087640f29⋯.jpg (136.99 KB, 1144x686, 572:343, Just_like_Australia_disinf….jpg)

>>10706380

2/2

The last, and biggest point of difference is that Australia’s bushfires struck at the beginning of 2020. As we draw to the end of September, the conspiracy culture that fuels wildfire denialism has had nine more months to incubate in the bowels of its principal host, Facebook.

Facebook is also the place where we see the two disinformation crises overlap.

That website is now nothing short of a threat to civilisation. But the nature of that threat is not easy to see for those who simply use it to keep up with family and friends, post pictures of their dog, or monitor old flames.

In 2016, the Facebook newsfeed was flooded with fake news. Scandals followed when it emerged how easily the newsfeed had been manipulated by propagandists like Cambridge Analytica (much of that was first revealed by reporting in the Guardian).

In response, Facebook first tweaked its algorithm to de-emphasise content from publishers except where it sparked interest from users’ friends. Then, last year, it tweaked its app to emphasise groups.

Ask anyone who professionally monitors the far right, as I do, or conspiracy culture, as I do, and they’ll tell you that the action is all happening in private groups – either those associated with movements like QAnon, with anti-lockdown or anti-mask or anti-vaccine protests, with far right street protests, and lately, with localities affected by natural disasters.

To a large extent, now, all of these form one big gumbo of conspiracy culture, anyhow. Facebook will tell you that they have cracked down on QAnon, the Boogaloo movement, and wildfire disinformation. To the extent that they have tried, they have failed. Conspiracy culture continues not only to survive, but thrive on the platform.

In the last week, the idea that antifa activists were starting fires was bedded down as settled fact and common sense in rightwing groups, and those associated with many affected rural communities. The idea was impervious to attempts by federal and local law enforcement authorities to debunk it.

That’s the most proximate reason that armed men were sticking up journalists, and setting up roadblocks in rural Oregon.

There will be future bushfire seasons like 2020’s in Australia, and the American west. The Covid crisis has a long way to run, and it may worsen, and give way to future pandemics which are even more unforgiving.

The disinformation will also likely be worse, as will its consequences, because those whose safety is threatened by disinformation cannot, and those who could will not deplatform the conspiracy theorists producing lies at an industrial scale.

In Australia, and the US, the prospects of facing up to the underlying cause of longer, more severe, more catastrophic fire seasons – climate change – will be remote unless regulators act against the websites where truth goes to die.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/19/just-like-australia-disinformation-is-thriving-during-the-us-fire-crisis

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c10357  No.10706481

File: cb66bca9cf8c153⋯.jpg (76.74 KB, 810x539, 810:539, Prince_Andrew_with_Ghislai….jpg)

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Prince Andrew under immense pressure after Jeffrey Epstein's chef speaks to FBI

EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein's former chef Adam Perry Lang catered for Prince Andrew and also flew alongside him on the billionaire financier's private jet on two occasions

Prince Andrew is under intense pressure to speak to US investigators after his paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein’s chef began “fully cooperating” with the FBI.

Adam Perry Lang, who opened the Barbecoa restaurant with Jamie Oliver in London in 2010, is being quizzed about the time he worked for depraved billionaire Epstein, from 1999 to 2003.

Lawyers for Epstein’s victims welcomed Perry Lang’s cooperation. Attorney Arick Fudali said: “We certainly hope that this may inspire other witnesses to come forward and help shed some light on Epstein’s dark scheme.”

American Perry Lang, 52, not only catered for the Duke of York, 60, but flew alongside him on board Epstein’s private jet.

According to court documents, he joined Andrew on two flights in February 1999 and one in May the next year.

Sources told the Mirror Perry Lang “has been or will be” quizzed about his time with Andrew as US prosecutors have “grown increasingly annoyed” at being stonewalled by the royal.

A source said: “The gloves are firmly off. Perry Lang holds information on what took place.

“They will get as much detail as possible that will help shape any interview they may one day have with the Duke.”

Perry Lang volunteered himself to the FBI after Virginia Giuffre, 37, who claims Epstein forced her to have sex with Andrew on three occasions, wrote to him, saying: “Please don’t be an enabler. Be a hero to me.”

The Duke and his legal team vehemently deny her allegations.

Perry Lang’s lawyer, Lawrence Lustberg, confirmed the chef was helping the FBI, who arrested Epstein’s ex Ghislaine Maxwell, 58, on suspicion of child sex offences in July. She denies the charges and faces trial in New York next July.

Mr Lustberg said: “Mr Lang has begun a course of fully cooperating with the federal authorities investigating this case. He, like them and like the victims, wants only that justice be done.”

The chef himself added: “We have absolutely always been available to the attorneys for the lawyers representing victims.”

Perry Lang said previously of Epstein: “I was unaware of the depraved behaviour and have great admiration for the brave women who have come forward.”

Several victims of Epstein have described Perry Lang as a decent man. Giuffre said: “He used to talk to me like I was a person.”

Epstein, 66, committed suicide last year while in jail awaiting trial for underage sex trafficking.

A spokeswoman for Prince Andrew declined to comment.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-andrew-under-immense-pressure-22707068

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c10357  No.10715840

File: 981a3494c8efd97⋯.jpg (76.52 KB, 650x366, 325:183, Dr_Brett_Sutton_has_lashed….jpg)

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Coronavirus Australia: Victorian Chief Health Officer slams COVID-19 conspiracies

Victoria’s top doctor has slammed virus conspiracists, taking aim at those who believe “coronavirus doesn’t exist and doesn’t kill people”.

Victorian Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton has smacked down common and “absurd” coronavirus conspiracy theories that are circulating in the community.

Fronting the media on Saturday morning, Dr Sutton said the most aggravating conspiracy was that “coronavirus doesn’t exist and doesn’t kill people”.

“That is just off the scale in terms of absurdity,” he said.

“The idea that this illness that we know kills one in three people over the age of 80, you know, to say that it is mild or just the flu or doesn’t exist at all is really offensive to everyone who has lost a loved one.”

But despite the widespread misinformation, Dr Sutton said he believes the overall health message is sinking in.

Meanwhile, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews also took aim at “selfish” anti-lockdown protesters in today’s media conference, telling participants to “go home” and insisting the coronavirus fight was “a human life exercise” and not about civil rights and civil liberties.

He said those taking part in rallies were putting lives at risk along with jeopardising to roadmap our of lockdown.

“I would have thought that the … primary concern at the moment amongst the Victorian community is to get these numbers down and keep them down,” he said.

“Go home and follow the rules. That is a very simple message. There is no need to protest about anything … it is not safe.

“It just doesn’t make any sense. You are potentially putting the strategy at risk. No-one should be doing anything to contribute to the spread of this virus.

“Victoria Police are not mucking about and they will deal with these people because it is a selfish act, it is an irresponsible and unlawful act.”

Mr Andrews also stood by the controversial decision not to fine members of five families behind Melbourne’s Casey cluster, which is believed to have occurred after family members broke virus rules to visit each other.

While he acknowledged the decision might not be supported by everyone, the information provided by those involved in the cluster was far more valuable than fines would be and that if fines were threatened, it may stop people from being “full and frank” in interviews.

The comments come as case numbers continue to fall in Victoria, with just 21 new coronavirus cases confirmed overnight in the state.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-victorian-chief-health-officer-slams-covid19-conspiracies/news-story/a771756c188d152ca36e5d73ca9a3981

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dcb848  No.10718597

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Expired years ago

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dcb848  No.10718601

File: 6af7f2520e454ec⋯.png (412.36 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, E358175F_8AFB_42B0_B7A4_4B….png)

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Israeli alchemy

A cheap trick

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dcb848  No.10718607

File: 4c4ffb8a506018e⋯.png (176.25 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 1F915DB0_7C77_4BB6_AAF5_02….png)

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Detached from my knowledge

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dcb848  No.10718620

File: d1df0cdffff6e9a⋯.png (1.73 MB, 1136x640, 71:40, F4C034AA_AF8D_470C_AEA0_FF….png)

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Fell for the meek and mild

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dcb848  No.10718647

File: 2ea05bfe8a2506a⋯.png (543.64 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, A4799845_C84D_4CA5_A72B_55….png)

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Of the rich and famous

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c10357  No.10723064

File: d95d8bc093e260a⋯.jpg (152.55 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, If_there_is_no_clear_winne….jpg)

US election headed for chaos and courts — what price President Pelosi?

JOE HOCKEY - SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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What are the odds of Nancy Pelosi being sworn in as president on the steps of the Capitol on January 20? Not as remote as you may think.

Last week voting for the next president started in seven US states – two weeks before the first presidential debate that will be watched by almost 100 million Americans.

It is the beginning of the most complicated national election in the world, one almost certain to have no final result on election day, November 3.

The already confusing voting system across the US is slower and more open to manipulation than ever. On top of the political bias involved in its logistics, foreign interference is inevitable particularly in the days after November 3 when social media will be inundated with accusations, innuendo and outright deceit designed to undermine the integrity of the result.

It will be hard to avoid controversy no matter who wins. You can bet your house that the losers in this race will not take defeat graciously.

Already, both major parties are allocating more money to lawyers for the pre and post-election legal battles than they are spending on the campaign in a number of states.

It is certainly conceivable that the famous legal battle over hanging chads that decided the 2000 Bush-Gore election in Florida will be superseded by new types of litigation in perhaps 12 states if the result is close.

All the problems start with the more than 10,000 election authorities that are responsible for the rules of the presidential ballot.

Every jurisdiction seems to have authority for setting the rules — except for the US government that is being elected. The US Senate even shot down limited federal powers, under the 1965 Voting Rights Act to protect minority communities, earlier this year. In a nutshell that means there are different rules on how, where and when you can vote.

Take the case of our everyday voter, Mary Milwaukee. If Mary lives in Reno, Nevada she’ll receive a postal ballot paper in the next few weeks even if she never applied for it. Moreover, according to the US Postal Service, 223,000 ballot papers will go to the wrong homes in Nevada because people moved and forgot to change their address. No risk of ballot fraud here, right? And Nevada is a swing state.

If Mary lived in Jackson, Mississippi, she would have to register to vote no later than 29 days before poll day, and if she were born outside the US, would have to prove her naturalisation. After registering, she could apply for a postal ballot paper only if she had a good excuse. One justification for a postal ballot is if Mary contracted COVID-19. However, if she contracts it less than a week out from the election, unless she soldiers down to the ballot box on November 3, her vote won’t count.

But let’s say Mary does live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has not made up her mind until the eve of the election. Mary is allowed to cast a vote only at her local polling booth. She is unable to vote further down the road or across the country. And if Mary does get to vote after she finishes her working shift at Walmart, the queue to vote could be three hours long or worse. She had better rug up because the outside temperature is about 4C that time of year.

(continued)

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c10357  No.10723081

>>10723064

2/2

Apart from setting their own rules, almost every county and city also sets their own budget for the ballot.

If you want to deter voter turnout then simply make the queues longer by having fewer electoral staff and fewer voting places. Some counties may have invested in electronic voting while others require a written ballot paper, which is slow and costly.

On top of all this the states further influence the process by setting their own electoral boundaries for federal congressional districts every decade. The rules that govern boundaries in Australia are a dream.

Even though US boundary manipulation cannot be compared with the Queensland Bjelkemander of 1972, when Joh Bjelke-Petersen won office with 20 per cent of the primary vote, US maps often lack coherence or common sense. That is a substantial advantage for one party over another. While this does not directly impact the presidential race, it does have an impact on the resources allocated to a state campaign.

Whatever the process, the two campaigns will spend a conservative estimate of $3.7bn on their crusades – an average of $31 per voter compared with the usual non-Palmer election here, where parties would spend about $11 per voter. In addition to all that spending, outsiders known as SuperPacs (political action committees) will pour extreme amounts of money to back their candidates. Mike Bloomberg announced he will toss in a lazy $140m in Florida alone just to see the end of Donald Trump.

These mind-blowing numbers would usually matter but for the fact Trump defied gravity and beat Hillary Clinton with half her budget in 2016.

Whatever the confused process throws up, we are now on track for a crazy election night.

It’s conceivable that Trump will look like he is the winner that night because Republicans are more likely to vote on the day. However, that’s when most states will only start counting postal ballots. They are not only expected to heavily favour Joe Biden but because of COVID-19, half of all ballots will be absentee, the highest number recorded.

For example, in North Carolina, requests for mail-in ballots are 14 times higher. A final count will take days, perhaps weeks. Then the litigation will kick in and the spin, smear and allegations will dominate domestic and global media.

It will be ugly. And if there is no clear winner by noon on January 20, then the 1947 Presidential Succession Act kicks in and Pelosi, at 80 years of age, becomes president. If she can’t make it then next in line is Senator Chuck Grassley aged 87. We are living in crazy times.

Joe Hockey is a former federal treasurer and ambassador to the US. He is president of advisory firm Bondi Partners

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/us-election-headed-for-chaos-and-courts-what-price-president-pelosi/news-story/fc34b7037200aa76f53242b303179df1

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09843a  No.10724395

RBG death announced

9/18 on

the Day of (Trump)ets

+ 10 days

9/28 is the Day of Atonement (Yom

Kippur)

Holiest day of the year.

"Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord."

The orthodox jewish calendar and Biblical calendar (the one God set in the heavens) happen to coincide this year.

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

The feasts of the Lord are Commandments for all who follow God.

The importance of what these dates mean for followers of Christ is one of the biggest secrets kept from Christians.

Straight from the man himself.

"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. "

"If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. "

There are more then 10 commandments in the Torah.

Traditional Christianity omits the 7th day sabbath (thank Rome)

And replaces the commanded Feasts of the LORD with pagan holidays which celebrate child sacrifice.

We should be familiar with these holy days and what they mean for us. Christ is the one who will fullfil the prophecies contained in these holy feast days.

Remember we are to follow God's law above any man made law.

The Torah means "The instructions"

This isn't the law of the Jews, that is the talmud which is satan's .

You've got to understand that orthodox judaism is not the same kind of jew Yeshua was. He came to show us the spirit of the law.

Why did the temple veil tear when he gave up the ghost.

We can't keep all the Torah to the letter because there is no temple.

We must keep the spirit of the law because the temple is in us.

Study, dig, meme and pray

Have some ammo.

https://youtu.be/uQW5SmSjrY8

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBB3BE92F2783C495

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL800E3A7D1DB4FC69

https://youtu.be/yAKgRyYfeko

https://youtu.be/6AbVOdRigOA

https://youtu.be/lUodUrFgWSg

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c10357  No.10729349

File: 592cbe5f1fe5f23⋯.jpg (102.5 KB, 960x540, 16:9, Police_patrolled_Chadstone….jpg)

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Six fined, two arrested over Chadstone anti-lockdown flash mob

Samantha Dick - Sep 20, 2020

A bizarre anti-lockdown flash mob at Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne’s south-east quickly fizzled within minutes on Sunday.

About 50 demonstrators formed a makeshift choir outside Coles supermarket and sang You’re The Voice by John Farnham at 1pm.

But before they had a chance to belt out an encore, the group quickly dispersed over fear of being caught by police.

Five police Public Order Response vans arrived on the scene at 1.15pm, but by then most of the demonstrators had split up.

Victoria Police arrested two people and issued six fines to singers.

“It is only a very small number of people that still choose to put the rest of the community at risk through their selfish behaviour,” a police spokeswoman said.

“We will continue to take the same swift and firm action against those who choose to blatantly ignore the CHO directions.”

Victoria Police said it would continue investigating the people who attended the protest.

They’ve got the voice, but we don’t understand it

Speaking to the Herald Sun after the rally, one demonstrator accused the Victorian government of “protecting paedophiles and taking our rights away”.

His words echoed that of QAnon, a far-right group pushing conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and paedophile rings.

“Innocent people want to protest for freedom against our government – Black Lives Matter is OK, but it’s not OK when you want to speak up against the government,” the woman said.

“It’s disgusting. Our freedom of speech and human rights have been violated, so we’re going to stand up for Victoria.”

Another anti-lockdown supporter told the Herald Sun he wanted to “expose the lies that are going on and the trans-human agenda that’s coming next”.

On Saturday, Victoria Police arrested 16 people and issued 21 fines to anti-lockdown protesters in the Elsternwick area.

Punishment hypocrisy

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been accused of hypocrisy for allowing anti-lockdown protesters to be fined, but not any of the people in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs who spread COVID-19 after illegally visiting other family members’ homes.

The group behind the outbreak, which has grown to 40 virus infections, is largely from the Afghan community in Casey. Two of those infected by the virus are in hospital.

Victorian Opposition Leader Michael O’Brien seized the opportunity to slam Labor for “double standards” that were “as toxic as this virus”.

“It’s a disgrace that Labor has locked up innocent Victorians under a curfew while those who break the law and spread the virus get off scot free,” he said.

“This is the same Andrews hypocrisy that saw teenagers fined for learning to drive while 10,000 Black Lives Matter protesters were ignored.”

However, on Sunday Mr Andrews defended his decision not to fine the families in Casey for breaching lockdown because it might stop them from being “full and frank” in crucial contact-tracing interviews.

“If people are going to get fined for telling the truth … well then, I think we know what happens,” he said.

“People won’t tell the truth, and we won’t know where they’ve been, who they’ve infected, and we won’t be able to pull up an outbreak at 40 [cases]. It’ll be hundreds.”

He said he was “frustrated that people were doing the wrong thing”, but said the “truth was worth everything”.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/coronavirus/2020/09/20/chadstone-lockdown-protest-coronavirus/

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c10357  No.10729596

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: False rumours spread online about former Supreme Court Justice

She’s been dead just days, but a sick and misleading claim about the Supreme Court Justice has been given new fuel online.

Benedict Brook - SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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False claims about the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have begun doing rounds on social media in an apparent bid to smear her reputation.

Ginsburg, otherwise known as RBG, died on Friday from pancreatic cancer.

She was one of the nine justices of the United States’ highest court that has ruled on some of the country’s most contested and contentious legal issues. She was considered to be from the liberal wing of the bench.

Her death has set up a political battle in the US with President Trump keen to install a new conservative judge despite the election being just weeks away.

RBG ‘EXTREMELY LIBERAL’

Spurious posts, that have multiplied on social media since her passing, have said that Ms Ginsburg supported lowering the age of consent to just 12 years old and didn’t see a problem with paedophilia.

A quote, purportedly from the late Justice, has appeared on online saying: “The age of consent for sexual acts must be lowered to 12 years of age.”

Facebook has taken to labelling the claim “false information”.

That led one person to respond: “It isn’t false. It is on congressional record.”

But the person then added “She didn’t say it OUT LOUD but it is what she supports.”

Other social media users appeared to have taken the claims as being entirely true.

Certainly, a similar quote did appear on the congressional record, the official record of proceedings in the US Congress, similar to Australia’s Hansard, but it wasn’t from Ginsburg.

In the record dated August 2, 1993, when Ginsburg’s proposed nomination to the Supreme Court was before the Senate, submissions were taken from various parties as to whether she should take on the role which is a lifetime appointment.

One submission, from a lawyer, argued that Ginsburg has proved herself to “extremely liberal” and gave examples which he said provided a “compelling basis for senators to vote against her nomination”.

Among her “extremely liberal” positions, Ginsburg is said to have a “social vision” which is interpreted as ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, allowing women to serve in combat roles and “lowering the age of consent for sexual acts to 12 years”.

Other submissions made similar claims about Ginsburg’s view on the age of consent.

All of the claims appear to stem from a 1977 report co-authored by Ginsburg called Sex Bias In The US Code, published by the US Commission on Civil Rights. The paper did not call for the age of consent to be lowered.

Rather, the document called for gender neutral language to be used in US laws.

At the time, the use of gendered language meant some offences could potentially go unpunished simply due to the gender of the person accused of committing them.

For instance, one US law at the time said: “It is a crime for a person to have carnal knowledge of a female not his wife who has not reached 16 years of age.”

Effectively, that meant only men could commit rape and only women could be victims of the crime.

Ginsburg’s co-authored paper said the definition failed to recognise that men and boys could also be rape victims.

“In the case of statutory rape, the immaturity and vulnerability of young people of both sexes could be protected through appropriately drawn, sex-neutral proscriptions.”

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c10357  No.10729607

>>10729596

2/2

FALSE CLAIM

As an example of how a law could be drafted without referring to gender, the report quoted from a proposed Senate bill from 1973 which didn’t use terms like “male” and “female”.

This is where the consent claims come in.

The wording of the 1973 bill said a person would be guilty of an offence if they forced someone else to take part in sexual act by force or threats, by drugging or intoxicating them, or if “the other person is, in fact, less than 12 years old”.

Ginsburg did not push for the bill to become law, it didn’t become law and the oft-quoted line is not from the late judge.

Several fact-checking sites and legal experts have said that Ginsburg was advocating just for the use of gender-neutral language, not for lowering the age of consent.

Over the years, the passage from the Senate bill has been misinterpreted as Ginsburg herself calling for the lowering of the age of consent.

An even more damning line has been circulating on social media where Ginsburg purportedly said, “Paedophilia is good for the children.”

There appears to be no evidence Ginsburg ever uttered those words.

RUSH TO FILL COURT VACANCY

On the weekend, US President Donald Trump confirmed he would seek to replace Ginsburg “without delay”.

“We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court justices,” the President tweeted.

“We have this obligation, without delay!”

Supreme Court judges are nominated by the President and then scrutinised by the Senate. The Republican Party has a majority in the Senate which potentially means it could ram through an appointment in just the few weeks before the November polling day.

However, when a right-leaning judge passed away in February 2016, nine months before election day, then-president Barack Obama eventually gave in to Republican demands to delay any Supreme Court appointment until after election day.

That allowed Mr Trump to install conservative judge Neil Gorsuch soon after he came to office.

Democrats have accused the Trump administration of hypocrisy for now pushing ahead with a nomination.

Several Republican senators have said they will not support a rushed nomination but the party may still have the numbers to install a new judge heavily swinging the Supreme Court to conservative justices.

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-false-rumours-spread-online-about-former-supreme-court-justice/news-story/9e468d678e97d347c5ddd4cd5888cab5

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c10357  No.10729621

File: 06fe97ca0ce5493⋯.jpg (43.04 KB, 650x366, 325:183, False_rumours_are_being_sp….jpg)

File: bf5efc7eefb941d⋯.jpg (19.26 KB, 649x365, 649:365, Facebook_has_said_the_clai….jpg)

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>>10729596

>>10729607

Clearnet jpg test

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c10357  No.10729636

File: 48bf06f2e6cf5e9⋯.jpg (1.67 MB, 852x1966, 426:983, Q_2653.jpg)

File: 5762fb97237a696⋯.jpg (1.26 MB, 968x3951, 968:3951, screencapture_humanevents_….jpg)

>>10729596

Q Post #2653

Jan 6 2019 12:32:35 (EST)

[RBG]

Why was she 'selected'?

Who appointed her?

Remember [her] history.

Ref: 230-page book called Sex Bias in the U.S. Code, published in 1977 by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Highlights:

>Called for the sex-integration of prisons and reformatories so that conditions of imprisonment, security and housing could be equal. She explained, “If the grand design of such institutions is to prepare inmates for return to the community as persons equipped to benefit from and contribute to civil society, then perpetuation of single-sex institutions should be rejected.” (Page 101)

>Called for the sex-integration of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts because they “perpetuate stereotyped sex roles.” (Page 145)

>Insisted on sex-integrating “college fraternity and sorority chapters” and replacing them with “college social societies.” (Page 169)

>Cast constitutional doubt on the legality of “Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as separate holidays.” (Page 146)

>Called for reducing the age of consent for sexual acts to people who are “less than 12 years old.” (Page 102)

>Asserted that laws against “bigamists, persons cohabiting with more than one woman, and women cohabiting with a bigamist” are unconstitutional. (Page 195)

>Objected to laws against prostitution because “prostitution, as a consensual act between adults, is arguably within the zone of privacy protected by recent constitutional decisions.” (Page 97)

>Ginsburg wrote that the Mann Act (which punishes those who engage in interstate sex traffic of women and girls) is “offensive.” Such acts should be considered “within the zone of privacy.” (Page 98)

>Demanded that we “firmly reject draft or combat exemption for women,” stating “women must be subject to the draft if men are.” But, she added, “the need for affirmative action and for transition measures is particularly strong in the uniformed services.” (Page 218)

>An indefatigable censor, Ginsburg listed hundreds of “sexist” words that must be eliminated from all statutes. Among words she found offensive were: man, woman, manmade, mankind, husband, wife, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, serviceman, longshoreman, postmaster, watchman, seamanship, and “to man” (a vessel). (Pages 15-16)

>Wanted he, she, him, her, his, and hers to be dropped down the memory hole. They must be replaced by he/she, her/him, and hers/his, and federal statutes must use the bad grammar of “plural constructions to avoid third person singular pronouns.” (Page 52-53)

>Condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling in Harris v. McRae and claimed that taxpayer-funded abortions should be a constitutional right.

http://humanevents.com/2005/08/23/senators-overlooked-radical-record-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/

Who are the doctors 'currently' treating [RBG]?

What other political [former/current] sr. political heads are they affiliated w/?

What 'off-market' drugs are being provided to [RBG] in order to sustain minimum daily function?

What is the real medical diagnosis of [RBG]?

Who is managing her care?

Who is 'really' managing her care?

The clock is ticking.

PANIC IN DC.

Q

https://qanon.pub/#2653

Senators Overlooked Radical Record of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Phyllis Schlafly on August 23, 2005

https://humanevents.com/2005/08/23/senators-overlooked-radical-record-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/

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c10357  No.10729744

File: 60522351bdb6d68⋯.jpg (711.41 KB, 1098x1532, 549:766, 0001.jpg)

File: e85acf248dbc1b3⋯.jpg (393.1 KB, 1100x1519, 1100:1519, 0006.jpg)

File: f7aa19602817e84⋯.jpg (356.9 KB, 1098x1515, 366:505, 0109.jpg)

File: d9cd151e259c2f2⋯.jpg (380.22 KB, 1084x1503, 1084:1503, 0153.jpg)

File: 24fc271ea2a57e5⋯.pdf (7.32 MB, cr12se9.pdf)

>>10729596

>>10729636

Sex Bias in the U.S. Code - A Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp66290

https://www2.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/documents/cr12se9.pdf

>Called for the sex-integration of prisons and reformatories so that conditions of imprisonment, security and housing could be equal. She explained, “If the grand design of such institutions is to prepare inmates for return to the community as persons equipped to benefit from and contribute to civil society, then perpetuation of single-sex institutions should be rejected.” (Page 101)

>Called for the sex-integration of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts because they “perpetuate stereotyped sex roles.” (Page 145)

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c10357  No.10729763

File: a4c58929453c3e2⋯.jpg (434.88 KB, 1103x1519, 1103:1519, 0177.jpg)

File: 25bde20a0ac93c1⋯.jpg (357.97 KB, 1092x1509, 364:503, 0154.jpg)

File: 2c99827cc763b93⋯.jpg (404.31 KB, 1092x1511, 1092:1511, 0110.jpg)

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>>10729744

>Insisted on sex-integrating “college fraternity and sorority chapters” and replacing them with “college social societies.” (Page 169)

>Cast constitutional doubt on the legality of “Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as separate holidays.” (Page 146)

>Called for reducing the age of consent for sexual acts to people who are “less than 12 years old.” (Page 102)

>Asserted that laws against “bigamists, persons cohabiting with more than one woman, and women cohabiting with a bigamist” are unconstitutional. (Page 195)

>Objected to laws against prostitution because “prostitution, as a consensual act between adults, is arguably within the zone of privacy protected by recent constitutional decisions.” (Page 97)

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c10357  No.10729801

File: 74e1701b9771a15⋯.jpg (376.48 KB, 1098x1511, 1098:1511, 0106.jpg)

File: 9be5c6c829241de⋯.jpg (409.37 KB, 1100x1509, 1100:1509, 0226.jpg)

File: a07a3a2f0fd05fd⋯.jpg (611.68 KB, 2192x1509, 2192:1509, 0023_0024.jpg)

File: 64194c8ae070b96⋯.jpg (684.72 KB, 2176x1505, 2176:1505, 0060_0061.jpg)

>>10729763

>Ginsburg wrote that the Mann Act (which punishes those who engage in interstate sex traffic of women and girls) is “offensive.” Such acts should be considered “within the zone of privacy.” (Page 98)

>Demanded that we “firmly reject draft or combat exemption for women,” stating “women must be subject to the draft if men are.” But, she added, “the need for affirmative action and for transition measures is particularly strong in the uniformed services.” (Page 218)

>An indefatigable censor, Ginsburg listed hundreds of “sexist” words that must be eliminated from all statutes. Among words she found offensive were: man, woman, manmade, mankind, husband, wife, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, serviceman, longshoreman, postmaster, watchman, seamanship, and “to man” (a vessel). (Pages 15-16)

>Wanted he, she, him, her, his, and hers to be dropped down the memory hole. They must be replaced by he/she, her/him, and hers/his, and federal statutes must use the bad grammar of “plural constructions to avoid third person singular pronouns.” (Page 52-53)

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54f94b  No.10729848

>>10729744

There's your elite Jewish privilege right there!

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6e7593  No.10729901

what the hell is going on with the notables?

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c10357  No.10729936

File: b397c15080c9b7f⋯.jpg (100.39 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Professor_John_Blaxland_wa….jpg)

'Shrouded in secrecy': ASD to be grilled over axed official history

Australia's cyber spy agency will be grilled at a parliamentary hearing over its shock decision to cancel a contract with the Australian National University to write its official history.

The Australian Signals Directorate is in talks with the ANU about how much of the $2.2 million contract it will pay out after military historian John Blaxland worked for more than a year on the project.

The ASD's decision to sever ties with Professor Blaxland, revealed by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Saturday, has embarrassed some senior members of the Morrison government who have been urging the agency to be more transparent.

The development comes at a sensitive time for the signals directorate, with the government looking to pass new laws giving the agency more powers to protect the nation's critical infrastructure from cyber attacks and help federal police go after serious criminals onshore.

Crossbench senator Rex Patrick said the cancelling of the contract without public explanation raised significant concerns including a lack of transparency and a waste of taxpayers' money.

Senator Patrick said the ASD "can expect to be grilled" by him at a Senate estimates hearing next month.

"How much public money has been spent under the contract since the work commenced? For what reason did ASD terminate the contract? What are the plans moving forward? These are just some of the questions that must be answered by ASD," Senator Patrick said.

"It is an organisation shrouded in secrecy, but this cannot apply in relation to public expenditure on and plans related to the writing of its history."

The decision has shocked colleagues of Professor Blaxland, a former intelligence officer with the Australian Defence Force who co-authored The Official History of ASIO.

In a press release in July last year, the ASD said the selection of Professor Blaxland came "after a rigorous tender process" and praised him as "one of Australia’s most experienced and respected military historians".

ASD director-general Rachel Noble, who took over in February this year, made the decision to cancel the contract, sources familiar with the decision confirmed.

Senior security sources said the ASD would still go ahead with an official history but wanted more control over the project. The ASD said the replacement process would take in the work already completed by Professor Balxland and his team.

Senator Patrick said the project would lack credibility if it was produced from within the organisation.

"An attempt to write a history from within will reasonably be met with significant concerns about bias and incompleteness. The words 'secret agency' and 'autobiography' should never be used in the same sentence, ever."

Under the contract, Professor Blaxland and emeritus professor David Horner were to write an exhaustive two-volume history of the agency from its establishment in the late 1940s, but it would not chronicle the last 20 years.

Professor Blaxland, who stepped down as the head of the ANU's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre to undertake the project, was about halfway through the first volume when he was told by the ASD in recent weeks the contract would be cancelled.

A spokesman for the ASD said it remained committed to delivering an account of its history in time for its 75th anniversary in 2022.

"ASD has commenced a replacement process, consistent with Commonwealth procurement guidelines. This process will leverage the existing work compiled under the ANU contract," the ASD spokesman said.

"As the contract was terminated early by mutual agreement, full payment was not made.

"It would not be appropriate to discuss final payments as these are subject to commercial settlement."

An ANU spokesman said the university "enjoys a productive and strong relationship with ASD and looks forward to continuing to work with the agency on this matter".

"Details of contracts are commercial in confidence and as such are not discussed publicly," the ANU spokesman said.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/shrouded-in-secrecy-asd-to-be-grilled-over-axed-official-history-20200921-p55xkb.html

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c10357  No.10729992

File: 26d0de3046fe25c⋯.jpg (251.35 KB, 825x611, 825:611, DE_57.jpg)

File: 84e91870d76d520⋯.jpg (60.15 KB, 862x485, 862:485, Malka_Leifer_is_wanted_in_….jpg)

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Dassi Erlich Tweet

BREAKING NEWS

LEIFER WILL BE EXTRADITED TO AUSTRALIA!!

(appeal is expected)

A victory for justice!!

A victory for all survivors!!

Exhaling years of holding our breath!

We truly value every person standing with us in our refusal to remain silent!

Today our hearts are smiling!

https://twitter.com/dassi_erlich/status/1307940167810834432

Malka Leifer, alleged paedophile, should be extradited to Australia, Israeli court rules

A court in Jerusalem has ruled the former principal of Melbourne's Adass Israel school, Malka Leifer, can be extradited to Australia to face 74 charges of sexual abuse.

Ms Leifer allegedly fled to her native Israel in 2008 when she learned three of her former students planned to file a complaint with police.

Australia lodged an extradition request in 2013 and she was arrested by Israeli police the following year.

The decision in the Jerusalem District Court comes after six years of legal wrangling and can be appealed to Israel's Supreme Court.

After that, the country's Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn must also sign the extradition order, something that can also be appealed.

The long-running battle over extradition

This was the 71st hearing over whether Malka Leifer should be sent to Australia.

Ms Leifer was mostly allowed to live under house arrest after her 2014 arrest.

Her lawyers told various extradition hearings that she could not go to Australia because she suffered from panic attacks and was too unwell to leave her home.

However, she was jailed in 2018 when private investigators obtained more than 200 hours of video showing Ms Leifer living normally in an orthodox Jewish settlement, shopping and socialising.

She has been examined more than 30 times by mental health experts, many of whom have declared her competent.

In January, an expert panel concluded not only that Ms Leifer was well, but that she had been perpetrating a "fraud" to avoid justice.

Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ruled earlier this month that Malka Leifer is mentally fit to stand trial on the charges she faces in Victoria.

Melbourne sisters say they were abused by authority figure

Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper grew up in the Adass Israel community, a Hasidic Jewish group in Melbourne's inner south.

They allege when they were teenagers, their headmistress Malka Leifer groomed and then abused them over several years.

The sisters say they did not realise they had all been abused until 2007 when Dassi Erlich spoke to a therapist, who encouraged her to come forward.

Ms Erlich described the ruling in the Jerusalem District Court as a "victory for all survivors".

"We truly value every person standing with us in our refusal to remain silent. Today our hearts are smiling," she wrote on Twitter.

Malka Leifer has denied the allegations against her.

But during a July hearing, her lawyer Nick Kaufman questioned whether some of the alleged abuse was a crime under Israeli law.

He said even if the allegations were true, two of the victims were no longer children at the time, and could have rebuffed the sexual advances.

"The fact that there was so much discussion around the issue of consent when it comes to sexual abuse was very disheartening that this is still happening in 2020 in the courts," Nicole Meyer said.

The case has strained relations between Israel and Australia.

In February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Israel's President Reuven Rivlin that Australia had a strong desire to see justice in the long-running case.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-21/israeli-court-rules-on-malka-leifer-extradition/12684138

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c10357  No.10730478

File: f60aa1e0f1fe316⋯.jpg (317.47 KB, 825x941, 825:941, VRG_49.jpg)

File: 4c4fb55ced1dbc9⋯.jpg (62.21 KB, 634x536, 317:268, Jeffrey_Epstein_s_flight_l….jpg)

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweets

As I sit here in my office reading this article, my heart gave a shudder of excitement knowing how truly scared “They” all should be. #JeffreyEpstein #PANIC #PrinceAndrew #GhislaineMaxwell #ChildTrafficking

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1307975080421384194

Names of EVERY passenger to have flown on Jeffrey Epstein's aircraft 'to be revealed "sparking panic among the pedophile's wealthy friends"'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8754807/Names-passenger-Jeffrey-Epsteins-aircraft-revealed-sparking-panic.html

Not to mention that #Epstein main pilot #LarryVisowski lived it large up until his boss was dead. Larry was responsible for carrying 100’s if not 1000’s of underage minors across state borders and internationally. This is HUGE!Watch them scatter like cockroaches. #DarkToLight

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1307975083349037056

Names of EVERY passenger to have flown on Jeffrey Epstein's aircraft 'to be revealed "sparking panic among the pedophile's wealthy friends"'

Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs on his aircraft, including his 'Lolita Express' jet, have been subpoenaed, sparking fear among the rich and famous who partied with the pedophile.

The Attorney General in the US Virgin Islands, where the billionaire had a home and is said to have carried out many of his horrific crimes, has demanded to see the logs which document the passengers on his aircraft.

The logs on his four helicopters and three planes span from 1998 until his suicide in prison last year.

Attorney General Denise George has filed a lawsuit against his estate alleging 22 accounts including human trafficking, aggravated rape, child abuse, neglect, forced labour and prostitution, The Mirror reported.

Ms George is also requesting to see any 'complaints or reports of potentially suspicious conduct' as well as personal notes made by the pilots.

The subpoena demands the names and details of anyone who worked for the pilots, interacted with Epstein and passengers who travelled with him.

Pilot David Rodgers has previously revealed logs from 2009 which showed Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey and Naomi Campbell were among those who flew on his jet.

It is not suggested they were aware of any wrongdoing by Epstein.

A source said: 'The records that have been subpoenaed will make the ones Rodgers provided look like a Post-It note.

'There is panic among many of the rich and famous.'

Lawyers for the victims said the logs released in 2009 did not include the flights of chief pilot Larry Visoki who had flown Epstein for more than 25 years.

It comes as a celebrity chef has been quizzed by detectives 20 years after he worked for Epstein - prompting renewed calls for Prince Andrew to speak to the FBI.

Adam Perry Lang, 51, opened the Barbecoa restaurant with Jamie Oliver in London in 2010 - and worked for Jeffrey Epstein between 1999 and 2003.

He is now 'fully cooperating' with the FBI investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by depraved billionaire Epstein, reported the Daily Mirror.

Attorney Arick Fudali, representing the victims, heaped pressure on Prince Andrew - who has been accused of stonewalling detectives.

Mr Fudali said: 'We certainly hope that this may inspire other witnesses to come forward and help shed some light on Epstein's dark scheme.'

American Mr Perry Lang catered for the Duke of York, 60, and flew with him in a private jet on two occasions - once in February 1999 and in May 2000.

Sources told the newspaper: 'Perry Lang holds information on what took place. They will get as much detail as possible that will shape any interview they may one day have with the duke.'

Mr Perry Lang, who has been described as a decent man by victims, came forward after Virginia Giuffre, 37, wrote to ask him to be the 'hero'.

His lawyer Lawrence Lustberg confirmed the chef was helping the FBI. Mr Perry Lang himself added: 'We have absolutely always been available to the attorneys representing the victims.'

He previously denied being aware of any 'depraved behaviour' during his four-year term as Epstein's chef.

Epstein, 66, killed himself while awaiting trial in a cell for underage sex trafficking last year.

Last month, Virginia Giuffre claimed Prince Andrew played a 'guessing game,' with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell about her age before comparing her to his daughters.

The accuser spoke out in a documentary series, Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, claiming she met the royal in London, describing him as an 'abuser,' and 'not the prince from the fairy tale stories you read'.

(continued)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8754807/Names-passenger-Jeffrey-Epsteins-aircraft-revealed-sparking-panic.html

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c10357  No.10737120

File: d644d9a77ea7c25⋯.jpg (88.38 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, WikiLeaks_founder_Julian_A….jpg)

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Julian Assange removed from Ecuadorean embassy ‘on Donald Trump’s orders’

Julian Assange was removed from the Ecuadorean embassy “on direct orders from the president (Donald Trump)’’, the Old Bailey has heard.

Arthur Schwartz, a high profile Republican political donor close to the Donald Trump administration had advance knowledge the WikiLeaks founder would be removed from the Ecuadorean embassy and charged with an indictment related to Chelsea Manning’s leaks, an American journalist has claimed.

Cassandra Fairbanks, the journalist, is also an activist and personal supporter of Mr Assange, visiting the WikiLeaks founder in January and March 2019 when he was still in the embassy to relay information she received from Mr Schwartz.

She has also provided the Old Bailey with a recording of a conversation she had with Mr Schwartz, who she said was a fixer for Donald Trump junior and who provided communications for the US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.

She says in the recording Mr Schwarz refers to Mr Assange’s removal from the embassy being carried out by Mr Grenell on direct orders from the president. The recording was not played in court.

The US prosecutors, who are seeking Mr Assange’s extradition, did not challenge the statement, but said they did not accept it. James Dole, for the US, said Ms Fairbanks’ claim in her statement was not within her direct knowledge.

But Mr Assange’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said her statement was reliable and true. He said it indicated the US government’s concerted plan at the top level by Donald Trump and Mr Grenell to take Mr Assange out of the embassy to extradite him, and to compel Chelsea Manning to give evidence against him.

Ms Fairbanks said Mr Schwartz told her during an angry phone conversation on October 30, 2018 that “a pardon isn’t going to f—ing happen’’ and that he provided new details about a future prosecution against Mr Assange that were later made public and which only those very close to the situation would have been aware of.

Ms Fairbanks said Mr Schwartz told her Mr Assange would be charged with the Chelsea Manning case and it would not involve the Vault 7 publication or anything to do with the Democrat files. He said the US government would go into the embassy to get Mr Assange, but that nothing would happen before Christmas.

In another phone call on March 29, 2019 Ms Fairbanks said Mr Schwartz told her there was an inquiry into who leaked information she had then passed onto Assange.

“It was obvious that the US was involved including the State Department and that Schwartz had been made a party to the information,’’ she said in her statement to the court.

Later she added: “I believe it must have been an official US enterprise to spy on meetings in the embassy’’.

She said Mr Schwartz had sent messages that Mr Assange deserved a lethal injection and that both Mr Assange and Ms Manning should die in prison soon after Mr Assange’s removal from the embassy on April 11, 2019.

On September 10, 2019 Ms Fairbanks tweeted that Mr Grenell was involved in Mr Assange’s arrest in response to Mr Grenell’s name being floated as a likely candidate to replace National Security Adviser John Bolton.

Mr Schwartz contacted Ms Fairbanks on that same day and she recorded the conversation.

She said: “Mr Schwartz informed me that in co-ordinating for Assange to be removed from the embassy, Ambassador Grenell had done so on direct ‘orders from the President’. I believed this connected President Trump to those who have been reported as having secured the deal to arrest Assange. I believed Schwartz’s statement to be correct because his close personal ties to both President Trump and Grenell are well known.’’

Mr Assange is contesting the US extradition where he faces 18 counts of spying and up to 175 years in jail if convicted. The trial continues.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/julian-assange-removed-from-ecuadorean-embassy-on-donald-trumps-orders/news-story/8896a270e3f3b3443d1e0abd2a165255

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c10357  No.10738679

File: b0203acfab93508⋯.jpg (213.25 KB, 1200x675, 16:9, TikTok_has_called_out_misi….jpg)

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TikTok says it won’t spy on Australians or block content on Chinese orders

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TikTok has denied it would take instruction from the Chinese government to hand over Australians’ data or censor their content, as it prepares to front a federal Senate committee into foreign interference through social media.

“The entire industry has received scrutiny, and rightly so. Yet, we have received even more scrutiny due to the company’s origins,” TikTok’s Australian general manager Lee Hunter said in a submission to Parliament.

The wildly popular video app has come under intense scrutiny in Australia and the United States over claims of censorship and security.

Owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, it counts some 1.6 million Australians among more than 800 million global users, but has faced questions over alleged data harvesting and links to the Chinese government.

US President Donald Trump wants to all but ban the app, forcing its parent company to sell off its international operations for it to continue operating in America.

Federal Coalition politicians have also taken aim at the social media platform, with Jim Molan calling it “a data collection service disguised as social media”, and George Christensen saying it should be banned.

Mr Hunter and other senior TikTok employees are set to give evidence before the Senate’s Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media on Friday.

Before the hearing, and after the company launched an advertising blitz claiming the company was being unfairly targeted, Mr Hunter complained that TikTok had copped more scrutiny than other social media apps because of its links to China.

“Whilst we don’t want TikTok to be a political football, we accept this scrutiny and embrace the challenge of giving peace of mind by providing even more transparency and accountability,” he wrote in a submission to the committee.

Mr Hunter said TikTok did not accept paid political advertising – unlike platforms like Facebook – and sought to distance the company from the Chinese government, claiming there had been “misinformation” spread about its dealings.

“The personal data we collect from Australian users is stored on servers located in the United States and Singapore. We have strict controls around security and data access,” he said.

“TikTok has never shared Australian user data with the Chinese government, nor censored Australian content at its request.”

Further, he claimed any request from China for Australian user data would have to be approved by the federal government, under the mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) process between the two countries.

“The Chinese government or law enforcement would need to send the evidence disclosure request through the relevant MLAT process,” Mr Hunter said.

“To date, we have not received any MLAT requests in respect of Australian user data, nor have we received requests to censor Australian content from, the Chinese government.”

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c10357  No.10738701

>>10738679

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In rebuffing claims about alleged data harvesting, Mr Hunter said TikTok was providing “qualified government personnel” access to the app’s source code, “for testing and evaluation”.

Mr Hunter said TikTok had recently introduced a third-party fact-checking program for Australia, as well as upgrading systems to allow users to report misinformation more easily, and working with Australian authorities on sector-wide codes of conduct.

“If the information is confirmed to be false or misleading, we take proactive steps to remove the content in line with our community guidelines,” he said.

“We welcome collaboration with Australian industry players and regulators. This includes working with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) towards the development of a draft industry code of conduct on misinformation”.

The Senate committee’s chair, Labor senator Jenny McAllister, said national security and tech experts had raised concerns about TikTok.

“There have been credible reports that TikTok takes more data than its users would expect, and moderates content for reasons that its users may not be comfortable with,” she told The New Daily in July.

Mr Hunter said the app had been working on its global strategy to combat misinformation, including partnering with organisations like the World Health Organisation and Red Cross.

Specifically on the COVID pandemic, he said TikTok was focusing on removing medical misinformation, and what he called “conspiracy theories” about the virus.

“We limit the distribution of conspiratorial content that may allege that the COVID-19 was intentionally developed by a person, group or institution for nefarious purposes,” Mr Hunter wrote.

“We remove content that suggests a certain race, ethnicity, gender or any member of a protected group is more susceptible to have and/or spread coronavirus.”

In ending his submission, Mr Hunter noted that due to TikTok’s business dealings in the US, “that may result in a change to the TikTok business in Australia”.

“We would be happy to provide the Select Committee updates on such changes as and when appropriate,” he said.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/09/21/tiktok-denies-spying-australians/

Parliament of Australia - Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Foreign_Interference_through_Social_Media/ForeignInterference

Submissions

Submissions received by the Committee

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Foreign_Interference_through_Social_Media/ForeignInterference/Submissions

26 - TikTok Australia

https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=5d03a4b9-1844-43bb-b545-304e3734f424

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c10357  No.10738722

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>>10738701

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c10357  No.10739184

Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet

“The only criminal activity that can result in the loss of a certificate is using an aircraft to transport illegal drugs and flying while intoxicated,”so exporting & importing minors for the explicit use of being abused doesn’t result in loss of licence?Drugs matter more than us?

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1308208135404838917

Lisa Tait @lisapodcasts

Have you read this? The lady who wrote it is an aviation journalist. The FAA has a responsibility here.

https://christinenegroni.com/should-epsteins-pilots-have-foiled-his-child-sex-trafficking-ring/

https://twitter.com/lisapodcasts/status/1308186463847116800

Should Epstein’s Pilots Have Foiled His Child Sex Trafficking Ring?

Christine Negroni - September 7, 2019

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As new reports emerge about the various ways the late convicted pedophile Jeff Epstein procured and pimped young women to some of the most influential men in the world, the public has heard little from the pilots who greeted the VIPs and the underaged girls as they boarded Epstein’s private jets. Larry Visoski and David Rodgers flew for Epstein for nearly two decades. How could they be unaware of what the boss was up to?

Still, Visoski and Rodgers, both of Florida, remain free to work as commercial pilots with no enforcement actions taken against them from the years Epstein pled guilty to those activities.

Virginia Roberts Guiffre, seen in the photo below with England’s Prince Andrew, says as a teenager, Epstein repeatedly ordered her to have sex with the prince. They are listed as having traveled together on Epstein’s planes on multiple occasions. Guiffre told the Miami Herald the planes were called the “Lolita Express” because they were used to “have sex with underage girls.” If true, this would be a crime and if the flights crossed state or national borders as many of them apparently did, it would be a federal crime. Even so, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, it is not behavior that will cause a pilot to lose his or her license.

“The only criminal activity that can result in the loss of a certificate is using an aircraft to transport illegal drugs and flying while intoxicated,” said FAA communications manager Lynn Lunsford. “There is a provision for good moral standing, although it is nebulous.”

Neither Visoski nor Rodgers have been subject to agency enforcement actions in the past, according to Lunsford. The agency policy is not to comment on whether an investigation is presently underway. (Florida pilots Robert Gary Roxburgh, Pete Rathgeb, Bill Hammond and Bill Murphy also worked for Epstein, though less frequently.)

You may be baffled that transporting illegal drugs is a more significant threat to one’s pilot license than human trafficking. But more may be at play here.

Of the six pilots who flew for Epstein, only Rodgers appears to have kept detailed notes about his passengers. His handwritten logs are a mind-boggling list of names including Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Colombia’s former president Andres Pastrana, New York hedge-fund operator Glen Dubin and model agency owner Jean Luc Brunel to name just a few. The flights were both within the United States and international. Rodgers describes trips that hopscotched across Europe, North Africa and Asia.

Rodger’s logs corroborate some of the claims of Guiffre – who said she was not only Epstein’s sex slave but was repeatedly ordered by him to perform sex acts on Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and Brunel as well as Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew and Dershowitz have both challenged her story.

Perhaps federal investigators are squeezing Rodgers and Visoski, holding the “good moral standing” clause over their heads to encourage them to tell what they know or risk losing their tickets to fly.

“If the government can make a compelling case that they knew the conduct was occurring and that they aided Epstein or helped hide it from the authorities, the FAA may make a case that their licenses should be suspended or revoked,” said Justin A. Marchetta a New Jersey lawyer representing aircraft owners, operators and pilots with the New Jersey firm, Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor

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c10357  No.10739202

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c10357  No.10739218

>>10739184

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Just last year, New Jersey private pilot Stephen Bradley Mell, surrendered his license and three aircraft he owned after making a plea deal with federal prosecutors on charges he used his airplane to cross state lines with a minor for purposes of engaging in sex with a 15-year old.

Mell met the teen when her mother brought her to Mell for flying lessons. Prosecutors claimed that Mell took the girl out of state. On one occasion according to the indictment, the 51-year-old married father of three, put his plane on autopilot to have sex with his victim on a flight from Massachusetts to New Jersey.

“The case of the pilots of Epstein’s planes, it is more nuanced,” Marchetta told me. Visoski and Rodgers “may or may not have known this was going on or that the girls were underage.“

Perhaps, but Rodgers saw a lot. From 1995 until 2013, he wrote a detailed entry for each trip he flew for Epstein. Rodgers testified in a 2016 deposition that “people get on the airplane and I see who the people are, and I put them down there,” he said of the log. While Rodgers said he tried to be as accurate as possible, some passengers got more attention than others. There are repeated instances when Rodgers noted the traveler not by name but by gender, even on international flights.

This raises the question of whether he complied with immigration and Homeland Security requirements.

Rodgers and Visoski were well acquainted with Epstein’s “sex slaves” and young companions. Both men had apartments in the same New York building at 301 East 66th Street as Epstein’s unindicted co-conspirator, Global Girl celebrity pilot Nadia Marcinko who was herself reportedly an early victim of Epstein. On her social media feed, Marcinko posted photos and videos of herself flying right seat with Visoski.

Rodgers testified that the girls flying with Epstein into New York often stayed in other apartments in the same building, all of which were owned by Epstein. If “she’s on the plane with us on multiple trips then most likely she probably stayed there,” Rodgers said of the girl travelers. (Business Insider has an interesting investigation into the building on 66th Street which you can read here.)

https://www.businessinsider.nl/the-nyc-building-at-the-center-of-jeffrey-epsteins-web-2019-8/

Pedophilia and human trafficking are serious crimes but Epstein did not commit them without help nor is that the likely limit of his nefarious activities. As various news accounts show, over the course of decades, Epstein orchestrated an international network of wealthy, powerful and influential people who my Uncle Maurice would call “no-good-niks.”

Just because Epstein is dead, other scoundrels should not be able to get away with their crimes, including the pilots who appear to have enabled a lot of bad behavior without encountering a single unpleasant consequence. No investigation into Jeffrey Epstein should be considered complete without getting the full story from the pilots. And maybe the FAA should consider if Rodgers and Visoski met the “good moral standing” expectation attached to their pilots’ licenses.

https://christinenegroni.com/should-epsteins-pilots-have-foiled-his-child-sex-trafficking-ring/

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c10357  No.10739236

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>>10739218

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c10357  No.10739389

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FORCED TO STARVE Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex slaves ice tea and fruit to keep them ‘prepubescent-thin’, Virginia Giuffre reveals

CONTROLLING Jeffrey Epstein fed girls fruit platters while they paraded naked around his mansion, it's been claimed.

The twisted paedophile is said to have kept an eye on the diets of his "victims" as he wanted them to look skinny and "prepubescent."

Epstein "sex slave" Virginia Giuffre also claims Ghislaine Maxwell monitored what they were eating.

The Brit socialite has been accused of being Epstein's so-called madam although she denies the claim.

She is awaiting trial for her alleged role in his sex trafficking operation but has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.

Giuffre - also known as Virginia Roberts - told the 'Broken: Seeking Justice' podcast: "We would lay out completely naked… Jeffrey did not like tan lines.

"He wanted tanned bodies, petite bodies, prepubescent bodies.

"Jeffrey had us on these ridiculous diets. It was all organic… It was never like carbs, you can't just fill up, they wanted you to look a specific way."

Giuffre went onto claim Epstein's girls were given iced tea and fed fruit platters leaving them feeling "starving."

She also alleged Epstein's former chef Adam Perry Lang saw her and other girls walking around naked.

However, Lang told the podcast he never saw sexual activity or nudity and was not aware of any depraved acts committed by Epstein.

There is absolutely no suggestion of wrongdoing by Lang.

The chef reportedly volunteered himself to the FBI after Giuffre, 37, pleaded with him: “Please don’t be an enabler. Be a hero to me.”

His lawyer, Lawrence Lustberg, confirmed he was now working to help the FBI with their investigation into Epstein - who killed himself in his New York jail cell.

A lawyer for Lang told the Daily Beast: "We have absolutely always been available to the attorneys for the lawyers representing the victims — indeed, we reached out and spoke to one of them many months ago.

"Although we invited a meeting with Adam in no uncertain terms, those attorneys have literally never gotten back to us (although we did hear from other counsel this week).

"That said, we are in current contact with the federal prosecutors in the Southern District of NY and are fully cooperating with their investigation and remain more than happy to, in coordination with the prosecutors, cooperate with counsel for the victims as well."

Last week, we reported how an insider told how Epstein spent an hour every day watching videos of naked teens "for inspiration" on his paedophile island.

The billionaire sex fiend ogled explicit episodes of Girls Gone Wild while pedalling on an exercise bike on private Caribbean isle Little St James - where he raped victims as young as 12.

Epstein - who reportedly demanded sex three times a day - was said to have been "transfixed" by the videos of college girls flashing their breasts in nightclubs.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12728807/epstein-maxwell-sex-slaves-fruit-prepubescent-thin/

BROKEN: Seeking Justice

Investigative Reporter Julie K. Brown exposed Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes to the world. Now his survivors are fighting for the truth. This season, host Tara Palmeri follows the women who are making their own justice.

The Enablers

There was a whole world of people around Jeffrey Epstein—his staff. Virginia Roberts Guiffre wants them to speak up.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-enablers/id1478460758

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c10357  No.10739544

Western Australia space tracking station to cut ties with China

Decision will impact the expansion of Beijing’s space exploration and navigational programs

China will lose access to a strategic space tracking station in Western Australia when its contract expires, the facility’s owners said, a decision that cuts into Beijing’s expanding space exploration and navigational capabilities in the Pacific region.

The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has had a contract allowing Beijing access to the satellite antenna at the ground station since at least 2011. It is located next to an SSC satellite station primarily used by the United States and its agencies, including Nasa.

The Swedish state-owned company told Reuters it would not enter into any new contracts at the Australian site to support Chinese customers after its current contract expires. However, it did not disclose when the lease runs out.

“Given the complexity of the Chinese market, brought about by the overall geopolitical situation, SSC has decided to focus mainly on other markets for the coming years,” the SSC said in an emailed response to questions.

The site is owned by SSC subsidiary, SSC Space Australia.

The Australian government did not immediately respond to questions on Monday.

The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The expansion of China’s space capabilities, which includes the growing sophistication of its Beidou navigation network, is one of the new frontiers of tension between the US and China, who are clashing on everything from technology and trade to Chinese activities in the disputed South China Sea.

Australia has a strong alliance with the United States, which includes working together on space research and programs, while Canberra’s diplomatic and trade ties with Beijing have also been fracturing.

China last used the Yatharagga Satellite Station, located about 350 km (250 miles) north of the Australian city of Perth, in June 2013 to support the three-person Shenzhou 10 mission which completed a series of space docking tests, SSC said.

The SSC said the current contract supports Chinese scientific space missions within its program for manned-space flights for telemetry, tracking and command services.

Ground stations are a vital part of space programs given they create a telecommunications link with spacecraft. While stations have different capabilities, they can be equipped to co-ordinate satellites for civil-military Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as Beidou, Russia’s GLONASS, the European Union’s Galileo system and US-owned GPS.

China’s space program has been increasing its access to overseas ground stations in recent years in line with the expansion of its space exploration and navigational programs.

“Generally speaking anywhere you put a GNSS monitoring ground station will improve the accuracy of positioning for that region,” said Joon Wayn Cheong, a senior research associate at the University of New South Wales’ School of Electrical Engineering.

Christopher Newman, professor of Space Law and Policy at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England, said China wants to remove its dependence on GPS as part of broader plans to expand its global influence.

“GPS could be made unavailable to them in a military conflict. An independent secure system is crucial for the capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army in respect to targeting, weapons, navigation,” Newman told Reuters.

Beijing last year re-established diplomatic ties with the small Pacific island nation of Kiribati, where it has a mothballed ground station in the central Pacific Ocean

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/western-australia-space-tracking-station-to-cut-ties-with-china

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c10357  No.10739556

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>>10739544

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c10357  No.10739647

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Resignations in the news

Australian judge James Spigelman resigns from Hong Kong court

Australian judge James Spigelman has resigned from Hong Kong's top court months after Beijing tightened restrictions on the legal system and imposed new national security laws on the former British colony.

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a government gazette published on Friday that she had "revoked the appointment" of Spigelman.

A Hong Kong government spokeswoman confirmed Spigelman had tendered his resignation on September 2, but no further reasons for the termination were given.

The former ABC chairman has been contacted for comment through the Lowy Institute where he is a board member.

The 74-year-old has served on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal since April 2013 as a non-permanent judge. The former lieutenant-governor of NSW was one of four judges from Australia on the court, which was established after the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, to continue the British common-law system. There are also nine British judges and one Canadian judge on the court.

Former Australian High Court chief justices Murray Gleeson and Robert French along with former High Court judge William Gummow have not had their appointments publicly revoked.

The court has never had jurisdiction over acts of state, such as defence and foreign affairs, but the imposition of the new national security laws by Beijing in July raised questions about its future. The laws prevent, curb and punish dissent, threats to the Chinese state, pro-democracy or independence sentiment. They have been condemned by the Australian, British and US governments.

British MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith said the future of Commonwealth judges on the court needed to be examined.

"That is the question – to what degree will these independent judges just give cover to what is a totalitarian regime," he told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

The former leader of the Conservative Party said the current situation was "exposing decent people to intolerable structures" that do not exist in the UK or Australia where the judiciary "are free to reach decisions without fear or favour".

"This is not the case in Hong Kong," he said. "I think this is a question that now needs to be dealt with."

The Chinese government maintains the laws are necessary to restore law and order after more than 15 months of protests over Beijing's influence in the territory.

The former chief justice of NSW has never spoken publicly about the Hong Kong protests or the new national security laws, which give courts the power to hear trials in secret and send dissidents to the mainland China for prosecution.

Spigelman, who was born in Poland to Jewish parents that survived the Holocaust, was vocal about his belief in social justice in interviews with the Law Society of Hong Kong in 2016.

"I always understood the importance of social tolerance in the community," he said, adding his background made him "particularly sympathetic to groups who suffer discrimination or are otherwise oppressed".

He also defended the principles of open justice as "the foundation of judicial accountability", arguing it was "essential to maintain public confidence in the judiciary and the administration of justice".

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/australian-judge-kicked-off-hong-kong-court-20200918-p55x0p.html

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c10357  No.10739927

Nurses have a role in protecting victims of human trafficking

For every one victim of human trafficking and modern slavery in Australia, another four go undetected.[1] Nurses are on the front line and can potentially help identify and protect vulnerable people who are being exploited and harmed.

Today the Australian College of Nursing is releasing its Human Trafficking Position Statement in a bid to raise awareness of what tonight’s ABC Four Corners program called the “staggering scale of modern slavery across the world” and help protect victims here in Australia.

It is estimated that as many as 1,900 people were the victim of human trafficking and slavery in Australia in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Individuals from Asia, particularly Thailand, Korea, the Philippines and Malaysia are primarily targeted for human trafficking into Australia (APF 2020).

“Nurses play a key role in detecting and protecting victims and vulnerable populations from human trafficking. As frontline health care workers, nurses in the acute and primary health care settings are well placed to identify signs in suspected human trafficking,” Australian College of Nursing CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said.

“More so, nurses have a duty of care to protect suspected victims of human trafficking and to report to the authorities.”

The ACN Human Trafficking Position Statement provides nurses with key indicators which will alert them to potential victims enabling nurses to provide safe advice and sensitively support people they believe may be victims of human trafficking.

“Nurses are advocates for their patients and this means they speak up and help those who are victims of abuse,” Adjunct Professor Ward said. “Nurses must be supported in this role and therefore ACN believes nurses should be provided with appropriate professional development to enable them to recognise and report human trafficking. The Australian College of Nursing would welcome working with governments and key stakeholders to develop and provide access to education that addresses the specific health, mental well-being, cultural, and social needs of vulnerable populations to prevent human trafficking.”

[1] Australian Institute of Criminology Statistical Bulletin 16, February 2019: Estimating the dark figure of human trafficking and slavery victimisation in Australia, Samantha Lyneham, Christopher Dowling and Samantha Bricknell.

https://www.acn.edu.au/media-release/nurses-have-a-role-in-protecting-victims-of-human-trafficking

Australian College of Nursing - Human Trafficking Position Statement

https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/position-statement-human-trafficking.pdf

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c10357  No.10739939

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>>10739927

Clearnet jpg / pdf test

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c10357  No.10739977

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>>10739927

Panorama, The Hunt for Britain’s Slave Gangs

The hunt for Britain’s slave gangs: the investigation that exposed a predatory network of human traffickers

“People need to know that in the 21st-century people can be used for money and treated like animals. That story needs to be told.” Witness for the prosecution

In a small police interview room, victim after victim came forward to give alarming accounts of being exploited by a predatory family crime gang that turned them into modern day slaves.

“We realised from the intelligence information we were gaining from the victims that behind all this was an organised crime group. A very organised crime group.” Undercover slavery investigator

Police and anti-slavery investigators were on the trail of a large family group who were trafficking hundreds of desperate and vulnerable people.

“It’s quite vindictive really, to do that to people from your own country. But she was making money. So I think it’s just a greed issue.” Investigating officer

Over three years, police tracked the family crime group who kept their victims in squalid conditions and stole wages to fund their own lifestyle. The trial that followed unmasked the family as the operators of Britain’s largest modern slavery ring.

“It’s the largest human trafficking, labour exploitation case in Britain ever… and it is taking down a very large organised crime group and gouging out its heart.” Anti-slavery barrister

With exclusive access to both the police investigation and the court case, the BBC’s Panorama program captured the dramatic events as they unfolded.

“I’m never confident… what the verdict will be, I have no clue. Because who knows what goes on in the room?” Barrister for the prosecution

The case provides an insight into the staggering scale of modern slavery across the world.

“It is everywhere. We probably touch, receive, buy, something that has gone through the victim of human trafficking every day.” Lead investigator

Investigators and lawyers say this case stands as a powerful warning of how exploitative behaviour can take place in plain sight, and how much more needs to be done to stamp it out.

“We can’t stop this, not immediately, but we can try. And we can educate and we can make a change and we can send a message and the message is we will not tolerate this behaviour here.” Anti-slavery barrister

The hunt for Britain’s slave gangs: A BBC Panorama special, goes to air on Monday 21st September at 8.30pm. It is replayed on Tuesday 22nd at 10.00am and Wednesday 23rd at 11.20pm. It can also be seen on ABC NEWS channel on Saturday at 8.10pm AEST, ABC iviewand at abc.net.au/4corners.

https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/the-hunt-for-britain%E2%80%99s-slave-gangs/12671216

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSIhx5b2HUQ

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c10357  No.10740241

File: 1409bb6e7eedd4d⋯.jpg (99.14 KB, 800x533, 800:533, Stella_Morris_with_her_kid….jpg)

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Assange's fiancee asks Scott Morrison to guarantee family's safety

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London: The mother of Julian Assange's children is seeking Australian citizenship for their sons and has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to promise the family would be safe to live in Australia if the WikiLeaks founder escapes being extradited to the United States.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Stella Morris said she would love to live in Australia but only if the family's safety was guaranteed.

Morris said she planned to wed Assange by Christmas outside Belmarsh Prison on London's outskirts, where the 49-year-old is in remand while he fights his extradition to the US.

The WikiLeaks founder is resisting an application to send him to the US to answer an 18-count American indictment. Assange has been formally rearrested on a new US indictment, which updates and broadens previous charges. All but one are for violations of the country’s Espionage Act.

The pair began a relationship inside the Ecuadorian embassy in 2015, four years after they first met. Assange had been living in the embassy since 2012 after seeking refuge to avoid arrest and extradition to Sweden.

At the time, the South African-born Morris had joined his legal team to help fight his extradition to Sweden, where he was accused of sexual assault. Swedish authorities dropped the investigation in 2019.

The pair had two children — Gabriel, 3, and Max, 18 months — keeping their relationship and family a secret from the outside world until earlier this year.

Morris said she and Assange had thought having a family together would be impossible but began dreaming of the idea and finally pursuing it after former US president Barack Obama pardoned Chelsea Manning, the former soldier and whistleblower who was convicted of espionage.

"The trajectory was that he [Julian] would be free and also the Department of Justice had announced that it would not prosecute him for the Manning disclosures," she said.

"It was a rational decision, I was 33 at the time and I knew I wanted children and it was faith in our love for each other and the certainty, a feeling that this was right."

But while the children speak to Assange daily, they have never known life with their father at home.

Morris knows there is now the possibility her sons will not see their father again. They last saw him in prison about a month ago, the first time since March.

"I tell my kids that Julian’s a hero and I make him very present, we watch videos of him, they’ve been to the prison."

"I don’t want Julian to become a martyr. We’re a family, he’s not a symbol to us. He’s part of … he’s Daddy. So I just tell them that Daddy’s coming home."

The family's hopes of a life together plummeted on April 11 last year, when Assange was sensationally arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge, after his hosts of seven years terminated his political asylum.

British police were invited into the embassy to arrest him for skipping bail in 2012 when he first sought asylum.

The images of Assange being dragged out of the Knightsbridge enclave looking years older with an overgrown straggly grey beard, moustache and long hair, shocked the world.

"He had wanted to shave for days," Morris recounts. Assange, knowing his time inside his diplomatic fortress was coming to an end, had requested a razor to shave and asked for a hairdresser but his hosts denied both pleas.

"He was aware that if he came out soon, he wanted to look good because he knew he would be dragged into court and people would see him.

"He's very unhappy that that is how the world saw him for the first time in many months," she says.

Denying Assange the chance of some personal grooming before he was dragged out was a reflection of how the relationship between guest and hosts had broken down.

Soon after Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno evicted the embassy's rent-free tenant he told the BBC the Australian had become unmanageable, even smearing his own faeces on the walls in the time leading up to his arrest.

"It never happened," Morris says of the claim. "It’s outrageous what Ecuador put out and the whole faeces story is an absolute lie."

"It's the most predictable and nasty, dirty, smear – literally a smear."

The Ecuadorian embassy in London refused to comment. No video evidence to back the claim has ever been provided, despite Assange's quarters being under video surveillance.

(continued)

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c10357  No.10740252

>>10740241

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The dramatic expulsion of the eccentric hacker may have always been predictable, given the long line of people who have worked with Assange and left with a bitter tale to tell.

But this too, Morris says, is a myth.

"He's very direct and he's opinionated and so, yes, he has disagreements with people but he also has lots of friends, lots of people who have stood by him, people who like to argue with him and don't get their feelings hurt because it's an intellectual exchange.

"There's another aspect which is Julian is an unusual character. So he's a bit difficult, people don't get him at once. I always found him very intriguing but I think, having understood and met people with Asperger's, it's clear to me that he has Asperger's."

Assange's health has often been cited as a factor by his legal team in opposing his detention and extradition.

The United States has sought his extradition and wants to put him on trial on 18 counts of violating the Espionage Act. The charges relate to the publication of more than half a million unredacted military and diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks website a decade ago.

"They're going to pluck him out of the UK and put him in the deepest, darkest hold of the US prison system. They want to bury him alive and for him to never be able to speak again or work again or see his children," Morris says.

Assange is arguing that his prosecution by the Trump administration is political and that extraditing him to the US would violate his human rights.

Morris says Assange is not losing hope because he is driven by his desire to uphold freedom of speech through "whatever means possible".

"People say he's an anarchist. He's not. It's the opposite, he's almost like a democracy extremist," she says.

The US argues that Assange is not a journalist because he allegedly coached Manning into breaking the law to steal the cables, including hacking a password hash, to conceal Manning's tracks.

But Morris says just one of the 18 charges relate to computer intrusion and it carries just five years' jail, compared to the 175 years Assange faces if the maximum sentence was awarded.

"When you break it down in terms of the years that he faces, the true nature of the case comes forward," she says.

Asked if Assange's team has asked presidential candidate Joe Biden to drop the case if the Democrats prevail in the November election and oust President Donald Trump from the White House, Morris says: "I don’t want to go into…" before trailing off.

But she says it will be "hard for Biden not to drop it" given he was Obama's vice-president.

"Does he follow the Obama legacy or does he follow the Trump legacy?"

But what if Assange prevails in court? Is a peaceful life even possible for the Assanges?

"I'd love to go to Australia, I'd love to live in Australia," she says, joking that Assange enjoys teasing her — an arachnophobe — about the spiders.

"I'll live wherever he is safe and that's why I want Australia to tell us that he will be safe there.

"I want to take my children to Australia and I want Julian to show them Australia."

Assange has children from other relationships, including an adult son, Daniel Assange, in Australia and, according to an open letter he wrote to Le Monde in 2015, a child who lives in France with his mother.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed last year that it had issued Assange with a new passport but Morris said this was not enough.

"What he has asked for and what I have asked for directly to Scott Morrison is for political intervention, for a political intervention because this is a political case," she said.

"They haven’t said they won’t protect him from extradition and frankly it’s been very disappointing."

But she said she feared it was part of a widespread pattern of increasing attacks on free speech across the Western world that had ensnared her fiance, describing the raids on the ABC and a News Corp journalist over a national security report it published, as "frightening".

"This is not something that the Australian government can just hide its head in the sand and say 'nothing to do with us'."

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/assange-s-fiance-asks-scott-morrison-to-guarantee-family-s-safety-20200921-p55xhz.html

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c10357  No.10740258

File: b0331c42a2add69⋯.jpg (106.07 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Julian_Assange_is_driven_a….jpg)

File: 8da40b0c1daa8c3⋯.jpg (50.13 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Inside_the_Embassy_of_Ecua….jpg)

>>10740252

Clearnet jpg test

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c10357  No.10740297

File: 73f10bb9b732f47⋯.jpg (87.61 KB, 825x324, 275:108, R_CM_2.jpg)

Ron / CodeMonkey Tweet

New bug with media uploads sometimes failing. Investigating.

https://twitter.com/CodeMonkeyZ/status/1308262556084047874

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c10357  No.10740978

File: 33a3803790888c7⋯.jpg (85.49 KB, 1023x576, 341:192, ASIO_s_Heather_Cook_reveal….jpg)

ASIO's case load jumps as pandemic fuels far-right extremism

Violent right-wing extremists are increasingly catching the attention of Australia's domestic spy agency, with the threat now accounting for about a third of its counter-terrorism cases.

The Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation has also revealed it is looking "very closely" at listing right-wing extremist groups on Australia's terror register after the significant jump in its caseload over the past four years.

The coronavirus pandemic has also fuelled far-right extremism, with more extremists finding each other online amid anti-government sentiments in response to lockdowns.

Appearing before a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday, ASIO Deputy Director-General Heather Cook confirmed right-wing violent extremism now accounted for between 30 and 40 per cent of its current caseload in counter-terrorism work. This compared to between 10 and 15 per cent prior to 2016.

"There's always a combination of factors which contribute to an attraction to a particular ideology at a particular point in time," she said.

"Some of the circumstances of COVID have contributed to an increase in radicalisation, in particular because of the amount of time individuals are spending in isolation or working from home or not in school I suppose, working remotely, the amount of time individuals are spending online.

"I think it [the pandemic] also makes it much easier to be finding like-minded individuals, there is a much wider variety of what I would call chat groups or areas where individuals with these views can coalesce and discuss and I guess promote these views more widely."

Ms Cook said anti-government sentiment being expressed around the world in response to lockdowns and other public health measures was "amplifying some of the extreme views", while speculation about the origins of COVID-19 was fuelling racist views.

She said the way in which extreme right-wing extremists were using the internet to recruit the "young and vulnerable" was similar to the methods deployed by Islamic State at its peak, adding the strategy was being used "to good effect".

But Ms Cook cautioned there was a "significant leap" from holding extreme right-wing views to wanting to carry out violence and some of the ASIO investigations find the person does not intend to commit violent acts.

"I don't think it would be accurate to say that everybody ASIO is currently looking at is about to carry out a terrorist attack," she told the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

Australia is now the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence partnership without any far-right extremist individuals or groups on its terror list after New Zealand last month put the Christchurch mosque killer on its register.

Labor has been calling for a review of Australia's proscribed list of terrorist organisations to ascertain whether right-wing groups should be on the register.

Ms Cook said ASIO was "always evaluating whether or not groups meet those thresholds for proscription".

She said there was difficulty in defining right-wing extremists as a group because they often acted as a "loose coalition of like-minded individuals talking to each other and plotting".

"We are definitely looking at what our partners overseas are doing, but again circumstances are always different," she said.

ASIO has been on alert for extremists who could have been inspired by the Christchurch mosque killer and other massacres overseas, as small far-right cells across the country are becoming more organised and sophisticated than ever before.

The concern is being heightened by extreme right-wing groups increasingly attracting people from a military background who know how to use weapons, as well as a younger membership who aren't displaying obvious signs of their extremism.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/asio-s-case-load-jumps-as-pandemic-fuels-far-right-extremism-20200922-p55y4d.html

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c10357  No.10741209

Conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $875,000 for online posts about Nationals MP Anne Webster

Federal MP Anne Webster, her husband, and the not-for-profit organisation they founded to support young mothers, have been awarded a total of $875,000 in defamation payouts over a series of "vile" and "unjustifiable" online posts made to Facebook earlier this year.

Dr Webster, the Nationals member for the regional Victorian seat of Mallee, sued online conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer in the Federal Court over a series of posts and videos published on the social media site across a two-week period in April and May.

In her judgement today, Justice Jacqueline Gleeson found the posts claiming that the Websters and Zoe Support were "participants in a secretive criminal network involved in child sexual abuse" were false and untrue.

She said the defamatory publications "spread along the grapevine into the Mildura community" — where Dr Webster's husband, Phillip, is a GP — via her Facebook page and its several thousand followers.

While the judge found reasonable people would dismiss Ms Brewer's rants as "deranged and lacking in credibility", she accepted that "suggestible members of the Mildura community may have considered them credible".

Justice Gleeson, who said the Websters had "suffered intensely", awarded Dr Webster aggravated damages of $350,000, her husband damages of $225,000 and Zoe Support damages of $300,000.

Taking a stand

Speaking after today’s judgment was handed down, Dr Webster said she was interested in exploring legislative changes that could lead to publishers, such as Facebook, being made more accountable for material published online.

"It’s not an unknown world — but it is a bit of a scary world — where people can share whatever they like and it’s only by going through legal cases that things can change," she said.

"I wasn’t so aware of the whole conspiracy theory at the time — for me, it was an issue of justice and it was to make a stand."

Dr Webster, a former social worker with a PhD in sociology, said she hoped that people who used social media to falsely attack others would realise that their actions were not only harmful but could have costly ramifications.

Claims 'wholly indefensible'

Ms Brewer, who the court previously heard was based in New Zealand, did not file any defence to the defamation claim, made no attempt to justify her posts in court, and had not retracted her statements.

"It should have been obvious to Ms Brewer, at all relevant times and if she were capable of rational consideration on the subject, that her defamatory statements were wholly indefensible," Justice Gleeson said.

She said Ms Brewer's conduct — including posting another video targeting the Websters in late August — justified awarding aggravated damages against her.

"This evidence tends to confirm that Ms Brewer is obsessive and defiant, and may not be deterred by this proceeding from further defamatory publications concerning the applicants," Justice Gleeson said.

Deterrent to young mothers 'most harmful'

The court heard some of the posts were shared hundreds of times, including by one Mildura business, and that monthly referrals to Zoe Support had dropped since one of the posts in late April.

Zoe Support helps more than 150 mothers aged from 13 to 25 and their children to access education and medical appointments each week, and Justice Gleeson said any effect the untrue posts had in deterring young women from seeking support was "perhaps the most harmful aspect" of Ms Brewer's offences.

Several witnesses, including Mildura state MP Ali Cupper, former federal Liberal MP Chris Crewther and Mildura Mayor Simon Clemence, gave evidence attesting to the Websters' integrity.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-22/mp-anne-webster-awarded-defamation-payout-over-online-posts/12689178

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Webster v Brewer (No 3) [2020] FCA 1343

https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2020/2020fca1343

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c10357  No.10741228

File: 307acea96224dc6⋯.jpg (125.14 KB, 862x647, 862:647, Dr_Anne_Webster_has_been_a….jpg)

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>>10741209

Clearnet jpg / pdf test

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3b9afe  No.10743042

Operation Disclosure | By Para Kas-Vetter, Guest Writer

This photo was sent to us regarding Daniel Michael Andrews.

Daniel Michael Andrews is the current Premier of Victoria, Australian.

"Charles Blackman, is an Australian painter, noted for the Schoolgirl, Avonsleigh and Alice in Wonderland series of the 1950s."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blackman

Hillary Clinton is sometimes referred to as ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

Why would Daniel Andrews be holding a badge “I'm ready for Hillary”?

Why is he standing in front of artwork “Into the beautiful garden (1956) by Charles Blackman” which is a series of Alice in Wonderland art?

What is more interesting is Australia mainstream media a few days ago, reported the following:

“The United States threatens to CUT OFF Australia after Victoria ignored security advice to join a controversial trade deal with China”

“The U.S. warns it will 'simply disconnect' from Australia if Victoria sucking up to China becomes a security risk.

Premier Daniel Andrews signed up to the controversial Belt and Road Initiative that provides loans and investment in infrastructure projects.

Victoria is the only Australian state to sign the agreement and has been widely criticised for doing so.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened to cut Australia off from vital intelligence sharing if the deal compromised telecommunications.

'We will not take any risks to our telecommunications infrastructure, any risk to the national security elements of what we need to do with our Five Eyes partners,' he said on Sky News.

…………The Five Eyes is an intelligence sharing alliance between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain, and the U.S.

The Belt and Road scheme is a non-legally binding agreement to mutually beneficial trade, investment, and infrastructure.

………It is criticised by Western governments as a stealthy expansion of Chinese influence, and as a means to trap smaller countries into debt Beijing then uses as leverage.

………Victoria went ahead with the agreement against the position of the federal government and security agencies.

…………'There is often money loaned at concessional rates, or conditions placed on the debt documents, or concessions that have to be made to the Chinese communist party in order to get those Belt and Road Initiatives projects built.

'Those present real risk, real risk to the people in that region, real risk to country and frankly they build up the capacity of the Chinese communist party to do harm elsewhere.'

…..Mr Andrews said having a strong partnership with China was 'in everybody's interests'.”

Please see link for full article:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/the-united-states-threatens-to-cut-off-australia-after-victoria-ignored-security-advice-to-join-a-controversial-trade-deal-with-china/ar-BB14vTRa?li=AAgfYrC&ocid=mailsignout

Whatever mischief Australia politicians and mainstream are up to, a question:

Australian Politicians, are you saying you support Hillary in the next U.S. elections?

Mrs. Para Kas-Vetter

*"Philosophia" *Writer *Oracle *Spiritual *Creative

Sòlance Voyage Gallery

‘Sacred Whispers’ ‘Sacred Journey’ ‘Spiritual Quest’

A Pilgrimage to Unlock the Sacredness of Life.

www.solancevoyagegallery.com.au

para@solancevoyagegallery.com.au

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3b9afe  No.10743048

Pic for above

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3b9afe  No.10743054

File: b7b4c8de1ed0f0e⋯.jpg (150.31 KB, 1600x1200, 4:3, andrewsalice.jpg)

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c10357  No.10752613

File: eb149d432fb4c60⋯.jpg (73.46 KB, 1000x750, 4:3, The_36_year_old_male_resid….jpg)

File: 18c719263b405d3⋯.jpg (124.69 KB, 1000x750, 4:3, Investigators_allegedly_un….jpg)

File: 0630ea25f12cad3⋯.jpg (136.2 KB, 1000x1178, 500:589, An_Australian_Border_Force….jpg)

File: 0794229cbe24dd4⋯.jpg (106.98 KB, 1000x750, 4:3, An_official_with_US_Homela….jpg)

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US involved in major Bathurst granny flat raid over alleged international drug and firearm crimes

A major NSW police operation involving US Homeland Security hit a granny flat in Bathurst today, with a man arrested over alleged international firearm and drug crimes.

Teams from multiple agencies searched the home on Violet and Prospect Streets, and a specialist Hazmat unit was called in after police said a "suspicious substance" was found inside.

The alleged suspicious substance was approximately one litre of an unspecified drug-related chemical, police said, which began to mysteriously crystallise during the search.

Both homes either side of the property were evacuated, and a 50-metre exclusion zone was set up.

The man, aged 36, was known to NSW police and will face a lengthy prison sentence, if convicted.

Last month police received information over the alleged importation of firearm parts and drug manufacturing equipment into Australia from the US, Hong Kong, China, Germany and Japan.

Those items allegedly included trigger mechanisms and gun barrels. The ABF alleged at least 10 importations had been tracked coming into Australia.

Bathurst police commander Peter O'Brien said information had initially been flagged up by "various intelligence sources" around the world.

NSW Police footage of the raid showed authorities speaking to the arrested man, who wore dark sunglasses, a gold watch and a gold chain.

Australian Border Force Inspector Tony Wheatley did not rule out the suspect and raid could be connected to a wider criminal syndicate.

"The bulk of the imports have come through air cargo or our international mail stream," he alleged.

The investigation, which began in August, was conducted by NSW Police in tandem with Australian Border Force and US Homeland Security.

Inspector Wheatley called it a "fantastic example" of joint agency work.

"This goes to show the power of a global focus on illegal firearms."

NSW Police Detective Inspector Rob Bevern, with Western Region Enforcement Squad, said a hazmat unit was called soon after police executed a warrant.

"Officers located a suspicious liquid in a container that had started to crystallise."

Specialist officers from the Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit and the Drug and Firearms Squad's Chemical Operations Unit were called out to examine the substance.

Detective Inspector Bevern said it was "not unusual" for US agencies to in Australia and be part of the raid.

The man was served with firearms and weapons prohibition orders before he was arrested and taken to Bathurst Police Station, where he is expected to be charged.

The ABF said a charge on the firearms offences alone would carry at least a 10 year sentence.

By mid-afternoon, roads around the property remained closed.

The operation is ongoing.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/bathurst-police-operation-us-homeland-security-alleged-illegal-firearm-and-drug-arrest/7dd9103c-3fd5-41e3-80ef-14923c6e3f2a

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c10357  No.10752687

File: f3a727cfb86c8c2⋯.jpg (194.56 KB, 845x475, 169:95, WikiLeaks_founder_Julian_A….jpg)

Depressed Julian Assange ‘at risk of suicide’

Julian Assange has made preparations to end his life, including writing letters to family and friends and writing a will. He has also been visited by a Catholic priest for absolution, the Old ­Bailey heard on Tuesday.

The WikiLeaks founder, contesting his extradition to the US, was also involved in “a recent incident’’ at Belmarsh prison that caused concern.

Assange has told medical staff of two other incidents in the jail, such as being found with a razor blade hidden in a pile of underwear for which he was punished with four days’ solitary confinement, and claimed that on ­another occasion he was found with cords, but this evidence is contested.

Neuropsychiatrist Michael Kopelman, who has visited Assange on 20 occasions during his time in Belmarsh prison, gave in-depth details of his medical conditions and history, saying the detail of his testimony would cause Assange “some embarrassment’’ as he only reluctantly revealed his medical conditions to others.

Professor Kopelman said Assange was at a high risk of suicide because he had severe clinical depression and psychotic symptoms, including hallucinations.

Another medical expert has diagnosed Assange as having ­Asperger’s.

Professor Kopelman said if Assange were extradited, “my prediction is that he will deteriorate substantially, have a particularly severe depression, suicidal ideas and severe psychological suffering and harm’’.

He said depression, which carries a suicide risk, in addition to his Asperger’s diagnosis and the situation in which he would find himself, were only part of a long list of risks and he could not make a mathematical prediction of the risk.

“All I can do is note there are an abundance of known risk factors in Mr Assange’s case,’’ he said.

He added: “Confronted with imminent or actual extradition in this context, it remains my view that Mr Assange will act upon his suicidal impulse, driven by his psychiatric disorders.

“I say that the risk is ‘very high’ because of the reported high rates of suicide in US single-cell, segregated facilities; because of the abundance of risk factors in Mr Assange’s case; because of the intensity of his suicidal preoccupation, and the extent of his planning and preparation; and also because of his acute awareness of the prospect he faces.’’

Professor Kopelman said of the latest prison incident: “It doesn’t take me by surprise in light of everything I have said.’’

Assange’s psychiatric history includes hospitalisation in Melbourne for a week when he was in his 20s and treatment for depression between 1994-95 and 2003 and 2005.

Professor Kopelman said when Assange was in the Ecuador embassy in London, there was a deterioration in his depressive state, and in 2019 he was severely depressed. He said his condition improved at the beginning of this year where he was moderately depressed, but then deteriorated again during lockdown.

Assange, 49, had a genetic predisposition to clinical depression as two members of his family had killed themselves, he said.

James Lewis, the US prosecutor, said Professor Kopelman’s opinion was premised upon speculation as to variables such as the length of sentence that Assange would receive and the conditions of his detention, which might or might not eventuate.

In cross-examination, the court heard Assange regularly read the British Medical Journal and didn’t want to see a psychiatrist until after he had discussed it with his legal team.

Assange is contesting extradition to the US, where he faces 18 spying charges.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/depressed-julian-assange-at-risk-of-suicide/news-story/8896a270e3f3b3443d1e0abd2a165255

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c10357  No.10752700

File: 26362686040b7ac⋯.jpg (106.19 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Stella_Moris_Julian_Assang….jpg)

>>10752687

Assange extradition: Key medical witness ‘failed in duty to court’

A key medical witness for Julian Assange has admitted “not doing his duty to the court’’ when he omitted information about Mr Assange’s partner Stella Moris and their children and the impact this may have on his mental state, the Old Bailey has heard.

Professor Michael Kopelman, a neuroscientist who has observed and treated Mr Assange since May 30, 2019, said instead of assisting the court he was “trying to be diplomatic’’ by not mentioning Ms Moris in his first written testimony to the court.

Prof Kopelman said he had consulted with Mr Assange’s legal team and decided not to put details about Ms Moris and the two young children she had with Mr Assange because it wasn’t in the public domain when he wrote the court report and ‘’she was very concerned about privacy so we decided not to put it in’’. He added that when Ms Moris went public about her relationship he submitted a second report.

However the US prosecutors said that all Prof Kopelman said in that report was that Mr Assange began a close relationship with a woman, this woman remained very supportive and helped his morale; she has two children.

James Lewis, for the US prosecutors said: “It’s astonishing … you didn’t lead with that she was his partner and mother of his two children.’’ He said the judge might not have known about Ms Moris’ relationship with Mr Assange and Prof Kopelman’s duty as an expert witness to the court overrode any embarrassment or vow of confidentiality to Mr Assange. Prof Kopelman replied: “I didn’t do my duty to the court, I was trying to be diplomatic.’’

Mr Lewis suggested such family factors would be relevant to a diagnosis and assessment of suicide risk.

Ms Moris went public about her relationship with Mr Assange and their two children, Gabriel, three and Max, 18 months, in April this year. At the time Ms Moris was supporting a bail application during a peak in the coronavirus pandemic when said she feared Mr Assange could die and their lives were on the brink. The couple started their relationship inside the Ecuadorean embassy in 2015 where Ms Moris, 37, was on his legal team.

During cross examination Prof Kopelman said there was only one medical diagnosis of Mr Assange’s depressive episodes because most medical records had been destroyed in Victoria, Australia under a seven year rule. Instead he relied on interviews with Mr Assange’s parents and a former colleague, Suelette Dreyfus, as well as a doctor colleague known as Professor Mullen.

Prof Kopelman said he had not meant to deceive anybody when his report referred to Ms Dreyfus as a “doctor’’ and that she had confirmed a diagnosis of depression, even though she had not met him until two years after his first depressive episode.

“When I said she confirmed, I meant she was consistent with what he and others had told me; she corroborated. I did not intend to imply she was a medical doctor who confirmed medical depression. She was friends with Assange when he was 23, a couple of years after the first depression,’’ he said.

Both the prosecution and the defence have asked the court not to release Prof Kopelman’s written court testimonies to the media, which is being contested by media representatives.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/assange-extradition-key-medical-witness-failed-in-duty-to-court/news-story/45bb5633c7a6c4a258fb0d425c18f5eb

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c10357  No.10752790

File: fa45778a25153d3⋯.jpg (141.78 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Israeli_Prime_Minister_Ben….jpg)

>>10729992

Malka Leifer extradition promise ‘illegal’, claims defence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an “unlawful promise” to Australian political elders including John Howard and former deputy PM Wayne Swan to speed the extradition of accused sex predator Malka ­Leifer, her defence will claim in a last-ditch bid to scuttle her return to Melbourne to face trial.

The gambit turns on a meeting last October in Mr Netanyahu’s Jerusalem office where he told the high-powered delegation that Israel’s government would not stand in the way of Ms Leifer’s ­extradition if and when it was ­approved by local judges.

Following the granting of Australia’s longstanding request for her extradition on Monday by the Jerusalem District Court, one of Ms Leifer’s lawyers, Nick Kaufman, said Mr Netanyahu’s alleged commitment to send her on her way breached due process.

If Israel’s peak Supreme Court rejects Ms Leifer’s foreshadowed appeal against the extradition order, the final decision rests with Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn, whose approval is required to put her on a plane.

Mr Kaufman told The Australian that the Justice Minister’s pledge to “work to expedite” the process reflected the “undue influence” of Mr Netanyahu on the back of his illegal promise to the Australian dignitaries.

“The minister’s discretion to extradite is only exercised after an appeal procedure is exhausted and after he has heard submissions from the accused,” the lawyer said. “When the Justice Minister welcomes the decision of the District Court and announces prior to the appeal that he will do all in his power to speed up Malka Leifer’s extradition to Australia, then he is not, I submit, acting in accordance with accepted principles of administrative propriety.”

Neither office of Mr Netan­yahu or Mr Nissenkorn would comment.

Ms Leifer, 55, faces 74 charges of sexual abuse including rape against sisters Nicole Meyer, 35, Dassi Erlich, 32, and Elly Sapper, 31, committed in 2003-07 while she was principal of Melbourne’s Adass Israel ultra-Orthodox Jewish School. She fled home to Israel in 2008 when the first allegations against her emerged.

The October 29, 2019, meeting with Mr Netanyahu was arranged by Zionist Federation of Australia president Jeremy Leibler, heading the delegation of former prime minister Mr Howard, Mr Swan, former Liberal foreign minister Alexander Downer, another former federal Liberal opposition leader Brendan Nelson and former federal Labor minister Stephen Conroy.

Mr Leibler asked Mr Netan­yahu whether his government would be bound by a public commitment by former justice minister Ayelet Shaked to sign the extradition order once the court process was completed.

This was in the context of her sacking by Mr Netanyahu in June 2019 in what was seen as a pre-election power play, and revelations police had recommended criminal charges against then deputy health minister Yaakov Litzman, a leader of the ultra-­Orthodox religious right, over alleged witness tampering on Ms Leifer’s behalf. “I don’t recall him (Mr Netanyahu) specifically saying the justice minister would sign the order, but he said his government would not do anything to interfere with or further delay the process once judicial hearings had been completed,” Mr Leibler said.

Mr Kaufman had since asked that he forward any notes or documentation from the meeting, a request Mr Leibler rejected.

In ordering Ms Leifer’s extradition, judge Chana Miriam Lomp of the Jerusalem District Court on Monday demolished a defence ­argument that Australian jails could not cater for the needs of a strictly Orthodox Jewish woman.

As Ms Leifer was not resident in Israel at the time of the alleged sex offences, she should serve time in Australia if found guilty, the judge said.

Saluting her alleged victims, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday said the sisters were “heroes” for fighting for ­justice.

“The courage, grace and dignity of those Victorians is quite amazing,” he said.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/malka-leifer-extradition-promise-illegal-claims-defence/news-story/8f9e1dfa054b84d999ecf71965842440

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c10357  No.10752876

File: 34c3ca1e9bdfcb1⋯.jpg (147.54 KB, 670x864, 335:432, Juan_Alessi_70_a_former_ho….jpg)

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>>10739389

TRAPPED Ghislaine Maxwell said she ‘hated’ Jeffrey Epstein but she ‘couldn’t leave’ him, perv’s ex-housekeeper claims

A FORMER housekeeper of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed that Ghislaine Maxwell told him she hated the disgraced financier but could not leave.

Juan Alessi made the claims during an interview with Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre for the podcast Broken: Seeking Justice.

Alessi said Maxwell had opened up to him about her connection with Epstein, and so he asked why she was so close to the convicted sex offender.

According to Alessi, 70, Maxwell said: “I hate him but I can’t leave.”

The housekeeper said he then pushed Maxwell, 58, asking her, “Why? You have money. Why are you not leaving?”

Alessi worked for Epstein from 1991 to 2006 – first as a maintenance worker at his homes, and then as a driver and housekeeper in Palm Beach, Florida.

His interviewer, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, in allegations the prince has denied.

Alessi said that Andrew visited Epstein’s home in Palm Beach, two or three times while he was working there.

The 70-year-old said Andrew was memorable because he was polite and the only one of Epstein’s guests to leave him a tip.

Mum-of-three Giuffre, alleged that she was procured by Maxwell, 57, as a teenage “sex slave” for Epstein.

Alessi and Giuffre last saw each other in 2002, when Giuffre left for Thailand to train as a masseuse.

Giuffre, 37, claims that Epstein had asked her to carry a baby for him and Maxwell, who is currently housed in a Brooklyn, New York, jail awaiting trial in July 2021.

AWAITING TRIAL

Prosecutors allege that between 1994 and 1997 Maxwell helped Epstein to groom girls as young as 14.

Maxwell has been charged with six counts of perjury and sex trafficking offenses.

The 17-page indictment against Maxwell accused her of grooming and befriending victims, normalizing inappropriate behavior, being present during abuse to put victims at ease, encouraging victims to accept Epstein's help, and encouraging victims to engage in sexual activity and taking part herself.

One accuser, Jennifer Araoz, said Maxwell was at the "centre of his sex trafficking ring."

She faces up to 35 years in prison if found guilty and denies all accusations.

Epstein was found dead in his New York prison cell in August 2019 in an incident that was ruled suicide by hanging.

He met Maxwell in the early 90s – around the time her father, Robert Maxwell, a newspaper tycoon, died in mysterious circumstances after falling from his yacht.

Maxwell and Epstein dated for some time before later breaking up.

They remained good friends, with Maxwell going on to manage Epstein's properties.

A 'CONFUSING' RELATIONSHIP

In his interview with Giuffre, Alessi addressed the pair's relationship.

He said: "That relationship between Epstein and her, I never understood.'

Alessi added: "I told her many times. I said, 'Ghislaine, why are you doing this? Why are you staying with this guy?'

"[She said] 'I hate him, I hate him but I can't leave.' I said, 'Why? You have money. Why are you not leaving?"

Giuffre said that she found their relationship "confusing."

It is this relationship that will likely form the case against Maxwell in her upcoming trial.

Alessi said that there was a code of secrecy inside Epstein's home, and that he "was not supposed to talk to the guests."

He added: "I was not supposed to talk to Virginia. Nothing. No talking."

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-seeking-justice/id1478460758

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12742606/jeffrey-epstien-housekeeper-claims-ghislaine-maxwell-couldnt-leave/

BROKEN: Seeking Justice

Investigative Reporter Julie K. Brown exposed Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes to the world. Now his survivors are fighting for the truth. This season, host Tara Palmeri follows the women who are making their own justice.

Witness

Some people saw more than others. But will they admit it?

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/witness/id1478460758

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c10357  No.10752932

File: 68b9ade8a49e931⋯.jpg (140.53 KB, 650x999, 650:999, Katherine_left_and_Alexand….jpg)

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Paul Keating’s daughter Alexandra dating Hollywood director Rupert Sanders

It’s been revealed the youngest daughter of former Australian prime minister Paul Keating is dating a controversial Hollywood director, and the pair has appeared in an Archibald Prize entry.

The youngest daughter of former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating is dating controversial Hollywood director Rupert Sanders.

Confidential can reveal Alexandra Keating and Sanders are an item, and have appeared in a double portrait that was entered in the Archibald Prize, whose winner is announced on Friday.

The portrait, titled Alexandra Keating and Rupert Sanders on a Yacht in Sydney Harbour, is by artist Oliver Watts who is friends with both Alexandra and her sister Katherine Keating. Katherine was drawn into the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal when she was filmed farewelling Prince Andrew at the front door of Epstein’s New York mansion when he was staying there in 2010.

There is no suggestion Katherine Keating, who was reportedly friends with the Duke, knew of any wrongdoing by Epstein.

Rupert Sanders is controversial in that he made international headlines when he and actor Kristen Stewart were photographed in an intimate embrace in 2012.

Sanders was at the time married to model Liberty Ross, with whom he has two children. The couple divorced in 2014.

Stewart was in a relationship with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson. Both Stewart and Sanders issued separate public apologies after the images were printed.

Oliver Watts told Arts Editor Elizabeth Fortescue that he joined Sanders and Alexandra on a boat at Rose Bay in January or February this year.

The couple had agreed to let Watts paint them, and Sanders stepped in to direct what sort of pose they should take for their portrait.

“Obviously Rupert is very creative,” Watts said.

Sanders directed Snow White and The Huntsman in 2012, which starred Kristen Stewart. He also directed the film adaptation of the sci-fi manga franchise Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson.

Watts would not comment on whether the boat in the painting belongs to Paul Keating, or whether the former PM was on board that day. But he did reveal his admiration for Alexandra.

“She’s really a special person — very clever, very charismatic,” Watts said.

“She is happy that Rupert is her boyfriend.”

The painting is “a tender conversation piece of a couple”, Watts said.

Alexandra’s father was himself the subject of a very handsome painting by Brian Westwood which won the Archibald in 1992 when Keating was PM.

While Watts’ painting of Keating’s daughter and her boyfriend was not selected as a finalist for the $100,000 Archibald Prize, it was chosen for the Salon des Refuses. The Salon is the “alternative Archibald” exhibition, chosen from among the Archibald rejects and shown at the S.H. Ervin Gallery in The Rocks.

The Archibald Prize will be announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW. Both the Archibald and Salon des Refuses open on Saturday.

Notables in the running for the Archibald this year include broadcaster Adam Spencer (painted by Samuel Rush Condon), documentary star Dujuan Hoosen (by Blak Douglas, aka Adam Hill), journalist David Marr (by Nicholas Harding), journalist Annabel Crabb (by Jane Guthleben), chef Adam Liaw (by Yoshio Honjo), ALP leader Anthony Albanese (by James Powditch), writer Bruce Pascoe (by Craig Ruddy) and Magda Szubanski (by Wendy Sharpe).

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/paul-keatings-daughter-dating-hollywood-director-rupert-sanders/news-story/80d015022dec8d36e102bce2cca70581

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c10357  No.10753030

File: 3181a0fab561bfe⋯.jpg (101.34 KB, 900x900, 1:1, Operation_DisrupTor.jpg)

File: 6eb87f33d24a6fe⋯.jpg (113.33 KB, 1024x512, 2:1, THE_DARK_WEB_IS_NO_FAIRY_T….jpg)

INTERNATIONAL STING AGAINST DARK WEB VENDORS LEADS TO 179 ARRESTS

22 September 2020 - Press Release

Today, a coalition of law enforcement agencies across the world announced the results of a coordinated operation known as DisrupTor which targeted vendors and buyers of illicit goods on the dark web.

This operation follows the takedown in May of last year of Wall Street Market, the world’s then second largest illegal online market in the dark web. Led by the German Federal Criminal Police (Bundeskriminalamt) with the support of the Dutch National Police (Politie) Europol, Eurojust and various US government agencies, this takedown provided investigators with quantitative data and materials to identify suspects behind dark web accounts used for illegal activity.

As a result, 179 vendors who engaged in tens of thousands of sales of illicit good were arrested across Europe and the United States. Over $6.5 million were seized in both cash and virtual currencies, alongside some 500 kilograms of drugs, including fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, MDMA, and medicine containing addictive substances; and 64 firearms.

The arrests were carried out in the United States (121), Germany (42), the Netherlands (8), United Kingdom (4), Austria (3), and Sweden (1). A number of investigations are still ongoing to identify the individuals behind dark web accounts.

A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO TACKLE THE DARK WEB

Operation DisrupTor was composed of a series of separate but complementary joint operations coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, all aimed at making a global impact on the sale of illicit goods on the dark web.

This operation was the result of a collaborative effort between the law enforcement and judicial authorities of Austria, Cyprus, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Commenting on this operation, the Head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), Edvardas Šileris, said:

Law enforcement is most effective when working together, and today’s announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is no longer hidden, and your anonymous activity is not anonymous. Law enforcement is committed to tracking down criminals, no matter where they operate – be it on the streets or behind a computer screen.

THE DARK WEB IS NO FAIRY TALE

The golden age of dark web marketplace is over. Operations such as these highlight the capability of law enforcement to counter encryption and anonymity of dark web market places. Police no longer only takes down such illegal marketplaces – they also chase down the criminals buying and selling illegal goods through such sites.

Thinking of buying illegal goods anonymously on the dark web?

These are the dangers you are exposed to:

* Putting your life in danger: dangerous illegal drugs such as fentanyl or counterfeit substances could kill you.

* Become a victim of cyber scammers who are only after your money.

* Exposing your device to damaging malware.

Law enforcement can also trace back illicit transactions to both the buyer and seller. An individual who purchased illicit goods from hidden sites is at risk of prosecution in a number of countries.

The dark web is not a fairy tale - vendors and buyers are no longer hidden in the shadow.

The following authorities took part in this operation:

Austria: Federal Investigation Bureau (Bundeskriminalamt)

Cyprus: Cyprus Police (Αστυνομία Κύπρου)

Germany: Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), State Criminal Police Offices (Landeskriminalämter), the competent local police forces and Customs Investigation Offices (Zollfahndungsämter)

The Netherlands: National Police (Politie), Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee)

Sweden: National Police (Polisen)

Australia: Western Australia Police Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Canada: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

United Kingdom: National Crime Agency; Dark Web Intelligence, Collection and Exploitation (DICE)

United States: Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Department of Defense (DOD)

https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/international-sting-against-dark-web-vendors-leads-to-179-arrests

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c10357  No.10753093

File: 701092e046a7495⋯.jpg (24.34 KB, 862x485, 862:485, Facebook_was_due_to_appear….jpg)

File: 72bb721dda5ccaf⋯.jpg (439.48 KB, 1242x1756, 621:878, 0001.jpg)

File: 5afcabaa6b480f6⋯.pdf (98.64 KB, Media_release_23_September….pdf)

>>10738679

Facebook suddenly refuses to appear before foreign interference committee

Facebook has suddenly refused to appear before a parliamentary committee into foreign interference, asking instead for its evidence to be rescheduled after the US election in November.

The chair of the inquiry, Labor Senator Jenny McAllister, was disappointed at the social media giant's about-face given the publicity surrounding its platform being used for disinformation campaigns in the past.

Facebook was pencilled in to appear on Friday before the Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, alongside executives from popular video-sharing app TikTok.

But Senator McAllister said the company advised the committee on Tuesday it would no longer make senior staff available for questioning.

She argued it was "disappointing" Facebook had not adopted the same constructive approach as TikTok, and said it appeared "unwilling to participate in our processes of democratic accountability".

"Facebook's platform has been used by malicious actors to run sophisticated disinformation campaigns in elections around the globe," Senator McAllister said.

"Eighty-four per cent of Australians are on Facebook. We use it to connect with other people and debate ideas that are important to our community.

"The Australian public deserve to know how Facebook manages the risks their platform presents to our democracy and public discourse."

In a statement, a spokesperson for Facebook said the company still planned on attending the committee.

"We are committed to cooperating with the Senate committee on this inquiry and answering the questions they may have," they said.

"Due to a scheduling issue we’ve requested to appear at a later day."

Facebook has been widely criticised for failing to stop manipulation of posts on its platform ahead of the last US election, allowing Russian meddling in the poll.

Millions of people had their personal data harvested from Facebook by Cambridge Analytica ahead of the 2016 presidential ballot, which was then used to influence the election.

In July this year, Facebook announced it would start labelling content that violated its policies ahead of this year's election.

Social media companies have drawn the interest of Australia's intelligence agencies, with TikTok facing scrutiny over its ties to the Chinese Government.

The company denies any personal data is handed over to authorities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-23/facebook-suddenly-refuses-appear-foreign-interference-committee/12692014

Parliament of Australia - Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Foreign_Interference_through_Social_Media/ForeignInterference

Media Releases

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Foreign_Interference_through_Social_Media/ForeignInterference/Media_Releases

23 Sep 2020

https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=0df446be-5fe0-4e97-be93-fc4746438cdc

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c10357  No.10753210

File: d27d46c3e8172d1⋯.jpg (73.77 KB, 650x366, 325:183, Shane_Andrew_Lunnay_was_ja….jpg)

File: ef2193eb76e01b3⋯.jpg (115.99 KB, 768x1024, 3:4, The_court_heard_Shane_Andr….jpg)

Shane Andrew Lunnay, who streamed himself having sex with a child-like sex doll, jailed for importing child exploitation material

A YouTuber who once streamed himself having sex with a child-like doll “for the shock value” was caught by police with some very disturbing images.

A ponytailed gamer who streamed video of himself having sex with a child-like doll will spend a year behind bars.

Adelaide man Shane Andrew Lunnay was also caught with drawings of children and adults engaged in acts of bestiality, and imported animated child pornography.

Sentencing him in the District Court on Wednesday, Judge Geraldine Davison said Lunnay admitted he had a sexual interest in children.

Over time, the 35-year-old developed an addiction to the animated material known as hentai.

“It is clear, looking at the materials on the file and, in particular, the photographs of your bedroom and living area, that this addiction to a fantasy way of life was all-encompassing for you,” she said.

“Sadly, however, it was not just material that was animated that you were found with.”

Judge Davison said Lunnay was also found with a number of images of real children and real child abuse material.

In May and June of 2019, the Australian Border Force detected several consignments addressed to Lunnay that contained child abuse material and “objectionable material”.

In June, the ABF executed a warrant at his home address.

Among the material seized was 650 hentai publications suspected of containing child abuse material, a computer tower and mobile phone.

The hentai publications depicted adults and or children under the age of 18 years in sexual poses and in sexual activity, including drawings of children aged between three and 12.

There were also drawings of adults and children under 12 engaging in acts of bestiality.

Lunnay later told police the material was “just drawings”, and he had been selling the anime to rid himself of his addiction.

“You also admitted conduct that involved having sex with a child-like doll and streaming this to people online,” the judge said.

“Those people included children.

“You did this for the shock value and to see people’s reactions to your conduct.”

Judge Davison said Lunnay had not been charged over the act and was not sentenced for it, but it confirmed his sexual interest in children.

Lunnay had previously posted hundreds of videos of himself playing video games on a YouTube channel called “Radical Dreamer Shane-O”.

He also talked about items he has collected, including stuffed toys and figurines.

Judge Davison said he lives with his parents and has used the internet as a way of making friends and socialising.

She added that Lunnay had now recognised the need for lifestyle changes, including applying for a gym membership, but the offending was very serious.

He was ordered to serve one year behind bars and another 18 months on parole.

Lunnay pleaded guilty to a number of Commonwealth and state offences including aggravated possession of child exploitation material and importing prohibited goods.

https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/shane-andrew-lunnay-who-streamed-himself-having-sex-with-a-childlike-sex-doll-jailed-for-importing-child-exploitation-material/news-story/77b2497ad47f68c7bf1ce342525c4ea6

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c10357  No.10753306

File: 85d03fd03e19023⋯.jpg (85.22 KB, 800x800, 1:1, Mr_Venter_holds_three_worl….jpg)

Perth escape artist and children's entertainer facing string of child sex charges

A Perth entertainer who runs magic workshops for children has been charged with a string of child sex abuse charges.

Dewald Venter, 26, was first charged in May with sexual offences alleged to have been committed against a boy between 13-15 years old. They are alleged to have happened in 2014 and 2016.

Mr Venter, who performs under the stage name 'Ghupi', is alleged to have arranged to meet the boy online, and was charged with six counts of sexual penetration, five counts of indecent dealing, attempted sexual penetration, procure a child to do an indecent act, and persistent sexual conduct with a child.

He first appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on these charges on June 8 and is next due to appear in the same court on October 5.

Continuing investigations by child abuse officers uncovered further alleged victims, a boy and a girl who were aged between 12-15 years old at the time of the reported offences, which are alleged to have happened between 2012 and 2016.

Mr Venter, who has appeared on Australia's Got Talent, and who holds world records for his escape routines, has since been charged with 15 counts of indecent dealing with a child, three counts of sexual penetration, and two counts of persistent sexual conduct with a child.

He appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on these additional charges on Monday and will reappear on October 5.

Police will also allege during the course of their investigation Mr Venter was found with two unsupervised children, which was not permitted under his bail conditions.

He was subsequently charged with breach of bail.

Mr Venter was refused bail and appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on August 15. He is next due to appear in the same court on Wednesday.

Mr Venter, who performs at private parties and corporate events, has also worked at a summer camp in the USA teaching children magic.

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-escape-artist-and-children-s-entertainer-facing-string-of-child-sex-charges-20200922-p55y3t.html

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c10357  No.10753335

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Alyssa Milano's long haul COVID-19 battle | 60 Minutes Australia

Published on 22 Sep 2020

Alyssa Milano is one of the ever-growing cohort of coronavirus survivors being crippled by the condition’s unexpected after effects. Like so many coronavirus sufferers, she’s discovered that when you’re supposed to have got better, things actually can get worse, and has been documenting the ongoing side effects, like hair loss, in online video diaries. She tells 60 Minutes in this extended interview that the hardest part of dealing with the long term effects of COVID-19 is not having the answers to what’s wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAxufz3476o

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US Embassy Canberra Tweet

One year ago this week: The United States hosted Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny Morrison for an incredible state visit, including dinner under the stars in the @WhiteHouse Rose Garden #USwithAUS

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1308646621979144192

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000000  No.10762267

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 1

https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/bill-gates-father-head-planned-parenthood-mother-created-microsoft-population-control-abortion-eugenics/

Bill Gates’ Father Ran Planned Parenthood, His Mother Created Microsoft, Together They Trained Their Son To Spread The Gospel Of Eugenics

Come with us now as we meet Bill Gates parents, Bill Sr. and Mary, whose vast wealth and influence made sure their legacy of eugenics would be carried on in their son who is doing exactly that. Now, if you don't know what eugenics is, it is the practice of controlling the population through medicine and science to weed out the undesirables so that only the strong and healthy survive. It is exactly what the Nazis did, and it is what Margaret Sanger believed and practiced all her life.

Bill Gates presents himself as the ‘geeky nerd’ who stumbled his way into becoming one of the most-powerful and richest man on earth, with the time-worn fable of how he got that life-changing contract with IBM for Microsoft purely by dumb luck. But nothing could be further from the truth, as you will see here today. Everywhere you look in the current coronavirus pandemic, you see Bill Gates right around the corner. To date, we have already showed you his connection to ID2020, Event 201, and a plan to include a digital ID with vaccinations.

Come with us now as we meet Bill Gates parents, Bill Sr. and Mary, whose vast wealth and influence made sure their legacy of eugenics would be carried on in their son who is doing exactly that. Now, if you don’t know what eugenics is, it is the practice of controlling the population through medicine and science to weed out the undesirables so that only the strong and healthy survive. It is exactly what the Nazis did, and it is what Margaret Sanger believed and practiced all her life.

Bill Gates was born into a family a tremendous wealth, position and power, a family that strongly believed in reducing the global population through medicine, science and abortion. Today in 2020, Bill Gates is using his billions made possible by his mother, to create a One World System where everyone is vaccinated, everyone has a digital ID, and where abortion flows freely through every nation. He is an end times player par excellence, today you will see the forces that created him as he rose to global power.

What does all this have to do with the current coronavirus outbreak that has 33% of the entire world on lockdown as you read this? I will leave that for you to decide, but today he called for the economy to stay shut down. Bill Gates rebuked proposals, floated over the last two days by leaders like Donald Trump, to reopen the global economy despite the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, saying that this approach would be “very irresponsible.” Hmm, Looks like he is intent on crashing the whole thing. When you’re done with this article, take a trip here to seal the deal.

Bill Gates Sr. Saves Starbucks

Bill Gates Sr. stood imposingly tall at 6’6″, and has a resume that reads like a Who’s Who of accomplishments both in America and around the world. Starbucks as we know it today would not exist if it weren’t for the help of Bill Gates Sr., said executive chairman Howard Schultz. Not only did Bill Gates Sr. save Starbucks, he then instructed his son to invest with him. This is the level of power and influence that the Gates family has always operated on.

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000000  No.10762277

>>10762267

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 2

https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/bill-gates-father-head-planned-parenthood-mother-created-microsoft-population-control-abortion-eugenics/

Mary Gates Gets IBM Contract For Fledgling Microsoft

Bill Gates’ mom, Mary Gates, helped her son form a lucrative relationship with I.B.M., securing a contract with his fledgling company, Microsoft, according to the New York Times Mary Maxwell Gates was a regent at the University of Washington since 1975. That year she became the first woman to serve as a director of First Interstate Bank and the first woman to serve as the president of the King County’s United Way. Gates was later appointed to the board of the United Way of America. In 1983, she became the first woman to lead it, according to the New York Times.

Mary Gates built a relationship with John Opel, the CEO of IBM, who also served on the United Way board. Opel mentioned Gates to some of his fellow IBM executives, according to some accounts, and the company decided to “take a chance” with Microsoft. IBM hired Microsoft to build an operating system for its first personal computer. At the time, Microsoft was a small software company. The Microsoft Disc Operating System (MS-DOS) was Microsoft’s first success, the New York Times reported.

Now you know the truth about how Microsoft got their billions, courtesy of Mary Gates who pulled the strings. Bill Gates has been only too happy to carry on his parent’s legacy of eugenics as payback for making him one of the world’s wealthiest men.

Bill Gates Father Once Ran Planned Parenthood

In a lengthy interview on May 9, 2003 with Bill Moyers, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates reveals the inspiration for his funding of pro-abortion population control measures.

Responding to a question by Moyers on how he came to fund “reproductive issues” Gates answered, “When I was growing up, my parents were always involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that. And so it’s fascinating. At the dinner table my parents are very good at sharing the things that they were doing. And almost treating us like adults, talking about that.”

In the interview Gates says he is moved by measurable progress and on “safe birth reproductive family planning issues” he says. “There’s a measurable impact when you can go in and educate families, but primarily women, about their different choices. There’s real impact that you can have in this area. Anything to do with reproductive health.”

He claims he has seen beyond Malthusian conceptions of useless eaters since, he says, he has seen that by improving health and education population decreases as parents decide to have less children. Despite all his distancing from Malthus, Gates remains steadfast to the unfounded Malthusian fear of overpopulation.

Bill Gates Pushing Population Control Through Vaccinations

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000000  No.10762280

>>10762277

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION.

Part 3

https://nationalfile.com/fauci-photographed-with-soros-and-bill-gates-father-who-was-head-of-planned-parenthood/

Fauci Photographed With Soros and Bill Gates’ Father, Who Was ‘Head of Planned Parenthood’

Bill Gates Made A Stunning Family Revelation

May 19, 2020

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony Fauci was photographed with a coterie of globalist elites in 2001 at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy event. The unassuming government bureaucrat was present alongside such titans of globalism as Ted Turner, David Rockefeller, George Soros, and Bill Gates Sr. Records reveal that Gates Sr. was a board member of Planned Parenthood prior to the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, and Bill Gates himself said in a video clip (below) that his father was the “head of Planned Parenthood.” This years-long relationship between Fauci and the Gates family is further illustrated in this article below as Fauci now leads the American government’s Coronavirus response as his friend Bill Gates agitates for population lockdown until a Gates-funded vaccine hits the market.

WOW: A high-level source just sent me this photo, says that it shows Dr. FAUCI with George SOROS and Bill Gates' father among others. Source says it's from 2001. Fauci identified as man third from the left pic.twitter.com/l1NYyqHSAq

— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) April 6, 2020

. @PatriotsSoapbox sends me this labeled version of the photo of Fauci with the elites including Soros and David Rockefeller (designer of the China First economy) from 2001.

A lot of anti-Americanism in this photo pic.twitter.com/ey2AJotxbh

— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) April 7, 2020

Here is Bill Gates revealing in a Bill Moyers interview that his super-lawyer father was “head of Planned Parenthood” as a volunteer activity. “My dad was head of Planned Parenthood,” Gates said. Salon reported in 1998 that Gates Sr. was on Planned Parenthood’s national board.

Here is Bill Gates recently referring to his vaccine as the “final solution” to Coronavirus.

President Donald Trump is fighting to find a medical solution for Coronavirus in the short term, expressing hope that the anti-malaria drug Chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine can help patients suffering from the Chinese virus.

The truth is that President Donald Trump is locked in an intense power struggle with Bill Gates, who is pushing his vaccines, which may not be available to the public until after November’s election.

Gates has a lot of pull in the medical world, he has a multi-million dollar relationship with Dr. Fauci, and Fauci originally took the Gates line supporting vaccines and casting doubt on Chloroquine. Coronavirus response team member Dr. Deborah Birx, appointed by former president Obama to serve as United States Global AIDS Coordinator, also sits on the board of a group that has received billions from Gates’ foundation. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently provided funding to both IHME and Imperial College London, which put out wildly overblown models for the Coronavirus outbreak that caused mass panic and contributed to worldwide government lockdown. Gates is a big proponent for a population lockdown scenario for the Coronavirus outbreak.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID, a division of National Institutes of Health, NIH) director Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is represented by the Aurumn Speakers Bureau, initially criticized Trump’s hopeful assessment of Chloroquine, saying in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that “There’s no magic drug for coronavirus right now,” and lectured, “Let me put it into perspective for the viewers .. there has been anecdotal non-proven data that it [chloroquine] works… but when you have an uncontrolled trial you can never definitely say that it works.”

Fauci then changed his tune and launched a public relations campaign huddling closer to Trump. Fauci said that he would definitely prescribe Chloroquine for patients. “Yeah, of course, particularly if people have no other option. These drugs are approved drugs for other reasons. They’re anti-malaria drugs, and they’re drugs against certain autoimmune diseases like lupus. Physicians throughout the country can prescribe that in an off-label way. Which means they can write it for something it was not approved for.”

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000000  No.10762285

>>10762280

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 4

https://nationalfile.com/fauci-photographed-with-soros-and-bill-gates-father-who-was-head-of-planned-parenthood/

Fauci makes his hostility toward the Trump-touted drugs clear:

First of all this is a brilliant idea @kilmeade to study how many people that’ve taken hydroxychloroquine long term have contracted #COVID maybe even have them take antibody test. Second of all Fauci doesn’t want it prescribed here but it’s fine if Spain does? pic.twitter.com/hcnRhos13g

— Rosie memos (@almostjingo) April 3, 2020

Fauci is pushing the talking point that things will never go back to normal in our society until we have the ability to mass-vaccinate people, echoing Bill Gates’ assertion that mass gatherings in our culture “may not come back at all” before mass-vaccinations.

#NEW: Dr. Anthony Fauci on return to normalcy from pandemic:

"If 'back to normal' means acting like there never was a Coronavirus problem, I don't think that's going to happen until we do have a situation where you can completely protect the population."pic.twitter.com/JbE7uasbO2

— Jennifer Franco (@jennfranconews) April 6, 2020

Fauci downplayed the threat of Coronavirus on January 21 in a Newsmax TV interview, saying, “This is not a major threat for the people in the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.” Since then, Coronavirus has exploded in the United States, boosting demand for a vaccine.

This is Fauci 10 days before Trump's Travel Ban. pic.twitter.com/PU3AuDKctv

— Justin Pulitzer Trades (@JustinPulitzer) April 7, 2020

Fauci later said that people would not have to change their daily activities as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak:

It is time to #firefauci Mr. President. The People Demand Ithttps://t.co/J4SSXn1kPB

— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) April 12, 2020

But Fauci’s NIAID actually funded a study on Bat Coronavirus, which was a project that included scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Chinese lab at the center of controversy over their bat research. That study confirmed in 2018 that humans have died from coronavirus.

Here’s an excerpt from the April 4, 2018 NIAID website entry entitled “New Coronavirus Emerges From Bats in China, Devastates Young Swine”: “A newly identified coronavirus that killed nearly 25,000 piglets in 2016-17 in China emerged from horseshoe bats near the origin of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which emerged in 2002 in the same bat species. The new virus is named swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV). It does not appear to infect people, unlike SARS-CoV which infected more than 8,000 people and killed 774. No SARS-CoV cases have been identified since 2004.

The study investigators identified SADS-CoV on four pig farms in China’s Guangdong Province. The work was a collaboration among scientists from EcoHealth Alliance, Duke-NUS Medical School, Wuhan Institute of Virology and other organizations, and was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The research is published in the journal Nature.

The researchers say the finding is an important reminder that identifying new viruses in animals and quickly determining their potential to infect people is a key way to reduce global health threats.”

Additionally, the Daily Mail reported that National Institutes of Health, of which Fauci’s NIAID is a member, provided a $3.7 million grant to the Wuhan Institute of Virology to study bat-borne coronavirus. That study was headlined, ‘Discovery of a rich gene pool of bat SARS-related coronaviruses provides new insights into the origin of SARS coronavirus.’

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000000  No.10762290

>>10762285

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 5

https://nationalfile.com/fauci-photographed-with-soros-and-bill-gates-father-who-was-head-of-planned-parenthood/

So what is really going on here?

The true behind-the-scenes story is coming to light:

Bill Gates Cast Doubt on Chloroquine And Said He Is Running A Study On It

Here is what Gates said regarding Chloroquine in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session:

“There are a lot of therapeutic drugs being examined. This is one of many but it is not proven. If it works we will need to make sure the finite supplies are held for the patients who need it most. We have a study going on to figure this out. We also have a screening effort to look at all the ideas for Therapeutics because the number being proposed is very large and only the most promising should be tried in patients. China was testing some things but now they have so few cases that that testing needs to move to other locations,” Gates said.

Gates Is Funding Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates That Would Compete With Chloroquine, And Dr. Fauci’s Agency Is Co-Partnering On The Project

The company Moderna is working on a Coronavirus vaccine, which they expect will go into clinical trials in April. Dr. Fauci has heaped praise on Moderna and said that a vaccine is the only way to definitively assure the end of the virus. Gates is working on multiple Coronavirus vaccine projects.

The New Eastern Outlook journal reported:

“Gates Foundation money is backing vaccine development on every front. Inovio Pharmaceuticals of Pennsylvania received $9 million from the Gates-backed CEPI, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, to develop a vaccine, INO-4800, which is about to test on humans in April, a suspiciously rapid time frame. In addition Gates Foundation just gave the company an added $5 million to develop a proprietary smart device for intradermal delivery of the new vaccine.

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000000  No.10762301

>>10762290

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 6

https://nationalfile.com/fauci-photographed-with-soros-and-bill-gates-father-who-was-head-of-planned-parenthood/

In addition Gates Foundation monies via CEPI are financing development of a radical new vaccine method known as messengerRNA or mRNA.

They are co-funding the Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech company, Moderna Inc., to develop a vaccine against the Wuhan novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-2. Moderna’s other partner is the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Head of NIAID is Dr Anthony Fauci, the person at the center of the Trump Administration virus emergency response. Notable about the Fauci-Gates Moderna coronavirus vaccine, mRNA-1273, is that it has been rolled out in a matter of weeks, not years, and on February 24 went directly to Fauci’s NIH for tests on human guinea pigs, not on mice as normal. Moderna’s chief medical adviser, Tal Zaks, argued, “I don’t think proving this in an animal model is on the critical path to getting this to a clinical trial…

Add to this the fact that the Gates Foundation and related entities such as CEPI constitute the largest funders of the public-private entity known as WHO, and that its current director, Tedros Adhanom, the first WHO director in history not a medical doctor, worked for years on HIV with the Gates Foundation when Tedros was a government minister in Ethiopia, and we see that there is practically no area of the current coronavirus pandemic where the footprints of the omnipresent Gates are not to be found. If that is to the good of mankind or grounds to be worried, time will tell.”

New Eastern Outlook journal passage ends

The Hill reported:

“Going into a Phase One trial within three months of getting the sequence is unquestionably the world indoor record. Nothing has ever gone that fast,” according to Fauci.

While it is uncertain that Moderna’s answer is the solution, Fauci notes that the only surefire way to stop an outbreak is to develop a vaccine. Moderna manufactures drugs around messenger RNA molecules that carry instructions to reprogram cells in the body to operate differently and beneficially. Currently, its genetic technology has not created a vaccine for humans.

The first study of the vaccine will take place at NIAID. If it is successful, a second trial would feature closer to hundreds of people. Pending the results of future studies and regulations, the vaccine may not be readily available until next year, Fauci said.

Hill passage ends

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reported in 2016 on Gates’ relationship with Moderna:

“Moderna Therapeutics said today it received an initial $20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a new affordable combination of messenger RNA–based antibody therapeutics geared toward preventing HIV infection.

The grant is intended for use in the antibody combination’s preclinical study and a Phase I clinical trial. Gates Foundation’s $20 million funding could potentially grow into a total $100 million commitment—including the HIV antibody project—toward development of additional mRNA-based treatments for various infectious diseases, Moderna said.

“The foundation’s mission to help all people lead healthy and productive lives is well aligned with Moderna’s mission to deliver on the promise of transformative mRNA science to bring new medicines to patients,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a statement.

Moderna said the development effort would be led by its infectious disease–focused venture company, Valera…”

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>>10762301

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 7

https://nationalfile.com/fauci-photographed-with-soros-and-bill-gates-father-who-was-head-of-planned-parenthood/

Fauci Is Tight with Bill Gates

“He’s very good about not overpromising,” Gates said of Fauci in 2018 as Gates worked on a universal flu vaccine. NIAID Council minutes from 2019 show Fauci’s agency identifying a Gates Foundation workshop as being of interest. Gates met with Fauci in 2017 “to discuss research opportunities in global health.” In 2010, Fauci was named to the Leadership Council of the “Decade of Vaccines” Collaboration, which the World Health Organization, Fauci’s agency NIAID, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation convened.

Fauci delivered a keynote opening address on “The Challenge of Pandemic Preparedness” in Washington, D.C. at the October 2, 2017 Grand Challenges meeting, which is a project of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Fauci hung out with Gates in 2018 at an NIH workshop:

Fauci shaking hands with Bill Gates pic.twitter.com/ANJ67F3lA1

— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) March 24, 2020

Gates Admitted That He Stopped President Trump’s Planned Vaccine Safety Commission With Robert Kennedy Jr. in the Early Days of the Trump Administration

March 2017 @RealDonaldTrump confronted Bill Gates on the safety of vaccines when he was considering a safety commission headed by @RobertKennedyJr to look into the ill effects of vaccines.

Gates said, “No, that’s a dead end. That would be a bad thing. Don’t do that.”

/1 pic.twitter.com/AxbwoQuaqq

— 2ndfor1st (@2ndfor1st) February 1, 2020

In October 2019, Fauci Announced A Partnership Between the Gates Foundation and Fauci’s Agency, In Which The Gates Foundation Pledged To Spend $100 Million

The American Journal of Managed Care reported on October 28, 2019:

“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced plans to invest at least $100 million over the next 4 years to develop gene-based therapies for 2 diseases: HIV and sickle cell disease (SCD). The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) will also contribute $100 million to the goal of advancing these potential cures, with an aim toward providing affordable, globally available treatment that will be accessible to patients in low-resource settings.

According to the NIH, the collaboration between the organizations will focus on 2 key areas. First, it will identify potential candidate cures for preclinical and clinical evaluation, and second, it will define long-term opportunities to partner with organizations in Africa…

“This collaboration is an ambitious step forward, harnessing the most cutting-edge scientific tools and NIH’s sizable global HIV research infrastructure to one day deliver a cure and end the global HIV pandemic,” said NIAID director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, in a statement announcing the initiative. “We are taking into account those with the greatest need at the foundation of this effort, to ensure that, if realized, this exceptional public health achievement will be made accessible to all.”

Dr. Fauci Is Speaking At The World Vaccine Congress in September Alongside A Coterie of Public Sector and Private Sector Folks From WHO, CDC, FDA, Merck, Pfizer, etc.

The event is in Washington, D.C.

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>>10762302

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 8

https://nationalfile.com/fauci-photographed-with-soros-and-bill-gates-father-who-was-head-of-planned-parenthood/

Fauci is a Hillary Clinton Admirer

Dr. Fauci, supports Hillary Clinton: pic.twitter.com/25qiVvklCH

— HRHPrincessPR (@HRHPrincessPR) March 20, 2020

Fauci and fellow Coronavirus response team member Deborah Birx Have Democrat and Globalist Elite Friends Including Gates and Nancy Pelosi

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— FreedomIsn’tFree⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@4EverAPatriot) March 24, 2020

FAUCI and HILLARY! I repeat, FAUCI and HILLARY! pic.twitter.com/QmpWKJ61sp

— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) March 24, 2020

Fauci was a presenter at the 2001 Andrew Carnegie Medals ceremony, where he hobnobbed with George Soros, Bill Gates’ father, David Rockefeller, and other globalist masters of the universe.

WOW: A high-level source just sent me this photo, says that it shows Dr. FAUCI with George SOROS and Bill Gates' father among others. Source says it's from 2001. Fauci identified as man third from the left

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— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) April 6, 2020

#FireFauci https://t.co/H6Fji94qqm

— Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) April 6, 2020

Agreed #FireFauci pic.twitter.com/RRI2zh3FFv

— BentHills⭐⭐⭐ (@BentHills) April 6, 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx is garnering criticism for touting a disputed model for the Coronavirus outbreak prepared by the University of Washington’s IHME, a project of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Birx’s license to practice medicine in the state of Pennsylvania expired in 2014.

Deborah Birx Sits on the Board of The Global Fund, which is heavily funded by Bill Gates’ organizational network, as journalist Jordan Schactel discovered. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave the Global Fund a $750 million promissory note in 2012.

The Global Fund explains, “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a key partner of the Global Fund, providing cash contributions, actively participating on its board and committees, and supporting the Global Fund’s advocacy, communications and fundraising efforts. The Gates Foundation has contributed US$2.24 billion to the Global Fund to date, and pledged US$760 million for the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, covering 2020-2022.”

Fauci Holds Numerous Patents That Present More Potential Conflicts of Interest For Him In The Medical Field, As Many of these Patents Directly Pertain To HIV Treatment

Here Is A List of Patents Held Or Pending Patent Applications Filed By Anthony S. Fauci

Fauci was previously accused of a conflict of interest regarding one of his patents in 1999.

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000000  No.10762313

>>10762309

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 9

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/robert-f-kennedy-jr-exposes-bill-gates-vaccine-agenda-scathing-report

Robert F Kennedy Jr. Exposes Bill Gates' Vaccine Agenda In Scathing Report

Authored by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense,

Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy.

Gates’ obsession with vaccines seems to be fueled by a conviction to save the world with technology.

Promising his share of $450 million of $1.2 billion to eradicate Polio, Gates took control of India’s National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) which mandated up to 50 doses (Table 1) of polio vaccines through overlapping immunization programs to children before the age of five.

Indian doctors blame the Gates campaign for a devastating non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (NPAFP) epidemic that paralyzed 490,000 children beyond expected rates between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, the Indian government dialed back Gates’ vaccine regimen and asked Gates and his vaccine policies to leave India. NPAFP rates dropped precipitously.

In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) reluctantly admitted that the global explosion in polio is predominantly vaccine strain. The most frightening epidemics in Congo, Afghanistan, and the Philippines, are all linked to vaccines. In fact, by 2018, 70% of global polio cases were vaccine strain.

[ZH: The CDC has a large financial interest in pushing untested vaccines on the public and WHO is even more under the control of Big Pharma. The organization is corrupt beyond the meaning of the word. “The WHO is a sock puppet for the pharmaceutical industry.” — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]

During Gates’ 2002 MenAfriVac campaign in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gates’ operatives forcibly vaccinated thousands of African children against meningitis. Approximately 50 of the 500 children vaccinated developed paralysis.

South African newspapers complained, “We are guinea pigs for the drug makers.” Nelson Mandela’s former Senior Economist, Professor Patrick Bond, describes Gates’ philanthropic practices as “ruthless and immoral.”

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000000  No.10762316

>>10762313

Bill Gates' Family have been working for decades on eugenics to kill you, your kids and grandkids

And they think you're all too dumb to notice

Q #184 They don’t hide it. They don’t fear you. You are SHEEP to them. You are feeders.

Q #1010 MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS. MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THREAT LEVEL OF POPULATION. YOUR VOICE DOES NOT MATTER. PHARAMA. WATER. AIR. CHEMICALS PUSHED FOR HOME USE [CANCER][BABY ON FLOOR-HANDS IN MOUTH - THE START]

Part 10

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/robert-f-kennedy-jr-exposes-bill-gates-vaccine-agenda-scathing-report

In 2010, the Gates Foundation funded a phase 3 trial of GSK’s experimental malaria vaccine, killing 151 African infants and causing serious adverse effects including paralysis, seizure, and febrile convulsions to 1,048 of the 5,949 children.

In 2010, Gates committed $10 billion to the WHO saying, “We must make this the decade of vaccines.”

A month later, Gates said in a Ted Talk that new vaccines “could reduce population”.

In 2014, Kenya’s Catholic Doctors Association accused the WHO of chemically sterilizing millions of unwilling Kenyan women with a “tetanus” vaccine campaign. Independent labs found a sterility formula in every vaccine tested. After denying the charges, WHO finally admitted it had been developing the sterility vaccines for over a decade. Similar accusations came from Tanzania, Nicaragua, Mexico, and the Philippines.

In 2014, the Gates Foundation funded tests of experimental HPV vaccines, developed by Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) and Merck, on 23,000 young girls in remote Indian provinces. Approximately 1,200 suffered severe side effects, including autoimmune and fertility disorders. Seven died. Indian government investigations charged that Gates-funded researchers committed pervasive ethical violations: pressuring vulnerable village girls into the trial, bullying parents, forging consent forms, and refusing medical care to the injured girls. The case is now in the country’s Supreme Court.

A 2017 study (Morgenson et. al. 2017) showed that WHO’s popular DTP vaccine is killing more African children than the diseases it prevents. DTP-vaccinated girls suffered 10x the death rate of children who had not yet received the vaccine. WHO has refused to recall the lethal vaccine which it forces upon tens of millions of African children annually.

Global public health advocates around the world accuse Gates of steering WHO’s agenda away from the projects that are proven to curb infectious diseases: clean water, hygiene, nutrition, and economic development.

The Gates Foundation only spends about $650 million of its $5 billion dollar budget on these areas.

They say he has diverted agency resources to serve his personal philosophy that good health only comes in a syringe.

In addition to using his philanthropy to control WHO, UNICEF, GAVI, and PATH, Gates funds a private pharmaceutical company that manufactures vaccines, and additionally is donating $50 million to 12 pharmaceutical companies to speed up development of a coronavirus vaccine.

In his recent media appearances, Gates appears confident that the Covid-19 crisis will now give him the opportunity to force his dictatorial vaccine programs on American children.

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dc7484  No.10763440

File: 74f5d0edb2b7002⋯.png (129.51 KB, 1097x616, 1097:616, 74f5d0edb2b70026df17feb059….png)

So, Pantifa has set up and arrest support hotline. You know what to do.

Call and CLOG IT UP! don't let Bloomberg bail these commie fucks out!

Pretend you're really in "trouble" keep them on the line! If you get voicemail leave a LONG message.. Clog up the system. Use Cloward–Piven strategy against them!

*67[blocks your number](international area code) 502 694 9454

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dc7484  No.10763498

File: 3e7fa2abb30967d⋯.jpg (102.58 KB, 960x953, 960:953, 3e7fa2abb30967d74f6dbe0525….jpg)

So, Pantifa has set up and arrest support hotline. You know what to do.

Call and CLOG IT UP! don't let Bloomberg bail these commie fucks out!

Pretend you're really in "trouble" keep them on the line! If you get voicemail leave a LONG message.. Clog up the system. Use Cloward–Piven strategy against them!

*67[blocks your number](international area code) 502 694 9454

moh

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c10357  No.10765988

File: 48b64e6fdb9c971⋯.jpg (70.82 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Oscar_winning_American_act….jpg)

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Tom Hanks is out of quarantine as filming begins on Elvis biopic on the Gold Coast

The Hollywood superstar at the centre of Queensland’s border exemption controversy is now out of quarantine and set to begin work on the Gold Coast.

Tom Hanks touched down two weeks ago to begin filming for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, which was originally slated to begin filming in March but was suspended when the star contracted COVID-19.

Luhrmann and the Queensland Government spent months formulating a COVIDSafe plan which would allow filming to resume, tipped to inject $100 million into the local economy.

As a result, Hanks was allowed to fly into Australia while thousands of Australians remain stranded overseas.

It prompted a woman stranded in London, desperately waiting to return home to Australia, to pen a letter to Hanks, expressing how “disheartening” it was to see celebrities head to Australia while she had been waiting months to return home.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk came under fire for allowing the movie star to enter the state, even copping criticism from the Prime Minister, amid a heartbreaking case of a Canberra woman denied approval to attend her father’s funeral.

On Sydney radio on Thursday morning, before border restrictions were eased to allow ACT residents into the sunshine state, Mr Morrison said he didn’t expect special treatment to enter Queensland.

Mr Morrison accused the state of “double standards”, after 400 AFL executives were also allowed to enter the state while ordinary Australians remained locked out.

“Well I don’t think there should be double standards, I mean it’s not like I’m a Hollywood movie star or in the AFL or anything,” he told Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa.

In a press conference on Wednesday morning, Deputy Premier Steven Miles said he was “shameless” in supporting jobs on the Gold Coast, including in the film and TV industry.

“It’ll be great to see how people around the world talk about the fact that it was filmed on the Gold Coast,” he said.

“I’m sure it will encourage other film producers to come here… we’re one of the few places that can be fully open for film production.

“It really goes to underline how some people want to make this a choice between health and the economy, but it’s not a choice.

“You have to get the health response right first, and then we can get on with creating jobs, just as we have in the film industry.”

CHO Dr Jeannette Young revealed part of the reason why Hanks and his cast and crew mates were allowed to enter Queensland was for monetary reasons, namely that it would provide a well-needed boost for the state’s struggling economy.

“I have given exemptions from people in entertainment and film because that is bringing a lot of money into this state,” she said in a press conference earlier this month.

Mr Morrison said he understood why people were “frustrated” to see the “double standards.”

“Queenslanders are fair-minded people. I know, I’m sure the vast majority of Queenslanders would support the border being in place. That’s why it’s not about that, it’s about – you know, Queenslanders are very fair-minded people too, and I think this is what would offended them, the double standards that are there,” Mr Morrison said on September 10.

Hanks, alongside co-star Austin Butler, will begin filming at Village Roadshow Studios on Wednesday.

While Hanks was spotted at Pacific Fair on Tuesday, castmate Butler, who will play Elvis, was also spotted at Broadbeach.

Initial reports suggested Hanks was quarantining in a lavish Gold Coast hinterland estate, but that was later denied by Ms Palaszczuk who said the star was staying in a “government approved hotel”.

“My advice is that he is staying in a hotel, so I am told that he is not staying in a house,” she said on Sunday.

“There are other people who have flown in from LA into Sydney and are staying in New South Wales now obviously they would have had to get the exemptions and border force checks as well … but unfortunately we’re not hearing anything about that in New South Wales, all we are hearing is about Queensland.

“Scott Morrison flew up here a few months ago and talked about more incentives to get more movies here, so that’s okay, we put in on the table more incentives to get movies here as well, and I’ll tell you what they want to come to Queensland and film and that means keeping people on the Gold Coast in employment and I’ll fight for those jobs.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/tom-hanks-is-out-of-quarantine-as-filming-begins-on-elvis-biopic-on-the-gold-coast/news-story/bff2e6326dc0e65f9699fa1c17a9be29

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70badf  No.10766068

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Your excuses have ran out

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c10357  No.10766250

File: cbf35e4f2249945⋯.jpg (130.09 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, People_queue_at_the_entran….jpg)

Assange could crochet and play bingo in supermax prison, US prosecutor claims

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London: The US government has suggested that Julian Assange would not be held in solitary confinement and would be able to crochet and play bingo if he is extradited and jailed on spying charges.

The revelation emerged at Assange's extradition hearing underway at London's Old Bailey which has this week been focussed on Assange's mental health.

His defence team has called witnesses to testify that he has Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger's, anxiety, hears voices, is depressed and would take his own life if he loses his legal battle.

The court has heard that Assange has withheld telling doctors his true mental state while detained in Belmarsh Prison because he fears being placed in solitary confinement.

Assange remains in custody while he fights his extradition arguing that his human rights would be violated.

Psychiatrist, Michael Kopelman, emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry at King's College London, has previously told the court that if Assange is extradited there is a "very high" risk the father of four would take his own life rather than serve out any sentence in a US supermax prison.

But Seena Fazel, a professor in forensic psychiatry at Oxford University, who interviewed Assange earlier this year said that he found the prisoner to be "moderately depressed," an improvement on the severely depressed state he accepted Assange was in as recently as December last year.

Fazel appeared for the prosecution. He disagreed with a psychiatrist called by the defence on Tuesday about the likelihood of Assange committing suicide.

He said the 49-year old had shown himself capable of managing his own suicide risk, by taking medication, undergoing counselling and accessing support from the Samaritans - a British mental health charity.

On Tuesday the court was told that Assange has made preparations for death, including writing farewell letters, receiving absolution from a Catholic priest and preparing a will.

However, Fazel said that millions of people experience suicidal "ideations" at points in their life.

"But a minority of those people actually act on those and even less die from suicide.

"Suicidal ideation is quite [a] common experience and in a lifetime many people will experience suicidal ideation at one point or another."

Fazel also said that Assange was only on the "mild end" of the autism spectrum.

It was during reexamination, that James Lewis, the QC acting for the US government suggested that if extradited, Assange would be sent to the Alexandria Detention Centre.

"There is no solitary confinement in the ADC," Lewis said.

(continued)

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c10357  No.10766259

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>>10766250

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If Assange were found guilty in a US trial and jailed he could be sent to the supermax prison in Colorado known as ADX - the United State's highest-security prison.

Lewis said each inmate had their own 13-inch television and told the court that Assange would have "ample opportunity" to socialise with inmates and members of the public.

Added to this, Lewis said ADX inmates had access to indoor and outdoor recreation, exercise, wellness programs, weekend brainteaser games and arts and crafts, library and may "paint, draw or crochet."

Lewis said inmates "may participate in a weekly bingo game". However, he prefaced his description of Assange's potential prison conditions by saying that all might not apply to the Australian.

Fazel said he could not judge whether these conditions would reduce the likelihood of Assange committing suicide as it depended on the whether they were implemented as well as their quality.

Assange's team have repeatedly said that the WikiLeaks founder would be held in extreme isolation conditions.

Last week, US attorney Eric Lewis told the court that Assange was at "high risk" of being subjected to Clinton-era special administrative measures where prisoners are subject to extreme isolation and have their legal and family visits monitored.

Assange is accused of violating the Espionage Act relating to the WikiLeaks' disclosures of a decade ago, when more than half a million military and diplomatic cables stolen from Pentagon systems by former army intelligence officer Chelsea Manning were published.

Manning was sentenced but had her sentence commuted by former President Barack Obama.

This week, Assange's fiancee said the Trump Administration wanted to "pluck him out of the UK and put him in the deepest, darkest hole of the US prison system."

"They want to bury him alive and for him to never be able to speak again or work again or see his children," she told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Assange's extradition hearing is expected to continue until next week.

If you are troubled by this report or experiencing a personal crisis, you can call Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.

http://lifeline.org.au/

http://beyondblue.com.au/

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/assange-could-crochet-and-play-bingo-in-supermax-prison-us-prosecutor-claims-20200923-p55yls.html

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c10357  No.10766423

File: 1aae98736eb9871⋯.jpg (580.61 KB, 2560x1707, 2560:1707, Alleged_victims_of_Malka_L….jpg)

‘We literally jumped for joy’

Malka Leifer has been ordered to be sent back to Australia to face 74 charges of child sex abuse after an Israeli judge on Monday agreed to extradite the former Melbourne principal

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It was just after 5pm on Monday when the long-awaited news from the Jerusalem District Court filtered through to sisters Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper in Melbourne: Malka Leifer, their alleged sexual abuser and former principal of the Adass Israel School, had been ordered for extradition to Australia.

“We literally jumped for joy. It was an incredible moment to hear words that we almost never thought we would hear since 2011,” Meyer told The AJN.

“Nine years [we were] waiting [since lodging statements to police]. It’s still incredible to think about it now.”

Erlich added, “This is the day that we’ve been waiting for. It’s actually happened, and I just can’t stop smiling.”

Leifer fled to Israel when the allegations against her began to emerge in 2008. Six years ago, Australia filed an extradition request in an effort to see her return to face 74 counts of child sexual abuse. Since then, 72 court dates have followed, interspersed between bouts of feigned mental illness and claims of political interference.

In Monday’s decision, Judge Chana Lomp wrote, “I accept the petition and declare the respondent as extraditable to Australia for the offences attributed to her in the extradition request.

“Since I have determined that [Leifer] was not a resident of Israel at the time of the offences which are the subject of the petition, she is not entitled to the protection provided in Section 1A of the Extradition Law, that would have allowed her to carry out her sentence in Israel,” she said, noting that Leifer will remain in police custody until she is sent back to Australia.

Leifer’s lawyers have indicated their plans to appeal the extradition order to Israel’s Supreme Court – an avenue that is available to them for 30 days post-decision – with defence lawyer Nick Kaufman saying, “For those who think that this chapter is now closed, I’m sorry, the process will still last quite a few months more.”

Speaking on the prospect of appeal, Meyer said, “We do have faith that the Supreme Court will uphold the District Court’s decision and it is just a waiting game for us now,” adding that the sisters are hopeful the extradition will occur late this year or early 2021.

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c10357  No.10766430

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>>10766423

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In the next procedural step, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn is required to sign off on the extradition. Signalling his intentions on Twitter, he wrote, “After years of torment, the [alleged] victims of the offence will finally be entitled to justice.

“Leifer [is accused of committing] a serious act and tried to impersonate a mentally ill person in order to evade extradition. I will work to expedite the continuation of the procedure as much as possible in order to carry out Leifer’s extradition to Australia.”

Yet, Kaufman was quoted in The Australian on Tuesday saying, “When the Justice Minister welcomes the decision of the District Court and announces prior to the appeal that he will do all in his power to speed up Malka Leifer’s extradition to Australia, then he is not, I submit, acting in accordance with accepted principles of administrative propriety.”

The article asserted an argument of Leifer’s defence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an “unlawful promise” to a visiting delegation of senior Australian political figures to speed the extradition – and the Justice Minister’s pledge to “work to expedite” the process reflects the “undue influence” of Netanyahu.

Meanwhile, a statement released by the Ministry of Justice on Monday read, “We are very pleased with the outcome of the court’s decision and look forward to the continued and successful cooperation between Israel and Australia.

“Today is an important and significant day for the rule of law, for international cooperation and most importantly, for those who were [alleged] victims of Malka Leifer’s [alleged] crimes.”

Indeed for the sisters, the toll of the saga is not confined to the past, with Erlich sharing, “Every time there is a court hearing, our lives are turned upside down.

“As the case became more high profile, it meant a lot more media, and exposure, and that takes a lot of strength.

“It takes a lot from us.”

Added Meyer, “The mental health struggle is very real, particularly in the spaces that we don’t show on camera because that is more private.

“But we all draw strength from each other and from the wider network of people that continually support us.”

Deeming the extradition decision “a victory for everyone”, Erlich said, “This is a victory for every survivor who has fought so hard to see justice.”

Meyer echoed, “The huge amount of support [we have received] cannot be diminished because that is a huge part of helping us keep going – and bring about justice for ourselves and for many survivors that really don’t have a voice.”

https://ajn.timesofisrael.com/we-literally-jumped-for-joy/

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c10357  No.10766470

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>>10766423

Israeli court rules Malka Leifer should be extradited

The Australian Jewish News

Published on 23 Sep 2020

It was just after 5pm on Monday when the long-awaited news from the Jerusalem District Court filtered through to sisters Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper in Melbourne: Malka Leifer, their alleged sexual abuser and former principal of the Adass Israel School, had been ordered for extradition to Australia.

Dassi and Nicole spoke with The AJN's features editor Rebecca Davis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616QR3LoRc0

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c10357  No.10766486

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>>10766423

Premier Daniel Andrews: 'Dassi Erlich and her sisters are heroes'

The Australian Jewish News

Published on 21 Sep 2020

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

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c10357  No.10766576

File: e0f86193a60ae92⋯.jpg (207.07 KB, 1200x800, 3:2, Qanon_supporters_wait_for_….jpg)

Former QAnon Followers Explain What Drew Them In — And Got Them Out

Like those leaving cults, some people who believe in conspiracy theories like QAnon and Pizzagate can break free from their beliefs

By EJ Dickson - September 23, 2020

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Jitarth Jadeja is a hirsute man in his early thirties, charming and jovial, speaking with equal effusiveness about economics and his baby niece. He’s an atheist, pro-choice and pro-drug decriminalization, who supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would be deeply invested in a dangerous far-right conspiracy theory involving baby-eating Democrats and Hollywood actors. But for two and a half years, he says, that’s exactly what he was.

“It’s almost like a drug,” he tells Rolling Stone from his parents’ house in Sydney, Australia. “You read a Q drop and he tells you something, and you’re like, ‘Whoa dude, that’s crazy’….a hit of dopamine goes off in your brain, and you have to go in deeper and deeper and deeper in order to get that feeling again. When Q first started posting I felt like, ‘Here is an explanation that, while it doesn’t make sense, if it were true explains the situation better than the current explanations I’m getting.'”

Recently, QAnon has gotten a great deal of attention in the media due to QAnon-promoting congressional candidates such as Republican nominees Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, thus bringing the theory mainstream. It has also been linked to violence, such as the 2019 shooting of a Staten Island mob boss by a QAnon supporter and a Texas woman attacking two strangers with her car earlier this year because she believed them to be child traffickers. President Trump has refused to overtly discredit or reject QAnon ideology, to the delight of believers, whose primary goal is to win Trump’s attention.

“They desperately need a place to put their anger and a way to make sense of the world. Us versus them, the horrible bad guys, is something they all seem to cling to,” says cult expert Diane Benscoter, who has spoken to numerous people whose loved ones are involved in QAnon. “The doctrine makes it easy to say, ‘Clearly we have to make a stand against this,’ and it feels really good to believe you’re on the side of righteousness and saving children.”

The mainstreaming of QAnon has also led to the advent of subreddits like r/QAnonCasualties and r/ReQuovery, for family members of QAnon believers to discuss the impact the ideology has had on their lives. Former believers who’ve extricated themselves have also taken to such subreddits to share their own stories, recounting what drew them in and providing tips and resources for those trying to get their family members out.

Anti-Clinton sentiment stoked by vloggers on YouTube set the stage for him to believe even the most outlandish claims proposed by Pizzagaters. It also helped, he says, that he grew up in an extremely religious Christian Baptist family (He says his father is still an ardent QAnon believer). “[Growing] up 18 years in that household played a role into my being primed believing something that was outlandish,” he says. “[The] fact that you can have that kind of faith in certain things leads you to be open into believing certain things without there necessarily being proof.”

Another common thread among the stories of former believers on Reddit is a history of mental illness. Jadeja had recently disconnected himself from many of his friends; he was isolated and intensely struggling with depression and undiagnosed bipolar II disorder. Because he was in graduate school, he also had a lot of time on his hands. “I was, I guess you could say, a prime candidate for Q to take a hold of me,” he says.

Ivan*, 26, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym for fear of getting doxxed, was struggling with anxiety and depression when he stumbled on Pizzagate in the subreddit r/cringeanarchy in 2016, right before Trump’s election. Though r/cringeanarchy, which would later be banned, was a haven of far-right “edgy” content, “I was politically illiterate,” though alienated and embittered, he recalls. Swapping theories about Pizzagate “wasn’t about politics. It was about team sports. It was about cheering for this side, for Team Right.” Scraping together bits of “evidence” whole cloth to support Pizzagate was not just fun, it was also empowering at a time when he was desperate to feel some semblance of control.

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c10357  No.10766581

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>>10766576

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Ivan was conscious enough of how deranged his views sounded that he instinctively knew not to mention them to others — not, he says, that it would have helped. “I distinctly remember that if I read some article about this debunking or fact-checking, I would feel bored. I’d feel like, ‘What am I reading here? They are just probably hiding the truth. It’s not even worth the attention,'” he says. “From my own experience, when you get deep enough, any kind of fact-checking, it just flies right through you and you don’t really capture the information at all.”

Benscoter agrees that fact-checking is essentially useless. As difficult as it may be, she urges, those with loved ones deep into QAnon must refrain. “To try to make rational arguments is not going to work because they’re not going to think rationally,” she says. “You can throw rocks in it and try to make cracks,” for instance, by asking the other person to consider the possibility that Q may not be who they claim to be. But arguing with a person who is not operating according to logic or reason “just makes them stand firmer,” she says.

Instead, she advises people to try to appeal to their loved ones’ “higher selves.” “People who get involved in extremist mentality are usually really good people who care deeply about wanting to use their life for something bigger than themselves,” she says. She urges loved ones of QAnon believers to approach the conversation by saying something like, “I know the reason you care so much about this is because you’re a good person and I know you want to do right, but just consider the possibility that you are being lied to,” or, “It would be a shame if you put all this good sincere energy in something that turns out to be a lie.” “If they don’t immediately argue back fervently, if they stop for a moment, that would be a sign of a crack” in their belief system, she says. It may take a long time for such cracks to emerge, but without them believers can’t do the difficult work of setting off on the process of self-rediscovery and recovery from the false delusion of Q.

It took years for the cracks to emerge for Jadeja, who slowly started to realize that Q drops were laden with logical inconsistencies. A turning point for him was a follower asking Q to get Trump to say the term “tippy top” as proof of Trump’s knowledge of the conspiracy; when Trump did say the phrase during a 2018 Easter egg roll speech, Q believers rejoiced, believing it to be confirmation that Q was real. Jadeja did some research and saw that Trump had said the phrase many times before. “That’s when I realized this was all a very slick con,” he says.

Today he views the rise of QAnon with abject horror, which is compounded by the fact that he’d also managed to rope his own father into the conspiracy. (Like Lem, Jadeja’s father is still a true believer.) “It’s gone out of control. And it continues to grow out of control. And they’re not going away. Even if Trump loses, they’re not going to go away, they’ll just look at it as part of the conspiracy,” he says. He sees speaking out about his own involvement with the cult of QAnon as a form of penance — even as he worries it may be too late to curb its toxic, potentially lethal influence.

“Any time you dehumanize any part or segment of the population to such a low level, to the lowest level you can go, people are happy on the opposite side to do the worst against them,” he says of QAnon believers’ views of Trump’s enemies. “That’s the real danger here — not that [QAnon adherents] will get into the Senate. When you frame your opponents [as subhuman], you won’t just watch them burn. You’ll be happy about it.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ex-qanon-followers-cult-conspiracy-theory-pizzagate-1064076/

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c10357  No.10766769

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FBI offers $15k reward for info on New Zealander facing charges

The FBI is offering more than $15,000 for information about a New Zealand man who fled the United States after he was charged with sex trafficking and child exploitation material.

Michael James Pratt, 37, is wanted by the United States agency for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to recruit young adult and minor women to engage in sex acts that were filmed, and distributed online between 2012 and 2019.

The former Christchurch man, whose alleged offending took place in San Diego, has been on the run since a federal warrant for his arrest was issued last year.

Along with fellow New Zealander Matthew Isaac Wolfe, who was imprisoned in San Diego earlier this year, Pratt owned and operated a pornography production company as well as the websites "GirlsDoPorn" and "GirlsDoToys."

According to the FBI, the websites generated about $26 million in revenue.

The agency said Pratt has ties to, or may visit, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Singapore, Japan, Chile, Croatia, and France.

In January, in a civil case separate to the criminal charges faced by Pratt and Wolfe, a California court ordered the two men to pay $19 million in damages to 22 women, mostly students, aged between 18 and 23.

The court found that through a series of companies, including several registered to Vanuatu, Pratt owned and received 100 percent of the profits from the porn websites.

The judgement found the two New Zealanders - as well as US citizen Rueben Andre Garcia, a porn actor - liable for fraud and breach of contract for lying to women about where the pornographic videos would be disseminated, and how much they would be paid for their work. The judge ordered that videos and photographs of the women be removed from the website.

According to the judgement, the men advertised clothed modelling work on Craiglist in the US and Canada, then convinced young respondents to fly to San Diego to shoot pornographic videos and photographs, promising anonymity and fees of up to $10,500.

"Defendants assure the women that the video will never be seen by anyone they know because it will only be distributed on DVD in a foreign country; it thus will never be available in the United States, and it will never be published online," the judgement reads.

But videos were distributed online, as well as being sent directly to members of the women's communities - in some cases to parents, siblings, sports coaches, employers, and university professors.

Approximately 60 emails were sent to one plaintiff's law school. The women's names and other personal information was also deliberately disseminated.

The criminal charges faced by Pratt are conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; production of child pornography; sex trafficking of a minor and by force, fraud and coercion; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; and criminal forfeiture.

Pratt is described as being six feet tall, with brown hair, and hazel eyes. He is known to use 'Mark' as an alias.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Michael James Pratt is asked to contact the FBI in San Diego on +1 (858) 320 1800. Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/426831/fbi-offers-15k-reward-for-info-on-new-zealander-facing-charges

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c10357  No.10766781

File: e124a04f23124cf⋯.jpg (37.14 KB, 535x692, 535:692, large_MICHAEL_JAMES_PRATT.jpg)

File: 60ea6a1d689ca75⋯.jpg (805.2 KB, 1275x1650, 17:22, 0001.jpg)

File: 9ff53d6f5f29a4e⋯.pdf (213.46 KB, michael_james_pratt.pdf)

>>10766769

WANTED BY THE FBI

MICHAEL JAMES PRATT

Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion; Production of Child Pornography; Sex Trafficking of a Minor and by Force, Fraud and Coercion; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion; Criminal Forfeiture

Aliases:

Michael Pratt, Michal J. Pratt, Mark

Reward:

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Michael James Pratt.

Remarks:

Pratt has ties to or may visit: New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Singapore, Japan, Chile, Croatia, and France.

Caution:

From approximately 2012 to October 2019, in the Southern District of California and elsewhere, Michael James Pratt and others allegedly participated in a conspiracy to recruit young adult and minor women to engage in commercial sex acts by force, fraud and coercion. Pratt and a co-conspirator owned and operated a pornography production company and online pornography websites, "GirlsDoPorn" and "GirlsDoToys." Pratt and his co-conspirators allegedly recruited young women from around the United States by posting advertisements for clothed modeling jobs on the Internet. Pratt and his co-conspirators advised the women responding to the ads that the jobs were in fact for pornographic videos and that they would be paid between $3,000 to $5,000 U.S. dollars for a one-day video shoot. To persuade the women to participate, Pratt and his co-conspirators allegedly convinced the women they would remain anonymous, that their videos ​would be provided to private collectors on DVD, and would not be posted on the Internet. Pratt allegedly paid other young women working at his direction to act as references or provide false assurances to the women that, if they filmed a video, the video would not be posted online. Some ​women were not permitted to leave the shooting locations until the videos were made ​and ​others were allegedly forced to perform certain sex acts they had declined to do. Allegedly, some of the women were sexually assaulted. ​Pratt's pornography websites generated more than $17 million U.S. dollars in revenue. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Pratt in the United States District Court, Southern District of California, on November 6, 2019.

Submit a Tip:

If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/legal-attache-offices

Field Office: San Diego

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sandiego

Submit an anonymous Tip online

https://tips.fbi.gov/

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/michael-james-pratt

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c10357  No.10766826

File: 19bf48b51158d4c⋯.jpg (23.17 KB, 649x365, 649:365, TikTok_not_keen_to_share_i….jpg)

File: 1e007d49f0f4011⋯.jpg (51.07 KB, 768x768, 1:1, Chartered_accountant_Nick_….jpg)

>>10738679

>>10738722

TikTok not keen to share information about who runs its Australian arm

TikTok is all about sharing content, but the world’s hottest social media firm is not being as open about the mysterious trio listed as directors of it’s Australian arm.

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TikTok’s Australian directors include a Sydney accountant who has more than 50 company directorships to his name, and two mysterious offshore directors about which little can be found online.

The Chinese company has been on a charm offensive in recent weeks, with its video-sharing app facing the threat of being kicked off app stores in the US by President Donald Trump and a controversy over a live-streamed suicide which appeared in the feeds of children.

While the spectre of being thrown off app stores has abated for now, the company is going to great strides to win the hearts and minds of Australians, this week announcing a new aggressive advertising campaign it says will celebrate “everyday Australians”.

General manager Lee Hunter, who is not a director, has been leading the charge to paint TikTok as a harmless, fun platform, saying on his LinkedIn a couple of months ago that “TikTok is a fun, creative, safe and entertaining platform that is, unfortunately, being used by some as a political football’’.

“We’re an open book - We welcome an open and transparent dialogue with policymakers and authorities to ensure TikTok remains a safe, fun and creative platform.’’

But the app has security professionals, and the US Government, concerned with its potential to harvest user data which could then potentially end up in the hands of the Chinese government.

TikTok Australia addressed these concerns in a recent submission to the Senate, saying “We have strict controls around security and data access. As noted in our Transparency Reports, TikTok has never shared Australian user data with the Chinese government, nor censored Australian content at its request.’’

The backgrounds of TikTok Australia’s foreign directors are not particularly transparent however, with its two foreign directors - Chinese-born Canadian citizens whose addresses are listed as in Hong Kong and Singapore - holding other international roles with the company, but keeping a low profile online.

TikTok Australia refused to provide further information about these two directors when contacted this week.

In order to operate legally in Australia, a proprietary company must have one Australian-resident director.

