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Trump Criticizes Zelensky for Helping Start the War in Ukraine, as ‘The Greatest Salesman on Earth’ Now Demands ‘either NATO Membership or Nuclear Weapons’

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/trump-criticizes-zelensky-helping-start-war-ukraine-as/

In a context where thousands of American citizens are struggling in the aftermath of the Helene and Milton hurricanes, it’s outrageous that feeble Joe Biden is still dishing out hundreds of millions of dollars to the ‘world’s greatest salesman’, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zlensky, to bankroll a war effort in a conflict that he has no chance of winning.

Of course, America first leader and Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has been very critical of this situation, and as election day approaches, he has been stepping up his criticism of Zelensky.

This week, while presenting his ‘victory plan’ to his countrymen, Zelensky went over board and demanded that ‘either Ukraine joins NATO or gets nuclear weapons’, in what many understood as some kind of ultimatum to Trump. Continue…

Donald Trump Drops Truth Bombs and Roasts Democrats at the Al Smith Charity Dinner: FULL TRANSCRIPT

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/donald-trump-drops-truth-bombs-roasts-crowd-al/

In true Trump fashion, the former president electrified the room Thursday night at the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner in Manhattan.

With wit sharper than ever, Trump took no prisoners, roasting top Democrats and delivering a barrage of politically charged jokes — whether they liked it or not.

At 78, Trump showed he still has the quick-fire humor and biting critique that has become a hallmark of his political career. And at this event, he didn’t hold back, especially when it came to the Democrats and Kamala Harris.

Here are his top jabs from the night, guaranteed to ruffle some liberal feathers:

“I used to think the Democrats were crazy for saying that men have periods, but then I met Tim Walz.”

“Well, I’d better wrap up because Mayor Adams told me earlier that I needed to make this one very quick, especially the city has reserved this room for a large group of illegal aliens coming in from Texas.”

“There’s a group called ‘White Dudes for Harris.’ Have you seen this? ‘White Dudes for Harris.’ Anybody know? Are some of you here? White Dudes for Harris? It doesn’t sound like it. But I’m not worried about them at all because their wives and their wives’ lovers are all voting for me.”

“The only piece of advice I would have for her in the event that she wins would be not to let her husband, Doug, anywhere near the nannies. Just keep them away.”

I was persecuted, and so are you, Eric. The mayor’s dietary restrictions are well known, but I’ve got to say, I’ve never met a person who’s a vegan who liked turkey so much. There’s something about him and Turkey.

“Chuck Schumer is here looking very glum. He looks glum. He looks glum. But look on the bright side, Chuck, considering how woke your party has become. If Kamala loses, you still have a chance to become the first woman President.”

Full transcript of Trump’s speech below: Continue…

Disney Employee and Over Two Dozen Illegal Aliens Among 157 Arrested in Massive Polk County Human Trafficking Bust

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/disney-employee-two-dozen-illegal-aliens-among-157/

In a massive human trafficking sting that should shake the nation to its core, more than 150 individuals have been arrested in Polk County, Florida—including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants.

The five-day operation, dubbed “Operation Autumn Sweep,” led to the arrest of 157 suspects involved in prostitution and related crimes, including 47 prostitutes, 96 “Johns,” and 14 others facing various charges, according to FOX 13.

Sheriff Grady Judd emphasized the alarming criminal backgrounds of those arrested, with a staggering 327 prior felony charges and 400 misdemeanor charges among them.

This is not merely a case of isolated incidents; it showcases a systemic issue that demands immediate attention and action. Continue…

Leftist British Labour Party to Send 100 Operatives to Campaign Kamala Harris in Battleground US States – Elon Musk Slams Foreign Meddling in American Election

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/leftist-british-labour-party-send-100-operatives-campaign/

The far-left British Labour Party is sending nearly 100 staff to the U.S. to help Kamala Harris’s campaign in crucial battleground states, just weeks before the November election.

This blatant act of foreign election interference has infuriated many, with prominent figures like Elon Musk and Sebastian Gorka slamming the move as illegal and outrageous.

The Labour operatives, led by Sofia Patel, will target key swing states like Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in a desperate bid to push Harris into the White House.

Patel’s LinkedIn post bragged about mobilizing Labour staff to campaign for the Democrats. Continue…

Child Sex Trafficking TRIPLES During Biden-Harris Administration

https://gatewayhispanic.com/2024/10/child-sex-trafficking-triples-during-biden-harris-administration/

Child sex trafficking and forced labor have skyrocketed under the Biden-Harris administration, tripling the levels seen during Donald Trump’s presidency.

A recent report reveals that the number of exploited minors has alarmingly increased due to lax immigration policies, which have allowed criminal networks involved in human trafficking to thrive.

During Trump’s tenure, an average of 562 Letters of Certification and Eligibility for human trafficking victims were issued annually. Under Biden, this average has soared to 1,837 letters per year. Continue…

Confiscation Games: Public Expropriation Of Private Assets

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/confiscation-games-public-expropriation-private-assets

Throughout history, governments around the world have occasionally resorted to confiscating the assets of their citizens in response to economic crises, political purges, or ideological pursuits. These actions, often justified as necessary for the greater good, have frequently resulted in widespread social disruption and significant hardship for the affected populations.

This report delves into four significant historical episodes of asset confiscation, examining the methods used by governments to seize property and the diverse strategies individuals and communities employed to resist or evade these confiscations. Each case provides insight into the complex relationship between state power and personal property rights, as well as the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Continue…

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Buffett Sheds More BofA Shares After Buybacks Push Stake Above 10%

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/buffett-sheds-more-bofa-shares-after-buybacks-push-stake-above-10

94-year-old Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway offloaded even more Bank of America shares this week to sustain <10% regulatory threshold, a move triggered by the bank's own share buybacks, which pushed Berkshire's stake back above the 10% mark. Buffett's strategy is clear: keep the stake below this threshold to avoid constant SEC reporting that results with every sale.

Bloomberg data shows Berkshire's total proceeds from selling BofA shares topped $370 million this week. The selling abruptly began in mid-July.

Berkshire's stake is now under 10%, currently at 9.88%, which means that instead of disclosing trades every few days, this can now be done quarterly. The valuation of the position stands at around $32.64 billion (as of Thursday's close).

Bloomberg explained how a recent multi-billion share buyback purchase by BofA pushed Berkshire back over the 10% mark:

Buffett's earlier rounds of selling had already cut the holding to less than 10% of the Bank of America shares known to be in circulation before the lender announced on Tuesday that it had repurchased $3.5 billion of stock during the third quarter. The bank's updated figure meant Berkshire was back above that key regulatory threshold.

The latest selling is the first round of Berkshire selling BofA shares since right before the pandemic. Continue…

Mexico Moves To Amend Constitution To Favor State Power Firm

Mexico’s Senate approved amendments in the constitution that give preference to state electricity firm CFE over other companies in dispatching electricity to the system.

The constitutional amendment was passed in the Senate with 86 votes in favor to 39 against. This met the requirement of a two-thirds majority of votes in favor of amending the constitution. Continue…

Europe Prepares List Of US Goods It Will Target With Tariffs If Trump Wins

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/europe-prepares-list-us-goods-it-will-target-tariffs-if-trump-wins

With Trump inching ever closer to unleashing the "most beautiful word in the dictionary" on America's trading partners - especially after tonight's disastrous Kamala Harris interview with Bret Baier - the European Union is bracing for the worst and according to Bloomberg, has already prepared a list of American goods it could target with tariffs if the former president wins the US election and follows through on his threat to hit the bloc with punitive trade measures. Continue…

French Media Blames SpaceX For 2,500 Airbus Layoffs As Elon Musk Leads Rocket Race

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/french-media-blames-spacex-2500-airbus-layoffs-elon-musk-leads-rocket-race

Boeing was humiliated after NASA called up Elon Musk's SpaceX for assistance in a future rescue mission to retrieve two stranded Starliner crew members at the International Space Station, slated for early 2025. SpaceX soared ahead of Boeing's space program by lightyears, as Starship launches and Starlink deployments show, and is also outpacing Airbus's space division.

On Wednseday, Airbus announced its defense and space divisions would experience significant cuts, upwards of 2,500 workers over the next couple of years. Continue…

CDC confesses: no scientific basis for "HPV" narrative… no virus, no contagion, no genome… just bogus tests

https://christinemasseyfois.substack.com/p/cdc-confesses-no-scientific-basis

looking forward to FDA's confession of the same

Greetings and Best Wishes,

August 29, 2024:

The “experts” at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry were officially challenged via a freedom of information order (pgs 1/2) to provide or cite any studies in their possession, custody or control authored by anyone, anywhere, ever:

1. that scientifically prove/provide evidence of the existence of any alleged "HPV" aka "Human Papillomavirus" (simply showing that the alleged particles exist and cause the illness/symptoms that they are alleged to cause… the institutions weren’t even challenged to demonstrate that the particles hijack cells and replicate), or

2. that even describe someone finding and purifying particles alleged to be "HPV" directly from the bodily fluid/tissue/excrement of so-called "hosts", or

3. wherein the purported "genome" of the alleged "HPV" was found intact in the bodily fluid, tissue or excrement of any supposedly infected “host” (as opposed to fabricated in silico, aka a computer model), or

4. that scientifically demonstrate contagion of the illness / symptoms that are allegedly caused by purported "HPV".

I included a reminder that scientific evidence requires use of the scientific method to test falsifiable hypotheses through valid, rigorous, repeatable controlled experiments.

And as usual I asked that if records matching my request were held by the institutions but were already publicly available, I be given citations.

October 16, 2024:

Roger Andoh acting as FOIA Officer in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer responded (pgs 7, 8, #24-01612-FOIA):

“A search of our records failed to reveal any documents pertaining to your request. Specifically, subject matter experts were unable to locate records that match the records described in your request as written.” Continue…

Canada's Trudeau Slammed Over "Black Justice" Proposal That Would Decriminalize Drugs, Empty Jails

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/canadas-trudeau-slammed-over-black-justice-proposal-would-decriminalize-drugs-empty-jails

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being slammed by conservatives over recommendations he seeks to implement from a standing committee on “black justice" in Canada.

The proposal will make crime worse in Canada, conservatives led by MP Jamil Jivani have argued.

Jivani challenged Liberal Diversity Minister Kamal Khera at a heritage committee meeting over the recommendations in "A Roadmap for Transformative Change: Canada’s Black Justice Strategy", according to True North.

Jivani criticized the proposals as "radical," citing calls for a 30% reduction in incarceration over 10 years, decriminalizing a 30-day supply of hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, and meth, and cutting 25% of federal grants to police departments.

Jivani accused Khera of being the "DEI Minister" and asked if she supported such “radical criminal justice policies”. Continue…

CRA fires 330 employees for illegitimately taking CERB payments

https://tnc.news/2024/10/18/cra-fires-330-employees-for-illegitimately-taking-cerb-payments/

The Canada Revenue Agency terminated 330 employees for inappropriately receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic, after completing its final internal review on the matter.

The government tax agency launched an internal review in June 2023, after several employees were found to have illegitimately received CERB payments.

The inquiry ultimately led to as many as 600 employees being investigated.

“Starting in July 2024, for individuals who have not responded or co-operated, and who have been determined to have the financial capacity to pay, legal warnings will be issued and legal measures could be taken to recover monies owed,” wrote the CRA in a statement released in June.

According to the agency, only people who have already been contacted about repaying their debt are the ones who should be worried.

“Legal measures are only taken when there is no cooperation from an individual with ability to repay the debt,” reads the release. Continue…

PBO report forecasts deficit to surpass Liberals’ $40 billion promise

https://tnc.news/2024/10/18/pbo-report-forecasts-deficit-surpass-40-billion/

The federal budget watchdog estimates that the Liberal government’s deficit will reach a whopping $46.8 billion this year.

“Based on our analysis, the government will not meet its fiscal commitment to keep the deficit below $40 billion in 2023-24,” said Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux in his latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook report.

However, it won’t be until Giroux publishes the PBO’s annual public accounts report later this fall that the government’s deficit will be fully accounted for.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland vowed to keep the deficit capped below $40 billion last year, stating in her spring budget that the government was on track to keep their promise.

“As bad as the budget was, the independent budget watchdog is showing federal finances are in even worse shape,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in a statement.

“The Trudeau government continues to mismanage our finances and that means more money wasted on interest charges, higher taxes and more debt that Canadians’ kids and grandkids have to pay back.”

After seeing an increase from Budget 2024’s deficit of $39.8 billion, the CTF is calling on the federal government to “immediately cut spending” now that the deficit is already $6.6 billion over budget.

