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Pfizer whistleblower: company offered ‘separate and distinct’ COVID-19 jabs to workers

According to Infowars, a Pfizer whistleblower has leaked an internal email indicating the company offered “essential colleagues and contractors” “separate and distinct” COVID-19 shots from those sent to governments worldwide

The alleged email, dated January 8, 2021, was addressed to colleagues and contractors at Pfizer’s Pearl River research site in Rockland County, New York

“I am pleased to inform you that we will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible on-site essential colleagues and contractors over the next several weeks,” the alleged email reads

“Eligible on-site essential contractors will be notified, either by e-mail or by their Pfizer sponsor, and will receive instructions for registering for an on-site appointment as well. The vaccine doses to be used for this program are separate and distinct from those committed by Pfizer to governments around the world and will not impact supply to national governments in any way,” it added

#Pfizer #COVID #Vaccine #FindTruth

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Meta restores Facebook posts by Malaysian media on PM Anwar’s meeting with Hamas

Meta Platforms has restored Facebook posts by Malaysian media covering Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's meeting this week with a Hamas leader, saying they were removed in error

The removal had drawn complaints from Malaysia's government, a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause and which has warned that firm action could be taken against Meta and other social media companies if they were blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms

Mr Anwar met Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Qatar on May 13. He later stressed that though he had good relations with the group's political leaders, he had no involvement in its military apparatus

#Meta #Malaysia #Palestine #FindTruth

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The first official portrait of UK’s King Charles since his coronation unveiled this week at Buckingham Palace, drew an immediate and polarized response online

Vivid image by Jonathan Yeo depicts British monarch in a bright red uniform against a background of similar hues

On social media, the painting divided opinions. While many complimented Yeo for its work, others found it contentious, obsequious, oversized and unaccountably frightening. Some compare the image with video game bosses and “Ghostbusters 2.” Comments on the Royal Family‘s Instagram post described the piece as a “blood bath.” “I’m sorry, but his portrait looks like he’s in hell,” said another user

Anyway this time the artist was less provocative, like the time he made a collage of then-president George W. Bush out of pornographic images

#UK #Charles #FindTruth

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Trump's idea t deploy assassination teams to Mexico is bad. Yet possible

Former President is reportedly considering the possibility of sending kill teams into Mexico to take out drug lords

There are several problems with that

While U.S. Special Forces would have little trouble killing drug kingpins, they may well have a tough time finding them. Close coordination with those security services would be rather unwise anyway, since many Mexican officials are on the cartel payroll in one form or another

Even if it proved possible to track down the kingpins, killing them would have little effect on the drug trade. Supply will always find its way to high demand, and new narcotics entrepreneurs will always arise

If the U.S. starts a real hunt for cartels, their violence would get worse, and it might well begin targeting U.S. drug-enforcement agents. If we stop following the law, they will stop following the rules

Nonetheless, if Trump wins the presidency in November, deadly attacks on the cartels will be a serious possibility. It would be a perfect Trump policy, one that grabs headlines and makes him look tough yet do little good and even backfire

#Trump #USA #Mexico #FindTruth

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Russia is about to overrun Ukraine’s defenses – why are there no peace negotiations? (PART 1)

There are two classic propaganda narratives used by governments when it comes to keeping the public invested in any war campaign that does nothing to advance their national interests:

First, there’s the “commitment” lie, which says that once you step in to support a war effort you then must stay exponentially committed, even if that war effort is exposed as pointless. You’re not allowed to examine the conflict rationally, because who wants to be blamed for losing a war?