TikTok’s sole Australian director is Nick Barwell of French’s Forest, NSW, who is a chartered accountant and a principal at McBurney’s Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors.

Mr Barwell’s bio says he “is responsible for a large number of family groups looking to protect their wealth and provide for their families in the most tax-effective manner’’, and “also supports a number of Australian and international business clients dealing with monthly accounting, taxation compliance, internal reporting, payment processing and payroll’’.

Mr Barwell does not list his involvement with TikTok, or his numerous other company directorships, on his LinkedIn profile.

Other companies he is involved with include Bushells, Brooks Brothers Australia, and Robert Timms and previously technology firm Mashable.

Overall he is a current director of 58 companies, ASIC records show, however a large number of these companies are related to each other.

Some of Mr Barwell’s other current and former directorships or company secretary roles include:

Brooks Brothers Australia, Bushells, FreshFood Australia, Gubagoo Australia, SASOL Petroleum, Nearwater Capital Australia, Robert Timms, Vita-Mix ANZ, Mashable Australia (former director), NTT Security (Australia) (former director).

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c10357  No.10766830

File: f8aa9abc6a98313⋯.jpg (59.53 KB, 1024x768, 4:3, TikTok_Australia_director_….jpg)

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>>10766826

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TikTok Australia’s other two directors are Ms Tian Zhao, whose address is listed as being in an upscale part of Singapore, and Zhao Liu, who is listed as living in Hong Kong. Both have no other Australian company directorships.

Both directors have a very low profile online, with Ms Zhao having just 59 connections on LinkedIn and little activity on the platform beyond occasionally sharing information about TikTok and parent company Bytedance.

Ms Zhao is also listed online as a director of TikTok Information Technologies UK.

Australian company records show Ms Zhao as being born in Beijing while companies House documents from the UK, lodged in 2017, state that her nationality is Canadian.

Zhao Liu is listed on the Zoominfo website as “Director, Corporate Development & Ir at ByteDance’’.

He is also listed as director and president of TikTok in the US and managing director of TikTok in Germany.

He does not appear to have a LinkedIn profile.

News Corp Australia sent a series of questions to Mr Barwell, asking about his level of involvement in TikTok Australia, however a response from TikTok corporate affairs did not answer these questions, or a query about further information about the backgrounds of its other directors.

“When TikTok Australia Pty Ltd was established as an Australian business entity in November last year, two Canadian citizens and an Australian were appointed as directors, in line with ASIC regulations and Australian company law,’’ a TikTok spokesperson said via email.

“Since then we have founded and significantly scaled our team in the country and brought on Australian leadership. The process is underway to realign our local directorships, as part of our regular reviews of corporate governance structures.”

TikTok Australia Pty Ltd is owned by Chinese company Bytedance Ltd, which is based in the Cayman Islands.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/tiktok-not-keen-to-share-information-about-who-runs-its-australian-arm/news-story/f6af870934336257cfb099c6d838ec35

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860b5a  No.10766843

File: cf3a839c7aba964⋯.jpg (68.88 KB, 750x500, 3:2, Accounting.jpg)

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c10357  No.10766846

File: a47d92ff8574ccb⋯.jpg (152.54 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Yoshihide_Suga_is_applaude….jpg)

Scott Morrison’s call with Japan’s Yoshihide Suga catches Beijing's ire

Scott Morrison’s phone call to Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga — the first by a world leader — has raised concern in Beijing about Tokyo and Canberra forming an “iron triangle with Washington” in the Asia Pacific.

An analysis published on the People’s Liberation Army’s news website China Military said there were “deep implications” in Mr Morrison and Mr Suga’s 20-minute-long, Sunday-night call, which it said “drew close attention in the international policy circle”.

In the piece Lyu Yaodong, a Japanese studies research fellow at the influential government think tank Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that Mr Suga’s call to Mr Morrison — which was made before a Sunday night call to US President Donald Trump — revealed Japan and Australia’s shared awareness of the decline of American power relative to China.

“As Washington becomes less influential in the Asia Pacific, Tokyo and Canberra have to reaffirm its importance in the region and jointly prevent their alliance with the super power from becoming an empty shell,” wrote Lyu.

The Australian and Japanese governments have repeatedly confirmed the two countries’ close strategic partnership since Mr Suga’s long serving predecessor Shinzo Abe in late August announced he was stepping down as prime minister for health reasons.

Last week Marise Payne was the first foreign minister to talk to her Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, after the English speaker was reappointed as foreign minister.

The Australian on Tuesday revealed Tokyo and Canberra are working on a plan for Mr Morrison to become the first leader in the world to meet Mr Suga, perhaps as early as late November.

That meeting of the two US allies — which could be delayed until January for domestic political reasons and coronavirus travel complications — will be closely watched in Beijing.

Reports in the Japanese media have said Suga will speak to Chinese President Xi Jingping on Friday.

In another sign of the new Suga administration’s desire to project continuity with the Abe era, an in-person gathering of the four foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — made up of the US, Japan, India and Australia — will be held in Tokyo in early October.

Lyu said the summary of the Suga-Morrison call released by the Japanese foreign ministry indicated Japan and Australia would have a “closer and more regular” defence partnership, would be “tough on China over issues related to the East China Sea and South China Sea” and highlighted the “importance” to them “in shaping” the Quad grouping with the US and India.

The Beijing-based research fellow said the call showed Mr Suga’s “intention to form an iron triangle with Washington and Canberra to reinforce the country’s geostrategic control in Asia Pacific”.

With the November presidential election approaching, the Trump administration has become increasingly loud in championing its alliance network as a key strategic advantage over China.

In a rare public appearance, Miles Yu, a Chinese-born policy adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, this week said an “alliance of democracies” was forming to counter China’s threat.

“We have countries like … Japan, Australia, the U.K., Canada, EU, NATO and ASEAN organisation countries. We all share the same values,” the influential state department policy planner said.

“China has none that it can be trusted,” Mr Yu said in an online discussion hosted by Canadian think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

“North Korea is useless for the (Chinese Communist Party) for the most part. Russia is playing a hard-to-get game with Beijing,” he said.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/scott-morrisons-call-with-japans-yoshihide-suga-catches-beijings-ire/news-story/a52d794de1e08bf0b3ffcddf2e31883e

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c10357  No.10766945

File: b7120f026b20c09⋯.jpg (102.16 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Westpac_has_agreed_to_pay_….jpg)

File: 3a26ab4ca6a0789⋯.jpg (99.18 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Westpac_CEO_Peter_King_sai….jpg)

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Westpac slugged with $1.3 billion fine over Austrac scandal

Westpac will cough up more than a billion dollars in penalties to the financial crimes watchdog for failing to stop transactions that funded child sex trafficking.

The country’s second largest bank has agreed to pay the largest civil fine in Australian history, after admitting to 23 million breaches of financial crime laws relating to international transfers and transactions that funded terrorism and human trafficking for years.

Austrac’s 2019 Westpac investigation revealed programming errors led to five years of millions of suspicious bank transfers not being reported to the watchdog.

The multitude of transfers to and from the bank equated to $11 billion. Westpac had failed to declare the transactions to Austrac within the adequate time frame.

In the statement of agreed facts, which will be presented to the Federal Court, it was revealed one Westpac customer had funded $40,000 relating to child exploitation syndicates in the Philippines from 2014 to 2018.

“Westpac failed to identify activity potentially indicative of child exploitation risks by failing to implement appropriate transaction monitoring detection scenarios,” the statement said.

Westpac chief executive Peter King apologised for its failings relating to the historical transactions, which were not flagged as suspicious at the time.

“We are committed to fixing the issues to ensure that these mistakes do not happen again,” he said.

“This has been my number one priority. We have also closed down relevant products and reported all relevant historical transactions.”

Westpac conceded to the total number of breaches claimed by Austrac.

Austrac was initially trying to sap Westpac of $1.5 billion over the matter, while the bank had set $900 million in its 2020 half-year results in anticipation of the penalty.

The bank had originally admitted to about 19 million of the financial crime violations after an internal compliance probe, instead of the 23 million alleged by the financial crimes regulator.

The breaches were made to four overseas banks, with the processing errors related to a Westpac end-to-end technology system that did not properly record payment information.

Transfer issues also related to the installation of the LitePay payments product within the bank that facilitated overseas money transactions of up to $3000.

Austrac and the Attorney-General’s office have previously warned frequent low value payments to the Philippines could be at risk of being related to child exploitation rings.

Attorney-General Christian Porter said the fine reflected the “very significant” and “serious failures” of Westpac’s compliance regimen.

“The bank has admitted to 23 million breaches of counter money laundering and counter terrorism laws, which includes failing to report international funds transfers,” he said.

“Some of those international funds transfers have been directly linked to the alleged facilitation or funding of child exploitation material in foreign countries.”

After the revelations by Austrac, Westpac’s then chief executive Brian Hartzer and chairman Lindsay Maxsted were forced to depart the bank.

The $1.3 billion fine dwarfs the $700 million penalty that Commonwealth Bank was forced to pay in 2018, after Austrac revealed uncapped deposits on ATMs had allowed arms and drug dealers to launder money into bank accounts.

Mr King said the bank was strengthening its abilities to identify suspicious behaviour, recruiting 200 financial crime employees.

“Westpac has made substantial investments to strengthen its systems, processes and controls to detect and report suspicious transactions,” he said.

“We are determined to continually lift our financial crime standards, comply with our obligations and uphold our customer, community, and regulatory expectations.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/westpac-pays-up-for-austral-scandal/news-story/4161d88925180d6dd70a124b8fafdb8e

Westpac and AUSTRAC reach agreement on AML/CTF civil proceedings subject to Federal Court approval

24 September 2020

Westpac Group has today announced it has reached an agreement with AUSTRAC to resolve the civil proceedings commenced in the Federal Court of Australia on 20 November 2019.

https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/media/media-releases/2020/24-september/

https://www.westpac.com.au/content/dam/public/wbc/documents/pdf/aw/media/WBC_asx_release_24-09-20.pdf

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c10357  No.10767015

File: 1f1751c46ef39e9⋯.jpg (19.61 KB, 695x391, 695:391, Mark_Anthony_Gray_in_a_scr….jpg)

File: eafabf088416f6c⋯.jpg (66.05 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Dylan_McCrossin_outside_co….jpg)

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Paedophiles Mark Anthony Gray and Dylan McCrossin plead guilty to child exploitation crimes, earn up to 40 per cent off sentences

Two Adelaide men will serve up to 40 per cent less prison time for their child exploitation offences – because they rushed through their guilty pleas before a change in sentence discount laws.

Two child sex offenders – one who used the Kik app, the other a teacher at seven SA schools – have pleaded guilty to secure hefty sentencing discounts that are about to be abolished.

In separate court hearings on Thursday, Mark Anthony Gray and Dylan McCrossin pleaded guilty to possessing material showing children under the age of 14 being exploited.

Both Gray – who also produced and shared the illegal material – and McCrossin are now eligible to receive reductions of up to 40 per cent off their eventual sentences.

While a State Government bill to reduce discounts passed the Lower House earlier this week, it has yet to pass through the Upper House.

The Greens wish to interrogate the terms of the bill, as they are permitted to do so under Parliamentary rules.

An Opposition bill to cut the discounts was introduced in parliament in July but was voted down.

On Thursday, Opposition legal affairs spokesman Kyam Maher said the government was to blame for any leniency shown to Gray or McCrossin.

“Paedophiles are now pushing each other out of the way to plead guilty and take advantage of the government’s inexcusable lack of action,” he said.

“We moved legislation to fix this in July and the government voted against it – we said at the time that, if any more vile offenders got out of prison early it would be on Steven Marshall’s head.

“He must now take responsibility.”

Gray, 56, of Wynn Vale, was the first to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday.

He was arrested in May by SA’s Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, or JACET, which is a partnership between SA Police and Australian Federal Police.

At the time, JACET alleged Gray was acting as an administrator of a social networking application for the purpose of dealing with child exploitation material.

On Thursday, by video link, Gray pleaded guilty to multiple basic and aggravated counts of possessing and disseminating child exploitation material.

He also pleaded guilty to one aggravated count of producing child exploitation material.

Under Commonwealth law, an aggravated offence means the child depicted in the material was under the age of 14 years.

Gray also pleaded guilty to multiple counts of acting as a host or administrator of a website used to distribute child exploitation material.

Those charges, relating to his use of the Kik app, and all other offences occurred between November 2018 and May 2020.

The state’s chief magistrate, Judge Mary-Louise Hribal, remanded Gray in custody to face the District Court in November, when a date for sentencing will be set.

McCrossin, 39, of Norwood, faced court later in the day – his case was not scheduled to be heard again until December.

His lawyer told the court her client wanted the matter called on so that he could enter guilty pleas.

McCrossin pleaded guilty to one aggravated count, and two basic counts of possessing child exploitation material.

Those offences were committed at Norwood on January 9 this year.

McCrossin was arrested by JACET in July, prompting the Department of Education to notify parents at seven schools.

Judge Hribal remanded him on continuing bail to face the District Court in November, in order to set a sentencing date.

On Thursday, Attorney-General Vickie Chapman said it was “extremely disappointing” the Greens had “stalled” the bill and not proceeded with it.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/south-australia/paedophile-mark-anthony-gray-pleads-guilty-to-using-kik-to-spread-child-exploitation-material-gets-40-per-cent-off-his-sentence/news-story/fd62421670f6a22752a5801d92de9314

Opposition legal affairs spokesman Kyam Maher’s letter to Attorney-General Vickie Chapman

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QiQMfAF-N8-n8s3cgV0dT4wQn4s9sPAJ/view

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860b5a  No.10767040

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c10357  No.10767066

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet

#Help

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1308963535511154688

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860b5a  No.10767119

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860b5a  No.10767202

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860b5a  No.10767270

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860b5a  No.10767301

File: dc0612de48029c8⋯.jpg (17.73 KB, 194x255, 194:255, LolitaExpress.jpg)

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860b5a  No.10767345

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860b5a  No.10767476

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860b5a  No.10767558

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860b5a  No.10767600

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860b5a  No.10767650

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860b5a  No.10767807

Why would you say, 'Dean Jones Is Dead?'

You'd expect, 'Dean Jones has died', at the lower end of respect and innate human tact.

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860b5a  No.10767897

File: 8a2aea99f4cae7c⋯.jpg (96.92 KB, 666x500, 333:250, BaliNeverForget.jpg)

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860b5a  No.10768146

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39b7fd  No.10769291

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39b7fd  No.10769300

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c10357  No.10770516

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>>10767066

Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet

I have not put this out there, please be advised that I may have been hacked. I’m all good, thank you all for your concern!! Best- V

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1309073005662941188

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f76e5c  No.10780463

>>10753030

That's gotta be the fucking coolest name for an operation since Overlord.

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c10357  No.10780524

File: 897d4213ae2688b⋯.jpg (69.11 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Giovanni_Angelo_Becciu_pre….jpg)

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Powerful Vatican cardinal resigns amid scandal

Rome: The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Angelo Becciu, has resigned suddenly from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reportedly implicated him indirectly.

The Vatican provided no details on why Pope Francis accepted Becciu's resignation in a statement late on Thursday (Friday AEST). In the one-sentence announcement, the Holy See said only that Francis had accepted Becciu's resignation as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints "and his rights connected to the cardinalate".

Cardinal George Pell reportedly had a role in uncovering the scandal.

Becciu, the former No. 2 in the Vatican's secretariat of state, has been reportedly implicated in a financial scandal involving the Holy See's investment in a London real estate deal that has lost millions of euros in fees paid to middlemen.

The Vatican prosecutor has placed several officials under investigation, as well as the middlemen, but not Becciu. Becciu has defended the soundness of the original investment and denied any wrongdoing, and it's not clear why he resigned.

But the late-breaking and tight-lipped news release, the severity of his apparent sanction and the unexpected downfall of one of the most powerful Vatican officials all suggested a shocking new chapter in the scandal, which has convulsed the city state for the past year.

The Catholic News Agency reported late last year that the Vatican's Prefecture of the Economy led by Cardinal Pell first detected "loans off-books" related to the investment in the London property in 2015.

In response, CNA reported, Becciu personally reprimanded Pell. “Becciu summoned the cardinal - summoned him,” according to a senior official quoted by CNA.

“Pell was supposed to be the ultimate authority in monitoring and authorising all Vatican financial business, answerable only to Pope Francis, but Becciu shouted at him like he was an inferior.”

Pell was convicted of two cases of historical sexual assault in 2019 in Australia and sentenced to six years. The case was later overturned by the High Court of Australia.

In the Vatican statement, the Holy See identified Becciu as “His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Becciu,” making clear he remained a cardinal but without any rights.

At 72, Becciu would have been able to participate in a possible future conclave to elect Francis’ successor. Cardinals over age 80 can't vote. But by renouncing his rights as a cardinal, Becciu has relinquished his rights to take part.

Becciu was the “substitute” or top deputy in the secretariat of state from 2011-2018, when Francis made him a cardinal and moved him into the saint-making office. He straddled two pontificates, having been named by Pope Benedict XVI and entrusted with essentially running the Curia, or Vatican bureaucracy, a position that gave him enormous influence and power.

The financial problems date from 2014, when the Vatican entered into a real estate venture by investing over $US200 million ($283 million) in a fund run by an Italian businessman. The deal gave the Holy See 45 per cent of the luxury building at 60 Sloane Ave. in London’s Chelsea neighbourhood.

The money came from the secretariat’s asset portfolio, which is funded in large part by the Peter’s Pence donations of Catholics around the world for the pope to use for charity and Vatican expenses.

The Holy See decided in November 2018, after Becciu had left the secretariat, to exit the fund, end its relationship with the businessman and buy out the remainder of the building. It did so after Becciu's successor determined that the mortgage was too onerous and that the businessman was losing money in some of the fund’s other investments.

The buyout deal, however, cost the Holy See tens of millions of euros more and sparked the Vatican investigation that has so far implicated a half-dozen Vatican employees.

Becciu has insisted he wasn’t in power during the 2018 buyout deal and always acted in the sole interests of the Holy See. In the Vatican prosecutor's initial warrant, Becciu is not named, and it remains unclear if his role in managing the secretariat's vast asset portfolio was connected with the resignation.

His former boss, Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, has said the whole matter was “opaque" and needed to be clarified. Francis, for his part, has vowed to get to the bottom of what he has said was evidence of corruption in the Holy See.

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https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/powerful-vatican-cardinal-resigns-amid-scandal-20200925-p55z7o.html

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c10357  No.10780602

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Trump declares 'the best is yet to come'

Sky News Australia

Published on 24 Sep 2020

President Donald Trump has emphatically declared “the best is yet to come” at a campaign rally in Florida.

“We stand on the shoulders of Florida patriots who gave their blood, sweat and tears for this beloved nation,” the president said.

“Won two world wars, defeated fascism and communism, and from here in this beautiful sun-drenched state of Florida we launched American astronauts to the moon.

“We made America into the single greatest nation in the history of the world, and the best is yet to come.

“We are going to keep on winning, winning, winning.”

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

1:24

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1d526a  No.10780636

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/australia/sydney

Oct 4

Forward 1 hour

Oct 4, 2020 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach

Sunday, October 4, 2020, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to

Sunday, October 4, 2020, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Oct 4, 2020 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

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1d526a  No.10780781

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For Baker

SILVERCHAIR - THE GREATEST VIEW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA_ZiyI3Ros

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000000  No.10780815

FORGING EARLY CHILDHOOD LINKS WITH CHINA

""July 8, 2016""

The Andrews Labor Government is breaking new ground, formally connecting Victoria and China’s early years education.

This week the Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos signed a formal agreement between Victoria and China focused on early childhood education, the first of its kind.

Victoria and China have a long-standing close relationship on education, but no formal ties had existed on early childhood issues until now.

The agreement with Sichuan Province focuses on partnerships in research and policy development, and will provide professional development opportunities for the Victorian and Chinese early years workforce.

Ms Mikakos discussed the establishment of the China-Victoria Early Childhood Educational Engagement Program, a partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education.

Under the partnership, early childhood experts, educators and policy makers will exchange early years research and knowledge.

Ms Mikakos also conducted learning tours of kindergartens in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Tianjin.

The Victorian and Chinese governments have mutual interests, agreeing that all children should have access to early years education, including those with additional learning needs.

China is reforming its early childhood education and care systems. China and Victoria share common objectives of quality, equity and inclusiveness.

Victoria is on the cutting-edge of research and practice in effective learning programs, including “intentional teaching” and play-based learning.

Victoria’s New China Strategy: Partnerships for Prosperity, identifies a strong, co-operative relationship with China has been identified as key to Victoria’s future prosperity and making the Education State.

Announced by the Labor Government in April 2016, the strategy supports the activities of Victorian education providers in China.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos

“We have forged formal early years ties – the first of their kind – between Victoria and China, and I thank China for their enthusiasm and shared vision.”

“In the Education State, Victoria’s kids will reap the benefits of our new partnerships with China for years to come.”

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c10357  No.10780956

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Julian Assange dramatising about psychotic thoughts, court told

Julian Assange was “self dramatising” about psychotic thoughts and was unlikely to have Asperger syndrome, his extradition hearing has been told.

Nigel Blackwood, a forensic psychiatrist appearing for the US prosecution, told the Old Bailey in London that the WikiLeaks founder suffered from recurrent depression with “some risk of suicide”.

But he said that risk had been carefully managed in London’s Belmarsh prison, and risk factors were “modifiable and he engages with treatments to manage that risk’’.

Dr Blackwood said Assange was “self-dramatising or hyperbolic approach in describing (his medical) symptoms’’, adding it was important to look carefully at the clinical records as well in making diagnoses.

He said if Assange had been severely depressed with psychosis as earlier witness Michael Kopelman had claimed, then that professor should have organised an outside (the jail) referral.

“I do not agree with Kopelman’s approach,” Dr Blackwood said.

“I am objecting that he had Assange at the very severest end of depression … if that was the case (prison doctor) Dr Daley was bound to refer him out to a secure unit so it could be treated. I object to him being put him at furthest end of the depression spectrum.”

Assange is contesting extradition to the US, where he faces 18 spying counts and up to 175 years in jail.

Dr Blackwood, who had examined Assange twice, also said the Australian had some traits that were Asperger-like “but it does not go over the categorical diagnostic line. Even if he has an autistic spectrum disorder … for me he’s at the very mildest end of that diagnostic spectrum.’’

Dr Blackwood said he had anxieties about such a diagnosis in a 49-year-old man where, despite the medical attention he had received in the past, there had never been a historic diagnosis of Asperger’s.

In cross examination, Dr Blackwood said Assange had proven to be a resilient and resourceful man and that he underplayed those traits about himself.

He noted that predictions that Assange would be so depressed that he would not be able to engage in the legal process had not been proven to be the case.

He said that Assange’s warmth, humour, banter, and running a very successful organisation raised doubts about the impact of any Asperger’s disorder on his behaviour.

This is an important part of the trial because in other British cases, the issue of Asperger’s was key to US extradition requests being denied.

Dr Blackwood said if US jail conditions previously described to the court included highly limited access to other inmates, lawyers and fresh air, it may have an impact on Assange’s depressive disorder.

Lawyers from both sides have also demanded medical reports be kept suppressed from journalists “as a matter of principle”.

Assange’s legal team and those for the US prosecution, have asked judge Vanessa Baraitser to refuse journalists access to the reports made to the court by various medical experts.

The court has heard three days of medical evidence where various psychiatrists have referred to diagnoses of severe depression with psychotic hallucinations, details of Assange’s medications, and analysis of his medical history. However the written testimonies of these witnesses has not been made available.

Meanwhile, the founder of Cryptome, a website which published unredacted US government diplomatic cables, has testified he has never been asked to remove the files by US authorities.

In a written statement, John Young told the court that he published the unredacted cables on September 1, 2011 after obtaining them from the URL http://193.198.207.6/wiki/file/xyz/z.gpg.

“Since my publication on Cryptome.org of the unredacted diplomatic cables, no US law enforcement authority has notified me that this publication of the cables is illegal, consists or contributes to a crime in any way, nor have they asked for them to be removed,” he said.

The Old Bailey earlier heard how people learned about the presence of mirrored sites containing the encrypted WikiLeaks diplomatic cache and then separately about the passcode that unlocked the encryption, which was the chapter heading in a book co-written by Guardian journalist David Leigh.

Leigh had been one of the journalist partners working with Assange to redact names in the files leaked to WikiLeaks by the US military analyst Chelsea Manning.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/julian-assange-dramatising-about-psychotic-thoughts-court-told/news-story/d6dbc2c5f52ce0949ba41af98d15125b

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c10357  No.10781303

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>>10729596

The Death Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pushed Me To Join The Satanic Temple

By Jamie Smith, Guest Writer - 24/09/2020'

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I am a 40-something attorney and mother who lives in a quiet neighborhood with a yard and a garage full of scooters and soccer balls. I often walk with my children to get ice cream and spend weekends hiking through a national park. I am not the type of person who would normally consider becoming a Satanist, but these are not normal times.

Like so many other women in the United States, when I learned of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, my first reaction was not grief but fear. I fear that American citizens are inching closer to living in a theocracy or dictatorship and that the checks meant to prevent this from happening are close to eroding beyond repair.

When Justice Ginsburg died, I knew immediately that action was needed on a scale we have not seen before. Our democracy has become so fragile that the loss of one of the last guardians of common sense and decency in government less than two months before a pivotal election has put our civil and reproductive rights in danger like never before. And, so, I have turned to Satanism.

Members of the Satanic Temple do not believe in the supernatural or superstition. In the same way that some Unitarians and some Jews do not believe in God, Satanic Temple members do not worship Satan and most are atheists. They are not affiliated in any way with the Church of Satan. Instead, the Satanic Temple uses the devil as a symbol of rebellion.

Just like other faiths, the Satanic Temple has a code that their members believe in deeply and use to guide their lives. These Seven Fundamental Tenets include that “one should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason,” that “the struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions,” and that “one’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.”

Reading through the Seven Tenets, I was struck by how closely they aligned with the unwritten code I had used to try to guide my own life for several years. I realized, happily, that these were my people and that I had been a Satanist for several years without even knowing it. When Justice Ginsburg’s death suddenly made combating the threats to reproductive rights and a government free from religious interference more urgent, I knew it was time to join them and support their conceptual and legal battles.

Even before Ginsburg’s death, the Supreme Court was unwilling to provide adequate protection for a woman’s right to choose and to control her body. The court was unwilling to keep church and state separate. Now, without her voice of reason on the court - let alone her vote - Roe v. Wade is in imminent danger of being overturned not based on legal arguments or scientific reasoning, but because of religious objections to what is a safe and necessary procedure for the women who seek it out after discussion with their physician. Ginsburg’s replacement is all but certain to be vehemently anti-choice, with one of the top contenders belonging to a sect that actually used the term “handmaid” to refer to some women until the popularity of the TV series “The Handmaid’s Tale” gave the term negative connotations.

In the hours after Justice Ginsburg’s death, I sat wondering what the future would hold for my daughters. Their ability to live in a country where the religious beliefs of others would not play a role in their right to assert autonomy over their own bodies was suddenly, starkly, in danger. Traditional means of keeping abortion safe and legal seemed woefully inadequate to protect the rights that women in the generation before me had fought so hard to secure.

(continued)

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c10357  No.10781312

File: 409299c09a321e7⋯.jpg (605.37 KB, 852x676, 213:169, Q_2904.jpg)

>>10781303

2/2

Almost immediately I sought strength in the Satanic Temple’s efforts to turn religious arguments on their head by pushing for religious liberty for their members on an equal basis with believers in the dominant Christian faiths. And this is not just a theoretical push. The temple has launched campaigns and filed lawsuits to compel the government to do this in matters ranging from exemptions from legal mandates to cover birth control to the ability to display religious symbols in government buildings or allow religious clubs in public schools. By pointing out instances where the government has favored Christian rhetoric - and filing legal challenges to stop it - the Satanic Temple has transformed belief into action and has demonstrated what freedom fighting truly looks like.

The Satanic Temple hopes to appear before the Supreme Court in a case challenging a Missouri abortion law that requires those seeking to terminate their pregnancy to first receive materials asserting that their abortion would end the life of a separate, unique person. The temple argues that these materials violate the deeply held religious beliefs of one of its members regarding bodily autonomy and scientifically reasonable personal choice. The argument the Satanic Temple is using is the same one the Supreme Court effectively endorsed in the Hobby Lobby birth control case, for which Justice Ginsburg wrote the dissent - that no one should have to follow a law that violates their deeply held religious beliefs. If a Christian should not have to do so based on their religion, a Satanist should not have to either. This is what equality under the law means on a fundamental level.

This is an organization I want standing up for my rights and for my daughters’. While I support more mainstream groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Church and State, my research has shown that the Satanic Temple is truly in line with my beliefs about protecting our First Amendment rights and fighting laws that promote or are based on religious doctrine and that it is willing to use radical, creative and yet legally sound strategies to make its case.

I was able to become a mother when I wanted on my own terms. Throughout my pregnancy, I had access to scientifically accurate information and the ability to make informed choices with my doctor. While I never had an abortion, I want the same opportunities to choose for my own daughters. I am far from certain these rights will exist 10 years from now when they may be deciding when, how or even whether to start their own families.

There is a real chance that the Supreme Court will be lost for a generation or more to justices appointed for their religious beliefs rather than a deep understanding of the Constitution or a desire for justice to be carried out on an impartial basis. Because of this, I believe that the Satanic Temple - and its members’ dedication to fighting for true freedom - represents our best, last defense against anti-choice lawmakers who are seeking to assert power over women’s bodies and take away our right to choose. We need creative, resolute thinkers who are willing to stand up for what they believe in and take concrete action to do so, and the Satanic Temple is full of those kind of people. I am proud to now count myself among their ranks.

Everyone who cares about women having autonomy over their bodies should care about efforts to use religion to chip away at this right. We need to think outside the box to challenge what is coming and what is already here. The Satanic Temple is already doing that, and by becoming one of its members, I believe I have joined a community of people who will stop at nothing to safeguard my family’s rights - and all of our rights - when they are at their most vulnerable.

Jamie Smith is an attorney and mother who cares about civil rights. She can be reached at jamiesmithwrites@gmail.com

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/rbg-mom-joins-satanic-temple_n_5f6b3565c5b629afbe990c15

>https://qanon.pub/?q=satan

>https://qanon.pub/?q=devil

>https://qanon.pub/?q=evil

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4c9dc5  No.10781504

Saw this, watched it, hot'damn.

https://twitter.com/Qsentmehere/status/1309450048418263046

Anons of AUS, is this a popular news channel?

And the way they put it, I love it.

"Leftist media willing to have lives lost as a result of hatred for Trump"

Hope all is well down under.

Together we stand. God bless.

o7

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000000  No.10781756

>>10781504

There's some decent analysis from Sky News here in Aus. It's owned by Rupert Murdoch, same as Fox News and is only on cable TV.

Seems to go a bit further than your fox news. But still not enough

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000000  No.10781862

>>10781504

>Hope all is well down under.

>Together we stand. God bless.

>o7

Oh yeah, all is NOT well. Particularly for us in Victoria.

God Bless

o7

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c10357  No.10793133

File: 8c7a53f3024500c⋯.jpg (161.38 KB, 1024x681, 1024:681, A_truck_with_a_billboard_o….jpg)

Julian Assange's extradition decision won't be made until after the US election

London: The British judge hearing Julian Assange's arguments against extradition to the United States has agreed to a request by his lawyers to delay her decision until after the November presidential election.

The timing will bolster the hopes of Assange and his supporters for the extradition request to be dropped if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ousts President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration wants Assange to be tried in the US on 18 spying charges over cables published by the Australian's WikiLeaks website a decade ago.

Earlier this week, Assange's fiancee Stella Moris, told this masthead that it if the Democrats were to win, it would be difficult for Biden to be seen to follow Trump's legacy and not that of his predecessor Barack Obama. The Obama administration never charged Assange and the former president commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning - the former army intelligence officer who provided the documents published by Wikileaks. Biden was vice-president to Obama.

Assange's legal team argues the prosecution mounted by the US Department of Justice is political and would violate his human rights. Its earlier request to delay the hearing had been denied.

The hearing has already been delayed to the coronavirus pandemic and the district judge deciding his case, Vanessa Baraitser, had previously warned the defence not to count on her granting another extension.

"One way or the other my decision is likely to come after the election in the United States," she said, granting Assange's lawyers four more weeks, the prosecution another fortnight and the defence a final 72 hours to respond.

She said her decision would likely be handed down in 2021. She asked Edward Fitzgerald, a lawyer for Assange, whether the defence would use the extra time to submit new evidence - a move the prosecution successfully complained about on Friday.

"If something really absolutely major happens obviously the court has to look at the situation as it is.

"Supposing Trump said 'I'm going to execute all journalists' or something like that then obviously we'd be entitled to draw that to the attention of the court but we accept it would have to be something fairly dramatic," Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald argued the court would have to take into account the result of the US election at any rate.

"We can't really avoid that political fact," he said.

The delay means Assange will remain at Belmarsh Prison for at least the rest of the year having previously been denied bail.

Last year, Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks' prison for skipping bail in 2012, when he sought political asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he was wanted over sexual assault allegations.

On Friday, Baraitser again reprimanded the 49-year-old during proceedings, this time for talking to Moris while the hearing extensions were being discussed. She told him to sit back down in the dock, which is separated from the well of the court by a glass pane.

"It's just not appropriate, you have lawyers in front of you. If you wish to give instructions, then of course, you can."

Later Assange could be seen speaking to Moris through the glass but in the company of his Australian lawyer Jennifer Robinson.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/julian-assange-s-extradition-decision-won-t-be-made-until-after-the-us-election-20200925-p55zf2.html

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c10357  No.10793246

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Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns

Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

In a statement sent to CNA Sept. 25, the former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy said: “The Holy Father was elected to clean up Vatican finances. He plays a long game and is to be thanked and congratulated on recent developments.”

The cardinal issued the statement from Sydney, Australia, where he is living after his acquittal by Australia’s High Court in April on charges of sexual abuse. He spent 13 months in solitary confinement after he was given a six-year prison sentence following a trial in Melbourne, Victoria.

“I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria,” Pell said.

Becciu resigned Sept. 24 as prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints and from the rights extended to members of the College of Cardinals.

The cardinal worked previously as the number two-ranking official in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, and has been connected to an ongoing investigation of financial malfeasance at the secretariat.

Pell and Becciu had clashed over the reform of Vatican finances.

CNA has reported that in 2015 Becciu seemed to have made an attempt to disguise the loans on Vatican balance sheets by canceling them out against the value of the property purchased in the London neighborhood of Chelsea, an accounting maneuver prohibited by new financial policies approved by Pope Francis in 2014.

The alleged attempt to hide the loans off-books was detected by the Prefecture for the Economy, then led by Pell. Senior officials at the Prefecture for the Economy told CNA that when Pell began to demand details of the loans, especially those involving the Swiss bank BSI, then-Archbishop Becciu called the cardinal in to the Secretariat of State for a “reprimand.”

In 2016, Becciu was instrumental in bringing to a halt reforms initiated by Pell. Although Pope Francis had given the newly created Prefecture for the Economy autonomous oversight authority over Vatican finances, Becciu interfered when the prefecture planned an external audit of all Vatican departments, to be conducted by the firm PriceWaterhouseCooper.

Unilaterally, and without permission of Pope Francis, Becciu canceled the audit and announced in a letter to all Vatican departments that it would not take place.

When Pell challenged internally the audit’s cancellation, Becciu persuaded Pope Francis to give his decision ex post facto approval, sources inside the prefecture told CNA. The audit never took place.

Becciu held a press conference in Rome Sept. 25 at which he protested his innocence of financial wrongdoing.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-pell-thanks-pope-francis-after-cardinal-becciu-resigns-32104

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c10357  No.10793340

File: 087c3d049e3276b⋯.jpg (89.8 KB, 926x610, 463:305, Outraged_from_far_right_me….jpg)

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How British grannies are spreading QAnon conspiracy theory memes on Facebook

Sue Greenwood - September 25, 2020

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A headteacher in Stoke-on-Trent told me that, alongside ensuring a COVID-safe return to school for her pupils this September, she’s having to reassure parents that their children will not be forcibly taken away and isolated in a secret location if they start coughing in class.

The headteacher keeps getting sent a Facebook post warning parents to “wake up” to the threat in the UK’s Coronavirus Act. “Is this true, can you take my child?” she is asked.

The Facebook post those parents had seen began going viral mid-August. It’s one of several similar posts seen in the UK and Australia, and follows a pattern in many posts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory. These often include a direct appeal to parents, challenging the reader to do their own research to “prove” the veracity of the claim, a call to defend individual rights against big government, elites, or some undefined “they”.

Despite being quickly fact-checked and tagged as false, this and related posts which use the hashtag #SaveTheChildren are still circulating and the phrase “covid act 2020 children in school” still comes up as an autofill option if you search for “covid act” on Google.

The power of memes

For the past five years, my research has looked at how strangers talk with each other about politics on Facebook. I’ve focused on four English constituencies – Stoke-on-Trent Central, Burton and Uttoxeter, Bristol West and Brighton Pavilion – tracking conversations through public pages, posts and public information on people’s timelines and profiles.

Through the 2015, 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, I saw the increased polarisation of those Facebook conversations and with it increased incivility, partisanship and sectarianism. I was struck by the rising use of memes and how a handful of core themes made their way from meme to belief. During the 2019 election, I noticed how memes from far right US Facebook pages were being posted and spread via people in the UK constituencies I was studying.

I recently decided to explore how the upcoming US election might be translating into partisan ideas on Facebook in the UK. I decided to focus on one meme, and the individual Facebook users who cared enough about that issue to share or comment publicly – and see where it took me.

So, in late August, I returned to Facebook after a seven-month gap and picked the meme that happened to be at the top of my timeline – a post from the group Migrant Watch shared by the page of UKIP Brighton & Hove. This was consistently one of the most active meme-seeders among the constituency party Facebook groups I follow.

I’d found links during the last election between the active seeding of anti-migrant, anti-immigration memes by UK users and US far-right organisations and individuals, and so I expected to find similar links through that meme. But what I hadn’t expected to see was for the meme to lead me to UK mums and grandmothers engaging with QAnon conspiracy theories from the US.

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c10357  No.10793361

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>>10793340

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QAnon conspiracies

Of the 45 people to comment on this Migration Watch meme shared by Brighton & Hove UKIP – 27 were women and most, from what I could tell from their profiles, were middle-aged grandmothers. When I looked at what other content these women were sharing, I found memes about anti-animal cruelty, anti-Black Lives Matter protests, anti-BBC proms and content in favour of Brexit.

Some of the women were also worried about the threat to “our” children posed by paedophile rings. And in this they demonstrated the next level of political meme sharing – freely interacting with content from both the UK and the US.

For one woman that meant sharing conspiracy theories from Mama Wolf, one of the Facebook accounts circulating QAnon content. One of these was entitled “Epstein Islands frequent flyers” a hotch-potch of unfounded accusations linking Hilary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Madonna, the Queen, and other (mostly black or Jewish) “elites” to the late Jeffrey Epstein, a global child trafficking network, drugs harvested from children’s blood, and secret messages coded into Trump’s press briefings on his plans to save the children.

I found one of the same Facebook users who had shared the Migration Watch meme also sharing a post calling for people to flood the BBC’s Facebook page on August 25 with the #saveourchildren tag. “They won’t cover child trafficking so we will bring it to them. It’s time to take this up a level,” said the meme.

Hidden radicalisation

The bubble communities we inhabit on Facebook shield us from alternative views to our own, while also making it easier for views to be reinforced, enhanced – groomed even – towards more radical positions.

Facebook encourages pools of the like-minded, whether through architecture that encourages what the activist Eli Pariser’s termed “filter bubbles”, or what the psychologist Daniel Kahneman called “cognitive ease” – our willingness to believe ideas that are familiar, comfortable – easy – to believe, and to avoid ideas that would take effort to accept. It’s also possible to game Facebook’s algorithms to manipulate public opinion, as the investigative work of journalists such as Carole Cadwalladr and Craig Silverman has shown.

But seeing a radical meme isn’t enough to trigger more of the same content, it’s how we interact with the content that matters to Facebook. The depth of interest needed to comment and then share a political idea will trigger more of the same and, potentially, take the user through increasing levels of radicalisation.

A slightly racist granny can quickly become groomed towards adopting more radical views. Or a fellow mum be taken from conspiracy theories about the Coronavirus Act to those about Epstein’s island. And then that can lead to thousands of protesters to march in London in late August against mask wearing and in defence of a “truth” only they are being shown.

It can be tempting to dismiss the anti-mask protesters or groups marching to Buckingham Palace to #SaveOurChildren as a few thousand cranks in a sea of sensible people. But we do not know the size of the iceberg – beneath each visible protester may be thousands of partial believers, including an unknown number of grandmothers helping QAnon to grow.

https://theconversation.com/how-british-grannies-are-spreading-qanon-conspiracy-theory-memes-on-facebook-145820

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c10357  No.10793446

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TikTok denies participation in Australia's security probes into possible interference from China

TikTok executives told a Senate committee on Friday that they lobbied Australian lawmakers but did not engage with investigators before the government concluded that the video-sharing app did not pose a security threat.

The executives were questioned by a committee that is examining foreign interference in Australia through social media.

The Chinese-owned app has come under intense scrutiny in Australia after President Donald Trump threatened to ban it from the United States on national security grounds.

TikTok general manager for Australia and New Zealand, Lee Hunter, said the Australian government "recently concluded that there was no reason to restrict us."

Australia's Home Affairs Department and security agencies examined whether the social media company posed a security threat by harvesting users' data.

Committee chair Jenny McAllister, an opposition senator, said the Home Affairs Department should have spoken to TikTok as part of its security investigation. Its failure to do so was "quite incredible to me," she said.

TikTok director of public policy for Australia and New Zealand, Brent Thomas, said the business did not participate in the investigations.

"We reached out to a range of federal politicians, including every member of the Australian Cabinet, and we did have discussions with the relevant ministers' offices who were in charge of those departments, but we were not asked to engage directly with those agencies," Mr Thomas said.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison distanced Australia from the United States stance on TikTok last month when he said "there is nothing at this point that would suggest to us that security interests have been compromised or Australian citizens have been compromised."

The move was seen as one that might briefly improve his government's fractious relationship with China.

The TikTok executives said they first heard of the outcome of the investigations from media reports of Mr Morrison's comments, although they had since received government confirmation.

TikTok's owner ByteDance said Thursday it had applied for a Chinese technology export license as it tries to complete a deal with Oracle and Walmart to keep the app operating in the US.

TikTok also asked a US judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban the app from Sunday, suggesting that a deal to partner with Oracle and Walmart to form as US company remained unsettled.

The Australian TikTok executives did not directly answer when Ms McAllister asked if the US deal would make TikTok safer for Australian users.

"The deal is ongoing. Unfortunately I'm not privy to the actual content of the discussions and because it is of such a commercially sensitive nature, I unfortunately don't have information that I can share with you at this time," Mr Hunter said.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/tiktok-denies-participation-australia-security-probe-into-china/f93f91f2-14e8-4878-b051-35a2601d8ae0

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c10357  No.10793570

File: 0868af9d03c5143⋯.mp4 (4.74 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, cns_morrisonun_2609_1000k.mp4)

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Scott Morrison urges sharing of COVID-19 vaccine in his United Nations speech

Prime Minister Scott Morrison told members of the United Nations they have a "moral responsibility" to share any effective vaccine for COVID-19 with the world or face judgement from humanity.

The Prime Minister spoke this morning via video-link to the UN General Assembly, which is being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Whoever finds the vaccine must share it. This is a global responsibility, and it's a moral responsibility, for a vaccine to be shared far and wide," Mr Morrison said.

"Some might see short-term advantage, or even profit. I assure you to anyone who may think along those lines, humanity will have a very long memory and be a very, very severe judge."

He added that Australia has pledged to share with the world any discoveries made in its three local COVID-19 vaccine trials.

"If we find the vaccine we will share it. That's the pledge we all must make," he said.

The Australian Government has spent $6 million to help fund the research and development of potential vaccines from the Doherty Institute, the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the University of Sydney.

Morrison defends Australian-led efforts for WHO investigation in China

The Prime Minister also said there is a "clear mandate" for Australian-led efforts to push for an international investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.

"Australia strongly advocated for this review … to identify the zoonotic source of the COVID-19 virus and how it was transmitted to humans," he said.

"This virus has inflicted a calamity on our world and its peoples. We must do all we can to understand what happened for no other purpose than to prevent it from happening again."

Despite its initial objections, China ultimately agreed to co-sponsor the resolution at the World Health Assembly in May this year, calling for an independent review into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

In July, a team of World Health Organisation investigators travelled to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the presumed epicentre for the novel coronavirus.

The WHO probe came amid worsening relations between China and Australia, which saw Beijing impose tariffs on Australian barley, bans on some Australian beef, restrictions on coal and an investigation into wine.

"As we try to control the spread of COVID-19, we also need to shine a spotlight on the dangers of disinformation," the Prime Minister said.

"Disinformation costs lives, and creates a climate of fear and division."

The Prime Minister also delivered pointed comments about China's heavily contested territorial claims in the Indo-Pacific, without mentioning the super-power by name.

"We value rules that protect sovereignty, peace and security, and curb the excessive use of power," he said.

"This includes ensuring that competing territorial and maritime claims are based on, and determined in line with, international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea."

In a letter to the United Nations in July, Australia formerly declared Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea had "no legal basis" and were "inconsistent" with international law.

A UN General Assembly like no other

The UN General Assembly was forced online because of the difficulties in arranging overseas travel during the pandemic.

New York also requires all international visitors arriving in the city to quarantine for 14 days.

The US President Donald Trump, China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin have all delivered their speeches via video link.

Mr Trump praised his handling of the pandemic within the US, and accused Beijing of "allowing flights to leave China and infect the world".

China's President Xi Jinping defended his country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

He also announced that China aims to see CO2 emissions "peak" before 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/scott-morrison-urges-sharing-covid-19-vaccine-united-nations/12706792

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c10357  No.10793715

File: 4683802e86dfcee⋯.jpg (148.62 KB, 1024x768, 4:3, Detective_Sergeant_Daisie_….jpg)

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Alarming spike in numbers of online child sex abuse cases

Popular social site TikTok has become a honey pot for predators targeting children with authorities reporting alarming cases of child sex abuse. Here are the warning signs and how you can protect your kids.

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A seven-year-old girl dances naked for a TikTok video.

A sobbing teenage girl is blackmailed to film herself putting a hairbrush into her private parts

Little boys are raped by their own parents for a pay-for-view audience of paedophiles on the Dark Web.

Men pose as kids in online games to trick children into meeting them at a local park.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers have seen it all – arresting 161 predators and rescuing 134 children from harm in the past year.

Detective Sergeant Daisie Beckensall is on the front line of the AFP’s war against vile paedophiles grooming Australian children through social media and online games.

The abuse begins with a “friend request’’ on a game or social media, from a stranger masquerading as another child.

“We see a lot of friend requests from online predators looking for children to follow, and the children will usually follow them back,’’ Detective Sergeant Beckensall said yesterday.

“The predator may be posing as a 14-year-old with a fake photo.

“They start chatting online – they build up a rapport with the child, it starts off as an innocent and friendly chat, then they ask, ‘Send me a photo of yourself’.’’

At first the photos are innocuous – perhaps a picture of the child cuddling a pet – but then the paedophile requests a nude “selfie’’.

Sometimes, a naive or curious child will send the photo – and then the blackmail begins.

News Corp Australia is campaigning for a national register of convicted paedophiles to let the public check if a sex offender is living in their suburb, babysitting their grandkids or dating their daughter.

“The predators start with requests for sexualised photos and images and then it escalates to videos of children doing sexualised acts online,’’ Detective Sergeant Beckensall said.

“Once the predators have the photos, they use them to manipulate and put fear into kids.

“They say, ‘If you don’t keep sending them, I can send these photos to your mum and dad’.

“It’s not something they want to tell their parents.’’

Undercover cops, posing as children and teenagers in online chats and games, have caught paedophiles trying to lure kids to meet them in person at a local park, train station or shopping centre.

Detective Sergeant Beckensall said abuse had increased since the start of COVID-19, with so many children cooped up at home with computers and smartphones, and more adults working at home without supervision.

“There are more children being home schooled, and more adults working from home with technology,’’ she said.

“If they’re at work, using a work computer, they aren’t able to access child abuse material.

“But when they’re working from home they don’t have the scrutiny they get in the workplace.

“Some parents are abusing their own children and taking photos and videos and sharing them with other predators.’’

Detective Sergeant Beckensall said some young children were posting naked photos and videos online without any prompting, “because they’ve seen it and think it’s normal’’.

She urged parents to let their children know they can talk about anything, without getting into trouble.

“If you see a change in behaviour, ask them what’s going on,’’ she said.

“It can really dangerously affect a child’s mental health – they don’t want to tell.’’

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c10357  No.10793742

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>>10793715

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NO MORE FAKE SMILES

Annie Jones spent her traumatic teenage years perfecting a “fake smile’’, as her stepfather crept into her bedroom at night to rape her.

“I lived in fear,’’ the 20-year-old survivor of childhood sexual abuse said yesterday.

“I wore a fake smile most of my teenage years.

“I copped it in the night and would wake up and go to school.’’

Ms Jones was 13 when her stepfather started the abuse, and 15 when she finally “blurted it out’’ in front of her horrified mother.

“I was so sick of all the abuse, I was so angry I just snapped,’’ she said.

“My mum kicked him out of the house and I never saw him again except in court.’’

The stepfather was jailed in 2017 in the District Court of NSW for 17 years and nine months for sex crimes including aggravated sexual intercourse with a child younger than 14.

Annie was just six when her mother, Tracey Morris, married the man who became her monster.

“I grew up with him as my father,’’ she said.

“I was trapped with someone I trusted so it was a mental battle as well as the physical things.

“I felt like I was the only one on the planet going through it, but thousands of people are going through it.’’

Ms Jones, who now lives on the Sunshine Coast, is studying criminology and psychology at university and hopes to eventually set up a retreat for sexually abused children.

She and her mother have set up a charity, No More Fake Smiles, which aims to raise $700,000 to provide support to 700 child victims of sexual abuse.

Ms Jones urged victims to confide in police or a teacher, doctor, counsellor or nurse if they need help.

“If something doesn’t feel right in your gut, you need to speak up to someone you trust,’’ she said.

“It’s not always stranger danger – it could be people who you know.’’

Ms Morris said a public register of sex offenders – like the one in Western Australia, the only state or territory which identifies convicted predators – might protect other families.

“We are talking about convicted offenders … innocent people are not being defamed, facts are being made public knowledge, yet another secret that follows a long line of secrets when it comes to child sexual abuse,’’ she said.

BLACKMAILED BOY HELPS CATCH PREDATOR

A brave boy helped police catch an Australian paedophile jailed for more than nine years after posing as a teenager to extort explicit photos and videos of 49 children.

The predator lied about his age and identity to trick the teenager into sending sexually explicit photos – then threatened to share them with friends and family unless the boy sent more.

But the terrified teen told his father, who cannot be identified for legal reasons but said he was glad his son had the courage to speak up.

“We were able to take screen shots and send them to the police and the paedophile was caught,’’ he said yesterday.

“He is a hero for speaking up.

“I have told my son that by speaking up and showing me what was happening he has not only saved himself but he saved all the other kids that would have been victims in the future.

“My son knows it isn’t enough to just delete or block and run when you encounter an online paedophile, you have to tell your parents when it happens.

“They can keep you safe plus get the police to track the person down so he doesn’t do it to other people.

“My son was scared to speak up but he knows that it makes you safe if you speak up, and hiding it makes you less safe.’’

The offender, a 24-year-old man from Manly Vale in Sydney, was arrested at Sydney International Airport after returning from overseas in February last year.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) identified 48 other child victims, and the man was jailed for nine years and four months.

AFP Detective Sergeant Jarryd Dunbar said it was important for parents to make sure children feel comfortable talking about suspicious online activity.

“We are very thankful that in this case the victim was courageous enough to speak up and let their parents know what had happened,’’ he said.

For support call Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800

https://www.ntnews.com.au/technology/alarming-spike-in-numbers-of-online-child-sex-abuse-cases/news-story/8d339383fda124f7920ae875367c4a71

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c10357  No.10793950

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Trinity College student bullied on social media after alleged rape on school trip

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A student at a prestigious Catholic boys' school was tormented and taunted by his alleged rapists and rugby teammates on social media, including while he was away from home in a foreign country.

Warning: this story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting.

The young man had travelled to Japan on a rugby tour with Trinity College in April 2017, when he alleges he was held face-down and sexually assaulted with a carrot in his dorm room.

Just days after, someone shared on social media a mocked-up cover of a music magazine featuring a band called "The Carrots" with a new single called "Uranus" which was "a forceful change to the music industry".

Other images distributed on social media in the days and weeks after the alleged incident included carrots and giant radishes, as well as a cartoon of a carrot with the young man's face which was labelled "Carrot Man".

The boys accused of the alleged sexual assault have not faced criminal charges because of the difficulties of prosecuting alleged crimes committed in Japan by juveniles from another country.

But a Perth court has learned much more about the rugby tour during the trial of two of the teachers who supervised it.

The Perth Magistrates Court has heard stories of bullying and intimidation by some students, how some students were threatened with "getting the carrot" and about an anaphylactic student going missing at Singapore airport en route to Tokyo, causing the plane's departure to be delayed three times.

The former Trinity teachers — Ian Francis Hailes and Anthony Paul Webb — lost their jobs following the trip and have both pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to make a mandatory report of suspected child sexual abuse.

If found guilty the maximum penalty is $6,000.

Observers from Trinity College, Catholic Education WA and Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) have been in regular attendance at the trial.

But some of the revelations during the trial have put a spotlight on the culture of one of Perth's most prestigious private schools.

It has also come at a time of many high-profile examples of bad behaviour at boys schools, such as Shore School in NSW and St Kevins in Melbourne, which like Trinity is an EREA school.

Students slept on dorm room floor

Mr Webb chose not to give evidence but Mr Hailes told the court on Thursday about how he had been a teacher for 40 years when he went to Japan with the 28 students — ranging from years 10 to 12 — Mr Webb and another teacher Eliza Knapman.

They stayed in a seaside Japanese-style hotel on the outskirts of Tokyo with students sleeping on the floor of dorms on tatami mats — something he said created problems with a lot of "hijinks", "tomfoolery" and "mucking around".

Over the 10-day trip they played three rugby matches and also took part in some shopping and sightseeing.

Every day they would have what is known as a "fines session", a mealtime meeting run by Mr Hailes and Mr Webb where student misdemeanours would be raised and those responsible would pay a 100-yen fine into a dish.

The court heard that it was at one of these fines sessions that the victim — who cannot be identified but was referred to as AB — said he told the tour group of what had happened to him.

But Mr Hailes, a maths teacher who was in charge of rugby at Trinity, told the court that while he was at this meeting he did not hear what AB said.

He told the court the first he heard of any incident was when Mr Webb told him at rugby training later that morning AB had had a carrot "put in his pants", so he told the other students to stop bullying him.

He thought the bullying stopped after this, he said, and the tour went well with no other incidents.

But he said he only learned that the alleged incident was allegedly a sexual assault when informed by the school's acting principal Peter Norman in September 2017.

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c10357  No.10793966

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>>10793950

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Alleged victim raised incident, court hears

The court had previously heard that the school's leadership knew about the allegations for five days before they informed AB's parents, who have been constant observers of the trial.

They were unaware that in the time between the alleged incident and August–September 2017 their son was being continually bullied as stories of his experience were spread around and beyond the school.

In his evidence via videolink AB told the court at the start of the trial in late March that it was an aggressive assault, with a group of about 10 boys bursting into his room as he lay on his tatami mat chatting to a fellow student and playing games on his phone.

He said he raised the incident with teachers at the "fines session" saying: "I would like to nominate everyone in my room last night. You know what you did."

He told the court he then went on to explain exactly what had happened to him — twice.

Bullying part of 'rugby culture'

Both AB and two students who gave evidence in the trial explained how there was a lot of physical violence on the trip, with AB recalling punches being thrown and noise complaints made to hotel management by other guests.

One of the younger students recalled "fight clubs" and being threatened that they would be next to "get the carrot", which scared and intimidated him.

Another student said he did not tell the teachers because the threats and bullying were part of "rugby club culture".

The verdict in the case will hinge on the question of whether the two men formed a belief that suspected child sexual abuse had occurred.

It is believed to be the first time teachers have been prosecuted for charges of failing to make a mandatory report under WA laws.

Defence counsel Julie Condon said she had been unable to find a previous record from any court in Australia of a mandatory reporting case where the defendant had pleaded not guilty.

The trial started in late March and was set down for five days but only wound up last week as coronavirus regulations played havoc with the schedule of the court.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/trinity-college-alleged-sexual-assault-case-social-media-bully/12705622

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c10357  No.10794132

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George Papadopoulos Tweets

It was reported yesterday that the source for the fraudulent Steele dossier, which was the entire basis to spy on a presidential campaign (Australia’s actions I exposed are under criminal investigation now) relied on a man the FBI called a “national security threat.” Insanity.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1309449459525398535

If you think the Steele dossier info is bad, just wait until Barr and Durham finally reveal the Australian “diplomat” was sent to secretly record my meeting with him and lie about it. The conspiracy against us was global. Bigger than imaginable.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1309497961269792768

“We talk about the deep state. There are players now, even ambassadors that are sitting ambassadors that were involved in part of this with the FBI and DOJ.”—Mark Meadows in 2018

Alexander Downer is about to become a household name in America for all the wrong reasons.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1309510079390068736

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000000  No.10794187

Secrets of the CIA's Global Sex Slave Industry

by Dr. Sue Arrigo

THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF A SEX SLAVE

The economics of a child being sold into sexual slavery are such that it is very lucrative.

A child in the sex slave business has a useful expected lifetime of two years. They fail to thrive in that setting. They die of disease, neglect, abuse and giving up.

The kids are killed if they are seriously hurt, refuse to work, or become too jaded to attract customers. They are almost never freed by their owners because they could talk. It is a dead end occupation usually.

No one takes a child like that to an ER because the sexual abuse might come to light. They are expendable goods that the owners don't expect to last anyway. If they are boys, they might grow up up to be a pimp. S

ome children run away, but they are often re-captured by other pimps. If they come from another country, they have no papers and poor language skills. If they are picked up by the police, they are detained for months to years and deported, often back to the same war zone.

Some were child soldiers or child spies before being forced into sexual slavery. Even without that, they have disabling Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome intentionally inflicted in them in order to disable them and keep them from being able to run away successfully.

THE ECONOMICS OF SEX SLAVERY

If they are transported to a place like New York City, the owner can make about US$50 per hour for about 10 hours a day, roughly US$500 a day or $3,000 a week, which is $150,000 a year.

The kid's food costs next to nothing. The owner has to house them. The rent and clothes, etc. are less than $10,000 depending on the location. It is still $140,000 profit per year, or about $300,000 for the expected life span of the child.

The going price for brothel owners to buy a kid on an auction block in New York City and D.C. is between $500 dollars for a sick kid to $50,000 for a choice virgin who is blond and blue eyed and speaks English.

The average price for a kid from a war zone is about US$2,000. Then there is about a $10,000 cost to get into the auction at all.

(Note: I have attended a number of these. I used to have a hobby of figuring out how to shut the auction houses down. It is a dangerous hobby. People practicing it are flirting with death. Hopefully, they are good spies or operatives before they try it. For training good spies, it is an intiation practice; like the American Indian practice of slapping a grizzly bear. )

The CIA runs the kids in and sells them in large lots like by the ship full or several hundred on a trainload to the auctioners. In that regard it is like the CIA drug running, the CIA only does the big stuff.

If you mess with them at that level they order a hit on you without thinking twice. If one interfers with the next level down, after they sold the kids already, they are not so uptight about it–it may not be their financial loss.

Gathering the "harvest" of orphans in war zones

The CIA and its corporate bosses like the Rockefellers and Bushs make about 1,000 USD per kid from a war zone if they sell them to auctioners. Of that 1,000, the CIA will get about 300, and about 700 will go to the corporate bosses. For drugs the split is more like 15 USD per 100 in profit going to the CIA. There is much more money to be made when the bosses keep the kids in their own hands. So the best kids are skimmed off the top and never make it to the auction houses. Kids are skimmed off either because of looks or smarts. A smart kid, like I was, can be a life long asset and make an owner a lot more money. About 1 -2 percent of kids are tried that way, as spies or corporate slaves. About 5 percent of the kids are skimmed off by the bosses for looks. The best of these end up as a house boy or girl of a politician that the boss wants to keep happy and controlled. They will also be spying on the politician for the boss. In that position some of these kids make it into adulthood.

Part 1:

http://illuminati-news.com/2007/0617a.htm

Part 2:

http://illuminati-news.com/2007/0617b.htm

Part 3:

http://illuminati-news.com/2007/0617c.htm

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000000  No.10794372

Start stocking up on black liquorice, the cure for covid and the next outbreak

Sudden coordinated attacks on black liquorice:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/daily-black-licorice-habit-kills-massachusetts-construction-worker-n1240902

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/rare-case-of-black-licorice-poisoning-kills-man-in-massachusetts/

Eating as little as 2 ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks could cause a heart rhythm problem, especially for folks over 40, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.

The FDA permits up to 3.1 percent of a food’s content to have glycyrrhizic acid, but many candies and other licorice products don’t reveal how much of it is contained per ounce, Butala said. Doctors have reported the case to the FDA in hope of raising attention to the risk.

From jimstone.is:

It looks like Liquorice (black) works for the next outbreak

I'll get more detail posted on this later. However, many people do not realize that black liquorice is a medicinal plant similar to quina (the tree that has natural chloroquine), and that you can overdose on it if you go totally bonkers and eat nothing but black liquorice until you gain 30 pounds. People eat it for flavor but that was not it's primary purpose, (just like people use tonic for flavor)

I don't have time to look this up right now, but supposedly a prominent doctor released a paper recently that stated black liquorice works on covid-19. That's plausible, because IMMEDIATELY the scamming MSM released an absurd report about some guy that overdosed from eating too much black liquorice and warned us about how bad it is for you, just like they did to hydroxychloroquine.

THE MSM HAS NOW WARNED EVERYONE THAT BLACK LIQUORICE CAN KILL YOU, you know - that sh*t that was in those hard white coated theater candies years ago, and black jelly beans, and OMG!!! alongside the TWIZZLERS!!!

Theraputic dose? Probably something like 5 black jelly beans, (they really flipped out over it).

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c10357  No.10794682

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweets

100% right! Speak up, now is the time! We have a precious little window where the government has given over $100 million to fight sex trafficking, to those who have yet to find your voice there are over 60 million people living with the same scars I wear, don’t let fear hold u back

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1309606677071556610

Leah Sheffler @LeahSheffler

We need to see more victims speak out, they need to stop living in fear of those with money, they wait to see Virginia's result as Hollywood did with Rose, then it may be too late. HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE HEARD, it will only benefit Virginia's case and aid in a better outcome.

https://twitter.com/LeahSheffler/status/1309602245927870464

. 60 million people in America alone, the stats world wide are staggering and its only getting worse. We must unite to save more lives. Speak up with me & help end human trafficking & child sexual abuse!! #SaveTheChildren #kids #kidstoo #BillBarr @teresajhelm @elizableu

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1309606678828994562

Police: Investigate Prince Andrew for the Historic Child Abuse Allegations Levelled Against Him - Sign the Petition! chng.it/yMBygHq6 via @ChangeAUS

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1309623835067523072

Investigate Prince Andrew for the Historic Child Abuse Allegations Levelled Against Him

Recent news coverage and images have revealed that Prince Andrew had been spending time with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in the years prior to Epsteins suicide as he was awaiting trial for child sex allegations. At best this is extremely poor judgement on Andrew's behalf.

Virginia Giuffre, a woman who accused the late financier Jeffrey Epstein of sex abuse has alleged she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew as a 17-year-old, and has urged the UK royal to "come clean" according to a number of news sources, including the BBC.

We would like to insist that the British police investigate Andrew fully for the charges levelled against him, given his longstanding close relationship with Epstein and the allegation from Virginia Giuffre.

Prince Andrew as a member of the Royal family should not enjoy any immunity or protection from criminal investigation due to his Royal status and we demand more action is done from the police to ensure that investigations are opened.

https://www.change.org/p/police-investigate-prince-andrew-for-the-historic-child-abuse-allegations-levelled-against-him

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c10357  No.10794782

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A warrior culture and the murders that followed: What went wrong with the SAS

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A rogue squad of SAS soldiers is accused of murdering multiple bound or defenceless Afghan detainees, according to insiders who have some knowledge of the landmark Brereton inquiry into war crimes which is due to report within weeks.

The report, by senior judge Paul Brereton, has taken four years to complete and is underpinned by detailed confessions by Commando and Special Air Service Regiment soldiers who have admitted that they participated in or covered up the execution of unarmed prisoners and defenceless Afghans. The killings breach the rules of war and Australia's criminal code.

The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have also obtained a letter written by Australia's former special forces commander, Jeff Sengelman, who blames the war crimes scandal on a "compromised" chain of command, describes special forces' misdeeds and cover-ups as "shameful and embarrassing", and warns a failure to reform would render the SAS and Commando regiments "strategically irrelevant".

"Many have opined to me that the unacceptable behaviours … were somehow justified by operational imperatives, our sacrifice, and the stressors associated with combat operations," Mr Sengelman wrote in the April 2016 letter.

"While I am not insensitive to how this attitude may have arisen and am the first to acknowledge the exceptional commitment and sacrifice that operational service has required; this is not and never will be a satisfactory justification for deviation from standards or unacceptable behaviour. This cannot be in doubt. If it is for you, then we need to speak."

While the contents of the Brereton report will remain classified after Justice Brereton hands it to Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell in coming weeks, some insiders have received general briefings about its findings and it is believed Justice Brereton will identify a small group of rogue SAS soldiers as responsible for multiple murders.

Justice Brereton is expected to send several war crimes referrals to the Australian Federal Police, sparking new police investigations in a move likely to require the AFP to dramatically boost the resourcing of its existing war crimes investigation teams. Those teams have been conducting two war crimes investigations since June 2018 into Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith after referrals by now former defence chief Mark Binskin. Mr Roberts-Smith denies all wrongdoing and is suing Nine Entertainment, the owner of this masthead, for publishing allegations that he is a war criminal, a key target of the Brereton inquiry and that he punched a woman in a domestic violence incident.

Defence has spent months planning its public response to the independent Brereton inquiry report, according to Defence sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. The sources anticipate a summary of Mr Brereton's findings will be released to the public.

The Age and Herald have interviewed more than a dozen serving and former insiders who have some knowledge of the findings and defence's anticipated response. The Brereton report is expected to expose:

* a rogue group of SAS soldiers, variously consisting of four to five men, executed multiple bound or defenceless prisoners to boost "kill counts" – a personal tally of Afghans shot dead – with no regard for the laws of armed conflict;

* a small number of commandos and SAS soldiers executed prisoners believing more senior soldiers had given tacit support for unlawful killings; and

* poor leadership and oversight, with some officers blind to warning signs that pointed to a collapse in basic morality among small soldier cliques.

The sources said they did not believe senior or mid-level officers had direct knowledge about war crimes. The evidence suggests small cliques of soldiers with relatively low ranks either participated in or witnessed war crimes but covered them up from the chain of command.

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c10357  No.10794788

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>>10794782

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The letter written by Mr Sengelman in 2016 outlines cultural and systemic failings that Justice Brereton's report exposes. Mr Sengelman wrote that the Special Operations chain of command was "compromised" by weak officer leadership, exacerbated by officers and soldiers who championed a "warrior" culture at the expense of "ethical behaviour, moral outlook, or integrity of character". Mr Sengelman asked commandos and SAS soldiers to write to him directly with allegations of impropriety in 2015, prompting the Brereton inquiry.

Mr Sengelman's letter also champions the SAS and commando whistleblowers who exposed the war crimes even if it meant implicating themselves in wrongdoing. Defence top brass is preparing to highlight the fact that it was special forces' insiders who bravely exposed their own dirty laundry – risking their own careers and even jail time – when a summary of the Brereton report is released to the Australian public.

Defence also intends to highlight the decision by Mr Sengelman and defence force chief Angus Campbell to ensure the whistleblowing was acted on, rather than being covered up. Mr Sengelman was the major general in charge of the commandos and SAS from 2014-17.

Mr Sengelman's letter makes clear that by 2016 he believed shocking behaviour had occurred while special forces were deployed to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015. It was addressed to whistleblowers inside the Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) who exposed "toxic stories and anecdotes that have circulated unchallenged within Command too long".

"Never again can the SOCOMD chain of command be so compromised … as it directly questioned trust between us all," Mr Sengelman wrote.

His letter warned that further efforts to cover up misdeeds in Afghanistan would make special forces "strategically irrelevant" and shake "the faith of our senior leadership, [overseas] partners and allies have in us to undertake discrete and sensitive missions".

"What it conveys to the rest of our Army and Defence Force is, frankly, shameful and embarrassing. We must never give our senior leadership reason to question their faith in selecting us to prosecute missions in the national interest," he wrote. "Our individual judgment, actions and, importantly, our inaction as leaders and bystanders, are demonstrations of our character and ethos.

"When you see something unacceptable, demonstrate the moral courage to stand up and do something about it."

In March 2020, the senior army officer in charge of Australia's special forces, Major-General Adam Findlay, delivered a private briefing to his troops in which he admitted some elite soldiers had committed war crimes which might have been covered up, and that Australia's special forces would take a decade to recover from the long-running investigation. He blamed the atrocities on "poor moral leadership".

https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-warrior-culture-and-the-murders-that-followed-what-went-wrong-with-the-sas-20200924-p55yxd.html

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ddf803  No.10794817

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c10357  No.10794842

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Grooming, paedophilia and child exploitation on the rise in Tasmania say AFP top cops

Society has “an increasing appetite” for child pornography, one of Tasmania’s top cops says, as he reveals how children are being targeted, and why their disgusting actions are on the rise.

TASMANIA’S most vulnerable are being targeted by depraved predators – and their disgusting actions are on the rise.

Detective Sergeant Aaron Hardcastle, officer in charge of the Australian Federal Police Tasmania, is on the front line in protecting children from child exploitation.

In the 2019-2020 financial year, there were nine arrests and 35 charges made in Tasmania.

However across the country, there were more than 161 arrests, 1214 charges, and 134 children removed from harm.

“Unfortunately society has an increasing appetite for this type of material, particularly in the online space,” he said.

“It’s becoming a real issue with the volume of material. In years gone by we’ve seen in the thousands of files when we’re prosecuting offenders, but these days we’re seeing in the tens to hundreds of thousands of files.

“In the grooming space, we’re seeing a fairly steady growth in that area as well.”

Detective Inspector Hardcastle said predators often approached children online through social media or forums.

Their main method of communication was text, with paedophiles than able to remain anonymous or pretend to be someone else.

“The introduction happens on the site or the app, and generally what will happen is the offenders will start to move the kids off into private chats. That’s when the real offending starts to occur. That’s when you start seeing demands,” he said.

“Once any images are sent, they’re sent forever. The child has no control over that image anymore – that image in control of the offender.”

The coronavirus pandemic has lead to both an increase in grooming and access to exploitation material, with a 280 per cent increase in workload for the AFP since this time last year.

And it isn’t just Tasmanian predators targeting Tasmanian children.

“It’s people from all around the world,” Detective Sergeant Hardcastle said.

“We’ve had cases here where people in Tasmania are grooming children on the other side of the world, and we’ve also had people on the other side of the world grooming Tasmanian kids.

“The internet doesn’t have a boundary.”

Detective Inspector Hardcastle said his role was one of the toughest to take on as a police officer – especially as a proud parent himself.

“But it’s also the most rewarding, because you’re making a real difference to kids and allowing kids to grow up the way they should be able to, to be safe and happy,” he said.

“As part of combating this type of crime we’ve got a joint anti-child exploitation team, between the AFP and Tasmania Police.

“It’s really important for the Tasmanian community to know we’re working tirelessly to combat this type of crime.

“It’s abhorrent, and something no child should be subjected to, and that no police officer should have to witness.”

He said his advice for children was to trust your instincts.

“If something is going wrong, if your instincts are telling you something isn’t right – it probably isn’t,” he said.

“If it doesn’t feel right, tell somebody – somebody needs to know so the situation can be dealt with.

“Not everybody on the internet is who they say they are, or who they may appear to be.

“There are some pretty nasty predators out there who are targeting the vulnerable people.”

https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/grooming-paedophilia-and-child-exploitation-on-the-rise-in-tasmania-say-afp-top-cops/news-story/7baf899b1c87834cd49c5aa15489c43d

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c10357  No.10794991

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Darwin man charged with exit trafficking his wife from Australia to India

A 28-year-old Darwin man has appeared before Darwin Local Court for allegedly exit trafficking his wife to India in 2019 and stealing more than $60,000 from her and other relatives.

Detectives from Australian Federal Police (AFP) Human Trafficking Operations began investigations in March 2020, following a report from a member of the public in Darwin.

It will be alleged in court the man was physically abusive to his 27-year-old wife and used coercion and threats to garnish her wages, access bank accounts and gain money from her family.

The AFP alleges the man deceived the woman into flying to India in February 2019, under the pretense of organising visas for travel to the United States.

The man did not travel to India and it will be alleged he provided false and misleading information to the Federal Circuit Court, where he commenced divorce proceedings in January 2020.

The 28-year-old man appeared at Darwin Local Court on Friday charged with:

One count of trafficking in persons (exit from Australia) contrary to section 271.2(1A) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) for facilitating the exit of the woman from Australia to India through the use of deception.

The maximum penalty for this offence is 12 years imprisonment.

The woman has since returned to Australia and is receiving ongoing support from the AFP and Red Cross (through their Support for Trafficked People Program).

Detective Superintendent Paula Hudson, of AFP Northern Command said AFP officers worked closely with the Department of Home Affairs, along with non-government organisations to investigate this matter.

“Partnerships are critical to the effective investigation of human trafficking offences and the AFP continues to build strong working relationships to investigate these offences,” Detective Superintendent Hudson said.

“This is a reminder that forcing someone to leave Australia using coercion, threats or deception is an offence under our laws, and Commonwealth human trafficking offences and penalties apply.”

“Human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices are happening here in Australia and it is up to all of us to work together to protect people who are vulnerable to these exploitative crime types. If you or someone you know could be a victim of this crime type, please report it by calling 131 AFP (237).”

The AFP is an active member of the Interdepartmental Committee on Human Trafficking and Slavery and Operational Working Groups.

For the financial year 2019/2020, the AFP received 223 reports of human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like offences.

The AFP works with international partners through the AFP’s international network, Department of Foreign Affairs and other organisations, including the Santa Marta Group, to promote awareness for and combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

Editor’s note: Vision of the arrest and warrant are available via Hightail - https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/hJOyuvQdqe

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/darwin-man-charged-exit-trafficking-his-wife-australia-india

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c10357  No.10795091

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>>10794782

Cocks and Stirrers: Markers on the path to the SAS going rogue

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Looking back, the 2010 “Stirrer’s Parade” was one of the earliest obvious signposts that something was going badly wrong in the Special Air Services Regiment, Australia’s elite fighting force.

It was the best part of a decade into the conflict in Afghanistan, and Special Forces – the SAS and Commandos – had deployed 15 separate rotations and was already weary. But proud too. Multiple honours and awards had come their way. Though worn they were battle hardened and still eager for the fight.

In December that year the SAS Regiment’s annual "Stirrer’s Parade" was three months late. Usually held on the regimental birthdate of September 4, this time it was delayed to await the return of 1 Squadron.

The gathering was meant to get stuff off the collective chest. At its best, it was an opportunity for subtle, take-the-piss feedback to inform future operations. But too readily it could turn nasty. It had happened before.

A perennial problem with Australia’s premier regiment was the power of the Sergeants Mess. Medalled, experienced and often revered, the job of keeping the sergeants in check was tougher than usual for the officers. In contrast to a linear line of command in conventional forces, the Special Forces command structure is more flexible, the requirement for agility giving greater authority and autonomy to those participating in the close fight.

A feature of the Parade was the annual “Cock of the Year” award, which was as rude as it sounds and in 2010 was “awarded” to a young officer who was otherwise respected as an experienced soldier. More to the point though, he was principled in holding his soldiers to account for their moral or ethical failings.

The award was an attack on a junior leader. But what was most telling was the silence from on high. Senior officers let it happen, and by doing so, signalled who was really in charge and reinforced a growing sense of entitlement among the operators.

In future, junior officers would be more than aware of the opprobrium associated with offending the warriors. "Likership" over leadership, an eternal challenge for command, was unleashed. Other junior leaders, such as now Federal MP Andrew Hastie, who also took a stand on doing the right thing, would also cop the brunt of the so-called non-commissioned officer, or NCO "Mafia".

Ethics, morals and integrity

Six years later, in April 2016 Special Operations Commander Major General Jeff Sengelman sent a remarkably prescient letter. It came in response to an earlier request to serving members of the Special Air Service Regiment to speak up truthfully about rumours of rogue behaviour in Afghanistan.

The rumours, in effect, were some of these revered dogs of war had slipped the leash.

"Others have expressed to me that the need to be an exceptional warrior at the pinnacle of the tradecraft and adept at finding, fixing and finishing the enemy is the premier and dominant characteristic that should define who we are and our culture," Sengelman's letter said.

"While I agree this has its place, let me be absolutely clear, there is much more to being a role model for [Special Operations Forces] attributes than martial prowess.

"Given a choice between this and ethical behaviour, moral outlook, or integrity of character, martial prowess will always be secondary."

Weeks after that letter was sent, the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force commenced an inquiry into "rumours of possible breaches of the Laws of Armed Conflict". Now, four years later we are on the eve of what many predict will be a harrowing finding, with Sengelman’s words still resonating.

The narrative spun about the Inspector-General's inquiry until now includes a complex maze of interwoven arguments about Australia needing to know the truth and the preservation of moral authority, versus how much do we really need to know about what occurs on the battlefield and that no good can come of second guessing our heroes.

The ingrained secrecy associated with Special Operations and the subsequent clamour of public debate has made for some confusion.

So let's try to peer through the fog of war at where the SAS started to go wrong. And in doing so after tracking this for some time, two incidents stand out as pivotal to us: the Stirrer’s parade of 2010, and one other key moment: the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith.

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c10357  No.10795097

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>>10795091

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Admired but unpopular

Even before its conferral there was controversy. Although he was not named, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald ran a story in December 2010 stating: "A top brass proposal to award the Victoria Cross to an Australian soldier who has been investigated for bullying in Afghanistan is mired in politics and recrimination".

Roberts-Smith was admired for his martial prowess, but unpopular with some of peers, in particular for his alleged intimidation of and influence over junior soldiers. The VC, the supreme award in Australian soldiering, gave institutional support to his conduct. According to one in the thick of the action: "Success now looked like bullying, lying, murder allegedly, and self-promotion".

There would be a withering impact on impending operations. As already reported, most of the controversy that now burdens Roberts-Smith occurred after he was awarded the VC, when some of his peers came to see the super soldier as a law unto himself.

A litany of occasions have already been reported when, as a Corporal and Patrol Commander in 2012, he was complicit in alleged misconduct. The allegations range from striking a junior soldier to participating in the execution of detainees. Roberts-Smith has denied the latter.

The concern which led to whistleblowing by some of his comrades was the negative influence this exemplar of a soldier had on others.

Some of the men caught up in what the Inspector-General may well find to have been a rogue squad have had trouble living with what they witnessed. We understand a number of participants have given evidence to the inquiry, much of it self-incriminating. The psychological impact on soldiers who wanted to believe they were decent and honourable has been devastating.

Roberts-Smith has vehemently denied the accusations, and there are witnesses who are prepared to testify to his innocence. He is suing this publication for defamation has yet to have his day in any court.

The SAS’s Afghanistan veterans are divided. A heart-to-heart gathering of Roberts-Smith’s 2 Squadron earlier this year saw some members supportive of the Inspector-General's inquiry with others still vehemently opposed. The division worries close observers, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media.

According to one experienced observer, who was not at the meeting but knows those who were, "an ‘us and them' forms within Patrol Commander ranks – those who agree with atrocities and those who don’t".

The ongoing schism helps explain why the inquiry has dragged on for so long. Witnesses have been slow to come forward for many reasons. Chief among them is a view that ratting on a mate is a sin more serious than helping cover up war crimes.

The Australian Defence Force will rightly point out that seven years on from the Australian drawdown in Afghanistan the bulk of the SAS is now composed of newcomers. But there must be concern that an influential cohort still fails to grasp the seriousness of the inquiry and former commander Jeff Sengelman’s entreaty to put integrity and morality first.

Sengelman’s stand was clearly brave. The Inspector-General will also surely attend to the question of command failure within senior Special Forces’ leadership – those who appeared to back the pre-eminence of martial prowess.

As one officer told us, "Afghanistan increasingly became a tactical fight where success was seen as getting results on the battlefield".

Meanwhile the ADF is preparing for the release of a report that Minister Linda Reynolds has already signalled will make for "uncomfortable reading".

Among a range of initiatives Defence has already taken to put the past in the past is the cancellation of the annual Stirrers Parade.

Soon into his tenure as Special Operations Commander Jeff Sengelman killed it dead.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/cocks-and-stirrers-markers-on-the-path-to-the-sas-going-rogue-20200925-p55z4c.html

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c10357  No.10804202

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'Playing with fire': The curious marriage of QAnon and wellness

A far-right conspiracy movement has found a seemingly unlikely home in a space normally known for its gratitude mantras, downward dogs and green smoothies.

Sophie Aubrey - SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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At first, yoga teacher Emma Moulday couldn’t understand what was happening. Suddenly her peers – people she respected – were filling her social media feeds with anti-mask messages and calling COVID-19 a hoax. Then there were the hashtags to #SaveTheChildren and videos claiming actor Tom Hanks eats children.

“I thought, ‘what the hell is going on?’ It was like watching a really bad accident.”

That’s when Moulday found out about QAnon, a far-right conspiracy movement that has been proliferating around the world.

“I was really surprised that people who I thought were intelligent, mindful and discerning were so far down the garden path and really actively promoting it,” Moulday says.

Up until this year, QAnon largely existed on the internet’s fringes after an unidentified poster named “Q” began pushing coded theories in 2017. The core belief is that there is a cabal of Satan-worshipping paedophiles – made up of global political, business and Hollywood elites – who run the world, operate a child sex trafficking ring and are fighting President Donald Trump from bringing them down.

Today, on a backdrop of the worldwide pandemic, the spread of far-right thinking and crippling global uncertainty, its narratives have trickled into the mainstream on social media, including in Australia.

Lydia Khalil, research fellow at Deakin University and the Lowy Institute, says QAnon has grown louder by attaching itself to scepticism about the pandemic and fears over 5G and vaccination to feed the idea that there are more insidious motives at play.

“Clever movements will pick up on what’s happening currently to fit it into their conspiracies … It gives them a way to legitimise what they’re arguing,” Khalil says. “Over the past few months obviously everyone has been on the internet a whole lot more, so what we’ve started to see is this explosion and spread of QAnon content.”

Khalil says the conspiracy has now found a seemingly unlikely home in a space normally known for its gratitude mantras, downward dogs and green smoothies: the world of wellness – and its infiltration has begun to cause fierce division within the community.

A division in the wellness space

Moulday – who has been a yoga teacher for 20 years and runs a studio, Yoga Flame, in Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds – says the spread of QAnon conspiracies in her industry is “disappointing”.

“The whole thing is really sad,” she says. “It feels all very wrong and feels counter to everything you’d stand for as a yoga teacher. I want to help people, and help them feel steady and calm. They’re the skills that will help people right now.”

Moulday estimates a quarter of people she follows from the yoga community are posting conspiracies, and she says she has been slammed for posting a light comment supporting masks.

“I haven’t seen anything like this before. I know there are alternative beliefs and viewpoints but not people … being so intimidating and aggressive in their viewpoints.”

Vanessa Hollo, a Melbourne yoga teacher who works in community health, has been equally disturbed.

“Beautiful, caring people were suddenly saying that COVID isn’t real,” Hollo says. “Yoga practice can help people deal with stress and isolation and anxiety and instead it’s being hijacked by misinformation and fear.”

Hollo was one of many to last week share a viral statement created by US wellness influencers to come out against QAnon.

“Our hearts are breaking from the rampant misinformation that is dividing our community,” the statement says.

Sarah Wilson, who became an Australian wellness figure off the back of her I Quit Sugar empire, says she has been bombarded by conspiracy thinking on social media, believing it may partially be triggered by Victoria’s second lockdown.

“It’s happening way more than I could have ever anticipated. It’s not just a handful of people,” Wilson says.

“I’ve looked at a lot of them thinking they’re going to be bots. But they’re not. They have large followings … These are people who genuinely believe in this information.”

Wilson, whose new book This Wild And Precious Life explores our increasingly disconnected society, says she is alarmed by how wide-ranging QAnon followers are.

“This is across the spectrum… That’s what’s most alarming. These aren’t otherwise extreme people.”

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c10357  No.10804221

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>>10804202

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The emergence of 'pastel QAnon'

PhD researcher Marc-André Argentino, of Canada’s Concordia University, coined the term “pastel QAnon” to describe the phenomenon of lifestyle and wellness influencers adopting QAnon narratives with a soft and pleasing aesthetic, making audiences more susceptible.

He says it's the polar opposite of “raw” QAnon, which began on controversial internet forums 4chan, 8chan and 8kun.

“To an extent [influencers] are making QAnon more palatable as your initial contact with it is not the cesspool that is 8kun with its racism, anti-semitism and pornography, rather it is coming from an influencer that many of their followers already trust for their lifestyle, medical and fitness advice,” Argentino says.

His research shows there was an initial wave of influencers falling into QAnon between March and May when it overlapped with anti-vaxxer or anti-mask narratives, propelled by the viral ‘Plandemic’ video peddling health misinformation.

Argentino says the second wave occurred when QAnon hijacked the hashtag #SaveTheChildren during child trafficking awareness month in July, drawing many influencers – because who doesn’t care about children?

'Ripe' for conspiracy thinking

Queensland University of Technology senior lecturer Dr Timothy Graham views wellness as “a real pivotal point” in QAnon’s evolution.

“There’s this normalisation of QAnon and a rebranding of it as an oppressed underdog movement that is really trying to get to the truth,” Graham says.

Khalil says it's not entirely surprising that QAnon latched onto wellness.

“There is a history within the wellness community which has been anti-establishment, very sceptical of big pharma, so the QAnon conspiracies tend to feed into that.”

Hollo agrees, believing wellness was “ripe” for QAnon’s entry as many in the space are open to exploring alternative therapies and views. It’s why anti-vaxxer sentiment is so rife in this realm.

“Yoga and wellness people are very open-minded, so they can easily go down the rabbit hole,” Hollo says.

Adding to this, QAnon has also co-opted certain sayings or hashtags that will resonate with the community. #TheGreatAwakening is one of the group’s main hashtags and followers often talk about “waking up to the truth”, which are common phrases in new age spirituality practices such as yoga and meditation.

“It’s basically making a conspiracy that is so outlandish become something that is part of your own awakening and awareness journey,” Khalil says.

Derek Beres is an LA-based fitness instructor and co-host of the podcast Conspirituality, which launched in May to discuss how conspiracies seeped into the wellness world. Australians make up the podcast’s second largest listener base after the US.

“This whole QAnon phenomenon is speaking to very base fears that exist in a lot of people, especially people who consider themselves to be more consciously minded,” Beres says.

He adds that social distancing has harmed the connection communities generally lean on in difficult times.

“All we have are these screens that we’re looking at all day. I think that added layer makes conspiracy theories proliferate in a way I know I’ve never experienced in my life,” Beres says.

“It’s a lot easier to spread fear and paranoia than it is to spread credible scientific research.”

Beres and his co-hosts curate a list of wellness industry figures who have shared QAnon-related content.

Celebrity paleo chef Pete Evans gets a mention after sharing posts that express QAnon ideas. Evans, a Trump supporter, has been vocal about being against compulsory vaccination and masks, suggesting the pandemic is a scam and railing against Daniel Andrews and the media. Of course, just because Evans has posted material that supports some QAnon rhetoric does not mean he supports all of the movement's ideas, including its central beliefs, or that he identifies as part of the movement.

The tone of Evans' social media intensified after he was axed by Channel Seven in May, and despite sharing some controversial ideas, Crowdtangle data shows interactions on his Facebook account skyrocketed by about 1000 per cent between April and June, and continue to be significantly higher than before. On Instagram his following has grown by almost 20 per cent since May.

When The Age and Sydney Morning Herald approached Evans to comment on his QAnon stance, he replied with “Who is Q?” and hours later, he shared a post referring to “the great awakening” and reposted screenshots of posts appearing to be from “Q”.

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c10357  No.10804239

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>>10804221

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But this goes much wider than Evans. Some wellness influencers post overtly about child sex trafficking by elites, some use the motto “where we go one, we go all”, others focus on vaccine fears or hint they believe the pandemic is a cover-up. Some protect their brand by only sharing conspiracy content on their Instagram stories or highlights.

'Playing with fire'

Khalil says it’s unclear which wellness influencers fully understand and believe what the QAnon conspiracy alleges, or which ones are, perhaps inadvertently, grabbing certain elements that suit their interests. But she believes the latter can be just as dangerous.

“They’re playing with fire … A lot of these people who are ‘QAnon-lite’ are repeating some of the tropes and catchphrases, they think they’re bringing a sense of awareness to their followers but what they’re actually doing is dabbling in really dangerous disinformation,” Khalil says.

“They can almost act as a gateway into more extremist movements.”

Graham stresses there can be real-life consequences to the spread of QAnon, whether it’s undermining democracy, prompting people to commit violence or harming efforts of authorities to curb the virus.

“You now have people who won’t vaccinate themselves because they think they’re getting injected with microchips,” Graham says.

Wilson believes it’s important to try to find some compassion and understanding of why many “good people” are tumbling into conspiracy thinking.

“They fill my feeds begging me to understand,” Wilson says. “It’s a real mistake to think these people are stupid or have got malicious intentions. Most of them genuinely are fearful.”

The Age and SMH approached several Australian influencers to understand their points of view. Most did not reply while one decided “the mainstream media is looking for a hit piece”.

Only one, a Sydney-based shamanic yoga therapist who asked not to be named, was open to sharing her perspective. She made Conspirituality podcast’s QAnon list after alleging child sex trafficking and satanic ritual abuse by elites, describing the pandemic as fake and asking people to “wake up” and “do your own research”.

While her beliefs echo QAnon thinking, she says they derive from her own spirituality and practices.

She discovered QAnon earlier this year and says she doesn’t agree with all its claims. For example, she says if children are being rescued from underground tunnels, she’d like to see evidence.

“Sometimes the execution is a bit sensationalised,” she says.

She explains her posts come from a place of genuine concern and desire to heal society, adding she does not sit politically on the left or right.

“I’m totally aware of people’s health and people’s sensitivities, but I always come from that sense of ‘just question; does that make sense to you?; how does that feel in your body?; trust your gut’,” she says.

“I sincerely hope we can keep showing up with more patience, greater tolerance and deeper compassion.”

'We need to get at the root causes'

The truth is, Khalil says, there have been failures that have eroded people's faith in democracy, expertise and the establishment. Just look at the global financial crisis or even Victoria's hotel quarantine scandal.

“If we try to understand and get at those root causes, it’s a better use of our time,” Khalil says.

She says it's best not to argue logic with someone who believes in a conspiracy theory – both sides consider each other “brainwashed” – and instead engage with what's driving their anxieties.

University of Wollongong wellness industry researcher Dr Nadia Zainuddin believes authorities need to be willing to be more transparent and admit to missteps, or else it feeds distrust, particularly during COVID-19 times.

“When there’s distrust in our leaders, people take it upon themselves to educate themselves so if you read a lot of people’s comments, they’re fond of saying ‘I’ve done my research’.”

Social media algorithms, which continue to surface misinformation, also have a lot to answer for too, Wilson points out.

“If we see more people liking these videos and watching more of these videos and it confirms our bias over and over again,” Wilson says.

Wilson calls for people who work in wellness to use their influence responsibly and make more efforts to critically distinguish between real and fake information.

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c10357  No.10804254

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>>10804239

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Zainuddin thinks current events may trigger a bigger split in the wellness space, where one part does their due diligence and presents accurate information, while the other camp holds alternative beliefs because they are so core to their identity.

“There will always be this group that will continue to believe what they want to believe,” Zainuddin says. “They’re being very good marketers.”

For now, Beres believes it's important for wellness influencers to take a public stand against QAnon and for people to find ways to support those who are sliding into it.

“There are going to be a lot of people who will come out of QAnon after being indoctrinated who are going to need help.”

Lydia Khalil's advice on dealing with misinformation

QAnon accounts encourage people to "do your own research". This turns it into a puzzle game and gives the illusion you are an independent thinker who is not beholden to what authorities or experts tell you. As a career researcher and analyst I can tell you that "doing your own research" does not just involve hunting for clues to confirm what you already believe. Real research involves the following:

* Checking sources: Who or what is the source and what is their level of access and accuracy and reliability? Has the source provided accurate information before? What is their mission, their history? Did they give supporting information? Where is this information coming from? Is it old information that is being rehashed?

* Seek experts: See what people who have studied and worked in the field are saying. Look at a fact-checking site. QAnon has promoted conspiracy theories about child trafficking – if you are concerned about child trafficking, seek out organisations and experts who have been working in this field. What do they say about the issue?

* Check in with yourself: Try to understand the difference between impressions, intuition, and reasoning. Try to understand your own patterns of thinking before accepting information as true.

* Not a game: Understand that QAnon is not a game or an "alternative" view of the world. The conspiracy theory has prompted people to commit acts of violence.

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/playing-with-fire-the-curious-marriage-of-qanon-and-wellness-20200924-p55yu7.html

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c10357  No.10804582

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>>10752932

What are the Keating kids up to these days?

The spotlight shone back on the Keating family this week, with news that former PM Paul’s youngest daughter had hooked up with a Hollywood director best known for having an affair with Kristen Stewart. So what are PK’s children up to these days?

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Their father’s relationship with the media was historically so combative he once called for the rewriting of privacy laws to shield his children from scrutiny.

Yet why wouldn’t the media and a nation who elected him prime minister in 1993 scrutinise the glittering lifestyles of the children of former prime minister Paul Keating and his ex-wife Annita, particularly as they’ve been so drawn to fame?

The Keatings’ two youngest daughters, Katherine and Alexandra, have dominated their share of headlines during the past decade, after swapping their comfortable childhood home in leafy Woollahra for Manhattan.

It was there that Katherine, or “KK” as her Sydney friends still call her, fell for the former boyfriend of Cameron Diaz, multi-millionaire New York hotelier Andre Balazs.

And it was he who introduced her to Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-lover of billionaire paedophile rapist Jeffrey Epstein.

The most gregarious, upwardly mobile and celebrity-loving member of the Keating clan, KK began a relationship with the older and richer Balazs in 2009, inspiring her to pack her bags in Sydney — where she had a run-in with a photographer at the State Theatre that same year — and move to New York.

KK was soon lighting up New York and seemed to be everywhere — including, as chance would have it, on the footpath outside Epstein’s Manhattan house in December 2010, where Prince Andrew was a house guest.

There is no suggestion Keating knew of, or had any involvement in, Epstein’s criminal activities.

Successfully parlaying her status as prime ministerial daughter on arts boards, she later found work in 2015 as a TV producer on Viceland.

But the work was short-lived. In 2016 she was contributing editor to The World Post and by 2018 KK was on the move to LA to work for entertainment management company Maverick, which manages Madonna, among others.

Now 39, Katherine has been subdued since her connection to associates of Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew was made public last year, and sources last week pondered if she might soon be ready to return home to Australia.

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c10357  No.10804594

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>>10804582

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Not so subdued in recent times has been her baby sister Alexandra, or “AK”, who, as it emerged last week, also managed to nab herself a famous boyfriend while living in New York this past decade.

That boyfriend is British film director Rupert Sanders, 49.

Sanders is best known for directing the 2012 feature Snow White And The Huntsman — and for running off with one of that film’s leading ladies, then 22-year-old actor Kristen Stewart, whose mother was played in the movie by Sanders’ own wife, model Liberty Ross.

According to his IMDB biography, Sanders has done little movie work since — although he had plans for a film enigmatically entitled Rub And Tug.

AK was an accomplished 24-year-old who had sold her first tech company at 19 and studied behavioural science at uni when she joined her sister in New York in 2010.

The fashion-obsessed AK worked as a consultant at a boutique creative agency and managed a band, Wim, before raising $14 million and co-founding app builder DWNLD in partnership with angel investor Fritz Lanman.

By 2016 that app was shut down and last year AK was working as an adviser to venture capitalist RSE Ventures.

Across the Atlantic Ocean in London, we find the only son of Paul and Annita, Keating’s firstborn child and heir, Patrick, 43.

Having initially embraced his high-public profile in Sydney, Patrick’s love for the limelight soured in 2011 after his marriage to model Amber McDonald ended.

While McDonald would go on to a more lucrative love match with second husband Aussie John Symond, to whom she was introduced via an arts auction supported by her sister-in-law KK, the one-time UBS finance executive Patrick moved on with Sydney stylist Penny Hunt.

After the birth of son Jax (now seven) with Hunt, Patrick left Australia and moved to the UK.

His two children with McDonald, Avalon and Slade, now call Symond’s Point Piper mansion home.

And, finally, to the sleeper in the family, the Keatings’ second-born child, eldest daughter and shyest child, Caroline.

Caroline, or “CK”, is the only Keating child still living in Australia.

Having worked in administrative roles and customer support during her first decade out of school — as well as studying at TAFE and trying her hand at acting and directing and working for a while at Foxtel — “CK”, 41, found her niche in hospitality in 2011 before moving to work at DreamLab App as a researcher in 2017.

She remains there today, and by all accounts is happy with a life lived away from the spotlight and the shadow of a famous family.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/annette-sharp-what-are-the-keating-kids-up-to-these-days/news-story/888a635a0e638e1a3820fdc1176877c6

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000000  No.10806162

Watch out Aussies

https://theweathereye.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/the-fabian-society/

The Fabian Society

The Fabian Society is a very old group originating in England in 1884, with the purpose of forming a single, global socialist state. They get their name from the Roman general Fabius, who used carefully planned strategies to slowly wear down his enemies over a long period of time to obtain victory. “Fabian Socialism” uses incremental change over a long period of time to slowly transform a state as opposed to using violent revolution for change. It is essentially socialism by stealth. Their original emblem was a shield with a wolf in sheep’s clothing holding a flag with the letters F.S. Today the international symbol of the Fabian Society is a turtle, with the motto below: “When I strike, I strike hard.”

Fabian Society members included H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Annie Besant, Graham Wallas, Tony Blair and Australia’s new ‘Prime Minister’ Julia Gillard, as New Zeal recently exposed.

The Fabian Window is a stained-glass window on display at the London School of Economics, and depicts Sidney Webb and Edward R. Pease hammering the earth on an anvil beneath the Fabian Society emblem. At the top of the window are the words “Remould it nearer to the heart’s desire.”

13 Responses to “The Fabian Society”

Woodrow Wilson realised that he had been used by the ‘men behind the curtain’ and he was apparently deeply regretful of his actions before his death. He was responsible for passing the Federal Reserve Act in 1913, handing over the issuance of currency and basically control over the entire economy to a private bank accountable to no one. Most people investigating this sort of thing will already know that, but he said some quite interesting things –

“We have restricted credit, we have restricted opportunity, we have controlled development, and we have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated, governments in the civilized world–no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.”

And this one even more interesting:

“Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men’s views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the U.S., in the field of commerce and manufacturing, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.”

TWE said this on October 23, 2010 at 11:27 pm | Reply

Julia Gillard is a Fabian and is now Prime Minister of Australia. She described the Fabians as “sort of a debating society” Fits the mould perfectly. Wants to send Australia to the dogs so she can have ultimate power.

Trader said this on February 24, 2011 at 3:37 pm | Reply

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c10357  No.10807158

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Repost from Q Research General #13830

>>10805891 (pb)

This cruelty is so vile I can’t stand it. This happened to thousands of lost and bewildered elderly cut off from their families so #KillerCuomo could play politics with their lives. He should be in prison.

https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1310057476247576577

>https://twitter.com/SineadIreland_/status/1309873641237217280

>https://www.instagram.com/p/CFmqo3Jg9sz/

>https://www.facebook.com/jayson.fyffe/posts/3201487293301071

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c10357  No.10818136

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Triumphant Pell returns to the Vatican amid financial scandal

A triumphant George Pell heads back to the Vatican this week to face enemies who hoped he’d rot in jail. But the shoe’s on the other foot this time, writes Andrew Bolt.

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On Tuesday George Pell flies back to Rome, a challenge to powerful enemies now caught in the Vatican’s worst financial scandal in decades.

Those enemies hoped Cardinal Pell, the Vatican’s former corruption buster, would rot in an Australian jail on suspiciously false charges of child sexual abuse.

But Pell returns in triumph, and it’s his nemesis, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who could now face jail instead.

And once again, former Vatican officials ask: is there a connection to this scandal and Pell’s legal nightmare in Australia?

Pell was the Vatican’s fourth most powerful man, overseeing church finances, until Victoria Police charged him in 2017 with 26 charges of sexual abuse against nine different “victims”.

Pell stepped down and returned to Australia in July 2017 to clear his name, only to spend 405 days in jail for a crime he could not have committed.

For some at the Vatican, having Pell disappear was extremely convenient.

He’d been leading an audit of Vatican finances and uncovered extensive corruption, possibly involving even the Mafia.

Pell warned Pope Francis, adding: beware of Becciu, second in charge of the Secretariat of State.

Pell was alarmed by one of Becciu’s property deals – a luxury development in London, bought with loans from a Swiss bank with a record of violating money-laundering and fraud safeguards.

Becciu apparently tried to disguise those loans by cancelling them out against the property’s value.

Other Becciu deals also looked weird, including financial transfers to buy an Italian hospital that then collapsed, riddled with theft and fraud, leaving an astonishing $1.3 billion debt.

Becciu had even placed his niece as the secretary to the church’s representative at the hospital. He’s also accused of steering other Vatican business to his three brothers.

Becciu fought back. In 2016, he unilaterally cancelled an external audit of Vatican departments commissioned by Pell.

Pell asked the Pope to back him up, but Francis refused.

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c10357  No.10818142

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>>10818136

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Pell was now running out of time. Victoria Police had advertised for “victims” who had been assaulted at Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral when Pell was Archbishop.

That trawling worked: alleged victims did come forward. All complaints were inherently implausible. All failed.

But one went further than the rest. A man whose name is still suppressed claimed Pell in 1996 sexually assaulted him and a fellow chorister at the same time in the Cathedral after Mass.

The story was absurd. The other supposed victim, since dead, told his parents he wasn’t abused, and the evidence showed neither Pell nor his accuser could have been at the scene of the crime at the only time it could have happened.

But this still kept Pell away from the Vatican for three years and in jail for one until the High Court in April quashed his sentence.

Becciu made use of the time. In the same month that police said they’d charge Pell, Becciu fired the Vatican’s first-ever auditor general, Libero Milone, accusing him of “spying” on him and threatening criminal charges if Milone didn’t go quietly.

But now Pell is free and Becciu has fallen.

Becciu, who’d become head of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was last week forced to resign over financial irregularities.

The Pope said Becciu also resigned his rights as a Cardinal, apparently including the right to vote.

This last time a Cardinal was demoted like this was in 2015, when Scotland’s Keith O’Brien was punished for sexually harassing young priests.

Becciu last week vowed to prove his innocence, but now Pell returns, ostensibly to empty his Vatican apartment.

The Pope has not offered him a job, but many cardinals think Pell may have been right and the Pope should have backed him.

The Pope’s authority has been rocked, and it would make sense to show he’s serious about fighting corruption by giving Pell some role.

Pell, though, does not seem keen on any big job. He’s 79, and told me recently his only ambition now is to plant roses.

All he’s said publicly about Becciu’s sacking is that the Pope was “elected to clean up Vatican finances” and “is to be thanked and congratulated on recent developments”.

He added: “The cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria.” He’s hinting this scandal may be linked to his persecution in Victoria.

Pell may not want any new role, but his church calls. His Pope is weak.

It is the time for all good men in the Vatican to step up. And Pell – for all the attempts to destroy him in Melbourne – is one of those good.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/andrew-bolt-triumphant-pell-returns-to-the-vatican-amid-financial-scandal/news-story/4b063f7c50409175f79d8cf6d9b856d5

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c10357  No.10818272

File: ea81fb188fc5afd⋯.jpg (39.4 KB, 700x394, 350:197, Why_the_QAnon_conspiracy_t….jpg)

Why the QAnon conspiracy theory is gaining popularity

An absurd conspiracy theory claiming that a global cabal is abducting and abusing children is gaining traction across the world. What explains its appeal amid the coronavirus pandemic?

Ines Eisele, Mirjam Benecke - 27.09.2020

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In recent days, thousands of protesters have gathered at London’s Trafalgar Square to express their anger at the British government’s measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory were among them. Some protesters were heard shouting "Choose your side," while others held placards reading "Liberty not fear" and "Stop child trafficking."

An amorphous theory

This last slogan is typical of QAnon adherents. The QAnon movement, born and bred on the internet, claims that an international pedophile elite has been secretly abducting and sexually abusing children, and harvesting their blood to make a youth serum. According to the theory, this global cabal includes the likes of Hillary Clinton and US investor George Soros, who are using this drug to control the world.

QAnon supporters think that these figures are part of a sort of secret government, the so-called deep state, controlling US and world politics. US President Donald Trump is seen as a savior, bent on fighting this evil "deep state."

These are the main tenets of the QAnon theory. It is, however, an amorphous edifice that keeps changing, sometimes overlapping with other conspiracy myths, including anti-Semitic ones. "QAnon is like tofu; it can take on whatever flavor you add, depending on which ingredients you add," said Jakob Guhl of London's Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD).

Joining ranks with the alt-right

For example, QAnon adherents have recently united with protesters who believe government efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic are exaggerated, or that the virus is just a ploy to control the population through vaccinations. This could clearly be seen at demonstrations in several countries where QAnon supporters have marched side by side with anti-vaxxers, hippies and far-right extremists.

And indeed, the pandemic has lent further momentum to the QAnon movement, according to a recent ISD study. It found a marked uptick in QAnon-related posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram between March and June this year. And the movement is gaining ground even outside of its place of birth, the United States.

Many Brits are QAnon followers

"Even though most QAnon content is shared in the US, it is gaining an international following," said Guhl, adding that Britain has recently been the country where the second-largest amount of sharing takes place, followed by Canada, Australia and Germany. Guhl said QAnon's popularity in Germany is puzzling, given that most of the content is in English and focused on the US. But he said this could have to do with Germany's relatively active conspiracy theory scene and its Reichsbürger movement, which has certain commonalities with QAnon thinking.

During the coronavirus pandemic, German singer Xavier Naidoo and star chef Attila Hildmann have come out as celebrity QAnon disciples in Germany, sharing many of its baseless claims with their fans. Guhl estimates that Germany is home to several hundred thousand die-hard QAnon followers. But he believes that a much larger segment of the population is receptive to at least some of its claims.

How it all began

QAnon got its start in October 2017, when an anonymous user called Q began spreading far-fetched theories on the 4chan messaging board. This user incorporated and built on the Pizzagate theory, which emerged during the 2016 US election campaign. This theory claimed that a child sex ring was operating out of a Washington D.C. pizza parlor and that Hillary Clinton was involved in these illicit activities.

The user, claiming to be a secret service operative with access to classified information, predicted Clinton's arrest. Even though this never happened, his or her cryptic messages grew increasingly popular. These days, Q's theories spread far and wide on the internet almost of their own accord, and can be found on various messaging boards, Telegram, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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c10357  No.10818279

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>>10818272

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Mix and match

"QAnon functions like a meta-conspiracy theory," capable of integrating local narratives, said Guhl. This means the German Reichsbürger movement can draw on it, and Brexiteers can also take bits of it and fuse it with their own worldview. This explains why some QAnon sympathizers were present at pro-Brexit protests, with many of them believing that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is an ally of their savior, President Trump.

Internet expert Sascha Lobo, who writes a weekly column for German weekly Der Spiegel, said this amorphous quality is what makes QAnon "one of the most successful and dangerous conspiracy theories on the net today." He said this mix-and-match approach, akin to assembling Ikea furniture, means adherents develop a deeper connection to the theory in question — no matter how absurd or far-fetched its claims.

No laughing matter

It's easy to mock the QAnon movement and dismiss it as a little more than a crackpot theory wafting about the internet. But its absurd claims have already made into real life. Not only are its supporters in evidence at anti-lockdown marches, Brexit rallies and protests against child abuse, but in 2019, when some QAnon followers planned and conducted violent acts, the FBI declared the movement a potential terrorist threat.

The man behind shootings in the German city of Hanau in February that killed 11 people left behind a pamphlet setting out his racist worldview. It also contained claims that a global secret service was controlling people, which somewhat reflects QAnon thinking – even though the perpetrator never explicitly referenced this theory.

QAnon followers as lawmakers?

While QAnon has already evidently made its way into the real, offline world and inspired acts of violence, things could get worse still. A number of QAnon sympathizers are currently running for office in the upcoming US Senate elections in November, said Guhl — Republican and independent candidates among them.

"These individuals genuinely believe a secret elite of pedophiles is out to topple Trump and could get elected and then have an influence on legislation," he warned.

This summer, Facebook and Twitter blocked a range of QAnon accounts. And last week, Germany's government commissioner on anti-Semitism, Felix Klein, urged messenger services to tackle the spread of this conspiracy theory.

Jakob Guhl agrees with these measures, yet also stressed that social media algorithms automatically promote controversial content such as conspiracy theories. He said users should be taught to critically evaluate social media content to combat the spread of misinformation. But that will not be an easy task, especially during a pandemic, when many people are experiencing an increase in existential fears.

This article has been translated from German by Benjamin Restle

https://www.dw.com/en/why-the-qanon-conspiracy-theory-is-gaining-popularity/a-55066593

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c10357  No.10818469

File: 746de6a3d69a6dd⋯.jpg (110.3 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, _Any_journalists_academics….jpg)

If your friends or family have fallen for an internet conspiracy cult, here's what you should do

The zealotry of QAnon believers can be devastating for their loved ones. But action is possible

Van Badham - 28 Sep 2020

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How do you rescue someone you love from the clutches of an internet conspiracy cult?

Do you maybe tell them that the operator of the “most prominent” website devoted to the unhinged, fact-free QAnon conspiracy theory was recently rumbled as a senior vice-president at Citibank?

According to reports, Jason Gelinas was a “longtime Wall Street IT expert” with a noteworthy professional interest in data mining. He perhaps knew better than most how susceptible people are to advertising when they’re angry and they’re frightened; reports claim he was earning $US3,000 a month from Q-adherents on his Patreon site, and suspected of compiling data on 10 million site visitors willing to believe – without evidence – that a network of Hollywood satanists run vast underground camps where raped children are milked for blood. It’s an unquestioning credulity that would have any marketer salivating.

Alas, the truth has done little to dissuade QAnon believers from the fictions of their conspiracy mythology. Unsurprisingly, the “Pizzagate” conspiracy that was QAnon’s forerunner should have fallen apart when an adherent wielded an assault rifle in a Washington pizzeria because he believed Hillary Clinton and her associates were running a child sex ring in its basement. The gunman found no Clinton, no children and no basement – and yet the themes of the conspiracy endure, and internationally. Yes, we have a QAnon problem in Australia now, too.

The conspiracy is finding ready purchase because those themes are already culturally familiar, sourced from millennia of antisemitic tropes that falsely accuse Jews of drinking the blood of Christian children; it’s no coincidence Jewish identities like George Soros and the Rothschilds are referenced in attacks. The present amplification coincides with the pandemic’s ratcheting up of individual anxiety at the same time it’s obliged people into finding longed-for socialisation on the internet. Here, poor social media literacy meets political naiveté with devastating consequences. But how is your poor elderly uncle to know?

And what do you do about it?

Any journalists, academics and community leaders who attempt to point at an objective reality that contradicts the conspiracy are just accused of being in on it. Q – like any cult leader – has expansive, agile plasticity. The texts – the “Q drops” – are worded in such an ambiguous way that they may be infinitely reinterpreted by believers to buffer the intrusion of any fact, or any prediction that fails to come to pass.

The zealotry is frustrating for professional fact-checkers, but it is devastating for families. The Guardian reported recently on the phenomenon of “QAnon orphans” – the loved ones estranged by family members who’ve become subsumed in Q-ism. Reddit communities have sprung up as support groups for this very modern phenomenon.

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c10357  No.10818478

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>>10818469

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But within the despair of those communities are also hopeful stories of reconnection from those who’ve left the cult, with experiences that affirm the best advice of experts in disinformation, deradicalisation and deprogramming. For those concerned by the creep of conspiracy-thinking into their friends and their world, there are things you can do.

1. Disinformation experts recommend an “information hygiene” routine to prevent unwittingly spreading cult propaganda. People often share incendiary material with the intention of mocking or challenging its assertions – but platforms like Facebook regularly shear off contextualising comments. If you must mock, mock in your own words or memes; don’t ever republish the original to a wider audience.

2. Remember, people reach out to social media when they’re seeking human contact; one of the most powerful lures of a cult is the socialisation it offers when individuals are in distress. With everyone in distress from coronavirus, maintaining meaningful spoken communication with loved ones through phone calls and – where safe – visits are more important than ever. Steer the conversation towards shared experiences and memories.

3. Don’t take the bait to have brawls on the internet about the cults. Arguing the facts of an issue can have the effect of entrenching conspiracy attitudes in peers who may dig in to save face and defend their public social status.

4. Instead, delete public comments and engage gentle private dialogue not to argue facts, but to encourage doubts. Believers in these things inherently have doubts – even if they’re buried deep – because verifiable proof doesn’t exist to support the cult’s claims. Try questioning responses such as: “There seem to be a lot of holes in this theory, don’t you think?”, “I’m not sure we should really trust an anonymous source, are you?”, “Don’t you think there’d be more evidence out there if this were true?”

5. Experts recommend affirming to the “higher selves” of believers. It’s actually lovely to think your cousin is stirred to rescue children from the clutches of blood-drinking paedophiles, even if they don’t actually exist. Verbally acknowledging this is an important way of steering someone’s good emotional values into a logical rejection of the cult.

6. Don’t expect an immediate deconversion from the person you’re trying to help. People who’ve left QAnon described to Rolling Stone their doubts like an accumulation of “cracks”, not a sudden revelation. Work in a group with other concerned friends and family members to reach out.

Most of all, be kind. Unscrupulous figures data-mining these websites are the reason why so many have lost their trust in moral leadership. That’s what has driven them towards the good-versus-evil simple idylls of conspiracy thinking.

QAnon believers are not always the enemy. They are often victims too.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/28/if-your-friends-or-family-have-fallen-for-an-internet-conspiracy-cult-heres-what-you-should-do

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649c5f  No.10830920

File: 19ccd106332dae8⋯.png (378.58 KB, 670x774, 335:387, 1F1680D8_0EE1_4354_9893_DA….png)

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The owner of some of Australia’s most iconic retail brands has been savaged for banking millions in taxpayer funds while posting record profits.

Just Jeans, Smiggle owner slammed as ‘unethical’

One of Australia’s largest retailers has been slammed as “unethical” for posting record profits while taking up to six months to pay suppliers.

Premier Investments, which owns shopping centre staples including Just Jeans, Smiggle and Peter Alexander, has rarely been out of the headlines in the last few weeks.

Last Friday, the firm, chaired by retail veteran Solomon Lew, announced a 29 per cent surge in profits to $137.8 million.

That’s despite the company being a major beneficiary of taxpayers’ cash through the JobKeeper wage subsidy program designed to keep people in work during the coronavirus pandemic.

While banking some big bucks, Premier has also cried poor saying it could close up to 350 stores unless its rents come down while declaring landlords “will be responsible for job losses” if the shops shut.

The company, that also owns Portmans, Dotti and Jay Jays, also refused to pay rent on any store in April after it closed all of them during the national lockdown.

But Premier has defended its actions saying there was “unprecedented uncertainty” from the pandemic which led them to seek “support from suppliers for temporary flexibility in payment terms”.

It says it has “progressed towards” usual terms but some reports have said that could still be up to four months from delivery to payment.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/just-jeans-smiggle-owner-slammed-as-unethical/news-story/122bfae963ee73e52deaf0fb7efb3785

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649c5f  No.10831100

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—Lisa Barsoomian in Gumshoe News==

Mentions Aleanader Downer, 2001-2005 and Clinton Foundation.

The Revolving Door of Protection For the Clinton Foundation

https://gumshoenews.com/2018/08/28/the-revolving-door-of-protection-for-the-clinton-foundation/

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c10357  No.10832076

File: 60c4d0fa300e0e8⋯.jpg (253.74 KB, 1279x720, 1279:720, WikiLeaks_founder_Julian_A….jpg)

File: 235156750a1be43⋯.jpg (118.93 KB, 768x1024, 3:4, Chelsea_Manning.jpg)

Julian Assange extradition: US must prove leaked material was ‘closely held’ information

The United States government must prove three elements of “national defence” before a jury in order to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act, the Old Bailey has heard.

The court also heard that the imposition of Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) in the United States — a form of highly-restrictive gag orders on prisoners, their lawyers and relatives — did not violate due process.

Assange, 49, is contesting his extradition to the US where he faces 18 charges under the Espionage Act. The US prosecution told the court the charges against Assange focus on his complicity in Chelsea Manning’s theft and unlawful disclosure of national defence information; his knowing and receipt of national defence information from Manning; his agreement with Manning to engage in a conspiracy to commit computer hacking, and his attempt to crack a hash passcode.

Manning, a US military analyst found guilty under the Espionage Act of disclosing military and government documents, had her 35-year sentence commuted by US president Barack Obama.

But in a new affidavit presented to the court on Monday, the Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, Gordon Kromberg, said national defence information must satisfy three criteria of US case law for a jury conviction in the Assange case.

He said the documents must generally relate to military matters or related activities of national preparedness, which broadly included information dealing with military matters and more generally with matters relating to US foreign policy and intelligence capabilities.

In addition, the information must be “closely held” by the US government and that disclosure of the documents must be potentially damaging to the US or potentially useful to an enemy of the US.

Mr Kromberg said Assange would be able to present evidence, cross-examination, and argument that the United States had failed to prove any or all of those elements.

Mr Kromberg also presented a 35-page statement rebutting some evidence provided by Assange witness Joel Sickler about the conditions within Alexandria prison, where Assange may be held pre-trial, and at ADX Colorado, where it is speculated Assange may be housed if convicted.

Mr Sickler said when a prisoner was held in administrative segregation at Alexandria prison, it was “very arduous, almost torturous conditions”. He added: “It’s going to be deleterious to Assange.”

“SAMs have severe psychological effects on an individual, and can greatly affect a client’s ability to deal with the issues surrounding his federal case.” he said.

“Frequently, due to the stress of this type of confinement, the government has found inmates will often change their plea and co-operate with the government.”

Mr Kromberg said only a tiny fraction of federal inmates were the subject of SAMs and said as at September 1, 2020, only 47 of the 156,083 inmates were under SAMs.

He said inmates could contest SAMs and multiple, multi-level review processes provided procedural safeguards.

The trial continues.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/julian-assange-extradition-us-must-prove-leaked-material-was-closely-held-information/news-story/32c25e4ea572da4419f153a93f2d1ac9

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c10357  No.10832126

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>>10780524

>>10818136

Cardinal George Pell returns to Rome for first time since child sex abuse convictions quashed

Cardinal George Pell will return to Rome today for the first time since 2017 when he was accused of child sexual abuse charges.

A spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Sydney confirmed Cardinal Pell will fly out of Sydney today, but the purpose and duration of the visit is not known.

Cardinal Pell was leading the Secretariat of State, set up to reform the Vatican's finances, when he took a leave of absence in 2017 to face charges of child sexual abuse.

The 79-year-old was convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s and was sentenced to six years in prison.

He had served 13 months of his sentence when his conviction was overturned by the High Court in April.

He has been living in Sydney since his release.

Christopher Lamb is the Rome correspondent for Catholic news publication The Tablet and said all eyes would be on Cardinal Pell as he arrived in Rome.

"The Cardinal has a number of supporters in Rome and some very loyal followers," Lamb said.

"There will be a number of them who will be delighted to see him return — they always were very sceptical of the charges that were brought against him.

"However there will be others who will be concerned about the optics of a return by Cardinal Pell to Rome and the Vatican … particularly if the cardinal has a meeting, an audience, with Pope Francis."

Vatican correspondent Joshua McElwee, from US newspaper the National Catholic Reporter, said Cardinal Pell was no longer employed by the Vatican and the reason for his visit was not clear.

"At the moment he has no official role here," McElwee said.

"Very likely he's coming to put his affairs in order. I imagine he still has personal items here, things to bring home, perhaps an apartment to clean up.

"I don't know what else he would be doing other than those kind of things."

Uncertain times for the Vatican

Cardinal Pell's return to Rome comes just days after the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu who has been implicated in allegations of financial misconduct at the Vatican.

Cardinal Becciu previously worked in the Vatican's Secretariat of State where he reportedly clashed with Cardinal Pell over reform of the Vatican's finances.

But McElwee said it was not clear whether Cardinal Pell's visit was connected to Cardinal Becciu's resignation on Saturday.

"It's known that Cardinal Pell and Cardinal Becciu butted horns when Cardinal Pell was in Rome," McElwee said.

"Becciu apparently was involved in some kind of alleged financial misdeeds and Pell has said that he raised issues about those at the time.

"It could be that Cardinal Pell is taking a victory lap here in Rome, but I don't think it's going to be more than a short visit."

Lamb said Cardinal Pell's visit coincided with a period of uncertainty in Pope Francis's pontificate, with many speculating Cardinal Pell could be seeking to influence the outcome of a future conclave to decide the next Pope.

"Cardinal Pell is not someone who is openly disloyal to Pope Francis and has worked for Pope Francis," Lamb said.

"But it is no secret that he has a different vision of the Church to the Pope and I suppose some people will be looking to see whether the Cardinal is involved in any pre-conclave manoeuvres, given we are almost eight years into Pope Francis's pontificate.

"There is a battle going on and the Cardinal is certainly seen by those who don't like Francis as someone who is an ally."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-29/cardinal-george-pell-heads-to-rome-first-time-since-acquittal/12712604

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c10357  No.10832302

File: 0ca16226706b3cb⋯.webm (10.09 MB, 640x360, 16:9, _The_Comey_Rule_Is_Distor….webm)

‘The Comey Rule’ Is Distorted Liberal Fantasy of Lies, Made Up Scenes

In what The Guardian called “the longest and most star-studded attack ad in history,” the Showtime limited series The Comey Rule is full of distortions and liberal fantasies of what they wish had really happened in the FBI investigations into Hillary Clinton’s email server and Donald Trump’s involvement with Russia.

The show follows disgraced former FBI Director James Comey’s autobiography A Higher Loyalty, which was released in 2018. “Night One” premiered on September 27 and covered the time period leading up to election night, with its second and final installment to follow on Monday, September 28, to deal with the fallout after.

The liberal cast and crew fought to have the special air before the election after news that Showtime's parent company ViacomCBS planned to push it past the election. Lefty actor Jeff Daniels stars as Comey and he’s made his politics clear when making the rounds promoting his election special.

Writer and director Billy Ray is a dyed in the wool leftist believer in the Russian collusion conspiracy, telling The Guardian, “The tipping point in that election, the deciding factor, was the infiltration by the Russians. That came directly from James Clapper [ex-director of national intelligence]; that’s not a matter of conjecture; that’s fact. And they’re trying to do it again in 2020.” It’s 2020 and this guy still believes Clapper? Yup, his trust in what CNN and MSNBC were peddling the last several years is made clear in The Comey Rule.

For example, his scene recreating the London meeting between George Papadopoulos and Alexander Downer relies on a debunked narrative that Papadopoulos told Downer the Trump campaign knew about the DNC email hacks ahead of time and was coordinating with the Russians on them. This is what the Crossfire Hurricane FBI investigation into Trump was supposedly based on. In actuality, all Papadopoulos told Downer was that Russia had damaging information on Hillary Clinton, which was then retroactively assumed to be the DNC emails after the hacks were released despite the suggestion that it could have been a reference to Hillary’s missing 33,000 deleted emails from her private server.

Notice the explicitly false details inserted into the script:

Downer: So, uh, you were saying, uh, Russia?:

Papadopoulos: Russia. Wow, are those guys smart. Do you, uh… You know Professor Mifsud? Joseph Mifsud?

Downer: Uh, no, afraid I don't. Is he Russian?

Papadopoulos: Maltan. Or Maltese. Maltanese. He's from fucking Malta, but he has connections in Russia. All the way up to Putin. We've been talking for months.

Downer: What about?

Papadopoulos: Hillary.

Downer: In what context?

Papadopoulos: Russia's got dirt on her. Lots of embarrassing stuff. Thousands of e-mails. And they made them all available to us.

Downer: Well, how did they get them?

Papadopoulos: Hacked straight out of the DNC and the Clinton campaign.

Downer: And the Russians are making them available to you?

Papadopoulos: "We have dirt on Hillary, and we want to help." That's a quote. They said they could release it anonymously, some big data dump on the Internet timed to do maximum damage to her.

Downer: Who else knows about this, George?

Papadopoulos: That's the beauty of it. No one. God bless America.

(continued)

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/alexa-moutevelis/2020/09/28/comey-rule-distorted-liberal-fantasy-lies-made-scenes

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c10357  No.10832471

File: f87c059c1f71bcf⋯.jpg (544.95 KB, 1440x1080, 4:3, Fallen_police_honoured_on_….jpg)

File: 3312b2032767b45⋯.webm (9.99 MB, 1280x720, 16:9, National_Police_Remembran….webm)

Fallen police honoured on National Police Remembrance Day

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

National Police Remembrance Day will today pay tribute to police who lost their lives in the line of duty, including four Victorian officers who will be immortalised at the National Police Memorial in Canberra.

Two services will be held to honour the fallen, including Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Glen Humphris and Constable Josh Prestney, who were killed on duty at a vehicle stop on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway on April 22 this year. It was the biggest loss of life in a single event for Victoria Police.

They will be memorialised on the National Police Memorial Wall, which will now enshrine 798 names of fallen police who made the ultimate sacrifice for the communities they served.

Touchstone plaques honouring the four Victorian officers will be escorted in a motorcade from the Australian Federal Police College in Barton to the National Police Memorial in Kings Park.

Each touchstone, which includes the rank, date of death and place of death of the fallen, will be driven separately in a Highway Patrol car, reflecting the officers’ roles and service as part of Victoria Police Highway Patrol. The touchstones will be mounted on to a large, stone, paved shrine. The AFP is the custodian of the wall.

The commemorations will continue with the National Police Remembrance Day Dusk Service, to be held at the National Police Memorial at 4.30pm.

Police commissioners and representatives from most policing jurisdictions will be unable to pay their respects in person this year because of COVID-19 restrictions. The commissioners have instead sent virtual messages, available here, to be screened at today’s ceremony.

https://www.facebook.com/AusFedPolice/videos/345740340112932/

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw APM said National Police Remembrance Day was a time to pay tribute to police who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“Today we remember those whose lives were cut tragically short because they were serving their community,’’ Mr Kershaw said.

“There are 798 names on the National Police Memorial Wall, 798 too many. There are too many families who no longer have a father, mother, husband or wife.

“To those families who have lost loved ones, we grieve with you. We also reflect on their commitment to duty and striving every day to keep the public safe.

“In particular, we stand with the families and loved ones of the four Victoria Police officers who were tragically taken from us earlier this year. While we can never take away the weight of your loss, across Australia, the entire policing family, is here to support you.”

Members of the public are encouraged to virtually attend this year’s service via livestream.

National Police Remembrance Day

https://vimeo.com/event/299960

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/fallen-police-honoured-national-police-remembrance-day

Australian Federal Police - National Police Remembrance Day 2020

On National Police Remembrance Day we remember those whose lives were cut tragically short while serving their community.

Shockwaves reverberated through the Australian policing community in April, when Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Glen Humphris and Constable Josh Prestney, were killed on duty at a vehicle stop on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway on 22 April.

It was the biggest loss of life in a single event for Victoria Police.

These officers were children, siblings, partners and friends. That didn’t stop when they put on the uniform, and the sadness of their loss remains. To those families who have lost loved ones, we grieve with you. While we can never take away the weight of your loss, across Australia, the entire policing family, is here to support you.

To those who continue to serve, we thank you.

#NeverForgotten

https://www.facebook.com/AusFedPolice/videos/345740340112932/

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c10357  No.10832521

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The ‘Trump Doctrine’ earns President third Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Sky News Australia

Published on 28 Sep 2020

Eminent law professor David Flint is among four Australian law professors who are nominating US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize on the basis of the “Trump Doctrine”.

Only members of a national parliament or law professors are able to nominate others for the Nobel Peace Prize with President Trump already receiving two nominations for his promotion of peace in the Middle-East.

President Trump recently brokered an historic peace deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, which aimed to normalise diplomatic relations.

This unprecedented deal was closely followed by a similar peace agreement between Bahrain and Israel.

"He went ahead and negotiated against all advice, but he did it with common sense. He negotiated directly with the Arab states concerned and Israel and brought them together," Professor Flint said.

Professor Flint told Sky News host Alan Jones the Trump Doctrine is “something extraordinary” and is emblematic of the two things which guide the president.

“He has, firstly, common sense, and he is only guided by national interest … and therefore an interest in the western alliance” he said.

“What he has done with the Trump Doctrine is that he has decided he would no longer have America in endless wars, wars which achieve nothing but the killing of thousands of young Americans.

"So he's reducing America's tendency to get involved in any and every war.

"The states are lining up, Arab and Middle-Eastern, to join that network of peace which will dominate the Middle-East.

"He is really producing peace in the world in a way in a which none of his predecessors did, and he fully deserves the Nobel Peace Prize."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxGT_cQXpj8

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70badf  No.10834213

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70badf  No.10834221

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Aussies

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70badf  No.10834233

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Cocksuckers

Since the 1st January 2017. 

Julian Assange made the game multidimensional and Trump betrayed him. 

The thick fucks have been trying to conceal the inescapable and incontrovertible fact that Britain is both the winner and loser in the global holy war. 

And yes, yours truly owes Julian a massive thank you. 

And no, i’m not perfect either, but some of my knowledge is. That’s why it is date and time stamped. 

Big love to Julian but fuck wikileaks. 

They are all going to get hunted down by 7,7bn people. 

And yes, it is all over 8kun too.

Inevitable, like the sun and the moon. 

And yes, it can only be demonstrated by actions, not buzzy 3 word slogans like ‘drain the swamp’ 

Illumination route (27 pages)

https://view.publitas.com/51899/497385/pdfs/a8c594cbd211702f0bef3bf4dbe1ae131b2d547c.pdf

Methodology (37 pages) 

https://view.publitas.com/40132/322676/pdfs/842241c4185d6efcbf67950fee3772a2b07872e3.pdf

Many politicians and religious leaders in the folder already. 

Vile, deceitful politicians and celebrities. 

For the fake online twitter holy war between Hillary and Trump, that definitely wasn’t bread and circuses sponsored by Israel. 

And for the aberration of QAnon. 

Best thing ever, really. 

Thick cunts. 

Made me invisible. 

The demented push by Americans and twitter to push a billionaire property developer as a prophet. ‪327 000 000 ‬thick as fuck Americans.

80 million thick as fuck Brits too.

And 14,6 gorillion sneaky Jews. 

And 13 vile and rancid kikes 

Disdainful and disrespectful. 

It’s because none of our leaders have ever had permission to kill, not In the name of God Almighty or any religion. Ever. 

Despite what our politicians say. 

Always someone else’s fault, isn’t it? 

FOLDER 📁 OF DOOM aka 

Victory of the light. 

For those that have betrayed, blocked, argued, threatened or knowingly concealed (done nothing, in other words. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1-0QMb_G3N4NSCvIROpsNW_fjsZRLmRTU

First illuminated polymath in thousands of years (context) 

Totally detached from my knowledge too. Argue with that until the cows come home. 

Thick, disrespectful and vile Americans, Jews and Brits. 

KNOWLEDGE 

Direct link to source document in pdf format. 

2,238 pages 130mb 

17 year long beam of light from the absolute. Every single entry date and time stamped 

https://view.publitas.com/72234/880115/pdfs/d4f86d8e8c2117fd530ef381c5b3b016936f5ad1.pdf

One size fits all. 

Kills butthurt Americans, Brits and Jews instantly. 

Never lies and is never violent. 

What good are your weapons and poor hurt personal feelings and opinions now? 

Jon James Pratt (999) 

Aka Christ Almighty 

Aka Lao Tze

Aka Buddha 

Aka Krishna 

49 year old illuminated polymath from Warwickshire 

Aka ‘cosmic Lol’ 

Aka ‘the storm’ 

#allpointsarereconciled 

BREADCRUMBS 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&as_q=%23allpointsarereconciled+&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgsz=&imgar=&imgc=&imgcolor=&imgtype=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=

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70badf  No.10834602

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>>10818478

*not really lol 😆

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70badf  No.10834809

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>>10818478

*not really lol 😆

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70badf  No.10834870

>>10832471

Filthy fucking war criminals

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70badf  No.10834898

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Don’t tell the Americans that only one person ever wins multidimensional chess ♟.

See if they notice

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5fb6d4  No.10851197

File: 4076a1c8e711caf⋯.jpg (23.8 KB, 390x634, 195:317, TheHiddenTyranny.jpg)

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America and the worldis now covered in political, economic, moral and social problems which need to be acted upon by Christian people. As Edmund Burke stated: "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." But before we can properly act we need a proper (not just a superficial) understanding of the problem. This booklet will help provide the reader with that understanding. (24 Pages)

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c10357  No.10851537

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Secret witnesses to testify about plot to 'kidnap or poison' Assange

London: The judge hearing Julian Assange's extradition hearing in London has agreed to hear in secret the evidence of two Spanish witnesses, relating to an alleged plot to kidnap or poison the Australian while he was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy.

The witnesses were granted anonymity in a court hearing underway in Spain against former Spanish military officer David Morales. The British court heard the pair feared for their safety and that of their families, and were at times under armed protection.

The court was told the pair feared retribution by David Morales, the owner of a Spanish security firm Undercover Global, also known as UC Global, which is accused of spying on Assange while contracted to provide security at the embassy.

Morales is accused of passing information about Assange to a third-party which Italian newspaper la Repubblica has reported as being the CIA.

According to a statement read out by Mark Summers, a QC representing Assange, the pair will detail conversations between "Morales and his American friends" about plans to either "kidnap or poison" Assange.

"What you're going to find is that the man has army connections and a search of his house uncovered loaded firearm," Summers said.

Judge Vanessa Baraitser agreed to grant their anonymity even though she said it was "remarkably easy" to identify both as former employees of the firm from evidence already on the record.

She said that "witness one" held a 50 per cent stake in the firm and sold it to Morales in 2019. "How is it possible that Mr Morales does not know who he is?" Baraitser asked the QC representing Assange.

The second witness, Baraitser said, was a former IT worker at UC Global. "How many people does that apply to do you think?"

Summers said that was the key to the witnesses' protection.

"If harm comes to them, it will be frankly obvious from whom it has come. The publication, by contrast, of their names removes that form of protection and we understand that this is something that is well known to the Spanish court," Summers said.

"The knowledge that Morales must have that he is the only one who has possession of their names … at present … is successfully protecting them," he said.

"I'm with you," Baraitser said. "In my view, the genuine need for anonymity comes not so much from a justified fear from the safety of witnesses but from the fact that protection measures for both witnesses have already been granted by a Spanish court."

The United States government would know the true names of the witnesses and would be able to challenge their evidence in private.

But James Lewis, the QC representing the US government, reiterated that the evidence could only be contested in the understanding that the prosecution did not deal with any US agency other than the Department of Justice.

"There is a Chinese wall between the prosecution and any other agencies which may have come into — without confirming or denying whether they have or not — any intelligence or other material," Lewis said.

"It has the consequence that I have no instructions whether what they say is right or wrong, therefore it will simply be put into evidence on that basis," he said.

Assange's long-running extradition hearing is drawing to a close. Final evidence will be given for the remainder of this week but could conclude a day earlier on Thursday.

The judge will not make a ruling on Assange's extradition until after the US Presidential election.

Assange's team is arguing this his prosecution, relating to the publication of more than half a million military and diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks website a decade ago, is political.

They say that under former US president Barack Obama, the Department of Justice never pursued the 49-year-old. Assange is facing 18 charges that carry a maximum 175 years in jail.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/secret-witnesses-to-testify-about-plot-to-kidnap-or-poison-assange-20200929-p560gc.html

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c10357  No.10851652

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What is QAnon and why is it so dangerous?

Guardian News

Published on 29 Sep 2020

Donald Trump has referred to QAnon followers as 'people who love our country' - while to the FBI considers them a potential domestic terror threat. The Guardian US technology reporter Julia Carrie Wong explains the roots - and rise - of QAnon, the unfounded conspiracy theory that emerged in the US in 2017, and is now spreading across the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYZBxH4I_GA

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c10357  No.10851719

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Beijing unhappy about ‘exclusive clique’ to attend ‘Quad’ meeting’ of Australia, US, Japan and India

China’s foreign ministry has confirmed its deep unease about next week’s “Quad” meeting in Tokyo, calling the gathering of the US, Japan, India and Australia an “exclusive clique” that targets “third parties”.

“We believe the world’s overriding trend is peace, development and win-win co-operation. Instead of forming exclusive cliques, multilateral and plurilateral co-operation should be open, inclusive and transparent,” said China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin.

“Instead of targeting third parties or undermining third parties’ interests, co-operation should be conducive to mutual understanding and trust between regional countries,” Mr Wang said at a regular press briefing late on Tuesday in Beijing.

The comments were made hours after Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the in-person meeting of the four foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — also known as “the Quad” – would take place in Tokyo on October 6.

Beijing has long been suspicious about the security grouping of the four Indo-Pacific countries, which was championed during Shinzo Abe’s almost eight years as Japan’s prime minister.

Mr Abe’s successor as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his administration have been keen to stress the continuity of Japan’s foreign policy.

Mr Suga spoke to the leaders of the three other Quad members – first Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, then US president Donald Trump and later India’s prime minister Narendra Modi – before his first call with China’s Xi Jinping.

The meeting of Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne next Tuesday will be the most senior multi-party conference hosted in Tokyo since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an indication of its importance in Japanese foreign policy.

It will be only the second meeting of the Quad at foreign minister level, following last year’s inaugural gathering in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

India has in recent years been the most ambivalent member of the grouping. The death in June of 20 Indian soldiers on its disputed mountainous border after a conflict with the People’s Liberation Army has increased unease in New Delhi about its giant neighbour.

“It is timely that foreign ministers of the four nations who share the same ambitions over regional matters exchange views over various challenges,” said Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi on Tuesday.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/beijing-unhappy-about-exclusive-clique-to-attend-quad-meeting-of-australia-us-japan-and-india/news-story/a0ebdf8362186b66f1c6e416407bf2be

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c10357  No.10851953

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Senior Catholic William Wade sentenced for concealing child sex abuse at Marist schools

The first senior Catholic to plead guilty to concealing child sexual abuse in Australia has escaped jail despite a judge acknowledging his "reprehensible" inaction contributed to "terrible consequences".

William Wade admitted to failing to provide information to police during a 2014 investigation into abuse at Marist schools in the 1970s.

Wade's roles at Marist Brothers schools included headmaster at Hamilton, in Newcastle, and Kogarah, in Sydney, alongside convicted child sex offenders Darcy O'Sullivan, known as Brother Dominic, and Francis Cable, known as Brother Romuald.

Wade, who was known as Brother Christopher, had previously been convicted and jailed for child sexual abuse.

The 84-year-old was charged under section 316 of the Crimes Act, which from 1990 made it an offence to conceal a serious indictable offence, punishable by up to two years in jail.

Acting Judge Michael Adams at Sydney's Downing Centre court today said Wade must be sentenced on the basis of his criminality at the time of the charges — 2014 — rather than when the complaints were made.

He said Wade had a moral responsibility to his students and his employer.

"It seems obvious that had the offender done his duty by his students for whom he was responsible at the time they made their complaints, the further sexual abuse of other victims may have been prevented," the acting judge said.

"His inaction and silence thus contributed to terrible consequences."

He sentenced Wade to four months imprisonment, to be served in the community.

"His failure to take action, however reprehensible at the time, was not then a criminal offence, and he has not been charged with that failure," Acting Justice Adams said.

The court heard many students reported being abused by O'Sullivan and Cable to Wade in the 1970s, but he told one victim: "These things don't happen here, you can't make up stories like that."

When police spoke to Wade about O'Sullivan in April 2014, he said he was "completely shocked" and claimed to only recall one complaint about Cable.

During an earlier sentence hearing, one of Wade's former students described the abuse he suffered at Newcastle Marist Brothers College 45 years ago and how Wade did nothing when it was reported.

"I have been ashamed of myself most of my life," he told the court.

"What happened to me is never far from my thoughts."

In 2017, Wade was sentenced to 18 months in jail for abusing two boys — one at Hamilton in 1976 and another at Kogarah four years later.

One of his victims previously described Wade as "barbaric" and said he had a reputation as a very hard and cruel punisher.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/catholic-william-wade-sentenced-for-hiding-child-sexual-abuse/12717286

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c10357  No.10858744

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Trump associate ordered huge surveillance of Assange inside embassy, court told

London: A former employee of a Spanish security firm has told Julian Assange's extradition hearing of a plan to abduct and even poison the Australian, as part of a widespread surveillance operation said to have been ordered by an associate of US President Donald Trump.

The court also heard claims the Spanish firm targeted Assange and his lawyers by bugging his living quarters inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, setting up secret cameras and even installing a listening device inside the female toilet where Assange would sometimes hold his meetings because he feared he was being spied on.

According to the testimony, which was made anonymously in affidavits, the United States organised for laser microphones capable of recording the sound of conversations to be installed inside the building, where the 49-year-old had lived since 2012.

The witness, one of two former employees of Undercover Global SL, also known as UC Global, claimed that the firm's owner David Morales bugged Assange's living quarters in the Ecuadorian embassy on behalf of his "American friends" – the CIA.

Morales' firm provided security services to Ecuador's embassy in London where Assange sought political asylum in 2012, and where he lived until his asylum was revoked in 2019, leading to his dramatic arrest.

Witness One said that Morales told staff his firm had "switched to the dark site," and would be playing "in the big league" or "premier league" by co-operating with the US authorities in a "flashy contract" that was struck between the Spaniard and Trump donor and associate Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas in July 2016, when Trump was running for president.

"The Americans will get us contracts all over the world," Morales told staff, according to Witness One's statement, which was read out by Mark Summers – one of the QCs representing Assange.

Morales was to supply the Americans with "sensitive information" about Assange and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, said Witness One. The information was also passed to the Ecuadorian intelligence agency.

The witness said UC Global employees were "fully aware" of and openly referenced the operation to bug Assange, which included a CCTV system that did not record sound.

Witness One told the court that Morales exhibited a "real obsession" in monitoring Assange's lawyers because "our American friends were requesting it".

Witness One terminated the relationship with Morales and sold all shares after realising the full scale of the operation.

Witness Two, an IT expert who joined UC Global in 2015, said in a statement that once Trump had won the presidency, Morales won a contract to provide personal security to Adelson and personally provided services for the tycoon and his children when they visited Europe.

Witness Two said in mid-2017, Morales asked him to establish a taskforce that would solely look after the technical aspects of the video surveillance network of the Ecuadorian embassy.

By the end of that year, Witness Two said he had installed new cameras in the embassy capable of recording sound and lied to Assange when he was asked if the new cameras picked up audio.

The witness testified that orders were given to steal the nappy used on Assange's son Gabriel because the Americans wanted to establish the baby's paternity, correctly suspecting that it was Assange's secret love-child.

Witness Two refused and instead tipped off Stella Moris, Assange's fiancee, to stop bringing the child to the embassy.

Witness Two said in December 2017 Morales said that "the Americans were desperate" and had even suggested "that more extreme measures should be employed against the 'guest' to put an end to the situation of Assange's permanence in the embassy".

"Specifically, the suggestion that the door of the embassy could be left open, which would allow the argument that this had been an accidental mistake, which would allow persons to enter from outside the embassy and kidnap the asylee.

"Even the possibility of poisoning Mr Assange was discussed, all of these suggestions Morales said were under consideration during his dealing with his contacts in the United States," Witness Two said in the affidavit.

Assange is facing 18 charges of spying relating to the publication of more than half-a-million military and diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks website a decade ago.

The evidence tendered by the defence is central to Assange's claim that he is being politically persecuted by the Trump administration and should therefore not be extradited.

His long-running hearing is due to conclude this week after four weeks of evidence. Judge Vanessa Baraitser will make her decision in January but both sides have said they will appeal the decision.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/trump-associate-ordered-huge-surveillance-of-assange-inside-embassy-court-told-20200930-p560u1.html

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c10357  No.10858774

File: 48f02ad8bd2be55⋯.jpg (116.33 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Claire_Lobb_is_an_emergenc….jpg)

Hope for hydroxychloroquine: scientists back trial

Scientists administering hydroxychloroquine to hundreds of health workers in Victoria and NSW say they still believe the controversial drug may prevent people contracting coronavirus and have vowed to continue their investigations.

Hydroxychloroquine has been discontinued from the world’s major randomised clinical trials because it has been shown to be ineffective in reducing the severity of COVID-19 or mortality rates from the virus.

But scientists at the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne say the drug may still play a role in preventing people contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with scientific studies not yet ruling out the efficacy of the drug as a prophylactic.

Hydroxychloroquine became notorious when US President Donald Trump suggested it was a miracle drug and that he was taking it as a preventative. Months later, The Lancet published a study that claimed COVID-19 patients taking hydroxychloroquine were dying at higher rates and experiencing higher rates of cardiac toxicity. The esteemed scientific journal was forced to retract the study after it emerged it was based on dodgy data.

Co-lead investigator of the COVID-SHIELD study, Marc Pelligrini, said President Trump’s comments on hydroxychloroquine, together with the discredited Lancet paper, had presented some difficulties for Australian scientists. Some people had also failed to draw a distinction between hydroxychloroquine’s lack of efficacy for treating COVID-19 and its potential as a preventative.

“The evidence that shows that the drug doesn’t particularly help with treatment really never deterred us because we always thought that … if the drug did have a role in preventing people from getting COVID-19, it has to be even before they were exposed to SARS-CoV-2,” said Professor Pelligrini.

“The drug doesn’t appear to be effective in helping people ­recover more quickly if they’ve got COVID-19, and people often misconstrue that as meaning the drug has got no efficacy whatsoever, no matter what circumstances you use it in.”

Hydroxychloroquine is currently widely used in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Its exact mechanism of action is not fully understood, but the drug has been shown to inhibit the replication of COVID-19 in test-tube studies and it’s thought it may interfere with the virus’s ability to multiply.

About 230 healthcare workers are currently signed up for the double-blind trial.

Emergency care nurse at The Alfred hospital, Claire Lobb, said she had no hesitation in volunteering.

“Frontline healthcare workers like myself are putting ourselves at risk every day, coming to work to care for patients with COVID-19,” Ms Lobb said. “Hydroxychloroquine is a drug that is cheap and readily available, with very few side effects. If there is a chance this drug could help prevent frontline healthcare workers from getting COVID-19, I think it is important that we do a proper clinical trial to test it.

“I think it is important to have a scientific answer about this drug’s use as a prophylaxis one way or another. Without testing this method, we don’t know whether this drug could be useful or not. If there is even a small chance that this drug could help protect frontline workers, like myself, then I think it’s important that we test it.”

Like all of the participants, Ms Lobb undertook an electrocardiogram to screen for any heart rhythm abnormalities, which can be exacerbated by the drug.

“I wasn’t worried about potential side effects,” she said. “I’m being closely monitored by a health practitioner, so I know I’m in safe hands. I know I wouldn’t have been put on the trial if I was at any risk of major side effects.

“As a nurse clinician, I’m familiar with hydroxychloroquine and its uses so I know it is widely used to treat a number of conditions and that it is relatively well-tolerated with very little side effects, if taken under medical supervision.

“If this study does prove that hydroxychloroquine is useful as a prophylaxis, then I would feel really proud to know that I played a small part in helping my colleagues on the frontline in this pandemic. To have a drug that is cheap and widely available to reduce transmission of the virus to frontline healthcare workers would be really helpful, especially while we are waiting for a vaccine.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/controversy-wont-prevent-drug-trial/news-story/63124b81e77af6a00a31066ad7ee7f6c

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c10357  No.10858846

File: 6ccaa16fbd6643a⋯.jpg (247.57 KB, 825x570, 55:38, GP_265.jpg)

George Papadopoulos Tweet

“We talk about the deep state. There are players now, even ambassadors that are sitting ambassadors that were involved in this with the FBI and DOJ.”—Mark Meadows

Alexander Downer (“insurance policy”) is about to become a household name in America for all the wrong reasons.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1311371421575192578

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c10357  No.10866223

File: c780d6615a44bb8⋯.jpg (58 KB, 800x533, 800:533, Cardinal_George_Pell_waves….jpg)

Acquitted Cardinal Pell back in Rome amid Vatican scandal

Rome: Cardinal George Pell, the former Vatican finance tsar who left in 2017 to face child sexual abuse charges in Australia, has returned to Rome after his acquittal to find a Vatican mired in a corruption scandal.

The 79-year-old Pell arrived at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport on a flight from Sydney wearing a blue surgical mask. He waved briefly to reporters before getting into a waiting car without making any comments.

The trip is his first back to Rome after he took a leave of absence as Pope Francis' finance czar in 2017 to face historic sexual abuse charges stemming from his time as the archbishop of Melbourne. Pell, who maintained his innocence throughout, said after he was absolved by the High Court that he wanted to clean out his Vatican apartment but intended to make Sydney his home.

Pell arrived the same day that European anti-money laundering evaluators began a periodic visit to the Vatican. They, too, found a mounting financial scandal in the tiny city-state that already has cost a half a dozen people their jobs, including one of the Holy See's most powerful cardinals, Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Pell and Becciu had long clashed over the Australian's efforts to bring greater transparency and accountability to the Vatican's balance sheets.

The Council of Europe's Moneyval team will be checking the Vatican's compliance with international norms to fight money laundering and terror financing.

The Vatican submitted to the Moneyval evaluation process after it signed onto the 2009 EU Monetary Convention and in a bid to shed its image as a financially shady offshore tax haven whose bank has long been embroiled in scandal.

Moneyval has generally given the Holy See positive to mixed reviews in its periodic evaluations. Its main criticism in recent years has been directed against the Vatican's criminal tribunal, which it faulted for failing to prosecute many cases despite receiving dozens of suspicious transaction reports from the Vatican's financial watchdog.

Vatican prosecutors last year opened a corruption investigation into the Holy See's investment in a London real estate venture, but to date no one has been indicted.

The Vatican's secretariat of state has sunk more than €350 million (nearly $575 million) into the London venture, much of it donations from the faithful. Tens of millions of dollars were paid in fees to Italian businessmen who acted as middlemen in the real estate deal.

Last week, Pope Francis fired Becciu, the cardinal who helped orchestrate the original deal. Becciu was the "substitute," or No. 2 in the Vatican secretariat of state from 2011 to 2018, when Francis made him a cardinal and named him prefect of the Vatican's saint-making office.

Becciu says Francis cited an unrelated issue in firing him: allegations that he used €100,000 in Holy See money to make a donation to a charity controlled by his brother.

Becciu and his family have denied wrongdoing.

Pell's brusque style and aggressive clean-up effort ruffled many feathers within the Vatican old guard, Becciu especially. The Australian congratulated Francis after Becciu was sacked.

"I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria," Pell said in a statement last week, referring to his home state of Victoria, where he was initially convicted and served prison time before the High Court absolved him.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/acquitted-cardinal-pell-back-in-rome-amid-vatican-scandal-20201001-p560ud.html

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c10357  No.10866340

File: e35f8a49da76c32⋯.jpg (76.76 KB, 709x473, 709:473, Anti_lockdown_protesters_c….jpg)

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The U.S. Exported QAnon to Australia and New Zealand. Now It’s Creeping Into COVID-19 Lockdown Protests

By Amy Gunia - September 30, 2020

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Like most people, Jess spent a lot of time online during weeks of lockdown earlier this year. But the 36-year-old Australian wasn’t focused so much on playing Animal Crossing or watching Netflix. Instead, she found herself diving ever deeper into the Internet for information about QAnon.

Jess, who asked for her last name not to be used because her employer doesn’t allow her to share views on social media, says she became interested in the complex conspiracy theory in part because it claims to offer answers amid the turbulence of 2020.

She says she’s not always sure she believes everything she reads about QAnon online. But she has become active in the QAnon community on Twitter, tweeting out a mix of claims about secret pedophilia rings, anti-Joe Biden articles and pro-Trump content several times a day. “It seems to have really started picking up here. I think, because things are picking up so much over there in America,” Jess tells TIME from her Sydney home. “A lot of the stuff I read and see is shared by people in the U.S.”

For a conspiracy theory with origins in American politics, QAnon is proving remarkably malleable for export outside the U.S., fueled by growing frustration over COVID-19 restrictions around the world. In Australia and New Zealand, especially, it has taken on a life of its own—with followers adapting QAnon to incorporate local politicians and causes.

As in the United States, QAnon in Australia and New Zealand has mixed with other global conspiracy theories, including false beliefs that 5G towers are spreading coronavirus, unfounded claims that COVID-19 was either pre-planned or is a hoax and baseless theories about public vaccination programs. That turgid brew of misinformation is increasingly moving offline and spilling over into the streets in the form of protests or sometimes aggressive refusals to follow social distancing restrictions.

“We have seen the emergence of transnational, amorphous conspiracy-theory based movements,” says Joshua Roose, a senior research fellow at Deakin University in Australia. “All share a strong distrust in government and state institutions.”

QAnon began in 2017 as a uniquely American conspiracy theory. Followers of the movement, which has moved from far-right Internet forums onto mainstream social media sites, believe that President Donald Trump is fighting against a shadowy secret society that runs the world. Supporters claim this elite cabal is comprised of Democratic politicians, Satan-worshipping pedophiles and Hollywood celebrities who run a global child sex-trafficking ring, harvesting the blood of children for life-sustaining chemicals. None of this has any basis in fact.

QAnon spills over into the streets

The local strain of QAnon appears to be spurred by anger at COVID-19 restrictions: A resurgence of COVID in July forced the Australian state of Victoria—where Melbourne is located—into one of the most restrictive lockdowns in the world for weeks. In New Zealand, a small coronavirus outbreak in August also forced the government to reimpose restrictions in Auckland, the largest city.

Lockdown measures have eased in both countries, but supporters of QAnon continue to spread their conspiracy theories online—and, increasingly, offline. QAnon signs cropped up at “Freedom Day” anti-lockdown protests across Australia on Sept. 5, as well as at similar protests in Auckland.

At checkpoints set up to ensure citizens are following COVID-19 movement restrictions in the state of Victoria in August, police were forced to smash several peoples’ car windows and drag them out for refusing to provide personal details because they claimed to be “sovereign citizens”.

The fringe movement started in the United States in the 1970s, with followers believing that ultimate power is vested in individuals, who are therefore not obligated to obey government rules they disagree with, whether that be motor vehicle regulations, answering to the police or paying taxes. Videos of the Victoria arrests have been widely shared on social media accounts that also spread QAnon theories—further fueling anger over COVID-19 restrictions.

A local twist on a conspiracy theory

QAnon may center around an American conspiracy theory, but that hasn’t stopped supporters in Australia and New Zealand from adding their own local flavors.

One twist involves the hundred miles of storm drain tunnels running beneath Melbourne. Some Australian QAnon posts claim that Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdown was meant to keep the streets clear for an operation to rescue child sex-trafficking victims in the tunnels. (There is no evidence of this.)

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c10357  No.10866345

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>>10866340

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The conspiracy theory also predicts the arrest of high-level officials for sex trafficking crimes. Again, resourceful Australian QAnon followers have adapted that narrative for their home turf. One Facebook post seen by TIME (falsely) alleged that Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been under house arrest since January. The evidence? Blurry, close-up photos of Morrison wearing long pants, which appear to have either bunched up or been folded at the ankle and supposedly prove the Australian leader is wearing an ankle monitor.

Similar (false) rumors have also circulated using pictures that show Victoria Premier Dan Andrews walking down the street. Andrews, who has faced heavy criticism from the right for weeks-long coronavirus lockdowns this summer, features heavily in posts on QAnon-affiliated pages.

At a rally in New Zealand in early September, protesters referenced multiple COVID-19 conspiracy theories, according to local reports. But demonstrators have also woven in local causes. Some protesters were seen holding signs calling to “ban 1080,” a reference to the government’s use of poison to control populations of invasive rodents (the cause has been supported by some mainstream groups in recent years, but has been fodder for conspiracy theorists.) At least one protester was spotted with a sign that depicted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as Adolf Hitler.

One social media post in May claimed that Bill Gates was in New Zealand and asserted that the country of 5 million is a “perfect” nation “to test and trial” a vaccine for the coronavirus. (A spokesperson for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Gates had not been in New Zealand.)

And combining QAnon’s American roots with local feelings often meshes in inconsistent ways. For example, many Australian QAnon-affiliated accounts are highly critical of Australian police, who have used tough responses to enforce COVID-19 restrictions. Those posts are often shared alongside rightwing U.S. media articles praising American officers.

Social media companies respond

Despite its presence at protests, QAnon really thrives online, and it gained a substantial foothold in Australia and New Zealand during COVID-19 lockdowns. One Facebook group started in Australia, comprising a mix of people denying the existence of the coronavirus, anti-vaxxers, so-called sovereign citizens and QAnon supporters, had more than 65,000 members before it was removed by the social media giant.

“You put marginalized people under pressure and fear and they look for non-mainstream and unorthodox theories to regain their sense of control and agency,” says Michael Grimshaw, of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

The conspiracy theories—and opposition to coronavirus restrictions in general—remain at the fringes in both nations. A recent Pew poll shows that 94% of Australians think the country did a good job handling the pandemic (the same poll reported that only 47% of Americans felt the same way). An August poll found that public confidence in health officials in New Zealand was above 80%.

But misinformation is increasingly bleeding over into the mainstream. Australian television chef Pete Evans—who has 275,000 Instagram followers—has posted QAnon-related content on Instagram in recent months. In New Zealand, a lifestyle influencer with more than 60,000 followers posted in support of QAnon claims in her Instagram story. “There’s soooooo much I want and need to address on here. But I’m going to start slowly and it will start with Hollywood, Cabal and Human Trafficking,” she said in one Instagram story. “People may think why? That’s America it has nothing to do with us. In the big scheme of things it has EVERYTHING to do with us. All you need to do is research Jacinda Ardern and her ties with Bill Gates…”

Both Facebook and Twitter say they’re taking action against QAnon-related content. Twitter announced in late July a stronger approach to dealing with QAnon, including permanently suspending accounts that violate its policies, banning URLs associated with QAnon from being shared on the site, limiting content from its trends and recommendations and not highlighting it in searches.

Facebook said in August it had removed 790 groups, 100 pages and 1,500 ads tied to QAnon and other groups it said support violence and blocked more than 300 hashtags across Facebook and Instagram worldwide. The company says that QAnon pages, groups and accounts will be removed when they violate Facebook’s community standards, including inciting violence. The company also said it will limit some content from recommendations and the ranking of this content will be lower in News Feed.

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c10357  No.10866349

File: 42214dda5ac8ad5⋯.jpg (130.71 KB, 800x533, 800:533, Many_protesters_blame_5G_t….jpg)

>>10866345

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Despite their efforts to reduce the accessibility of QAnon content, a quick search shows Australia and New Zealand-specific QAnon conspiracy theories are widely available on both platforms. TIME found at least three separate Twitter accounts, with thousands of followers each, that used Australian QAnon hashtags in their profiles. TIME also found public Facebook groups specific to Australia and New Zealand that hosted QAnon posts, each with hundreds of members.

Three Facebook groups with QAnon-related posts that TIME asked the company about remain public. Facebook said that one post alleging the Australian Prime Minister is under house arrest would be removed when TIME inquired about it. But days later the post was still available on the platform. Facebook said this was due to a technical glitch on their end. However, at least one other post on the group also made the same false allegation about the Prime Minister.

One Australia-focused QAnon account with more than 4,000 followers was removed by Twitter for “multiple account violations” after TIME inquired about it.

Entering the mainstream

Increasingly, ordinary Internet users are spreading QAnon-related memes and theories. Lydia Khalil, a research fellow at the Sydney-based think-tank the Lowy Institute, says some conspiracy theories have spread via mommy blogs, and fitness and wellness influencers, who have latched on to the child-sex trafficking and anti-vaccine elements of these theories.

“Not all of the people spreading this stuff are hard-core conspiracy theorists or extremists, they’re picking up on hashtags or more nebulous elements of this and then pushing it out without really understanding who’s behind it and where it’s coming from,” she says.

But leaders in Australia and New Zealand have been forced to publicly address some of the conspiracy theories because they became so prevalent. Australian officials have been forced to publicly refute the link between 5G and coronavirus, and on a television program on Aug. 5, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told people identifying as “sovereign citizens” and anti-maskers intentionally defying coronavirus restrictions to “get real.”

New Zealand’s health minister asked the public at a Sept. 10 COVID-19 briefing to “think twice before sharing information that can’t be verified.”

Matthew Schlapfer, a business consultant who lives in the Australian city of Perth, says he’s unfriended or been unfriended by about 10 people in recent months as he got fed up with seeing conspiracy theories filling his Facebook feed.

“I started getting really annoyed and reaching out and saying ‘where are you getting your information from?'” he says. “I would ask ‘what’s the source for this?'” and they couldn’t tell me.

Schalpfer, who is in his mid-forties, says many of the posts that started the disagreements were related to QAnon. Others argued against the use of vaccines, or falsely proclaimed that COVID is a hoax. Some of his former friends—including two ex-girlfriends, three former colleagues and several high school acquaintances—have posted messages supporting Trump.

“They have fully bought into this Trump saving us from the deep state and this global child pedophilia ring run by the liberal elites thing,” Schlapfer says.

https://time.com/5894139/qanon-australia-new-zealand-conspiracy-theory/

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c10357  No.10866643

File: 66e6f1ef580dabd⋯.jpg (67.77 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Donald_Trump_on_the_hustin….jpg)

File: 9cd367027d5df11⋯.jpg (1.87 MB, 874x2871, 874:2871, Executive_Order_on_Address….jpg)

Trump's rare earth executive order boosts Australia's Lynas

US President Donald Trump has highlighted the geopolitical importance of Lynas Corp's rare earth business after signing an executive order aimed at reducing America's dependence on China for the precious minerals that are vital to the electronics and defence sector.

"A strong America cannot be dependent on imports from foreign adversaries for the critical minerals that are increasingly necessary to maintain our economic and military strength in the 21st century," a White House statement said, quoting President Trump.

In 2019, the White House ordered the Defence Department to spur the production of rare-earth magnets amid concerns that China, which controls more than 80 per cent of the world's rare earth supply, could restrict exports of the products amid heightened trade tensions.

President Trump's order declares a national emergency in the US mining industry and directs government departments to use the Defense Production Act to accelerate the development of rare earth mines. President Trump used similar orders this year to boost the production of medical supplies for the coronavirus pandemic.

Critically for Lynas and other local rare earths groups, the presidential order states that the US "recognises the continued importance of cooperation on supply chain issues with international partners and allies."

Earlier this year, the US Department of Defence selected Lynas for Phase 1 funding of its proposed rare earths processing operations in Texas.

Rare earths refers to 17 elements crucial to the manufacture of many hi-tech products such as mobile phones, electric cars, wind turbines and defence applications.

Lynas, the only significant rare earth producer outside of China, currently extracts these rare earth ores from a West Australian mine and processes the ore in Malaysia.

Lynas shares rose as much as 6 per cent on Thursday to a high of $2.47 before closing at $2.44.

It is planning to set up processing facilities in Western Australia, as well as the processing facility in Texas which is focused on rare earths used by the defence sector.

"We continue to see China's dominance of global rare earths production (approximately 85 per cent) and ongoing geopolitical/trade tension as continuing to provide a supportive backdrop to the NdPr market," said Canaccord Genuity this month referring to a key rare earth element used in magnets.

In July Lynas said it was expecting higher demand for its ores in the current half year after the COVID-related shutdown of its Malaysian operations crippled production for the June quarter and generated its first period of negative operating cash flow since 2014.