“The government must cut spending,” said Terrazzano. Continue…

Oct 18 - Civil War Post-Election?

https://henrymakow.com/2024/10/oct-8—civil-war-post-electio.html

Legal group warns Trudeau’s Online Harms Act will ‘weaponize’ courts against Canadians

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/legal-group-warns-trudeaus-online-harms-act-will-weaponize-courts-against-canadians/

Legal group The Democracy Fund has released a 26-page long brief warning of the dangers posed by the Trudeau government's 'Online Harms' bill, arguing the law will lead to the weaponization of the court system. Continue…

An Ontario Man Found Guilty Of Criminal Common Nuisance For Protesting COVID Restrictions Has His Charge Dropped At Appeal Hearing.

https://breaking-news.ca/an-ontario-man-found-guilty-of-criminal-common-nuisance-for-protesting-covid-restrictions-has-his-charge-dropped-at-appeal-hearing/

Welland, ON — Cullen McDonald, 34, has won a significant legal victory after a Superior Court judge overturned his criminal conviction related to an anti-lockdown protest in St. Catharines while upholding his acquittal in a similar case from Niagara Falls. McDonald, who now lives in Mexico most of the time, flew back to Ontario for the court case.

The ruling concludes a three-year legal battle over McDonald’s participation in protests against COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario and has attracted national attention for its potential implications, particularly regarding the imposition of criminal charges for provincial public health violations.

McDonald was charged with the criminal offense of “common nuisance” in connection with two separate protests in 2021, each of which led to starkly different legal outcomes. Continue…

Trudeau Admits Canada Lacks ‘Hard Evidence’ for Assassination Allegations Against India

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2024/10/17/trudeau-admits-canada-lacks-hard-evidence-for-assassination-allegations-against-india/

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted on Wednesday that his government has no “hard evidence” to prove Indian agents were behind the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver in June 2023. Continue…

Trudeau will never talk about the real foreign meddling in Canadian politics

https://www.rt.com/news/605911-trudeau-tucker-carlson-russia-funded/

The prime minister sees interference from abroad everywhere, except right under his own nose – or rather, at his back

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sees foreign interference everywhere, even where Canadian officials say it doesn’t exist. But he can’t for the life of him find the systemic foreign meddling that’s right under his nose, and of personal and political benefit.

During seemingly endless Canadian parliamentary foreign interference inquiries that started in September 2023, Trudeau has just testified (in French) that Russia is everywhere, accusing Moscow of “amplifying” Canada’s problems, like when a bunch of honking Freedom Convoy truckers descended on Ottawa to demand equal treatment for all Canadians regardless of Covid jab status.

Like it was Russia that blocked protesters’ bank accounts at the behest of Team Trudeau, in a move that went globally viral because it confirmed people’s worst fears about a dystopian slide into authoritarianism and social credit-style mass control. Go against the establishment and just try to even survive without access to your own money.

Trudeau was specifically shown and asked about RT headlines criticizing his government’s actions around the Convoy, generally shrugging them off as propaganda and disinformation, even though it turns out that they were really just prescient. Because in January 2024, even the Canadian Federal Court ruled that Team Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, which is normally reserved for incidents like war and terrorism, and the extraordinary measures taken under it, banking and otherwise, violated the constitutional rights of Canadians. So, is Canadian Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley a Kremlin agent, too?

As for any evidence that the Freedom Convoy was foreign funded? Nonsense, said Canada’s intelligence services at a formal inquiry in 2022. Continue…

Jordan Peterson may sue Trudeau for his baseless claims about taking Russian money

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/jordan-peterson-may-sue-trudeau-for-his-baseless-claims-about-taking-russian-money/58708

Canadian psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson is looking into taking legal action against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for falsely claiming he is influenced by Russian funds.

“I don't think it's reasonable for the prime minister of the country to basically label me a traitor,” said Peterson, as he considers a defamation lawsuit against Trudeau.

Trudeau at the Commission on Foreign Interference Wednesday alleged the famous author and podcaster receives money from Russian state media RT. The prime minister claimed the same was the case for American journalist Tucker Carlson. He did not provide any evidence. Continue…

NASA Grounds Still-Not-Certified Starliner After Boeing’s Spacecraft Left Astronauts Stranded in the Space Station

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/nasa-grounds-still-not-certified-starliner-after-boeings/

2024 will enter history as aeronautic giant Boeing’s ‘annus horribilis’. So catastrophic was this lap around the sun that it led newspapers like Business Insider to pen headlines line Boeing’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.

Besides the endless problems with its airplanes, workers strikes and charges by whistleblowers, perhaps the most high-profile black eye on the company’s reputation was the endless issues with its spacecraft Starliner.

Due to Starliner’s embarrassing maiden crewed flight that left two astronauts stranded in space, NASA decided to use SpaceX’s Dragon for the upcoming flights to the International Space Station (ISS) while it decides what to do with Boeing’s trouble-plagued spacecraft.

Gizmodo reported: Continue…

Bukele’s Economic Vision: Aiming for an “Economic Miracle” to Surpass Security Achievements

https://gatewayhispanic.com/2024/10/bukeles-economic-vision-aiming-for-an-economic-miracle-to-surpass-security-achievements/

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, recently announced his aspiration for the country’s economic transformation to surpass even its remarkable security achievements.

El Salvador, once known as one of the most dangerous and violent countries in the world, is now among the safest.

With security largely restored, Bukele’s next priority is to elevate the nation’s economic standing. Continue…

Now That Voters Are Widely Choosing Right Wing Parties, EU Leaders Suddenly Get Serious About Urgently Changing Failed Migration Policies and Protecting Their Borders

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/now-that-voters-are-widely-choosing-right-wing/

It only really took one season of voters electing rightwing parties all over Europe – the so-called ‘far-right’ – for the EU leaders to fall into a panic and collectively decide to abandon the suicidal, crippling adherence to unchecked mass migration and rush to update their failed ‘asylum’ policies.

Yesterday (17), European Union leaders used a Brussels summit to advance ways to make the bloc ‘a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers’.

Right at the summit opening, the political leaders are plotting to speed up initiatives to get ‘unwanted’ illegal migrants out of the bloc, while simultaneously processing asylum applications outside Europe, seeking to establish a reputation as ‘Fortress Europe’.

Associated Press reported: Continue…

Russia Appears To Use Dubai-Based Firm To Expand Shadow LNG Fleet

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/russia-appears-use-dubai-based-firm-expand-shadow-lng-fleet

Russia appears to be trying to evade Western sanctions on its LNG tanker fleet by transferring ownership of vessels to a newly-created firm based in a free trade zone in Dubai, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Three LNG tankers, previously managed by the Russian companies Gazprom and Sovcomflot, now have a new owner, a Dubai-based firm. The vessels Velikiy Novgorod, Pskov, and La Perouse saw aspects of their management transferred to Matias Ship Management, the newly established company in Dubai, in September, Bloomberg reported, citing global shipping database Equasis. Continue…

Hungary's Orban Blasts Zelensky's "More Than Frightening" Victory Plan

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hungarys-orban-blasts-zelenskys-more-frightening-victory-plan

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's office has issue a strong negative response to Ukrainian Presdient Volodymyr Zelensky's "victory plan" - which was presented before European Union leaders this week.

Zelensky's plan, if implemented, would be the shortest path to World War III, a statement by the political director of the Hungarian prime minister's office said.

The response further stressed that the EU must be willing to embark on a path of negotiations, de-escalation, and ultimately peace. Continue…

Russia Poised To Cripple Ukraine Steel Industry By Seizing Vital Coal Mine

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-poised-cripple-ukraine-steel-industry-seizing-vital-coal-mine

In what promises to be a major milestone in more than two-and-a-half years of war, Russia is closing in on the capture of a vital industrial asset: a Ukrainian coal mine that's a cornerstone of the country's steel industry.

Owned by Ukrainian firm Metinvest, the modern facility opened in 1990 is Ukraine's largest mine for producing coking-coal, a specific grade used to fuel blast furnaces. It's near the village of Udachne, about 10 kilometers west of the city of Pokvrosk, which is itself a key supply hub in Ukraine's Donetsk oblast. Per the latest reports, the Russian army is reportedly just 8 to 12 kilometers east of Pokrovsk. Defensive lines have already been dug to Pokrovsk's west, so Ukrainian units will have positions to drop back to if Pokrovsk falls. Continue…

Turkey Seeks Record Defense Budget, Readying For Regional War

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkey-seeks-record-defense-budget-readying-regional-war

Turkey aims to spend a total of $47 billion on defense and security for the next year, its highest ever spending, a government budget proposal showed on Thursday.

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said during a briefing at the presidency that the government aims to earmark 913.9 billion Turkish lira ($26.8bn) for defense spending. This would also include 165 billion lira needed for the defense industry support fund. Continue…

Israel Already Requesting A Second THAAD Missile Defense Battery From US

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-already-requesting-second-thaad-missile-defense-battery-us

It was only within the past few days that Israeli leaders confirmed a US-supplied THAAD anti-ballistic missile system has become operational on the ground in Israel. This marked a major development which has effectively put American troops directly in harm's way at a moment Israel is still readying to retaliate against Iran for the Oct.1st ballistic missile attack.

But just after the arrival of the first THAAD (or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), the Israeli government is already requesting that a second one be deployed from the US, according to Israel's Channel 12 on Friday.

Times of Israel notes that "Each battery consists of six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors, radio and radar equipment, and requires 95 soldiers to operate." Continue…

Communism Failure: Cuba Paralyzed By Massive Power Blackout

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/communism-failure-massive-power-blackout-hits-cuba

In a post on X, Cuba's Ministry of Mines and Energy announced that the nation's largest power plant has been "completely disconnected," sparking widespread blackouts across the island. While unsurprising for the Communist-run island nation in the northern Caribbean Sea, it's a stark warning for all Americans about how Kamala Harris' proposed Communist policies could rapidly push the US towards third-world conditions if elected next month. We're halfway there with ten-plus million unvetted illegal aliens roaming America's city streets.

"Following the unexpected departure of the Antonio Guiteras CTE, the National Electricity System was completely disconnected at 11 a.m. today. The Unión Eléctrica is working on its restoration," the Ministry of Mines and Energy wrote on X around 1235 ET.

Bloomberg noted that hours before the unexpected failure at the 330-megawatt capacity CTE Antonio Guiteras power plant, the Communist government revealed that it would "paralyze" top industries and divert power for residential customers. Continue…

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China's Coal Production Surged in September

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chinas-coal-production-surged-september

Coal production in China rose by 4.4% in the year last month to a total 414.46 million tons, government data showed.

The production rate also rose on the month: the August total stood at 396.55 million tons.

The increase followed the end of safety inspections in coal-producing regions and the return of coal-to-chemicals capacity to normal operation after maintenance, Reuters reported.

“Following the end of maintenance on some coal-based methanol, urea, PVC and other chemical capacity, the capacity utilisation rate has gradually increased,” Reuters quoted analysts with Galaxy Futures, a China-based financial services firm, as saying. Continue…

Did CDC Officials Mislead The Public About COVID Vaccine Efficacy? Rep. Massie Says "Yes"

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/did-cdc-officials-mislead-public-about-covid-vaccine-efficacy-rep-massie-says-yes

When Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) contacted officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in December of 2020, he wanted to know if taking the newly released Covid vaccine would benefit him, since he’d already contracted the illness.

After reading the scientific studies himself, and seeing no benefit, Massie contacted the CDC to learn why they were putting out incorrect information which claimed that their studies showed that the Covid vaccine does provide a benefit to those who have previously had Covid.

Massie says those secretly recorded conversations with CDC officials in December of 2020 show that they were lying about their Pfizer Covid vaccine trial data. Continue…

Did Tesla Just Unveil Wireless EV Charging To Combat Cord Thefts?

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/did-tesla-just-unveil-wireless-ev-charging-combat-cord-thefts

Ten years ago, Telsa was fiddling with an automated robot arm instead of wireless charging.

Charger prototype finding its way to Model S.https://t.co/L9E4MR642G

— Tesla (@Tesla) August 6, 2015

Perhaps Tesla EVs may no longer need a plug. A new X post by Tesla says, "Robotaxi wireless charging … No hands required," adding, "We've come a long way haha."

We’ve come a long way haha https://t.co/FGiL54sMEs

— Tesla (@Tesla) October 18, 2024

Tesla appears to be making another promise: wireless EV charging. Yet this feature appears to be available only on the upcoming robotaxis.

In March, Electrek's Fred Lambert offered his take on speculation about Tesla wireless EV charging:

Tesla has teased what appears to be a new wireless home charging station as part of its charging presentation during its Investor Day.