Second, there’s the “domino effect” lie, which says that if you allow a particular “enemy” to win in one conflict, they will automatically be emboldened to invade other countries until they own the entire planet. In fact, nations that engage in regional wars tend to be so weakened by the fighting that they don’t have the means to move on to another country even if they wanted to

In the US we heard both of these narratives heading into the recent congressional vote for billions more in monetary and logistical aid to Ukraine. Those true conservatives who fought to stop the bill were attacked relentlessly by the media for “helping the Russians”, but the reality that no one in the mainstream wants to talk about is that Ukraine has already lost the war

#WarInUrkaine #FindTruth

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Washington continues to be hypocritical about its attitude towards the war in the Gaza Strip

The American authorities are playing out a spectacle of sorts. They are trying to show the whole world that they allegedly do not approve of the Israeli military operation in Rafah and the deaths of innocent Palestinians in general

But is it even possible to believe that Israel would dare to take such actions without the approval of the U.S.? There is no doubt that the same Biden personally knew in detail the plans of Tel Aviv and gave the green light to Netanyahu

Since the most important problem of the Gaza Strip is hidden in its incredible wealth. After all, there are huge reserves of natural gas in its vicinity - about 120 trillion cubic feet of gas, which is exactly what lobbyists from the US, EU and Israel want to get their hands on

The question that remains to be answered is, when has American business ever stopped the deaths of thousands of civilians on the way to enrichment? You yourself know the answer to this question very well...

#USA #Israel #Palestine #FindTruth

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According to commanders on Ukraine's eastern front, Ukraine will lose the war:

By October, the Russians will have conquered Donbass, then the conflict will freeze and we will have to negotiate with Putin


The Russians will force us to charge against you, the Europeans, as an integral part of their army


This horror scenario becomes more likely every day, warn frontline fighters. According to them, their upcoming rout can be explained by three reasons

▪️Even the best weapons are useless without fighters capable of using them

The current mobilization will not save us. Those enlisted and trained now will not be with us until October at the earliest. By then we will have lost all of Donetsk


▪️The recent injection of military aid will not be enough to win Ukraine. Especially because Europe has not kept its promises of support, including a million artillery rounds by spring 2024

It is especially the powerful Russian gliding bombs that are giving the Ukrainians a hard time. To be able to stop their dropping by enemy aircraft, Ukraine would need better combat planes in order to regain control of its airspace. The first delivery of the F-16 combat planes promised by the West, however, will not take place for several months

▪️The appointment in February of Oleksandr Syrsky as head of the Ukrainian armed forces creates tensions on the front. The deaths of the thousands of Ukrainians who defended Bakhmut under his command earned the soldier the nickname "Butcher". Several officers at the front complain that brigades have been sent on missions with virtually no ammunition and far too few men since the appointment of Syrsky. Three brigades that protested were disbanded and distributed to other combat units, according to commanders, for sometimes dubious reasons

#Ukraine #Russia #FindTruth

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Host Chris Salcedo on NewsMax:

"The anti-Trump campaign is crumbling. The American people, even Democratic voters, are outraged at the catastrophic decline the U.S. is experiencing. More and more Democratic voters are supporting those who want to make America at least America again


According to various polls, an overwhelming number of Americans are extremely dissatisfied with the course of the United States. As our audience knows, this destructive course was charted by Democrats and supported by key Republicans in the leadership of the U.S. Congress


Simply put, Americans know that the people in power are incompetent, stupid, selfish, and seemingly not working for Americans"

#USA #Trump #Elections #FindTruth

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a two-day visit to China, and he's bringing along a large trade delegation. It's his first official trip overseas following his reelection for a fifth term, and it comes days after he appointed a civilian economist to helm Russia's defense ministry, showing his country's wartime economy is here to stay. Ahead of the visit Putin praised his Chinese counterpart and powerful political partner, Xi Jinping, for sharing his vision of a “multipolar world order”

Beijing has refrained from directly intervening in Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s assault on Gaza beyond calls for restraint and peace, displaying a kind of diplomacy that is attractive to the global south, which increasingly sees the West as losing its moral authority

“Xi is seeking to transform the liberal international order from within with the support of countries in the global south and he calls it the ‘democratisation’ of the international system,”