The company said sales volumes and revenue more than halved compared to the prior fourth quarter to 1878 tonnes and $38 million respectively.

In addition to the forced shutdowns, Lynas said demand for rare earths had been particularly hard hit in relation to the automotive market which is one of the company’s major sources of demand.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/trump-s-rare-earth-executive-order-boosts-australia-s-lynas-20201001-p5610n.html

Executive Order on Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain from Reliance on Critical Minerals from Foreign Adversaries

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-domestic-supply-chain-reliance-critical-minerals-foreign-adversaries/

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c10357  No.10866725

File: cfe97e0c05b49e9⋯.jpg (223.76 KB, 1200x800, 3:2, QAnon_presence_at_a_Trump_….jpg)

US Conspiracy network comes down under

Naomi Levin - Oct 1, 2020

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You could be forgiven for thinking the recent anti-lockdown protests in Australia were organised and attended by a tiny group of disparate individuals – mostly cranks – who brazenly ignore official health advice.

In part, you would be right. But you might not be aware that those instrumental in leading Melbourne’s demonstrations are, in some cases, tied up with the US-based conspiracy movement QAnon, as a dive into the darker recesses of social media has shown.

QAnon is an online movement that surfaced in the United States in 2017, but has since infiltrated other countries, including Australia. It is based on cryptic messages distributed by an anonymous source who is apparently a senior US official – known as Q – on the fringe social media platform 8kun (previously known as 8chan). It is ostensibly a far-right movement, but attracts anti-establishment types on the far-left as well. It also has a strong vein of antisemitism.

QAnon followers are united by a scepticism of the “deep state”, which they see as a corrupt cabal of global elites who run the world. Those “elites”, according to QAnon followers, include Microsoft founder Bill Gates; financier and philanthropist George Soros; and Hollywood celebrities ranging from disgraced, now deceased, producer Jeffrey Epstein to talk show host Ellen Degeneres. In addition to the allegations about having undue control over world affairs, QAnon followers also accuse many of the same people of involvement in a global paedophilia ring. According to QAnon, US President Donald Trump will bring this global elitist cabal to justice.

While this is the central theme of QAnon, there are thousands of threads tying it to other conspiracy theories, from opposition to immunisation, to convoluted ideas about the “real reasons” behind coronavirus lockdown measures – or the “plandemic”, as QAnon followers call it.

It is the pandemic that has really boosted the popularity of QAnon in Australia. Australians who are unhappy with lockdown measures are using social media to discuss and debate the “clues” dropped by Q in an attempt to discover the “truth”.

QAnon is not a membership movement so it is impossible to know how many followers it has. While it is predominantly US-based, Canadian academic Marc-Andre Argentino has estimated Australia is in the top five countries for QAnon activity. But how has QAnon – a conspiracy theory movement so embedded in American politics – gained traction in Australia?

Researcher Dr. Kaz Ross from the University of Tasmania has found that One Nation politicians have raised conspiracy theories that may have led Australians down the QAnon “rabbit hole” – the common term used to describe those who start believing QAnon-spread nonsense. AIJAC is not suggesting that the One Nations senators are themselves involved in or supporters of QAnon.

Dr Ross, a humanities lecturer, has pointed to One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts’ repeated support in Parliament for the baseless Agenda 21 conspiracy theory, starting from his Sept. 2016 first speech, as one factor that has pushed his Australian supporters down the QAnon rabbit hole.

Agenda 21 was a non-binding sustainability plan adopted by UN members in 1992, but Dr. Ross explains that: “The belief that ‘Agenda 21’ is a blueprint for corrupt global governance has become a core tenet of QAnon in Australia.”

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c10357  No.10866731

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>>10866725

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, in attempting to move an “All Lives Matter” motion in the Senate earlier this year, also may have succeeded in dragging Australians into the QAnon net, according to Dr Ross.

The “All Lives Matter” slogan – used in opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement – has been co-opted by far-right movements as a rallying cry and mantra of racists.

“It sickened me to see people holding up signs saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ in memory of this American criminal [George Floyd]. I’m sorry but all lives matter,” Senator Hanson told the Senate in June. She went on to proclaim that more white people die in police custody in Australia than black people, while neglecting to mention that only 3.3% of Australia’s population is Aboriginal, and that the Aboriginal population is significantly over-represented in deaths in custody figures.

Deakin University academics Joshua Roose and Lydia Khalil agree that anger over restrictions put in place in response to the coronavirus has driven some Australians towards extremist movements. They write that “the pandemic has also given rise a prolonged period of collective stress and trauma which has made more people susceptible to disinformation, conspiracies, and extremist narratives.”

Public trust in traditional institutions – like government, organised religion and mainstream media – was already low before the pandemic, and this created space for alternate messages to be amplified, they noted.

ASIO, Australia’s internal intelligence agency, also says that far-right extremist movements have blossomed locally during the pandemic.

“COVID-19 restrictions are being exploited by extreme right-wing narratives that paint the state as oppressive, and globalisation and democracy as flawed and failing,” a media statement from ASIO said.

“We assess the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced an extreme right-wing belief in the inevitability of societal collapse and a ‘race war’.”

The ASIO statement explained that the risk of violence associated with Islamist terrorism remains a bigger threat in Australia, but said that “extreme right-wing groups and individuals represent a serious, increasing and evolving threat to [Australia’s] security.”

The ideas raised by the One Nation senators – Agenda 21 and All Lives Matter – are not only fringe, but they both have racist links or connotations. In the case of Agenda 21, explicit antisemitism has often been a key part of those connotations.

There has been much research done on the links between coronavirus conspiracy theories and antisemitism.

As Dr Ross wrote of Senator Roberts’ Agenda 21 Senate speeches: “Any talk of ‘global bankers and cabals’ directly taps into longstanding antisemitic conspiracies about supposed Jewish world domination often centred on the figure of billionaire George Soros. The pandemic and QAnon have also proven to be fertile ground for neo-Nazis in Australia.”

Canadian researcher Argentino also observed a “fair amount of antisemitism” on Australian QAnon notice boards.

In the United States, antisemitic QAnon supporters have allegedly made online death threats against Jewish California State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat. In August, Wiener told media that at least a quarter of the social media hate mail he received was antisemitic in nature. He attributed much of this to QAnon supporters.

“It’s very disheartening that this is what the country has come to, that we have this cult, QAnon, that is gradually taking over the Republican Party,” he said.

The abuse has not come from Republican party figures, Wiener told JTA, but “their party is unfortunately being more and more influenced by QAnon.”

(continued)

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c10357  No.10866735

File: 26495dce8fb01d1⋯.jpg (82.6 KB, 800x571, 800:571, A_man_holds_a_QAnon_conspi….jpg)

>>10866731

3/3

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a US House of Representatives candidate for the November election in the 14th district of Georgia, is the first Republican candidate to openly support QAnon. She has published videos calling Q “a patriot” and “something worth listening to and paying attention to.” US President Trump has spruiked Greene’s candidacy, calling her a future Republican star who is “strong on everything”.

American media reports suggest that other Republican candidates have expressed an openness to QAnon theories. However, there are also Republicans who have denounced QAnon, including former Florida governor Jeb Bush, the brother of former Republican president George W Bush, and Liz Cheney, high ranking Republican Representative for Wyoming and daughter of former Republican vice president Dick Cheney.

While the clues dropped by Q – the supposed messenger of the QAnon movement – do not espouse violence, the FBI has identified QAnon as “very likely” to “motivate some domestic extremists, wholly or in part, to commit criminal and sometimes violent activity.”

A 2019 FBI intelligence bulletin said: “The FBI further assesses in some cases these conspiracy theories very likely encourage the targeting of specific people, places and organisations, thereby increasing the likelihood of violence against these targets.”

A number of prominent US terrorism incidents have already been linked to extreme-right movements, QAnon included. Amongst the most well-known was the deadly shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California in 2018.

In Australia, there are currently no far-right groups on the Commonwealth Government’s terrorist list. Shadow Home Affairs Minister Senator Kristina Kenneally has called for a review of the criteria by which Australia proscribes terrorist groups, to allow the country to better sanction far-right groups.

“The Australian government and all federal parliamentarians must now take the terrorist threat of right-wing extremism seriously and respond,” Senator Kenneally said. “The Morrison government could begin this work by referring Australia’s terrorist listing criteria to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security for review.”

According to media reports, the Australian Government has not accepted Senator Kenneally’s request at this stage.

Another front from which to contain extremist movements like QAnon is social media. QAnon followers congregate on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, but also less popular platforms.

In August, Facebook announced it had removed 790 groups and 100 pages from its platform, blocked 300 QAnon-related hashtags, and suspended more than 10,000 Instagram accounts. Twitter also suspended 150,000 QAnon-related accounts that violated the platform’s policies. This is just the tip of the iceberg though. AIJAC had no difficulty in finding QAnon material still available on all social media platforms.

So what can be done about QAnon’s encroachment into Australia? Given many researchers see much of QAnon’s local success as tied to the pandemic, as lockdowns ease and governments establish “COVID normal” practices in their communities, the natural attraction of QAnon and similar movements may diminish.

However, Roose and Khalil suggest that leaders, including religious leaders, need to speak out against the growth of belief in extremist narratives like that of QAnon: “If the acceleration of violent extremism is not addressed during these times of crisis, it will allow extremism and the distrust of government and mainstream religion to incubate and spread. This will make recovering and maintaining political legitimacy and trust in institutions in the long term all the more difficult.”

https://aijac.org.au/australia-israel-review/us-conspiracy-network-comes-down-under/

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f0d182  No.10866762

File: 00e37de12dd85f9⋯.png (770.1 KB, 964x609, 964:609, Before_n_after_In_the_MIDD….png)

File: e3585c82e793611⋯.png (382.91 KB, 1274x879, 1274:879, juggalo_27_1600637674.png)

>>10866349

>>10866349

>Matthew Schlapfer, where are you getting your information from? “I would ask ‘what’s the source for this?'” and they couldn’t tell me.

Surely Shirley: You Jest'A? Kitchen Clean?

Normies can't source toilet-rolls :- what makes one thunk they'll begin exposing kakistocracy? Court recordings and board memberships are public enough to expose the stench: ButT, again - normies stampeded into toilet rolls and face masks… and other anti-live snuff-stuff.

Before 'n After:

Q: WHO paid for the destruction (?)

In the MIDDLE of Nowhere…Lost Ancient Civilizations & The Sumerians

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu7SycvxS2Q

Frugivores 'n megaliths: The two Primary, objective truths NOT taught in the Prussian Indoctrination System. Worse, occulted and destroyed by anti-live, psychotic, kakistocracy-vampire parasites. MERDE!

Yo, Use your face mask for toilet paper (one time):

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c10357  No.10866885

File: a1c4439aca3bfaf⋯.jpg (536.41 KB, 825x942, 275:314, AD_9.jpg)

Alexander Downer Tweets

AspiringFarmer @JamesGKilgore

Comey is still lying about how the FBI started spying on @realDonaldTrump campaign. He puts it at the feet of @AlexanderDowner who we all know now entrapped @GeorgePapa19 with Halper and Misfud.

@RealSLokhova @SharriMarkson @RitaPanahi @pwafork @Bolt_RSS #WarRoomPandemic

https://twitter.com/JamesGKilgore/status/1311414173817925632

Alexander Downer @AlexanderDowner

Replying to @JamesGKilgore @realDonaldTrump and 6 others

We’ve said over and over again we’re happy to explain to the Durham investigation all we know. I have one question. Why was Papadopoulos running around London telling people the Russians have dirt on a presidential candidate? God knows but it was a pretty odd thing to do!

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1311420740437250051

Stephen McIntyre @ClimateAudit

Replying to @AlexanderDowner @JamesGKilgore and 7 others

did Papadopoulos specifically say that the Russians had offered to assist the Trump campaign? Or did he make the slightly narrower claim that they had dirt? Keep in mind that, at the time of your meeting with him, the DNC emails hadnt been hacked (not til May 23-25)

https://twitter.com/ClimateAudit/status/1311424321596928000

Alexander Downer @AlexanderDowner

Replying to @ClimateAudit @JamesGKilgore and 7 others

The latter. He didn’t mention emails

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1311425019579424768

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c10357  No.10866906

File: 75ae90cfcfdc7ac⋯.jpg (377.79 KB, 825x667, 825:667, GP_266.jpg)

File: 2ca0ad674d03b3f⋯.jpg (231.83 KB, 825x667, 825:667, GP_267.jpg)

File: 3175817b8de3758⋯.jpg (200.54 KB, 825x667, 825:667, GP_268.jpg)

File: a036b66f3d06e3a⋯.jpg (438.97 KB, 825x1051, 825:1051, GP_269.jpg)

File: e7f9c238c884fbf⋯.mp4 (3.06 MB, 640x360, 16:9, Federalist_co_founder_Sean….mp4)

>>10866885

George Papadopoulos Tweets

I reported this clown to US authorities in early 2017, testified under oath about my “meeting” with him and am glad we will expose Australia’s involvement in trying to assist the Clinton campaign. The world was against us. Trump still won.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1311443003135983617

This guy funneled $25 million to the Clinton foundation and has been interviewed by Durham as part of his criminal probe after I testified under oath about the truth about my “meeting” with this clown. Australia wanted Clinton to win. They interfered. They bet wrong!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1311447174639738882

“We talk about the deep state. There are players now, even ambassadors that are sitting ambassadors that were involved in this with the FBI and DOJ.”—Mark Meadows

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1311450209726197760

Of course she is. Mifsud, Downer, the CIA, DIA, Halper, “Azra Turk,” and more all “bumped” into me in London. Who was CIA station chief in London at the time? Gina Haspel. She is trying to cover up the UK and Australia’s role with the CIA. Expose it!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1311481470867963905

Ryan Saavedra @RealSaavedra

Federalist co-founder Sean Davis reports that CIA Director Gina Haspel is blocking releasing and declassifying critical documents related to Obama’s FBI surveilling the Trump campaign in 2016

https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1311469631551336449

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c10357  No.10866956

Australian government cites 'chilling effect' on cabinet in bid to block release of papers in Timor-Leste spy case

Government lawyers have invoked cabinet confidence in an attempt to stop Bernard Collaery and his team from viewing a briefing to the prime minister relevant to the Timor-Leste spying case.

Collaery, a barrister and former ACT attorney general, has been charged over his role in exposing details of a 2004 Australian intelligence operation to bug the Timor-Leste government during commercial negotiations to carve up oil and gas resources in the Timor Sea.

It is alleged that Collaery, while representing intelligence whistleblower Witness K, illegally shared protected information about the operation.

Collaery faces jail time if found guilty. The case, still in its pre-trial stages, continues to wind its way through the ACT supreme court.

Protesters gathered outside the court on Wednesday in support of Collaery and Witness K. They were singing and brandishing placards praising the pair as whistleblowers and heroes.

Inside, an argument was heard over Collaery’s attempt to obtain five documents – all briefings to departmental secretaries and ministers – from the Australian government. Little detail was given in open court about the nature of the internal government briefings Collaery is seeking including when they were written.

One of the documents is a briefing to the prime minister ahead of a meeting of the powerful national security committee of cabinet.

Another was a briefing prepared for the head of the attorney general’s department ahead of a meeting of a group of other departmental secretaries involved in national security, known as the secretaries committee on national security

Lawyers acting for the attorney general, Christian Porter, argued they should be immune from providing the documents because it was not in the public interest for them to be produced. Producing the documents would breach cabinet confidence and compromise future deliberations, the government argued.

Anna Mitchelmore SC said handing over the documents would have a “particularly chilling effect” on cabinet deliberations, given the nature of the case and the fact that future cabinet deliberations may take place on related issues.

The government’s public interest immunity claim put Collaery and his team in a difficult position, the court heard. It requires them to demonstrate the documents are highly relevant to the case without having ever seen them.

But Collaery’s barrister, Christopher Ward SC, said the documents were clearly removed from cabinet deliberations and were needed for the proper administration of justice. “They are a very long way removed … from the deliberations of cabinet,” he said.

Some were merely background briefings for departmental secretaries ahead of meetings with other departmental secretaries, Ward argued.

The fact that similar issues were later discussed in cabinet meetings did not mean the briefings suddenly revealed cabinet deliberations.

“Nothing that is sought is a declaration that does directly reveal cabinet deliberations,” Collaery’s barrister said. “Not one of these documents are cabinet documents in the classic sense of the word.”

Ward said parts of the documents could be redacted, if necessary, and urged Justice David Mossop to view the briefings himself.

Part of the proceedings were closed to the public to allow Ward to further argue his case. Mossop reserved his decision.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/30/australian-government-cites-chilling-effect-on-cabinet-in-bid-to-block-release-of-papers-in-timor-leste-spy-case

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c10357  No.10866991

File: 8b3a942506c5706⋯.jpg (98.56 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Australian_Federal_Police_….jpg)

FBI gives Australia inside running on China tactics

Australian Federal Police chief commissioner Reece Kershaw says the agency needs more Mandarin speakers to work on foreign inference cases and will recruit language graduates and Australian-Chinese community members to tackle the “new and complex” threat.

A year after he was sworn into the job, Mr Kershaw has also ­revealed he sought help last year from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations on how the AFP could respond to foreign interference in Australian institutions. He said the FBI prepared detailed training materials for its Australian counterpart to help it investigate crimes under foreign interference laws passed in June 2018. He said a key insight from the FBI, which has ramped up prosecutions of US citizens and foreign agents working covertly for Beijing, was to “understand your opponent”.

“We are dealing with people who are highly trained and highly skilled,” Mr Kershaw said. “The challenge in that crime type is how do you cut across from intelligence to evidence. It’s great to know something and suspect something, but you have to prove it.”

The agency now has 65 investigators in its foreign interference team, which works closely with ASIO, “and that will grow over time”, Mr Kershaw said.

He said there were “not enough” Mandarin speakers in the AFP to deal with the growing foreign interference threat — a situation he hoped to reverse in a new recruitment drive. “It is something that we are focusing on, as far as far as getting that broad language (skill set) and identifying what those gaps are,” Mr Kershaw said.

Australia’s security agencies have long struggled to recruit sufficient numbers of Mandarin speakers of non-Chinese heritage, who are more easily vetted for classified work, making it much harder to crack foreign interference cases. It’s understood the AFP will also target Arabic speakers to work on counter-terrorism cases as part of a wider push to ensure the agency taps into the skills of ­diaspora communities.

“We’ve got to be as diverse as the Australian community, but currently we’re not,” he said.

Since Mr Kershaw took charge, the AFP has disrupted two potential terrorist attacks — one by an alleged Islamist extremist and another inspired by extreme right-wing ideology. Ten people were charged as a result of six joint counter-terrorism operations.

Mr Kershaw said a new Sensitive Investigations Oversight Board was now helping investigators to balance the requirement to prevent an attack with the need to gather evidence to prosecute.

The AFP is also pursuing a surge in online child exploitation cases, amid a jump in reports of ­alleged abuse to 21,000 in 2019-20, compared to 14,000 the previous year.

Data suggests the amount of child abuse material being shared on the dark web is increasing, with AFP officers seeing sites crash due to the increase volume of traffic.

The AFP raided NSW state Labor MP Shaoquett Moselmane and his part-time staffer John Zhang in June in a joint investigation with ASIO over allegations of foreign interference by the Chinese Communist Party.

It’s alleged Mr Zhang, who ­attended a CCP propaganda training course in 2013, sought to ­improperly influence Mr Moselmane, concealing from his boss that he and others were collaborating with the Chinese state.

The raids were the first use of June 2018 national security laws introduced by Malcolm Turnbull targeting CCP interference in Australian institutions.

Mr Kershaw said the AFP was currently investigating “more than one” additional foreign interference case, but declined to elaborate.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/fbi-gives-aussies-inside-running-on-china-tactics/news-story/57601190ee4aefa0b3913c162649bd7c

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c10357  No.10867017

File: be5d15b96d587b5⋯.jpg (31.1 KB, 862x485, 862:485, Cheng_Lei_a_high_profile_A….jpg)

File: 0eb59aa2ad2c00f⋯.jpg (98.31 KB, 862x575, 862:575, The_Australian_Financial_R….jpg)

Australian officials granted access to Cheng Lei, the Australian anchor detained in China

The Federal Government has confirmed consular officials have had access this week to an Australian journalist detained in China.

Cheng Lei was working as a high-profile anchor for China's state-run English news service, CGTN, until she was arrested last month.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ms Lei was "suspected of criminal activities endangering national security".

The Federal Government said it was providing consular assistance to Ms Cheng and her family, and was given access to her earlier this week.

"We were granted consular access to Ms Cheng on 28 September via video at a detention centre where she is being held," the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told the ABC in a statement.

DFAT said it would not provide any further information because of privacy obligations.

It was only the second consular visit to Ms Cheng since the Australian Government was informed of her detention on August 14.

"We were granted consular access to Ms Cheng on 27 August via video at the detention centre," DFAT told the ABC earlier this month.

"Australia's ambassador to China participated in the visit."

Ms Cheng, who has two young children living with family in Melbourne, is being held in Beijing under what is called "residential surveillance at a designated location".

It is a form of detention in which investigators can imprison and question a suspect for up to six months while cutting them off from lawyers and the outside world — all before they have even been formally arrested.

Associate Professor Feng Chongyi from the University of Technology Sydney, who was himself detained in China for a week in 2017, has said it is an "arbitrary detention" that violates human rights.

"The victim is usually held in solitary confinement, sealed off from the outside world for up to six months and subjected to continuous interrogations, sleep deprivation and other forms of torture," he said.

Worsening Australia-China relations

Relations between Australia and China have been steadily deteriorating in recent months.

Earlier this month, the ABC's Bill Birtles and the Australian Financial Review's Mike Smith were pulled out of China after a five-day diplomatic standoff.

They were initially barred from leaving the country unless they consented to an interview by police about a national security case they were not involved with.

Shortly after Birtles and Smith arrived back in Australia, a host of Chinese media outlets revealed Australia's spy agency ASIO had raided the homes of four Chinese state media journalists in June.

More details have since been revealed by the ABC about a highly sensitive foreign political interference investigation being carried out by Australian authorities.

The ABC revealed Australian police had accessed communications involving top Chinese diplomats and named a Chinese consular official in a warrant as part of the investigation.

Tensions between Canberra and Beijing have also been tested recently over trade, Hong Kong and the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/australian-officials-access-journalist-cheng-lei-detained-china/12717358

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c10357  No.10867069

File: c6f9bb3b39322ee⋯.jpg (187.93 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Daniel_Hourigan.jpg)

Church's legal defence 'dismantled' after sex abuse pay-off thrown out

Hundreds of sexual abuse victims who received meagre sums of money from the Catholic Church in exchange for their silence could now seek larger compensation payouts after a judge overturned one survivor's settlement with the church.

The man, a former altar boy known as WCB, was paid $32,500 in 1996 by the church after he was repeatedly sexually abused by Warragul priest Daniel Hourigan.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court overturned the deed of release in a landmark ruling, removing the legal barriers for WCB to sue the Catholic Church for damages.

Justice Andrew Keogh described the abuse as "horrendous" and said the evidence supported a "significant assessment of damages" for WCB.

"The settlement sum represents very modest and heavily discounted compensation for the loss and damage suffered by the plaintiff as a consequence of the abuse," he said.

Last year, the state government passed a law allowing courts to set aside a past deed of release or court judgment relating to child abuse.

It is estimated that more than 500 victims signed similar deeds of release, often for small financial payouts, under the Catholic Church’s controversial "Melbourne Response".

Former Melbourne archbishop George Pell, who was convicted in 2018 of sexually abusing two choirboys in the 1990s, was the architect of the Melbourne Response program.

Cardinal Pell was released from prison in April after his conviction was overturned following a successful appeal to the High Court.

In a statement provided by his lawyers, WCB said that he “had no choice" about taking the deal offered by the church.

"I had to accept what seemed like a terrible settlement. The church had all the power – I had none," he said.

"It really wasn’t a legal claim, it was more like asking for charity. I had to take what was offered.

“This is a fresh chance not just for me, but for many abuse survivors including all the other Gippsland boys who were abused by Father Daniel Hourigan. I hope the ones who feel up to it step forward and hold the church to account.”

WCB's lawyer Michael Magazanik said his law firm, Rightside Legal, had at least another 20 survivors who were in the process of making similar claims to overturn settlements.

"The legal lay of the land has shifted, once abuse survivors were completely legally powerless – now they can fight on a level playing field," Mr Magazanik said.

"The church's legal fortifications have been dismantled."

In its defence, the Church argued that WCB had not shown compelling reasons for the deed to be overturned.

"If relief were granted in this case it might well be granted with respect to all, or certainly very many, historical settlement agreements," the defence argued, according to the Supreme Court judgment.

The court heard that WCB was abused by Hourigan, a priest at the Sale diocese, over several years between 1977 and 1980 from the age of 11.

The abuse took place at the Warragul presbytery, in Hourigan’s car and on trips to Lakes Entrance, Stawell, Queensland, Ballarat and Orbost, the court heard.

The church paid out at least seven of Hourigan's victims for offending over 32 years, and he was criminally charged with abusing one boy and accused by three others. He died in 1995, before charges could get to court.

Justice Keogh said he accepted that WCB continued to suffer from the significant adverse impacts of the abuse, which has included struggling at school and work, nightmares and depression, heavy drinking and social isolation.

Father Peter Slater, Bishop of the Sale Diocese, acknowledged the harm caused by members of the clergy and said there was no defence for their behaviour.

"The Catholic Church has been working assiduously to ensure such abuses do not occur today, or at any time in the future," he said.

Clare Leaney, head of victims' advocacy group In Good Faith Foundation, said the decision was a pivotal moment.

"For many survivors the deeds of release were used to silence victims and to offer meagre sums, that rarely reflected the horrific nature of their abuse," she said.

"We anticipate that hundreds of Victorian survivors will now finally be able to seek the justice and redress they deserve."

Judy Courtin, a lawyer representing victims of abuse, descibed the Supreme Court decision as "highly significant".

"It potentially addresses decades of profound injustices for victims of institutional child sex crimes," she said.

The matter will proceed to trial in November.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/church-s-legal-defence-dismantled-after-sex-abuse-pay-off-thrown-out-20201001-p560wz.html

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f0d182  No.10867116

>>10866991

Q: Are you sick and tired of ingsoc yet?

Q: Are you sick and tired of killing yet?

THE LACK OF THE KNOWLEDGE: Babbalon-Babylon divides Baby-Lon.

call'N all Elephants 'n Orcaz: [FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE VOID ARE WITH THE LACK OF THE KNOWLEDGE].

ratZ

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c10357  No.10867218

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Unmasked: Inside Australia’s Coronavirus Lockdown Resistance | 7NEWS Spotlight

7NEWS Australia

Published on 1 Oct 2020

Behind Australia's explosive protest movement as COVID-19 forces politicians to close borders and restrict movement.

We've seen the violent clashes and dramatic arrests. Now Denham Hitchcock is on the frontline for a look at Australia’s explosive protest movement. The protesters - how they’re evading police and how they defend their actions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fb_NprxP0M

>13:49

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c10357  No.10872352

File: 2d202c65341427e⋯.jpg (648.72 KB, 825x1628, 75:148, AD_10.jpg)

>>10866885

Alexander Downer Tweets

Epidemiologist: Lockdown Just Defers the Problem, Doesn’t Solve It order-order.com/2020/09/27/epi… via @guidofawkes

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1310302472808923136

Irish Patriot 1776 @1776Irish

Replying to @AlexanderDowner and @GuidoFawkes

You’re next @AlexanderDowner

https://twitter.com/1776Irish/status/1310727107740422146

Alexander Downer @AlexanderDowner

Replying to @1776Irish and @GuidoFawkes

No worries my friend! We said we’d be very comfortable telling Barr and Durham all we know. Happy to tell president Trump himself all I know. I’m just a phone call away!

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1311418697068818433

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000000  No.10873200

>>10872352

Yeah Downer.. She'll be right mate.. Just laugh it off…

Not this time…>>10872352

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dcb848  No.10880450

File: 8cb6c74663c7aaa⋯.png (601.95 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, D3A61D6C_D033_417F_AC6D_1D….png)

File: 8be796f51480609⋯.png (517.29 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 7F9641A1_410D_49EB_AD68_4A….png)

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File: 6a85de4e904d713⋯.png (352.42 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, CC5DEBB7_E118_4F0F_8DFA_0B….png)

Since the 1st January 2017. 

Julian Assange made the game multidimensional and Trump betrayed him. 

The thick fucks have been trying to conceal the inescapable and incontrovertible fact that Britain is both the winner and loser in the global holy war. 

And yes, yours truly owes Julian a massive thank you. 

And no, i’m not perfect either, but some of my knowledge is. That’s why it is date and time stamped. 

Big love to Julian but fuck wikileaks. 

They are all going to get hunted down by 7,7bn people. 

And yes, it is all over 8kun too.

Inevitable, like the sun and the moon. 

And yes, it can only be demonstrated by actions, not buzzy 3 word slogans like ‘drain the swamp’ 

Illumination route (27 pages)

https://view.publitas.com/51899/497385/pdfs/a8c594cbd211702f0bef3bf4dbe1ae131b2d547c.pdf

Methodology (37 pages) 

https://view.publitas.com/40132/322676/pdfs/842241c4185d6efcbf67950fee3772a2b07872e3.pdf

Many politicians and religious leaders in the folder already. 

Vile, deceitful politicians and celebrities. 

For the fake online twitter holy war between Hillary and Trump, that definitely wasn’t bread and circuses sponsored by Israel. 

And for the aberration of QAnon. 

Best thing ever, really. 

Thick cunts. 

Made me invisible. 

The demented push by Americans and twitter to push a billionaire property developer as a prophet. ‪327 000 000 ‬thick as fuck Americans.

80 million thick as fuck Brits too.

And 14,6 gorillion sneaky Jews. 

And 13 vile and rancid kikes 

Disdainful and disrespectful. 

It’s because none of our leaders have ever had permission to kill, not In the name of God Almighty or any religion. Ever. 

Despite what our politicians say. 

Always someone else’s fault, isn’t it? 

FOLDER 📁 OF DOOM aka 

Victory of the light. 

For those that have betrayed, blocked, argued, threatened or knowingly concealed (done nothing, in other words. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1-0QMb_G3N4NSCvIROpsNW_fjsZRLmRTU

First illuminated polymath in thousands of years (context) 

Totally detached from my knowledge too. Argue with that until the cows come home. 

Thick, disrespectful and vile Americans, Jews and Brits. 

KNOWLEDGE 

Direct link to source document in pdf format. 

2,238 pages 130mb 

17 year long beam of light from the absolute. Every single entry date and time stamped 

https://view.publitas.com/72234/880115/pdfs/d4f86d8e8c2117fd530ef381c5b3b016936f5ad1.pdf

One size fits all. 

Kills butthurt Americans, Brits and Jews instantly. 

Never lies and is never violent. 

What good are your weapons and poor hurt personal feelings and opinions now? 

Jon James Pratt (999) 

Aka Christ Almighty 

Aka Lao Tze

Aka Buddha 

Aka Krishna 

49 year old illuminated polymath from Warwickshire 

Aka ‘cosmic Lol’ 

Aka ‘the storm’ 

#allpointsarereconciled 

BREADCRUMBS 

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dcb848  No.10880499

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Least we’re not in USA

And I’m in London

Thick disrespectful cunts tried to lock me up three times and thought it was inconsequential

Over the hurt personal feelings of an Mp friend of the family, Kerry McCarthy

Lol 😂

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c10357  No.10881453

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Julian Assange extradition decision to be made on January 4, 2021

Julian Assange will have to wait three months to learn if he will be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges after a London judge said her decision would be made on January 4 next year.

The UK magistrates court has heard four weeks of evidence in the extradition trial, where Assange, 49, is contesting the US request on political grounds and abuse of process.

Over the past month and during the final day of evidence on Thursday, the Old Bailey has heard chilling testimony about how Assange “dreads” being sent to the US where he will most likely be held pre-trial in solitary confinement and subject to Special Administrative Measures, in which he will be banned from communicating with anyone.

Assange has argued through his lawyers that his depressive illness and Asperger syndrome put him at a high risk of suicide if he extradited.

Overnight (AEST) the court was told that privileged documents and communications between Assange and his lawyers inside the Ecuador embassy had been illegally passed onto US authorities.

It was also said in court that on May 20, 2019, the “Australian consulate” had requested material that had been transferred to Ecuador, although it was unclear which Australian mission was involved.

When Assange was taken from the Ecuador embassy a month earlier in April 2019, Assange’s lawyers sought to obtain his personal possessions.

But the court heard all of his legal correspondence and other privileged material, save for two volumes of Supreme Court files, were missing. While the embassy rooms were purportedly sealed, no one in the embassy was allowed to return for a week. Unusually, though, two diplomatic pouches — one containing a USB stick — were taken from the embassy by two officials.

Assange’s representative Gareth Peirce, an experienced solicitor who has previously handled cases associated with IRA bombings involving the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six, as well as Guantanamo Bay detainees Moazzam Begg and Shaker Aamer, also testified on Thursday.

She said she was unaware of the covert surveillance when she attended the Ecuador embassy for meetings with Assange at various times in December 2017 and January 2018. But the explosive testimony of two secret witnesses and an ongoing court case in Spain has detailed how Assange’s lawyers and visitors at the embassy were specifically targeted for surveillance by the Spanish security contractors UC Global and that the information was personally handed over to the US authorities every fortnight.

Mrs Peirce said the consequences of this was that Assange had “a high level of anxiety that legal activities with him continue to be monitored”. She added this fear had a deleterious effect on preparing his extradition proceedings.

Judge Vanessa Baraitser has acceded to Assange’s legal team to have four weeks to prepare final written summaries and has allowed a further fortnight for a response from the US prosecutors, meaning the case will still be ongoing during the US election on November 3.

The judge said she would not allow any further evidence to be introduced except “dramatic” developments.

Assange’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald told the court if Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States it would be “worse” for the WikiLeaks founder.

“We are dealing with real risks,” Mr Fitzgerald said.

He said short of a major development, such as a declaration “to execute all journalists”, that no further evidence would be submitted.

While Assange’s team introduced scores of witnesses, including medical experts, journalists and people familiar with the US prison system, the judge has yet to rule whether their testimonies are admissible.

Evidence was given that Assange had been particularly concerned about keeping secure the Afghan and Iraqi war logs and US government cables, and that he had a rigorous process of redacting names, but that publication of un-redacted diplomatic cables in 2011 occurred when a Guardian journalist published in a book the encrypted password to the files.

US lawyers, headed by James Lewis QC, argued that most of the witnesses were irrelevant or biased.

Assange’s team has asked the judge to rule out the extradition on the basis that the charges were “classically political” in nature and prohibited by the Anglo-US extradition treaty, and that the prosecution was being pursued for ulterior political motives and not in good faith.

Assange is charged with 18 counts under the Espionage Act and if convicted could face up to 175 years in jail.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/julian-assange-extradition-decision-to-be-made-on-january-4-2021/news-story/f6a29f6fd78e60addc8f4f775ecde621

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c10357  No.10881623

File: 42f4425faac1eca⋯.jpg (47.49 KB, 634x422, 317:211, Former_Australian_foreign_….jpg)

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Former Australian foreign minister ALEXANDER DOWNER: We kept people traffickers out… Britain can too

By ALEXANDER DOWNER, FORMER AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - 2 October 2020

There is only one way to stop the ever-growing number of migrants travelling across the Channel to enter the UK illegally.

You have to destroy the business model of the people smugglers.

People say it cannot be done but it can. I know because I did it in Australia when I was foreign minister 20 years ago.

The methods I used are not so different to those that appear to be being explored by Home Secretary Priti Patel and her officials.

These are said to include putting migrants on disused ferries off the British coast or decommissioned oil rigs in the North Sea; sending migrants to the Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, Moldova, Morocco or to the Shetlands.

One of the proposals – the possibility of sending migrants to Papua New Guinea – may sound far-fetched but it struck an immediate chord with me.

That is what I did when I grappled with a very similar problem to the one facing you. I sent migrants to Papua New Guinea.

Just as is happening here, there were howls of protests from human rights lawyers and Left-wing politicians. But it worked brilliantly. Once word got round that if you tried to get into Australia by boat you would not be allowed in, and would be sent to Papua New Guinea instead, they ran out of customers. The smugglers’ businesses closed down.

At present these criminal gang leaders are getting away with a huge racket – and they are risking the lives of desperate migrants in the process.

The smugglers know that if they can just get migrants into the UK they have got it made.

They are very tutored in circumventing immigration laws and can rely on human rights lawyers to assist them.

You have to send a clear message that anyone who tries to come to the UK by boat will never be allowed in.

However, this doesn’t mean you do not accept any refugees – a humane asylum system is vital in any civilised society. Australia had an annual quota of around 20,000 refugees.

But the point is they all had to apply by conventional legal methods, those who had tried to sneak in on a boat were disqualified. At present, far from discouraging migrants to come here illegally, you are encouraging it by doing the criminals’ work for them.

Smugglers know that if they charge the migrants exorbitant sums, put them in a rubber boat in Dunkirk or Calais and get them half-way across the Channel, the British Navy will escort them the rest of the way to Dover.

It is absurd. I went through all of this in Australia. We had large numbers travelling in small boats from Indonesia to Australia’s Christmas Island.

The people in the boats weren’t Indonesians or genuine refugees.

The people smugglers had recruited them from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and other countries –similar to those who come across the Channel.

The smugglers would tell the migrants: ‘Give us 10,000 dollars and we will fly you to Indonesia and guarantee you will get into Australia on a boat.’

In 2001, more than 5,500 illegal migrants came to Australia by this perilous route. I realised the best way to stop it was to destroy the business model of this cruel and highly lucrative illicit trade.

I established migrant centres in Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, an island in the South Pacific, as part of a Pacific Solution initiative.

Any illegal immigrant who arrived on an Australian beach was sent to one of these centres.

Once word got out it worked brilliantly and by the following year, the number of illegal migrants arriving on boats had dropped to a solitary one individual.

The scheme has changed over the years, but remains essentially the same. And it still works.

I reject claims that conditions in the centres were inhumane. They were not prisons. Migrants were free to travel outside the centres.

They returned to them because they were properly looked after and fed. But it deterred other migrants from using it as a way of entering Australia.

That is why I congratulate Miss Patel for having the political courage to at least explore a similar solution to the problem.

It worked in Australia and I believe it could work in Britain.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8796535/Former-Australian-Foreign-Minister-Andrew-Downer-advises-UK-migrants.html

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000000  No.10886357

>>10881623

When bad news break. To counteract that news, flood the mainstream media with another narrative.

Nice try Downer.

It's a strategy that has reducing limited effectiveness in todays increasingly Internet connected world.

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70badf  No.10888480

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Dat’s rite

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70badf  No.10888497

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Your excuses have run out

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70badf  No.10888514

File: 477b049cb67ff9f⋯.png (197.6 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, F9E01660_8CCD_401F_86EF_54….png)

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Every

Single

Time

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ccd043  No.10888696

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Top tip Aussie patriots

Never challenge God’s supreme authority in a closed system.

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ccd043  No.10888714

File: 6ddeae0445541db⋯.png (89.74 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, D184EBB5_A3C2_4CB6_8848_2F….png)

File: e03808c5741615d⋯.png (147.24 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 98FB7015_8B48_4833_8D60_B9….png)

Are direct enemies of God Almighty

Not so funny now, is it?

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000000  No.10888931

>>10888480

Glow much?

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ccd043  No.10888967

File: 0c25d30c9b8cee8⋯.png (102.7 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 96819B64_6ACE_4EF5_9ADE_89….png)

>>10888931

Ask for Martin Geddes

It’s a safe space for retards who monopolise word soup 🍜.

Tell him you know the magical ingredient.

Jewish tears 😭

Pmsl 🤣

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000000  No.10889112

>>10888967

Your "cosmic consciousness" lacks humbleness.

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c10357  No.10889695

File: 1303a1aa9a728a7⋯.jpg (115.47 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Medical_professionals_fear….jpg)

Coronavirus: rush to publish may irreversibly harm patients

Medical ethics researchers have identified dozens of scientific ­papers as being discredited amid data falsification and misinterpretation, invalid conclusions and flawed methodology during the rush to publish papers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the novel coronavirus swept the world, there was a rush to publish scientific papers on preprint servers, upending the previous practice of waiting for peer review before findings were published.

While there have been significant upsides to the new era of open science, Bond University adjunct professor Katrina Bramstedt has warned that adverse medical ­results could result if clinicians rely on the conclusions of ­erron­eous scientific papers in treating COVID-19 patients.

“Preprint platforms do routinely advise their readers not to use their content for clinical decision-making, but the latter cannot be ruled out, especially in the situation of a pandemic with high rates of morbidity and mortality,” Professor Bramstedt said.

“Patient harm that is significant, permanent and irreversible could result from using faulty ­research results.”

Professor Bramstedt wrote a paper entitled The Carnage of substandard research during the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for quality, published on Friday in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

The study identified 33 scientific papers that had been retract­ed, withdrawn or “noted with concern”. Some of the discredited papers were published in the world’s top scientific journals, including The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine.

In May, The Lancet was forced to retract a high-profile paper that purported to show the administration of hydroxychloroquine was ­associated with higher death rates in patients and significant levels of cardiac toxicity. The study was ­revealed to be based on dodgy data supplied by a shadowy healthcare analytics company, Surgisphere.

Professor Bramstedt found more than half the discredited paper­s published during the pan­demic­ originated in Asia, mostly China. French journals had also published papers of concern.

“Research normally occurs at the speed of a marathon but during a pandemic the pace is more like a sprint,” she said in her study. “No research team is exempt from the pressures and speed at which COVID-19 ­research is occurring. This can increase the risk of honest error as well as misconduct.”

Almost 4000 papers related to COVID-19 had been uploaded to preprint servers in recent months, before being peer-reviewed. That represents about a quarter of all scientific articles on the virus.

However, Queensland University of Technology professor ­Virginia Barbour, director of the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group, said open access outside of subscriptions to scientific papers during the COVID-19 pandemic had transformed science.

“The advantage of them being online and immediate, even if they’re preliminary, is that they can get very rapid scrutiny,” she said. “High-profile cases of retract­ions (such as seen in COVID-19) are disturbing, but they also show that a key part of the scientific process­, systematic review and evidence­ synthesis, is working.”

Australia’s COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce critically ­appraises scientific literature and develops evidence-based clinical guidelines for clinicians on treating coronavirus. Taskforce executive director Julian Elliott said all scientific papers were systematic­ally assessed before being ­reviewed by an expert panel.

“If a study is available as preprin­t this becomes even more important, because any inconsist­encies that peer review might have otherwise identified now fall on us to pick up,” he said.

While agreeing that retractions “are always a problem, as the scientific process is based on trust”, he said high-profile retractions, while disturbing, showed systematic review and evidence synthesis were working.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/coronavirus-rush-to-publish-may-irreversibly-harm-patients/news-story/5f54884db16629dc692d839f1070d376

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c10357  No.10889784

File: ba84fc3c423e21c⋯.jpg (121.97 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Chief_of_Army_Lieutenant_G….jpg)

Troops warned of Afghanistan war crimes shock

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr has written to all Australia’s soldiers to prepare them for the release of a report expected to contain shocking allegations that a small number of troops carried out multiple war crimes in Afghanistan.

He sets out to reassure them that the ADF’s Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) has been extensively rebuilt and assures personnel that if they need welfare support, the army will provide it.

General Burr, a former commander of the SAS Regiment that is the focus of many of the allegations, says these claims are “extremely serious and deeply troubling”.

“They do not reflect who we ­aspire to be. We will act on the findings when they are presented to the Chief of the Defence Force,” he says.

More changes to SOCOMD, if they are required, might be significant, he warns.

NSW Supreme Court judge Paul Brereton, a major-general in the Army Reserve, has spent four years investigating claims that Australian special forces breached the Laws of Armed Conflict while on operations in Afghanistan ­between 2005 and 2016.

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said recently that the investigation was nearing its conclusion and warned that Australians would be dismayed by its findings.

General Burr tells the soldiers the inquiry is “a serious and sensitive matter” of which there are different levels of understanding across the army. “I want all of Army to understand what the ­inquiry is and what it means,” he says.

“We asked for this Inquiry to understand what happened and to determine if there is any substance to the allegations.”

General Burr says it is important to note that the inquiry is ­administrative in nature and is not a criminal investigation. It is independent of government and the ADF chain of command to ensure its integrity.

He said the annual report by the Inspector-General of the ADF in February reported that there were 55 separate lines of inquiry at that time. “These concern alleged unlawful killings of people who were non-combatants or were no longer combatants and also cruel treatment of such people,” General Burr says.

“As we wait for the report, I ­remain concerned about the impact on those of you who served in Afghanistan and other operations with integrity; reflective of who we are and what we stand for. Please continue to look out for each other and understand your service and commitment is appreciated. It’s important that we support each other and get through this together.

“Telling our story to each other, and family, helps keep perspective and shares challenges. Reach out if you need help or someone to talk to, we will support you.”

General Burr tells the soldiers that Special Operations Command is now internally aligned and more integrated. “We have strengthened its organisational capacity and increased independent oversight so I can be confident that it is well governed,” he says.

“This work is ongoing. Continuing to strengthen the fundamentals of governance, assurance and accountability is essential to implement the Inquiry findings.

“Together, we will be a more capable and effective Army for the future.”

General Burr tells the Army that the work of all of its members is inspiring, appreciated and making a difference. “We are an Army for the nation, an Army in the community. We are Australia’s Army.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/troops-warned-of-afghanistan-war-crimes-shock/news-story/5107b61a97cdd345f30bb1ffa4e8d3cc

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c10357  No.10890730

File: 4b0e48e3b0f9578⋯.jpg (206.92 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Stella_Moris_partner_of_Ju….jpg)

>>10881453

'Our children need their father': Moris pleads as Assange's extradition decision date set

London: Stella Moris has made a passionate plea at the conclusion of the four-week extradition hearing for her fiance Julian Assange.

Moris, 37, became emotional as she fronted cameras outside the Old Bailey in London on Thursday and pleaded for the freedom of the WikiLeaks founder.

"Julian is a publisher. Julian is also a son, a friend, my fiance and a father. Our children need their father," she said.

"Julian needs his freedom and our democracy needs a free press."

Judge Vanessa Baraitser announced she would hand down her ruling at 10am on January 4 as she adjourned the hearing a day early.

Assange, 49, sat in the dock behind a glass pane without the face mask he has worn to court each day since a coronavirus scare halted the proceedings for two days.

He will remain in custody at Belmarsh Prison until the ruling, spending a second Christmas behind bars.

"Unless any further application for bail is made, and between now and the 4th of January, you will remain in custody for the same reasons as have been given to you before," the judge told Assange.

The judge has previously denied the Australian bail over fears he is a flight risk. Assange jumped bail in 2012, seeking asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He ended up staying there for seven years before being evicted and arrested. He has been in prison since April 2019.

Baraitser also told Assange he would have to appear in court via video link every 28 days between now and her ruling. By then the United States will be preparing to inaugurate either Joe Biden or Donald Trump as president.

Moris has previously told this masthead that she and Assange intended to marry outside prison by then.

The US government has requested Assange's extradition over the unredacted publication of more than half a million diplomatic and military cables.

It says he put lives at risk by not redacting the names of intelligence sources who were informing the US on their own governments, including China. The sources included journalists, activists and NGO workers.

But Moris said that the prosecution had failed to prove that her fiance's actions had caused harm to a single informant.

"Let me repeat that: there is no evidence that a single person has ever come to any physical harm because of these publications," Moris said.

She also compared the request to extradite Assange to face justice, with the US administration's refusal to turn over Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American diplomat who crashed into and killed 19-year-old British teenager Harry Dunn in Britain but cited diplomatic immunity to avoid prosecution.

Britain has sought Sacoolas' extradition but it been refused by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

"The US administration is exploiting the lopsidedness of the UK-US Extradition Treaty to deny justice to the family of Harry Dunn, and to force cruelty and injustice on ours," Moris said.

Assange's defence is hoping for a change in policy should Biden defeat Trump at the November 3 election.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/our-children-need-their-father-moris-pleads-as-assange-s-extradition-decision-date-set-20201002-p5618i.html

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c10357  No.10890825

File: f39825ea0ed1496⋯.jpg (168.02 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, US_Secretary_of_State_Mike….jpg)

>>10851719

Quad ministers to tackle China ‘disinformation’

Australia, the US, Japan and India will work together to fight disinformation and establish trusted supply chains for critical minerals and technologies in a co-ordinated pushback against China to be agreed at high-level “Quad” talks in Japan next week.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne will meet with Quadrilateral Security Dialogue counterparts in a COVID-safe bubble in Tokyo on Tuesday, where the group’s members will also work on joint economic recovery plans.

The meeting is just the second of Quad foreign ministers and underlines its importance to the Indo-Pacific’s most influential democracies amid rising strategic tensions with China.

After the talks, Senator Payne will have separate bilateral meetings with Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi, India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and return home via Singapore for talks with its Foreign Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan. The move to formally add disinformation to the Quad agenda is a direct response to an explosion of Chinese fake news in the COVID era, which Senator Payne has warned is undermining democracy and sowing “fear and division”.

All four Quad nations are determined to establish non-Chinese supply chains for key technologies – including 5G – and critical minerals, as a security and economic priority.

The member states hope the meeting will send a signal to other Indo-Pacific partners, particularly Southeast Asian nations, that they don’t need to align themselves with China to get their economies back on track.

Senator Payne, who will travel to Tokyo with a small delegation and must quarantine for a fortnight when she returns, said the meeting would support regional responses to the COVID pandemic, with discussion of vaccines, supply chains and quality infrastructure investment.

“This visit is an opportunity to advance Australia’s interests, deepen ties with like-minded partners, and reaffirm our shared commitment to promoting a stable, inclusive and prosperous region as we work towards COVID-19 recovery,” she said.

“We are committed to working together, and with all countries in the region, to chart a road to recovery in a way that helps all countries reinforce their sovereignty and resilience.”

China has already signalled its displeasure at the meeting of what it has branded an “exclusive clique” that targets “third parties”.

But the face-to-face meeting during the COVID crisis is seen as a ringing endorsement by each Quad nation of the dialogue’s importance in strengthening regional security.

Australia expects the meeting, which follows inaugural talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last year, will become a regular fixture in the diplomatic calendars of all four nations.

ANU National Security College head Rory Medcalf said the Quad, which began as an informal grouping, was increasingly turning into a “comprehensive strategic alignment”.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/quad-ministers-to-tackle-china-disinformation/news-story/0f34dc87fe203620757042b20260b153

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c10357  No.10891616

File: 736905663a55504⋯.jpg (26.37 KB, 760x507, 760:507, Giovanni_Angelo_Becciu_for….jpg)

Cardinal Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Cardinal Pell trial

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Italian media have reported allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu transferred several hundred thousand euros from Vatican accounts to an account in Australia during the trial of Cardinal George Pell.

The cardinal has not responded to the allegation, which CNA has not independently corroborated.

Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported Friday that the alleged transfer is part of a dossier of evidence being compiled by Vatican investigators and prosecutors against the cardinal, who was forced to resign by Pope Francis on Sept. 24.

According to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, the allegations were made by Msgr. Albert Perlasca, Becciu’s former chief deputy at the Secretariat of State. Perlasca and Becciu worked together for several years overseeing aspects of curial governance, including the investment Vatican finances.

Perlasca is believed to be cooperating with Vatican prosecutors as part of an ongoing investigation into financial misconduct at the Secretariat of State over a period of years.

Il Messagaro reported on Friday that, in discussions with Vatican prosecutors, Perlasca accused Becciu of transferring 700,000 euros from a Vatican account to an Australian account during the course of Pell’s trail in Victoria on charges of child sexual abuse. The paper did not specify when Perlasca first made the accusation, did not give a precise date for the alleged transfer, and did not indicate to whom the account in Australia was supposed to belong.

CNA has not confirmed the substance of the accusation, which is likely to make global headlines after years of speculation by supporters of Pell that the timing of sexual abuse allegations against him was linked to efforts to oppose his reform of Vatican finances.

Perlasca worked as the head of the administrative office from 2009 until July 2019, when Pope Francis appointed him Promoter of Justice at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature; chief prosecutor of the Church’s highest ecclesiastical court. Becciu served as sostituto, the second most senior position in the secretariat, from 20012-2018, when he was promoted to lead the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and made a cardinal.

In February, Perlasca’s home and office were raided by investigators over his participation in the Vatican’s investment of hundreds of millions of euros with the Italian financier Raffaele Mincione.

On Sept. 24, Cardinal Becciu was ordered to resign from his role at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and the rights and privileges of a cardinal, after Pope Francis was presented with evidence of serial financial misconduct by Becciu.

Becciu’s resignation followed more than a year of reporting by CNA and other news outlets on various financial scandals involving Becciu and the Holy See’s Secretariat of State. Many of those reports stemmed from the secretariat’s controversial investments through Mincione, including the purchase from him of a London property for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Becciu has maintained he is innocent of any wrongdoing.

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c10357  No.10891643

File: 16cc84c02a500a8⋯.jpg (69.34 KB, 934x622, 467:311, Cardinal_Becciu_accused_of….jpg)

>>10891616

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Cardinal Pell served as the first prefect for the Secretariat of the Economy in the Vatican, a department created by Pope Francis in 2014 to bring coherence and transparency to the administration of curial finances.

In 2017, Pell took a leave of absence from that role to return to Australia where he stood trial on accusations of sexual abuse brought by a single alleged victim. After spending more than a year in prison, Pell was vindicated by the Australian High Court earlier this year.

During his time at the Secretariat of State, Becciu was known to have a strained relationship with Cardinal Pell. CNA has reported that the two cardinals clashed repeatedly over Pell’s attempts to reform Vatican finances and to institute reforms ordered by Pope Francis.

CNA has reported that in 2015 Becciu seemed to have made an attempt to disguise the loans on Vatican balance sheets by canceling them out against the value of the property purchased in the London neighborhood of Chelsea, an accounting maneuver prohibited by new financial policies approved by Pope Francis in 2014.

The alleged attempt to hide the loans off-books was detected by the Prefecture for the Economy, then led by Pell. Senior officials at the Prefecture for the Economy told CNA that when Pell began to demand details of the loans, especially those involving the Swiss banks Credit Suisse and BSI, then-Archbishop Becciu called the cardinal in to the Secretariat of State for a “reprimand.”

In 2016, Becciu was instrumental in bringing to a halt reforms initiated by Pell. Although Pope Francis had given the newly created Prefecture for the Economy autonomous oversight authority over Vatican finances, Becciu interfered when the prefecture planned an external audit of all Vatican departments, to be conducted by the firm PriceWaterhouseCooper.

Unilaterally, and without permission of Pope Francis, Becciu canceled the audit and announced in a letter to all Vatican departments that it would not take place.

When Pell challenged internally the audit’s cancellation, Becciu persuaded Pope Francis to give his decision ex post facto approval, sources inside the prefecture told CNA. The audit never took place.

Becciu was also responsible for the 2017 “resignation” of the first Vatican auditor general, Libero Milone.

Milone was fired in dramatic fashion by Becciu, who accused the auditor of “spying” on the finances of senior officials, including Becciu. The then-Archbishop Becciu threatened criminal prosecution of Milone if he did not agree to leave his Vatican office quietly.

Milone maintained that he was fired for being too good at his job, and because he and the reforming work of the Prefecture for the Economy were perceived as a threat to the autonomy and business practices of long-time curial officials. Milone said that he was dismissed on trumped-up charges after he uncovered evidence of financial misconduct under Becciu’s leadership.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/becciu-accused-of-sending-vatican-funds-to-australia-during-pell-trial-19740

https://www.corriere.it/cronache/20_ottobre_02/bonifici-dossier-ricatti-guerra-alti-prelati-pista-porta-australia-e7c62bb6-0429-11eb-a33e-29a68884b5d0.shtml

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c10357  No.10892890

File: 6809fc25780a036⋯.jpg (204.92 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Special_Operations_Task_Gr….jpg)

>>10889784

Army sharpens focus on ethical soldiering amid war crimes allegations

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The Australian Army was focused intensely on rebuilding the cultural and ethical base of its special forces even before shocking allegations emerged that soldiers carried out multiple war crimes in Afghanistan.

NSW Supreme Court judge Paul Brereton, a major-general in the Army Reserve, has spent four years investigating claims that members of the Special Operations Task Group breached the Laws of Armed Conflict between 2005 and 2016.

Army commander Lieutenant General Rick Burr tells Inquirer he has not yet seen Justice Brereton’s report, as the inquiry is independent and ongoing. But as a special forces officer he finds the allegations deeply troubling.

“These are extremely serious allegations and not reflective of who we are, and who we must be as a professional institution. We are all determined to establish the facts so that we can act on them.”

Burr has written today to all Australian soldiers explaining why the investigation was launched and telling them to prepare for serious findings. “This is not who we are and not what we stand for,” he says.

“I am also concerned about the impact of those findings on those of you who served in Afghanistan and other operations and who served as professionals with pride and integrity. You did the right thing. You and your families should be proud of what you did and be confident to tell that story.”

He urges soldiers to reach out if they need help and says that support will be provided by the Army.

Brereton’s initial brief from the Inspector-General of the ADF (IGADF) was to ascertain whether there was truth in widespread rumours, but the result was much worse than most imagined.

In February, the inspector-general’s annual report revealed that there were 55 separate incidents or issues under inquiry, “predominantly unlawful killings of persons who were non-combatants or were no longer combatants, but also cruel treatment of such persons.”

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said weeks ago the investigation was nearing its conclusion and warned that Australians would be dismayed by its findings.

ADF commanders have been working to rectify what they’ve described as “catastrophic cultural and professional shortfalls” within Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) and “corrosive’’ friction between the major special forces units, the Special Air Service Regiment and the commandos. Under the pressure of 20 intense rotations in Afghanistan, the special forces had become isolated from the rest of the Army.

They say this decline has been reversed and a restructured SOCOMD is now positioned to implement the Afghanistan inquiry’s findings and to rebuild the trust of government, defence and the public.

Identifying what went wrong on the Afghanistan missions, how deep a distorted warrior ethos went within the SAS, straightening out that ethos and ensuring that what appears to have been an entrenched culture of impunity in key parts of the special forces doesn’t emerge again, is a priority for the Army.

Burr, who commanded the SASR in 2003 and 2004, said that since the Army became aware of the allegations it had focused strongly on changing elements of the culture in the special forces and had introduced strong ethics training with the help of outside specialists.

“We’re holding ourselves to account,” he says. “We asked for this inquiry when we became aware of rumours around these matters. We needed to understand exactly what had happened and an independent inquiry was the only way to gain a clear picture.”

Burr says the most important job now facing him and Australian Defence Force chief General Angus Campbell is managing this issue and they will consider the report’s findings in detail.

He says he is concerned about the impact the findings would have on the thousands of men and women who have served in Afghanistan and who have behaved impeccably.

“Most people in Afghanistan did the right thing. The veterans and their families need to know that. Waiting for this report is exacting a very heavy toll.”

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c10357  No.10892913

File: 568031aae6a339f⋯.jpg (116.02 KB, 1024x768, 4:3, Lieutenant_General_Rick_Bu….jpg)

>>10892890

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Burr says the Army had not been sitting back waiting for the Afghanistan report to be delivered. After a continuous operational effort for the Army and the ADF since East Timor in 1999, the need to consolidate lessons from operations and to implement reforms to be prepared for future challenges has been the focus of Army’s leadership.

Over the past five years, SOCOMD had been integrated within the broader Army structure and the command had embraced significant organisational, cultural and capability reforms.

“The leadership, structures and plans are now in place to assure the momentum of this substantial cultural and professional transformation,” Burr says. “Today our special forces are ready and deployable. They are a critical capability and there are many challenges on the horizon that we will need them for.”

Along with comprehensive reforms, the natural flow of new personnel through the ADF means 80 per cent of those serving in the SAS Regiment now had not deployed to Afghanistan in a special operations task group, Burr says.

“That reflects how quickly we can refresh and regenerate capability, and that gives us a strong platform to make sure we are embracing and inculcating these new initiatives and making sure that we are living these expectations every day.”

In 2015, the then special forces commander, Major General Jeff Sengelman, was concerned about the persistent allegations of special forces atrocities and raised them with Campbell, who was then chief of the army. Campbell, now chief of the ADF, is also a former special forces commander.

They commissioned sociologist Samantha Crompvoets to interview soldiers from the special forces and other ADF units and members of agencies who worked with them.

Crompvoets confirmed that there appeared to be serious problems with the behaviour of some members of the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan that may have extended to unsanctioned and illegal violence.

In 2018, Burr asked former ASIO chief David Irvine to review the comprehensive reforms that had been put in place in SOCOMD and gave him unfettered access to all aspects of the command.

Irvine found that after a decade of constant combat in Afghanistan and the Middle East, coupled with its other responsibilities, SOCOMD was “worn out and run down”. He warned that in an elite unit, esprit de corps could quickly turn into arrogance. In a closely-knit, inward-looking unit, “can do” could become “only we can do”. Australia’s special forces had to be well-grounded and humble, he said.

Irvine stressed the importance of a “redemption initiative” introduced by Sengelman which provided SOCOMD members with the opportunity to confess to transgressions and hold themselves to account. That enabled personnel who had conducted themselves in ways inconsistent with Army values to be “managed out”. He noted that the culture among some soldiers was such that they did not report serious crimes to senior officers, “sometimes for fear of ostracisation — or worse — within the unit.” Others did take the risk and spoke up enabling the IGADF to investigate.

Burr says the Army’s approach to bystander behaviour is very clear. “It’s critical to our profession that people call out bad behaviour when they see it. Concealing misconduct is not acceptable and does not align with our values. We want our people to call it out so it can be acted on quickly.

“Moral courage and integrity are critical to our profession, and especially so for the sensitive capabilities held in our special forces. Army must be a safe environment where people feel empowered to come forward, confident that Army will take action against reports of misconduct.

“This culture is essential to being a trusted, respected, safe and high performing organisation at every level.”

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c10357  No.10892928

File: 72677d84fe23951⋯.jpg (218.78 KB, 1200x728, 150:91, Australian_Army_rebuilding….jpg)

>>10892913

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Asked if the fact that the special forces operate in small groups, outside the immediate view of commanders, played a role in what has happened and meant that the model was no longer sustainable, Burr says that model did work and needed to be sustained.

“It has delivered us enormous success over many years and it’s a model that is used in many armies and, in particular, in special forces.

“The Australian Army relies on small teams. They have to be well led and they can make a big difference on the ground, whether that is supporting bushfire or counter-COVID operations, or warfighting. That is our command and control philosophy. In special forces it is an imperative.

“They need to be able to act with autonomy, to take advantage of a local situation to achieve their mission. For this operating model to continue to remain strong, trust in our junior leaders is critical. We must continue to invest in leadership and accountability and culture — which are my three key themes — and we will make our army as effective as it can be.”

One of Irvine’s recommendations was the appointment of a senior officer with considerable command experience from outside SOCOMD as an independent special forces adviser.

Major General Shane Caughey was appointed to that role in 2019 and he supports and monitors the implementation of reforms. “As a mentor, he’s lending his insight to SOCOMD and he’s an independent sounding board for me on special forces matters.” Burr says.

In any future operation, the adviser would ensure SOCOMD maintained good governance and oversight. A former warrant officer of the army has been appointed to ensure clear communications between the adviser and SOCOMD’s other ranks.

In March this year, to again assure himself that the necessary reforms were being implemented, Burr asked Irvine to re-examine the progress of the cultural and professional reforms within SOCOMD. Irvine concluded that the command was on target to meet its targets of major renewal and regeneration but the challenge remained substantial.

The three main goals were to deal with the most serious issues from Afghanistan, to reset the command to meet Australia’s special operations requirements and to prepare it for the changing strategic environment to come.

In terms of cultural change, there remained some pockets of resistance among old hands in the units, and these had been described as “pockets of permafrost”. And while pleasing progress had been made to restore the unit’s ethical base, more work could be done.

“Mr Irvine gave me independent assurance that we are indeed doing all of the right things but never to be complacent, to absolutely stay focused on the further implementation and consolidation of these initiatives, which I’m determined to do,” Burr says.

“And what I see every day in our Army is truly inspiring — selfless service, good people helping others, soldiers doing exactly what our nation expects. But if people do misstep there are structures in place to take action quickly. It is understood that behaviour inconsistent with our values is not tolerated.”

As the Army prepares for the release of Brereton’s report, the existence emerged of an Instagram account tagged “State Sanctioned Violence” which the ABC reported was run by one former and one serving special forces soldier. The site reportedly had thousands of followers and carried a photograph of a bumper sticker declaring: “Make Diggers Violent Again”.

Burr says the Army is investigating. “I want to make it clear, this behaviour, this attitude, is not tolerated and does not align with Army’s values. Individuals who act contrary to our values compromise the respect and trust of their mates, their chain of command and the Australian public.

“If these allegations are substantiated, those at fault will be held accountable.” He says regardless of these challenges, the whole Army is focused on strengthening the individual character of all soldiers and ensuring they have a values-based approach to everything they do.

“A Good Soldiering framework has been designed to ensure that Army builds leaders of character who make good decisions, who always expect the best of themselves and of their teammates and collectively build high performing teams, teams based on trust and always operating in a legal, ethical and responsible way in everything that we do,” Burr says. “I want all Australians to be confident in their Army. We remain resolute in our commitment to serve the nation.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/army-sharpens-focus-on-ethical-soldiering-amid-war-crimes-allegations/news-story/6218500519546a41c813077535d01e12

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c10357  No.10893345

File: c4193b5d307ee3f⋯.jpg (82.02 KB, 800x800, 1:1, Dr_Chris_Hayes_was_previou….jpg)

Resignations in the news

Headmaster of Sydney private school announces sudden resignation

The headmaster of St Joseph's College in Hunters Hill has announced his sudden resignation to the school community after less than three years as head of the high-fee private boys school.

In a letter to parents on Friday afternoon, headmaster Dr Chris Hayes said he would be leaving his position "effective immediately" and would not return after the school holidays.

St Joseph's has called in its former headmaster Ross Tarlinton to oversee its operations for the rest of the year.

Dr Hayes became the second lay headmaster of the Roman Catholic boys' school when he began the top job at the start of 2018 following the departure of Mr Tarlinton, who took up a role within Marist Schools Australia, with which St Joseph's is affiliated.

National director of Marist Schools, Dr Frank Malloy, said the search for a new head would be undertaken during the interim period.

Dr Hayes did not provide reason for his sudden resignation from the school.

"After much reflection, prayer and discernment with my loving family, I have chosen to resign as headmaster of the college effective immediately," he wrote.

"While I have loved my time with the many students, staff, parents and Old Boys with whom I have walked with, it is now time to say goodbye."

He said he and his wife would "begin a new chapter in our lives" and return to Melbourne once they were allowed to do so.

"I wish all the St Joseph's College community, particularly our Graduating class of 2020, all the very best for the days that lie ahead," he wrote.

Dr Hayes was formerly principal of Xavier College in Melbourne and headmaster of St Edmund’s College in Canberra, and had worked at Saint Ignatius' College Riverview in Sydney.

His predecessor, Mr Tarlinton, was the school's longest-serving headmaster and lauded as "one of its most outstanding" upon his departure in late 2017.

Dr Malloy said Dr Hayes had "constructively contributed spiritually and educationally, insightfully sharing his broad and successful experience" during his time at the school.

"His relaxed and personable manner with the boys enabled him to relate to them with genuine encouragement and respect," he said.

"Chris leaves Saint Joseph’s with the College in a strong position… Broad consultation has been undertaken to assist in determining the College’s future strategic directions, which includes a strong emphasis on wellbeing and pastoral care to better enable improved learning outcomes for all students."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/headmaster-of-sydney-private-school-announces-sudden-resignation-20201002-p561kb.html

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c10357  No.10896171

File: 91f2bb6e05eea13⋯.jpg (161.07 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Julian_Assange_s_London_ba….jpg)

>>10881453

Julian Assange needs Australian government help, says lawyer

Julian Assange’s lawyer has called on the Australian government to solve the WikiLeaks founder’s ongoing incarceration through diplomatic means.

Jennifer Robinson, who testified this week in Assange’s extradition proceedings about a deal offered by President Donald Trump to Assange if he revealed sources of the Democratic Party leaks, has on Friday called on Australian politicians to do more.

She said Assange faces a “number of years” in detention, foreshadowing an immediate appeal following the judge’s decision on January 4 next year, and anticipating the case will ultimately end up in the European Court of Human Rights.

She said even if Assange’s extradition was denied by the judge, US prosecutors would probably appeal and Assange would continue to be held on remand in the high-security Belmarsh Prison.

“This process will be ongoing for a number of years after this (judgment), sadly it is just the beginning for Julian,” she said at a Foreign Press Association briefing.

She said bail was constantly being monitored and that his situation “it has already been a decade of his life, it is an incredibly unfair and terrible burden and continues to be so”.

Ms Robinson said the Australian government “can and should be doing more”.

She added: “If the Australian government was doing diplomatic representations, Julian would not be in the position he is today: he is an Australian citizen who won a Walkley award, facing extradition.”

She said the political response in Australia was disappointing to many.

Ms Robinson said that in addition to moves from Canberra, the Australian High Commission in London should be involved in monitoring the procedural fairness of his trial and concerns about his bail and conditions of his current prison.

Ms Robinson said she had to contact the Australian High Commission to release three seats which had been allocated to them but remained empty in the Old Bailey so that other observers such as Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders could gain access.

Only seven seats were allocated in the courtroom to journalists, and most were hosted in a nearby overspill court. Others had remote access via a secure video link.

Assange’s father John Shipton said he would continue to lobby the Australian government to do more and argued that it would be a simple matter to solve his son’s detention in a diplomatic way.

“Silence on their behalf is seen as complicity and that’s not a healthy position for the Australian government to be seen doing,” he said.

“It would be the simplest matter to solve diplomatically Julian’s needs: a year of healthy restitution for his psychology and physicality, that would be good face-saving assistance from the Australian government if they would ensure that that happens.”

The US is seeking to extradite Assange to face trial on 18 counts under the Espionage Act for offences relating to the 2010 and 2011 release of Iraqi war logs, Afghan war logs and US diplomatic cables. He could face up to 175 years’ jail if convicted.

The judge has heard all of the evidence and closing written submissions will be filed with the court by the middle of next month.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/julian-assange-needs-australian-government-help-says-lawyer/news-story/181b1351fa232e6d32d4a85eff961b4e

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c10357  No.10896404

File: 9a3a67a2f498b21⋯.jpg (76.22 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Queensland_s_Deputy_Premie….jpg)

File: c812b3dc312b954⋯.jpg (174.29 KB, 698x749, 698:749, Steven_Miles_1.jpg)

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Qld deputy premier Steven Miles ‘wishes Donald Trump well’ after disinfectant quip

Queensland’s Deputy Premier has wished Donald Trump “a speedy recovery” hours but has refused to apologise for one of his tweets which asked the US President if he had “tried intravenous disinfectant” after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Steven Miles took the opportunity on Saturday morning to remind Queenslanders of the stark difference between the state’s dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, and that of the United States.

Speaking at a press conference, he said Queensland had reported no new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. There are now just six active cases in the state.

In a series of tweets shared on Friday night, Mr Miles seemed to be poking fun at Trump for the way he has handled COVID-19.

“Have you considered intravenous disinfectant?” he replied to Trump’s tweet in which the US President revealed he had tested positive.

In April Trump sparked outcry from medical experts after he suggested there should be research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

Doctors said it was dangerous and irresponsible.

Trump made the comments at a White House coronavirus task force briefing where US government research had found bleach could kill the virus in saliva within five minutes and isopropyl alcohol was even quicker.

Mr Miles told reporters on Saturday morning it appeared he’d kicked an “internet hornet’s web” after the tweet, but did not apologize for the remarks, while sending the Trumps wishes for a “speedy recovery”.

“This just shows nobody is immune from this virus,” Mr Miles said.

“I think it (the tweet) gave me a chance to highlight that some of the treatments that he suggested don’t work, he won’t be using them himself.

“He as a world leader has repeatedly made ridiculous comments about this disease.

“I think everybody knows the context. Everybody knows the outrageous things he has said throughout this pandemic. I think I can be excused for making a joke… It‘s not unreasonable of me.

“I won‘t apologise. I hope he apologises… to everyone who believed him.”

Mr Miles said it showed even the “standard bearers for the argument of putting the economy ahead of lives” could be afflicted with this disease.

“We first, before we can focus on getting people back to work and businesses open, we have to get the health advice right,” Mr Miles said.

“That’s precisely what we’ve done here in Queensland.”

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan said Mr Miles’ “childish comments” were “embarrassing”.

“For a health minister, Steven Miles doesn’t have a very good bedside manner,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“I think almost everyone’s human reaction would be to wish someone well in such circumstances, whatever disagreements we have as politicians.

“It’s pretty childish coming from the deputy premier nonetheless, a bit embarrassing for us in Queensland.”

Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington echoed Mr Canavan’s sentiments.

“The Premier needs to show some leadership and get her Health Minister to apologise to one of Queensland’s largest trading partners,” Ms Frecklington said.

“It’s absolutely appalling and childish to criticise someone with COVID, let alone one of Queensland’s most important trading partners.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/qld-deputy-premier-steven-miles-wishes-donald-trump-well-after-disinfectant-quip/news-story/a164f7b65abe67f81b4c3d920e357087

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c10357  No.10898112

File: 4ddc53f2ec3b948⋯.jpg (95.56 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Stuart_Gus_Mould_arrives_a….jpg)

File: 6f4ca11b641988d⋯.jpg (74.3 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Police_arrested_the_former….jpg)

Sydney baseball coach jailed over 'bizarre', 'inhuman' assaults on boys

During the summer of 1995, Mike* was at home watching TV with baseball coach Stuart "Gus" Mould when his older brothers walked in to find the 12- or-13-year-old lying face down on the floor, his coach pinning his legs down and holding him by the wrists, twisting them.

As the pair got up, Mike put his head in his arms to hide his tears. Mould told Mike's brothers he was helping the boy stretch and had accidentally hurt him.

In reality, Mould was giving Mike what he called a "wrister", one of the signature excruciating punishments that he would frequently mete out to boys he coached for "mistakes" or cheeky behaviour. Earlier that year, a "toer" – which involved forcefully twisting toes outwards – had left Mike with a fracture.

In the NSW District Court on Friday, Mould's 30 years of inflicting painful punishments on boys – many of which he filmed – landed him with a seven-year jail term.

Mould had pleaded guilty after his arrest in 2019 to 30 counts of common assault, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, 11 charges of producing child abuse material and one charge of possessing child abuse material – in total representing hundreds of incidents from 1987 to 2017, involving 15 known victims aged between nine and 20.

In addition to "wristers" and "toers", Mould's arsenal of physical punishments included what he called "bee stings" or "lazos", which involved using elastic bands to whip the soles of the boys' feet as many as 60 times in a single assault, causing intense pain and welts.

For another one, called a "crusher", Mould would take the boy's foot in his lap and fold the foot inward in a crushing motion. Another torment involved repeatedly striking the boys in the palm with a wooden spoon.

In Mould's videos of many of the assaults, he can be heard goading, scolding, encouraging or joking as his victims are seen writhing in agony, often sweating and crying hysterically. He would tell the boys to "keep your mouth open" and that he wanted to "hear" their pain.

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Garry Neilson said that, in his 16 years of sitting in criminal jurisdictions, "this is the most bizarre case that has come before me".

"I find it very difficult to accept that any adult human being could sit there and joke as a 15-year-old boy was writhing in agony and crying hysterically. Such behaviour is totally repugnant and might be described as inhuman," Judge Neilson said.

But he noted that Mould's offending was not sexual and said he was not a paedophile, drawing a distinction between his videos of the physical abuse and "child pornography".

Of Mould's 15 known victims – now in their 20s and 30s – five submitted victim impact statements describing the fear and pain inflicted on them, and the lasting psychological damage of Mould's abuse.

One victim wrote, "Gus would tell me these punishments would make me a better baseball player and be mentally and physically tougher for my life ahead. He told me I would be able to handle difficult situations better than other people and his physical abuse would make me a better person."

Instead, the boys wrote his abuse left them anxious, ashamed and confused – with many describing problems in trusting people.

One victim, since diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, wrote that he was "stalked" by Mould, who would stop him on his way home for a "torture session".

"I can’t get memories of Gus out of my head. I often feel unsafe and that Gus is still going to come and get me," he said in his statement.

Judge Neilson said Mould had no prior criminal record and was previously a man of good character, but that such character carried less weight in a case such as this as he had used it to gain "trust he clearly abused".

In a letter to the court, Mould wrote that he was now "appalled" with his actions, saying, "I want to say sorry but cannot. It is difficult for me to find the words to express my shame and regret for the damage I know I have done."

Judge Neilson accepted Mould's remorse as genuine. He also accepted a psychiatrist's diagnosis of Mould with high functioning autism spectrum disorder.

Mould was sentenced to seven years and six months' jail. He will be eligible for parole on June 24, 2024.

*Name has been changed

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

https://kidshelpline.com.au/

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-baseball-coach-jailed-over-bizarre-inhuman-assaults-on-boys-20201001-p5618e.html

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c10357  No.10898369

File: 586f1c328822b7a⋯.jpg (99.07 KB, 1024x892, 256:223, Cardinal_Pietro_Parolin_Va….jpg)

>>10780524

>>10866223

Cardinal Pietro Parolin: There is ‘no connection’ between Pell arrival, Becciu ouster

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ROME – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said there is no connection between the timing of the return of Australian Cardinal George Pell to Rome and the recent resignation of Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who are known rivals in the bid to reform the finances of the Holy See.

“There is no connection between the two things,” Parolin said Oct. 1, speaking to press on the margins of an event organized for the release of the book, Tunic and Cassock by Franciscan Father Enzo Fortunato, who oversees the communications department for the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi.

According to Parolin, after his release from prison Pell “asked to return to Rome. There was no summoning of Pell by the pope. It was he who asked to come to Rome to end his stay here, because he still has his apartment, so he came here to close it up.”

Pell arrived in Rome Wednesday, days after Becciu – the pope’s former chief of staff – resigned from his post as head of the Vatican’s department for saints and from his rights as a cardinal.

Though no formal reason was given for his departure in the Vatican’s Sept. 24 statement, Becciu held a private press conference the next day saying he had been accused of embezzling 100,000 euros ($116,200) and diverting it to companies owned by his brothers.

Pell was released from prison in April after being acquitted on appeal by Australia’s High Court over the charge of abusing two choirboys while serving as Archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s. He had spent 13 months behind bars.

Prior to his initial conviction, Pell oversaw the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy and was considered the third-highest ranking official in the Vatican. His primary task was to clean up the Vatican’s murky financial situation, but his efforts were met with resistance, and it was known that he and Becciu sparred over the reform.

In a lengthy interview with Australian journalist Andrew Bolt after his release, Pell suggested that the allegations against him could be related to his efforts to clean up Vatican financial corruption, saying he didn’t have concrete evidence, but believed the man who accused him of sexual abuse had been “used.”

In the wake of Becciu’s resignation, Pell issued a statement in which he “thanked and congratulated” Pope Francis for firing Becciu, saying it was part of the pope’s effort “to clean up Vatican finances.”

“I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria,” he said, the latter referring to his home state in Australia.

As far as Pell’s activities while in Rome, Parolin said “I don’t know what his plans are,” but insisted again that “there is no connection between” his recent arrival and Becciu’s firing. He said he has been in contact with Becciu but declined to comment about it.

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c10357  No.10898374

File: 1aaf62562033cfb⋯.jpg (45.6 KB, 690x450, 23:15, Cardinal_Angelo_Becciu_and….jpg)

>>10898369

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Parolin also spoke about his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday, during which he said they addressed their differing views on how to handle China.

Prior to his visit, Pompeo authored an article in conservative magazine First Things criticizing the Vatican’s soft approach to China, saying it was losing its “moral authority” on religious freedom. Parolin later said he was “surprised” by Pompeo’s remarks, and that an article was not the right venue to have the conversation.

In his comments to journalists, Parolin said his Oct. 1 meeting with Pompeo “went well in the sense that we had a conversation defined as cordial in which [Pompeo] expressed his reasons for why he made these interventions and we explained our reasons for which we are going along the path we’ve undertaken.”

Both parties maintain their different views about how to approach China, he said, but insisted “that was not the purpose of the meeting, to bring our positions closer.”

Parolin said he believed there was “articulated reasoning” for the United States’ hardline on China, but he believes Pompeo also had “an understanding for the method with which the Holy See approaches these problems.”

“We are all looking for religious freedom and for a normal life for the Church,” he said. “Where we differ is on the method of how to achieve these goals.”

Noting that the Vatican’s 2018 provisional agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops is set to expire this month, Parolin said the Vatican has requested an additional two-year deal ad experimentum.

“As long as it is ad experimentum it will be a secret,” he said, meaning the terms will not be made public. “For the next two years this is the request, and it should continue as it has been done so far. The hope is that it will work even better and that bishops of vacant dioceses can be appointed.”

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/10/parolin-there-is-no-connection-between-pell-arrival-becciu-ouster/

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fcb6da  No.10900116

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368107  No.10903990

File: a1cf706a47a14c3⋯.png (298.77 KB, 1000x1000, 1:1, Bluepencildoctrine.png)

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649c5f  No.10904408

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Meanwhile in Australia, Aborigines have started the process of eviction of the Australia government.

Brilliant YouTube bloke red pilling left, right and centre.

Worth a watch.

Not long.

He doesn’t waste your time with an ego trip either.

He’s good.

Looks like we have UN troops in Victoria.

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649c5f  No.10904659

File: 42c1e285e62926a⋯.jpeg (192.76 KB, 469x766, 469:766, ED6C7D54_7AFB_4BD8_A939_0….jpeg)

Who are the swing votes in Victorian Senate?

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4be073  No.10904987

File: e00568cef980d84⋯.jpg (2.65 MB, 3072x2304, 4:3, 2008_06_06_05_46_IMG_5563.JPG)

>>10902226

>>10889931

>DID IT LOOK LIKE HANS GRUBER?

>>10889931

>>10890346 .

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c10357  No.10907296

File: 961d4c6fedd4997⋯.jpg (29.93 KB, 316x421, 316:421, Sovereign_citizens_subscri….jpg)

Sovereign citizens on NSW counter-terrorism police watch list

Police are concerned at the lure of so-called sovereign citizens groups - who believe the government is illegitimate and refuse to follow its laws - with a growing number of loners bearing anti-authority grudges emerging in the wake of COVID.

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They are the army of extremists who don’t think the law applies to them — and their numbers are growing.

Sovereign citizens believe the Australian government is illegitimate and refuse to cede to its laws, whether it be registering a car or paying taxes.

While they traditionally operate alone, NSW Police have noted organised groups popping up around the state, clashing with officers and replacing the Australian flag with their own.

The ideology is based on the belief that people are born with natural rights and governments, including police and council rangers, impede on those rights with rules and regulations.

The movement has gained notoriety in Australia as people rebelled against public health orders during the pandemic.

Images of police pulling people from cars who refused to hand over their licence or shoppers yelling at staff over their refusal to wear a face mask have shone a light on a movement often associated with conspiracy theorists.

“What COVID has done is brought to the forefront certain elements of the community that do espouse anti-government rhetoric,” Detective Superintendent Michael McLean, NSW Police’s Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Commander, said.

“The traditional activities of sovereign citizens is where they get stopped by police, they will have unregistered cars or licences and they say they don’t need to do that because they don’t recognise the law of Australia. We see that sovereign citizens possess a specific ideology and that’s anti-government ideology.”

While traffic infringements put most sovereign citizens on the lower end of the threat scale, there have been more concerning examples.

Last month, Juha Kisk­onen, the self-proclaimed leader of the United Kingdom of Australia movement — one of the main sovereign citizen groups in NSW — was charged after making veiled threats against a detective.

That detective was from the Fixated Persons Unit, which is largely responsible for monitoring the activities of sovereign citizens.

In one of his weekly YouTube videos, Kiskonen urged his “subjects” to show police at border crossings a legal document proving their sovereign citizen status.

“Show them the document and if they refuse to look at it, more fool them. The police are in the middle of it because they’ve been forced to enforce the law not knowing they don’t have jurisdiction over us. Not knowing they are a foreign military.”

Kiskonen led plans for a rally at the War Memorial in the Sydney CBD, where his group wanted to take down the Australian flag and erect the sovereign citizen flag — the red ensign.

Kiskonen was arrested before then but other sovereign citizens clashed with police trying to break up the demonstration due to social distancing breaches.

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c10357  No.10907316

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>>10907296

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Weeks earlier, the United Kingdom of Australia succeeded in raising their flag near Campbelltown RSL.

“We haven’t seen this sort of coming together and overt activities within group environments in Australia but it has been happening in the US,” Det Supt McLean said.

“It’s more consistent with sovereign citizen ideology to stick to themselves but now we are seeing this coming ­together like a collective.

“People might see the raising of the flag at a War Memorial as not a huge deal but that behaviour … we are mindful where that extends and where that can move to.”

One radical in 2017 sent a letter to a NSW MP claiming he was “in treason” and “will be hung until you are dead”.

Deemed a high risk terrorism offender, he was placed on an extended supervision order last year.

In 2015, NSW Police deemed sovereign citizens a potential threat and were monitoring about 300 people.

While that number has fluctuated slightly in the years since, overt activities have increased. One law enforcement source said social media had also helped increase the sovereign citizen influence.

In some cases, a person’s disenchantment with authority starts with a small gripe.

Last month, roo shooter Wayne Raymond Mack was sentenced to at least four years nine months jail for turning his driveway into a killing field with booby traps, guns and attack dogs.

He allegedly claimed he would shoot any government official who set foot on his property. Aerial photos showed a series of humpies and chained dogs along the driveway designed as a “fatal funnel” to move intruders into the sights of several rifles and bows and arrows on the Mudgee property.

The court heard experts had concluded Mack was a “fearful and suspicious” person who was “acutely paranoid. While there was no evidence he pledged allegiance to the sovereign citizen movement, his disdain for authority started after he was left with a $100,000 bill following asset confiscation proceedings instigated by the NSW Crime Commission.

After a raid on his property in 2018, he pleaded guilty to gun offences and was sentenced last month.

The case of Keith Knights, from Eden Creek in northern NSW, started with a conflict with a court registry and disputed land settlement.

His dislike of authority grew and he discussed making napalm and mortars to ambush police. Knights was charged with conspiracy or solicit to murder but found not guilty on grounds of mental illness.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/sovereign-citizens-on-nsw-counterterrorism-police-watch-list/news-story/b29a932554ded027814279a758df1830

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c10357  No.10909563

File: ae7b228ab832547⋯.jpg (69.58 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Daniel_Andrews_has_defende….jpg)

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'China's gateway': Daniel Andrews' Belt and Road pitch to Beijing

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Premier Daniel Andrews directly courted some of China's biggest Belt and Road Initiative companies, including one subsequently blacklisted by the US government, to help build Victoria's huge pipeline of infrastructure projects including his signature Suburban Rail Loop.

Internal documents obtained under the freedom of information act show Mr Andrews pitching for money and expertise from Chinese state-owned companies in his trip to China in October last year, with a promise to "facilitate" their access to Victoria and "collaborate" on the state's biggest projects.

Victoria, he said, would become “China’s gateway to Australia”.

Among the projects the Premier listed were the uncosted but multibillion-dollar Suburban Rail Loop, the North East Link road project and the Airport Rail Link.

The details of Mr Andrews' pitch to China come amid deteriorating relations between Canberra and Beijing over trade, and as the Morrison government announced it would legislate to cancel any agreement between states and a foreign power deemed to challenge national security.

The $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative is Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature policy to invest in infrastructure globally including roads, rail, pipelines and telecommunications systems. But western governments, including Australia and the United States, increasingly view it as a foreign policy and propaganda tool, as well as a potential debt trap for developing nations.

The federal Labor opposition also rejects the idea of Australia signing up to the Belt and Road Initiative, but Mr Andrews insisted again on Friday that he was committed to it and the relationship with China after signing a Memorandum of Understanding on the project in 2018.

"I've got no change to the position I've outlined on many, many occasions. I think a strong relationship and a strong partnership with China is very, very important," he said.

The almost 80 pages of released documents include Mr Andrews' speech notes at an intimate "roundtable" meeting with the heads of Chinese corporations and government ministries at Beijing's Grand Hyatt hotel on October 22 last year. The trip was Mr Andrews' sixth to China as Premier.

Among the attendees at the dinner was Dr Lu Jianzhong, the president of the China Communication Construction International Company and the chairman of John Holland (a fully-owned CCCC subsidiary), which is a bidder on North East Link.

Earlier this year, CCCC was listed by the US departments of Commerce and Defence as part of China's "Military-Civil Fusion development strategy". It also appeared on a separate black list as having been involved in the construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea.

China “must not be allowed to use CCCC and other state-owned enterprises as weapons to impose an expansionist agenda,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the time.

At the October 22 dinner, Mr Andrews told the executives and Chinese government representatives that he wanted Chinese companies to establish offices in Victoria and bid for projects. He wished to "convey Victoria's desire to collaborate with international partners" including "leading Chinese firms in attendance on major transport infrastructure projects".

Of the Suburban Rail Loop, he said: "We are currently seeking registrations of interest from organisations with the experience and capability to assist in the delivery of this mega project."

The project, Mr Andrews' largest and most popular infrastructure announcement at the 2018 state election, is estimated to cost at least $50 billion and is yet to be funded. Mr Andrews has previously said private investment would play a big role.

The Premier said the Belt and Road Initiative "highlights Victoria's desire to work collaboratively with China", that Chinese companies' "talents and capacity are critical to our success", and their "collective expertise and experience, particularly in recent projects of significant scale and complexity, align precisely with our current agenda".

"You will find the Victorian market accessible, and my government will welcome your participation and do what it can to facilitate success," he said.

During the meetings, Mr Andrews told Chinese officials that his government was spending more on infrastructure than the Commonwealth was for the rest of the country.

The meeting with companies, including CCCC bidding on projects, prompted a probity warning to Mr Andrews with a request he not discuss specifics of the North East Link procurement process and that he have two Victorian officials by his side at all times to record discussions.

“It is recommended that you offer similar meetings with the relevant global heads of other constructors that are also in bid teams,” his department advised.

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c10357  No.10909604

File: 391f4dcb688845f⋯.jpg (161.03 KB, 849x632, 849:632, Daniel_Andrews_seeks_Belt_….jpg)

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>>10909563

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The documents also reveal that Victoria last year put a detailed list of proposals to China for co-operation under the program, which were developed by a liaison group led by senior Labor MP Danny Pearson and the deputy consul general from China’s Melbourne Consulate, Jianhua Zeng.

The group, which Mr Andrews described in a letter to a senior Chinese official as “ensuring alignment on shared objectives”, last met earlier this year.

The documents also show other key priorities for Mr Andrews on the trip were establishing relationships with China's ministers for Science and Technology, Commerce and Culture and Tourism.

He was hoping to achieve smoother customs processes at the Chinese end to enable easier access for Victorian meat and dairy exporters, with a particular focus on infant formula. His pitch on Victorian red meat was to replace protein lost because of China's African Swine Fever outbreak.

COVID-19 and rising tensions at a national level have stalled Victoria’s Belt and Road progress this year. A “road map” of projects planned for release this year is yet to eventuate and a planned trip to Beijing in March by Mr Pearson, who was then Mr Andrew’s parliamentary secretary and is now a minister, was cancelled.

While federal governments and state governments across Australia have sought and welcomed Chinese investment in recent years, the Belt and Road program is regarded differently. Victoria is the only Australian signatory to the $US 1 trillion infrastructure program.

A NATO economic and security committee briefing on the Belt and Road in May linked the policy to China’s expansion of naval power. “There should be no mistake that elements of the BRI and China’s related foreign policies pose a challenge to Western values.” The counter view is that poor countries involved in the Belt and Road are getting infrastructure built that they could never have afforded on their own.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and senior ministers such as Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton have been critical of Victoria’s dealings with China on the Belt and Road, claiming it undercuts the role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

A spokesman for DFAT said the federal government was not consulted nor given the opportunity to comment on Victoria's signing of the Framework Agreement with China last October.

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas rebuked Mr Morrison earlier this year for “vilifying” China after he called for a probe into China’s handling of the initial coronavirus outbreak.

Rory Medcalf, head of the national security college at the Australian National University, said on Friday that the Belt and Road Initiative was so important to China’s quest for global influence that it was broadly beyond the ability of state and local governments “to play in that space without clear consultation at a national level”.

Professor Medcalf said although the language in Victoria’s agreements with China was innocuous, the apparent unquestioning involvement of first world governments such as New Zealand or Victoria made it harder for poorer nations to protect their interests.

China was likely to continue to invest in projects in Australia without governments’ signing up to the Belt and Road Initiative, he said.

But the former secretary of Australia’s defence department, Paul Barratt, said Australia should have been a signatory to the Belt and Road when it was first proposed by China in 2013 because it was our largest trading partner.

"It’s not our enemy. The agreement is non-committal and you just examine issues case by case,” said Mr Barratt, now an adjunct professor at the University of New England.

The documents also give an insight into the negotiations over the wording of the Framework Agreement signed by Mr Andrews last October, including China’s insistence it specifically mention co-operation on aged care.

Life expectancy in China has increased markedly with improved living standards, making aged care a priority for the world’s most populous nation.

Despite disclosing some material related to Victoria’s BRI interactions with China, Mr Andrews’ department chose to withhold a small amount of documents and blacked out key passages from other documents.

A letter from Mr Ning was exempted from release under FOI on the basis it would disclose confidential information from a foreign government. Six other documents were redacted in order to protect recommendations, advice or opinions expressed to the Premier by his advisers.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/china-s-gateway-daniel-andrews-belt-and-road-pitch-to-beijing-20201002-p561b9.html

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c10357  No.10917597

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The Tara Reade interview: accusing Joe Biden of sexual assault | 60 Minutes Australia

Published on 4 Oct 2020

Tara Reade, who earlier this year accused Presidential nominee Joe Biden of sexual assault, is set to tell her story on Australian television for the first time to 60 Minutes. In an exclusive interview with Nine News US Correspondent, Alexis Daish, Reade says Joe Biden's alleged sexual misconduct means he doesn't deserve the presidency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOti0PJlJ7A

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c10357  No.10927542

File: 69b2dc5fd5c775a⋯.jpg (78.51 KB, 620x413, 620:413, In_debating_terms_Donald_T….jpg)

Trump will lose by making it all about himself

Donald Trump's typically rude and partisan debate performance exposed his own leadership flaws to voters – rather than put the focus on weak and lost Joe Biden.

Alexander Downer Columnist

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There’s a voluminous literature on leadership ranging from pop books in airport bookshops to turgid academic theses. But put simply, there is a three-way test of leadership, be it political or business. In no particular order, those tests are intelligence, character and altruism.

The public needs to be confident that a leader is intelligent enough to understand complex issues and to have the capacity to sort them out in their head, and then formulate coherent policies. A leader who is unable to do that becomes directionless and, tragically, the whole government or organisation becomes internally divided and weak.

A leader needs to have an acceptable character. No leader is a saint. Many have committed sexual indiscretions and that hasn’t weighed heavily on the public mind. Take Bob Hawke or Boris Johnson. It’s the public behaviour rather than the private life of the individual that matters. People elected to positions of leadership who seem to lack self-confidence or, at the other extreme, descend into personal abuse and foul language, tend to suffer in the eyes of the public.

The public expects leaders to be calm, confident and, on the whole, good mannered. Public displays of petulance and potty-mouth outbursts can be very damaging. Leaders in democracies have to put up with constant criticism, but if they show themselves to be sensitive to that criticism and lash out at their critics, then that can be damaging in the eyes of the public. It shows a leader not entirely in control.

All leaders are fairly self-centred. Throughout my political career and beyond, I’ve never come across a successful politician who doesn’t think an awful lot about himself or herself. They often engage in conversations about themselves.

This isn’t a problem. No one achieves great success without a high degree of self-belief. The real question is: does the leader care about me, the voter? Some leaders simply fail to speak to the voters, either through their poor use of communication skills or, more frequently, because their priorities are not the priorities of the mainstream of society.

I was reflecting on this three-way test as I watched the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. I thought of earlier presidents. Some of them came very close to meeting the three-way test. In my lifetime, the best was Ronald Reagan. It’s true he wasn’t a genius, but he did have a clear sense of policy direction. And he insisted that his direction be followed by his administration, as it duly was.

Reagan also scored highly on character. He had a great charm, was a master of self-deprecating humour and good-naturedly debated with his critics without ever looking hypersensitive.

And did he care about the punters' concerns? Absolutely. They were the issues he constantly talked about. He didn’t drift away into a surreal world disconnected from the concerns of ordinary voters.

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c10357  No.10927591

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>>10927542

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So back to the presidential debate. President Trump came across as someone supremely confident in both his own agenda and his capacity to prosecute it. But … he also failed the second test by characteristically making offensive, partisan comments and being bad mannered by continually interrupting his opponent.

It may make him look tough – and it does – but it has the effect of offending a very large number of voters. This has been the problem with the Trump presidency all along. Many of his policies have been good and effective, some not so much, and he has certainly addressed the concerns of many voters, but the continual tweeting of deeply personal and partisan messages has been divisive and unpresidential.

In debating terms, Trump made the mistake of keeping himself as the central issue. He needed to get the public to focus on Biden’s weaknesses as a possible alternative president: not very smart, a bit slow on the uptake, and lethargic. There are plenty of ways of exposing that without being rude.

If Trump loses the coming election, he will lose it because of his personal language and behaviour, not for any other reason. In some ways, Trump reminds me of Paul Keating. They obviously went to the same school of political behaviour.

Keating and his supporters thought his fusillades of personal abuse and denigration were all very funny and entertaining. He was certainly funnier than Trump.

The only people who didn’t think so were the voters. They didn’t think it was the way a prime minister should behave. And they had the final say in March 1996.

Biden lacks clear sense of direction

And what of Biden? I found it depressing to watch the debate because I recoiled from Trump’s behaviour, but couldn’t sympathise with Biden. He looked weak and lost. He doesn’t seem to be particularly intelligent and au fait with policies. He doesn’t give a clear sense of direction.

And while I think his nature is to be polite and well-mannered, he responded to Trump with personal abuse, which was a mistake. He should have just said that that sort of language is unbecoming of a president, and when he is the president he will certainly not treat his opponents or those who disagree with him in that way.

The Democrats have been right to move away from the hard left and to concentrate on COVID-19 and broader economic issues, rather than getting bogged down in some arcane debate about whether America should embrace postmodern wokeism. But Biden doesn’t offer any policies that ring the chimes in the hearts of the people. He has only one advantage: he’s not Trump.

The debate left me cold. Neither candidate came anywhere close to meeting the three-way test of leadership

I think the public will feel the same. The American people and the free world as a whole deserve much better candidates than the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are offering at this election.

And what an extraordinary final act of this American melodrama that Trump has contracted the coronavirus. One billion words will be written about the electoral impact this will have. My guess is that while most Americans will wish him well, it will not change their votes. He will get sympathy but that won’t translate into electoral support.

On the contrary, Donald Trump may miss some of the few opportunities he has between now and election day to expose Biden as a weak and directionless candidate. At the moment, Biden is riding high because he is not Trump. If Trump cannot make an issue out of Biden’s flaws, then Trump will lose.

https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/trump-will-lose-by-making-it-all-about-himself-20201001-p5615u

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c10357  No.10927799

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet

Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Here’s my gift to you- just a memorable moment of your son

youtu.be/QtBS8COhhhM via @YouTube

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1312902226000506880

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c10357  No.10927871

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>>10927799

Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview - BBC News

BBC News

Published on 17 Nov 2019

In a Newsnight special, Emily Maitlis interviews the Duke of York as he speaks for the first time about his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and allegations which have been made against him over his own conduct.

The Duke of York speaks to Emily Maitlis about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations against him.

In a world exclusive interview, Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis speaks to Prince Andrew, the Duke of York at Buckingham Palace.

For the first time, the Duke addresses in his own words the details of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

In 2015, Prince Andrew was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.

The Prince, who is the Queen’s third child, also answers questions about the allegations made against him by one of Epstein’s victims, and discusses the impact of the scandal on the Royal family and his work.

#PrinceAndrew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtBS8COhhhM

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c10357  No.10928251

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>>10892890

Special forces get training in ethics

Special forces soldiers are being put through ethical leadership training and receiving support to “live better” by improving their spiritual outlook and personal ­relationships.

The initiatives are among a raft of cultural reforms put in place by Defence ahead of what are expected to be damning findings involving the army’s most revered units in the Brereton war crimes inquiry.

The Australian can reveal that the Australian Defence Force has introduced a special forces military ethics course, developed by the University of NSW, the Australian Graduate School of Management and King’s College London University.

The training is aimed at strengthening the ability of Special Air Services and Commando Regiment soldiers to make ­values-based decisions under ­immense pressure.

The “Special Operations — Live Better” initiative encourages the nation’s most elite soldiers to focus on all aspects of their lives, including “cognitive, social, spiritual and physical performance”.

The program is designed to help special forces operators to deal better with the relentless training, constant readiness and relationship strains that come with their role as the “tip of the spear” in the nation’s defence.

A new Defence Special Operations Training and Education Centre and improvements to special forces management and governance have also been put in place to deal with ethics and discipline problems that came to a head during the Afghanistan war.

The initiatives come as the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr, introduces an army-wide Ethics Enhancement Plan to help soldiers “understand ethical decision-making in chaotic, uncertain and violent situ­ations that typify conflict, but are applicable every day”.

The Chief of Defence, Angus Campbell, has also unveiled a new set of values to apply to all services for the first time, emphasising “service, courage, respect, integrity and excellence”.

The army’s previous code, “courage, initiative, respect and teamwork”, had no explicit dir­ection for soldiers to behave ­ethically.

Former SAS captain and Liberal MP Andrew Hastie said the lack of moral direction in the previous army values statement was “always the missing piece of the puzzle … You want every soldier first of all to be self-governing — especially in special operations — which is the basis of good order and discipline across the Australian Defence Force.

“You have to enforce that through your values system and build a culture with personal integrity at its centre,” he said.

Further reforms to the SAS and Commando units are expected after NSW Supreme Court judge Major General Paul Brereton finalises his war crimes inquiry for the Inspector-General of the ADF. They are likely to include the introduction of a combined special forces training course, which SAS members and veterans are opposed to because theirs is reputedly the toughest.

It’s understood the 2020 SAS selection round is under way this month, but it could be the last one in its current form.

General Burr wrote to all Australian soldiers last week to prepare them for the release of the Brereton report, which is expected to contain allegations that a small number of troops carried out multiple war crimes in Afghanistan. He said the ADF’s Special Operations Command had been extensively rebuilt, and assured personnel the army would provide welfare support if it were needed.

General Burr says allegations being examined by Justice Brereton are “extremely serious and deeply troubling”.

It’s understood the Brereton report will focus on eight to 10 serious crimes identified in interviews some 330 witnesses.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/special-forces-get-training-in-ethics/news-story/9fab8ce10eb0869564b833862459a6d7

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c10357  No.10928382

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>>10891616

Sacked cardinal ‘used Vatican funds to bribe witnesses in Pell trial’

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A senior Catholic cardinal has been accused of using €700,000 ($1.14m) of Vatican funds to bribe witnesses to secure a sex abuse conviction against a rival.

Italian media have reported that Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 72, is suspected of wiring the cash to recipients in Australia who helped to ensure hostile testimony in the abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell, who was accused of molesting choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s.

The scandal cast a shadow yesterday over the publication of a key Vatican document calling for a more caring and sharing society and denouncing the evils of war.

Before he returned to Australia in 2017 where he was tried, jailed and acquitted on appeal, Cardinal Pell, 79, served as finance minister at the Vatican, where his attempts to clean up opaque accounting were opposed by Cardinal Becciu.

Quoting leaked documents, the Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera reported at the weekend that Vatican investigators suspect that Cardinal Becciu hoped to use the money to definitively derail Cardinal Pell’s transparency program, which threatened to expose Cardinal Becciu’s allegedly corrupt management of Vatican cash.

Cardinal Becciu issued a strongly worded denial of the reports , stating: “I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell.”

Cardinal Becciu held an influential role in distributing and investing millions of euros of Catholic donations as the deputy secretary of state between 2011 and 2018 before Francis put him in charge of running the Holy See’s department responsible for making saints.

He was sacked from that job and stripped of the right to elect popes by Pope Francis last month, as Vatican investigators sifted through his spending record at the secretariat of state.

Their suspicions are focused on a multimillion investment he oversaw in a luxury property in Chelsea, London, which allegedly lost the Vatican money while making millions for consultants.

He is also allegedly suspected of funnelling Vatican cash to charities and businesses run by his three brothers. He has denied all wrongdoing.

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c10357  No.10928394

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>>10928382

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Cardinal Becciu’s clash with Cardinal Pell came to a head in 2016 when the Australian ordered an audit of Vatican finances by an external accountancy firm. Soon after it was launched Cardinal Becciu overruled Cardinal Pell and blocked the audit.

A year later, he was behind the ousting of the Vatican’s auditor-general, Libero Milone, who was accused of spying on officials.

“Milone was Pell’s right-hand man and the enmity between Pell and Becciu was huge,” Massimo Franco, the author of The Enigma of Bergoglio, a new book about Francis, said.

After 13 months in jail and his acquittal in April, Cardinal Pell returned to Rome on September 30.

On hearing of Cardinal Becciu’s sacking, he said: “The Holy Father was elected to clean up Vatican finances. He plays a long game and is to be thanked and congratulated on recent developments.” Reacting to the comments, Cardinal Becciu said he had tried to block Cardinal Pell’s reforms, “because he had wanted to apply laws that hadn’t been promulgated yet”.

Cardinal Becciu added that he had lost his patience when Cardinal Pell accused him of being dishonest in front of the Pope. “I couldn’t allow him to say something like that . . . from the time I was a child, I had always been taught by my parents to be honest,” he said.

Pope Francis sought to steer the Vatican back to its core message of peaceful solidarity yesterday with the release of an encyclical document, Fratelli Tutti, which urges the world to rediscover its sense of charity as it battles Covid-19.

“If only we might keep in mind all those elderly persons who died for lack of respirators, partly as a result of the dismantling, year after year, of healthcare systems,” he said. Releasing the e-document on the feast day of his namesake St Francis, who assisted the poor and preached peace, the Pope stated that war was never warranted, rejecting the Catholic Church’s traditional concept of a “just war”.

He also accused populist leaders of “appealing to the basest and most selfish inclinations of certain sectors of the population”, while criticising “trickle-down” free-market neo-liberalism for failing to stamp out poverty.

Questioning whether the right to private property was “absolute or inviolable”, he quoted early Christian thinkers who claimed, “if one person lacks what is necessary to live with dignity, it is because another person is detaining it”.

Francis said the coronavirus pandemic had confirmed his belief that present political and economic institutions must be reformed to address the legitimate needs of the people most harmed by the coronavirus.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/sacked-cardinal-used-vatican-funds-to-bribe-witnesses-in-pell-trial/news-story/64a88a004f92c0b104296277462b7600

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c10357  No.10928455

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>>10928382

Pell lawyer calls for investigation into bribery reports

Cardinal George Pell's barrister has called for an international investigation into reports that Australia's highest-ranking religious figure's 2018 sexual assault conviction was a set-up by a Vatican rival.

Robert Richter, QC, said Australian and Italian authorities needed to look for €700,000 ($1.1 million) that Italian newspapers reported Cardinal Giovanni Becciu was "suspected" of wiring to people in Australia to ensure hostile testimony against Cardinal Pell.

"All I am interested in is it to make sure the money trails are followed properly," Mr Richter said in a phone interview on Monday.

"I am treating these reports as requiring a proper investigation by all fiscal authorities to track the money coming to Australia."

Cardinal Becciu wanted to derail efforts by Cardinal Pell, then the church's financial controller, to make the Vatican's finances more transparent, which threatened to expose Cardinal Becciu's alleged corruption, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera reported, according to The Times.

Cardinal Becciu denied the reports, stating: “I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell.”

As the deputy secretary of state between 2011 and 2018, the 72-year-old Italian distributed and invested millions of Catholic donations.

In 2016 Cardinal Pell ordered an audit of Vatican finances by an external accountancy firm. Soon after the audit began, Cardinal Becciu overruled Cardinal Pell and blocked the investigation, The Times reported.

A year later, Cardinal Becciu was behind the ousting of the Vatican’s auditor-general, Libero Milone, who was accused of spying on officials, The Times said.

Cardinal Becciu was sacked by Pope Francis last month from his latest job of selecting saints while Vatican investigators sift through his spending records.

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher declined to comment on the reports.

A victims' support group, the In Good Faith Foundation, said victims were being used as political weapons.

"What faith can survivors have in the church’s commitment to justice and the rule of law, if this is how their most senior cardinals act?" the group said.

The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions declined to comment.

Cardinal Pell last week flew to Rome, returning to the Vatican for the first time since 2017. He declined to comment on the Italian reports.

Cardinal Pell was convicted in the Victorian County Court in December, 2018, based on the evidence of a former choir boy who said he and a friend were assaulted by the priest in the 1990s in Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral. The former choir boy's identity has never been made public.

The cardinal was sentenced to six years' jail, unsuccessfully appealed to the Victorian Supreme Court, and was released by the High Court in April this year.

The High Court quashed his conviction and said the jury should have called into question the description of the alleged assaults.

There was “a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof”, the court ruled.

https://www.afr.com/world/europe/pell-lawyer-calls-for-investigation-into-bribery-reports-20201005-p5622z

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30dfc4  No.10930136

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Crimes against humanity

Aus mentioned check it out

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c10357  No.10933464

File: 20831a503da02c4⋯.jpg (217.87 KB, 825x447, 275:149, GP_270.jpg)

George Papadopoulos Tweet

The president must declassify records related to the CIA, the UK and Australia, and other foreign governments, who were tasked by the Obama administration to help initiate their conspiracy on the FISA court. Time is of the essence. Show time!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313161747591843841

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c10357  No.10939447

File: ae0368065c82194⋯.jpg (179.28 KB, 1024x682, 512:341, Cardinal_Pell_in_Rome_on_S….jpg)

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Lawyer denies Pell's accuser ever received money for evidence

The lawyer for the man who gave evidence against George Pell at trial has denied her client ever received money, amid reports in the Italian media that Vatican funds were sent to people in Australia to help secure the sex assault conviction against the cardinal.

Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera have reported that one of Cardinal Pell's rivals in the Vatican, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, is suspected of arranging for €700,000 ($1.14 million) to be wired to recipients in Australia to ensure evidence against Cardinal Pell.

Cardinal Becciu has denied the allegations.

On Monday, lawyer Viv Waller, who represents the man who at trial in 2018 accused Cardinal Pell of sexually assaulting him in the 1990s, said she had seen the latest reports but rejected any suggestion that her client was connected to the allegations.

"My client denies any knowledge or receipt of any payments," Ms Waller said.

"He won't be commenting further in response to these allegations."

Cardinal Pell's barrister, Robert Richter, QC, has called for an international investigation into the reports. Mr Richter told the Australian Financial Review he wanted to "make sure the money trails are followed properly".

"I am treating these reports as requiring a proper investigation by all fiscal authorities to track the money coming to Australia," he said.

In 2018 Cardinal Pell was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting two choirboys at St Patrick's Cathedral in East Melbourne after a Sunday mass in the 1990s. One of the former choirboys died in 2014 without ever reporting the allegations to police.

Cardinal Pell, 79, was jailed in early 2019 but in April this year, after spending 13 months behind bars, he was released from prison and had his convictions quashed after a successful appeal to the High Court.

Cardinal Pell has always denied the allegations.

The High Court decision did not repudiate the former choirboy, with both Cardinal Pell’s senior counsel, Bret Walker, SC, and Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd, QC, agreeing in their submissions to the court that he was a credible, believable witness.

The publication of reports in Italy coincides with Cardinal Pell's return to the Vatican for the first time since he left Rome in 2017 to return to Melbourne to face the criminal charges.

Before he returned to Italy last month, Cardinal Pell released a statement saying: "I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria."

A report in Corriere della Sera quoted a dossier of leaked documents, including wire transfers linked to Cardinal Becciu.

The rivalry between Cardinal Pell and Cardinal Becciu dates back to at least 2016 when the Australian, in his then role as the Vatican's treasurer, ordered an audit of the Holy See's finances.

Last month, Cardinal Becciu resigned from his position at the Vatican's office responsible for recognising saints. He and other Vatican officials are under investigation over their alleged involvement in a financial scandal.

If you or anyone you know needs support, you can contact the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732), Lifeline 131 114, or Beyond Blue 1300 224 636.

https://www.1800respect.org.au/

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

https://www.smh.com.au/national/lawyer-denies-pell-s-accuser-ever-received-money-for-evidence-20201005-p56267.html

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c10357  No.10939721

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>>10933464

George Papadopoulos Tweets

I had a lot of bizarre meetings during the 2016 election. But none more wacky than the “meeting” with the “Australian diplomat”, Alexander Downer. Couldn’t believe he started to record me with his phone and asked strange questions. I reported him to US authorities in early 2017.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313186187532738560

To put things in perspective as declassification is imminent: the two “sources” of information on the Trump campaign to get the CIA/FBI to spy were Chris Steele and Alexander Downer. What did both have in common? MI6 and the Clinton campaign and foundation. Massive scandal.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313230798825435138

Expose the Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer, like we did Chris Steele!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313257787263266816

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c10357  No.10940706

File: 8f2ca569fd6cd68⋯.jpg (47.06 KB, 900x600, 3:2, Conspiracy_Extremism_and_D….jpg)

Conspiracy Extremism and Digital Complexity – Where to Start?

By Elise Thomas - 5th October 2020

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As the global COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, conspiracy theories are fuelling protests, altercations between citizens and law enforcement, property damage and violent attacks around the world. As tensions continue to rise, and as conspiracy communities continue to spread and radicalise, the risk of violent extremist acts fuelled by conspiratorial beliefs is also increasing.

There is an urgent need for policymakers, law enforcement, traditional media and social media platforms to develop greater awareness and understanding of conspiracy extremism and to grapple with the difficult question of how to respond.

The link between extremist acts and conspiratorial beliefs is, of course, not new. Extremist ideologies throughout history have incorporated conspiratorial elements, for example, the still prominent and longstanding anti-Semitic conspiracy about a secret Jewish world order.

However, the rise of digital technology and the modern information ecosystem has fundamentally altered the nature of conspiracy movements and, therefore, also of conspiracy-linked extremism. Conspiracies spread differently now; communities form differently now; individuals radicalise, plan and commit acts of extremism differently now. It is important to understand how these dynamics operate to mitigate and respond to the risks they pose.

This is, of course, much more easily said than done. The chaotic and frequently incoherent nature of conspiracy narratives, the wide variations between different conspiracies and the groups and communities which form around them, and the speed with which those narratives and communities can shapeshift make it difficult to analyse conspiracies via the same frameworks applied to other forms of extremism.

With some exceptions, these are not organised groups. There is no clear dividing line between who is a ‘member’ and who is not. It’s not even clear how they should be described – for example, is QAnon a cult? A movement? A meme, a hobby, an ideology, a belief system, a political faction? It has elements of all of these but fits none of them exactly. There are influential figures but no real leader or organising structure. The short-term tactics and targets shift on a weekly, sometimes daily basis; there is no clear long-term strategy or goal.

This difficulty has been exacerbated by the massive spike in conspiracy-related online activity since mid-March 2020. This has both expanded the reach of established conspiracy communities and disrupted them.

This disruption was evident in, for example, the ‘Save the Children’ protests held in the US in late August 2020. Although attendees at the protests waved QAnon signs and symbols, the protests were disavowed by many figures who were influential in the QAnon movement prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. They claimed the events were a “false flag” (figuratively, but probably also literally given the many QAnon flags waved at the rallies). Their objections seemed to have mattered little, however. This highlights how fluid the dynamics of conspiracy movements are and how swiftly power and influence shifts; and it underscores the decentralised and leaderless nature of these movements.

The narratives and ideologies underpinning conspiracy theories can shift just as unpredictably. In late June 2020, a single influential QAnon conspiracist sowed the seeds for a conspiracy narrative connecting the online homeware store Wayfair with human trafficking. The narrative incubated on Reddit’s r/conspiracy board, before spilling out onto mainstream social media platforms with tens of thousands of posts and tweets, some of which received over a hundred thousand engagements. One Instagram account dedicated to the conspiracy accrued at least 21,000 followers in a matter of days. Wayfair’s belated efforts to tamp down the claims over a week later did nothing but add fuel to the fire.

This completely unfounded conspiracy narrative led to widespread reputational damage on social media; harassment and personal targeting of Wayfair employees including CEO Niraj Shah; and the clogging up of hotlines, which hampered investigations into real child trafficking.

Fortunately, no violent acts have (yet) occurred in connection with this particular conspiracy narrative but the potential is clearly there. The Wayfair episode has distinct parallels with the Pizzagate shooting in 2016, in which a gunman stormed a pizza restaurant in the belief there were trafficked children being held in the (non-existent) basement. The speed and baffling incoherence with which conspiratorial movements identify and go after targets – who may not even have been aware the conspiracy existed until they become victims of it – presents a real challenge for countering the risks for acts of violence.

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c10357  No.10940728

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>>10940706

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Attempting a rigid analysis of conspiracy extremism is like trying to trace a steady path through quicksand. Rather than sinking in the mire, we need a clear-eyed focus on what is knowable in the short-term, and what lessons we can adopt from other forms of digital extremist activity.

Firstly, for the foreseeable future, it is likely the greatest risk comes from lone actors, who have either self-radicalised or mutually radicalised (that is, been an active member of an increasingly radicalised conspiracy community, who support and encourage one another in escalating their beliefs and actions). This is the pattern we have seen in conspiracy violence incidents to date, such as the conspiracy-fuelled Hanau shooting, derailing of a train in Los Angeles or the recent QAnon-linked assault on the Canadian Prime Minister’s residence.

It is possible this may change at some point in the future – other digital-first movements such as the Boogaloo have spun off small cells of would-be terrorists and there are some examples of QAnon supporters colluding to commit other crimes such as kidnapping. At this stage, however, a lone actor attack remains the most probable form of conspiracy-related violent extremism and that understanding should guide efforts to respond to and mitigate potential threats.

Secondly, when it comes to the risk of extremist violence, not all conspiracies are created equal. A conspiracy theory like QAnon, for example, which is fundamentally political and frequently demonises and dehumanises real world targets, is more likely to lead to violence than, say, flat-earth or Big Foot conspiracy theories.

Even within conspiracies, there are variations among different sub-communities. For example, while of course the possibility cannot be ruled out, it seems reasonable to assume that ‘Pastel QAnon’ is likely to be less of an extremist violence risk than QAnon communities on 8kun (the successor to the 8chan imageboard which has already been linked to multiple acts of extremist violence). Developing an understanding of which sub-communities of conspiracy movements are likely to pose a more significant threat could help inform decisions about how to prioritise resources and monitoring.

Conspiracy theories are a complex, multi-layered social problem that will require an equally multi-layered response from policymakers, social media platforms, media and civil society. Addressing the risks of violent extremism is a small but crucial part of that larger picture. While the turbulent, amorphous and rapidly shifting nature of many conspiracies poses a significant challenge for analysis, particularly in the current moment of disruption driven by the global pandemic, we can begin by learning the lessons from recent conspiracy-fuelled violent attacks, and prioritising analysis of the sub-communities most at risk of sparking the next act of conspiracy extremism.

https://gnet-research.org/2020/10/05/conspiracy-extremism-and-digital-complexity-where-to-start/

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c10357  No.10940929

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Increased Visibility of Far-Right Movements in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Samaya Borom - 24th September 2020

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Australia, once touted as a model for a considered and sustainable approach to COVID-19 is now in an interesting position where some states have closed borders to each other whilst the federal government pleads for free-trade and free-movement, wanting to kick-start the economy to avoid the worst of the recession that has now hit the country. The state of Victoria is now in one of the world’s longest lockdowns, with Premier Daniel Andrews’ government creating different roadmaps to recovery for regional and metropolitan Melbourne where measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 has seen the implementation of restriction of movement, curfew, home-schooling and the mass closure of non-essential businesses.

Various social media platforms have proven to be effective in communicating displeasure around the ways in which the government has tackled the pandemic and there has been an increased active presence of right-wing groups calling for disobedience, encouraging mass protest and declaring so called ‘sovereign citizenship’.

This piece will look at the concern recently expressed by Australia’s Secret Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) on the rise of the far-right in Australia. First, it discusses some background to far-right groups in Australia before moving onto a discussion of the rise of QAnon and other right-wing and conspiracy groups on the back of COVID-19 restrictions.

Background to the Far-Right in Australia

The increased vocalism of far-right sentiments in Australia should not, by any means, be surprising to policymakers and government departments charged with the protection of national security. Australia has a long history of far-right movements, arguably dating back to 1901 when the newly federated Australia passed legislation called the Immigration Restriction Act (usually referred to as the White Australia Policy) which restricted immigration to mainly white European individuals, notably the UK.

Far-right groups in Australia have traditionally modelled themselves on UK and US examples such as the National Socialist Party of Australia and the similarly named Australia National Socialist Party mirroring the British National Labour Party. There has also been a very strong underlying link to Nazism and fascism in Australian political movements. Nazi Stützpunkt (stronghold/party branches) were established in the early 1930s as were Mussolini supporter groups. The 1940s witnessed the Australia First Movement created by writer and publisher Percy Stephensen whose members included Miles Franklin and noted suffragette Adela Pankhurst. The 1960s saw the creation of the Australian League of Rights which called for the occupation of mainstream political parties as a way of subverting values it believed worked against the everyday citizen. Contemporary neo-Nazi movements such as the Antipodean Resistance whose catchphrase is “We’re the Hitlers you’ve been waiting for” has affiliates in The Lads Society whose focus is on National Socialism, noting convicted right-wing extremist Blair Cottrell, who is also a founding member of the United Patriots Front, itself a conglomerate of neo-Nazis and fundamentalist Christians. In addition, a strong skinhead culture has also been prevalent across Australia, such as the Australian chapter of the white supremacist group Blood and Honour Australia and Southern Cross Hammerskins who have held a music festival in Melbourne for at least ten years.

The Rise of QAnon in Australia

It is no surprise then that QAnon, jumping from both 4Chan and 8Chan, has seen opportunity in the growing mistrust of the government around the pandemic to plant its roots in sowing Australian right-wing extremism. Researcher Marc-André Argentino notes that QAnon’s following in Australia is one of the largest in the world, with SBS highlighting how agile QAnon has been in infiltrating the world of conspiracy to further its reach. QAnon has been able to tap into far-right bulletin boards and social media, using memes and various hashtags such as #plandemic #DayofFreedom, #freedom #defundthemedia and #thegreatawakening to encourage disobedience against the pandemic restrictions, calling for mass protests and the flooding of mainstream media outlets reporting on the virus with anti-government sentiments.

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c10357  No.10940940

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>>10940929

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Interestingly, they appear to be attracting supporters linked to the liberation conspiracy movements such as sovereign citizen groups (SovCits) whose refusal to be fined or wear masks is linked to their belief in unlawful government restrictions, often citing that they are sovereign citizens who do not recognise the government as ‘natural people’. Social media platforms have proved to be advantageous for connecting groups to QAnon content and supporters, with new Facebook groups linked to QAnon arising during the pandemic- from Millions Rise for Australia recently taken down by Facebook to the Conscious Truth Network moderated by former Australian soldier James Bartolo who live streamed his arrest.

The Anti-Vax movement in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane attracted big crowds, as did physical and digital protests and new groups being created out of concern about 5G, thought to be part of a wider conspiracy to control the population, again linking with key QAnon sentiments and sometimes even sharing content highly specific to a US audience as a way of bolstering support.

Recent Concerns and Focus by the Australian Government

In early March 2020, Australia’s Secret Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) declared that it had noticed an increase in far-right extremism with Mike Burgess, director general of ASIO noting “In suburbs around Australia, small cells regularly meet to salute Nazi flags, inspect weapons, train in combat and share their hateful ideology.” However, despite the strong presence of right-wing groups in Australia, and the increased presence on social media during the pandemic, Australia has not listed any right-wing extremists on its terror watch list – an anomaly when compared to other countries such as the US and the UK, and certainly the odd one out in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network.

In September Senator Keneally spoke of the need to ensure that the Federal Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee reviewed the terrorist watch list with a view to ensuring inclusion of right-wing groups that should be seen as a domestic terrorist threat. On 22 September, at a parliamentary inquiry, ASIO noted that far-right extremism actually accounts for nearly 40% of its caseload, a sizeable increase from the 15% it floated in 2016. Whilst there appears thus far to have been a reluctance to proscribe right-wing groups to the domestic terror register, the fact that Twitter permanently suspended a QAnon account belonging to an associate of Prime Minister Scott Morrison may force the government’s hand.

https://gnet-research.org/2020/09/24/increased-visibility-of-far-right-movements-in-australia-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

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c10357  No.10941290

File: 04838a0d2a94118⋯.jpg (395.58 KB, 825x735, 55:49, POTUS_14.jpg)

President Trump Tweets

“You see it in enthusiasm for the President outside Walter Reed Hospital. You see it in Registrations, from Florida to Pennsylvania & West Virginia, where Republicans are outstripping Democrats by 2 to 1. If the President bounces back onto the campaign trail, he will be an….

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313266826718187521

….invincible hero, who not only survived every dirty trick the Democrats threw at him, but the Chinese virus as well. He will show America we no longer have to be afraid.” @MirandaDevine @NYPost Thank you Miranda. Was over until the Plague came in from China. Will win anyway!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313266827653414913

Miranda Devine

Miranda Devine (born July 1961) is a conservative Australian columnist and writer. Her column, formerly printed twice weekly in Fairfax Media newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, now appears in the News Limited newspapers Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun and Perth's Sunday Times. She hosted The Miranda Devine Show, a weekly syndicated radio show on Sydney station 2GB. The show ended in 2015. As of early 2020, her columns appear in the New York Post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Devine

Coronavirus battle shows the bravery of President Trump: Devine

By Miranda Devine - October 4, 2020

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President Trump is not a basement guy.

Sure, he could have done a Joe Biden and hidden in the White House the last five months, a president under quarantine cowering from the Chinese virus.

The symbolism would have been disastrous for the mightiest nation on the planet. Trump had to show fearlessness in the face of the virus. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week called his refusal to kowtow to the coronavirus a “brazen invitation” to get sick.

But, as the president told his old friend Rudy Giuliani on Saturday afternoon, he took the risks he had to take, because “Great generals do not lead from behind. They get out front and motivate the troops.”

He was speaking to the former Big Apple mayor by phone from his hospital room at Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was flown by helicopter after his oxygen levels began to fall.

“I knew there was a risk that I could catch [the virus]. But if I couldn’t accept that risk, I should resign . . .

“I am the president of the United States. I can’t lock myself in a room . . . I had to confront it so the American people stopped being afraid of it so we could deal with it responsibly.

“I couldn’t hide in the White House . . .

“If I had handled it any other way, I would have created more panic, more fear in the American people . . .

“I’m going to beat this. Then I will be able to show people we can deal with this disease responsibly, but we shouldn’t be afraid of it.”

Giuliani, widely praised for his leadership during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, knows a thing or two about leadership. His staff urged him to retreat to safety in Brooklyn after the Twin Towers were attacked, but instead he went straight to Ground Zero.

“You can only lead from the front,” he says.

Trump reiterated the message Saturday night in a four-minute video from Walter Reed.

“This is America, this is the United States . . . This is the most powerful country in the world. I can’t be locked up in a room . . . As a leader, you have to confront problems.”

The fact is that a president doing his job and running for re-election necessarily is in contact with thousands of people. It’s not surprising he would contract the highly infectious coronavirus, regardless of precautions.

Biden’s timid behavior is not a model for how a president needs to behave. The obsessive measures taken to protect the 77-year-old border on fetishistic, with elaborate social distancing circles taped on the ground and masks at 20 paces. Staff yell, “Keep back!” and “Six feet.”

If this was your grandfather, you would appreciate the caution. But a president can’t be paralyzed by fear, and neither can the country.

The virus is no longer a death sentence. Treatments have been found, the fatality rate has plummeted and vaccines are on the horizon.

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c10357  No.10941326

File: c2749232eb6abc5⋯.jpg (63.51 KB, 618x410, 309:205, President_Donald_Trump_wor….jpg)

>>10941290

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For political advantage, Democrats have tried to keep Americans scared, depressed and under house arrest, while blaming the president for every COVID death. Sensible Americans reject this perverse framing of the pandemic.

Maybe the basement option works for those in the media and protected classes who have jobs that allow them to sit at home and conduct business via Zoom.

But in order for them to eat and have their groceries delivered, somebody had to get out in the real world and risk the virus.

Those scolding the president and his supporters, tut-tutting about masks and social distancing, are sacrificing the welfare of children and young people who are least at risk.

For some, being cooped up inside is a death sentence worse than the virus.

We will see how the president, 74 and overweight, pulls through. But the signs are good, say his doctors, and he could be released from the hospital in the next couple of days.

Trump adapted to the virus. His rallies became open-air events at airports around the country, with the theatrical backdrop of Air Force One gleaming splendidly under klieg lights.

At his last rally, Saturday night at the Harrisburg airport in Pennsylvania, he stood out in the rain, valiantly performing in his wet suit for two hours.

The cheers were even more ecstatic than I remembered at his old indoor rallies, with a new chant of, “We love you.”

“I love the man because he cares about this country and he fights for us,” said attendee Teresa Tavoletti, a self-described “50-something suburban woman” who had driven from New Jersey.

“I don’t care how he speaks. I don’t care what he says. I care about his actions and his actions have proven it to me. He’s got a record now to prove that he cares.”

I heard the same from people across the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania. I saw it in Weirton, West Virginia, last weekend, at a gathering of 300 Trump supporters in a “Trump train,” a parade of vehicles and trucks waving Trump flags.

“He supports my livelihood, which is oil and natural gas,” said Jason Laster, 44, of Wellsburg, West Virginia. “He supports the right to bear arms. I just feel like he’s done great things for the country already. And, four more years, if we can get Pelosi to quit trying to impeach him, then I feel like he’s going to do a bunch more great things.”

You see the enthusiasm for the president outside Walter Reed, where stalwarts have gathered to wave flags outside his window and cars honk their horns in appreciation.

You see it in new voter registrations, from Florida to Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where Republicans are outstripping Democrats by as much as two to one.

If the president bounces back onto the campaign trail, he will be an invincible hero, who not only survived every dirty trick the Democrats threw at him, but the Chinese virus as well. He will show America we no longer have to be afraid.

Unholy mess at Vatican

Those who know Cardinal George Pell, the pope’s honest former finance minister, always suspected he had been set up when he was jailed on historic child sex abuse charges in his native Australia, and then acquitted on appeal.

Now bombshell reports in the Italian media allege that Pell’s fiercest foe at the Vatican, the recently fired Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, wired 700,000 euros (about $822,000) from Vatican accounts to “recipients in Australia who helped ensure hostile testimony” during Pell’s trial in that country’s state of Victoria.

Before Pell flew back to Rome last week, he issued a statement from Sydney, one day after Becciu’s firing, hinting that the Vatican was involved in his malicious prosecution.

“The Holy Father was elected to clean up Vatican finances. He plays a long game and is to be thanked and congratulated on recent developments,” Pell’s statement said.

“I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria.”

Stay tuned.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/04/coronavirus-battle-shows-the-bravery-of-president-trump-devine/

>Cardinal George Pell, the pope’s honest former finance minister

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0cd0fd  No.10943009

>>10941326

Well, hasn't Miranda Devine flipped.

Must of spat out Malcom Turnballs balls to sing Trumps praises.

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feff4c  No.10959081

File: e7e10fd7a239969⋯.jpg (167.48 KB, 825x429, 25:13, GP_274.jpg)

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>>10927542

George Papadopoulos Tweets

The Clinton errand boy is becoming increasingly unhinged. The walls are closing in on him.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313305627297484800

Alexander Downer @AlexanderDowner

Trump will lose by making it all about himself

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1312817906837786627

https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/trump-will-lose-by-making-it-all-about-himself-20201001-p5615u

I am predicting that declassified information will demonstrate that Alexander Downer, and the Australian government, were willful participants of the Obama administration to help jump start a conspiracy on the FISA court. I haven’t been wrong about anything. I lived this.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313538519097315330

UK and Australia are trying to stonewall the declassification!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1313609586650361857

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feff4c  No.10959112

File: 1a510b6fcad5016⋯.jpg (323.02 KB, 825x633, 275:211, POTUS_15.jpg)

President Trump Tweet

I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313640512025513984

Paul Sperry @paulsperry_

When all the documents are finally declassified, and all the redactions removed from reports, the nation will see that the FBI and CIA not only knew the Russia "collusion" allegations against Trump were a political dirty trick, but that they were in on the trick

https://twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1313292997057015808

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feff4c  No.10959339

File: 76a3cb4fccce5c3⋯.jpg (531.51 KB, 2000x1333, 2000:1333, Trump_says_he_has_declassi….jpg)

>>10959112

Trump authorizes declassification of all Russia collusion, Hillary Clinton email probe documents

'I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents,' Trump tweeted

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President Trump on Tuesday said he has “fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents" related to the Russia investigation and the FBI’s investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

“I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions!” The president tweeted Tuesday night.

"All Russia Hoax Scandal information was Declassified by me long ago," Trump tweeted. "Unfortunately for our Country, people have acted very slowly, especially since it is perhaps the biggest political crime in the history of our Country."

He added: "Act!!!"

Last year, the president gave Attorney General Bill Barr authority to declassify any documents related to surveillance of the Trump campaign in 2016. Trump, at the time, also ordered members of the intelligence community to cooperate with Barr’s probe.

Allies of the president, including Republicans on Capitol Hill leading their own investigations into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, have criticized officials like FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director Gina Haspel, claiming that the directors have been blocking the release of documents.

The president’s tweets come after Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified documents that revealed former CIA Director John Brennan briefed former President Obama on Hillary Clinton’s purported “plan” to tie then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia as “a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server” ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Fox News first reported that Ratcliffe declassified Brennan’s handwritten notes – which were taken after he briefed Obama on the intelligence the CIA received – and a CIA memo, which revealed that officials referred the matter to the FBI for potential investigative action.

"Today, at the direction of President Trump, I declassified additional documents relevant to ongoing Congressional oversight and investigative activities," Ratcliffe said in a statement to Fox News Tuesday.

A source familiar with the documents explained that Brennan's handwritten notes were taken after briefing Obama on the matter.

“We’re getting additional insight into Russian activities from [REDACTED],” Brennan notes read. “CITE [summarizing] alleged approved by Hillary Clinton a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service,” Brennan’s notes read.

The notes state “on 28 of July." In the margin, Brennan writes "POTUS," but that section of the notes is redacted.

“Any evidence of collaboration between Trump campaign + Russia,” the notes read.

The remainder of the notes are redacted, except in the margins, which reads: “JC,” “Denis,” and “Susan."

The notes don't spell out the full names but "JC" could be referring to then-FBI Director James Comey, "Susan" could refer to National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and "Denis" could refer to then-Obama chief of staff Denis McDonough.

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feff4c  No.10959346

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>>10959339

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The declassification comes after Ratcliffe, last week, shared newly-declassified information with the Senate Judiciary Committee which revealed that in September 2016, U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral on Hillary Clinton purportedly approving “a plan concerning U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections” in order to distract the public from her email scandal.

That referral was sent to Comey and then-Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok.

“The following information is provided for the exclusive use of your bureau for background investigative action or lead purposes as appropriate,” the CIA memo to Comey and Strzok stated.

"This memorandum contains sensitive information that could be source revealing. It should be handled with particular attention to compartmentation and need-to-know. To avoid the possible compromise of the source, any investigative action taken in response to the information below should be coordinated in advance with Chief Counterintelligence Mission Center, Legal,” the memo, which was sent to Comey and Strzok, read. “It may not be used in any legal proceeding—including FISA applications—without prior approval…”

“Per FBI verbal request, CIA provides the below examples of information the CROSSFIRE HURRICANE fusion cell has gleaned to date," the memo continued. "“An exchange [REDACTED] discussing US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s approval of a plan concerning US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering US elections as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server.”

The memo is heavily redacted.

Ratcliffe informed the committee last week that the Obama administration obtained Russian intelligence in July 2016 with allegations against Clinton, but cautioned that the intelligence community “does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the text to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication.”

According to Ratcliffe’s letter, the intelligence included the “alleged approval by Hillary Clinton on July 26, 2016, of a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services.”

Nick Merrill, Clinton's spokesperson, called the allegations "baseless b———t” last week. A spokesman for Clinton did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment on the declassified documents.

But Ratcliffe, in a statement released after the information was made public, pushed back on the idea he was advancing "Russian disinformation.”

"To be clear, this is not Russian disinformation and has not been assessed as such by the Intelligence Community,” Ratcliffe said in a statement to Fox News. “I’ll be briefing Congress on the sensitive sources and methods by which it was obtained in the coming days.”

A source familiar with the documents told Fox News on Tuesday that the allegation was "not disinformation.”

"This is not Russian disinformation. Even Brennan knew, or he wouldn't be briefing the president of the United States on it," the source said. "There is a high threshold to orally brief the president of the United States and he clearly felt this met that threshold.”

Another source familiar with the documents told Fox News that "this information has been sought by hundreds of congressional requests for legitimate oversight purposes and was withheld for political spite—and the belief that they’d never get caught.”

The source added that the Brennan notes are significant because it is “their own words, written and memorialized in real time.”

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feff4c  No.10959361

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>>10959346

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Meanwhile, last week, during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Comey was asked whether he received an investigative referral on Clinton from 2016, but he said it didn’t “ring any bells.”

“You don’t remember getting an investigatory lead from the intelligence community? Sept. 7, 2016, U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to James Comey and Strzok regarding Clinton’s approval of a plan [about] Trump…as a means of distraction?” Graham asked Comey.

“That doesn’t ring any bells with me,” Comey said.

Graham questioned “how far-fetched is that,” citing the fact that Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, through law firm Perkins Coie, hired Fusion GPS and ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele to author and compile information for the controversial and unverified anti-Trump dossier.

The Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, through law firm Perkins Coie, hired Fusion GPS and ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele to author and compile information for the controversial and unverified anti-Trump dossier.

The dossier contains claims about alleged ties between Donald Trump and Russia that served as the basis for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants obtained against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

Attorney General Bill Barr last year appointed U.S. Attorney of Connecticut John Durham to investigate the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe shortly after special counsel Robert Mueller completed his years-long investigation into whether the campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the 2016 presidential election.

It is unclear whether this information will be considered part of Durham’s investigation, or whether the president’s declassification will affect Durham’s investigation.

Last month, Fox News reported, though, that Durham had assumed aspects of U.S. Attorney John Huber’s investigation into the Clinton Foundation.

A source familiar with Durham’s investigation told Fox News last month that parts of what Huber was investigating in 2017 involving the Clinton Foundation have been incorporated in Durham’s investigation.

In November 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed Huber, the U.S. attorney for Utah, and other senior prosecutors to evaluate “certain issues” involving the sale of Uranium One, and other dealings related to the Clinton Foundation. Sessions tapped Huber after requests by congressional Republicans, who had been calling for the appointment of a special counsel to review the matters.

Huber was also tasked with reviewing the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email probe, including allegations that the Justice Department and FBI “policies or procedures” were not followed.

It has been unclear, for years, the status of Huber's investigation, but another source told Fox News Thursday that Huber has faced mounting criticism from the Justice Department and White House over his progress.

It is unclear whether any aspects of the Clinton email investigation were included in Huber’s review.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-authorizes-declassification-of-all-russia-collusion-hillary-clinton-email-probe-documents

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feff4c  No.10960152

File: 61fa78998f4e812⋯.jpg (160.39 KB, 1280x721, 1280:721, Joe_Biden_left_and_US_Pres….jpg)

2020 race: Donald Trump on track to lose by a landslide

Cameron Stewart - OCTOBER 7, 2020

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While the world has been transfixed by the theatrics of Donald Trump projecting a macho image as a self-described survivor of COVID-19, a more terminal political prognosis for the president is closing in.

In recent days, while we have been watching the Trump Covid show, a slew of polls reveals that his Democrat opponent Joe Biden has dramatically extended his lead over the president.

With under four weeks to go until the November 3 poll, Biden now leads Trump by a formidable 9.2 points according to the RCP national average of all polls. This is up from 6.1 points only a week ago; a punishing response from voters to Trump’s poor performance in the first presidential debate. Some polls, like this week’s WSJ/NBC poll have Biden a thumping 14 points ahead. Biden has also extended his lead in the battleground states that will decide the election and he is even leading in states like Iowa, North Carolina and Ohio which were once expected to be easy wins for Trump.

Put simply, unless Trump can engineer a stunning comeback in just a few weeks, he is on track not just to lose this election, but to lose it in a landslide.

To put this in perspective, Trump supporters point to his come-from-behind victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, a comeback that began just 10 days out from the election. The polls were wrong then, they said, so they will be wrong again.

Perhaps, but the signs are much more ominous this time. Firstly, in the entire six month period leading up to the 2016 election, Clinton never enjoyed a lead even approaching this size over Trump, and certainly nothing like it with under a month to go.

Clinton’s 2016 poll leads over Trump were erratic and uneven, with Trump passing her twice during the campaign. Trump has never narrowed the gap with Biden to less than 4 points any time this year.

Trump’s 2016 comeback over Clinton was also triggered by a specific event – FBI chief James Comey’s decision to reopen the probe into the Clinton email saga.

With his campaign now facing its potential Waterloo, Trump has chosen to try to engineer a last stand, game-changing moment from his fight against COVID-19.

He has done this in true Trump style, dividing the nation with brazen behaviour for a patient supposedly recovering from a potentially deadly virus.

From his drive-past of supporters outside the hospital to his theatrical helicopter return to the White House, Trump has sought to portray the image of a strong leader in control. He has made it clear there will be no Boris Johnson-style epiphany which will lead him to more fully respect the dangers of COVID-19 or express greater empathy for others who have died.

Instead the president, who had the best medical team in the country and a cocktail of medications unavailable to ordinary Americans, has told them ‘don’t be afraid of Covid, don’t let it dominate your life.”

One wonders how such a glib dismissal of the pandemic will be received by the families and friends of the 210,000 Americans who have died from it, not to mention the more than seven million who have caught it and the tens of millions who have lost their jobs because of it?

(continued)

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feff4c  No.10960163

File: 05814996cb58741⋯.jpg (177.77 KB, 803x761, 803:761, General_Election_Trump_vs.jpg)

>>10960152

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But Trump is driven by politics above all else and at this late stage he may feel it is self-defeating to suddenly change course at the eleventh hour. Trump’s ultimate political message now is that Americans simply have to live with the virus, get on with life and follow his example that if you do get infected, you are likely to survive.

This will play well with Trump’s rusted-on support base, who are less worried about containing the virus and more concerned about the economy and jobs. They will lap up his strongman persona.

It will not play well with those roughly two-thirds of voters who already disapprove of Trump’s mismanagement of the pandemic which has seen the US, with just 4 per cent of the world’s population, suffer 20 per cent of all coronavirus deaths.

But the key question for Trump is how his actions will be seen by the 14 per cent of Americans who say they are still undecided about who to vote for.

Will they see what Trump wants them to see – a strong president, a survivor against the odds, leading from the front and telling the country to get on with life?

Or will they see a president who has irresponsibly played down the virus yet again after fumbling his leadership of the pandemic since it began?

Trump is rolling the dice on this election like never before, but his odds are growing longer by the day.

(Cameron Stewart is also US Contributor for Sky News Australia)

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/2020-race-donald-trump-on-track-to-lose-by-a-landslide/news-story/3b1beb462f2ce1e9e27dbe46ac83e01d

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feff4c  No.10960440

File: 4a9e16ba0e3ac99⋯.jpg (102.41 KB, 800x600, 4:3, Cardinal_George_Pell_is_be….jpg)

Pell hailed as 'honest George' in Italy

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Australia's Cardinal Pell has been hailed as "honest George" in some Italian media reports which say he's back in Rome to enjoy the disgrace of ousted Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who is accused of embezzling Vatican funds.

Reports this week also said Vatican investigators were ascertaining whether church money was used to persuade accusers in Victoria to pursue sexual abuse charges against Pell to get him out of Rome.

Backgrounding these reports is an alleged bitter feud between the two cardinals going back to when Pope Francis appointed Pell as his powerful money tsar to clean up the Vatican's finances.

Italy's prestigious daily Corriere della Sera speculated that Vatican investigators were examining whether Becciu wired 700,000 euros ($A1.1 million) in Vatican money to a bank account in Australia and if that money was tied to Pell's sex abuse trial.

No sources or documents were cited.

A Victorian man who accused Pell of sexually abusing him when he was a choir boy in Melbourne in 1996 has denied he was bribed for his testimony.

Vivian Waller, a lawyer for "Witness J", whose testimony led a jury to convict Pell in 2018, said this week her client "denies any knowledge or receipt of any payments" and won't be commenting further.

Pell had to take leave of absence as the Vatican's economy minister in 2017 to return to Australia to stand trial.

Australia's High Court absolved him in April and he returned to Rome last week.

After release from prison, Pell said he knew of the "Vatican bullets for Victorian trial" charge but had not seen any documents about it.

He welcomed Francis forcing the resignation of Becciu, although without naming him.

Sources say Pell is in Rome simply to clear out his Vatican apartment but he will have an audience with Pope Francis.

Pell has not responded to an AAP phone request for comment.

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feff4c  No.10960449

File: 5c28be7aed15129⋯.jpg (352.42 KB, 852x496, 213:124, Q_2590.jpg)

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>>10960440

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Shortly before Pell's return to Rome, Francis requested the resignation of Becciu who until recently was very close to him.

Until two years ago, when Becciu was put in charge of the saint-certifying office and made a cardinal, he was effectively No. 3 in the Vatican, a sort of Minister of the Interior.

Among other things he was in charge of the Secretariat of State's finances.

A significant portion of these come from 'Peter's Pence', a yearly financial contribution to the Pope for charitable purposes from Catholics worldwide which until recently was estimated at over $A70 million a year.

In 2014 Francis surprised the Church's central bureaucracy, the Roman Curia, by creating a Secretariat for the Economy with Pell as its Prefect.

It was on the same level as the Secretariat of State which previously had reigned supreme, coordinating the other Vatican offices.

Pell said the church of the poor, which Francis wanted, did not have to be poorly run. He promised greater transparency and an end to financial shenanigans.

Many in the Curia welcomed Pell as a new broom, but not the old guard and Secretariat of State which was particularly annoyed when Pell gave an interview disclosing it had an unlisted money reserve.

There had been complaints about 'the Australian mafia' from the moment Pell arrived with other Australian staff.

He paid them what they could have gained working for non-Church bodies but some curialists grumbled that they were working for a Church body and should not receive more than they themselves did for comparable work.

Moreover, the brusque style of Pell, still described in Italian media as a 'rugbyist', irritated some curialists.

Days after Pell left Rome "to clear his name" in Australia, the Economy Secretariat's chief auditor, Libero Milone, was accused by Becciu of spying on him.

This may have been because Milone, perhaps inspired by Pell, was investigating Becciu's financial operations. Milone was harassed and resigned, with his appeal to Francis and his request for a trial ignored.

In a press briefing last month, Becciu said he had differed with Pell but their relations had been cordial until, in a meeting with Francis, Pell accused him of being dishonest, which made him lose his temper.

He said later that Francis told him he had been justified.

Now Becciu has been sacked because Francis credited investigators' claims he was part of a gang which had stripped the Vatican of millions of euros.

Becciu is accused of sending Peter's Pence money to his brothers in his native Sardinia. The family say he did not enrich his brothers but aided the charitable organisations they headed. This has been backed up by the local bishop.

Becciu admits he made errors but said he never profited personally and his demotion was disproportional.

The Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has reportedly said Pell's return to Rome only a few days after Becciu's demotion was coincidental. If so, it is a coincidence that a novelist might be wary of using.

Becciu's resignation looks like a confirmation of Pell's accusation of dishonesty.

But some still speak up for Becciu, the case is complex and the cardinal has requested a trial where he could defend himself.

Perhaps one result of the turmoil will be a decrease in Peter's Pence.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6958600/pell-hailed-as-honest-george-in-italy/

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feff4c  No.10960480

File: a51e602b4e25857⋯.jpg (132.63 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Cardinal_George_Pell_at_Ro….jpg)

George Pell office denies Vatican funding

George Pell’s office has denied he received any money from the Vatican to fund his legal defence against child sexual abuse allegations.

Responding to claims of a mysterious transfer of more than $1.1m in church money to Australia, a spokesman for Cardinal Pell on Tuesday was emphatic in denying the Vatican or any other part of the church in Australia or elsewhere had bankrolled his legal fees over charges that saw him jailed before being freed on appeal in April.

The spokesman said money was donated by supporters of the cardinal, many of whom had not met him and some of whom were not Catholic.

An appeal, independent of the church, was organised and widely publicised in Catholic magazines.

Three major Italian news­papers have reported that the seven-figure sum was wired to Australia to corrupt the sex-abuse case Cardinal Pell was facing in 2017.

Lawyer Viv Waller, who represented the complainant in the case, said her client had not received any of the money.

Amid speculation about the alleged money transfer, The Australian can reveal that the Vatican’s ambassador to Australia, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, met the Pope in a private audience in Rome on Monday.

The meeting came amid suggestions a reported transfer of €700,000 of Vatican funds were sent to an account at the Holy See’s Canberra embassy.

Such a meeting, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests Francis is sufficiently concerned about the reports to seek further information.

Three leading Italian newspapers have reported that disgraced Vatican Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, a staunch opponent of Cardinal Pell’s fin­ancial reforms, was suspected of paying that amount to an unnamed account in Australia to unfavourably influence the case against Cardinal Pell.

The case was ultimately dismissed 7-nil by the High Court, after Cardinal Pell spent 13 months in jail, mostly in solitary confinement.

Cardinal Becciu, who resigned from the college of cardinal last week, denies the allegation made by his former associate, Monsignor Alberto Perlasca, in the Italian daily newspaper Il Messaggero.

It is believed to be the newspaper read by the Pope.

On Saturday, Edward Pentin, Vatican-based correspondent for the US National Catholic Register, reported that a Vatican source with detailed knowledge of the matter confirmed details of a bank transfer to Australia as reported by Corriere della Sera.

There is no suggestion Archbishop Yllana, a Filipino appointed ambassador to Australia in 2015 by Francis, has been involved in any wrong­doing.

The embassy told The Australian yesterday that Archbishop Yllana was “away on a mission’’ and nobody else was available to answer questions.

Several questions have been emailed to the archbishop.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/george-pell-office-denies-vatican-funding/news-story/d99e8a9aa4df510bd0a98ddd8d359f81

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feff4c  No.10960694

File: 3834de3170be629⋯.jpg (92.46 KB, 800x450, 16:9, A_Donald_Trump_supporter_h….jpg)

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Facebook bans all QAnon groups as dangerous amid surging misinformation

San Francisco: Facebook on Tuesday, local time, classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing Facebook groups and pages as well as Instagram accounts that hold themselves out as representatives.

The step escalates an August policy that banned a third of QAnon groups for promoting violence while allowing most to stay, albeit with content appearing less often in news feeds. Instead of relying on user reports, Facebook staff now will seek out and delete the groups and pages, the company said in a blog post.

Since the August restrictions, some QAnon groups have added members, and others used coded language to evade detection, for example referring to "cue" instead of Q. Meanwhile, adherents have worked to integrate themselves in other groups, such as those concerned with child safety and those critical of restrictions on gatherings due to the coronavirus, according to researchers at Facebook and elsewhere.

“While we’ve removed QAnon content that celebrates and supports violence, we’ve seen other QAnon content tied to different forms of real world harm, including recent claims that the west coast wildfires were started by certain groups,” Facebook wrote.

“QAnon messaging changes very quickly and we see networks of supporters build an audience with one message and then quickly pivot to another.”

Recent QAnon posts have spread false information about voting and about COVID-19, researchers said, even claiming that US President Donald Trump faked his diagnosis of COVID-19 in order to orchestrate secret arrests.

Classed as a potential source of domestic terrorism by the FBI, QAnon is driven by an anonymous internet poster nicknamed Q who claims to be a Trump administration insider. The core, nonsensical claim is that Trump is secretly leading a crackdown against an enormous paedophile ring that includes prominent Democrats and the Hollywood elite.

There has been no surge in arrests, and the fictitious Satanic rituals that the group cites echo longstanding legends used to anger people for political reasons, often against minorities.

Trump has praised the group as patriotic, and more than a dozen Republican congressional candidates have promoted it.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/facebook-bans-all-qanon-groups-as-dangerous-amid-surging-misinformation-20201007-p562oe.html

Facebook Newsroom Tweets

We're strengthening our enforcement efforts against the QAnon conspiracy theory movement. Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content.

https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/1313585551811981318

An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence

https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence/

Our Dangerous Organizations Operations team is starting to enforce this updated policy today and is removing content accordingly, but this work will take time and will continue in the coming days and weeks.

https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/1313586003446247427

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feff4c  No.10960706

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>>10960694

Facebook to ban QAnon conspiracy theory content from its social media platforms

Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that paints US President Donald Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and "deep state" government officials.

The company said it would remove Facebook pages, groups and Instagram accounts for "representing QAnon", even if they do not promote violence.

The social network said it will consider a variety of factors to decide if a group meets its criteria for a ban.

These include its name, the biography or "about" section of the page, and discussions within the page, group or Instagram account.

Mentions of QAnon in a group focused on a different subject would not necessarily lead to a ban, Facebook said.

Administrators of banned groups will have their personal accounts disabled as well.

Less than two months ago, Facebook said it would stop promoting the group and its adherents, although it faltered with spotty enforcement.

It said it would only remove QAnon groups if they promote violence. That is no longer the case.

The company said it started to enforce the policy on Tuesday but cautioned it "will take time and will continue in the coming days and weeks".

The QAnon phenomenon has sprawled across a patchwork of secret Facebook groups, Twitter accounts and YouTube videos in recent years.

QAnon has been linked to real-world violence such as criminal reports of kidnapping, and dangerous claims coronavirus is a hoax.

But the conspiracy theory has also seeped into mainstream politics.

Several Republicans running for Congress this year are QAnon-friendly.

By the time Facebook and other social media companies began enforcing — however limited — policies against QAnon, critics said it was largely too late.

Reddit began banning QAnon groups in 2018 and has largely avoided a notable QAnon presence on its platform.

"We've seen several issues that led to today's update," Facebook said in a blog post.

"While we've removed QAnon content that celebrates and supports violence, we've seen other QAnon content tied to different forms of real-world harm, including recent claims that the West Coast wildfires were started by certain groups, which diverted attention of local officials from fighting the fires and protecting the public."

Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-07/facebook-instagram-bans-qanon-content-from-social-media-platform/12738630

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feff4c  No.10960764

File: 0cb5d7653cdce63⋯.jpg (4.26 MB, 1102x5035, 58:265, screencapture_about_fb_new….jpg)

>>10960694

>>10960706

An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence

August 19, 2020

Update on October 6, 2020 at 2:00PM PT:

On August 19, we announced a set of measures designed to disrupt the ability of QAnon and Militarized Social Movements to operate and organize on our platform. In the first month, we removed over 1,500 Pages and Groups for QAnon containing discussions of potential violence and over 6,500 Pages and Groups tied to more than 300 Militarized Social Movements. But we believe these efforts need to be strengthened when addressing QAnon.

Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content. This is an update from the initial policy in August that removed Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts associated with QAnon when they discussed potential violence while imposing a series of restrictions to limit the reach of other Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts associated with the movement. Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts that represent an identified Militarized Social Movement are already prohibited. And we will continue to disable the profiles of admins who manage Pages and Groups removed for violating this policy, as we began doing in August.

We are starting to enforce this updated policy today and are removing content accordingly, but this work will take time and need to continue in the coming days and weeks. Our Dangerous Organizations Operations team will continue to enforce this policy and proactively detect content for removal instead of relying on user reports. These are specialists who study and respond to new evolutions in violating content from this movement and their internal detection has provided better leads in identifying new evolutions in violating content than sifting through user reports.

We’ve been vigilant in enforcing our policy and studying its impact on the platform but we’ve seen several issues that led to today’s update. For example, while we’ve removed QAnon content that celebrates and supports violence, we’ve seen other QAnon content tied to different forms of real world harm, including recent claims that the west coast wildfires were started by certain groups, which diverted attention of local officials from fighting the fires and protecting the public. Additionally, QAnon messaging changes very quickly and we see networks of supporters build an audience with one message and then quickly pivot to another. We aim to combat this more effectively with this update that strengthens and expands our enforcement against the conspiracy theory movement.

This is not the first update to this policy – we began directing people to credible child safety resources when they search for certain child safety hashtags last week – and we continue to work with external experts to address QAnon supporters using the issue of child safety to recruit and organize. We expect renewed attempts to evade our detection, both in behavior and content shared on our platform, so we will continue to study the impact of our efforts and be ready to update our policy and enforcement as necessary.

Update on September 30, 2020 at 4:10PM PT:

Today we’re sharing a few updates on our enforcement against militarized social movements and QAnon:

On September 16, we started down-ranking content in the Pages and Groups that have been restricted but not removed. Now, people who are members of Groups that have been restricted and follow Pages that have been restricted, will see content from these Groups and Pages further down in their News Feed.

As of yesterday, we are also prohibiting anyone on our platform from running ads that praise, support or represent militarized social movements and QAnon.

We are taking steps to address evidence that QAnon adherents are increasingly using the issue of child safety and hashtags like #savethechildren to recruit and organize. Starting today, we will direct people to credible child safety resources when they search for certain child safety hashtags. In addition, content about QAnon and child safety is eligible for fact checking through our third-party fact-checking program. Content that is debunked will be reduced in News Feed and filtered from Explore and hashtags on Instagram, will receive a label (so that people who see it, try to share it or already have, will see more context), and it will be rejected as an ad.

(continued)

https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence/

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feff4c  No.10960834

File: 1b688fc0a6cd7ea⋯.jpg (72.74 KB, 650x366, 325:183, Facebook_is_expanding_its_….jpg)

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Facebook, Instagram ban all QAnon conspiracy theory content ahead of US election

Facebook has expanded its attempts to stop the spread of a conspiracy theory that exploits child safety concerns to spread its bizarre messages in the lead up to the US election.

Jack Gramenz - OCTOBER 7, 2020

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Facebook has expanded its attempts to remove the controversial QAnon conspiracy theory from all of its platforms in one of the broadest content moderation exercises the company has ever embarked upon.

Facebook will now ban all content representing the group and is also taking action against people exploiting child safety concerns to indoctrinate people in the conspiracy theory, likened by many to a cult.

It builds on a policy announced in August that led to around 1500 pages, groups and profiles linked to QAnon being deleted for discussing or promoting violence.

Facebook will now expand it so that all QAnon content, not just posts with the potential to promote or incite violence, are removed from the platform.

“Starting today we will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content,” Facebook’ said via blog post on Wednesday morning.

“Our Dangerous Organisations Operations team is starting to enforce this updated policy today and is removing content accordingly, but this work will take time and will continue in the coming days and weeks,” the company added.

The QAnon conspiracy theory began on more underground websites and message boards like 4Chan and later 8kun, before spreading to Reddit, and then exploding into the mainstream via Facebook and Twitter.

The movement posits many, many things, but there is no real central leadership (the “Q” character at the centre is, as you might expect, Anonymous), and newly indoctrinated followers are essentially encouraged to talk themselves into it by “doing their own research” (though they’re often poked and prodded in the “right” direction).

The basic (extremely oversimplified) gist of the theory is that there exists in the world a secret cabal of Satan-worshipping paedophile elites, but their time is running out as Donald Trump will soon expose and dismantle their operation.

This has led to real-world violence in some cases, but on a more everyday human level, people are losing their loved ones to the radical theory as they fall down the rabbit hole of QAnon content.

There are also several QAnon followers running in the US election next month.

(continued)

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feff4c  No.10960845

File: 5889243ec3fd698⋯.jpg (27.86 KB, 351x263, 351:263, Pro_QAnon_messages_posted_….jpg)

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>>10960834

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The old adage that when the US sneezes Australia catches a cold appears to apply, and some QAnon adherents have been pushing our politicians to embrace the conspiracy too.

Last week Gizmodo reported Qld MP George Christensen used a Facebook page to follow a number of QAnon accounts (though this doesn’t mean he shares the same views or they’ve influenced his political position or even they’d been posting that sort of content when he liked them). The page has since been deleted.

Facebook said it had “specialists who study and respond to new evolutions in violating content from this movement” and it was actively looking to remove content from the platform rather than waiting for users to report it.

“We’ve been vigilant in enforcing our policy and studying its impact on the platform but we’ve seen several issues that led to today’s update,” Facebook said.

It cited other forms of real world harm than just the incitement of violence, such as recent QAnon claims that wildfires in the US were being deliberately lit “by certain groups” (similar theories were spread on the social media site during Australia’s horror summer bushfires, but according to at least one former employee Facebook is generally more interested in what happens in the US).

“Additionally, QAnon messaging changes very quickly and we see networks of supporters build an audience with one message and then quickly pivot to another,” Facebook added.

One movement hijacked by QAnon is the protection of children.

Ordinarily you’d be hard pressed to find any reasonable person in opposition to protecting children from harm, which is probably the reason it’s been co-opted by QAnon through the #SaveTheChildren hashtag.

“We began directing people to credible child safety resources when they search for certain child safety hashtags last week – and we continue to work with external experts to address QAnon supporters using the issue of child safety to recruit and organise,” Facebook said.

The company added it expects to see “renewed attempts to evade our detection” and will continue studying “the impact of our efforts and be ready to update our policy and enforcement as necessary”.

Searching for the hashtag now directs users to a statement from the humanitarian organisation Save The Children.

“While people may choose to use our organisation’s name as a hashtag to make their point on different issues, we are not affiliated or associated with any of these campaigns,” the statement reads.

REAL WORLD CONSEQUENCES

The online conspiracy theory has crossed from the URL to the IRL through incidents of violence and protests, but there are other potential real-world consequences for participating in the baseless and bizarre movement.

Just ask the now former technology manager for investment bank Citigroup Jason Gelinas.

Mr Gelinas was placed on paid leave in September when it emerged he was allegedly behind a QAnon website and its associated mobile apps.

The website aggregated “Q drops” – posts from the anonymous “Q” character who supposedly has high-level government security clearance – making them easier to find and navigate as well as presenting them in one place.

“Mr Gelinas is no longer employed by Citi,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday morning, according to Bloomberg.

“Our code of conduct includes specific policies that employees are required to adhere to, and when breaches are identified, the firm takes action.”

His website has been shut down and now links to other QAnon sites.

But it appears he hasn’t necessarily been fired for spreading the conspiracy posts, just for making money off them.

Bloomberg reports that CitiGroup’s code of conduct forbids employees engaging in outside business activity that makes them money without getting the all clear from their managers first.

A Patreon crowd-funding site reportedly brought in $US3000 ($A4200) a month, which Mr Gelinas claimed was used to meet the costs of running the website.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/facebook-instagram-ban-all-qanon-conspiracy-theory-content-ahead-of-us-election/news-story/2edc149ff36318c78bf928610b11fdda

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feff4c  No.10960895

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Victoria's Daniel Andrews to scrap controversial detention powers in bid to pass Covid omnibus bill

Government agrees to crossbench amendments, including tightening restrictions around who is an authorised officer

The Andrews government will scrap preventative detention powers and tighten restrictions about who can be an authorised officer in a bid to pass a controversial bill seen as vital to Victoria’s response to a second wave of coronavirus cases.

The move has been cautiously welcomed by crossbench MPs, who had insisted on the amendments to win their support – the government needs the backing of at least three of 12 crossbenchers for the bill to pass.

Transport Matters party MP Rodney Barton confirmed to Guardian Australia that the Victorian government had agreed to the amendments in discussions with him and other crossbench MPs.

The omnibus bill will be introduced to the upper house next week.

Barton said he was pleased the government had listened during negotiations and made the amendments, but he was yet to make a decision regarding his support.

“I’m not sure it’s a win but it’s better,” he said. “I’m not 100% happy with it.”

The majority of the bill focuses on extensions to existing arrangements put in place to ensure institutions such as courts can function during the pandemic.

But controversial changes allowing the appointment of unspecified authorised officers with powers to detain people on a “reasonable belief” they will not comply with public health directions were seen as a gross overreach by several MPs, legal bodies, and civil liberties groups.

According to a table outlining the proposed amendments seen by Guardian Australia, police and protective services officers will still be able to be appointed as authorised officers, but with lesser powers than had previously been allowed.