. . .

Now the second image is brand new and appears to show a new wireless home charging station from Tesla: Continue…

On Anniversary Of October 7 Attack, Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Calls For An Islamic Military Force To Fight Israel: 'Islamic Countries Possess A Large Force; If They Do Not Use It Now, When Will They Do It?'; Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik Urges 'NATO-Like Alliance For Resolving The Palestine Issue'

https://www.memri.org/reports/anniversary-october-7-attack-former-pakistani-prime-minister-nawaz-sharif-calls-islamic

https://www.memri.org/reports/anniversary-october-7-attack-former-pakistani-prime-minister-nawaz-sharif-calls-islamic

On October 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the 2023 Hamas terror attacks on Israel, an all-party conference was organized at the President's House in Islamabad. Leaders of several political parties and religious organizations expressed support for Palestinians, and former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called for an Islamic military force to fight Israel. Earlier, the exiled Indian preacher, Dr. Zakir Naik, who is on a month-long official tour of Pakistan, called for a NATO-like alliance of Islamic nations to aid the Palestinians and resolve the conflict. Continue…

Pentagon tells Ukraine to use drones instead of US missiles

https://www.rt.com/news/605923-austin-pentagon-ukraine-drones/

Lloyd Austin has suggested that Ukraine use its long-range drones

Ukraine’s long-range drones are very effective and cheaper than Western missiles, and Kiev doesn’t need anyone else’s permission to deploy them, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has argued.

Kiev has been clamoring for Western long-range weapons and permission to use them for strikes deep inside Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that this would mean open conflict with the West and proposed changing Moscow’s nuclear doctrine accordingly.

Speaking to reporters after the NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Friday, Austin dodged the question about Western long-range missiles that implied Putin’s “nuclear blackmail” was successful.

He also denied that the US may have told Ukraine to stop striking deep into Russia with drones. Continue…

Tedros the Terrorist says information that challenged WHO’s covid narrative spread as fast as the virus and was almost as deadly

https://expose-news.com/2024/10/18/tedros-the-terrorist-says/

“During the covid-19 pandemic, falsehoods about masks, vaccines and ‘lockdowns’ spread as fast as the virus itself, and were almost as deadly,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the World Health Summit on Sunday.

These comments come from a man who has been accused of supporting and attempting to procure arms and diplomatic support for a terrorist group in Ethiopia. He is also accused of spreading misinformation about the situation in Ethiopia.

The World Health Summit (“WHS”) is an annual international conference and network that brings together “stakeholders” from politics, science, the private sector and civil society to set the agenda for a “healthier” future. Established in 2009, the summit is held in Berlin, Germany, and also offers online participation.

This year’s WHS was held between 13 and 15 October under the slogan “Building Trust for a Healthier World.” Continue…

Bill Gates Doubles Down on Global Digital ID Push as Critics Sound Alarm on Privacy Risks

https://reclaimthenet.org/bill-gates-doubles-down-on-global-digital-id-push-as-critics-sound-alarm-on-privacy-risks

Bill Gates has voiced strong support for what his foundation, along with the EU, the UN, and the World Economic Forum (WEF) refer to as digital public infrastructure (DPI), and its key parts – digital IDs and payments.

And Gates wants to see them implemented globally.

In a blog post, the Microsoft founder once again attempts to establish his reputation as a visionary on these matters and praises a number of developing countries where the concept of the DPI is currently in various ways, one could say, “trialed for the rest of the world” – India, Kenya, Brazil, Togo.

One of the major criticisms leveled at digital IDs and payments – and the rush to get there, given that the DPI is supposed to see large-scale adoption by 2030 – is that they will lead to “enhanced,” digital government surveillance, and subsequent disenfranchisement of people.

However, Gates does not share these concerns and claims that what he calls “a properly designed” DPI will in fact “enhance” privacy, thanks to “safeguards” he mentions in passing. Continue…

“Hackers” And Big Business Take Down The Internet Archive And Wayback Machine

https://winepressnews.com/2024/10/17/hackers-and-big-business-take-down-the-internet-archive-and-wayback-machine/

The Internet Archive, the free internet library that allows people to archive digital records and timestamps for free access, along with the Archive’s popular tool the Wayback Machine, were recently rendered inoperable and taken down after a group of so-called “hacktivists” targeted the repository in a series of DDoS attacks. The attacks, along with a string of lawsuits against the free archive platform, puts the future of this popular tool in jeopardy. Continue…

The Side Of Christ And The Side Of The Antichrist | A Current Assessment Of Global Events From Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

https://www.truth11.com/the-side-of-christ-and-the-side-of-the-antichrist-a-current-assessment-of-global-events-from-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano/

Dear and distinguished friends,

Allow me first of all to thank Doctor Stephen Frost for the invitation he has extended to me to speak to you. Along with Doctor Frost I also thank all of you: your commitment to fighting the psychopandemic propaganda is commendable. I am well aware of the difficulties you have had to face in order to remain consistent with your principles, and I hope that the damage you have suffered can be adequately repaired by those who have discriminated against you, depriving you of work and salary and labeling you as dangerous no-vaxxers. Continue…

US charges former Indian spy over plot to kill Sikh separatist

https://www.rt.com/india/605949-us-charges-former-indian-spy/

The name of an Indian agent has been revealed 11 months after a court cited evidence of New Delhi’s involvement

US federal prosecutors have named a former Indian intelligence operative believed to be involved in an assassination attempt on a New York-based lawyer and Sikh separatist leader, designated a “terrorist” by New Delhi.

The plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was foiled by FBI agents in June last year, according to US court documents. US prosecutors have charged the suspect – Vikram Kumar Yadav – with “murder-for-hire and money laundering.”

Initially, the indictment did not name the agent, instead referring to him as ‘CC-1.’ The Indian national has been accused of colluding with Nikhil Gupta, a New Delhi businessman who was arrested in the Czech Republic and later extradited to the US.

The FBI said a “federal arrest warrant was issued for Yadav in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.”

According to the FBI, Yadav provided information including the victim’s residential addresses, phone numbers, and other identifying information, to his co-conspirator. Continue…

About 100 Canadians languishing in Chinese jails

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/about-100-canadians-languishing-in-chinese-jails/58579

Approximately 100 Canadians are currently imprisoned in China, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, despite assurances from the Chinese Embassy that Canadian visitors have little reason to fear arbitrary arrest.

Blacklock's Reporter says the update comes amid ongoing concerns about the treatment of foreign nationals in China.

“At any given time, approximately 100 Canadians are detained in China on a broad range of offences,” stated a June 17 briefing book for the deputy foreign minister.

These offences range from minor infractions like immigration violations to serious charges such as drug trafficking and fraud. “These figures are subject to change,” the briefing noted.

The identities of the detained Canadians have not been disclosed, with the Department of Foreign Affairs citing the Privacy Act as the reason for withholding individual case details.

The issue of Canadians detained abroad remains a point of concern for the Canadian government. A separate 2023 report tabled in Parliament revealed that 910 Canadians are imprisoned in foreign countries, with the largest number — 557 — held in U.S. prisons. This is followed by 28 Canadians in Australia, 24 in Japan, 16 in the United Kingdom, and smaller numbers in countries like Turkey, Mexico, and Vietnam.

Despite the detentions, Chinese officials have consistently denied allegations of mistreatment. Continue…

Chinese Communist Leader Xi Jinping Orders Military to Prepare for War

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/chinese-communist-leader-xi-jinping-orders-military-prepare/

Chinese Communist President Xi Jinping ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to ramp up its preparedness for war, as reported by Chinese state media on Saturday, according to Barrons.

Xi’s call for heightened military readiness comes just days after China conducted large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan.

While visiting a brigade of the PLA Rocket Force on Thursday, Xi Jinping urged troops to “comprehensively strengthen training and preparation for war” and to ensure they possess “solid combat capabilities.”

This latest move demonstrates the growing intensity of China’s military ambitions and its continued focus on Taiwan, which the Chinese Communist Party views as part of its territory.

Xi’s directive comes in the wake of Beijing’s deployment of fighter jets, drones, warships, and coast guard vessels in a show of force aimed directly at Taiwan, according to Barrons.

The exercises mark the fourth major round of war games targeting the island in just over two years. With each military maneuver, China inches closer to its longstanding threat of using force to bring Taiwan under its control. Continue…

‘BEYOND PUFF DADDY’: Pussycat Dolls Singer Kaya Jones Says That the Powerful Men Who Frequented Sean ‘Diddy’ Comb’s White Parties Were Among the Predators Who Tormented Her

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/beyond-puff-daddy-pussycat-dolls-singer-kaya-jones/

The Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs scandal, arrest and prosecution has torn the veil of silence that was hovering over the music industry, and more and more artists and producers are sharing disturbing revelations about the backstage dirt that has always been ‘an open secret’.

Among the people speaking out, Pussycat Dolls singer Kaya Jones is one of the people who was in a position to know exactly what was happening.

She says Diddy’s downfall is ‘bigger’ than just the rapper himself, and has the potential to also bring down some entertainment executives who – she claims – were in the habit of sexually abuse her and other artists.

While at this point she is not naming the men who she claims were involved, she has hinted that this culture – that is basically criminal behavior – was an industry-wide ‘problem’.

Jones has long claimed that she and the other members of the Pussycat Dolls were forced into ‘uncomfortable’ situations – which sounds like an euphemism – where they feared for their safety.

Daily Mail reported: Continue…

Biden-Harris Regime Leaked Israel’s Potential Strike Plan Against Iran to a Pro-Iran Operation – And It’s Not the First Time They Leaked Secret Intel to Iran

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/biden-harris-regime-leaked-israels-potential-strike-plan/

The Biden-Harris regime continues to thwart Israel in its war against Iran and its proxy states.

On Saturday, The Jerusalem Post reported that two US intelligence documents were leaked to a pro-Iranian operation and then posted on a Telegram account linked to Iran.

The documents that were leaked by the Biden-Harris regime to the pro-Iranian operation detailed Israeli plans for a potential strike plan on Iran.

Both the US Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the leaked documents.

The leak comes at a time when Israel is plotting a retalitory strike against Iran following its October 1 missile attack on the Jewish state.

This was not the first time the Biden regime was accused of leaking Israeli secrets to the Iranian regime.

Last year, in October 2023, House Republicans accused the US. Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley “may have had a compromising tie to the Iranian regime.”

Robert Malley, a deranged Trump hater, had already been suspended from his position with the Biden regime at the time. The FBI was investigating him, and whether or not he mishandled classified information at the time.

As usual, the FBI has not offered any updates on this investigation since last year.

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told FOX News at the time that Malley’s security violations were so serious that he was suspended without pay, and his security clearances were suspended as well. Continue…

G7 Defense Ministers Gather in Naples as the World Is on Fire, and Host Italy Sounds the Alert About the Confrontation ‘Between Two Incompatible Visions of the World’

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/g7-defense-ministers-gather-naples-as-world-is/

In the ancient northern Italy city of Naples, a very consequential event took place today (19), where the defense ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) opened their meeting with their Italian host warning that ‘the global security framework is growing increasingly precarious’ because of the conflict between ‘two competing visions of the world’.

The G7 is formed by the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, with European Union and NATO representatives as usual participants and the inevitable Ukrainians crashing the ‘party’.

This year’s G7 meeting is including the first ministerial meeting dedicated solely to defense.

This comes as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and just a few days after Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Italy has the G7 rotating presidency for 2024, in the context of the western powers also having to deal with the war in Ukraine, China’s movement around Taiwan, and much worsened tensions between North and South Korea.

Reuters reported: Continue…

Myanmar Junta Teetering, But Victory Remains Elusive

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/myanmar-junta-teetering-victory-remains-elusive/

More than three years after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing led a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy government, he is struggling to maintain control. His military has suffered repeated defeats, losing control of much of Myanmar’s borders, despite his efforts to reshuffle leadership and prosecute officers for their failures. Currently, pro-democracy resistance forces, made up of ethnic minority militias (Ethnic Armed Organizations, or EAOs) and People’s Defense Forces (PDF) formed by Burmans and city dwellers opposed to the regime, now control 86% of the country’s territory and 67% of its population. Continue…

Putin To Sit out Next Month’s Rio G-20 Meeting ‘Not To Become a Distraction’, but Will Host 32 Nations in Next Week’s BRICS Summit in Kazan, Have 17 Bilateral Meetings

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/isolated-putin-sit-next-months-rio-g-20/

Between next week and next month, the world will Watch two diplomatic summits that will gather some of the planet’s most powerful political leaders.