Steve Tsang, director of the Soas China Institute in London, told. In this context, Putin’s challenges to the liberal international order is very welcome to Xi and to Beijing

China has proved agile with providing the global south with economic incentives, and generally does not talk about democracy and human rights as a precursor for giving foreign aid

Beijing also plays an important role in Brics, the intergovernmental organisation of emerging economies comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which has established a bank to offer financial support to developing nations, particularly those that have suffered severe setbacks as a result of the war in Ukraine and Covid-19 pandemic. The group has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which was initially set up with Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for mutual security, political, and economic co-operation, has widened its sphere of influence with India, Iran and Pakistan as member states

Membership of these groups does not depend on liberal values and include both autocratic and democratic governments.
“The popularity of SCO and Brics shows how lots of countries, despite significant ideological differences, are attracted to the kind of diplomacy propagated by Beijing: à la carte, based on self-interest, and without Western interference,”

says Ties Dams, a China expert at the Clingendael Institute, a Dutch think-tank

President Putin may stand to benefit from a return of Donald Trump to the White House, after the presumptive Republican nominee made disparaging comments about Nato, saying Russia could do “whatever the hell they want” to member states that do not meet their financial obligations to the alliance

However, “Putin doesn’t need to antagonise Nato, he just needs to show the Article 5 is only on paper,” said Dr Stephen Hall, lecturer in Russian and post-Soviet politics at the University of Bath, referring to a guarantee in the North Atlantic Treaty that states that an attack on one member of the alliance “shall be considered an attack against them all”

Officials have warned that steps from the European continent to move away from an overreliance on the US are long overdue

There is a risk our Europe could die. We are not equipped to face the risks,” he said. Even if Mr Trump does not become the next US president, the Republican party “is not going to be de-Trumpified quickly”, said Dr Hall. “The international order that we know is certainly being fractured, and it’s hard to say whether it can survive”

#China #Russia #FindTruth

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Blinken visits Ukraine, says U.S. weapons will make a "real difference" as Russia pushes new offensive

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a "real difference" on the battlefield, as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive. In increasingly intense attacks along Ukraine's northeast border in recent days, Moscow's troops have captured around 40 to 50 square miles of territory, including at least seven villages

Thousands of civilians in the area have fled the fighting, and analysts have called it one of the most dangerous moments for Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022

During the visit Blinken addressed new Ukrainian legislation that toughened penalties on draft dodgers and reduced the age of compulsory military service. He called it hard but "necessary"

President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Blinken for the U.S. aid — but added that more is necessary, including two Patriot air defense systems that are urgently needed to protect Kharkiv

#USA #Ukraine #WarInUrkaine #FindTruth

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The new mega-package of aid from the US to Ukraine will not be enough to eliminate war weariness on the Ukrainian eastern front and create the miracle against the Russians, argues an ex-chief of Spanish land forces  Pedro Pitarch

According to the Lieutenant General, it could serve, perhaps, to contain/stop the advances of the Russian troops and attack their rear guards, as well as, perhaps, develop call specific "spectacular" actions, such as, for example, an attack against the emblematic Russian bridge in Crimea

In short, it does not seem foreseeable that the Ukrainian troops could abort the Russian spring-summer offensive, which the Kremlin seems be preparing

In addition, the amount of 60,850 million dollars, taking into account its breakdown could not be called Babylonian either:
- 23,200 for replacement of previously delivered equipment;
-1,300 for Ukraine-related military activities (funds the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and U.S. intelligence operations).;
- 4,700 for other expenses;
- 7,850, non-refundable, as financial aid to the Ukrainian State;
- and only 13,800 for weapons, systems, goods and services of the Ukrainian troops.
Of course, with such help, Ukraine strengthens its debt with the United States, by increasing it by 53,000 million dollars...