The powers still include being able to search a property without a warrant if “necessary for the purpose of investigating, eliminating or reducing the risk to public health”.

The categories of people which are now specified as being able to be appointed as authorised officers include interstate public health workers, health professionals, WorkSafe inspectors and individuals with specific and relevant skills who are not already employed as Victorian public servants.

Animal Justice party MP Andy Meddick is still considering whether to support the bill, but is far more likely to back it given the amendments.

“I listened to the concerns of the legal community, other interested groups and my own constituents, and took some honest and constructive feedback to the government,” Meddick said in a statement. “I am pleased to see they have acted and amended the bill to suit community expectations.

“I want to work with the government – not against them – to introduce the appropriate measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus and allow society to open up again in a safe way. This is a great example of the constructive ways that the government and the crossbench can work together to get the best result.

“The restrictions are part of the government’s plan to defeat the health crisis first, and are working. The periods of lockdown and restricted movement have been doing the heavy lifting of minimising further infections of coronavirus.”

Reason Party MP Fiona Patten said the government had been backed into a corner after it was clear they did not have crossbench support.

“I don’t think they had much choice,” she said.

Patten is more inclined to vote in favour of the bill given the amendments, but may seek a commitment to make some of the measures relating to the justice system in the bill permanent, such as increased use of video conferences for court hearings and prison visits.

Greens upper house MP Samantha Ratnam tweeted that she welcomed the changes to the bill.

The Greens are believed to be leaning towards supporting the bill.

Crossbench MPs have been inundated with emails urging them to vote against the bill, or to request that it be subject to a Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee hearing.

Barton said he had received hundreds of emails regarding the bill – five of them landed in his inbox during five minutes while he was speaking to Guardian Australia.

Many of the emails calling for a committee hearing share a template that has been circulated on social media, including on groups which have espoused 5G conspiracy theories and been promoting protests against Victoria’s lockdown.

(continued)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/07/victorias-daniel-andrews-to-scrap-controversial-detention-powers-in-bid-to-pass-covid-omnibus-bill

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feff4c  No.10960966

File: 538c27c462663a8⋯.jpg (80.61 KB, 822x547, 822:547, Tourism_operator_Charles_B….jpg)

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Alleged Kimberley sex offender Charles Batham to be extradited from Italy nine years after fleeing country

Alleged child sex offender Charles Batham is set to be extradited from Italy to face court in Western Australia after Italian authorities approved a request from the Australian Government.

Mr Batham fled Australia in 2011 after being charged with 31 child sex offences in the northern tourist town of Broome.

After nine years on Interpol's Red Notice list, the 76-year-old was arrested in March this year in a coastal resort town in Italy after an ABC investigation published in February resulted in a string of reported sightings and tip-offs.

The Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department has confirmed its extradition request had been approved.

"Australia is seeking Mr Batham's extradition from Italy for prosecution in Western Australia for alleged child sexual offences," it said in a statement.

"We have been informed that Italy has approved his extradition.

"Australian authorities will work with Italian authorities to make arrangements for his surrender … [while] Mr Batham remains in extradition custody in Italy."

Italian authorities swooped on Mr Batham in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there were concerns international travel restrictions would delay his return to Australia.

But the ABC understands detectives from the WA Police Force are hoping to travel to Italy before the end of the year to escort the Englishman to Perth.

It is not clear whether the charges will be heard in the Broome Magistrates Court or if the case will be relocated to Perth.

Tourist operator fled Kimberley after charges

Mr Batham was a well-known tourism operator who had lived in Broome for a decade at the time of his arrest.

The Englishman ran a successful ultra-light plane tour business and lived in a renovated double-decker bus.

The first allegations emerged in 2010, after police searched Mr Batham's makeshift office and seized a large amount of material.

He appeared briefly in the Broome Magistrates Court in November that year to face charges of intent to expose a person under 13 to indecent matter, and one count of possessing child exploitation material.

At the time Mr Batham denied the allegations to his shocked friends.

Not long afterwards he slipped out of the country, catching a flight to Malaysia and moving on quickly to Europe.

The ABC later revealed authorities tracked his movements over the years and were aware he had been issued a passport under a new name in Britain in 2014, despite being listed on Interpol's Red Notice register.

The coverage resulted in people in Turkey, Italy, and the United Kingdom passing on sightings, culminating in Mr Batham's arrest in northern Italy in March.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-07/alleged-kimberley-sex-offender-to-be-extradited-from-italy/12736616

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feff4c  No.10961153

File: 77794d231bcb9fc⋯.jpg (94.68 KB, 960x540, 16:9, Indian_Foreign_Minister_Su….jpg)

>>10851719

>>10890825

Pompeo says U.S. and "Quad" partners must answer China's rise, "for the soul of the world"

The four nations of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad as it's more commonly known, are the U.S., Japan, Australia and India. The members have met sporadically since forming the informal alliance in 2007, but on Tuesday, they agreed to meet annually going forward.

Each has had its own points of contention with Beijing, from almost-daily naval operations by Chinese ships near territory claimed by Japan in the East China Sea; a deadly border standoff between India and China; and Australia's call for an investigation into the cause of the COVID-19 outbreak in China.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Japanese television that the "Quad" group was not just about "a rivalry between the United States and China."

"This is for the soul of the world," he said, "whether this will be a world that operates (as) a rules-based international order system, or one that's dominated by a coercive totalitarian regime like the one in China."

The other Quad members declined to adopt Washington's hardline stance towards the world's second-largest economy, however. China remains an indispensable trading partner for Japan, Australia and India, and arguably the U.S., too.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne pointedly sidestepped shaming Beijing by name, saying: "Whether it is individual human rights, market-based economies, countering disinformation or building greater resilience into our supply chains, our common values and interests mean we share a vision for a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific."

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was also circumspect, telling reporters earlier this week that, "the world is possibly becoming even more unpredictable and uncontrollable due to heightening selfish nationalism and growing tension between the U.S. and China."

Suga vowed to promote the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy (FOIP), with the Japan-U.S. alliance as a cornerstone, while also cementing relations with China and Russia. FOIP was a key initiative of Suga's predecessor, Shinzo Abe, seen as vital for protecting Japan's shipping lanes.

The Quad gathering marked a diplomatic debut for Suga, who lacks experience in foreign affairs.

Experts have poured cold water on the prospect of the Quad becoming a collective security organization like NATO in Europe, largely over concerns in the Asia-Pacific region about antagonizing China.

Pompeo was originally scheduled to also visit Mongolia and South Korea on this trip, but he decided to cut his itinerary short after President Trump contracted the coronavirus.

He arrived Monday at Yokota Air Base outside central Tokyo for a single day of meetings, and then departed Tuesday evening after they wrapped up.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pompeo-says-us-japan-australia-india-quad-must-answer-china-rise-for-soul-of-the-world/

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feff4c  No.10961245

File: 04ed2ae13b6e44e⋯.jpg (111.69 KB, 822x462, 137:77, Border_Force_and_local_pol….jpg)

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Australian Border Force charges two Geraldton men over child-like sex dolls

Two Geraldton men have been charged with importing child-like sex dolls after two separate Australian Border Force investigations.

The men, both in their 60s, were charged by ABF officers in separate investigations after two air cargo packages from Hong Kong were intercepted in Perth last month.

"Both parcels were described as containing a 'mannequin' but when ABF officers examined the contents they allegedly found a silicon, child-like sex doll in each," a spokesperson said.

The men were not believed to be connected, an ABF spokesperson said.

One of the men, 61, was charged with intentionally importing a tier 2 prohibited good, possessing child exploitation material and two drug offences after a search of his Beresford home on Tuesday.

He was not required to plead when he appeared at Geraldton Magistrate's Court on Tuesday afternoon.

Magistrate Chris Miocevich granted the man bail on the condition he had no contact with children under the age of 16 without supervision.

He was also ordered to give police access to all electronic devices he owns and allow officers to enter his property to search for electronic devices.

The second man was arrested on Monday after a search of a home where ABF officers seized electronic communication devices, sex doll accessories and parts belonging to an imported infant-sized sex doll.

The 65-year-old was charged with one count of importing a prohibited item and faced the Geraldton Magistrates Court on Monday.

He was granted conditional bail.

Both men will reappear in the Geraldton Magistrate's Court in November.

Under the Customs Act, prohibited tier 2 goods include child abuse material, weapons, some chemicals and human tissue.

The maximum penalty for importing a tier two good is 10 years' imprisonment and fines of up to $555,000.

ABF Investigations Acting Commander Nicholas Walker said the the force was determined to prevent child-like sex dolls and other forms of child-abuse material from crossing the border.

"Tackling child abuse material is an operational priority for the ABF as part of its role in protecting the border from individuals who may pose a threat to the community," Acting Commander Walker said.

"ABF officers have the skills and technology to detect items like these. And they are equally committed to investigating and prosecuting those who seek to import this deplorable material, which has no place in our community."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-07/two-geraldton-men-charged-with-importing-child-sex-dolls/12736902

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feff4c  No.10965892

File: 68a00dbef46a709⋯.jpg (138.05 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, A_QAnon_sign_at_a_protest_….jpg)

>>10960694

Facebook's QAnon ban omits high-profile Australians linked to conspiracy theory

Pages and groups deleted but individual accounts – like Pete Evans’ profile – left untouched

Christopher Knaus, Josh Taylor, and Michael McGowan - Oct 2020

High-profile Australians linked to QAnon will remain untouched by Facebook’s crackdown on the conspiracy theory because the ban does not extend to individual posts, the social media giant has conceded.

But experts say Facebook’s announcement overnight that it would significantly escalate attempts to combat misinformation on the site by removing “any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon” would still deal a massive blow to proponents of the conspiracy theory.

QAnon-linked groups based in Australia have already been caught up in the purge. By Wednesday morning, a number of Australian groups boasting tens of thousands of members had been deleted. Experts who monitor conspiracy theory content in Australia say that while they have reservations about Facebook’s approach the ban is having a major impact.

Facebook’s ban is targeted at pages and groups that directly represent QAnon. Many groups with names or descriptions suggesting a dedication to the conspiracy theory have been removed.

The ban is not targeted at individual posts, or profiles or accounts that may disseminate QAnon material but are not solely devoted to it.

That decision has left several high-profile Australian pages unaffected by the ban, something experts warn will limit its effectiveness.

For example, Facebook said it had no intention of removing the profile of Pete Evans, the celebrity chef who routinely posts material sympathetic to the QAnon conspiracy theory.

“When they take down Pete Evans’ Instagram, then I’ll believe they’re serious,” said Kazz Ross, a University of Tasmania expert in conspiracy theories and the far right. “That is the litmus test.”

Other Australian groups, including “99% Unite Worldwide” and “Rise Up For Children Australia & NZ - Operation Underground Railroad”, remain active.

The 99% group, which has helped organise many of the protests held in Melbourne throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, shares QAnon material but is not exclusively dedicated to it. Rise Up for Children shares QAnon content but represents itself as a legitimate movement to save children from paedophilia.

Ross said the ban was having a major impact on the broader QAnon following in Australia.

But she said Facebook’s characterisation of QAnon as “militant” was an over-reach and described the ban as a “blunt tool” which would simultaneously harm innocent users and miss much of the content being shared across the platforms.

“I think the ban will have a massive effect and I think it is going to piss a lot of people off who are by-catch,” Ross told Guardian Australia.

The ban would probably drive hardcore believers to other platforms, such as Telegram, which were harder to monitor and attracted more dangerous extremists, including neo-Nazis. It would also further cement conspiratorial beliefs, Ross said.

“They’re just waiting for the 10 days of darkness when the internet goes down. They’re waiting for that, ‘Oh look here we are, it’s more proof.’ It’s the conspiratorial thinking they have that nothing is a coincidence, everything has meaning and purpose.”

The ban’s chief impact would be on those half-interested in QAnon, who weren’t dedicated enough to be bothered making a shift elsewhere. The ban was also likely to help reduce general exposure to the broader public.

But Axel Bruns, the head of Queensland University of Technology’s digital media research centre, said Facebook had acted far too late.

QAnon has risen from the fringes of forums including 4Chan to become one of the most popular conspiracy theories on Facebook and Instagram, helped in part by Facebook recommendation algorithms that put it in front of anti-vaccine, Trump campaigners and wellness communities.

“It’s certainly a positive step, yes, but it’s also a step that is several years too late in many ways,” Bruns told the Guardian.

“The hardcore of QAnon isn’t necessarily on Facebook, it’s obviously operating out of a number of other platforms, where the Q drops themselves have been happenings, and where many people are actively coordinating and organising and so on.”

Bruns said the ban was “almost certainly” going to be circumvented by followers who would change their language to avoid monitoring.

“I think the real question is whether Facebook will continue to monitor this and trace and track them to wherever they go now,” he said.

“If you have the page admins of the existing Q pages, are they now setting up new pages, are they now creating the new groups and so on? Is Facebook actually monitoring that?”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/07/facebooks-qanon-ban-omits-high-profile-australians-linked-to-conspiracy-theory

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feff4c  No.10973858

File: b73a329f63f16d5⋯.jpg (264.77 KB, 825x737, 75:67, POTUS_16.jpg)

File: b0e38a145c3a72d⋯.mp4 (8.22 MB, 640x360, 16:9, zCX4qDuwVv_7p9kD.mp4)

President Trump Tweet

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313959702104023047

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American biotechnology company headquartered in Tarrytown, New York. The company was founded in 1988. Originally focused on neurotrophic factors and their regenerative capabilities (thus the name), it branched out into the study of both cytokine and tyrosine kinase receptors.

…..

As of September 2020, Regeneron is evaluating an artificial "antibody cocktail", REGN-COV2, for its potential both to treat people with COVID-19 and to prevent SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection.

In October of 2020 when U.S. President Donald Trump was infected with the COVID-19 virus and taken to Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the treatments he was administered was the Regeneron COVID 19 "antibody cocktail" which the commander in chief's doctors obtained from the company via a compassionate use request (as it was not yet through clinical trials and thus had not yet received FDA approval).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneron_Pharmaceuticals

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feff4c  No.10974034

File: a7247e81de7e3c7⋯.jpg (137.25 KB, 825x365, 165:73, Regeneron_1.jpg)

File: c75227bc9d8d19a⋯.jpg (771.63 KB, 1241x1755, 1241:1755, 0001.jpg)

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>>10973858

Regeneron Tweet

Our statement on the White House compassionate use request for our investigational monoclonal antibody cocktail: bit. ly/3naDJiN

https://twitter.com/Regeneron/status/1312174761288425472

October 2, 2020

Regeneron Confirms that REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail Provided to President Trump Under Compassionate Use Request

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today confirmed that, as announced by the White House Press Secretary, Regeneron provided a single 8 gram dose of REGN-COV2, a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies, for use by President Trump. REGN-COV2 is an investigational COVID-19 therapy, which was provided in response to an Individual Patient Investigational New Drug (IND) application (commonly known as ‘compassionate use’ request) from the President’s physicians.

Regeneron has a compassionate use program with certain established criteria and review committee. As a matter of policy, the company does not disclose whether any individual has or has not submitted a request for compassionate use without their consent or prior disclosure.

The company’s current priority is to maintain a sufficient supply of REGN-COV2 in order to conduct rigorous clinical trials that fully evaluate its safety and efficacy. In addition to the clinical trial supply and product being manufactured under an agreement with the U.S. government, there is limited product available for compassionate use requests that have been approved under rare, exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis. Requests for compassionate use must be initiated by a treating physician.

REGN-COV2 is being evaluated for both the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. Clinical trials are actively enrolling hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients, as well as people at risk of infection who have had close household exposure to a COVID-19 patient. Earlier this week, Regeneron announced early data showing a reduction in viral levels and improved symptoms with REGN-COV2 treatment in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

(continued)

https://investor.regeneron.com/static-files/fd58ba6a-f401-47b0-9d65-cfb01c313ec6

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feff4c  No.10974221

File: fa859599248d01d⋯.jpg (4.12 MB, 957x4608, 319:1536, screencapture_investor_reg….jpg)

>>10973858

>>10974034

REGENERON'S REGN-COV2 ANTIBODY COCKTAIL REDUCED VIRAL LEVELS AND IMPROVED SYMPTOMS IN NON-HOSPITALIZED COVID-19 PATIENTS

September 29, 2020

Greatest improvements in patients who had not mounted their own effective immune response prior to treatment

Plan rapidly to discuss results with regulatory authorities

Regeneron to host investor and media webcast to discuss results at 4:30 pm ET today

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced the first data from a descriptive analysis of a seamless Phase 1/2/3 trial of its investigational antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 showing it reduced viral load and the time to alleviate symptoms in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. REGN-COV2 also showed positive trends in reducing medical visits. The ongoing, randomized, double-blind trial measures the effect of adding REGN-COV2 to usual standard-of-care, compared to adding placebo to standard-of-care.

This trial is part of a larger program that also includes studies of REGN-COV2 for the treatment of hospitalized patients, and for prevention of infection in people who have been exposed to COVID-19 patients.

"After months of incredibly hard work by our talented team, we are extremely gratified to see that Regeneron's antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 rapidly reduced viral load and associated symptoms in infected COVID-19 patients," said George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron. "The greatest treatment benefit was in patients who had not mounted their own effective immune response, suggesting that REGN-COV2 could provide a therapeutic substitute for the naturally-occurring immune response. These patients were less likely to clear the virus on their own, and were at greater risk for prolonged symptoms. We are highly encouraged by the robust and consistent nature of these initial data, as well as the emerging well-tolerated safety profile, and we have begun discussing our findings with regulatory authorities while continuing our ongoing trials. In addition to having positive implications for REGN-COV2 trials and those of other antibody therapies, these data also support the promise of vaccines targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein."

…..

About REGN-COV2

REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (REGN10933 and REGN10987) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

To develop REGN-COV2, Regeneron scientists evaluated thousands of fully-human antibodies produced by the company's VelocImmune® mice, which have been genetically modified to have a human immune system, as well as antibodies identified from humans who have recovered from COVID-19. The two potent, virus-neutralizing antibodies that form REGN-COV2 bind non-competitively to the critical receptor binding domain of the virus's spike protein, which diminishes the ability of mutant viruses to escape treatment and protects against spike variants that have arisen in the human population, as detailed in Science. Preclinical studies have shown that REGN-COV2 reduced the amount of virus and associated damage in the lungs of non-human primates.

REGN-COV2's development and manufacturing has been funded in part with federal funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under OT number: HHSO100201700020C. Regeneron has recently partnered with Roche to increase the global supply of REGN-COV2. If REGN-COV2 proves safe and effective in clinical trials and regulatory approvals are granted, Regeneron will manufacture and distribute it in the U.S. and Roche will develop, manufacture and distribute it outside the U.S.

(continued)

https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/regenerons-regn-cov2-antibody-cocktail-reduced-viral-levels-and

>What if cures already exist?

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feff4c  No.10976399

File: 7c8882a787c8ecd⋯.jpg (1.01 MB, 825x2519, 75:229, USEC_7.jpg)

File: 692bb7f184c8dd6⋯.jpg (336.14 KB, 825x1065, 55:71, USEC_8.jpg)

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US Embassy Canberra Tweets

This morning Ambassador Culvahouse will be sharing his outlook on the future of the #USwithAUS alliance and #IndoPacific leadership live at @ASPI_org’s Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue with Peter Jennings /THREAD

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313630120393928706

'In the past year, Australia has led the way in confronting foreign interference, disinformation, and cyber aggression… Australia’s leaders have looked at the region and the world we are living in, and have said: Australia will not be a bystander.' - Ambassador Culvahouse

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313632041066405889

‘We have seen the COVID-19 pandemic devastate lives and livelihoods; we have seen geostrategic competition intensify in our region; and we have seen disinformation run rampant…. In the face of these challenges, Australia is more vital than ever.’

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313632882477289472

‘Australia and the U.S. trust each other. The (United States) is the largest foreign investor in Australia—by far—and Australia’s third largest trading partner… Our unique economic partnership will only become more important as we navigate our path out of the pandemic.’

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313634694324396032

‘Australia is absolutely playing an important “great power” role… through coalition-building and diplomacy, not arm-twisting or coercion. Nations in this region recognize and respect that (Australia) has been a force for good in the world for decades. The (United States) absolutely respects that.’

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313635156813516801

“As long as the United States and Australia continue to work together, I am—and I will remain—confidently optimistic about the future.” - Ambassador Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. #USwithAUS

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313635736491454464

“As long as the United States and Australia continue to work together, I am confidently optimistic about the future.”

Ambassador Culvahouse shared his outlook on the #USwithAUS alliance at @ASPI_org’s #IndoPacific Leaders Dialogue this morning

Speech https://bit. ly/3jEx4eq

https://twitter.com/USAembassyinOZ/status/1313705529764503553

Ambassador Culvahouse Speech – ASPI Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue

https://au.usembassy.gov/ambassador-culvahouse-speech-aspi-indo-pacific-leaders-dialogue/

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feff4c  No.10976426

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

>>10976399

Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue: The future of US-Australia relations

ASPICanberra

Published on 7 Oct 2020

ASPI’s Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue is an ongoing webinar series engaging with leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region to discuss the future of the region and shared strategic challenges and identify areas of potential cooperation.

US Ambassador to Australia, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. joined ASPI’s Executive Director, Peter Jennings, for the second instalment of ASPI’s online Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue series to share his outlook on the future of the US-Australia alliance, particularly in light of the recent and consequential US-Australia Ministerial Consultation (AUSMIN) in Washington.

As great-power competition intensifies in the Indo-Pacific and countries work to address shared challenges, the U.S.-Australia partnership will be more important than ever. This dialogue provides an opportunity to engage and seek shared approaches to strategic challenges of the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRDbGy95Y8U

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d9b0f4  No.10976941

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Abandoned Nazi Factory in Poland

SAUCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFXKcvteK8

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feff4c  No.10977747

File: b72f43712394daa⋯.jpg (506.41 KB, 825x1008, 275:336, SSMP_8.jpg)

File: ab9466a3d6fad11⋯.jpg (600.53 KB, 2048x1365, 2048:1365, EjnqVN7WoAEP4PH.jpg)

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File: f1bacfde98d6349⋯.mp4 (4.49 MB, 640x360, 16:9, _8HHXJkZbHKjHuT2.mp4)

>>10961153

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Tweet

Great to meet again with Australian Foreign Minister @MarisePayne today in Tokyo to discuss Quad cooperation. The U.S.-Australia-India-Japan relationship is integral to ensuring an open and transparent #IndoPacific.

https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1313338886916132865

Foreign Minister Marise Payne Tweet

The #Quad is a diplomatic network with a positive agenda: a region governed by rules, not power, & regional security & recovery from #COVID19 that supports sovereign choices for the countries of the Indo-Pacific. Thanks to @Moteging @DrSJaishankar & @SecPompeo

https://twitter.com/MarisePayne/status/1313501598690144259

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feff4c  No.10978951

File: 09ba24ff3811dfd⋯.jpg (147.56 KB, 680x783, 680:783, QAnon_pushes_US_centric_co….jpg)

File: 06150c623088dc9⋯.jpg (130.52 KB, 960x640, 3:2, QAnon_has_been_linked_to_a….jpg)

QAnon super-spreader Facebook’s latest crackdown may be doomed to fail, experts warn

Isabelle Lane - Oct 8, 2020

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Social media has fuelled the spread of conspiracy theories during the coronavirus pandemic, and Facebook’s latest crackdown on QAnon is unlikely to reverse the damage, experts have warned.

On Tuesday, the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm announced a ban on content related to QAnon on Facebook and Instagram, stating that it aimed to “disrupt the ability of QAnon” to spread its messages across its platforms.

“Starting today, we will remove Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts,” Facebook said.

The pro-Trump conspiracy theory movement has flourished for years on Facebook, and is responsible for spreading numerous false claims including that COVID-19 is a hoax.

But QAnon content on Facebook has ramped up during the pandemic, and the firm’s previous efforts to tackle it have proven lacklustre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) researcher Elise Thomas told The New Daily.

“I’ve lost count of the number of times Facebook has said it’s going to either commit to reduce or crack down on QAnon-related content in various forms around the world,” Ms Thomas said.

“So far it hasn’t been enormously successful, and due to the pandemic we have seen a huge explosion in QAnon-related activity on Facebook, as we have seen in a range of conspiracy theories across other platforms.”

QAnon hails from the US, but has gained traction in Australia and is responsible for the “Freedom Day” protests against Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdown measures.

QAnon followers believe in a host of bizarre conspiracy theories.

The group’s central claim is that US President Donald Trump is on a secret mission to bring down a global pedophile ring run by Satan-worshipping elite celebrities and government insiders.

Will Facebook’s ban work?

Facebook said on Tuesday that its ‘Dangerous Organisations Operations’ has begun the work of deleting QAnon groups, pages and content across its platforms, but warned that it “will take time and will continue in the coming days and weeks”.

In August, Facebook vowed to stop promoting QAnon content, but said it would only remove QAnon groups that encouraged violence.

On Tuesday, Facebook backtracked on that stance, promising to now remove content “representing QAnon” on Facebook and Instagram even if it doesn’t encourage violence.

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feff4c  No.10978954

File: 7a5c77b4fe79d72⋯.jpg (55.49 KB, 410x600, 41:60, QAnon_believers_are_migrat….jpg)

>>10978951

2/2

But Facebook’s new “sledgehammer” approach to QAnon could have a number of unintended consequences, and result in followers migrating to other online platforms, University of Tasmania lecturer and QAnon expert Kaz Ross told The New Daily.

QAnon influencers are already encouraging their followers to migrate to platforms including right-wing social media site Parler, Gab and encrypted app Telegram.

It will also be difficult for Facebook to rid itself of QAnon content, as followers can quickly adopt new codewords and hashtags.

“How are they going to identify what actually is Q? Which hashtags are they going to remove?” Dr Ross queried.

"Are they going to ban the number 17? Because Q’s the 17th letter of the alphabet and that’s what they are all using now. Where does this begin and end?”

QAnon has “taken off” in Australia in 2020, Dr Ross said.

“It’s completely wiped the other patriot groups on Facebook and has become the dominant thing during the pandemic lockdown,” she said.

Although QAnon’s most popular conspiracy theories are US-centric, Australian conspiracy theories have also sprung up among local followers, including that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been replaced by a clone.

Many of the conspiracy theories have anti-Semitic and anti-Chinese undertones, Dr Ross explained.

“For example, that everybody’s been locked down because Chinese soldiers are coming in at night at Tullamarine airport, and that 5G is secret Chinese surveillance so that everyone’s microchipped and able to be tracked, and so on and so forth,” she said.

Australians drawn in by the “cult” of QAnon are often “naive” and not internet savvy, Dr Ross said.

“I would say that the people that are being swept into it are generally pretty new to social media,” she said.

"They’re not 4chan or 8chan memelords, and they may be quite naive."

“They don’t know how to download a video, they don’t know how to look for different sources. They might have just been using Facebook for personal purposes and now they’re in groups. They may not have the digital literacy to analyse stuff.”

QAnon’s online leaders are “grifters” that “often come from a self-promoting entrepreneur or multi-level marketing framework”, Dr Ross explained.

“They’re on Instagram, that’s all your wellness influencers that have drifted to the QAnon hashtags because you get a ton of likes if you post ‘down the rabbit hole content’.”

The New Daily put questions regarding QAnon to Facebook.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2020/10/08/facebook-qanon-crackdown-australia/

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feff4c  No.10979128

File: d773b7b10826fd6⋯.mp4 (5.33 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, Awkward_moment_Scott_Morri….mp4)

File: 0786d6e4e99e964⋯.jpg (90.24 KB, 634x423, 634:423, President_Donald_Trump_rec….jpg)

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Awkward moment Scott Morrison confronts Leigh Sales over her 'irresponsible question' when she grills him about the US presidential election - and what he really thinks of Donald Trump

Scott Morrison has slammed ABC journalist Leigh Sales for asking him to take a stance on the US Presidential election.

The prime minister butted heads with Sales during a live interview on the 7.30 program on Wednesday night.

Sales made the suggestion that Australia may prefer Democratic candidate Joe Biden to win the November election instead of 'four more years of Trump'.

But Mr Morrison refused to make comment on either presidential candidate, saying it wasn't his place to cast judgement on another world leader.

'Would Australia, prefer a Biden presidency to four more years of Trump?' Sales asked.

The prime minister quickly hit back at the presenter, saying: 'Well Leigh, you would you know there is an election on in the United States. To ask me to commentate on candidates in a US election, it is a bit of an irresponsible question.'

'It is not for me to engage in commentary on other world leaders. It is for me to work with them and the Australian-US relationship couldn't be in a more strong state.'

Sales quickly pointed out that there was precedent to her question, saying: 'When the same question was asked of John Howard in 2007 of McCain versus Obama. He said terrorists in Iraq would be praying for a Obama victor. What is in Australia's best interests?'

'What is in Australia's interests is we have a good relationship. And I'll have that with whoever they chose to elect,' Mr Morrison said.

'I have demonstrated that with leaders around the world of various political persuasions. I focus on Australia's national interests. I don't get involved in the politics of other countries and don't commentate on that.'

Mr Howard refused to apologise over his comments which were widely condemned at the time.

Then-opposition leader Kevin Rudd even accused Mr Howard of acting against Australia's interest.

During the tense interview Sales also grilled the prime minister for 'failing' to prevent a 'tragedy' when it came to nation's elderly.

'Three-quarters of the COVID-19 deaths have been in this country, in aged care facilities, that is 673 people. Those facilities are the responsibility of the Federal Government,' Sales said.

But Mr Morrison argued the government had done everything it could to keep deaths low in the aged care system.

He pointed to the death toll in the United Kingdom as evidence the Coalition had shown strong leadership in Australia's aged care sector.

'In comparison to what we have seen around the world, 8 per cent of Australia's aged care facilities had COVID-19 cases, that compares to 56 per cent in the UK,' he said.

'There have been half a dozen cases where I would agree that the failings were acute, but they were not system-wide.

'In the vast majority of aged care facilities, what we saw is the system actually deal with the pandemic and prevent that horrific result that we are seeing all around the rest of the world.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8814229/Scott-Morrison-confronts-Leigh-Sales-irresponsible-question-presidential-election.html

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feff4c  No.10979226

File: adc5f20f72b2e64⋯.webm (13.6 MB, 640x360, 16:9, Op_CRYSTALFIELDS_CLEARED.webm)

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Three arrested after alleged forced marriage of Shepparton woman

Three people have been charged in connection to the alleged forced marriage of a 20-year-old Victorian woman, who later became the victim of an alleged homicide in Western Australia.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 44-year-old woman and 22-year-old man who are related to the victim, along with a 30-year-old woman in Shepparton on Tuesday, 6 October 2020.

The AFP Human Trafficking Team and Victoria Police executed search warrants across two residential properties in the north east Victorian regional city after arresting the trio in the morning.

In August 2019, AFP Human Trafficking Team detectives met with the victim who alleged members of her family were threatening and coercing her into participating in a forced marriage, organised by a woman in her community.

She was offered police intervention and protection, emergency safety planning and alternative accommodation via the Red Cross Support for Trafficked People Program (STPP).

The woman was offered assistance to leave her situation on several occasions.

It is alleged the 20-year-old woman was coerced into marriage with a Western Australian man in a ceremony held in Shepparton in November, 2019.

The AFP allege the woman did not freely consent to this marriage. The woman then travelled to Western Australia to live with her husband.

In January 2020, the Western Australian Police Force Homicide Squad confirmed the death of the victim, with a 25-year-old man charged in connection to her alleged murder.

The two women and man arrested on Tuesday have been charged with causing a person to enter a forced marriage under section 270.7B (1) of the Criminal Code (Cth).

This is the second time this charge has been used in the state of Victoria.

The 30-year-old woman and 20-year-old man faced the Shepparton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (6 October, 2020) and were bailed to reappear at a later date.

The 44-year-old woman also appeared at the Shepparton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (7 October, 2020) and was also bailed to reappear again at a later date.

AFP Southern Command Acting Commander Investigations Jayne Crossling said while it can be incredibly difficult for vulnerable victims to come forward, there is help and protection available.

“This is a particularly tragic example of a vulnerable victim in an alleged forced marriage situation, and underscores why the AFP dedicates significant resources to this issue nationally,” she said.

“We understand that removing a person from an anticipated forced marriage situation, or interceding with family members without the consent of the victim can risk creating a more harmful domestic situation for a vulnerable person,” she said.

“The AFP’s position is to accommodate the person’s wishes with their overall welfare in mind. However, we want victims to know that the AFP, and its partners, can assist victims, offer protection and intervene, where appropriate, through a range of mechanisms including border alerts and court orders.”

Acting Commander Crossling said the AFP recognised and appreciated the assistance that members of the public, particularly from within the local Afghan community, have provided in relation to this investigation.

“Human Trafficking including forced marriage does not discriminate. This issue goes beyond borders or religious affiliation. Victims of human trafficking can be male or female, adults or children and come from all walks of life, community, nationality and culture,” she said.

If you or someone you know is being forced to marry and you need immediate assistance you can call 131 AFP (237) or use our online form to report information regarding human trafficking.

Additional resources are available:

• Australian Red Cross Support for Trafficked People Program

https://www.redcross.org.au/get-help/help-for-migrants-in-transition/trafficked-people

• Support for victims of forced marriage is also available at https://mybluesky.org.au/

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/three-arrested-after-alleged-forced-marriage-shepparton-woman

Australian Federal Police

Human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices (including forced marriage) information report

If a child is in danger, do not use this form – contact your local Police Service directly.

Any information you provide will be kept confidential.

We encourage you to provide your contact details, so that we can follow up on your report.

https://forms.afp.gov.au/online_forms/human_trafficking_form

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feff4c  No.10983442

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Facebook is removing QAnon pages and groups from its sites, but critical thinking is still the best way to fight conspiracy theories

Shane Satterley - October 8, 2020

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Facebook has announced a ban on groups and pages identified with the rapidly growing QAnon conspiracy movement, which will cover both Facebook itself and the Facebook-owned Instagram.

QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory that alleges, among other things, that US President Donald Trump is battling Satan-worshipping paedophiles and a global child sex-trafficking ring run by Democrats. While the movement began in the US, it has begun to attract followers in other countries, including Australia.

Facebook’s ban escalates a policy announced in August that aimed to ban QAnon groups promoting violence, and comes as the social media giant attempts to slow the spread of disinformation on its platform in the lead-up to the US presidential election on November 3.

Twitter also banned “so-called ‘QAnon’ activity” in July. After Facebook’s latest move, some QAnon adherents were quick to claim the ban itself was more evidence of a cover-up.

Can social media suppress ‘dangerous’ ideas?

Facebook’s action raises important questions. Will it work? Will taking down these pages stop the spread of “potentially dangerous” ideas?

There is some evidence it will. In 2015, Facebook blocked accounts and deleted posts associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Thereafter, the group’s propaganda did not seem to pop up as often elsewhere online (although it has not disappeared entirely).

However, if groups are banned from Facebook or other platforms, they may still find ways to propagate material. This can create a “black market” of ideas out of public view, where any idea, no matter how objectionable, can go completely unchecked.

Should social media suppress ‘dangerous’ ideas?

Another question is whether Facebook should be banning “potentially dangerous” groups and pages, and therefore ideas, from its platforms. This is a harder question to answer.

Platforms such as Facebook sit in a grey area in relation to freedom of expression. Banning somebody from a platform does not infringe on their legal right to express themselves — it just means they will have to do it elsewhere.

However, Facebook and other platforms such as Instagram and Twitter are among the main avenues for public expression, and are used not only by everyday individuals but also large organisations and even elected representatives. So the removal of certain groups or ideas should be at least concerning. This is particularly true for those like QAnon which do not directly call for violence (though the group has been linked to some violent incidents).

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feff4c  No.10983457

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>>10983442

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The value of free expression

Trump has said he has heard followers of QAnon are “people who love our country”. Like other far-right groups, QAnon is ultra-nationalistic, so Trump is likely correct.

QAnon’s ultra-nationalism is important when we talk about the Facebook ban because one of the founding principles of the United States as a nation is the idea people should be free to express any idea they like, including conspiracy theories, ideas associated with religious cults and hateful propaganda.

Key texts that informed the foundation of the US, such as the introduction to The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine, Areopagitica by John Milton and and John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty, all make similar arguments on freedom of expression.

They argue that when we deny an idea the chance to be expressed, we do ourselves a disservice because we deny ourselves a chance to hear it. It is not just the right of the expresser to think and say; it is the right of the listener to hear and think.

From this point of view, ideas expressed by QAnon or any other fringe group should sharpen our ability to think critically about what we claim to know. If someone puts forward a seemingly crazy idea, they should be heard because they could be correct or hold kernels of truth to their ideas — if not, they need to be publicly refuted for the benefit of everyone.

John Stuart Mill argued “the greatest harm done is to those who are not heretics, and whose whole mental development is cramped, and their reason cowed, by the fear of heresy”. The heretical view is therefore the most salient of all views because in its heresy enhances our individual and collective ability for critical thinking.

No simple solutions

Do these centuries-old principles still hold in the age of social media? Platforms like Facebook appear perfectly suited to the promotion and dissemination of conspiracy theories like QAnon. In their relentless quest for our attention, the platforms take advantage of the human tendency to find salacious and infuriating articles and ideas more captivating than nuanced, balanced and factual material.

There is no simple solution or shortcut to mitigating potentially dangerous ideas. They need to be openly refuted but to do this requires time and engagement with the ideas themselves but importantly first, an ability for critical thinking.

Who will do this work? It may be an indictment on our educational systems if it can be shown that we are not producing enough critical thinkers. Perhaps this is a place to start, so we do not have to rely on Silicon Valley to tell us what crazy ideas we can read, because those ideas will find it hard to find a home to begin with.

In the meantime perhaps Facebook can use its algorithms and tremendous resources to find a way to promote critical thinking and to incentivise nuanced and balanced discourse — adding to the global discussion rather than merely subtracting.

https://theconversation.com/facebook-is-removing-qanon-pages-and-groups-from-its-sites-but-critical-thinking-is-still-the-best-way-to-fight-conspiracy-theories-147668

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feff4c  No.10983540

File: cf3815897cc00ad⋯.jpg (104.41 KB, 1008x566, 504:283, The_pandemic_has_seen_a_wo….jpg)

Australian wellness celeb 'Paleo Pete' fuels 'infodemic'

Andrew Beatty / Andrew Leeson / Johnny Lieu / with Tania Lee in Melbourne - Thursday, October 8, 2020

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - One minute Australian "wellness" personality Pete Evans is posting a barbecued prawn recipe to 1.5 million Facebook followers, the next he's claiming the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate global hoax.

During this year of crisis, the ever-smiling, one-time television chef known as "Paleo Pete" has become a leading purveyor of conspiracy and pseudoscience Down Under.

The pandemic has seen a worldwide explosion of misinformation with anti-vaccination groups, the far right, libertarians, state-backed trolls and anarchists forging a loose coalition of the disgruntled.

An unlikely mix of celebrities, wellness experts and social media influencers like Evans have become a powerful vector in that "infodemic".

While government scientists give earnest daily briefings, Evans turns to social media to question lockdowns and rubbish the use of facemasks.

The content is often up-beat - appearing in a wetsuit with blue eyes beaming, riffing about the joys of being back surfing after injury. He signs off emails with the signature: "Cook with Love and Laughter!"

But his most popular content is often recycled from U.S. conspiracy theories.

These posts prompt long threads that echo QAnon movement talking points, claiming a "plandemic" manufactured crisis by global elites to enforce lucrative mass vaccinations and control humanity.

A post of Anthony Fauci, who has led the U.S. government's response to every epidemic since the 1980s, being questioned over a potential Covid-19 vaccine was a particular hit for Evans.

The post attracted over half a million views and a blizzard of conspiratorial comments against vaccinations and traditional government rule.

According to data from social media tracker CrowdTangle, Evans' reach has increased since the pandemic began, growing by up to 15,000 users a week, rather than the net loss he often used to see.

"People are searching for answers," said Mathew Marques, a lecturer in Social Psychology at La Trobe University. "You've got, I guess, charlatans and snake oil salesmen offering a cure."

Evans denies trafficking in lies, and denounces what he calls "fear-based propaganda."

"The pandemic is a hoax. It is as simple as that" he told AFP, claiming that wearing masks and social distancing "are in fact damaging our immune system."

"The reason we have become the number one selling health and lifestyle author in this country is because what we share actually keeps people healthy."

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feff4c  No.10983560

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>>10983540

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'LAID BACK' AUSSIE BLOKE

Academics have labelled the mash-up of New Age thinking with conspiracy theories as "conspirituality."

"They all see themselves in some way as rebels, as a resistance," Professor Axel Bruns from the Digital Media Research Centre at the Queensland University of Technology told AFP.

Those interested in healthy lifestyles and spirituality may have been primed for Covid-19 conspiracies - given existing distrust of western medicine and corporate interests.

The charismatic "laid back, stereotypical Aussie bloke" appeal of Evans helped him weave a narrative which pits him against powerful establishment interests, said Marques.

"These kind of big pharma conspiracy theories… these seem to be kind of interlinked with this rise of a wellness alternative."

The spread of his beliefs can be seen online, and on the streets of virus-hit Australia's cities.

"He's bringing to light, to the people in Australia and the people around the world, how corrupt the governments are," said Evans fan and naturopath Sheridan Lee at a recent anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne.

"If it has to be a celebrity and influencer to bring this out, then so be it."

Fellow Melbourne protester Dellacoma Rio said he regularly listened to Evans' livestreams and agreed with his promotion of anti-vaccination views.

"I feel like if you follow the money you see who's getting paid to do things and where money is coming from," he said.

For some of Evan's critics, the question of money is pertinent.

He sells pricey "Thoughtful Food" products like "Dehydrated Beef Bone Broth with Wattleseed, Lemon Myrtle & Kakadu Plum" and has promoted an Aus$15,000 "light machine" - which looks like a psychedelic countertop blender - to help against Covid-19.

Evans denied pitching the "biocharger" for use against the disease, despite video evidence of him telling followers it had "recipes" for the "Wuhan coronavirus" - a claim which resulted in a fine from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration.

"It's hard not to look past the fact that many people offering these supposed cures or alternatives seem to be profiting from them," said Marques.

Authorities complain that the spread of such disinformation also weakens social cohesion, which is needed to tackle the virus quickly.

"The tinfoil hat-wearing brigade are alive and well in our community," a frustrated Victoria Police assistant commissioner Luke Cornelius said recently.

"They're taking every opportunity to leverage the current situation to serve their own ridiculous notions about so-called sovereign citizens, about constitutional issues and about how 5G is going to kill your grandkids," he said, describing the claims as "batshit crazy nonsense."

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/australian-wellness-celeb-paleo-pete-fuels-infodemic-1.5137676

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2eaf85  No.10987074

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Hi Aussies old news but I just stumbled accross this. Is this the same Tim Stewart ? if it is did Scott Morrison get him sprung from jail ?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5109047/Tim-Stewart-jailed-sexually-abusing-teenage-girl.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/10/twitter-permanently-suspends-qanon-account-belonging-to-friend-of-scott-morrison-for-harmful-activity

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2eaf85  No.10987243

>>10987074

https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/10/31/scott-morrison-qanon/

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d9b0f4  No.10988513

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Abandoned Nazi Factory in Poland

SAUCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFXKcvteK8

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98ebfc  No.10993387

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>>10979128

"Sales quickly pointed out that there was precedent to her question, saying: 'When the same question was asked of John Howard in 2007 of McCain versus Obama. He said terrorists in Iraq would be praying for a Obama victor. What is in Australia's best interests?'

"NO NAME VERSUS OBAMA" - pic.

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feff4c  No.10993867

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In midst of cardinal scandal, Pope Francis seeks to reassure money inspectors

Vatican City: Pope Francis sought to assure external inspectors of the Vatican's financial operations on Thursday that he was pushing ahead with reforms, as the Holy See reeled from a scandal in which he fired a powerful cardinal.

In an address to Moneyval, the Council of Europe's financial monitoring arm, Francis listed recent actions he had taken to make Vatican finances more transparent.

He appeared to refer to the Vatican's latest financial scandals when he quoted the gospel story of Jesus driving the merchants from the temple and telling them "You cannot serve both God and money".

Last month, the Pope fired Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, accusing him of embezzlement and nepotism. Becciu has denied all wrongdoing.

Moneyval is making one of its periodic inspections to check the Vatican is complying with international norms to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism.

"The measures that you are evaluating are meant to promote a 'clean finance', in which the 'merchants' are prevented from speculating in that sacred 'temple'," Francis said.

Italian media have this week run interviews with a woman who says she received €500,000 ($820,000) from Becciu to run a "parallel diplomacy" to help missionaries in conflict areas.

Cecilia Marogna's purported work for the Vatican's Secretariat of State, where Becciu held the number two position until 2018, was not previously known.

In an emailed response to Reuters on Wednesday, Becciu's lawyer, Fabio Viglione, said the cardinal knew Marogna but that his dealings with her had been "exclusively about institutional matters". He did not mention her comments about the funds, which Marogna said went through a company she started in Slovenia.

Marogna, 39, who like Becciu is from Sardinia, did not reply to a phone message from Reuters.

Addressing the inspectors, Francis pointed to his approval in June of sweeping new rules for procurement and spending meant to cut costs, ensure transparent competition and reduce the risk of corruption in awarding contracts.

Moneyval has given the Vatican increasingly positive evaluations since its first inspection eight years ago but has lamented the slowness of its judicial arm in carrying out investigations and bringing suspects to trial.

In his email, Becciu's lawyer also denied Italian media reports that his client had sent money to Australia to help enemies of Cardinal George Pell, the former Vatican economy minister who was cleared this year of sexual abuse charges in Australia after spending 13 months in prison.

Pell had accused Becciu of blocking Vatican financial reforms and after Becciu was fired, Pell said the Pope "is to be thanked and congratulated".

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/in-midst-of-cardinal-scandal-pope-francis-seeks-to-reassure-money-inspectors-20201009-p563ix.html

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feff4c  No.10994062

File: 506b013765f1a01⋯.jpg (294.79 KB, 1024x727, 1024:727, RISE_OF_ONLINE_RIGHT_WING_….jpg)

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RISE OF ONLINE RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM MAPPED IN LANDMARK NSW STUDY

Macquarie University - 9 OCTOBER 2020

Researchers from Macquarie and Victoria Universities have published the first study mapping the online activity of right-wing extremists in New South Wales. Their study has revealed a network of highly active, social, and complex communities that is difficult to monitor for potential offline violence and is highly successful in radicalising at-risk individuals and introducing hateful and extreme rhetoric into Australian political discussions. The report highlighted the strong influence of American populist politics particularly Trumpism on right-wing extremism in Australia.

Macquarie researchers Dr Brian Ballsun-Stanton, Lise Waldek and Dr Julian Droogan mined publicly available social media data to examine the narratives and recruitment methods of right-wing extremist groups and individuals and determine the level of risk posed by these online communities.

Across social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Reddit, 4chan, and 8chan/kun, the researchers found complex and dynamic communities that unite around shared narratives of threats to ‘white identity’. These highly social spaces become ‘echo chambers’ where like-minded individuals reaffirm their extremist world views, socialise and develop their identities.

Common narratives used to recruit and engage users included anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic messaging, and far-right conspiracy theories such as QAnon.

“The propagation of extremist narratives online serves to polarise political debate, and to undermine trust in institutions and democracy,” say the study authors. “Social media is playing a key role in the rise of right-wing violent extremism. The Christchurch terror attack is one example.”

The authors say that messages advocating violence were frequent, particularly on less-moderated anonymous platforms, but the actual threat of violence was difficult to distinguish from ironic and exaggerated posts.

“We know that individuals with violent intentions exist on these platforms. However, this environment is full of bragging, irony, and fantasy, meaning identification of violent threats is difficult.”

“While online right-wing extremist activity is difficult to moderate, ensuring real-world programs and infrastructure are well-placed to identify at-risk individuals and communities is essential as this threat continues to grow in NSW and Australia.”

The report emphasises the need for increasing focus on societal resilience and strength building capabilities as well as targeted risk reduction strategies, and provides a baseline for further targeted research.

The public report and executive summary are available now. The project was funded by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice Countering Violent Extremism Program.

https://www.mq.edu.au/newsroom/2020/10/09/rise-of-online-right-wing-extremism-mapped-in-landmark-nsw-study/

Mapping Networks and Narratives of Online Right-Wing Extremists in New South Wales

Dr Brian Ballsun-Stanton, Lise Waldek and Dr Julian Droogan

Department of Security Studies and Criminology - October 9, 2020

The project Mapping Networks and Narratives of Online Right-Wing Extremists in New South Wales (NSW) used the systematic mining and analysis of online data to generate evidence-based insights into online right-wing extremism (RWE) across the state. The project was conducted between July 2019 and February 2020 with data collection occurring from August to November 2019. The project addressed three key areas:

1. What is the nature of the online RWE environment in NSW?

2. How are themes and narratives framed in different online contexts in order to mobilise support?

3. What level of risk does the online RWE environment pose?

The research areas were framed as broad questions to facilitate wide exploratory research into the online RWE movement in NSW, a milieu that has been little studied. This breadth of scope was considered pertinent in the wake of the March 2019 mass casualty terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, by an attacker originating from NSW.

Academics from Macquarie University and Victoria University partnered to deliver this research. Expertise was provided by All Together Now. Funding was provided by the Department of Communities and Justice (NSW), Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Program.

Executive Summary - (88.1 kB)

https://zenodo.org/record/4017216

FINAL REPORT - (14.1 MB)

https://zenodo.org/record/4071472

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feff4c  No.10994082

File: 369459412eb4856⋯.jpg (100.88 KB, 740x446, 370:223, PROTESTERS_AT_A_RECLAIM_AU….jpg)

>>10994062

Web of hate: how COVID fuels QAnon and other right-wing extremists in Australia

Right-wing extremism was already a growing problem. But the pandemic has made it that much worse.

MARGOT SAVILLE - OCT 09, 2020

When Donald Trump told US-based white supremacist group the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by”, right-wing extremists in Australia were listening.

Groups such as Reclaim Australia and The Lads Society — which are strongly influenced by Trumpist rhetoric — have always been monitored by security agencies, but the scope of their influence has been unclear.

Today’s launch of a landmark study, Mapping Networks and Narratives of Online Right-Wing Extremists in New South Wales, changes that.

Published by Macquarie and Victoria Universities, the report uses data from social media platforms to delineate a network of online communities which radicalise individuals and introduce extreme rhetoric into Australian politics.

On unregulated platforms such as Gab, Reddit, 4chan and 8chan/kun, along with the poorly-moderated Twitter and Facebook, there is a plethora of messages advocating violence, the report found. However, the actual threat of violence was difficult to distinguish from ironic and exaggerated posts.

“We know that individuals with violent intentions exist on these platforms. However, this environment is full of bragging, irony, and fantasy, meaning identification of violent threats is difficult,” the report says.

Right-wing extremists are defined by the researchers as communities and individuals committed to an extreme social, political, or ideological position that is pro-white identity and actively suspicious of non-white others.

In these social media echo chambers, anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic messaging and far-right conspiracy theories such as QAnon are used to recruit and engage users.

QAnon was the major influence on the Christchurch terrorist who live-streamed the fatal shooting of 51 worshippers at two mosques in 2019.

The dangers of these narratives are that, as well as fostering violent extremism, they serve to “polarise political debate and undermine trust in institutions and democracy,” say study authors Dr Julian Droogan, Dr Brian Ballsun-Stanton and Lise Waldek.

COVID-19, of course, has made everything much worse. Right-wing extremists have been exploiting the fear about the virus by promoting conspiracy theories and misinformation.

“Conspiracy theories regularly play a critical role in the development of extremism through the formation of crisis narratives. These narratives offer individuals a framework to identify an enemy that can be held accountable and that requires decisive actions against so as to protect the believers from destruction,” the report says.

For instance, people who are nervous about using vaccines are told that pharmaceutical companies are in the pocket of politicians and are therefore part of a powerful cabal, Droogan says. Believing this gives people a sense of agency in a time of crisis and an explanation for acts such as refusing a vaccine.

In 1996, One Nation’s Pauline Hanson referred to Australia being “swamped by Asians”. According to the Macquarie University report, racist rhetoric in this country transitioned from a mainly anti-Asian discourse to an anti-Islamic one in the early 2000s. This was triggered by 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the rise of Islamic State, and the 2014 Martin Place siege.

With less than four weeks left until the US election, the extremist language on these social media platforms will only get worse. Recently, Donald Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory about ballot fraud, fuelling fears he will refuse to stand down if he loses.

“THE MEDIA IS CORRUPT, JUST LIKE OUR DEMOCRAT-RUN BALLOT SYSTEM IS CORRUPT. Look what’s happening with Fake, Missing and Fraudulent Ballots all over the Country??? VOTE” he tweeted. His supporters are preparing to vote, but the Proud Boys heard something extra. They are standing back and standing by, with arms.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/10/09/covid-19-qanon-fuels-right-wing-extremists/

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feff4c  No.10994116

File: 89afb2b1c4c290b⋯.jpg (131.39 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Australian_researchers_say….jpg)

>>10994062

US-inspired rightwing extremism an 'insidious' threat to Australia, study finds

Researchers warn online networks of mostly male and under-35 users are attracted to ‘the theme of white identity under threat’

Daniel Hurst - Fri 9 Oct 2020

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Rightwing extremism poses a “creeping threat” to liberal democracy in Australia, according to a new study that investigates how extremists are using online networks to spread radical narratives.

The study – which focuses mainly on New South Wales because it was funded by the state government – identified networks involving mostly male and under-35 users who were attracted to “the theme of white identity under threat”.

It noted the influence of American populist politics – including Trumpism – in rightwing extremist discussions in Australia.

Researchers from Macquarie and Victoria universities said rightwing extremists were “very good at appropriating the language of conservative political opinion” and called on Australian politicians to ensure “our system of politics is protected from these very insidious and ongoing threats”.

The research examined 30 Australian rightwing extremist group pages on Facebook and 37,422 tweets from 3,321 users identified as being in NSW on Twitter.

It also examined archived message boards focused on NSW and Australian issues on Reddit, 4chan and 8chan, and looked at thousands of interactions on the platform Gab.

The report, published on Friday, said while most rightwing extremist groups that had formed over the past decade had done so in Victoria, many had “chapters” or associated groups in NSW and maintained an online presence.

The communities in NSW consisted of “networks of socially connected individuals that engage and share content across diverse media platforms”.

“We identified a trend towards mostly male and young (under 35) users. This is not to say that these communities are completely homogeneous, but that other demographics appear to be in a minority when compared to young males,” the report said.

The narrative of “white identity under threat” – shared throughout Australia, North America and Europe – provided a “transnational focus and identity for otherwise complex, diverse, and fluid communities”.

The networks also promoted narratives that sought to delegitimise liberal democratic government and dehumanise other groups, in particular Muslims, Asians, Jews, women and liberals.

Researcher Lise Waldek, from Macquarie University, said rightwing extremists were “appropriating conservative politics and appropriating Trumpism” to expose potential recruits to their narratives.

Fellow Macquarie researcher Julian Droogan said many of the discussions in Australia drew on imagery and themes from American politics.

“Trump is really held up as an example of a defender of white identity by many in this extreme subculture. However, we also see it being presented in a distinctly Australian way,” Droogan said.

Droogan said the perpetrator of the Christchurch massacre, the Australian Brenton Tarrant, was “celebrated in some of these online platforms, in particular platforms like 8chan and 4chan and Reddit”.

“Certainly we did see Australian characteristics such as the Akubra hat and the look of Crocodile Dundee and so on have been superimposed onto the Christchurch perpetrator’s image on some of these platforms, and that’s used to sort of sell an Australian stereotype within these communities.”

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feff4c  No.10994121

File: a72d216ec87dac7⋯.jpg (287.66 KB, 1200x720, 5:3, US_inspired_rightwing_extr….jpg)

>>10994116

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Researchers found differences in how extremist views were expressed, depending on the platform.

For example, they said users on Twitter found ways of referring to the “defence” of a “white identity under threat” without violating platform moderation policies.

On newer platforms such as Gab, however, this theme was “framed in far more explicit terms that consistently draw on antisemitism, Islamophobia and more”.

On the 4chan and 8chan messaging boards, the messages took on “a stronger extremity of expression including a willingness to explore and speculate about the need for (at times violent) action”.

Researchers also identified two risks that emerged from rightwing extremist networks in NSW and Australia more widely.

The first was the “shifting of the acceptable window of social and political discourse towards an extreme end point … that challenges the fundamentals of liberal democracy”.

The second risk was of individuals adopting violent and illegal tactics in an effort to trigger sudden social change.

Waldek said some people were attracted to conspiracy theories – such as QAnon - “because they are crisis narratives and they provide structure and security in times of crisis”.

“In our report we talk about the creeping threat and how that is the aim of rightwing extremism. When you look at its end state, yes, there’s a violent aspect, but they’re also trying to make it acceptable for people to talk about Islamophobic things,” Waldek said.

The researchers said politicians should take the lead in raising awareness of the threat from rightwing extremism.

“We spend a lot of energy within a democratic system, as we should, with the two different teams arguing and competing against one another,” Droogan said.

“But maybe we should also be spending some more time just protecting the rules of those games … so that our system of politics is protected from these very insidious and ongoing threats through rightwing extremism and others.”

The research was funded by the Countering Violent Extremism program of the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

In the wake of the Christchurch massacre, the domestic spy agency Asio has been blunt about the risk from far-right terrorism, labelling it an “enduring threat” that is “real and growing”.

Last month Asio revealed rightwing violent extremism now constituted between 30% and 40% of the agency’s counter-terrorism caseload, an increase from 10% to 15% before 2016.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/09/us-inspired-rightwing-extremism-an-insidious-threat-to-australia-study-finds

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feff4c  No.10994280

File: 7fdbefd799da9a4⋯.jpg (300.86 KB, 825x1099, 825:1099, AD_11.jpg)

Alexander Downer Tweets

Latest podcast with Georgina on Gibraltar, Brexit latest, US elections

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1313958733697949699

GeoPod: The Geopolitics Podcast by Tenjin Consulting on Apple Podcasts

This week on GeoPod, Tenjin Consulting's Alexander Downer talks to Georgina Downer about his recent trip to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory at the tip of Spain. Fish and chips at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula, monkeys, e-gaming and car insurance, make this strategically important territory a fascinating place to visit.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brexit-boris-new-caledonia-sticks-france-for-now-covid/id1525124501?i=1000493989711

Filler Littlecrab @fillerlitlecrab

Replying to @AlexanderDowner

Oh, I fondly remember when you were just starting to record your conversations. And so does @GeorgePapa19. Any word from Durham yet?

https://twitter.com/fillerlitlecrab/status/1313961504778129408

Alexander Downer @AlexanderDowner

Replying to @fillerlitlecrab and @GeorgePapa19

(Face with Tears of Joy emoji)

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1314266009629601792

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feff4c  No.10994627

File: e686904ca611820⋯.jpg (71.24 KB, 800x450, 16:9, NAB_didn_t_maintain_record….jpg)

NAB didn’t maintain records of human traffickers until 2019

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NAB has been flagging around 10 transactions a month as potentially related to human trafficking but did not maintain its own records of its suspicions about the sinister nature of transactions involving criminals, terrorists and paedophiles until the middle of 2019.

The bank revealed over the seven months to January 2020 that it identified as many as 68 transactions as exhibiting characteristics consistent with human trafficking and another 148 with child exploitation before reporting them to the financial intelligence regulator AUSTRAC.

The transactions shed new light on the prospect of action from AUSTRAC almost three years after it first revealed it was investigating and fixing problems relating to its compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing laws.

A NAB spokeswoman confirmed the bank updated its internal systems to automate the extraction of data in July 2019 but maintained the reports submitted to AUSTRAC have always been compliant.

“NAB SMR (suspicious matter reports) reports submitted to AUSTRAC include details of the suspected crime type, as required by law. It would be wrong to suggest otherwise," the spokeswoman said.

Last month AUSTRAC won a record $1.3 billion penalty from Westpac for 23 million breaches of the law and turning a blind eye to transactions of suspected paedophiles in an action which led to the departure of its CEO Brian Hartzer, chairman Lindsay Maxsted and widespread blood-letting in the executive suite.

NAB’s suspicions about its customers and their transactions are laid out in a macabre table filed to a House of Representatives Economics Committee as part of a 23-page info dump in response to a question from Tim Wilson MP made in December 2019 about the number of transactions it flagged and types of criminal activity it suspected.

When the bank responded in January - the day before the Australia Day long weekend - hidden among the 10 separate documents was a breakdown of the suspected criminal activity behind 8110 suspicious matter reports filed to AUSTRAC between July 2019 and January 2020.

In addition to the human trafficking and child exploitation transactions NAB said it categorised another 6648 SMRs as consistent with money laundering, 15 with organised crime, 12 with terrorist financing, and two with crimes of a sexual nature.

Serious crimes

The bank said there were more than 1000 transactions it suspected as relating to “serious crimes” but could not be captured by the above categories because of their unique nature.

The bank said: “1217 SMRs relating to various other threats such as (not limited to) narcotics, family day care fraud, tax evasion, complex movement of funds, unregistered remittance service providers and other sanctions related suspicion”.

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feff4c  No.10994640

File: f9821815d5d91ad⋯.jpg (387.84 KB, 1600x1806, 800:903, NAB_didn_t_maintain_record….jpg)

File: cba0cc919cf182a⋯.pdf (449.75 KB, NAB21QW.pdf)

>>10994627

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The bank also revealed it had reported a total of 52,950 SMRs to AUSTRAC in the previous decade but could not provide details of its suspicions of the other 44,840 transactions because they did not begin maintaining records of why the transactions were suspicious and the associated criminality until recently.

“From July 2019, NAB commenced recording the basis for the suspicion the SMR forms that are submitted to AUSTRAC,” the bank said in its response to a question on notice.

Banks are required to file SMRs to AUSTRAC when they suspect a customer or transaction is related to criminal activity. If an institution’s suspicions relate to terrorism financing they must report it within 24 hours and for other types of criminal activity they must file the SMR within three business days.

When a bank has reason to suspect a transaction or customer is related to or involved in criminal activity it is obliged to include this on the report, however, there is a loophole for institutions where the nature of the offending is not certain.

“NAB is required to specify on the SMR form submitted to AUSTRAC the nature of the suspicion where known. In some instances, NAB may form a suspicion regarding the nature of the transaction or other conduct, but may not be clear on what the underlying offence could be. In such circumstances, NAB will still file a SMR” the bank said in its submission.

The admissions from NAB that it did not think keeping track of why thousands of SMRs filed to the financial intelligence regulator were suspicious until last year provides new context for an enforcement action foreshadowed by the bank itself in its 2017 annual report.

At the time the bank said it was “currently investigating and remediating a number of identified issues” with know-your-customer requirements, its transaction monitoring and reporting obligations. NAB said it had begun a program of work to “uplift and strengthen the AML and CTF program” but remained vague.

After CBA was hit with a $700 million penalty when its systems were exploited by criminal syndicates, drug traffickers and terrorists in 2018, NAB elected to provide more information in its annual report saying “further issues may be identified” and “total costs associated with the investigation and remediation” remained uncertain.

In 2019 – weeks before Westpac was accused of turning a blind eye to patterns of transactions that were known to indicate payments for child-exploitation material being produced in South East Asia and the Philippines – NAB was more transparent with its disclosures in that year’s annual report.

“Given the large volume of transactions that the group processes, the undetected failure of internal AML/CTF controls, or the ineffective implementation or remediation of compliance issues, could result in a significant number of breaches of AML/CTF obligations and significant monetary penalties,” it said.

https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/nab-didn-t-keep-records-of-human-traffickers-until-2019-20201008-p56395

Parliament of Australia - House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Economics

Review Of The Four Major Banks - National Australia Bank

NAB21QW - Anti-money laundering

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Economics/FourMajorBanks/Documents#NAB

https://www.aph.gov.au/-/media/02_Parliamentary_Business/24_Committees/243_Reps_Committees/Economics/46p/Banks_and_Financial_Institutions/1_Bank_Review_-_First_Report/NAB_QoNs/NAB21QW_bcdefghijk.pdf

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70badf  No.10998072

File: 545ae410a03d5b0⋯.png (839.13 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, BF2FF185_DFD1_4D67_AAE3_31….png)

File: 7eccecf335a304a⋯.png (529.66 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 31C5F55F_E451_40FC_9761_44….png)

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>>10994640

Tell the truth or die

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70badf  No.10998086

Thick disrespectful cunts

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d9b0f4  No.10998187

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Abandoned Nazi Factory in Poland

SAUCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFXKcvteK8

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70badf  No.10998260

>>10998187

Their uniforms were much more stylish lol 😂

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000000  No.10998371

>>10998086

Strong in this one, the projection is.

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feff4c  No.11002977

File: bfe0c3e3e923476⋯.jpg (288.44 KB, 1169x565, 1169:565, CPE_1.jpg)

File: a6f70f10fc6553e⋯.mp4 (1.41 MB, 640x334, 320:167, 120997725_334275661177519_….mp4)

>>10983540

Chef Pete Evans Instagram Post

Listen to every word spoken. New world order and homes are now dangerous

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGEY7wtBj9l/

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feff4c  No.11006048

File: 3f8b99cbc930cf7⋯.jpg (234.71 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, George_Pell_Three_Italian_….jpg)

Claim bribes paid to frame George Pell as sex abuser 'ludicrous', complainant's father says

No evidence has been released to support allegations reported in Italy that a large payment was made to Australia

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Even the staunchest George Pell supporters conceded the claims were wild: could the cardinal have been framed as a child sex abuser to settle a Vatican feud?

“I know. It sounds incredible,” Andrew Bolt told his audience on Sky News this week.

“I’m not a big fan of conspiracy theories. This sounds like … a Dan Brown thriller.

“But this is, in fact, exactly what Pell and his many supporters in the Vatican have always suspected, and could never prove.”

Almost a week after the claims were made, that proof remains elusive.

Three Italian newspapers reported allegations that Cardinal Giovanni Becciu, who resigned under a cloud last month, made a $1.1 million payment to undisclosed recipients in Australia to secure a conviction against Pell, who he had clashed with over attempts to reform the Vatican’s finances.

Becciu denies he made such a payment or any other wrongdoing.

“I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell,” he said in a statement.

Pell supporters say the reports underline a suspicion about how one of his accusers was able to afford a lucrative property that was purchased after he made allegations against Pell.

Bolt said on Sky he had seen property records to back the claim.

Another person who was close to the case told Guardian Australia that someone who had been investigating the purchase of the property for weeks had his house burgled on Monday, and nothing but the documents were taken.

Throw in the supposed involvement of the mafia in funneling the cash allegedly stolen by Becciu , and the shadowy demise of several other Vatican financial reformists, and Pell’s supporters had found their grassy knoll.

But the property records were not forthcoming, nor was any other detail about where the property was or when it was supposed to have been purchased. Property searches undertaken by Guardian Australia also failed to uncover anything suspicious.

The Italian newspapers that published the claims have not revealed any subsequent evidence of a wire transfer to Australia.

The most reputable of these papers, the Corriere della Sera, did not respond to requests for comment from Guardian Australia. Neither did the Vatican press office.

And as the claims swirled around the world, those who had accused Pell of abuse, and their families, felt their pain anew.

“If these bribe allegations are inferring that I have in any way benefited financially, I am beyond offended,” the father of the second alleged choirboy victim in Pell’s cathedral trial told Guardian Australia.

“My wife and I are driving around in a car that is 21-years-old, we are renting a National Rental Affordability Scheme home and living on a pension.

“This is absolute stupidity and these allegations should never have seen the light of day.”

The man’s son died of a heroin overdose in 2014, aged 30. His father says he never spoke to his parents about being abused. But his father now believes that was the reason his son turned to drugs. He has commenced a civil claim against Pell and the church.

“I have certainly not received any money to give evidence against George Pell and any suggestion that the surviving complainant has is just ludicrous.

“Anyone who knows this man [the complainant who brought the case against Pell] and his character knows there is absolutely no chance he would have been involved in such underhanded tactics,” he said.

“Given what the surviving complainant has been through, I can only imagine how distressing it’s been for him to hear of these baseless allegations. He has the utmost integrity and is an honourable member of our community.”

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feff4c  No.11006063

File: 7d1c92c9805697d⋯.jpg (131.62 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Claim_bribes_paid_to_frame….jpg)

>>11006048

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Lisa Flynn, Shine Lawyers national practice manager, who represents the man, said the claims were outrageous and unfounded.

“These faceless people driving this conspiracy theory need to provide the evidence and name the people or person who apparently received the money, rather than casting the net. That money could have gone anywhere in Australia. It is mere speculation without any facts.

“These allegations are cowardly compared to the brave sexual abuse survivor who came forward to police following the funeral of his friend and went through hell in an attempt to obtain justice for that friend.”

Flynn echoed the comments of Pell’s former lawyer Robert Richter, who called this week for the claims to be investigated.

“If the evidence is there that bribe money was paid to someone, we call for them to give it to police so they can investigate, otherwise these allegations are absurd,” Flynn said.

“Playing on a sexual abuse survivor’s need to remain anonymous is grossly unfair to say the least. Those driving this propaganda know the surviving complainant can only defend his character so much while protecting his identity.”

Victorian and federal authorities are not investigating, as no proof has been provided.

It is clear that Pell and Becciu have clashed since at least 2016. The first cathedral complainant went to police in June 2015, but had first disclosed the abuse to his sister in 2012 or 2013.

The man’s lawyer, Vivian Waller, said he denied any knowledge or receipt of any payments, and wouldn’t comment further about the claims.

Pell left Rome to confront the Victorian allegations in 2017, amid a power struggle with Becciu which had seen an audit into Vatican finances cancelled.

Pell was charged that June and later convicted, but the high court of Australia overturned the convictions in April.

Becciu had remained in charge of millions of euros in Vatican finances until his downfall last month. As it happened, Pell returned to the Vatican only days later; just in time for the release of the sensational Becciu story.

“But how the wheel turns,” Bolt noted on Sky.

It may yet turn again.

While no evidence has been released to support the claims that a large payment was made to Australia to frame Pell, reports about the financial impropriety of Becciu continue to mount.

In many cases, they are reportedly backed by bank transfer documents and company records.

Ed Condon, a canon lawyer who has reported extensively on Vatican finances for the Catholic News Agency, said that if the Pell claims were true, similar documents would exist to support them.

Condon believes the truth could lie with Monsignor Alberto Perlasca, who effectively served as Becciu’s right-hand man until the cardinal was promoted in 2018.

“If money was moved, Perlasca would be uniquely placed to know – and indeed may have played a role in moving it,” Condon wrote last week.

“He would also be able to furnish prosecutors with evidence of what money went where in Australia, when, and why.

“And, to be sure, if it happened, there will be evidence.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/10/claim-bribes-paid-to-frame-george-pell-as-sex-abuser-ludicrous-complainants-father-says

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feff4c  No.11006204

File: 7bd70a311832c9f⋯.jpg (276.67 KB, 1600x1067, 1600:1067, Australian_Cardinal_George….jpg)

File: 9892512812c0d9e⋯.jpg (138.11 KB, 1000x750, 4:3, Cardinal_Angelo_Becciu_spe….jpg)

Cardinal Pell’s timely return to Rome fuels rumors of his restoration as finance sheriff

His return coincides with the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, whose name has recently been mentioned in connection with numerous questions about church funds.

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Reforming the Vatican’s tangled finances, once the subject of hushed conversations in hallways, has gone mainstream. Every day, media reports shine more light on the intricate dealings of church officials, revealing troubling relationships and conflicting interests.

After years of scandals and sensationalistic tell-all books about insider schemes, the powers inside the Vatican seem to realize that the global credibility of the Catholic Church is at stake.

“The financial reform of the Vatican has reached an acute crisis point,” said Matthew O’Brien, an American investment adviser who has long advocated financial reforms in the church.

It’s at this moment that Cardinal George Pell has returned to Rome after being acquitted of charges of sexual abuse of minors in his native country of Australia. Before his trial, Pell, 79, helmed the Vatican’s financial reform effort as Prefect for the Economy, a post created by Pope Francis in 2014 to oversee all of the institution’s financial dealings.

His return coincides with the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 72, whose name has recently been mentioned in connection with numerous questions about church funds, from investments in prime real-estate in downtown London to large transactions seemingly benefitting his family and associates.

In his role as reformer, Pell had come to be perceived as a bulldog who often confronted Becciu. In a recent press conference, Becciu told reporters that Pell had once accused him of being “dishonest” in the presence of the pope.

Reports in the Italian media have hinted that Becciu played a role in Pell’s recall to Australia in 2017 to stand trial. Without offering evidence, the reports have alleged that Becciu, then sostituto, the equivalent of a chief of staff to the pope, sent more than $825,000 to Pell’s accusers, two former choir boys and to Australian dioceses.

At about the same time, the auditor general at the Vatican, Libero Milone, was unceremoniously arrested by Vatican law enforcement, which was led at the time by Domenico Giani, a close associate of Becciu’s.

The accusations in the media were enough to lead Pell’s lawyer, Robert Richter, to appeal in an interview on Oct. 5 with the Australian daily Financial Review for an investigation of Becciu’s transactions by an outside agency.

“In a statement on Wednesday (Oct. 7), Becciu reiterated the “absolute falseness” of the news reports and denied taking part in any “illicit activity whatsoever.”

On Tuesday (Oct. 6), Pope Francis held a private audience with Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the papal representative to Australia. Vatican officials told Religion News Service that it is common practice for papal nunzios to brief the pontiff, pointing out that Australia recently loosened its COVID-19 restrictions.

But sources inside the Vatican say that Francis brought him to Rome to quiz Yllana, who is close to Becciu, about the alleged bribe of the plaintiff in Australia.”

Pell’s timely return has been described as a “coincidence” by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, whose office said the Australian prelate was only coming to Rome to pick up personal effects he’d left behind before his trial began. But with Becciu’s resignation, speculation has begun that Pell may have returned to finish the job he began.

“Before Cardinal Pell returned to Australia to face the now-discredited legal charges against him, he laid out a thoughtful and comprehensive framework for financial reform,” O’Brien said. “This framework was never adopted, and the revelations about Cardinal Becciu and the Secretariat of State’s ‘off books’ investment ventures are proving the folly of delay.”

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feff4c  No.11006226

File: b31f16450ba4d2a⋯.jpg (325.3 KB, 1600x1067, 1600:1067, In_this_Feb_9_2017_file_ph….jpg)

File: 33585cb94b6cc2d⋯.jpg (345.45 KB, 1593x900, 177:100, Cardinal_George_Pell_leave….jpg)

>>11006204

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Pell’s proposals are now becoming a reality, though years late. The Vatican finances are now being streamlined under the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), and the purchase of goods and services by Roman Curia, the bureaucracy of the church, has been placed under supervision.

Meanwhile, Pell’s replacement as the head of the Secretariat for the Economy is the Rev. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, who has been praised as an effective leader for reform. The office struggled to remain relevant once Pell left, but the fact that Guerrero is a simple priest, not a cardinal, is in itself seen as an effort by Pope Francis to promote accountability; cardinals “are often untouchable inside their own republics,” one observer noted, while priests can be more easily moved.

Under Guerrero, too, the Secretariat for the Economy has been given control over the Vatican’s data processing center. This means that its prefect will no longer have to ask other Vatican offices for financial transaction reports but can access them directly.

Amid battling prelates and whirling scandals, there are hopes of a new era within Vatican finances. But rumors of future revelations that threaten the reputation of the Catholic Church continue to loom on the horizon. In these days, the Vatican will consider whether the recent investigations into Becciu will lead to a trial.

According to O’Brian, Vatican reform cannot hinge only on the role of cardinals or priests but must include the active participation of lay people.

“Pope Francis needs to embrace more fully the vision of the Second Vatican Council and involve in the Vatican’s financial management members of the lay faithful who have established track-records of professional expertise, demonstrated moral character, and independence of status that mitigates against any conflicts of interest in stewarding the resources of the Church,” he said.

https://religionnews.com/2020/10/09/cardinal-pells-timely-return-to-rome-fuels-rumors-of-his-restoration-as-finance-sheriff/

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feff4c  No.11006573

File: e562bf32a1240e4⋯.jpg (67.08 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Bishop_Peter_J_Elliott_say….jpg)

File: f72bde3ba880808⋯.jpg (59.9 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Chrissie_Foster_says_the_P….jpg)

Abuse survivors despair as Pell conspiracy breaks cover

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At the mention of George Pell, the old man became enraged.

The Italian Monsignor had been sitting quietly beneath the baroque arches of a 17th century dining room, waiting for his guests to arrive for Sunday lunch, when a visiting Australian priest made the mistake of name-dropping the Cardinal.

“Pell, what is he doing here?’’ the normally affable Monsignor shouted. “He is imposing your ways on our ways.

“We have our ways of doing things.’’

Peter J. Elliott, an auxiliary bishop from Melbourne who previously worked for 10 years inside the Vatican, says he retreated to his own table without saying a word in response. “I sat down and thought ‘Oh George, you are in trouble.’''

Such was the venom in the Monsignor’s comments, Bishop Elliott made a note of them in his diary: July 5, 2015. He has since become convinced that Pell’s enemies within the Vatican, possibly with the help of the mafia, were the hidden hand in his prosecution and jailing for historical child sex offences.

This conspiracy theory, previously only held to by Cardinal Pell's most ardent supporters, has broken into the open with Italian newspaper reports that 700,000 euros ($1.2 million) in Vatican funds were transferred to Australia to influence witness testimony against Pell.

According to those who subscribe to the theory, this was done not to bring Pell to justice but to throw him nel fango – in the mud – and prevent him from cleaning up the Vatican’s finances and exposing corruption within the church.

“He went into a situation where they were going to fight him and they got him," says Bishop Elliott, now retired. “I believe he was punished. Now it is up to an inquiry to prove it.’’

Chrissie Foster also wants an inquiry.

She lives far removed from the splendour of the Domus Paulus xi, a residence for Catholic clergy in the ancient centre of Rome where Bishop Elliott had his run-in with the now dead Monsignor.

The mother of two daughters who were sexually abused by a Catholic priest known by the church to be a paedophile, Foster says the suggestion implicit in the Italian media reports is deeply offensive and potentially damaging to abuse survivors and should not be left to stand.

“They are saying the witnesses are corrupt. How are you supposed to take that?

“It should be investigated to the end to find out where that money went. How do we know it didn’t go into George Pell’s account to pay for his legal bills?

“Follow the money. Get a court order and find out. Don’t just leave it hanging there, to entertain their conspiracy theories.''

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feff4c  No.11006594

File: b3b0b5a84d29877⋯.jpg (43.52 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Cardinal_George_Pell_is_in….jpg)

File: 5456dbaf4e20187⋯.jpg (57.98 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Cardinal_George_Pell_retur….jpg)

>>11006573

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Claims of a dark conspiracy against Pell involving crooked Vatican officials, the mob and corrupt actors in Australia have been circulating for at least four years.

Sources familiar with the matter this week said that Pell's legal team considered the possibility of a Vatican plot before he was formally interviewed by Victoria Police in Rome in October 2016.

His legal team considered the claims and decided that, in the absence of any evidence to support them, they could not be put to jury.

Bishop Elliott, a friend of Pell’s, spoke of it publicly in October 2017 at a Sydney Institute event to mark the 500th anniversary of the reformation. Pell had just been charged by police and shortly after the event, Bishop Elliott surprised those still in room by suggesting the mafia had cooked up his legal troubles.

Pell has been more careful. After the High Court quashed his conviction and freed him from jail earlier this year, he said in a Sky News interview that he believed his only accuser who testified at trial, a former choirboy known as J, might have been used.

Did he believe corrupt Vatican officials were behind it? “Most of the senior people in Rome who are in any way sympathetic to financial reform believe that they are,’’ he said. “I don’t have any evidence of that.’’

Evidence remains elusive. However, over the past two weeks, a sequence of events have sent into overdrive Vatican intrigue surrounding the trials of George Pell.

The first was an announcement by Pope Francis on September 24 that Giovanni Angelo Becciu, a powerful Vatican figure who vehemently opposed Pell’s financial reforms, had effectively resigned as a cardinal. Becciu is at the centre of ongoing Vatican investigations into a series of suspect property deals.

On the day the Becciu news broke, Pell was packing his bags in Sydney to prepare to return to Rome for the first time since he stood trial in the Victorian County Court. It appears coincidental that Pell arrived in Rome just as Becciu was exiting the Vatican but Pell revelled in the timing. “I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria," he said.

Pell’s return to Rome was greeted by a series of local newspaper reports, the first of which was written by L'Espresso journalist Massimiliano Coccia.

It revealed that Becciu’s assistant Monsignor Alberto Perlasca had turned whistleblower and was assisting Vatican investigators. According to the report, Perlasca told the investigators Becciu arranged a series of financial transfers to Australia to “finance the testimonies against his great rival George Pell''.

The report goes on to suggest the second former choirboy Pell was charged with sexually assaulting received money to accuse the Cardinal. This claim, which the Italian journalist sourced to unnamed “Ballarat residents", does not withstand scrutiny.

The second choirboy, a friend of J, never accused George Pell of sexual assault, did not provide a statement to police and died three years before Pell was charged. J testified that it was his friend's death, which followed years of drug addiction and mental health problems, which prompted him to take his allegations against Pell to police.

The second choirboy’s father, who testified against George Pell at the Cardinal’s committal proceedings and is currently preparing a lawsuit against the church, said he was “beyond offended" by any suggestion he benefited financially from Pell’s prosecution.

“My wife and I are driving around in a car that is 21 years old, we are renting a National Affordability Scheme home and living on a pension. This is absolute stupidity and these allegations should never have seen the light of day," he said.

“I have certainly not received any money to give evidence against George Pell and any suggestion that the surviving complainant has is just ludicrous. Given what the surviving complainant has been through I can only imagine how distressing it has been for him to hear these baseless allegations.''

J has denied through his lawyer any knowledge or receipt of payments to testify against the Cardinal. At every stage of the judicial process, including the High Court appeal, J was found to be a credible, compelling witness.

Becciu has denied interfering in Pell's trial. The barrister who defended Pell, Robert Richter, QC, says the money transfer should be investigated.

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feff4c  No.11006613

File: e55eb57faa43b56⋯.jpg (62.66 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Giovanni_Becciu_says_he_ca….jpg)

File: 03b5631c3841ea9⋯.jpg (207.64 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Abuse_survivors_despair_as….jpg)

>>11006594

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The final event in a combustive sequence was Pope Francis’ private meeting with his Canberra Nuncio, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana. News of the meeting emerged shortly after reports of the 700,000 euros transfer, inviting speculation that the Vatican’s embassy in Australia might have played a part in the conspiracy.

Senior church figures are divided on whether it is unusual for a Nuncio – the Vatican equivalent of an ambassador – to be given a private audience with the Pope. The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald confirmed that the Nuncio's reasons for being in Europe had nothing to do with Becciu or Pell. He had recently travelled to Poland to ordain the next Bishop of Port Pirie.

Whatever the truth of the conspiracy theory, the political machinations playing out in Rome are crucial to the affairs of the Vatican and legacy of George Pell.

Pell was handpicked by Pope Francis to bring the finances of the Vatican into the modern era. This put Becciu on a direct collision course with Pell, who had already dubbed his shadowy technique of managing funds as the metodo Becciu – the Becciu method.

By 2016, when the Victoria Police investigation into Pell was nearing its conclusion, Becciu had politically outmanoeuvred his rival and with the Pope’s support, blocked Pell’s attempt to bring external auditors into the Vatican.

The resignation of Becciu and return of Pell to Rome presents a dramatically altered picture. Becciu's loss of cardinalate rights exposes him to Italian civil law. Pope Francis, having backed the wrong cardinal four years ago, is hoping to be remembered on the right side of the historical ledger.

And Pell? "He was the Eliot Ness of the Vatican," says Australian Catholic University vice chancellor Greg Craven. "He was the good guy trying to clean up hundreds of years of financial mess and exploitation."

Such is the view from Rome. In Ballarat and Melbourne, it remains unchanged.

As Chrissie Foster puts it, whatever comes of Vatican power plays, abuse survivors stay at the bottom of the pile. "It is terrible and for what? For George Pell and his fight with his fellow cardinals? They really do live in another world. That’s what’s wrong with them."

https://www.theage.com.au/national/abuse-survivors-despair-as-pell-conspiracy-breaks-cover-20201009-p563pt.html

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feff4c  No.11007250

File: 1afd36b5304c04e⋯.jpg (172.13 KB, 825x406, 825:406, AD_12.jpg)

Alexander Downer Tweet

The political danger for @realDonaldTrump is people may be tiring of the endless dramas. @JoeBiden may be a weak candidate but they may think a vote for him is a vote for a quiet life!

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1314579958375874562

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feff4c  No.11007426

File: f7bac6cb93b640b⋯.jpg (130.46 KB, 1280x719, 1280:719, Ben_Roberts_Smith_photogra….jpg)

SAS at war: ‘I will shoot you in the head’

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The toxic culture within the Australian Army’s elite Special Air Service is under renewed scrutiny as it emerges that an internal military investigation into the ­nation’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith found that he may have threatened to shoot a fellow soldier in the back of the head after a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan.

Ahead of the imminent ­release of the findings of a four-year war crimes inquiry for the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, The Weekend Australian can reveal an SAS captain investigated the alleged bullying incident, finding it was likely Mr Roberts-Smith acted inappropriately in the aftermath of the firefight in 2006 — for which he was later awarded the Medal for Gallantry

According to an internal SAS document, obtained by The Weekend Australian, the investigating captain concluded in 2013 that, despite the seven-year gap between the alleged incident and the complaint, “there is reasonable suspicion that an incident of unacceptable behaviour did occur”.

A mediation process was ­ordered after the investigation, consistent with ADF policy that “complaints of unacceptable ­behaviour are resolved at the lowest appropriate level”.

The revelation of the SAS captain’s findings expose the deep ­divisions that have been percolating within the elite regiment for years — and the split has only widened in recent times as Mr Roberts-Smith has been accused of a series of war crimes, prompting many serving and former members of the unit to take sides.

Mr Roberts-Smith, who is suing Nine Entertainment for defamation over a series of articles alleging he committed multiple unlawful killings while on deployment in Afghanistan, told the 2013 assessment that the claims arising from the 2006 firefight were “fabricated”.

The official report of the ­allegations against Mr Roberts-Smith casts a further shadow over the operations of the SAS on the battlefields of Afghanistan, with accusations the force was overused, beset by a poor culture, and inappropriately used as “door kickers” and big-battle soldiers when they were specifically trained for stealth operations.

The upcoming Inspector-General’s crimes report by NSW Supreme Court judge Major General Paul Brereton is expected to make further allegations in relation to Mr Roberts-Smith, a ­recipient of the Victoria Cross.

The SAS “quick assessment brief” obtained by The Weekend Australian concerns a complaint by a fellow operator, “Corporal M”, who was a trooper in a six-man patrol with then-trooper Roberts-Smith during the June 2, 2006, battle near Chora Pass in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province.

Corporal M, who cannot be identified because he is still serving in the regiment, told the investigator in 2013 that he was “bullied and verbally harassed” by Mr Roberts-Smith, according to the four page “staff-in-confidence” briefing prepared for the regiment’s commanding officer.

“During the deployment and post the patrol Cpl Roberts-Smith came up to me and said ‘Next time we go out on patrol, if your performance doesn’t improve I will shoot you in the back of the head’ or words to that effect,” the operator said. It is understood Corporal M did not interpret Mr Roberts-Smith’s comment as a literal threat to kill, but was nevertheless distressed by it.

Corporal M alleged Mr Roberts-Smith later “demeaned (his) character/ability as an SAS patrol member” during a 2012 squadron conference. He made the official complaint in an August 2013 ­interview — seven years after the alleged incident — amid swirling rumours over the conduct of some SAS members.

The Weekend Australian is not suggesting the allegations are true, only that they were made.

Mr Roberts-Smith told the ­investigator: “These allegations are simply not true and have been fabricated … (Corporal M) has been communicating with other members of the unit to try and concoct stories and statements to verify his allegations.”

In his official report, the investigating captain found “there is sufficient evidence to suggest that CPL Roberts-Smith may have verbally insulted (Corporal M)”, and that “an act of unacceptable behaviour may have been carried out by CPL Roberts-Smith during that deployment”. Mr Roberts-Smith announced several months later he was leaving full-time army service to pursue a career in business. There is no suggestion this was linked to Corporal M’s complaint.

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feff4c  No.11007439

File: 4497d781ae051c7⋯.jpg (140.99 KB, 650x795, 130:159, SAS_at_war_I_will_shoot_yo….jpg)

>>11007426

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The Federal Court heard this week that Justice Brereton has ­issued Mr Roberts-Smith with a “potentially affected person” ­notice, meaning the former soldier is the subject of allegations made to the inquiry.

The court has previously heard Mr Roberts-Smith is a suspect in an AFP war crimes inquiry for alleged murder and cruel treatment of an Afghan farmer, Ali Jan, who was allegedly kicked off a cliff while handcuffed and before being shot dead in September 2012.

The Weekend Australian has spoken independently to multiple SAS veterans of the Afghanistan conflict who said Mr Roberts-Smith’s alleged threat against Corporal M was consistent with his behaviour

According to one, Mr Roberts-Smith appeared to have an intense dislike of the smaller, quieter Corporal M.

Another said: “I know that Ben Roberts-Smith harassed, was abusive and disrespectful to (Corporal M) at the time. It got to the point where it was so bad ­(Corporal M) was moved out of the patrol.”

Mr Roberts-Smith’s lawyer Mark O’Brien said the allegation his client bullied the other soldier “is completely false”.

He said Corporal M’s complaint against Mr Roberts-Smith was “was made at the urging of a couple of senior patrol commanders … who have well known animosity towards my client.”

There have been conflicting accounts of the Chora Pass battle.

According to Robert-Smith’s official Medal for Gallantry ­citation, an observation post manned by his patrol “had become the focus of the anti-­coalition militia force”.

It records his repeated moves to leave the covered position to “neutralise” the enemy, and his taking up of an exposed position ahead of the patrol, halting “a group of sixteen” Taliban combatants with his sniper rifle while experiencing “very accurate small arms fire”.

The citation omits mention of what attracted the enemy to the observation post, which was ­directing fire on insurgents in the valley below.

Journalist Chris Masters’ 2017 book, No Front Line: Australian special forces at war in Afghanistan, said the then-trooper Mr Roberts-Smith had disagreed with a decision made by the then-trooper M and another soldier who opted not to shoot a teenage boy who came within about 75 metres of the hidden position.

“He wore traditional Afghan garb and with no chest rig or weapons,” Masters wrote.

The teenager might have been a “spotter”, but the operators believed their position had not been compromised, Masters wrote.

But Mr Roberts-Smith told the Australian War Memorial in February 2011 that “a couple of blokes” came close to the observation post, potentially compromising the hideout.

“(They) just walked up literally, probably about two hours before dark, walked straight up to the front of the OP.”

He said the patrol’s job was “not to start a fight”, but believing the insurgents may have spotted the patrol, he and Sergeant Matt Locke, who was killed in action in 2007, “hunted them down and got rid of them”.

He said the gunfire set off a flare carried by one of the insurgents in a “chest rig”, which attracted the attention of other enemy fighters.

In a later interview with The Australian, in April 2011, Mr Roberts-Smith said he and Sgt Locke engaged just a single armed insurgent who walked within 30m of the position.

In the ensuing battle, Corporal (then trooper) M’s Minimi machine gun jammed, which Mr Roberts-Smith said placed the patrol in danger, according to his interview with the War Memorial.

“When the gun broke, that’s why it was desperate, because that was 25 per cent of the firepower,” he said.

Mr Roberts-Smith was later awarded the Victoria Cross for his role in a 2010 battle, in which he stormed two enemy machine gun positions in Afghanistan while the rest of his squad was pinned down.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/ben-robertssmith-i-will-shoot-you-in-the-head-sas-at-war/news-story/b32c06b4c7a6ea2d81e0a5b2e9527143

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feff4c  No.11007557

File: 7a0cf6659c460b3⋯.jpg (41.29 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Australian_writer_Yang_Hen….jpg)

File: 459012aa8b1b4b9⋯.jpg (49.66 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Prime_Minister_Scott_Morri….jpg)

'Transparency' needed in China's Yang Hengjun case, says Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia has been calling on China to provide "transparency" and a "fair and just process" for a detained Australian citizen who has just been charged with espionage.

Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been formally charged with espionage almost two years after he was first detained by Chinese authorities, paving the way for him to face trial.

Chinese prosecutors have been running out of time to charge the UTS PhD graduate, who has been held since January 2019 without trial. His case has been handed between Chinese state security organs and the Supreme People's Procuratorate three times and prosecutors had less than two weeks left to charge Yang under China's opaque judicial system.

Morrison said Australia had been providing consular support and would continue to do so, but "it never assists, I think, in these circumstances for me to offer any real extensive commentary on these issues".

"We are obviously keen, and have been stressing in all our diplomatic engagements around this issue, that there should be transparency, there should be a fair and just process," he said.

"These are the things we stand for as Australians, and there is no reason why we shouldn't expect the same for any Australian, wherever they are in the world including in the PRC [People's Republic of China].

"The system there is very different to the system here in Australia, and that can cause some anxiety."

The ABC reported on Saturday that Yang had been charged on October 7. There are no details about the exact nature of charges against Yang, a pro-democracy blogger who was born in China and once worked for its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Yang's lawyer, Shang Baojun, told the ABC that Yang had been officially charged with espionage but gave no further details stating he was "strictly prohibited from being interviewed by the foreign media".

In September, Yang vowed to "fight to the end" after seeing his second lawyer, Mo Shaoping, for the first time since he was detained.

The 55-year-old has been isolated and allegedly tortured in an attempt to extract a confession on the unspecified claims.

In comments to his lawyers and confirmed by sources close to his family at the time, Yang said he wanted to go to court. "This is political persecution," he said. "They can abuse me. I did not confess to anything criminal. I am innocent and will fight to the end."

Yang is among several Australians detained by Chinese authorities. Chinese-Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei is also being held by state security on unknown claims.

Yang’s wife, Yuan Xiaoliang, told the ABC she felt “helpless” after hearing her husband had been charged.

Chinese authorities have spent the past year interrogating the pro-democracy blogger on his Australian, US and Chinese Communist Party connections. Prior to coming to Australia in 1999, Yang has said he worked for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The charge comes at a time when relations between Australia and China are at their lowest point since diplomatic ties were established almost 50 years ago.

Australia has no accredited foreign correspondents left in China after two journalists were last month forced out of the country, while Australian Australian television anchor Cheng Lei has also been detained in Beijing.

Cheng, a business anchor with Chinese state media network CGTN was privately critical of the Chinese Communist Party on Facebook. China's Foreign Ministry confirmed in September that the Melbourne-mother had been arrested on national security grounds but there has been no public detail on the specific claims against her.

Australian journalists Bill Birtles and Michael Smith left China in September after being questioned by Chinese state security in relation to Cheng's case.

Australian-Chinese relations have deteriorated sharply since 2018, with multiple disputes over the coronavirus, Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, foreign interference and incursions into the South China Sea.

China has imposed more than $1 billion in trade strikes against Australia this year, after the Morrison government pushed for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Australia had been informed that Chinese authorities have decided to prosecute Yang "on charges yet to be announced".

"The Australian Government has had recent consular access to Dr Yang in detention, in line with our bilateral consular agreement. We will continue to provide consular support to him and his family, and to advocate for his interests," the DFAT spokeswoman said.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/australian-writer-formally-charged-with-espionage-reports-20201010-p563tw.html

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787015  No.11008088

File: 2991424320ed2bd⋯.jpeg (1.54 MB, 4032x1354, 2016:677, F5363273_5754_45A7_ABCF_B….jpeg)

I found this recruitment add in a local paper.

Unacceptable elitist BS

Do as you wish with the number and email.

I hope it’s bombarded with rubbish.

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feff4c  No.11008922

File: 11b97e77c820fbf⋯.jpg (80.24 KB, 698x447, 698:447, A_post_on_the_State_Sancti….jpg)

File: 432dfe2bc05ed4b⋯.jpg (53.49 KB, 524x348, 131:87, Defence_cracked_down_after….jpg)

ADF personnel warned about social media use after offensive Instagram account uncovered

Military personnel using fake or anonymous profiles to post offensive material online are being warned they can easily be tracked down and punished for breaching Defence policies.

The crackdown on social media was introduced just days after the ABC revealed that current and former Australian special forces soldiers were operating an Instagram account called State Sanctioned Violence, which mocked allegations of war crimes allegedly committed by their comrades in Afghanistan.

In a message sent by Defence Chief Angus Campbell and Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty last month, ADF members and civilian staff are warned it is "essential" to adhere to Defence's Media and Communication Policy.

"We do not tolerate any Defence person, whether an ADF member, an APS employee or a contractor, engaging in behaviour or content that is inconsistent with our Defence values and policy," he said.

"All defence personnel have an obligation to uphold these standards at all times," General Campbell and Secretary Moriarty wrote on September 15.

Under the official guidelines, personnel are warned they must not "join or remain a member of a group, forum, site or discussion that is involved in or promotes behaviour that is exploitative, objectifying or derogatory or in any other way breaches any relevant legislation or Defence policies".

It also warns against posts that are "defamatory, vulgar, obscene, abusive, profane, threatening, racially or ethnically hateful or otherwise offensive or illegal information or material".

Defence has also warned personnel that hiding behind fake identities is not an excuse, and they can still be caught.

"Anyone identified as having posted or engaged with inappropriate material, including anonymously or under a pseudonym, will be held accountable for contravening Defence policy," the Chief and Secretary warned.

Member questioned over Instagram account

The ABC can also reveal that a serving Defence member was this week questioned over links to a public Instagram account that sold merchandise including bumper stickers reading "Make Diggers Violent Again" and "Taliban Tears", and T-shirts with "High Velocity Atrocities" emblazoned on them.

A Defence spokesperson has confirmed the Instagram account titled State Sanctioned Violence is currently under investigation.

"No Australian Defence Force personnel have been charged at this time," the spokesperson told the ABC.

"As this matter is still under investigation, it is inappropriate for Defence to provide further comment."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-10/adf-personnel-warned-about-social-media-use-after-instagram/12749150

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feff4c  No.11019483

File: 0adcb4303c6732c⋯.jpg (58.6 KB, 862x485, 862:485, The_popular_video_app_TikT….jpg)

Home Affairs TikTok security review found data security protections 'inadequate'

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The popular video app TikTok is at the centre of a national security showdown between the United States and China.

But while the Trump administration has pushed for the platform to be banned, citing concerns it could share user data with Chinese authorities, the Federal Government has not yet followed America's lead.

In early August, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Government had taken "a good look" at TikTok and found no evidence of local data misuse.

However, the scale and detail of Australia's investigation of TikTok remains unclear.

Partly redacted documents, obtained by the ABC under freedom of information laws, show that the Department of Home Affairs completed a security assessment in January and recommended the app be banned or restricted on department devices.

That risk assessment of TikTok found controls on its use within Home Affairs to be broadly "inadequate".

The four risk events assessed by the department's Cyber Risk Services Branch included a nation state gaining access to data and personal information — an event that was considered "possible" with "major" consequences.

There was also a risk that "users may be assumed to represent the agency through association and or content" — a scenario that would seem to apply to all social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

The report's recommended action was to restrict use of TikTok on corporate devices by the end of February.

Justin Warren, founder of PivotNine, said the risk assessment appeared "cursory" and lacked any significant explanation of the basis of the department's decision-making process. The document calls it a "short form risk assessment".

"For an [department] that is a critical part of Australia's cyber security mechanisms… I expected more from them," he said. "This does not inspire confidence."

The assessment seemed narrowly focused, according to Fergus Ryan, an analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

As it looked solely at whether TikTok should be used on corporate devices within Home Affairs, it did not examine whether the app poses a broader national security threat to the community at large.

"It also appears that the Home Affairs investigation only looked into the data security side of the equation without looking at the other important national security concern — that the app could be used to shape information flows to the benefit of the Chinese government," he said.

The ABC reported in January that the Australian Defence Department had banned TikTok on work devices. It also restricts the use of WeChat, a Chinese social media and messaging app.

A Home Affairs spokesperson said decisions around the use of applications on department-issued devices were ultimately a matter for individual agencies and departments.

"The Department of Home Affairs regularly assesses the risk of applications on department issued devices," he said. "Where the risk is unacceptable to the department, the use of these applications is blocked."

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feff4c  No.11019500

File: 6685e500b8df0c4⋯.jpg (105.92 KB, 1308x425, 1308:425, Home_Affairs_TikTok_securi….jpg)

>>11019483

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Scale of Australia's TikTok security review unclear

While the January security assessment of TikTok focused on internal risks in Home Affairs, reports from early August suggest the Federal Government was also conducting two complementary investigations into the app — one reportedly undertaken by security agencies, and one by Home Affairs.

Days after the ABC report, Prime Minister Morrison told the Aspen Security Forum the Government had looked into the concerns raised by TikTok and its relationship to the Chinese Government via its parent company Bytedance.

"There's nothing at this point that would suggest to us that security interests have been compromised or Australian citizens have been compromised because of what's happening with those applications," he said.

"But people should know that the line connects right back into China and that they should exercise their own judgement about whether they should participate in those things or not."

He did not say on what review or evidence his comments were based, or whether Home Affair's January assessment was considered.

TikTok executives recently appeared before a Senate committee examining the risk of foreign interference through social media in Australia.

The company's general manager in Australia Lee Hunter told the committee that the Australian government inquiry had "concluded that there was no reason to restrict us".

But representatives from TikTok also claimed to committee chair Jenny McAllister that Home Affairs had not contacted them directly about their investigation, which she described as "quite incredible".

TikTok reached out to a range of federal politicians, including every member of the Australian Cabinet, according to its director of public policy for Australia and New Zealand Brent Thomas.

"We did have discussions with the relevant ministers' offices who were in charge of those departments, but we were not asked to engage directly with those agencies," he said.

On August 6, US President Donald Trump published executive orders declaring TikTok and WeChat would be blocked from processing transactions for US citizens and from being downloaded in US app stores.

Mr Trump later suggested the ban could be averted if TikTok sold its US business to an American company.

While Microsoft was considered a frontrunner to purchase the app's US operations, Oracle and Walmart announced a deal in September to purchase a stake in TikTok Global.

TikTok insists user data is stored in Singapore and the US, with "strict controls" on employee access.

"TikTok does not share the information of our users in Australia with any foreign government, including the Chinese Government, and would not do so if asked," a spokesperson said.

The Prime Minister's office declined to comment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-10-11/tiktok-security-review-home-affairs-inadequate-protections/12739694

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feff4c  No.11020227

File: 8938727c165d55b⋯.jpg (49.77 KB, 960x600, 8:5, Home_Secretary_Priti_Patel.jpg)

UK leads global call for Facebook to take action on paedophiles

Facebook will be turning a blind eye to Britain’s 300,000 paedophiles if it goes ahead with its encryption plans, Priti Patel has warned, as she joined six other major nations in an unprecedented appeal to the tech giant.

Ministers from the UK, US, Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and India published a joint statement on Sunday warning Facebook’s plans to encrypt users’ end-to-end communications will prevent law enforcement agencies pursuing paedophiles who use the platform to groom and abuse children.

The seven nations - which account for one in five of Facebook’s 2.7 billion users - are demanding that Facebook embed systems to enable the company and law enforcement agencies to continue to access illegal content and activity including child abuse as well as terrorism and serious crime.

Facebook accounts for 94 per cent of the 69 million suspect child abuse images or videos passed to investigators in the past year, a 50 per cent rise on the previous year, which law enforcement agencies warn will disappear if the tech firm goes ahead with encryption.

In a briefing by senior Home Office and GCHQ security officials for journalists, Rob Jones, the National Crime Agency (NCA) director responsible for combating child sexual exploitation, said Facebook’s plans would “shut the door” on the near 90,000 online abuse cases referred to it in the past year.

With 300,000 active paedophiles in the UK that the NCA believes pose a threat to children, he said these referrals had enabled it to pass on 15,000 leads to police in the year to June, leading to 4,500 offenders being arrested and 6,000 children safeguarded.

“That’s what we stand to lose if these measures are implemented,” he said. “The lights go out. The doors get slammed and we lose all that insight.

“The best technical experts in the UK - the same people who keep us safe from terrorists and cyber attacks - tell us there is no alternative. I believe them and I am deeply concerned.”

He warned that if other platforms followed Facebook, the market leader with its hold on Instagram and WhatsApp, it would be “catastrophic.”

Ms Patel, the Home Secretary, said: “We owe it to all of our citizens, especially our children, to ensure their safety by continuing to unmask sexual predators and terrorists operating online.

“It is essential that tech companies do not turn a blind eye to this problem and hamper their, as well as law enforcement’s ability to tackle these sickening criminal acts.

“Our countries urge all tech companies to work with us to find a solution that puts the public’s safety first.”

In their statement the seven nations warn that Facebook and other platforms' encryption plans pose a “severe risk” to public safety, and reject the company’s claims that it will improve privacy and cyber security.

“We challenge the assertion that public safety cannot be protected without compromising privacy or cyber security,” they said.

“We strongly believe that approaches protecting each of these important values are possible and strive to work with industry to collaborate on mutually agreeable solutions.”

The statement is signed by the five eyes nations which share intelligence of Ms Patel, William P. Barr, US Attorney General, Peter Dutton, Australia’s home minister, Andrew Little MP, New Zealand’s justice minister, Bill Blair, Canada’s public safety minister, as well as India and Japan.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/10/10/uk-leads-global-call-facebook-take-action-paedophiles/

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feff4c  No.11020270

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>>11020227

Home Secretary and international partners tell tech companies to put child safety first

Seven countries have today published an international statement on the end-to-end-encryption and public safety.

Seven countries, whose populations represent a fifth of Facebook’s users across the world, have today (Sunday 11 October 2020) published an international statement on the impact of end-to-end encryption policies which erode the public’s safety online.

A year after the Home Secretary wrote an open letter to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg requesting the company halts its end-to-end encryption plans unless they can address child safety fears, the UK, alongside the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and Japan, have called on all tech companies to ensure they do not blind themselves to illegal activity on their platforms, including child abuse images.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said:

"We owe it to all of our citizens, especially our children, to ensure their safety by continuing to unmask sexual predators and terrorists operating online.

"It is essential that tech companies do not turn a blind eye to this problem and hamper their, as well as law enforcement’s, ability to tackle these sickening criminal acts.

"Our countries urge all tech companies to work with us to find a solution that puts the public’s safety first."

The 7 signatories of the international statement have made it clear that when end-to-end encryption is applied with no access to content, it severely undermines the ability of companies to take action against illegal activity on their own platforms.

It also prevents law enforcement investigating and prosecuting the most serious crimes being committed on these services such as online child sexual abuse, grooming and terrorist content.

This international intervention calls on tech companies to ensure there is no reduction in user safety when designing their encrypted services; to enable law enforcement access to content where it is necessary and proportionate; and work with governments to facilitate this.

The UK and its international partners are clear that they support strong encryption, but not where it is applied in a way that precludes all legal access to content, therefore putting the public at significant risk of harm.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-and-international-partners-tell-tech-companies-to-put-child-safety-first

International statement: End-to-end encryption and public safety

International statement calling on tech companies to ensure end-to-end encryption is not implemented in a way that erodes public safety.

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This statement has been signed by the governments of the UK, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.

The statement:

* sets out the severe impact on public safety where end-to-end encryption is implemented in a way that precludes all access to content, even to investigate the most serious crimes, including terrorism, and child sexual exploitation and abuse

* calls on tech companies to work with governments to find solutions to ensure the safety of our citizens, without eroding user privacy or cyber security

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-statement-end-to-end-encryption-and-public-safety

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925601/2020.10.11_International_statement_end-to-end_encryption_and_public_safety_for_publication_final.pdf

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feff4c  No.11020501

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US elections were changed for better (and worse) by the secret 'Australian ballot'

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The voters in one West Virginian precinct weren't having it.

"They swore they wouldn't have any more of the Australian nonsense," the New York Times and other papers reported.

They told officials to step away and then demolished the polling booths.

It was 1892. They were meant to be using, for the first time, the 'Australian ballot'.

Decades earlier Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia had done something innovative.

In 1856 they'd all passed laws requiring standardised ballots with the names of all the candidates, that could be filled out secretly and placed in a ballot box.

Victoria holds the honour of getting in an election first with this new method. SA came up with indicating your choice with an X — as opposed to crossing out the names you didn't want.

But the citizens of Lincoln County, West Virginia, reportedly found this method "slow and tedious".

They demanded, the report says, to vote "according to the old method in vogue before the war".

So they voted by voice.

Before the Australian ballot

There were two ways of voting before the US took on the Aussie invention: viva voce (by voice) or with a party ticket.

If a state or county required voting by voice, men (it was almost all men — in the late 19th century very, very few states allowed women to vote) would announce to an official who they were voting for. Their name and vote was then written down in a poll book.

The other method involved voting with party tickets which were handed out by parties.

"They were highly visible, highly marked … everybody could see the colour of the ticket. So there was no secrecy," Flinders University's Don DeBats says.

Dr DeBats has spent decades studying US political history and has used the 'viva voce' poll books and public records of two US cites to learn who the voters were, the lives they lived, and the votes they cast.

He says in this era elections were exciting, social events.

"It was a really great public occasion. Everybody got together, both voters and non-voters, they stood around outside — elections were outside — and they watched the election happen. And they watched individuals vote."

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feff4c  No.11020515

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>>11020501

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The Australian ballot arrives

The secret ballot was designed to stop one problem made possible by these very public election days — voter intimidation.

It's much harder to intimidate or bribe someone if you can't see who they end up voting for.

But Dr DeBats says there was another reason some states and counties got behind the Australian ballot.

It could be used to control who got to vote.

"It disenfranchised African Americans and disenfranchised anybody who couldn't read a ballot on their own," Dr DeBats says.

US election ballots are complicated. It's not just the president being voted for, there are other state and local offices (eg senators, attorneys general), and there are ballot measures — proposed laws being put to voters.

Reading and filling out a ballot — as opposed to dropping a pre-written party ticket in a ballot box — required a level of education that many lacked.

"It was a pseudo literacy test. The Australian ballot, worked very, very well, it disenfranchised millions," Dr DeBats says.

"Anybody who couldn't read a very complicated ballot, on their own, in secret, in a kind of a sanctified space was essentially disenfranchised. And that was the idea."

A New York Times account of Mississippi's first use of Australian ballots in 1891 says the law, "as is generally known, was passed to put the white people in control of the state for all time to come".

Today

Dr DeBats and other experts argue that the increasingly popular mail-in ballots reduce secrecy, as voting at home doesn't guarantee the privacy of a polling booth.

It's also easier than ever to view public records with apps allowing people to see information on their friends and contacts (eg. whether they voted at the last election, their political affiliation) and encouraging users to remind them to vote.

But factcheckers warn claims by some such as US Attorney-General William Barr that voting by mail eliminates secret voting are misleading or unfounded.

Dr DeBats says the shift to voting in secret has had a lasting impact on elections that were once open, public, community events.

"Politics is about community, one way or another, and the Australian ballot, individualised, sanctified, sterilised, the vote," he says.

"Do-gooders thought that was a fine thing. Other people thought it probably wasn't a fine thing.

"People who wanted to disenfranchise a lot of people said, 'This is a good way to do it'. And they did it."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-11/us-election-voting-changed-by-secret-australian-ballot-history/12726686

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feff4c  No.11034229

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Donald Trump pushes for release of report into Alexander Downer and Russia inquiry

Donald Trump is pushing hard for the release of a major report into the origins of the Russia investigation which could draw Australia into the US election campaign with just weeks to go until the November 3 poll.

The President is increasing pressure on Attorney-General Bill Barr to release the Durham report before the election, hoping it would boost his campaign by criticising the FBI’s decision to start the Russia inquiry during the 2016 election.

The wide-ranging investigation, by US attorney John Durham, has examined Australia’s role in the Russia probe, which the FBI initiated in July 2016 after learning of former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer’s meeting with then Trump adviser George Papadopoulos in London.

Mr Durham has interviewed Mr Downer who is understood to have told him that he was not part of any conspiracy to undermine the Trump campaign.

Mr Trump was hoping the report would be released before the election, but Mr Barr has told Republicans that this is now unlikely.

“If that’s the case, I’m very disappointed,” Mr Trump told conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh at the weekend. “I think it’s a terrible thing and I’ll say it to his (Barr’s) face.

‘That’s a disgrace. I think it’s a disgrace. It’s an embarrassment.”

Mr Durham is supposed to be an independent investigator and Mr Barr has no power to force the attorney to speed up his investigation to suit a political cycle.

Mr Barr has been highly critical of the FBI’s behaviour in the Russia investigation, saying that the President was the victim of an “utterly false Russian collusion narrative”. But he has also said that former president Barack Obama and current Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden are not being criminally investigated in relation to the probe.

Mr Trump has long claimed that the FBI wrongly spied on his 2016 campaign for partisan political reasons. He also accuses Mr Obama and Mr Biden of seeking to frame his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, in January 2017 and, by extension, undermine the start of Trump’s presidency. “NOW DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE BIGGEST OF ALL POLITICAL SCANDALS (IN HISTORY),’ Mr Trump tweeted last week. “Biden, Obama and crooked Hillary led this treasonous plot!!! BIDEN SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO RUN – GOT CAUGHT!!!

Mr Trump warned at the weekend that if Mr Biden wins the election, the Durham findings may never be released.

“First of all, if we don’t win this election, that whole thing’s going to end, okay?’ he said.

“That’s another thing I’m fighting for because these people have to be brought to justice, but they should have been brought to justice before the election. But if we don’t win this election, if we don’t win, that whole thing is going to be dismissed.”

Mr Trump continues to push this issue, which he calls “Obamagate”, at his election rallies, using the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian probe to portray himself as a victim of a political hit job by the Washington “swamp.

Australia said in May last year it would co-operate fully with the Durham investigation and that it had nothing to hide.

At that time Mr Trump appeared to be open to claims that Australia was involved in a broad conspiracy to undermine his 2016 campaign. “I hope he looks at the UK, and I hope he looks at Australia, and I hope he looks at Ukraine. I hope he looks at everything because there was a hoax that was perpetrated on our country,” Mr Trump said at that time.

Mr Downer’s role has been the subject of conspiracy theories after Mr Papadopoulos and others accused him of being a pro-­Clinton spy working to establish links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

The FBI began the Russia investigation after Mr Downer, who was then high commissioner to London, told the US that Mr Papadopoulos told him, in a London wine bar in May 2016, that Russia had numerous emails that could damage Mr Trump’s opponent Hillary Clinton. Mr Downer reported the information to Canberra within days but it was only after WikiLeaks released a flood of Russian-hacked Democratic National Committee emails in July that Mr Downer decided to report the information directly to the US.

“I want to emphasise that (Downer) did the right thing in supplying that information; (Downer) acted at all times just as we would hope a close ally would,” Mr Barr has said. “We are grateful that we have such friends. What was subsequently done with that information by the FBI presents a separate question.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/donald-trump-pushes-for-release-of-report-into-alexander-downer-and-russia-inquiry/news-story/5063eb68a3a474876fe0e37b387ee069

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feff4c  No.11034465

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Australian teacher leaves Cambodia as he protests his innocence over indecent assault charges against children - and he claims he's the victim of an extortion racket

Former Catholic school teacher Garry Mulroy has flown out of Phnom Penh, protesting his conviction for indecent assault against children and alleging he was the victim of an extortion racket.

Mulroy had spent the past week in a safe house in the Cambodian capital amid fears for his safety after he was released from prison in Siem Reap, in the northwest, where he was serving a two-year prison term for assaulting six boys.

He was initially charged with engaging in child prostitution, which carries a 15-year term.

However this was dropped after Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), an NGO that made the charge, dropped legal representation and the prosecuting police officer failed to turn up in court.

'If I had been guilty I would have killed myself without hesitation,' Mulroy said.

'It was horrible, and it's the most degrading and embarrassing thing to ever be charged with.'

The former Catholic school teacher from Lismore was found guilty of indecent assault, although all the boys testified he had never touched them and the prosecution did not give details of the alleged assaults.

The prosecution and Mulroy's defence both appealed to a provincial court in Battambang, where judges upheld the acquittal and reduced his two year sentence to one year plus one year suspended.

He had already served 15 months and was allowed to walk free.

Mulroy said there was nothing worse than being accused of being a pedophile, and vowed to appeal the indecent assault conviction.

He said that verdict was reached to save face among Cambodians who had tried to extort about $100,000 from him.

Mulroy's release was shrouded in secrecy amid fears of retribution after an independent report commissioned by the defence outlined a litany of miscarriages of justice and rivalries between NGOs that led to his arrest.

Copies of the report by Australian risk management advisor Ross Milosevic were sent to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, members of his cabinet and the Australian Federal Police.

The report also said police interviews with the boys were not conducted with any adult supervision and made 'under extreme duress, intimidation and extortion' to secure charges against Mulroy and were a bid by police, NGOs, judiciary and government officials to extort money.

Mulroy said his troubles began while working at two NGOs where he raised concerns over the misallocation of donor money, which resulted in sponsors halting their support.

He then initiated his own NGO, Education House, with six boys aged 11 to 14.

'Those boys stood up in court and said they hadn't touched me and I hadn't touched them,' Mulroy said, adding that guards and other prisoners 'knew I wasn't guilty, they knew it was a money case'.

He said police had wanted him to pay about $90,000 to a lawyer of their choice, while one NGO he had worked for had demanded $12,000. A further $15,000 he had in cash had disappeared.

Mulroy's cell was shared with 22 to 30 inmates and measured five metres by five metres.

He spent most of his 461 days behind bars searching for clean water.

'Tap water smelt like metal and if you had a sore and it got wet it would fizz-up,' he said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8829773/Former-teacher-Garry-Mulroy-leave-Phnom-Penh-protests-conviction-child-indecent-assault.html

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feff4c  No.11034645

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Resignations in the news

Chris Eccles, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' top bureaucrat, resigns after hotel quarantine inquiry requests phone records

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Premier Daniel Andrews says he was "shocked" to discover that his top bureaucrat called then-police commissioner Graham Ashton during a crucial six-minute window on the day the hotel quarantine program was set up.

Chris Eccles, the secretary of Victoria's Department of Premier and Cabinet, announced his resignation today after phone records requested by the hotel quarantine inquiry showed he made a two-minute phone call to Mr Ashton on March 27.

No-one who gave evidence to that inquiry could recall who made the decision to use private security contractors to guard returned travellers.

But a timeline provided by Victoria Police said sometime between 1:16pm and 1:22pm on March 27, Mr Ashton was called and advised that private security would be used. Mr Ashton could not remember who called him.

When he fronted the hotel quarantine inquiry in September, Mr Eccles said he could not recall calling Mr Ashton during this window, despite receiving a text message from the then-police commissioner at 1:16pm asking about the hotel quarantine plans.

On the weekend, Mr Andrews revealed the quarantine inquiry had requested the phone records of the Premier and his senior staff.

In his resignation statement today, Mr Eccles said his phone records showed he did call Mr Ashton for just over two minutes at 1:17pm.

"There has been much commentary and speculation about whether I or anyone else at [the Department of Premier and Cabinet] spoke to Mr Ashton during that narrow timeframe on 27 March," Mr Eccles said in his resignation statement.

"It is now evident I did."

Today, Mr Andrews said did not know about the March 27 phone call until Mr Eccles informed his department last night.

He also said he thought Mr Eccles "made the right choice" in resigning, and he had not spoken to Mr Eccles about their evidence to the hotel quarantine inquiry.

"I don't think it's appropriate that witnesses should be talking to each other in their capacity as witnesses," he said.

"I was shocked when I was informed last night that this call had been made, and that a detailed examination of his phone records had shown that."

However Mr Eccles said his phone call to Mr Ashton did not mean the decision to use private security came from him or the Premier's department.

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feff4c  No.11034653

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>>11034645

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Eccles 'absolutely certain' he did not make private security decision

In a written statement to the hotel quarantine inquiry, Mr Ashton said he sent a text message to Mr Eccles at 1:16pm on March 27 saying:

"Chris I am getting word from Canberra for a plan whereby arrivals from overseas are to be subjected to enforced isolation from tomorrow.

"The suggestion is Victorian arrivals are conveyed to a hotel Somewhere where they are guarded by police for 14 days.

"Are you aware of anything in this regard?? Graham."

Mr Ashton's statement said he did not receive a reply to that text message and could not recall whether anyone phoned him about the private security arrangements.

Mr Ashton's statement said he sent a text message at 1:22pm to Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw and said:

"Mate my advise [sic] is that ADF will do Passenger transfer and private security will be used."

Mr Eccles told the hotel quarantine inquiry he could not recall whether he called Mr Ashton following that 1:16pm text message.

Today, he said he did not have his full telephone records until the hotel quarantine inquiry requested them on Saturday.

But he said although the telephone records show he did call the then-chief commissioner on March 27, they did not show that he or anyone in the Premier's department made the decision to use private security.

"I am absolutely certain I did not convey to Mr Ashton any decision regarding the use of private security as I was unaware any such decision had been made, and I most certainly had not made such a decision myself," Mr Eccles said.

Mr Eccles said he was resigning because he did not want to distract from the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

"I do not want a focus on me to in any way undermine the extraordinary work of the public sector as it continues to respond to unprecedented challenges of 2020," he said.

The Premier said Mr Eccles advised his department about the March 27 phone call late yesterday.

"Until last night, I had understood that Mr Eccles did not know if he had telephoned Mr Ashton at that time," Mr Andrews said in a statement.

"That matter is now beyond doubt."

Responding to Mr Eccles' resignation, Opposition Leader Michael O'Brien said Mr Andrews was ultimately responsible.

"All roads lead to Daniel Andrews," he said.

"How many other careers are going to be thrown under a bus to protect this Premier? The buck stops with Daniel Andrews."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-12/premier-daniel-andrews-dept-head-chris-eccles-resigns/12753610

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feff4c  No.11034788

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Trump needs to take fight up to Biden and land some punches

Joe Hockey - OCTOBER 11, 2020

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Donald Trump divides the world into winners and losers. At the moment he is losing.

A good friend told me of one meeting he had in the Oval Office with the President. They were discussing some US technology and the President didn’t like the look of the equipment. He wanted better aesthetics.

My friend responded that it might not be pretty but the thing that mattered was the lethality of the punch: “Much like Mike Tyson, Mr President.” Trump responded: “I watched Tyson lose two fights. Conversation over.”

Trump is not only losing the national vote by an average 10 per cent; in the battleground states, he is 5 per cent behind Biden. The local polls are more revealing in the key states he won in 2016 like Wisconsin (5 per cent behind), Pennsylvania (7 per cent), Michigan (7 per cent), Florida (4 per cent), Arizona (3 per cent), North Carolina (1 per cent) and Ohio (1 per cent). Yet the Republicans have pulled advertising in some of these key states. They are running out of money.

The immediate question is whether Trump is capable of a knockout punch between now and the final bell, because on points he is tracking towards a thumping loss. The foundations for a comeback are still there. Most importantly, he is still full of fight. He has driven his many critics mad with his rapid recovery from the coronavirus. It’s extraordinary. In just over one week he has gone from a hospital bed in Bethesda to a rally in Florida.

And Trump will not only claim this reaffirms his strength – “I feel better than I have in 20 years” – but will claim he knows how to defeat the virus. He declared he is going to get all Americans the miracle treatments he received.

Out of fear Trump is now speaking directly to seniors, where he has been bleeding support over the past few months. Late last week in a message from the Rose Garden, he specifically targeted Americans over 65 saying “to my favourite people in the world, the seniors. I am a senior, I know you don’t know that, nobody knows that … but I am a senior”. He went on to pledge his unqualified support for their health and wellbeing.

Trump is now moving to a Sun Belt strategy of targeted campaigning in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Arizona. This week is aimed at shoring up his weakening base. He will also have intermittent visits to Pennsylvania. He cannot afford to lose that state under any scenario.

Trump must stop talking about himself. He has to give Americans a reason to vote for him and being Donald Trump is not enough.

He must follow the lead of Mike Pence who won the debate with Kamala Harris. I knew Pence won when CNN and MSNBC commentators started criticising Harris for her performance.

The former Indiana governor is an experienced debater and he won focusing on what matters to swing voters like our Mary Milwaukee. He talked about jobs and the threat of the Green New Deal. He had Harris on the back foot on taxes, law and order, China and border protection. Harris landed a few good punches on mismanagement of the coronavirus – the Trump-Pence achilles heel – and it’s having a big impact on Mary Milwaukee’s parents, who have been solid Trump supporters but are having second thoughts.

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feff4c  No.11034793

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>>11034788

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Joe Biden and Harris have left themselves open to an attack at the suggestion they will stack the US Supreme Court if they get control of the White House and the Senate. Americans don’t like people fiddling with their institutions. If Trump lets this opportunity pass then it’s game over.

Like a good prizefighter he has to ignore the pain of the punches that hit him and focus on landing punches on his opponent. And empathy helps.

Trump rarely shows empathy. It’s not his natural instinct; he views it as a weakness. Last week Pence grieved for all those lost to coronavirus and it resonated.

Trump needs to prosecute the case that 97 per cent of Americans have not had coronavirus and of those that have, 97 per cent survived. He must grieve for the losses but get on with the battle. Like the wartime President Americans would expect, he has some good news to sell as well. The mortality rate is falling and vaccines are just around the corner.

And Trump must get back to the issues that helped in 2016 – job creation through “made in America”, secure borders, freedom of religion and the right to own a gun, a stronger military and more affordable healthcare. When did Trump last talk about infrastructure?

On taxes he can throw a knockout punch. Biden has pledged to reverse the Trump corporate tax cuts. In Australian politics that would be a knockout punch for an opponent during a recession. Instead, Trump is still tweeting about Hillary Clinton.

During my seven election campaigns in Australia, the leader always had someone who could pull them into line. Good campaign teams led by fearless advisers were essential. At times I was in the room for those frank and honest character assessments. And, yes, I copped a few myself.

Trump has no one to tell him when he is wrong, having sacked the critics and ostracised the contrarians. Almost none of the 2016 team is there. And many mainstream Republicans who were “Never Trumpers” have morphed into movements like The Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump. These well-funded groups have done unprecedented damage to his re-election campaign. Their ads are sniper shots with horrifying accuracy. What’s more, they got into Trump’s head by running the ads in Washington DC on the TV networks he watches every morning. They are experienced Republican campaigners running against an inexperienced incumbent.

Sometimes leaders can get away with an inexperienced team and little message discipline. They have usually been through hell and high water themselves and are smart enough to build a kitchen cabinet of experienced, wise advisers. Trump hasn’t held a formal cabinet meeting since May and trusts only his own judgment – and he craves regular reaffirmation like one of his predecessors, Richard Nixon.

Even the best fighter cannot win without a good support team in their corner. It’s time for Trump to forget about the aesthetics, get back in the ring and start landing some heavy blows.

Joe Hockey is a former federal treasurer and ambassador to the US. He is president of advisory firm Bondi Partners.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/trump-needs-to-take-fight-up-to-biden-and-land-some-punches/news-story/89a45c3e4407b8cec308b2327f36ab22

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feff4c  No.11035007

File: aae4ab309820f35⋯.jpg (100.57 KB, 960x540, 16:9, Democratic_candidate_Barba….jpg)

Democrat’s praise of strict gun law roils Kansas Senate race

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Sunday circulated a video of the Democrats’ candidate for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas praising strict Australian gun laws that she said “took them all away” to undercut her campaign as a political moderate in what’s been an unexpectedly tough red-state race for the GOP.

Democrat Barbara Bollier’s spokeswoman accused Republican Roger Marshall’s campaign of being “duplicitous” in highlighting the video from an Oct. 3 “lawn chair chat” at a Kansas City-area park. Bollier’s campaign released longer audio from the same event that included moments in which Bollier said she supports the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protecting gun rights and recalled hunting with her father.

The race appears to be close between Marshall, a two-term congressman for western and central Kansas, and Bollier, a Kansas City-area state senator who was a lifelong moderate Republican before switching parties late in 2018. As the GOP fights to keep its 53-47 majority in the Senate, Marshall and his supporters have attacked Bollier on issues that favor Republicans in much of the state, including gun rights.

Both a 2 1/2-minute video clip provided to The Associated Press by the Marshall campaign and longer audio from Bollier’s show that she noted that an adult daughter lives in Australia and praised a law there that in the 1990s forced owners of 700,000 guns to sell them to the government as “this amazing thing.”

“They have no guns. They don’t allow them. They just took them all away,” Bollier told her audience. “And you know what? It’s pretty darn safe.”

Bollier also noted that Australia imposes licensing and training requirements for gun owners. Kansas law allows adults to carry weapons openly, and it allows them to carry concealed firearms without a permit — a policy Bollier opposed as a legislator when it was enacted in 2015.

“Who thinks you can just go out and have a gun? Seriously,” Bollier said. “You can’t drive a car without training. You can’t basically do anything without some kind of training. This is a lethal weapon.”

As the video clip began circulating, Bollier tweeted Sunday afternoon: “I do not support gun confiscation. I never have. I never will.”

Republicans have not lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932, but Bollier has flooded the airwaves with ads that have included testimonials from former GOP state lawmakers.

The race had seen a Kansas record of $32 million in advertising as of last week, with Marshall and his allies being outspent, according to the media advertising firm Advertising Analytics.

Bollier’s campaign had spent more than $9 million, with outside groups paying for about $8 million more. Nearly 90% of the roughly $14.5 million in ads for Marshall were covered by outside groups, with the Marshall campaign spending about $1.5 million, according to Advertising Analytics.

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feff4c  No.11035014

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>>11035007

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Bollier’s remarks on guns first were reported Sunday by The Washington Free Beacon conservative site. Marshall’s campaign manager, Eric Pahls, texted a 36-second excerpt to The Associated Press. He later provided a link to a longer video clip with Bollier’s full answer to a question from a woman who said she recently bought a handgun and was “completely disturbed” by how easy it was for her one to buy one and carry it concealed.

“This may sound good to Bollier’s donors in San Francisco, but to Kansans, this is disqualifying,” Pahls said in a later text. “Even among Democrats, forced gun confiscation is an alarming concept.”

Bollier spokeswoman Alexandra De Luca provided nearly eight minutes of audio from the event, which included comments from the Democratic candidate a few minutes before the question that led Bollier to praise Australian gun laws. Bollier said she still has one of her father’s shotguns but called gun violence a public health crisis.

“Roger Marshall and his allies in Washington want to take Barbara’s comments completely out of context for their political benefit,” De Luca said in a statement. “She knows we can protect the rights of gun owners and keep our communities safe.”

But Pahls suggested that Bollier’s comments in support of the Second Amendment represent “carefully scripted talking points” and that with off-script answers to questions, “she exposes herself for the radical leftist that she is.”

“Her true colors started shining through,” he said.

Pahls also suggested Bollier’s staff ended the event shortly afterward because “she got off her rehearsed talking points.”

De Luca called it “an outright lie,” then provided 32 minutes of audio from the event. It showed that she began wrapping up about a minute later — after answering a final question and saying she supports background checks for gun purchases.

https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/national/democrats-praise-of-strict-gun-law-roils-kansas-senate-race/

Dr. Roger Marshall Tweet

Barbara Bollier caught on video supporting gun confiscation & gun bans.

She's no moderate. Watch for yourself.

freebeacon.com/2020-election/kansas-dem-backs-gun-confiscation/ #kssen

Dr. Barbara Bollier Tweet

One of my favorite memories growing up was hunting with my dad — he left me his shotgun when he died.

I support the 2nd Amendment and commonsense reforms we can agree all to, like expanded background checks.

I do not support gun confiscation. I never have. I never will. #KSSen

https://twitter.com/BarbaraBollier/status/1315364810775764993

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000000  No.11035180

Aussie polly shitting bricks on fear of exposure on Trump win.

-> Polly posts anti-trump rant in media.

-> Polly exposes themselves.

-> Polly shits more bricks. Repeat.

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feff4c  No.11039237

File: 959293c85ce6c09⋯.jpg (93.93 KB, 862x485, 862:485, Pope_Francis_received_Card….jpg)

File: b643cb1c987cbea⋯.jpg (66.32 KB, 862x575, 862:575, Cardinal_Angelo_Becciu_was….jpg)

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Cardinal George Pell meets with Pope Francis for first time since child sexual abuse convictions quashed

Cardinal George Pell has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

The meeting was confirmed in the Holy See's daily bulletin.

The Vatican released a photo of the private audience showing Cardinal Pell sitting closely to the Pope inside his office while the pair were filmed by a camera crew.

No further details were provided, but Cardinal Pell told reporters in front of his residence just outside the Vatican walls that the meeting went "went very well".

Cardinal Pell returned to Rome at the end of September after a nearly three-year absence during which he faced allegations of historic child sex offences in Australia.

This was the 79-year-old's first meeting with the Pope since his child sex abuse convictions were quashed in April this year.

He had been convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s and served 13 months of his six-year jail sentence before the conviction was overturned by Australia's High Court.

Cardinal Pell has maintained his innocence throughout the trial and conviction.

When he left Rome in 2017, Cardinal Pell was the Vatican's Secretariat of the Economy, a powerful position in which he oversaw the Catholic Church's vast finances.

Vatican facing financial pressure

His return to the Vatican coincides with anti-money laundering evaluators visiting the city-state over a mounting financial scandal that already has cost the jobs of a half a dozen people, including one of the Holy See's most powerful cardinals, Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Cardinal Pell and Cardinal Becciu had long clashed over the Australian's efforts to bring greater transparency and accountability to the Vatican's balance sheets.

The Council of Europe's Moneyval team will be checking the Vatican's compliance with international norms to fight money laundering and terror financing.

Moneyval has generally given the Holy See positive to mixed reviews in its periodic evaluations.

Its main criticism in recent years has been directed at the Vatican's criminal tribunal, which it faulted for failing to prosecute many cases despite receiving dozens of suspicious transaction reports from the Vatican's financial watchdog.

Vatican prosecutors last year opened a corruption investigation into the Holy See's investment in a London real estate venture, but to date no-one has been indicted.

The Vatican's secretariat of state has sunk more than 350 million euros (nearly $570 million) into the London venture, much of the money donations from the faithful.

Tens of millions of dollars were paid in fees to Italian businessmen who acted as middlemen in the real estate deal.

Last month Pope Francis fired Cardinal Becciu, who had helped to orchestrate the original deal.

Cardinal Pell congratulated the Pope after Cardinal Becciu was sacked.

"I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria," Cardinal Pell said in a statement.

Members of Swiss Guard isolate after positive COVID tests

Cardinal Pell's meeting with the Pope comes as four members of the Swiss Guard, the elite and colourfully dressed corps that protects the Pope, tested positive for COVID-19

The results came in over the weekend and added to three other residents or citizens of the Vatican who have tested positive in recent weeks, according to a statement.

They are believed to be the first in the corps to test positive.

Nearly all of the guard are single men who live in a barracks just inside the Vatican gates, while the commanders and married members live in separate apartments.

All members have Swiss nationality.

The Vatican said all of those who had tested positive had mild symptoms.

They have been isolated and tracing of those they had been in direct contact with is underway.

The Vatican last week instituted prevention measures stipulating that everyone had to wear masks, even outdoors, and practice social distancing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-12/cardinal-george-pell-meets-with-pope-francis-at-vatican/12759414

Daily Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office

Daily Bulletin of: 12.10.2020

Audiences, 12.10.2020

This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Excellency Mr. Francisco Javier Bautista Lara, ambassador of Nicaragua to the Holy See, on the occasion of the presentation of his credential letters;

- Archbishop Vito Rallo, titular of Alba, apostolic nuncio in Morocco;

- Bishop Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I., of Hildesheim, Federal Republic of Germany;

- His Eminence Cardinal George Pell, prefect emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy.

http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/10/12/201012a.html

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feff4c  No.11047759

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>>11039237

Pope Francis meets Australian Cardinal Pell

Channel News Asia

Published on 12 Oct 2020

Pope Francis meets Australian Cardinal George Pell in Rome on Monday (Oct 12). Pell returned to Rome last month for the first time after he was jailed and later acquitted on child sex abuse charges.

Full story: https://cna.asia/34SN5r2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0D5ltErWNE

Pope meets acquitted Australian Cardinal Pell

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met on Monday (Oct 12) with Australian Cardinal George Pell, who returned to Rome last month for the first time since being jailed - and then acquitted - on child sex abuse charges.

The Argentinian pontiff, a fierce defender of the presumption of innocence, held a private audience with Pell at the Apostolic Palace, the Vatican said, without providing any further details.

The Vatican released a brief video clip of the meeting, a clear sign both the pope and Pell wanted the reception to be seen widely.

In it, Francis is heard saying “good to see you" and “more than a year" - an apparent reference to the time Pell spent in prison.

Neither man was wearing a protective mask, despite the surge in coronavirus infections in the Lazio region surrounding the Vatican, and despite the Vatican's own admission on Monday that four Swiss Guards had tested positive for COVID-19.

"It went very well," Pell told reporters in front of his residence just outside the Vatican walls.

NOT SUMMONED BACK: SENIOR OFFICIALS

While a reunion between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the man he once appointed as his trusted anti-corruption tsar had been expected, it was not clear whether Pell would be entrusted with a new Vatican role.

Senior officials said he had not been summoned back by Francis, but had returned on his own volition.

"It is now a given that this meeting will be crucial and in some senses dramatic," Franca Giansoldati, Vaticanist for Italy's Messaggero daily said when the news of the private audience broke.

The cardinal had been given extended leave in 2017 to return to Australia and clear his name of accusations he molested two choirboys in the 1990s.

Pell was convicted in December 2018 of sexually abusing the choirboys when he was the archbishop of Melbourne.

He strenuously denied the charges and the High Court in Australia overturned his conviction in April this year after hearing his second appeal.

The former Vatican treasurer had in the meantime spent more than a year in prison.

"LOOK HIM IN THE EYE"

Pell, 79, returned to Rome on Sep 30, and the ex-economy minister had told priest friends "he could not wait to look the pope in the eye", Giansoldati wrote.

"That obscure phrase hid the bitterness of a cardinal who had been unable to count - during that terrible time - on a word of comfort, of support, of friendship from the pope," she added.

Although Pell was supposed to observe a 14-day isolation period, the Australian "prince of the church" was photographed recently at a cafe terrace near the Vatican.

The cardinal is still facing a civil suit brought by the father of one choirboy who died in 2014.

A report released in May after a top-level Australian inquiry said Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests.

RETURNING IN THE MIDST OF A SCANDAL

Pell returned to find a swirling financial corruption scandal implicating half a dozen Holy See employees, including one of his Vatican nemeses, Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

The influential Italian cardinal was forced to resign by the pope following accusations of embezzlement and nepotism.

It was not immediately clear whether the timing of Pell's return was significant, but the Australian had sent the pope a message congratulating him on ousting Becciu.

The Corriere della Sera, Italy's best-selling daily, said recently an investigation at the Vatican had unearthed suspect money transfers which allegedly pointed to Becciu being behind a plot to smear Pell.

Pell has suggested, without evidence, that his prosecution was linked to his efforts to clean up the Vatican’s finances.

For seven years, Becciu largely controlled the Vatican Secretariat of State's multi-million-euro asset portfolio and donations from the faithful.

The Corriere della Sera said that Becciu had transferred €700,000 (US$830,000) to Australia to pay for witnesses against Pell - a charge Becciu has vehemently denied.

An anonymous witness in Australia also told local media the allegation was false.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/pope-meets-acquitted-australian-cardinal-pell-13264044

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feff4c  No.11048046

File: c74db5d1c90285e⋯.jpg (108.31 KB, 800x600, 4:3, The_Victorian_government_w….jpg)

File: 1fc34f75152a48e⋯.jpg (639.34 KB, 1240x1755, 248:351, 0001.jpg)

File: 4a328ea374faf5f⋯.pdf (216.62 KB, 201013_Empowering_Victim_S….pdf)

Vic sex assault survivors have law win

Victorian sexual assault survivors have had a win after the state government agreed to change controversial new laws that hampered them from speaking out.

Survivors said the laws enacted in February stopped their right to speak publicly and use their real names before first seeking permission from a court.

Attorney-General Jill Hennessy on Tuesday announced amendments to the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act to allow survivors to tell their stories without seeking judicial consent.

The bill will clarify that survivors can publish their identities and allow most to be identified by consent without court involvement.

She added the changes would continue to protect the privacy of survivors who want to remain anonymous.

"Surviving sexual assault is not a source of shame - our laws will enable victim-survivors can speak publicly, on their terms," Ms Hennessy said.

"We will protect victim-survivors' rights to share their story, giving them the opportunity to heal and advocate for change so that we rid society of this violent behaviour."

Last month, three Melbourne sisters were allowed to speak out about their alleged abuse by former school principal Malka Leifer after a court overturned the privacy order.

Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper allege Leifer abused them when she was the head of Melbourne's Ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School.

The trio has been vocal advocates in Australia's long-running bid to extradite Leifer from Israel to face 74 child sexual abuse charges.

https://www.standard.net.au/story/6965732/vic-sex-assault-survivors-have-law-win/

Empowering Victim-Survivors To Speak On Their Terms

13 October 2020

The Victorian Government has listened and taken urgent action to ensure victim-survivors of sexual assault can share their stories.

Attorney-General Jill Hennessy today announced amendments to the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act to empower victim-survivors to tell their stories – without having to seek court permission.

The Justice Legislation Amendment (Supporting Victims and Other Matters) Bill 2020 will provide more control to victim-survivors over how, when and in what way their identity and story is published.

Importantly, the reforms will also continue to protect the privacy of victim-survivors who wish to remain anonymous.

The Bill will make it clear that victim-survivors can self-publish their identity, for example on social media, and allow most victim-survivors to be identified by consent, without court involvement.

It will also provide reassurance to survivors who have spoken out in the past, delivering immunity for a range of past publications.

The reforms were developed in close consultation with victim-survivors and those who work with them following a series of roundtables in September, including members of the ‘Let her Speak’ campaign, the Victims of Crime Consultative Committee, the Victim-Survivors’ Advisory Council and the Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault.

A second tranche of reforms will consider related issues, including a more detailed examination of how the law should apply to the publication of details of deceased victims.

The Bill will also amend the Defamation Act 2005 and the Limitation of Actions Act 1958, implementing the 19 recommendations made by the Council of Attorneys-General Model Defamation Law Working Party – including introducing a new serious harm threshold and a new public interest test.

The changes strike a balance between the need to provide fair remedies for a person whose reputation is harmed and ensuring that these laws do not place unreasonable limits on freedom of expression, particularly regarding matters of public interest.

These changes will also ensure victim-survivors are better protected when speaking up by adding clear and fair tests to defamation cases.

Quotes attributable to Attorney-General Jill Hennessy

“Surviving sexual assault is not a source of shame—our laws will enable victim-survivors can speak publicly, on their terms.”

“We will protect victim-survivors’ rights to share their story – giving them the opportunity to heal and advocate for change so that we rid society of this violent behaviour.”

“I thank the victim-survivors and advocates who offered their experience and expertise. Your insight and courage helped shape these laws and will protect the rights of anyone who speaks out about sexual assault.”

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/201013%20-%20Empowering%20Victim-Survivors%20To%20Speak%20On%20Their%20Terms.pdf

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/empowering-victim-survivors-speak-their-terms

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feff4c  No.11048103

File: 75c39fc212d696a⋯.jpg (113.13 KB, 691x461, 691:461, Believers_in_QAnon_protest….jpg)

QAnon is tearing families apart

By Travis M. Andrews - Oct. 12, 2020

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Q.

There was a time not long ago when the letter held no special meaning for Jacob, a 24-year-old in Croatia. The 17th letter of the alphabet, usually followed by “u” in English words. What else was there to know? He certainly never expected it to end the tightknit relationship he shared with his mother.

But Jacob, who grew up in the United States, told The Washington Post that he has cut all contact with his mother now that she’s become an ardent believer of the QAnon conspiracy theories.

Though they long held different political beliefs, they had “a really, really strong relationship,” he said. “We were inseparable.” He had no reason to think anything had changed. But during the holidays in 2019, “our relationship just completely tanked.”

QAnon can be traced back to a series of 2017 posts on 4chan, the online message board known for its mixture of trolls and alt-right followers. The poster was someone named “Q,” who claimed to be a government insider with Q security clearance, the highest level in the Department of Energy. QAnon’s origin matters less than what it’s become, an umbrella term for a loose set of conspiracy theories ranging from the false claim that vaccines cause illness and are a method of controlling the masses to the bogus assertion that many pop stars and Democratic leaders are pedophiles.

The choose-your-own-adventure nature of QAnon makes it compelling to vulnerable people desperate for a sense of security and difficult for Twitter and Facebook to control, despite their efforts. It’s becoming increasingly mainstreamed as several QAnon-friendly candidates won congressional primaries. And the FBI has warned that it could “very likely motivate some domestic extremists to commit criminal, sometimes violent activity.”

As QAnon has crept into the news, it’s become a testament to our age of political disinformation, not to mention easy online comedic currency. But what’s often forgotten in stories and jokes are the people behind the scenes who are baffled at a loved one’s embrace of the “movement,” and who struggle to keep it from tearing their families apart.

According to Jacob’s recollection, his mother spent her days browsing these various theories on YouTube and Twitter. “I told her, ‘I came here to visit you,” he recalled. But she refused to stay offline.

“I finally got her to turn [her phone] off once, and it was unreal. She treated it like a chore,” he said. “It’s like she’s addicted. It feels like she’s been swallowed up by a cult."

“Finally, I realized that my relationship with her had brought me nothing but stress and unhappiness for, at that point, really years,” he said. “That smart, awesome person that I used to know just didn’t exist anymore. So I decided to cut my losses and cauterize the wound.”

Jacob hasn’t spoken to her since February, but she continues posting conspiracy theories multiple times a day to Facebook. She declined a request for comment, and to protect her privacy, The Post is using only Jacob’s first name.

“It’s devastating,” he said. “It really, really does feel like my mother abandoned me. She implicitly chose QAnon … over me.”

Jacob is one of many who have turned to makeshift online support groups, the most prominent of which is the subreddit r/qanoncasualties. “Do you have a loved one who’s been taken in by the QAnon conspiracy theory? Look here for emotional support and a place to vent,” reads the group’s description.

It had fewer than 3,500 members at the beginning of June, the earliest iteration captured by the online archival website the Way Back Machine. It now has more than 28,000. “I have been completely isolated from other friends and family members because of this cult,” one user posted recently. “You guys have definitely been a lifeline, reminding me that sanity does still exist in this world. Thank you guys, very much.”

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feff4c  No.11048117

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>>11048103

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The loneliness of losing loved ones to QAnon is something Kerry, of Oklahoma City, knows well. “QAnon” meant nothing to him, he recalled, when he found a stockpile of water and food in his house, which his then-wife told him was “because she believed Trump was going to be declaring martial law any day in order to effectuate a mass arrest of Democrats,” something known to QAnon believers as “the storm.” (His ex-wife declined to comment, and to protect her privacy, The Post is only using Kerry’s first name.)

Kerry dug deeper, trying to understand his wife’s beliefs. They would debate. Eventually they started avoiding it “to keep peace in the house,” but she eventually grew more assertive and “what was once a taboo topic became something we were arguing about all the time.”

Still, he empathized.

“She was getting frustrated that nobody in her immediate family was buying in and supporting her,” Kerry said. “She felt like she was alone in this crusade. … And I know this was extremely frustrating and hurtful for her.”

He and their then-18-year-old son held an intervention. It failed. “We were together a very long time. We managed to get past a lot of things I’ve seen end other marriages,” he said. “But this was the thing we couldn’t get past.”

Their 20-year marriage ended.

His is one of a flood of stories. There’s the South Carolina doctor whose mother blocked him on Facebook and no longer trusts his medical knowledge. The Florida woman who thought her mother — a physician in Canada who refuses to wear masks when not seeing a patient and tried to persuade her daughter not to vaccinate her grandchild — was senile when she began hawking QAnon theories. The woman whose unemployed aunt is quarantining alone and suddenly began diving into QAnon because it “gives her life meaning.”

“I love my mother, but she sucks the life out of me with her conspiracy theories,” said one Florida woman via email. (Many interviewees spoke on the condition of anonymity, which they requested for a variety of reasons, including fear of violence from QAnon followers, pending legal action and the worry that speaking would hinder their attempts to repair relationships.)

This is not strictly a U.S. phenomenon. Users from Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands all shared similar stories.

One recurring theme is how often people who fall into QAnon aren’t digital natives. A 30-year-old Sacramento resident said his stepmother of 20 years “has always been not really an Internet person,” until the 2016 election. She soon stumbled upon radical aspects of online politics on outlets such as 4chan, “going from a zero to a 10.” Soon enough, she was seeking “Q drops” (supposedly when Q reveals new “information”), telling others how “there are children in bunkers under Central Park who are being trafficked” and telling her stepson he was “brainwashed because you went to college.”

When this person spoke to The Post last month, his mother hadn’t left the house in 16 weeks because she refused to wear a mask after watching the viral “Plandemic” conspiracy video, which made the false claim that billionaires aided in the spread of the coronavirus to further the usage of vaccines and made the baseless and dangerous assertion that wearing masks is harmful.

“This same person who told me not to believe strangers online, her entire worldview is informed by strangers online,” he said.

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feff4c  No.11048127

File: 6e65f067826b0c9⋯.jpg (57.56 KB, 691x461, 691:461, On_Sept_7_a_supporter_of_P….jpg)

>>11048117

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Joan Donovan, the research director at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, said often people’s point of entry into a conspiracy narrative is the fear of something specific, such as illness or violent crime. Maybe they seek out answers on the Internet, only to find conspiratorial ones.

“If you have someone in your family in this mode of inquisitiveness, who is trying to figure something out, then rather than coming at them judgmentally or accusingly, there is a window of opportunity to reorient their thinking to understand why they perceive something in a certain way,” Donovan said.

That window might eventually close, though, as they find community among other online conspiracy theorists, many of whom create massive amounts of text, memes, videos — you name it — to sift through. “It’s not necessary that you convince your friends or family to join, because you have a whole separate set of friends … It’s the kind of community where you could be lost in it for hours and hours a day and still not see everything,” Donovan said.

When someone goes too far down the rabbit hole, it’s unlikely that anyone will convince them otherwise. “My main advice is not to get into a debate about, say, how many politicians are secret satanists,” Donovan said. Instead, she suggests trying to help someone “see how much of their life they’re missing out on and how much it’s impacting your relationship. … And if they can’t have a conversation about someone else, a conversation that’s mutually beneficial and interesting, then there’s a different kind of problem going on.”

“The one-on-one approach of trying to understand where someone is coming from and where their fears are … works,” Donovan said. If someone is “willing to take on the burden of trying to get one of their family members to change their mind, I hope they approach them with passion and concern.”

The situation can become increasingly difficult when a child is involved. A Florida firefighter said his ex-wife fell hard for every QAnon theory in the book, from a complicated plot connecting UFOs and the Illuminati to the (false) idea that prominent celebrities, entrepreneurs and politicians are lizard people disguised in human skin. Her obsession with conspiracy theories helped lead to their divorce.

“Her intentions are to do good, but it’s just not real,” he said. “It’s like living in a fantasy world. It’s a need to believe in something.”

Her beliefs wouldn’t matter to him much at this point if they weren’t co-parenting a son. He found out that his ex-wife told the son to avoid banks because the Federal Reserve would put microchips in him.

His father said that he and his ex “do a pretty good job of trying to raise him,” but added, “I couldn’t imagine trying to raise a child to be a functional adult while living so far outside reality.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/14/qanon-families-support-group/

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feff4c  No.11048335

File: 1663e0fec7db939⋯.jpg (75 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Democratic_presidential_ca….jpg)

US election: Joe Biden in the White House would be good for us

Troy Bramston - OCTOBER 12, 2020

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In assessing the consequences of the US presidential election, senior ministers, public servants and staff members in the Morrison government are entirely relaxed about, and even welcoming of, a victory by Joe Biden. Indeed, several Coalition MPs contacted for this column are secretly hoping there is a Democrat in the White House in January.

After almost four years of Donald Trump’s disastrous presidency, treating alliance partners with contempt and undermining the post-war liberal order, there is an understandable wish for a more normal, conventional and predictable presidency. Biden, for Australian policymakers, is seen as a safe, reliable choice.

Australia’s foreign policy establishment knows Biden as a former US vice-president, senator and chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee. It understands his world view and believes he will be easier to deal with. It trusts his experience. Biden presents no challenge to any significant foreign policy stance taken by a post-war Australian government.

Michael Fullilove is the executive director of Australia’s leading foreign policy think tank, the Lowy Institute. In an interview for this column, Fullilove said a Biden election victory next month presented little risk for Australia’s international interests or its defence and security relationship with the US.

“It is in Australia’s interest that the US be well governed and be led by a president who can bring the US together rather than divide it, a president who believes in a leadership role for the US, a president who is attracted to rather than repelled by alliances,” Fullilove said. “So in many ways a Biden presidency would represent a return to normality for Australia and other allies.

“We would have less of a monopoly on Biden’s attention and access to his presidency than we do under Trump. (Trump) has only hosted two state dinners in his first term and Australia was given one of them. If Biden wins, it will be a more of a contest for access to US policymakers. That is OK, we can compete against other countries and allies, and I would back our ability to do that.”

Many Coalition MPs dislike Trump’s style. As Malcolm Turnbull has argued, Trump is not a conservative. The trashing of political norms and shattering of presidential conventions grates with many in the Morrison government.

The Trump show is an anathema to those who were inspired by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush to devote their lives to politics. Trump’s attempt to delegitimise the election with attacks on voting, claims the outcome will be “rigged” and threatening not to leave office with a peaceful transfer of power if he is defeated is unpalatable for many in the Morrison government.

These authoritarian instincts, like Trump’s claim that the media is an enemy of the state, and his praise for strongmen such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are unconscionable.

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feff4c  No.11048345

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>>11048335

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In the US, Biden has earned more Republican endorsements than any other Democratic nominee post-war.

Indeed, Biden has more cross-party endorsements than any other candidate for president in almost 50 years. Many prominent Republicans with close links to Australia such as Colin Powell, Chuck Hagel, John Negroponte, Richard Armitage and Robert Zoellick have endorsed Biden.

Biden actually aligns better with the Morrison government’s international priorities. Australia would welcome the US returning to a lead role in global affairs and working co-operatively with other nations on combating terrorism, addressing global health issues, including COVID-19, and climate change. A Biden presidency would see the US rejoin the World Health Organisation and the Paris Accord. Biden would repair relations with Germany, France, the EU and NATO allies.

Biden sees eye-to-eye with Morrison on trade. The US would rejoin and renegotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Biden would seek to end the US trade war with China, where Australia has been collateral damage, and work cooperatively to improve the global trading system and fix dispute settlement processes. Biden has been a strong critic of China’s geopolitical ambitions and the US would likely adopt a more coherent China policy that wins the support of US allies.

There are, however, concerns with Biden’s domestic policy agenda. He is to the left of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. His support for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 would put pressure on the Morrison government to sign up to this goal. He would increase taxes and impose new regulations on business. He would be under pressure from his party’s left wing to embrace identity politics.

Yet Biden has always been moderate and centrist on policy, and can work across the divide with Republicans.

If Trump is defeated, Australia’s foreign policy, defence and security establishment would breathe a sigh of relief. It would no longer live in fear about an unhinged, unpredictable, unreliable president who makes decisions overnight via Twitter. A senior government figure told this column that they worry Trump could junk the US-Australia alliance at any moment. Trump does not have a consistent foreign policy based on values; he is instinct-driven and transactional.

Morrison has wisely declined to offer an endorsement of Trump or Biden in next month’s election. It would be a grave error of judgment for any prime minister to support a presidential candidate. The Australia-US relationship transcends political partisanship. For example, Harold Holt was close to Lyndon Johnson. Bob Hawke got on exceptionally well with the older Bush.

The reality is that Scott Morrison would get on well with a re-elected Trump or an elected Biden. Morrison has forged an effective relationship with Trump. This was evident during his state visit to Washington. But it is equally the case that Morrison would get on well with Biden. He is, after all, a pragmatist. The briefing for Morrison on a Biden presidency is being drafted now.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/joe-biden-in-the-white-house-would-be-good-for-us/news-story/006f0befb08bcb4a9d1d698dd3757456

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feff4c  No.11048472

File: 358acb5d701fb8c⋯.jpg (552.58 KB, 825x942, 275:314, LR_13.jpg)

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Defence Minister Linda Reynolds Tweet

They operate in the shadows, but shed light that helps keep Australia safe. Last week I visited the @DeptDefence Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation. Thank you for briefing me on the depth and breadth of the work you do for our nation

https://twitter.com/lindareynoldswa/status/1315119964878118913

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feff4c  No.11048507

File: f9a0a49a45a6e31⋯.jpg (47.12 KB, 1280x721, 1280:721, Neo_Nazi_group_the_Nationa….jpg)

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Alarm as neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network expands to Adelaide

A Melbourne-based neo-Nazi group that has vowed to bring about a “white revolution” has raised alarm after expanding its presence into Adelaide.

The National Socialist Network, which has openly described Indigenous Australians as “subhuman and monkeys”, posted a photo of eight members performing the Hitler salute and displaying a flag in the South Australian capital.

The members were all dressed in black and wearing balaclavas over their faces.

The neo-Nazi group’s Jacob Hersant confirmed to NCA NewsWire it was active in Adelaide as well as Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and several regional cities.

But he would not reveal how many members or associates the group had.

He said by expanding across the country members ultimately hoped to “survive as a free and distinct nation” by strengthening their community and numbers.

Human rights advocates told NCA NewsWire they were concerned the recent language from the white supremacist group was becoming more “militant”.

When asked about the group, South Australia Police said they always undertook some level of monitoring of any individual or group where information indicated there was a potential risk or harm to the safety of the South Australian community.

ASIO said extreme right-wing groups and individuals represented a serious, increasing and evolving threat to security, with the tragedy in Christchurch in 2019 a stark example.

It said the groups were increasingly radicalising numbers of young Australians – some barely in their teens – and while Islamic extremism was ASIO’s greatest concern, the extreme and violent right wing had been in its sights for many decades.

A national security agency spokesperson said it was dedicating additional resources to the evolving threat of right-wing groups.

“It represents a growing proportion of our priority counter-terrorism caseload,” they said.

“Unfortunately, extreme right-wing groups are more organised, sophisticated and security conscious than before.

“These groups are becoming increasingly ideological, more aware of and committed to specific dogmas, philosophies and views, many of which support or glorify violence.

“They draw from a diverse variety of ideas, and they are attracting a younger membership who display few overt signs of their extremist ideology.”

Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dvir Abramovich, who first exposed the National Socialist Network, told NCA NewsWire the group’s expansion should serve as a wake-up call that racism and extremism were very much alive in Australia.

“Hate is on full-throated display, we must use every measure to stamp out these evil groups,” Dr Abramovich said.

“At any point, the ugly rhetoric that these Hitler worshippers are spewing can cross the line into real-world lethal attacks, especially since such groups glorify and are inspired by ‘heroes’ or ‘martyrs’ who have carried out massacres.

“There is no doubt that white supremacists, who are growing appreciably more agitated, angry and emboldened, are waging a national campaign of harassment, ratcheting up their intimidation in an attempt to expand their base and recruit new members to their dangerous cause.”

The Australian Federal Police said politically motivated extremism was increasing.

“It is a concern to the AFP and our law enforcement and national security partners. The AFP takes all extremist groups seriously, targeting criminals and criminal activity, not ideologies or backgrounds,” a spokeswoman said.

On its website, the National Socialist Network said it would never use or advocate violence or terrorism to further their movement.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/alarm-as-neonazi-group-national-socialist-network-expands-to-adelaide/news-story/a68c9d4aa39ce51120c7ab8e3fdf7035

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19f2a1  No.11062569

File: 162ab0d37411d10⋯.jpg (100.96 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Giovanni_Angelo_Becciu_pre….jpg)

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Italian woman in Vatican financial scandal investigation arrested

Rome: A 39-year-old Italian woman has been arrested in connection with the Vatican's latest financial scandal, police said.

Cecilia Marogna had worked for Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a top Vatican official who was fired by Pope Francis last month and accused of embezzlement and nepotism. Becciu has denied all wrongdoing.

Becciu emerged as a figure who clashed with Cardinal George Pell during his time as the prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy at the Vatican.

An Italian finance police official said Marogna was arrested in Milan on Tuesday. Italian media reports said she was arrested under an international warrant issued by Vatican magistrates.

In recent days, Italian media have run interviews in which Marogna said she had received €500,000 ($818,850) from Becciu to run a "parallel diplomacy" to help missionaries in conflict zones.

She has denied wrongdoing in the interviews.

Her purported work for the Vatican's Secretariat of State, where Becciu held the number two position until 2018, was not previously known.

A senior Vatican source said Holy See magistrates suspected Marogna of embezzlement and aggravated misappropriation in complicity with others.

Becciu's lawyer Fabio Viglione, has said the cardinal knew Marogna but that his dealings with her had been "exclusively about institutional matters".

Marogna, who like Becciu is from Sardinia, has said that the funds she allegedly received from Becciu went through a company she started in Slovenia.

Vatican documents leaked to the newspaper Corriere della Sera showed Marogna reportedly spent some of the money she received on shoes, clothes, handbags and other luxury items.

During Becciu's tenure as No. 2 in the Vatican's Secretariat of State, that department purchased a luxury building in London as an investment.

A Vatican investigation into that deal, which involved several Italian middlemen, led to the suspension last year of five Vatican employees, the resignation of the city-state's the police chief and the departure of the former head of its Financial Information Authority.

Becciu has denied all wrongdoing in the deal and defended the purchase, saying the property has increased in value.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/italian-woman-in-vatican-financial-scandal-investigation-arrested-20201014-p564vd.html

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19f2a1  No.11062798

File: 5236429fc888b65⋯.jpg (79.79 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, _The_Feed_Tackle_How_To_Ta….jpg)

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‘The Feed’ Tackle How To Talk To Your QAnon-Obsessed Friend In This Painfully Real Sketch

by JARED RICHARDS - 14 OCTOBER 2020

As the collective delusions of QAnon pepper their way through Facebook groups and social media feeds, you might find yourself confronted with a conspiracy theory or two when seeing friends or family members. Thankfully, SBS’s The Feed has the answer. Well, kind of.

In their latest sketch, comedy duo Freudian Nip (Jenna Owens and Victoria Zerbst) meet up with an old friend (Alex Lee) who is quick to mention how 5G is destroying our brains. They try their best to ignore it, but the friend keeps bringing things back to delusional theories about child traffickers and the like. What to do?

The duo strike a deal with their friend: they miss the old batshit her, the one obsessed with essential oils and trying to get them into her multi-level marketing business.

They’ll allow that kind of crazy — you know, the kind that’s merely linked to widespread financial ruin and exploitation of people’s health concerns, rather than acts of terrorism.

“This ‘Donald Trump is going to save the world from vaccine-mind control shit’, that is our line, Chantelle, okay?”, says Owens.

“Okay, this is what we’re gonna do,” adds Zerbst. “You’re allowed to keep one crazy belief, as a treat. Just write it down, and then eat it. And then never talk about it again.”

Chantelle goes with Bigfoot is real, for those keeping record — not exactly a QAnon conspiracy, but definitely found within similar rabbit-holes. Then, she resumes her old Goop-esque wellness bullshit.

For those unsure what exactly QAnon is, Business Insider reporter Cameron Wilson has an excellent explainer on the theory’s roots and how it’s taken shape in an Australian context, too.

In short, it began as a theory that Donald Trump is covertly taking down a cabal of elite and Satanic child traffickers — pointedly, the belief conflates ‘elites’ with ‘Jewish’, and stems from 20th century anti-Semitic conspiracies.

It is a malleable beast, and quickly absorbs all manner of beliefs, including that COVID-19 is a hoax, as well as the anti-5G movement — many of the anti-lockdown protests around the world are a hodgepodge of QAnon signs and placards.

We’re not exactly sure, unfortunately, that bargaining over which conspiracies friends can espouse is the best way to tackle the spread of QAnon, but it’s certainly a way to stop hearing about it, at least.

For advice, you could hit up the sub-Reddit QAnon Casualties, where people worried about their friends and family share ways to best tackle the delusional thinking. Cult deprogrammer Steve Hassan also shared some tips with Forbes.

On a lighter note, watch the sketch below.

https://junkee.com/feed-qanon-sketch/274353

Comedy: Dealing with your QAnon friend

Freudian Nip.