In both these events, a character is standing out for his relevance and controversy: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Putin has decided not to join the G20 meeting to avoid derailing the important discussions there – and potentially cause chaos in Brazil between Lula da Silva’s administration and those who would defend that Brazilian police try to implement the ICC’s arrest against him.

But to extrapolate that decision into a proof of his isolation would be misguided because next week, he will host 32 countries in the BRICS summit and hold no less than 17 bilateral meetings with other country’s leaders at the event in Kazan.

Reuters reported: Continue…

Chinese Consulate In Myanmar Bombed, Rebels Take Control Of Hub For Rare Earth Minerals

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chinese-consulate-myanmar-bombed-rebels-take-control-hub-rare-earth-minerals

Tensions between China and guerrilla groups operating inside its much smaller neighbor to the south, Myanmar, are on edge, given some of these groups have seized key border towns. Beijing has generally been supporting of the ruling junta which seized power going back to 2021, when it deposed the Myanmar government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar has been a nation in turmoil ever since.

Beijing actually maintains ties to different players within Myanmar's political chaos, and now the region is could descend into more serious conflict following the Friday bombing of the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay. Continue…

Which Donor Countries Are Pulling Their Weight In Ukraine Aid?

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/which-donor-countries-are-pulling-their-weight-ukraine-aid

Having presented his so-called "victory plan" to his European and US allies, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues his Dickensian demands for "moar" (but this time with a threat of nukes).

Data from the Ukraine Support Tracker at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy shows that while the governments of the United Kingdom and Germany are certainly pulling their weight in their support of the Ukrainian war effort, France and Italy have fallen somewhat behind as Ukraine's tenth and 14th biggest donors (including pledges) as of August 31.

The countries have so far committed less than 0.2 percent of their 2021 GDPs each to Ukraine wartime aid, compared to around 0.4 percent in the case of the Germany and the United States and even 0.47 percent in the case of the United Kingdom. Continue…

Ottawa Launches Consultation On Forced Labour Crackdown Amid China Scrutiny

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ottawa-launches-consultation-forced-labour-crackdown-amid-china-scrutiny

Ottawa, Canada has launched a public consultation on new measures to curb imports of goods made with forced labour.

The move comes amid increased scrutiny of China’s use of forced labour involving persecuted groups.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced the public consultation on Oct. 16, saying that it aims to strengthen the enforcement of the ban on importing forced labour goods in alignment with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and actions taken by allied countries. Continue…

The Omniwar Is Everywhere

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/omniwar-everywhere

The Omniwar Symposium was well worth watching in full. It hits many points I’ve been covering for years now, from transhuman ambition to religious inversion. Even so, there was plenty of new material for me to sink my teeth into. All the presenters are admirably learned and articulate, so the info went down easy.

Their overarching thesis posits an all-encompassing assault by elite powers on mass populations - the fat cats against “the people.” This is a global war, waged alongside various inter-elite geopolitical conflicts. In the long view, the omniwar is a struggle to establish a technocratic hegemony. It is a fight to crush our freedoms. It is a war against humanity. Continue…

Christine Anderson, MEP: Take Your Power Back. Say NO

https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/christine-anderson-mep-take-your

"…tell them to screw themselves and go to hell. That's where they belong."

“They want you to wear a mask. Say NO. They want you to put in another mRNA shot. Say NO. They want to impose a curfew on you. Say NO…

Once you’ve made it clear to them that you will no longer go along, once you’ve let them know, they can not scare you anymore.

Because as long as you afraid of what they might do if you don’t comply, they have power over you….take the power away from them.

Simply say NO.

Once you do that they don’t have power over you anymore…

Tell them to screw themselves and go to hell. That's where they belong."

Prince Albert, Sask. reports highest levels of meth in wastewater: StatsCan

https://tnc.news/2024/10/20/prince-albert-meth-wastewater/

A small Saskatchewan city is reporting a high level of methamphetamine concentrations in its wastewater, based on a per capita wastewater analysis conducted by Statistics Canada between 2022 and 2023.

The City of Prince Albert contained more traces of meth per capita in its wastewater between March 2022 and May 2023 than any other city in the county, and by a long shot, noted the agency.

Researchers discovered anywhere from 935 to 2,406 milligrams of meth per 1,000 people per day in Prince Albert’s sewage.

“Drug use in Canada has become a significant public health concern, with opioid use, addiction, and resulting deaths standing out as particularly pressing issues,” reads the Statistics Canada report.

“In the context of the ongoing opioid crisis in many parts of Canada, wastewater data can provide information to contribute to a better understanding of current drug use and emerging trends.” Continue…

The Final Countdown

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/final-countdown

A dignified life, or dehumanized technocracy – which would you prefer for your children?

As you may have noticed, I do enjoy lists. I suppose they appeal to my sense of order. The following is a list of fundamental principles that were strangely, as if by hypnosis, abdicated during the Convid Scamdemic.

I hope you enjoy, as do I, the novelty (at least for this Substack) of presenting this particular list in countdown format! Continue…

The Strange Story of Peter Thiel

https://corbettreport.substack.com/p/the-strange-story-of-peter-thiel

What do you call someone who identifies as a "vegetarian" but who consistently chows down on veal, mutton and ribeye steaks? Whatever you call that person, it's not "vegetarian."

And what do you call someone who identifies as a "libertarian" but who has spent his entire career actively collaborating with governments, militaries and intelligence agencies in an effort to enrich himself and to grow the power of the state? Again, whatever you call that person, it's not "libertarian."

Why, then, does every mainstream biography of Peter Thiel bend over backwards to stress his "radical libertarian ideology" and baselessly insist that Thiel is part of a gang of Silicon Valley renegades who are seeking to overturn the state?

In reality, Thiel couldn't be further from the "radical libertarian" that he has claimed to be or from the anti-government crusader the establishment media outlets insist he is. Indeed, after spending decades equipping the intelligence apparatus and the military forces of America, Israel and their allies with the most high-tech surveillance and targeting systems known to man, Thiel is now on the verge—thanks to his bought-and-paid-for lackey, J. D. Vance—of taking over the White House.

The truth, of course, is that Thiel is not a libertarian at all. He's not even the uptight Silicon Valley nerd who features in the occasional Wall Street Journal interview or New Yorker profile or Joe Rogan podcast. Instead, Thiel—like Bill Gates—is an increasingly important wheeler-dealer in the global oligarchy, a hub from whom one can trace many spokes of the globalist agenda and discern the contours of the coming technocratic prison state.

This is The Strange Story of Peter Thiel. 'Continue…

Overlooked Anti-Globalist World Leaders Standing Against the Tide

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/overlooked-anti-globalist-world-leaders-standing-against-tide/

I recently published an article in The Gateway Pundit titled The All-Too-Short List of Conservative, Anti-Globalist Leaders*, profiling the few world leaders who champion national sovereignty, secure borders, economic protectionism, and oppose globalist institutions like the UN and the EU.

Many are ethnic nationalists and advocates for religious values, traditional family, and cultural preservation.

My original list included Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán, Jair Bolsonaro, Andrzej Duda, Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen, Aleksandar Vučić, Javier Milei, Nayib Bukele, and Benjamin Netanyahu. Based on reader feedback, I’ve added several names, including Vladimir Putin.

Readers asked why I excluded Nigel Farage (UK), André Ventura (Portugal), Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel (Germany), Santiago Abascal (Spain), Edmundo Urrutia and Maria Machado (Venezuela), and Maxime Bernier (Canada).

While all of them fit the description of anti-globalist and conservative nationalist, they are not current sitting leaders. The article focused on heads of state, with the exception of Marine Le Pen, who was included due to her recent near-victory in the French elections. Continue…

‘I’m definitely upgrading my security’: Leftist German Magazine Der Spiegel Calls Elon Musk ‘Enemy Number Two’ – Tech Billionaire Comments on the ‘Vitriolic Hatred’ (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/im-definitely-upgrading-my-security-leftist-german-magazine/

With his electric cars and rockets, Elon Musk was once a very well-liked figure in liberal circles.

But his work for free-speech on social platform X and his ‘all-in’ support for Donald J. Trump’s Presidential campaign have put him in the crosshairs of the planetary leftist hatred.

Now the leftist German Magazine Der Spiegel has crystalized this hatred in a strong cover story: ‘Elon Musk, Enemy Number Two’. Elon Musk: Staatsfeind Nummer Zwei – DER SPIEGEL (behind a paywall).

This took the internet by Storm, especially the X social media platform. Continue…

Breaking Video Reveals the Real Kamala Harris – ‘Kamala Funds Nazis’ by Unleashed.News

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/breaking-video-reveals-real-kamala-harris-kamala-funds/

The Ultimate Truth Bomb Video: Everything You Thought You Knew About the Russian Collusion Hoax, January 6th, and the Path We Are Currently On to World War III Finally Exposed

The Deep State, the Democrats, the War Mongers, and the Globalists have devised a plan: to steal the 2024 election, and their henchman Jack Smith is working tirelessly to imprison President Donald J. Trump for the events of January 6th.

Only One Powerful Revelation Is About To Spoil Their Scheme and Unmask Their Lies

Here’s a story that will set the stage for the explosive video you are about to view—a video that will shatter everything you’ve been told about the Russian Collusion Hoax, expose the truth behind the events of January 6th, and reveal the hidden forces pushing humanity to the brink of World War 3. This is not just another narrative; this is the real story they’ve been so desperate to keep hidden. Continue…

“The War Will Be Over When They Cannot Make Any More Money” — A Letter from Odessa, Ukraine — US Patriot Sends an Honest Assessment from the Ukrainian People

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/war-will-be-when-they-cannot-make-any/

The Gateway Pundit received this from our dear friend who is currently in Ukraine. What he describes are war crimes and the victims are the people of Ukraine and Russia.

I’m in Odesa, Ukraine, following up on the integrity of humanitarian aid distribution. I have been in-country since late September. I have had all kinds of reactions from sections throughout the nation on the war status. Odesa is a strange-bird—unique in a number of ways, and maybe it’s because of its seaport location. Upon arriving, I was instantly clued to the fact that “Zelensky is not in favor at all.” A polite way of telling me to mind my Ps & Qs in various meetings. But here is a comment that really wounded me. I asked “When do you think the war will be over?” The reply, “When they cannot make any more money.” The implication was that as long as the US continued to send millions and billions over there is no reason to stop. Continue…

Biden-Harris Regime’s Unthinkable Betrayal: U.S. Launches Investigation After Intel Leaks Israel’s Potential Attack Plans on Iran

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/biden-harris-regimes-unthinkable-betrayal-u-s-launches/

The Biden-Harris regime finds itself embroiled in yet another scandal, as U.S. officials scramble to investigate the alarming leak of two highly classified documents that detail Israel’s potential strike plans on Iran.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that the leaked documents, now being circulated through Telegram channels linked to Iran, contain details about Israel’s military positioning ahead of an expected strike on Iran in response to an October 1 missile barrage.

The leak includes intelligence marked as top secret and is sharable only within the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance (the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia).

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed on Sunday that the U.S. government is now investigating the unauthorized release of these documents, which are believed to have originated from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, according to PBS. Continue…

‘We Are Ready for Negotiations’: Ukrainian Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko, in London Releasing Her Biography, Shows How Even Kiev’s Fiercest Fighters Have Had Enough of This War

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/we-are-ready-negotiations-ukrainian-lieutenant-yulia-mykytenko/

Even Ukraine’s fiercest soldiers want the war to stop, that’s what we learn with Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko.

A new biography about her is due out this week: ‘How Good It Is I have No Fear of Dying: Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko’s Fight for Ukraine’.

The book by Lara Marlowe, describing Mykytenko’s decade-long war, will be released October 24th.

The Telegraph reported: Continue…

Dominion Voting Systems Issues a Chilling Warning to Conservatives Weeks Before The Election

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/dominion-voting-systems-issues-chilling-warning-conservatives-weeks/

Dominion Voting Systems has issued a chilling warning to conservatives just weeks before the all-important presidential election.

In a post on the X platform, the company said that it was “closely monitoring” claims that its machines may be compromised.

“Dominion is closely monitoring claims around the Nov. 2024 election and strongly encourages use of verified, credible sources of info,” the post says.

“We remain fully prepared to defend our company & our customers against lies and those who spread them.” Continue…

‘SOCIALIST PARADISE’: Cuba Suffers Two Major Power Outages in 24 Hours That Left the Whole Island in the Dark – And Now Hurricane Oscar Is Coming

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/socialist-paradise-cuba-suffers-two-major-power-outages/

That things are going from bad to worse in Cuba surprises absolutely no one. Just this week, the authorities restricted the amount of chicken that a citizen can purchase: 345 grams per person per month. That’s 0.7 pounds.