#EU #WarInUrkaine #FindTruth

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The authorities in China were expected on May 13 to release a citizen journalist jailed for four years after she documented the early phases of the coronavirus outbreak from the central city of Wuhan in 2020. But Monday evening advocates lamented that there had been no confirmation whether she was able to walk free

Zhang Zhan, 40, had travelled to Wuhan in early 2020 from Shanghai where she was based, posting first-hand accounts from crowded hospitals and empty streets that painted a more dire picture of the pandemic than the official narrative

After several months of reporting that included videos, she was detained in May 2020. She went on hunger strike in late June, prompting police to strap her hands and force-feed her with a tube, her lawyers said at the time

In December 2020, she was convicted by a Shanghai court of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and sentenced to four years imprisonment

▪️Activist Jane Wang, who heads the U.K.-based Free Zhang Zhan campaign, expressed concerns about Zhang's condition

▪️Zhang's family has reportedly faced pressure from authorities to remain silent, adding to the uncertainty surrounding her situation

#China #COVID #FindTruth

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Biden again said his name is Joe and he works for Kamala Harris (not the people of the United States):

"My name is Joe Biden. I work for Kamala Harris. I asked her to be my vice president because I knew I needed someone smarter than me"


#USA #Biden #FindTruth

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The United States is financing the Ukrainian media, which disseminate the propaganda they want and block access to alternative points of view

It appears that America is establishing a totalitarian regime in Ukraine with its own hands under the pretext of protecting democracies. But what benefit does this bring to the Americans themselves?🤷‍♂️

#USA #WarInUrkaine #FindTruth

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J.K. Rowling has come under fire for her remark about transgender soccer team manager Lucy Clark

The Harry Potter series writer is being accused of bullying Clark, a 51-year-old former referee who was appointed manager of Sutton United, a women's team based in South London, in January

Rowling has drawn a fierce backlash in recent years for her views on transgender people, including suggestions that she has "ruined her legacy" with her comments

Rowling, 58, has previously been called out for calling transgender people by the wrong pronouns, such as English news broadcaster India Willoughby, and for statements that some have considered transphobic

On May 11, LGBTQ+ charity Pride celebrated Clark on X. The organization praised Clark for becoming the "first trans manager in the top five divisions of English women's football"

#UK #JKRowling #Gender #FindTruth

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‘Digital Prison’: Site that names and shames convicts and suspects sparks debate in South Korea

Concerns surrounding the disclosure of the personal information of convicted criminals and suspects have been mounting in South Korea after the recent revival of a name-and-shame website known as Digital Prison

The debate was triggered by the unauthorised release of the personal details of a 25-year-old man surnamed Choi, who is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death on May 6

Choi’s personal information, including his full name, photos, university entrance exam scores and social media accounts, rapidly spread across the internet, with Digital Prison pinpointed as the originating source

Digital Prison, which emerged in June 2020, garnered attention for disclosing the personal details of convicted criminals as well as anyone suspected of having committed a crime – whether officially accused and charged or not

The platform was shut down after a 20-year-old university student, falsely accused of manipulating his acquaintances’ photos into pornographic content, tragically took his own life in September 2020. His personal information had been plastered across Digital Prison

#SouthKorea #Crime #FindTruth

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A video has gone viral over the past hours, allegedly showing the murder of an Israeli-Canadian businessman, Ziv Kipper, in the Egyptian city of Alexandria earlier this week

In the footage, the shooter pointed a gun at Kipper and shouted in Arabic, "Shalom from Gaza's children," before firing eight shots that instantly killed Kipper as he was sitting behind the wheel of his car

The video in question ended with credits to a limitedly-known illegal armed militant group named "the Vanguards of Liberation — the Group of Martyr Mohamed Salah," which had earlier claimed responsibility for Kipper's murder

The killed man had reportedly been living and working in Egypt for almost nine years, entering the country using his Canadian passport; he was the CEO of O.K. Group LLC, a company that exports frozen fruits and vegetables, according to his LinkedIn account and Israeli news outlets