We all have that friend who's always "been doing some research" … Our latest for The Feed SBS

https://www.facebook.com/thefeedsbs

https://www.facebook.com/freudiannip/videos/2869873763240980/

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19f2a1  No.11063089

File: 60959ed6580ab65⋯.jpg (76.91 KB, 768x768, 1:1, Tasmanian_paedophile_nurse….jpg)

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Nurse in Tasmania unmasked as serial paedophile who groomed, molested kids

A nurse who spent decades working in a children’s ward has been outed as a monster who drugged and molested little kids – using the hospital as his hunting ground.

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A serial paedophile who spent almost three decades grooming, drugging and molesting vulnerable children – also filming and bragging about his crimes online – has been unmasked as a paediatric nurse who worked for 18 years on the children’s ward at Launceston General Hospital in Tasmania until 2019.

Last October, police in Launceston laid more than a dozen charges against James ‘Jim’ Geoffrey Griffin, a 69-year-old man from Legana, who since 2001 had worked on Ward 4K, the paediatric unit attached to Launceston General Hospital.

The charges relate to sexual offences against children as young as 11 – abuse which Griffin admitted to during police questioning last year. The details of some crimes are so disturbing that news.com.au cannot publish them all.

The seven-page charge sheet, obtained exclusively by news.com.au, spans 28 years, with sex crimes dating back to at least 1987, when Griffin worked as a volunteer ambulance officer for the Tasmanian Ambulance Service. The sexual crimes continue through to 2019, at which time Griffin was working at the hospital while also volunteering as “medic” and “masseuse” for a local children’s sporting team.

On his arrest in October last year, police also discovered a “significant amount” of child pornography downloaded from the internet, as well as child pornography he had self-created. Some included children from the hospital ward.

On internet chat sites, detectives then uncovered examples of Mr Griffin “bragging” to others, outlining how he would use various drugs to sedate little girls “in order to sexually abuse them.”

Now, nurses from the hospital are breaking their silence, revealing how he would use the ward as his own personal hunting ground to “groom” and “target” sick and vulnerable kids. In some cases, he even preyed upon the children of his own colleagues.

The explosive revelations have been unearthed by investigative journalist, Camille Bianchi, who is set to expose all in a compelling true crime podcast called The Nurse.

‘BRAGGING HOW HE WOULD DRUG YOUNG GIRLS TO SEDATE THEM’

Keelie McMahon was about seven years old the first time she met Griffin at a hospital Christmas party which she was attending with her mother, Annette, a fellow nurse on the children’s ward.

“They used to do Christmas parties for the 4K Ward and obviously quite often he’d be there,” says Keelie, now aged 23.

“My little sister was about two, I think, so I would have been about seven and that’s the first Christmas party I remember meeting Jim at.”

For years, Annette and her family trusted Griffin, spending weekends and sharing vacations with him and his family.

“I was about 14 [when he] started to groom me,” says Keelie.

“It was just showing me a lot more attention than he would most people. He used to hug everyone so that was nothing unusual but he started getting a bit more hands on, longer hugs. I remember him introducing me as his ‘special girl’. If we were staying at his house he’d offer to give us back rubs to help us sleep. But I still tried to convince myself he was just being Jim, he was just being friendly.”

That grooming escalated and one night in 2011, while 14-year-old Keelie was attending a sleepover at his place, Griffin came up to where she was laying.

“There were a fair few of us there watching movies and then once we decided to go to sleep, that’s when he decided to take it a bit further with me.”

With other children sleeping close by, Griffin brazenly sexually assaulted Keelie.

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19f2a1  No.11063100

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>>11063089

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“I remember waking up the next morning and going out to the kitchen and Jim just acted like nothing had happened. He just kept talking to me normally and went about his day like it hadn’t happened, which made me second guess what had happened and I started to question myself.”

Keelie sent her mum a text message asking to be picked up.

“Me and mum are like best friends. She’s definitely the person I tell everything to, except one of the most important things that ever happened to me. She was such good friends with Jim, I didn’t want to put a strain on their relationship,” says Keelie.

But six months later, during a shared family camping trip, Griffin – then aged 62 – sexually assaulted Keelie again.

“I thought maybe I had provoked him somehow — I don’t know how, that’s just the conclusion I came up with: that I had somehow invited him to touch me inappropriately and assault me as a 14-year-old girl,” she says.

Ashamed and scared, Keelie stayed silent.

Until, that was, she learned that she wasn’t alone.

In May last year, another young woman, Alice* walked into a Launceston police station revealing that between the ages of 11 and 14, Griffin had groomed and repeatedly sexually assaulted her.

According to the charge sheet, the abuse against Alice involved “sexual intercourse” at which time he was aged between 58 and 63.

In another Australian jurisdiction, Griffin might have been charged with rape of a child, but in Tasmania, the name of the offence he was charged under was the euphemistically titled “maintaining a sexual relationship with a young person under the age of 17 … to whom you were not married”.

Griffin was then interviewed by police where he “made admissions of criminal sexual misconduct in relation to her.”

As happens in small communities, news soon got around that Alice had reported Griffin to police, and when Keelie learned that Alice had also been sexually assaulted by the same man who had preyed upon her, she decided to open up and tell her mother. Annette went into shock and had to take stress leave from the ward.

“When I finally realised ‘yes this is what happened’ I can remember crying and that primal scream,” says Annette. She fired off a text message to her “old friend” Jim.

“How dare you Jim. How f*g DARE you. I trusted you. My daughter trusted you. She never told me until now because ‘he’s such a nice man’ and she ‘didn’t want to ruin your life’ … Well, consider it well and truly ruined. Don’t bother replying.”

Keelie remembers that moment well: “Mum was obviously very shocked and then I think the anger started to come out. Once I told Mum, everything happened so quickly. A Detective from the police got in touch with me and I had to go in and make my statement.

“Two weeks later I got a message from the Detective that said they had charged Jim.”

That was September last year.

By October, a total of five female victims had come forward to police, making similar complaints of sexual abuse ranging from the late 1980s through to 2012.

Police then searched Mr Griffin’s Legana home where they located extensive amounts of child pornography and in an online forum dated March 2015, they also discovered a post of his. He was bragging to others, explaining how he would drug young girls to sedate them so that he could film himself abusing them.

The details of that abuse are so perverse that news.com.au has elected not to publish further information.

In yet another search, police then unearthed “electronic devices” which contained indecent images “of children apparently taken in his role as paediatric nurse” as well as other indecent images of yet another colleague’s child, who is not Keelie.

(continued)

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19f2a1  No.11063112

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>>11063100

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‘IT’S LIKE VOLDEMORT, YOU AREN’T ALLOWED TO SAY HIS NAME’

On October 3 charges were laid. But then, 10 days later, Griffin attempted to take his own life. He was found on October 14 in his home, sitting in a chair. There was paperwork and bills organised on his dining room table – as if he was putting his affairs in order – along with family photo albums and sealed letters addressed to his family containing cash.

But James Griffin was not dead.

He’d threatened to kill himself earlier, even telling one victim he would “die before going to prison.”

Griffin was rushed to the same hospital where his own colleagues were required to try to revive him.

“Some had heard rumours by then,” says podcast host Camille Bianchi “but most had no idea.

“A lot of the staff had been ‘groomed’ by him too. They’d seen him befriend patients on social media, or give them backrubs, or even carry naked little girls back from the shower. They might have raised an eyebrow, but he was so convincing: he was part of the furniture, a trusted friend, someone who made everyone believe he was just a ‘father figure’ willing to extend an extra arm of support to vulnerable families like single mums, or patients with mental health issues.”

But they were also beginning to learn of the charges and the events which triggered his suicide attempt.

“How can you be that person and be so evil at the same time? I thought he was genuine,” says one nurse on the condition of anonymity.

“He groomed a lot of us,” says another. “I think he showed a different side of himself to different people.”

And then, suddenly, he died.

On October 18 in Launceston General Hospital, Griffin was pronounced dead. A coroner’s report would later find that “when he took the drugs which caused his death he did so with the express intention of ending his own life voluntarily and alone. No doubt the charges he was facing at the time of his death motivated his action.”

On Ward 4K though, nurses were in shock as gradually news of both the death and the charges began to leak out.

The whole ward was “genuinely traumatised”, says Bianchi.

“They felt like they lost him twice. The day he died, and then the days later when they found out who he really was.

“They were grieving both Jims: the loss of the Jim they knew and the horror of the one they were just beginning to meet.”

Speaking to Bianchi, one nurse commented: “It’s like Voldemort, you aren’t allowed to say his name”.

HE ROBBED US OF OUR DAY IN COURT

Of course, the nurses weren’t the only ones impacted.

“I didn’t know how I was meant to feel or how I was allowed to feel,” says Keelie.

“Jim was charged with indecent assault against me and then he died. That was it. It all just happened so quickly: it would have been within a month [of reporting and] it was over.”

Keelie and the other survivors are now frustrated that the court system failed to hold him in jail or prevent him from taking the coward’s way out.

“His suicide was a ‘f*** you’ to the victims and to the whole process,” says Bianchi.

“He took the easy way out. He deprived his victims of their day in court and the chance to look their predator in the face and say ‘this is how you hurt me’.

“These people – the ones he hurt as children, the ones who came forward and reported him to police – they were just beginning to find their voice and agency again. They had waited years. They wanted answers. But he was released by the courts without adequate supervision and now they will never get justice.

“There will be no answers, no resolution, no validation of their suffering. When he died the cogs of justice just creaked to a halt. It was ‘case closed’.”

(continued)

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19f2a1  No.11063124

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>>11063112

4/5

Comparing Griffin’s death to the alleged suicide of infamous paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Bianchi says she was determined to make a podcast to give the survivors their chance to be heard.

“He got to choose his way out. He got to have power over the outcome which is, once again, power over his victims too.

“There was too much ‘unfinished business’, and up until now, he’s been able to write his own ending. This podcast is their day in court.”

HOSPITAL REFUSES TO RELEASE MORE THAN 100 SECRET DOCUMENTS

Ordinarily, one might expect that the story of a paediatric nurse killing himself directly after being charged with molesting multiple children would make huge headlines around the country.

But even in a town ripe with gossip, the case has been all but hushed up.

“This is a story you don’t know, unless you live in Launceston” says Bianchi, “and even then, it’s been whispered to you in the pub, or passed only by word-of-mouth.

“People are scared. Scared to lose jobs. Scared to upset those who are covering up what’s happened.”

Griffin was connected in various circles of power and the hospital has so far not co-operated with the investigation.

“Nothing about this has been straight forward. The story that was first brought to me was that these women wanted to speak and no media was interested or willing to touch it. People had tried, but it always fell over,” says Bianchi.

“I’m not the first journalist to know about it. Multiple journalists do. But local media is often under-resourced and the ramifications of publishing something like this are very different in a small community where everyone knows each other, compared to a capital city.

“In regional media you can’t burn your sources and when you start to call some of these big institutions to account and lay hefty allegations, or even just ask too many questions, you can put a target on your back.

“You can come under pressure from editors not to burn bridges because you’ll be cutting off a future pipeline of information and stories, not just for yourself, but you may in fact be jeopardising your entire team’s access to politicians and information.”

Protecting an investigation against leaks is also extremely difficult in a small community, as probing questions have a way of tipping off subjects, and can even trigger defamation proceedings if the questions themselves are deemed libellous.

“If you don’t know something and you’re trying to firm it up in good faith you have to be very, very careful in how you do it,” says Bianchi. “Many journalists tried to do this story, but it always ended up in the ‘too hard’ basket, because local newsrooms just don’t have the bandwidth.”

News.com.au and Bianchi have now both obtained the coroner’s report and the original police charge sheet, but even that took months to obtain.

A further Freedom of Information request (known as Right to Information in Tasmania) has so far been completely blocked by Tasmania’s Health Department.

The request was first submitted in April 2020. It asks for any information relating to complaints about James Geoffrey Griffin, along with various other information.

The request yielded a schedule of 101 documents, but all 101 have been redacted with the department citing ‘privacy concerns’.

However what that schedule of redacted documents does confirm, is that Launceston General Hospital was in receipt of complaints against Griffin dating back to at least 2009. When Bianchi and news.com.au contacted the federal health watchdog, AHPRA, to determine whether the complaints were ever passed along to them, as required, that line of questioning revealed they had no record of the hospital ever having forwarded the 2009 complaint, or another complaint which had been lodged in 2017.

“This was a serial premeditated predator,” says Bianchi. “James Griffin planned how and when he could abuse young children – and put himself in the best possible situations to do it: he preyed on sick kids. I don’t understand how or why complaints weren’t forwarded, or why we are being stonewalled now.

“The victims want this information released. The public will want to know. It is most certainly in the public interest to release those 100 plus secret documents.”

(continued)

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19f2a1  No.11063143

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>>11063124

5/5

A complaint has now been lodged with the Tasmanian Ombudsman, requesting that they review the Health Department’s decision not to release documents – but that process may take up to 400 days on average.

The Department of Health has been contacted for comment.

THE COST OF SPEAKING UP

Despite these hurdles, the podcast has now been released and is expected to send shockwaves through Tasmania.

“For the nurses who are speaking up, their priority is that it never happens again and that all victims have support and opportunity to get redress,” says Bianchi.

“They want it publicly known and acknowledged that the children in their care were exposed to a predator and they want answers, too.

“It sits heavily on them that a child may come back one day and say ‘what did you do once you knew?’ and they want to be able to answer that question’.”

Bianchi says they are also risking their careers to do so: “In a small town there aren’t many other employment prospects for them and they are very fearful.”

For the survivors, of course, the potential cost is even higher.

“Not everyone in Launceston can accept that he was a monster or had that duality. These people’s lives are all intertwined and it’s a very painful process for people to come to terms with what’s happened,” says Bianchi.

“This makes the burden on survivors that much higher. They are weighing up the cost of silence and the cost of speaking. Sometimes it’s not as clear cut as saying ‘the truth will set you free’, because in many cases the truth will add an extra burden of scrutiny and trauma and they are risking friendships and relationships by speaking out.”

And yet, Keelie, Annette and others remain determined to speak.

They want other children and survivors of sexual abuse to feel less alone and to know that help is available and that the victim is never at fault.

“I think when I first started talking to police and my counsellor, that’s when I realised he didn’t assault me because of something I did,” says Keelie.

“He did it because of how messed up he is and that has nothing to do with me. It was just the wrong place, wrong time, really. And I had no place to be blamed for it.”

* Name changed.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/nurse-in-tasmania-unmasked-as-serial-paedophile-who-groomed-molested-kids/news-story/4808c6c47c825112075def6bf01247e4

The Nurse - True Crime podcast

Camille Bianchi

In a quiet town in Tasmania, James Griffin was the kind of person you would trust to look after your kids. As a paediatric nurse, netball medic and grandfatherly figure in the community, people trusted him.

At work he was "Just Jim", but he was he hiding something? If you have any information on this unfolding story contact thenursepodcast@gmail.com or Signal +61 437 639 211

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-nurse/id1533629268

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19f2a1  No.11063310

File: 8f29c448cde4f86⋯.jpg (69.58 KB, 862x575, 862:575, Ms_Maxwell_has_pleaded_not….jpg)

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Ghislaine Maxwell urges US court to keep damaging deposition on Jeffrey Epstein secret

A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell has urged a US appeals court to overturn a ruling that the long-time associate of late financier Jeffrey Epstein says jeopardises her ability to defend against charges that she enabled Epstein's sexual abuse of girls.

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a judge's order to unseal sworn testimony related to Epstein, including a April 2016 deposition from Ms Maxwell, citing the presumption of the public's right to have access to it.

Ms Maxwell, 58, has said bad publicity from disclosing "intimate, sensitive, and personal" details from her deposition would violate her right against self-incrimination, and imperil a fair trial because prospective jurors may hold it against her.

"We're concerned about preserving the status quo," Ms Maxwell's lawyer Adam Mueller told a three-judge panel.

"There's going to be a public criminal trial, and this will all be aired in open court … We think that vindicates the public interest as well."

Ms Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to charges she helped Epstein recruit and groom underage girls as young as 14 years old to engage in illegal sexual acts in the mid-1990s, and not guilty to perjury for having denied involvement under oath.

Her 418-page deposition came from a civil defamation lawsuit against her by Virginia Giuffre, who has said Epstein kept her as a "sex slave" with the British socialite's help, and now believes the public has a right to see Ms Maxwell's deposition.

The defamation case settled in 2017, and US District Judge Loretta Preska ordered the deposition unsealed in July.

Mr Mueller, however, said the deposition was filled with suggestive questions akin to "when did you stop beating your wife?" and that Ms Maxwell's denials to certain questions could be as "revealing" as admissions.

"It certainly implies that the other side has an evidentiary basis to ask the question," he said.

A 'presumption' of public access

David Boies, a lawyer for Ms Giuffre, countered that there was a "substantial presumption" of public access, but drew scepticism from the panel about why his client deserved it.

"What does she care about it?" Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler asked.

"Sure she wants the whole thing out, but what's the legally cognisable interest?"

Mr Boies responded that it was important for materials to be unsealed in an "even-handed way," to ensure that no context was lost.

Christine Walz, a lawyer for the Miami Herald, which also wants the deposition unsealed, said "mere speculation" that releasing the deposition could deprive Ms Maxwell of a fair criminal trial was not sufficient justification to block it.

Ms Maxwell was arrested on July 2 in New Hampshire, where prosecutors said she had been hiding out.

She has been locked up in a Brooklyn jail after US District Judge Alison Nathan, who oversees the criminal case, called her an unacceptable flight risk. A trial is scheduled for July 2021.

Epstein, a registered sex offender, took his own life at age 66 in August 2019 at a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

The appeals court is also considering a second Maxwell appeal, from Judge Nathan's refusal to modify a protective order and let her access confidential materials produced by the Government.

Prosecutors have countered that Maxwell has shown no need for the materials, and that her appeal was a "thinly veiled attempt" to have the appeals court declare they gathered evidence illegally.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-14/ghislaine-maxwell-us-appeals-deposition-on-epstein/12764228

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19f2a1  No.11063585

File: eba9cf69eae63a3⋯.jpg (43.12 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Home_Affairs_secretary_Mic….jpg)

'An apocalyptic list': Pezzullo says climate change, pandemics warrant security rethink

One of Australia's most senior public servants has warned the threats of extreme weather, climate change and pandemics require the country to think differently about how to secure itself.

Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo said Australians have come to fear assaults from the natural world and it is no longer tenable to think of security as only about defence from armed attacks.

An "extended state" was now required, Mr Pezzullo said, whereby security is a partnership involving all tiers of government, relevant business sectors and wider society.

In a speech which referenced "super volcanic eruptions which block the sun", the "Terminator AI threat" and the "killer asteroid", the veteran public servant said there are a number of ways humanity might become extinct - but it is important not to overarm the state.

"Today, one of the most vital security practices in the face of the threat of COVID-19 is hand-washing and good hand hygiene, a measure which is as far removed from the appearance and character of a complex weapon system, and yet of more importance to the current security of the population than every weapon in our armed forces," Mr Pezzullo told the National Security College in Canberra.

Referencing a number of philosophers and Western thinkers including Hobbes, Foucault, Heidegger and Schmitt, Mr Pezzullo said security in the context of armed conflict and violence was still important.

"However, a view of security which is concerned exclusively with the administration of violence does not assist us to prepare for other dilemmas which might impinge on civil peace, such as a global pandemic, or a potentially catastrophic geomagnetic storm which could well occur on a scale which would render most electrified technologies inoperable," Mr Pezzullo said.

"Who is the attacker in this latter instance – the Sun, Nature, or perhaps God Himself?"

While security should be openly discussed across our democracy, Mr Pezzullo stressed secrecy was a reasonable tool if imposed reasonably and legitimately with appropriate oversight mechanisms.

He said Australia's security arrangements needed to be informed by a "realistic" anxiety, not a neurotic one, adding the hard language of armed conflict shouldn't be used in the context of domestic security.

"Security should not be conflated with fear and anxiety," he said.

Expanding on a speech he gave last year which outlined "seven gathering storms" for national security, Mr Pezzullo provided an expanded list of 25 security threats.

These included great power war, nuclear conflict, a catastrophic cyber-attack on critical infrastructure, supply chain vulnerabilities exploiting the nation's sovereignty and climate change and natural disasters.

"This is an apocalyptic list to be sure. Indeed, in relation to ways in which humanity might become extinct you will find arguable cases for the following scenarios, amongst others: a deliberately released, humanity-killing synthetic virus; super volcanic eruptions which block the Sun; the Terminator AI threat; a nuclear apocalypse; and, yes, the killer asteroid," Mr Pezzullo said.

"Complacency is certainly not warranted in the face of this register, but nor is an existentially pessimistic fatalism. An exaggerated sense of danger is positively harmful, as is the over application of threats. Over-arming the state is as great a danger as under-powering it."

The summer's bushfires and the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the need for Commonwealth and states to work together better in responding to national emergencies.

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age last month revealed the Morrison government was working on a plan to create a new federal agency which would lead a national response to a range of different emergencies.

Mr Pezzullo said the nation needed a more agile government and society to secure itself from the emerging threats facing the world.

"Security is a shared responsibility, which should be designed into our plural institutions and processes, in order to ensure the resilience of the prosperity and unity of the nation, and its character as a free and open democratic polity," he said.

"In a democracy, the nation’s security enterprise should be supervised within a juridical framework of separated powers. We should resist the lure of the illiberal discourse which says that unitary authorities are the more effective security performers."

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/an-apocalyptic-list-pezzullo-says-climate-change-pandemics-warrant-security-rethink-20201013-p564lp.html

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19f2a1  No.11063601

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

>>11063585

Securing Australia: In conversation with Michael Pezzullo

ANU TV

Streamed live on 12 Oct 2020

In this address to the National Security College, the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs shares his perspectives on national security; how we think about national security in an increasingly complex and interconnected world; and how we can work together across Government, the private sector and in our communities to maintain a prosperous, secure and united Australia.

Following his opening remarks, the Secretary joins Professor Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College, in conversation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD9lG8WBwpM

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19f2a1  No.11063687

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>>11007557

Yang Hengjun: Detained Australian set to learn fate in China

Yang Hengjun will learn the proposed sentence for the espionage charge made against him by the Chinese state the day after the Morrison government and Labor opposition launched a bipartisan defence of the Australian citizen.

One of Dr Yang’s lawyers will on Thursday visit the 55-year-old at the Beijing detention centre where supporters say he has been interrogated over 300 times by China’s secret police.

The Australian can also reveal that judges have been appointed to the case, which will be formally held in the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court.

“They feel they are ready,” said Feng Chongyi, a friend of Dr Yang’s and a professor at the University of Technology Sydney.

The speedy appointment of judges after the case was formally moved to the Beijing court last week indicates a verdict on the highly politicised 21-month long state security case could be delivered within weeks. A date for the trial is still to be set.

Dr Yang – a charismatic writer on Chinese politics with a huge following, as well as a remarkable backstory as a former Chinese intelligence officer – has become one Australia’s highest profile consular cases.

On Wednesday evening, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the Australian government was “disappointed and deeply concerned” about the prosecution of Dr Yang, who has a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney.

“We regret that after a lengthy investigation period Chinese authorities have stated that he has been charged with espionage. We have seen no evidence to support this charge,” she said, continuing the government’s unusually public treatment of the case.

In a statement released shortly after Labor’s shadow foreign minister Penny Wong made explicit that the concern was bipartisan.

“Labor is deeply disappointed and concerned that Chinese authorities have decided to prosecute Australian citizen Dr Yang Hengjun on charges of espionage. We join with the Government to call on the Chinese authorities to explain these charges,” said Ms Wong, in the synchronised statement.

She also noted comments made by former Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam Fu Ying, last week to Australian media “on the need for both China and Australia to build mutual understanding and trust in our relationship”.

“We share these objectives and believe it is in both countries’ interests to have a productive relationship. The treatment of Dr Yang is detrimental to these objectives,” she said.

Dr Yang has been in detention in the compound in the south of Beijing since he was detained at Guangzhou airport in January 2019 – six months after the Turnbull government became the first in the world to ban Chinese telco Huawei from its 5G network.

Minister Payne noted that he had not been allowed visits from family and had only limited legal access in that almost two year period.

“This falls short of basic standards of justice and procedural fairness, and is not compatible with international norms or best practice,” she said.

On Thursday, Dr Yang will meet his legal team at the Beijing compound under the watch of security guards.

His lawyers on Tuesday were given access to the Chinese state’s indictment documents, which include the charge of espionage, the evidence of the charge and the proposed sentence.

The meeting – expected to run for an hour – will be his first contact with them since the charge was lodged in the court.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/yang-hengjun-detained-australian-set-to-learn-fate-in-china/news-story/18221554dc354533ddce4b9ff45152dc

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5f800d  No.11079845

File: c0da8198e955de0⋯.jpg (1.18 MB, 1009x2312, 1009:2312, screencapture_tonedeaf_the….jpg)

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Bruce Springsteen: ‘If Trump wins I’m moving to Australia’

By Poppy Reid - Oct 15, 2020

Bruce Springsteen joked that he will be “on the next plane” if current US President Donald Trump wins the upcoming election.

“If Trump is re-elected – which he will not, they’re predicting right now he’s going to lose – but if by some happenstance he should, I’ll see you on the next plane.”

Springsteen joined a virtual press conference at 10am today (AEST) where he was joined by media from Australia, Japan and Canada. It was in celebration of his upcoming album and film, Letter To You.

“I would consider that,” Bruce Springsteen responded when asked if he would relocate to Australia in 19 days when the US election results are in.

“I love Australia,” he added. “We have nothing but good times down there, it’s always a treat to come,” he said. “Love the people, love the geography, [it’s a] great place for motorcycle trips… it’s close to our hearts.”

Springsteen, who has dabbled in political commentary over his more than 50-year career, recently told Rolling Stone his vote goes to Joe Biden.

“I like Bernie Sanders a lot,” Springsteen said in the US magazine’s October cover feature. “I don’t know if he was my main choice, my first choice. I like Elizabeth Warren, I like Bernie.”

“The power of the American idea has been abandoned,” Springsteen added. “It’s a terrible shame, and we need somebody who can bring that to life again… I think if we get Joe Biden, it’s gonna go a long way towards helping us regain our status around the world.

“The country as the shining light of democracy has been trashed by the administration. We abandoned friends, we befriended dictators, we denied climate science.”

Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You will stream on Apple TV+ on October 23rd, the same day as the Letter to You album’s release. The documentary chronicles Springsteen and the E Street Band’s recording of the album over five days in his Colts Neck, New Jersey, home studio.

https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/bruce-springsteen-if-trump-wins-im-moving-to-australia/

>Symbolism will be their downfall.

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5f800d  No.11080248

File: 7f99f10364f3b3d⋯.jpg (437.43 KB, 825x901, 825:901, PM_2.jpg)

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Pacific Marines Tweet

The ninth iteration of @mrfdarwin has wrapped up in the Northern Territory of #Australia, completing the #Marines training alongside the @deptdefence while ensuring #COVID19 mitigation efforts were followed during every evolution of training.

https://twitter.com/PacificMarines/status/1316498378973302784

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5f800d  No.11080293

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Police won't charge ABC journalist over 'Afghan Files' stories

Police will not lay charges against an ABC journalist over stories revealing allegations of potential war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, after prosecutors found it would not be in the public interest.

The Australian Federal Police said it had finalised its investigation into ABC journalist Dan Oakes and he would not be prosecuted.

It was revealed in July this year that the AFP had sent a brief of evidence to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, after three years of investigating Oakes and his colleague, Sam Clark, over their 2017 "Afghan Files" series of stories.

The AFP had recommended the CDPP consider charging Oakes over the leak, but was not referring any case against Clark.

In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the AFP confirmed it had submitted a brief of evidence to the CDPP "regarding three potential criminal charges relating to the matter".

"The CDPP has advised the AFP that it determined there were reasonable prospects of conviction in relation to two of the charges," the AFP said.

"In determining whether the matter should be prosecuted, the CDPP considered a range of public interest factors, including the role of public interest journalism in Australia's democracy. The CDPP determined the public interest does not require a prosecution in the particular circumstances of this case.

"As a result of this determination, the AFP has finalised its investigation into Mr Oakes."

The CDPP decision comes after Attorney-General Christian Porter last year declared he would be "seriously disinclined" to authorise the prosecution of journalists for publishing secret information.

ABC managing director David Anderson said the public broadcaster welcomed the AFP's decision, but also maintain the view the matter should never have gone this far.

"That the CDPP has reached the decision that prosecuting our journalists is not in the public interest only compounds what we have argued all along: Journalists in this country should not be prosecuted for doing their jobs and legislation needs to be changed to provide proper protection for journalists and their sources when they are acting in the public interest," Mr Anderson said.

"This whole episode has been both disappointing and disturbing.

"The Afghan Files is factual and important reporting which exposed allegations about Australian soldiers committing war crimes in Afghanistan."

Federal police raided the ABC's Sydney headquarters on June 5, 2019, over the leaked documents.

The documents revealed incidents of Australian troops killing unarmed men and children, which were being investigated as potential unlawful killings.

ABC's news director Gaven Morris said the pressure on Oakes and Clark during the investigation has been "extreme, and they have handled it with admirable fortitude".

"It's more than three years since the ABC published The Afghan Files and over a year since the AFP raided our Ultimo building hunting information on the confidential sources for that reporting," Mr Morris said.

"While we're enormously relieved the ordeal is now over for them, the ABC's fight for public interest journalism to be protected is far from over.

"We will always back our journalists to report independently and without fear or favour stories Australians' have a right to know."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/police-won-t-charge-abc-journalist-over-afghan-files-stories-20201015-p565gc.html

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5f800d  No.11080829

File: cf7e0566564347e⋯.jpg (91.12 KB, 850x478, 425:239, THE_REAL_APPEAL_OF_QANON.jpg)

File: 2dc4797e657a5eb⋯.mp4 (11.46 MB, 640x640, 1:1, The_Feed_SBS_Monologue_The….mp4)

>>11062798

The Feed SBS Facebook Post

Monologue: The real appeal of QAnon

QAnon isn’t about believing conspiracies, it’s about helping to create them.

https://www.facebook.com/thefeedsbs/videos/242485789418468/1073335839790563

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4ac2f2  No.11081027

File: c02eff5340a4cf8⋯.png (813.5 KB, 1200x675, 16:9, somethingdoesn_taddup_.png)

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0a0ee1  No.11098507

File: bffc351c9366e18⋯.jpg (83.39 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Savannah_Guthrie_at_the_to….jpg)

File: 32b7aa0cedd6176⋯.jpg (92.66 KB, 698x425, 698:425, MLT_1.jpg)

File: 1ef151eb41b1ab0⋯.jpg (352.68 KB, 698x1219, 698:1219, tweets_1.jpg)

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Moderator Savannah Guthrie hailed for keeping Trump in check at town hall

Today show co-host pressed president on debts, coronavirus and QAnon without letting president dominate

Adam Gabbatt - 16 Oct 2020

Donald Trump’s floundering performance during Thursday’s NBC town hall left many feeling there was only one winner from the event – Trump’s interviewer, Savannah Guthrie.

Guthrie, a co-host of NBC’s Today morning show, repeatedly got the better of Trump as she pressed the president on his debts, his actions on coronavirus, and the dangerous rightwing conspiracy theory QAnon.

Trump was at times clearly uncomfortable, and his campaign attacked Guthrie less than an hour after the event finished, suggesting Guthrie had filled the role of “Joe Biden surrogate”.

The criticism from the Trump campaign only served to prove that this was a nightmare scenario for the president, who has restricted himself to rightwing media in recent weeks.

In Guthrie, Trump met someone who not only fact-checked him in real time, but at times pushed back on his usually unchallenged rhetoric.

The tone was set early, when Trump claimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had found that “85% of people who wear a mask catch [coronavirus]”.

Guthrie corrected the president, explaining that is not what the survey said – it found that of a group of 150 Covid-19 patients, 85% said they had worn a mask.

It was rare for Trump to be contradicted, given his “interviews” with Fox News frequently consist of him phoning in and talking at length, uninterrupted.

A standout moment came when Guthrie challenged Trump over QAnon, a baseless online conspiracy theory that the FBI believes is a potential domestic terror threat.

Asked by Guthrie if he would denounce the QAnon theory and “just say it’s crazy and not true”, Trump responded: “I don’t know about QAnon.”

Guthrie stuck to the topic and suggested to Trump that he did actually know about the conspiracy theory, which has been widely covered in the press and has found support among many of Trump’s backers.

“What I do hear about it, they are very strongly against pedophilia,” Trump said.

The exchange created one of the headlines of the night, as Trump seemingly offered a tacit defense of QAnon, whose adherents believe that a cabal of Satan-worshipping Democrats, Hollywood celebrities and billionaires runs the world while engaging in pedophilia.

Believers and promoters of QAnon are a regular presence in crowds at Trump rallies, and Trump and other Republicans have been reluctant to criticize the movement.

Just this week Trump shared a post from a QAnon Twitter account which claimed, baselessly, that Joe Biden had had a navy Seal team killed. Guthrie asked Trump why he had done so.

“That was a retweet! People can decide for themselves!” Trump said.

Guthrie responded: “I don’t get that. You’re the president, not someone’s crazy uncle.”

On Twitter, Trump’s niece, who wrote the book Too Much and Never Enough documenting her experiences with her uncle, appeared to suggest Guthrie could be mistaken.

After the event, Trump’s communications director issued a statement hailing Trump’s performance – an assessment that probably seemed surprising to many of those who watched the town hall.

“Even though the commission canceled the in-person debate that could have happened tonight, one occurred anyway, and President Trump soundly defeated NBC’s Savannah Guthrie in her role as debate opponent and Joe Biden surrogate,” Murtaugh said.

Murtagh added: “President Trump masterfully handled Guthrie’s attacks.”

Guthrie succeeded in challenging Trump on his finances – following a New York Times investigation that revealed Trump owns a $421m debt.

“Who do you owe $421m to?” Guthrie said.

Trump equivocated and claimed he owed “a very small amount of money” and was “underlevered”.

Guthrie asked: “Are you confirming that, yes, you do owe some $400m?”

“What I’m saying is that it’s a tiny percentage of my net worth,” Trump said.

“That sounds like yes,” Guthrie responded.

The sense that Trump was being subjected to real journalism recalled a contentious Fox News interview with Trump, and an Axios interview, but they came in July and August respectively.

Guthrie, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, where her American father was posted for work, swiftly won praise on Twitter from Democrats and people on the left.

Unsurprisingly, not everyone was impressed – with the right wing particularly upset at Guthrie’s handling of the town hall.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/15/savannah-guthrie-trump-town-hall-moderator

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0a0ee1  No.11098719

File: ffa388cd24fc77f⋯.mp4 (15.25 MB, 1920x1080, 16:9, Savannah_Guthrie_The_town_….mp4)

>>11098507

Savannah Guthrie: The town hall moderator who held Trump to task

Television host is married to former Al Gore political operative

Graeme Massie - 16 Oct 2020

Today show host Savannah Guthrie won rave social media reviews on Thursday night for her tough handling of Donald Trump’s latest town hall on NBC.

The journalist was involved in a string of testy exchanges with the president as she pushed him for answers on his coronavirus response, white supremacy and QAnon.

Australian-born Ms Guthrie is married to former Democratic political aide Michael Feldman, with whom she has two children.

Mr Feldman served as Al Gore’s traveling chief of staff during the 2000 election campaign and is the founding partner and managing director of a communications and advocacy firm.

He founded the firm The Glover Park Group with fellow Gore campaign advisors Carter Eskew and Chip Smith, as well as former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart.

Ms Guthrie has worked for NBC in a string of roles since 2007 when she joined as a legal analyst after being the national correspondent for CourtTV.

The broadcaster covered Sarah Palin’s 2008 vice presidential campaign before being named the NBC News White House correspondent later that year.

After filling in as co-host on the Today Show she then became a full-time host in the 9am hour.

But she was catapulted to national fame when she became the show’s co-anchor alongside Matt Lauer in 2012 following the acrimonious departure of Ann Curry.

When Mr Lauer was forced to resign in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations she and Hoda Kotb became the hosts of the Today Show.

Ms Guthrie fought back tears live on the air as she announced Mr Lauer’s departure, calling the allegations against him “shocking and appalling.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/savannah-guthrie-who-husband-michael-feldman-trump-town-hall-moderator-b1061953.html

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0a0ee1  No.11098850

File: 5b8d655194788f8⋯.jpg (287.86 KB, 1362x765, 454:255, Rupert_Murdoch_Predicts_a_….jpg)

Rupert Murdoch Predicts a Landslide Win for Biden - THE GREAT OZ HAS SPOKEN

The Australian mogul is disgusted by Trump’s handling of COVID-19, remarking that the president is his own worst enemy and telling associates “people are ready for Sleepy Joe.”

Lachlan Cartwright - Oct. 15, 2020

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President Trump’s influential supporter Rupert Murdoch is telling close associates he believes Joe Biden will win the election in a landslide.

The Australian-born billionaire is disgusted by Trump’s handling of COVID-19, remarking that the president is his own worst enemy, that he is not listening to advice about how best to handle the pandemic, and that he’s creating a never-ending crisis for his administration, according to three people who have spoken with Murdoch.

In response to an email inquiry for this report asking him if he believes Biden will win in a landslide and his thoughts on Trump’s handling of coronavirus, Murdoch responded, “No comment except I’ve never called Trump an idiot,” referring to a 2018 report that the media mogul called the president a “fucking idiot” following a chat about immigration.

While Murdoch believes the outcome of the election is a fait accompli, his New York tabloid has been doing everything in its power to help Trump’s re-election chances, publishing a screaming page 1 story on Wednesday under the headline, “Biden Secret E-Mails.” The supposed “smoking gun” emails purported to show that Hunter Biden had introduced his father to a Ukrainian businessman when he was vice president, though the Post relied on unverified documents given to them by Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani. (Biden’s team denies that such a meeting took place.)

Murdoch had long prized having unfettered access to the White House, much like the direct line he has enjoyed to leaders in Australia and the U.K. But people familiar with the matter say the two men have not spoken in several weeks after Murdoch grew tired of Trump’s endless complaints about what the president viewed as negative coverage on Fox News.

The 89-year-old has spent much of 2020 in Oxfordshire with fourth wife, Jerry Hall, and is described by people both within Fox and News Corp as “semi-retired” from day-to-day operations of his media empire, having delegated responsibilities to his eldest son, Lachlan, following the sale of vast parts of 21st Century Fox to Disney for $52.4 billion last year.

At one point in the winter, as Murdoch grew increasingly frustrated with Trump, he even considered getting behind another Democratic candidate, having discussions about supporting Mike Bloomberg in his ill-fated presidential run, a Murdoch executive told The Daily Beast.

In the run-up to the 2016 election, Murdoch twice tweeted his support for a Bloomberg run.

But he is now firmly of the mindset that the next president will be Biden, telling one associate, “after all that has gone on, people are ready for Sleepy Joe.”

Friends say Murdoch has never taken Trump seriously and his association with him is out of business necessity. He once tweeted, “When is Donald Trump going to stop embarrassing his friends, let alone the whole country?”

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0a0ee1  No.11098860

File: c9e87e4de2c6ed4⋯.jpg (74.38 KB, 1035x690, 3:2, US_President_Donald_Trump_….jpg)

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>>11098850

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It has been a tumultuous year for the Murdoch family, with youngest son, James, and his wife, Kathryn, unleashing an extraordinary public attack on Fox News and News Corp over their coverage of the deadly Australian wildfires.

“Kathryn and James’ views on climate are well established and their frustration with some of the News Corp and Fox coverage of the topic is also well known,” a spokesperson for the couple told The Daily Beast in January.

“They are particularly disappointed with the ongoing denial among the news outlets in Australia given obvious evidence to the contrary.”

The couple’s combative stance against the family company led to James resigning from the board of News Corp in July, citing editorial disagreements.

“I reached the conclusion that you can venerate a contest of ideas, if you will, and we all do and that’s important,” he told The New York Times about his decision to quit. “But it shouldn’t be in a way that hides agendas. A contest of ideas shouldn’t be used to legitimize disinformation. And I think it’s often taken advantage of. And I think at great news organizations, the mission really should be to introduce fact to disperse doubt—not to sow doubt, to obscure fact, if you will.

“And I just felt increasingly uncomfortable with my position on the board having some disagreements over how certain decisions are being made. So it was actually not that hard a decision to remove myself and have a kind of cleaner slate.”

While the elder Murdoch has dialed back his workload, he is taking a keen interest in a secretive new TV news channel being developed in the U.K. by former CBS News chief David Rhodes, who has been tipped as a future head of Fox News, a network where he served as vice president of news.

People familiar with the project, which is expected to launch early in the new year, remain tight-lipped about its content, giving rise to speculation it will be a watered-down Fox News-style opinion-led platform to take audience share away from the BBC.

All parts of Murdoch’s empire have suffered staff cuts blamed on the pandemic and those with knowledge of the organization’s operations say budgets are being constantly reviewed with more cost-cutting in the cards.

In what many view as an indicator of the organization’s waning commitment to print, the company announced in August it would close its Bronx printing plant and move the printing of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and the New York Post to The New York Times’ printing plant in Queens.

This isn’t the first time Murdoch has predicted a Democratic landslide, telling a conference in 2008 that Obama would win the election in a convincing victory.

The question that continues to be asked is how Fox News and its prime-time stars, who have gone all out for Trump, will react to the Nov. 3 verdict and who the Murdochs look to back in 2024, with insiders talking up the prospect of one of their own—Tucker Carlson—making a run for the White House.

Carlson has previously denied any interest in running for office. “I’ve never been involved in anything like that, I’ve never wanted to be involved in anything like that,” he told Mediaite in August. “I’ll tell you this: I’m completely committed to saying what I think is true, and politics is a hard place to do that.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-owner-rupert-murdoch-predicts-a-landslide-win-for-biden

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0a0ee1  No.11099206

File: 4f6f2f0c7eb10cc⋯.webm (15.65 MB, 640x360, 16:9, QAnon_conspiracy_cult_inf….webm)

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

Associated Press - Oct 16, 2020

YouTube is following the lead of Twitter and Facebook, saying that it is taking more steps to limit QAnon and other baseless conspiracy theories that can lead to real-world violence.

The Google-owned video platform said it will now prohibit material targeting a person or group with conspiracy theories that have been used to justify violence.

One example would be videos that threaten or harass someone by suggesting they are complicit in a conspiracy such as QAnon, which paints President Donald Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and "deep state" government officials.

Pizzagate is another internet conspiracy theory - essentially a predecessor to QAnon -that would fall in the banned category. Its promoters claimed children were being harmed at a pizza restaurant in Washington. D.C. A man who believed in the conspiracy entered the restaurant in December 2016 and fired an assault rifle. He was sentenced to prison in 2017.

YouTube is the third of the major social platforms to announce policies intended rein in QAnon, a conspiracy theory they all helped spread.

Twitter announced in July a crackdown on QAnon, though it did not ban its supporters from its platform. It did ban thousands of accounts associated with QAnon content and blocked URLs associated with it from being shared. Twitter also said that it would stop highlighting and recommending tweets associated with QAnon.

Facebook, meanwhile, announced last week that it was banning groups that openly support QAnon. It said it would remove pages, groups and Instagram accounts for representing QAnon - even if they don't promote violence.

The social network said it will consider a variety of factors in deciding whether a group meets its criteria for a ban. Those include the group's name, its biography or "about" section, and discussions within the page or group on Facebook, or account on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.

Facebook's move came two months after it announced softer crackdown, saying said it would stop promoting the group and its adherents. But that effort faltered due to spotty enforcement.YouTube said it had already removed tens of thousands of QAnon-videos and eliminated hundreds of channels under its existing policies — especially those that explicitly threaten violence or deny the existence of major violent events.

"All of this work has been pivotal in curbing the reach of harmful conspiracies, but there's even more we can do to address certain conspiracy theories that are used to justify real-world violence, like QAnon," the company said in Thursday's blog post.

https://www.9news.com.au/technology/youtube-to-ban-qanon-content-conspiracy-theories/97139b93-d077-437b-a3f1-cc6abb9dc876

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0a0ee1  No.11099297

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Lowy Institute Live: In conversation with General James Mattis and Sir Angus Houston

On Thursday 15 October 2020, the Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove hosted an in conversation event via live video stream with General James Mattis, one of America’s most experienced and influential military leaders. General Mattis spoke about serving as US Secretary of Defense, his career as a US Marine, and the security challenge America faces from a rising China. They were joined by Sir Angus Houston, former Chief of the Australian Defence Force.

This event is part of the Lowy Institute's ‘Australia’s Security and the Rules-Based Order Project’ and is supported by the Department of Defence’s Strategic Policy Grants Program.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Kkoz9Ybi0

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/news-and-media/multimedia/video/lowy-institute-live-conversation-general-james-mattis-and-sir-angus

>https://qanon.pub/?q=mattis

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4f9b77  No.11099437

File: 56771736a2b1fe9⋯.jpg (146.97 KB, 658x520, 329:260, The_Tasmanian_government_i….jpg)

>>11063089

Tasmanian government investigating how alleged pedophile James Griffin went undetected

Alleged pedophile paediatric nurse James Griffin has been condemned by the Premier who supported the Health Minister's calls for another investigation into how the abuse went undetected for 28 years.

When asked whether a formal inquiry would be forthcoming Premier Peter Gutwein said, "further steps will be considered in due course, following the completion of the review".

Health Minister Sarah Courtney labelled the allegations "absolutely appalling" and said she was disturbed by them.

When Griffin was charged in October 2019 the Tasmanian Health Service stood him down and Ms Courtney said "an investigation was then undertaken".

"We are making sure that this matter is examined fully. I have asked the secretary to make sure that the matters around this both currently and historically are reexamined to ensure that Tasmanians can have confidence," Ms Courtney said.

"There is nothing more important than the safety of our children."

Ms Courtney said she had asked the health secretary to ensure the support offered to staff at the Launceston General Hospital was maximised.

"The secretary and I are committed to ensuring that these matters are taken extremely seriously," Ms Courtney said.

"Any patient or member of staff who has any concerns regarding a staff member's behaviour are encouraged to come forward, and I have been assured all matters will be properly examined and all appropriate support provided."

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmania branch secretary Emily Shepherd said the ANMF was unaware of the allegations until after Griffin was deceased.

Ms Shepherd said the investigation was a positive step and was confident the investigation would restore the confidence of ANMF members and the public.

"The information I have from the secretary of health is there will be robust measures taken," Ms Shepherd said.

Labor spokeswoman Rebecca White said, "it is incredibly concerning that this behaviour continued for so long without it being properly investigated and this person being removed from the workplace".

National sexual assault support: 1800 RESPECT, Laurel House (03) 6334 2740 (Launceston), (03) 6431 9711 (Burnie and Devonport), Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) on 1800 697 877.

https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6971107/investigation-but-no-inquiry-into-child-sex-allegations/

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4f9b77  No.11099561

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Perth 'sex ring' members 'housed with victims in government care homes'

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Some of the Perth men accused of being part of a paedophile ring which targeted girls using social media met their victims when they were housed together in government care homes.

Macie* is one of about 140 teenage sexual assault victims who police say were groomed by offenders online. But, rather than being targeted over social media, she says she was forced to live with her accused abuser in a child protection home.

"They didn’t actually groom the girls on social media," she said. "They groomed them by living with them in group homes."

Now 17, Macie said she only found out that her accused abuser had a history of sexual assault allegations prior to the two living together when a Department of Communities staff member claimed another child had been raped by him.

"I didn’t really believe [he was an accused sex offender] at the start because I had formed a friendship, a relationship, with him," she said.

"I believed [the Communities staff member] because I know from my experience, no one believed me, like DCP didn't really believe me when what happened to me at 12."

Macie said she was disgusted that the department charged with protecting her knowingly put her at risk, and the police investigation that saw her alleged abuser charged with sexual offences had so far withheld that fact.

"The reason they first knew who we were was because we were in group homes with them, so yeah they might have been texting us as well, but we were also living with them," she said.

"There will be two different group homes and then one rapist would know another rapist at another home, and know a girl, and then they’d all meet up."

WA Police released details of Operation Timing Belt in August, alleging a group of men aged 18-41 used Facebook and Instagram to build relationships with their victims in a bid to "ultimately engage in sexual contact with them".

A total of 18 people, including four reportable offenders, were charged with 214 offences, with police claiming 23 of the 140 victims, aged 13-19, were victims of sexual offending.

The man accused of abusing Macie is now 19 and due to appear before court later this month to face 19 offences, including sexually penetrating a child over 13 and under 16, and indecently dealing with a child over 13 and under 16.

Danielle*, Macie’s current guardian who used to work at the residential care home where the teenagers lived, said staff at the time had brought up concerns about the pair being placed together, but "no one listened".

"I was trying to foster her at the time but I got knocked back," she said.

"I was pretty messed up in the head about it all and couldn’t stop thinking that, had she been with me, this never would have happened.

"The girls didn’t have a choice to be placed in there, and [the accused] also didn’t become sex offenders while they were in there; they were already sex offenders before they were in there and continue to sex offend."

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4f9b77  No.11099571

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>>11099561

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Psychologist hoped 13-year-old girl could 'manage the risk' herself

The Department of Communities knew a teenager had been accused of sexual assault before placing him in a residential care home with Macie, who had suffered sexual abuse and rape before coming into care.

Macie was 13 and her accused abuser was 15 when they were placed in the same residential care home in Perth’s east. Macie said a year later, in 2018, she was sexually abused by him.

A department psychologist expressed "concerns" about housing the two together to the workers at the home in an email on March 24, 2017.

The email, seen by WAtoday, said they hoped Macie, who had been sexually abused since she was three and raped by someone she knew at 12, would be able to "manage the risk" herself.

"My hope (sadly) is that [Macie] finds [the teenage boy] annoying and manages the risk for us," the email read.

"[Macie] and [her accused abuser] have not yet met, but I am concerned about the risk of two sexually interested teens in the home.

"My concern is not of sexual coercion between the two, but more the possibility of a mutually consensual, but illegal, sexual relationship in attempt to feel loved, important and special."

Macie said she was unaware of her accused abuser’s past at the time they were placed together and did in fact have a relationship with him when she was 13, however that relationship was not sexual.

"We dated on and off until about two years ago," she said.

"I didn’t know about his past at the time. I don’t understand why they would put a victim of a lot of sexual abuse in with a sex offender, and even if they didn’t tell me, once they knew I started dating him wouldn’t they get worried and tell me, or move one of us?"

Department of Communities deputy director general Rachael Green said the department was committed to working with police, but was unable to comment on individual matters, and on matters before the court.

"Communities acknowledges the work of WA Police on Operation Timing Belt. It is an extensive and important investigation to identify and challenge the abuse of children and young people," she said.

"Child sexual abuse is shocking and abhorrent in all its forms."

If an individual is concerned about the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, Communities encourages them to contact the Central Intake Team on 1800 273 889 or by email at cpduty@cpfs.wa.gov.au.

*Names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved.

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-sex-ring-members-housed-with-victims-in-government-care-homes-20201012-p564gb.html

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4f9b77  No.11099672

File: 6625d3292a8471b⋯.jpg (25.22 KB, 862x485, 862:485, An_inquiry_into_alleged_wa….jpg)

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Australian Defence Force orders ban on destruction of evidence from Afghanistan war, as inquiry into alleged war crimes nears end

The Australian Defence Force has ordered a halt on the destruction of any records relating to Australia's two-decade-long war in Afghanistan, more than four years after an inquiry commenced into allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces.

The ABC has obtained an internal Defence bulletin sent last week that places an embargo on the shredding of any records relating to ADF operations in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015.

The bulletin states the embargo is at the direction of the "Afghanistan Inquiry Task Force".

When asked about the nature of the task force, the existence of which has not been disclosed before now, Defence responded:

"The Afghanistan Inquiry Task Force is a small temporary team established within the Australian Defence Force Headquarters. Its primary role is to prepare Defence to receive and respond to the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry report."

The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) has been conducting a wide-ranging but highly secretive inquiry into allegations that Australian special forces committed war crimes — including the murder of civilians — in Afghanistan since early 2016.

The report, compiled by NSW Supreme Court judge and Army Reserve Major General Paul Brereton, is expected to be completed before the end of the year and is widely expected to shine a light on a number of allegedly unlawful killings by Australian SAS troopers and commandos.

Over the last three years, the ABC has reported on a number of incidents in which Australian special forces soldiers allegedly committed war crimes by killing unarmed civilians in Afghanistan.

Some incidents have already been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation and possible prosecution.

After a Four Corners program aired in March showed the killing of an unarmed Afghan man by an SAS soldier, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds quickly referred the incident to the AFP and the soldier was suspended from duty.

Defence records relating to those incidents would potentially be crucial for any police investigation into alleged war crimes.

Those materials could include helmet-cam vision taken on operations, photographs, patrol reports, inquiry reports, drone vision and post-operation debriefs.

When the ABC asked Defence why it had waited four years since the commencement of the IGADF inquiry before ordering a halt to any disposal of relevant records, it replied that the embargo was standard procedure.

"In accordance with these requirements, key operational records relating to planning and conduct become eligible for destruction after 20 years," a Defence spokesperson said.

"As we approach 20 years since Australia commenced operations in Afghanistan, it is the appropriate time to implement an embargo to ensure these records are preserved.

"As required, Defence will apply an embargo to similar operational activities when they approach record management milestones."

The Australian Federal Police declined to comment, referring the ABC to the Defence Department.

The ABC has also learned that the IGADF inquiry has subpoenaed records from the Australian War Memorial (AWM) as part of its investigation into alleged war crimes.

When asked whether it would comment on the subpoena, the war memorial said: "It is not the Australian War Memorial's place to discuss matters before the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force."

Director for the Australian Centre for International Justice, Rawan Arraf, said the timing of the embargo on the destruction of records was concerning.

"It really does raise serious questions about whether the Defence Department has had the proper processes in place; whether it has been complying with its regulations and international guidelines on record keeping and data protection, especially where it's relevant to investigating any potential violations of international humanitarian law or the laws of armed conflict."

Ms Arraf said it was crucial that any material that could be used in potential future trials arising from the inquiry is preserved.

"It's relevant to ensuring that the records of incidents are properly recorded and protected, so that if any of these incidents actually reveal the commission of crimes, the evidence is properly stored and protected to be used in criminal prosecutions, so that it can withstand the rules and procedure of evidence in trials," she said.

"If it hasn't been properly protected, that might impact on future prosecutions, or whether there are any criminal proceedings at all if there is an absence of records, meaning impunity is further entrenched."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-16/adf-issues-embargo-on-destruction-of-afghan-war-evidence/12769318

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4f9b77  No.11100067

File: c869d72ea16bcce⋯.jpg (36.74 KB, 800x450, 16:9, President_Donald_Trump_spe….jpg)

>>11098507

>>11098719

Trump talks QAnon and Biden talks pandemic at duelling town hall QandAs

'By Matthew Knott and Farrah Tomazin - October 16, 2020

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US President Donald Trump has declined to disavow the nonsensical QAnon conspiracy theory in a combative town hall performance that aired at the same time as a rival event with Democratic nominee Joe Biden in lieu of a presidential debate.

Reflecting their differing styles, Biden's town hall was a more placid affair than Trump's event in which he jousted with NBC moderator Savannah Guthrie.

The FBI has labelled QAnon - an internet-driven conspiracy that alleges a cabal of Satan-worshiping paedophiles is running a global child sex-trafficking ring - a domestic terror threat. It is popular with some Trump supporters, who believe Trump is secretly battling against the cabal.

"I know nothing about QAnon," Trump said at the town hall, aired on NBC on Friday (AEST).

"I know they're very much against paedophilia. They fight it very hard."

Trump also defended recently retweeting a post that baselessly claimed that Biden and former president Barack Obama may have killed SEAL team 6, the elite unite that assassinated Osama bin Laden, to cover up a hoax where a body double was killed instead.

"I'll put it out there. People can decide," Trump said, a statement that stunned Guthrie.

"I don't get that," Guthrie said. "You're the President. You're not like someone's crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever."

Biden and Trump were supposed to be participating in their second presidential debate but it was cancelled after Trump refused to appear virtually following his coronavirus diagnosis.

A final debate is scheduled for next Friday (AEST) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trump declined to say when he last tested negative for coronavirus before his COVID-19 diagnosis a fortnight ago. He did not say whether he tested negative on the day of his debate with Biden as was required under the rules.

"I don’t know, I don’t even remember," Trump said.

Asked by an audience member whether contracting the virus had changed his view on the importance of wearing a mask, Trump said no, citing a figure that many people who wear masks get COVID-19.

"Wear the mask, I'm fine with it," he said.

Refusing to accept that the US has one of the highest per capita coronavirus death rates in the world, Trump said: "We’re a winner. We have done an amazing job. And it’s rounding the corner. And we have the vaccines coming and we have the therapies coming."

The US currently has the eighth highest per capita coronavirus death rate in the world, and while several vaccines are currently in third-stage trials, none have yet been proven safe and effective or are scheduled to be rolled out to the general public.

Trump did concede that he did owe approximately $US400 million ($565 million), as first reported by the New York Times, but argued that "it’s a tiny percentage of my net worth”.

“When you look at vast properties like I have, and they’re big and they’re beautiful and they’re well-located, when you look at that, the amount of money, $400 million, is a peanut, it’s extremely underlevered,” he said, meaning underleveraged, or having an excessively low debt burden.

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4f9b77  No.11100077

File: 1f7f5dfc065a24a⋯.jpg (127.74 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Democratic_presidential_ca….jpg)

>>11100067

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Biden faced voters at a town hall event at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Centre, aired on ABC America.

The first 30 minutes covered the issues of coronavirus, the economy, and how a Biden presidency would assist the black community.

The first question came from Nicholas, a Democrat, who asked Biden what he would do to tackle the virus.

Biden said there should be a "national standard" on masks, and slammed Trump for missing the opportunity to safely open schools and businesses.

Asked how he would contain the pandemic without crushing the economy, Biden said businesses and schools should simply be provided with the guidance that they needed to reopen.

"You have social distancing; you have plastic barriers. When you go to the cashier, you have separators between the booths."

Asked whether he supported expanding the size of the Supreme Court, Biden said he had not "been a fan" of court packing in the past, but that he was waiting to see how the confirmation process for Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett turns out.

He suggested he would reveal his position on the issue before election day on November 3.

On foreign policy, Biden issued a rare compliment to Trump for his recent Middle East peace deal, but lashed the President for "embracing all the thugs in the world" and having no coherent foreign policy plan.

His comments came after audio emerged in which Republican Senator Ben Sasse accused the President of cosying up to dictators.

In a scathing critique to Nebraskan constituents during a telephone town hall, Sasse said the President "kisses dictators’ butts", "ignores that the Uighurs are in literal concentration camps in Xinjiang right now" and "regularly sells out our allies".

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-talks-qanon-and-biden-talks-pandemic-at-duelling-town-hall-qandas-20201016-p565pc.html

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4f9b77  No.11100143

File: e85573e1f2c2067⋯.jpg (53.22 KB, 828x552, 3:2, Chinese_president_Xi_Jinpi….jpg)

File: 3affa27053461db⋯.jpg (119.55 KB, 800x600, 4:3, China_is_set_to_target_Aus….jpg)

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File: 6dffb65c6ab45bb⋯.pdf (520.17 KB, Cotton_Australia_media_sta….pdf)

China launches strike on Australian cotton

Australian cotton growers could be the latest victims of increasingly bitter trade tensions with China.

Chinese spinning mills have been told to stop buying Australian cotton and the industry could soon face tariffs of up to 40 per cent.

Cotton millers in China are given an import quota each year and have been told they might not receive the allowance if they buy from Australia.

Australia sells about $800 million worth of cotton to China each year and industry groups are disappointed by the deterioration in export conditions.

Cotton Australia and the Cotton Shippers Association are working with the federal government to investigate what is going on.

“The Australian cotton industry will continue having meaningful conversations with stakeholders to fully understand this situation,” they said in a joint statement on Friday.

“We will continue working with the Australian government to respectfully and meaningfully engage with China to find a resolution.”

Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is seeking clarity from Chinese officials.

“Our cotton exporters have worked hard to win contracts and establish themselves as reliable suppliers of high quality cotton in the Chinese market, which is an important input for many Chinese businesses,” he told AAP.

“China should rule out any use of discriminatory actions against Australian cotton producers.

“Impeding the ability of producers to compete on a level playing field could constitute a potential breach of China’s international undertakings, which would be taken very seriously by Australia.”

China has targeted Australian beef, barley and wine in recent months and has reportedly enforced a go-slow on importing coking and thermal coal.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said the government was working closely with the cotton industry to ensure exports could make it to market.

https://7news.com.au/business/finance/china-could-slap-tax-on-australian-cotton-c-1393361

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4f9b77  No.11100195

File: d48980530b0b535⋯.jpg (74.56 KB, 862x485, 862:485, The_propensity_of_local_po….jpg)

File: c181280393abf55⋯.jpg (60.55 KB, 862x575, 862:575, ASIO_director_general_Mike….jpg)

ASIO warns foreign spies are secretly 'cultivating politicians' across Australia

Attempts by foreign spies to secretly cultivate Australian politicians across all levels of government are coming under increasing attention from the country's domestic intelligence agency.

In its annual report, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) warns "almost every sector of Australian society is a potential target of foreign interference, and the threat manifests itself in different but equally unacceptable ways".

Director-general Mike Burgess has revealed that during the past 12 months ASIO has "stepped up its investigations into attempts to secretly co-opt current and future Australian politicians".

"In all states and territories, at every level of government, intelligence services are seeking to cultivate politicians who will advance the interests of the foreign country," Mr Burgess added.

National security figures fear politicians in local councils are of particular interest to foreign agents because they often rise to more senior positions in state and federal governments.

Despite concerns about foreign actors targeting politicians, Mr Burgess said he would be "uncomfortable" if ASIO was asked to undertake background checks on MPs.

"That is not a position I would want to be in because we have to be independent and apolitical," Mr Burgess told a Senate Committee on Thursday.

"I certainly think it would be uncomfortable if people would want ASIO to do that, for fear of, at some point, you'd say, 'well, ASIO is just stacking the deck with people they prefer'."

ASIO also claims it disrupted a foreign plot this year to "penetrate" Australia's intelligence community but has not specified which country was behind the foiled attempt.

"An Australia-based foreign national was working with a team of foreign intelligence officers, who were trying to recruit multiple Australian security clearance holders," ASIO stated in its annual report.

"The agents wanted sensitive information about the intelligence community's operations, particularly those directed against their home country."

Australia's culturally diverse communities being monitored and harassed

ASIO's director-general has also warned that foreign interference also involves the "monitoring, harassing and intimidating of Australia's culturally diverse communities".

"We have uncovered many cases — involving multiple countries—where Australian community members and their families have been threatened for expressing views at odds with the foreign government's policies or values".

"It is unacceptable that people in Australia are being intimidated simply for advocating democratic reforms or criticising human rights abuses," Mr Burgess said.

"Seen in this context, foreign interference can be nothing less than an attack on Australia's sovereignty, multicultural communities, values and freedoms."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/asio-warning-for-local-politicians-over-foreign-spies/12772828

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4f9b77  No.11100315

File: f147e20a12786f9⋯.jpg (527.51 KB, 1040x1477, 1040:1477, 0001.jpg)

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>>11100195

ASIO ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20

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The view from the Director-General’s office is dominated by two buildings–Parliament House and the High Court.

To me, they are concrete reminders that Parliament grants ASIO extraordinary powers, but those powers must always be exercised legally and ethically, with rigorous oversight.

This is something I reflect on every day. When I am approached to apply for a warrant so we can track a potential terrorist, approve an investigation into a suspected spy or consider security advice that might result in a visa cancellation, I ask:

* Are our proposed activities proportionate to the threat?

* Are we using the least intrusive methods possible?

* Are we acting within the letter and the spirit of the law?

In 2019–20 an evolving security environment forced ASIO to use its powers on multiple occasions. Not even a global pandemic could curtail the threats facing Australia. In some cases, it amplified them.

Threat environment

Australia’s threat environment is complex, challenging and changing.

The terrorism threat level remains at PROBABLE, and I see no prospect it will be lowered in the foreseeable future. Sunni Islamic extremism remains ASIO’s greatest concern.

We know that:

* Groups such as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) continue to call on their supporters to conduct terrorist attacks, with Australia specifically identified as a target.

* Around 80 Australians who travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for or support Islamic extremist groups are still in the region, and some may bring extremist ideology back to Australia.

* Individuals in Australia continue to be radicalised, and the online amplification of radicalisation messages is reaching ever-younger targets.

* Multiple terrorism offenders are scheduled for release from Australian prisons over the next five years.

At the same time, right-wing extremists are more organised, sophisticated, ideological and active than previous years.

While we have been actively monitoring the threat for some time, this year extreme right-wing individuals comprised around one-third of our counter-terrorism investigative subjects.

Many of these groups and individuals have seized on COVID-19, believing it reinforces the narratives and conspiracies at the core of their ideologies. They see the pandemic as proof of the failure of globalisation, multiculturalism and democracy, and confirmation that societal collapse and a ‘race war’ are inevitable.

Foreign interference

While terrorism is a threat to life, espionage and foreign interference represent threats to our way of life.

There are more foreign spies and their proxies operating in Australia than there were at the height of the Cold War.

Foreign governments are seeking information about Australia’s capabilities, research and technology, and domestic and foreign policy.

This year, for example, ASIO discovered and disrupted a plot to penetrate Australia’s intelligence community.

An Australia-based foreign national was working with a team of foreign intelligence officers, who were trying to recruit multiple Australian security clearance holders. The agents wanted sensitive information about the intelligence community’s operations, particularly those directed against their home country.

While the concept of espionage is well known, ‘foreign interference’ is often misunderstood. Simply praising a foreign country or publicly taking its side is not, of itself, foreign interference.

But when the advocacy is being covertly orchestrated by a foreign government and is contrary to Australia’s national interest, it may well constitute foreign interference.

Almost every sector of Australian society is a potential target of foreign interference, and the threat manifests itself in different but equally unacceptable ways.

In 2019–20, ASIO stepped up its investigations into attempts to secretly co-opt current and future Australian politicians. In all states and territories, at every level of government, intelligence services are seeking to cultivate politicians who will advance the interests of the foreign country.

Foreign interference also manifests in the monitoring, harassing and intimidating of Australia’s culturally diverse communities.

We have uncovered many cases—involving multiple countries—where Australian community members and their families have been threatened for expressing views at odds with the foreign government’s policies or values.

It is unacceptable that people in Australia are being intimidated simply for advocating democratic reforms or criticising human rights abuses. Seen in this context, foreign interference can be nothing less than an attack on Australia’s sovereignty, multicultural communities, values and freedoms.

(continued)

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4f9b77  No.11100321

File: d349f797fe0778c⋯.jpg (386.64 KB, 1040x1477, 1040:1477, 0028.jpg)

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>>11100315

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Performance

This year has been a challenging time for all Australians. ASIO has continued to perform well under difficult circumstances, and my team has shown professionalism and dedication to our mission to deliver outstanding results.

Working with our law enforcement partners, ASIO’s intelligence led to terrorist arrests, convictions and disruptions.

In addition to our actions directly targeting espionage and foreign interference, we continued to provide government and industry with trusted advice to help them protect themselves. We know our efforts have been successful because we have seen foreign intelligence services reassessing the risks of operating in Australia, and in some cases ceasing their activities.

Close readers of this report may notice changes to our staffing and structures. This year, I took the opportunity to clarify the lines of authority and responsibility in our senior workforce.

The number of senior executive officers is now more appropriate for an organisation of ASIO’s size. One consequence of these reforms was a further improvement in the proportion of women in senior roles. For example, women now make up 60 per cent of our Executive Committee.

Transparency

As Director-General, I am committed to ensuring we don’t just do what it is legal, we do what is right.

ASIO recognises we are granted extraordinary powers. We must use these responsibly, and be accountable to Australians and their parliament. This is why new Minister’s Guidelines were issued this year, updating the legal obligations placed on ASIO to make sure our work is lawful, proportionate and ethical.

During the reporting period, we met with the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) on at least a bi-monthly basis, supported by fortnightly meetings with senior staff from the Office of the IGIS. The IGIS possesses powers akin to a standing royal commission and is a key pillar of our rigorous oversight framework.

I intend to be as open as I can be about ASIO’s work. This reflects my personal belief in the power of transparency, a desire to dispel myths about our Organisation, and the importance of explaining the true nature of the threats facing our country.

In 2019–20, ASIO provided nine unclassified submissions to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, and appeared before five of its public hearings. ASIO also appeared before a Senate inquiry into press freedom and a public hearing on Australia’s telecommunications access legislation conducted by the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor. In February, I delivered my first Annual Threat Assessment. We also began implementing a strategy to take our Organisation into the spotlight of social media.

This report will provide further context to the work ASIO’s people do every day to protect Australia and Australians from threats to their security. We are your security service. And we make a difference.

Mike Burgess

Director-General of Security

https://www.asio.gov.au/asio-report-parliament.html

https://www.asio.gov.au/sites/default/files/ASIO%20Annual%20Report%202019-20.pdf

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4f9b77  No.11100891

File: facb196ab2c7d34⋯.jpg (45.84 KB, 800x450, 16:9, Nick_Warner_director_gener….jpg)

'Without peer': Top spy Nick Warner to retire this year

Australia's top spy Nick Warner will retire at the end of the year after a career spanning four decades, as the Morrison government now faces the difficult decision of replacing the director-general of the Office of National Intelligence.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised Mr Warner as "without peer" in the intelligence community, saying the government would still look to seek his advice in the future in a less formal capacity.

Mr Warner will stand down as head of ONI when his current term expires in December.

He was the first director-general of ONI, which was created in December 2018 as the chief intelligence assessment and coordination agency.

Mr Warner previously served as director-general of ONI's predecessor, the Office of National Assessments.

He was also the director-general of Australia's overseas intelligence agency, ASIS, as well as the secretary of the Department of Defence.

One of the favourites speculated to replace Mr Warner is cabinet secretary Andrew Shearer, a national security expert and former deputy director-general of ONI.

Mr Shearer also worked as a national security adviser to Tony Abbott and John Howard, and was a senior advisor at Washington think tank, the Centre for Independent and Strategic Studies.

Other potential candidates include current ONI deputy director-general Paul Taloni, the former director of cyber spy agency the Australian Signals Directorate, Paul Grigson, deputy secretary of the Department of Home Affairs and Michelle Chan, Mr Morrison's national security advisor.

Senior government sources confirmed there were a number of candidates and no decision had been made.

Mr Morrison paid tribute to Mr Warner, saying he had known the intelligence chief for many years and he had an "extremely long and distinguished career serving Australia's interests and defending and protecting Australia's interests".

"He's a great Australian, who has done an outstanding job, spanning some four decades in areas of national security, foreign policy and so many other areas," he said.

"His expertise, his experience, his knowledge of these areas is, I would say, without peer and we have been well-served by him in this time, both in this role as the Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence but also as Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.

"Nick will still be in a position to be supporting us in any number of other arrangements on a less formal basis going forward into the future."

The ONI was established after the 2017 review into Australia's intelligence agencies recommended its predecessor needed to be expanded to have a direction and supervision role over the nation’s other spy agencies.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/without-peer-top-spy-nick-warner-to-retire-this-year-20201016-p565u0.html

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70badf  No.11101580

File: 48a6598a7308688⋯.png (529.66 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 62BF6055_73AA_4A64_B96E_62….png)

File: 06c8e788f5d1b8d⋯.png (189.18 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 513FC453_F43E_4357_B262_40….png)

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And failed miserably

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70badf  No.11101588

File: 0c8c2d084d243ff⋯.png (187.24 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 76B1A2C6_EE56_417B_B9F3_3B….png)

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File: d0af877fa93f95d⋯.png (311.96 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 0D7F80FA_5971_4611_A66A_7F….png)

Is date and time stamped

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70badf  No.11101600

File: 4e489cd7fc75d1d⋯.png (101.42 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, B92F20C8_14C0_4AD5_A6C5_63….png)

File: c006a908841391c⋯.png (652.27 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, F939004C_F790_4F8D_86AA_DF….png)

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File: e458731d3873467⋯.png (235.71 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 1E367CA5_D586_4D3A_9ACC_30….png)

USA 🇺🇸 is fucking doomed

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70badf  No.11101610

File: 25238fc096030a5⋯.png (177.06 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 56F4AD1B_747A_4F20_965E_04….png)

File: 594bdf401ccb13d⋯.png (318.93 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, FE6F1452_B02B_4EC2_94F9_7F….png)

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Is pure magic

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70badf  No.11101624

File: 4eff28a65456452⋯.png (223.34 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, A7641A28_59DE_4249_A5C3_F6….png)

File: efcf64a93005a15⋯.png (56.68 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 1FDFF090_623B_46EE_84F6_8B….png)

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Kikes faked a holy war to hide the fact that there was a king of kings in the system of systems.

Pmsl 😂

FOLDER 📁 OF DOOM aka 

Victory of the light. 

For those that have betrayed, blocked, argued, threatened or knowingly concealed (done nothing, in other words. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1-0QMb_G3N4NSCvIROpsNW_fjsZRLmRTU

First illuminated polymath in thousands of years (context) 

Totally detached from my knowledge too. Argue with that until the cows come home. 

Thick, disrespectful and vile Americans, Jews and Brits. 

KNOWLEDGE 

Direct link to source document in pdf format. 

2,238 pages 130mb 

17 year long beam of light from the absolute. Every single entry date and time stamped 

https://view.publitas.com/72234/880115/pdfs/d4f86d8e8c2117fd530ef381c5b3b016936f5ad1.pdf

One size fits all. 

Kills butthurt Americans, Brits and Jews instantly. 

Never lies and is never violent. 

What good are your weapons and poor hurt personal feelings and opinions now? 

Jon James Pratt (999) 

Aka Christ Almighty 

Aka Lao Tze

Aka Buddha 

Aka Krishna 

49 year old illuminated polymath from Warwickshire 

Aka ‘cosmic Lol’ 

Aka ‘the storm’ 

#allpointsarereconciled 

BREADCRUMBS 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&as_q=%23allpointsarereconciled+&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgsz=&imgar=&imgc=&imgcolor=&imgtype=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=

RESEARCH AND MEMES

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/mobile/folders/1qhE2UWiZJO9FId4Kq67oaQhnLKBuHJbSSBcCj-Cz/1U6Kfa7f0O5e_9JumXg_e8jJlduNitKEfUNszAU9U7w?sort=13&direction=a

Emergency backup drive 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1du6pXkl_ZQ-87t51FH5aPEmpmchfGNYC?sort=13&direction=a

Breadcrumbs 2: google cache 

All over 8kun too 

ARCHIVED VERSION 

http://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/search/username/James/

Front row seats to hell 

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70badf  No.11101637

Good job twitter isn’t the real world, isn’t it?

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70badf  No.11101658

File: c044b0e7d829434⋯.png (908.73 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 48544CAD_53F0_4412_9277_AF….png)

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Responsible for the deaths of 327m Americans?

Just because they didn’t want to mark your homework

Mine are

Lol 😂

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510111  No.11107137

File: 268d03269f5c8f8⋯.jpg (59.78 KB, 798x313, 798:313, Cringer_vs_Battlecat.jpg)

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510111  No.11107391

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

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4f9b77  No.11110804

File: 8aeaa9d691daee5⋯.jpg (65.11 KB, 1100x619, 1100:619, Jitarth_Jadeja_32_found_QA….jpg)

He went down the QAnon rabbit hole for two years. Here's how he got out

Bronte Lord and Richa Naik - October 16, 2020

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One day in June 2019, Jitarth Jadeja went outside to smoke a cigarette. For two years he'd been in the virtual cult of QAnon. But now he'd watched a YouTube video that picked apart the last element of the theory he believed in. Standing there smoking, he would say later, he felt "shattered." He had gone down the QAnon rabbit hole; now, having emerged from it, he had no idea what to do next.

'QAnon only hurts people. It has helped nobody.'

QAnon is a virtual cult that began in late 2017.

The most basic QAnon belief casts President Trump as the hero in a fight against the "deep state" and a sinister cabal of Democratic politicians and celebrities who abuse children. And it features an anonymous government insider called "Q" who purportedly shares secret information about that fight via cryptic online posts.

Travis View is a conspiracy theory researcher who co-hosts the podcast "QAnon Anonymous."

The theory's believers "always fantasize that they are saving children and they're bringing criminals to justice," View says. "But QAnon only hurts people. It has helped nobody."

There aren't solid estimates for the number of QAnon followers worldwide, but it's clear their ranks are growing. A CNN investigation reviewed QAnon-related Facebook pages and groups based only outside the US and found a total of at least 12.8 million interactions between the beginning of the year and the last week of September.

Lisa Kaplan and Cindy Otis lead Alethea Group, a company that tracks disinformation to protect its clients' brands. They followed false claims that Wayfair was complicit in a child exploitation plot as they spread from havens for QAnon to the mainstream in the summer of 2020.

"There's not sort of, one sort of set doctrine or belief system," Otis said. "But a lot of it goes down to what goes viral and what doesn't."

Like many previous conspiracy theory groups, QAnon has become as much about community as its actual theory. The result is a convoluted and ever-changing web of beliefs which branch off from the central worldview. In this case, that includes things like members of the supposed cabal also worshipping Satan, and JFK Jr. having faked his 1999 death in a plane crash to escape the deep state plotters. QAnon has also started assimilating unrelated conspiracy theories, including false ideas about the supposedly dangerous nature of 5G infrastructure and the false, dangerous notion that the Covid-19 pandemic is a ploy to monitor private citizens.

Since there's no leadership or structure to QAnon, its supporters incorporate existing conspiracy theories and develop new ones. QAnon "really does take on a life of its own, which can, in fact make it a more significant threat," Kaplan said.

'A car crash you can't look away from'

Jadeja, the former QAnon believer, is Australian. But he said he's always been interested in American politics. He spent time studying in the US, living in Queens, New York. His nationality is a testament to the fact that QAnon has spread well beyond the United States.

"If you'd look in Australian politics, it's boring by comparison," Jadeja said. "American politics, it's like, it's like a car crash you can't look away from."

During the 2016 US presidential election, Jadeja said, he was drawn to then-candidate Bernie Sanders. He liked what Sanders had to say about inequality and his "anti-establishment sentiment."

But then Trump won. "That kind of really kicked it all off for me," Jadeja said.

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4f9b77  No.11110815

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>>11110804

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It felt to him like the world was shocked by Trump's win. How had seemingly no one seen it coming? And most importantly, who had? "I kind of switched off from all mainstream media," Jadeja said.

That's when he began listening to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and reading Infowars, which exposed him to QAnon theories for the first time. By December 2017, he identified as a Q follower.

Around this period, Jadeja said he was in the midst of a 15 year struggle to finish his degree. He'd pulled away from friends and become socially isolated. "I just felt completely overwhelmed… I was probably in a deep depression I think when I found Q," he says.

Once Jadeja found QAnon he was quickly sucked in. He would spend time on websites that aggregated posts supposedly from Q, which often first appear on darker corners of the internet like 8kun. Then he'd move on to read the interpretations of those posts from other believers. These interpretations are popular among the QAnon community because posts from "Q" are often so vague that they can be read in any number of ways. The tactic tends to lure in supporters the way fraudulent psychics can — there's little solid information given, so almost anything can be taken as confirmation of a pronouncement by "Q."

"There'd be a lot of Youtube and Reddit mini-celebrities within the community that would be like the anointed decrypter for that point in time," Jadeja noted.

QAnon was all he wanted to talk about. That made life offline increasingly difficult for him, and he pulled away from friends.

"No one believes you. No one wants to talk to you about it. … You get all angsty and crabby and whatnot. [S]uch shouting, irrational, you sound like the homeless guy on the street yelling about Judgment Day," Jadeja said.

One of the few people in his regular life with whom he was able to talk with about his newfound interest with was his father. "We used to talk about it a lot. We used to only talk about it with each other. We show each other things like, did you see that? Did you see that?" Jadeja said.

"I think superficially it did seem like [QAnon] gave me comfort," Jadeja said. "I didn't realize the nefarious kind of impact it was having on me because it was very insidious how it slowly disconnected me from reality."

Finding 'answers'

Experts say that people often seek out conspiracy theories in times of crisis.

"I think we tend to underestimate the extent to which these sorts of narratives are appealing," Alethea Group's Otis said, "especially when we're in a time of great stress and emotions are high."

Otis noted that the 2016 US presidential election was one of those times for many people. Now the coronavirus pandemic means uncertainty and anxiety are once again at a high point.

"It's a very compelling narrative to say all of this is orchestrated," Otis said. "There's a cabal coming after you. They're trying to make your life miserable. You want an answer for why bad things are happening? Here they are."

View, the conspiracy theory researcher, said QAnon preys on vulnerable people who in some cases might be suffering from mental health issues.

"I think it's a mistake to say that QAnon is a conspiracy theory, because this kind of makes it sound like Area 51 or Big Foot," he said. "It's a community of people that radicalizes them into a world view, that just essentially detaches them from reality."

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4f9b77  No.11110827

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>>11110815

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For Jadeja, the impulses he developed while he believed in QAnon are a source of shame. "I would have been so happy to see Hillary Clinton dragged in front of a military tribunal, even though she's a civilian," he said.

"That still bothers me to this day, how willing and happy and joyfully I would have reacted to something that I would normally want no part in… This is how you get good people to do bad things."

In a May 2019 bulletin, the FBI warned that conspiracy theories like QAnon could "very likely" motivate criminal and sometimes violent activity in the US especially because of the reach and volume of conspiratorial content available online.

The platform problem

QAnon theories often start out on fringe internet forums like 8kun and 4chan, according to Alethea Group's Kaplan. But once a claim gains popularity there it can quickly catapult onto mainstream social media networks. "It becomes especially dangerous once these conspiracies go on to platforms like Twitter and Facebook, because it increases the breadth of the reach that these false conspiracies have," she said.

Reddit banned a popular QAnon subreddit in 2018. In July 2020, Twitter said it had removed more than 7,000 QAnon-associated accounts. Last week, Facebook announced it would ban any pages, groups or Instagram accounts representing QAnon. And on Wednesday, YouTube joined the other platforms, saying it would prohibit conspiracy theory content that threatens or harasses an individual or group. It stopped short of banning QAnon and other dangerous theories completely.

But the task of identifying and policing these kinds of accounts is massive. Facebook, for one, has previously made promises to ban certain groups or types of content in the past but enforcement has sometimes been slow or inconsistent.

"This isn't something that there's one solution that will, you know, remove this group from their platform for all eternity," Otis said. "It's going to be an ongoing and dynamic problem."

View believes these actions may be too late. "This is a group who are very highly motivated, and they believe that they are fighting essentially an information war."

Leaving Q

After two years in the world of QAnon, Jadeja said, cracks began to form in his conviction. He believed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had been instrumental in "exposing" Hillary Clinton and had helped win Trump the election. If Trump was trying to bring down the cabal, Jadeja wondered, how could he let Assange face extradition to the US for charges related to publishing secret military and diplomatic documents? On top of that, Jadeja said, he was noticing more logical inconsistencies in QAnon's theories.

But there was one particular piece of "proof" he was still holding on to.

It went like this: A QAnon follower had supposedly asked Q to tell President Trump to use the phrase "tip top" in a speech. Then Trump did.

To Jadeja, that had been proof that Q existed and had the ear of the president.

But then, as his doubts mounted, he decided to research it further and came across a YouTube video that showed other times Trump had previously said the phrase or something similar. Suddenly "tip top" was no longer irrefutable proof, it was probably just coincidence.

For others, that might have easily been glossed over, a blip easily dismissed in their belief. But for Jadeja, who was nearing a break with QAnon, it was a turning point.

"It was the worst feeling I had in my life," Jadeja said.

That's when he went outside for a smoke.

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4f9b77  No.11110849

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>>11110827

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'It starts with empathy and understanding'

r/Qult_Headquarters is a forum on Reddit "dedicated to documenting, critiquing, and debunking the chan poster known as 'Q' and his devotees." Its 30,000 members pick apart QAnon theories and point out inconsistencies.

It's where Jadeja turned when he stopped believing. He wrote a 659-word post that began with the words "Q fooled me."

He thought the group would ridicule him for believing in the conspiracy theory. "I expected to be torn apart," he said.

Instead, the opposite happened. According to Jadeja, he got over a hundred responses to his post — and nearly all of them were supportive. "These guys put me back together again."

He now thinks one of the toughest challenges in trying to deradicalize a QAnon believer is that they view the opposition as "pure evil."

"This is a big problem, not just because people are being taken in and their families are like being ripped apart," he said. "This is an existential battle between good and evil that these people think they're fighting." He says he used to think the same thing.

Another Reddit community called QAnonCasualties functions as a support group for friends and family members of QAnon believers. It has more than 28,000 members. There are hundreds of stories of loved ones "lost" to QAnon. Friendships ruined. Relationships ended. Families suffering.

Looking back, Jadeja said, he doesn't think there is a single relationship in his life that wasn't affected by his time believing in QAnon. "It's destroyed some of them to this day. It's strained a lot of them to this day."

But there's one thing in particular that he regrets the most: sharing QAnon with his father. CNN reached out to Jadeja's father multiple times for a comment but he did not respond.

Jadeja thinks it's possible more QAnon believers can follow his path out.

"It has to start with empathy and understanding," Jadeja said. That's what the QultHeadquarters community on Reddit gave him.

In View's opinion, confronting QAnon believers with facts isn't the best way to deradicalize them.

He said the best way to help believers is to remind them of their life before Q. Believers need to be encouraged to ask themselves "if this new life that they built for themselves is actually productive, if it's actually building towards something good or if it's just a waste of time and it's filling some kind of emotional void."

Potentially being known as "the QAnon guy" among his friends is the last thing Jadeja wants. But he fears the community will continue to grow. That's why, he said, he decided to share his story — in the hope that other believers might see that there is life after QAnon and reevaluate their choice to support it.

Ultimately, he said, he's glad he went down the QAnon rabbit hole. It taught him a lot about hubris, he believes. And, he said, "It allowed me to really confront, like, the own darkness that's in my own heart."

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/16/tech/qanon-believer-how-he-got-out/index.html

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4f9b77  No.11110863

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>>11110804

Ex-QAnon believer breaks his silence. How he escaped the viral cult

CNN

Published on 16 Oct 2020

Jitarth Jadeja found QAnon in 2017. The 32-year-old spent two years entrenched in the virtual cult. His biggest regret? Sharing the conspiracy theory with his father. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports.

One day in June 2019, Jadeja went outside to smoke a cigarette. For two years he'd been in the virtual cult of QAnon. But now he'd watched a YouTube video that picked apart the last element of the theory he believed in. Standing there smoking, he would say later, he felt "shattered." He had gone down the QAnon rabbit hole; now, having emerged from it, he had no idea what to do next.

The most basic QAnon belief casts President Trump as the hero in a fight against the "deep state" and a sinister cabal of Democratic politicians and celebrities who abuse children. And it features an anonymous government insider called "Q" who purportedly shares secret information about that fight via cryptic online posts.

Travis View is a conspiracy theory researcher who co-hosts the podcast "QAnon Anonymous."

The theory's believers "always fantasize that they are saving children and they're bringing criminals to justice," View says. "But QAnon only hurts people. It has helped nobody."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOkKkH23pi4

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4f9b77  No.11111509

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Expert on QAnon says the movement’s claims are ‘all bull s—’

What started as niche claims spread by largely pro-Donald Trump, anti-Hillary Clinton people in the United States has now spread to Australia. Here’s what you need to know about the QAnon movement.

Ellen Whinnett - October 17, 2020

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Right now, according to a persistent story circulating on social media, thousands of children stolen from their families are being trafficked through a labyrinth of secret tunnels under Melbourne and Sydney.

For “proof’’ of this lurid claim, videos have been made for people to share, set to stirring music and featuring confronting photos of bound and gagged children, with heroic police and military types coming to the rescue.

The claim is false. There are not thousands of children being trafficked through tunnels under Australia’s two biggest cities. The videos are crude mashups of media reporting of other crimes.

But for a certain group of people, the tunnel kids story is further proof of the far-right movement known as QAnon, which promulgates the bizarre conspiracy theory that the world is being run by a Satanic cabal of paedophiles.

What started as niche claims spread by largely pro-Donald Trump, anti-Hillary Clinton people in the United States back in 2016 has now spread to Australia, where it’s been turbocharged by the anti-government, anti-police sentiment stirred up by Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdown.

“They really had their debut ball at the anti-COVID lockdown rallies in Melbourne, that’s when people were really introduced to them,’’ said Kaz Ross, a global studies lecturer at the University of Tasmania, who has been studying QAnon for years.

“With the pandemic, suddenly, everyone’s involved.’’

QAnon believers come from different walks of life but have many common threads – they are often anti-vaxxers, conservative voters and evangelical Christians.

Current QAnon targets include Bill Gates for his work on developing vaccines, the billionaire George Soros, and now Victoria Police for their enforcement of Victoria’s laws requiring people to wear face masks.

One QAnon promoter, Sarah Shanahan, who runs a musical theatre school in Sydney, has posted clips including one on the false “children in the tunnels’’ story and other untrue claims, including about Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and highly defamatory claims about Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

“Melbourne lockdown … removal of hundreds of children from underground tunnels. Sydney you’re next … and every state in Australia. News reporters are actors - if you remove your blinkers and see it for what it really is - you will realise the news is just another tv show with actors. They tell you what THEY want you to know not what you should know, how else can they keep everyone where they want them?’’ she posted to Facebook in August.

Ms Shanahan requested questions be sent to her via email, but did not respond to them.

Early QAnon claims persist to this day, including that Mr Trump was secretly fighting a “deep state’’ cabal of child abusers. Posts from a person known as “Q’’ which first appeared on the site 4Chan purported to have secret information confirming this.

“Anons’’ are people who appointed themselves as being able to read secret messages from Q, and the group began promoting fake stories such as “Pizzagate’’ which alleged the Democrats’ presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was running a child abuse ring out of a pizza shop in Washington DC.

The ludicrous claim almost ended in tragedy when a man decided to “self-investigate’’ in late 2016 and fired a gun into the shop.

While it started as a pro-Trump movement, QAnon believers in Australia are broadly opposed to Scott Morrison.

Ironically, Mr Morrison’s associate Tim Stewart, whose wife works as a personal assistant to Mr Morrison’s wife Jenny and who was a bridesmaid at the Morrisons’ wedding, is a QAnon promoter whose Twitter feed @BurnedSpy34 was disabled for what Twitter said was “co-ordinated harmful activity.’’

He started a new Twitter account, @Burned_Spy34 in September, where he has continued to post about deep state, former Australian High Commissioner to the UK Alexander Downer and numerous posts about child sexual abuse. He uses numerals in place of some letters to avoid being blocked by algorithms, including child tr@fficking and p3dophile.

Twitter banned him again late this week, saying the account breached the site’s ban evasion policy.

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4f9b77  No.11111527

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>>11111509

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In recent months social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have purged thousands of QAnon accounts, while online retailer Etsy says it will no longer sell QAnon merchandise.

But Dr Ross said the groups were getting around the ban by setting up new accounts and using new hashtags to spread the word, including save the children, white rabbit, rabbit, truth and 17 (the letter Q is 17th in the alphabet).

“They’re undermining the Government, the media, claiming Dan Andrews is lying, WHO is full of rubbish,’’ she said.

Dr Ross said QAnon had been gathering pace in the US since 2017, propped up by anti-vaxxers.

“The anti-vaccine community is massive, it’s well funded in America and persistent in Australia,’’ she said.

She said the “Pastel Q’’ or “Butterfly Q’’ crowd, such as wellness influencers, had now jumped on the QAnon bandwagon, having realised they had an audience eager to hear their anti-vaccine claims.

Dr Ross said not all anti-authority types supported QAnon – anarchists, for example, stayed well away and had not been involved in the anti-lockdown rallies in Melbourne.

But she said the result of the activities of QAnon believers was a divisive political debate, not based in science, which actively sought to undermine government, the media, and science.

“The most corrosive thing is they don’t trust science, they don’t trust scientists, they have a low digital literacy and think doing their own research is watching a few YouTubes,’’ she said.

Dr Ross said the “children in the tunnels’’ false reports showed how “people have been overcome by conspiracy thinking.’’

“People feel like they’re free to make up their own minds. Do your own research is one of their slogans,’’ she said of QAnon.

But Dr Ross said viewing a few clips on YouTube from like-minded conspiracy theorists did not show a high degree of digital literacy, and just reinforced the conspiracy theory.

“It’s all bullshit, obviously,’’ she said of QAnon’s claims.

“They don’t trust. They think they’re being lied to.’’

Anti-vaxxer celebrity chef Pete Evans, recently mused on his Instagram page about having discussions involving “Q”, and mentioned Dr Ross in a post after she criticised him in the media. She was then targeted by his supporters who sought her out online.

Dr Ross said the fact the organisers of several anti-lockdown protest rallies in Melbourne had their social media accounts disabled by police had further agitated some QAnon promoters, who believed they had been silenced.

“The Q thing has been smashed actually,’’ she said.

“It moved to (encrypted app) Telegram and became a leaderless movement.’’

She said people in Australia appeared to be drawn to QAnon in 2020 “because people want to make something out of a pretty shit year.

“What does Q promise? That there’s a plan, and don’t worry, Trump has a plan. Some people genuinely believe God is working through Trump.’’

Dr Ross said the QAnon followers were not dangerous, but had taught people to follow conspiracy theories and “it has had a corrosive influence on social cohesion.’’

https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/national/expert-on-qanon-says-the-movements-claims-are-all-bull-s/news-story/05a9455c5b93c613f77a1fe1aec52dd4

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70badf  No.11111765

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To try and kill the person writing this..

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4f9b77  No.11111966

File: c02ee5dbcbeaf51⋯.mp4 (9.06 MB, 960x540, 16:9, Dangerous_QAnon_conspiracy….mp4)

File: 72114e81b2b4b26⋯.jpg (404.94 KB, 795x620, 159:124, What_is_QAnon.jpg)

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Q OF CELEBS - Dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory spread by host of celebs including Roseanne Barr and James Woods

Alahna Kindred - 16 Oct 2020

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THE dangerous, unfounded QAnon conspiracy theory has been spread by numerous celebrities including Roseanne Barr and James Woods.

And last night, US President Donald Trump refused to condemn the QAnon conspiracy theorists.

QAnon is a dangerous right-wing conspiracy theory that the FBI believes is a domestic terror threat.

It is centered on unfounded allegations the president is waging a secret battle against a pedophile ring filled with celebrities and political elites, who have been covertly running the US government for decades.

Last night, Town Hall moderator Savannah Guthrie asked Trump to "disavow" their belief "that Democrats have a satanic pedophile ring and you [Trump] are the savior of that."

She challenged him: "Just say it's crazy and untrue."

The President replied: "I don't know about QAnon.

"What I do hear about it, they are very strongly against pedophilia, they fight it very hard. But I know nothing about it."

QAnon supporters have been linked to series of violent crimes in the US.

Anthony Comello, 24, was accused in March 2019 of killing Francesco Cali, a Gambino mob boss.

Comello, 24, said in court that QAnon had led him to kill Cali.

It led to him being determined to be mentally unfit for trial, according to local reports.

In 2019, the FBI named Michael 'Lewis Arthur' Meyer as an one example of QAnon-related criminality.

Meyer emptied several water barrels that were left for migrants crossing over the Mexico-US border thinking there were left for a sex trafficking ring.

Even though celebrities are often the targets of the allegations, some have come out in support of the baseless theory.

Roseanne Barr

The disgraced comedian has written a number of since-deleted tweets in support of QAnon.

In 2018, the former TV star tweeted praise for Trump, writing that the president had "broken up pedophile rings in high places everywhere".

Barr tweeted: "President Trump has freed so many children held in bondage to pimps all over the world. Hundreds each month.

"He has broken up trafficking rings in high places everywhere. notice that.

"I disagree on some things but give him benefit of doubt 4-now."

The sitcom star later clarified she was praising Trump for naming April "Child Abuse Prevention Month", Buzzfeed previously reported.

Barr's previous tweets also include her asking "who is Q?" and asking for QAnon to text her.

According to the baseless theory, Q, is an anonymous source who is trying to tell the world a secret - or multiple secrets.

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4f9b77  No.11111992

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>>11111966

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James Woods

James Woods has also been said to spread QAnon theories.

In April 2018, the actor tweeted: "I’m holding back my thoughts on #Q. Let’s see where the wind blows."

On October 6, James tweeted an old video of Former First Lady Michelle Obama praising Harvey Weinstein.

The video was from 2013, before the #MeToo movement and before Weinstein's actions were widely known.

It follows the common trope of QAnon supporters of identifying Democrats as "sharing a bed" with sex abusers.

Pete Evans

Celebrity chef Pete Evans shared a video from a press conference about the US President spoke about QAnon supporters on his Instagram with popcorn emojis.

In May, the Australian also put up an Instagram story that mirrors language used by believers of the conspiracy theory, Buzzfeed reported.

The post included a chart with dozens of references to parts of the theory including a prominent "Q".

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4f9b77  No.11112011

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>>11111992

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Curt Schilling

The ex-professional baseball player has written a handful of tweets about QAnon.

In June 2018, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher tweeted a now-deleted YouTube video saying he has been "researching the movement".

He wrote: "I've been asked about the "Q" for a few months now.

"Not really knowing who or what it was in any sort of detail.

"Started researching this movement a few weeks ago and someone sent this to me today. Pretty much impossible to stop watching once you start."

A month later, he tweeted at Media Matters criticising them for calling the QAnon theory "baseless".

A month later, he also tweeted: "@MediaMattersZA I think it's fantastic that your only attack is "baseless" without ever actually pointing to a 'lie'.

"It has to suck to know the Q has reported more accurate news in the past 14 days than your rag in its entire existence!"

Alex Jones

Before the Infowars conspiracy theorist was de-platformed, he tweeted and made video about QAnon.

In a tweet from 2018, Alex wrote: "Despite worrying signs that America is heading to the point of no return, QAnon indicates that Trump may be gearing up to fight back against the globalist coup."

Alex also shared from this Infowars channel called "QAnon decoded".

A search of "QAnon" on his website also brings up a video titled "Q joins Infowars: Live on Air".

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12945354/qanon-james-woods-roseanne-barr/

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4f9b77  No.11112388

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>>11048335

US election 2020: Voters are tired of Trump’s catastrophic presidency

Troy Bramston - OCTOBER 16, 2020

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Donald Trump can still win the US election. But he would need the greatest comeback in presidential history. The reality is that Trump is on track to lose by a landslide. This has been evident all year. Why? Not because the election is rigged, the political system is corrupt or the media is biased, but because Trump has been a catastrophic president.

It is not surprising that Trump is trailing Joe Biden by an average of nine to 10 points in national polls. Biden is reaching into the early 50s while Trump struggles in the low 40s. Biden’s national lead is far greater than Hillary Clinton ever achieved. It is the biggest lead any challenger has had since 1936. This is an important electoral sign but it is not necessarily predictive. Trump lost the popular vote four years ago.

More worrying for Trump is the battleground states. Trump is well behind in the three midwestern states he won unexpectedly, although narrowly, in 2016: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Trump trails Biden by six to eight points in these states. If the same margin of error four years ago is repeated, Trump will still lose all of them. It is difficult to see a pathway to victory for Trump without winning these states. Moreover, Biden has stable polling leads in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina. Biden also is leading in the average of polls taken in Georgia, Iowa and Ohio.

Trump won all of these states in 2016. If Trump loses Florida, it is probably all over.

The polling is concerning Republicans so much that they fear down-ballot losses. Some Republican Senate and house candidates are distancing themselves from Trump. There is a good chance that Democrats could win control of the Senate. A 50-50 Senate would give Kamala Harris the casting vote as vice-president.

Where candidates campaign is indicative of how they see the contest. Trump is on the defensive, spending time mostly in states he won in 2016. Biden is on the offensive, eyeing Democratic gains in multiple states. This mirrors the advertising spend and allocation of campaign resources.

Trump needs to expand his base to win re-election. But all the data shows him losing voters since 2016. His approval rating is 44 per cent according to Gallup. This is below the first-term average for every president since Harry Truman. Trump has not achieved 50 per cent approval in a Gallup poll this year. A month from their re-election, Barack Obama’s approval was 50 per cent, George W. Bush’s was 49 per cent and Bill Clinton’s was 56 per cent.

Another important measure of the mood of voters is to ask about the direction of the country. Just 31 per cent of voters think the US is on the right track and 62 per cent say it is on the wrong track. This reflects poorly on Trump as the incumbent president. It is often forgotten that voters have already judged Trump’s presidency in the 2018 midterm elections. The result? Republicans lost the House of Representatives.

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4f9b77  No.11112405

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>>11112388

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The most important election issue is COVID-19. Trump’s handling of the pandemic has been disastrous. The US has a higher infection and death rate than any other major developed economy. Trump lied about how deadly the virus was, delayed acting and his eventual response has been flawed. He mocked masks, ignored social distancing, suggested injecting bleach and recommended drugs with dangerous side effects. Trump getting COVID-19 is emblematic of his failures. Most voters believe he would not have tested positive for the virus if he had taken it more seriously.

The key for Democrats was choosing the right candidate to face Trump. The most viable was always Biden. He is experienced, having served as vice-president and senator, and is a moderate on policy. He is not from the Democratic Party’s loony left wing. Biden is a centrist. It is mistaken to think Biden’s support is fuelled only by anti-Trump sentiment.

Even before the Democratic primaries and caucuses this year, Biden was viewed much more favourably than Trump. Biden has made inroads into Trump’s base, especially with men and white non-college graduates, and leads among younger and older voters, women, college graduates and non-white voters. Biden has a broad coalition of support. Enthusiasm for Biden lags that for Trump, but the gap is closing.

There is no doubt that Biden, at age 77, is missing a few beats. But the debate showed he is intellectually, physically and cognitively up to the job of being president. Is everything Trump says lucid, logical and coherent? Of course not. The bottom line is that Biden passes the character test; Trump does not.

Biden’s key pitch to voters is that he will unite, not divide; lead with dignity and integrity; treat people with respect, not derision; be honest, not dishonest; and he will listen rather than lecture. Biden uniquely matches this moment as the perfect anti-Trump. Voters are fatigued by Trump’s intellectually and morally bankrupt presidency. Biden is an experienced, safe, mainstream candidate for president.

Those desperate to keep the MAGA — Make America Great Again — dream alive comfort themselves with talk of “shy Trump voters”. There may be polling errors this year. But pollsters have made improvements in their sampling, including weighting by education and geography. The truth is that Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by what was a normal polling error. It was a close result. Trump drew the wrong lessons from victory.

If Trump does lose, it will become the new “lost cause”. This is the myth that sustained the sons and daughters of Confederate soldiers that their crusade was right and they were not defeated. Trump’s MAGA supporters will burnish this faith. It will never die. Trump will become its chief propagandist. A dynasty of Trump candidates beckons. Or Trump could run again in 2024.

Some commentators said Trump could not win four years ago. This was a monumental error of judgment. Trump appealed to the cultural anxieties and economic insecurities of Americans and capitalised on Clinton’s deep unpopularity. Clinton was always the likely winner according to the polls, but it was by no means certain. Trump always had a chance of victory.

But Trump was lucky in 2016. He essentially won the presidency by a combined 77,744 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He was helped by third-party candidates who siphoned votes from Clinton. There was no electoral college sweep. He lost the popular vote by 2.8 million. This time the election will be a referendum on Trump’s presidency. He needs all the luck he can get.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/us-election-2020-voters-are-tired-of-trumps-catastrophic-presidency/news-story/072651acec9e171b5be8242b087817fd

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4f9b77  No.11112911

File: d5ecd28df511798⋯.jpg (549.16 KB, 825x1178, 825:1178, GP_277.jpg)

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George Papadopoulos Tweet

Nick Short @PoliticalShort

“FBI began spying on Trump’s 2016 camp w/far less info than the @nypost has published about the Biden family business. If a secondhand report about what a drunken George Papadopoulos might have said about Russia & HRC’s e-mails was good enough, then…”

C-SPAN and Twitter prove the bias of Big Media and Big Tech: Goodwin

https://nypost.com/2020/10/15/c-span-and-twitter-prove-the-bias-of-big-media-and-big-tech-goodwin/

https://twitter.com/PoliticalShort/status/1317180344110583809

Replying to @PoliticalShort and @nypost

A little hard to be “drunk” at a meeting when I reported Alexander Downer to US authorities shortly after the meeting for his overt recording and spying. This is coming out with Durham. Massive scandal

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1317196040530001926

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f8bf81  No.11124902

File: fefc35efb7aa7ce⋯.jpg (84.2 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Andrew_Hastie_has_been_a_v….jpg)

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'Proud Australian tradition of calling out the bully': Islamic leaders praise Andrew Hastie over plight of Uighurs

Australia's peak Muslim group has joined with Liberal MP Andrew Hastie to condemn the Chinese government for its persecution of Uighurs in the remote Xinjiang province.

Mr Hastie, who has sometimes disagreed with Australian Muslim leaders over how to combat Islamic extremism, has been praised by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils for raising the plight of Muslim Uighurs.

The AFIC said it was important to stand up for the Western Australian MP because "China has applied pressure on him for criticising its flagrant human rights abuses".

Mr Hastie, chair of the Parliament's powerful intelligence and security committee, was denied a visa to China last year over his public criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.

The emergence of new satellite imagery last month revealed the Chinese government has been expanding its detention centres in the western region of Xinjiang, despite Beijing’s claims that all detainees have "graduated" from the "re-education camps".

It is believed China has forced more than 1 million Uighurs - a Turkic-speaking ethnic group of mostly Sunni Muslims - into grounds that resemble internment camps in the region.

After meeting with senior Australian Muslim leaders on Monday, AFIC president Dr Rateb Jneid said it was important to provide backing for Mr Hastie.

"Mr Hastie has publicly raised the issue of human rights in the People’s Republic of China on several occasions, it is important for AFIC to show Mr Hastie support particularly as China has applied pressure on him for criticising its flagrant human rights abuses," he said.

AFIC vice president Zouber Sayed said Mr Hastie was a "champion of a proud Australian tradition of calling out the bully".

Mr Hastie said Australians from all backgrounds "condemn the persecution happening to the Uighur people".

“Anyone who cherishes the dignity of human life— as Dr Jneid and I both do — is deeply troubled by what is happening to them. I will continue to speak up for the Uighur people," he said.

“I thank AFIC President Dr Jneid and his colleagues President Yahaya and Vice President Sayed for meeting with me to discuss this important issue.”

Abdul Rahman Yahaya, president of the Islamic Council of WA, said the meeting with Mr Hastie "was very productive" and "it is time more of our fellow Australians become aware of human rights abuses by the Chinese authorities in East Turkistan".

East Turkistan, which bordered China and Mongolia, was annexed by China in 1949.

In a statement, AFIC said Uighers have since suffered "immense persecution at the hands of Chinese authorities culminating in reports of mass incarceration in concentration camps, rapes, disappearances, cultural and religious repression, torture, organ harvesting, destruction of places of worship, forced labour and killings".

"AFIC encourages all Australians to stand with and support Mr Hastie and to call on other political representatives to do the same," the peak Muslim group said.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/proud-australian-tradition-of-calling-out-the-bully-islamic-leaders-praise-andrew-hastie-over-plight-of-uighurs-20201017-p565z3.html

https://www.facebook.com/AFICOfficial/posts/969965583500393

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f8bf81  No.11125093

File: 5cb75428d6bc2bc⋯.mp4 (7.38 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, Murder_and_abduction_claim….mp4)

>>11100195

Murder and abduction claims have Rwandan Government accused of intimidating critics in Australia

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Members of Australia's Rwandan community fear relatives are being murdered in their former homeland, as the country's regime moves to intimidate and silence international critics.

The ABC has also learned a Melbourne father has been trapped in Rwanda for more than a year after having his Australian passport confiscated by authorities during a visit to farewell his dying mother.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed it was providing consular assistance to the Australian citizen who returned to Rwanda in early 2019, and the ABC has chosen not to name him over fears for his safety.

"He can't fly back to Australia and he has been regularly monitored," a friend familiar with the man's situation said.

Last year, another Rwandan refugee anonymously described to the ABC how the East African nation's visiting High Commissioner allegedly threatened to kill him for refusing to become a foreign agent of influence.

Now, Noel Zihabamwe is choosing to speak publicly because he believes his two brothers in Rwanda have been murdered in retaliation for his decision to report the incident to NSW Police.

The Sydney-based human rights advocate said his siblings Jean Nsengimana and Antonine Zihabamwe were abducted from a bus by Rwandan police in September last year and have not been heard from since.

"They were arrested because they are my brothers, because they (Rwanda's Government) want me to work for them," said Mr Zihabamwe, who came to Australia as a refugee in 2006.

"I doubt that they're still alive because it's now 13 months, if they're arrested and they've committed any crime I don't think it would take that long to take them to justice."

Mr Zihabamwe, who co-authored the book One Thousand Hills about surviving the Rwandan genocide, wants the Australian Government and public to know more about the threats faced by members of the African diaspora community.

"You'll be receiving threats if they hear you are a critic towards the current regime, there's many members who've been reporting to Australian police about being targeted, about being threatened," he said.

"Their family members, who live back in Rwanda, they will face some consequences that the ones that my brothers have faced."

In a statement, DFAT said the Australian Government took the alleged threats made towards an Australian citizen seriously.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is aware of these concerns, and has raised them with the Rwandan Government," a spokesman said.

"The department has also reaffirmed with the Rwandan Government the importance of freedom of expression and the right of all Australians to exercise this right free from intimidation.''

Last week the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's (ASIO) annual report warned foreign powers were "monitoring, harassing and intimidating of Australia's culturally diverse communities".

"We have uncovered many cases — involving multiple countries — where Australian community members and their families have been threatened for expressing views at odds with the foreign government's policies or values.

"It is unacceptable that people in Australia are being intimidated simply for advocating democratic reforms or criticising human rights abuses," ASIO's Director General Mike Burgess said.

ABC attempts to contact Rwandan Government officials went unanswered.

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f8bf81  No.11125103

File: 26015dfaf327ab8⋯.jpg (71.01 KB, 862x647, 862:647, Noel_Zihabamwe_says_his_br….jpg)

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>>11125093

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Rwanda's overseas network of agents face scrutiny

Images and documents seen by the ABC suggest the Rwandan regime, headed by controversial President Paul Kagame, has established a network of agents across Australia to monitor its main refugee populations in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

A video of Rwanda's ruling political party congress in 2018 appears to show a prominent member from Sydney's diaspora community who arrived in Australia in 2009.

Mr Zihabamwe said the man fled from Rwanda as a student claiming persecution, but instead now works closely with Mr Kagame's regime to monitor other community members in New South Wales.

Photographs seen by the ABC also reveal how Rwandan parents in Perth, who support the Kagame regime, are sending their children to a youth military training camp in the African nation where they dress in army uniforms.

In the United Kingdom, a video recently leaked from inside the Rwandan High Commission in London appears to show members of the Rwandan community being pressured to swear allegiance to their homeland.

Samuel Makinda, a Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at Murdoch University believes Rwandans are being targeted all over the world.

"People from Rwanda, not just in Australia but even in other countries, have been followed by their Government, some of them have been abducted — some have been murdered.

"The Rwandan Government is composed of people who came into power as fighters," Professor Makinda explained.

Professor Makinda said President Paul Kagame feels his nation was abandoned during the time of the Rwandan genocide when the Tutsis were massacred.

"Anybody who opposes him is put in the same bracket as people who were killing the Tutsis in the mid-1990s, which is wrong of course."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/rwanda-murders-abductions-threats-against-australians-refugees/12771134

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163069  No.11125850

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Australia One

Australia cannot wait. Our politicians are betraying us all.

We must take action now to stop the major parties destroying our nation.

Politics is no longer about left or right.

It’s now about what’s right and wrong.

Hi, I’m Riccardo Bosi and welcome to our new AUSTRALIAONE website.

I am one of many who are creating our new political party, for which we expect to attract membership and support from those “quiet Australians” who no longer trust any of this nation’s major political parties.

We live in exciting but challenging times with our country at a crossroads in its history with relentless attacks on our values and sovereignty.

Join us as we work to create our best future for Australia.

AUSTRALIAONE

Is committed to strengthening Australia as a

sovereign, self-reliant, Judeo-Christian western democracy which is:

• Economically powerful

• Militarily intimidating

• Politically free

• Culturally vibrant and

• Socially cohesive

AUSTRALIAONE

Is the party for decent everyday Australians who want the best future for themselves, their families, their local communities and Australia.

This needs all of us to take a stand.

AUSTRALIAONE

Must take back control of our local councils, as well as our state and federal parliaments.

No matter who you are, here’s your opportunity. Let’s help each other.

It’s time for Australians to take back their country

https://australiaoneparty.com/

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649c5f  No.11127329

>>11125850

All sounds wonderful.

PROVE IT!

How do we know you’re not just more elites in common mans’ clothing?

So sick of this shit.

Where’s your action plan on true sovereignty?

Will you be sworn in to “Her Manage-isty”?

Start talking the REAL talk or fuck the fuck orf.

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f8bf81  No.11127935

File: 97e207f7fb424e7⋯.jpg (2.99 MB, 976x5302, 488:2651, screencapture_smh_au_natio….jpg)

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>>11125850

>>11127329

Pandemic linked to rise of conspiracy theories

By Anna Patty

September 5, 2020 — 12.00am

Riccardo Bosi doesn't trust many people. But he has faith in his belief the government has over-reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic, that masks don't stop the spread of the coronavirus, the 5G mobile network is a surveillance tool of the Chinese government, and vaccines can be ineffective.

Much of this is untrue of course. But these conspiracy theories are increasingly common on the social media feeds of many like-minded Australians. Many are aligned to the QAnon movement, which has made its way from the "dark web" and into Facebook and Instagram. It is just one strand in a growing web of disinformation and fake news flourishing during the pandemic.

A spokesperson for ASIO said it was aware of extremists seeking to exploit the circumstances and uncertainties of the COVID-19 environment. The spokesperson said some other extreme right-wing groups and individuals willing to engage in acts of violence to achieve political objectives represented "a serious, increasing and evolving threat to security".

Mr Bosi says he does not align himself with QAnon even though he shares some of the movement's views. "I align myself with me," he said.

The 60-year-old son of Italian migrants, born and raised in Sydney, is a motivational speaker and a former Australian Army lieutenant. He is starting his own political party called AustraliaOne after two tilts at Parliament running as an independent in the Eden-Monaro byelection and a NSW Senate candidate in Senator Cory Bernardi's de-registered party. He says he has thousands of prospective members.

"The reason we started the party was because I didn't trust anybody, literally. The only person I trust is me myself, my wife and a small team around me," Mr Bosi said.

Australian security experts including Lydia Khalil and Joshua Roose from Deakin University have warned that extreme conspiracy groups including QAnon have promoted false theories that the pandemic was either a deep-state plot, a hoax, or a Chinese bio-weapon. They said the management of disaster and emergency response needs to recognise how the pandemic and the summer bushfires have been exploited to promote social division.

Dr Roose said an increasing number of socio-economically marginalised people felt disempowered by politicians and were angry about the way the pandemic was being handled.

"The government needs to do more to communicate with people in the suburbs and to make them feel more empowered and valued," Dr Roose said.

"There is a lot of anger in the community and there are a lot of quite reasonable people who have lost it and ranting on Facebook about conspiracies. I think it is the impact of having been in some form of lockdown for the best part of six months."

Mr Bosi's views include a belief that Australia's response to COVID-19 was "completely overblown" as was the reporting of the number of deaths attributed to the virus. He said masks were "ineffective", "symbolic" and "another way of controlling" citizens. He said people "should not be forced to vaccinate" and some vaccinations carried health risks, including the disproven link to autism.

"The entire country should end the COVID lockdown immediately and get back to work before we destroy more lives," he said. "Coronavirus is a more virulent form of a flu. We don't stop the world for a flu outbreak."

The federal government has reported more than 26,000 cases of COVID-19 and 737 deaths.

Mr Bosi dismissed concerns right wing extremists and supporters of conspiracy theories were exploiting coronavirus fears as a "joke" and believes "agent provocateurs" will be in place at the rallies to provoke fights.

"The people aren't being stirred up by the right, the politicians' actions are stirring up the people and they've had enough," he said.

Asked about QAnon allegations about a global network of Satan-worshiping paedophiles including a cabal of Democrats and Hollywood celebrities who allegedly control a "deep state" within the US government, Mr Bosi said he had no evidence. But he believes unproven allegations raised by former Senator Bill Heffernan in 2015 about a list of 28 alleged paedophiles including a former prime minister needs to be investigated.

Mr Bosi's views about the dangers of some vaccinations and the security risk posed by the 5G network which he believes is a surveillance tool of the Chinese government have earned him the growing support of conspiracy theorists. While he and his wife Rhiannon Bosi, who works as his chief of staff, do not identify as part of the QAnon movement, Mr Bosi says he "likes the idea of Q" as a cute meme.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/pandemic-linked-to-rise-of-conspiracy-theories-20200904-p55sf6.html

https://archive.vn/ZX9Zq

>Be careful who you follow.

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f8bf81  No.11127991

File: 94d448ee6a9dce4⋯.jpg (118.45 KB, 840x473, 840:473, Premier_reveals_restrictio….jpg)

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New 25km bubble as Premier reveals lockdown rules for Victoria

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions for the state.

Mr Andrews said that from 11.59pm on Sunday night there would not be any time limit on leaving the home and the 5km limit on travel for Melburnians would lift to 25km.

Outdoor gatherings would be allowed with up to 10 people from two households and skate parks, golf and tennis would be permitted.

Hairdressers would also be allowed to reopen, subject to some restrictions.

Outdoor real estate auctions would be allowed with a maximum of 10 people and commercial real estate inspections can occur.

"I know some people will reasonably ask why it's limited to two households - and not five or ten. But by limited the number of households, we're limited any potential spread of the virus," he said.

All allied health professionals already operating would be able to resume face-to-face care.

Outdoor pools can host 30 swimmers. Indoor pools can open up for one-on-one hydrotherapy with a health professional.

However, Mr Andrews hammered home that Melburnians can not have their usual AFL Grand Final parties.

The Premier warned that as “significant as the day is”, people should not break the rules and host parties or barbecues on Saturday against the rules.

“You cannot have friends over into your home. You cannot pretend that it is over because we all desperately want it to be,” he said.

“I know that many people would normally spend time with family and friends to celebrate that day … it is a big part of who we are.”

“As important as it is, in a cultural sense, in a very passionate way, for every single football fan across our state, it is not worth risking all that we have done, all that we have built, all that we can do in just a few days' time by having gatherings that are unsafe.”

Next big step in fortnight

People in Melbourne will be able to visit other people’s homes and retail and hospitality will reopen in part from November 2.

Mr Andrews said that from 11.59pm on November 1, including the new measure which will allow a maximum of two people plus dependent children able to visit another home once a day.

The ‘four reasons to leave home’ would also be removed from November 2.

"Not a bubble, not an exclusive arrangement, but essentially one family, two adults and children, to your home, once-a-day. No more often than that," Mr Andrews said.

A maximum of 20 people inside and 50 people outside, depending on space limits, will be allowed at cafes and restaurants from this date. Retail, beauty and personal services will also reopen.

From this date, contact sport for under 18 -year-olds and non-contact for adults will recommence. A maximum of 20 people will be allowed for outdoor religious gatherings. A maximum of 10 people will be allowed at weddings. A maximum of 20 mourners at funerals.

Outdoor seated entertainment venues will be able to host a maximum of 50 people or 25 per cent of the venue's fixed seat capacity.

Mr Andrews said if the case numbers remain low over the new week, "further announcements that what is slated for the first of November can be brought forward".

"I hasten to add it will not be on (next) Sunday with immediate effect Sunday night. There will be a couple of days to make sure venues are, for example, COVIDSafe," he said.

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f8bf81  No.11128009

File: 4bedc31d440cce5⋯.jpg (221.65 KB, 1093x621, 1093:621, Regional_Victoria.jpg)

>>11127991

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Further easing for Regional Victoria

Regional Victorians would also get some greater freedoms, he said.

Hospitality businesses outside Melbourne would be allowed to host up to 40 customers indoors and up to 70 people outdoors from 11.59pm on Sunday night.

Regional libraries and toy libraries will be able to reopen for a maximum of 20 people indoors while outdoor religious gatherings would be allowed with a limit of 20 people. Religious gatherings of up to 50 people would be allowed in two weeks.

"Not so long ago we had 725 cases and there was simply no way we could have a debate, a perfectly legitimate debate about how to open, went to open, how to do that," Mr Andrews said.

"But Victorians, in every community, from every background, every circumstance, have stayed the course and we just have a little longer to go, just a little longer to go in order to see off the second wave, defeat the second wave, and then to find the normal and to begin the process of rebuilding."

The benchmarks for Victoria’s next steps have changed, with case numbers no longer needing to be under an average of five per day over two weeks to move to the next step.

Premier Daniel Andrews said that “modelling gets very challenging” when case numbers get low.

He said the number of tests completed each day, the number of mystery cases and the ‘story’ that sits behind each new case will determine if the state can roll back more restrictions from November 2.

“As the numbers gotten very low, you do have to make that difficult judgement, could this be as good as it is going to get? And then make a proportionate decision,” he said.

Two new cases

Victoria recorded two new cases of coronavirus and no news deaths on Sunday.

Melbourne's rolling 14-day average of case numbers has dropped to 7.5, a reduction of 0.6 from Saturday. Regional Victoria's two-week case average remains at 0.5.

The current tally for mystery cases recorded between October 2 and October 5 is 15.

There is a new mystery case of COVID-19 in Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs.

The new case is connected to postcode 3081, which takes in Melbourne, Heidelberg West, Heidelberg Heights and Bellfield.

Another mystery case was revealed on Saturday in the 3128 postcode, within the Box Hill area. Metropolitan Melbourne has had 15 mystery cases - COVID-19 cases without a clear source - between October 2 to October 15.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said this mean that there is “at least another unidentified individual” in the 3081 postcode, or even chains of transmission in the city’s north-east.

“The interviews are indicating that people have not been to those high risk sites that are listed on the (health department) website,” he said.

“It again points to the importance of wearing masks for all of those outdoor activities that you are involved in, whether it is food shopping or other essential business outside of your home, including meeting others with the new limits from midnight tonight.”

Health Minister Greg Hunt said that Victoria had met the public health benchmarks needed to open up to the same extent as NSW, and "hospitality, movement and family reunions among others" should be allowed.

Victoria recorded only one case on Saturday and no deaths.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/premier-reveals-new-lockdown-rules-for-victoria-20201018-p5665h.html

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944643  No.11130129

File: 69676b4baf6597a⋯.png (154.09 KB, 720x1440, 1:2, Whatdoesthisportend.png)

We want you to forget the last few months we were Fascist pigs and just remember the last month.

You know, the month before the election just prior to entering "caretaker mode" when we made the bubble so fucking huge (cause COVID isn't that bad just prior to the election) that people 200kms from the border are now considered "border zone residents".

Forget the lives and businesses we killed over that time.

Most people will only remember the last month before the election.

Meh, look at NZ, they can't lose.

THIS is why Trump must win. This bullshit right here.

WWG1WGA.

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944643  No.11130195

>>11127991

https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2020-local-council-election

Gotta win the local council elections, that's where the rot starts.

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ef5ee1  No.11134109

File: d83380affa4610c⋯.jpg (453.93 KB, 608x866, 304:433, Bitchute_replacements_for_….jpg)

File: d3b40299590ca48⋯.pdf (3.41 MB, Bit_chute_replace_ments.pdf)

List of Bitchute versions of some Youtube accounts just taken down.

Checked all the links as valid at the time. PDF has links in image. I tried sending just the links via Mighty Text and Outlook email and both were rejected with red flags.. Camouflaged them in a PDF file and the links remained live. Thanks for the tips Q. Bless you all.

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0bae97  No.11138660

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Repost from Q Research General #14240

>>11135516 (pb)

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS INTERVIEW YET, YOU MUST

STUNNING INTERVIEW WITH STEVE BANNON (on Australian TV) ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP AND THE INFORMATION IT DISCLOSES. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED! PLEASE WATCH!

Biden campaign has not sued to prevent disclosure of emails, they know they would be counter-sued and the info would come out in discovery. Hunter Biden's lawyer phoned Rudy Giuliani / Steve Bannon's team in a panic to try to retrieve the laptop hard drive. These two facts basically validate that the laptop/hdd is really Hunter's and the info on it has them in an absolute panic.

>Bannon saying he learned from Breitbart - drop some info, let them lie about it, drop some more bam!!!

>MORE 'HORRIBLE' INFO TO COME!

>Excoriating Wray

>Full attack mode reached

>Wow!!!

>(can listen on 1.25x speed without loss of comprehension)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zhWHsfEa0U

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EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden's son emailed shop owner about hard drive to 'get it back': Former Trump chief

Sky News Australia

Published on 18 Oct 2020

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, has revealed Joe Biden's son emailed a shop owner who had his hard drive in an effort to get it back.

The revelations come as the New York Post this week released an expose detailing links between Joe Biden and his son who was paid at least $50,000 a month to sit on the board of a Ukrainian energy company who allegedly set up a meeting with the then-Vice President.

Information regarding Hunter Biden’s relationship with the Ukranian energy company was sourced from a collection of emails recovered from a laptop that was allegedly dropped off at a repair shop in 2019 and later given to the FBI.

It was a water-damaged MacBook Pro and the person who dropped it off never paid for the service and didn't retrieve it or a hard drive on which its contents were stored - according to the shop owner who said he repeatedly tried to contact the customer.

Sky News host Sharri Markson said the owner of the repair shop in Biden's home state of Delaware says when he did not hear back from the FBI, he made a copy of the hard drive and gave it to Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.

Emails on the laptop revealed that Hunter Biden had planned to introduce his father – the then-Vice President – to an executive at Ukrainian energy company Burisma, a company where Hunter served on the board of directors.

Publicly, Biden has said he's never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings. These emails seem to indicate otherwise.

In one message sent by Vadym Pozharsky in April 2015, he wrote: "Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent (sic) some time together. It's realty (sic) an honour and pleasure."

In response to this news, Facebook and Twitter both censored the article from the New York Post, advising they were "limiting the distribution" of the story on their platforms until a third-party contractor can "fact check" the article.

Mr Bannon told Ms Markson, “Hunter Biden’s lawyer has come to us both with phone calls and with emails saying, ‘hey, I’ve got to get the hard drive back’.”

“This is not some Russian intelligence operation; they admit it’s their hard drive,” Mr Bannon said.

“We have the emails from the Lawyer, if we need to release them, we’ll release them.”

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303a7b  No.11147430

>>11127329

Riccardo looks good, watch his interview

https://youtu.be/Zj8qg52lZso

Cut payroll tax, other crap tax, just 20% company tax, 2% expenditure tax, cut back regulation.

He's going to copy Trump's model and clean the swamp in Australia.

He looks legit.

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559bb5  No.11147575

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>>11147430

Yeah. Just turned up here to find out Aus high profile types talking some sense. Bosi yes. Anyone else?

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303a7b  No.11147636

>>11147575

Bosi yes 100%

True Patriot. Ex Military too. He came back and was disgusted at the swamp.

I do believe this is the start of the grassroot of what Q has said … we the people need to get control back by participating in the community again.

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0bae97  No.11148292

File: 3219130e9f52a17⋯.jpg (248.78 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Cardinal_George_Pell_in_Ro….jpg)

File: 059c8589d4ee56d⋯.jpg (145.91 KB, 1024x768, 4:3, The_chapel_Domus_Australia….jpg)

File: 9994c210fe953f0⋯.jpg (264.85 KB, 698x729, 698:729, Chiara_Porro_1.jpg)

File: 9543881315b6933⋯.mp4 (5.43 MB, 640x360, 16:9, Ten_years_today_Australian….mp4)

George Pell holds public mass in Rome for 10th anniversary of Mother Mary MacKillop’s canonisation

George Pell has conducted a public mass in Rome celebrating the 10th anniversary of the canonisation of Mother Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint.

Cardinal Pell held the service over the weekend in the chapel of Domus Australia, near Porta Pia, in the presence of former prime minister Tony Abbott and dignitaries including the US ambassador to the Holy See, Callista Gingrich, and her husband, the US Republican politician and former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich.

It was the Cardinal’s first mass in Rome since leaving the Vatican in July 2017 to face a sexual abuse trial in Australia and comes days after being received by Pope Francis in the library of the Vatican’s apostolic palace.

During the Mass, a prayer was said for Tim Fischer, the former deputy prime minister and leader of the National Party who oversaw the canonisation of Mother Mary MacKillop when he was Australia’s representative to the Holy See.

Mary MacKillop was born in Melbourne in 1842 and was canonised in 2010. She had founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and established schools for the poor throughout Australia.

America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reported that Cardinal Pell made no reference to his trial, conviction or subsequent acquittal by the High Court in April during the Mass. He said there is speculation Cardinal Pell may remain in Italy until after his 80th birthday next June.

Cardinal Pell’s return to the church comes as one of his foes, Cardinal Giovanni Becciu, issued a statement through his lawyer Fabio Viglione, threatening legal action for reporting of “an alleged, albeit non-existent activity to taint the evidence of Cardinal Pell’s trial”.

The statement said Cardinal Becciu had “never interfered with it (Cardinal Pell’s trial in Australia) in any way whatsoever”.

Italian newspapers have reported in recent weeks that an investigation into Cardinal Becciu’s handling of Vatican finances included allegations from Alberto Perlasca, a former deputy of Cardinal Becciu. Monsignor Perlasca has reportedly claimed money may have been wired to Australia to encourage allegations against Cardinal Pell, who at the time was facing sexual abuse charges of two boys while he was Archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s.

During his time as the prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, Cardinal Pell clashed with Cardinal Becciu over the oversight of Vatican finances, with Cardinal Becciu even cancelling Cardinal Pell’s external audit of Vatican moneys.

Last week an associate of Cardinal Becciu, Cecilia Marogna, who said she was a security consultant and strategist, was arrested in Milan on an Interpol arrest warrant for aggravated fraud.

Ms Marogna received €500,000 from the Vatican and told Italian media she purchased luxury items including designer handbags that were used for diplomatic reasons to foster “cooperative relationships”.

She has denied any wrongdoing. Cardinal Becciu, who has resigned from the Vatican, is also being investigated for providing money to his family members and a Vatican investment in prime London real estate.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/george-pell-holds-public-mass-in-rome-for-10th-anniversary-of-mother-mary-mackillops-canonisation/news-story/8dd101c6cefd9cecd10547b475cf81e8

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0bae97  No.11148313

File: 0ad2ce13fe04242⋯.jpg (43.11 KB, 760x507, 760:507, Cardinal_Angelo_Becciu.jpg)

Becciu 'vigorously' denies interference in Cardinal Pell trial

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu again denied having interfered in any way with the trial of Cardinal George Pell, after Italian media reported an allegation that Becciu might have wired money to Australia as a bribe during Pell’s trial.

An Oct. 17 statement from Becciu’s lawyer, Fabio Viglione, said the cardinal, “regarding the everlasting attention of some journalists to Cardinal Pell’s trial, is compelled to reiterate vigorously that he has never interfered with it in any way whatsoever.”

The lawyer also said “to protect and defend his honor, so gravely damaged,” Becciu may seek legal recourse against some news organizations for their continued reporting of “an alleged, albeit non existent activity to taint the evidence of Cardinal Pell’s trial.”

Becciu’s latest denial comes after speculative reports in Italian newspapers earlier this month indicated he had been accused of wiring money from an undisclosed Vatican account to Australia while Pell was facing a 2018 criminal trial, on charges that he sexually abused two boys while he was Archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s.

Pell was convicted of that charge, after a first trial ended in a hung jury, and in 2019 sentenced to prison. He was freed on April 7, 2020, after Australia’s High Court concluded the jury in Pell’s trial did not act rationally when it found no possibility of doubt in the charges the cardinal faced.

Reports that Becciu may have transferred money to Australia to set up Pell have attracted international attention.

The allegation, which CNA has not independently corroborated, is reportedly tied to Msgr. Alberto Perlasca, a former Becciu deputy who is said to be cooperating with investigators. But while the supposed allegations have made headlines in Italy, Australia, the U.K, and the U.S., they have not been independently confirmed and remain attributed only to anonymous sources.

Until 2017, Pell led an effort called for by Pope Francis to bring order and accountability to the Vatican’s finances, which have long lacked centralized procedures, controls, or oversight. Pell clashed in that role with Becciu, who as sostituto of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State served effectively as the pope’s chief of staff. Becciu at one point acted to cancel a contract Pell had made for an external audit of Vatican finances.

Since at least 2018, criminal investigators have been reviewing a web of investments and transactions at the Secretariat of State that are connected to Becciu; last month the cardinal was fired from his position at the Vatican and resigned “the rights proper to cardinals,” while formally remaining a member of the College of Cardinals.

It is believed Becciu may soon face criminal charges for his role in several Vatican investment and financial schemes of questionable integrity and legality that amount to hundreds of millions of euros.

A woman at the center of the most recent Vatican financial scandal, who is alleged to be closely connected with Becciu, is currently being held in an Italian jail pending extradition to the Vatican.

Cecilia Marogna, a self-described geopolitical analyst, was arrested Oct. 13 by Italian financial authorities after a warrant was issued by Vatican prosecutors through Interpol.

Marogna has said she worked for the Holy See’s Secretariat of State as a security consultant and strategist. Vatican authorities reportedly issued the warrant on charges of aggravated embezzlement. She has acknowledged receiving hundreds of thousands of euros from the Vatican via her company registered in Slovenia, and confirmed use of the funds for the purchase of luxury items, including designer label handbags.

She has stated that the money all went to her Vatican consultancy work and her salary; expensive gifts, such as trips or purses, she said, “were used to create cooperative relationships.”

Although a Milan court of appeal has upheld the execution of the warrant, lawyers for Marogna have appealed her extradition to Vatican City, a process that is expected to take as long as a month to complete. Pending the outcome of the appeal, Marogna is being held in a local jail after the Milan court deemed her a flight risk.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-finances-cardinal-angelo-becciu-vigorously-denies-interference-in-cardinal-george-pell-trial-42514

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0bae97  No.11148357

File: db29ce9bb9652a1⋯.jpg (135.12 KB, 1200x802, 600:401, TikTok_says_it_is_banning_….jpg)

TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation

Bobby Allyn - October 18, 2020

TikTok is toughening its stance against the QAnon conspiracy theory, expanding its ban to all content or accounts that promote videos advancing baseless ideas from the far-right online movement.

The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app that QAnon supporters have used to spread unfounded theories. Now, users that share QAnon-related content on TikTok will have their accounts deleted from the app.

"Content and accounts that promote QAnon violate our disinformation policy and we remove them from our platform," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to NPR. "We've also taken significant steps to make this content harder to find across search and hashtags by redirecting associated terms to our Community Guidelines."

TikTok's sweeping action against QAnon comes just as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other technology giants have announced bans on content from the Trump-supporting conspiracy theory. QAnon started in October 2017 and has amassed an enormous following online thanks largely to social media companies.

"There should be recognition of a thing that is good and significant, even if it's long overdue," said Angelo Carusone, president of the liberal nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters for America. "TikTok is recognizing that by the nature of the QAnon movement, you can't just get rid of their communities, the content itself is the problem."

Earlier this month, Media Matters identified more than a dozen hashtags TikTokkers used to spread QAnon conspiracy theories about President Trump's positive coronavirus test, false beliefs about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and videos questioning the reality of the pandemic.

"We're talking about hundreds of millions of video views just for a limited segment of QAnon communities that we identified," Carusone said.

TikTok, which has 100 million monthly active users in the U.S., made its expanded ban against QAnon quietly in a statement to Media Matters, where it garnered little attention. A TikTok spokesperson confirmed the policy to NPR on Saturday.

Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley computer science professor who is a member of TikTok's committee of outside content moderation experts, said there is tension within social networks over how to respond to misinformation without also amplifying the underlying theories.

"When you ban it, you give it credibility. You give it attention," Farid told NPR.

"But the movement got big enough and dangerous enough that people were looking at the landscape and saying, 'Yeah, this is completely out of control,' " he said. "Were they slow to do it? Probably. But platforms get criticized when they act too quickly. So there is a dilemma there."

TikTok uses a mix of artificial intelligence and thousands of human content moderators to try to curb troubling content. The Chinese-owned app is best-known for viral dance challenges and comedic performances.

According to TikTok's Community Guidelines, misinformation that "causes harm to individuals, our community or the larger public" is prohibited on the site, including medical misinformation, which QAnon has engaged in by pushing false notions about the deadly coronavirus.

Carusone of Media Matters said misinformation accounts on TikTok have been clever about avoiding detection by hijacking otherwise-benign hashtags, or creating new hashtags that are written slightly in code, among other strategies to evade efforts to curb the content.

"The test of this policy will be how much it affects the creation and germination of new QAnon content on TikTok," Carusone said. "If you know your video is going to be eliminated before it has a chance to spread, you're less likely to spend time polluting the TikTok pool."

The future of TikTok in the U.S. remains uncertain. A federal judge last month temporarily halted a Trump administration attempt to shut down the app. But a separate order from the White House for TikTok to divest from its Beijing owner or cease operations remains in place, with a deadline of Nov. 12 for TikTok to find an American buyer or close down its U.S. operations.

Trump officials cite national security concerns with TikTok's China-based corporate owner, ByteDance, but TikTok has long dismissed the effort as an crusade to score political points. The company says U.S. user data is controlled by an American-led team and that the Chinese government has never requested access to the data.

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/18/925144034/tiktok-tightens-crackdown-on-qanon-will-ban-accounts-that-promote-disinformation

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0bae97  No.11148533

File: 23648ea7d840210⋯.jpg (36.18 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, The_report_found_Facebook_….jpg)

File: 42f1318d898caed⋯.jpg (135.28 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, The_new_report_also_found_….jpg)

File: cbd46f6e5c0e2c0⋯.jpg (223.42 KB, 1024x575, 1024:575, Melanie_Silva_Managing_Dir….jpg)

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Facebook, Google are ‘likely’ to ban news stories in Australia, study finds, with dangerous fallout

Australians should consider alternatives to Facebook and Google, a new study warns, as the tech giants were ‘likely’ to remove news in Australia and could become swamped with more disinformation.

Disinformation would “run rampant” in Australia and “worsen an already questionable information environment” if Facebook followed through with its threat to ban all news from its social network, new research warned today (Monday).

But the “Tech-xit” report from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology also predicted Facebook and Google were “likely” to remove news stories from their platforms in Australia if they didn’t get the outcomes they wanted from the upcoming news bargaining code, which was designed to make the tech giants reimburse local publishers for the news they used.

The report comes shortly before the Federal Government is expected to release a final version of the code, developed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, that could set a worldwide precedent.

The study, subtitled “Can Australia survive without Google and Facebook,” was based on analysis of similar attempts to make tech firms pay for news overseas, and consultation with a group of industry experts, including business leaders, strategists, tech employees and academics.

It found Facebook was likely to follow through with threats to remove all news stories from its social network in Australia, with the impact proving “very significant”.

“The biggest concern with removing news on Facebook is that it would worsen an already questionable information environment,” the report read.

“Mis/disinformation would run rampant and wouldn’t have the balance of accurate news to counter it.”

The report also found that small publishers and digital-only publications would be “negatively impacted” by Facebook’s move, and it was “unclear” whether the 30 per cent of Australians who currently used Facebook as their main source of news would find a reputable outlet to replace it.

Facebook revealed plans to remove all news stories from its Australian arm in September, with managing director Will Easton spelling out a plan it said was “not our first choice” but its last.

“Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram,” he said.

The new report also found Google was “likely” to withdraw or curtail news on its platform after the news code was introduced, but predicted while it would cause “some disruption at first,” news audiences would eventually seek out publishers directly, as they had done when faced with a similar challenge in Spain.

Google has not directly threatened to remove news stories from its platform in Australia, but managing director Mel Silva told users the proposed laws “would put the free services you use at risk in Australia”.

Neither Google nor Facebook were expected to pull advertising or products out of the Australian market, the study found, though the move would be “very disruptive” to small business.

The report recommended the Federal Government “accelerate” a stronger consumer data privacy act, limit the government’s reliance on a single technology firm, and even consider using the ABC to host “a national social platform”.

Centre for Responsible Technology director Peter Lewis said Australians should prepare themselves to live without the multibillion-dollar firms.

“This analysis shows that two global corporations that play a dominant role in our civic and commercial institutions are prepared to threaten to withdraw those services to protect their own commercial self-interest,” Mr Lewis said.

“Whether or not they make good on their threats, it is incumbent on all Australians to ensure we are not in a position where we are held hostage to their commercial interests.”

Swinburne University social media senior lecturer Dr Belinda Barnet said Australians should also consider the sources of their news, as both platforms could become more unreliable without verified, fact-checked content.

“We could be finding ourselves in a situation where your average Australian can find a conspiracy theory from something like QAnon easier than a current, factual news source,” she said.

“That’s not just a threat to our democracy, it’s arguably a threat to our health.”

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/facebook-google-are-likely-to-ban-news-stories-in-australia-study-finds-with-dangerous-fallout/news-story/5012d04b7dc00948713bb604f7a2a33b

https://www.centreforresponsibletechnology.org.au/life_wo_google_facebook

https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/theausinstitute/pages/3386/attachments/original/1603049830/P986_Techxit_Issues_Paper_2.1__Web_.pdf

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0bae97  No.11148648

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US election 2020: Cult of Trump is not going away

JOE HOCKEY - OCTOBER 18, 2020

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Donald Trump had a brief moment of reflection last week. “Could you imagine if I lose?” he told a large crowd in Georgia, “maybe I’ll have to leave the country.” His critics will be cheering but they won’t be alone.

If he wins in two weeks we will all need to strap in for the wildest of rides. If he loses he will continue to be a massive influence on US politics. He will be the leader of a political cult movement that has tens of millions of members. He will still be a disruptive force on the centre right. Over time, even his current allies and colleagues will be encouraging him to make a move to Christmas Island.

No single figure in modern American history has had more unwavering support from such a large proportion of the country. Both Trump the candidate and Trump the President have managed to harness that energy behind the patriotic grab, “Make America Great”. People have forgotten that it was used by many leaders including Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Only Trump has weaponised it successfully against fellow Americans who don’t support his agenda. Trump owns the American flag, the anthem and patriotism. His rallies are all red, white and blue.

Even so, Trump has not won a single significant poll that would indicate he could win on November 3. Despite this, he can still rely on a hard vote of at least 35 per cent of the voting population.

They are believers in their man no matter what the critics throw at him. Why? Because Donald Trump has consistently advocated for those voters, even at the cost of ceding the middle ground to a centrist like Joe Biden. It’s a political theory that’s unusual and risky.

As part of that “protect the base” strategy, Trump has advocated policies like closing the borders, lower taxes, less red tape and the abandonment of international trade and climate agreements. In fact, many middle-ground voters support those policies. But when it comes to moral leadership Trump is headstrong and inflexible.

When new rounds of police brutality emerged this year, Trump had to be dragged kicking and screaming into a mild criticism of the “bad apples” working across the 16,000 law enforcement agencies in America.

When white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 to defend white nationalism and protect the statues of Confederate figures, Trump said there were “good people on all sides”. Three people died and the President’s remark was used as an endorsement of sorts by white supremacists. More recently he has refused to criticise other white supremacist group like Proud Boys (“Stand back and stand by”) or the proponents of QAnon who are advocating a conspiracy theory that high-level Democrats like Biden, Hillary Clinton and the Obamas are running pedophile protection racquets.

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0bae97  No.11148661

File: bad3fddebc2c45e⋯.jpg (183.17 KB, 803x761, 803:761, General_Election_Trump_vs_….jpg)

>>11148648

2/2

That’s not stubborn, it’s crazy. His defiance is more important to him than winning the middle ground. That’s why for four years he has focused on feeding his base through rallies and social media. He would be in a much stronger position if he made more of his social justice successes, like his war on opioid addiction or his criminal justice reforms that went some way to addressing the horrible small-crime incarceration of thousands of African-Americans.

Don’t believe him when he says he may leave if he loses. Trump will monetise the disruption he has started. He will continue to tweet, hold rallies and embrace as many of his supporters as possible.

It’s widely expected that one way he will utilise his brand is by setting up a Trump media network. There were whispers of that in 2016. Some people said to me his run for president was only a bid to revive his brand post-The Apprentice. I never fully bought that.

But if TNN, or Trump News Network, comes to fruition, it would be competing directly with Fox News and would work in sync with smaller right-wing media outlets like Breitbart and the Daily Caller. It would likely cover cable television and talkback radio. And it will probably work because it will continue to advocate for Trump’s policies. He will have 24-hour news and endorsements without the restrictions of the White House. It will also have daily cannon fodder from a new Biden administration.

In order to keep the political narrative fresh Trump will feed speculation that he will run for the presidency again in 2024. All this has the capacity to tear the Republican Party further apart. It would be the equivalent of the DLP split from the Labor Party in Australia in 1955 that kept the party out of office for nearly 20 years.

A new Axios analysis of elected Republicans in congress found more than 85 per cent of members and senators have largely stood by Trump over the past four years. If elected officials defied the President, they have either been defeated in ballots or resigned from elected office. This is very unusual in the US system. Somewhere, somehow, most elected officials like to qualify their support for the leader. Especially when the leader engages in some non-mainstream behaviour. But today’s Republicans know Trump is going to hang around.

If Trump is badly defeated, it will not be business as usual in the Republican Party. The biggest challenge for moderate conservatives is that they have no leader. Paul Ryan has left and state governors such as Greg Abbott in Texas, Charlie Baker in Massachusetts or Larry Hogan in Maryland are happy blazing their own state trails. Some others, like Vice-President Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley will definitely be running for the 2024 nomination and will need to find ways to fill the vacuum.

In the meantime Trump is doing very little to win over the undecided voters. His rallies have energy but there is just no policy cut-through that will help him win swing voters.

I do believe there is a large group of shy Trump voters in the community. But there aren’t enough to close the current gap with Biden. Moreover, the fact that more people watched Joe Biden in a virtual town hall at the same time as Trump was holding his town hall suggests that Trump fatigue is real despite his loyal base.

I still haven’t written off Donald Trump. The current US news cycle is moving at 16x what it was in 2016. Trump certainly has the capacity to fill that monstrous demand for content. He has a mountain to climb and he won’t be giving up.

Joe Hockey is a former federal treasurer and ambassador to the US. He is president of advisory firm Bondi Partners.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/us-election-2020-cult-of-trump-is-not-going-away/news-story/182064fa530bd75fead2f5c7c38f2023

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0bae97  No.11148943

File: 9ef24a663bef17a⋯.jpg (98.96 KB, 1536x802, 768:401, Senator_Malcolm_Roberts_ho….jpg)

QAnon is more than a conspiracy

Naomi Levin - Oct 19, 2020

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This week, in a move described as a “hammer blow” to the QAnon movement by one commentator, Facebook removed hundreds of QAnon pages and groups from its social media platforms.

It was a significant – and overdue – move by the social media giant over a movement that is gaining dangerous traction in Australia.

While it is easy to dismiss QAnon’s nonsensical ramblings about children apparently being trafficked through sewer tunnels, it is less easy to dismiss QAnon supporters’ forays into racist commentary. This commentary is being pushed by Australian politicians, perhaps unaware of the rabbit hole they are leading their constituents down.

QAnon is an online movement that surfaced in the United States in 2017, but has infiltrated other countries, including Australia. It is based on cryptic messages distributed via social media by an anonymous source known as Q – who is apparently a senior US official. It is ostensibly a far-right movement, but attracts anti-establishment types on the far-left too. It is highly pro-Donald Trump. It also has a strong vein of antisemitism.

The coronavirus pandemic has enhanced the popularity of QAnon in Australia. Australians are gathering on social media to lament lockdown measures. There they discover a treasure trove of theories about the “real reasons” behind the lockdown and eventually, many are introduced to Q. Facebook, which has taken strong action this week, was a gateway for many into the world of QAnon.

QAnon is not a membership movement so it is impossible to know how many followers it has. Academic Marc-Andre Argentino estimates Australia is in the top-5 countries for QAnon activity. But how has QAnon – a movement ostensibly embedded in the US – got traction in Australia?

Researcher Dr Kaz Ross, from the University of Tasmania, has suggested that One Nation politicians have raised conspiracy theories that may have led Australians down the QAnon rabbit hole. There is no suggestion, however, that One Nation senators are themselves involved in or supporters of QAnon.

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts’ Parliamentary speeches in support of the baseless Agenda 21 conspiracy theory are one potential opening.

Agenda 21 was a non-binding sustainability plan adopted by UN members in 1992, but Dr Ross explains: “The belief that ‘Agenda 21’ is a blueprint for corrupt global governance has become a core tenet of QAnon in Australia.”

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0bae97  No.11148969

File: 0ca9dc664e0efb5⋯.jpg (1.78 MB, 1366x1913, 1366:1913, More_than_a_conspiracy_Nao….jpg)

>>11148943

2/2

One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, in attempting to move an “All Lives Matter” motion in the Senate in June, may also have led Australians toward QAnon.

The “All Lives Matter” slogan – used in opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement – has been adopted as a rallying cry of far-right movements and as a mantra of racists.

“It sickened me to see people holding up signs saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ in memory of this American criminal [George Floyd]. I’m sorry but all lives matter,” Senator Hanson told the Senate.

She went on to proclaim that more white people die in police custody in Australia than black people, while neglecting to mention that only 3.3% of Australia’s population is Aboriginal, and that the Aboriginal population is significantly over-represented in deaths in custody figures.

The ideas raised by the One Nation senators – Agenda 21 and All Lives Matter – are not only fringe, but they both play on racism; in the case of Agenda 21, antisemitism explicitly.

As Dr Ross wrote of Senator Roberts’ Agenda 21 Senate speech: “Any talk of ‘global bankers and cabals’ directly taps into longstanding antisemitic conspiracies about supposed Jewish world domination often centred on the figure of billionaire George Soros. The pandemic and QAnon have also proven to be fertile ground for neo-Nazis in Australia.”

Argentino has also observed a “fair amount of antisemitism” on Australian QAnon notice boards.

In the US, QAnon’s supporters have left death threats for Jewish Democratic political candidate Scott Wiener.

While the clues dropped by Q do not espouse violence, the FBI has identified QAnon as “very likely” to “motivate some domestic extremists, wholly or in part, to commit criminal and sometimes violent activity.”

Australia’s own ASIO explained in a recent statement that the risk of violence associated with Islamist terrorism remains a larger threat in Australia, however “extreme right-wing groups and individuals represent a serious, increasing and evolving threat to security.”

A number of prominent US terrorism incidents have already been linked to extreme-right movements like QAnon, including a deadly shooting at a Californian synagogue in 2018.

QAnon should not be dismissed as fringe quackery; it is a dangerous movement that is gaining support locally and could have real life consequences for those who are targeted by its supporters.

https://aijac.org.au/featured/more-than-a-conspiracy/

Daily Telegraph, October 19 2020, p.19

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0bae97  No.11149121

File: 68e222bc8510a4b⋯.jpg (134.2 KB, 800x533, 800:533, In_this_April_12_2011_file….jpg)

File: f3bc32853c16b48⋯.jpg (153.23 KB, 825x365, 165:73, POTUS_17.jpg)

Australia: Most of 1,100 refugees in US deal have resettled

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The United States is expected to have resettled more than 1,100 refugees by early next year under a deal President Donald Trump reluctantly honored with Australia, an Australian official said on Monday.

President Barack Obama’s administration struck a deal in 2016 to accept up to 1,250 refugees from Iran, Bangladesh, Somalia and Myanmar whom Australia had banished to Pacific island camps.

Trump condemned the deal as “dumb” but agreed to honor the U.S. commitment, subject to “extreme vetting” of the refugees.

The United States has resettled 870 refugees since October 2017 and around 250 more have received provisional approval to make new homes in the United States, Home Affairs Department deputy secretary Marc Ablong told an Australian Senate committee.

While resettlement had been disrupted in recent months by the pandemic, Ablong said Australia expected the last of the refugees accepted by the United States to be resettled by March or April.

The resettlement deal “is operating very effectively to date,” Ablong said.

The end of the U.S. agreement was expected to leave around 80 asylum seekers on the poor island nations of Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

Australia deterred asylum seekers from coming by boat in 2013 by banning those who have arrived by sea from ever being allowed to settle on the Australian mainland.

Australia pays Papua New Guinea and Nauru to house such asylum seekers under deals that have been condemned by human rights groups.

Ian Rintoul, spokesman for the Australian advocacy group Refugee Action Coalition, said the fate of asylum seekers left on Nauru and in the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby was unclear.

“The government’s got no solution for the people that will be left behind,” Rintoul said.

New Zealand’s offer to take 150 refugees a year has been refused while the United States continues to accept them.

The government’s policy of denying resettlement to those who try to arrive by boat includes those who received medical treatment in Australia then got court injunctions preventing their return to Nauru and Papua New Guinea. There were currently 1,226 such asylum seekers in Australia, Ablong said.

Some see the U.S. resettlement deal as repayment for Australia agreeing to accept Honduran and Salvadoran refugees under a U.S.-led resettlement program from a camp in Costa Rica.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-australia-barack-obama-immigration-united-states-6c1cc40c7c7362fbcade3a52f0e50b57

President Donald Trump Tweet

Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827002559122567168

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0bae97  No.11149154

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

'I don't tend to have communications with Donald Trump' says Jacinda Ardern

Guardian News

Published on 18 Oct 2020

After securing a historic election victory, the New Zealand prime minister was asked about the world leaders who sent her congratulations. 'I have had a few lovely messages. Scott Morrison … I've had the prime minister of Denmark, Pedro Sánchez from Spain. Of course, Boris Johnson reached out as well.' When asked about whether Donald Trump had been in touch, she replied: ' I don't tend to have those direct communications with the president of the United States'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kpGeTHrFWw

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fdce80  No.11149182

>>11148943

Harming Children has Consequences: Even China is awakening: Dragon

Q: Define kakistocracy: Above 'n beLOW

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bd4cef  No.11149199

File: d9f82b85a820fca⋯.jpeg (111 KB, 1079x1221, 1079:1221, 77D77142_660C_4700_974E_F….jpeg)

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>>11149121

>>11149182

327m Americans are going to be put to sleep

By the rest of the world 🌍

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bd4cef  No.11149209

File: 33c8337fd23cd73⋯.png (93.47 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, F0755790_6216_4F90_B965_B3….png)

File: fb307dfd6651af2⋯.png (129.4 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 25624799_E9C2_4A9E_BD77_00….png)

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File: fa2e172d49c44ae⋯.png (72.06 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 0D81675C_6BEB_4907_81A6_B7….png)

Lol 😂

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bd4cef  No.11149294

Has real world consequences

Pmsl 😂

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bd4cef  No.11149798

You only get one life

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bd4cef  No.11150291

My dopey family lied about there being violence in the household

Ha ha ha

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bd4cef  No.11150326

File: dc2830db7bcd205⋯.jpeg (187.82 KB, 1125x1461, 375:487, CA17CE2B_45A6_4D67_BC5D_C….jpeg)

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bd4cef  No.11150362

File: 8ea84e085ca9454⋯.png (187.24 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, E75678B5_9BA5_421F_86DE_44….png)

File: afd853a61d462c4⋯.png (209.11 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, E9477423_A481_4CC9_8919_57….png)

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Recipe for disaster, isn’t it?

Pics related

Good screenshot, isn’t it?

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bd4cef  No.11150389

File: a6067acbc33457f⋯.png (241.78 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, E720EF5A_03F9_4C34_9E06_A3….png)

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But God Almighty is real

Why do mystics and not fat orange cowardly fucks always win multidimensional chess ♟?

Even if it means against the whole world 🌍?

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7f6138  No.11164752

Hello All. NEWFAG HERE.

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3ead1e  No.11165221

APAC Patriot here.

Have been worried about AUS brothers and sisters. From outside appearances it would seem you are well and truly fucked.

What say you? I'm practically in the same boat, but living on China's doorstep. We wouldn't last a week against a yellow swarm.

What is the patriot plan down there?

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c986f5  No.11165446

There is a possibility that earth is designed for Lucifer and we are taking part in punishing him. Lucifer was casted out for trying to overthrow God to take his place and now he is surrounded by humans who are made in the image of God. Lucifer is stuck in an insane cycle of tempting and believing he is defeating God, because we sin and fall short to the one “Holy” God.

The problem for him is nothing he does to us corrupts God. The other problem for him is Jesus Christ came, shed his blood for our sins, and we can find redemption through Christ. That must drive him nuts to see us step away from God and then be forgiven.

Most systems upon earth may be managed by Lucifer and then innovated by us. We can evolve but he cannot. That must drive him up the wall as well, because no matter what system is put in place we can innovate/evolve and find God.

It is sad to think earth’s illusions of fame, riches, and power truly mean nothing. It is sad that humans hurt each over religions and ideologies Lucifer manages. It is sad that some humans blame other humans, which allows Lucifer to use victims as shields or decoys. It is crazy to think that at the end of this he is casted finally to hell to face real torment. It is almost as if he is allowed to try to play God with false victories and empty illusions before being fully tormented for eternity.

———————————-

Where is Lucifer?

Is he simply just a spirit?

Does he possess a body?

Is the intel community advanced enough to follow the money and find him?

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8f66b0  No.11165826

File: 6e962f4cf7b49ff⋯.jpg (36.5 KB, 650x365, 130:73, LNP_candidate_for_Nicklin_….jpg)

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Virus views prompt LNP to scrap how to votes

In a contest "full of extremes" a Sunshine Coast MP listed a Sydney author who wants 5G banned and disagrees with the COVID-19 shutdown second on his how to vote card.

The Liberal National Party claimed it wasn't aware of controversial independent candidate Riccardo Bosi's views on the health pandemic, prior to the printing of campaign material for Nicklin MP Marty Hunt.

"The materials are being updated," an opposition spokesman said.

They said they "fundamentally disagreed" with Mr Bosi's views on COVID-19.

Mr Bosi, a former Australian Army lieutenant, believes the government overreacted to the health pandemic and that masks don't stop the spread of the virus.

He is trying to form a new political party, Australia One, and wants 5G banned until it is "deemed safe", an end to involuntary vaccinations and for section 18C of the racial discrimination act repealed.

Mr Hunt, who is vying for a second term in government, said he did not agree with Mr Bosi's views.

"As I understood he was from Sydney, he doesn't have a registered party," Mr Hunt said.

"I had ideas about the Greens' views, One Nation, Labor and the medical options party.

"To me, they're all offensive.

"It's very difficult to work out a number 2 when there's such extreme views."

Mr Hunt's new how to vote cards will have Pauline Hanson One Nation candidate Michael Cardinal second, the Greens' Sue Etheridge third, Labor's Robert Skelton fourth, Mr Bosi fifth and Informed Medical Options Party's Allona Lahn last.

Mr Hunt said he did not agree with Queensland's compulsory preferential voting system.

It became mandatory in 2017, meaning voters have to put a number next to every candidate for a vote to be valid.

"LNP doesn't believe anyone should have to put a number two," Mr Hunt said.

"I'd encourage people to vote 1 LNP and do your research, decide your own preferences.

"People shouldn't have to put a number 2 beside someone they don't want to vote for and that's something we will change."

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/regional/virus-views-prompt-lnp-to-scrap-how-to-votes/news-story/b927b0b627d793540b2dc5a34c1b1763

Marty Hunt MP Facebook Post

Pre-polls are open in Currie Street. Would love your support to keep fighting for our community. Vote 1 Marty Hunt…here is where I appear on the ballot paper…any questions just email my office nicklin@parliament.qld.gov.au as we are not monitoring comments or questions on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/martyhuntmp/photos/a.1431517520255888/4479405368800406/

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8f66b0  No.11165994

File: c2569036f8403cb⋯.jpg (356.36 KB, 825x694, 825:694, AD_13.jpg)

Alexander Downer Tweets

I’ve noticed the popularity of tweets saying women leaders have handled the Covid crisis better than men. Sounds very sexist. Suggests women have skills men lack! If you think that, do men excel at anything or a women better at everything?! Just nonsense

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1317918260625657856

The Buried LedeR @KneeCow

Replying to @AlexanderDowner

Aussies excel at aiding their counterparts in the U.S. at doing their part in attempting to overthrow a duly elected President of The United States.

https://twitter.com/KneeCow/status/1317925339985686528

Replying to @KneeCow

No no! You’ve got the nutty story wrong! He wasn’t even the nominated Republican candidate when we conspired against him ! Crazy stuff!!

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1318252996006903809

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8f66b0  No.11166452

File: 2fa196f88369c69⋯.jpg (64.92 KB, 1000x562, 500:281, British_socialite_Ghislain….jpg)

File: 6b6a2790de38da0⋯.jpg (420.8 KB, 1275x1650, 17:22, 0001.jpg)

File: 3c99eb740e560b7⋯.jpg (523.94 KB, 1275x1650, 17:22, 0002.jpg)

File: 34ee0489789767b⋯.jpg (390.77 KB, 1275x1650, 17:22, 0003.jpg)

File: 1212f15d66c9da5⋯.pdf (802.53 KB, gov_uscourts_nysd_447706_1….pdf)

>>11063310

Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to stop paperwork from sex abuse defamation case being made public

Jeffery Epstein's former girlfriend and alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, has lost a court battle to keep a 2016 deposition sealed.

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the effort of Ms Maxwell's attorneys to reverse the decision of a lower court that ordered the transcript to be made public.

"(T)he District Court correctly held that the deposition materials are judicial documents to which the presumption of public access attaches and did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Maxwell's meritless arguments that her interests superseded the presumption of access," the appellate court panel wrote.

Ms Maxwell, 58, was charged by federal prosecutors in early July for allegedly helping recruit, groom and ultimately sexually abuse minors as young as 14 as part of a years-long criminal enterprise with Jeffrey Epstein.

She pleaded not guilty and was ordered jailed pending trial.

She also is charged with two counts of perjury.

The deposition Ms Maxwell's legal team is fighting to keep sealed is connected to a 2015 defamation case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claimed Epstein sexually abused her while she was a minor and that Maxwell aided in the abuse.

The civil case was settled in 2017.

Ms Maxwell denied knowing if Epstein had a scheme to recruit underage girls for sex in the deposition.

In a ruling in July, US District Judge Loretta Preska said that the public's right to have access to the information carried heavier weight than the "annoyance or embarrassment" to Ms Maxwell.

"In the context of this case, especially its allegations of sex trafficking of young girls, the court finds any minor embarrassment or annoyance resulting from Ms Maxwell's mostly non-testimony… is far outweighed by the presumption of public access," she said.

However, in that ruling Preska did say that some information will remain sealed.

Several medical records included in the court filings will remain sealed, and the multiple anonymous women - "Jane Does" who accused Epstein of abuse but have not publicly spoken out - will continue to have their identities redacted in the documents, she said.

Epstein, 66, was in a lone cell in the special housing unit of the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York when he was found dead in August 2019.

Epstein was awaiting trial on federal charges accusing him of operating a sex trafficking ring from 2002 to 2005 at his Manhattan mansion and his Palm Beach estate.

As part of the ring, he allegedly paid girls as young as 14 for sex. He'd pleaded not guilty to the charges.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/ghislaine-maxwell-court-deposition-transcript-jeffrey-epstein-virginia-roberts-giuffre-sexual-abuse/6976eebf-80fd-4d5d-a164-7dc7a9a1ef1d

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355835/giuffre-v-maxwell/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1126.0.pdf

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8f66b0  No.11166776

File: efec97f59b57cef⋯.jpg (1.8 MB, 987x2376, 329:792, screencapture_okmagazine_n….jpg)

JEFFREY EPSTEIN SEX SLAVE VIRGINIA ROBERTS WAS TOLD TO DRINK BLOOD DURING ASSAULT

Shocking new details inside one S&M encounter with late pedophile Epstein.

Jeffrey Epstein asked one of his underage victims to suck the blood of another victim while he was assaulting the pair. It is one of the many previously unreported incidents involving Epstein and his young victims that is recounted in Barry Levine‘s new book The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, set to be released Tuesday, October 20.

Virginia Roberts was first recruited at the age of 14 or 15 by Ghislaine Maxwell while working at Mar-a-Lago. She gave Epstein massages that turned into predatory assaults and eventually found herself being raped and forced into S&M threesomes with the late pedophile, who died in his jail cell at age 66. Her rapist liked to see her wears boots and wear leather collars while being choked by another victim or woman.

Then, things went too far.

“In an interview with journalist Sharon Churcher, Roberts recalled one instance — previously unpublished — in which a girl’s thigh became bloody during an S&M encounter,” writes The Spider author Levine. “When the girl asked Roberts to drink her blood, Roberts was disgusted. ‘I said, ‘Jeffrey, it’s getting too weird.’ He drew the line after that and he got rid of [the other girl].”