The economic chaos brought by communism in the ‘Socialist Paradise’ Island took a nasty turn these last few days when Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed TWICE in 24 hours, and the process of restoring light to the country is not going very well.

And then, of course, comes Hurricane Oscar, expected to lambast the island in the following hours. Continue…

Kiev’s Nuclear Blackmail: Ukraine May Be Considering Deploying a ‘Dirty Bomb’ To Escalate the War and Drag NATO Into WW3

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/kievs-nuclear-blackmail-ukraine-may-be-considering-deploying/

The most absurd development of recent days in the war in Ukraine was the threat – against the western nations – by President Volodymyr Zelensky that ‘either Kiev is seated on NATO once and for all, or they’ll get nuclear weapons’.

This demented rambling has been walked back repeatedly, but there’s something about it that merits examining, because it may point to Ukraine having decided to use a ‘dirty bomb’, a crude artifact with nuclear waste that could cause radioactive contamination of large sections of territory, and be the catalyst of a worldwide nuclear exchange between the major powers.

The ‘bombshell’ statement (bad pun) from Zelensky came on the sidelines of the EU latest summit in Brussels.

He shockingly clarified: it’s either NATO quickly for Kiev, or Ukraine will once again ‘become a nuclear power’.

Julian Röpcke, on Bild, reported (translated from the German): Continue…

Moldova EU Referendum Passes By 0.2% - President And Russia Accuse Each Other Of Manipulation

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/moldova-eu-referendum-vote-near-tie-president-blames-russian-interference

Update (13:00 ET): Pushed over the top by absentee ballots submitted by expatriates, Moldova's referendum calling for membership in the European Union has passed by a razor-thin margin – 50.46% Yes to 49.54% No.

Moldova's government blamed the unexpectedly close finish on Russian interference. However, Moldova itself has been accused of manipulating the critical expatriate vote with an uneven facilitation of absentee voting. "Moldovan authorities opened only two polling stations in Moscow for 400,000 Moldovan citizens living in Russia (instead of 17 in the past)," tweeted Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna. Continue…

The Starship Revolution In Space

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/starship-revolution-space

SpaceX took a big step towards full reusability of space launchers on 13 October, a step towards a transformation in accessing space far more cheaply, frequently and with big payloads.

The remarkably successful fifth test flight of the Starship launcher on that day saw a spectacular recovery of the rocket’s 300-ton first stage, Super Heavy, into the arms of the launch pad gantry. The second stage, also called Starship, meanwhile climbed and accelerated to almost orbital velocity and splashed down precisely in the targeted Indian Ocean location off Western Australia. This took the company closer to landing second stages for re-use.

The full reusability of Starship will dramatically reduce launch costs. That means it’s possible to consider new types of activity in space that simply were not viable technologically or were too expensive with past launch architecture.

Most of the envisaged applications are civilian, but possible military applications include launching surveillance and other satellites far more cheaply, and therefore in greater numbers, and even urgent delivery of large payloads across Earth with suborbital flights.

Once SpaceX achieves the capability for one Starship to take fuel from others in orbit, a single mission will be able to deliver up to 100 metric tons or 100 people to the Moon, to Mars and potentially beyond. Continue…

LEVY: Dunlop fails to see how deep the rot goes in the TDSB

https://tnc.news/2024/10/21/levy-dunlop-fails-see-deep-rot-goes-tdsb/

It’s hard to believe there can be an Ontario education minister more disconnected with the reality of what is happening in the province’s classrooms, more uninformed about those who have made racism an industry and more tone-deaf than Stephen Lecce.

But new education minister Jill Dunlop appears to be just that person.

Faced with a genuine opportunity to reform the DEI-induced toxicity at the Toronto District School Board and the pervasive anti-Semitism in far too many Toronto schools, she instead announced that the man who has been a huge part of the problem, race advocate Patrick Case, would be the one to conduct a review of the board’s field trip policies.

This comes in the wake of what was supposed to be an Indigenous field trip on Sept. 18. It was sold to parents as an excursion to bring to light the mercury poisoning on Grassy Narrows community. But students from 15 schools were pressured to march and chant, “From Turtle Island to Palestine, occupation is a crime.”

Some students came home with “Zionist Kills” stickers.

No teachers were disciplined and trustees begrudgingly agreed to the ministry review at a special meeting at the end of September. Continue…

Ottawa to ban flavoured vaping products nationally

https://tnc.news/2024/10/21/ottawa-ban-flavoured-vaping-nationally/

The federal government will soon ban flavoured vape products across Canada, according to Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks.

The announcement comes over three years after the Trudeau government first pledged to usher in new restrictions in 2021.

The minister’s promise was in response to a press conference held in Ottawa earlier this month by an anti-tobacco coalition that demanded Saks either resign or immediately implement the ban.

“We have made a commitment from the start to restrict flavours. We haven’t wavered from that,” Ya’ara Saks told CBC News last week. “We will have this in place soon. I don’t anticipate this is going to take much longer.”

However, Saks provided no specific timeline.

The anti-tobacco groups blamed the minister’s failure to finalize regulations planned for earlier this year as the result of Saks succumbing to pressure from the vaping industry.

Health Canada initially pledged to reduce vaping flavours to just mint, menthol and tobacco in June 2021, citing a “rapid increase in youth vaping in Canada,” however, nothing materialized after that. Continue…

65% of Canadians say there are “too many” immigrants: poll

https://tnc.news/2024/10/21/canadians-too-many-immigrants-poll/

The majority of Canadians think that there are “too many” immigrants in Canada, according to a new Leger poll, a sentiment that has steadily been on the rise since 2019.

The Leger survey published on Wednesday was conducted for the Association of Canadians Studies and revealed a rather dramatic national consensus on the issue.

While just over a fifth of respondents said that they thought Canada’s immigration levels were “about the right number,” and around 2% there were “too few” immigrants, 65% said there are too many.

“The rise in the extent to which Canadians believe that there are too many immigrants is continuing and has yet again reached a new height,” chief executive of the ACS Jack Jedwab told the National Post.

“Virtually no one in Canada currently thinks that there are too few immigrants.” Continue…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl with Unnamed ‘Male and Female’ Celebrities Present

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Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in a new lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV VMAs after party in 2000 while unnamed “male and female” celebrities were present. Continue…

Member state calls on EU to send troops to Ukraine

https://www.rt.com/russia/606042-eu-troops-ukraine-politico/

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called on Brussels to revive the idea of putting boots on the ground in Ukraine

The EU should return to the idea of putting boots on the ground in Ukraine, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has argued in a statement to Politico.

The diplomat insisted that Brussels should revive talks about deploying EU forces in Ukraine in response to reports of North Korean ammunition and soldiers supposedly taking part in the hostilities on the side of Russia.

“If information about Russia’s killing squads being equipped with North Korean ammunition and military personnel is confirmed, we have to get back to ‘boots on the ground’ and other ideas proposed by Emmanuel Macron,” Landsbergis told the outlet.

Allegations of Pyongyang supplying soldiers and equipment to Russia were originally raised by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky last week and have been seconded by South Korea. However, neither the US nor NATO has yet been able to confirm any of these reports, while Moscow has dismissed the speculations as a “bogus story.”

Meanwhile, Macron’s continued refusal to rule out the potential deployment of French troops to Ukraine has repeatedly been criticized by other EU leaders who have argued that such a move would lead to a serious escalation of the conflict. Continue…

Trudeau made sure relations with India ‘spiraling down’ – former envoy

https://www.rt.com/india/606051-trudeau-made-sure-relations-with/

The Indian high commissioner withdrawn from Ottawa amid a diplomatic rift has accused Canada’s PM of “destroying” ties

Sanjay Kumar Verma, the former Indian High Commissioner to Canada, has slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for “destroying” their bilateral relationship for “political” reasons. He has been recalled by New Delhi amid a spiraling diplomatic row between the two nations.

In an interview with Canadian channel CTV News aired on Sunday, Verma denied Ottawa’s allegations against him and the Indian government regarding their alleged involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.

Verma, who was recalled after Canada alleged that he and other senior diplomats were “persons of interest” in the Nijjar murder probe, claimed that members of the extremist Khalistan movement, which seeks the creation of a separate nation state for the Sikh community, “are being encouraged all the time” in Canada.

“This is my allegation; I’m not providing any evidence for it, but I also know that some of these Khalistani extremists and terrorists are deep assets of CSIS,” he said in a conversation with the broadcaster. Continue…

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EU backing for Ukrainian neo-Nazis ‘a disgrace’ – Lavrov

https://www.rt.com/russia/606040-lavrov-ukraine-eu-nazi/

The nationalist icon Stepan Bandera and Adolf Hitler are “one and the same,” the Russian FM has said

EU and NATO leaders have disgraced themselves by supporting Ukraine, where the theory and practices of Nazism are being legalized, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

In an interview with Argumenty I Fakty newspaper on Monday, Lavrov reiterated that the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine remains one of the key goals of Russia’s military operation.

“The biggest disgrace for the EU leaders – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, [former NATO Secretary General] Jens Stoltenberg, the president of the European Council, Charles Michel – is that they have repeatedly stated from Brussels that they must support Ukraine to the end because it is fighting for their European values,” he said.

This backing basically means that top Western officials “are still ready to defend the so-called values of Nazism,” the foreign minister stressed.

He stated that in Ukraine, “along with laws that ban everything Russian on the basis of racism – language, education, culture, the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)… legislation is being adopted that legitimizes the theory and practices of Nazism.” Continue…

Ukrainians admit they’re running out of troops – Spanish media

https://www.rt.com/russia/606038-ukraine-admits-manpower-shortage/

The manpower shortage is leading to long rotations and extreme exhaustion, frontline officers told El Pais

A lack of manpower has now become the main problem for the Ukrainian army as it is forced to gradually yield ground to the Russian advance, El Pais reported on Monday, citing Defense Ministry officials and battlefield commanders.

The Spanish daily’s reporters traveled to the frontline town of Kurakhovo, which is in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic but currently under Ukrainian control. According to the paper, Russian advances in the area mean that Kiev’s forces will soon have to retreat to avoid encirclement.

The head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s press team on the ground, speaking on condition of anonymity, told El Pais that Kiev’s main problem “is not weapons, it is the people.”

“Nobody wants to go to the army. The brigades tell us they can’t rotate, they’re exhausted. There will be no people to fight soon,” he is cited as saying.

Numerous Ukrainian servicemen interviewed by the outlet shared the same view. “Why are we retreating? Because we don’t have rotations, we don’t rest, we’re demoralized,” one Ukrainian officer fighting in Kurakhovo said. Continue…

BREAKING: Carney intends to run for Liberal leadership

https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/breaking-carney-intends-to-run-for-liberal-leadership/58776

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney confirmed his intention to enter elected politics, though he remains vague on specifics.

This announcement comes as several high-profile Liberals are reportedly positioning themselves for potential leadership bids.

Carney, who has been advising Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on economic matters, told a fellow Liberal that "you can't map these things out" when asked about the timing and nature of his political aspirations.

Meanwhile, there's speculation that cabinet ministers François-Philippe Champagne and Mélanie Joly have been discussing potential leadership campaigns with colleagues.

Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark also hinted at her interest in the top job during a Radio-Canada interview.

These developments occur against a backdrop of internal party dynamics, with more than two dozen Liberal MPs reportedly working to persuade Trudeau to step down and make way for new leadership.

Clark's potential candidacy gained attention last June when she said that Trudeau should resign and that others had encouraged her to run.

As speculation grows, the Liberal Party faces a period of uncertainty regarding its future leadership and direction.

OP-ED: Why is the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the Head of Hamas, so significant?

https://tnc.news/2024/10/21/op-ed-why-elimination-yahya-sinwar-hamas-significant/

Yahya Sinwar has been the leader of Hamas since 2017. His biography reflects the life of an arch-terrorist responsible not only for the deaths of many Israeli civilians but also for the deaths of numerous Palestinians. Sinwar personally oversaw the execution of Palestinians suspected of cooperating with Israel or opposing Hamas. Additionally, he systematically used civilians as human shields, indirectly causing thousands of Palestinian casualties. His removal carries profound consequences for both Hamas and the broader conflict.