Roberts has claimed in court docs that she was forced to have threesomes and orgies with Maxwell and Epstein while underage. In 2015, she even sued Maxwell for denying that claim in a lawsuit that Maxwell ultimately settled out of court. That settlement came after mountains of evidence were filed in the case detailing Epstein’s alleged abuse of dozens of underage girls. A portion of this evidence was unsealed in August of last year.

Maxwell is now trying to paint herself as one of those victims, as she seeks money from Epstein’s estate. In a complaint filed in the Virgin Islands months before her July arrest, Maxwell demanded that his estate cover her legal bills and security costs. She made this demand shortly after purchasing a $1 million hideaway in New Hampshire.

“Maxwell receives regular threats to her life and safety, which have required her to hire personal security services and find safe accommodation,” writes Maxwell’s attorney in the complaint. It later states: “In approximately 2004, Maxwell received a typewritten letter from Epstein with a handwritten note asking Maxwell to remain in Epstein’s employ and promising that no matter what Maxwell chose to do, Epstein would always support Maxwell financially.”

Maxwell is also currently in litigation with at least three Epstein accusers — Annie Farmer, Jennifer Araoz and a Jane Doe. She says nothing of her alleged role in recruiting or sexually assaulting these girls in her lawsuit, which instead states: “Maxwell has incurred and will continue to incur significant legal fees, personal security costs, and other costs in connection with legal suits, proceedings and investigations relating to Epstein, his affiliated businesses, and his alleged victims.”

Roberts and the other victims are starting to see money from the estate. OK! has learned that at least eight women who filed notices against the estate have agreed to payouts as part of a compensation fund. The names of those women have not been released, and there are still over 30 women who have yet to reach an agreement with the estate.

https://okmagazine.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-sex-slave-virginia-roberts-told-drink-blood-assault-rape/

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70badf  No.11166924

File: b07e87c47d7ec2b⋯.png (163.78 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, F7B90933_5EDD_497E_A796_BF….png)

File: ac2bd9e2ca31695⋯.png (107.14 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 2025E9A6_002E_4757_BA5C_D7….png)

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>>11165221

>some info, let them lie about it, drop some more bam!!!

>>MORE 'HORRIBLE' INFO TO COME!

>>Excoriating Wray

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70badf  No.11166940

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70badf  No.11166950

End of USA 🇺🇸 vía a Jewish safe space

Great awakening, isn’t it ?

Pmsl 😂

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70badf  No.11166954

>>11165446

Ha ha ha

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70badf  No.11166957

File: 51cd73f571f4fc9⋯.png (474.53 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 6CCC9031_E341_4FC8_AF1F_9C….png)

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File: 9f4a0074510325f⋯.png (571.74 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 696C4E14_E983_429E_B86F_6A….png)

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70badf  No.11166961

No deals.

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70badf  No.11166968

Are all war criminals

Let that sink in

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303a7b  No.11166985

>>11165446

I recommend reading Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill. Great insight how evil works, and how it grabs people to do evil. Starts with hypnotic rhythm.

Christ is a title. Jesus was his name. So Jesus had the title of Christ. I came to know this from Joseph Gregory Hallett, aka King John III. He claims the Queen has currently stepped down (her badge is gone from Buckingham Palace, and she no longer resides there). She is an illegitimate Queen (she was the Queen's maid!).

God is all consciousness. The opposite of God is no consciousness. If you call this the Devil, or Lucifer, then its in places where theres no consciousness. I think this is what happens when the devil gets humans and suck them into the hypotonic rhythm.

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303a7b  No.11166989

>>11164752

Hi Newfag. Welcome Patriot! Dig and post :D

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70badf  No.11169423

>>11166985

1488 Mossad niggas BTFO

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70badf  No.11170994

Adapt or die

Pics related

Since the 1st January 2017. 

Julian Assange made the game multidimensional and Trump betrayed him. 

The thick fucks have been trying to conceal the inescapable and incontrovertible fact that Britain is both the winner and loser in the global holy war. 

And yes, yours truly owes Julian a massive thank you. 

And no, i’m not perfect either, but some of my knowledge is. That’s why it is date and time stamped. 

Big love to Julian but fuck wikileaks. 

They are all going to get hunted down by 7,7bn people. 

And yes, it is all over 8kun too.

Inevitable, like the sun and the moon. 

And yes, it can only be demonstrated by actions, not buzzy 3 word slogans like ‘drain the swamp’ 

Illumination route (27 pages)

https://view.publitas.com/51899/497385/pdfs/a8c594cbd211702f0bef3bf4dbe1ae131b2d547c.pdf

Methodology (37 pages) 

https://view.publitas.com/40132/322676/pdfs/842241c4185d6efcbf67950fee3772a2b07872e3.pdf

Many politicians and religious leaders in the folder already. 

Vile, deceitful politicians and celebrities. 

For the fake online twitter holy war between Hillary and Trump, that definitely wasn’t bread and circuses sponsored by Israel. 

And for the aberration of QAnon. 

Best thing ever, really. 

Thick cunts. 

Made me invisible. 

The demented push by Americans and twitter to push a billionaire property developer as a prophet. ‪327 000 000 ‬thick as fuck Americans.

80 million thick as fuck Brits too.

And 14,6 gorillion sneaky Jews. 

And 13 vile and rancid kikes 

Disdainful and disrespectful. 

It’s because none of our leaders have ever had permission to kill, not In the name of God Almighty or any religion. Ever. 

Despite what our politicians say. 

Always someone else’s fault, isn’t it? 

FOLDER 📁 OF DOOM aka 

Victory of the light. 

For those that have betrayed, blocked, argued, threatened or knowingly concealed (done nothing, in other words. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1-0QMb_G3N4NSCvIROpsNW_fjsZRLmRTU

First illuminated polymath in thousands of years (context) 

Totally detached from my knowledge too. Argue with that until the cows come home. 

Thick, disrespectful and vile Americans, Jews and Brits. 

KNOWLEDGE 

Direct link to source document in pdf format. 

2,238 pages 130mb 

17 year long beam of light from the absolute. Every single entry date and time stamped 

https://view.publitas.com/72234/880115/pdfs/d4f86d8e8c2117fd530ef381c5b3b016936f5ad1.pdf

One size fits all. 

Kills butthurt Americans, Brits and Jews instantly. 

Never lies and is never violent. 

What good are your weapons and poor hurt personal feelings and opinions now? 

Jon James Pratt (999) 

Aka Christ Almighty 

Aka Lao Tze

Aka Buddha 

Aka Krishna 

49 year old illuminated polymath from Warwickshire 

Aka ‘cosmic Lol’ 

Aka ‘the storm’ 

#allpointsarereconciled 

BREADCRUMBS 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&as_q=%23allpointsarereconciled+&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgsz=&imgar=&imgc=&imgcolor=&imgtype=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=

RESEARCH AND MEMES

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/mobile/folders/1qhE2UWiZJO9FId4Kq67oaQhnLKBuHJbSSBcCj-Cz/1U6Kfa7f0O5e_9JumXg_e8jJlduNitKEfUNszAU9U7w?sort=13&direction=a

Emergency backup drive 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1du6pXkl_ZQ-87t51FH5aPEmpmchfGNYC?sort=13&direction=a

Breadcrumbs 2: google cache 

All over 8kun too 

ARCHIVED VERSION 

http://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/search/username/James/

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b88546  No.11171987

File: 2cf9d9a81afd197⋯.png (417.06 KB, 2552x5744, 319:718, Q_1950L_VATICAN.png)

File: 68f5f129988a1e1⋯.png (1.16 MB, 836x2282, 418:1141, Q_1413.png)

File: 3e4537788cafb81⋯.png (256.96 KB, 760x1145, 152:229, Q_1002_VATICAN_NSA.png)

File: c56443305277013⋯.png (705.26 KB, 3168x1562, 144:71, v4.png)

Dropping a copy of this research file for our AU Mates. WRWY!

Results of Anon 3 year Q Drop Vatican RCC CIA Research File

>>11169723 MEET GEORGE SOROS > A "jew" or a Catholic Court Jew?

>>11169733 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. CIA killed my Father and Uncle

>>11169747 MEET BERNHARD STEMPFLE Priest who wrote parts of Mein Kampf

>>11169757 Cuban Immigrant warns - Castro was trained by Jesuits

>>11169776 MEET TIMOTHY DOLAN Archbishop of New York - Deep State/Church

>>11169799 MEET ADAM WEISHAUPT FOUNDER OF THE ILLUMINATI

>>11169814 Q DROP #189 The Cult Runs the World > VATICAN

>>11169823 Q DROP #714 Q Threat to Clowns > CIA > Vatican?

>>11169831 Q said "Soros takes order from P." Drop #416

>>11169848 Q asks "Who controls the [D] party" and "Who really controls the [D] party" Drop #3749

>>11169854 Q said "Guardian of the Pope" and titled the accompanying image

of an owl "GUARDIAN_P" " Drop #1413

>>11169867 Drops # 3749, 416 and 1413 basic decode > P = Pope/Papal Royal Families (Black nobility) Papal Orders of Knighthood (Malta) Orders such as the Jesuits.

>>11169876 Q DROP #851 CIA & Vatican Helped Nazi Officers Escape

>>11169898 Q DROP #936 The Nazi Order > Vatican > Jesuits

>>11169906 Q DROP #1002 The BITE that has no CURE > Vatican > Viper > Satanists

>>11169926 Q DROP #1021 Did the US taxpayers pay for the Predatory Sexual Abuse

Perpetrated upon Americans by the Roman Catholic Church?

>>11169945 Q DROP #1413 Guardian of the Pope Owl Photo > P = Pope/Papacy

>>11169956 Q DROP #1763 Sex Abuse in the Church > Dark to LIGHT

>>11169969 Q DROP #1831 POTUS Roasts Corrupt & Evil Hillary Clinton at Catholic Charity Event > SURROUNDED BY EVIL? at a Catholic Charity Event?

>>11169989 Q DROP #1879 100s of Priests in PA Molested 1000s of Children

>>11170004 Q DROP #1916 Priest Hits Crying Baby at Baptism > Man of God?

>>11170034 Q DROP #1950 Holy See Corrupt Universal Government of the Catholic Church

>>11170072 Q DROP #2152 Pope Francis Compares Vatican Whistleblower to Satan

>>11170084 Q DROP #2594 Cardinal George Pell 3rd in Command at Vatican

>>11170115 Q DROP #2918 Trump's Roast of Hillary Back in 2016 Reveals Her Dark

Secrets > Symbolism will be their downfall

>>11170152 Q DROP #3565 Q Links to Pope's Tweet on Human Trafficking > Biblical

>>11170170 Q DROP #3709 Vatican Ambassador to France Resigns after Molestation

Allegations > Those you are taught to trust the most….

>>11170191 Q DROP #3957 Sleepers [Pro] will shift position [Nay]. [Paul Ryan_Fox]

Rupert Murdoch is a Papal Knight and Fox news full of Catholics.

>>11170210 Q DROP #4303 CIA's Use of Journalists and Clergy in Intelligence Operations > Who really controls the Media? CIA back into the news [soon]?

>>11170235 Q DROP #4408 We Are in the Middle of Another Enlightenment Approaching the Precipice. Against (the monarchy, the privileges of the nobility, the political power of the Catholic Church)

>>11170262 Q DROP #4429 Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò Letter to POTUS - Biblical Battle Light vs Dark > Vigano is not our friend. Vigano is not a good person.

>>11170271 Q DROP #4799

When does a Church become a playground?

When does a Church become a business?

When does a Church become political?

When does a Church become corrupt?

When does a Church become willfully blind?

When does a Church become controlled?

>>11170290 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THE VATICAN CONNECTION

24 year assistant Director of the Who, Milton Siegel explains exactly how the Vatican controls the W.H.O. > consider the implications now with covid. Is the story about China controlling the W.H.O a cover story?

>>11170342 Link between Saul Alinsky and the Roman Catholic Jesuits.

Alinsky and the Jesuits also link to Obama

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8f66b0  No.11172489

File: 79c3962800e2815⋯.jpg (164.12 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Cardinal_Giovanni_Angelo_B….jpg)

Police given 'information' about claims of Vatican wire transfer during Pell trial

London: Australia's financial crimes watchdog has handed information to police over claims more than a million dollars was transferred from the Vatican to Australia to help influence the trial of Cardinal George Pell.

The development, revealed late on Tuesday night, risks inflaming tensions inside the Holy See, where Pell has returned after his conviction for child-sex abuse was overturned by the High Court in April.

An apparent turf war between forces loyal to Pell and his rival, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, has caused a major split between the most senior figures surrounding Pope Francis.

Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera earlier this month claimed Becciu was suspected of arranging for €700,000 ($1.1 million) to be wired to people in Australia to help seal his initial conviction.

The papers did not provide any evidence to support the claims, which have been circulating privately among Pell's supporters for several years.

Becciu's lawyer has said his client strongly denies any interference with Pell's trial. The allegations have also been denied by people who gave evidence against Pell during legal proceedings in Melbourne.

AUSTRAC chief executive Nicole Rose on Tuesday night revealed the anti-money laundering regulator had examined the media reports and had provided information to the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police.

"Yes I can confirm AUSTRAC has looked into the matter and we've provided information to the AFP and to Victoria Police," she told a Senate estimates committee at Parliament House in Canberra.

She did not say what the nature of the information was, or why it was passed on to police at the state and federal level.

Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells had asked Rose about the allegations.

She also asked Department of Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzulo whether the agency had examined the reports. Pezzulo said he did not believe it had.

Comment has been sought from the AFP and Victoria Police.

Pope Francis recently forced Becciu to relinquish his role as a cardinal and the head of the office responsible for appointing saints following allegations the 72-year-old misused church funds to invest in a luxury London property development.

Becciu denied any wrongdoing immediately after the September 24 firing.

"Up until yesterday … I felt I was a friend of the Pope, the faithful executor of the Pope," he said at the time.

"Then the Pope told me that he no longer had faith in me because he got a report from magistrates that I committed an act of misappropriation."

Becciu was considered an opponent of Pell's plans to reform the Vatican's finances when he served as the Holy See's treasurer before returning to Australia to face child sex charges.

Asked about Becciu's sacking, Pell responded: "I hope the cleaning of the stables continues in both the Vatican and Victoria."

Viv Waller, a lawyer who represented the man who in 2018 accused Pell of sexually assaulting him in the 1990s, rejected any suggestion her client was connected to the allegations.

"My client denies any knowledge or receipt of any payments," she said.

"He won't be commenting further in response to these allegations."

Italian media reports also suggested – without evidence – that the second former choirboy Pell was charged with sexually assaulting received money to accuse the Cardinal. However this boy never accused Pell of sexual assault, did not provide a statement to police and died three years before Pell was charged.

That boy's father, who testified against Pell at the committal proceeding, said the family had "certainly not received any money to give evidence against George Pell and any suggestion that the surviving complainant has is just ludicrous".

Pell, 79, was jailed in early 2019 but was released from prison and had his convictions quashed in April this year after a successful appeal to the High Court.

Pell's barrister, Robert Richter QC, has previously called for an investigation into reports about transfers from the Vatican.

"I am treating these reports as requiring a proper investigation by all fiscal authorities to track the money coming to Australia," he said earlier this month.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/police-given-information-about-vatican-wire-transfer-claims-during-pell-trial-20201021-p566zf.html

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8f66b0  No.11172586

File: c504b8632435778⋯.jpg (146.55 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Labor_has_asked_a_series_o….jpg)

'Vector of influence': Labor grills officials about QAnon family friend of Scott Morrison

Katharine Murphy - 21 Oct 2020

Officials from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have not briefed Scott Morrison on the QAnon conspiracy theory following the FBI’s decision to identify the group as a potential domestic terror threat, and say they are unaware that Twitter has suspended the account of a family friend of the prime minister.

Labor asked a series of questions in Senate estimates on Tuesday after Twitter confirmed it permanently suspended a QAnon account belonging to a family friend of the prime minister’s for “engaging in coordinated harmful activity”.

Before the suspension, the owner of the account, Tim Stewart, shared content associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory to his tens of thousands of followers. Stewart’s wife works at Kirribilli House.

Labor’s Senate leader, Penny Wong, said she wanted to pursue a line of questioning because it was in the public interest to ensure there was no “vector of influence” with Morrison given the “dangerous” suppositions of the “fringe conspiracy movement”, and the FBI’s concerns.

“It’s about transparency,” Wong said.

The department’s deputy secretary, Stephanie Foster, told the hearing the only association the department had with the issue Wong was prosecuting was to “assist with the employment of a staff member for Kirribilli House”.

Foster said all appropriate checks were undertaken to ensure the appointment was suitable, “including the relevant police checks”.

“That was our responsibility, and we felt we had executed that responsibility appropriately,” she said. “I’m not sure there is a broader role the department can take with this issue.”

Another departmental official said all three staff employed at the prime minister’s Sydney residence had security clearances.

Wong asked Foster whether the department was aware that the Twitter account had been suspended. “I was not aware of that senator,” Foster replied.

Labor’s Senate leader observed this was curious, given the ban had been reported by both Guardian Australia and News Corp, and “you do a fair bit of media monitoring”.

“I do find that surprising,” Wong said.

Foster responded: “Were it not for the fact that, um, the gentleman’s spouse was employed at Kirribilli, I’m not sure that we would have any, um, association with this issue at all.”

She said officials had “tried to restrict our activities” to the employee.

The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, expressed concern about Wong’s line of questioning.

He said he was unaware of Morrison’s personal relationships, but told Wong it was unreasonable to reflect on the employee “because of what may or may not be the views of her husband”.

“The only thing I’m aware of is the woman has been employed,” Cormann said. He said the evidence from the departmental officials was she complied with all the appropriate tests.

Wong said the friendship with the prime minister was on the public record, and had not been refuted.

Lachlan Colquhoun, the first assistant secretary in PMC’s national security division, said it was possible that Asio had briefed Morrison after the FBI’s negative assessment, but the department had not. “We have not briefed the prime minister,” he said.

Wong asked Colquhoun whether he was aware that QAnon’s theories extended to the belief that there was a “cabal of Satan worshipping paedophiles whose activities extend to trafficking children through a secret labyrinth of tunnels under Melbourne and Sydney”.

The official nodded in response.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/21/vector-of-influence-labor-grills-officials-about-qanon-family-friend-of-scott-morrison

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f4043e  No.11185484

File: f7efdc0dc7ac408⋯.jpg (251.67 KB, 825x693, 25:21, DE_58.jpg)

>>10766423

Dassi Erlich Tweet

Israel update:

As expected, appeal on the Leifer extradition decision was filed in the Supreme court last week.

Defence asked an extra 60 days to submit relevant paperwork. Prosecution opposed.

Supreme court gave defence until Nov 8th

Court date will be scheduled after this.

https://twitter.com/dassi_erlich/status/1318667368885669889

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70badf  No.11185528

File: b985f90935a125c⋯.png (187.1 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, F40A4378_1149_410D_92A7_F4….png)

File: 7e4edc82be35a11⋯.png (167.07 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 175A52EB_E418_41BE_994F_65….png)

File: f2cdbacaf827c66⋯.png (219.04 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 6D645423_A501_42B6_9D7B_13….png)

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File: 5cad6971151b7db⋯.png (367.07 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 24B014B9_EB1C_49D4_B3BA_AA….png)

>>11172586

Commonwealth nationals next

Because initial actions and subsequent non actions have consequences too

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70badf  No.11185559

Lol 😂

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70badf  No.11185576

Don’t be like them

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f4043e  No.11185584

File: 779f388c22cfc45⋯.jpg (49.23 KB, 649x365, 649:365, Imagine_if_Scott_Morrison_….jpg)

File: a5450f150bf0ba3⋯.jpg (74.88 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Scott_Morrison_with_Tim_St….jpg)

Tory Shepherd: Imagine if Scott Morrison was hanging out with a white supremacist whose wife was working in his home

Australia hasn’t seen an outbreak of outrage about the PM’s QAnoner buddy. But it should, writes Tory Shepherd.

Tory Shepherd - October 21, 2020

It’s easy to poke fun at Flat Earthers, who exist all around the globe.

It’s tempting to scoff at those who believe the trails behind planes are actually chemtrails, designed to manipulate the human population. And to mock those who believe they’ve been anally probed by aliens.

It was quite amusing to hear about the “Pizzagate” conspiracy when it first emerged in the lead up to the 2016 US election. Pizzagaters were convinced a child-sex-trafficking ring was operating out of the basement of the Comet Ping Pong pizza bar in Washington, DC.

Comet Ping Pong did not have a basement.

But Pizzagate got decidedly less funny when a wannabe hero walked in and fired a semiautomatic rifle.

Something even less funny is happening with the QAnon conspiracy theory, which grew out of Pizzagate. In fact, this black hole’s gravity is so strong it’s pulling in all the other conspiracy theories.

Baseless claims about the dangers of 5G technology, complicated fantasies about “sovereign citizens”, and bewildering beliefs about coronavirus, are being mashed together to form a vast, dark meta-conspiracy theory.

QAnon adherents believe (based on some bollocks on the internet posted by the anonymous “Q”) that a cabal of satanic paedophiles is trafficking children all around the world, and that US President Donald Trump is going to bring them to justice.

Trump, of course, has done nothing to discourage this idea. He retweets QAnon messages, and speaks of them with admiration.

They are “people that love our country”, he says, and “they are strongly against paedophilia, and I agree with that”.

The Australian variant includes the belief that thousands of children are being trafficked via secret tunnels under major cities. And, just as in the US, it’s been adopted by people from anti-vaxxers to neo-Nazis. People who believe in one conspiracy theory tend to start collecting them.

(When asked to explain the roundness of the Earth when seen from space, Flat Earthers often argue the moon landing was a hoax.)

QAnon is uniting the fanatics, and making them more dangerous.

QAnon beliefs have been linked to violent threats against the “elite” QAnon believe run the cabal. There have been kidnappings and at least one murder. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are all saying they’ll ban QAnon content.

So it should come as no surprise that people are keenly interested in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s relationship with Tim Stewart, one of Australia’s most prominent QAnoners.

Ellen Whinnett revealed in this paper on the weekend that Mr Stewart, initially banned from Twitter for “co-ordinated harmful activity”, was banned again when he set up under a different name.

Whinnett, News Corp Australia’s national investigations editor, described Mr Stewart as a “long-time associate” of the PM’s.

“Mr Stewart and Mr Morrison are friends through their wives, Jenny Morrison and Lynelle Stewart, who have been close for years and were in each other’s bridal parties,” she wrote.

“Mrs Stewart works as a personal assistant to Mrs Morrison at Kirribilli House in Sydney.”

South Australian Labor Senator Penny Wong used Senate estimates hearings this week to grill officials from the PM’s department about a possible “vector of influence”.

She pointed to the FBI’s warning that QAnon beliefs were “very likely to motivate some domestic extremists wholly or in part to commit criminal and sometimes violent activity”.

And she asked whether they had briefed the PM on the dangerous belief “that there’s a cabal of Satan-worshipping paedophiles whose activities extend to trafficking children through a secret labyrinth of tunnels under Melbourne and Sydney”.

They hadn’t briefed him, they said, although ASIO might have. The various officials practically shrugged.

There’s hardly been a broad outbreak of outrage about QAnon in Australia, or about Mr Morrison’s buddy. But there should be. QAnon is a dangerous cult and a terror threat. Imagine if Mr Morrison was hanging out with a white supremacist, or an Islamic extremist, whose wife was working in his home.

QAnoners’ beliefs are laughable, but deeply unfunny. We should be worried, and trying to work out how to pursue them to the ends of the Earth.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/tory-shepherd-imagine-if-scott-morrison-was-hanging-out-with-a-white-supremacist-whose-wife-was-working-in-his-home/news-story/4c4b44a179187decf09d7010f4a06ea0

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f4043e  No.11185681

File: 0b24c347b852cf3⋯.jpg (86.26 KB, 850x478, 425:239, FURTHER_QUESTIONS_EMERGE_O….jpg)

File: 56205d75449de08⋯.jpg (42.75 KB, 850x478, 425:239, Prime_Minister_Scott_Morri….jpg)

File: 4099706041d37c2⋯.jpg (210.1 KB, 1030x1140, 103:114, screenshot.jpg)

FURTHER QUESTIONS EMERGE OVER PM'S FRIEND AND QANON CONSPIRACY

QAnon has been identified as a domestic terrorist threat by the FBI, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison hasn’t been briefed about the conspiracy theory by his officials.

BY EDEN GILLESPIE - OCTOBER 21 2020

Tim Stewart, a family friend of Mr Morrison, had his Twitter account ‘BurnedSpy34’ shut down a second time this month after operating an anonymous account that promoted QAnon content.

The QAnon conspiracy centres around the baseless theory that US President Donald Trump is fighting an elite cabal of pedophiles that operates a global child trafficking ring.

The theory has been flagged as a growing domestic terror threat by the FBI.

“The FBI assesses these conspiracy theories very likely will emerge, spread, and evolve in the modern information marketplace, occasionally driving both groups and individual extremists to carry out criminal or violent acts,” a May report by the FBI read.

But the Prime Minister has not been briefed by his officials.

Lachlan Colquhoun, the first assistant secretary in Prime Minister and Cabinet’s national security division confessed yesterday: “We have not briefed the prime minister”. However, he suggested ASIO may have briefed Mr Morrison after the FBI’s report, according to Guardian Australia.

In a Senate’s Estimates hearing on Tuesday, officials from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet claimed they were not aware of Mr Stewart's Twitter account being suspended.

Labor’s Senate leader, Penny Wong said she wished to ask questions about the Prime Minister’s relationship with members of the “fringe conspiracy movement” in the interest of “transparency”.

The department’s deputy secretary, Stephanie Foster, defended the appointment to Kirribilli House of Mr Stewart’s wife - a close friend of Mr Morrison’s wife.

She insisted all checks were undertaken - “including the relevant police checks” - to “assist with the employment of a staff member for Kirribilli House”.

“That was our responsibility, and we felt we had executed that responsibility appropriately,” Ms Foster said.

“I’m not sure there is a broader role the department can take with this issue.”

Crikey INQ journalist David Hardaker uncovered the connection between Mr Morrison and Mr Stewart last year.

INQ revealed Mr Morrison’s wife Jenny and Mr Stewart’s wife were bridesmaids at each other’s weddings and have been friends since they were teenagers.

It’s not the first time that Mr Morrison has been questioned over his connections to those promoting unproven theories.

Mr Morrison has been criticised for failing to censure backbencher Craig Kelly over his unverified online claims about the benefits of hydroxychloroquine in fighting COVID-19.

The backbencher - who has a substantial reach on Facebook - has also claimed there is “no climate emergency”.

The World Health Organisation dropped clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine in July after finding it produced “little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.”

In recent months, Mr Kelly has shared a number of articles and videos discussing the benefits of the drug, claiming there is a “political war on hydroxychloroquine”.

“There is a special place in hell awaiting those that have been part of the war on Hydroxychloroquine for poltical [sic] reasons. They have the blood of tens of thousands on their hands,” Mr Kelly wrote.

When asked about the comments, Mr Morrison said he would not "get onto what people talk about on Facebook."

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/further-questions-emerge-over-pm-s-friend-and-qanon-conspiracy

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f4043e  No.11185934

File: 4b8cfa1c0bacd05⋯.jpg (66.54 KB, 640x360, 16:9, Maitland_Newcastle_Catholi….jpg)

File: e9c34c81e2800c6⋯.jpg (163.5 KB, 862x575, 862:575, Catholic_Church_abuse_surv….jpg)

File: 3a071ad3bb75275⋯.jpg (74.56 KB, 862x575, 862:575, Audrey_Nash_94_holds_a_pho….jpg)

File: 147d9c713a5ab1e⋯.jpg (56.56 KB, 640x426, 320:213, Bishop_Peter_Stuart.jpg)

File: 3262c9075c8291e⋯.pdf (1.19 MB, unredacted_case_study_no_4….pdf)

Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle

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Abuse survivors have welcomed reports from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse made public on Tuesday that reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests within the Anglican and Catholic churches in Newcastle.

After years of redactions and delays while relevant criminal cases were concluded, Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter released the long-awaited reports, including case study 43.

It focused on allegations against Marist Brothers in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter.

Child sex abuse survivor Peter Gogarty is hopeful that senior Catholics will still be held to account for what they knew about paedophile priests in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese.

He said it was clear senior church leaders knew what was going on, but no-one had been held accountable.

"To date, we still have not have a successful prosecution for all those people that enabled this abuse, that moved abusers around so they could do it again," Mr Gogarty said.

The death of Andrew Nash

One of the cases heard by the royal commission involved 13-year-old Andrew Nash, who was a student at Marist Brothers Hamilton in the 1970s.

He was found dead in his bedroom after he took his own life in October 1974.

Andrew's mother, Audrey Nash, who gave evidence at the commission's public hearing in 2016, said within hours of his death a number of priests and brothers came to the house, including his former master and the school principal.

They asked if Andrew had left a note: when she said no, they left.

After the funeral, Mrs Nash said she never heard from any of the Brothers again.

In the time since Andrew's death, Mrs Nash came to believe Andrew was sexually abused by his form master, Brother Cable.

"The circumstances give rise to an inference that Cable asked whether Andrew left a note because Cable was concerned that Andrew's suicide might lead to suggestions that he was sexually abused coming to light," the report said.

The commission found the school principal at the time, Brother Wade, not a credible witness.

He failed to recollect visiting the house — the commission said he was neither frank nor forthcoming in his evidence regarding his lack of recollection of that event.

William Wade was sentenced last month to four months community service for failing to provide evidence to police in abuse investigations into Francis Cable, also known as Brother Romuald, and Brother Dominic.

The Marist Brothers have told the commission they now accept all evidence points to Andrew having been sexually abused, and having taken his own life.

After reading the report, Audrey Nash, who is now 94, said it had been a painful wait.

"Australia now knows what happened to my son Andrew after today," she said.

"Andrew is not forgotten.

"I had to wait 46 years to find out who was responsible for my son's death.

"This report details the crimes and failings of the Marist Brothers and the Roman Catholic Church."

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f4043e  No.11185947

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Decades of abuse

The royal commission reserved its harshest language for those who failed to report allegations of child abuse to the police.

In the case of convicted paedophile, Vincent Ryan, two nuns reported the abuse of boys at St Josephs Primary School to their superiors in the church.

But no-one in, or associated with, the Church authorities reported the allegations against Father Ryan to police.

"We consider it extraordinary that any person in 1975 would not view a report that a man had been touching primary school boys sexually on their crotch area, a report that a man had been engaging in masturbation and oral and anal sex with primary school boys, as criminal conduct," the commission said.

It goes on to state there was a failure on the part of those who were informed of the abuse, particularly Monsignor Cotter who later wrote that he would have preferred to deal with matters "in-house" rather than report them to police.

That approach it said was wrong, concluding that missing that opportunity to bring an end to Father Ryan preying sexually on children within the diocese had devastating consequences for those children Father Ryan went on to abuse in the future.

It said he sought to protect the church and Father Ryan, and no steps were taken to protect the welfare of the children in the diocese.

Ryan went on to be charged with the sexual abuse of more than 30 boys in 1995 and was ultimately sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment.

'We did wrong'

The examination of child sexual abuse within the Anglican diocese of Newcastle is now accessible in full as well, including what church officials knew about the former Dean of Newcastle Graeme Lawrence who was last year jailed for eight years for abusing a 15-year-old boy.

Anglican Bishop of Newcastle Peter Stuart said the church had been waiting for the release for some time.

"We knew that it had been redacted because of proceedings of Graeme Lawrence who is now in prison for his serious sexual offending and so we welcome the release of this report so that people can read it in its entirety," Bishop Stuart said.

"In 2017 the royal commission published most of the report into the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle and it made for very confronting reading, so we've been waiting to see these last sections on Graeme Lawrence.

"I'm overwhelmed with regret for our significant and systemic failures."

Bishop Stuart said the diocese was working to ensure this did not ever happen again and was continuing to work with abuse survivors.

"Once again as a diocese, we're confronted by the failings over a 30-year period, but we're committed and remain committed to do all we can to ensure that people can have confidence in what the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle is doing."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-20/royal-commission-report-clergy-sex-abuse-newcastle-release/12785764

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Previously redacted reports

The Royal Commission’s Terms of Reference required that its work did not prejudice current or future criminal or civil proceedings. For this reason, the Commissioners delivered an un-redacted and a redacted version of certain reports and recommended that the un-redacted version should be tabled and published at the conclusion of the relevant criminal proceedings.

The below previously un-released versions were tabled on 20 October 2020:

Report of Case Study No. 43: Catholic Church authorities in Maitland-Newcastle (PDF)

https://caroyalcomm.govcms.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/unredacted-case-study-no-43.pdf

https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/previously-redacted-reports

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f4043e  No.11186038

File: fe8965257d23a6b⋯.jpg (50.82 KB, 862x485, 862:485, US_marine_Josh_worked_alon….jpg)

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US marine says Australian special forces soldiers made 'deliberate decision to break the rules of war'

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A United States Marine Corps (USMC) helicopter crew chief says Australian special forces shot and killed a bound Afghan prisoner after being told he would not fit on the US aircraft coming to pick them up.

Josh* flew 159 combat missions for the USMC's Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469).

He has allowed the ABC to publish pictures of him but has asked that we don't use his real name because he fears retribution.

He has told ABC Investigations he was a door gunner providing aerial covering fire for the Australian soldiers of the 2nd Commando Regiment during a night raid in mid-2012.

The operation took place north of the HMLA-469 base at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

It was part of a wider joint Australian special forces-US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) campaign targeting illicit drug operations that were financing the Taliban insurgency.

"We had done the drug raid, the Aussies actually did a pretty impressive job, wrangling all the prisoners up," Josh said.

"We just watched them tackle and hogtie these guys and we knew their hands were tied behind their backs."

He says the commandos then called up the US aircraft to pick them and about seven prisoners up.

He says the Americans only had room on the aircraft for six.

"And the pilot said, 'That's too many people, we can't carry that many passengers.' And you just heard this silence and then we heard a pop. And then they said, 'OK, we have six prisoners'.

"So it was pretty apparent to everybody involved in that mission that they had just killed a prisoner that we had just watched them catch and hogtie," he said.

Josh says neither he nor any of his crew spoke about what had just happened.

"We were all being recorded on our comms," he said.

"All of us were pretty aware of what we just witnessed, and kind of didn't want to be involved in whatever came next."

Josh says he later discussed the incident with his crewmates after returning to Camp Bastion.

"This was the first time we saw something we couldn't morally justify, because we knew somebody was already cuffed up, ready to go, taken prisoner and we just witnessed them kill a prisoner," he said.

"This isn't like a heat of the moment call where you're trying to make a decision. It was a very deliberate decision to break the rules of war.

"I think that was the first thing that happened that didn't quite sit right with us, where we were like, 'OK, there's no excuse, there's no ambiguity, there's no going around this one'."

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f4043e  No.11186044

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>>11186038

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'Lots of fire and bodies were often left in their wake'

ABC Investigations understands that — as part of its inquiry into alleged special forces war crimes in Afghanistan — the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) is investigating the killing of at least one prisoner by Australian commandos.

It is unclear if this alleged killing is one of those being investigated.

When contacted for a response to this story, an Australian Defence Force spokesperson said: "It is not appropriate for Defence to comment on matters that may or may not be the subject of the Afghanistan Inquiry."

Josh says he did between one and two dozen drug missions with the Australians from 2nd Commando in 2012, mainly providing aerial cover fire and sometimes dropping sniper teams on overwatch positions.

"A lot of us wanted to work with the Australians because we were all like — I don't know if bloodthirsty is the right term — but we wanted action. They wanted to shoot. And when you worked with the Aussies you get involved pretty often," he said. "Lots of breaching of walls with explosives and lots of fires and bodies were often left in their wake."

He says on a mission early in his 2012 deployment, one of his USMC comrades was shocked by what he witnessed the commandos do on a joint drug operation.

"They go down for a landing. As soon as the Aussies exit, there was somebody just sitting on a wall watching them land. They got off and popped the guy a few times in the chest."

Josh says his fellow marine later confronted the commandos about the killing.

"My buddy came and asked, 'Hey, what happened to that guy?' And he said, 'Oh, he's dead mate.' And he's like, 'Why? He wasn't even armed. What happened there?' He said, 'Oh, he was armed when we got through with him.'"

'We're not going to work with those f—ing guys'

A member of 2nd Commando's Oscar platoon who served on that deployment has confirmed that the Americans were unhappy with the conduct of some of his comrades.

"Our platoon commander pulled our platoon together and said that the [DEA] has said in no uncertain terms that they won't operate with [2nd Commando] November platoon any more due to their behaviour in the field," he said.

Another commando from Oscar platoon who was on that deployment confirmed to ABC Investigations that November platoon had a bad reputation among the Americans.

"I remember talking to [DEA agent] afterwards, and he said, 'We're not going out with those f—ing guys ever again'. Every DEA team that went through there loved working with us and had no problem, but November platoon was the first platoon that the DEA said they wouldn't work with," the former commando said. "Something obviously went down."

Former USMC helicopter crew chief Josh says he flew dozens of missions with other special forces, including USMC special operations and the British SAS.

"The [British] SAS always had an incredible restraint, at least in the times when me and my friends worked with them. Sometimes a frustrating amount," he said.

"Everybody else would step on the lines, but the Aussies would just see the line and just hop right over it."

* Name has been changed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/soldiers-killed-man-who-could-not-fit-on-aircraft-says-us-marine/12782756

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f4043e  No.11186313

File: 08ed2a49e8d869b⋯.jpg (113.61 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Ahmed_Luqman_Talib_an_Aust….jpg)

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US allege Australian gemstone trader Ahmed Luqman Talib funded al-Qaeda terror plots

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An Australian gemstone trader has been named by the US State Department as a “facilitator” providing financial and logistic support to al-Qaeda for their terrorist plots across the world.

Ahmed Luqman Talib has been declared by the US Government as actively involved in operational activities on behalf of al-Qaeda, allegedly using his business as a front to move money for the group.

It is understood American intelligence, working with Australian counterparts ASIO began probing the Melbourne-based 30-year-old last year as it tracked suspicious money movements, notably from Australia to his native Sri Lanka, Turkey, Qatar, Tanzania and Colombia.

He was allegedly found to have also had links with a controversial Turkish humanitarian organisation that six years ago was linked to al-Qaeda and suspected by Russian intelligence of smuggling guns to jihadists in Syria and Libya.

Yesterday his $1.4 million home in Melbourne’s north east suburb of Doncaster that he shares with his wife Jerry Campbell, originally from Singleton in NSW, was raided by Victoria Police detectives, ASIO and the Australian Federal Police.

A large number of plain clothes detectives were seen weaving in and out of the four-bedroom home located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac.

At one point Mr Talib came out for a cigarette and spoke to agents before leading them into the backyard. He has not been charged with any offence.

“The AFP can confirm that search warrant activity is occurring in Doncaster, Victoria,” a spokesman said last night.

“The activity is being led by a Commonwealth agency. The activity does not relate to any specific threat to the community.”

Neighbours knew little about the family who moved into the street earlier this year.

One resident described them as “fairly quiet” and that they kept to themselves.

It is understood police inquiries were also being made at addresses in nearby Mulgrave as well as links to a registered business in Mt Waverley as well as ties in NSW and Queensland.

Based on US intelligence advice, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Mr Talib a facilitator “for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, al-Qaida”.

Mr Talib, also known as Adam Taleb and Ahmad Luqman migrated to Sydney from Sri Lanka in 1995, has two concurrent Australian passports as well as citizenship and a passport from Venezuela.

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f4043e  No.11186335

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Department Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said the Australian’s gemstone business allowed him the ability to move with ease funds internationally “for the benefit” of al-Qaeda; his Melbourne-based business Talib & Sons Pty Ltd has also been blocked from any business with the US which will freeze assets it comes across.

His naming also bans any US citizen or financial institution from transacting for or on behalf of him.

Al-Qaeda has long had a hand in Australia.

Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton declined to comment but US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: “Talib has had financial dealings in a number of countries, and his business dealing in gemstones has provided him the ability to move funds internationally for the benefit of AQ. The United States has made significant progress in degrading AQ’s support networks around the world. We will not relent in our efforts to target AQ’s terrorist activities and those who support them.”

According to Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) records the company was created in 2019 at an address of his accountant in Mount Waverley and lists Mr Talib, who was born in Birmingham England but migrated to Australia from Sri Lanka, as director and his wife Ms Campbell, as a minority member share holder.

Mr Talib and 32-year-old Ms Campbell, who married in 2007 and studied together at Bond University, came to prominence in 2010 when he was shot by Israeli special forces when he was part of a protest international flotilla of boats attempting to enter Gaza which had been blockaded by Israel.

His sister Maryam, a former Griffith University student now in pharmaceuticals in Kuwait, was also with the pair.

He then became active with Far Leftist Socialist Alternative and NSW Green Left as well as Amnesty International, speaking at various sponsored rallies and discussions on his experiences.

Mr Talib’s family came from Sri Lanka to Sydney in 1995, he studied for a time in Griffith, NSW, before moving to Brisbane.

His parents Luqman and Zakira Talib moved to Kuwait in 2000 but maintain strong ties to Australia.

Mr Talib, a devout Muslim, moved back from Kuwait to Australia to study international relations at Bond where he met his future wife who was studying nursing.

Her medical skills came in handy in 2010 when she had to attend to her husband’s leg bullet wound and dozens of other shooting victims during the internationally condemned Gaza blockade by Israel.

There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Ms Campbell or any other member of Mr Talib’s family.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/us-allege-australian-gemstone-trader-ahmed-luqman-talib-has-funded-alqaida-terror-plots/news-story/9a36bb501bfc8c999ebcdea02b3ce6d0

https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-designates-al-qaida-financial-facilitator/

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1157

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70badf  No.11186472

Instant death sentence for all commonwealth nationals over 18

Totally irreversible too.

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f4043e  No.11186473

File: 9f8d00347064d66⋯.mp4 (5.43 MB, 512x288, 16:9, ABF_arrests_man_after_seiz….mp4)

ABF arrests man after seizing parts of 11 childlike sex dolls

Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators have arrested a 43-year-old Padstow (NSW) man after parts of 11 childlike sex dolls were detected in air cargo shipments.

Investigations began after ABF officers detected and seized the parts in three separate consignments at air cargo facilities in Sydney on 19 September and 16 October 2020. Yesterday (Tuesday 20 October) ABF, with the assistance of NSW Police Force detectives from Bankstown Police Area Command, executed search warrants at an address in Padstow.

During the warrants officers located and seized an electronic device allegedly containing child abuse images, and a further childlike sex doll. A number of additional electronic devices were seized pending full forensic examination. Investigators also located a number of cannabis plants, a quantity of marijuana and publications containing child abuse material.

The man was arrested and charged with three counts of Import Tier 2 good, contrary to section 233BAB(5) of the Customs Act 1901.

Bankstown detectives also charged the man with cultivate prohibited plants and possess prohibited drug.

The man was refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today (Wednesday 21 October 2020).

Importing childlike sex dolls is an offence under the Customs Act. The maximum penalty if convicted is up to 10 years’ imprisonment and/or fines of up to $525,000. Under the Criminal Code the possession of a childlike sex doll attracts a maximum penalty of 15 years’ imprisonment.

ABF Superintendent Regional Investigations NSW Garry Low said the ABF has a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse material and will use all available powers to protect the community from people associated with these abhorrent activities.

“Child sexual abuse is a global issue, and the ABF actively engages with its law enforcement partners both domestically and internationally, to further investigate and prevent harm to children in Australia and overseas,” Superintendent Low said.

The ABF seize all childlike sex dolls detected at the border. Where ABF officers find additional evidence of child abuse material, it is referred to the appropriate federal and state authorities for investigation.

Bankstown Police Area Command Crime Manager, Detective Chief Inspector Darren Beech said the arrest was the result of great work between the two agencies.

“We do not condone any form of child exploitation and we will continue to work with other agencies in the detection and prosecution of persons attempting to purchase these items,” Det C/Insp Beech said.

People with information about those who may be importing childlike sex dolls or other child abuse material should contact Border Watch at www.Australia.gov.au/borderwatch . By reporting suspicious activities, you are helping to protect Australia's border. Information can be provided anonymously.

https://newsroom.abf.gov.au/channels/Border-Operations-hidden-/releases/abf-arrests-man-after-seizing-parts-of-11-childlike-sex-dolls

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f4043e  No.11186561

File: 5a67f55ce3d54d4⋯.jpg (53.16 KB, 750x450, 5:3, Australia_will_join_India_….jpg)

Australia to join India, US, Japan in large naval exercises

Australia will join India, the United States and Japan in next month's Malabar naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, in a move that is expected to strengthen the military relationship between the four democracies amid increased tensions with China.

Conducted annually since 1992, the maneuvers have grown in size and complexity in recent years to address what the US Navy has previously described as a "variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific."

The participation of Australia means that all four members of the so-called Quad will be participating in the exercises for the first time since 2007.

The Quad, or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, is an informal strategic forum for the US, Japan, Australia and India, featuring semi-regular summits and information exchanges between the four nations.

While not a formal military alliance like NATO, it is seen by some as a potential counterweight to growing Chinese influence and alleged aggression in Asia-Pacific. The collation has been denounced by Beijing as an anti-China bloc.

The Australian and Indian defense ministries announced the expansion of the drills, which had been long-speculated, late Monday.

Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said the Malabar exercises were key to enhancing Australia's maritime capabilities, and showcased the "deep trust between four major Indo-Pacific democracies and their shared will to work together on common security interests."

Australia's previous participation in the drills in 2007 sparked diplomatic protests from China. Relations between China and Australia have since deteriorated, however, with the two countries locked in a series of long-running trade disputes.

Other members of the Quad have also seen tensions with Beijing spike in recent months. Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control — the de facto border between the two countries in the Himalayas — in June.

Japan and China remain at odds over the disputed Senkaku Islands, named the Diaoyus by China, where Beijing has increased the presence of its coast guard vessels.

The US meanwhile has increased the tempo of its naval and air missions in the South China Sea, while pushing back at Beijing's claims to the vast waterway.

In a statement Monday, India's Defense Ministry said the four participants "collectively support free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and remain committed to a rules based international order."

The exercises will begin in November in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, India said.

Malabar began as a bilateral exercise between India and the US. Japan became a permanent Malabar member in 2015.

Previous exercises have taken place in the Indian Ocean as well as off the coast of Japan a year ago, and around the US Pacific territory of Guam and in the Philippine Sea in 2018.

The 2017 exercises in the Indian Ocean involved aircraft carriers from the US, India and Japan in what were then described as the largest naval exercises in the region in two decades.

https://cnnphilippines.com/world/2020/10/20/australia-naval-exercises.html

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d9b0f4  No.11189640

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

NIGERIAN ARMY SHOTS INNOCCENT YOUTHS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CqsLAdSV9I

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d9b0f4  No.11189699

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

NIGERIAN ARMY SHOT YOUTHS (THE VIDEO)IN LEKKI LAGOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXYADm9ZgT8

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dcb848  No.11190444

File: 7dc8b79da3cb6c3⋯.png (253.13 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 80BE1527_BE27_47A6_A8E1_83….png)

File: be2d1a39c4a10ed⋯.png (194.53 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 2C10755B_3C1D_48F3_A292_04….png)

We’ve always been pirates with superior knowledge.

Americans have always been cunts, from the start

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d8e6e9  No.11196185

>>11185681

HUGE!!! CELEB reporting FBI states they did NOT label QANON a “domestic terror threat”

by Lisa C. Melbourne on August 26, 2020 at 4:19 P.M.

The story that the FBI deemed QANON a domestic terror threat is FAKE NEWS.

CELEB is reporting…

EXCLUSIVE: Despite Reports, FBI Does Not Label QAnon Group a ‘Terrorist Threat’

After Joe Biden’s spokesperson Andrew Bates claimed the FBI identified the QAnon movement as a “domestic terrorism threat,” nearly every news outlet ran wild and scrambled to post headlines such as “Trump praised QAnon, which FBI says is a terror threat,” but unlike the rest of the media, CELEB actually contacted the FBI to see what they had to say about the Biden campaign’s statement.

When specifically asked if QAnon was indeed a terrorist threat, FBI’s National Press Office shared this statement with CELEB:

The FBI does not and cannot designate domestic terrorist groups. The FBI can never initiate an investigation based solely on an individual’s race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or the exercise of First Amendment rights. When it comes to domestic terrorism, our investigations focus solely on the criminal activity of individuals—regardless of group membership—that appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence the policy of the government by intimidation or coercion. It’s important to note that membership in groups which espouse domestic extremist ideology is not illegal in and of itself—no matter how offensive their views might be to the majority of society. Membership in a group is not a sufficient basis for an investigation.

https://timothycharlesholmseth.com/huge-celeb-reporting-fbi-states-they-did-not-label-qanon-a-domestic-terror-threat/

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d8e6e9  No.11196206

>>11196185 (me)

Acting DHS chief says QAnon not a 'significant' threat but condemns the group

Devan Cole byline

By Devan Cole, CNN

Updated 3:29 PM ET, Sun August 23, 2020

Washington (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security's acting secretary on Sunday said QAnon is not a "significant" threat to the US, but he condemned the fringe conspiracy theory when pressed on his stance.

"When I look at all the threats facing the homeland, this is not one that rises to a significant level," Chad Wolf told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."

"There are many other threats, here domestically as well as overseas, and we'll continue to look at those and address those," he continued. "So I can't comment and not going to comment on every fringe element, fringe group out there. There are many."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/politics/chad-wolf-qanon-threat-homeland-security-cnntv/index.html

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000000  No.11201459

Ghana President Exposed Permanent World Lockdown Plot

https://www.henrymakow.com/2020/10/ghana-presdent-confirmed-world-lockdown-plot.html

In June, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo basically outlined what is now happening in October, and confirms the Ottawa World Lockdown Leak posted here. This pandemic, which is designed to destroy the world economy. was planned years ago down to the last detail. Remember "The Great Depression"? Think that was an accident? They create economic crises to advance political goals. We have been fast-tracked for tyranny.

On June 21, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo went public with the plan to destroy the world economy and enslave mankind. He said he was reading from a 2010 Rockefeller Foundation document but it must have been another Rockefeller "Operation Lockstep" document. (Can a reader help me identify his source?)

Nevertheless, page 18 of the aforementioned RF document describes, "A world of tighter top-down government control and more authoritarian leadership, with limited innovation and growing citizen pushback."

Here is a brief outline of his main points which confirm our worst fears. This pandemic was planned ten years ago down to the last detail.

1. Create a low mortality virus at Fort Detrick, NJ.

2. Create a weaponized high-mortality version as a backup to be used if needed.

3. For "added deniability" have it transferred to the bioweapon lab in Winnipeg where it will be stolen by Chinese scientists and smuggled out to Wuhan.

4. Make its spread seem like an accident. Blame the wet market in Wuhan.

5. Do a real-world simulation in Oct 2019. This is Event 201.

6. Plan to vaccinate the human race, enforced by a digital ID and "heath passports." (This is ID 2020.)

7. Allow human to human contact to enable the strain to spread before lockdowns begin.

8. Expand lockdowns.

9. "Hype" the number of deaths in order to spread fear. Attribute all deaths to Covid 19.

10. Keep lockdowns as long as possible in order to destroy the economy, break supply chains and create social disruption.

11. Relieve lockdowns for a short time, and then blame "increase" in cases on this respite. Blame increase on protesters. "We told you so."

They own your banks

They own your government

They own your police

They own your media

You are sheep to them

Resist or serve

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f4043e  No.11205423

File: 41b4ed94cb43e80⋯.jpg (107.63 KB, 852x256, 213:64, Q_4915.jpg)

File: a89d54c961d7942⋯.jpg (356.43 KB, 852x674, 426:337, Q_4921.jpg)

File: 50785ab00c8fc10⋯.jpg (74.35 KB, 743x446, 743:446, Ek4G8urXIAEKasf.jpg)

Q Post #4915

Oct 21 2020 13:56:57 (EST) NEW

A deep dark world is being exposed.

The truth won't be for everyone.

Have faith in Humanity.

Q

https://qanon.pub/#4915

Q Post #4921

Oct 21 2020 19:58:40 (EST) NEW

Ek4G8urXIAEKasf.jpg

https://qanon.pub/#4921

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f4043e  No.11205480

File: ed58d0c0c5a3c90⋯.jpg (173.15 KB, 852x376, 213:94, Q_4923.jpg)

File: 4a7ac66d74092c2⋯.jpg (335.55 KB, 825x674, 825:674, VRG_56.jpg)

File: e4a6bdc83b44689⋯.jpg (278.12 KB, 825x626, 825:626, TRD_1.jpg)

File: eb4fa346b8f8ad9⋯.jpg (404.13 KB, 825x735, 55:49, VRG_57.jpg)

Q Post #4923

Oct 21 2020 20:55:05 (EST) NEW

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319071346282778624

Dearest Virginia -

We stand with you.

Now and always.

Find peace through prayer.

Never give up the good fight.

God bless you.

Q

https://qanon.pub/#4923

Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweets

#TheGreatAwakeningWorldwide #DocumentDump #LetThePeopleDecide #EndCSAandSexTrafficking #ThankYou @ParisHilton @MichelleLicata8 @Kids2_KidsToo @teresajhelm @anniefarmer @elizableu @patrick_stupfel @ArtisticBlower @pinkPeptobismol #SaveTheKids #kids

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319071346282778624

The Rubber Duck ™ @TheRubberDuck79

RETWEET/SHARE!

#WWG1WGA #MAGA #KAG

#TheGreatAwakening #DigitalSoldiers

https://twitter.com/TheRubberDuck79/status/1319068631419015168

1. I'm very grateful to Judge Preska for her decision to unseal these depositions. This journey to justice has taken decades for my fellow abuse survivors and me, including years in which our voices were ignored. Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein did not act alone.

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319021584942727168

2. With more transparency, I am hopeful that all who helped perpetrate these heinous crimes will be held accountable. #SaveOurChildren #GhislaineMaxwell #Epstein #Justice #Truth @teresajhelm @elizableu @ParisHilton @bsfllp @ArtisticBlower @anniefarmer @pinkPeptobismol @netflix

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319021586620379136

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f4043e  No.11206132

File: dedc4dfb40c6053⋯.jpg (166.47 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Pope_Francis_left_with_Car….jpg)

George Pell: Victorian corruption body chasing Vatican’s mysterious $2m cash transfers to Australia

Anti-corruption authorities in Victoria will look into money wired from the Vatican to Australia and allegedly connected to Cardinal George Pell’s trial after receiving information about the matter from federal police.

Separately, The Australian can reveal that Vatican prosecutors investigating unauthorised financial transfers have been given details of more than $2m wired to Australia between February 2017 and June 2018 — almost double the $1.1m reported by Italian newspapers and the Times of London.

There were four transactions in that period, the first for more than €250,000 from the Vatican’s ­secretariat of state in February 2017, according to documents being considered by Vatican ­investigators.

The second came from the secretariat in May 2017, while the third and fourth totalled more than €800,000 and were sent in December 2017 and June 2018.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Australian Federal Police said it had “received information from Austrac on this matter” and was “undertaking a review of the ­relevant information”. “The AFP has concurrently referred aspects of this matter to the Victorian ­Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission,” the AFP statement reads.

Austrac, Australia’s financial intelligence agency that investigated money laundering and organised crime, confirmed earlier this week that it had passed information to the AFP and to Victoria Police for further investigation.

At the heart of the Vatican’s ­investigation is Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was dismissed from his high-ranking position running the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in September after being linked to the fraud probe.

Cardinal Becciu, who has denied all wrongdoing, was the deputy secretary of state until 2018 and had a well-known rivalry with Cardinal Pell when the latter was appointed as the head of Vatican finances.

Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera have reported that Vatican investi­gators were told that money was sent to Australia to help the case against Cardinal Pell, a claim yet to be substantiated.

In an earlier statement, Cardinal Becciu said: “I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell.”

Cardinal Pell was charged in June 2017 with a series of sexual ­assault offences.

He was acquitted of the charges by the High Court in April this year.

The transfer details given to the investigators and obtained by The Australian include references to Cardinal Becciu.

They also include references to Neustart Australia Pty Ltd, a ­company that is linked to an American technology firm.

The Vatican investigation is also looking into the purchase of a $363m London property, while a 39-year-old woman working for Cardinal Becciu was arrested last week over allegations of unauthorised payments in Slovenia.

Apart from Cardinal Becciu’s sacking and the arrest in Milan, five senior Vatican police, auditors and financiers have been fired or suspended and a money broker has been arrested and charged with “embezzlement, money laundering and extortion” in relation to the London property.

Robert Richter QC, the barrister who led Cardinal Pell’s defence, has previously called for Australian authorities to investigate allegations that money transferred from the Vatican was being used to influence the case against his client.

The Pope appointed Cardinal Pell to oversee Vatican finances in 2014. The former archbishop of Sydney launched an audit of those finances, led by an external accounting company but was overruled by Cardinal Becciu.

Cardinal Pell, in 2014, wrote in Britain’s Catholic Herald Magazine that he had discovered “some hundreds of millions of euros were tucked away … and did not appear on the balance sheet”, suggesting some departments had long had “an almost free hand”.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/corruption-body-chasing-vaticans-mysterious-pell-2m/news-story/4994c9a075a83271e8fac8edd39fa320

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f4043e  No.11206227

File: 9e0242da96a68ab⋯.jpg (152.11 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Mary_felt_like_puzzle_piec….jpg)

I know a marriage killed by QAnon and Trump, with help from alienation

Matt Dooley - 22 Oct 2020

1/2

Everyone remembers where they were when Trump won the election. Alex and Mary* remember it especially well. It was the night their relationship fell apart.

Alex and I first met in 2012. I went to dinner one night with him and his fiancee, Mary. I remember her as a bright, intelligent woman with a passionate interest in animal rights. Fast forward to the evening of 8 November 2016, and a gaudy reality TV star was on the verge of being elected president of the most powerful country on Earth. As Alex and Mary watched state after state fall for Donald Trump, it became clear that the beginning of this new chapter in American history would mark the end of their marriage.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Mary had become a dedicated conspiracy theorist, paving the way for her embrace of a bizarre conspiracy theory known as QAnon. “I had a nervous breakdown,” says Alex. “I couldn’t wrap my mind around the whole Trump thing and all the weird stuff Mary was getting into. I just fell apart.” Mary is unambiguous about the reason their marriage ended. “It is 100% my fault. I came in as one person and left as another.”

Alex and Mary moved from Australia to California in early 2014. Alex had a job offer and they decided to take the plunge. From day one, Alex was pulling long days at the office and Mary passed a lot of her time online, frequenting a huge message board community called 4chan. A naturally inquisitive person, Mary enjoyed reading about fringe opinions with a specific focus on alternative medicine. After a series of bungled health diagnoses, Mary had lost faith in the authorities. She viewed the entire medical system as a web of malevolent conspiracies. 4chan had vibrant communities for discussing these issues and more. At the darker end of the 4chan spectrum there lurked several large groups dedicated to white supremacist hate speech, antisemitism and Holocaust denial.

Mary’s network of 4chan friends became an increasingly important antidote to the sense of alienation she experienced in her new town. While Alex jeered Trump’s orange skin and ridiculous hair, an avid following was growing across America and the world.

In Trump, Mary saw someone who was finally going to shake up the establishment and put an end to the hegemony of the political elite. “I was praying and meditating for Trump to win,” she says. “That is where all of my consciousness was”. Alex admits he didn’t take it seriously. “If she brought up Trump, I just tried to shut it down,” he sighs. “ I didn’t think it was possible for anyone to seriously believe in that guy’s bullshit.”

One day in the autumn of 2016, Alex drove Mary out past the used car yards and fast-food joints to a convention centre near the airport. “I knew she had been doing some chanting or something with the Hare Krishnas and dabbling in Scientology,” says Alex. “It was her thing and I respected that. I just didn’t want to know about it”.

Mary wasn’t on her way to a Hare Krishna meeting. She was going to a presentation by David Icke, an English conspiracy theorist whose ravings include: the existence of a nefarious reptilian race invading Earth from a parallel universe; various antisemitic nonsense; the obligatory UFO fare; and a cabal of deep state villains.

(continued)

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f4043e  No.11206240

File: 5f7ff8760c5eddc⋯.jpg (803.89 KB, 2250x1500, 3:2, I_know_a_marriage_killed_b….jpg)

>>11206227

2/2

Icke has attempted to foretell the end of the world several times (incorrectly, thus far). His predictions imagine absurd cataclysmic showdowns between good and evil. In 2019, the Australian government rejected Icke’s visa application on grounds of character. While an army of multi-dimensional lizard people may seem far-fetched, Public Policy Polling released a study in April 2013, which showed that 4% of Americans believed lizard creatures control the world. That is more than 12 million people.

Mary describes how she felt after seeing Icke speak: “I came away smiling. I felt like everything was clear, like it all made sense”. In October 2017, an anonymous blog post turned up on the message boards. It was posted by a mysterious member, named “Q”, who claimed to be a high-level US government whistleblower with secrets to share. Again, Mary felt like puzzle pieces were falling into place. “I had been waiting for this. I knew Q was coming,” she says.

David Singh Grewal, professor of law at UC Berkeley School of Law, has published research on the dynamics of conspiracy theory. He explains how the over-simplification of a perceived enemy allows the conspiracy theorist to role-play “the one good cop that takes down the bad guys and makes America great again”. “The conspiracy theory gives the believer a feeling of empowerment,” he says. “They feel as though they have all the answers.”

Rather than being one specific conspiracy theory, QAnon is better thought of as a constellation of conspiracy theories. At the core of this ever expanding galaxy of conspiratorial solar systems is the idea that a shady cabal of cannibalistic pedophiles are working in the shadows to bring down Trump’s presidency.

The genius of Q is that it remains non-specific. Just about anyone can find a version of truth that suits their palate. For Mary, it was distrust in the medical system and disgust at child abuse. Others have been motivated by changing racial demographics, feminism, gun rights, Covid, 5G towers – you name it. BYO fears and grievances.

Three years and five thousand odd messages after the original post, Q content is a rambling mishmash of obtuse clues and inane conjecture. Every post is a regurgitation of publicly available information organised into a dramatic narrative, concocted to keep millions of followers coming back for more. And Mary is all in.

Alex and Mary’s relationship ended in divorce over their fundamental disagreements. Alex says he doesn’t think he could have changed Mary’s mind, but he is philosophical about the way society mocks conspiracy theorists. “I just couldn’t get past taking the piss out of it,” he says. “But I think that is the problem with QAnon and this whole Trump thing. Everyone on the left spends too much time making jokes.”

Asked if she thinks the wild web of QAnon conspiracies might be bullshit, Mary pauses for a moment. “Well, I guess it could be. But it’s a great story if it is”.

* Alex and Mary’s names have been changed for the purpose of this article.

• Matt Dooley is an Australian writer and journalist

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/22/i-know-a-marriage-killed-by-qanon-and-trump-with-help-from-alienation

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f4043e  No.11206404

File: e75361dda8cb393⋯.jpg (115.75 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Magda_Szubanski_was_target….jpg)

File: 011bf9841118d96⋯.jpg (107.51 KB, 698x351, 698:351, MSAO_1.jpg)

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Magda Szubanski targeted by coordinated 'avalanche of hate' from rightwing extremists over Covid mask ad

Australian comedian subjected to ‘volumetric cross-platform online abuse’, e-safety commissioner reports

Josh Taylor - 22 Oct 2020

Magda Szubanski was targeted by a coordinated “avalanche of hate” from rightwing extremists online after appearing in a Victorian government ad encouraging mask use, Australia’s e-safety commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant, has said.

In late August, when Victoria was reporting Covid-19 cases of close to 200 a day, Szubanski was one of several celebrities to appear in ads encouraging social distancing and compliance with mask rules.

Szubanski brought back her Kath & Kim character Sharon Strzelecki for the promotion, and quickly found herself on the receiving end of an online trolling campaign.

At the time, Szubanski said the abuse came from Covid-19 deniers.

“They don’t believe Covid-19 is real,” she tweeted. “That poses a far greater risk to other people’s health than me being fat. Fat ain’t contagious.”

Inman-Grant told a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday night that the abuse Szubanski received after the ads aired, was “volumetric cross-platform online abuse, which is coordinated by ostensibly white extremists [and] conspiracy theorists”.

“The whole idea is to create an avalanche of hate, directed towards specific targets, usually women or those with other intersectional factors,” she said.

Inman-Grant said her office had been tracking the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as well as the Boogaloo far-right movement.

Inman-Grant said attacks on Szubanski and the Australian human rights activist lawyer Nyadol Nyuon were all “coordinated rightwing extremist attacks”.

“We’re aware of it, we’re watching it, but we also have education programs to try and address [it].”

South Australia police apologised to Nyuon in June after an officer sent her an abusive message on Facebook after an appearance on the ABC’s Q&A program. Nyuon has said she frequently receives racist abuse online after appearing on TV.

“Volumetric attacks” are commonly organised in closed groups on Facebook or other platforms. Guardian Australia has previously reported politicians were targeted by one such group earlier this year as disinformation spread online about the Victorian lockdown being imposed for another year.

Facebook has recently imposed bans on accounts and groups devoted to promoting QAnon and the Boogaloo movement, but critics have said the tech giant has often acted too slowly in these cases, with some groups not being removed until after an act of violence had been committed by someone associated with the group.

Last month, Asio reported 40% of its counterterrorism caseload involved far-right violent extremism, up from 10% to 15% in 2016.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/22/magda-szubanski-targeted-by-coordinated-avalanche-of-hate-from-rightwing-extremists-over-covid-mask-ad

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f4043e  No.11206758

File: b616dae4350d259⋯.jpg (68.33 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Alexandra_Tselios_is_the_C….jpg)

Removing QAnon accounts is not the answer

Alexandra Tselios - October 22, 2020

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Trying to navigate the pandemic in the age of social media has one oscillating between two schools of thought: ‘everyone has a right to an opinion’ and ‘this narrative is scientifically inaccurate and should be censored.’

Once upon a time, misinformation-peddling fringe-dwellers from the United States wouldn’t be familiar to the average Australian. But COVID-19 has enabled uptake of conspiracy theories, breeding an epidemic in scientific illiteracy. It's gotten worse with time, and boosted by social media, it continues to grow.

While 77 per cent of us feel it’s crucial to have a Prime Minister who nurtures a good relationship with the US president, only 32 per cent feel the Trump administration has been good for Australia. So, it has been surprising to see many Australians embrace the theories QAnon propagated, considering its foundational belief is Donald Trump’s fight against a cannibalistic, paedophilia-driven satanic ‘deep state’ network.

Fear porn

Australians tend to have a more cynical view on leaders, requiring them to prove themselves before we accept them as an authority. Perceptions around a lack of transparency over the current epidemic followed by censorship by tech platforms can – understandably – lead to fear among the populous.

We may be dismissive and sardonic by nature, but we are not immune to conspiracy theories; the 1967 disappearance of then-prime minister Harold Holt the most notable example. While Holt officially vanished while swimming off the Victorian coast, conflicting theories place Holt as a either a spy (and didn’t drown but was scooped up by a Chinese submarine) or the victim of a CIA assassination.

So why has an American fringe theory about satanic paedophiles threatening the White House taken off halfway around the world?

University of Melbourne sociologist Robin Canniford said people are particularly susceptible to believing them during heightened times of anxiety, such as this pandemic. A general distrust in government and authority adds fuel to an already culture-wide scepticism and cynicism about their motives, and the notion of life not being what it was – has people searching for answers.

Science illiteracy and arrogance

Like most other societies, we have groups of individuals who will never accept the status quo. But where this fringe element once had only analogue means to discover and profligate information, the internet now enables them to seek out like-minded thinkers and find a degree of consensus.

Recently, ‘Save the children’, an important slogan with considerable merit and credible organisations making impact, has been hijacked by those wanting to paint a patently false picture to try to prove that COVID-19 is a hoax. There has always been corruption, criminal activity and negligence across government, medical and the scientific communities, but evidence is crucial. These theories currently circulating largely make no sense or have been significantly distorted and misrepresented to fit an agenda.

(continued)

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f4043e  No.11206774

File: dae39d95fe2aacc⋯.jpg (324.47 KB, 2048x1365, 2048:1365, Removing_QAnon_accounts_is….jpg)

>>11206758

2/2

Meanwhile, any fact-based evidence is questioned as lacking credibility due to being sourced from mainstream media, or anyone identified as from the left (the two, per QAnon, are inexplicably tied). If you provide evidence from independent fact checking websites, you’re then asked, ‘But who funds the fact checkers?’.

The worn-out plea to ‘stop politicising COVID’ from all sides is now redundant, considering that political conspiracy theories and the promotion of disinformation to undermine a political opponent has long been a way to weaponise emotion. As recently written by Jamelle Bouise for the New York Times, we could reference the Obama driven birther campaign as a recent example. Conspiracy theories are largely and historically driven by political agenda, even if that agenda is anti-government or anti-authority, meaning the weight of an appropriate response from world leaders is even more critical.

Censoring isn’t the solution

Well-meaning critical thinkers looking to fight misinformation inadvertently play a hand in certain theories going viral during COVID-19, by sharing, retweeting or responding to propaganda. The broader conspiracy theories currently circulating are hysterical and primarily based on screenshots of text messages from people no one knows, ‘experts’ who aren’t credible with digital footprints showcasing debunked biased research and, of course, YouTube and memes.

While online groups sharing misinformation was once statistically smaller, they are growing louder with denialists becoming a dangerous voice for those struggling to navigate the influx of content. QAnon gained millions of supporters worldwide, gaining significant traction on social media from vulnerable audiences not au fait with how to determine what is a credible source.

The argument can therefore be made that it is not the removal of accounts and voices, but rather greater efforts required to educate the public on how to determine credibility and reliability from the sources they share.

A recent study found that the average Australians trust in mainstream media increased from 35 per cent to 51 per cent in April 2020, highlighting the pressure news outlets face to remain objective and accountable. In a fragmented and decentralised landscape, it’s important that legitimate voices lead the way by consistently embracing evidence, understanding research and prioritising principles of objective analysis to save the truth from being replaced by outlandish and harmful fairy tales.

Alexandra Tselios is the CEO of The Big Smoke Media Group and Director of Australian-Israeli publication Plus61J. She is also a social commentator across Australia on radio and TV.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/removing-qanon-accounts-is-not-the-answer/news-story/6e5a9acf2ad1e174b2768f4040a150d0

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f4043e  No.11207235

File: d8824b0d362d323⋯.jpg (70.61 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Home_Affairs_secretary_Mic….jpg)

Tech giants part of a 'galactic empire': Home Affairs boss

One of Australia's most senior public servants has labelled Facebook and other tech giants a "galactic empire" for moving to end-to-end encryption and not subjecting themselves to the regulation of nation states.

Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo said Australia, the United States and Britain were trying to engage with companies such as Facebook over their move to further encrypt messaging services, issues around the "dark web" and other regulation, but lamented "there's not much concession and there's not much give from the other side".

In a reference to the fight between good and evil in the Star Wars films, Mr Pezzullo said tech giants were part of a "galactic empire" that had detached themselves "like a Death Star", while his department was part of a "rebel alliance".

Speaking at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's National Security Summit on Thursday, Mr Pezzullo said more work needed to be done dealing with global tech giants such as Amazon, Facebook and Apple, which were "post-national" in nature.

"The galactic empire has in fact revealed itself, I say that with regret," Mr Pezzullo said. "We've been trying to work particularly with Facebook, and we are forming a rebel alliance.

"Currently the rebel alliance is the [US] Department of Justice, ourselves [Home Affairs], the Home Office in the UK and indeed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

"We are dealing with a galactic empire that has sought to basically disengage itself from the sovereign international society."

Mr Pezzullo's comments came shortly after Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton told the summit the dark web, encryption and other anonymising technologies were allowing "paedophiles, terrorists and a whole variety of criminals to further obscure their true identity and their malicious activity".

Facebook is introducing end-to-end encryption across its messaging platforms – including Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram – which prevents anyone from being able to read private messages by encrypting both ends of a conversation.

Mr Pezzullo said tech giants were disregarding democratic countries trying to balance security, liberty and privacy.

"Regrettably some of these companies have taken it upon themselves to seek to detach themselves like a Death Star to basically disconnect themselves from the international society of states," Mr Pezzullo said.

"Whether it's through competition, whether it's through trust arrangements, whether it's through the dark web initiatives that we are pursuing, regrettably we are going to have to deal with this galactic empire.

"We would prefer to engage in dialogue, there is ongoing dialogue, but I must say … there's not much concession and there's not much give from the other side."

Mr Pezzullo warned nation states had significant weapons at their disposal – including the ability to shape or remove certain technology products – and this should be considered as part of an emerging approach of combining economics and security policy.

He spoke about the importance of economists and strategists working together to address the emerging challenges facing Australia, warning poorly managed supply chains allowed transnational crime networks to flourish.

He said internet-connectivity had been a positive development for the world, but warned "that very same connectivity brings child exploitation networks into our living spaces, cyber criminals who can lock up our computers, hostile state actors who can engage in deliberate, targeted disinformation to corrode our social cohesion, to undermine our elections, to undermine our national confidence and our national unity".

"Warfare itself has to be rethought because it's occurring at many different levels and many different ways," Mr Pezzullo said.

It was reported on Wednesday that Russia is being accused of carrying out mysterious "Havana Syndrome" attacks against two CIA officials visiting Australia last year using microwave weapons.

Asked about the incident, Mr Pezzullo said: "I don't have any comment to make on that story". But he said "we have to be expansive in our use of the term weapons".

"Think about things like disinformation, misinformation. Yes, that does include espionage and it touches on the matter that you raised that I neither spoke in confirmation or denial about," he said.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tech-giants-part-of-a-galactic-empire-home-affairs-boss-20201022-p567il.html

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f4043e  No.11207253

File: 6c7cfc2be2d6a9d⋯.jpg (167.95 KB, 852x316, 213:79, Q_3602.jpg)

File: e9d3d14ce01f9d1⋯.jpg (220.94 KB, 1024x561, 1024:561, scr.jpg)

File: 07d1f84c7bbe7c6⋯.jpg (246.6 KB, 852x824, 213:206, Q_4000.jpg)

File: 37d97ca2f602d06⋯.jpg (279.64 KB, 986x1320, 493:660, 5ff711ffa0848adb49b35315c9….jpg)

>>11207235

Q Post #3602

Nov 16 2019 14:41:22 (EST)

https://www.starwars.com/games-apps/star-wars-commander

How do 'select' bad actors attempt comms w/o SIGINT collection?

Rebellion or Empire?

Private [invite only] faction(s)?

Dark > Light

Q

https://qanon.pub/#3602

Q Post #4000

Apr 28 2020 19:58:18 (EST)

EJhVEGbUwAAVp8P.png

https://www.starwarscommander.com/transmissions/game-closure-announcement/

Q

https://qanon.pub/#4000

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f4043e  No.11207298

File: db4c584e87f28b6⋯.jpg (55.7 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Home_Affairs_Minister_Pete….jpg)

'Consequences catastrophic': Dutton says cyber attacks on critical infrastructure rising

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton will warn Australia must prepare to counter prolonged and catastrophic cyber attacks on critical infrastructure that could disrupt entire industries.

Mr Dutton will say Australia is continuing to experience a rise in cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, warning that a serious penetration of Australia's energy sector could mean "widespread failure" of electricity networks, disrupting hospitals, transport, banking and food supplies.

Speaking at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's National Security Summit on Thursday, Mr Dutton will say Australia needs to harden its networks against these threats.

The government is looking to impose new obligations on owners and operators of critical infrastructure to provide details about their networks. The Home Affairs Minister will be able to declare an emergency to give agencies such as the Australian Signals Directorate the power to plug into the networks of critical infrastructure to fend off major attacks.

"While private industry has obligations to protect critical infrastructure, some threats are too sophisticated or disruptive to be handled alone," Mr Dutton will say, according to a draft of his speech.

"And so the government will provide assistance in response to immediate and serious cyber attacks on Australian systems. We will provide support to those companies."

While not naming the countries involved, Mr Dutton will say Australia's critical infrastructure is a prime target for foreign interference and other malicious activity.

Australian security agencies believe China was probably behind a series of cyber raids this year on all levels of government, industry and critical infrastructure, including hospitals, local councils and state-owned utilities.

"We are continuing to see an increase in attacks targeting infrastructure and systems that are essential to our way of life," Mr Dutton will say.

"In the past two years we have seen cyber-attacks on federal Parliamentary networks, logistics companies and universities – just to mention a few. Internationally, we have seen cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure including water services and airports.

"The potential consequences of a successful attack could be catastrophic. A prolonged and widespread failure in the energy sector, for example, could cause knock-on disruptions to other essential systems including medical, transport, traffic management systems, banking services or even the supply of food and groceries."

Mr Dutton will renew his attack on Facebook and other companies for moving to end-to-end encryption, saying it will hinder efforts to tackle online crime including child sexual abuse.

This month, Australia joined its "Five-Eyes" intelligence partners – the United States, Britain, New Zealand and Canada – along with India and Japan, in signing a statement calling on tech companies to come up with a solution for law enforcement to access end-to-end encrypted messages.

Facebook is introducing end-to-end encryption across its messaging platforms – including Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram – which prevents anyone from being able to read private messages by encrypting both ends of a conversation.

"We are calling on technology companies, including Facebook – but not just Facebook – to design their systems so they are safe, so they co-operate with law enforcement by providing lawful access to encrypted communications and engage in consultation with governments and other stakeholders to facilitate legal access in a way that is substantive and genuinely influences design decisions," Mr Dutton will say.

Mr Dutton will warn the dark web, encryption and other anonymising technologies are allowing "paedophiles, terrorists and a whole variety of criminals to further obscure their true identity and their malicious activity".

Meanwhile, Opposition defence spokesman Richard Marles will on Thursday tell the National Security Summit that the Morrison government has had "no leadership or clear voice" on its relationship with China.

He is expected to say the government is allowing "fringe-dwellers to determine the discussion while the adults are silent".

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/consequences-catastrophic-dutton-says-cyber-attacks-on-critical-infrastructure-rising-20201021-p56732.html

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f4043e  No.11207523

File: dfd2e54d676c897⋯.mp4 (12.06 MB, 480x270, 16:9, National_Redress_Scheme_Sc….mp4)

File: a71a263d7a617ee⋯.jpg (56.14 KB, 650x488, 325:244, Prime_Minister_Scott_Morri….jpg)

File: f6df7b0495ac226⋯.jpg (47.23 KB, 650x487, 650:487, Mr_Morrison_comforts_survi….jpg)

File: 1baa2a78ffa6a54⋯.jpg (40.58 KB, 650x488, 325:244, Former_prime_minister_Juli….jpg)

National Redress Scheme: Scott Morrison names and shames groups refusing to sign up

The Prime Minister has revealed the government is finalising sanctions it will slap on groups “blatantly” refusing to sign up to a national scheme.

Four institutions including the Jehovah’s Witnesses could be stripped of their charitable status after failing to sign up to the National Redress Scheme.

Scott Morrison on Thursday revealed the government was finalising sanctions it will slap on the organisations.

The Prime Minister named and shamed the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Kenja Communication, Lakes Entrance Pony Club and Fairbridge Restored Limited for “blatantly” refusing to join the scheme.

“It is not acceptable,” Mr Morrison said.

Two institutions – the Australian Air League and the Boys’ Brigade NSW – have signalled their intent to sign up to the redress scheme since July 1.

Mr Morrison reaffirmed his government’s support for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse on the second anniversary of the national apology.

“It’s a day that I’ll never forget … And nor should we,” he said.

“Our apology didn’t and can’t undo our shared failures.

“But I earnestly hope it provided some small measure, some moment of solace to all those who suffered and continue to.”

One of 409 recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2017 is still yet to be implemented.

A further 76 continue are being progressed.

The National Redress Scheme has received almost 8300 applications.

Of those, 4670 decisions have been made, including 3826 payments.

The average redress payment is around $82,000.

“We still have more work to do,” Mr Morrison said.

One of those areas includes a national strategy to prevent child sexual abuse.

“Unfortunately, progress to finalise the strategy has been significantly impacted by the pandemic,” Mr Morrison said.

“I know this is deeply disappointing for everyone involved, including the government.

“But let me reassure the house, the government will deliver this strategy, and we now expect it to be finalised in 2021.”

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https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/national-redress-scheme-scott-morrison-names-and-shames-groups-refusing-to-sign-up/news-story/f519cf23a9d8422a1882095d07f3143f

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f4043e  No.11207638

File: 0dc0118079ab89f⋯.jpg (121.99 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Shaoquett_Moselmane_said_h….jpg)

File: afbde2b6ed3363e⋯.jpg (65.94 KB, 650x366, 325:183, Federal_officers_enter_the….jpg)

Raided, suspended MP Shaoquett Moselmane’s return to NSW parliament

Suspended Labor MP Shaoquett Moselmane, whose home and parliamentary office were raided as part of an unprecedented national security investigation, has returned to the NSW parliament for the first time since stepping aside in June.

Mr Moselmane, an upper house MLC, gave a personal statement to the Legislative Council saying that he had done nothing wrong and that he remained unclear why he was targeted by police and security officials.

“It was hard, Mr President,” Mr Moselmane said. “To date, Mr President, I remain none-the-wiser as to what this investigation is all about. I don’t know why it was necessary for my public humiliation, nor do I know who decided that it was necessary for the media to accompany the police raid into my home.”

Mr Moselmane, who has not been charged with any offences, said he did not understand why the Australian Federal Police had collected “hair and dust from my family cars” and walked sniffer dogs through his home.

“I wonder what evidence that would have provided the AFP to assist their foreign interference investigation,” he said.

The raids, conducted in partnership with the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, were executed on June 26 in connection with the possible infiltration of the NSW parliament by Chinese Community Party agents.

Mr Moselmane’s part-time staffer, John Zhang, was similarly raided by officers and has since resigned from his role in Mr Moselmane’s office. He is challenging the legality of the warrants in the High Court of Australia.

While Mr Moselmane has insisted numerous times that he is not a suspect in the matter, officials have yet to publicly confirm whether this is the case, though they have previously said the matter remains ongoing.

The Legislative Council moved on Wednesday to seek clarity from the AFP about the status of the investigation and Mr Moselmane’s alleged role.

“It is because I have done nothing wrong that I am back here in this honourable house,” Mr Moselmane said, thanking numerous MPs and members of the community for their support.

He singled out the President of the Legislative Council, John Ajaka, for calling every morning for more than 100 days since the raid “simply wanting to ask are you okay?”.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/raided-suspended-mp-shaoquett-moselmanes-return-to-nsw-parliament/news-story/4ce0c6367fa69519b6ca2dcac97fdacf

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f4043e  No.11207850

File: 6d7a91c1845feba⋯.jpg (52.17 KB, 770x463, 770:463, Remote_human_trafficking.jpg)

Remote human trafficking

Jessica Borten looks at how the human trafficking industry has continued online throughout the pandemic.

Jessica Borten - 21 October 2020

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During isolation, students have attended lectures via Zoom, consumers have shopped online, and employees have collaborated remotely from the comfort of their homes. Victims of human trafficking have, meanwhile, been in lockdown with their perpetrators.

The global pandemic has successfully postponed the Olympic Games and halted international tourism, but the human trafficking industry continues to thrive in a digital format and adapt to the changing world.

So how can society abolish an issue that affects millions of victims worldwide?

The answer: educating the next generation.

Human trafficking: defining the issue

Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. The phrase is synonymous with violent abuse and coercive exploitation. It is an unfortunate reality for men, women and children around the world. Due to the intricate and complex nature of human trafficking, it is almost impossible to tally an accurate victim count, but the number is estimated to sit high in the millions.

The A21 Campaign is a not-for-profit organisation tackling human trafficking. Representatives from its global team say anyone can become a victim without knowing the risks.

“The most vulnerable community groups are usually those without access to jobs, medical [assistance], education, or accommodation. This leads to instability, increased vulnerability, and then potential exploitation,” a representative explains.

“However, without proper awareness of the risks of human trafficking, anyone can become a victim.”

Human trafficking in an Australian context: breaking down misconceptions and stereotypes

The fight against human trafficking may seem like a foreign war to many Australians, with the media dominated by a revolving door of stories spotlighting modern slavery in undeveloped, third world societies. The A21 global team says this generalisation is harmful.

“Human trafficking is a global issue, and it requires a global response, but in order to combat this injustice, people need to be first aware of what is happening in their own local communities,” a representative explains.

“It is important to understand that human trafficking cannot be generalised as each human trafficking case often includes its own business model, recruitment tactics, and methods of control.”

Bond University criminology professor and former police officer Dr Terry Goldsworthy says the term “slavery” is a term people have difficulty with.

“We tend to think in historical terms, the typical one being African Americans transported to the U.S. Colonies, whereas in the modern-day, the concept of slavery can be much more subtle,” Goldsworthy says.

“You’re talking about someone who’s not necessarily chained up at home but is restricted by terms of passport removal, financial support, non-payment and poor working conditions, so it’s a much more subtle definition in terms of slavery or trafficking.

“It’s perhaps not like a movie where a woman is kidnapped, drugged and passed around and imprisoned as she gets moved around, [a victim] might be down at [your local shopping centre] but still fulfil the conditions of slavery.”

(continued)

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f4043e  No.11207855

File: 34e7ba1f3627407⋯.jpg (51.96 KB, 960x450, 32:15, The_Organization_For_Secur….jpg)

>>11207850

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Human trafficking in a global pandemic: trafficking victims remotely from behind a screen

Amidst the chaos of toilet-paper stockpiling, border closures and hand sanitiser shortage, victims of human trafficking remain invisible.

“[Victims] would be suffering the same issues we are; we’ve all had some anxiety levels depending on where you live and the impact [COVID-19] has had on you, so those anxieties would only be adding to the anxieties they already had,” Goldsworthy explains.

“Certainly, they wouldn’t be in an environment where I’d imagine there’d be much concern shown for their health and wellbeing. And if there’s continuing of the physical trafficking and sexual exploitation, then their exposure to that risk is even greater.”

The internet has created a virtual hunting ground for offenders of human trafficking to access and recruit unsuspecting victims via social media. Goldsworthy says technology has impacted the way organised and transnational criminals operate and is allowing human trafficking to continue amidst the pandemic.

“There’s so much more opportunity,” he says.

“Porn Hub has a really good intelligence database into usage, and during COVID-19 its usage has gone through the roof. I would think that organised crime groups would be thinking: if we can’t traffic the [victims] physically to a client, we can do it remotely through putting them up on Porn Hub.”

The severe loss of employment and increased poverty is also making more people vulnerable to potential trafficking according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s report Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trafficking in Persons.

“Dramatic increases in unemployment and reductions in income, especially from low wage and informal sector workers, mean that significant numbers of people who were already vulnerable find themselves in even more precarious circumstances,” the report says.

“This means a vulnerable population has now become even more exposed to the risk of severe exploitation as they try to identify means to secure their livelihoods.”

The future of human trafficking: raising tomorrow’s activists

The future of human trafficking is unclear for law enforcement, but both the A21 Campaign and Goldsworthy agree that education is crucial.

In 2021, the A21 Campaign aims to implement its Primary Prevention Program into schools across Queensland and New South Wales. The program educates young people about identifying victims of human trafficking and strategies to keep themselves and others safe. Representatives say the organisation has observed a “ripple effect” since implementing the program in Thailand.

“We have received a lot of very positive feedback from schools, NGOs, government bodies and individuals – including parents and [past] students – that have praised the program and have wanted it to continue within their schools,” representatives say.

“Teachers and principals have reached out to our teams after sessions to ask for help or advice on other child safety and online abuse issues occurring in their schools, in which we have been able to assist or refer on. We have also had children self-identify, recognising that an area of abuse we’ve spoken about has been happening in their own lives.”

Although some people protest against introducing topics such as human trafficking and sexual exploitation to children, Goldsworthy argues education will allow them to make informed decisions.

“I don’t know why people would think that we shouldn’t teach them about it,” he says.

“We teach them about drugs and the dangers of drugs so they can make informed choices and, certainly, if you look at the victims, you should be educating those victim groups that are at risk about the type of behaviours.

“If they’re not aware of these things, if they have no idea what happens to a lot of young people who perhaps go overseas misinformed, then they’re not going to avoid that trap.”

Technology has been hailed our saviour in these “tough times” but victims of human trafficking are in isolation fearing the webcam more than they fear contracting the virus, even in a contagious world.

As victims slip into the shadows of pandemic headlines, their voices remain silenced, their struggles invisible and their stories forgotten.

But we’re all in this together… right?

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2020/10/remote-human-trafficking/

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f4043e  No.11207934

File: e952efca9ee79a7⋯.mp4 (6.06 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, Video_footage_shows_SAS_pa….mp4)

Video shows SAS soldiers discussing a fellow operator apparently killing a 'compliant' prisoner in Afghanistan

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Video footage obtained by ABC Investigations shows members of an SAS patrol in Afghanistan talking about the apparent execution of a "totally compliant" prisoner by one of their comrades.

The patrol commander describes the incident as "f—ing bullshit".

"I'm not happy with it," he says in the footage.

The metadata of the footage, taken from the helmet camera of one of the SAS soldiers, reveals the conversation took place a day after an operation in the village of Shina in Uruzgan Province in mid-May 2012.

During that raid, by members of 3 Squadron SAS, three Afghans were killed.

ABC Investigations revealed in July that two of the bodies were photographed by the SAS with the same gun — an AK-47 assault rifle with teal-coloured tape around the stock.

It is understood the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) is investigating the killings at Shina and the alleged planting of the weapon to justify the men's deaths.

The new footage reveals disquiet among SAS patrol members about the killing of a prisoner by a senior operator.

'His eyes rolled back like a shark'

The video shows three SAS operators standing by the mud wall of a compound during an operation, while other soldiers in the patrol take up positions nearby.

In the video, the operators are discussing the apparent killing of an Afghan prisoner by a senior soldier.

"Mate, it's ridiculous," says one.

"I know, it's ridiculous. If I thought it would make any difference, I'd say something to him," says the patrol commander, speaking about the senior operator.

"His eyes rolled back like a shark. He's a f—ing idiot."

"He was doing exactly what he said," says a third operator, referring to the prisoner.

"He was totally compliant," says the patrol commander. "Mate, I was more worried about getting…"

"Getting shot," interrupts the first soldier.

"…getting shot while he was swinging his weapon around," continues the patrol commander.

"I was on the other side from where the PUC was. Thought I was going to get shot," says the third patrol member.

A PUC is a Person Under Confinement, or a detainee.

"It's f—ing bullshit. I'm not happy with it," says the patrol commander.

"One of the engineers went, 'Yeah it happened, he just took him around the corner and f—ing shot him.'"

"You can't do it in front of anyone but a f—ing operator," says one of the operators.

"You can't do it in front of anyone. You don't do it front of anyone, it's so wrong on so many levels," says the patrol commander.

No killings are shown on the helmet camera footage.

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f4043e  No.11207950

File: fccd6abbfecb205⋯.mp4 (11.49 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, Actual_footage_of_the_SAS_….mp4)

>>11207934

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Footage could be evidence for IGADF

The ABC knows the identity of the three men talking in the footage, but has chosen not to name them.

The SAS operator they are talking about featured in the Four Corners Killing Field story in March, and was identified as 'Soldier B'.

In the story, an SAS patrol member accused Soldier B of taking away an Afghan man with non-life threatening injuries.

The man was later found dead, and an Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission investigation found he was a civilian who had been beaten to death.

Another video shot earlier that day, on the same helmet camera as the conversation between the patrol members, shows Afghan men being rounded up and detained by the patrol.

The footage could be key evidence for the IGADF inquiry.

The inquiry has interviewed hundreds of witnesses, including SAS operators, about more than 55 separate incidents of alleged breaches of the laws of war by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

When the ABC contacted Defence in July about the killings at Shina and the allegations of an assault rifle being planted on two of the bodies, it refused to comment.

"It is not appropriate for Defence to comment on matters that may or may not be the subject of the [Inspector-General's] Afghanistan Inquiry," said a spokesperson at the time.

For this story, a spokesperson said Defence "strongly supports the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry, and respects the integrity and independence of the process".

"Until the report is released, and in order to protect the integrity and independence of the Inquiry, it is not appropriate for Defence to comment further."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/video-shows-sas-soldiers-discussing-apparent-execution/12789520

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f4043e  No.11208070

File: 8e6abc01853cbc5⋯.jpg (55.18 KB, 862x485, 862:485, Aged_care_royal_commission….jpg)

File: 64de93c004a8fef⋯.jpg (62.82 KB, 691x388, 691:388, Aged_care_royal_commission….jpg)

Aged Care Royal Commission hears there are around 50 sexual assaults a week of residents nationally

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Fifty people in residential aged care across the country are sexually assaulted each week, the aged care royal commission has heard.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is hearing the final submissions after a two-year-long inquiry — it has heard reports of violence, abuse, neglect and malnourishment in Australian aged care homes.

Counsel assisting the inquiry Peter Rozen QC told the inquiry the commission received 588 submissions mentioning sexual assault, and 426 allegations of sexual assault in residential aged facilities were reported to the federal Health Department in 2014-15.

"That number of 426 increased to 790 in the year 2018-19 … the increase in the reporting of allegations of assault was far greater than could be accounted for by the increase in the number of permanent residents over the same time period," Mr Rozen said.

He said those figures were concerning, but understated the extent of the problem, partly because an assault was not reportable if the alleged perpetrator was a fellow resident and had a diagnosed cognitive or mental impairment and the aged care provider had put in place arrangements to mange the alleged perpetrator's behaviour.

"Considering 50 per cent of people receiving residential aged care have a diagnosis of dementia, the effect of this exemption is likely to be significant," he said.

Mr Rozen said the best estimate of the number of incidents of unlawful sexual contact was an average of 50 per week.

"This is a national shame," Mr Rozen told the inquiry.

"Many witnesses have explained they placed their loved ones in residential aged care because they felt it would be safer for them, or because safety was a concern.

"It is therefore entirely unacceptable that people in residential aged care face a substantially higher risk of assault than people living in the community,

"As disturbing as these figures are, the evidence of the lack of follow-up by the Australian Government department that receives the reports is, if anything, worse."

The commission has been urged to recommend sweeping reforms to Australia's aged care system.

Counsel assisting the inquiry have asked for 124 recommendations including:

* A new law based on human rights principles for older people

* Mandated staffing ratios in residential aged care

* Compulsory registration of personal care workers

* A demand-driven approach to aged care rather than the current rationed approach

* A new and independent process for setting aged care quality standards

* A new enforceable general duty of care on approved providers

* An independent pricing authority that will determine aged care prices

The commissioners were split on a recommendation to establish an independent aged care commission to oversee the aged care sector.

Commissioner Lynelle Briggs argued against a new commission and instead called for a revamped federal Health Department.

"The department would be staffed appropriately and resourced appropriately so that it has enough qualified staff and money to do its job," she said.

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f4043e  No.11208088

File: 06905e2c5351361⋯.jpg (67.74 KB, 862x575, 862:575, Jennifer_Line_says_more_re….jpg)

>>11208070

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Privatisation flagged as 'huge difference'

Jennifer Line, 87, worked in aged care for most of her career.

In retirement she has become an advocate for residents. She and her friends were among the thousands who made a submission to the royal commission.

"The privatisation of aged care has made a huge difference," she said.

"When I was working there, when people needed to be in aged care, they went and money was not such an object, and more registered nurses were working there."

Mr Rozen said the evidence before the commission showed high-quality aged care was "not being delivered on a systemic level in our aged care system and the level of substandard care is unacceptable by any measure".

"At least one in five people receiving aged care have experienced substandard care," he said.

Mr Rozen said identifying the extent of substandard care in Australia's aged care system was a difficult task because of deficiencies in the data available to measure the quality of care.

"This should not be the case. It should be a relatively straightforward task to assess the quality of care provided in our aged care system," he said.

"That it is difficult says much about the maturity of the sector and the lack of curiosity of the Government that funds and regulates it."

Mr Rozen said until recently, there had been a "surprising absence" of any mandated quality indicators for Australia's aged care system.

"This contrasts with the health sector where there's a long history of measuring quality," he said.

The commission heard that in 2017-18 when participation in an aged care quality indicator program was voluntary, just 8 per cent of approved providers submitted reports, and last financial year, mandatory reporting was limited to three measures: use of restraints, pressure injuries, and unexplained weight loss.

The commission is expected to make its final recommendations next year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/aged-care-royal-comm-told-of-50-sex-assaults-a-week/12801806

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c986f5  No.11209006

https://www.reddit.com/r/vincestaples/comments/jfw0sr/how_am_i_supposed_to_have_a_good_time_when_death/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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f4043e  No.11214488

File: a61f62f1ff1f1f5⋯.jpg (456.53 KB, 825x1113, 275:371, VRG_58.jpg)

File: 33f0aba62f8e40f⋯.jpg (483.52 KB, 825x1338, 275:446, Brigandine_1.jpg)

File: bfaa6371ee147a4⋯.jpg (50.04 KB, 646x719, 646:719, Ek7JTnAWMAAqtLu.jpg)

>>11205480

Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet

#TheGreatAwakeningWorldwide #SaveTheChildren #kids #EndCSAandSexTrafficking #Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #JeanLucBrunel #kidstoo #SaveOurChildrenWorldwide @jbolam33 @zjcat7 @lisapodcasts @KirbySommers @elizableu @teresajhelm @pinkPeptobismol @MichelleLicata8 @Jena_LisaJ

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319217273664491520

Brigandine @Brigandine

https://twitter.com/Brigandine/status/1319213082485399552

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dcb848  No.11219017

File: 3de7a0d5b157e46⋯.png (115.39 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, D80C35D5_0981_492F_A339_C3….png)

File: e90780ef0478996⋯.png (63.45 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, CEFECF5B_A2AD_4AAC_9606_9E….png)

File: 40f0e16d1f9eb0e⋯.png (64.38 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, D1F61A93_1172_473D_B812_B6….png)

File: f908b4aee29d839⋯.png (58.22 KB, 1136x640, 71:40, 100E3818_8B53_4859_B34B_A3….png)

File: 898097269da6d38⋯.png (318.93 KB, 640x1136, 40:71, 102F5464_7B52_494C_A187_BA….png)

QAnon was Satan’s last stand

Pics related

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dcb848  No.11219023

File: acd1b7dccdc3c36⋯.jpeg (53.76 KB, 540x500, 27:25, 78E78034_AF41_4294_87AC_A….jpeg)

Dat’s rite

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f4043e  No.11228602

File: 3b71a8dbb605c01⋯.jpg (62.77 KB, 1280x721, 1280:721, Bishop_Adolfo_Tito_Yllana_….jpg)

>>10960480

Pope Francis warned of coronavirus exposure

The Vatican’s ambassador to Australia, Bishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, has tested positive to ­coronavirus in Canberra less than 14 days after a private, face-to-face meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

The meeting, at the Pope’s ­request, took place within the two-week infectious period for COVID-19 and the Australian government has warned the Holy See of the infection.

The ACT Health Office ­announced on Thursday that Canberra had recorded its first active COVID-19 case in months but said the infection of a diplomat in his 70s who had returned from overseas was an “acquired infection”, detected while he was in quarantine.

The ACT Health Office also said the diplomat had travelled from Sydney, after his arrival from overseas on October 9, in a private vehicle and had not made any stops “en route to Canberra”.

He tested positive on Monday, his 10th day of quarantine after his arrival in Sydney.

The Australian government notified the Australian ambassador to the Holy See in Rome of the infection after the “incident room” — which includes health and foreign affairs officials — acted according to the international protocol.

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman said ­Canberra health authorities were working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and federal health authorities.

The ACT Health Department refused to release the name of the virus victim but a spokesman said ACT Health “has been engaging with the Australian Department of Health and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as per our usual protocols”.

Bishop Yllana travelled to Poland­ last month to induct the Bishop for Port Pirie in South Australia, Polish-born Australian Karol Kulczcki, who could not leave Poland because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Bishop Yllana was called to Rome after the September 29 induction to see the Pope in relation to allegations about mystery transfers of money from the Vatican secretariat to Australia, allegedly to adversely affect the child sex abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell.

The Vatican listed a personal meeting between Bishop Yllana and Pope Francis at the Vatican on October 6.

Bishop Yllana returned to Australia three days later.

The Vatican embassy in Canberra was closed on Thursday afternoon and did not respond to emails, personal approaches or calls from The Australian.

The Australian revealed on Thursday that anti-corruption authorities in Victoria will look into money wired from the Vatican to Australia, allegedly connected to Cardinal Pell’s trial, after receiving information from the Australian Federal Police.

The Australian also revealed that Vatican prosecutors investigating unauthorised financial transfers were given details of more than $2m wired to Australia between February 2017 and June 2018, almost double the $1.1m reported by Italian newspapers and London’s The Times.

AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency that investigates money laundering and organised crime, confirmed this week it had passed information to the AFP and Victoria Police for further investigation.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/pope-francis-warned-of-coronavirus-exposure/news-story/1cda7c8ce9ea63a654bbbcb92d444f99

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f4043e  No.11229239

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>>11205480

>>11214488

Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre tweeted QAnon slogans just before new Ghislaine Maxwell evidence is due to be unsealed

Alexandra Ma - October 23 2020

• Virginia Giuffre Roberts, a woman accusing sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell of underage sex trafficking, shared QAnon slogans on Wednesday and Thursday.

• QAnon is a baseless far-right conspiracy theory that claims President Donald Trump is secretly fighting a "deep state" cabal of satanic pedophiles and cannibals.

• The posts come as an appeals court in New York prepares to unseal hundreds of pages of testimony by Maxwell, in which she details her personal relationship with Epstein.

• Social media companies, including Twitter, have been trying to limit the spread of QAnon content.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a woman who has accused Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of underage sex trafficking, tweeted a series of slogans and a graphic related to QAnon ahead of a scheduled document drop in the case.

An appeals court in New York is preparing to unseal hundreds of pages of Maxwell's testimonies about her relationship with Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.

They are due to be published by 9 a.m. New York time on Thursday.

Maxwell, who is accused of procuring underage girls for Epstein, recently lost a legal battle to keep her depositions from being used in Giuffre's criminal case against her.

Ahead of Thursday's document unsealing, Giuffre shared an graphic of a young girl and a teddy bear inside a giant "Q" — with the words "We've Awoken, Stop Pedophilia" inside.

QAnon is a baseless far-right conspiracy theory that claims President Donald Trump is secretly fighting a "deep state" cabal of satanic pedophiles and cannibals.

Giuffre in her tweet added hashtags that had been co-opted by QAnon followers, such as #TheGreatAwakeningWorldWide and #SaveTheChildren.

On Wednesday night, Giuffre also reshared a post containing the hashtags #WWG1WGA — an acronym for the QAnon slogan, "where we go one, we go all" — and #MAGA, the Trump campaign slogan that's short for "Make America Great Again."

Social media companies have been trying to crack down on QAnon-related content, but members have been circumventing bans to keep the movement active.

Twitter, where Giuffre shared her messages, announced in July that it would begin cracking down on QAnon-related accounts and messages.

However, The Washington Post reported in early October that there were still tens of thousands of active Twitter profiles that referenced QAnon in their profiles.

https://www.insider.com/epstein-accuser-virginia-roberts-giuffre-qanon-slogans-ghislaine-maxwell-2020-10

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f4043e  No.11229568

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Remdesivir, the virus treatment given to Trump, gets formal US approval

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Gilead Sciences's antiviral therapy remdesivir on Thursday (US time), making it the first drug to obtain formal clearance for treating the coronavirus.

Regulators had granted an emergency-use authorisation for remdesivir earlier this year, and since then the drug has become a widely used therapy in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. It was given to President Donald Trump this month when he was diagnosed with the virus.

The approval of remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, will allow Gilead to market the drug and talk about its benefits to doctors, nurses, and patients in the US. That could help solidify its position as a go-to medicine for COVID-19 patients even as other drugs for the disease begin to reach the market.

In Australia, remdesivir was approved in July for use in adults and adolescent patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms who have been hospitalised.

"Veklury is now the first and only approved COVID-19 treatment in the United States," Gilead said in a statement. While the drug was in short supply initially, Gilead said that the medicine is now widely available in hospitals across the country as manufacturing capacity has rapidly expanded.

Gilead shares gained 3.6 per cent in trading after the close of regular market hours on Thursday. Analysts estimate that remdesivir will have sales of $US2.17 billion this year, according to 13 surveyed by Bloomberg.

The company said in June that it will charge US hospitals roughly $US3120 for most patients who need remdesivir.

The approval is based on a US government-sponsored trial involving more than 1000 hospitalised coronavirus patients that found that those who received the drug recovered about five days faster than those who got a placebo.

The overall side-effect rate was similar to the placebo in the government study. The most common side effects are nausea and elevated liver enzymes, according to the product's label.

The drug hasn't been proven to reduce deaths from COVID-19. In a World Health Organisation trial, the medicine failed to reduce fatalities, according to preliminary results that were posted on preprint servers last week.

Gilead has criticised the findings. In a letter posted on the company's website, Chief Medical Officer Merdad Parsey said the WHO's findings don't negate other study results.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/coronavirus-treatment-remdesivir-gets-formal-us-approval-20201023-p567uf.html

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f4043e  No.11230013

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>>10832302

For five eyes only

Hidden among the diplomatic musical chairs announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Thursday was Erika Thompson — the staffer who introduced Alexander Downer to former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos. As the story goes … in 2016, Thompson’s boyfriend Christian Cantor was in the political branch at the Israeli embassy and a friend of Papadopoulos. “All of a sudden, [Cantor] decides one day to introduce me to his so-called girlfriend, who just happened to be an Australian intelligence officer and the assistant to Alexander Downer,” Papadopoulos later claimed, as part of his theory that Downer was sent by MI6. The trio downed a few sneaky gin and tonics at the Kensington Wine Rooms and the rest is history! Literally. There’s a plaque outside the bar that reads: “Donald Trump got into trouble here when a chat over wine turned to Russian hacking. The Mueller Enquiry.” Luckily for Thompson, she was omitted from The Comey Rule telemovie’s short and (accents not so) sweet take of that faithful night. She’s now jetting off to a new gig as Australia’s ambassador to Colombia.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/strewth/no-big-dance-for-scott-morrison/news-story/596cadadf9ded51d016f4e144f496de3

https://twitter.com/whiteswine/status/1251349839113150464

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f4043e  No.11231182

File: 7b439fd17889923⋯.jpg (59.68 KB, 862x485, 862:485, British_socialite_Ghislain….jpg)

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Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victims want justice, but Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition is a determined, redacted denial

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In a moment when the world was ready to read Ghislaine Maxwell's own words about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, there was a sense her testimony could reveal explosive details about the alleged sex trafficking ring they are accused of operating and who else might be involved.

Ms Maxwell was deposed during a 2016 defamation suit, but the transcript was only unsealed today, revealing her account of the Epstein case for the first time.

In the 465-page document, Ms Maxwell responds to questions about the alleged abuse and predation of girls as young as 14 with both broad denial and precise rebuttal.

Ms Maxwell repeatedly denies ever seeing Epstein engage in a sexual act and says she knows nothing about underage girls being at his properties.

Epstein is dead and Ms Maxwell is sitting in a Brooklyn prison, but for their accusers, that is nowhere near enough.

The alleged victims are seeking a kind of justice that is as far reaching as the depravity they say they endured and some had hoped the release of the Maxwell deposition would reveal who else may have to fall.

Yesterday, ahead of the document's release, alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre tweeted: "With more transparency, I am hopeful that all who helped perpetrate these heinous crimes will be held accountable.

"Watch the draconian oligarchs turn against one another."

After being charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking, Epstein took his own life in jail. A year later, Ms Maxwell was charged with similar crimes, accused of grooming girls and serving them to powerful predators.

Coded messages, black books and flight logs were tended as evidence of a sophisticated global sex trafficking ring allegedly run by the pair for their own amusement and for that of their wealthy friends.

The women say when they were allegedly promised a better life, they were vulnerable and living at the fringes.

But even though the women had so little to their names, their abusers still found something to take.

Marie Farmer said she decided not to have children because she could never trust they would be safe. Ms Giuffre said a piece of her was taken and she could never get it back. Teala Davies said she lived with fear for her daughters — "everyone's daughters".

Victims identified, other names redacted

Large parts of the deposition have been redacted, although the names of some victims do appear.

Miami Herald journalist Julie Brown who investigated how Epstein secured a plea deal in his earlier conviction and eventually blew the case open, asked why some victims' names remained visible to the public when presumably high-profile identities had been redacted.

There are sections of the deposition where, despite the redactions, the identities at the centre of questioning are apparent.

Ms Giuffre has alleged British royal Prince Andrew to be among the men to whom she was trafficked. She says it happened three times.

Both Prince Andrew and the palace have emphatically denied he had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Ms Giuffre, saying "any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation".

At the centre of allegations involving Prince Andrew is a photo of the royal, Ms Giuffre and Maxwell. Ms McCawley appears to ask Ms Maxwell about that photo in the deposition.

Ms Maxwell said she did not recognise the photo and she was not sure it was real.

Ms McCawley persists and asks if Ms Maxwell's house in London features the balustrade and painting seen in the image.

"I do have a picture," Ms Maxwell said.

"Do you recall on the left-hand side having a railing that looks like that with sort of a bubble wood top?" Ms McCawley says.

Ms Maxwell: "I do."

Ms Maxwell also said Ms Giuffre's characterisation of what happened in her London home was "ludicrous", "an obvious lie" and "just not possible".

"President Clinton" does appear unredacted in the document.

Ms McCawley asks: "You did fly on … Jeffrey Epstein's planes with President Clinton, is that correct?"

Ms Maxwell says she has done so, but she is unable to say whether former US president Bill Clinton and Epstein are friends.

(continued)

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f4043e  No.11231231

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>>11231182

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'I wouldn't describe sex toys'

In a line of questioning that appeared to test just how intimately Ms Maxwell knew Epstein's sexual behaviour, Ms McCawley also asked if Ms Maxwell recalled a basket of sex toys in Epstein's Palm Beach apartment.

In what appears to be strained dialogue, Ms Maxwell asked the lawyer to define what she meant by a sex toy before eventually saying: "I don't recollect anything that would formally be a dildo, anything like that."

Asked how she would describe sex toys, Ms Maxwell said: "I wouldn't describe sex toys."

Among other questions about Ms Maxwell's exposure to Epstein's sexual demands, Ms McCawley asked about his nipples.

"Does Jeffrey like to have his nipples pinched during sexual encounters?" Ms McCawley asked.

"I'm not talking about any adult sexual things when I was with him," was Ms Maxwell's response.

Throughout the entire deposition, Ms Maxwell is careful to avoid commenting on girls under the age of 18. All her answers pertain to "adults".

"I'm not interested in talking about under age," she said.

"I can only testify to what I know, professional masseuses, adult, I cannot testify to anything else."

Maxwell asked key question 28 times

At page 168, lawyer Ms McCawley asks Ms Maxwell to look at the evidence, including a police report that is in front of her, and says: "do you believe that Jeffrey Epstein abused any minor children?"

Ms Maxwell refers to the police report and says: "You gave it to me, I did not look at it."

Ms McCawley persists and asks Ms Maxwell, in different forms, a further 27 times if she believed Epstein sexually abused minors.

Among Ms Maxwell's responses were lines about how she believed Ms Giuffre was a liar and that she was not aware why Epstein had gone to jail in 2008.

Epstein was originally convicted of securing and procuring an underage girl for prostitution in a plea deal that has been widely criticised.

Ms McCawley asked: "Do you know that he spent time in jail related to an issue with a minor child?"

"I did not know that," Ms Maxwell said.

Among Ms Maxwell's alleged crimes is perjury. Prosecutors will argue she lied when she gave the deposition released today when she denied knowing of Epstein's alleged crimes.

That defamation lawsuit was brought by Ms Giuffre who said Ms Maxwell defamed her when she publicly called her a liar for making allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking.

Ms Maxwell has long fought to have that evidence suppressed, arguing she would not get a fair trial if details were made public. But this week the second US court of appeals in Manhattan upheld an earlier judgement ordering the deposition be released.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-23/ghislaine-maxwells-secret-jeffrey-epstein-documents-unsealed/12806036

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355835/1137/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=1137&entry_lte=1137&order_by=asc

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f4043e  No.11231345

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>>11231182

Ghislaine Maxwell deposition: Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts Giuffre bathtub sex claim ‘not possible’

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Ghislaine Maxwell admitted under oath that the photograph of Australian woman Virginia Roberts Giuffre with Prince Andrew’s arm around her waist includes details from a room inside of her London mews home.

But Ms Maxwell says the claims Ms Giuffre had sex with her friend Andrew in the bathtub in her mews house was “just not possible” because “the tub is too small for any type of activity whatsoever”.

Ms Maxwell’s 418-page deposition, which she had provided to a 2015 court case against Ms Giuffre, was released in the United States on Thursday with most names redacted.

Ms Maxwell is currently awaiting trial on charges that she acted as the “madam” and lured under age girls for Epstein to sexually abuse between 1994 and 1997. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Ms Maxwell’s lawyers had desperately tried to keep the deposition sealed, but prosecutors wanted it to test if Ms Maxwell had perjured herself.

Ms Maxwell’s attorney Adam Mueller unsuccessfully argued that the release of the deposition could prejudice a jury in her current trial.

The deposition was made during a defamation court case brought about by Ms Giuffre five years ago.

In it, Ms Maxwell reveals she had an intimate relationship with Epstein and she worked with him through the 1990s until around 2009, after which she continued to receive money and loans from him and at least one car.

Ms Giuffre claimed she was trafficked by Epstein to his associates, including having sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions, once when she was aged 17.

A critical passage in the deposition refers to the claims made by Ms Giuffre that she and Andrew had sex in the bathtub of Ms Maxwell’s London mews house.

While Andrew’s name was redacted, the questions referred to Ms Giuffre’s claim about that night, including attending a nightclub, being provided with clothes and a designer handbag and sex in the bath tub.

Ms Maxwell provided information to the court that was similar to Andrew’s statements in the disastrous BBC interview in November 2019 about the now-famous photograph where he said: “Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don’t recollect that photograph ever being taken”.

Ms Maxwell said in the deposition: “We can’t really establish the photograph and all that. I don’t know if that’s true, if that’s a real picture or not … I don’t recognise that picture. I’m not sure if that’s a real picture or not.”

However she admitted that in her London home she had a picture on the wall in the position shown in the photograph and also had a railing with a bubble wood top, again depicted in the photograph.

(continued)

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f4043e  No.11231373

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>>11231345

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In the deposition, Ms Maxwell said she spoke to a person, believed to be Andrew, about Ms Giuffre in January 2015.

She said the two spoke about Ms Giuffre being a liar.

“I don’t think he told me why she was a liar. The substance of everything that she said was a lie with regard to him …. and he asked me if he even knew her. We discussed Virginia’s entire tale,” she testified.

The legal counsel exchange with Ms Maxwell was then as follows:

Q: So did tell you that he did not have sex with Virginia Roberts?

A: He doesn’t even know who Virginia Roberts is.

Q: Did he tell you that he didn’t have sex with her?

A: It would be difficult to have sex someone you don’t know.

Q: He may not remember her?

A: I think the inference is he didn’t know who she was, he didn’t have any recollection of her whatsoever.

Q: Has (redacted name) ever come to your London town home?

A: Yes. Ever being the entire time I owned my house, yes.

She then added Ms Giuffre was lying because her characterisation of what took place in her bathroom was just not possible.

“She then characterised things took place in my bathroom in the bathtub itself. The tub is too small for any type of activity whatsoever,” Ms Maxwell said.

Throughout the deposition Ms Maxwell was evasive and refused to answer many questions about Epstein’s activities.

She admitted to knowing about a puppet, but couldn’t recall who was with the puppet. Ms Giuffre has claimed Andrew groped herself and another woman with the Spitting Image puppet when they were together in New York.

Ms Maxwell also testified that former US president Bill Clinton had never been to Epstein’s US Virgin Island hideout.

She repeatedly refused to answer nearly a dozen questions about whether Epstein abused minors.

She admitted keeping in touch with Epstein following his 2008 conviction — which was about soliciting an under age prostitute — because “I’m a very loyal person and Jeffrey was very good to me when my father passed away and I believe that you need to be a good friend in people’s hour of need”.

She said it was a “nice thing for me to do” and she felt “I was being thoughtful in somebody’s hour of need”.

In the BBC interview, Andrew said he kept in touch with Epstein because “I felt it was the honourable and right thing to do”.

Ms Maxwell testified that Ms Giuffre was “a liar, an exaggerator, a fantasist and absolutely true terrible person”.

From the deposition it showed the court had email evidence that Epstein was offering money to Giuffre’s friends and associates to testify against her.

Epstein committed suicide in August, 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-prince-andrew-virginia-roberts-giuffre-bathtub-sex-claim-not-possible/news-story/02f957dc4e4be1dffe30a2711e167336

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f4043e  No.11231594

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>>11231182

'Everything Virginia Roberts says is a lie': Prince Andrew repeatedly told Ghislaine Maxwell his sex accuser was untruthful, court documents reveal

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Prince Andrew repeatedly labelled his sex accuser Virginia Roberts 'a liar', claiming 'everything she said is a lie', new court documents revealed last night.

The claim was made by Ghislaine Maxwell, the Duke's longtime friend – now accused of being a madam for billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The exchange was in a previously unknown phone call between the two as scandal swirled around them when Miss Roberts, Epstein's former 'sex slave', made bombshell claims she was forced to sleep with the prince.

It came out in a 465-page deposition that Maxwell, 58, had fought tooth and nail to keep under wraps before a court ordered it be released.

The names of all of those in Epstein's circle, including Prince Andrew, were redacted but previous accounts given by Epstein victims, plus an index at the back of the papers, allow them to be identified.

Maxwell was questioned in 2016 as she defended herself in a defamation claim, having called Miss Roberts a liar. The case was later settled out of court.

Over seven hours, the British socialite was quizzed extensively about her relationship with Epstein, her knowledge of 'sexual trafficking', sex with minors, non-consensual sex and sex involving Miss Roberts.

She was also asked questions about whether she recruited girls for Epstein to have sex with, 'sex toys' and dressing up, explicit images, 'orgies' and nudity at Epstein's homes.

Her lawyer Jeffrey Pagliuca jumped in to object to the questions 435 times, but Maxwell, daughter of disgraced media tycoon Robert, never once asserted her right not to self-incriminate.

Maxwell's most personal account to date is one she hoped would never see the light of day as she sits in prison awaiting trial on child sex trafficking and perjury charges.

Her lawyers argued releasing it now would condemn her before she goes before a jury next year.

Maxwell insisted she and her friends were innocent of the accusations against them – even as she did her utmost to avoid actually answering the questions of lawyers.

She spent the interview, a sworn testimony, obfuscating, evading and positing outraged denials. As she seeks to defend herself from charges that she was heavily involved in the abuse, the new revelations of her determination to protect Epstein and destroy his main accuser could have a crucial bearing on her forthcoming trial.

THE PHONE CALL

A phone call between the prince and Maxwell saw them both blast Miss Roberts as a liar, the court papers say.

It was made after Miss Roberts released a bombshell deposition in 2015 claiming she was forced, as Epstein's 17-year-old 'sex slave', to sleep with Andrew, claims he emphatically denies.

An email chain, uncovered last year, showed the Duke ask Maxwell: 'Let me know when we can talk. Got some specific questions to ask you about Virginia Roberts,' to which he got a reply saying: 'Have some info. Call me when you have a moment.'

Sigrid McCawley, for Miss Roberts, asked Maxwell: 'What did you talk about?' and was told 'Just what a liar she is.'

'What did he [the Duke] say to you?' Maxwell was asked, replying: 'What a liar she is… I don't think he told me why she was a liar. The substance of everything that she said was a lie with regard to him.'

Mrs McCawley pressed: 'What did you say to him?' to which Maxwell said: 'She is a liar.'

Maxwell branded Miss Roberts a liar 28 times in the interview, also dismissing the now mother-of-three as an 'awful fantasist'.

THAT LONDON PHOTO

Miss Roberts claims that one of the occasions she was forced to sleep with the Duke was at Maxwell's London townhouse, where a photograph of the beaming prince with his arm around the teenager was taken.

But Maxwell's memory during the deposition often deserted her, to the point she was unable to con-firm that the now infamous picture was taken at her own house.

The setting looked 'familiar', she said, but she did not know who took the picture nor could be sure where.

She denied the claims that she, Andrew, Epstein and Roberts had spent the night out in London, having dinner before going to a club, saying she 'did not recall' before doubting that 'it actually happened'.

Maxwell insisted in the deposition that Miss Roberts was even lying in recalling how she and the prince had sex in the bath of Maxwell's home. 'The tub is too small for any type of activity whatsoever,' Maxwell said.

(continued)

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f4043e  No.11231613

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>>11231594

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THE PUPPET

Maxwell rejected claims she took part in orgies and – despite claiming to have run Epstein's household – expressed ignorance and disbelief of claims that girls as young as 13 came to his home in Palm Beach, Florida, to give him sexual massages.

Maxwell insisted she had never seen the financier having sex with anyone and refused to be drawn on his sexual proclivities.

Maxwell was also asked did [Andrew] 'ever tell you that he had sex with Virginia Roberts?' She replied: 'He did not.'

Insisting that he didn't even know who Miss Roberts was, she added: 'It would be difficult to have sex with someone you don't know.'

Maxwell was also asked about claims Epstein kept a Spitting Image puppet of the Duke at his New York home and Andrew used it to grope a young woman.

She was asked if she put the puppet's hand on the woman's breast while – as the latter alleges – she was sitting on the prince's knee.

'I don't recollect,' Maxwell replied, after arguing over the definition of a puppet. 'I recollect the puppet but I don't recollect anything around the puppet.'

EPSTEIN'S SOUVENIRS

Although Maxwell insisted that Miss Roberts' testimony was a 'tissue of lies' – challenging the lawyers at one point: 'Are we tallying all the lies?' – her memory often failed her on the actual truth of her claims.

Some of Epstein's accusers have said that Maxwell would take photos of them naked or even having sex with the financier, so he could keep them as souvenirs. Maxwell claimed, however, any pictures she took were never 'remotely inappropriate'.

She added: 'I took very few and they were always by request, this was a picture you could… gift to your parent or to your grandparents to put on their mantelpiece.'

Pressed to name just one person she had photographed in either a naked or semi-naked state, she replied: 'I seriously cannot recall.'

LOYAL FRIEND

Epstein served a brief prison sentence in Florida in 2008 after pleading guilty to procuring an underage girl for prostitution as part of a controversial plea deal.

Maxwell admitted she continued to work for him after he came out of prison, earning less than $500,000 (£382,000) a year. 'There were six homes… I hired all sorts of people,' she said. 'A very small part of my job was from time to time to find adult professional massage therapists for Jeffrey.'

Asked why she stayed with him after he was convicted, she replied: 'I'm a very loyal person and Jeffrey was very good to me when my father passed away.'

Asked if she ever considered herself Epstein's girlfriend, she said: 'That's a tricky question. There were times when I would have liked to think of myself as his girlfriend.'

Maxwell refused to discuss their sex life, declining to comment on whether – as some accusers claim – he liked having his nipples pinched.

DODGING QUESTIONS

Maxwell, currently in jail in Brooklyn, now faces a far more serious legal challenge.

She has pleaded not guilty to helping Epstein recruit and groom underage girls as young as 14 to engage in illegal sexual acts in the mid-1990s. She also faces two counts of perjury. Miss Roberts says Maxwell recruited her at age 17.

She says Epstein – who committed suicide in jail last year – forced her to have sex with numerous wealthy and influential men, including Prince Andrew.

The latter, whose name was redacted but who is clearly identifiable, and the other men have denied her allegations.

'I never saw any inappropriate underage activities with Jeffrey ever,' Maxwell said. The lawyers asked her 23 times whether she 'believed' Epstein sexually abused minors yet she refused to give a direct answer.

'JOURNEY TO JUSTICE'

Miss Roberts, from her home in Australia, said: 'I'm very grateful for the decision to unseal these depositions.

This journey to justice has taken decades for my fellow abuse survivors and me, including years in which our voices were ignored. Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein did not act alone.

'With more transparency, I am hopeful that all who helped perpetrate these heinous crimes will be held accountable.'

There was no comment from Prince Andrew last night but Buckingham Palace previously said it is 'emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts'.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8869959/Prince-Andrew-repeatedly-told-Ghislaine-Maxwell-sex-accuser-untruthful.html

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f4043e  No.11231745

File: 6cc5e72bf418309⋯.jpg (59.06 KB, 862x485, 862:485, The_court_has_confirmed_mo….jpg)

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High Court confirms more former staff have raised sexual harassment complaints against former Justice Dyson Heydon

The High Court has confirmed three further allegations of sexual harassment have been raised against former justice Dyson Heydon.

An independent investigation commissioned by the High Court earlier this year found six former associates were sexually harassed by the former judge.

At the time, Chief Justice Susan Kiefel said the complaints of six women who had worked as judges associates had been "borne out", and she was ashamed such harassment had happened at the High Court.

The court has now confirmed that in the wake of that investigation, by Vivienne Thom, the former inspector-general of intelligence and security, more complainants have come forward.

"The allegations were of sexual harassment or possible bullying," a court spokesman said today.

Three of the complaints related to sexual harassment allegations. The spokesman said no further action was recommended by Dr Thom.

Mr Heydon's lawyers have responded to previous allegations by emphatically and categorically denied allegations of predatory behaviour, saying any offence caused by their client's conduct was "inadvertent and unintended". The ABC has contacted them for comment about the new claims.

When the initial complaints were first raised in June, the court wrote to more than 100 former associates offering them the chance to speak up about conduct at the court when Mr Heydon was on the bench between 2003 and 2013.

"The four individuals who made allegations to Dr Thom were very clear that, although they wanted this information to be provided to the Court, they were not making formal complaints and did not expect, or want, these matters to be investigated," the court spokesman said.

No complaints lodged with police

ACT Policing said any report of unlawful behaviour would be investigated but it "has not received a complaint or allegation from any victim in this matter".

The ACT branch of the AFP said it received a request from the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions in June to investigate allegations against Mr Heydon.

The matter was raised at a Senate Estimates hearing this week, where the High Court's principal registrar Phillippa Lynch said it had since developed a new human resources policy for chambers staff in the wake of Dr Thom's report.

"Associates can speak at any time to a particular senior registrar or myself about any issues, and they have the opportunity to speak privately and informally," she said.

Ms Lynch also confirmed in the Estimates hearing that police had requested a copy of Dr Thom's report.

"I've indicated to the AFP that the court would have no difficulty if any of the complainants provide their part of the report to the AFP, but if the AFP wanted to press the matter, I would need to seek agreement from the associates involved," she said.

"The report contains very sensitive personal information."

ACT Policing has confirmed it doesn't "require" the document at this point.

"ACT Policing has liaised with the Principal Registrar of the High Court to seek a copy of an internal report in preparation for any formal complaint or allegation," a police statement said.

"As no complaint has been received, the report is not required at this time.

"The High Court has advised ACT Policing that individuals can provide a copy of their report directly to ACT Policing should they wish to do so."

Separate investigation underway

Another investigation into Mr Heydon's alleged behaviour is being managed by the Federal Attorney-General's Department and is close to being completed.

It was launched after Attorney-General Christian Porter asked his department to look into a Sydney Morning Herald report, that claimed Mr Heydon inappropriately touched a colleague when he was the royal commissioner investigating trade unions.

Mr Heydon has denied the allegations.

During Estimates, the Department Secretary Chris Moraitis said the investigation had taken months to complete because they had to track down everyone who worked at the commission.

"[We have had to] reach out to all the people who were engaged either as contractors, employees, public servants or in other capacities that were working," Mr Moraitis said.

"So that's taken us quite a few months [and] my chief operating officer has been conducting that and we have written or been in contact with nearly everyone."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-23/more-sexual-harassment-allegations-dyson-heydon-high-court/12806288

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f4043e  No.11232101

File: 640752b79c9f0e0⋯.jpg (714.98 KB, 4000x2251, 4000:2251, Operation_MOLTO_infographi….jpg)

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Nationwide Operation Molto removes 16 children from harm

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Forty-four Australian men are facing 350 charges of possessing child exploitation material after a law enforcement referral sparked a large, nationwide criminal investigation.

Operation Molto, coordinated by the Australian Federal Police-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE), has removed 16 children from harm after identifying alleged offenders in every Australian state, plus the ACT.

The year-long operation started when the ACCCE was referred a law enforcement report showing thousands of offenders were using a cloud storage platform to share abhorrent child material abuse online.

Some of the alleged offenders, who are also accused of producing their own child abuse material online, were allegedly in possession of material that was produced by a man arrested by the AFP in 2015 under Operation Niro, which resulted in the dismantling of an international organised paedophile syndicate. The material was classified as the most abhorrent produced.

The alleged offenders are aged between 19 and 57 years old. 11 alleged offenders in Victoria are facing 105 charges. Six children have been removed from harm in that state. Eight alleged offenders in NSW are facing 49 charges. One child has been removed from harm in that state. 11 alleged offenders in Queensland are facing 114 charges. Two children have been removed from harm in that state. Nine alleged offenders in South Australia are facing 67 charges. Six children have been removed from harm in that state. Two alleged offenders in Western Australia are facing seven charges with no children having to be removed from harm in that state.

The alleged offenders were also employed in range of occupations, including construction, transport, law enforcement and hospitality.

Molto, an ongoing investigation, has been supported by hundreds of police and specialists across Australia. It has also received assistance from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and AUSTRAC.

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f4043e  No.11232130

File: 31307191d829b1a⋯.webm (10.03 MB, 640x360, 16:9, Two_men_arrested_for_CAM_….webm)

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AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw said while the hard-work, diligence and co-operation of police should be recognised, victims remained front of mind for law enforcement agencies.

“Arresting offenders and putting them before the court is only half the battle,’’ Commissioner Kershaw said.

“Identifying victims is a race against time and the ACCCE’s victim identification team is relentless in rescuing children from sexual abuse.

“Pixel by pixel, our investigators painstakingly look for clues and never give up and the tools they use give Australian police access to world leading expertise.

“Viewing, distributing or producing child exploitation material is a crime. Children are not commodities and the AFP and its partner agencies work around-the-clock to identify and prosecute offenders.”

As a result of AFP investigations there were 134 children who were removed from harm, 67 domestically and 67 internationally, from July 2019 to June 2020.

In the past 12 months alone, the ACCCE has intercepted and examined more than 250,000 child abuse material files. Of these, 44 referrals were made to ACCCE’s victim identification team, making up more than 4000 images and 2200 videos.

The ACCCE’s victim identification team has also sent 49 referrals relating to victims of child abuse to 20 countries in the past 12 months.

The ACCCE is committed to stopping child exploitation and abuse and is at the centre of a collaborative national approach to combatting organised child abuse.

The Centre brings together specialist expertise and skills in a central hub, supporting investigations into child sexual abuse and developing prevention strategies focused on creating a safer online environment.

Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child abuse and exploitation are urged to call Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.

You can also make a report online by alerting the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation via the Report Abuse button at www.accce.gov.au/report

EDITORS NOTE: Media are reminded of their obligations under s15A of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) and s105 of the Children and Young Person (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW).

Note to media:

Use of term ‘CHILD ABUSE’ MATERIAL NOT ‘CHILD PORNOGRAPHY’

The correct legal term is Child Abuse Material – the move to this wording was among amendments to Commonwealth legislation in 2019 to more accurately reflect the gravity of the crimes and the harm inflicted on victims.

Use of the phrase "child pornography" is inaccurate and benefits child sex abusers because it:

• indicates legitimacy and compliance on the part of the victim and therefore legality on the part of the abuser; and

• conjures images of children posing in 'provocative' positions, rather than suffering horrific abuse.

Every photograph or video captures an actual situation where a child has been abused.

Editor's note: vision is available to download here via hightail - https://spaces.hightail.com/space/7dKVZclCO0

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/nationwide-operation-molto-removes-16-children-harm

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f4043e  No.11232253

File: 8c49b53ba0ee226⋯.jpg (1.44 MB, 4032x3024, 4:3, alleged_sextortion_devices….jpg)

WA man, 25, accused of international ‘sextortion’ of 112 girls

A 25-year-old man has been charged over the alleged online ‘sextortion’ of 112 girls in various countries after an investigation by the Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET).

The man is expected to face Perth Magistrates Court today (23 October 2020) on 113 offences relating to 112 victims, after he allegedly pretended to be a teenage social media celebrity to befriend girls before blackmailing them into performing sexual acts on camera.

The WA JACET launched an investigation after reports from the United States’ Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Interpol about a person suspected to be in Australia who was targeting girls through social media.

One 13-year-old in the United States told police that a person she had met online and thought was a 15-year-old boy, had started asking her sexually explicit questions.

She claimed he sent her screen shots of the chat that were edited to make it appear she had liked his sexual fantasies and threatened to send those screen shots to her family and friends if she did not comply with his demands.

He allegedly forced her to take off her clothes and engage in sexual acts, while he and others watched her online.

Police will allege the same person used similar deceit to blackmail other girls in various countries into providing him with sexually explicit images or videos.

Investigations by WA JACET, which comprises Australian Federal Police and WA Police Force officers, identified a man from the Perth suburb of Parkwood as the person allegedly operating the social media accounts.

A search warrant was executed at the then 24-year-old’s home where investigators seized several electronic devices including a mobile phone, computer hard drives and USBs.

Police allege an initial review of the devices found more than 2000 images, most sexually explicit, of girls.

A detailed review of hundreds of social media chats stored on the man’s devices and others provided by Homeland Security Investigations is ongoing. Further charges may be laid.

The man is on court-ordered bail conditions which include that he is not to access the internet or any online service except for banking, employment or seeking legal advice; not to have unsupervised access to any children under 16 and to surrender his passport.

AFP Detective Senior Constable Barry Duman, from WA JACET, said police are working with international law enforcement partners and the social media companies to try to identify all the girls targeted, to check on their welfare and provide them support.

He said police will allege some of the evidence seized included text conversations and videos of the girls pleading for the man to leave them alone, detailing their distress, fear and humiliation.

“This type of online exploitation and abuse is devastating and can cause life-long trauma,” Detective Senior Constable Duman said.

“We will do everything in our power to ensure children are protected from predatory offending against their innocence.”

Detective Senior Constable Duman said the 13-year-old girl in the United States had been very brave to tell her mother and seek help because fear, coercion, and manipulation can keep these crimes going.

“We encourage parents and carers to speak to their children regularly about their online activities so they feel comfortable about asking for help if needed.

"Make no mistake, this despicable behaviour is a crime, help is available and police will investigate any complaints about this type of online conduct.”

HSI Attache to Australia, Adam Parks, said this result underscores the notion that these types of offences do real harm to real children around the world.

“Online child exploitation is a borderless crime that requires a borderless response,” he said.

“As such, HSI is grateful for the exceptional work of the AFP and WAPF for identifying the alleged offender, which may enable the start of the healing process for the victims.”

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https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/wa-man-25-accused-international-%E2%80%98sextortion%E2%80%99-112-girls

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f4043e  No.11232531

File: 39858635bb2f565⋯.jpg (148.08 KB, 700x844, 175:211, 14335_1.jpg)

Repost from Q Research General #14335

>>11221467 (pb)

Stepdad repeatedly raped young girl before she choked newborn baby to death

A man who had a sexual relationship with his stepdaughter, resulting in a baby whom she killed, has been sentenced.

A stepfather whose child abuse victim killed their newborn baby in a caravan park toilet more than two decades ago treated her like his “sexual partner” and she remains traumatised, a Perth court has heard.

The man, who is now aged 56 and cannot be named, pleaded guilty in the WA District Court to having a sexual relationship with the girl when she was aged between 11 and 16 in the 1990s.

Nobody knew about the pregnancy and after the boy was born at the Kambalda caravan park, she stuffed toilet paper in his mouth to keep him quiet then he suffocated.

She left him in the toilet bowl and his body was discovered the next day.

The baby did not have a name, but others have referred to him as Rijul, meaning “innocent” in Hindi.

The mystery was finally solved last year, with the woman pleading guilty to infanticide, and she was handed a suspended jail term.

District Court Judge David MacLean said the abuse tragically became a “routine event” for the girl.

“It appears that you treated the victim as being your sexual partner,” he said on Thursday.

“Through your conduct, you took away the right that this victim had … to have a happy and safe childhood.

“The conduct was aggravated by the fact that it was your duty to protect this child and instead you relentlessly used her for your sexual gratification.”

Judge MacLean said the abuse had a “significant traumatic impact on her life” as a teenager and as an adult.

“Not only did it devastate and destroy this child’s childhood, but she’s carried it with her,” he said.

“It’s sadly, as is often experienced in these courts, echoed and rippled into the lives of those who are close to her.”

Judge MacLean noted the stepfather had since led a lawful life, and he accepted the man was at low risk of reoffending.

The offender was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison and must serve at least six-and-a-half years before he can be eligible for parole.

https://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/stepdad-jailed-over-sexual-relationship-with-girl-that-resulted-in-baby-found-dead-in-toilet/news-story/4f2104a91b12856d95f494cb25129742

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4e3e0c  No.11234465

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60 Minutes Australia and The Age are Fake News

Peter Schiff defends himself against a fraudulent hit piece, will sue.

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13b750  No.11243745

File: 91e961bc2e4106e⋯.jpg (150.51 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Donald_Trump_had_led_an_em….jpg)

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Re-elected Trump will prioritise reducing global reliance on China, security adviser says

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London: One of Donald Trump's top national security advisers says redressing the West's reliance on Chinese supply lines will be at the heart of the President's second-term agenda if he is re-elected, pointing directly to Australia's economic dependence on the country.

Matt Pottinger, who is President Trump's deputy national security adviser, told the Westminster think tank Policy Exchange that the US views Australia and India as the "canaries in the coal mine" and on the frontline of dealing with China's increasingly aggressive stance since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which first emerged in Wuhan last year.

Pottinger delivered a lecture in Mandarin in which he urged the world to speak up about China's oppression of the Uighurs, saying there was "no credible justification in Chinese philosophy, religion, or moral law for the concentration camps", where it is estimated up to one million Muslims are held in Xinjiang province.

Pottinger answered a question posed by Policy Exchange Chair Alexander Downer, who asked what specific steps a re-elected Trump administration would take to help countries like Australia who were bearing the brunt of China's fury via tariff increases and threats of economic boycott.

Pottinger said reducing reliance on China's supply lines was a key priority of the Trump administration, which this year helped to prevent UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson from including Chinese firm Huawei from building Britain's 5G network.

"Part of the approach is, first – to work closely with allies as we've been doing to ensure that we do not overly rely on supply chains being rooted in one country in particular. It’s not good policy to put all of our eggs in one basket," he said.

"Part of the second-term agenda is very much about building on those dynamics now and how to build that sense of collective security and collective prosperity."

As China overtook Japan to become Australia's largest trading partner in 2007, Australian MPs traditionally kept any criticisms of China to a minimum.

However, Pottinger said that China's economic retaliation against Australia for having the "temerity" to seek an investigation into coronavirus had exposed that years of keeping quiet had failed to produce a better bilateral relationship.

"China retaliated by putting tariffs on Australian barley, cancelling beef exports and their arch propaganda said 'Australia is chewing gum stuck to the bottom of China's shoe and it's time to scrape it off'," he said.

"So there you have a pretty good counter-argument to the notion that by being extra friendly to China and hiding some of our candour – the idea that that would lead to a happier bilateral relationship – just doesn't stand up."

A recent study by the Henry Jackson Society think tank, also based in London and which has led the debate on China in the UK, found that Australia was the most dependent on China for critical goods out of the Five Eyes countries. The Five Eyes is an elite intelligence-sharing network comprising Australia, the US, UK, New Zealand and Canada.

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13b750  No.11243766

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>>11243745

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The American consensus

Pottinger said President Trump's greatest foreign policy legacy to date had been leading the emerging consensus on the need to push back against China.

As in 2016, both the Democrats and Republicans have pledged tough stances on China.

US presidential hopeful Joe Biden has been repeatedly critical of Trump during the 2020 campaign for not taking a strong enough stance on Chinese President Xi Jinping at the beginning of the pandemic.

Pottinger said the mostly bipartisanship approach taken on China in the US, Australia and increasingly the UK showed that "the American consensus" was being copied around the world and involved a "whole of society" endorsement.

"We've led that consensus, that's been President Trump's hallmark, probably the most key legacy and shift in American foreign policy in quite some time but there are a lot of other countries that are now starting to – at a minimum – share a very similar consensus on the diagnosis of what the problem is."

On Friday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the EU's representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell launched a new dialogue between EU and State Department officials dedicated purely to dealing with a joint approach towards China, including on human rights, security and multilateralism.

Recent Pew Research Centre polling revealed unfavourable views of China reached historic highs this year across 14 advanced economies with the highest dissatisfaction rating – of 81 per cent – recorded in Australia.

The centre said that in Spain, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, the US, the UK, South Korea, Sweden and Australia, negative views had reached their highest level in the 12 or more years that the Pew Research Centre had been polling in those countries.

The data showed that 86 per cent of Australians aged 50 or older held unfavourable views of China, compared to 68 per cent of Australians aged under 30.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/re-elected-trump-will-prioritise-reducing-global-reliance-on-china-security-adviser-says-20201024-p5685l.html

The Importance of Being Candid: On China’s Relationship with the Rest of the World

Matthew Pottinger - Deputy National Security Advisor to the President of the United States

Friday, 23 October, 2020

Matthew Pottinger is Assistant to the President and US Deputy National Security Advisor. Mr. Pottinger served as the Senior Director for Asia since the start of the Trump Administration in January 2017. In that role, Mr. Pottinger advised the President on Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, and coordinated U.S. policy for the region.

Before joining the National Security Council staff, Mr. Pottinger ran Asia research at a New York-based investment firm and, prior to that, was the founder of a consultancy serving American investors in East Asia. Mr. Pottinger served as a U.S. Marine, with active duty in Japan and three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, followed by reserve duty at the Pentagon and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Prior to military service, Mr. Pottinger lived and worked in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China from 1997-2005, reporting for Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. He is fluent in Mandarin.

https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/on-chinas-relationship-with-the-rest-of-the-world/

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13b750  No.11243851

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>>11243745

The Importance of Being Candid: China’s Relationship with the Rest of the World

PolicyExchangeUK

23 Oct 2020

Policy Exchange was delighted to welcome Matthew Pottinger, Deputy National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, for the first of two Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lectures this year. He delivered his lecture, titled “The Importance of Being Candid: On China’s Relationship with the Rest of the World”, in Mandarin, speaking of a “new consensus” in the US, which bridges political divides and unites the whole of society, on the threat posed China’s “technologically enhanced totalitarianism”. Watch the speech here.

https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/on-chinas-relationship-with-the-rest-of-the-world/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vWMZIMiOs4

Alexander Downer at 45:30

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13b750  No.11244780

File: 5f97674650499ac⋯.jpg (120.17 KB, 1279x720, 1279:720, _The_onus_is_upon_them_to_….jpg)

File: 4335e158ab3721b⋯.jpg (65.52 KB, 1280x719, 1280:719, Facebook.jpg)

File: c507686dedd5f86⋯.mp4 (6.32 MB, 640x360, 16:9, Peter_Dutton_Fighting_onli….mp4)

File: c08b35d5bdc3357⋯.mp4 (1.3 MB, 640x352, 20:11, Peter_Dutton_Today_Show_AC….mp4)

Facebook facilitates sex abuse, says Peter Dutton

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has unloaded on ­Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, saying the company was facilitating child sexual abuse at “incomprehensible” levels and its move towards end-to-end encryp­tion would stop children from being rescued.

Mr Dutton hit out at the ­“unconscionable” conduct of Facebook and other tech giants he said profited from child sex abuse and were making it harder for police to protect children.

“We know particularly in Face­book’s case that they are ­taking a deliberate decision with end-to-end encryption to starve referrals of matters that otherwise in previous years would have been made to law-enforcement agencies and investigators,” he said.

“Children have been saved ­because of those referrals in the past and they won’t be saved in the future because of the actions of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and others.

“Even at the recent AGM at Facebook, where there was a very concerted effort by shareholders to try and change the course of that policy decision … Mr Zuckerberg took a decision not to accept what I thought was a moral ­imperative for him to do so.”

Mr Dutton was speaking on Friday at the official opening of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation facility in ­Brisbane, where the parents of murdered schoolboy Daniel Mor­combe also lashed tech companies’ actions as a “disgrace”.

Mr Dutton said the Five Eyes intelligence network of Australia, the US, Britain, Canada and New Zealand had been working together to deal with end-to-end encryption.

His fiercest comments were directed at Facebook and Mr Zuckerberg for expanding en­cryp­tion­ across Messenger, Insta­gram­ and WhatsApp. “In the Facebook workplace, under no circumstance would they allow a child or a woman to be sexually assaulted on the floor of their business,” he said.

“And yet their platform facilit­ates the sexual assault of children at a scale that most Aust­ra­l­ians would find incomprehensible.

“The onus is upon them to step up and to be the corporate citizens that they believe they should be. This is a fight that is worth fighting, and I promise you that we rededicate ourselves to do that.”

Bruce and Denise Morcombe, whose son Daniel was abducted and murdered by a twice-convicted pedophile in 2003, attended the launch and backed the minister’s comments slamming Facebook.

“You’ve got to ask what is the motivation behind it and if it’s money,” Mr Morcombe said.

“Let’s face it, child exploitation is a business. A hideous business, but it’s a global business. A lot of people unfortunately are making a lot of money at the expense of children that are being abused.

“The minister’s comments were very forthright. We feel the same way.

“Child exploitation is the most hideous crime in the world, and anything tech companies do to inhibit police law enforcement and the detection of children that are caught up is a disgrace.”

Mr Dutton had earlier in his speech appeared to become emotional when discussing the work of child-abuse investigators.

US Attorney-General William Barr and British Home Secretary Priti Patel recorded speeches for the opening of the Australian Federal Police-led ACCCE.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/facebook-facilitates-sex-abuse-says-peter-dutton/news-story/5e673a674bf0ba83100adf97e8421e94

Peter Dutton Facebook Posts

Fighting online child exploitation

21 October 2020

Protecting the most vulnerable in our community is my highest priority and that is why our Government is equipping our law enforcement agencies with every tool necessary to stamp out online child exploitation.

https://upload.facebook.com/PeterDuttonMP/videos/vb.552968198133394/825964421491132

Today Show - ACCCE Opening

22 October 2020

Today we are officially opening the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation here in Brisbane. Protecting Australian children is our Government's first priority and this world-class facility brings together the resources of the Commonwealth, our state law enforcement counterparts as well as dedicated non-government organisations who are committed to stamping out this vile crime and keeping our children safe across the country and abroad.

https://upload.facebook.com/PeterDuttonMP/videos/vb.552968198133394/385403449482569

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13b750  No.11244971

File: 7eda7ec365364a4⋯.jpg (167.27 KB, 1225x736, 1225:736, Cardinal_George_Pell_A_Lib….jpg)

Victoria police won't investigate claims of Vatican money transfers to Australia linked to Pell case

Force says Austrac has not advised it of ‘suspicious activity’ in the transactions after Italian allegations of connection to George Pell trial

Victoria police has confirmed being made aware of payments from the Vatican to Australia, but says that without evidence of “suspicious activity” it is not investigating them.

On Tuesday, Australia’s financial crimes watchdog, Austrac, revealed it had provided information to the federal and Victorian police after it was asked to examine allegations that €700,000 (A$1.1m) had been paid from Vatican funds, allegedly in connection with George Pell’s court matters.

Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells had asked Austrac to investigate claims in Italian newspapers that Cardinal Giovanni Becciu, a rival of Pell, was suspected of paying an Australian witness in the child sexual abuse case.

On Friday, a Victoria police spokeswoman told Guardian Australia: “Austrac has made Victoria police aware of transfer of monies from the Vatican over a period of time to Australia.”

“They have not advised Victoria police of any suspicious activity related to these transactions,” she said. “In the absence of any other evidence or intelligence, Victoria police has noted the advice from Austrac. We are not at this time conducting any further investigation.”

Becciu has denied making any such payments and Vivian Waller, the lawyer who represented the man who accused Pell of sexually assaulting him in the 1990s, has similarly denied any connection to the claims.

“My client denies any knowledge or receipt of any payments,” Waller said in early October.

At a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday, Fierravanti-Wells revealed she had written to Austrac about the alleged payments.

Nicole Rose, the chief executive of Austrac, replied: “Yes I can confirm Austrac has looked into the matter and we’ve provided information to the AFP and to Victoria police.”

An Australian Federal Police spokeswoman said on Wednesday it had received information from Austrac as “part of a routine exchange of financial intelligence”.

“The AFP is undertaking a review of the relevant information. The AFP has concurrently referred aspects of this matter to the Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.”

The commission told Guardian Australia on Friday it could not confirm whether or not it was investigating the referral.

It also remains unclear whether the alleged payments were raised earlier this month during a meeting between Pope Francis and Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the Holy See’s representative in Australia.

Yllana, who is reportedly a close friend of Becciu’s, travelled to Europe last month before returning to Canberra this week. Calls to the embassy, also known as the Apostolic Nunciature, went unanswered on Friday.

Pell’s barrister, Robert Richter QC, said earlier this month it was incumbent on Australian and international authorities to investigate the allegations.

“They are concerning allegations and require thorough investigation of the money trail, wherever that may be.”

Becciu and Pell had been at odds over the Australian’s efforts to overhaul the management of Vatican finances.

La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera newspapers reported earlier in October that Pell’s reformist agenda threatened to expose alleged corruption committed by Becciu when he distributed millions of dollars in donations between 2011 and 2018.

“I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell,” Becciu has said.

The Italian cardinal resigned last month amid a corruption scandal, saying he had been asked to step aside.

Pell was charged with multiple sexual offences in June 2017. A Melbourne jury convicted Pell of five charges in December 2018 after an earlier jury was unable to reach a verdict.

Victoria’s court of appeal upheld the convictions last year before Australia’s high court overturned the convictions in April.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/23/victoria-police-wont-investigate-claims-of-vatican-money-transfers-to-australia-linked-to-pell-case

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13b750  No.11245205

File: 87c7edc4761c257⋯.jpg (92.56 KB, 960x599, 960:599, Jitarth_Jadeja_believed_in….jpg)

>>10766576

>>11110804

>>11110863

How I fell into a terrifying conspiracy theory wormhole on YouTube

Jitarth Jadeja is among the former QAnon believers who say algorithms on social media are helping fuel the spread of conspiracy theories

By James Cook and Morgan Meaker - 23 October 2020

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Jitarth Jadeja was at a low point in his life when he stumbled upon the QAnon conspiracy theory on social media.

“I was suffering from undiagnosed mental illness and was also socially isolated,” recalls the 32-year-old in a phone call from his home in Australia.

“I was looking at all these conspiracy videos and the algorithm keeps giving you more and more of the same kind of stuff you're looking at.”

That's when Jadeja came across QAnon, a baseless internet conspiracy whose followers believe that an anonymous internet user known as Q is a US government insider. Q claims Donald Trump is secretly working to bring down an American “deep state” made up of child-abusing celebrities.

For nearly two years, Jadeja spent hours each day browsing online forums such as Reddit and watching QAnon videos on YouTube. He became locked in an algorithmic echo chamber. The more he searched and clicked on conspiracy theories, the more QAnon content was suggested to him online.

"It was like a drug," he says. "I latched on to it pretty much straight away."

It came at a high price. His relationships suffered and Jadeja became increasingly withdrawn and paranoid.

Looking back, he feels lucky to have escaped the virtual cult.

People are drawn to conspiracy theories because they provide a neat – if far-fetched – explanation to complex events, leaving subscribers with a false sense of control and agency.

"The world is becoming much more complex, economically, [and through] globalisation," says Kevin Munger, an internet and politics assistant professor at Penn State University. "People are looking for some understanding of why it's all happening and conspiracy theories offer an answer."

Karen Douglas, a professor of social psychology at the University of Kent, says people are most susceptible to conspiracy theories when important psychological needs are not being satisfied. People need knowledge and certainty, to feel safe, secure and in control.

The coronavirus pandemic left many feeling like they lack control, and as a result, conspiracy theories have flourished.

Julius, another former conspiracy theory believer, says he became drawn to these theories while in a depressive phase in 2016. Through Reddit, he found the Pizzagate community, where followers believe a powerful cabal of peadophiles exists around the world.

“You want to consume more and more of this content,” he says in a video call, “you feel more and more anxious. It makes you very obsessive and have compulsive behaviours.”

“When you're in a conspiracy and supporting an idea you just reject all the information that comes from the other side, be that fact checking or anything else.

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13b750  No.11245222

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>>11245205

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Some experts argue there is a technical explanation too; the human tendency to conspire has been put on steroids by the recommendation algorithms used by social media platforms.

These sites have long encouraged their users to spend more time on their platforms by recommending new content that might interest them.

In a leaked Facebook presentation from 2016, obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the company acknowledged that “64pc of all extremist group joins are due to our recommendation tools” – pointing to how the platform’s algorithm powered the “Groups You Should Join” and “Discover” features.

In 2018, YouTube's product chief said 70pc of views come from the recommendation algorithm.

Caleb Cain, who says he was radicalised by YouTube and spent years living in a white nationalist rabbit hole on the platform, explains one of the main ways he found far-right content was through recommendation algorithms on the site's homepage and through the sidebar that appears alongside videos.

Looking back, he says the YouTubers he was watching in that period - between 2013 and 2017 - had learnt to exploit the recommendation system. They would invite like-minded creators onto their channel, knowing the algorithm would then start promoting them too and create what Cain calls a "propaganda ecosystem".

Cain, who has since deradicalised and now studies extremism at Washington's American University PERIL Center, says: "The algorithm will [then] keep recommending more rightwing content because it's picking up that's what you're watching."

Guillaume Chaslot, a former YouTube engineer who now campaigns for algorithmic transparency, says: "When you build a recommendation system based on the previous experience, you're going to create this filter bubble or echo chamber because you know what [the user] watched so… you recommend more and more of the same thing."

Chaslot says a lot of change has taken place at YouTube since Cain's experience and YouTube is keen to stress how the platform has removed much of the kind of content encountered by Cain, Jadeja and Julius, taking down tens of thousands of Q-related videos and terminating hundreds of Q-related channels since 2018.

A spokesperson for the platform adds: "In early 2019, we also began updating our systems to reduce recommendations of borderline content, including Q-related conspiracy theories and have seen the number of views that come from recommendations to prominent Q-channels drop by over 80pc."

But there is a catch, says Chaslot: "The caveat is it's only for the conspiracy theories they identify as harmful. That means some conspiracy theories are still recommended because they are not considered harmful content."

He adds it's not only YouTube recommendation algorithms which promote conspiracy theories. "YouTube definitely played a major role in propelling QAnon into the mainstream," he says. "[But] it's not the only one. Facebook group recommendations played a huge role."

Facebook said it made fundamental changes to its algorithm in 2018, prioritising posts from friends and family. "We have made significant progress limiting the spread of misinformation, reducing polarisation and we have banned content from dangerous conspiracy theory groups like QAnon," added a spokesperson.

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13b750  No.11245249

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>>11245222

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A paper in the Journal of Medical Research also directed blame towards Twitter's algorithm for promoting conspiracies linking 5G to the coronavirus via its trending feature, which recommends users topics based on what it perceives to be popular.

A Twitter spokesperson said they are currently investigating the claims made in the paper and are prioritising the removal of Covid-19 content that could cause harm.

In another study, released in June, Daniel Allington, a lecturer in social and cultural artificial intelligence at King’s College London, found that people whose information about coronavirus comes from YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp or Twitter are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, and less likely to be following public health advice.

"Statistically, YouTube had the strongest association both with conspiracy beliefs and with not following public health advice," he says.

"Social media platforms are geared up to give you more of what's popular already. So if people are sharing a particular YouTube video, and it's taking off and going viral, YouTube's algorithm thinks to itself, 'Oh, this is a good thing. Let's make it go even more viral by pushing you to more people'."

This was a particular problem for Jadeja. “They're giving you stuff that you will likely click on. So they build up an echo chamber. If you're a conspiracy theorist, it can lead to a significant problem.”

Despite this, Penn State's Kevin Munger says it's hard to pin the blame for conspiracy theories directly onto algorithms. Instead the reality is messier.

"It's very difficult to tell [what's to blame] because we've had algorithms happening at the same time as lots of other stuff. The other stuff is the ability of everyone in a given country or something or the overwhelming majority to produce and consume unlimited text, images and videos. I personally think that latter thing is much more important than the algorithms."

But he does agree that algorithms accelerate the process of connecting like-minded people.

Jadeja is also reluctant to blame the internet for his experience. “I think there were external factors. This is my fault. I did this. No-one did it to me,” he says.

Jadeja counts himself lucky that he began to see factual issues in what Q was posting online.

Just as YouTube and Reddit brought him into the conspiracy, the same sites helped him to realise the absurdity of his beliefs. He eventually watched a YouTube video which pointed out that a key piece of proof for the conspiracy was a coincidence.

“It was literally like my world was turned upside down in just a split second,” he says.

Julius also realised the unhealthy nature of his beliefs and changed his lifestyle, moving country and job and eventually rejecting the theories which had dominated his life.

“It is really horrible to be somebody who is invested in some kind of conspiracy. It takes years of your life,” he says.

Jadeja is now speaking out about his experience in an attempt to stop other people being corrupted by these beliefs. “I'm so happy I got out,” he says. “The way I was, it could have gone on forever. It could have gone on for the rest of my life.”

Reddit did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/10/23/fell-terrifying-conspiracy-theory-wormhole-youtube/

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13b750  No.11245603

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Alexander Downer Tweets

@realDonaldTrump still behind. His best strategy has to be to concentrate on policy differences with @JoeBiden. If he can then he could still win. But hard from here

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1319741889315328000

ConservativeTeam @ConServTeam

Replying to @AlexanderDowner, @realDonaldTrump and @JoeBiden

You do realize you are a WANTED MAN in USA! In addition, if you didn't have your head in you a$$ and knew any real facts, not those fabricated for hits on foreign campaigns, you would know that the POLLS aren't accurate in the USA.

https://twitter.com/ConServTeam/status/1319747484000935937

Replying to @ConServTeam, @realDonaldTrump and @JoeBiden

Not sure about the polls. You could be right but they have adjusted them since 2016

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDowner/status/1319751854457262080

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13b750  No.11245854

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet

Just to be clear- I am not affiliated with any political group or agenda. My life revolves around truth, the importance of breaking the silence around sex trafficking & CSA & of course my Family & Fur babies. We all just need to remind ourselves what is really important. Love!

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319580937454153728

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d8e6e9  No.11246051

>>11245249

>A paper in the Journal of Medical Research also directed blame towards Twitter's algorithm for promoting conspiracies linking 5G to the coronavirus via its trending feature, which recommends users topics based on what it perceives to be popular.

Some "paper" written by an unknown author and no mention of any peer-review. "Some experts" are another nameless faceless appeal to authority. The Old Guard are going down everywhere, they feel it coming and have no idea what to do.

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13b750  No.11246281

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Alleged sex slave Virginia Giuffre 'very angry' names of men were redacted in Ghislaine Maxwell's unsealed deposition

The woman who was allegedly kept as a sex slave by late US financier Jeffrey Epstein says she is angry the names of several powerful men — including Britain's Prince Andrew — were hidden in a newly released court transcript.

The April 2016 deposition came from a now-settled civil defamation lawsuit against Epstein's alleged co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, by Virginia Giuffre, who has alleged Epstein and Ms Maxwell were involved in a sex trafficking ring.

Ms Giuffre has alleged Prince Andrew to be among the men to whom she was trafficked when she was aged 17.

She said it happened three times.

Both Prince Andrew and the palace have emphatically denied he had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Ms Giuffre, saying "any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation".

Speaking in her adopted hometown of Cairns in Far North Queensland, the American said while she was happy Ms Maxwell's deposition was now out in the open, she questioned why several names — including that of the Prince — were redacted.

"I feel very angry," Ms Giuffre said.

"I don't understand why we are protecting someone who hides behind mummy's skirt and says 'I didn't do it' — his name should have been out there in the deposition."

Ms Giuffre said she was shocked to read the name of one of Epstein's alleged victims — a 14-year-old girl — had not been redacted.

She said the woman named had never spoken publicly about her alleged ordeal and had not intended to.

Ms Giuffre said she had reached out to the woman, who she knows, but had not been able to get in contact.

"I would say it is a mistake her name was not redacted [by the court], but that doesn't make it OK."

Maxwell is 'the liar'

There are sections of the deposition where, despite the redactions, the identities at the centre of questioning are apparent, including former US president Bill Clinton.

Throughout the 418-page deposition, Ms Maxwell, 58, frequently rejects accusations of wrongdoing, including that she recruited minors to give Epstein sexual massages.

She also calls Ms Giuffre an "awful fantasist" and asks lawyers if they were "tallying all the lies" in regard to claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew.

But Ms Giuffre, a mother of three, said it was Ms Maxwell who was the "liar".

"I have been nothing but transparent in all the years that I have been fighting for justice," Ms Giuffre said.

"Look at the evidence and decide for yourself — there's a reason why she was trying to keep this deposition a secret for so long."

'Second chance at life'

Ms Giuffre, who now runs her not-for-profit organisation Victims Refuse Silence, which aims to help the victims of abuse, said while she finds some days — and even weeks — "very hard", she was grateful for the support of her husband Robert and their three children.

She has also recently enlisted the help of "Juno", her French bulldog therapy dog who "never, ever leaves her side".

"I know what is right and what is wrong, and I couldn't imagine my kids going through what I went through," she said.

"That's the root of my resilience and my determination to make sure that no-one else ever has to go through this.

"It's my duty as a parent and to the public to express what I know, to tell the truth."

Ms Giuffre says she also draws strength from her adopted country of Australia.

"Australia is my home and Australia has given me a second chance at life," she said.

"I love the people — they are not quick to judge."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-23/virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell-court-documents-epstein/12803180

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13b750  No.11246742

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Unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell deposition appears to show attorneys questioning Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious relationship with Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner

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• Nearly all names are redacted in Ghislaine Maxwell’s recently unsealed deposition, but signs point to attorneys attempting to probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with former Victoria’s Secret boss Les Wexner.

• A person, whose redacted name begins with a “W,” is discussed as Epstein’s business partner who either sold or gifted him a house in New York.

• “Did you ever provide Virginia Roberts with an outfit, an outfit of a sexual nature to wear for [redacted]?” an attorney asked in the deposition, referring to the same person.

• Wexner denied ever meeting Virginia Roberts Giuffre and condemned Epstein after the sex offender’s arrest last year.

• Wexner may soon be forced to share more about his ties to Epstein because of a legal battle between the lawyer Alan Dershowitz and the Epstein accuser Giuffre.

Attorneys appeared to probe Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with Victoria’s Secret founder Les Wexner in a deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, which was unsealed on Thursday.

The deposition of Maxwell, Epstein’s confidant, is linked to a since settled civil case that was brought against her by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre accused Maxwell of aiding Epstein in trafficking her for sex with rich and powerful men, including Epstein himself.

Wexner’s relationship with Epstein has been under the microscope since Epstein’s arrest in July 2019. The deposition appears to indicate that lawyers were probing the relationship between Wexner and Epstein in 2016.

All names in the deposition have been redacted, except Maxwell’s and Epstein’s. However, a number of clues indicate that a certain person referenced 10 times in the 418-page document is likely Wexner.

“Do you know why [redacted] sold the New York house or gave the New York house to Jeffrey, if you know?” an attorney asked Maxwell at one point in the deposition.

Wexner purchased a mansion in New York City for $US13.2 million in 1989. He later sold or gifted the house to Epstein. It was rumoured that Wexner gave Epstein the house for a single dollar, but The New York Times reported in 2019 that Epstein paid $US20 million for the home, citing a person with knowledge of Wexner’s finances.

While the name of the person who sold or gave the “New York home” to Epstein is redacted, the deposition’s glossary provides further evidence that the lawyer was likely referring to Wexner. The alphabetically ordered glossary places the redacted term between “weve” and “whats.”

“I believe in the ’90s when I was there they had a business relationship,” Maxwell said, adding that the only relationship between the two that she was aware of was the business relationship.

A representative for Wexner declined to comment beyond what the former executive and his attorneys said in publicly available documents.

Wexner who founded Victoria’s Secret’s parent company, L Brands, in 1963 had a close personal and professional relationship with Epstein beginning in the 1980s. For years, Wexner was Epstein’s only known client.

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13b750  No.11246793

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>>11246742

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Wexner may soon be forced to share more about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Attorneys also tied the person to allegations that Maxwell groomed Giuffre and other teenagers for sex work.

“Did you ever provide Virginia Roberts with an outfit, an outfit of a sexual nature to wear for [redacted]?” an attorney for Giuffre asked, referring to the same person.