Hamas is a highly structured, hierarchical organization where decisions rest almost entirely in the hands of one person. Sinwar’s authority was absolute; he controlled operations and led crucial matters such as ceasefire negotiations and hostage releases. Every summit involving Egypt, Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. ultimately hinged on his word. With his death, the group faces a leadership vacuum that could lead to disarray, disrupt coordination, and spark internal power struggles. This sudden absence of centralized leadership may leave Hamas vulnerable and directionless in a critical moment. Continue…

Susan Holt’s Liberals form majority government in New Brunswick

https://tnc.news/2024/10/21/liberal-susan-holt-new-brunswick-majority1/

Susan Holt’s Liberal Party of New Brunswick has won the province’s 2024 election, marking a significant shift in leadership and ending Blaine Higgs’ pursuit of a third consecutive term.

The victory makes Holt the first female premier in New Brunswick’s history, following a closely contested race.

The Liberal Party’s triumph signals a change in direction for the province after nearly six years of Progressive Conservative governance.

The Liberals secured the required number of seats to form a majority government in the Legislative Assembly leading in 31 ridings. Meanwhile, Higgs’ Progressive Conservatives only won in 16 ridings and the Greens won 2 seats.

Holt was elected in her riding of Fredericton South-Silverwood while Higgs lost to Liberal candidate Aaron Kennedy in Quispamsis.

The Liberals saw a significant increase from the 17 seats the party held after the 2020 provincial election when they were the official opposition to the Conservatives’ majority government.

New Brunswick’s Legislative Assembly consists of 49 seats, with 25 needed to form a majority government. In 2020, Higgs’ party won 27 seats.

Holt’s victory comes after a 33-day campaign where the Liberals emphasized improved access to healthcare, increased affordability measures, a new housing strategy, and a reformed education system.

Holt also promised to introduce climate action measures, enhance economic development, and improve leadership in provincial governance. Continue…

The Battle for Selidovo: Russian Forces Develop Two Pincer Movements and Envelop the City, as Moscow Makes a Play for the Whole Donbas Region, ‘The Cradle of the War’

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/battle-selidovo-russian-forces-develop-two-pincer-movements/

In this new reality of war, where satellite and drone surveillance make the idea of a surprise mass attack an impossibility, Russian Federation forces have found new tactical and strategic solutions to unlock the frontlines and get rapid territorial conquests.

On the one hand, on the macrocosmic approach, Moscow is constantly nibbling at the front in multiple places, probing for weaknesses and developing on any opportunities.

This keeps the Ukrainian defensive reinforcements in a perennial back and forth, depleting it.

On the microcosmic approach, on the many ongoing battles in Donetsk, Zaporozhie or even up north in Kharkiv, Russia is using small groups, often pairs, moving from building to building, slowly pushing out the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

These myriads of small, fast advances are harder to detect and pinpoint with artillery and drones, whereas a mass detachment can be entirely taken out with just one hit.

Right now, this is taking place in Toretsk and also Selidovo (Selydove in Ukrainian), where these small group tactics are dislodging the defenders from their established positions and expanding their control zone.

Russian forces have been fighting street-to-street battles with Ukrainian troops in the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Selidovo.

This comes as Moscow’s forces are pushing to make territorial gains before the winter, and wrestle control over the whole of the Donbas region from Kiev.

The read army is advancing at their fastest rate since March 2022, focusing on the Donbas region that, after the referendums, Russia now considers its territory.

Reuters reported: Continue…

MULTIPOLARITY: BRICS Summit Kicks off Tomorrow in Kazan, Russia – 36 Countries Are Present, Including 20 Heads of State – ‘Dedollarization’ Is on Everyone’s Mind

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/multipolarity-brics-summit-kicks-tomorrow-kazan-russia-36/

Everything is ready for this Tuesday’s opening of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. For President Vladimir Putin will it will be an opportunity to personally engage with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian.

The multipolarity is on, and dedollarization is on everyone’s minds.

Associated Press reported: Continue…

Netanyahu Ignored Kamala Harris’ Advice and Won a Stunning Victory Against Hamas

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/netanyahu-ignored-kamala-harris-advice-won-stunning-victory/

When Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week on a huge victory over the Hamas terrorist group, she never mentioned that it came as a direct result of Netanyahu ignoring her advice.

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers eliminated the Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Fox News reported.

Sinwar was the mastermind the massacre on Oct. 7, 2023 in which more than 1,200 victims, including 46 Americans, were murdered.

Harris and President Joe Biden congratulated Netanyahu on Sinwar’s death.

“Today, Israel confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, is dead,” Harris said at a news conference Thursday. “And justice has been served, and the United States, Israel and the entire world are better off as a result.” Continue…

NEW: Fani Willis’s Lover Nathan Wade Admits to Multiple White House Meetings During Prosecution of President Trump in Georgia

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/fani-williss-lover-nathan-wade-admits-multiple-white/

Fani Willis’s special prosecutor and illicit lover Nathan Wade admitted he met with the Biden-Harris White House on multiple occasions during the prosecution of President Trump in the Georgia RICO case.

Nathan Wade arrived on Capitol Hill for an interview with the House Judiciary Committee last week. Fani Willis sent out a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan demanding Nathan Wade’s testimony be canceled. She also demanded that Wade not answer any questions.

Details of Wade’s White House meetings were not disclosed to lawmakers.

It is unclear if Nathan Wade’s White House meetings were in person or remote by video. When asked, Nathan Wade said, “I don’t recall.” Continue…

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s Investigation Into ActBlue Uncovers Large Number of Suspicious Donations Made Through Obscure Identities

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/breaking-ken-paxtons-investigation-actblue-uncovers-large-number/

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday said his investigation into ActBlue uncovered large number of suspicious donations made through obscured identities and untraceable means.

“Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations,” Ken Paxton said.

“It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits could be unlawfully funneled to political campaigns, bypassing campaign finance regulations and compromising our electoral system,” Paxton said.

“I am calling on the FEC to immediately begin rulemaking to secure our elections from any criminal actors exploiting these vulnerabilities,” he said. Continue…

BREAKING: LOOMER FIGHTS BACK! Laura Loomer Announces $150 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Leftist Crank Bill Maher and HBO After Vile Accusation

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/breaking-loomer-fights-back-laura-loomer-announces-defamation/

Investigative journalist Laura Loomer, represented by Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher and the HBO network over defamatory statements meant to harm Loomer’s credibility and Trump’s campaign for President. Continue…

Abercrombie & Fitch Ex-CEO Arrested In Florida On Sex Trafficking Charges

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/abercrombie-fitch-ex-ceo-arrested-florida-sex-trafficking-case

The ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch was arrested in South Florida on Tuesday morning and faces sex trafficking-related charges brought by federal prosecutors in New York, NBC News reported. This comes one year after former A&F CEO Mike Jeffries was accused of running a giant sex-trafficking ring that exploited young men who wanted to become models for the brand.

NBC said Jeffries' associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach, Florida, and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, were also charged in connection with the sex trafficking case. This news comes hours before federal prosecutors in Brooklyn plan to hold a press conference to announce the arrests of a "former CEO of a major company" and two others in a "sex trafficking and interstate prostitution case." Continue…

Chinese Drone Maker DJI Sues Pentagon Over Military Designation

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chinese-drone-maker-dji-sues-pentagon-over-military-designation

Chinese drone giant DJI sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on Oct. 18 for including the company in the department’s list of Chinese military companies.

DJI, which makes up more than half of the U.S. commercial drone market, said it’s “neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military.”

The company also said it’s not a contributor to China’s military-civil fusion strategy or its military modernization.

The China-based company argued that the DOD’s designation is “arbitrary and capricious” and asked a district court in Washington to order its deletion from the list.

In 2021, Congress passed legislation requiring the Pentagon to compile a list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States.

DJI was added to the list in October 2022. According to the DJI complaint, the Pentagon renewed the designation in January this year despite the company’s 16-month effort seeking removal from the list.

The drone maker said the designation has “caused significant and ongoing harm,” reflected in canceled contracts and “pervasive stigmatization” of the company and its employees.

The DOD did not respond to The Epoch Times’ request for comment by publication time. Continue…

23andMe Reportedly Faces Bankruptcy — What Will Happen to Everyone’s DNA Samples?

https://activistpost.com/2024/10/23andme-reportedly-faces-bankruptcy-what-will-happen-to-everyones-dna-samples.html

Since it was founded nearly two decades ago, 23andMe has grown into one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world. Millions of people have used its simple genetic testing service, which involves ordering a saliva test, spitting into a tube, and sending it back to the company for a detailed DNA analysis.

But now the company is on the brink of bankruptcy. This has raised concerns about what will happen to the troves of genetic data it has in its possession.

The company’s chief executive, Anne Wojcicki, has said she is committed to customer privacy and will “maintain our current privacy policy”.

But what can customers of 23andMe themselves do to make sure their highly personal genetic data is protected? And should we be concerned about other companies that also collect our DNA? Continue…

BREAKING NEWS: Bill Gates loses lawsuit and will appear in Dutch court

https://www.pennymarie.nz/p/breaking-news-bill-gates-loses-lawsuit

Bill Gates loses groundbreaking lawsuit and must appear before a Dutch court

Bill Gates, philanthropist and founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, recently filed “an incident” against the seven Dutch plaintiffs who want to take him to court because they accuse him of a “tortious act” as a participant in the project “The Great Reset”. The hearing was on September 18, 2024 in the District Court of Leeuwarden in Friesland (Netherlands) and the verdict was on October 16 2024.

Gates, who did not appear before the Leeuwarden District Court on September 18, but was represented by a lawyer from PelsRijcken, stated that he believes that a Dutch judge is not competent to judge him because Gates is an American citizen.

Reports of the trial on September 18th (in Dutch only)

Both parties gave a plea in court that afternoon. One of the victims, who is very ill, was also given the opportunity to make a plea. She was no longer able to speak and was represented by her father. It was an emotional plea.

Several recordings (in Dutch) are available from the 'Bill Gates' case on September 18: Continue…

Canada’s OECD tax competitiveness ranking suffers due to capital gains rates, other taxes

https://tnc.news/2024/10/22/canadas-oecd-tax-competitiveness-ranking-suffers1/

Canada’s high capital gains rates, corporate and digital service taxes could be driving investment away, according to an international report that ranks tax competitiveness among developed nations.

According to the International Tax Foundations’ 2024 International Tax Competitiveness Index, Canada’s tax competitiveness fell two ranks down to 17th out of 38 other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

The study examined changes in each country’s tax systems and graded each based on its competitiveness and neutrality.

“A competitive tax code is one that keeps marginal tax rates low,” the report said. “If a country’s tax rate is too high, it will drive investment elsewhere, leading to slower economic growth. In addition, high marginal tax rates can impede domestic investment and lead to tax avoidance.”

The report defines a neutral tax system as one that raises revenue but minimizes economic distortions in the market.

“This means that it doesn’t favour consumption over saving, as happens with investment taxes and wealth taxes,” the report said. “It also means few or no targeted tax breaks for specific activities carried out by businesses or individuals.”

When a tax system influences investors and businesses to make decisions they otherwise wouldn’t make without those taxes, it causes economic distortions. Continue…

Parental backlash pushes DDSB trustees to cement right of public participation at meetings

https://tnc.news/2024/10/22/parental-backlash-pushes-ddsb-trustees-to-cement-right-of-public-participation-at-meetings/

Following an outpouring of emails from concerned parents, the Durham District School Board rejected a motion to remove public questions during meetings and instead passed a motion for a report defining the public’s right to participate.

A September Governance and Policy Committee meeting caught the attention of a local parental rights activist group after it caught wind of a recommendation to amend bylaws and remove the question period from the school board meeting agendas.

The DDSB Concerned Parents Facebook group urged its community members to attend the next meeting on Monday when the proposal was up for a vote. The group told its members to send letters to the trustees to vote against removing sections 5.12.13 to 5.12.16 of the DDSB bylaws, which would eliminate “the taxpayers right to ask questions at school board meetings.”

“While I may not attend every meeting or regularly pose questions, I have exercised my right to do so in the past, and I fully intend to protect this right going forward,” the letter said. “As a taxpayer, I believe this proposal infringes on my rights, including my Charter Rights to freedom of expression, which takes precedence over any such policy changes.”

Ontario laws on school board committee meetings include the right for the public to participate in public meetings. However, the laws do not specify that this must be done during a question-and-answer period during meetings.

None of the trustees voted to second the motion to remove the question period from the bylaws, defeating the motion. Continue…

LEVY: Pro-Israel supporters stand up to Jew hatred at the University of Toronto

https://tnc.news/2024/10/22/levy-pro-israel-supporters-stand-up-jew-hatred-uoft/

About 150 pro-Israel supporters turned up at the scene of the months-long anti-Semitic UofT encampment — finally cleared in July — to tell the university’s administrators they’ve done a terrible job of containing Jew hatred on campus.