Maxwell responded, “categorically no,” denying various other questions about providing sexually charged outfits for girls who visited Epstein. Wexner has denied ever meeting Giuffre (née Roberts).

Allegations that Wexner and Giuffre have met have become an issue in another recent lawsuit, between the lawyer Alan Dershowitz and Giuffre. As part of the suit, Dershowitz is attempting to force Wexner and his lawyer to testify to bolster his case against Giuffre, whom he is suing for defamation.

Dershowitz alleges Giuffre attempted to shake down Wexner by claiming the retail executive had sex with her when she was underage and that she had knowledge of his “sexual hang ups” another allegation Wexner denies.

Dershowitz said in a mid-August filing that Giuffre’s attorneys “described in detail the alleged sexual encounters between Giuffre and Wexner, including an alleged demand by Wexner that Giuffre wear Victoria’s Secret-type lingerie during their encounters.”

“Such an accusation, if made publicly, could have massively damaged Wexner and his company,” Dershowitz said, alleging that Giuffre attempted to extort Wexner based on his recollection of a 2015 conversation between himself and Wexner’s attorney John Zeiger.

Giuffre’s attorney David Boies has said no such shakedown or settlement of any kind was ever made or discussed with Wexner. Wexner has denied ever meeting Giuffre and said no such extortion attempt ever occurred. In July, Zeiger said in a filing: “No extortion demand was ever made, no settlement was entered into, and not a penny (or other consideration) was ever paid.”

Despite denials of the alleged shakedown on all sides, Dershowitz has requested Wexner turn over documents that he said would bolster his case against Giuffre. In August, US District Judge Loretta Preska said “the Court sees no reason for that correspondence to remain under seal.” Zeiger has agreed to testify in the case, but attorneys for Wexner have said that the former CEO “does not possess discoverable information.”

Wexner said he cut ties with Epstein more than a decade ago

Wexner led L Brands for nearly six decades before stepping down in February. Giuffre described Wexner as Epstein’s “best friend and mentor” in her unpublished memoir, which was unsealed this summer.

The New York Times reported last year that Epstein attempted to involve himself in recruiting lingerie models for Victoria’s Secret. One model, Alicia Arden, filed a police report in 1997 saying that she was attacked by Epstein, whom she met with after he identified himself as a talent scout for the brand. Epstein had significant control over Wexner’s “finances, philanthropy and private life,” The Times reported, citing people who knew Epstein and Wexner and court documents and financial records.

A representative for Wexner said last year the executive had cut ties with Epstein more than a decade earlier. Wexner condemned Epstein in a letter to his foundation in August 2019, saying that his former financial advisor “misappropriated vast sums of money” from him and his family.

“I am embarrassed that, like so many others, I was deceived by Mr. Epstein,” Wexner wrote in the letter. “I know now that my trust in him was grossly misplaced and I deeply regret having ever crossed his path.”

A representative for L Brands did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment on the newly unsealed documents.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-hints-at-jeffrey-epstein-les-wexner-link-2020-10

Q Post #3366

Jul 8 2019 18:33:03 (EST)

Les Wexner.

Founder of Victoria's Secret.

Connect the dots.

Q

https://qanon.pub/#3366

Q Post #3875

Feb 20 2020 01:34:03 (EST)

https://twitter.com/sapna/status/1223639939931410435

[Epstein]

[Wexner]

The story goes much deeper [darker].

Q

https://qanon.pub/#3875

Q Post #4727

Sep 16 2020 15:48:58 (EST)

EBpXUniVUAAou98.jpg

https://qanon.pub/#4727

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13b750  No.11247202

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AFP restrains assets from a man who sold child abuse material online

A Belgian tourist who bankrolled his Australian holiday by selling online child sex abuse material has had his local and offshore assets restrained by an Australian Federal Police-led taskforce.

The man, 26, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Downing Centre District Court on Thursday, 15 October, 2020, is the first offender convicted with child exploitation offences to have his assets restrained since AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw set a new aggressive strategy for the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT).

Under the new direction revealed last month, the AFP-led CACT will now actively determine if the assets of child sex offenders can be confiscated.

Two bank accounts; one in Australia holding about $16,400, and another in Germany holding €8000; plus camera equipment, a drone and scuba diving gear, with a combined estimated worth of AUD$30,000; were restrained by the AFP-led CACT in the Supreme Court of NSW on Thursday, 8 October.

The criminal investigation started in February 2019 when the AFP's Child Protection Operation team in Sydney received a tip-off from the United States-based National Centre for Missing and Exploitation Children that a man in Australia was uploading child abuse to Snapchat.

The AFP traced the digital trail and discovered the user was advertising a website selling explicit child abuse material on a number of social media platforms, including Tumblr, Snapchat and Instagram.

The investigation revealed the user was the administrator of a website that sold packs of child abuse material videos and images for $US50. Each pack contained dozens of videos obtained online, showing the abuse and exploitation of children across the world.

The user was identified as a Belgian national, who arrived from Thailand to Australia in November 2018. The man, travelling around the country on a three-month holiday, was staying at a Sydney youth hostel when arrested by the AFP in April 2019.

A search warrant was executed in the Sydney suburb of Haymarket on Monday, 8 April, 2019.

The man was arrested and charged with supplying child pornography through a carriage service, using a carriage service to access, transmit, make available, publish, distribute, advertising or promote child abuse material, and deal with the proceeds of crime worth $10,000 or more.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a maximum of four years' jail, with a non-parole period of two and a half years.

The AFP uncovered the man had been selling the material since September 2018 right up until his arrest in April 2019. The proceeds had been funding his lifestyle and round-the-world holidays.

The website, no longer active, was taken down after representations made by the AFP.

AFP investigators identified about $US19,000 in profits from the website and a referral was made to the CACT to start a civil case to retrain his seized assets.

AFP CACT acting national manager Stefan Jerga said the case highlighted the AFP's determination to unleash maximum damage to the criminal environment.

"If a child sex predator is profiting from - or involves their property in - their criminal activity, their home, vehicle, bank accounts and other assets are at risk of being restrained and confiscated,'' Mr Jerga said.

"Our team of investigators, litigators and forensic accountants are highly skilled at what they do and are relentless and determined in their pursuit for justice.

"This investigation shows what can be achieved when our experienced criminal investigators unite with our equally skilled CACT investigators and litigators. Combing the powers in the AFP's toolkit is helping the AFP stay one step ahead of child sex predators."

AFP Assistant Commissioner Eastern Command Justine Gough said the assets restrained added another layer to the child protection team's complex investigation.

"The investigation started with a clue that someone, somewhere, was trying to advertise the exploitation of children for profit,'' Assistant Commissioner Gough said.

"Thanks to the tenacious work of the Sydney child protection team, a man has now been convicted for trading in the exploitation of children, and we have taken steps to take back the money he made from this abhorrent venture.

"Every image being shared and bought on this website was of a child being abused. Bringing these offenders from online anonymity to jail time is what drives the AFP to keep children safe."

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-restrains-assets-man-who-sold-child-abuse-material-online

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1321c4  No.11247677

File: f10b3b5529120ee⋯.pdf (858.71 KB, Australian_Funds_in_Trust_….pdf)

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Foreign infiltration/influence into UNESCO Trust Funds:

>UNESCO PARTNER AUS

https://whc.unesco.org/en/partners/374

https://archive.is/WOZHr

>World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme

https://whc.unesco.org/en/pacific2009/

https://archive.is/YUjIP

>Who's Who

https://whc.unesco.org/en/whoswho/#CLT/WHC/APA

https://archive.vn/WXtu4

>Australian DoE Trust Agreement between

https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/4322207b-af9c-488f-b6bd-89dbf4af8302/files/reef-trust-gbr-foundation-grant-agreement-20180627.pdf

https://archive.vn/0GUFR

>UNESCO World Partners

https://whc.unesco.org/en/partners/

https://archive.is/v80ho

>Mechtild Rössler, DIRECTOR OF THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE

An expert in both cultural and natural heritage and the history of planning, Ms Rössler was appointed in 2013 to the post of Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre. Since 2014, as Deputy Director of the Division for Heritage, her tasks included overseeing teams of the Cultural Heritage Treaty Section in charge of 3 international Conventions: The 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage as well as Museums. She also managed the team of the History, Memory and Dialogue Section (HMD) dealing with the Slave Route, Silk Road Platform and the UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. In 2015 she became the Director of the Division for Heritage and the Director of the World Heritage Centre.

>Feng Jing CHIEF OF UNIT Asia and the Pacific Unit

https://whc.unesco.org/en/whoswho/action=detail&order=1388

https://archive.is/PdDye

>Dr Feng JING (景 峰) was educated in English literature, international relations and the history of architecture at Lanzhou University and Tsinghua University of China, from which he also holds a Doctorate degree in the history and theory of architecture. For the past thirty years, his career has combined professional experience in heritage management and international cooperation for culture . He has directed and managed the implementation of the 1972 World Heritage Convention and other major World Heritage conservation projects throughout the region of Asia and the Pacific, from the perspective of both the States Parties (as a member of the World Heritage Committee between 1992 and 1997) and the Secretariat (as a member of staff at the World Heritage Centre since 1997).

>Australian Funds-in-Trust

https://whc.unesco.org/en/partners/374

https://archive.is/WOZHr

>UNESCO FUNDING

http://whc.unesco.org/en/funding/

https://archive.vn/HqLkE

>GREAT BARRIER REEF FOUNDATION

https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View/82090616443

https://archive.is/anAQs

Active from 19 Nov 1999

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Value (AUD): $5,500,000.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)

>REEF AND RAIN[FOREST] RESEARCH CENTRE

https://www.rrrc.org.au/members/

https://archive.vn/cQAND

REQUEST FOR FURTHER DIG

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1321c4  No.11247715

>>11247677

2/2

Great Barrier Reef Foundation (more)

https://eatlas.org.au/sites/default/files/eatlas/articles/gbrf-rr/GBRF_resilience_final_report_1DecPM.pdf

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13b750  No.11248666

File: dcaac2e1cd274a1⋯.jpg (1.78 MB, 1380x1720, 69:86, The_Chronicle_October_22_2….jpg)

File: 1fc3838878b37e5⋯.jpg (2.1 MB, 1380x1720, 69:86, The_Chronicle_October_22_2….jpg)

File: 981cbd51687f25c⋯.jpg (605.98 KB, 1380x585, 92:39, Biden_child_porn_shock_Jam….jpg)

Biden ‘child porn’ shock

Hunter becomes the hunted amid claims of underage pics on his laptop

James Morrow - October 22 2020

THE ongoing story of alleged corruption and foreign influence trading by the Biden family took a more sinister turn on Wednesday (AEST).

Speaking to the conservative American news outlet Newsmax, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said he had turned the hard drive reportedly left abandoned by Hunter Biden, son of Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, at a Delaware repair shop over to state police due to contents which he said included inappropriate text messages and pictures of underage girls.

Mr Giuliani said there were “numerous” pictures which he described as being of underage girls.

He also said there were text messages from Hunter to Joe saying that he had been accused of speaking naked to a 14-year-old girl on Facetime.

The shocking news comes as Bevan Cooney, a former Hunter Biden business partner who is serving time for fraud charges, was moved from his federal cell after releasing 26,000 emails to the press.

Cooney says he was set up as the fall guy for the younger Biden’s alleged misdealings.

The laptop has rocked the presidential race as it appears to provide direct evidence of cash-for-influence schemes involving Hunter and countries such as Ukraine and China. Social media giants including Twitter and Facebook have attempted to censor reporting and sharing of stories about the hard drive on the grounds its contents cannot be substantiated and might be a “fake” set up by foreign actors, but the FBI and numerous government intelligence agencies have been unable to disprove its authenticity.

According to numerous reports out of the US, the FBI had been in possession of a copy of Hunter Biden’s hard drive since 2019 but neglected to act on it.

Meanwhile, one of the only polls to call 2016’s shock result correctly shows Mr Trump is rapidly gaining ground on his rival as he picks up last-minute independent voters — much as he did four years ago.

The gap between the two has closed to just 2.3 points, from 8.6 points a week ago.

The Chronicle, October 22 2020, p. 37

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000000  No.11250005

ABC Australia shows its true colour by not reporting the Biden’s scandal

https://gnews.org/443342/

Himalaya Australia 1 hour ago

ABC Australia in its article yesterday asked its readers to be ‘sceptical’ of stories about corruption by Joe Biden and Hunter Biden.

The ABC Australia has been largely silent since the first New York Post story broke on October 14th. The story revealed emails belonging to Hunter Biden, son of former US Vice President Joe Biden, that proves the Biden’s family profiteering from Joe Biden’s public office. One email sent to Hunter Biden was from a top executive who ran Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm, thanking Hunter Biden for introducing his father.

In its only article on this scandal yesterday, ABC Australia avoided the increasingly amount of solid evidence that has now surfaced, and instead focusing on questioning Rudy Giuliani’s involvement and how the New York Post who first reported the scandal obtained its material.

A story with solid sources

The Hunter Biden story has a very solid source – a computer hardware which was dropped off at a computer repair store in Biden’s home state of Delaware. The store owner made a copy of the hard drive and later gave it to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello. Rudy Giuliani spoke publicly about how he got the materials on Biden’s hard drive. The store owner’s invoice to Hunter Biden has also gone public.

Rudy Giuliani publicly said he has evidence that hours after the original story broke, Hunter Biden’s lawyer contacted the computer shop owner asking for the hard drive’s return. This effectively confirmed the existence of the hard drive.

A story with corroborators

Subsequent story in the Breitbart News on October 16th revealed further evidence, based on emails provided by Bevan Cooney, a one-time Hunter Biden and Devon Archer business associate. The emails showed that the Biden’s associate helped Chinese businessmen secured meetings with the White House, then occupied by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

One of the email recipients in the original New York Post story, Tony Bobulinski, ex business partner of Hunter Biden, has come forward and corroborated the story in a statement and later in a live press statement before the second presidential debate.

The hard drive has pictures and videos of child pornography

Since then, more stories came out, including the shocking revealing that besides the 29,000 emails, there are photos and videos in the hard drives that are disturbing. The content in the hard drive include child pornography involving underage girls and videos of Hunter Biden having sex (raped) underaged Chinese girls.

So far there are a number of people have publicly said they have seen these photos and videos:

Chanel Rion, OAN reporter (source)

Rudy Giuliani (source)

Steve Bannon (source)

Former New York Police Department Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik (source)

Chinese whistle-blower, DingGang Wang, said there are multiple videos on Hunter Biden’s laptop showing him raping and torturing underage Chinese girls (source).

The Bidens have not denied those emails

Neither Joe Biden nor any member of his family have publicly denied the emails exposed so far, or threaten legal action against anyone. When asked about those reports, Joe Biden has only attempted to deflect the topic. Hunter Biden has not appeared in public since the story broke.

The absence of denial is very telling and by itself confirmed the authenticity of those email.

Why should Australians fund a biased news outlet like the ABC?

Our own Australian media outlet, Sky News interviewed Steve Bannon on the Biden’s scandal. Why hasn’t the ABC News report on what Steve Bannon told our fellow Australian journalist? Does the ABC News only select stories that fit their desired narratives, and ignore the others?

In the 2019-2020 budget, the ABC received AU$878.6 million from Australian’s taxpayers. It has been principally funded by the Australian taxpayers since its founding in 1929. Why should the Australian taxpayers continue to fund this evidently biased, so called ‘national broadcaster’?

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b12155  No.11250448

Thank you for single handedly keeping these threads alive and current.

Godspeed and much love for the

Green and Gold

💚💛

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000000  No.11251210

Lockdown in your country doesn't make sense? Here is what happened to your country, and your leader accepted the bribe

Belarusian President Claims IMF & World Bank Offered him a Bribe to Impose COVID Restrictions

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/belarusian-president-claims-imf-world-bank-offered-him-a-bribe-to-impose-covid-restrictions/

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said last month via Belarusian Telegraph Agency, BelTA., that World Bank and IMF offered him a bribe of $940 million USD in the form of “Covid Relief Aid.” In exchange for $940 million USD, the World Bank and IMF demanded that the President of Belarus:

• imposed “extreme lockdown on his people”

• force them to wear face masks

• impose very strict curfews

• impose a police state

• crash the economy

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko REFUSED the offer and stated that he could not accept such an offer and would put his people above the needs of the IMF and World Bank. This is NOT a conspiracy. You may research this yourself. He actually said this!

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13b750  No.11261745

File: c6682388ee244a7⋯.jpg (221.26 KB, 1225x735, 5:3, Pope_Francis_speaks_with_C….jpg)

The Pope and Pell: 'One of the most fascinating relationships in Rome'

Andrew West - 25 Oct 2020

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Suddenly, it seems, George Pell is everywhere. Freed from a Melbourne jail in April after the high court unanimously quashed his conviction for child sexual abuse, the cardinal joined the rest of the country in house-bound isolation as the first wave of Covid-19 hit.

But by July the man who was once No 3 in the Vatican hierarchy was dining with the former prime minister Tony Abbott in a Sydney club. And in late September, he returned to Rome, three years after taking leave from his job as the head of Vatican finances to answer the charges in Melbourne.

On 12 October, Pell had a reportedly friendly, half-hour meeting with Pope Francis, and last weekend he celebrated mass on the 10th anniversary of the canonisation of Australia’s first saint, Mary McKillop. Abbott was in the front pew.

Close by was a former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, whose wife is ambassador to the Holy See. The presence of the Gingrich couple is significant because they represent Catholics in the US who have long considered Pell a champion of their orthodox style and theology.

Do not be surprised at more photographs from Rome of Pell presiding at mass, perhaps meeting old Vatican colleagues – basically doing what one might expect of a cardinal in semi-retirement.

But Pell has returned to a Rome gripped by an extraordinary conspiracy theory. A former Vatican official and Pell adversary, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, allegedly funnelled money – a reported $1.1m – to sources in Australia in an attempt to secure Pell’s conviction.

Becciu denies the allegation but Australian federal police are reviewing the information and have referred some matters to Victoria’s anti-corruption body. Victoria police said on Friday that without any evidence of “suspicious activity” it will not investigate further. Italian police have already arrested an associate of Becciu in connection with other unrelated money transfers.

The Pope sacked Becciu from his job running the department that makes saints, accusing him of “misappropriation” when he was previously a top official in the Vatican Secretariat of State.

It was in that job where Becciu first clashed with Pell, who was tasked with the widespread reform of the Holy See’s notoriously lax finances. He was reportedly about to audit the Secretariat of State when the abuse charges were laid.

So has Pell returned to Rome to finish the job and vanquish the man who allegedly conspired to have him falsely convicted?

(continued)

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13b750  No.11261762

File: fbca87842a00555⋯.jpg (37.56 KB, 620x348, 155:87, Pope_Francis_receives_a_cr….jpg)

>>11261745

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Soon after his release Pell said he would return to Rome. He has a flat to pack up. Neither he nor his Vatican colleagues expected a three-year absence.

But a lot of threads are being drawn together, even if they may not fit naturally. Pell returns, Becciu is sacked, and Becciu’s long-time associate from the Vatican foreign service, Adolfo Tito Yllana, is called back to Rome from his post as papal envoy in Australia.

It is not too much of a stretch to imagine that in their meeting, Pope Francis might have asked Pell if there was anything more he could tell him about Becciu’s time and spending at the Secretariat of State.

Pell’s job running the finance department was filled formally last year and a Spanish Jesuit, Juan Antonio Guerrero, now sits in his old office. But several of Pell’s old staff remain in place.

It is possible, say church sources, that Francis might appoint Pell to a short-term “benefice”, a job – perhaps as cardinal-priest at one of the churches directly under the control of the pope, who is also bishop of Rome – from where he might suggest certain lines of enquiry to Guerrero.

The relationship between the Pope and the cardinal is one of the most fascinating, perhaps paradoxical in Rome.

Francis’s decision to meet Pell and to release the photographs surprised few. The pope is understood to have believed in Pell’s innocence and the Vatican’s official line was that he had a right to exhaust all avenues of appeal in the Australian legal system.

As for the report of the royal commission into institution sexual abuse – which found Pell knew about complaints of sexual abuse by three priests in the 1970s and 1980s and did not act – the Vatican’s position is, to say the least, opaque.

The Vatican welcomed the royal commission recommendations, with reformers believing it helps their cause. But on the specific Pell findings, church sources say the Vatican believes they are part of a “scattergun” approach to Pell, of a piece with an overturned conviction. That is why it appears that the Pope did not hesitate to meet the cardinal.

But it is also worth remembering that Francis and Pell have very different visions of the Catholic church and that puts limits on their alliance. Pell supports the social justice teaching of the church – he was friendly with as many Labor politicians as Liberals – but also believes in the “dialogue with power”. He has a loyal following among American conservatives, through well-read websites such as LifeSite News and the Catholic Register.

Francis believes in “a poor church for the poor” and each of his encyclicals since 2013 have accentuated his concerns about global poverty and climate change.

Pell, as part of the Anglo-Celtic tradition, believes church law is church law, and it is not for the tinkering. In 2016, after four conservative cardinals lodged a so-called “dubia”, demanding Francis clarify what they believed to be his wobbly teaching on divorced people taking communion, Pell – a member of the pope’s cabinet – effectively endorsed his boss’s critics. Their questions, he said, were “significant” and “how can you disagree with a question”?

When Francis appointed Pell as head of finance he is said to have given him what one church source called “deep but specific authority” to use his reputed skills in financial management to clean up alleged corruption in the Vatican. It was a senior and prestigious job but it had nothing to do with doctrine, liturgy, the pastoral mission or the international relations of the worldwide Catholic church.

And it is to that very specific task that Pell might be returning, albeit without the official title or office.

Or the cardinal might simply be taking a sojourn in Rome, possibly until next June when he turns 80. He might just be packing up his extensive library, enjoying the cafes, restaurants, and companionship of friends who never doubted him, in a city where he felt both loved and feared.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/25/the-pope-and-pell-one-of-the-most-fascinating-relationships-in-rome

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13b750  No.11262138

File: 1cc14a63093bd1e⋯.jpg (88.92 KB, 691x691, 1:1, Jitarth_Jadeja_shown_holdi….jpg)

>>10766576

>>11110804

>>11110863

>>11245205

He’s a former QAnon believer. He doesn’t want to tell his story, but thinks it might help.

By Travis M. Andrews - Oct. 24, 2020

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Jitarth Jadeja was already deep into conspiracy theories when he first heard of Q.

One day in December 2017, he tuned into Infowars, the media outlet run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Two guests on the radio show were talking about the “calm before the storm,” a reference to an absurd theory that President Trump will soon wage a secret war against a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles and a slew of other evildoers. It’s one of the many tall tales believed by followers of the movement called QAnon, ranging from the false claim that the government created vaccines to track citizens to the ridiculous idea that Hillary Clinton and Katy Perry drink the blood of young children to gain eternal youth.

“It was pretty generic conspiracy theory stuff at the time, but because Alex had them on his show, it gave them an air of legitimacy with alternative media,” said the 32-year-old Sydney, Australia, resident in a phone call late last month. He was hooked. For the next 2½ years, he closely followed the movement, spending hours each day devouring as much Q-related content as he could find.

This isn’t a story Jadeja necessarily wants to tell. Not really. He’s moved on, recently founding a data analytics venture. He can look back at it with some humor. When asked if he had a partner, for example, he replied, he “didn’t have a significant other during QAnon, surprise surprise, and if I did I doubt I would’ve held on to them very long.”

Still, “it’s kind of embarrassing.” But, he reasons, if telling it prevents anyone else from falling down the same dark and twisted rabbit hole he did, then the potential humiliation is worth it.

QAnon can be traced back to 2017 posts on the online message board 4chan by someone named “Q,” who claimed to be a government insider with Q security clearance, the highest level in the U.S. Energy Department. The idea is simple: Q supposedly learns of classified information, then leaks it online.

Jadeja would anxiously await each new “Q drop” — they felt “energizing,” he said. “The world didn’t seem like a dark place. It seemed like a simple place. It felt like everyone else was living in a dream world, and I wasn’t. Even though it was the other way around.”

For many followers, the way into QAnon is the belief that pop stars and high-ranking members of the Democratic Party run a secret pedophile ring, a conspiracy theory that existed before Q’s first post but was later folded into the “movement.” That belief led to real-world fallout in 2016 when Edgar Welch burst into the D.C. pizzeria Comet Ping Pong with an assault-style rifle in hopes of rescuing children who were never there in the first place.

But, as Jadeja said, that theory is “like the skin on the body of QAnon. It’s a taut, tiny, small layer. But no one who believes in Q just believes in that."

“Every single conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard — including some you’ve never heard — are somehow part of the Q movement,” he added, citing the beliefs that the Earth is flat and that some celebrities are actual shape-shifting reptilian aliens from space. They fit into the “grand unified theory of” Q.

(continued)

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13b750  No.11262160

File: 15f6bf74afd2603⋯.jpg (91.37 KB, 691x461, 691:461, A_QAnon_sign_is_seen_on_a_….jpg)

>>11262138

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The whole thing, as these followers believe, will come to a head when martial law is declared in the United States and all of the pedophiles, baby eaters and lizard people are captured or killed. While that may sound ridiculous, that comfort with violence is exactly what scares Jadeja.

“Really, it’s like an existential battle between good and evil. That’s how it’s framed,” he said. “Everyone is very okay with the concept of martial law. And I was part of this. I was so far in it. If Hillary Clinton had been executed publicly, I would have cheered. That bothers me to this day.”

Reflecting on this disturbing desire, Jadeja sounds shocked and ashamed: “That’s so antithetical to what I usually believe in. I don’t even like the death penalty. But these thoughts don’t occur to you when you’re in the middle of this.”

They do occur to relatives watching the descent. His sister Joy Jadeja, a 31-year-old attorney in Sydney, said via email, “It’s somewhat difficult to articulate how scary it is to see your loved one go down this dangerous path.”

Though the two are so close they share a secret handshake, Jadeja didn’t mention Q to her — at first. “It crept up slowly and before I knew it, my brother was raving about Trump, Q and he kept telling me everything was fake news,” she said. “It only grew from there.”

She realized how far her brother had fallen into this “quicksand” one night when their family was making a two-hour drive back from a “lovely” day trip. The entire time, Jadeja “spoke about this Q theory and the lizard people that ruled the world.”

“I remember thinking how ludicrous it sounded,” she said. “I remember thinking this was not unlike a religious cult.”

At one point, he couldn’t talk about anything else, she added. “After a long week I would walk though the front door and the first thing he would say to me was ‘Oh, Joy, the world is coming to an end in 5 days,’ and I’d be like, ‘Well what on Earth do you want me to do? If I’m going to die I’m going to die!’ ”

Eventually, he realized the things Q would predict weren’t actually playing out.

“He’s just always wrong,” Jadeja said. There was no martial law. Comet Ping Pong doesn’t even have a basement.

(continued)

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13b750  No.11262190

File: 064e3de6c1c329e⋯.jpg (4.68 MB, 1003x7918, 1003:7918, screencapture_washingtonpo….jpg)

>>11262160

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At one point, a QAnon believer posted online requesting Q to get Trump to say “ ’tip top tippy-top shape,’ as kind of a shout out.” Four months later, when speaking at the 2018 White House Easter Egg Roll, Trump used a version of that phrase.

“For the longest time, I was like ‘Dude, that’s a very unique phrase,’ ” Jadeja said. But as he began questioning QAnon, he began looking more deeply — and stumbled upon a two-part YouTube compilation of Trump repeatedly using that wording. “It’s just something that Trump says from time to time. … That’s when my world kind of came crashing down.”

He felt crushed, to put mildly.

“If I didn’t have family that loved me I probably would have committed suicide,” he said. “It was really a terrible feeling to know that you are this stupid and this wrong.”

“He was constantly on edge waiting for Q to make some big move or waiting to hear about a planned move. The world was always due for a massive change,” Joy said. “Then, thank God, it all came to a massive halt. After this blip in his history, he is super chill. He’s calmed down and his feet are firmly back on Earth. It’s such a relief. I don’t have to worry about him so much anymore. ”

Now Jadeja, who found The Washington Post by responding to a callout on Reddit, is trying to find a silver lining in his experience — by offering advice on how to talk to those who might be in the clutches of QAnon.

“Accept what they’re saying. Take them seriously, as hard as that is,” he said. “Try to focus on their behavior. Forget the whole Q aspect. Just accept that’s what they believe for now. … Don’t even bring up Q. Say, ‘Fine, but how does that solve the issue that you’ve been sitting in front of your computer for the last two weeks and haven’t gotten up?' ”

Washington Post Request for Reader Submission

Have you been affected by QAnon or other conspiracy theories?

If your life has been affected by conspiracy theories in any way, we'd love to hear from you. For instance: Has a friend or family member talked about a conspiracy theory or shared a suspicious post on social media? Has their interest in QAnon changed your relationship with them? Do you follow Qanon? Did you once believe in a conspiracy theory and/or QAnon but don't anymore?

We respect your privacy, and won't publish your name or response without contacting you first to give you notice or ask for more details. Read our full submission guidelines here.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ask-the-post/discussion-and-submission-guidelines/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/24/qanon-believer-conspiracy-theory/

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13b750  No.11263015

File: 12440e0f23c5608⋯.mp4 (13.16 MB, 960x540, 16:9, Cuties_retains_its_MA_15_r….mp4)

File: d9be48dba4974c3⋯.jpg (205.16 KB, 698x692, 349:346, Netflix_Logan_Hall_1.jpg)

File: 4113393164c308a⋯.jpg (119.02 KB, 698x475, 698:475, DDRRT_1.jpg)

File: fd81caceeeee89e⋯.jpg (140.61 KB, 698x456, 349:228, TT_1.jpg)

Cuties retains its MA 15+ rating after Australian Christian Lobby call for review

The government has made a call on a confronting Netflix film that some think is a challenging work of art, while others allege it’s a “pedo film”.

Jack Gramenz - October 24, 2020

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A controversial Netflix film has been given the all-clear to retain its original rating by Australia’s classification review board.

The French film Cuties is a coming-of-age dramedy, based loosely on the experiences of writer and director Maïmouna Doucouré, who makes her directorial debut in the film that focuses on a young Senegalese girl who joins a French hip-hop dance troupe.

The film was originally rated MA 15+ for its “Strong Themes”.

The Australian Christian Lobby met with Communications Minister Paul Fletcher earlier this month, a meeting Qld ACL director Wendy Francis said was “very encouraging”.

“He didn’t come out and say that he would actually move to ban it, but he certainly listened,” Ms Francis told Sky earlier this month.

She said the Minister encouraged her to ask the classification board to review their decision.

On Friday, the Classification Review Board upheld the original rating because “the themes can be accommodated within context”.

The film has copped (largely out of context) backlash prior and post release due to its depictions of young girls in the film: Netflix was accused of oversexualising the young actors in promotional material and a hard to watch scene from the film posted out of context on social media led to the hashtag #CancelNetflix to trend.

Many of those critics proudly said they had not seen and would not see the film (or anything else on Netflix), including a Republican candidate for Michigan in the US 2020 election who called it “one of the most sick and demented things that I’ve been made aware of in my life”.

He mistakenly thought it was a documentary.

Defenders of the film argued it had been misrepresented, both in the Netflix promotional material which the director was reportedly not consulted about or involved in (but said she received death threats over), and in the clip that was posted to social media.

Some argued the clip was intended to be uncomfortable viewing and is a comment on the oversexualisation of young girls, while others pointed out that even if that’s the case, making the comment involves committing the same crime: Even if the movie is critical of the hypersexualisation it depicts, the actual production of the film would still involve large numbers of young girls acting out sexualised behaviour, including those who auditioned but did not get cast.

They also pointed out the film is intended for an adult audience and has an adult rating (in the US at least).

(continued)

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13b750  No.11263043

File: 63fef278ff939c1⋯.jpg (100.27 KB, 1024x768, 4:3, Ma_mouna_Doucour_reported_….jpg)

File: 15796244db43127⋯.jpg (138.59 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, The_botched_Netflix_poster….jpg)

File: 495ebd912067d80⋯.jpg (963.54 KB, 1007x1728, 1007:1728, screencapture_classificati….jpg)

>>11263015

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In Australia its MA15+ rating has been upheld after an appeal was unanimously voted down.

“A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film, Cuties, is classified MA 15+ (Mature Accompanied) with the consumer advice ‘strong themes’,” the Board said.

Another theme of Cuties focuses on the use of social media and its impacts on young people’s self-perception, and it appears the Review Board also considered that in its review.

“It is the view of the Classification Review Board that depiction of how young people can be influenced by the internet and social media today to their possible detriment is real.

“It is for the above reasons, that the Classification Review Board has decided Cuties warrants an MA15+ classification no higher than ‘strong’.”

Young people are not the only ones that can be influenced by the internet and social media to their possible detriment: Many followers of the QAnon conspiracy movement are not young people, but they have been prevalent among those vocal about the alleged evils posed by the film.

Facebook recently took action to stop QAnon followers hiding behind child protection as a cover to spread their baseless and constantly evolving theories.

The full reasons for the Classification Review Board’s decision will be posted online when it’s been finalised.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/cuties-retains-its-ma-15-rating-after-australian-christian-lobby-call-for-review/news-story/a342d51f56c2daba5de96f086eefbf1c

https://www.classification.gov.au/about-us/media-and-news/news/cuties-classified-ma-15

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13b750  No.11263593

File: 06d038a8c4f43ec⋯.jpg (62.81 KB, 1280x721, 1280:721, Melbourne_academic_Dr_Kyli….jpg)

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert moved from Qarchak prison in Iran to mystery location

The Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been moved out of the notorious Iranian desert prison Qarchak in Varamin to a mystery location.

Dr Moore-Gilbert was transferred along with her belongings to an unknown destination on Saturday, the Iranian association of Human Rights Activists has reported.

Her departure came 11 days after she was shifted, along with 15 other political prisoners, to Ward Eight in the Qarchak prison, formerly known as the Mothers’ Ward.

The prison has been dealing with outbreaks of coronavirus among the inmates and prison staff and officials closed the corridors, forcing some prisoners to sleep on the floor of overcrowded cells.

Activists reported that Dr Moore-Gilbert was in a cell with 10 other “general’’ prisoners in the Mothers’ Ward before she was moved.

The health condition of Dr Moore-Gilbert is unknown.

Dr Moore-Gilbert was arrested at Tehran airport two years ago as she was preparing to return to Melbourne after a study tour of Iran. She was sentenced to ten years jail for spying, following a secret trial in 2018.

In August this year she was transferred from Evin Prison in Tehran to Qarchak as a form of punishment.

At the time Roya Boroumand, executive director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran told The Australian it was important to speak out about Dr Moore-Gilbert because she was sent to Qarchak as a punishment “and if there is enough noise about her they will take her back to Evin, which is a lot cleaner prison’’.

Australia’s ambassador in Iran Lyndall Sachs has been seeking regular access to Dr Moore-Gilbert providing her with access to food, medical treatment and books.

Ana Diamond, a 26 year old British-Finnish-Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Guards in 2016 but who eventually had her sentenced commuted, said she hoped the move was good news for Dr Moore-Gilbert.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/kylie-mooregilbert-moved-from-qarchak-prison-in-iran-to-mystery-location/news-story/009247f1b036121c9ff5e1ddc1a71b5b

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13b750  No.11263988

File: 6511439de48f40b⋯.jpg (81.6 KB, 1021x681, 1021:681, Assistant_Minister_for_Cus….jpg)

Community groups recruited to help Australia's efforts to combat slavery

Community groups, peak bodies and academic researchers will be funded to help draw attention to modern slavery through global supply chains under a new federal government initiative.

Australia's world-leading attempts to tackle modern slavery around the globe will be guided with a $10.6 million national action plan which was funded in this year's budget.

The funding is also designed to help equip businesses to manage supply chain risks and assist international partners to address modern slavery and human trafficking.

Modern slavery encompasses the worst forms of child labour, forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, slavery-like practices, forced marriage and deceptive recruiting for labour or services.

The United Nations estimates that over 40 million people are trapped worldwide in modern slavery and another 16 million people are exploited.

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by forced labour, accounting for 99 per cent of victims in the commercial sex industry, and 58 per cent in other sectors.

Australian Institute of Criminology had estimated that between 2015 and 2017 there were up to 1900 victims of modern slavery at home.

About $US150 billion per year is generated in the global private economy from forced labour alone with estimated almost 25 million people in Asia-Pacific Region alone are enslaved in global supply chains.

Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs, Jason Wood, said $4.4 million over five years in grant funding would be available for organisations to deliver projects that will assist in preventing and eliminating modern slavery.

“Collaboration between government, industry and civil society is key to combating this crime," Mr Wood said.

“The business community, in particular, has a key role to play in ending modern slavery, which thrives in global supply chains.”

He said the investment, which builds on historic modern slavery legislation introduced in 2018 would further enhance the government’s efforts to address the worldwide crisis.

The legislation placed reporting obligations on companies with a turnover of $100 million to report on the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chain, as well as the steps it has taken to respond to the risks identified.

Mr Wood said the new five-year national plan would also support vulnerable individuals at risk of modern slavery as a result of the COVID-19.

The pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on supply chains, which union movements and humanitarian groups say has highlighted the importance of ensuring that the human rights of workers in supply chains are upheld.

The Australian Border Force will lead the design and implementation of the national plan, which has been developed through extensive community consultation, including a public consultation paper which received 47 written submissions and 27 community workshops with civil society, unions and academia.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/community-groups-recruited-to-help-australia-s-efforts-to-combat-slavery-20201024-p5686v.html

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000000  No.11270033

>>11269854

What do Aussies think about this?

File (hide): a56bb3ccaba970d⋯.png (266.35 KB, 599x919, 599:919, Screenshot_2020_10_25_Mike….png) (h) (u)

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("Bill Gates Flying around in a W.H.O. jet to obtain cooperation from every head of state for forced vaccinations and he/them will make 6.4 trillion dollars.")

Covid $6 Trillion Dollar Vaxx Man

Let's ask shameful FRAUDSTER @ScottMorrisonMP

WHY he took $10 million from #BillGates for forced Covid Vaxxs on Aussies?

WHY is our Covid Chief, Jane Halton tied to Gates and #WHO?

If Scott will not answer, then watch this damning video.

https://twitter.com/ZubSpike/status/1320160535590023168

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13b750  No.11272538

File: 06d353a209d7557⋯.jpg (64.81 KB, 604x493, 604:493, 14399_1.jpg)

Repost from Q Research General #14399

>>11271699 (pb)

A true story told by former #CCP diplomat @chen_yonglin, regarding how the CCP used a 16 y/o girl to comprise an Australian politician(They secretly videotaped everything). CCP also gave him money.

The #CCP has been doing this for years.

Full video: https://youtu.be/OUj7idAWQcE

https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1320392330449387520

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13b750  No.11272784

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>>11272538

How Has Biden’s Stance on China Changed while His Family Businesses Developed

Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng 曾錚真言

Published on 25 Oct 2020

#HunterBiden #JoeBiden #US-ChinaRelations

Recently, surrounding the content of a laptop computer belonging to Hunter Biden, son of US presidential candidate Joe Biden, a lot of fierce battles have been going on among “information”, “misinformation”, exposure of facts, and suppression, blocking and deleting of information. Some people say that the stakes in this US election are high, as the result will not only decide the fate of the US, but also the future of the world. But today I won’t talk about Hunter Biden’s controversial laptop. The facts I am going to present about “Biden’s China Evolution” are all based on previous public information or media reports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUj7idAWQcE

Details of compromised Australian politician, "the first ethnic Chinese member in the Upper House of the New South Wales Parliament" at 19:33.

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13b750  No.11282304

File: af82506fd74975e⋯.jpg (2.53 MB, 1013x4035, 1013:4035, screencapture_nytimes_2005….jpg)

>>11272538

>>11272784

Australia and U.S. Barring Him, Chinese Says

By Raymond Bonner - June 15, 2005

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SYDNEY, Australia, June 14 - The high-ranking Chinese diplomat who defected here two weeks ago only to be rebuffed by the Australian government says he also sought political asylum at the United States Embassy, and was turned away there as well.

The defector, Chen Yonglin, a 37-year-old career diplomat, said in his first interview with a foreign journalist that he had called the American Embassy in Canberra and followed up with a fax.

"My wife, my 6-year old daughter and I are now in a desperate status," Mr. Chen wrote on June 4 in imperfect English in his faxed appeal, which he showed to The New York Times. "I have no choice but seeking the only hope of political asylum of the United States." He gave his cellphone number.

Later that day, Mr. Chen said in the interview on Monday, he received a call from an American Embassy official, whose name he could not recall, who told him the United States could do nothing for him.

Why Mr. Chen was dismissed without even an interview is not clear. Generally, in the past, defectors from Communist countries, whether athletes, dancers or diplomats, have been protected and assisted with their asylum claims.

A spokeswoman for the American Embassy in Canberra would not comment on Mr. Chen's case. Nor would a State Department spokesman in Washington, Noel C. Clay, who said it was a longstanding policy not to comment on individual requests "in order to protect any possible applicants, their families, and the integrity and confidentiality of the process."

Since he walked out of the Chinese Consulate here on May 26, Mr. Chen has created a political storm in Australia, with both conservatives and liberals criticizing the government for turning away a diplomat who has suggested that he has valuable intelligence to offer and who has approached the West as a vocal critic of China's human rights record.

Some politicians and commentators say Australia had put economic interests - China is a major buyer of its natural resources - ahead of concerns about human rights. Others have been skeptical of Mr. Chen's claims, saying he is overstating them to avoid being sent home.

But Mr. Chen's credentials have not been challenged, and few doubt that he would be punished if he returned to China. He held the title of a political first secretary and says his principal duties were to spy on Falun Gong and pro-democracy activists.

(continued)

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13b750  No.11282333

File: f4f76a0d86245a4⋯.jpg (60.21 KB, 960x540, 16:9, Former_Chinese_diplomat_Ch….jpg)

>>11282304

2/2

Since his case has come to light here, Mr. Chen and his wife, Jin Ping, and their daughter, Fang Rong, have lived in virtual hiding and are now applying to remain in Australia under a "protective visa."

Ms. Jin, also present during the interview, said she had supported her husband's decision to defect, which the couple described as a result of years of growing disillusionment with the Chinese authorities.

Each had been a student activist in the late 1980's, he at a university in Beijing, she while studying law in Shanghai. They were not married at the time. After the Tiananmen Square demonstrations were put down in 1989, they were sent separately for "re-education," they said.

Ms. Jin said she was assigned to work in a family planning program in a rural area. One woman she tended to was eight months pregnant with her second child when forced into a hospital for an abortion, she said. The woman escaped, was caught, and an operation performed. The baby boy, born alive, was then killed by the doctors, she said.

The couple were accompanied during the interview by Jennifer Zeng, who acted as an interpreter when the couple needed help with their English. Ms. Zeng is a Falun Gong practitioner and the author of "Witnessing History: One Woman's Fight for Freedom and Falun Gong."

Mr. Chen said he was not a member of Falun Gong, but he is clearly sympathetic to the group. In his letter to Australian authorities seeking asylum, Mr. Chen wrote, "Falun Gong may be a cult, but its practitioners are a social vulnerable group and innocent people."

Mr. Chen said his father was accused of antirevolutionary activity during the Cultural Revolution, taken away and beaten for two weeks before he died. As a boy, Mr. Chen said he raised the family's pigs, goats and chickens to help his mother, a primary school teacher, provide for the family.

He decided to join the Foreign Service, he said, for the simple reason that it would be steady employment. He started with a menial job in the Foreign Ministry. When there was an opening for a post in Fiji, he took it. "I was quite eager to leave that environment inside China," he said. "There was no freedom."

By the time he was posted to Sydney in 2001, he said he had lost hope that China's government might change. His job here was to monitor the activities of dissidents, and almost from the beginning, it weighed on his conscience. "It's dirty work," he said. He was scheduled to leave in August.

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/15/world/asia/australia-and-us-barring-him-chinese-says.html

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13b750  No.11282691

File: 1bbff8cb64edff0⋯.jpg (95.14 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Daniel_Crennan_and_James_S….jpg)

Resignations in the news

ASIC deputy chairman Daniel Crennan quits following expenses scandal

The corporate watchdog's deputy chairman Daniel Crennan has resigned after it emerged he claimed nearly $70,000 from taxpayers to cover rent.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has ordered a review of the housing expenses and a tax bill of almost $120,000 for Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman James Shipton after the audit office raised concerns about the payments. Mr Shipton stood aside from his position on Friday.

Mr Crennan said in a statement on Monday that the review was likely to take some time and, in the best interests of ASIC, he would resign immediately. He had intended to retire in the middle of 2021.

Mr Frydenberg accepted the resignation.

"The government thanks Mr Crennan for his service and the important work he has undertaken during his time as deputy chair," the Treasurer said.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Senate estimates Mr Crennan had not been asked to resign.

Mr Crennan said he had agreed to a request from Mr Shipton in October 2018 that he move from Melbourne to Sydney "because of the higher number of commissioners in Melbourne".

"ASIC agreed to pay me a relocation package which included a rental allowance. I was told the payment of this allowance was consistent with ASIC policy," he said.

"In September 2020 and early October 2020, I was told of external advice about, and the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) present position concerning, the rental allowance being paid to me. I requested that ASIC cease paying me the rental allowance.

"I also offered and agreed to repay the rental allowance ASIC had paid to me."

Mr Shipton has also agreed to repay the $118,557 he claimed for his taxation expenses.

The audit office first flagged with Mr Frydenberg on September 15 it had concerns about payments to "key management personnel".

On October 16, Mr Shipton told the Treasurer those payments related to his taxation bill and Mr Crennan's relocation package and included ASIC's draft response to the Auditor-General, which covered some details of the expenses.

He proposed ASIC would initiate an investigation of the matter.

Treasury officials told estimates they had a series of discussions with Mr Shipton, other ASIC commissioners and Mr Frydenberg's chief of staff between October 16 and 23, when the Treasurer made the matter public, about ASIC's response to the audit report and its recommendations.

Deputy secretary Meghan Quinn said her advice to Mr Frydenberg was that an independent review outside ASIC was advisable in the situation.

He subsequently appointed former inspector general of intelligence and security Vivienne Thom to lead the review.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/asic-deputy-chair-quits-in-wake-of-expenses-scandal-20201026-p568k7.html

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13b750  No.11283542

File: 1bf76ecb876f004⋯.jpg (83.83 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, The_Australian_Strategic_P….jpg)

ASIS director-general Paul Symon talks about ‘reasonable force’, initial risks of agency

Australia’s top spy has revealed he used an overseas kidnapping scenario to convince federal MPs to allow his officers to use “reasonable force” while on operation, in the first video interview with an Australian Secret Intelligence Service director-general in the agency’s 68-year history.

Paul Symon, who was appointed ASIS director-general in December 2017 after a 35-year career in the military and smaller stint at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, also acknowledged there were concerns that the risks of having a foreign espionage service “outweighed the benefits” when it was first established in the 1950s.

“Any gems of intelligence that we provided for the Australian government were going to be very few and far between,” he told the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in the first of four on-camera interviews.

Mr Symon, whose career in the army culminated in the rank of major general, said ASIS officers could use self-defence techniques such as deploying pepper spray but not violence.

The ability of ASIS officers to use weapons was abolished in the mid-1980s following a royal commission and the Sheraton Hotel incident, in which a botched training exercise saw considerable force used and military-style weapons waved around, shocking hotel staff and guests who had not been informed of the pretend operation.

The limited use of weapons and self-defence was reintroduced in the early 2000s and “reasonable and necessary force” was added in late 2018.

“We’re talking about the low end of the spectrum of using self-defence techniques where lethal force is inappropriate, but there might be scenarios where using proportionate low-level techniques to achieve an outcome is appropriate,” Mr Symon said.

The Director-General mapped out various scenarios to federal MPs to encourage them to pass the “reasonable and necessary” force amendment, including where an Australian had been kidnapped in Africa and the person’s employer or family and friends were willing to pay a ransom.

“You’re trying to release an Australian national who’s being held hostage, but the circumstances of effecting that transfer – it might be in the middle of the night, there might be disorientation, there might be a whole range of reasons why the individual who doesn’t really know what’s going on, needs to be moved physically from one location into the back of a vehicle or whatever,” Mr Symon said.

“Of course, it’s in their interest, but they might also resist because of the disorientation and the shock and the like.

“I was concerned that our officers might be at some legal peril if we weren’t able to use proportionate, low-end force. Clearly not violent or grievous bodily harm, nothing like that, but in that low-end of the spectrum there are quite a number of scenarios that I was able to paint for both sides of politics and they said ‘we understand’ and that was the reason that those changes were made.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/asis-directorgeneral-paul-symon-talks-about-reasonable-force-initial-risks-of-agency/news-story/1d2fa6b3d9b61e68e0745f3bdbb9a037

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13b750  No.11283575

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>>11283542

The ASIS Interviews - No 1. The formation of ASIS.

ASPICanberra

Published on 25 Oct 2020

A series of interviews with the Director-General of Australia Secret Intelligence Service, Paul Symon.

For the first time in the 68 year history of Australia’s overseas spy service, the top spy has gone before the camera for a series of video interviews, conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Symon, a former Major General, talks about the purposes and principles of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and spying in the 21st century.

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

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service speaks

Australia’s overseas spies shelter in the most silent spaces of the spook universe.

The 68-year-old ethos of the spies of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service is never to speak publicly, just as they aim never to be seen or known.

The chief spy, the director-general of ASIS, has only ever given one public speech—back in 2012. Now, today’s top spy, Paul Symon, scores another first, with a series of video interviews with ASPI.

As the only member of ASIS whose name can be publicly revealed, Symon isn’t so much coming from the shadows as turning up the lights. In the ASPI interviews, he talks about the purposes and principles of ASIS, and spying in the 21st century.

The first interview traces how ASIS was formed and grew to become a spy service with distinct Australian characteristics.

…..

Symon had a 35-year career in the Australian Army, culminating in his achieving the rank of major general and serving as deputy chief of the army and as director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation. In 2015, he left the military to join the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was appointed director-general of ASIS in December 2017.

Spies and the military share ‘an operational disposition’, he says, and an understanding of risk as ‘the heart and soul of what they’re trained to do’. From there, the public culture and purpose of the military and the secret culture of spies go different ways.

As Symon concludes in the first of the ASPI interviews, ASIS is in the people business, operating in the intelligence market for ‘the cultivation, the recruitment and the validation of agents who are betraying the secrets of their nation’.

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-australian-secret-intelligence-service-speaks/

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13b750  No.11283994

File: 6471ff162c52608⋯.jpg (1.06 MB, 1241x1754, 1241:1754, 0001.jpg)

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Australian miners urged to beware of modern slavery risks

The Minerals Council of Australia and human rights advisory firm Pillar Two joined forces to create and release a guide whose goal is to assist mining companies in identifying and managing modern slavery risks associated with the covid-19 pandemic.

The guide states that since modern slavery occurs primarily in the private sector and that it is more prevalent in countries and regions with high inequality, difficulties meeting basic needs and where governance and legal protections for workers are weak. This is why the Council deemed it important to come up with some industry-specific suggestions to prevent companies from knowingly or unknowingly contributing to the practice.

“Modern slavery involves offenders using deception, threats and coercion to undermine the freedom of individuals. Human trafficking, debt bondage, servitude and the worst forms of child labour are types of modern slavery,” the document reads. “Approximately 40 million people are living in modern slavery globally, including approximately 25 million people in the Asia Pacific region.”

According to the guide, the covid-19 pandemic has increased the risks of falling into modern slavery for certain groups and individuals, particularly in remote areas such as those where mining companies operate.

“The pandemic has led to significant job losses around the world. The International Labour Organization estimates that approximately 1.6 billion workers may lose their livelihoods. It is also estimated that millions of people are likely to be pushed into poverty increasing vulnerability to modern slavery. The Asia Pacific region is particularly affected. In addition, with many schools suspended and family members that may have lost jobs, more children may be vulnerable to exploitation.”

The analyses ran by the MCA and Pillar Two also found that people already living in modern slavery, many of whom are migrant workers, may be dealing with increased risks due to reduced assistance from support networks, lack of access to basic sanitation and healthcare services, and potential difficulties returning to their home countries.

To avoid mining companies from contributing to modern slavery, the guide presents a series of recommendations such as developing a business case for action, which could include enhanced risk management and stronger stakeholder relationships. This means getting involved with host communities, workers, investors and other business partners across the value chain, governments and civil society in light of changing expectations during the pandemic.

The report also encourages miners to understand modern slavery and its risks by getting familiar with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and relevant legislation such as the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 Guidance for Reporting Entities.

Once this is done, it is suggested to start identifying high-risk countries and categories in relation to its operations and supply chains. This involves identifying how risks or risk profiles have changed as a result of the pandemic, including if particular countries or categories of goods or services are now considered a higher risk, as well as mapping existing company policies and practices relevant to managing modern slavery risks and whether these need updating in light of covid-19.

From identification, companies should move into priority actions and address first the most severe risks to people. To do so, the guide proposes to plan actions under the umbrella of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act.

https://www.mining.com/australian-miners-urged-to-beware-of-modern-slavery-risks/

Respecting human rights: Guidance to assist mining companies to identify and manage modern slavery risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

Minerals Council of Australia and Pilar Two - 22 October 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected people, communities and businesses across all countries and sectors. This includes increasing human rights related risks, including worsening vulnerabilities and other factors that may facilitate modern slavery.

This publication aims to support Australian mining companies in the management of modern slavery risks and reporting in the context of the pandemic. It covers considerations regarding modern slavery risks in operations and supply chains in Australia and overseas. While focused on modern slavery risks, guidance in this publication may be relevant to other human rights risks. This publication aims to complement broader guidance for businesses on respecting all internationally recognised human rights in a changing context.

https://minerals.org.au/sites/default/files/Respecting%20human%20rights_Modern_Slavery_Oct%202020.pdf.pdf

https://minerals.org.au/news/respecting-human-rights

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13b750  No.11284162

File: 76d22331600db3e⋯.webm (12.63 MB, 640x360, 16:9, Coronavirus_Victoria_What….webm)

Every restriction that is ending in Melbourne

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has finally resolved to open Melbourne up after months of harsh lockdown. This is what you can do now.

Victoria will finally reopen after the state recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first time in almost five months on Monday.

From 11.59pm on Tuesday, restrictions will be eased in Melbourne and regional Victoria. These are the new rules:

• All retail will open, along with restaurants, hotels, cafes and bars: There will be a maximum of 20 people seated indoors with 10 people per space. Outdoor a maximum of 50 people can dine with one person per two square metres

• Beauty, personal services and tattooing services will also open up, provided masks are worn

• Outdoor gatherings remain at a maximum of 10 people, infants under 12 months are not included in the calculation of 10, and gatherings will no longer be limited to just two households

• Attendance at weddings will increase to a maximum of 10 people, while 20 mourners will be permitted at funerals

• All four essential reasons to leave home will be scrapped.

A second-phase of opening up will follow at 11.59pm on Sunday, November 8, when these rules will come into force in Melbourne and regional Victoria:

• Melbourne’s 25km radius rule will be removed

• Gyms and fitness studios in Melbourne will open with a maximum of 20 people inside. There must be one person per eight square metres

• Restaurants, hotels, cafes and bars will move to an indoor maximum of 40 with 10 people per space, and an outdoor maximum of 70 people with one person every two square metres

• For faith gatherings, there will be an outdoor maximum of 50 people plus one faith leader, indoors there will be a maximum of 20 people, plus one faith leader

• Funerals will move indoors, with a maximum 20 mourners, and outdoors with a maximum of 50.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the changes were “big” and acknowledged Victorians for their sacrifices over the past few months of arduous lockdown.

“This day belongs to every single Victorian, every single Victorian who has followed the rules, stayed the course, worked with me and my team, to bring this second wave to an end,” he told reporters on Monday.

“But it is not over. This virus is not going away. It is going to continue to be a feature of our lives, it is going to be a feature of our lives every day until a vaccine turns up.

“I could not be prouder than I am today. To lead a state that has shown the courage, the compassion, and the character to get this job done.”

Mr Andrews held back on making announcements about visitors between households, saying the transmission of the virus indoors was too big a risk.

“You will be able to visit people, that won‘t be until tomorrow night, and we won’t announce the details of that until tomorrow,” he said.

“The most dangerous place this virus takes is in people ’s homes and it’s a function of us all letting our guard down, and hugging, and being close to the people we have fundamentally missed.

“That will be something you will hear us talk about a lot over weeks and months to come because if it (the virus) were to take off again, that is where it will happen.”

Travel to regional Victoria is still not allowed.

It comes after Victoria recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first time in 139 days on Monday.

Melbourne’s 14-day rolling average fell from 4.6 to 3.6 overnight, while there were seven cases from an unknown source.

Regional Victoria’s 14-day rolling average is just 0.2.

Mr Andrews was set to ease restrictions on Sunday, but a virus cluster across Melbourne’s northern suburbs forced the government to delay over fears infections would blow out of control.

There have been no new additional cases linked to the northern metropolitan outbreak after more than 1135 tests results were returned on Sunday night and hundreds more on Monday morning.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/victoria-to-reopen-under-twophase-plan-premier-daniel-andrews-announces/news-story/438b91b9e4113f73b24f77e5046e4e3c

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13b750  No.11284366

File: 7e4ab132d7bcd43⋯.mp4 (1.85 MB, 320x400, 4:5, Great_to_see_Victoria_open….mp4)

>>11284162

Prime Minister Scott Morrison Facebook Post

Great to see Victoria opening up. Well done and thank you to all Victorians for your patience and perseverance. Looking forward to further steps being taken in the weeks ahead.

https://upload.facebook.com/scottmorrison4cook/posts/3683550428356000

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85b5c6  No.11284386

File: ad30b77aa3cd2d5⋯.png (1.3 MB, 1034x1078, 47:49, Donut_AB.PNG)

File: a430eacaf10b9f8⋯.png (1.73 MB, 754x1140, 377:570, Donut_DA.PNG)

>>11284162

Now we get donut coms - presumably due to 0 cases and 0 deaths overnight.

There is another meaning to donuts

Andrews also spoke of a 'dark opening' - does this link to Biden's 'dark winter' comment at the last debate?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dark_Winter

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13b750  No.11284519

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Repost from Q Research General #14406

>>11277712 (pb)

Trump To 'Immediately Fire' FBI, CIA Directors If Reelected

President Trump will 'immediately' move to fire FBI Director Christopher Christopher Wray and CIA Director Gina Haspel, along with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, according to Axios - which spoke to "people who've discussed these officials' fates with the president."

And while the list of pink slips is allegedly much longer, Trump's top priority is getting rid of Wray - whose FBI sat on alleged evidence of Biden corruption in Ukraine contained on Hunter Biden's laptop (along with alleged child porn), while Trump was impeached for asking the Ukrainians to investigate exactly that.

According to Axios: Wray and Haspel are despised and distrusted almost universally in Trump's inner circle. He would have fired both already, one official said, if not for the political headaches of acting before Nov. 3.

Recall that Haspel served as station chief for the CIA's London branch, and was - in Senator Rand Paul's words, "a close acolyte of John Brennan" (who, as CIA chief, couldn't legally spy on Americans on domestic soil). And what took place in London? For starters, the FBI's spy operation on Trump campaign aides conducted by US intelligence operative Stephan Halper. Most notably, the UK-based Cambridge professor (and longtime US intelligence asset whose father-in-law was former director of the CIA, and who allegedly spied on the Carter administration), lured Trump aide George Papadopoulos into an espionage operation aimed at the Trump campaign - predicated on 'Russian dirt' rumors allegedly fed to him by a Clinton ally, Joseph Mifsud.

London was also the venue for a summer, 2016 meeting between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and Australian Diplomat Alexander Downer - another Clinton ally who claimed that Papadopoulos drunkenly admitted to knowledge that the Russians had Hillary Clinton's emails.

More recently, Haspel was accused of personally blocking the release of documents exposing the Russiagate hoax. "This isn't just a scandal about Democrat projection, this is a scandal about what was a coup planned against the incoming administration at the highest levels and I can report here tonight that these declassifications that have come out," The Federalist's Sean Davis told FOX News host Tucker Carlson last month. "Those weren't easy to get out and there are far more waiting to get out."

Downer and Halper, meanwhile, are linked through UK-based Haklyut & Co. an opposition research and intelligence firm - founded by three former British intelligence operatives in 1995 to provide the kind of otherwise inaccessible research for select governments and Fortune 500 corporations.

Downer - a good friend of the Clintons, had been on Haklyut's advisory board for a decade, while Halper is connected to the research firm through Director of U.S. operations Jonathan Clarke, with whom he has co-authored two books (h/t themarketswork.com). Also interesting via Lifezette - "Downer is not the only Clinton fan in Hakluyt. Federal contribution records show several of the firm’s U.S. representatives made large contributions to two of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign organizations."

Back the the point - much of the Obama DOJ's operation against the Trump administration occurred on UK soil when Haspel, a Brennan acolyte, was CIA station chief.

Accrording to Axios, "The view of Haspel in the West Wing is that she still sees her job as manipulating people and outcomes, the way she must have when she was working assets in the field."

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-immediately-fire-fbi-cia-directors-if-reelected

https://www.axios.com/trump-firing-wray-haspel-esper-088cbd70-3524-4625-91f1-dbc985767c71.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNpyziX2BD4

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13b750  No.11300995

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Bill Gates: This is when we’ll have a Covid-19 vaccine

Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has kept his finger on the pulse when it comes to coronavirus, and now he’s revealed when we can expect to see a vaccine.

Gates, whose philanthropic organisation, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has spent billions funding several drug manufacturers in order to save time on producing a vaccine, said we could see a vaccine sooner than we think.

“Early next year,” Gates told Yahoo Finance US editor-in-chief Andy Serwer at the All Markets Summit.

“With any luck, we’ll have two or three of the six that are in phase three trials right now. The Pfizer has a good chance of being among the first of those - they’re a very experienced vaccine company and designed their study very well.”

Gates also expected AstraZeneca, the UK drug company which would likely supply Australia with Covid-19 vaccinations should they pass trials, as well as Johnson and Johnson, Novavax, Moderna and Sanofi to come through with vaccines early next year.

It was recently revealed that an AstraZeneca volunteer of the clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine died, but Gates said this was “not surprising” in the normal course of trials.

“Even if of the first six, two or three get approved, their effectiveness in terms of stopping you from being sick and stopping you from transmitting may not be perfect.”

‘We won’t be back to normal’

While it’s likely that there will be enough of the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure that this time next year we’re in a better place than we are today, Gates said we still won’t be back to normal.

“We’ve got to get 70 per cent-plus of the population vaccinated by then to really drive the numbers down, and as long as this disease exists anywhere in the world, the chance of reinfection will always be there,” he said.

But this could prove difficult, with Gates saying many people have begun to spin harmful conspiracy theories about potential vaccines.

“The wave of wild stories about the vaccine, that it’s a conspiracy based in evil intent, often referring to either myself or Dr [Anthony] Fauci - that is a wild new element I wouldn’t have expected,” he said.

“So you do have to ask, ‘is that going to mean things like mask wearing or willingness to take the vaccine are affected?’ I'm still hopeful that there’s 30 per cent of the population who understands this is to benefit other people, and so they'll go first.”

The co-founder said it would also be vital to connect with poorer countries to ensure vaccines are distributed there, too.

The US’ infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, told the All Markets Summit that the US was still experiencing its first wave - albeit a long one.

“I look at it more as an elongated — and an exacerbation of — the original first wave,” he said.

“We started to see a peak that brought us up to around 70,000 per day…Now as we're getting into the cold weather, we came back up again to the worst that we've ever had, which was over 80,000 per day.”

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-when-covid-19-vaccine-202309240.html

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13b750  No.11301316

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Josh Frydenberg delivers ‘angry and emotional’ speech to Parliament

Sky News Australia

Published on 27 Oct 2020

Josh Frydenberg’s address to parliament on the hardships experienced by Victorians throughout the pandemic was his “most authentic and passionate” contribution as a parliamentarian, according to Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert.

Mr Frydenberg praised Victorians for their work in achieving zero coronavirus cases for consecutive days whilst slamming the Daniel Andrews government’s hotel quarantine failures.

The treasurer was responding to a motion moved by the leader of the opposition during Question Time which praised the resilience of Victorians.

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell said Anthony Albanese’s unprecedented move to suspend standing orders at the beginning of Question Time to move the motion was an “own goal”.

“They were clearly looking to back Daniel Andrews’ approach in Victoria, and yet the strongest most passionate speech was Josh Frydenberg, who got up there as treasurer and essentially said this should never have happened in the first place,” Mr Clennell said.

On Tuesday Victoria recorded zero cases and zero deaths, marking two consecutive days with those figures.

“Victorian people have seen their dedication and their commitment to adhering to the rules, to see the number of daily cases reduced to zero, yesterday and today and it is their victory and no-one else’s victory,” Mr Frydenberg said.

“My children are like the children of everyone else from Victoria in this place. Six months lost from schooling”.

“It was delivered with anger and emotion,” Mr Clennell said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmN-qSID7Qo

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13b750  No.11301336

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>>11301316

JOSH FRYDENBERG 27TH OCTOBER 2020

Jill Jacks

Published on 27 Oct 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWk6NLFoEIM

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13b750  No.11301383

File: 71801604696e44a⋯.jpg (117.7 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Anthony_Scaramucci_talks_t….jpg)

My wife hates Trump as much as Melania: Anthony Scaramucci unloads on Trump

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London: Anthony Scaramucci has revealed his marriage nearly broke down when he went to work for Donald Trump, because his wife loathes the US President.

"My wife probably hates him [Trump] almost as much as Melania hates him," the man who served as White House Director of Communications for 10 days claimed.

"She begged me not to go work for him. It caused us marital problems … we healed our marriage, thank God, and rightly or wrongly because I'm a lifelong Republican I tried to stay loyal to him but it became impossible."

He now spends his time trying to make Republicans see the light in time to undo the election result of 2016.

"So now I've spent the last year really trying to create an off-ramp for my fellow Republicans and perhaps even independents that made the wrong decision in 2016. 'It's okay, maybe you got something wrong but make it right for America and the world this time'," he said.

"The Mooch," as he is known, told Campbell that he expected Joe Biden to win resoundingly.

"I think the President knows that too," he said and claimed Trump was angling for a pardon from a president Joe Biden in return for a peaceful transfer of power.

"President Trump is the Freddy Krueger of American politicians," he said referring to the fictional serial killer in A Nightmare on Elm Street. "I am not celebrating until the credits are off the screen and the lights are back on in the theatre because God only knows what he's got planned over the next 150 or so hours."

Scaramucci made the revelations in a frank conversation held online with Tony Blair's former press secretary Alastair Campbell for the London-based consultancy Portland.

(continued)

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13b750  No.11301402

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>>11301383

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'Biden will rejoin TPP'

Asked by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age what a Biden Administration would mean for the United States' allies in dealing with China, Scaramucci predicted Democrats would join the Trans-Pacific Partnership "to build an economic rim to help contain China".

The trading agreement, proposed by the Obama administration now includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The partnership was salvaged by then-prime ministers Malcolm Turnbull and Japan's Shinzo Abe and all countries have repeatedly said the US would be welcome to rejoin.

It is expected that Britain could also join when it is free to do so once it leaves the European Union currently scheduled for the end of 2020. Scaramucci said while he doubted it would be possible to put the Brexit genie back in the bottle, it would be in line with Biden's wishes, compared to Trump who he described an "orange wrecking ball" who wanted more commotion and potentially independence referendums in Scotland and Wales.

Both Trump and Hillary Clinton pledged to quit the TPP if elected but Scaramucci said the 2016 position of the Democrats was one of expediency and would be different this time around.

"They'll probably go back to that idea which I think is in the long-term interests of Australia, Great Britain and the United States to work with those eleven other nations, to build an economic rim to help contain China."

Scaramucci was fired in 2017 for criticising Trump administration members in an interview he thought was off the record.

One of those he criticised was Trump's then adviser Steve Bannon whom Scaramucci accused of "sucking his own c–k": "A thousand per cent I said that," he said, but added that he did not think that the journalist, a long-time friend of his family's would breach his confidences.

But he said he was grateful to the journalist "because he got me out of that nuthouse and helped me repair my marriage."

"Mr Trump if he wins again he will send us into an American winter, he will be denigrating democratic leaders and he will be praising autocrats — for that reason alone I am very proud to stand against him, I am very proud to work and advocate for something better for the world and better for the United States.

He said while most Americans valued the United States relationships with the English-speaking world, specifically Canada, Australia and Britain, Trump personally only cared about one thing.

"He searches a news search T-R-U-M-P, he's not searching U-S-A, he's not searching U-K and he's definitely not searching Y-O-U, he said spelling out the words.

"He couldn't give two shits about Y-O-U."

Last week, Matt Pottinger, Trump's deputy national security adviser told a London think tank the President had led a global "whole of society" consensus against China.

He said Trump had focussed on striking bilateral trading agreements since quitting the TPP which allowed the United States to better take on those cheating trade deals.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/my-wife-hates-trump-as-much-as-melania-anthony-scaramucci-unloads-on-trump-20201027-p568uq.html

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13b750  No.11301541

File: c32d50a59a6f0b4⋯.jpg (114.48 KB, 800x533, 800:533, John_Bolton_on_Trump_He_do….jpg)

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OPINION - Trump goes with his gut, even if the world beyond the US goes belly-up

Peter Hartcher - October 27, 2020

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When Donald Trump hired John Bolton in 2018, he said that some people thought his new national security adviser was a "bad cop". He was invoking the idea that they could deploy the good cop-bad cop routine in managing other countries.

Then Trump delivered the punchline: "The trouble is, we've got two bad cops."

Bolton didn't reject the description. His hardline policy views are even more notorious than his exuberant moustache. But by the time he left the White House a year and a half later, he had a firm view of the essential difference between the "two bad cops".

"I had a world view," Bolton tells me. "And he didn't. He doesn't think in philosophical terms, or in terms of grand strategy, or in terms of policy as we conventionally understand it. That makes him different from all other presidents," says Bolton, who has worked for five now, all Republicans.

"He operates on an ad hoc, gut level, not based on much information, and he changes his position day to day. Domestic political considerations far outweigh the pros and cons of the issues. The best way to understand Donald Trump is that he's an aberration, an anomaly. It almost doesn't matter who replaces him. It'll basically return the US to a variation of the foreign policy people have seen since 1945."

But in the event that he's not replaced at next week's election, what should we expect from a second term of Trump? "He could be even more erratic than he was in his first term," says Bolton, because he would not be constrained by the need to consider re-election. US presidents are limited to two terms under the constitution.

America's allies should be uneasy at the thought. "He genuinely finds it hard to understand why we have allies," Bolton says. "And China was the only thing that mattered."

The former US national security adviser and under-secretary of state for arms control and international security says Australia should "count your blessings" that the country wasn't molested by Trump. Many US allies, including Germany, France, Canada and Mexico, were.

"He was within an ace of withdrawing from NATO in 2018," ending the 71-year-old alliance that protects Europe from Russian attack. "I honest to God didn't know what he was going to do.

"The reason Australia didn't get so much more attention is that all Trump cared about across the Pacific was China, China, China. He thought China was benign, except for the trade deficit."

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13b750  No.11301557

File: 3341368b76850e2⋯.jpg (81.02 KB, 800x533, 800:533, Donald_Trump_pictured_here….jpg)

>>11301541

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But hold on. History will show that Trump was the president who ended the long phase of US accommodation of the People's Republic and began a new era of confrontation.

John Bolton gives the US President scant credit. "The existential issue for the US and West, generally, is China. This is classic Trump. For the first three years, he thought Xi Jinping was his friend. He was looking to do the biggest trade deal in the history of the world. And everybody would get rich and everybody would be happy and everybody would love him."

But Xi was not prepared to meet the US demands on critical sticking points such as structural state support for industry. There was a half-deal in a state of stasis.

"Then along comes COVID," says Bolton. "At the beginning, Trump didn't want to pay attention to it because that would mean he had put faith in Xi, and Xi was covering up as much as he could.

"Trump didn't want to hear anything that might interfere with his trade deal or with the economy. But as it became clear how serious COVID was and how much China had covered up, attitudes began to shift against China and it was in his interest to take a harder line and soon we were putting sanctions on China," over a range of issues including the mass persecution of the Muslim Uighur minority.

Until then, Trump had shown zero interest in human rights in China. When Xi gave Trump early word of his plan to lock up the Uighurs by the million, Trump approved, as Bolton records in his book, The Room Where it Happened, published in June.

But now that the pandemic had descended, Trump decided to use China as his out: "He jumped on this line that COVID was not his fault; it was China's fault."

At this point, Bolton raises a very serious possibility under Trump 2.0. The consensus in Washington is that the US will continue its confrontation of China no matter who wins the presidency; Bolton says we shouldn't assume so.

"If Xi calls him after the election and says ‘Congratulations on your victory and we think you're a great guy', Trump's perfectly capable of doing a 180-degree turn. He could reverse his China policy in a heartbeat if he thought the ‘big deal' with China was once again possible." Trade, Bolton says, is what Trump really cares about: "It's about money. It has dollars, he understands that."

If so, this could harm Australia and other US allies who'd stood up to Beijing. If the superpower were to suddenly switch from confrontation to accommodation of China's regime, lesser powers such as Australia, Japan, Vietnam, India and others could find themselves abruptly exposed to Xi's full vengefulness.

How might Australia try to cope with another four years of Trump? "Scott Morrison or his successors need to stay in closer touch," says Bolton. "A lot of foreign leaders are reluctant to call because they think they might waste the President's time.

"No. 1, Donald Trump loves to talk to people. Talk to him. Keep talking to him. Talk to him again and again until you break through" on whatever matter you might be pursuing.

And the same if it's a Joe Biden presidency: "If it's Biden, you'll have to establish a relationship. So my advice is, don't be shy."

What of Trump's accusation that Biden is corrupt, taking illegal payments from Russia and Ukraine and others? Bolton ran the National Security Council in the Trump White House; he had access to the most highly classified intelligence the US possesses.

"I think it's entirely made up by Trump," says Bolton. "Hunter Biden," Joe's son, "as is often the case with the family members of influential politicians, probably exercised incredibly poor judgment. In the debate, Joe Biden said he'd never taken a penny from any foreign source. It'd better be true, and I'm inclined to believe it's true.

"Donald Trump just makes things up. He tries to create the world he wants you to believe in." Fair cop. We're about to discover exactly how many American voters believe in his alternative reality.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-goes-with-his-gut-even-if-the-world-beyond-the-us-goes-belly-up-20201026-p568kv.html

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13b750  No.11301623

File: 90bf57095143a60⋯.jpg (131.89 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Hachette_Australia_has_bee….jpg)

Publisher admits true crime ‘falsities’

Copies of a true crime exposé about the Catholic Church could be pulled from the shelves after publisher Hachette Australia conceded that the book contained “false allegations” about a NSW detective who claimed that author and whistleblower Peter Fox painted him as a “callous” man who helped “cover up” the crimes of pedophile priests.

The publisher issued an apology to Detective Inspector Jeff Little last week, after the 30-year police veteran launched defamation proceedings in August over Fox’s 2019 book Walking Towards Thunder.

Inspector Little accused Hachette Australia of neglecting to test the accuracy of Fox’s assertions, including that NSW police deliberately promoted him to lead a child abuse strike force because they believed he was “incompetent” and would fail to investigate child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.

Fox, a former detective chief inspector and celebrated police whistleblower, was a vocal and frequent critic of Strike Force Lantle, established in 2010 by NSW police to investigate ­alleged concealment by church officials of clergy child sexual abuse in the Maitland-­Newcastle diocese.

Inspector Little, who was appointed in early 2011 to lead Strike Force Lantle, became a target of public vitriol after Fox revealed explosive allegations about child abuse in the Catholic Church, prompting then prime minister Julia Gillard to launch a royal commission.

Inspector Little decided to pursue damages against Hachette Australia in August, claiming key parts of Fox’s “over-sensationalised” book, including the title, front and back cover, suggested he was part of a cover-up that enabled the Catholic Church to freely move “sexual predators” across NSW. He claimed the book contained 14 defamatory imputations.

Last week, Hachette Australia conceded the book contained “various false allegations” about Inspector Little in relation to his conduct in charge of Strike Force Lantle. The publisher is yet to confirm whether copies of the original version of Fox’s book will be pulled as part of a potential settlement.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/publisher-admits-true-crime-falsities/news-story/f4904b2c40e6438b5dc51807e01d673a

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13b750  No.11301647

File: e4e524ebf4b5004⋯.jpg (122.26 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Kyle_Daniels_arriving_at_J….jpg)

Girl’s post-it note reveals how swim coach ‘touched’ her at pool

A young girl whom police allege was targeted by Sydney swim instructor Kyle Daniels wrote a note to her mother explaining how the accused pedophile had “touched” her during a swimming class, a court has heard.

Mr Daniels, who is facing a jury trial in the NSW District Court, has pleaded not guilty to 26 ­charges, including having sex with a child under 10-years-old, when he was a part-time coach at the Mosman Swim Centre.

The 22-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting nine girls, aged between six and 11, and touching them on or near their genitals while teaching classes at the pool from mid-2018 to early 2019.

On the opening day of the trial on Monday, crown prosecutor Karl Prince told the jury Mr Daniels’s colleagues feared he was “too hands-on” and “overly enthusiastic” when interacting with children in the pool.

The jury was also shown a pink post-it note written by one young girl to her mother after she was allegedly abused by Mr Daniels in February 2019. “The reason I didn’t like my swimming lesson was because my teacher touched my (blank),” the girl wrote.

“You’ll hear evidence that the word that should be where that underline is, is vagina,” Mr Prince said. “Her swimming teacher, the accused, touched her vagina.”

The court heard another young girl came forward to her parents six months earlier in July 2018, alleging that Mr Daniels touched her between her legs during a swimming lesson.

The girl’s parents raised the issue with management, who then asked Mr Daniels about the alleged inappropriate touching, to which he responded: “I don’t think I have; if I have, it could have been an accident.”

Mr Prince said Mr Daniels exhibited a “clear pattern of conduct” that indicated he was sexually interested in female swim school students “aged between five and 10”, and had a “tendency to act … During this trial, you’ll hear from nine young girls that all say their swimming teacher touched them on or near their genitals.”

The court heard one alleged victim told police Mr Daniels had “played around” with her genitals, while another thought he was “trying to fix her swimmers” when he allegedly touched her vagina.

Mr Prince said the swim instructor also promised to give another young girl chewing gum after he allegedly assaulted her in the pool. He said Mr Daniels had a “particular and unusual way of behaving”, and the ­allegations were “so similar” it made each account more believable.

Defence barrister Leslie Nicholls said Mr Daniels had “never knowingly or intentionally” touched any complainant in a sexual, indecent or unlawful manner.

He told the jury to carefully consider the “reliability” of the alleged victims’ evidence, arguing that the 25me pool was covered by seven CCTV cameras that failed to show anything untoward when examined by police.

The trial before judge Kara Shead continues.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/girls-postit-note-reveals-how-swim-coach-touched-her-at-pool/news-story/1ca85be0b6103347f7cf46d365a1fd19

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13b750  No.11301903

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THE PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT - DOCUMENTARY. October 9th, 2020

Steve WWG1WGA

Published on 25 Oct 2020

The Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History. True story of how Congressman Devin Nunes uncovered the operation to bring down the President of the United States. Following the book The Plot Against the President by investigative journalist Lee Smith, this feature length documentary explores new information and additional interviews as the case unfolds.

Original video here:

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.9cbaa761-a27f-640a-3275-6f4903be47e8

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13b750  No.11302187

File: ab0ebab88396fc1⋯.jpg (382.37 KB, 500x374, 250:187, Child_like_sex_doll_vendor….jpg)

Child-like sex doll vendor shut down by Alibaba.com

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has worked alongside e-commerce marketplace Alibaba.com to shut down an offshore vendor selling childlike sex dolls into Australia.

As part of ongoing efforts to disrupt the sale and purchase of these products, the ABF collected information during a warrant executed in Brisbane on 12 August 2020, and was able to identify a vendor that was operating on Alibaba.com. The ABF worked closely with Alibaba.com to shut down the online storefront of the vendor, closing their major sales point.

The number of childlike sex dolls being imported into Australia poses a significant concern for the ABF. Since July 2020, the ABF has seized 36 childlike sex dolls at the border. To compound these serious concerns, operational activity regularly locates evidence linked to other offences of child exploitation.

ABF Superintendent Regional Investigations Queensland Amanda Coppleman said the activity was significant, as it was the first time the ABF worked with an e-commerce site to shut down a vendor selling childlike sex dolls.

“Online e-commerce sites like Alibaba.com play a role in eliminating the supply of these childlike sex dolls and have the ability to shut down vendors. The fight against child exploitation is an ongoing and evolving one – but each successful achievement is an important milestone”.

“We are pleased with our ongoing cooperation with Alibaba.com, which demonstrates their commitment to the idea that their marketplace is not an acceptable platform for these products,” Superintendent Coppleman said.

When Alibaba.com was notified of listings violating its platform policies, a spokesperson said the company acted to remove them and implemented a number of additional measures to prevent these items from being re-listed.

“We maintain a robust product listing policy that prohibits the listing of any items by third party sellers depicting or suggestive of sex involving minors. Third-party sellers in breach of the policy would be subject to our disciplinary measures,” an Alibaba.com spokesperson said.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing with individuals facing a potential 10 year jail term under the Customs Act 1901 if convicted of importing a childlike sex doll. Individual states and territory laws, as well as other Federal legislation, have strong measures against possession and importation.

Anyone in the community with information about child abuse material or related activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report via www.crimestoppers.com.au

https://newsroom.abf.gov.au/releases/child-like-sex-doll-vendor-shut-down-by-alibaba-com

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13b750  No.11302334

File: dfded27dbf2791c⋯.webm (14.19 MB, 640x360, 16:9, CPO_Cairns.webm)

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Cairns man charged over alleged child abuse material offences

A 50-year-old Cairns man charged with child abuse material offences is due to face court today (Tuesday, 27 October) after an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation.

The Cairns Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) began its investigation after receiving a report from the German National Police as part of their investigation of the sharing of child abuse material on the Dark Web.

On October 1, 2020 investigators from the Cairns JACET executed a search warrant at the man's home in the Cairns suburb of Manoora.

Three mobile phones were seized for digital forensic analysis. It will be alleged a review of the man's devices and online accounts identified them as containing child abuse material.

The man was charged on the same day with possessing child abuse material obtained through a carriage service contrary to section 474.22A Criminal Code (Cth). The maximum penalty for the offence is 15 years imprisonment.

AFP Child Protection Operations Detective Superintendent Paula Hudson said law enforcement is working globally to target people who access or share child abuse material.

"We work closely with international partners to share intelligence and offenders who share this abhorrent material will be brought out from behind their computers and into the courts to face the full force of the law," Detective Superintendent Hudson said.

The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) is committed to stopping child exploitation and abuse and is at the centre of a collaborative national approach to combatting organised child abuse.

The Centre brings together specialist expertise and skills in a central hub, supporting investigations into child sexual abuse and developing prevention strategies focused on creating a safer online environment.

Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child abuse and exploitation are urged to call Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.

You can also make a report online by alerting the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation via the Report Abuse button.

https://www.accce.gov.au/report

https://forms.afp.gov.au/online_forms/ocset_form

Vision from the search warrant can be downloaded from Hightail - https://spaces.hightail.com/space/1FFMHWyu6M

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/cairns-man-charged-over-alleged-child-abuse-material-offences

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13b750  No.11302438

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Fairweather friends? Trump needs his fans to vote

With just over a week to go, everything the President says and does is about getting pro-Trump Americans to cast their ballots.

JOE HOCKEY - October 25, 2020

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We are just over a week from voting and Donald Trump has given up trying to convince swing voters to back him.

Everything he says and does is about getting pro-Trump Americans to go out and vote. His remarkable three rallies a day and his attacks on the Biden family finances are all about firing up voter turnout in key states such as like Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Of course, this seems strange for many Australian politicians. Our election campaigns are a fight for the swinging voter. Our party base is usually locked in and, as we approach the last week before polling day, candidates are frantically searching for the undecided or soft voters that will determine the outcome.

In Australian elections policies also matter more than personalities. Think the 1993 and 1998 GST elections, the carbon and mining taxes in 2010 and 2013, or the “Mediscare” election of 2016. But policy debates rarely decide American elections.

If there was any doubt, it all ended during the final debate. The candidates took their predictable sides on the response to the coronavirus, Obamacare, race relations and candidate family finances. Trump partly lost the fight because the much-lauded debate controller, Kristen Welker, didn’t raise the issues that Trump polls strongly on such as the economy, law and order or taxes. Welker talked over Trump 40 times. She interrupted Joe Biden on eight occasions.

It’s a shame. Good policy will make America stronger. Personality politics is vanity politics.

Swing voters such as our fictional Mary Milwaukee, a working-class mother of two children, are discerning. They are listening to the candidate that can make their lives better. They want answers on job security, income security and law and order.

In case no one noticed, America is in recession. And there is not enough debate about how to end the economic malaise.

Some are trying. For example, the independent ratings agency Moody’s says Biden’s economic policies will deliver 7 million more jobs than Trump’s plan. In contrast, the respected Hoover Institution says Biden’s full agenda will punish the American economy and reduce its size by a massive 8 per cent. It might be lofty stuff but it affects Mary’s household income.

In 2016 Mary Milwaukee voted for Trump’s policies, and she didn’t like Hillary Clinton. This time policy differences seem less important. Joe Biden has played a really clever game. He is widely respected and he is Teflon when it comes to criticism. Trump’s political strength is his ability to negatively define his opponents. It is now too late for him to label Biden in the same way he branded Clinton as “crooked”. He nailed others as “little” Marco Rubio, “low-energy” Jeb Bush and “Lyin’” Ted Cruz. His moniker of “sleepy” for Biden did not stick. His pivot to “crooked” is not working.

Don’t forget that even after Trump’s full-frontal attacks most Americans still wanted Clinton. She won thee million more votes. But they lived in the wrong places and Trump carried the electoral college with policies that appealed to the right people in the right states.

(continued)

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13b750  No.11302445

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>>11302438

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So now that swing voters and good policy have no role in the election, it comes down to turnout. Will the Trump loyalists get out there? Biden doesn’t need to worry too much given that all the Trump haters are highly energised.

Early indications are that this election will see more Americans vote than at any other time. A total of 138 million Americans voted last time. This election it could top 150 million. As a percentage of the voting age population more Americans are likely to vote this year than at any time since 1968.

The losing candidate this year will probably receive more votes than any previous winner. That means the divisions across communities will be deeper unless the winner finds a way to heal the massive crevice running through the middle of this community.

Of course 1968 was the last significant period of domestic upheaval in American society – America was losing the Vietnam War and night after night, and for the first time, Americans saw graphic images of the horrors of such conflict. There was no escaping the bad news.

To make matters worse several cities were burned and looted nightly for months as protests unfolded following the assassinations of both Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. There was no let-up in the bad news.

The White House incumbent, president Lyndon B. Johnson, was seen as a divisive figure. He was a Democrat that split his party with landmark racial equality legislation. He was gruff and overbearing. He also had an insatiable appetite for news media.

By that election, exhausted Americans wanted change. Johnson stood down and chose not to run again before his party and the American people could throw him out of the White House. Trump is not a quitter. He is energised by the fight. And he needs the American people to join the battle.

A record 65 million votes are already cast – almost half the total cast in 2016 – and Americans are queuing for up to 10 hours to vote. Imagine that in Australia.

Indications are that the numbers on voter turnout are heavily favouring the Democrats. Of the 19 states that report registered party affiliations, about half all early voters are Democrats, 28 per cent Republicans and the rest independents. In crucial swing states like Florida numbers are closer. Moreover, voters may not vote in line with party affiliations.

I think Mary Milwaukee’s mind is made up. She will vote for Biden. She wants Trump’s policies but Biden’s demeanour. Above all else she wants to calm things down. Biden is a benign alternative.

The remaining question is whether she will brave bad weather, a four-hour queue and a new coronavirus lockdown in Wisconsin to go to vote. If she doesn’t vote, Trump still has a chance.

Joe Hockey is a former federal treasurer and ambassador to the US. He is president of advisory firm Bondi Partners.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/us-election-fairweather-friends-trump-needs-his-fans-to-vote/news-story/fcfac2c2e47160521b7031696abe3d7b

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13b750  No.11302533

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Marngoneet prison boss Wayne Harper could be jailed for child porn

A former prison boss has admitted to sharing his vile fantasies about children with other sex fiends on messaging apps like Instagram.

The general manager of a Geelong prison could find himself on the other side of the bars after he was caught with child pornography.

Wayne Alan Harper pleaded guilty to five charges, including possessing and transmitting child porn, in the County Court of Victoria on Tuesday.

The father of three would swap pics of material like young girls in swimsuits with other child pornfiends on messaging platforms including Instagram, the court heard.

He shared fantasies involving the children with four other adults, sometimes while masturbating, it heard.

Harper found the “taboo” of children and sex exciting, the court was told.

The 58-year-old was caught with child pornography material, including photos and videos, on a USB and on devices seized from his home by police in September last year.

His vile behaviour was only caught because he left a USB containing child pornography behind when he sold his house.

The horrified new owners alerted authorities after plugging the USB into their computer and finding the repulsive material, the court heard.

The former Marngoneet Correctional Centre general manager – who lost his job when the child porn charges came to light – would have a more difficult time in prison than “any other prisoner” because of his position, his lawyer Sally Flynn said.

“He needs to be treated differently to other offenders who come before Your Honour,” she told judge Patricia Liddell.

Prisoners could “attempt to stand over him in an attempt to gain knowledge” on how to traffic drugs into prison or on security details, she said.

She said he would likely have to be kept in protection for the duration of his sentence.

She said Harper had experienced a “spectacular fall from grace” from his senior role and position as breadwinner of his family.

His wife had been a stay-at-home mum for but had to start a cleaning business to make ends meet, the court heard.

“Their family are in some financial peril due to Mr Harper’s actions,” Ms Flynn said.

The court heard Harper was involved in managing sex offenders through his job.

Judge Riddell said it was “hard to fathom” that a prison general manager would not have considered how his actions could affect victims of child pornography.

She said it was “concerning” he appeared to have a “refusal to confront himself” about why he downloaded, watched and shared child porn.

“This man is not facing up to reality when it comes to his motivations,” she said.

Marngoneet Correctional Centre is a 559-bed medium security prison at Lara near Geelong, adjacent to maximum security HM Prison Barwon.

Harper will be sentenced in November.

https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/marngoneet-prison-boss-wayne-harper-could-be-jailed-for-child-porn/news-story/3028c16e124bb79c0375b0fbad8e85b0

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bdbf97  No.11306192

Smoke and mirrors. Pawns with features. All you need is fools with emotionless tears.

Major connection from the Clintons/Democratic Party to the entertainment industry is Corey Blacksmith. Corey’s major success was built upon Dave Chappell’s career and he is currently a manager/“ghost” manager for many artists, performers, and entertainers. His current “prized” artist is Vince Staples. (A vocal rapper who centers his image around being a crip from Long Beach.)

He has recently partnered up with Capitol Music group (CEO Steve Barnett) and Motown Records (President Ethiopia Habtemariam) Both leaders come from a background at Epic Records.

This past summer (June 2020) Universal Music Group along with Ethiopia started the first phase of a global company task force. They committed to $25m to fund the black community, which was then followed by Warner Music Group giving $100m. (Warner then floated on the Nasdaq and raised $1.9bn) The money was collected/sorted within Blavatnik's company/assets, which is led by Sir Leonard Blavatnik. (A Ukrainian businessman, investor, and philanthropist who made his massive fortune on Russian energy and owns First Access Entertainment.) In February 2016, Blavatnik donated over $1 million to an anti-Donald Trump GOP group. Blavatnik also donated to Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer, and Hilary Clinton.

Warner Music Group also invested $25m “Change Fund” within and outside its companies’ walls. That money was given to “Black lives matter”, "Colin Kaepernick foundation”, “the bail project”, “Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California”, “When we all vote”, and ect.

The Universal music group task force is made up of Jeff Harleston (Interim CEO Def Jam) and Ethiopia have confirmed $25m (plus what else was pushed) is only the first phase with more to come.

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Why are they invested with Russian/Ukraine connections? (Blavatnik’s company/assets)

This is a calculated plan to globally control. They are using typical tactics such as race batting. Why?

Why are many BLM high level personnel getting entertaiment deals within Netflix and Warners Group?

Why did Kaepernick get a major deal with Netflix?

Why did Obama get a major Netflix deal?

Who is Ted Sarandos? Co-Ceo of Netflix and oversees the annual budget of over $6 billion. His wife Nicole Avent is a former United States Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2009 to 2011. She was given the power by Obama and now produces content for Netflix.

Who is Ann Marie Sarnoff? Former president of BBC Worldwide Americas and now CEO of Warner Brothers Group, which is now owned by AT&T. (worth roughly $5 billion) She is married to Richard Sarnoff who serves as a member of the TMT growth equity investment committee, which invests heavily in ByteDance. (Located in Beijing, China), Contentsquare (Located in Tel Aviv, Israel), and many more.

Who is Sir Lucian Charles Grainge? Is the chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Group. He was raised in North London with the jewish faith. He developed the major business distribution partnership with Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Tencent, and Youtube. (UMG is worth $50 billion or more) He also developed Bravado, which they claim is the only global, 360 degree full service merchandise company that develops and markets high-quality licensed merchandise to a world-wide audience.

If you want to know some of the heads influencing and helping fund division in America look no further than the people listed above and their affiliates. Their reach spans beyond music and they have control globally. These individuals are pushing globalism and making deals with the CCP. They recently signed a single, exclusive licensing deal in China with TME – owner of Chinese digital services such as QQ Music, Kugou Music and Kuwo Music.

There is a problem with the corrupt "family" that has developed in the music industry. They are funding division and gaining massive profit. Blackmail and hatred runs deep within their ranks. All aspects are micro-managed by a select few and there are political agendas constantly being developed. They only care about money and they have chosen a global society will give them more power and money. They believe they can control cultures and set shifts in societies. They believe they are gatekeepers who deserve control over what we digest, how we function, and what we should know.

Our art is suffering, the quality/creativity is becoming mundane, and we are being surrounded by what they believe is entertainment and should be expressed. The entertainment industry is no longer a "free market". It is controlled and manipulated by few with consequences to those who dare speak against.

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13b750  No.11318803

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Australia raised Assange case with US, UK

Australia's foreign minister has revealed she made high-level representations to the US secretary of state about Julian Assange's right to a fair legal process.

Australian citizen Assange is in a UK prison awaiting a decision on whether he will be extradited to the US to face spying chargers over the release of confidential diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne raised the issue with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during an official visit to Washington in July.

"I have indicated Australia's views in terms of the importance of appropriate legal process," she told a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Wednesday.

"Secretary Pompeo listened to me with courtesy and acknowledged my point."

Senator Payne also raised the issue with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

Australia's high commissioner George Brandis continues to seek assurances from the governor of Belmarsh Prison, where Assange is detained, about his detention conditions.

Consular officials have written offering support to Assange 16 times since he withdrew consent for Australia to consult with the prison over his personal circumstances in June last year.

"Assange has his reasons why he refused consular assistance," Greens senator Janet Rice told the hearing.

Earlier in the month, a UK judge said she would give her extradition decision on January 4.

https://thewest.com.au/politics/australia-raised-assange-case-with-us-uk-ng-s-2035791

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13b750  No.11319051

File: 461a0d20b17067b⋯.jpg (12.95 KB, 650x366, 325:183, It_was_clear_to_me_that_th….jpg)

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US Election 2020: Why Donald Trump will win again on November 3

Forget the polls, ignore the experts and buckle up your seatbelts because Donald Trump is going to shock the world in just a few days.

Ben Graham - OCTOBER 28, 2020

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OPINION

The year before Donald Trump was first elected, I was lucky enough to take a meandering trip through the United States over several months.

My wife and I had rented a car, which we put through its paces as we traversed a nation we thought we’d learned so much about through films, books and popular music.

While the timeless landscape of its great mountains, canyons and deserts were forever etched into my brain, one moment altered my perception of the States and it plays increasingly heavily on my mind at this critical juncture in history, five years later.

It took place while I was sitting in a dive bar in Philadelphia where, unlike Aussie pubs where we sit with the mob we came in with, everyone was perched along the bar — fuelling drunken conversation between strangers.

I pulled a tall stool up, ordered a Pabst Blue Ribbon and – as seemed obligatory in the States – sparked up a conversation with the fella sitting next to me.

We talked about my trip, where I was from and a bit about what there was to see and do in Philly aside from eating cheesesteaks.

I cracked loudly with laughter as he shared a few anecdotes about his life and the city he called home, which he claimed was not as good as it used to be.

His sentences were punctuated with slurred words and yelling, but that was by no means unusual in an American bar. He seemed like a decent, hardworking bloke letting off some steam on a Friday night.

That was until we hit the subject of politics.

I still remember the hot smell of booze on his breath as he leaned over, attempting to dip his voice slightly, and told me he was planning a trip to Washington DC with a stepladder and his rifle.

His plan was to lean the ladder up against the walls of the White House and shoot Barack Obama as he slept.

“Bang! Bang!” he yelled as he cocked his finger and stared into my eyes.

At first I thought it was all a dark joke to scare the gullible tourist, I laughed nervously, but I could soon tell he was fair dinkum.

It was from that moment I came to notice how Americans, so often accepting and convivial when talking about anything else, became bitter and angry when it came to politics.

Driving through the nation’s heartland, I lost count of the bumper stickers screeching out conspiratorial claims about healthcare, communism and nefarious plans to remove the nation’s sacred Second Amendment.

In the cities of the west coast, I saw extreme poverty that was easily on par with third world nations, with streets choked with crowds of homeless people, needles and human excrement strewn across pavements, and clusters of tents building up in even the most gentrified areas.

The appalling pay and conditions endured by those lucky enough to find work became clear just by stopping to pick up a coffee at a highway Dunkin’ Donuts.

I got talking to a bloke in his early 20s behind the counter at a rural midwest store. We talked about the trip I was taking and he said he dreamt one day of being able to travel interstate, but that it was probably never going to happen.

For a nation where it costs next to nothing to rent a car, you can fill it up for $20 and stay at a motel almost anywhere for $30, it was depressing to hear someone in the prime of their life believing they were never going to be able to afford or be given the time off to be able to take a quick trip to another state.

It was clear that the “hope” promised by Obama in 2009 had not materialised in any meaningful form for many Americans.

They were broken and let down by a political system that had clearly failed them generation after generation.

It was not long after I’d flown to my former home in the north of England, that Donald Trump revealed he was running for President.

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13b750  No.11319057

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>>11319051

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In the immediate aftermath of the announcement I, like everybody else, thought it was a joke. But once it was clear he was serious, he was selected in the primaries and I had reflected on what I had seen in the States, it was obvious to me that he would win.

My conviction was emboldened by the Brexit vote in my home nation not long before Americans went to the polls, when the sneering, elitist and London-centric media gave the Leave camp no chance of winning – while labelling everyone who disagreed with the narrative as some sort of inbred, racist ogre.

Almost everyone I had spoken to in the real world as a reporter in the depressed former mining town where I lived – far from the vacuous echo chambers of social media – told me they were voting Leave.

They weren’t racists or bad people. They were just desperate, poor and crying out for some sort of change.

I could see the same thing happening across the Atlantic months later, when Hillary Clinton incredibly labelled anyone who voted for Trump as “deplorable”.

From that moment, it should have been obvious Clinton would lose, but somehow the mainstream media journalists and experts – who appeared as if they’d never met a working class person in their lives – said it was a shoe-in for the Democrat.

Four years later, it is as if history is repeating itself and everybody in the media has forgotten how stupid they looked last time.

Polls have been proven time and time again to be wrong. In Australia we saw that with Scott Morrison’s “Quiet Australians” and Labor losing the “unlosable election”. But, incredibly the media runs stories as if Joe Biden has already won.

Trump never turned out to be the Second Coming of Adolf Hitler that his critics predicted he’d become, but he has certainly not been the answer to the disturbing problems that plague everyday life in America.

As far as I can gather from here in Australia, America’s problems of urban homelessness, opioid abuse, gun crime, healthcare, racism and poverty have only worsened since I was there.

Its citizens deserve better. But, instead of a party that used the past four years to look at all of these problems and come up with nation-building solutions, they got four years of the Democrats spitting their dummy out.

Instead of taking a look in the mirror and reflecting on how they lost the working class vote, they spent almost half a decade blaming everyone else but themselves.

Instead of accepting what happened in 2016 and moving on, they attempted to delegitimise the election results and remove Trump from office by every pathetic means possible.

Instead of finding an alternative to Trump with new ideas, a vision for the future and a promise of real change, Americans got Obama’s 77-year-old support act Joe Biden, who seems to have trouble stringing a sentence together.

Depressingly, his strategy is the same as Hillary’s four years down the line – which is to point at Trump and say “I’m not that guy!”

His only hope of winning stems from the nation’s descent into coronavirus chaos, which the Democrats and the majority of the media will portray as Trump’s fault single-handedly.

In lieu of actual ideas to help its citizens, the misery of Americans will be milked for all its worth and the strategy may just work. But make no mistake, if the pandemic never happened Trump would have won by a landslide.

I was certain about the 2016 election and Brexit, this time I’m only quietly confident he’ll do it again this time by the narrowest of margins.

God help America.

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/us-election-2020-why-donald-trump-will-win-again-on-november-3/news-story/8203f65ff36ac439dcd9b60a22f9ad2f

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13b750  No.11319280

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Japanese Hentai Is Now Banned in Australia

The comics are now regarded as “illegal pornography,” following fears of child porn being brought into the country.

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Australian authorities are reportedly cracking down on the importation of hentai from Japan, signalling the latest measures in the nation’s increasingly hardline stance on the sexually explicit comics.

Japanese adult retailer J-List—which specialises in the sale of sex toys, anime, cosplay, figurines and manga—posted a statement to their website earlier this month claiming that Australia’s Border Force (ABF) and customs had started blocking all their adult products from entering the country.

This includes pornographic hentai, Japanese porn videos, sexually suggestive figurines of anime characters, onaholes—that is, an artificial vaginas designed for masturbation—and any other product marked with a “+18” symbol. As a result, J-List has been advised to stop shipping to the country.

“DHL Japan called us last week, informing us that Australian customs have started rejecting packages containing any adult product,” the company wrote in their statement. “They then advised us to stop sending adult products to the country. Following that, current Australian orders with adult items in them were returned to us this week.”

“The best way to avoid getting anyone’s hopes up of receiving something new, shiny, and for adults only is to cease shipping adult products to Australia,” J-List added.

The ABF website declares that people travelling to or entering Australia must not bring in anything constituting “illegal pornography”—that being defined as “child pornography (any depiction of children in a sexually explicit manner)” as well as the fairly broad and nondescript catchall of “publications, films, computer games and any other goods that describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence, terrorist acts or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults are not allowed.

“This includes bestiality and sexual violence,” the definition adds.

That hentai—along with every other adults-only product being shipped by an international hentai distributor—has been lumped into this distinction of “illegal porn” is not entirely surprising. Nor has it come without precedent.

Earlier this year, several South Australian politicians called for an urgent review of the nation’s federal classification laws after discovering that comic books and videos being sold in Australian stores depicted sexual images of children—including scenes of rape, incest, sexual abuse and exploitation.

"You have Astro Boy and Pokemon and in amongst all that material there are titles which clearly contain material that meets the definition of child exploitation material," SA Best Upper House MP Connie Bonaros told the ABC in February. "Themes of minors involved in incest and rape, sexual abuse—the choice was absolutely endless."

Federal senator Stirling Griff sided with Bonaros, launching a motion in Parliament that called for a review of classification regulations.

"Experts that advocate against child exploitation have referred to this type of anime and manga as a gateway to the abuse of actual children," he said. "Experts also say that explicit anime and manga can be used by paedophiles as tools to groom children. It makes me sick to the stomach to even speak about this."

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13b750  No.11319297

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>>11319280

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Australia’s Classification Board only assesses the suitability of comic books if they are submitted for review, the ABC reported—and those submissions are only made at the discretion of the book’s distributor. Nonetheless, consumers can still be charged and prosecuted for possessing cartoon hentai if authorities decide it fits the definition of child exploitation material.

In 2015, a 52-year-old man in Adelaide was given a suspended jail sentence for having more than 300 anime images that were classed as child pornography.

During sentencing, Judge Paul Muscat noted that although the man thought what he was doing was “similar to reading or taking part in a fantasy rather than contributing to the production of child exploitation material”, it was not “that great a step” to go from that to viewing material of actual, real life child exploitation.

"Does it matter that most of the images you accessed on the internet were anime? On a limited assessment it must, for no actual child was being sexually abused,” Judge Muscat said. “However, as I previously observed, the concern is that those who view anime will go on to view images of actual children being sexually abused."

VICE News reached out to the ABF for comment on the allegations that they had blocked the importation of hentai, but did not receive a response by time of publication.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgz8md/japanese-hentai-is-now-banned-in-australia

Australia Bans Waifus, Onaholes, and Fun!

Australian fans, we have some bad news for you if you love hentai and great adult products from J-List.

Australia’s customs rules have made the news time and again, like when actor Johnny Depp was told to remove his dogs from the country or they’d be put down. Now Australia is killing off any chance of waifus entering the county because we’ve had to stop shipping there.

DHL Japan called us last week, informing us that Australian customs have started rejecting packages containing any adult product. They then advised us to stop sending adult products to the country. Following that, current Australian orders with adult items in them were returned to us this week.

Adult items from J-List include onaholes, hentai manga, doujinshi, cast-off figures, JAV DVDs, and any product marked with a +18 symbol on the product’s thumbnail, as seen on the right (thanks for modeling that for us, Rem-chan). Unfortunately, using the Onahole Box Removal Service will not help a product slip through customs (it’s not what it’s for).

According to the Australian Customs official website:

Publications, films, computer games and any other goods that describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, … in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults are not allowed.

Make of that what you will, but the best way to avoid getting anyone’s hopes up of receiving something new, shiny, and for adults only is to cease shipping adult products to Australia. We’re incredibly sorry about this. Fortunately, we can still ship anything else that isn’t an adult product to Oz, so maybe they haven’t banned all the fun, yet.

You can find a full list of the countries we ship to, as well as the status of shipping to those countries due to the current pandemic, on our Support Portal FAQ.

https://blog.jlist.com/news/australia-bans-waifus/

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13b750  No.11319526

File: 6e1a71cc5e8245a⋯.jpg (553.21 KB, 825x921, 275:307, VRG_60.jpg)

Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweets

1.It’s an outdated system, ITS NOT WORKING! Fellow Aussies- I know we’re a laid back country but on this matter we need to be louder than ever! Our kids are not safe- we can’t let this happen,what can we do? #CourtsOurFailingOurNation #AustraliaSaveOurChildren

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1320987133029478402

Robert Giuffre @giuffre_robert

A retiring judge believes Queensland's criminal justice system is failing child victims and giving paedophiles a 'get out of jail free card'. Where is the protection for the children victims of these soulless peds? #SaveTheChildren @VRSVirginia

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7776383/Queensland-retiring-judge-lifts-lid-scandal-Australias-worst-paedophiles.html

https://twitter.com/giuffre_robert/status/1320983320608395266

2.Protest, Talk About It, Write About it- doing something is better than doing nothing at all. We need to blow away every record of every pedophile and make it public. #SpeakUpAndSpeakOut #EndCSAandSexTrafficking #KidsNeedOurHelp #AustralianSpirit #TimeForChange

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1320987135420162048

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13b750  No.11319746

File: b5ccef6c1555afb⋯.webm (15.52 MB, 640x360, 16:9, The_Australian_Defence_Fo….webm)

'Blood lust, killings, cover-ups': Report describes Australia's 'Abu Ghraib' moment

Warning: Disturbing content

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Australian special forces soldiers were fuelled by "blood lust" when they tortured and executed prisoners in Afghanistan and then covered up their actions, according to a briefing handed to military chiefs which likened the conduct of some troops to that of American soldiers in Abu Ghraib.

The confidential report was commissioned in 2016 by then chief of army Angus Campbell and is the most detailed and significant internal military dossier to be aired about the special forces' war crimes scandal that took place during the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015. It was the catalyst for the soon-to-be-completed four-year Inspector-General inquiry into war crimes by senior judge Paul Brereton.

The report was delivered to General Campbell, who is now Chief of Defence Force, making him Australia's most senior officer. It says unarmed civilians and prisoners were shot or had their throats slit by some Australian soldiers with a "large number of illegal killings often gloated about".

The report, recently sighted by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, was produced by defence consultant Samantha Crompvoets and contains extracts of "lengthy and candid" interviews with special forces soldiers and whistleblowers.

Insiders with knowledge of the Brereton report, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because its contents have not been released, say his report has confirmed many of the key findings of the 2016 report.

Justice Brereton's findings will identify a small group of special forces soldiers as responsible for murders, and make war crimes referrals to the Australian Federal Police, multiple sources say. Defence has spent months planning its public response to the Brereton inquiry, which is likely to remain largely classified except for a redacted public summary of key findings.

The Crompvoets report records allegations made by multiple special forces insiders that war crimes were normalised among cliques of soldiers, while others who confronted the bad behaviour were marginalised.

The crimes disclosed in interviews include alleged "competition killing and blood lust" and "the inhumane and unnecessary treatment of prisoners". General Campbell was also told of testimony from special forces that some soldiers were "glorifying these crimes" and were involved in the "cover-ups of unlawful killing and other atrocities".

"Comparisons were made to [a massacre of unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War] My Lai and Abu Ghraib," the report states.

Dr Crompvoets, who declined to comment for this story, was told Australian special forces "would take the men and boys to these guest houses and interrogate them, meaning tie them up and torture them" during operations in Afghan villages.

When the soldiers left the village, "the men and boys would be found dead, shot in the head, sometimes blindfolded and throats slit. These are corroborated accounts."

Another account describes allegations that two "14-year-old boys suspected of being Taliban sympathisers had their throats slit … the bodies were bagged and thrown into a nearby river".

In the report handed to General Campbell, one special forces insider is quoted as describing a cover-up culture in Afghanistan involving some members of the special forces deployed there between 2001 and 2014.

"If they didn't do it, they saw it. And if they didn't see it, they knew about it. If they knew about it, they probably were involved in covering it up and not letting it get back to Canberra … and to make it even harder, if they didn't know about it, the question will be: why didn't you, because you should have."

The report describes how war crimes allegations made by non-government organisations and SAS and commandos support staff, including interpreters, "were apparently muted by SF (special forces) leadership in Afghanistan" as part of a culture that was described by a special forces insider as "insidious, abhorrent and shameful".

The briefing also points to major failures in Defence that contributed to the scandal, including ineffective leadership inside special forces and the absence of adequate whistleblowing channels that should have enabled soldiers to report war crimes without fear of retribution.

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13b750  No.11319754

File: aad5a1e46bc0358⋯.jpg (102.07 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Australian_SAS_soldiers_on….jpg)

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>>11319746

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Secret briefing ordered

Dr Crompvoets is a sociologist and government consultant occasionally engaged by General Campbell to investigate sensitive and difficult military issues. She was commissioned by General Campbell and special forces commander Major-General Jeff Sengelman in 2015 to interview special forces personnel and document their concerns in a briefing note.

The briefing was, until its wider circulation throughout senior military ranks this year, one of the most tightly held documents in Canberra. It describes the source of allegations of war crimes as "insiders – current army personnel who had experience working in SF [special forces]".

The briefing states that the insiders made "repeated issues of misconduct in SOF (special operations forces) … for which blowing off steam is a grossly inadequate explanation for behaviours".

Critically, Dr Crompvoets told General Campbell that the special forces insiders who made disclosures often corroborated each other.

"These distinctly different vantage points, each which was completely independent of each other, referred to some of the same events and triangulated the authenticity of the stories," the briefing says. "The gravity of these descriptions does not simply come from the details of particular events, it comes from the emphasis that most often accompanied these stories – 'it happened all the time'. They pointed to a disturbing regularity and normality."

Dr Crompvoets wrote to General Campbell about recording "countless references" from the special forces insiders "to exceptional soldiers and officers who upheld Army values and whose character was unquestionably upstanding".

"This was one of the most consistently conflicting pieces of information I was given, because the obvious question is: why did they not intervene or do anything to stop what was happening?

"To this question came the various answers: they were too high up the chain to see it; the tempo was so high the priority was just to keep everything ticking over; they did try to do something but were dismissed/marginalised/moved on; they only saw one incident not the pattern over time; eventually they left quietly."

The Campbell briefing note describes how special forces insiders "pointed to a number of significant and deeply concerning norms within SOF".

These included "the blurring of mateship with leadership; the ineffectiveness of senior officers compared to junior, more decorated patrol commanders; [and] the shift from unacceptable behaviour to war crimes".

The briefing also describes special forces insiders disclosing "concerns about the … diaspora of SOF alumni who are powerful, have a great deal to lose, and will no doubt fight to protect their personal reputation as well as the SF brand should they be implicated in any of the above".

"I was told repeatedly everyone knows who the culprits are."

Slit throats, dead civilians

General Campbell was told one special forces insider had disclosed that at least "half a dozen" others in special forces "definitely knew what was going on". Another veteran who "deployed a number of times with the SF" singled out the year of "2012 … [as] by far the worst he had ever seen".

"He mentioned that the Afghan interpreter they worked with kept reporting that Australian SF were executing farmers, but no one ever followed anything up." Defence sources have confirmed that 2012 is the key focus of the Brereton inquiry.

Dr Crompvoets' briefing to General Campbell described how in 2016, she was told that special forces soldiers felt they needed to "conform to survive".

"Soldiers would do bad stuff to fit in. It becomes part of the banter," is one comment attributed to a special forces insider. Another states: "guys just had this blood lust. Psychos. Absolute psychos. And we bred them."

Dr Crompvoets wrote to General Campbell that war crimes "do not happen in isolation. They (soldiers) become more confident over time when they are there and these behaviours become permissible and equated with being good and effective soldiers."

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13b750  No.11319765

File: debe1903984c49c⋯.jpg (212.79 KB, 1024x683, 1024:683, Australian_SAS_soldiers_on….jpg)

File: cc3bb3039725227⋯.jpg (668.21 KB, 960x1293, 320:431, TIMELINE_How_the_inquiry_.jpg)

>>11319754

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Hero worship

The Campbell briefing details disclosures by special forces insiders about how they manipulated the rules of engagement – which instruct a soldier when they can lawfully use lethal force – "to commit just about any atrocity that took their fancy".

"The rules they learn there [on the ground in Afghanistan] are the rules. Executing bad guys is ok, no matter what," a special forces insider stated.

"It was sanctioned psychopathic behaviour," another special forces insider disclosed to Dr Crompvoets.

One example provided by insiders to Dr Crompvoets was the ease with which unarmed Afghans could be killed while running away from soldiers by being labelled in post-operational reports as "squirters" – unarmed Afghans seen running away from coalition forces. Reports justifying the killing of these Afghans invariably stated the squirters were "running away from us to their weapons caches".

"That question was often later asked: how many caches did you find? They [special forces] always found something or had very plausible excuses about why they didn't find anything."

"The SF were able to do just enough to have a sufficient basis in law to justify their actions," the briefing states.

Justice Brereton's impending inquiry report has, according to Defence sources including soldiers who have been interviewed, collected copious evidence that weapons were repeatedly planted to justify killings. Dr Crompvoets also describes insiders' disclosures that some ADF lawyers had "drunk the Kool-Aid" and failed to properly investigate alleged war crimes.

"Any investigation into alleged misconduct was ‘set up' to find the person not guilty," one insider claimed.

The Campbell briefing states that those most responsible for the alleged war crimes were, according to some whistleblowers, a very small number of patrol commanders who could not be held to account. The Age and Herald have separately confirmed a small number of patrol commanders, who lead small teams of four to six soldiers, are subject to the most serious war crimes allegations being investigated by the IGADF.

The briefing to General Campbell states: "They were responsible for the worst of it. [A] core group of people who wield so much influence that officers find it very difficult to manage… They are hero worshipped and unstoppable."

The alleged war crimes were only exposed to the Inspector-General after other patrol commanders or more junior soldiers blew the whistle. These whistleblowers appear to have also spoken to Dr Crompvoets. She records one insider as telling her: "It's like your typical whistleblower, we all know what happens to them. I became a chameleon. I knew what I needed to do to survive."

Another stated: "It was all f—ked up. I constantly struggled with my own personal tolerance framework."

The briefing to General Campbell states: "What was really disturbing to hear was that, at least according to the people who approached me, a lot of behaviour goes largely unchecked … and there is intense pressure not to report things up."

"I was told that to intervene would mean getting sacked."

Allied partners implicated

The Campbell briefing also makes serious allegations about war crimes involving US and British special forces, who sometimes worked with their Australian counterparts. The US military has prosecuted several special forces members for brutal war crimes with mixed success, while the British military has also faced scrutiny and investigations.

One special forces informant is recorded as telling Dr Crompvoets: "Whatever we do, though, I can tell you the Brits and the US are far, far worse. I've watched our young guys stand by and hero worship what they were doing, salivating at how the US were torturing people. You just stand there and roll your eyes and wait for it to end."

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13b750  No.11319781

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>>11319765

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But shocking alleged criminal acts also involved Australians, the report states. A section describes allegations that two boys suspected of being Taliban sympathisers "had their throats slit … the bodies were bagged and thrown into a nearby river".

"It was impressed on me this was not an isolated incident," the briefing states.

"What was really concerning was everyone knew which SF units, squadrons and patrols and under which commanders most of the killings were perpetrated. The same names would pop up with remarkable frequency," Dr Crompvoets wrote.

The finding that the same small number of special forces figures feature in many of the war-crime allegations was repeated in late March by Major-General Adam Findlay, who was then the senior army officer in charge of Australia's special forces. In a private briefing at the SAS headquarters in Perth, he admitted some elite soldiers had been found by the Brereton inquiry to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan and blamed the atrocities on "poor moral leadership".

Dr Crompvoets' briefing to General Campbell in early 2016 was the catalyst for Justice Brereton's four-year war crimes inquiry. General Campbell, who declined an interview request, was told in powerful terms by Dr Crompvoets about the nature of the disclosures she had recorded for him.

"As stories trickle out, and inevitably they will, the legacy of SOF [special operations forces] will perhaps no longer be the fine capability held in such high regard politically and internationally. Rather it will be a story about accountability, trust and blood lust that will stain the organisation for a long time to come," the report handed to General Campbell said.

"Is it a Pandora's box too complex and with too much organisational risk to prise open? I don't know the answers. My hunch, though, is that reputational risk does not stop at SOF and is far greater than even army."

On Tuesday evening, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds gave the strongest indication to date that the federal government supported the release of at least some of the Brereton report.

"To the greatest extent possible, transparency through this process [of the Brereton inquiry] is critical and paramount, as is accountability for all findings of the Afghanistan Inquiry," Ms Reynolds said a statement.

If you are a current or former ADF member, or a relative, and need counselling or support, contact the Defence All-Hours Support Line on 1800 628 036 or Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

https://www.defence.gov.au/health/dmh/allhourssupportline.asp

https://www.openarms.gov.au/

https://www.smh.com.au/national/blood-lust-killings-cover-ups-report-describes-australia-s-abu-ghraib-moment-20201027-p5692v.html

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13b750  No.11319855

File: 955c4a50b45c0f9⋯.jpg (48.06 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Chinese_Foreign_Ministry_s….jpg)

File: da5cff09b676b51⋯.jpg (130.41 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, China_s_praise_for_Brisban….jpg)

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China’s praise for Brisbane City Council raises concerns

The Chinese communist party heaping praise on Brisbane City Council has raised eyebrows in Australia, coming as the Federal Government launches a crackdown on foreign interference.

As diplomatic relations sour ­between Canberra and Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party has heaped praise on Brisbane City Council – a move that has raised red flags in Australia.

It comes after spy agency ASIO last week warned that councils were also being targeted for foreign influence and interference.

China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian praised Brisbane City Council for voting to celebrate its 15-year anniversary of a sister-city agreement with Chongqing.

“We support the joint efforts of ­localities … to enhance mutual understanding, foster friendship and deepen co-operation so as to accumulate more positive energy for the improvement and development of China-Australia relations,” he said.

Sister-city agreements, as well as any agreements with foreign countries entered into by councils, state governments and universities, will be reviewed under a planned federal government crackdown on foreign influence.

Australian Strategic Policy Institute director Peter Jennings warned that while it might seem innocent, the agreements could be used as communist party propaganda and to undermine the federal government’s foreign policy approach.

“It’s precisely these sorts of connections that the Federal Government is reviewing,” he said. “China would be interested to use the connection to see it can get the council to sign up to the Belt and Road Initiative. While there’s not much harm in it, the council should be aware that they’re being used as an instrument of Chinese propaganda,” Mr Jennings said.

Lowy Institute senior fellow Richard McGregor said with sister-city agreements under scrutiny, the Chinese ­government had an interest in playing up their status.

“In this case, the aim would be to generate support in places where they matter, like Brisbane, in the hope that such influence in turn flows back into the decision-making process in Canberra,” he said.

A council spokeswoman said they worked closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure its sister-city initiatives align with the ­national interest.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/chinas-praise-for-brisbane-city-council-raises-concerns/news-story/235161e49019b81f2da3f89b82c5bd8b

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13b750  No.11319968

File: 6c310c1dbb6fd46⋯.jpg (39.9 KB, 650x487, 650:487, Joshua_McAleer_after_his_f….jpg)

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Joshua, Shiela McAleer: Sydney couple plead guilty to forced labour charges

A couple who run a Sydney food chain have made a shocking admission about slavery-like offences at their home.

A Sydney couple who run a chain of Filipino restaurants have admitted to slavery-like offences against a young female tourist for years.

Husband and wife Joshua and Shiela McAleer this week pleaded guilty to forced labour charges – which carry maximum jail terms of 12 years – having held the woman at their Rockdale home for a period of three years.

Mr McAleer has pleaded guilty to conducting business involving forced labour and harbouring an unlawful non-citizen.

His wife has pleaded guilty to causing the woman to enter into forced labour between November 2014 and October 2016, and the same illegal harbouring count as her husband.

The couple, who run the Kapamilya grocery and eatery stores across Sydney, were charged with human trafficking offences in October 2019 after the Australian Federal Police was tipped off following the woman’s escape.

Police had alleged the victim arrived in Australia on a three-month tourist visa in 2013 to work for the couple following the birth of the McAleers’ child.

After three months of nanny work the Philippines national, allegedly invited to the country by Ms McAleer, she was told she could not return home.

Her passport was confiscated and she was unable to leave their south Sydney home on her own.

From there the woman was allegedly forced to be a carer and cleaner for the McAleers, and from 2015 was also made to work at their business for long hours without pay.

She would escape in 2016 and remained in the local community.

The AFP was alerted to the situation in July 2017.

Joshua, 47, and Shiela, 38, remain on bail ahead of their sentencing in the District Court.

Upon entering pleas on Tuesday additional charges of making or authorising a false statement to gain benefit were dropped against the couple.

Prosecutors have also dropped a charge laid against Ms McAleer of deceiving another person about entering Australia for exploitation.

The McAleers will return to court on November 20.

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/joshua-shiela-mcaleer-sydney-couple-plead-guilty-to-forced-labour-charges/news-story/d97ae1bc12f82b3a0b7840fe46725327

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13b750  No.11320010

File: 5f9cbb589a3f1f5⋯.jpg (42.07 KB, 650x366, 325:183, Kyle_Daniels_arrives_at_co….jpg)

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>>11301647

Kyle Daniels trial: Girl used teddy bear to show mum where she was allegedly touched

A teddy bear was the key to a mother reporting the alleged sexual abuse of her daughter allegedly at the hands of a swim coach, a court has heard.

A 10-year-old girl used a teddy bear to show her mother where her swim teacher allegedly touched her on the vagina, a jury has heard.

She is among nine young girls who allege Kyle James Henk Daniels, a former part-time instructor at Sydney’s Mosman Swim Centre (MSC), sexually abused them as they learned to swim.

The girls were enrolled in classes named after aquatic animals such as Seal, Seahorse and Platypus at the centre on Sydney’s north shore.

Mr Daniels, now 22, is facing a total of 26 charges, including indecent assault, sexual touching of a child, and sexual intercourse with a child under 10.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Crown prosecutor Karl Prince told a jury on Wednesday an initial complaint by a seven-year-old girl about Mr Daniels led to an internal memo for all MSC instructors to ensure they were not handling children around their groins or chests.

After the girl told her mother in mid-2018 Mr Daniels had touched her between the legs, her mother called the swim centre.

She was happy to let the swim centre deal with it as she didn’t want to affect Mr Daniels adversely if it was just a mistake, the court heard.

Mr Daniels was supervised on his next shift by two more senior staff — one thought he was “too hands on”, the other saw no problems — and then told about the general nature of the girl’s complaint.

He signed a document saying he would work on adjusting the way he held children, the court heard.

The next two girls to complain about Mr Daniels were sisters who were both taught by him, Mr Prince told the jury.

He said in February 2019 the older girl wrote a note for her mother that read: “The reason I didn’t like my swimming lesson is because my teacher touched my _”.

The girl would give evidence the blank space was “vagina”, he said.

After the note, the girls’ mother rang MSC and asked for her older daughter to change classes.

She also asked the younger sister if Mr Daniels had ever touched her on the bottom and she replied no, Mr Prince said.

After the younger girl had another lesson with Mr Daniels, she asked her mother to talk to her alone and said he had “pushed her on her private part”.

“She could feel his hand and it felt like there was a worm in her private part,” Mr Prince said.

The girls’ father rang MSC, who subsequently notified Family and Community Services and police became involved.

Mr Daniels was arrested on March 12, 2019.

Six more girls came forward with allegations after the publicity surrounding his arrest, Mr Prince said.

One of them was the 10-year-old who used a teddy bear to demonstrate for her mother how Mr Daniels allegedly touched her on her vagina while correcting her breaststroke.

Another said Mr Daniels touched her three to five times in each of the three lessons she had with him.

The touches she described to police include him penetrating her vagina with his fingers, the court heard.

After one of the alleged touches “she just kept swimming”, Mr Prince said.

“She remembers there were other children in front of her and behind her.”

The Crown case is that Mr Daniels’ touching of the girls was neither clumsy nor accidental.

“It wasn’t a result of poor teaching technique and it wasn’t a mistake,” Mr Prince said to the jury.

Although some of the girls could not name Mr Daniels — one thought her teacher was called “Kylie” — they could identify his brown-blonde hair and the fact he wore glasses in the pool, the court heard.

Mr Prince will finish his opening address on Thursday.

Then barrister Leslie Nicholls is expected to lay out Mr Daniels’ defence.

The trial continues before District Court Judge Kara Shead.

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/kyle-daniels-trial-girl-used-teddy-bear-to-show-mum-where-she-was-allegedly-touched/news-story/97ebfed7753ef179aed94e0a2e6d84bb

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303a7b  No.11320974

File: 4bbdee54c9cfe2e⋯.pdf (4.31 MB, web_archive_org_abuse_draw….pdf)

BIG found from Q General Research thread:

https://web.archive.org/web/20200615032225/https://fionabarnett.org/abuse-drawings/

Fiona Barnett

An Australian Experience of Ritual Abuse & Mind Control

POINT OF INTEREST!!!

' Prime Minister GOUGH WHITLAM & his lover Governor General JOHN KERR raped me at a pedo party at Parliament House. Operation Attest refused to investigate this on the grounds they are dead – even though that federal police task force was established to investigate HISTORICAL child sex offences. '

"And now for the pista resistance! At age 5 I was raped by future Prime Minister BOB HAWKE in a zucchini patch, at a BBQ, in a suburban Canberra backyard.

Another Bob Hawke victim, the daughter of Hawke’s architect Kevin Borland, was assaulted by Hawke after a party at her family home when she was 14. Hawke entered her room at night, awoke her in her bed, and digitally penetrated her. She immediately told her entire family who recall the incident today."

' When I was 8, Dr Leonas Petrauskas took me to a crime scene at a secluded Kurnell Beach. There he met with prime minister Paul Keating who had raped and murdered a 5 year old boy and shallowly buried him in the sand. Keating was into necrophilia. Petrasukas was called in by Keating to do a clean up job. Petrauskas ordered me to dig up the body. As I did this, I heard the men talking about Petrauskas fabricating the child’s cause of death as a blue ringed octopus sting. '

Attached the pdf version for offline archive

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3fd790  No.11334084

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

3 years, 10 threads. Pattthhhetic.

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000000  No.11335163

>>11334084

You contribute nothing faggot.

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13b750  No.11337982

File: bfcfc92ab85f7b1⋯.jpg (159.66 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Cardinal_George_Pell_arriv….jpg)

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AFP, Vatican investigators probe cash transfers

Australian Federal Police have been working with Vatican investigators for some time over suspect transfers of money to Australia of more than $2 million related to allegations some of the money was intended to adversely affect the trial of Cardinal George Pell.

Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See in Rome has been “monitoring” the Vatican investigations into money laundering, embezzlement, extortion and fraud within the Catholic Church including sensational allegations of money transfers to Australia.

But the Australian Federal Police have taken the lead role in investigating the claims of suspect transfers to Australia and have asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to refer any matters relating to the “potential criminal charges”.

The AFP has also used Australia’s embassy in the Rome to provide connections to Vatican investigators looking at a $363 million property scandal, global transfers of millions of Euros, money laundering and embezzlement.

The Vatican investigators have also been told of attempts to interfere in the sexual abuse prosecutions against Cardinal Pell to deflect him from financial reforms and anti-corruption steps he was taking at the Vatican from 2014.

DFAT officials told NSW Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells in Senate Estimates on Thursday that the Australian Embassy’s role at the Vatican was to monitor reports and “provide support for the AFP recognising the potential for a criminal matter”.

Last week Australia’s international financial watchdog, Austrac, confirmed in Senate Estimates it had examined allegations of suspicious transfers from the Vatican to Australia and passed “actionable financial intelligence” to the AFP and Victoria Police.

AFP also confirmed it was investigating the transfers and had passed information to the Victorian anti-corruption watchdog, IBAC, which looks at serious corruption across the Victoria public service.

Vatican authorities investigating allegations of embezzlement and money laundering have been given details of financial transfers to Australia between February 2017 and June 2018 totalling more than $2 million.

The international transfers from the Vatican, in four transactions, to an Australian company, are more than double the initial reports of Euros 700,000 or $1.1m being sent to allegedly adversely influence the trial of Cardinal Pell in relation to allegations of sexual abuse of two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s.

After two trials, an appeal and spending more than a year in jail, between 2018 and 2019, Cardinal Pell’s conviction for alleged sex abuse was unanimously reversed by the High Court this year.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/afp-vatican-investigators-probe-cash-transfers/news-story/309d7d14fe5d61669fe2f9b295b8ea53

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13b750  No.11338405

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Jeffrey Epstein donated $650k to Kevin Rudd’s International Peace Institute

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The New York think tank headed by former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been embroiled in scandal after it emerged paedophile Jeffrey Epstein donated $US650,000 from 2011 to 2019.

Mr Rudd, who chaired the ­International Peace Institute during part of the time Epstein supported the organisation, ­issued a statement on Wednesday saying he had been “blindsided’’ by the donations from Epstein. “The revelations were deeply disturbing to me,’’ he said.

An investigation by Norwegian business newspaper DN ­revealed financial links between Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen and Epstein.

Mr Rød-Larsen, who is also the president of the IPI, received a $US130,000 loan from Epstein.

According to IPI emails ­published in DN, Mr Rød-­Larsen suggested payment of $US100,000 be made to Epstein in 2016 after Mr Rudd turned down a payment of the same amount for his role on an advisory board and said IPI should receive it.

However DN reported that IPI never made the payment to Epstein.

“I had dinner with Kevin yesterday evening, and he said we could keep his share,” an email from Mr Rød-Larsen said. “For form’s sake we should send it to Jeff, however I am sure we will get it back many fold!”

Mr Rudd said he turned down his payment as his work on the board was “negligible”.

Mr Rudd said the loan had never previously been disclosed to the board “or to me as chair’’.

“Mr Rød-Larsen has apologised to the board for what he has described as his grave error of judgment,” Mr Rudd said. “I am deeply disappointed that the board has had to learn about so much of this through the media.”

He said that, as a consequence of this latest development, he last week convened an extraordinary board meeting and requested that Mr Rød-Larsen provide a report on these matters.

“I will be recommending to the board that an immediate and comprehensive probity review be conducted into the matters raised,” Mr Rudd said. “I will also recommend an independent accounting review by a big four global firm into any financial transactions between Epstein and the IPI.”

Mr Rudd had participated along with former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers in a project that advised the leaders of Mongolia on issues of regional and global peace and security. Mongolian authorities had reportedly offered each $US100,000 for their work although Mr Rudd said he forfeited his payment. “I participated in it and provided advice to the Mongolian president on the future of his country’s mining industry,” Mr Rudd said.

“There were no further meetings of which I am aware.’’

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13b750  No.11338433

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>>11338405

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Mr Rudd joined the IPI board in June 2014 after retiring from politics and in June 2018 became its chair. Mr Rudd said he had never received any remuneration for his work with IPI.

He said he had “no recollection whatsoever” of meeting Epstein who committed suicide in 2019 while on remand awaiting trial. However, the former prime minister was on a teleconference call in 2014 that included Epstein and at an event in New York in 2013 that Epstein attended. “IPI records indicate that Epstein was also invited to ­attend that same function, ­although I don’t believe we ever met,” Mr Rudd said.

He said he had introduced a character test for private donations.

“Any significant engagement with someone as odious as Epstein must be taken ­seriously and investigated thoroughly,” Mr Rudd said.

“These revelations were deeply disturbing to me and to other members of the board. IPI’s work includes combating human trafficking and sexual violence.’’

By the time Epstein donated almost $US650,000 to the think tank he had already served time in jail for sexual abuse and rape of underage girls.

Mr Rudd in his statement said the $US650,000 donated to the IPI by Epstein represented approximately 0.9 per cent of IPI’s total revenue over those years. “The source of these donations had not previously been disclosed to the board, nor to me as chair,’’ Mr Rudd said. “IPI management has informed the board that these donations were fully disclosed to the US authorities as required by the IRS.’’

Mr Rudd said IPI was not alone in receiving donations from Epstein foundations. “Dozens of other US non-profit organisations and teaching institutions have collectively received more than $30m of donations from his foundations,” he said. “First, the IPI decided to donate an equivalent sum to suitable programs to support victims of human trafficking and sexual assault. This hardline approach contrasts with a number of other institutions that decided to keep some or all of their donations. IPI management is in the process of implementing this board decision. Second, the IPI adopted a new gift acceptance policy to prevent any future donations unless the donors satisfy a test of good character.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/jeffrey-epstein-donated-650k-to-kevin-rudds-institute/news-story/cf3443b71b8a1c0907cf36cde2bad627

https://www.ipinst.org/by/kevin-rudd

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13b750  No.11338560

File: a2ce070dd4183cd⋯.mp4 (6.71 MB, 480x270, 16:9, Kevin_Rudd_s_denial_of_Eps….mp4)

>>11338405

Kevin Rudd’s denial of Epstein donation ‘not credible’ says Peter Dutton

The Home Affairs Minister has said Kevin Rudd’s denial of knowing about a “massive” $US650,000 worth of donations from pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to his peace think tank was “not credible”.

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Former PM Kevin Rudd’s denial of knowing about a “massive” $US650,000 worth of donations from notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to his peace think tank was “not credible”, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said on Thursday.

Mr Dutton called on Mr Rudd to detail all the information about the scandal, which has engulfed his New York-based International Peace Institute.

“It’s just not credible, him saying he didn’t know anything about this, he hasn’t seen anything,” Mr Dutton said.

“It’s US$650,000; it’s a massive donation.

“Mr Epstein was a very significant character, and Mr Rudd needs to detail all of the information, because people want confidence and faith in the work that his group is doing.

“But at the moment, Mr Rudd has more questions than he’s got answers.”

Between 2011 and 2019 Epstein, who was found dead in a prison cell last year awaiting sex trafficking charges, donated the money via charities to the institute.

That’s despite the fact Epstein was convicted of procuring an underage girl for prostitution in 2008.

Mr Rudd, as chairman of the institute, said he never had personal dealings with Epstein and was “blindsided” to find out about the scandal via Norwegian media.

A Norwegian year-long media investigation has also uncovered documents showing the charity’s director, Terje Rod-Larsen, had a personal $US130,000 loan from Epstein.

Earlier on Thursday, Kevin Rudd faced a barrage of questions in a series of radio interviews after the bombshell report which revealed the donation.

Mr Rudd faced ABC radio and 2GB on Thursday morning where he repeatedly said he doesn’t remember ever meeting Epstein, or taking part in a teleconference with him in 2014.

“I remember calling into a meeting which was called the advisory board for the president of Mongolia,” Mr Rudd told 2GB’s Ben Fordham.

“I called into it and he asked for my views and I explained it to him (the Mongolian President).

“I have no recollection of Epstein being on that call. To the best of my knowledge, no (I never met him) I said in my statement yesterday that there was a function hosted by the International Peace Institute involving the likes of Henry Kissinger, the US Secretary of state, the US secretary-general and others at the back end of 2013. I have been told by my staff that Epstein’s name was on the invitation, whether he attended I do not know.”

He added he does not recall meeting Epstein’s former partner Ghislaine Maxwell

The former PM said the board has a hard line view on their dealings with Epstein.

“We have an upcoming board meeting to deal with another Epstein related matter which only just surfaced in the Norwegian media a short time ago, concerning a 2013 loan from Epstein to the president of the IPI,” he said

“Which apparently was repaid but never declared to the board. That is why we have called an extraordinary board meeting to deal with that matter as well.”

On Wednesday night, Mr Rudd said he had been “blindsided” when he learnt of Epstein’s donations to the IPI.

He said the “revelations were deeply disturbing to me” and he had convened a special board meeting of the peace body, which works with the UN, to “ensure an equivalent sum was donated to sex ­assault victims”.

The former Labor leader also said he had convened ­another extraordinary board meeting of the IPI to order a review into further revelations that its president, Norwegian diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen, had a $US130,000 personal loan with Epstein.

“Any significant engagement with someone as odious as Epstein must be taken ­seriously and investigated thoroughly,” Mr Rudd said.

The former PM insisted he had no personal dealings with the now-dead paedophile.

“I have no recollection whatsoever of ever meeting Epstein,” he said.

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13b750  No.11338575

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>>11338560

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And Mr Rudd also distanced himself from an IPI email that has surfaced authorising a $US100,000 payment to Epstein, based on a fee that Mr Rudd himself ­declined to take for giving ­advice to the Mongolian ­Government.

He said he never received any remuneration for his work with the IPI, which he joined in 2014 after losing office as the PM the year before.

“I first learned of contributions from Epstein’s foundations to the IPI in November 2019 through reporting by the Norwegian press.” Mr Rudd said.

“Subsequent searches by IPI staff, made at the request of the Board, have identified donations totalling $650,000 that were received between October 2011 and May 2019.

“The source of these donations had not previously been disclosed to the board, nor to me as chair.

“These revelations were deeply disturbing to me and to other members of the Board. IPI’s work includes combating human trafficking and sexual violence.’’

A year-long investigation by Norwegian newspaper Dagens Nærings into the ties between the peace organisation, the current president Terje Rod-Larsen and ­Epstein claimed Mr Rudd could have received a payment of $100,000 for advising Mongolia on security.

The paper published an email dated January 2016 from Mr Rod-Larsen titled “outstanding payments for Mongolia team”.

The email stated: “I had dinner with Kevin yesterday evening and he said we could keep his share.

“For forms (sic) sake we should send it to Jeff, however I am sure we will get it back many fold!”

Mr Rudd said he had checked his records around a function he had attended in New York in late September 2013, while still a member of parliament, to honour the Mongolian president.

Among the guests were many high level dignitaries including foreign ministers and UN officials, he said.

“IPI records indicate that Epstein was also invited to ­attend that same function, ­although I don’t believe we ever met,” Mr Rudd said.

He said at the event, held before he joined the IPI board, the Mongolian president asked him to help on an international advisory board to guide economic and political development.

“This advisory board had an initial conference call in January 2014,” Mr Rudd said.

“I participated in it and provided advice to the Mongolian President on the future of his country’s mining industry. There were no further meetings of which I am aware. IPI staff have advised me subsequently that Epstein was apparently among the 10 participants of the teleconference. Two years later, I was offered remuneration for my participation in this advisory board but I declined because my involvement, apart from the initial teleconference, was negligible.

“Other participants may have received remuneration for their participation in the advisory board, although I have been advised by IPI staff that Epstein did not.”

The IPI said the $100,000 fee never went to Epstein.

Mr Rudd also said he only discovered the existence of a $US130,000 personal loan agreement between Epstein and Mr Rod-Larsen from 2013, after Norwegian investigative journalists published the story on October 14.

“Neither the loan, nor its repayment, had been previously disclosed to the Board or to me as Chair,” he said.

“As a consequence of this latest development, I took action last week to convene an extraordinary Board meeting and requested that Mr Rod-Larsen provide a report to the Board on all these matters.

“I will be recommending to the Board that an immediate and comprehensive probity review be conducted into the matters raised. Mr Rod-Larsen has apologised to the board for what he has ­described as his grave error of judgment.”

The Norwegian paper said Mr Rod-Larsen visited Epstein at his Manhattan home at least 20 times.

Journalists from the Norwegian paper, who contacted The Daily Telegraph, said they had been trying in vain to get a response from Mr Rudd for more than a year.

The paper also revealed Epstein’s trusted assistant Lesley Groff sent an email to Mr Rod-Larsen in February 2014 mentioning a Mongo­lian meeting in the Swiss Alps town of Davos. The email stated: “Hi Terje, Jeffrey ­requested I send you the below wiring instructions for (the $100,000).’’

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/jeffrey-epstein-link-to-kevin-rudd-peace-think-tank/news-story/a41221c2b597f0d1226e3d1069927936

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13b750  No.11339008

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EXCLUSIVE: Mystery 'recruiter' for Jeffrey Epstein speaks out for first time to admit she brought three girls to the pedophile and went shopping with victim Virginia Roberts for a sexy schoolgirl outfit, but denies taking part in the abuse

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A previously unknown alleged recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein has admitted to bringing three women to him but denied taking part in the abuse.

In an interview with the podcast Broken: Seeking Justice, Rina Oh said that she dated Epstein and thought of him as a rich older boyfriend.

He asked her to bring attractive friends to him including Marijke Chartouni, a former model who he sexually assaulted.

But in the podcast, Oh vehemently denied claims by Chartouni and fellow accuser Virginia Roberts that she participated in the sexual abuse they endured. She did admit to buying a schoolgirl outfit for Roberts.

Details about Oh, a 41-year-old artist from New jersey, have been a mystery since she was named in Roberts' draft manuscript of her memoir which was made public last August as part of a cache of court documents.

It described in graphic detail some of the most shocking abuse the pedophile was responsible for.

In the manuscript, Roberts claimed that Oh 'loved bondage, whipping, hitting and cutting her sex partner with little sharp knives until they subdued (sic) to her punishment in agonizing pain'.

The book described how Epstein met Oh at an art gallery where some of her own work was on display which he bought - she is now a sculptor and painter.

Roberts wrote that Oh had a 'bubbly persona' and 'fit into the subservient category' that he liked his girls to fall under.

At the time Roberts, now a 37-year-old mother-of-three who lives in Australia and goes by her married name Virginia Giuffre, was 17.

Oh, now 41, would have been around 21.

She wrote that Epstein asked Oh to help Roberts massage him, the first of a number of sexual encounters they had.

Oh would supposedly use whips and toys on Roberts and Epstein was 'absurdly taken' with watching the two of them together.

According to the manuscript, Epstein liked Oh so much that he rented an apartment for her and sent her and Roberts out shopping to seedy sex stores to bring back 'sexy outfits, sex toys and bondage material'.

The interview with Oh came about after Chartouni found her: she has become the unofficial private investigator for Epstein's victims and has helped to find their recruiters.

Through intensive online research Chartouni tracked Oh down to her home in New Jersey and she agreed to speak.

She said her reason for talking is that her husband is Vincent Amen who worked for Michael Jackson and lived on the Neverland ranch.

Amen was named as one of the five alleged unindicted co-conspirators in the unsuccessful 2005 prosecution against Jackson for molesting minors -

Amen denied the allegations.

Amen told Oh that getting his story out there saved his reputation and she decided to do the same.

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13b750  No.11339025

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>>11339008

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In her interview Oh flatly denied the description in Roberts' memoir.

She said: 'I'm just letting you know that what she accused me of doing is a complete fabricated lie.

'And I was nothing but nice to this girl (Roberts). And I actually wanted to hang out with her and she declined to hang out with me. So we actually never spent any significant amount of time together except for that one shopping adventure'.

The shopping trip in question involved Oh being called and being asked: 'Can you take Virginia shopping for a little school girl outfit?'

Podcast host Tara Palmeri asked why Oh didn't think it was odd Epstein was dressing up a 17-year-old girl in a schoolgirl outfit.

Oh said: 'I wasn't asking questions. I just did as I was told'.

Oh became evasive when pressed about why she didn't raise the alarm.

She said: 'And you're asking me, well, what was she doing? I was like, well, she was there to serve a purpose. She was brought in to serve a purpose. Like she was groomed to do this……at an early age'.

Oh said that she remembered Chartouni but denied taking in her abuse.

She said: 'I've brought three people to, to that place (Epstein's New York mansion). Period. And when I'm, ready to talk about it, I'm gonna I talk about it'.

'She (Chartouni) was one of them. And I met her very briefly. We didn't really know each other too well. And I brought her because he kept asking me to bring your friends. So I brought her once'.

During a follow up interview with the podcast, Oh changed her story and she said: 'I was in the room when Marijke and I were both victimized by Epstein'.

Oh has asked lawyer Brad Edwards to help her apply for compensation for the Epstein's victims' fund, which will be paid for from his $640m estate.

In Oh's studio she showed the podcast producers some of her work including a painting of Prince Andrew - who Roberts claims she was forced to have sex with - as Bacchus, the god of wine.

Another painting was of Epstein's alleged chief recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell nude in the Garden of Sin, holding a forbidden fruit in her hand like Eve.

On Oh's Instagram page are more bizarre works including frescos of Andrew and Bill Clinton, who flew multiple times on Epstein's planes.

Maxwell denies the allegations and is due to stand trial next July.

Prince Andrew denies having met Roberts.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8885837/Mystery-recruiter-Epstein-admits-bringing-girls-pedophile.html

BROKEN: Seeking Justice

Investigative Reporter Julie K. Brown exposed Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes to the world. Now his survivors are fighting for the truth. This season, host Tara Palmeri follows the women who are making their own justice.

The Recruiters

Epstein relied on a network of women to bring him new victims. Nearly 20 years later, one survivor tracked down her own recruiter.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/broken-seeking-justice/id1478460758?i=1000496307220

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000000  No.11339269

>>11338560

Kevin Rudd is using the "blindsided" defence.

Yet a week ago, he was on twitter in his kitchen, flustered, bright red and angrily calling for a royal commission on the Murdoch press.

Kevin is your basic narcissistic politician - psychologically projecting and trying to use old media tricks to deflect allegations which are not working any more.

There are a lot of nervous Australian politicians around.

"Those who scream the loudest" …

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13b750  No.11339564

File: eabd6177d466cf0⋯.jpg (392.23 KB, 825x1028, 825:1028, VRG_61.jpg)

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>>11339008

Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweets

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/bro… Rina- if you read this I hope you live in shame for the rest of your life. You don’t intimidate me any longer & the physical & mental scares you left me with should be enough to put your a** in jail, my line in the sand is drawn & your guilty! #LockHerUp

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321588495467491328

BROKEN: Seeking Justice: The Recruiters on Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/broken-seeking-justice/id1478460758?i=1000496307220

Jeffrey Epstein 'recruiter' admits bringing girls but denies abuse” Pathetic excuses from a deranged woman who was NO victim & should be sitting in jail next to #GhislaineMaxwell Rina-woman to woman, now that I am a woman, U disgust me. @DailyMail

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321593015622758405

Mystery 'recruiter' for Epstein admits bringing girls to pedophile

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8885837/Mystery-recruiter-Epstein-admits-bringing-girls-pedophile.html

What really makes sense is that Rina, a co-conspirator for #Epstein & #GhislaineMaxwell would go on to marry a fellow co-conspirator involved with #MichaelJackson . 2 sick peas in a pod, you can’t even imagine how beyond sickened I feel right now. @pinkPeptobismol @teresajhelm

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321602627554045953

Thomas Volscho @TVolscho

Replying to @VRSVirginia and @DailyMail

I guess this post from Michael Jackson defenders makes more sense:

https://twitter.com/TVolscho/status/1321600992845176832

Still being robbed of justice- just ask all the men & women I’ve named in my court docs why they still have their freedom to carry on with their untainted lives why I sit here crying my eyes out over rerun & rerun of the abusers still affecting my life. @FBI @SDNYnews #unfair

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321611245712150533

Sandi Bachom @sandibachom

Replying to @Agenthades1 @VRSVirginia and 2 others

I sat in court for 3 days with Epstein and 2 days when his victims read their impact statements. You have NO Idea how courageous they are, they deserve their day in court they've been robbed three times before

https://twitter.com/sandibachom/status/1321510701496705025

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13b750  No.11339586

File: e6c3fc0d3c5fb55⋯.jpg (508.81 KB, 825x1099, 825:1099, VRG_64.jpg)

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>>11339564

This picture that Rina painted with the sliced leg bleeding is exactly what she used to do to me, I have a 6 inch scar on my left leg from her cutting me. I can let a lot of s**t go, but this I will never forget. #PureEvil #LockHerUp @FBI @thedailybeast @nytimes #Justice

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321605000628371456

ProfQ @MoonProfessor

Replying to @VRSVirginia and @DailyMail

Rina Oh’s art is certainly disturbing (not to mention the associated comments), which is more often than not a sign of a disturbed mind.

https://twitter.com/MoonProfessor/status/1321602909675552769

“Design from 2000-2002 and classically trained in sculpture,” Uh Rina- those were the years in which you procured & partook in the abuse of minors with #Epstein Did he pay for that too? Your no survivor, your an oxygen thief. A virus on humanity. #Karma #Justice

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321621244144312320

ProfQ @MoonProfessor

Replying to @fiat_promises, @VRSVirginia and @DailyMail

This website oh hers links to the same Instagram account.

https://twitter.com/MoonProfessor/status/1321611635258134528

Rina Oh

https://rinaoh.wixsite.com/mysite-4

Ladies & Gentlemen meet Rina who now is pleading innocence since there’s a $VCF$ she has decided to come out as a victim, when on the record she was #Epstein’s GF”& was rewarded with $$ in trade for victims- real victims. May karma be upheld and justice be done. @FBI @nytimes

https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1321623957183684610

ProfQ @MoonProfessor

Replying to @MoonProfessor @fiat_promises and 2 others

The site above she links to from her FB account. So yes, pretty sure it’s her Instagram account. https://facebook.com/rina.oh.7

https://twitter.com/MoonProfessor/status/1321613698637598720

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>>11263593

University of Melbourne academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert in ‘secret safe house’ in Iran

University of Melbourne academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert disappeared from the Iranian prison system without a trace, but it’s now believed a hardline military group has hidden her.

Exclusive: Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been hidden in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps safe house after disappearing from Iran’s prison system, a source claims.

The University of Melbourne academic, who was sentenced to 10 years’ jail on spying charges which she strongly denies, has not been seen since she was moved from Qarchak prison at the weekend.

There was no sign of her at Evin prison, where she was originally held, following visits among family members on Sunday.

However, a separate source said that she may have been kept in quarantine at Evin prison because of coronavirus fears.

An Iranian source claimed that Dr Moore-Gilbert, a dual Australian-UK national who studied at Cambridge University, was being held in a safe house by the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The move was a power play between the military and the Iranian government, the source said.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne revealed earlier this week that her office was “seeking further information” on where Dr Moore-Gilbert was being held after she was moved from Qarchak.

The confusion surrounding the former Bathurst, NSW, resident’s move has raised concerns among her supporters.

Despite concerns that she was struggling with the food in Qarchak prison because of her food allergies, it can be revealed she was actually eating and gaining weight.

She was being held in Ward Eight away from the more violent criminals at the prison, a former chicken slaughterhouse considered one of the worst in the world for female inmates.

Dr Moore-Gilbert was teaching English to the female prisoners in her ward, who were mostly political prisoners.

“She has been far more relaxed in there and calm and eating,” a source said.

She was also able to cook and run around the prison for exercise.

It was understood that the move out of Qarchak had been planned, and she was expected to return to Evin prison, north of Tehran.

Dr Moore-Gilbert was in solitary confinement in Evin prison for almost two years before she was moved to Qarchak in July.

A campaign group, Friends of Kylie Moore-Gilbert, said: “We understand the need for discretion on certain aspects of Kylie’s case, but we call on DFAT to urgently confirm that it knows Kylie’s location and condition.

“It is not acceptable that after more than two years of cordial negotiations, Kylie could be moved to another facility without the Australian government being notified.

The group added that it must be “an incredibly scary time for Kylie”.

Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife Nazanin has been held in Iran since 2016, said that it was “quite disturbing that the government doesn’t know where she is, they should have found out within 24 hours.”

“With Kylie’s case it’s a change in tactics, although moving her to Qarchak was a change in tactics as well,” he said.

He said the IRGC may be “pulling rank” on the Iranian government if they have taken her to a safe house.

“It’s one of the things that can happen but it is rare, but then it is very rare to be taken to Qarchak, with Kylie’s case we are already in uncharted territory,” he said.

When asked if Dr Moore-Gilbert was being held in an IRGC safe house, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said: “The Government’s continuing efforts to secure Dr Moore-Gilbert’s release are an absolute priority. We remain focused on her health, wellbeing and safety.

“We do not accept the charges upon which Dr Moore-Gilbert was convicted, and want to see her returned to Australia as soon as possible.”

Mrs Ratcliffe, who was due to be released after a five-year sentence next year, has been ordered to attend court on Monday.

She had been on community release since March but has been told to pack a bag for prison which was where she would be taken after her court appearance.

A court case over a $736 million debt that Iran claims it is owed by the UK over a historic military deal was due to be held next Tuesday.

The case has been delayed until April following a request from the Iranian government.

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said after news of the delay was aired that “Iran must end her arbitrary detention and that of all dual British nationals.”

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/university-of-melbourne-acadmic-dr-kylie-mooregilbert-in-secret-safe-house-in-iran/news-story/5eaed4cd9f646d3b3787c3753371b5dc

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13b750  No.11339826

File: 3253d47695565ec⋯.jpg (167.67 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, Zhou_Limin_far_left_with_h….jpg)

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Zhou Limin: China sends Wuhan crisis diplomat to Sydney

China has sent a crisis expert to be its consul general in Sydney, filling a key diplomatic posting that was abruptly vacated in June during a period of extreme stress with Australia.

Thirty year diplomatic veteran Zhou Limin has come to the ambassadorial-ranked posting from Beijing, where he was deputy director of consular affairs at China’s Foreign Ministry.

In that role, he was sent by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Wuhan in late January to run a consular crisis group at the height of the city’s coronavirus outbreak.

Beijing was impressed by the “loyalty, mission and dedication” of Mr Zhou and his team, which co-ordinated flights of foreigners, including two to Australia.

“You united with the people of Hubei and Wuhan, overcame the difficulties together, and completed the task very well,” said Foreign Minister Wang, in remarks published in Chinese state media.

While not quite Wuhan during the coronavirus catastrophe, Australia has in recent years become a more challenging assignment in the Chinese diplomatic network.

China’s last Sydney consul general Gu Xiaojie, previously China’s ambassador in Nigeria, left the posting suddenly in June – weeks before four Chinese journalists well known by the Sydney consulate were raided by police officers and the Australian Security Intelligence Agency.

That dawn raid outraged China’s foreign ministry.

It came after the bilateral relationship hit new lows after the Morrison government’s call for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, China imposed a new security law on Hong Kong and trade of Australian beef, barley and wine was disrupted.

Diplomatic sources have linked a hold up in Mr Zhou’s arrival to the delay of Australia’s new consul-general in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Ward, who finally began her posting at the start of October after an almost 10 month visa ordeal.

“It’s a welcome step forward that they have both taken up their postings,” said Michael Clifton, the NSW president of the Australia China Business Council, who was previously the head of Austrade in China.

“Diplomats have a role to play – but they can’t do it if they are not in their postings,” he told The Australian.

Born in Shandong province, Mr Zhou has previously been posted to New York, Toronto and the Netherlands.

He ended his 14-day quarantine at the consulate residence in inner city Camperdown on Wednesday after arriving in Sydney on October 13 and will soon meet with senior political and business figures in New South Wales.

In a statement, the consulate said Mr Zhou wants to help build “mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and Australian peoples”.

The statement also noted his consular skills, which were recently demonstrated in Wuhan.

“The Consulate General will also do its utmost to protect the legal rights and interests of Chinese citizens and enterprises in NSW in accordance with the law, and provide high quality consular service to both Chinese citizens and foreigners.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/zhou-limin-china-sends-wuhan-crisis-diplomat-to-sydney/news-story/50fea2e35272d365ffb84949b740ad9e

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13b750  No.11339862

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Dr Fauci praises Australia’s coronavirus response and Melbourne’s face mask rules

America’s top Covid expert says Victoria lockdown and mask-wearing struck right balance between health and economy and he wished US adopted same mentality

America’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has praised Melbourne’s response to the coronavirus, saying he “wished” the US could adopt the same mentality.

In an interview hosted by the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne-based Doherty Institute, Fauci said Australia was “one of the countries that has done actually quite well” in handling the virus.

“I really wish that we could transplant that kind of mentality here,” he said. “Because masks in the United States have almost become a political statement.”

Fauci, who is the most senior member of the White House’s coronavirus taskforce, said that Melbourne’s lockdown and mandatory mask-wearing had struck the right balance between public health and opening up the economy.

“A couple of hours before I came to my home here to pick up this Zoom, I was at a meeting virtually in the situation room in the White House,” he said. “If I were to use the word ‘shutdown’ the country or ‘lockdown’, I would be in serious trouble. They would probably be throwing tomatoes at me or something.”

Sharon Lewin, director of the Doherty Institute, told Fauci: “We have universal mask-wearing in Melbourne, because you’re fined a thousand dollars if you are outside not wearing them.

“If you walk on the streets of Melbourne, 99.9% of people are wearing masks.”

Fauci replied that America should adopt the same “mentality”.

“In fact, people were ridiculed for wearing masks [in the US]. It depended upon what side of a particular political spectrum you were at, which is so painful to me as a physician and a scientist and a public health person.”

He continued: “I firmly believe that you can continue to open businesses, that you can continue to open up the country from an economic standpoint … but you could do it prudently … by public health measures that prevent surges of infection.”

As well as praising Australia’s response, Fauci also highlighted the worsening situation in the US.

“I would like to say the same for the United States,” he said. “But the numbers speak for themselves.

“We have almost nine million infections, 8.7 million infections. We have 225,000 deaths. And we are essentially still going on a day-by-day basis getting worse and worse.”

Asked by Melbourne University’s dean of medicine, Shitij Kapur, why Australia had been so successful, Fauci said Australia was “a gigantic island”.

“When you have a country like Australia, which is a gigantic island, it’s probably easier to contain in and out,” he said. “Whereas in the United States, that’s not the case.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/29/dr-fauci-praises-australias-coronavirus-response-and-melbournes-face-mask-rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2FZ_BKLR4Y

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13b750  No.11340110

File: e32b96af5579078⋯.mp4 (6.23 MB, 896x504, 16:9, Labor_MP_Chris_Hayes_in_go….mp4)

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Labor MP Chris Hayes in hospital after collapsing in Parliament during impassioned speech

New South Wales Labor MP Chris Hayes has been taken to hospital after collapsing in Parliament while delivering an emotional speech about child sexual abuse.

Mr Hayes became visibly upset as he spoke about his cousin's experience of child sexual abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church.

He was delivering the speech in Parliament when he suffered a medical episode and collapsed.

A number of other politicians, including party colleagues Michael Freelander and Tanya Plibersek, rushed to his aid while help was called for.

Federal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese said Mr Hayes had been taken to hospital.

"Can I thank Dr Freelander and [Nationals MP] Dr [David] Gillespie who rushed up to the Federation Chamber to provide assistance and all those members on both sides who acted with care and with compassion," he said.

"He recovered pretty quickly.

"I have spoken with [his wife] Bernadette, who was with him in hospital, where he will stay overnight for further testing."

Mr Albanese said Mr Hayes, who is the chief opposition whip, was "in good spirits".

"I said to the chief opposition whip if he wants leave he should just ask for it, there are easier ways to get it than what occurred this morning but I look forward to getting him back in this chamber."

Dr Freelander, clearly still shaken by the incident, spoke about his friend as he left Parliament House for the week.

"Chris and I are old mates, and I guess he gave us all a shock," he said.

"And we just want him back to 100 per cent.

"He's just such a great guy, and I think across the Parliament he's very much loved."

The Prime Minister also took the opportunity to wish Mr Hayes a speedy recovery.

"We may disagree on many things in this place but we all agree Chris Hayes is a very good bloke," Scott Morrison said.

"And many of us know Bernadette as well, she has been a welcome person here around this place for many years … our prayers are with you."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-29/nsw-labor-mp-chris-hayes-hospital-collapse-parliament/12827394

https://7news.com.au/politics/federal-politics/labor-mp-chris-hayes-in-good-spirits-after-collapsing-in-federation-chamber-during-speech-c-1480293

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726ce6  No.11340510

Hey aussie anons.

Just lurking and learning as other boards are a shit show atm

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000000  No.11341017

>>11340510

Australian Governments (State and Federal) donated to the Clinton Foundation more than anyone.

They never expected her to lose.

Lot's of karma to play out in Aus to get level with God.

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983c4c  No.11353447

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>>11301383

Trump will be 'annihilated' by Biden: Anthony Scaramucci | 9 News Australia

9 News Australia

Published on 29 Oct 2020

Former Trump staffer Anthony Scaramucci says Joe Biden will annihilate Donald Trump at the 2020 US election.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HSOjp_jlXM

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983c4c  No.11354270

File: 81319fb5b7a4925⋯.jpg (101.6 KB, 768x1026, 128:171, Screen_shot_from_a_QAnon_v….jpg)

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QAnon QLD: Conspiracy theory turns up in State election

An online conspiracy theory that began life in dark corners of the web has surfaced in Far North campaign grounds. So how has QAnon wormed its way into the Queensland state election?

Pete Martinelli - October 30, 2020'

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A WHISTLE stop campaign tour by a small party against mandatory vaccination was hardly the place to expect the tendrils of a paranoid extreme right group to emerge.

It was during a modest gathering by the Informed Medical Option Party in Fogarty Park that like a silent alarm, they showed themselves.

A placard propped up against party posters declared “No to Bill Gates … No to Fake News … #Wake Up;” each declaration was a trope of QAnon, an adaptable and intensely paranoid theory that has seeped into popular consciousness in Queensland since the pandemic lockdown.

About two dozen supporters cheered IMOP’s Queensland Senate candidate Allona Lane and the candidate for Barron River, Adam Rowe.

During his speech, Mr Rowe referred to standing up against a “New World Order.”

“The awakening has begun,” Mr Rowe said.

He may not have been aware of it, Mr Rowe’s speech was dotted with recycled QAnon-isms.

QAnon, which emerged from the corners of the internet in 2017, has swept through the US like a mass hysteria and is inching its way through Australian electorates among disparate and on face value, opposed political movements.

Ms Lahn spoke after the rally.

In an interview recorded by a party supporter, she distanced herself from QAnon.

“I have never posted QAnon ever … I am for truth, transparency and accountability,” Ms Lahn said.

The party secretary also stated that IMOP “has no affiliation with the QAnon phenomenon.”

Over the last six months and since the crackdown by Facebook and Twitter on openly QAnon accounts, the online conspiracy theory has evolved in Australia.

Often people who post subjects that parallel or related to QAnon are not aware that they are doing so.

Common QAnon themes include a conviction that the world is subject to a shadow deep state, an elite cabal of cannibal paedophiles has engaged in widespread and organised child sex trafficking, unverifiable pseudo science, and that Donald Trump is a Messianic figure who will save the world.

Of the 20 Queensland candidates listed on the IMOP party website in September, 14 had made or shared QAnon related posts on Facebook including the ‘Plandemic’ documentary, videos by QAnon followers and a now famous video of ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ spruiking hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19.

IMOP currently has 31 candidates for the Queensland election listed on its website.

The ‘doctors’ include Dr Stella Immanuel, who has preached that infertility issues and endometriosis is the fault of women who sleep with demons.