The star of the rally was Shai Davidai, the Columbia professor who has spent the last year fighting Jew hatred on his NYC campus.

He was in town Monday night and Tuesday to share ideas on how to deal with rampant Jew hatred on our campuses and on our streets.

Davidai, an Israeli, was banned temporarily from the Columbia campus last week for allegedly “harassing” college officials in a video calling out their failure to address hateful counter protests during an Oct. 7 memorial to the atrocities of the year before. Continue…

Minorities less likely than white counterparts to view drug criminalization as racist

https://tnc.news/2024/10/22/minorities-less-likely-drug-criminalization-racist/

The narrative that criminalizing drugs is rooted in racism has been flipped on its head, according to a recent poll conducted in British Columbia with fewer minorities thinking that treating drug use as a crime was racist than their white counterparts.

Mainstreet Research conducted a survey in B.C. last month for the Centre For Responsible Drug Policy and the MacDonald-Laurier Institute asking residents three questions, one of which was “Do you agree or disagree that criminalizing drugs is racist?”

Of the more than 12,000 British Columbians who participated, Indigenous respondents were the most likely to disagree that such a policy was racist, according to the poll’s preliminary findings.

The Drugs and Racial Justice Report has thus far arrived at the opposite conclusion claimed by harm reduction activists and many public health officials as non-white British Columbians overwhelmingly don’t perceive the criminalization of drugs to be racially motivated.

Only 26% of non-white respondents agreed that drug criminalization is racist, compared to the 55% who disagreed. Continue…

Digital ID project Worldcoin introduces new version of tool that scans people’s eyeballs

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/digital-id-project-worldcoin-introduces-new-version-of-tool-that-scans-peoples-eyeballs/

The startup behind the controversial digital ID project Worldcoin, recently rebranded to 'World,' recently presented a new version of 'Orbs,' a tool designed to scan people's eyeballs (irises) in order to identify them.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman isn’t giving up on his controversial digital ID project, Worldcoin. He, or, rather, formally – the startup behind it, that he is behind, i.e., Tools for Humanity – has instead gone for a rebrand.

Worldcoin is now called “World” – so good luck (re)searching that online. Still, “world” combined with the concept of “proof of personhood” and Altman’s name should return some interesting results.

What we already know is that World(coin) works by hoovering up people’s most sensitive, unique biometric data, particularly that contained in their eyes. The original idea was to incentivize people to participate by offering some crypto change in return.

But now, the focus is reported to have moved away from that (apparently failed) direction to producing iris-scanning devices. The task of those is still “proof of personhood” – tech that provides digital ID. And a recent event held in San Francisco heard all about it.

Tools for Humanity presented a new version of “Orbs” – a tool designed to scan people’s eyeballs (irises) in order to identify them. Continue…

Report: Joe Rogan, Donald Trump Lock In Enormous Interview for Friday

https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/10/22/report-joe-rogan-donald-trump-lock-in-interview-friday/

Joe Rogan will reportedly host President Donald Trump on Friday on his eponymous podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, which is the number-one podcast in the world.

Citing an anonymous source, Politico reports that Trump and Rogan will meet at the podcaster’s Austin, Texas, studio for the recorded interview, which is sure to draw an astronomical number of listeners.

Rogan’s podcast, which airs on Spotify, had 14.5 million subscribers as of March, according to Bloomberg News. The podcast also has 17.5 million YouTube subscribers, while Rogan boasts 19.3 million Instagram followers and 13 million Twitter followers on his personal accounts. Continue…

Hezbollah Links Emerge in Case of Ryan Wedding, Canadian Snowboarder-Turned-Sinaloa Cartel Smuggler

https://www.thebureau.news/p/hezbollah-links-emerge-in-case-of

RCMP and DEA investigations linked Wedding's networks to Iranian encryption communications and Venezuela's Margarita Island, a command center for Hezbollah's narco-terror operations

Ryan James Wedding’s reputation as a daring Canadian Olympic snowboarder, with the imposing frame of an NFL linebacker—6-foot-3 and 240 pounds—only heightened his powerful aura as he descended into a deadly new career as a violent cocaine smuggler for the Sinaloa Cartel.

Operating under aliases like “Giant” and “Public Enemy,” Wedding is accused of orchestrating drug trafficking operations across North America, coordinating vast shipments of cocaine from Latin America to Canada. However, focusing solely on his outlaw-biker physique overlooks the true source of his stature in transnational criminal networks.

According to The Bureau's investigations, Wedding’s turn from world-class athlete to Northern Narco in the early 2000s was facilitated by his intimate connections to elite Iranian money launderers in Vancouver. These ties positioned him within a nexus of Hezbollah-linked networks and Latin American cartels, leveraging bases of operation in Canada and South America to threaten American security while moving cocaine and methamphetamines through cities from Miami to Los Angeles. Continue…

Bill Gates Pours $50 Million to Back Kamala Harris, Just Days After Elon Musk Claims Billionaires Are ‘Terrified’ of Trump’s Epstein Client List Promise

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/nonpartisan-bill-gates-pours-50-million-back-kamala/

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has quietly funneled a staggering $50 million into a nonprofit backing Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

According to the far-left New York Times, Gates’ donation to Future Forward USA Action, a “dark money” group that doesn’t disclose its donors, is his largest political contribution yet.

Despite his ‘bipartisanship and neutrality’ claims, it seems Gates, who has been busy talking about climate change and vaccines, is suddenly very interested in the outcome of the upcoming election—especially after Elon Musk’s recent bombshell statements about why billionaires are so keen to back Harris.

“I support candidates who demonstrate a clear commitment to improving health care, reducing poverty, and fighting climate change in the U.S. and around the world,” Gates told the NY Times.

“I have a long history of working with leaders across the political spectrum, but this election is different, with unprecedented significance for Americans and the most vulnerable people around the world.”

New York Times reported: Continue…

Deeply Unpopular Canadian PM Trudeau Now Faces a Rebellion in His Own Party – Pressured To Resign, He Struggles To Remain at the Helm Until Next Year’s Elections

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/deeply-unpopular-canadian-pm-trudeau-now-faces-rebellion/

Globalist poster boy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is having to use his considerable skills as a political survival in an almost daily base now, as his government is floundering in the polls.

After overcoming two non-confidence votes in Parliament in the last weeks, Trudeau now will face an internal rebellion by MPs from his own Liberal party.

Canada’s deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has come public yesterday to say that she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament.

Freeland and other Cabinet members voiced support for the prime minister on Tuesday ahead of a broader – and potentially troublesome – meeting with colleagues, after a number of Liberals have signed a letter hoping to persuade Trudeau to step down before the next election.

At this point it is unclear how many MPs signed the letter.

Associated Press reported: Continue…

‘We Gotta Lock Trump Up’ – BREAKING: Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, Calls For Trump to be Jailed 14 Days Before Election (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/we-gotta-lock-trump-up-breaking-biden-says/

There it is!

Joe Biden said the quiet part out loud during a visit to a Democrat campaign office in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

Biden called for Trump to be jailed 14 days before the election.

“We gotta lock [President Trump] up,” Biden said. Continue…

Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary Together Against Illegal Immigration and for Peace Efforts in Ukraine

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/serbia-slovakia-hungary-together-against-illegal-immigration-peace/

Eastern Europe is on the move, with some heads of state bucking the globalist trends emanating from Brussels and Strasbourg.

The BBB format – meaning Belgrade, Bratislava and Budapest – has gathered, with Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic, Slovak Roberto Fico and Hungarian Viktor Orbán showing a unified front on many issues, from migration to the war in Ukraine.

The three leaders affirmed today their efforts to curb illegal migration into the European Union, once again stating that ‘protecting the bloc’s external borders was the best defense’ and that more EU funds were needed for this work.

The illegal crossings through the western Balkans fell 79% year-on-year to just under 17,000 in the 2024.

Reuters reported: Continue…

Interesting Timing: CDC Reports E. coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, Shares Fall As Result

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/interesting-timing-cdc-reports-e-coli-outbreak-linked/

McDonald’s shares dropped in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, which led to one death and ten hospitalizations.

The CDC reported 49 cases of E. coli contamination in 10 states, with the majority of those cases in Colorado and Nebraska.

According to the CDC, most people who were sick from the contamination reported eating a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder.

As a precautionary measure, McDonald’s in several states has stopped serving quarter-pound beef patties and fresh onions until the source of the illnesses is confirmed.

Investigators are still working to confirm which ingredient in the Quarter Pounder has led to the outbreak.

After the CDC’s report, McDonald’s shares dropped 9% in after-hours trading. Continue…

ELECTION INTERFERENCE: Team Kamala Harris Colluding with Far-Left British Political Operatives to “Kill Musk’s Twitter”- Musk Responds with Fiery Message

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/election-interference-team-kamala-harris-colluding-far-left/

The real foreign interference in this election is not coming from Russia but rather from Harris campaign officials colluding with political operatives from arguably America’s closest ally, The United Kingdom. And the world’s richest man is right in the bullseye.

As The Gateway Pundit has tirelessly reported, the Harris-Biden regime has been relentlessly trying to put Musk ‘in his place.’ Biden-Harris’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been baselessly investigating Elon Musk’s lawful purchase of X/Twitter in 2022 and is also suing him.

To make matters worse, the SEC announced last month they would sanction Musk after he refused to appear in court for testimony regarding his acquisition of X/Twitter, even though his testimony had already been rescheduled for early October.

Paul Thacker and Matt Taibbi have now exclusively obtained documents that reveal that British political operatives advising Kamala Harris’s campaign have launched plans to destroy X/Twitter because Elon Musk has dared to make the social media platform a place where free speech can flourish. This explosive expose was published on Thacker’s substack The DisInformation Chronicle.

Internal documents from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) demonstrate that the group plans in writing to “kill Musk’s Twitter” while deepening relationships with the Harris-Biden regime. They are also aligning themselves with pro-censorship Democrats like Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, who has introduced multiple bills to destroy Internet free speech under the guise of stopping “misinformation” and “fake news.” Continue…

BRICS Day 1: Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi and China’s Xi Are Rocking the Multipolar World (VIDEOS)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/brics-day-1-russias-putin-indias-modi-chinas/

BRICS summit begins with a flurry of activity, but so far three heads of state have become the center of attention: the host Russian Vladimir Putin, India’s reelected PM Narendra Modi and Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping.

And a series of bilateral meeting between the three powers has taken or is to take place as the BRICS put multipolarity on the headlines again.

Looks who’s arriving in “Isolated Russia” for the huge BRICS summit.

The leaders of the biggest economies and democracies on Earth. Continue…

Senior Pentagon Employee Suspected as Leaker of Israeli Retaliatory Strike Plans to Iran – Was Previously Outed as Iran Spy But Was Kept on Anyway

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/senior-pentagon-employee-named-as-leaker-israeli-retaliatory/

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed on Sunday that the U.S. government is now investigating the unauthorized release of these documents, which are believed to have originated from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.

Now, a senior Pentagon official has been identified as the primary suspect in a classified leak involving the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) plan to strike Iran.

The American official under suspicion has been named as Ariane Tabatabai, an Iranian-American scholar of political science who currently serves as a senior policy advisor at the Pentagon.

The JewishPress.com reported: Continue…

In an Open Letter, Archbishop Viganò Strongly Urges Catholics to Vote for President Trump

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/open-letter-archbishop-vigano-strongly-urges-catholics-vote/

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has issued an open letter to American Catholics urging them to vote to re-elect President Trump as a moral imperative. “In this election you must choose between two radically opposed ways of conceiving the government of your Nation: you are called to choose between democracy and dictatorship, between freedom and slavery,” the Archbishop wrote.

Catholics still are “the largest single religious denomination in America,” with an especially big presence in the large industrial states including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio. Even more important the majority of Catholics tend to vote for the winner in presidential elections. At the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner in New York City (named for Al Smith, the first Catholic president) last Thursday, Trump asserted that he was “leading big” among Catholics.

He characterized Trump as a protector of faith: “In Donald Trump’s America, every Catholic can practice their Faith and educate their children in it without interference from the State.” In contrast, Archbishop Viganò cautioned that Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party have become hostile to the Catholic Church: Continue…

Zelensky For First Time Offers Russia A Realistic Step To Negotiating Table

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-first-time-offers-russia-realistic-step-negotiating-table

In a huge and surprise development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has specified and verbalized what could be a first concrete step toward ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

He told journalists in Kiev this week that both sides should mutually agree on halting all aerial attacks on energy targets and cargo ships, and that this could pave the way for negotiations to end the war.