In July, Ms Lahn posted an openly QAnon video on the Allona Fit To Parent Network Facebook page, and the same month IMOP’s candidate for Hill, Tara Garozzo, posted a now removed QAnon cover photo.

Her Twitter Feed remains supportive of QAnon and Donald Trump.

“If that is what is on her page, it is private, that’s her call,” Ms Lahn said.

The senate candidate said she had not hashtagged QAnon her own Facebook accounts.

She said she hoped Donald Trump did well in the upcoming presidential elections.

“We just want a happy, abundant future,” Ms Lahn said.

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983c4c  No.11354307

File: 0873941867632f3⋯.jpg (100.71 KB, 1280x721, 1280:721, Tara_Gorozzo_s_Twitter_fee….jpg)

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>>11354270

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QAnon’s bipartisan appeal is its hallmark; that members of a seemingly left-leaning grassroots party would share and post material from the extreme right.

Senior lecturer of Political science at the University of Queensland, Dr Frank Mols said this blurring was not a new phenomenon in popular politics.

“In Europe, populist radical right parties knew quite well that you can gel together the extreme right and the extreme left,” Dr Mols said.

“There is nothing new here, QAnon is very much an example of something much older.”

On the other side of the Australian political spectrum as IMOP stands One Nation.

Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts, in Cairns to push for an Office of Scientific Integrity, has posted social media rails against the UN, Antifa and Black Lives Matter, and is vocally supportive of President Trump on social media.

In turn he has stirred QAnon sentiment, with followers of the theory posting their beliefs on his Facebook page.

“Senator Roberts is a big supporter of Donald Trump and often shares posts so as to inform his own social media followers of current events in the US,” a spokeswoman for the Senator said.

“Senator Roberts has little to no knowledge of QAnon or their agenda, his workload does not allow him to spend time following US politics that closely.”

Dr Mols said the North American character of QAnon had rubbed off locally and had a telling effect on state and federal electorates.

“We are underestimating the influence of QAnon in Australian politics, watch this space, Dr Mols said.

“The theme is very much anti establishment, it dawns on you that there is a very North American evangelical Christian theme; there is an end of times, a new world order, George Soros and Bill Gates are sharing some dark secret.”

Dr Mols said the paranoia and misinformation inherent in QAnon was not new.

“A lot of this seems new; the actual stories are really, really old,” he said.

“Fascism in the 1920s and 30s used exactly these same tropes; Nazi Germany was quite prolific and the Soviets picked up those same techniques.”

More recently, the troll farms in Russia which accelerated the QAnon’s early spread in the US had their roots in the Cold War.

“These troll factories are inflating Trump support,” Dr Mols said.

“In the last few days Microsoft detected another surge … there is a danger of underestimating what it can do.”

In the leadup to the US federal elections, watchdog Media Matters has identified 92 current or former congressional candidates who have embraced QAnon.

Dr Mols said the pandemic had exposed community vulnerability to QAnon.

“There is a sense of disempowerment, there is a hyper urge to see patterns everywhere, a sense of powerlessness - (QAnon) is a way for people to claw back authority.”

IMOP’s Adam Rowe has declined to be interviewed.

“I fail to see any advantage for our Party engaging with you or your paper as the piece you are writing will very likely be nothing more than a hit piece to discredit our Party in order to further push the Government Pharmaceutical agenda,” Mr Rowe wrote responded to the Cairns Post.

Ms Garozzo has been asked for comment.

https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/qanon-qld-conspiracy-theory-turns-up-in-state-election/news-story/a6bad4b191710be2dcfc0dd819b5880c

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983c4c  No.11354364

File: 0060d83d26b6da3⋯.jpg (64.75 KB, 667x486, 667:486, Facebook_Holocaust_denial_….jpg)

>>10866725

>>11148943

Facebook heeds Holocaust message

Naomi Levin - Oct 30, 2020

After significant global campaigns led by the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee and joined by dozens of key Jewish community organisations, including AIJAC, Facebook has agreed to crack down on Holocaust denial on its social media platforms.

In a statement on Oct. 12, Vice President of Content Policy Monika Bickert said Facebook would ban any content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust”. She added that, starting later this year, anyone who searches for terms associated with Holocaust or Holocaust denial will be directed to “credible information off Facebook”.

Facebook’s move against Holocaust denial followed its step earlier this year to prohibit users from using the ubiquitous digital platform to spread antisemitic stereotypes.

Content that accuses Jews of running the world or controlling the media is no longer permitted to be published on Facebook. This ban came after Jewish organisations consulted with Facebook in order to implore the social media giant to share some of the responsibility for growing global antisemitic sentiment.

In response to the Holocaust denial ban, Greg Schneider, president of the Claims Conference, whose mission is to provide a measure of justice to Holocaust survivors, welcomed the changes.

“You cannot deny the atrocities Holocaust survivors suffered; we applaud these first steps. Holocaust survivors bravely came forward to ensure that their voices were heard. We now urge Facebook to take immediate action to implement its new policy,” Schneider said.

However, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jason Greenblatt accused Facebook of acting too late.

“In reality, we believe Facebook is acting now because of external pressure coming from a variety of sources: the Stop Hate for Profit campaign led by ADL and other civil rights organisations; the #NoDenyingIt effort led by the Claims Conference; alarming new polling on Holocaust awareness among young people; regulatory pressure in Europe and America; the recent congressional hearings in Washington DC and a hard-hitting letter from 20 state attorneys general,” Greenblatt said.

There was an obvious shift of emphasis by Facebook in October from unfettered free speech towards a more nuanced approach. This was reflected in the tech giant’s decision to remove content associated with increasingly popular conspiracy theory QAnon.

YouTube, owned by Google, announced it too would tighten the rules on QAnon-related content, which led to the removal of some popular, but dangerous, videos. However, although YouTube stopped short of an outright ban, analysts have noted that the majority of the most popular QAnon Facebook pages and groups became inaccessible quite quickly. Experts have warned, however, that QAnon is already morphing to evade capture, and some users are spilling over into less popular – and less regulated – alternative social media platforms.

QAnon – which originated in the US and is based on the crazy notion that Democrats and Hollywood elites are paedophilic child traffickers and that Donald Trump is working to #savethechildren – has spread beyond American shores and capitalised on the pandemic to pick up thousands of followers around the world.

QAnon has been associated with antisemitism, with researchers recently finding dozens of graphically violent death threats from QAnon supporters towards Jewish financier and philanthropist George Soros, many references to Rothschild banking conspiracies, and connections being drawn between the supposed child trafficking ring and the antisemitic canard of blood libel.

American researcher Gregory Stanton put it most succinctly: “QAnon’s conspiracy theory is a rebranded version of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”

With social media the new printing press, tech giants stepping up to the plate to remove hateful content seems central to restraining the spread of racist extremism – and the violence it can spawn.

https://aijac.org.au/australia-israel-review/facebook-heeds-holocaust-message/

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983c4c  No.11354815

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How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge

A 64-page document that was later disseminated by close associates of President Donald Trump appears to be the work of a fake "intelligence firm."

By Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny - Oct. 30, 2020

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One month before a purported leak of files from Hunter Biden's laptop, a fake "intelligence" document about him went viral on the right-wing internet, asserting an elaborate conspiracy theory involving former Vice President Joe Biden's son and business in China.

The document, a 64-page composition that was later disseminated by close associates of President Donald Trump, appears to be the work of a fake "intelligence firm" called Typhoon Investigations, according to researchers and public documents.

The author of the document, a self-identified Swiss security analyst named Martin Aspen, is a fabricated identity, according to analysis by disinformation researchers, who also concluded that Aspen's profile picture was created with an artificial intelligence face generator. The intelligence firm that Aspen lists as his previous employer said that no one by that name had ever worked for the company and that no one by that name lives in Switzerland, according to public records and social media searches.

One of the original posters of the document, a blogger and professor named Christopher Balding, took credit for writing parts of it when asked about it and said Aspen does not exist.

Despite the document's questionable authorship and anonymous sourcing, its claims that Hunter Biden has a problematic connection to the Communist Party of China have been used by people who oppose the Chinese government, as well as by far-right influencers, to baselessly accuse candidate Joe Biden of being beholden to the Chinese government.

The document and its spread have become part of a wider effort to smear Hunter Biden and weaken Joe Biden's presidential campaign, which moved from the fringes of the internet to more mainstream conservative news outlets.

An unverified leak of documents — including salacious pictures from what President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and a Delaware Apple repair store owner claimed to be Hunter Biden's hard drive — were published in the New York Post on Oct. 14. Associates close to Trump, including Giuliani and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, have promised more blockbuster leaks and secrets, which have yet to materialize.

The fake intelligence document, however, preceded the leak by months, and it helped lay the groundwork among right-wing media for what would become a failed October surprise: a viral pile-on of conspiracy theories about Hunter Biden.

Behind Typhoon

The Typhoon Investigations document was first posted in September to Intelligence Quarterly, an anonymous blog "dedicated to collecting important daily news," according to its "about" section. Historical domain records show the blog was registered to Albert Marko, a self-described political and economic adviser, who also lists the blog on his Twitter bio. When asked about the provenance of the document, Marko said he received it from Balding.

Balding, previously an associate professor at Fulbright University Vietnam who studied the Chinese economy and financial markets, posted the document on his blog on Oct. 22, seven weeks after it was initially published.

"I had really not wanted to do this but roughly 2 months ago I was handed a report about Biden activities in China the press has simply refused to cover. I want to strongly emphasize I did not write the report but I know who did," Balding said in an email.

Balding later claimed to NBC News that he wrote some of the document.

"I authored small parts of the report and was involved in report preparation and review. As a researcher, and due to the understandable worry about foreign disinformation, it was paramount that the report document activity from acknowledged and public sources," Balding said. "Great care was taken to document, cite, and retain information so that acknowledged facts could be placed in the public domain."

Balding said Aspen is "an entirely fictional individual created solely for the purpose of releasing this report." Balding did not name the document's main author, saying "the primary author of the report, due to personal and professional risks, requires anonymity."

(continued)

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983c4c  No.11354834

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>>11354815

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Balding claimed that the document was commissioned by Apple Daily, a Hong Kong-based tabloid that is frequently critical of the Chinese government. A spokesperson for Apple Daily confirmed it had worked with Balding on the document.

In addition to posting the document to his blog, Balding also promoted it in far-right media, appearing on Bannon's podcast and on "China Unscripted," a podcast produced by The Epoch Times, a pro-Trump media outlet opposed to the Chinese government.

Balding, an American who taught economics at China's Peking University HSBC Business School until 2018, is often critical of the Chinese government. He made news this year as a source uncovering a global bulk data collection operation by the Chinese company Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Technology.

Blog posts highlighting the most salacious parts of the document, including articles from the Intelligence Quarterly Blog, Revolver News and Balding's blog, received 70,000 public interactions — which includes reactions, comments and shares — across Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, according to the social media analysis tool BuzzSumo.

Balding's blog was the primary driver of virality in conservative and conspiracy communities. The report itself was shared across Facebook and Twitter around 5,000 times, according to BuzzSumo, and more than 80 sites linked back to the blog, which was shared more than 25,000 times on Facebook and Twitter. Hyperpartisan and conspiracy sites like ZeroHedge and WorldNetDaily led the pack.

After the promise of a big reveal one day earlier, the document was also posted on the extremist forum 8kun by Q, the anonymous account behind the QAnon conspiracy theory movement.

On Twitter, the document was pushed by influencers in the QAnon community, as well as by Dinggang Wang, an anti-Chinese government YouTube personality who works for Guo Wengui, a billionaire who fled China amid accusations of bribery and other crimes. Republican Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, tweeted the document to his 2.3 million followers.

'Immediately suspicious'

The document gained attention from disinformation researchers in part because of the image of the document's author.

Elise Thomas, a researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, first spotted telltale signs of a fake photo when she went searching for Typhoon Investigations' Aspen on the web. Thomas found a Twitter account for Aspen named @TyphoonInvesti1, which had posted a link to Typhoon's WordPress page that contained the document on Aug. 15.

The profile picture for Aspen immediately showed signs of being a computer-generated image that can be created by computers and even some websites. Aspen's ears were asymmetrical, for one, but his left eye is what gave away that he did not really exist. Aspen's left iris juts out and appears to form a second pupil, a somewhat frequent error with computer-generated faces.

"The most obvious tell was the irregular shape of the irises," Thomas said. "The profile picture looks pretty convincing in the Twitter thumbnail, but when I popped it up into full view I was immediately suspicious."

Thomas then consulted with Ben Nimmo, director of investigations at the analytics company Graphika, who noted the other telltale sign of a computer-generated face.

"One of the things he and his team have figured out is that if you layer a lot of these images over the top of one another, the eyes align," Thomas said. "He did that with this image, and the eyes matched up."

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983c4c  No.11354873

File: e9b1a4c1484bb26⋯.jpg (105.23 KB, 852x226, 426:113, Q_4936.jpg)

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>>11354834

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Other parts of Aspen's identity were clearly stolen from disparate parts of the web. Aspen's Facebook page was created in August, and it featured only two pictures, both from his "new house," which were tracked back to reviews on the travel website Tripadvisor. The logo for Typhoon Investigations was lifted from the Taiwan Fact-Checking Center, a digital literacy nonprofit.

Aspen claimed on his LinkedIn profile to have worked for a company called Swiss Security Solutions from 2016 to 2020. Swiss Security Solutions denied having ever employed anyone named Aspen, and it said it had found fake accounts for two other people pretending to have worked for the company.

"Martin Aspen was never a freelancer or worker of the Swiss Security Solutions. We do not know this person. According to our Due Diligence Software, this person does not exist in Switzerland," Swiss Security Solutions Chairman Bojan Ilic said, adding that the company has reported the profile to LinkedIn.

Fake faces

Computer-generated faces have become a staple of large-scale disinformation operations in the run-up to the election. In December, Facebook took down a network of fake accounts using computer-created faces tied to The Epoch Times. Facebook removed over 600 accounts tied to the operation, which pushed pro-Trump messages and even served as moderators of some Facebook groups. Stephen Gregory, publisher of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times, has denied any connection to the accounts.

Last month, Facebook removed another batch of computer-generated profiles originating in China and the Philippines, some of which made anti-Trump posts.

Renee DiResta, a researcher at the Stanford Internet Observatory, said computer-created identities are becoming common for disinformation campaigns, in part because they are easy to create.

DiResta, who helped examine a ring of AI-generated faces tied to the conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA last month, said computer-generated profile pictures can be used to "build an army of fake people" to artificially support a cause or to make "disinformation operations harder to discover."

"One of the things that investigators look at to understand the narrative that is spreading is whether the accounts are authentic, whether they're real," DiResta said. "If they were to use a stock photo, it confirms something dishonest is likely happening. By using an AI-generated face, you're guaranteeing you won't find that person elsewhere on the internet."

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/how-fake-persona-laid-groundwork-hunter-biden-conspiracy-deluge-n1245387

https://twitter.com/TyphoonInvesti1

https://twitter.com/BaldingsWorld

Q Post #4936

Oct 22 2020 11:11:25 (EST)

https://www.baldingsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KVBJHB.pdf

Q

https://qanon.pub/#4936

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983c4c  No.11355482

File: 2fdf73285896a6d⋯.jpg (116.38 KB, 1280x720, 16:9, IPI_president_Terje_R_d_La….jpg)

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>>11338405

>>11338560

President of Kevin Rudd’s International Peace Institute quits over Jeffrey Epstein loan

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The president of the International Peace Institute has resigned after the New York think tank – chaired by former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd – discovered he had borrowed money from US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Terje Rod-Larsen apologised to the board of the United Nations-affiliated institute for his “failed judgment” after it was revealed he personally secured a $US130,000 loan and a string of donations from the convicted pedophile.

“Epstein’s crimes were hideous,” the think tank said in a statement. “The notion that IPI would be in any way engaged with such an odious character is repugnant to the institution’s core values.”

Mr Rod-Larsen’s shock departure comes after Mr Rudd convened an extraordinary board meeting overnight to deal “swiftly” with the fallout from the growing scandal that has engulfed the prestigious 50-year-old think tank.

Current vice-president Adam Lupel has been appointed acting president and will oversee an “immediate” audit of the institute’s finances in an effort to ensure that every donation from foundations set up by Epstein had been identified.

“Epstein’s foundations collectively donated more than $30 million to dozens of charitable and teaching institutions prior to his death,” the think tank said. “Although many institutions have decided to keep some or all of these donations, the IPI Board takes the strict view that every dollar should be re-donated.”

The IPI said the board were “unaware” of Mr Rod-Larsen’s decision to secure donations and a personal loan from Epstein in 2013.

It also denied allegations that the IPI misused the organisation’s funds to pay off Epstein in a bid to shore-up future financial support from the pedophile financier.

“IPI’s financial officers have confirmed to the Board that no payment has ever been made by IPI to Epstein, despite some press speculation to the contrary.”

On Thursday, Mr Rudd said the IPI acted swiftly to deal with links to Epstein, even though he had known of the connection for more than a year.

Years after Epstein paid think tank, Rudd says it acted fast

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says the New York think tank he chairs has acted swiftly to deal with links to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, even though he has known of the connection for more than a year.

On Wednesday, Mr Rudd final­ly answered detailed questions about Epstein and his donations of $US650,000 to the Inter­national Peace Institute, 12 months after first being queried by journalists at Norwegian business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.

Last October, Mr Rudd told the journalists he was unaware of any connection between Epstein — who committed suicide in jail in New York in August last year — and the IPI.

This week he said it was at his initiative that the IPI introduced a new gift-acceptance policy last December and committed to donate­ an equivalent sum to programs to support victims of human trafficking and sexual violence.

Mr Rudd told The Australian he would continue to act in ­relation to a $US130,000 private loan of Epstein gave to IPI president Terje Rod-Larsen in 2013.

‘’Any assertion that Mr Rudd has not previously commented on these matters is untrue,’’ Mr Rudd’s office said in a statement.

But journalists Gard Oterholm and Tore Gjerstad told The Australian it has taken a year for him to meaningfully respond: “We received a statement from a spokesperson at Mr Rudd’s office in November 2019, stating that he knew nothing of links between IPI and Epstein and directing questions to IPI. We have sent several emails to his office since, after we published our first story in the middle of November about Epstein donations to IPI. We did not hear back until Wednesday.’’

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983c4c  No.11355493

File: ec422c1e396af92⋯.jpg (558.5 KB, 1275x1650, 17:22, 001.jpg)

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>>11355482

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Mr Rudd was a board member of the Bahraini-backed IPI from 2014 and has been its chairman since 2018. Epstein made donations to IPI through his found­ation Gratitude America in 2016 and 2017, including its largest donation of 2017, $US375,000.

Epstein was a sex abuser looking to whitewash his 2008 conviction and 13-month sentence with a slew of donations to various charities and moving among the highest levels of society and influence.

He knew IPI’s president and Norwegian diplomat Rod-Larsen, and the two had more than 20 documented meetings over the years. There is evidence that other monies flowing in and out of IPI years earlier had Epstein’s fingerprints over them too.

DN reported that in 2014 the IPI had set up an advisory board for the Mongolian government comprising six influential persons, including Mr Rudd, as well as former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Israeli­ prime minister Ehud Barak, and former Harvard president and US Treasury secretary Larry Summers to advise about regional and global peace and security.

Mr Rudd said he was involved in a call and provided advice to the Mongolian president on the future of his country’s mining industr­y. Both Mr Barak and Mr Summers have long-standing, close financial links to Epstein. All were to be paid $US100,000.

Mr Rudd says he didn’t know at the time that Epstein was part of the Mongolian teleconference.

The year before, in 2013, there was a flashy IPI event attended by Mr Rod-Larsen, Mr Barak, Epstein­ and dignit­aries such as former US secretary of state John Kerry. Mr Rudd was there too but can’t remember meeting Epstein.

By early 2016, Mr Rod-Larsen chased up outstanding payments and discovered Mr Rudd had not been paid the $US100,000 for the Mongolia work.

This was when Mr Rudd was pushing hard for the UN top job.

Mr Rod-Larsen documented that he spoke to Mr Rudd, who told him the IPI could keep the $US100,000 he was owed. Mr Rod-Larsen authorised the money to be forwarde­d to Epstein. “For forms (sic) sake we should send it to Jeff, however I am sure we will get it back many fold!’’, he wrote.

Mr Rudd, a friend of Rod-Larsen’s for several years, said this week that when he was told last November of the Epstein financial links to IPI he ‘’was blindsided’’.

IPI said it had not paid any remuneratio­n to Epstein, nor did it pay him the $US100,000 that had been waived by Mr Rudd. Mr Rudd said he had not received any remuneration from the IPI.

IPI, with its New York offices opposite the UN, touts itself as an independent, international, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/years-after-epstein-paid-think-tank-kevin-rudd-says-it-acted-fast/news-story/9fd55d484b50870c7d89d825bf8f0177

https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201029_IPIBoard_Final.pdf

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983c4c  No.11355569

File: e40264e96b755ae⋯.jpg (30.6 KB, 650x366, 325:183, Jadd_William_Brooker_has_e….jpg)

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HIV+ pedophile Jadd William Brooker beats legal deadline to try to get lighter sentence

A pedophile who allegedly wanted to infect children with HIV will be eligible for a greater sentencing discount, after he entered early guilty pleas to some of the charges against him.

Jadd William Brooker, 38, had his matter listed before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday to beat changes to sentencing laws that take effect from next week.

Through his lawyer, he pleaded guilty to seven of the 44 charges against him.

Those seven offences are counts of possessing child exploitation material, which took place in 2019 and 2020.

Some of the charges are aggravated, meaning they involved children under the age of 14.

Brooker will remain eligible for a 30 per cent discount on those offences, instead of the reduced 15 per cent that he would have been allowed under the new regime.

The court has previously heard Brooker had ongoing, illegal sexual relationships with two teenage boys — one of whom has since committed suicide.

It has also been alleged he pursued 19 other children, aged between 13 and 19, for sex over social media apps, and had a “desire to infect” both children and adults with HIV.

Prosecutors said a search of Brooker’s computer revealed footage of him having unprotected sex with a child, who had to undergo testing for HIV.

They said he can be connected to 40 other alleged criminals as part of a global pedophile ring.

After his arrest, Brooker was granted bail in the magistrates court but the decision was overturned after prosecutors lodged a Supreme Court review.

In revoking bail, Justice Mark Livesey said the offending was “appalling”.

Brooker, who is being held at Mount Gambier prison, will return before the court in April next year.

He was one of several defendants who on Friday rushed to take advantage of the current discount scheme.

Under the new system, the maximum discount for an early guilty plea will drop from 40 to 25 per cent.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/hiv-pedophile-jadd-william-brooker-beats-legal-deadline-to-try-to-get-lighter-sentence/news-story/047c160d472d2f0557e7809d4fabde4a

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983c4c  No.11355874

File: 0db9a02a7288f71⋯.mp4 (3.58 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, Vegan_cafe_brands_itself_a….mp4)

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'I don't give a f**k what you think about me': Vegan cafe brands itself a Trump-supporting 'safe zone' ahead of the US election - with the owner labelled a 'racist' by online trolls

Mark Da Costa is not your average inner-city vegan.

The Sydney cafe owner has branded his plant-based eatery Hale and Hearty a 'Trump safe zone' ahead of Wednesday's US election, sparking outrage in the Sydney community of Waterloo.

Mr Da Costa has faced a barrage of hate-fuelled comments in recent days labeling him a racist and a bigot.

In a video posted on the cafe's Facebook page, Mr Da Costa added fuel to the online fire by saying 'if you want Sydney's best pancakes with a side of racism come and see us'.

The saga began when a university student posted screenshots from Mr Da Costa's private social media accounts to a popular online group for vegans.

The posts show Mr Da Costa's support for US President Donald Trump and controversial Australian One Nation politician Pauline Hanson, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Since then, Mr Da Costa says the 'left wing fake vegan community' have called for his business to be boycotted.

Social media users have also flooded review websites to leave negative ratings and comments.

'You may have a few Trump supporters onboard in the social chat, but when most of them aren't even vegan, who's going to bring in the revenue, now that you've alienated your main customer base?' One person posted to their Facebook page.

'In a few years, you'll be out of business and be used as a case study. You're not even American you utter muppet.'

Another said: 'This guy is a nut case. Why would any intelligent individual eat or drink at his establishment? The place will be closed within six months.'

Others loyal customers pleaded with Mr Da Costa to change tack.

'Seriously focus on your business. Your business is suffering. Stop with all this political crap. Focus on what's positive and exciting… You're only doing yourself and your business a disservice by posting things like this,' one person wrote.

'I was going to come to your restaurant and eat there but I'll be taking my business elsewhere.'

Mr Da Costa said the outraged social media users leaving comments understand him to be something he is not.

'We just want to spread love. We have created a venue for you and for vegans and if you are not going to turn up because of what you have read, we are okay with that,' he said.

'Everyone that has hated on Hale and Hearty and myself… calling me a paedophile for being a Trump supporter and supporting Pauline Hanson, calling me a racist, a bigot and a homophobe, I don't give a f**k what you think about me,' he said in an online video.

'Here is a message to you p**s weak vegans, Hale and Hearty is going nowhere.'

But although Trump supporters and their MAGA hats are more than welcome at the cafe, Mr Da Costa says so is everyone else.

'Our staff are amazing and all from different cultures… It is a Trump safe zone, as it is an LGBT safe zone, gay zone, everyone, have fun,' he said.

For the moment the move appears to be paying off with Wednesday night trade this week coming in at a record high for the business.

'That was largely in part due to the Trump supporters that turned out to support me,' he said.

Ahead of next week's election, polls indicate Democratic candidate Joe Biden has a commanding lead over Donald Trump and is the favourite to take office.

Mr Da Costa and the Hale and Hearty cafe have been contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8895033/Vegan-cafe-branded-Trump-supporting-safe-zone-ahead-election.html

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983c4c  No.11356010

File: 43f78af85fbefe9⋯.jpg (67.78 KB, 1000x600, 5:3, Iran_has_moved_the_academi….jpg)

>>11339701

Iran moves detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert back to Tehran prison

Moore-Gilbert, who has Australian and British citizenship, had been held in Qarchak, widely regarded as the worst female prison in Iran

The detained British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been moved back to Tehran’s Evin prison, sources with knowledge of her case have confirmed to the Guardian.

Moore-Gilbert is understood to be back in the secretive ward 2A of Tehran’s largest prison, where she had spent much of the past two years under the control of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

A Cambridge-educated Middle East scholar, Moore-Gilbert was convicted in a secret trial and given a 10-year sentence for espionage after being arrested in September 2018 in Tehran, where she had attended a conference.

She was suddenly removed from Qarchak women’s prison last Saturday, and for days her whereabouts were unknown to family and friends.

Other political prisoners have been moved back to 2A as a prelude to their release, sources have told the Guardian, but there is no firm evidence this is the case with Moore-Gilbert.

Her move could be related to conditions at Qarchak prison or other concerns about her detention, sources said.

Last week Moore-Gilbert met the head of Iran’s Prisons Organisation, Mohammad Mehdi Haj-Mohammadi, and the secretary of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights, Ali Bagheri-Kani, and reportedly raised issues about her incarceration.

After the meeting, reported by Iranian judiciary’s official news agency Mizan, Haj Mohammadi told prison staff they should act to fix shortcomings at Qarchak.

“We understand that a prisoner is a criminal before entering the prison, but after entering the prison, we consider them a needy, capable person deserving of correction and assistance.”

Isolated in the desert outside Tehran, Qarchak is widely regarded as the worst women’s prison in Iran, and known as a site of extrajudicial killings, torture and other rights violations.

But Moore-Gilbert was in good condition in the days before she was moved from her ward in Qarchak, according to activists, including one who shared a cell with her last week.

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer and political prisoner, was a close friend of Moore-Gilbert’s when they shared a cell in Evin. Last week Sotoudeh was moved to Qarchak where she was reunited with Moore-Gilbert, Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, told the Guardian on Thursday.

They shared a cell together for about five days, he said. Sotoudeh could say little on their monitored calls, but told him: “She was in a good and comfortable condition in that ward compared with other wards of Qarchak prison and Evin which she had previously been. But unfortunately she spent only a few days in that ward … and then moved.

“They were talking in English,” Khandan said. “[Kylie] was in a good condition in those final days and had someone around to talk to.”

The eyewitness account confirms reports by the Human Rights Activists News Agency that Moore-Gilbert was moved on Saturday with all her possessions.

Iranian activists including Khandan have spoken to contacts inside the public wards of Evin prison, who say Moore-Gilbert has not appeared there.

He said if Moore-Gilbert was in ward 2A, controlled by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, she would have no contact with the outside world.

“Inmates there are either in a single-person cell or two in one cell, and have no phone,” Khandan said. “Prisoners in this ward have no such freedom which they have in other wards. It has very tough restrictions.”

No evidence of Moore-Gilbert’s alleged crimes has ever been publicly presented. She has denied the allegations against her, and the Australian government rejects them as baseless and politically motivated.

Late on Friday, a DFAT spokesman told the Guardian that Australia’s ambassador in Tehran, Lyndall Sachs, had been advised that Moore-Gilbert has been moved to Evin prison.

“Our ambassador last visited Dr Moore-Gilbert at Qarchak prison on 19 October. The ambassador has requested that the regular access to Dr Moore-Gilbert continue at Evin prison.”

Free Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a group of friends, colleagues and supporters of the jailed academic said: “After a stressful six days, we’re relieved that the Australian government has finally managed to locate our friend Kylie Moore-Gilbert in Evin prison. But make no mistake: this is not a victory, nor does it suggest that progress is being made in Kylie’s case.”

The group said the Australian government should concede it had failed Moore-Gilbert.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/30/iran-moves-detained-academic-kylie-moore-gilbert-back-to-tehran-prison

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a3988e  No.11356049

File: 3c44de9a548b996⋯.jpg (472.5 KB, 1080x1929, 360:643, Screenshot_20201030_011804….jpg)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavill

Cavell was originally the name of a township in East Riding of Yorkshire. Its meaning was taken from Old English 'Cafeld' meaning a 'field of jackdaws'. In the Domesday Book it is spelt in a Norman variant as 'Cheuede', but later developed into Cavil. The Pipe Rolls record Thomas de Kauill in 1190 living in Yorkshire. Robert de Cavilla appears in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire the following century. By the early modern period the name is also spelt Cavell and Cavill. Modern American English variants include using 'cavel' meaning to mine.[1]

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983c4c  No.11356072

File: d16ce2d45b33904⋯.jpg (103.53 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Andrew_Shearer_is_the_new_….jpg)

>>11100891

Adviser to three Liberal PMs is the nation's new top spy

A close adviser to three Liberal leaders will be vaulted to the top of the nation's spy agencies in a cabinet decision that installs one of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trusted advisers in the crucial role.

Former national security adviser Andrew Shearer will be the next director-general of the Office of National Intelligence in a key appointment to oversee the nation's wider security community.

A former diplomat and intelligence official, Mr Shearer was the national security adviser to prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott in a long career before he joined Mr Morrison as cabinet secretary.

Labor has taken issue with the appointment because of that background, describing Mr Shearer as a "partisan operative".

"Labor has indicated to the Prime Minister that it does not have confidence in his choice to head the Office of National Intelligence," a Labor spokeswoman said.

Labor pointed to public reports several years ago that said Mr Abbott considered sending Australian troops to protect the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine and sending troops on a "unilateral mission" to fight Islamic State in Iraq, questioning Mr Shearer's part in those plans.

"He is not an appropriate choice and Mr Morrison should reconsider in the national interest," the Labor spokeswoman said. "This position requires public confidence in independent, contested and apolitical assessments of our security."

One of Mr Shearer's defenders said he talked Mr Abbott out of the Ukraine deployment, which did not go ahead.

Mr Morrison's decision installs a security chief with strong connections in the United States as well as a background in building stronger ties with Japan and other Asian neighbours over the past two decades.

The move clears the way for Chris Browne, currently the chief of staff to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, to be named the next cabinet secretary.

The Prime Minister's office confirmed the appointment to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and issued a brief statement on Thursday night saying Mr Shearer would start as director-general in December with a five-year term.

"Mr Shearer has served Australia and its national interests domestically and overseas through a long and distinguished career in national security and intelligence," Mr Morrison said.

A government spokesman rejected the Labor criticism of Mr Shearer.

"There are none more qualified or more capable of dealing with the current global strategic environment," he said.

"That is an accepted position within government, the intelligence community and Labor figures who understand the world we live in and the threats to Australia."

Mr Shearer will replace Nick Warner, the first director-general of ONI, which was created in December 2017 as the peak intelligence assessment and co-ordination agency.

Mr Morrison lauded Mr Warner two weeks ago for serving Australia over four decades in defence and intelligence.

"He's a great Australian, who has done an outstanding job, spanning some four decades in areas of national security, foreign policy and so many other areas," the Prime Minister said.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull set up the ONI in a restructure to create a stronger peak group to co-ordinate the work of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Australian Signals Directorate and other agencies across several departments.

At the time, Mr Turnbull said the job of the director-general was to "lead Australia's intelligence community" and co-ordinate strategy.

Mr Shearer worked in intelligence and foreign affairs before joining Mr Howard's office and becoming national security adviser on issues including the moves in 2007 to establish a "quadrilateral" dialogue between Australia, India, Japan and the US.

While the Rudd government froze the quadrilateral effort amid criticism from China at the concept, the dialogue resumed a decade later.

Mr Shearer also served in the Australian embassy in Washington DC and as director of studies at the Lowy Institute in Sydney before rejoining the government when Mr Abbott became prime minister.

He left Australia after Mr Abbott lost power and became senior adviser on Asia Pacific security at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/adviser-to-three-liberal-pms-is-the-nation-s-new-top-spy-20201029-p569v8.html

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983c4c  No.11356149

File: c832c499ea05588⋯.jpg (42.6 KB, 800x600, 4:3, ASIO_director_general_Mike….jpg)

ASIO pushes for greater questioning powers

Australia's domestic spy agency has pleaded its case to be able to question children as young as 14 and people suspected of foreign influence.

The federal government wants to give the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation greater powers with fewer safeguards.

Legislation before parliament would expand the circumstances in which ASIO could apply for a compulsory questioning warrant.

It would also remove the "double lock" authorisation process, which requires warrants to be signed off by the attorney-general and an independent judge.

The attorney-general would be allowed to approve a warrant without the involvement of a judge.

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess said the security environment had rapidly changed.

He said younger people were becoming involved in extremist activity and the threats posed by espionage and foreign interference had reached a scale not previously seen in Australia.

Mr Burgess said ASIO would be quick to embrace the expanded questioning powers.

"I would use it this year. I would have used it already in espionage and foreign interference," he told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday.

"And just this week, in considering a warrant to go to the attorney-general, I would have been minded to look at using it for counter-terrorism."

The legislation would allow ASIO to seek to question minors aged 14 to 18 with a lawyer present.

Currently, the spy agency is unable to question anyone aged under 16.

The bill would also broaden the types of cases that could trigger questioning warrants, allowing them to be used in relation to espionage, politically motivated violence and acts of foreign interference, rather than just in relation to terrorism offences.

Labor committee members peppered the ASIO boss with questions about leaving warrant authorisations to the attorney-general alone, removing a key layer of oversight.

Mr Burgess said the attorney-general already made independent decisions on a wide range of intrusive powers.

He said the changes would also speed up the process, saving crucial time during critical situations.

The existing compulsory questioning rules were originally introduced after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

They have only been used 16 times, most recently in 2010.

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6992113/asio-pushes-for-greater-questioning-powers/

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983c4c  No.11356523

File: d7d8f7f0cf1fe55⋯.jpg (116.42 KB, 716x966, 358:483, Elf4vVlWoAAJHjQ.jpg)

Q Post #4941

Oct 30 2020 00:55:52 (EST) NEW

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OPEN LETTER

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DONALD J. TRUMP

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Solemnity of Christ the King

Mister President,

Allow me to address you at this hour in which the fate of the whole world is being threatened by a global conspiracy against God and humanity. I write to you as an Archbishop, as a Successor of the Apostles, as the former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America. I am writing to you in the midst of the silence of both civil and religious authorities. May you accept these words of mine as the “voice of one crying out in the desert” (Jn 1:23).

As I said when I wrote my letter to you in June, this historical moment sees the forces of Evil aligned in a battle without quarter against the forces of Good; forces of Evil that appear powerful and organized as they oppose the children of Light, who are disoriented and disorganized, abandoned by their temporal and spiritual leaders.

Daily we sense the attacks multiplying of those who want to destroy the very basis of society: the natural family, respect for human life, love of country, freedom of education and business. We see heads of nations and religious leaders pandering to this suicide of Western culture and its Christian soul, while the fundamental rights of citizens and believers are denied in the name of a health emergency that is revealing itself more and more fully as instrumental to the establishment of an inhuman faceless tyranny.

A global plan called the Great Reset is underway. Its architect is a global élite that wants to subdue all of humanity, imposing coercive measures with which to drastically limit individual freedoms and those of entire populations. In several nations this plan has already been approved and financed; in others it is still in an early stage. Behind the world leaders who are the accomplices and executors of this infernal project, there are unscrupulous characters who finance the World Economic Forum and Event 201, promoting their agenda.

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983c4c  No.11356534

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>>11356523

The purpose of the Great Reset is the imposition of a health dictatorship aiming at the imposition of liberticidal measures, hidden behind tempting promises of ensuring a universal income and cancelling individual debt. The price of these concessions from the International Monetary Fund will be the renunciation of private property and adherence to a program of vaccination against Covid-19 and Covid-21 promoted by Bill Gates with the collaboration of the main pharmaceutical groups. Beyond the enormous economic interests that motivate the promoters of the Great Reset, the imposition of the vaccination will be accompanied by the requirement of a health passport and a digital ID, with the consequent contact tracing of the population of the entire world. Those who do not accept these measures will be confined in detention camps or placed under house arrest, and all their assets will be confiscated.

Mr. President, I imagine that you are already aware that in some countries the Great Reset will be activated between the end of this year and the first trimester of 2021. For this purpose, further lockdowns are planned, which will be officially justified by a supposed second and third wave of the pandemic. You are well aware of the means that have been deployed to sow panic and legitimize draconian limitations on individual liberties, artfully provoking a world-wide economic crisis. In the intentions of its architects, this crisis will serve to make the recourse of nations to the Great Reset irreversible, thereby giving the final blow to a world whose existence and very memory they want to completely cancel. But this world, Mr. President, includes people, affections, institutions, faith, culture, traditions, and ideals: people and values that do not act like automatons, who do not obey like machines, because they are endowed with a soul and a heart, because they are tied together by a spiritual bond that draws its strength from above, from that God that our adversaries want to challenge, just as Lucifer did at the beginning of time with his “non serviam.”

Many people – as we well know – are annoyed by this reference to the clash between Good and Evil and the use of “apocalyptic” overtones, which according to them exasperates spirits and sharpens divisions. It is not surprising that the enemy is angered at being discovered just when he believes he has reached the citadel he seeks to conquer undisturbed. What is surprising, however, is that there is no one to sound the alarm. The reaction of the deep state to those who denounce its plan is broken and incoherent, but understandable. Just when the complicity of the mainstream media had succeeded in making the transition to the New World Order almost painless and unnoticed, all sorts of deceptions, scandals and crimes are coming to light.

Until a few months ago, it was easy to smear as “conspiracy theorists” those who denounced these terrible plans, which we now see being carried out down to the smallest detail. No one, up until last February, would ever have thought that, in all of our cities, citizens would be arrested simply for wanting to walk down the street, to breathe, to want to keep their business open, to

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983c4c  No.11356543

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>>11356534

want to go to church on Sunday. Yet now it is happening all over the world, even in picture-postcard Italy that many Americans consider to be a small enchanted country, with its ancient monuments, its churches, its charming cities, its characteristic villages. And while the politicians are barricaded inside their palaces promulgating decrees like Persian satraps, businesses are failing, shops are closing, and people are prevented from living, traveling, working, and praying. The disastrous psychological consequences of this operation are already being seen, beginning with the suicides of desperate entrepreneurs and of our children, segregated from friends and classmates, told to follow their classes while sitting at home alone in front of a computer.

In Sacred Scripture, Saint Paul speaks to us of “the one who opposes” the manifestation of the mystery of iniquity, the kathèkon (2 Thess 2:6-7). In the religious sphere, this obstacle to evil is the Church, and in particular the papacy; in the political sphere, it is those who impede the establishment of the New World Order.

As is now clear, the one who occupies the Chair of Peter has betrayed his role from the very beginning in order to defend and promote the globalist ideology, supporting the agenda of the deep church, who chose him from its ranks.

Mr. President, you have clearly stated that you want to defend the nation – One Nation under God, fundamental liberties, and non-negotiable values that are denied and fought against today. It is you, dear President, who are “the one who opposes” the deep state, the final assault of the children of darkness.

For this reason, it is necessary that all people of good will be persuaded of the epochal importance of the imminent election: not so much for the sake of this or that political program, but because of the general inspiration of your action that best embodies – in this particular historical context – that world, our world, which they want to cancel by means of the lockdown. Your adversary is also our adversary: it is the Enemy of the human race, He who is “a murderer from the beginning” (Jn 8:44).

Around you are gathered with faith and courage those who consider you the final garrison against the world dictatorship. The alternative is to vote for a person who is manipulated by the deep state, gravely compromised by scandals and corruption, who will do to the United States what Jorge Mario Bergoglio is doing to the Church, Prime Minister Conte to Italy, President Macron to France, Prime Minster Sanchez to Spain, and so on. The blackmailable nature of Joe Biden – just like that of the prelates of the Vatican’s “magic circle” – will expose him to be used unscrupulously, allowing illegitimate powers to interfere in both domestic politics as well as international balances. It is obvious that those who manipulate him already have someone worse than him ready, with whom they will replace him as soon as the opportunity arises.

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983c4c  No.11356550

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>>11356543

And yet, in the midst of this bleak picture, this apparently unstoppable advance of the “Invisible Enemy,” an element of hope emerges. The adversary does not know how to love, and it does not understand that it is not enough to assure a universal income or to cancel mortgages in order to subjugate the masses and convince them to be branded like cattle. This people, which for too long has endured the abuses of a hateful and tyrannical power, is rediscovering that it has a soul; it is understanding that it is not willing to exchange its freedom for the homogenization and cancellation of its identity; it is beginning to understand the value of familial and social ties, of the bonds of faith and culture that unite honest people. This Great Reset is destined to fail because those who planned it do not understand that there are still people ready to take to the streets to defend their rights, to protect their loved ones, to give a future to their children and grandchildren. The leveling inhumanity of the globalist project will shatter miserably in the face of the firm and courageous opposition of the children of Light. The enemy has Satan on its side, He who only knows how to hate. But on our side, we have the Lord Almighty, the God of armies arrayed for battle, and the Most Holy Virgin, who will crush the head of the ancient Serpent. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Rom 8:31).

Mr. President, you are well aware that, in this crucial hour, the United States of America is considered the defending wall against which the war declared by the advocates of globalism has been unleashed. Place your trust in the Lord, strengthened by the words of the Apostle Paul: “I can do all things in Him who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13). To be an instrument of Divine Providence is a great responsibility, for which you will certainly receive all the graces of state that you need, since they are being fervently implored for you by the many people who support you with their prayers.

With this heavenly hope and the assurance of my prayer for you, for the First Lady, and for your collaborators, with all my heart I send you my blessing.

God bless the United States of America!

Carlo Maria Viganò

Tit. Archbishop of Ulpiana

Former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America

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70badf  No.11358293

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>>11356550

Two fucking years

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70badf  No.11358344

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USA loses

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bd4cef  No.11359951

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>>11356550

Free Front row seats for the rest of the world 🌍

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bd4cef  No.11360029

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Dopey kikes pay a price to handle the money.

Except on twitter, obviously 🙄

Pmsl 🤣

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bd4cef  No.11360134

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Patriots are not in control

Dat’s rite

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983c4c  No.11363792

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>>11099561

Shocking Perth 'sex ring' link to state care children sparks independent review into government department

The state's failure to protect a sexually abused teen girl after placing her in a residential care home with a teenage boy who she claims ended up sexually assaulting her has sparked an independent investigation into WA's Department for Child Protection.

Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk conceded to having knowledge that department children were "implicated" in Operation Timing Belt before WA Police went public in August with allegations that more than a dozen sexual assault offenders groomed their 140 teenage victims on social media.

The courageous story of 17-year-old Macie*, exclusively reported by WAtoday, detailed how some of the males accused of being part of the alleged paedophile ring met their victims when they were housed together in Department of Communities care homes.

“They didn’t actually groom the girls on social media,” Macie said. “They groomed them by living with them in group homes.”

In an interview with WAtoday this week, Ms McGurk said she had called for an independent review by the Commissioner for Children and Young People into WA’s child protection system policies and practices, and questioned their appropriateness.

"Sadly, it was not that unusual for children in care to be caught up in police investigations," Ms McGurk said.

"I have asked for an independent review of our practices and also that particular case (Macie’s) to make sure whether our policies and practices are right and, if they are right, were they adhered to, and what needs to change."

Ms McGurk said the review would not be limited to Macie’s case but also a "couple of case studies that have come to light through Operation Timing Belt".

In Macie’s case, the Department of Communities placed a 15-year-old teenage boy, who had knowingly been accused of sexual assault offences, in a home with Macie, who was 13 at the time.

The department was also aware Macie had suffered sexual abuse and rape before the boy was placed with her in the same residential care home in Perth’s east.

Macie said a year later she was sexually abused by him. Her alleged abuser was due to appear via video link in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Department staff followed their casework practice manual and implemented safety plans for each of the teenagers. In one email exchange discussing Macie’s safety plan and her abuser’s pending placement, a department psychologist said they "sadly" hoped Macie "manages the risk for us".

Ms McGurk said she wished the department could "always remove risk and always properly manage it", but that wasn’t always the case.

"It is very very difficult and I think the public – while they worry about this, I worry about it – these young people have come from very difficult upbringings and so have got very challenging behaviours and are difficult to manage," she said.

"The risk assessment, by its nature, means a decision is made that the risk or the safety plan that can be put in place will mean both the young person who has harmful sexual behaviours, or other young people in the home, or staff, that their safety won’t be compromised.

"That’s the nature of managing the risk and putting safety plans in place. A safety plan isn’t a set-and-forget arrangement, a safety plan isn’t simply put in place and then left; it might be revised over time as new information comes to light or the dynamics, in this case, in a group home may change.

"If the risk can’t be managed, that is the risk is too high for other children or staff, then that placement won’t go ahead."

Commissioner for Children and Young People Colin Pettit told WAtoday he recently raised concerns with Ms McGurk about placement decisions for young people with harmful sexual behaviours living in residential care, following two discussion papers in as many years with several recommendations.

"Based on discussions with the minister, it was agreed I will undertake an independent review of Department of Communities' policies, practices and services regarding the placement of children with harmful sexual behaviours in residential care," he said.

"To inform this review, I intend to speak to young people with experience of residential care. Timelines for the independent review are currently being developed."

*Names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved.

(continued)

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/shocking-perth-sex-ring-link-to-state-care-children-sparks-independent-review-into-government-department-20201027-p5691x.html

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983c4c  No.11367863

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>>11244780

Peter Dutton right on abuse, says US body for exploited children

The US organisation that refers online child sexual abuse mater­ial to global investigators is warning of an impending ­“massive” drop in the detection of abuse as Facebook and other tech giants push ahead with end-to-end encryption.

National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children vice-president John Shehan said that, as tech companies increased encryption in response to privacy and security concerns, the abuse of children would be undetected.

The NCMEC’s CyberTipline received 16.9 million reports of online child exploitation last year, and used information about upload locations to forward­ reports to the world’s law-enforcement agencies.

The organisation estimates more than half its CyberTipline reports will vanish with end-to-end encryption, a figure that law-­enforcement sources say is highly conservative.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton issued a broadside against Facebook last week for moving to expand end-to-end encryption by default across all its platforms, including Messenger and Instagram.

Facebook was facilitating child sexual abuse at “incomprehensible” levels, and would be starving investigators of referrals that had previously allowed them to remove children from harm, Mr Dutton said.

Mr Shehan said that without new technical developments, such as the ability to detect signals­ and indicators of abuse materia­l and grooming, “Australia’s Home Affairs Minister is correct about the referrals”.

“There will be a massive decreas­e in the number of Cyber­Tipline reports received from electronic service providers, such as Facebook and ­others,” Mr Shehan said.

“With no technological except­ion to end-to-end encryption, the dehumanising abuse of children will continue undetected. Their abusers and the people who trade the images and videos of this abuse will be protected.”

The vast majority of reports to the NCMEC last year — 15.8 million or 93 per cent — were referred by Facebook. With end-to-end encryption, which ­prevents any third party from viewing communications, those report numbers will plummet.

One experienced online child abuse investigator told The Weekend Australian that Facebook was “turning off the tap and we don’t know why”.

Mr Shehan said Facebook “leads the way” in identifying and reporting abuse. He did “not want to see a degradation”.

“It’s because of that massive investment by Facebook that NCMEC is most concerned about what will be lost without new tools to detect the activity in an (end-to-end encryption) environment­,” Mr Shehan said.

More than 33,600 reports of online child sex abuse were forwarded to Australian police by the NCMEC last year, resulting in a stream of arrests.

Facebook argues end-to-end encryption is the best defence against scammers, hackers and foreign interference and that creating a “back door” for law ­enforcement would weaken the system. “Facebook leads the industry in combating child abuse online and we’ll continue to do so,” a spokeswoman said.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/peter-dutton-right-on-abuse-says-us-body-for-exploited-children/news-story/4cebb22a9d472fb93b816dd997fba26f

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983c4c  No.11369364

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>>11301383

>>11353447

Washington Insider Anthony Scaramucci On Trump’s Chances Of Another Term As U.S. President

The Project

Published on 30 Oct 2020

Donald Trump and Joe Biden are crisscrossing the USA, as the country heads into the last weekend of the election campaign. While the numbers don’t look good for Trump, nobody in Biden’s camp is popping champagne corks just yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K43pSojW2v4

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000000  No.11370936

>>11358293

Must be getting close to some real information when this GlowWorm spams his mush.

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983c4c  No.11371740

File: 24a10fddd54c521⋯.mp4 (9.08 MB, 1280x720, 16:9, Disability_royal_commissio….mp4)

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Disability Royal Commission needs more time to explore ‘endemic’ abuse

The chair of the disability royal commission says the complicated inquiry needs more time to explore ‘endemic’ failings.

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Almost 2.4 million people with a disability in Australia aged 18-64 said they had experienced violence in their lifetime in 2016, a damning report tabled by the Disability Royal Commission has revealed.

That sheer scale of neglect, violence, abuse and exploitation of people with a disability in Australia meant the inquiry tasked with investigating the widespread failings needed more time, its chair Ronald Sackville QC said on Friday.

Mr Sackville announced he would ask the federal government for an extension until September 2023, saying the terms of reference for the inquiry were broader than any other held this century.

Data from 2016 showed two in three people with a disability aged 18-64 had experienced violence, while people with a disability are twice as likely to experience harm than the general population.

He agreed with a reporter who asked whether the scope of the inquiry had been “underestimated”.

“There are no quick fixes for the endemic and deep-rooted issues we have identified and explored and we will continue to explore,” Mr Sackville said, adding the inquiry was a “marathon not a sprint”.

“We are looking at violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in all settings. In education, the justice system … the health system.

“The terms of reference in the beginning were extremely broad.”

The extension sought would expand the length of the inquiry to four years and five months.

Mr Sackville’s request came as the commission handed over its interim report to Governor-General David Hurley on Friday, outlining the first 15 months of the commission’s work.

The commission has received more than 1600 submissions and held weeks of public hearings, where tragic stories of the inhumane treatment of people with a disability across all ages have been aired.

The report found people with a disability faced daily barriers of segregation and exclusion, negative attitudes towards disability, a lack of choice and control, a lack of access to services, general oversights and complaints, plus a lack of data and funding.

They were restrained physically and chemically in setting such as schools, group homes and detention centres, it found.

“What is happening to people (with disability) is not okay and the stories need to be told’,” Mr Sackville said in the report’s first page.

Commissioner and disability advocate Rhonda Galbally thanked those who had so far come forward and credited the families and organisations fighting for the rights of people with a disability.

“Their message is very clear – it is completely unacceptable that people with a disability in Australia are subjected to violence, neglect and exploitation,” she said.

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983c4c  No.11371777

File: 61790cffc18b656⋯.jpg (940.63 KB, 1241x1754, 1241:1754, 0001.jpg)

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Ms Galbally relayed testimonies given to the inquiry by family members of people with a disability that laid bare the shocking treatment of some vulnerable Australians.

One man spoke of how his brother, who lived in a group home, suddenly began to lash out and stopped eating.

After this continued for two months, it was finally discovered the man had been silently suffering from a broken hip and was in severe pain.

The man could “get no answers” about how his brother was injured from either the home or the Ombudsman, as no report had been filed on his injury.

One mother told the inquiry how a dentist said her disabled son “had no mental capacity” to care that he was losing his teeth, and that the mother was only concerned because it affected her.

Another witness said how they were forced to take medication not related to their treatment plan as a “tranquilising sedative”.

Some of the 28 witnesses living in group homes were spat on, assaulted and robbed by co-tenants and even the people who were supposed to be looking after them.

Commissioner Andrea Mason said on Friday that 38 per cent of Indigenous Australians had a disability, which is significantly higher than the general population.

The fact many First Nations people already experience violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation makes them less likely to access mainstream health services, Ms Mason said, leading to them facing “double discrimination” due to their disabilities.

Ms Mason said many young Indigenous people entering the justice system have a disability than is only recognised once they are are incarcerated.

This issue is set to be probed at an upcoming public hearing.

The royal commission was established in April 2019 in response to widespread community concerns about the mistreatment of people with a disability.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/disability-royal-commission-needs-more-time-to-explore-endemic-abuse/news-story/fd5bfe127b10542806e2a2a82cd883aa

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

Interim report

The Interim Report was published on 30 October 2020. It sets out what the Royal Commission has done in its first 15 months, the cut-off point being 31 July 2020. The report says people with disability experience attitudinal, environmental, institutional and communication barriers to achieving inclusion within Australian society. It shows that a great deal needs to be done to ensure that the human rights of people with disability are respected and that Australia becomes a truly inclusive society.

https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/system/files/2020-10/Interim%20Report.pdf

https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/interim-report

https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/

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ccd043  No.11372392

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>>11370936

Same thing, really.

D5 incoming

Pmsl 😂

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ccd043  No.11372435

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Truth hurts, doesn’t it?

Look 👀 at the USA 🇺🇸

Whose thoughts and prayers will never be answered

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ccd043  No.11372444

Team Bruce and Sheila

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3fd790  No.11372616

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Sort Toowoomba out.

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ccd043  No.11372693

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>>11372616

Top tune

Lol 😂

Have you been taco pilled, Aussies?

Pics related

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ccd043  No.11372710

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We’ll sort out the details later

Fuck America in the fucking ass

Jews acted dumb on twitter too

God’s chosen ones indeed

Pmsl 🤣

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983c4c  No.11383789

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Children feature in COVID-19 and QAnon conspiracies, but these just most recent examples of a 'very old, powerful fear'

Ariel Bogle and Jane Lee - 1 November 2020

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Conspiracy theories that centre on fears about child abuse and removal are being shared in Australia, as part of a broader trend of misinformation related to children.

In addition to the gamut of #baking shots, pet pics and lockdown selfies, coronavirus has seen an upswing in the sharing of conspiracy theories on social media.

Recently many of these have focused on children, with the ABC's COVID-19 misinformation tracking project being sent screenshots of posts focused on the theme of children's removal from their families.

They make a range of false claims including that children will be removed if their parents refuse to give them a COVID-19 vaccine, or that children will be taken from their families if they have symptoms of coronavirus.

These posts are part of a broader trend, and long history, of conspiracy theories related to children.

Political themes in misinformation

The most well-known is the mega-conspiracy theory QAnon, which centres on the belief that global political elites are engaged in satanic child abuse, and that US President Donald Trump is engaged in a secret war against this cabal.

Its central idea — that President Trump is saving children from paedophiles — is a way of saying that he is engaged in a battle against the ultimate evil, said Anna Merlan, journalist and author of a book about American conspiracy theorists.

"It is, at its heart, a pro-Trump conspiracy theory. The most heroic thing he could be doing is saving children," said Ms Merlan.

The graphic allegations of sexual abuse that tipify QAnon also serve to characterise the movement's political enemies — Democrats, for instance — as unfathomably evil and deserving of the most extreme punishment, even execution, according to Dr Michael Salter, an expert in child sexual exploitation and gendered violence at the University of New South Wales.

QAnon, Pizzagate and #MeToo

The connection between alleged child abuse and right-wing conspiratorial thinking gained mainstream attention after Pizzagate.

Back in 2016, a North Carolina man Edgar Welch drove to the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, DC with a gun and fired it in the building. He'd read online that children were being abused by Democrats in the venue's basement and wanted to investigate.

The Pizzagate conspiracy theory, linking high-ranking Democratic Party officials with restaurants and an alleged paedophile ring, that motivated Welch has been debunked, but it is widely credited to be the predecessor of QAnon.

Dr Salter suggests QAnon and Pizzagate were able to gain popularity online more recently because they followed the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and prosecutions of celebrities like Jeffrey Epstein for sexual offences against children, which raised greater public awareness of the complexities of sexual violence and power.

"What MeToo uncovered is that it is very difficult to bring claims of sexual violence against powerful wealthy figures," Dr Salter said.

When it comes to child sexual abuse, media outlets often struggled to report on credible allegations because they lacked the high level of evidence needed to publish them, Dr Salter said.

This left "fertile territory" for conspiracy theories to grow.

And platforms like Facebook and YouTube have also allowed conspiratorial communities to find each other and fuse together in an unprecedented way.

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983c4c  No.11383807

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>>11383789

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History of child-related conspiracies

But this isn't an entirely new phenomenon. Allegations of child abuse have featured in conspiracy theories for centuries.

"The idea that elites kidnap and abuse children is a very old, powerful fear," Ms Merlan said.

Blood libel, the anti-Semitic superstition that claims Jews kill Christian children as part of religious ritual, emerged in medieval Europe and has returned repeatedly to the public consciousness, particularly during moments of social unrest.

James Kline, professor of psychology at Northern Marianas College, said that child abuse was among a handful of taboos, including blood-drinking and cannibalism, that have historically been viewed as both anti-human and sacred.

Pizzagate and QAnon are both part of a conspiracy archetype that involves such taboos, evil groups of powerful elites and a struggle for political power.

"We want to say 'That's not part of us, it's got to be them, not us'. But it remains a fascination," he said.

"These types of taboos generate this sense of fascination because they are things we're not supposed to think about (or) associate with. So we project them upon other people."

Professor Kline likened Pizzagate to a scandal in the US in the early 1980s, when child abuse allegations involving Satanic rituals against a family that ran a children's day care centre in California were widely reported in the media and later discredited.

He said that while no one was ultimately convicted over the scandal, similar accusations later spread to other pre-schools in the United States.

Philip Jenkins, professor of history at Baylor University, agreed, saying that more recent child-related conspiracies in the US appeared to be "recycled" from false claims made in the 1980s.

"I can say, 'well they're going to show up (again) in times of stress and a crisis of values' but the problem is I can apply a term like that to almost any time," Professor Jenkins said.

"The biggest thing that's new here, and is not going anywhere, is the internet… nothing dies on the internet."

Who are the children?

While adherents of QAnon claim they are motivated by child safety, their depiction of perpetrators who are strangers bears little relationship with the real-world problems of child abuse and child pornography rings.

Dr Salter said that the primary traffickers of prepubescent children were their parents, while post-pubescent children were also targeted in institutions, particularly out-of-home care.

"It's not just conspiracy theorists who ignore the evidence of child exploitation, very broadly it's been an overlooked issue for a long time," he said.

It's important to note that QAnon and Pizzagate did not originate from reports or investigations of child abuse by children or adult survivors themselves.

"The child really just (features) as sort of an empty symbol or an empty signifier that can be manipulated within the conspiracy theory as a kind of vessel for a whole set of inchoate concerns and anxieties and projections," Dr Salter said.

Dr Salter said that QAnon followers did not seem to be particularly concerned with the Jeffrey Epstein case, for example, which contained legitimate evidence of child exploitation against wealthy, powerful people.

"And that's because QAnon is largely a right-wing conspiracy theory and the Epstein case is politically explosive for all sides of the aisle," he said.

Damaging child wellbeing

But misinformation related to children is likely to have real impacts on actual survivors of child abuse.

As well as flooding the #SaveTheChildren hashtag, QAnon adherents have reportedly clogged trafficking hotlines in the United States with false claims, meaning genuine cases can't get through.

Dr Salter recalled that several child abuse survivors had espoused QAnon material to him in recent years, with many of the themes involved resonating with their own experiences of not being listened to or believed.

He was concerned that such material could derail their own recovery.

"A crucial part of trauma therapy is about empowering people to make their own decisions about what's real and what's not," he said.

"If you've got an external force about QAnon that's deliberately blurring the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction then naturally that's going to introduce complexities for some clients who've been exposed to this material.

"In the trauma field, we're going to be unpicking the damage that QAnon has done for some survivors… for years to come."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-11-01/children-covid-19-pandemic-misinformation-conspiracies-qanon/12669096

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983c4c  No.11385274

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'No matter who wins, the country is still going to be divided': Americans in Australia gear up for US Election

Americans living in Australia are gearing up for next week's US Election, watching the vote count thousands of kilometres from home.

Democrats candidate, Joe Biden is challenging US President, Donald Trump, a Republican, for the White House, amid the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says almost 87,000 Americans live in the country.

While voting is not compulsory in the US, Americans living here have already cast votes by post or online, depending on which state they're from.

While election day is on Tuesday, November 3 US time, results won't filter though until late morning on Wednesday, AEDT.

Marketing worker Laura Meyers, who lives in Sydney, is the NSW chairwoman of Democrats Abroad Australia.

Ms Meyers said record early turnouts across the US have also been reflected in expats here, with more than double the amount of people joining her organisation than signed up before the 2016 poll.

"I think a lot of people voting from overseas think it doesn't matter - it absolutely does," she said.

"I think we'd be the 11th most populous state if we were a state."

Ms Meyers, from Virginia, said she's feeling "cautiously optimistic" about a Biden win- but is also "preparing for the worst."

"It's been a rough four years for a lot of us but it's been really inspiring to see everybody get engaged and get involved," she said.

Fellow Democrat Abroad Australia board member Stephanie Zuniga-Maher, 40, has lived in Australia for 18 years but hails from Washington, DC.

And while Ms Zuniga-Maher has voted for Biden, whose running mate is Kamala Harris, she's not really that keen on him.

"I'm really voting for Kamala, and of course against Trump," she said.

"I think he (Biden) will be a very steadying force as a president.

"Would I have picked him out of all the candidates that were in the primary? No, because I think he's old."

Mrs Zuniga-Maher, who works for an American software firm in Sydney, said she won't be watching the results in public - the NSW Democrats will hold an event at a CBD pub - after her disappointment over Hillary Clinton failing to win four years ago.

"How any sane, rational normal person would look around at what's happened in the US in the past four years, and think, 'I want another four years of this', I don't understand," she said.

"No matter who wins, the country is still going to be divided."

However, Evan Manning, 31, from Pennsylvania, who has been in Sydney for almost four years, and makes a podcast about US politics, wants to see the current President triumph.

The account manager admits while he can have a "harsh demeanor", he thinks Trump's lack of political background actually makes him the best leader.

"I think from his first four years he's shown he gets things done," he said.

Another Trump voter, mother-of-five Tara Moore, is from California but now runs a fitness studio in Sydney.

The 37-year-old said she's voting for the policies, rather than the person.

"It's not about Trump, it goes down to what affects my kids, my dad, my family, my paycheck," she said.

"That's the biggest thing Trumps stands for, having your rights and freedoms protected.

"I feel like he's going to get the economy really back and going and treat coronavirus with the respect it deserves, but also without causing any further damage."

Ms Moore believes he'll be re-elected, which for her, she says, will be a relief.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-election-trump-biden-americans-in-australia-voting-trump-biden/f45d6dd7-7535-4d10-9671-12e7e157b578

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983c4c  No.11386043

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OPINION: Why we should suspect China’s secret police are at work on our streets

Clive Hamilton - November 1, 2020

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The US Department of Justice has just unsealed an indictment that tells a chilling story of surveillance, harassment and coercion carried out by China’s state security agencies on the streets of US cities.

Several operatives working for China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) targeted two Chinese citizens living in New Jersey in an attempt to force them to return to China to face charges of corruption. The married couple, “John Doe” and “Jane Doe”, were pursued as part of Chairman Xi Jinping’s “Operation Fox Hunt”, which has been used to repatriate dissidents and Xi’s political rivals as well as officials suspected of corruption.

The story is highly relevant to Australia, as Chinese security forces are operating illegally on our streets. Several reports indicate that Chinese police have made covert and unlawful visits to pressure “fugitives” to return to China, threatening harm to families.

In one case, two Chinese policemen arrived in Melbourne in 2015 to coerce a tour bus driver, also a Falun Gong practitioner, to return to China to face corruption charges. The man said the charges were fabricated by a former boss he had offended.

According to the FBI, the MPS began by coercing John Doe’s ailing father to fly to the US to pressure his son to return to China and accept his punishment. His task was to convey to his son “the harm that would befall his family” should he refuse.

The operation was allegedly overseen by a Chinese state security official Hu Ji and co-ordinated by a 33-year-old PRC citizen and US permanent resident, Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng, who was himself pressured to co-operate with MPS, would later confess everything.

The MPS hired a New Jersey private investigator, Michael McMahon, who allegedly carried out surveillance on the pair, taking photographs of them and providing information on Jane Doe’s social security number, bank accounts and international travel.

Along with seven Chinese citizens, McMahon has been charged with conspiring to act as an illegal agent for a foreign government, as well as stalking offences.

When John Doe was first reunited with his father in a public place, McMahon photographed them. He then followed them back to John Doe’s home, where the father would stay for a few days. Throughout the operation, various state security agents came and went from the US, claiming to be tourists or visiting family but in fact meeting with the various conspirators in New Jersey restaurants.

When John Doe’s father could not persuade his son to return to China, the MPS began stalking John Doe’s daughter in California. Another private investigator was hired to find her address and other personal information, and a campaign of online harassment was launched, with an anonymous Facebook user sending derogatory messages about the family to the daughter’s Facebook friends.

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983c4c  No.11386061

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>>11386043

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Back in New Jersey, Fox Hunt moved to the next stage, with direct threats made to John and Jane Doe. According to the FBI, “two Asian males” drove to their house, banged on their door and attempted to get in. They left a note in Chinese stuck to the front door that read: “If you are willing to go back to the mainland and spend 10 years in prison, your wife and child will be all right. That’s the end of the matter!”

In 2019, a relative of Jane Doe living in the US received a package from China, apparently sent by Jane’s sister. The sister had been imprisoned to pressure John Doe to return. The package contained a video showing John’s elderly father sitting by a desk on which had been placed a copy of Xi Jinping’s book The Governance of China. An audio message from the sister talked of how unwell their parents are and how they cannot sleep because John will not return to “admit” his crimes.

Commenting on the affidavit, China expert Bill Bishop wrote: “It almost seems like the PRC security services have a network of people in the US they can call on to do their bidding”.

The same can be said for Australia, with several disturbing incidents indicating PRC security agencies are active here.

Chinese security agents helped co-ordinate the at-times violent rally by Chinese students when the Olympic Torch passed through Canberra in 2008. After a tip-off from US authorities, Australia had denied visas to some of the Chinese intelligence officers making there way here after a melee in San Francisco.

More recently, it’s likely that Chinese security agents co-ordinated the violent attack on pro-democracy students on the campus of the University of Queensland last year. Although it doesn’t name China, ASIO’s latest report implies that Chinese authorities are threatening harm to members of the Chinese diaspora in Australia, including their families in China.

Announcing the charges in Washington, FBI Director Christopher Wray said: “Today’s charges reflect yet another example of China’s ongoing and widespread lawless behaviour – and our refusal to tolerate it.”

Chinese-Australians live in constant fear of the same lawless behaviour, and we aren’t doing enough to protect them.

Clive Hamilton is professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra and co-author of Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/why-we-should-suspect-china-s-secret-police-are-at-work-on-our-streets-20201030-p56a17.html

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983c4c  No.11386109

File: 9b748b1c032ea04⋯.jpg (90.09 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, YouTube_personality_and_co….jpg)

Rudd backs FriendlyJordies as serious ‘broadcaster’ despite controversial acts

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says controversial Labor YouTuber FriendlyJordies should be treated as a serious journalist and has defended working with the satirist, as NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay appeared to distance herself from him after a week of stunts and off-colour remarks.

The performer, whose real name is Jordan Shanks, is becoming an active force in state politics on account of his 500,000 YouTube subscribers, 50,000 Twitter followers and engagement from high-profile Labor figures. His podcast has also notched up two million downloads.

But Shanks' rise also poses questions for the political and journalistic establishment grappling with his unorthodox antics and explicit partisanship.

Last week one of Shanks' associates was escorted from a Gladys Berejiklian press conference after heckling the Premier and calling her "Ms Maguire", in reference to her former lover Daryl Maguire, while Shanks directed a homophobic tweet at two male NSW ministers.

It follows Shanks' remarks on his podcast a fortnight ago about the persecuted Uighur Muslim minority in China's Xinjiang region, an estimated one million of whom are detained in camps.

"The reason the Uighur population is detained is because they're causing trouble. That is actually the reason," Shanks said, claiming they had been radicalised by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Mr Rudd has twice been interviewed by Shanks in videos watched more than 650,000 times on YouTube, including one as recently as last month, and has contributed to at least one other FriendlyJordies video. His wife Therese Rein also tweeted in support of Shanks in response to a September story in The Sun-Herald.

A Sinophile and Mandarin speaker, Mr Rudd did not respond directly to Shanks' remarks about the Uighurs, or other concerns about Shanks, when asked. But the former prime minister said he considered Shanks a "broadcaster" and he supported media diversity. "That means speaking to lots of different media from across the ideological spectrum, even if I sometimes profoundly disagree with them," he said.

Mr Rudd - who made headlines last week when it was revealed deceased paedophile Jeffrey Epstein had donated $650,000 to his International Peace Institute think tank - said Shanks approached him directly for the interviews and the Labor Party was not involved.

Mr Rudd questioned why Prime Minister Scott Morrison was not asked to explain his regular appearances alongside "extremists on the far-right fringe of Sky News" and "conservative provocateurs" such as Alan Jones and Andrew Bolt.

He also noted Australia's political system "allows wide scope for free speech", but defamation and vilification laws applied equally to all, and people were free to make complaints under those laws.

Ms McKay, a former journalist, has also appeared on FriendlyJordies' channel. A spokeswoman said she would assess any future interview request if and when it was made, but appeared to distance Ms McKay from the comedian.

"The Opposition Leader has done one interview with Jordan Shanks and has not spoken to him since," she said. "What Mr Shanks and his team does is a matter for them."

Shanks did not answer questions about his activities or whether he had received payment from Labor, but asked why he was of interest to The Sun-Herald.

Mr Rudd, who is calling for a royal commission into Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, also said: "I doubt that FriendlyJordies is anywhere near as influential to shaping our democracy than the American billionaire who abuses his monopoly to push his own narrow interests, advance far-right myths and maintain a culture of fear in our public life that chills free speech."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/friendlyjordies-a-serious-broadcaster-and-part-of-diverse-media-rudd-20201030-p56a6f.html

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983c4c  No.11386830

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They once peddled misinformation for Guo Wengui and Steve Bannon. Now they're speaking out

By Echo Hui, Hagar Cohen - 1 November 2020

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In late September, a US-based Chinese YouTuber called Lude delivered a cryptic message to his 200,000 subscribers.

He said there were "three hard drives" that contained explosive materials about Hunter Biden, the son of presidential candidate Joe Biden.

It was alleged that the hard drives held evidence of Hunter Biden's secret deals in China and Ukraine, as well as sex tapes with graphic scenes of sexual abuse.

"A fellow fighter of our whistleblowers' movement got it," Lude said in his show.

Lude is part of a group of online influencers led by the controversial Chinese billionaire, Guo Wengui (also known as Miles Kwok) and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

Their "whistleblowers' movement", rebranded this year by the duo as The New Federal State of China, soon became the centre of Hunter Biden's laptop scandal.

The unverified videos and photos they posted allegedly showing Hunter Biden "engaging in sex and drug acts" have been watched by tens of millions of viewers, although most mainstream US media have not reported the allegations because the source and substance of the material could not be verified.

Former core members told the ABC the group is "very, very dangerous to any country", and the misinformation it recklessly spreads will seriously harm democracy.

"[Guo's media] is spreading misinformation. I think it's trying to interrupt the United State elections," said John Pan, a former core member of the group, speaking out for the first time.

Bannon and the billionaire

Guo Wengui is a fugitive from China who fled to the US in 2014 claiming political persecution.

He made his billions in property development in China, and in America runs media streaming platforms online.

Together with Steve Bannon, Mr Guo launched an aggressive anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) movement called the New Federal State of China in June this year, with branches in countries like the US, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

Through a plethora of media channels, spot rallies, flyer and email spam campaigns, the movement has been instrumental in pushing out Mr Guo's conspiracy theories and misinformation.

However, his controversial tactics and role in spruiking a number of dangerous conspiracy theories has made critics question his real motives.

Mr Guo's company GTV Media Group is reportedly being investigated by the FBI and the Securities Exchange Commission.

His media partner, Mr Bannon, was arrested in August by US federal agents on fraud charges while on Mr Guo's yacht.

Yet, Mr Guo and his supporters have also maintained the appearance of a united front.

They called it "the whistleblowers' movement", a media campaign with an aim to "take down the CCP" by any means necessary.

Dr Anne Kruger, the director of Asia Pacific at the fact check organisation FirstDraft, studied the group's operations and said followers flood the internet with questionable material.

"Their main tactic is really to try to appeal to people that might have a gripe against the Chinese Communist Party and to push conspiracy theories," Dr Kruger said

While their content usually only circulates around Mr Guo's own media networks, there have been some instances where it crossed over to mainstream media.

One of the group's most successful campaigns popularised discredited claims by a virologist who said COVID-19 was deliberately manufactured in a Chinese lab.

More recently, FirstDraft's researchers found that Mr Guo's supporter's post about the Hunter Biden scandal from late September is the first traceable mention of the now-viral rumours.

In the following weeks, Guo's websites have been flooding the internet with the Hunter Biden rumours.

"The timing of this just weeks out from the election at a crucial time in the US [election] campaign, shows that this has been planned and there's been some coordination here to do maximum damage against the Biden campaign," Dr Kruger said.

"I guess it's not surprising when you see that they are very much anti-CCP and pro-Trump because that suits their political purposes."

Within hours of the release of the sex tapes allegedly of Hunter Biden, Twitter and Facebook suspended more than a dozen social media accounts controlled by Mr Guo's group.

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983c4c  No.11386878

File: b197a28fa4aac6f⋯.mp4 (14.29 MB, 1024x576, 16:9, Steve_Bannon_praising_soci….mp4)

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>>11386830

2/3

A calculated political move

A former key insider from Guo's movement agrees that YouTuber Lude's release of incriminating but unverified material from Hunter Biden's laptop was a calculated political move.

"Lude is the number one propogandist for Guo Wengui. His channel is today supported by Guo Wengui," said John Pan, who was amongst Mr Guo's inner circle until December 2019.

Mr Pan is a Brisbane-based Chinese migrant-turned-dissident who came to Australia in 2010.

In recent years, he started his own YouTube channel, where he hosts political debates about Chinese politics and human rights issues.

As a human rights advocate, Mr Pan was immediately fascinated by Guo Wengui's outlandish claims about officials' corruption in China.

"I think this person may be saying something important. I should support him," he said he thought at the time.

Mr Pan was referred to Mr Guo via a friend, and quickly became a core member of his inner circle, a group of Chinese dissidents and social media influencers.

This group, which started out with 18 members, discussed how to orchestrate viral media campaigns against the CCP.

"We're talking about how we would promote the information that Guo was leaking out, how we spread that information to the world. No matter [if it was] true or false," said Mr Pan.

Mr Pan says Mr Guo would usually share with the group "new information" about corruption in China and ask them to spread it across their networks.

Another one of Guo's favourite topics according to Pan, was outing Chinese individuals as "CCP spies".

For example, Mr Pan says Mr Guo instructed the group to out a Chinese woman and US resident as a CCP agent. There was no credible evidence to support Mr Guo's allegations.

"Guo will say, 'Everyone should criticise her on your own channel.' That was misinformation."

Leaked audio from the core group's meetings also shows Mr Guo once encouraged his key followers during the Hong Kong democracy protests in 2019 to spread a rumour that martial law was imminent in the territory.

"The martial law command will impose massive restrictions on the movement of people in and out of Hong Kong … they will also clean up US and European institutions based in Hong Kong and foreigners with US and British passports," Mr Guo shared from a document he claimed to receive from a "reliable informant within the CCP".

As Mr Pan's videos' popularity skyrocketed, with some posts attracting tens of thousands of views, he also impressed the NY-based billionaire and Mr Bannon.

In a private message to Mr Pan, Mr Guo filmed Mr Bannon praising him and his show, and expressed his wish to make him a hero.

"I look forward to being on your show very shortly," Mr Bannon said to Mr Pan.

"I would love to host him when he comes, bring him to Washington and have him give a speech and make sure there is a big audience … you guys are really the heroes," Mr Bannon turned and told Mr Guo.

(continued)

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983c4c  No.11386921

File: ffe3ee367944958⋯.jpg (130.46 KB, 862x575, 862:575, Protestors_gathered_outsid….jpg)

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>>11386878

3/3

'Go, bomb the CCP bandit'

After witnessing the movement's dangerous tactics, Mr Pan became uncomfortable with its direction.

In late 2019, he decided to branch out and create his own charity to fight for human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang province.

A few days after having a conversation about it with Mr Guo, Mr Guo told his 1.4 million followers in his online broadcasts that Mr Pan was a "CCP spy", and urged them to attack him.

"He started calling me a fraud and a scam. A Chinese government spy. I should deserve to die," Mr Pan said.

"I can't sleep. I'm quite shocked. I had a panic attack."

On October 8 this year, a group of the online harassers picketed outside his house in Brisbane, waving flags and banners of the New Federal State of China and chanting slogans: "Kick the CCP agent out of Australia."

This incident frightened Mr Pan, who said his "whole body" was shaking.

The protesters have openly broadcast on social media they will return.

As recently as October 9, Mr Guo's organiser in Sydney published a call-out to Mr Guo's Australian followers to travel to Brisbane where Mr Pan lives, once the Queensland border restrictions are lifted, and "carry out the campaign to eliminate the traitor to the end".

Mr Pan's name is on a Guo hit list with about 10 other Chinese dissidents around the world.

Mr Guo recently launched on his livestream an "eliminate the traitors campaign", calling on his supporters to harm those on the list.

One of the dissidents has already been beaten up on the streets of LA.

Another, Texas-based pastor and human rights activist Bob Fu, told the ABC that he's had the bomb squad in Midland Texas searching his house for hidden explosives.

Mr Fu said he had no idea why he was being targeted by Mr Guo's group.

"What on Earth is this about? I have never done anything with him for him. We had no financial dispute. Nothing," Mr Fu said.

Mr Guo has made at least three livestream videos encouraging his followers to "eliminate Pastor Fu".

Fearing for his and his family's safety, Mr Fu rang local police and wrote to the FBI, saying:

Urgent memo (October 21, 2020): Bomb threat at Guo's Media, mobilizing his followers to come to Midland TX to besiege my home. Then from around 5:57am images of special kind of dynamite were posted. The images were posted with the text message urging 'GO, BOMB CCP BANDIT.'

After he contacted police, the bomb squad searched his house and the riot squad escorted Mr Fu's daughter from school.

Mr Fu and his family were sent to protective police custody. They are still residing in an undisclosed location.

"They publicly called for the … elimination of me and others on his hit list. I'm certainly worried for my family members and myself for our life," he said.

'I think he is a liar'

New York-based Chinese dissident and former land-grab protest leader Zhuang Liehong is another previous close affiliate of Mr Guo who has decided to speak out.

Mr Zhuang had appeared at the UN and US congresses to express his concerns about China's human rights records.

Mr Zhuang was introduced to Mr Guo in 2017 and worked with Mr Guo on a daily basis for about three months in 2019.

"He asked us to spread his bombshell revelations, most of them were unverifiable, but due to my disgust of the CCP, I chose to trust him," Mr Zhuang said.

Mr Zhuang said Mr Guo kept boasting about his "close contacts" in the White House.

"He always said he was meeting important people, to make us feel we are part of something big, and like we are influencing American politics," Mr Zhuang said.

"But I was there with him, I knew he was just looking at his phone, not meeting any politicians.

"I think he is a liar."

Mr Zhuang said he now regrets helping Mr Guo.

"I have seen who he truly is. He won't do anything that can truly help democracy," he said.

Both Mr Pan and Mr Zhuang are suing Mr Guo for defamation in US courts.

Mr Guo and his Australian-based representatives did not respond to ABC's request for comment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-01/behind-the-scenes-of-the-guo-and-bannon-led-propaganda-machine/12830824

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983c4c  No.11387095

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>>11386830

一大群被雇佣的人,号称新中国联邦来昆士兰州灭鸡行动。 其中包括两个保安,一个摄像师,还有一些本地人根本只知道闫丽梦是男是女的群众演员。

Oz Media

Published on 23 Oct 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP8M5sB4ziA

(Google translation)

"A large group of hired people, known as the New China Federation came to Queensland to kill chickens. Among them are two security guards, a cameraman, and some locals who only know that Yan Limeng is a male or female extra."

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983c4c  No.11387695

File: c5b75d4f61addff⋯.jpg (108 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Andrea_Chan_Reyes_who_was_….jpg)

FBI fugitive Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes secretly extradited from Adelaide to the US

An American fugitive has been secretly extradited from Adelaide to the US to face trial over the 2017 hit-run death of a father-of-four.

An American businesswoman wanted by the FBI over a cyclist’s hit-run death in the US has been secretly extradited from Adelaide.

Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes, 34, is accused of fleeing suburban Los Angeles more than three ago after allegedly mowing down father-of-four Agustin Rodriguez Jr, 46.

The Advertiser revealed how the FBI tracked her down to a North Adelaide apartment in April 2018 when she was arrested and taken into custody.

In a secret operation this week, the US Marshals service and the Australian Federal Police flew her back to Los Angeles to face trial.

She left Adelaide on Thursday before arriving at LA’s Van Nuys airport, in the city’s northwest, at 7.15am Thursday morning local time, where Whittier Police Department detectives formally arrested her.

In a statement, a force spokesman said she was transferred to the custody of the United States Marshals in Australia.

“She was flown to the United States and landed this morning at the Van Nuys airport,” he said.

“Upon arrival, Reyes was transferred to the custody of the Whittier Police Department. Reyes will be charged with felony hit and run and felony vehicular manslaughter.”

She is due in court at a later date. She has previously denied the allegations.

Comment is being sought by Australian authorities.

Chan Reyes, a Filipino-born accountant who claims to be a fraud security expert, had fought US Government attempts to extradite her over the January 30, 2017, vehicular manslaughter.

She has been held in Adelaide Women’s Prison.

Chan Reyes, who has multiple aliases and had been among the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted, should have been extradited to Los Angeles in May.

But this was halted because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Federal Court heard. It later dismissed her bid to be freed pending her extradition.

In 2018, a magistrate found she was eligible for extradition and refused bail.

The force spokesman said the “the fugitive investigation and the successful return of Chan Reyes” to the US was part of an international effort involving the federal agents from the FBI, local police, government lawyers, the AFP, diplomats and airport officials.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/fbi-fugitive-andrea-dorothy-chan-reyes-secretly-extradited-from-adelaide-to-the-us/news-story/310e9afacaacba17b5cc80e03860a956

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983c4c  No.11387711

File: c0e9c9aeae7a4df⋯.jpg (106.81 KB, 1080x875, 216:175, 123207072_1857194831085364….jpg)

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>>11387695

Whittier Police Department Facebook Post

PRESS RELEASE: Vehicular Homicide Suspect Extradited from Australia, in Whittier Police custody this morning.

On Monday January 30th, 2017 the Whittier Police Department responded to a hit-and-run vehicle versus bicyclist traffic collision in the area of Calmada Ave and Flomar Drive. A female driver, driving a white Lexus sedan struck the bicyclist, dragging him under the car for a long distance, and then fled the scene. The bicyclist, Agustin Rodriguez Jr., age 46, succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators from the Whittier Police Department Traffic Bureau received information identifying Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes, as the driver of the white Lexus sedan and were able to locate the involved vehicle at a residential garage in the state of Idaho. Additional evidence was also located in the state of Nevada.

Investigators also determined Reyes fled the United States soon after the collision and was living in Hong Kong. Working cooperatively with the FBI, an international arrest warrant was obtained for Reyes. As the investigation progressed, the FBI determined Reyes was now living in Australia. Through cooperation with Australian law enforcement authorities, Reyes was taken into custody.

A lengthy extradition proceeding has been in the works for over a year, and yesterday, Reyes was transferred to the custody of the United States Marshals in Australia. She was flown to the United States and landed this morning at the Van Nuys airport. Upon arrival, Reyes was transferred to the custody of the Whittier Police Department. Reyes will be charged with felony hit and run and felony vehicular manslaughter.

The fugitive investigation and the successful return of Chan Reyes was the result of a collaborative international effort among the following officials: the Whittier Police Department; the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office; the Federal Bureau of Investigations Los Angeles Field Office: the United States Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs; the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles; the Australian Federal Police; the United States Embassy in Canberra, Australia; the FBI's Legal Attaché in Canberra, Australia; the United States Marshal's Service in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Airport Police, Van Nuys.

For more information, contact WPD Watch Commander 562-567-9255.

https://upload.facebook.com/whittierpd/posts/1857199017751612

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983c4c  No.11399083

File: 51d7fe07a3beefe⋯.jpg (68.67 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, Former_prime_minister_Kevi….jpg)

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Kevin Rudd name-dropped by Hunter Biden’s jailed associate

The jailed business partner of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son Hunter claimed ex-pm Kevin Rudd was coming to one of their company’s banquets in order to celebrate a controversial Chinese takeover deal.

But Mr Rudd denies he was involved in the event. He says he wasn’t even in China that week and has “no knowledge or record of any such event”.

New emails have surfaced from fraudster Devon Archer touting the former Labor leader’s name in a bid to snare important guests to a Chinese celebration dinner on October 28, 2015, hosted by Hunter Biden’s firm BHR Partners.

The company was also part-owned by Chinese Communist Party state firms, and had just bought out a militarily-sensitive US automaker.

“It would be a great honour if you could attend the evening banquet as our special guest,” Devon Archer wrote to US ambassador Max Baucus, signing the letter as Vice-Chairman.

“As well as our partners and investors there will be a number of foreign dignitaries such as Kevin Rudd and the Vice President of the Bank of China at the event.”

But a spokesman for Mr Rudd, who has been busy dealing with the fallout over the Jeffrey Epstein donations to his peace think-tank, said “his diary shows he was in London and Abu Dhabi that entire week”.

“Mr Rudd is not aware of this event and has no record of it,” he said.

Mr Rudd gave a speech at the Imperial Springs forum at Guangzhou on October 16-17 and later attended a Beijing conference with President Xi Jingping on November 3.

US media is reporting the invite was contained in a string of 26,000 emails released by jailed Biden associate Bevan Cooney – a separate bundle to the Hunter Biden laptop emails.

In one email dated September 15, 2015, Cooney and Archer discuss the Chinese deal, codenamed Operation Hanson, under the heading “proof of concept again”.

Cooney then writes to Archer saying the $600 million purchase of Henniges was “great”. “Let’s get a letter out to Ambassador Baucus ASAP Archie”, he says.

The invite to Mr Baucus then says “strategic partners … will be in attendance, as will our investors, including the Bank of China and China Development Bank”.

Asked if he was concerned his name was used to approach the US ambassador, Mr Rudd’s spokesman said: “It’s hard to say given he knows nothing about this purported event or the company involved.”

The deal was criticised by some senators at the time because auto-parts maker Henniges had state-of-the-art “anti-vibration technologies”, categorised as “dual-use” because of their military applications and Chinese military aircraft-maker AVIC was also part of the deal, despite being previously black-listed.

“Mr Rudd cannot offer comment on a financial transaction about which he has no knowledge or records,” Mr Rudd‘s spokesman said.

“It is quite plain that the Murdoch media is trying to establish guilt-by-association.“

The spokesman provided a long list of people Mr Rudd has met over the past five years, including presidents.

The New York Post broke news of the cash-for-influence scandal last month surrounding the Biden family, after emails were discovered in Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop.

Separately, another tranche of 26,000 emails by a jailed associate of Hunter Biden, Bevan Cooney were released to New York Times best-selling investigative author Peter Schweizer.

Mr Rudd’s spokesman questioned the “profound ethical questions” for the media involved in any dealings with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who helped expose the emails on the abandoned laptop.

Mr Rudd is the president of the New York-based Asia Society Policy Institute.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/kevin-rudd-former-pm-apparently-invited-to-chinese-banquet-linked-to-biden-associates/news-story/9d73181ed4da54c81d3ada31cc053327

https://www.scribd.com/document/482258731/Baucus-Letter-2-Sept-2015

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983c4c  No.11399146

File: bfa35151d25e01c⋯.jpg (1.2 MB, 825x2171, 825:2171, KR_1.jpg)

File: 0760bea571445a1⋯.jpg (230.91 KB, 1600x900, 16:9, ElxfRnbVoAAMDts.jpg)

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>>11399083

Kevin Rudd Tweets

Surprise, surprise — the Murdoch personal smear efforts continue. Here's the latest effort: they want to know what meetings I may have had with… wait for it… Hunter Biden!

Of course, this'd have nothing to do with the #MurdochRoyalCommission petition:

https://www.aph.gov.au/petition_list?id=EN1938

https://twitter.com/MrKRudd/status/1323037803081469952

Replying to @MrKRudd

Here are the questions Murdoch put to my office last night, and the answers that were sent back.

The idea that US Ambassador Max Baucus needed Hunter Biden (or anyone else) to obtain “access” to me is absurd— Max and I have known each other since well before he started that job.

https://twitter.com/MrKRudd/status/1323038979566891009

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d9b0f4  No.11400174

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000000  No.11401734

Swamp in Australia that needs to drained

Australia’s former ambassador to China, Mr. Geoff Raby, wrote an article in The Australian on October 30th, criticizing Australia’s current policy towards China. On one hand, he belittles the dominant role of the United States in international affairs. On the other hand, he praised the CCP’s dictatorship.

Raby has business in China and approves the CCP

Mr. Raby served as the Australian Ambassador to China between 2007 and 2011. He is now the chairman and CEO of Geoff Raby and Associates, a Beijing-based business advisory firm. He also sits on the board of an Australian subsidiary of Chinese state-run Yanzhou Coal Mining Company.

In the article, Mr. Raby acknowledges that the CCP view human rights as second-order considerations, and that there is no rule of law in China.

While he is aware that CCP applies high-tech surveillance and censorship on its citizens, he interpreted people’s silence facing the Nazi-style oppressive rule as support for the system: “Its population [China], which accounts for one-fifth of humanity, by and large supports the system or acquiesces happily enough. “

Mr. Raby ignores the CCP’s expansion in other nations through the ‘Belt and Road program’, and instead criticizes Australia’s current foreign policy towards China as “undermining Australian national interests or Australia’s security”.

Australia’s firm position on Covid-19 origin

The call by the Australian government to investigate the origin of the Covid-19 virus had led to an embargo on Australian products by the CCP.

Overall, the Australian government has done an excellent job in taking actions to counter the CCP’s threats. This includes establishing the alliance with the Five Eyes countries, including India and Japan, to safeguard Australian security and national interests.

According to a Chinese defector from the Hong Kong P4 lab, Dr. Limeng Yan, who published two reports that reveal the truth of the Covid19, the CCP has created the virus and spread it to the world.

Australians must drain its swamp

In the United States, the government and the American people have become aware that the CCP were secretly supporting Antifa and the BLM, aiming to destroy the United States. After President Trump is re-elected, he will continue to “drain the swamp”, which include corrupted government officials who colluded with the CCP.

In comparison, Australians seem to be less cognisant of our politicians’ greed and collusion with the CCP. An article last year discussed China’s deep infiltration throughout the fabric of the Australian society, and a lack of enforcement of our foreign influence laws.

It may be that we have not found our own Trump, a leader who puts the national interest first and is not afraid of confronting the establishment – or, “the swamp”. We need a leader here who loves Australia and who is willing to take similar actions as President Trump did in the US.

We need to identify and arrest those who have been in collusion with the CCP, who put their personal greed above Australia’s national security. The CCP has become a threat to the world. Without taking down the CCP regime, Australia cannot guarantee its national security.

https://gnews.org/512301/

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d9b0f4  No.11401799

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983c4c  No.11402587

File: ffd2b348bb299d3⋯.jpg (60.31 KB, 960x540, 16:9, Ms_Holgate_has_resigned.jpg)

Resignations in the news

Christine Holgate resigns as Australia Post boss after Cartier watch scandal

Under-fire Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has quit her position, saying the scrutiny on her over a luxury watch scandal was a “distraction” for the company, because it didn’t pass “the pub test”.

Ms Holgate, who was the target of an extraordinary Scott Morrison spray in Parliament two weeks ago, had signalled she was going to ride out the investigation. But on Monday, she abruptly announced she was leaving Australia Post – and despite last week complaining of the PM “humiliating” her, that she bore “no animosity” toward the government.

“I have offered today the chairman and board of Australia Post, with great sadness, my resignation as chief executive with immediate effect,” she said in a statement.

“I am not seeking any financial compensation.”

Ms Holgate was the target of an independent investigation into profligate spending at the government enterprise, with questions over credit card bills, staff parties, and four Cartier watches given to senior employees.

The watches, valued at nearly $20,000 total, were given as “awards” for staff that helped stitch up a deal for customers to do banking at post offices.

“I firmly believe the ‘ship’ needs a strong captain at the helm to help navigate through this time. The current issue I am managing is a significant distraction and I do not believe it is good for either Australia Post or my own personal wellbeing,” Ms Holgate said.

The New Daily has contacted federal Communications Minister Paul Fletcher for comment.

Ms Holgate said she was disappointed that the purchase of the four watches in 2018 led to the outrage, saying she was a firm believer in rewarding the good work of staff.

“However, I deeply regret that a decision made two years ago, which was supported by the chair, to recognise the outstanding work of four employees has caused so much debate and distraction and I appreciate the optics of the gifts involved do not pass the “pub test” for many,” she said.

‘Optics’ was the same word her lawyer, Bryan Belling of Kingston Reid, used last week in defending Ms Holgate from sustained public attack. In a statement, Mr Belling claimed Ms Holgate had received no official notice of her employment status.

“Legally, in my opinion there are no grounds for Ms Holgate to be stood down, and ‘optics’ is not a legally valid defence,” he said in the statement.

Ms Holgate said despite her resignation, she would continue to participate in the investigation into spending at Australia Post.

“I have no animosity towards the government and have enjoyed working with the Prime Minister, the shareholder ministers and many other political leaders during my tenure,” she said.

“My sincere apologies if my words or actions have offended others as this would never have been my intention because I have always held Australia Post in the highest regard.”

Australia Post chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo confirmed the news, saying her resignation was “effective immediately”.

“Ms Holgate has indicated her willingness to participate in the recently announced shareholder departments investigation into aspects of Australia Post expenditure. The board and management are providing full co-operation and assistance to this review,” he said in a statement.

“Christine Holgate has held the role of group chief executive officer and managing director since October 2017 and while noting the current review, I would like to acknowledge and recognise the significant contributions she has made during her tenure.”

Mr Di Bartolomeo called 2020 “one of the toughest years in Australia Post’s history” and noted “the extraordinary efforts made across the organisation to meet the challenges of COVID-19.”

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/11/02/christine-holgate-australia-post/

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983c4c  No.11402713

File: 06fd6cd951c948b⋯.jpg (77.31 KB, 620x349, 620:349, Overall_the_Trump_administ….jpg)

Why I would grit my teeth and vote for Trump

There's no perfect choice, but President Donald Trump has not been bad for our national interest – and would be better for the next four years than Joe Biden, who is well past his prime.

Alexander Downer Columnist

Nov 1, 2020

1/2

There’s one dilemma I don’t have to face: who to vote for in the US presidential election. I’m not an American citizen. But I do have a sister, Angela, who is. She lives in Austin, Texas.

Over the years she has tended to vote for the Republican candidates in presidential as well as congressional elections. But in 2016 she voted for Hillary Clinton. She didn’t warm to Donald Trump's personality and antics. But this time, Angela has voted for Trump.

There are three reasons why she did so. The first is that his tax cuts and deregulatory agenda have been good for her small business. It was thriving until the coronavirus shutdowns.

And secondly, she says the anti-Trump bias of the media has become hysterical. She’s not going to be bossed around by the almost universal anti-Republican partisanship of the American television networks and newspapers. The famous New York Times has become little more than an anti-Trump pamphlet.

And thirdly, Angela has had a look at Joe Biden. She thinks he is way too weak to hold the office of president of the United States. He’s well past his best.

For me, I’ve had to put up with four years of Trump and some of his fringe cronies claiming I was part of a conspiracy with Hillary Clinton, the FBI, CIA, MI6, Italian intelligence, ASIS, Ukrainian spies and who knows who else, to bring him down. Twitter is full of demands from the hysterical right that I be sent to Guantánamo Bay.

If Trump were to lose, at least I would be spared this abuse. It’s doolally and it does demonstrate how social media, in particular, is replete with wacky theories. Twitter says it edits out statements that are untrue. They don’t seem to have made much of an effort on this issue!

But there’s another way of looking at it. As a president, Trump has not been bad for Australia. There have been downsides. The withdrawal by the Trump administration from the Trans-Pacific Partnership was a regional setback. It was disappointing. Still, if Hillary Clinton had been elected she too would have withdrawn from the TPP.

Beyond that, the two Australian prime ministers who have dealt with Trump have got on rather well with him. Many were surprised that the urbane, centrist and rather intellectual Malcolm Turnbull was able to build such a strong rapport with the showman billionaire.

But Malcolm knows their type. After all, he was Kerry Packer's lawyer for a number of years and in some respects Packer was a Trump-like figure. I like the story of Trump turning to Turnbull and saying to him: “You’re a good lawyer. You kept Kerry Packer out of jail!"

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983c4c  No.11402731

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>>11402713

2/2

As with Turnbull, Scott Morrison has also developed a good rapport with Trump, and there is no doubt the President has a soft spot for Australia.

Trump honoured the Obama deal with Turnbull on asylum seekers, he decided not to impose tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium when tariffs were imposed on most of the rest of the world, and his secretaries of defence and state have showed energetic interest in maintaining a power balance in the Indo-Pacific region.

To be frank, it is plain silly partisanship to say the Trump administration has been isolationist and turned its back on its allies. That was a narrative developed during the last presidential election campaign by the Democrats. It’s just nonsense.

In the Indo-Pacific region, as distinct from Europe, there is much less focus on Trump’s tweeting and rather degrading political antics. Asian leaders are more impressed with the broader administration positioning in the region and on the whole they have been happy with that.

Trump built up a good relationship with Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe. He seems to have engaged well enough with other regional leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. And the US Navy, intelligence services and diplomats have remained heavily committed to the region.

Given the size of the US economy, its performance inevitably has an impact on Australia. Until the coronavirus crisis hit, the American economy was motoring along, driven by those tax cuts that Angela liked so much and a strong agenda to deregulate business. This has been good for the Australian economy.

So, overall, the Trump administration has been as good as any for Australia to deal with. Australia has been seen as a great and loyal ally by Washington, as it was in years gone by.

Deeply partisan commentariat

You don’t hear this very often. That is because so many of the foreign policy commentariat in Australia are deeply partisan when it comes to American politics. They love the Democrats.

Besides, it’s not just a choice about Trump. We have to weigh up what we think about Biden. What is incredible is how little scrutiny Biden and his agenda have been subjected to by the media. We hardly know anything about his plans for government.

Last week I spoke with the Trump administration’s Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger, and Kurt Campbell, a strong Democrat and former senior official in the Clinton and Obama administrations.

What interested me was the similarity of their analyses and policies on the Indo-Pacific region. Both would pursue very similar policies towards China, which they see as a “strategic competitor”, remain loyal to their allies in the region, try to further strengthen relations with India and engage constructively with ASEAN.

My guess is that some Australian commentators will find the Biden domestic agenda more appealing than that of Trump. For example, they will like the Democratic Party’s commitment to identity politics, critical race theory, intersectionality and the rest. Personally, I think all of that is deeply illiberal and divisive, and will not help to heal an already divided America.

So for me, I’m with Angela. I’d vote through gritted teeth for Trump. There is no perfect choice in this election. There is the slightly crazy, out-of-control Donald Trump, who reminds me of a mixture of Kerry Packer and John Elliott. And then there is poor old Joe Biden, bumbling along without any clear plans, and likely to be a hostage to a bevy of querulous advisers.

My guess is that Biden will win. And beyond that, his administration will be divided and directionless.

Alexander Downer was Australia's longest serving foreign minister, from 1996 to 2007, and most recently Australian High Commissioner to the UK.

https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/why-i-would-grit-my-teeth-and-vote-for-trump-20201101-p56afm

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983c4c  No.11402781

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>>11402713

The contrast between Trump and 'shadowy' Biden 'couldn't be more dramatic'

Sky News Australia

Published on 1 Nov 2020

Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer says the contrast between Biden and Trump couldn't be more dramatic as Trump has shown huge amounts of energy, while Biden comes across as “very hesitant and very weak and shadowy".

“The Democrats campaign is about the personality of Trump,” Mr Downer said.

“Assuming Biden wins, he will only win, not because he’s going to be a great president, but because people didn’t like Donald Trump’s personality and some of the things he’s said and perhaps the Democrats have succeeded in blaming him for the toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak.”

Mr Downer added it was likely that Biden would win the upcoming election.

“The polls might have been wrong last time, but the pollsters have made substantial adjustments since,” he said.

“I suspect you’re going to see Trump ousted from office.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNWantkKLR8

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983c4c  No.11404065

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>>11007426

Ben Roberts-Smith asked wife to lie about his affair, court told

Ben Roberts-Smith asked his wife to lie about an affair he had with another woman, a court has heard, amid revelations the former Australian soldier heavily redacted information from documents sent to news outlets as part of a defamation case.

Mr Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, is suing The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald over reports he allegedly committed murder on deployments to Afghanistan and that he punched his mistress in the face in Canberra.

He denies the allegations and says the reports are defamatory because they portray him as a criminal.

The news outlets are defending the claim on a truth defence. The defamation trial is to start next year.

On Monday the Federal Court was told that without its permission Mr Roberts-Smith redacted information from documents before they were sent to the news outlets as part of the defamation case.

The court heard that among the papers was a document from Mr Roberts-Smith's wife, Emma, in which she said her husband asked her to lie and say that they were separated at the time of the affair.

Mr Roberts-Smith and his wife have previously publicly said they were separated at the time he had the relationship with the woman and that the relationship was not an affair.

But the other woman, referred to as Person 17, alleges she and Mr Roberts-Smith had an affair between October 2017 and April 2018 and that he punched her hard to the left side of her face when the pair left a function at Parliament House in March 2018.

Barrister Lyndelle Barnett, appearing for the news outlets, told the court on Monday the information in the affidavits raised questions about the credibility of Mr and Ms Roberts-Smith, which could be an issue at trial. Ms Roberts-Smith is expected to be called as a witness for her husband.

Bruce McClintock, SC, appearing for Mr Roberts-Smith, said the material was redacted from the documents because it was "deeply personal" and irrelevant to the allegations at the centre of the defamation trial.

But Ms Barnett said a party didn't have the right to redact information without a court's permission.

She said she was conscious of the sensitivities surrounding the documents and conceded some redacted information might be irrelevant but suggested the documents could be released only to lawyers for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

In response, Mr McClintock said his client opposed the disclosure of the information "including to lawyers for hostile parties" and that it would be unfair to Mr Roberts-Smith if disclosed.

Mr McClintock applied for Justice Anthony Besanko to rule on the matter. The judge will do so at a later date.

The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have also alleged that Mr Roberts-Smith was involved in multiple unlawful killings as an Australian soldier in Afghanistan, including that of Ali Jan, a farmer who in 2012 was kicked off a cliff in Darwan while handcuffed and was then shot dead.

Mr Roberts-Smith is also alleged to have ordered soldiers in his command to shoot dead detained Afghan men.

The Australian Federal Police is investigating Mr Jan's death and, the court has heard, considers Mr Roberts-Smith a suspect. The AFP has interviewed Mr Roberts-Smith and has obtained eyewitness accounts implicating him in war crimes. No charges have been laid.

If you are a current or former ADF member, or a relative, and need counselling or support, contact the Defence All-Hours Support Line on 1800 628 036 or Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

https://www.defence.gov.au/health/dmh/allhourssupportline.asp

https://www.openarms.gov.au/

https://www.smh.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-asked-wife-to-lie-about-his-affair-court-told-20201102-p56aqk.html

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983c4c  No.11404435

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Trump’s energy amping up race

Donald Trump’s passion, policies and unprecedented rally schedule mean he can still win.

JOE HOCKEY - November 1, 2020

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Anyone calling the outcome of the US presidential election is either guessing or gambling.

Opinion polls, advertising spends, rallies and media advocacy can’t make up for the fact that a phenomenal early voting turnout combined with a rampant pandemic have made this election unreadable.

To make it even more confusing, the American electoral system is a mess. Already over 240 lawsuits challenging the voting process have already been filed in the courts.

Behind the scenes there is optimism and pessimism in both teams.

Insiders in the Republican National Committee tell me that the party is on track to lose the Senate to the Democrats. Normally a senate race is closely aligned with the presidential race. Or so you would think!

This is not a normal election. Donald Trump is on track to win some States by large margins and then lose local representatives. Steve Bullock may win Montana for the Democrats and Senator Lindsay Graham may lose South Carolina for the Republicans, both states Donald Trump will win by 15 points.

Similarly Trump may win Arizona, Georgia and Colorado but lose key senators like Martha McSally, David Perdue and Cory Gardner.

And Democrat insiders are now despondent about lower than expected minority Black and Hispanic voter turnouts in key states like Florida and Pennsylvania. These are crucial demographics that have traditionally supported the blue team.

Trump’s energy has also forced commentators and critics to take another look at the numbers. When 29,000 people turned up at an airport in Omaha, Nebraska for yet another pumped up Trump rally it spooked the nay sayers. The Republicans claim that up to 30 per cent of attendees have neither voted before or have voted Democrat. More importantly it’s a stark visual comparison with Joe Biden’s more coronavirus-friendly car rallies.

And the intensity will grow. This President is amping it up to four rallies in four cities each day.

It’s an unprecedented schedule for a sitting president. The transportation and security logistics are extraordinary and hugely complicated. But Trump’s energy is infectious both ways.

When a work colleague in New York told me that she had queued up with her daughter for five hours and 15 minutes to vote against Trump last week it simply confirmed the passion he generates.

Trump has created a level of enthusiasm amongst voters that is almost beyond comprehension. This election is on track for the highest voter turnout since 1968.

And his rallies are working. They are great entertainment but they are also honest, indulgent, humorous and frightening. Trump is like a cult leader to his supporters and Lucifer to his critics. His campaign cut-through line is that he is “not a politician”. Maybe that’s why the Republican politicians in the Senate are in trouble.

I won’t call a possible election result unless there is no way a candidate can win.

Hillary Clinton couldn’t win in 2016 because the FBI started investigating her just one week out from polling day. It gave credence to Trump’s claim that she was “crooked”.

Because of passion, policies and participation, Trump can still win.

His call to battle is working. As of today more people have voted in Texas before polling day than voted in the entire 2016 election. The numbers are mind-blowing. Across the nation, no one knows how many more people will vote on Tuesday. Normally bad weather has an impact on polling day but social distancing has complicated the equation.

At the same time, Trump has smashed voting stereotypes. For example, he is getting a larger than expected Black vote in Michigan. On the other hand, the anti-Trump vote is winning over more white suburban women for Biden.

And each state is now reporting demographic variations. My friends in Florida indicate that more Hispanics and young people are voting early for Trump than anyone expected. Miami is apparently wallpapered in Trump posters.

Alternatively in the safest Republican strongholds of Texas, friends report an avalanche of Biden signs. They say it’s not worth the fight putting up Trump signs in their yards and being yelled at.

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983c4c  No.11404460

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>>11404435

2/2

I know that few people are prepared to put candidate signs in their front yards let alone in support of someone that has been so vilified. Trump has been accused of everything from sexual molestation to corruption and racism. There has been no let up in the vilification since he won the nomination more than four years ago.

Still some have had the courage to speak out. This week Golf God Jack Nicklaus and a host of others came out to endorse the president. Many have decried Trump’s tweets and vindictive words, but they all said they are voting for him because they support his policies.

This confirms my suspicion of a very large “quiet Trump vote”.

In 2016 Trump did much better than expected in key states that decided the election. His “overperformance” in Wisconsin 6.4 per cent, Pennsylvania 4.9 per cent, North Carolina 4.5 per cent, Michigan 4.3 per cent and Florida 1.9 per cent turned states the polls said he was losing into winners on election night. This time around if just 3 out of every 100 Trump supporters who have refused to answer a pollster turns in a vote, then Trump will win.

According to the respected Real Clear Politics website, the current Biden margin in key battleground states is an average 3 per cent. It may not be enough to win. In smaller states people are polled to death. I am sure they are over the polling.

In South Carolina alone the two senate candidates have spent over $200m on this campaign. That excludes presidential and down the ticket candidate spending which could exceed another $100m. For voters it’s exhausting. They must be running away screaming hysterically when they see another advertisement or get another phone call.

At the moment it looks like Pennsylvania will hold the keys to the White House. If Trump’s “quiet voters” go and vote, then he will hold enough states to be close to Joe Biden on Tuesday night. With a quirky election process, the 20 electoral votes of Pennsylvania will not be decided on the night unless someone has a thumping victory. That makes for a long week.

It’s a real possibility. Trump has been clawing back his opponent’s narrow lead in the state with a combination of high energy rallies and capitalisation on Joe Biden’s only policy mistake in the campaign, opening the debate on fossil fuels and fracking.

There is much symbolism in Pennsylvania’s voting history. It is traditionally a working class state that has been a Democratic stronghold as a bastion of manufacturing and mining. However, in recent years union membership has halved and blue collar families blame free trade and environmental policies for the demise of their industries.

Biden has done a good job clawing back the perceptions that his party has abandoned the workers, but his stumble on fuel policy left many wondering whether he really is controlled by the “greens and socialists”.

Trump’s strength has been his ability to win over the disenfranchised white working class of America. They forgive him for his words and tweets. They love that he speaks for them and their values.

Like our own Jimmy Barnes, rock legend Bruce Springsteen is a great symbol of working class values. His ballads from “Born in the USA’ to “Streets of Philadelphia” encapsulate the struggles of modern America. Over the last few weeks Springsteen has been railing against Trump and has even threatened to move to Australia if Trump is re-elected.

Perhaps, Springsteen has lost touch with his fans. Perhaps he no longer sings for the workers.

Biden can’t be blamed if Trump wins this election on the back of states like Pennsylvania. America has changed and the major political parties have been slow to react. Individuals react faster to changing environments than institutions. Trump is speaking to the audience that Springsteen eulogised but now lectures and threatens.

There is a transition in American society that is still unfolding and the two main parties are still coming to grips with it.

No matter what happens on Tuesday the political and economic disruption in the world’s most powerful nation has only just started.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/trumps-energy-is-amping-up-the-race-for-president/news-story/17ee8aaaff88890843043a3f123453c4

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983c4c  No.11404641

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Australia’s federal ICAC to conduct phone taps, undercover surveillance but not public hearings

MPs or public servants suspected of corruption could have their phones tapped by a federal ICAC – but the public couldn’t refer matters for investigation.

Politicians or public servants suspected of corruption could have their phones tapped, passports confiscated or face two years’ jail if they fail to co-operate under the powers of a new federal ICAC.

Attorney-General Christian Porter unveiled draft laws for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission on Monday, saying it would have “greater powers than a royal commission”.

MPs and Senators, political staffers, more than 150,000 public servants, and universities that receive Commonwealth funding would be able to be investigated.

Corruption watchdog officials would also be able to go undercover with false identities as part of their investigations.

But the proposed CIC would not be able to hold public hearings and members of the public cannot refer matters for investigation.

The CIC would also not report publicly on its findings, but would deliver evidence to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mr Porter said Australians expected politicians and public servants to be “held to the highest standards of honesty and accountability” but also expected that “those who come under scrutiny are not denied procedural fairness and are not subjected to trial by allegation”.

He said the proposed model learnt from “the significant mistakes” of state integrity bodies, but Labor’s attorney-general spokesman Mark Dreyfus called it the “sort of integrity commission that you would have when you don’t want to establish an integrity commission”.

He criticised that the body could not hold public hearings and could not initiate its own investigations.

Crossbench senators will be crucial to whether the laws pass when they go before parliament, likely in mid to late 2021.

SA senator Rex Patrick said he would look at the bill but criticised that the CIC would likely not be established in this term of parliament.

Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie said the proposed model did not appear to cover all the suggestions from former judges but added: “I don’t believe we can allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good.”

“South Australia’s ICAC doesn’t have public hearings so I will look with interest at the feedback from stakeholders during the consultation period,” she said.

Ms Sharkie also said referrals to the CIC needed to be broad.

Under the proposed model, politicians could self-refer matters for investigation or refer their staff, while the AFP, Commonwealth Ombudsman, or Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority could also refer suspected corruption.

Law enforcement agencies, including the Australian Federal Police, the Home Affairs department, and the Australian Taxation Office would be covered under a separate second branch of the CIC, which would replace the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity.

The law enforcement side of the CIC could hold public hearings and take referrals from the public.

It would also be mandatory for heads of law enforcement agencies to refer any corruption issues for investigation.

https://www.themercury.com.au/news/south-australia/australias-federal-icac-to-conduct-phone-taps-undercover-surveillance-but-not-public-hearings/news-story/c1860e416983d18305ea8acc7e927b80

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d9b0f4  No.11406421

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983c4c  No.11413946

Notables

are not endorsements

#10 - Part 1

Australian Politics and Society - Part 1

>>10723064 US election headed for chaos and courts — what price President Pelosi? - Joe Hockey - theaustralian.com.au

>>10729936 'Shrouded in secrecy': ASD to be grilled over axed official history

>>10739927 Australian College of Nursing - Nurses have a role in protecting victims of human trafficking

>>10739927 Australian College of Nursing - Human Trafficking Position Statement

>>10739977 Video: The Hunt for Britain’s Slave Gangs - Exposing a predatory network of human traffickers - Four Corners Australia / BBC Panorama

>>10740978 ASIO's case load jumps as pandemic fuels far-right extremism

>>10741209 Conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $875,000 for online posts about Nationals MP Anne Webster

>>10741209 PDF: FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA - Webster v Brewer (No 3) [2020] FCA 1343

>>10743042 Why would Daniel Andrews be holding a badge “I'm ready for Hillary”? Why is he standing in front of Alice in Wonderland art?

>>10752613 US involved in major Bathurst granny flat raid over alleged international drug and firearm crimes

>>10752932 Paul Keating’s daughter Alexandra dating Hollywood director Rupert Sanders

>>10753030 International Sting Against Dark Web Vendors Leads To 179 Arrests

>>10753093 Facebook suddenly refuses to appear before foreign interference committee

>>10753446 US Embassy Canberra Tweet: One year ago this week: The United States hosted Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny

>>10766769 FBI offers $15k reward for info on New Zealander facing charges - Michael James Pratt has ties to, or may visit Australia

>>10766781 PDF: WANTED BY THE FBI - MICHAEL JAMES PRATT - Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Production of Child Pornography

>>10780602 Video: President Donald Trump has emphatically declared “the best is yet to come” - Sky News Australia

>>10780815 (2016) Andrews Labor Government Forging Early Childhood Links With China - Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos

>>10781504 Leftist media ‘willing to have lives lost’ as a result of hatred for Trump - Sky News Australia

>>10794782 A warrior culture and the murders that followed: What went wrong with the SAS

>>10794991 Darwin man charged with exit trafficking his wife from Australia to India

>>10795091 Cocks and Stirrers: Markers on the path to the SAS going rogue

>>10804582 What are the Keating kids up to these days?

>>10806162 The Fabian Society and Julia Gillard

>>10830920 Owner of some of Australia’s biggest retail brands slammed as ‘unethical’

>>10831100 Lisa Barsoomian in Gumshoe News - Mentions Alexander Downer, 2001-2005 and Clinton Foundation

>>10832471 Fallen police honoured on National Police Remembrance Day

>>10832471 Video: Australian Federal Police - National Police Remembrance Day 2020 - #NeverForgotten

>>10832521 Video: The ‘Trump Doctrine’ earns President third Nobel Peace Prize nomination - Sky News Australia

>>10866643 Trump's Rare Earth Executive Order boosts Australia's Lynas Corp

>>10866643 Executive Order on Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain from Reliance on Critical Minerals from Foreign Adversaries

>>10866956 Australian government cites 'chilling effect' on cabinet in bid to block release of papers in Timor-Leste spy case

>>10881623 Former Australian foreign minister ALEXANDER DOWNER: We kept people traffickers out… Britain can too

>>10889784 Troops warned of Afghanistan war crimes shock - Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr

>>10892890 Army sharpens focus on ethical soldiering amid war crimes allegations

>>10907296 Sovereign citizens on NSW counter-terrorism police watch list

>>10917597 Video: The Tara Reade interview: accusing Joe Biden of sexual assault | 60 Minutes Australia

>>10927542 Trump will lose by making it all about himself - Alexander Downer, Australian Financial Review

>>10928251 ADF Special Forces to receive ethical leadership training

>>10941290 President Trump Tweets @MirandaDevine @NYPost Thank you Miranda. Was over until the Plague came in from China. Will win anyway!

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983c4c  No.11413969

#10 - Part 2

Australian Politics and Society - Part 2

>>10941290 Miranda Devine is a conservative Australian columnist and writer…As of early 2020, her columns appear in the New York Post

>>10941290 Coronavirus battle shows the bravery of President Trump: Devine - Miranda Devine - nypost.com

>>10941326 "Those who know Cardinal George Pell, the pope’s honest former finance minister, always suspected he had been set up" - Miranda Devine

>>10960152 2020 race: Donald Trump on track to lose by a landslide - Cameron Stewart - theaustralian.com.au

>>10976399 US Embassy Canberra Twitter Thread: Ambassador Culvahouse will be sharing his outlook on the future of the #USwithAUS

>>10976399 “As long as the United States and Australia continue to work together, I am confidently optimistic about the future.” - Ambassador Culvahouse

>>10976399 Transcript: Ambassador Culvahouse Speech – ASPI Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue - October 7, 2020

>>10976426 Video: Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue: The future of US-Australia relations - US Ambassador to Australia, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. - ASPICanberra

>>10977747 Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Tweet: Great to meet again with Australian Foreign Minister @MarisePayne…to discuss Quad cooperation

>>10977747 Foreign Minister Marise Payne Tweet: The #Quad is a diplomatic network with a positive agenda: a region governed by rules, not power

>>10979128 Awkward moment Scott Morrison confronts Leigh Sales over her 'irresponsible question' when she grills him about the US presidential election

>>10994627 National Australia Bank didn’t maintain records of human traffickers until 2019

>>10994640 PDF: Parliament of Australia - Review Of The Four Major Banks - National Australia Bank - Anti-money laundering

>>11007426 SAS at war: Internal military investigation finds Ben Roberts-Smith may have threatened to shoot a fellow soldier in the back of the head

>>11008088 Freemasons NSW & ACT recruitment add in a local paper

>>11008922 ADF personnel warned about social media use after offensive Instagram account uncovered

>>11020501 US elections were changed for better (and worse) by the secret 'Australian ballot'

>>11034788 Trump needs to take fight up to Biden and land some punches - Joe Hockey - theaustralian.com.au

>>11035007, >>11035014 Democrat Barbara Bollier’s praise of strict Australian gun laws roils Kansas Senate race

>>11048335 US election: Joe Biden in the White House would be good for us - Troy Bramston - theaustralian.com.au

>>11048472 Defence Minister Linda Reynolds Tweet: They operate in the shadows, but shed light that helps keep Australia safe - Defence Intelligence Organisation

>>11048507 Alarm as neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network expands to Adelaide

>>11063585 'An apocalyptic list': Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo says climate change, pandemics warrant security rethink

>>11063601 Video: Securing Australia: In conversation with Michael Pezzullo - national security in an increasingly complex and interconnected world

>>11079845 Bruce Springsteen: ‘If Trump wins I’m moving to Australia’ - Poppy Reid - tonedeaf.thebrag.com - tonedeaf logo symbolism

>>11080248 Pacific Marines Tweet: The ninth iteration of @mrfdarwin has wrapped up in the Northern Territory of #Australia

>>11080248 Video: Colonel David Banning, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Commanding Officer

>>11080293 Police won't charge ABC journalist over 'Afghan Files' stories

>>11098507 NBC Moderator Savannah Guthrie (born in Melbourne, Australia) hailed for keeping Trump in check at town hall

>>11098719 Video: Savannah Guthrie: Australian-born town hall moderator who held Trump to task, married to former Al Gore political operative Michael Feldman

>>11098850 Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch Predicts a Landslide Win for Biden - THE GREAT OZ HAS SPOKEN

>>11099297 Video: Lowy Institute Live: In conversation with General James Mattis and Sir Angus Houston - https://qanon.pub/?q=mattis

>>11099672 Australian Defence Force orders ban on destruction of evidence from Afghanistan war, as inquiry into alleged war crimes nears end

>>11100195 ASIO warns foreign spies are secretly 'cultivating politicians' across Australia

>>11100315 PDF: ASIO Annual Report 2019-20 "Parliament grants ASIO extraordinary powers, but those powers must always be exercised legally and ethically"

>>11100891 'Without peer': Top spy Nick Warner, Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence to retire this year

>>11112388 US election 2020: Voters are tired of Trump’s catastrophic presidency - Troy Bramston - theaustralian.com.au

>>11125093 Murder and abduction claims have Rwandan Government accused of intimidating critics in Australia

>>11125850 Video: Australia One - Riccardo Bosi Talks To Sacha Stone

>>11134109 PDF: Bit-chute replacements for YouTube patriot accounts

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983c4c  No.11414023

#10 - Part 3

Australian Politics and Society - Part 3

>>11138660 Video: Joe Biden's son emailed shop owner about hard drive to 'get it back': Former Trump chief - Sky News Australia

>>11148533 Facebook, Google are ‘likely’ to ban news stories in Australia, study finds, with dangerous fallout

>>11148533 PDF: Tech-xit: Can Australia survive without Google and Facebook? - Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology

>>11148648 US election 2020: Cult of Trump is not going away - Joe Hockey - theaustralian.com.au

>>11149121 Australia: Most of 1,100 refugees in US deal have resettled

>>11149121 President Donald Trump Tweet (2017): Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why?

>>11149154 Video: 'I don't tend to have communications with Donald Trump' says Jacinda Ardern - Guardian News

>>11165826 Riccardo Bosi's Virus views prompt Liberal National Party to scrap how to vote cards

>>11165826 Marty Hunt MP Facebook Post: Vote 1 Marty Hunt…here is where I appear on the ballot paper…

>>11186038 US marine says Australian special forces soldiers made 'deliberate decision to break the rules of war'

>>11127935 Pandemic linked to rise of conspiracy theories - Riccardo Bosi does not align himself with QAnon

>>11186313, >>11186335 US allege Australian gemstone trader Ahmed Luqman Talib funded al-Qaeda terror plots

>>11186561 Australia to join India, US, Japan in large naval exercises in the Indian Ocean

>>11207235 Tech giants part of a 'galactic empire': Home Affairs boss Michael Pezzullo

>>11207253 Q Post #3602 - (star-wars-commander) How do 'select' bad actors attempt comms w/o SIGINT collection? Rebellion or Empire?

>>11207253 Q Post #4000 - https://www.starwarscommander.com/transmissions/game-closure-announcement/

>>11207298 'Consequences catastrophic': Dutton says cyber attacks on critical infrastructure rising

>>11207523 National Redress Scheme: Scott Morrison names and shames groups refusing to sign up

>>11207523 Video: National Redress Scheme - Scott Morrison calls out groups refusing to sign up

>>11207934 Video shows SAS soldiers discussing a fellow operator apparently killing a 'compliant' prisoner in Afghanistan

>>11207950 Actual footage of the SAS raiding Shina village in May 2012

>>11234465 60 Minutes Australia and The Age are Fake News: American financial commentator Peter Schiff defends himself against fraudulent hit piece

>>11247677 Request For Further Dig - Foreign infiltration/influence into UNESCO Trust Funds - Great Barrier Reef Foundation

>>11248666 Biden ‘child porn’ shock - Hunter becomes the hunted amid claims of underage pics on his laptop - The Chronicle, October 22 2020, p. 37

>>11250005 ABC Australia shows its true colour by not reporting the Biden’s scandal - gnews.org

>>11263015 Cuties retains its MA 15+ rating after Australian Christian Lobby call for review

>>11263593 Kylie Moore-Gilbert moved from Qarchak prison in Iran to mystery location

>>11283542 Australian Secret Intelligence Service Director-General Paul Symon talks about ‘reasonable force’, initial risks of agency

>>11283575 Video: The ASIS Interviews - No 1. The formation of ASIS - ASPICanberra

>>11283994 Australian miners urged to beware of modern slavery risks - Minerals Council of Australia and advisory firm Pilar Two

>>11283994 PDF: Respecting human rights: Guidance to assist mining companies to identify and manage modern slavery risks associated with COVID-19

>>11284162 Every restriction that is ending in Melbourne - Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has finally resolved to open Melbourne up

>>11284366 Prime Minister Scott Morrison Facebook Post: Well done and thank you to all Victorians for your patience and perseverance

>>11284386 Donut coms - Daniel Andrews also spoke of a 'dark opening' - does this link to Biden's 'dark winter' comment at the last debate?

>>11301316 Video: Josh Frydenberg delivers ‘angry and emotional’ speech to Parliament - Sky News Australia

>>11301336 Video: JOSH FRYDENBERG 27TH OCTOBER 2020 - Jill Jacks - "This should never have happened in the first place"

>>11301383 My wife hates Trump as much as Melania: Anthony Scaramucci unloads on Trump - smh.com.au

>>11301541 OPINION: Trump goes with his gut, even if the world beyond the US goes belly-up - Former US NatSec Advisor John Bolton - smh.com.au

>>11302438 Fairweather friends? Trump needs his fans to vote - Joe Hockey - theaustralian.com.au

>>11302533 Marngoneet prison boss Wayne Harper could be jailed for possessing and transmitting child porn

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983c4c  No.11414100

#10 - Part 4

Australian Politics and Society - Part 4

>>11319051 US Election 2020: Why Donald Trump will win again on November 3 - Ben Graham - news.com.au

>>11319280 Japanese Hentai Is Now Banned in Australia - regarded as “illegal pornography" following fears of child porn being brought into the country

>>11319297 Japanese adult retailer J-List statement - "Australia Bans Waifus, Onaholes, and Fun!"

>>11319746 Video: 'Blood lust, killings, cover-ups': Report describes Australian special forces soldiers' 'Abu Ghraib' moment

>>11338405 Jeffrey Epstein donated $650k to Kevin Rudd’s International Peace Institute

>>11338560, >>11339269 Video: Kevin Rudd’s denial of Jeffrey Epstein donation ‘not credible’ says Peter Dutton

>>11339701 University of Melbourne academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert in ‘secret safe house’ in Iran

>>11353447 Video: Trump will be 'annihilated' by Biden: Anthony Scaramucci - 9 News Australia

>>11355482 President of Kevin Rudd’s International Peace Institute quits over Jeffrey Epstein loan

>>11355493 PDF: Statement by the Board of the International Peace Institute - RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT TERJE RØD-LARSEN

>>11355874 'I don't give a f**k what you think about me': Vegan cafe brands itself a Trump-supporting 'safe zone' ahead of the US election

>>11356010 Iran moves detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert back to Tehran prison

>>11356072 Former national security adviser Andrew Shearer will be the next Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence

>>11356149 Australia's domestic spy agency ASIO seeks new powers to question children as young as 14 and people suspected of foreign influence

>>11356523 Q Post #4941 - OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DONALD J. TRUMP - Carlo Maria Viganò, Tit. Archbishop of Ulpiana

>>11369364 Video: Washington Insider Anthony Scaramucci On Trump’s Chances Of Another Term As U.S. President - The Project

>>11371740 Disability Royal Commission needs more time to explore ‘endemic’ neglect, violence, abuse and exploitation of people with a disability in Australia

>>11371777 PDF: Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability - Interim report

>>11385274 'No matter who wins, the country is still going to be divided': Americans in Australia gear up for US Election

>>11386109 Rudd backs FriendlyJordies as serious ‘broadcaster’ despite controversial acts - 'Uighur population causing trouble, radicalised by CIA'

>>11387695 FBI fugitive Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes secretly extradited from Adelaide to the US over 2017 hit-run death of Agustin Rodriguez Jr

>>11387711 Whittier Police Department Facebook Post: Vehicular Homicide Suspect Extradited from Australia, in Whittier Police custody

>>11399083 Kevin Rudd name-dropped by Hunter Biden’s jailed associate Devon Archer in letter to US ambassador Max Baucus

>>11399083 PDF: Letter from Devon Archer, Vice Chairman BHR Partners, to Max Baucus, US Ambassador to the People's Republic of China - 30th September 2015

>>11399146 Kevin Rudd Tweet: The Murdoch personal smear efforts continue…they want to know what meetings I may have had with… wait for it… Hunter Biden!

>>11399146 Kevin Rudd Tweet: Here are the questions Murdoch put to my office last night, and the answers that were sent back

>>11402713 Why I would grit my teeth and vote for Trump - Alexander Downer

>>11402781 Video: Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer says the contrast between Biden and Trump couldn't be more dramatic - Sky News Australia

>>11404065 Former Special Air Service soldier and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith asked wife to lie about his affair, court told

>>11404435 Donald Trump’s passion, policies and unprecedented rally schedule mean he can still win - Joe Hockey

>>11404641 Australia’s federal ICAC to conduct phone taps, undercover surveillance but not public hearings

#10 - Part 5

Australian and Regional Resignations

>>10739647 Australian judge James Spigelman resigns from Hong Kong court - no further reasons for the termination were given

>>10893345 Headmaster of Sydney private school St Joseph's College, Dr Chris Hayes, announces sudden resignation "effective immediately"

>>11034645 Chris Eccles, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' top bureaucrat, resigns after hotel quarantine inquiry requests phone records

>>11282691 ASIC deputy chairman Daniel Crennan quits following housing expenses scandal

>>11282691 ASIC chairman James Shipton stands aside after Australian National Audit Office raises concerns over taxation expenses

>>11402587 Christine Holgate resigns as Australia Post boss after Cartier watch scandal

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983c4c  No.11414132

#10 - Part 6

Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic, Australia and Worldwide

>>10715840 Coronavirus Australia: Victorian Chief Health Officer slams COVID-19 conspiracies

>>10729349 Six fined, two arrested over Chadstone anti-lockdown flash mob

>>10753335 Video: Alyssa Milano's long haul COVID-19 battle | 60 Minutes Australia

>>10765988 Tom Hanks is out of quarantine as filming begins on Elvis biopic on the Gold Coast

>>10793570 Scott Morrison urges sharing of COVID-19 vaccine in his United Nations speech

>>10807158 James Woods Tweet: This cruelty is so vile I can’t stand it. This happened to thousands of lost and bewildered elderly

>>10807158 Heartbreaking video - Elderly woman in medical care prevented from embracing her son due to COVID-19 restrictions

>>10858774 Hope for hydroxychloroquine: Melbourne scientists at Walter & Eliza Hall Institute back trial

>>10867218 Video: Unmasked: Inside Australia’s Coronavirus Lockdown Resistance | 7NEWS Spotlight - Jeff Kennett red shoes at 13:49

>>10889695 Coronavirus: rush to publish may irreversibly harm patients

>>10896404 Qld deputy premier Steven Miles ‘wishes Donald Trump well’ after disinfectant quip

>>10960895 Victoria's Daniel Andrews to scrap controversial detention powers in bid to pass Covid omnibus bill

>>10973858 President Trump Tweet: A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT! (Regeneron - "I call that a cure")

>>10973858 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals evaluating "antibody cocktail" REGN-COV2 - potential to treat people with COVID-19

>>10974034 Regeneron Tweet: Our statement on the White House compassionate use request for our investigational monoclonal antibody cocktail

>>10974221 Regeneron's antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 rapidly reduced viral load and associated symptoms in infected COVID-19 patients

>>11002977 Video: Chef Pete Evans Instagram Post - Listen to every word spoken. New world order and homes are now dangerous (NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard)

>>11127935 Pandemic linked to rise of conspiracy theories - Riccardo Bosi does not align himself with QAnon

>>11127991 New 25km bubble as Premier reveals lockdown rules for Victoria

>>11229568 Remdesivir, the virus treatment given to Trump, gets formal US approval

>>11243745 Re-elected Trump will prioritise reducing global reliance on China - Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger

>>11243851 Video: The Importance of Being Candid: China’s Relationship with the Rest of the World - Matt Pottinger - PolicyExchangeUK

>>11300995 Bill Gates: This is when we’ll have a Covid-19 vaccine - “Early next year" - "We won’t be back to normal"

>>11339862 Video: Dr Fauci praises Australia’s coronavirus response and Melbourne’s face mask rules

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983c4c  No.11414168

#10 - Part 7

Child Exploitation, Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prosecutions - Part 1

>>10753210 Shane Andrew Lunnay, who streamed himself having sex with a child-like sex doll, jailed for importing child exploitation material

>>10753306 Perth escape artist and children's entertainer Dewald Venter ('Ghupi') facing string of child sex charges

>>10766945 Westpac slugged with $1.3 billion fine over Austrac scandal, failed to stop transactions that funded child sex trafficking

>>10766945 PDF: Westpac and AUSTRAC reach agreement on Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorism and Financing civil proceedings

>>10767015 Paedophiles Mark Anthony Gray and Dylan McCrossin plead guilty to child exploitation crimes, earn up to 40 per cent off sentences

>>10767015 PDF: South Australian Opposition legal affairs spokesman Kyam Maher’s letter to Attorney-General Vickie Chapman

>>10793715 Alarming spike in numbers of online child sex abuse cases - AFP. Warning signs and how you can protect your kids

>>10793950 Perth Trinity College student bullied on social media after alleged rape on school trip

>>10794842 Grooming, paedophilia and child exploitation on the rise in Tasmania say AFP top cops

>>10851953 Senior Catholic William Wade sentenced for concealing child sex abuse at Marist schools

>>10867069 Catholic Church's legal defence 'dismantled' after sex abuse pay-off thrown out

>>10898112 Sydney baseball coach Stuart "Gus" Mould jailed over 'bizarre', 'inhuman' assaults on boys

>>10960966 Alleged Kimberley sex offender Charles Batham to be extradited from Italy nine years after fleeing country

>>10961245 Australian Border Force charges two Geraldton men over child-like sex dolls

>>10979226 Three arrested after alleged forced marriage of Shepparton woman

>>10979226 Australian Federal Police - Human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices (including forced marriage) information report form

>>10994627 National Australia Bank didn’t maintain records of human traffickers until 2019

>>11020227 UK leads global call for Facebook to take action on paedophiles

>>11020270 Home Secretary and international partners tell tech companies to put child safety first

>>11020270 PDF: International statement calling on tech companies to ensure end-to-end encryption does not erode public safety

>>11034465 Australian teacher leaves Cambodia as he protests his innocence over indecent assault charges against children

>>11063089 James ‘Jim’ Geoffrey Griffin, Nurse in Tasmania unmasked as serial paedophile who groomed, molested kids

>>11063143 The Nurse - Camille Bianchi True Crime podcast - James Griffin: At work he was "Just Jim", but he was he hiding something? -

>>11099437 Tasmanian government investigating how alleged pedophile James Griffin went undetected

>>11099561 Perth 'sex ring' members 'housed with victims in government care homes'

>>11185934 Royal Commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle

>>11185947 PDF: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Case Study No. 43: Catholic Church authorities in Maitland-Newcastle

>>11186473 Australian Border Force arrests man after seizing parts of 11 childlike sex dolls

>>11205423 Q Post #4915 - A deep dark world is being exposed. The truth won't be for everyone. Have faith in Humanity.

>>11207850 Remote human trafficking: Jessica Borten looks at how the human trafficking industry has continued online throughout the pandemic

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983c4c  No.11414196

#10 - Part 8

Child Exploitation, Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prosecutions - Part 2

>>11208070, >>11208088 Aged Care Royal Commission hears there are around 50 sexual assaults a week of residents nationally

>>11231745 High Court confirms more former staff have raised sexual harassment complaints against former Justice Dyson Heydon

>>11232101 Nationwide Operation Molto removes 16 children from harm, 44 Australian men facing 350 charges of possessing child exploitation material

>>11232253 Western Australian man accused of international ‘sextortion’ of 112 girls

>>11232531 Stepdad who repeatedly raped young girl before she choked newborn baby to death sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison

>>11244780 Facebook facilitates sex abuse, says Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton

>>11244780 Video: Peter Dutton Facebook Post - Fighting online child exploitation - Protecting the most vulnerable in our community is my highest priority

>>11244780 Video: Peter Dutton Facebook Post - Today Show - ACCCE Opening - Stamping out this vile crime and keeping our children safe across the country

>>11247202 AFP restrains assets from a Belgian tourist who bankrolled his Australian holiday by selling online child sex abuse material

>>11263988 Community groups recruited to help Australia's efforts to combat slavery

>>11301623 Publisher Hachette Australia admits true crime book 'Walking Towards Thunder' contained “false allegations” about the Catholic Church

>>11301647 Girl’s post-it note reveals how swim coach Kyle Daniels ‘touched’ her at pool

>>11302187 Australian Border Force works alongside e-commerce marketplace Alibaba.com to shut down offshore vendor selling childlike sex dolls

>>11302334 Video: Cairns man charged over alleged child abuse material offences

>>11319968 Joshua and Shiela McAleer: Sydney couple plead guilty to slavery-like offences against a young female tourist for years

>>11320010 Kyle Daniels trial: Girl used teddy bear to show mum where she was allegedly touched

>>11320974 PDF: Fiona Barnett Abuse Drawings offline archive

>>11340110 Video: Federal Labor MP Chris Hayes in hospital after collapsing in Parliament while delivering emotional speech about child sexual abuse

>>11355569 HIV+ pedophile Jadd William Brooker beats legal deadline to try to get lighter sentence

>>11363792 Shocking Perth 'sex ring' link to state care children sparks independent review into WA's Department for Child Protection

>>11367863 Peter Dutton right on abuse, says US body for exploited children - National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

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983c4c  No.11414218

#10 - Part 9

Cardinal George Pell, Cardinal Angelo Becciu and Vatican Financial Scandal Allegations

>>10780524 Powerful Vatican cardinal Angelo Becciu resigns amid financial scandal, Cardinal George Pell reportedly had role in uncovering scandal

>>10793246 Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns, “I hope the cleaning of the stables continues…”

>>10818136 Triumphant George Pell returns to the Vatican amid financial scandal

>>10832126 Cardinal George Pell returns to Rome for first time since child sex abuse convictions quashed

>>10866223 Acquitted Cardinal Pell back in Rome amid Vatican scandal

>>10891616 Cardinal Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Cardinal Pell trial

>>10898369 Cardinal Pietro Parolin: There is ‘no connection’ between Pell arrival, Becciu ouster

>>10928382 Sacked cardinal ‘used Vatican funds to bribe witnesses in Pell trial’

>>10928455 Cardinal George Pell's lawyer, Robert Richter QC calls for investigation into bribery reports

>>10939447 Lawyer Viv Waller denies Pell's accuser ever received money for evidence

>>10941326 "Those who know Cardinal George Pell, the pope’s honest former finance minister, always suspected he had been set up" - Miranda Devine

>>10960440, >>10960449 Pell hailed as 'honest George' in Italy

>>10960480 George Pell’s office denies receiving Vatican money to fund his legal defence against child sexual abuse allegations

>>10993867 In midst of cardinal scandal, Pope Francis seeks to reassure money inspectors Moneyval, Council of Europe's financial monitoring arm

>>11006048 Claim bribes paid to frame George Pell as sex abuser 'ludicrous', complainant's father says

>>11006204 Cardinal Pell’s timely return to Rome fuels rumors of his restoration as finance sheriff

>>11006573 Abuse survivors despair as Pell conspiracy breaks cover

>>11039237 Cardinal George Pell meets with Pope Francis for first time since child sexual abuse convictions quashed

>>11047759 Video: Pope Francis meets Australian Cardinal George Pell in Rome on Monday Oct 12 2020 - Channel News Asia

>>11062569 Cecilia Marogna, Italian woman in Vatican financial scandal investigation arrested

>>11148292 George Pell holds public mass in Rome for 10th anniversary of Mother Mary MacKillop’s canonisation

>>11148313 Becciu 'vigorously' denies interference in Cardinal Pell trial

>>11172489 Police given 'information' about claims of Vatican wire transfer during Pell trial

>>11206132 George Pell: Victorian corruption body chasing Vatican’s mysterious $2m cash transfers to Australia

>>11228602 Vatican Ambassador to Australia, Bishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, tests positive to Coronavirus after private meeting with Pope Francis

>>11244971 Victoria police won't investigate claims of Vatican money transfers to Australia linked to Pell case

>>11261745 The Pope and Pell: 'One of the most fascinating relationships in Rome'

>>11337982 Australian Federal Police work with Vatican investigators to probe suspect cash transfers to Australia

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983c4c  No.11414292

#10 - Part 10

George Papadopoulos Tweets, Alexander Downer and SPYGATE Revelations

>>10794132 Australia’s actions I exposed are under criminal investigation now

>>10794132 Just wait until Barr and Durham finally reveal the Australian “diplomat” was sent to secretly record my meeting with him

>>10794132 Alexander Downer is about to become a household name in America for all the wrong reasons

>>10832302 ‘The Comey Rule’ Is Distorted Liberal Fantasy of Lies, Made Up Scenes

>>10832302 Video: The Comey Rule - Scene recreating the London meeting between George Papadopoulos and Alexander Downer

>>10858846 Alexander Downer (“insurance policy”) is about to become a household name in America for all the wrong reasons

>>10866885 Alexander Downer Tweet: Why was Papadopoulos running around London telling people the Russians have dirt on a presidential candidate?

>>10866906 I reported this clown to US authorities in early 2017…glad we will expose Australia’s involvement

>>10866906 Australia wanted Clinton to win. They interfered. They bet wrong!

>>10866906 "There are players now, even ambassadors that are sitting ambassadors that were involved in this with the FBI and DOJ.”—Mark Meadows

>>10866906 Mifsud, Downer, the CIA, DIA, Halper, “Azra Turk,” and more all “bumped” into me in London

>>10872352 Alexander Downer Tweet: We said we’d be very comfortable telling Barr and Durham all we know…I’m just a phone call away!

>>10881623 Former Australian foreign minister ALEXANDER DOWNER: We kept people traffickers out… Britain can too

>>10927542 Trump will lose by making it all about himself - Alexander Downer, Australian Financial Review

>>10933464 The president must declassify records related to the CIA, the UK and Australia, and other foreign governments

>>10939721 The “Australian diplomat”…Alexander Downer. Couldn’t believe he started to record me with his phone and asked strange questions

>>10939721 Chris Steele and Alexander Downer. What did both have in common? MI6 and the Clinton campaign and foundation. Massive scandal

>>10939721 Expose the Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer, like we did Chris Steele!

>>10959081 The Clinton errand boy is becoming increasingly unhinged. The walls are closing in on him

>>10959081 Alexander Downer, and the Australian government, were willful participants of the Obama administration to help jump start a conspiracy

>>10959081 UK and Australia are trying to stonewall the declassification!

>>10959112 President Trump Tweet: Total Declassification…pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax

>>10959339 Trump authorizes declassification of all Russia collusion, Hillary Clinton email probe documents

>>10994280 Alexander Downer Tweet: Replying to @fillerlitlecrab and @GeorgePapa19 (Any word from Durham yet?) [Laughing Face with Tears of Joy emoji]

>>11007250 Alexander Downer Tweet: The political danger for @realDonaldTrump is people may be tiring of the endless dramas

>>11034229 Donald Trump pushes for release of report into Alexander Downer and Russia inquiry

>>11112911 A little hard to be “drunk” at a meeting when I reported Alexander Downer to US authorities shortly after the meeting

>>11165994 Alexander Downer Tweet: No no! You’ve got the nutty story wrong! He wasn’t even the nominated Republican candidate when we conspired against him!

>>11230013 Diplomatic musical chairs announced by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Erika Thompson Australia’s new ambassador to Colombia

>>11245603 Alexander Downer Tweet: @realDonaldTrump still behind. His best strategy has to be to concentrate on policy differences with @JoeBiden

>>11284519 Trump To 'Immediately Fire' FBI, CIA Directors If Reelected - "Recall that Haspel served as station chief for the CIA's London branch…"

>>11284519 Video: Tucker Carlson - Sean Davis from the Federalist talks about Gina Haspel at the CIA stopping declassification of Russia Hoax documents

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983c4c  No.11414333

#10 - Part 11

Australia / China Tensions

>>10738679 TikTok says it won’t spy on Australians or block content on Chinese orders

>>10738701 PDF: Parliament of Australia - Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media - Submissions - TikTok Australia

>>10739544 Western Australia space tracking station to cut ties with China

>>10766826 TikTok not keen to share information about who runs its Australian arm, mysterious trio listed as directors

>>10766846 Scott Morrison’s call with Japan’s Yoshihide Suga catches Beijing's ire

>>10793446 TikTok denies participation in Australia's security probes into possible interference from China

>>10851719 Beijing unhappy about ‘exclusive clique’ to attend ‘Quad’ meeting’ of Australia, US, Japan and India

>>10866991 FBI gives Australian Federal Police inside running on China tactics

>>10867017 Australian officials granted access to Cheng Lei, the Australian anchor detained in China

>>10909563 'China's gateway': Daniel Andrews' Belt and Road pitch to Beijing

>>10961153 Pompeo says U.S. and "Quad" partners must answer China's rise, "for the soul of the world"

>>11007557 'Transparency' needed in China's Yang Hengjun case, says Morrison

>>11019483 Home Affairs TikTok security review found data security protections 'inadequate'

>>11063687 Yang Hengjun: Detained Australian set to learn fate in China

>>11100143 Australian cotton growers could be the latest victims of increasingly bitter trade tensions with China

>>11124902 'Proud Australian tradition of calling out the bully': Islamic leaders praise Andrew Hastie over plight of Uighurs

>>11207638 Raided, suspended MP Shaoquett Moselmane’s return to NSW parliament

>>11272538 Jennifer Zeng Tweet: How the CCP used a 16 y/o girl to comprise an Australian politician (They secretly videotaped everything)

>>11272784 Video: How Has Biden’s Stance on China Changed while His Family Businesses Developed - Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng

>>11282304 (2005) Australia and U.S. Barring Him, Chinese Says - High-ranking Chinese diplomat defector, Chen Yonglin

>>11319855 Chinese communist party heaping praise on Brisbane City Council has raised eyebrows in Australia

>>11339826 China sends Wuhan crisis diplomat Zhou Limin to be its consul general in Sydney

>>11386043 “Operation Fox Hunt” - Why we should suspect China’s secret police are at work on our streets - Clive Hamilton, CSU Canberra

>>11386109 Rudd backs FriendlyJordies as serious ‘broadcaster’ despite controversial acts - 'Uighur population causing trouble, radicalised by CIA'

>>11386830 John Pan - They once peddled misinformation for Guo Wengui and Steve Bannon. Now they're speaking out - Echo Hui, Hagar Cohen - abc.net.au

>>11387095 Video: Oz Media (John Pan) - "A large group of hired people, known as the New China Federation came to Queensland to kill chickens."

>>11401734 Swamp in Australia that needs to drained - gnews.org

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983c4c  No.11414390

#10 - Part 12

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell - Part 1

>>10706481 Prince Andrew under immense pressure after Jeffrey Epstein's chef, Adam Perry Lang speaks to FBI

>>10730478 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: My heart gave a shudder of excitement knowing how truly scared “They” all should be

>>10730478 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: #Epstein main pilot #LarryVisowski lived it large up until his boss was dead…This is HUGE!

>>10730478 Names of EVERY passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's aircraft to be revealed…'panic among the pedophile's wealthy friends'

>>10739184 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Importing minors for the explicit use of being abused doesn’t result in loss of licence?

>>10739184 Should Epstein’s Pilots Have Foiled His Child Sex Trafficking Ring? (2019)

>>10739389 Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex slaves ice tea and fruit to keep them ‘prepubescent-thin’, Virginia Giuffre reveals

>>10739389 BROKEN: Seeking Justice Podcast - The Enablers - Virginia Roberts Guiffre wants Jeffrey Epstein's staff to speak up

>>10752876 TRAPPED Ghislaine Maxwell said she ‘hated’ Jeffrey Epstein but she ‘couldn’t leave’ him, perv’s ex-housekeeper claims

>>10752876 BROKEN: Seeking Justice Podcast - Witness - >Some people saw more than others. But will they admit it?

>>10752932 Paul Keating’s daughter Alexandra dating Hollywood director Rupert Sanders

>>10767066 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: #Help

>>10770516 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Please be advised that I may have been hacked. I’m all good, thank you all for your concern!!

>>10794682 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: there are over 60 million people living with the same scars I wear, don’t let fear hold u back

>>10794682 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Speak up with me & help end human trafficking & child sexual abuse!! #BillBarr

>>10794682 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Police: Investigate Prince Andrew for the Historic Child Abuse Allegations Levelled Against Him

>>10794682 Change.org petition - Investigate Prince Andrew for the Historic Child Abuse Allegations Levelled Against Him

>>10927799 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Here’s my gift to you- just a memorable moment of your son

>>10927871 Video: Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview - BBC News (2019)

>>11063310 Ghislaine Maxwell urges US court to keep damaging deposition on Jeffrey Epstein secret

>>11166452 Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to stop paperwork from sex abuse defamation case being made public

>>11166776 Jeffrey Epstein Sex Slave Virginia Roberts was told to drink blood during assault

>>11205423 Q Post #4921 - Ek4G8urXIAEKasf.jpg

>>11205480 Q Post #4923 - Dearest Virginia - We stand with you. Now and always. Find peace through prayer. Never give up the good fight. God bless you.

>>11205480 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: #TheGreatAwakeningWorldwide #DocumentDump #LetThePeopleDecide #EndCSAandSexTrafficking #ThankYou

>>11214488 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: #TheGreatAwakeningWorldwide #SaveTheChildren #kids #EndCSAandSexTrafficking #Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #JeanLucBrunel

>>11229239 Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre tweeted QAnon slogans just before new Ghislaine Maxwell evidence is due to be unsealed - Alexandra Ma - insider.com

>>11231182, >>11231231 Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victims want justice, but Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition is a determined, redacted denial

>>11231345 Ghislaine Maxwell deposition: Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts Giuffre bathtub sex claim ‘not possible’

>>11231594 'Everything Virginia Roberts says is a lie': Prince Andrew repeatedly told Ghislaine Maxwell his sex accuser was untruthful, court documents reveal

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983c4c  No.11414420

#10 - Part 13

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell - Part 2

>>11245854 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Just to be clear- I am not affiliated with any political group or agenda

>>11246281 Alleged sex slave Virginia Giuffre 'very angry' names of men were redacted in Ghislaine Maxwell's unsealed deposition

>>11246742 Unsealed Maxwell deposition appears to show attorneys questioning Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious relationship with Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner

>>11246793 Q Post #3366 - Les Wexner. Founder of Victoria's Secret. Connect the dots.

>>11246793 Q Post #3875 - [Epstein] [Wexner] The story goes much deeper [darker].

>>11246793 Q Post #4727 - Victoria's Secret reportedly continued to work with a modelling agency after it was accused of supplying underage girls to Jeffrey Epstein

>>11319526 Robert Giuffre Tweet: Where is the protection for the children victims of these soulless peds?

>>11319526 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Fellow Aussies- I know we’re a laid back country but on this matter we need to be louder than ever! Our kids are not safe

>>11319526 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Protest, Talk About It, Write About it- doing something is better than doing nothing at all.

>>11338405 Jeffrey Epstein donated $650k to Kevin Rudd’s International Peace Institute

>>11338560, >>11339269 Video: Kevin Rudd’s denial of Jeffrey Epstein donation ‘not credible’ says Peter Dutton

>>11339008 Mystery 'recruiter' for Jeffrey Epstein, Rina Oh speaks out - went shopping with victim Virginia Roberts, denies taking part in the abuse

>>11339025 BROKEN: Seeking Justice Podcast - The Recruiters - Epstein relied on a network of women to bring him new victims - one survivor tracked down her own recruiter

>>11339564 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Rina- if you read this I hope you live in shame for the rest of your life. You don’t intimidate me any longer

>>11339564 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Jeffrey Epstein 'recruiter' admits bringing girls but denies abuse” Pathetic excuses from a deranged woman who was NO victim

>>11339564 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Rina, a co-conspirator for #Epstein & #GhislaineMaxwell would go on to marry a fellow co-conspirator involved with #MichaelJackson

>>11339564 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Still being robbed of justice-…I sit here crying my eyes out over rerun & rerun of the abusers still affecting my life

>>11339586 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: This picture that Rina painted with the sliced leg bleeding is exactly what she used to do to me

>>11339586 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Rina- those were the years in which you procured & partook in the abuse of minors with #Epstein

>>11339586 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Tweet: Ladies & Gentlemen meet Rina who now is pleading innocence since there’s a $VCF$ she has decided to come out as a victim

>>11355482 President of Kevin Rudd’s International Peace Institute quits over Jeffrey Epstein loan

>>11355493 PDF: Statement by the Board of the International Peace Institute - RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT TERJE RØD-LARSEN

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983c4c  No.11414475

#10 - Part 14

Julian Assange Indictment and Extradition

>>10705505 Trump administration offered Assange pardon, Australian lawyer claims

>>10737120 Julian Assange removed from Ecuadorean embassy ‘on Donald Trump’s orders’

>>10740241 Assange's fiancee asks Scott Morrison to guarantee family's safety

>>10752687 Depressed Julian Assange ‘at risk of suicide’

>>10752700 Assange extradition: Key medical witness ‘failed in duty to court’

>>10766250 Assange could crochet and play bingo in supermax prison, US prosecutor claims

>>10780956 Julian Assange dramatising about psychotic thoughts, court told

>>10793133 Julian Assange's extradition decision won't be made until after the US election

>>10832076 Julian Assange extradition: US must prove leaked material was ‘closely held’ information

>>10851537 Secret witnesses to testify about plot to 'kidnap or poison' Assange

>>10858744 Trump associate ordered huge surveillance of Assange inside embassy, court told

>>10881453 Julian Assange extradition decision to be made on January 4, 2021

>>10896171 Julian Assange needs Australian government help, says lawyer Jennifer Robinson

>>11318803 Foreign Minister Marise Payne and High Commissioner George Brandis raise Assange case with US, UK

#10 - Part 15

Dassi Erlich Tweets and Malka Leifer Extradition

>>10729992 Dassi Erlich Tweet: BREAKING NEWS - LEIFER WILL BE EXTRADITED TO AUSTRALIA!! (appeal is expected) A victory for justice!!

>>10729992 Malka Leifer, alleged paedophile, should be extradited to Australia, Israeli court rules

>>10752790 Malka Leifer extradition promise ‘illegal’, claims defence

>>10766423 ‘We literally jumped for joy’ - Malka Leifer to be sent back to Australia to face 74 charges of child sex abuse

>>10766470 Video: Israeli court rules Malka Leifer should be extradited - Australian Jewish News

>>10766486 Video: Premier Daniel Andrews: 'Dassi Erlich and her sisters are heroes' - Australian Jewish News

>>11048046 Victorian sexual assault survivors have law win after government agrees to change controversial victim identification law

>>11048046 PDF: Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy: Empowering Victim-Survivors To Speak On Their Terms

>>11185484 Dassi Erlich Tweet: Israel update: As expected, appeal on the Leifer extradition decision was filed in the Supreme court last week

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983c4c  No.11414521

#10 - Part 16

Qanon / Conspiracy Theory Hit Pieces, Australia and Worldwide - Part 1

>>10706258 How Victoria’s Covid lockdown protests are galvanising Australia's right - Michael McGowan - theguardian.com

>>10706380 Just like Australia, disinformation is thriving during the US fire crisis - Jason Wilson - theguardian.com

>>10729596 Ruth Bader Ginsburg: False rumours spread online about former Supreme Court Justice - Benedict Brook - news.com.au

>>10729636 Q Post #2653 - [RBG] Why was she 'selected'? Who appointed her? Remember [her] history.

>>10729636 Senators Overlooked Radical Record of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Phyllis Schlafly - August 23, 2005

>>10729744 Sex Bias in the U.S. Code: A Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Key Excerpts from Q Post #2653

>>10766576 Australian Jitarth Jadeja: Former QAnon Followers Explain What Drew Them In, And Got Them Out - EJ Dickson - rollingstone.com

>>10781303 The Death Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pushed Me To Join The Satanic Temple - Jamie Smith - huffingtonpost.com.au

>>10781312 Q Post # 2904 - Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

>>10793340 How British grannies are spreading QAnon conspiracy theory memes on Facebook - Sue Greenwood - theconversation.com

>>10804202 'Playing with fire': The curious marriage of QAnon and wellness - Sophie Aubrey - smh.com.au

>>10818272 Why the QAnon conspiracy theory is gaining popularity - Ines Eisele & Mirjam Benecke - dw.com

>>10818469 If your friends or family have fallen for an internet conspiracy cult, here's what you should do - Van Badham - theguardian.com

>>10851652 Video: What is QAnon and why is it so dangerous? - Julia Carrie Wong - Guardian News

>>10866340 The U.S. Exported QAnon to Australia and New Zealand. Now It’s Creeping Into COVID-19 Lockdown Protests - Amy Gunia - time.com

>>10866725 US Conspiracy network comes down under - Naomi Levin - aijac.org.au

>>10940706 Conspiracy Extremism and Digital Complexity – Where to Start? - Elise Thomas - gnet-research.org

>>10940929 Increased Visibility of Far-Right Movements in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Samaya Borom - gnet-research.org

>>10960694 Facebook bans all QAnon groups as dangerous amid surging misinformation - Joseph Menn - smh.com.au

>>10960694 Facebook Newsroom Tweet: We're strengthening our enforcement efforts against the QAnon conspiracy theory movement

>>10960694 Facebook Newsroom Tweet: Our Dangerous Organizations Operations team is starting to enforce this updated policy today

>>10960706 Facebook to ban QAnon conspiracy theory content from its social media platforms - abc.net.au

>>10960764 Facebook Newsroom Post: An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence

>>10960834 Facebook, Instagram ban all QAnon conspiracy theory content ahead of US election - Jack Gramenz - news.com.au

>>10965892 Facebook's QAnon ban omits high-profile Australians linked to conspiracy theory - Christopher Knaus, Josh Taylor & Michael McGowan - theguardian.com

>>10978951 QAnon super-spreader Facebook’s latest crackdown may be doomed to fail, experts warn - Isabelle Lane - thenewdaily.com.au

>>10983442 Facebook is removing QAnon pages and groups from its sites, but critical thinking is still the best way to fight conspiracy theories - Shane Satterley - theconversation.com

>>10983540 Australian wellness celeb 'Paleo Pete' fuels 'infodemic' - Andrew Beatty, Andrew Leeson, Johnny Lieu & Tania Lee - ctvnews.ca

>>10994062 RISE OF ONLINE RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM MAPPED IN LANDMARK NSW STUDY - Macquarie University - mq.edu.au

>>10994062 PDF: Mapping Networks and Narratives of Online Right-Wing Extremists in New South Wales - Dr Brian Ballsun-Stanton, Lise Waldek & Dr Julian Droogan - Macquarie University

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983c4c  No.11414552

#10 - Part 17

Qanon / Conspiracy Theory Hit Pieces, Australia and Worldwide - Part 2

>>10994082 Web of hate: how COVID fuels QAnon and other right-wing extremists in Australia - Margot Saville - crikey.com.au

>>11002977 Video: Chef Pete Evans Instagram Post - Listen to every word spoken. New world order and homes are now dangerous (NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard)

>>11048103 QAnon is tearing families apart - Travis M. Andrews - washingtonpost.com

>>11062798 ‘The Feed’ Tackle How To Talk To Your QAnon-Obsessed Friend In This Painfully Real Sketch - Jared Richards - junkee.com

>>11062798 Video: Comedy: Dealing with your QAnon friend - Freudian Nip - The Feed SBS

>>11080829 Video: Monologue: The real appeal of QAnon - QAnon isn’t about believing conspiracies, it’s about helping to create them - Alex Lee / The Feed SBS

>>11099206 YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown - Associated Press - 9news.com.au

>>11099206 Video: Qanon Conspiracy - Nine Weekend Today Show - Rebecca Maddern interviews former Facebook Australia CEO Stephen Scheeler

>>11100067 Trump talks QAnon and Biden talks pandemic at duelling town hall QandAs - Matthew Knott and Farrah Tomazin - smh.com.au

>>11110804 Australian Jitarth Jadeja went down the QAnon rabbit hole for two years. Here's how he got out - Bronte Lord and Richa Naik - cnn.com

>>11110863 Video: Ex-QAnon believer, Australian Jitarth Jadeja breaks his silence. How he escaped the viral cult - CNN

>>11111509 Expert on QAnon says the movement’s claims are ‘all bull sh–’ - Ellen Whinnett - goldcoastbulletin.com.au

>>11111966 Dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory spread by celebs including Roseanne Barr, James Woods and Pete Evans - Alahna Kindred - thesun.co.uk

>>11148357 TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation - Bobby Allyn - npr.org

>>11148943 QAnon is more than a conspiracy - Naomi Levin - aijac.org.au and Daily Telegraph, October 19 2020, p.19

>>11172586 'Vector of influence': Labor grills officials about QAnon family friend of Scott Morrison - Katharine Murphy - theguardian.com

>>11185584 Australia hasn’t seen an outbreak of outrage about the PM’s QAnoner buddy. But it should - Tory Shepherd - adelaidenow.com.au

>>11185681 Further Questions Emerge Over PM's Friend And Qanon Conspiracy - Eden Gillespie - sbs.com.au

>>11196185 Despite Reports, FBI Does Not Label QAnon Group a ‘Terrorist Threat’ - Marisa Sullivan - celebmagazine.com

>>11196206 Acting DHS chief says QAnon not a 'significant' threat but condemns the group - Devan Cole - cnn.com

>>11206227 I know a marriage killed by QAnon and Trump, with help from alienation - Matt Dooley - theguardian.com

>>11206404 Magda Szubanski targeted by coordinated 'avalanche of hate' from rightwing extremists over Covid mask ad - Josh Taylor - theguardian.com

>>11206758 Removing QAnon accounts is not the answer - Alexandra Tselios - theaustralian.com.au

>>11229239 Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre tweeted QAnon slogans just before new Ghislaine Maxwell evidence is due to be unsealed - Alexandra Ma - insider.com

>>11245205 Australian Jitarth Jadeja: How I fell into a terrifying conspiracy theory wormhole on YouTube - James Cook and Morgan Meaker - telegraph.co.uk

>>11262138 Australian Jitarth Jadeja: He’s a former QAnon believer. He doesn’t want to tell his story, but thinks it might help - Travis M. Andrews - washingtonpost.com

>>11354270 QAnon QLD: How has QAnon wormed its way into the Queensland state election? - Pete Martinelli - cairnspost.com.au

>>11354364 Facebook heeds Holocaust message - "QAnon has been associated with antisemitism" - Naomi Levin - aijac.org.au

>>11354815 How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge - Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny - nbcnews.com

>>11354834 "Elise Thomas, a researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, first spotted telltale signs of a fake photo when she went searching for Typhoon Investigations"

>>11354873 Q Post #4936 - https://www.baldingsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KVBJHB.pdf

>>11383789 Children feature in COVID-19 and QAnon conspiracies, but these just most recent examples of a 'very old, powerful fear' - Ariel Bogle and Jane Lee - abc.net.au

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983c4c  No.11415178

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Q Research AUSTRALIA #11 - THE SILENT WAR CONTINUES Edition

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983c4c  No.11415244

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