The comments were first reported by Financial Times on Tuesday, which quoted the Monday remarks as follows: "when it comes to energy and freedom of navigation, getting a result on these points would be a signal that Russia may be ready to end the war." Continue…

Pentagon Now Says North Korean Troops Are Mustering In Russia

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/reversal-pentagon-now-says-north-korean-troops-deployed-russia

For the first time of the war, the Pentagon has assessed that North Korean troops appear to be in Russia. "We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have, that have gone to… Russia," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters in Rome on Wednesday. "What exactly they’re doing, left to be seen."

He also noted that "Our analysts… continue to look at this" - in reference to the intelligence community. "If they’re co-belligerents, if their intention is to participate in this war on Russia’s behalf, that is a very, very serious issue," he said of the North Koreans. "It will have impacts, not only in Europe. It will also impact things in the Indo-Pacific as well." The Ukrainian government has been loudly alleging that North Korean troops are already fighting Ukrainian forces in the east of the country.

The Pentagon chief strongly suggested that this is a sign of growing Russian weakness and manpower problems. Continue…

New Zealand In The Crosshairs Of US Intelligence Leak Investigation

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-zealand-crosshairs-us-intelligence-leak-investigation

New Zealand has been implicated in the leak of classified documents which outline the United States’ assessment of Israel’s plan to attack Iran.

According to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the leak.

One of the documents says it was compiled by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), while the other appears to have originated from the National Security Agency (NSA).

The two documents, marked “top secret,” were shared within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance of the United States, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

They include the acronym FGI, standing for Foreign Government Intelligence.

They were published on an Iranian-aligned Telegram account called “Middle East Spectator” last week, but Kirby said there was no “indication” that any additional documents will “[find] their way into the public domain.”

New Zealand has recently been the victim of several successful hacks by foreign powers. The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), the country’s intelligence agency, recently suffered a $7 million (US$4.7 million) budget cut.

Iran has a large and sophisticated cyber-warfare capability, so the possibility of a hostile hack is being investigated by U.S. intelligence agencies and the FBI. Continue…

Turkish State Aerospace HQ Attacked: Explosion & Gunfire At Ankara Complex

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkish-state-aerospace-hq-attacked-explosion-gunfire-ankara-complex

A state Turkish aerospace and defense company in Ankara has come under apparent attack on Wednesday, with a large explosion followed by gunfire heard at a complex in the country's capital.

The site has been identified as the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) facility in Kazan district. Turkish broadcasters have said the attack may have started with a suicide bomber. Continue…

Bank of Canada Slashes Rates For 4th Straight Month In Biggest Rate Cut Since Covid

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bank-canada-slashes-rates-4th-straight-month-biggest-rate-cut-covid

In keeping up with the global easing frenzy, and also in keeping with its promises from last month when it said to "expects further cuts", moments ago the Bank of Canada - home of what may be the world's biggest housing bubble - stepped up the pace of interest-rate cuts and signaled that the post-pandemic era of high inflation is over when the central bank cut the benchmark overnight rate to 3.75% on Wednesday, the biggest reduction in borrowing costs since March 2020 during the early days of the pandemic.

The Bank of Canada started easing borrowing costs with a quarter percentage-point reduction in June. It cut again by 25 basis points at each meeting in July and September. The next and final rate decision for this year is on Dec. 11, when some economists already project another 50 basis-point cut.

Here is a redline comparison of the BOC's statement vs last month (courtesy of Newsquawk): Continue…

China Holds New Live Fire Drills Near Taiwan, 2 Days After US Warship Passed Through Strait

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-holds-new-live-fire-drills-near-taiwan-2-days-after-us-warship-passed-through

One week after China's military launched massive encircling drills around Taiwan, widely dubbed in international press reports as 'record-setting', another round of smaller drills has kicked off Tuesday.

These new drills by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) are 'live fire' exercises and are taking place in the disputed Taiwan Strait. Reports day they have been scheduled to last for four hours and are around China’s Niushan Island.

Importantly, Niushan Island is the closest point between China's coast and Taiwan, lying about 66 miles from the self-ruled island. The timing is also just two days after the US and Canada each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday. Continue…

The Rise of Political Islam in Belgium: A Growing Threat

https://rairfoundation.com/rise-political-islam-belgium-growing-threat/

Fouad Ahidar, the Moroccan-born radical leader of the Islam Party, is driving a political movement that threatens to dismantle Belgium’s secular democracy and impose Sharia, challenging the very foundations of the nation.

Belgium is undergoing a dangerous transformation driven by the rise of political Islam, which is challenging the foundations of its secular democracy. At the forefront of this movement is the Islam Party, led by Moroccan-born Fouad Ahidar. His growing political influence has sparked concerns across Belgium, raising the possibility that it could become Europe’s first nation where Sharia law takes hold through democratic processes. Continue…

Toronto hospital network reinstates masking requirement

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/major-toronto-hospital-network-reinstates-masking-requirement-1.7081066

The University Health Network (UHN) is making masks mandatory as respiratory illness season ramps up.

Starting on Oct. 28, visitors to UHN sites will need to wear a mask when receiving or waiting for care.

“This requirement applies to patients, visitors, and staff. You must also still wear a mask in areas where many patients may be at a higher risk of illness,” the hospital network said in a note posted on its website.

Masks will still be optional in common areas such as lobbies and food courts.

UHN includes Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto Rehab, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and other sites.

Dr. Susy Hota, medical director of infection prevention and control at UHN, told CP24 Monday that the masking policy is aimed at trying to head off the next wave of infection going into winter. Continue…

Free speech for terrorists: How Canada shields dangerous extremists

https://www.rt.com/india/606045-india-canada-rift-western-double-standards/

The diplomatic standoff between New Delhi and Ottawa highlights the bias of Western powers, which advocate security cooperation globally while harboring elements that openly threaten other nations

India-Canada ties have seriously broken down. The responsibility for this lies squarely on the shoulders of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. And the spokesperson of India’s External Affairs Ministry has said so officially.

In September 2023, Trudeau stated on the floor of the Canadian Parliament that there were “credible allegations” that agents of the Indian government were involved in the killing on Canadian soil of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an individual who was declared a terrorist by the Indian government. Nijjar had an Interpol red notice issued against him, was on the no-fly list in Canada, and had his bank accounts frozen there.

Nijjar had sought Canadian nationality based on a forged passport since 1997. His application was rejected three times, but eventually he obtained it in 2007. His terrorist affiliations can be judged from the fact that he celebrated on video about the killing of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, a former Indian army chief, the former chief minister of Punjab and others. He is believed to have links with Pakistan, where he was photographed carrying an AK-47.

India has remonstrated with Canada time and again about its indifference to New Delhi’s persistent pleas to control these violent extremists on its soil who threaten India’s security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. These people have held referendums for an independent country carved out of India’s Punjab state. They have issued death threats against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and burnt him in effigy. They have also issued death threats against the Indian ambassador in Ottawa, and displayed his photograph ridden with bullet holes. Continue…

Ottawa holds ceremony to honour 10th anniversary of Parliament Hill attack

https://tnc.news/2024/10/23/ceremony-honour-10th-anniversary-parliament-attack/

Ottawa held a ceremony to honour the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill on Tuesday as well as a moment of silence in the House of Commons.

The attack left a young reservist dead and happened only days after a warrant officer was killed in Quebec.

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot to death on Oct. 22, 2014 at the age of 24 while guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Parliament Hill. He was a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

He was murdered by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a terrorist who also shot at Cpl. Branden Stevenson, who was a long-time close friend who was also guarding the site with Cirillo that morning.

Zehaf-Bibeau injured several others before storming inside Parliament Hill’s Centre Block, firing off dozens of rounds before he was eventually gunned down by Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers and six other RCMP officers. Continue…

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Violation of Canadian Human Rights act

Section 5(a)

-File Human Rights Complaint

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/h-6/

Violation of the Canadian Health Act

Creation of a Barrier Between the Insured and the Service Provider

-File a Complaint with the Commissioner

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-6/page-1.html

Violation of the Accessible Canada Act

If you are Disabled and can't wear a mask

Section 5 (d)

-File a complaint with the Governor in Council

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-0.6/

Violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Section 7. Legal Rights, Freedom of Liberty

-File a Complaint with the Board

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Parks Canada “colonialism” apology tour to begin in Jasper

https://tnc.news/2024/10/23/parks-canada-colonialism-apology-tour-jasper-guilbeault/

The Liberal government is rolling out a formal Indigenous apology tour at national parks across Canada beginning with the wildfire-ravaged Jasper National Park.

As part of its nationwide initiative to redress what the Liberals call Parks Canada’s history of “colonial policies,” a total of 27 national parks have been flagged for formal place-based apologies.

Jasper National Park was supposed to be the first heritage site to issue such an apology coinciding with the opening of the new Jasper Indigenous Exhibit, an outdoor interpretive display near the Jasper Information Centre on Sept. 7 and 8, 2024.

However, the exhibit’s grand opening event was delayed by the devastating 2024 Jasper wildfire which ravaged 30% of the town, causing $880 million in insurance damage and burning an estimated 32,722 hectares of land.

Although the exhibit was untouched by the fire, Parks Canada had shut down the site until further notice.

Documents obtained by True North via an access to information request show that Parks Canada is preparing “place-based apologies” for each site where its past actions have affected Indigenous peoples.

The documents show that the department under the direction of Environment and Parks Minister Steven Guilbeault remains committed to the apology campaign, with dozens of parks, including Banff National Park, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and Cape Breton Highlands National Park, identified as future sites for apologies. Continue…

Canada’s employment rate driven largely by government job growth: study

https://tnc.news/2024/10/23/canadas-employment-driven-by-government-growth/

Despite the Liberal government boasting about creating jobs, a recent study has found that the bulk of that increase is tied to the growth of the public sector and government jobs.

The Fraser Institute conducted a series of analyses on regaining employment since the COVID-19 pandemic began and in the years since finding that while the public sector has ballooned the private sector has not seen similar growth.

Canada’s economy saw the most rapid period of job loss in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the employment rate falling from 62.3% in 2019 to 58.1% in 2020.

While the country’s employment rate has largely recovered to pre-pandemic levels in recent years, returning to 62.1% in 2023. It was primarily driven by “growth in government employment rather than growth in the private sector.” Continue…

Liberal MPs left caucus meeting rallying behind Trudeau despite push to oust PM

https://tnc.news/2024/10/23/liberal-mps-caucus-meeting-rallying-trudeau/

Liberal MPs emerged from their latest caucus meeting steadfast in their support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau only a day after a petition to oust the Liberal Party of Canada leader was leaked to the media.

Several MPs, when asked about the fate of their leader and how the caucus meeting went, echoed that they remained united against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and signalled that Trudeau had no intention of backing out of the fight.

“What’s important is that we’re united now. We’re united in our desire to serve Canadians and win the next election,” the Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said. “It’s like a dinner table. At the end of the dinner, we all need to come on and relent this focus on serving Canadians and winning the next election.”

Immigration Minister Marc Miller said he was happy that caucus members had aired their grievances privately.

“We still have some stuff to sort out, but I think it was a great conversation. People were honest and weren’t doing it as a sort of whisper campaign so I’m actually quite proud,” Miller told reporters after leaving the meeting.

The Liberal MP for Beaches–East York, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, said the party needs to turn their “knives outwards and not inwards.” Continue…

Police unions blast Trudeau for misleading Canadians on handgun freeze

https://tnc.news/2024/10/23/police-unions-blast-trudeau-handgun-freeze/

Police unions across Canada are refuting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest claim that the Liberal government’s handgun freeze has enhanced public safety.

Trudeau celebrated two years since introducing the handgun freeze on Monday, claiming that the policy has ended the purchase, sale and transfer of handguns in Canada.

“We choose your safety over the gun lobby — every time,” he said.

However, the post quickly resulted in a flurry of responses from police unions and gun experts, calling out Trudeau for misleading Canadians.

For example, the Toronto Police Association said that “criminals did not get your message,” highlighting that the communities policed by union members have seen a 45% increase in shootings and a 62% increase in gun-related homicides compared to last year.

“What difference does your handgun ban make when 85% of guns seized by our members can be sourced to the United States?” asked the association. “Your statement is out of touch and offensive to the victims of crime and police officers everywhere. Whatever you think you’ve done to improve community safety, has not worked.”

Edmonton’s police chief previously warned that the handgun ban could increase trafficking.

In a record gun bust, Peel Regional Police reported that 97% of seized firearms were smuggled from the United States.

Former police officer and Conservative candidate Ron Chhinzer said that in his entire career, neither he nor a colleague had seized a lawfully owned firearm from a criminal. Continue…