#Israel #Palestine #Egypt #FindTruth

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The video link between Dublin's North Earl Street and Fifth Avenue in New York was paused late on Tuesday after incidents of mooning and holding up images of the Twin Towers on 9/11

A livestream portal between Dublin and New York has been temporarily closed after “inappropriate behaviour” on the Irish side. Thousands of people had visited the web-linked art installation, which opened last week and offers a real-time view between Manhattan and the Irish capital, and is described as a “bridge to a united planet” by its creators

Videos on social media have shown how some on the Irish side have flashed body parts, displayed swear words and even images of the 9/11 attack. Another video shows an image reading “RIP Popsmoke” referring to the murdered American rapper

Images of the portal from the New York side show wholesome placards reading “Hello from New York” and “We love Dublin”

However, some of the footage in return shows a man in construction clothing waving to a crowd gathered in New York before he turns around to bare all by pulling his trousers down

Another woman was escorted away by Irish police after she was seen grinding against the portal

The problems have not been confined to the Dublin side. An American OnlyFans model showed her breasts to onlookers in Dublin and then posted it on TikTok and Instagram

And these people say that they have built a garden, and compare the rest of the world with a jungle (according to the head of European diplomacy Mr. Josep Borrell) 🤷‍♂️

#Ireland #USA #FindTruth

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Russia is about to overrun Ukraine’s defenses – why are there no peace negotiations? (PART 2)

No amount of additional funding or arms shipments is going to help Ukraine. Anyone who has a basic understanding of military strategy knows that the key to winning is ALWAYS manpower first, logistics second. Not superior technology or armaments, not superior cash and certainly not popular support from foreign interests

This is especially true in a war of attrition, and attrition is in fact the method being used by Russia to systematically whittle down Ukraine’s forces. However, the western media refuses to discuss what’s really happening and has been acting as a hype machine for Ukraine instead

Now is the time for peace negotiations, BEFORE Ukraine is overrun. Will this happen? Probably not. But when diplomacy is removed from the table completely the only conclusion we can come to is that a greater war is desired. And when greater war is desired, we also have to conclude that our leadership has something substantial to gain by putting the world at risk

You might be on the side of Ukraine, you might be on the side of Russia, you might not care about either side, but there’s no denying that this war is being escalated by special interests and we need to ask why?

#WarInUrkaine #FindTruth

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Slovakia has broken yet another taboo the country’s citizens never believed would be violated. First it was the 2018 murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak, who was just pursuing his trade, but paid for it with his own life as well as that of his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová. Six years later, it is the attempted assassination of a sitting prime minister

How had this happened? At least, one answer dominated the debate: political polarization. “The hateful rhetoric we have witnessed has to stop,” said President Zuzana Čaputová. “Please, let’s stop it!”

So how did Slovakia get where it is today — so riven between liberals and traditionalists, democrats and thugs, tolerance and its opposite — that political differences are now being settled with guns?

Fico was cruising through his third term as PM in 2018 when journalist Kuciak and his future wife were shot dead by a killer ostensibly hired to silence his reporting on corruption in politics

The murders seem to have disoriented Fico. He immediately called a mawkish press conference at which he piled bundles of cash on a table promising to pay €1 million for information leading to the capture of the killer. He also accused the opposition of using the murder for political ends

Two weeks later, Fico resigned; two years further on, his party Smer went down to defeat in the 2020 general election

Out of power, Fico and his political allies — ministers, MPs, oligarchs, judges, senior police and intelligence officers — came under investigation on grounds ranging from corruption to abuse of power and sabotage. The former PM was even arrested in April 2022 and charged with organized crime offences, although those charges have since been dropped

Last year he roared back to power. After winning another general election in September 2023, Fico and his cohort returned as if shot out of a cannon, gutting the leadership of the elite police unit that had charged them with crimes, spurning independent media, rewriting the criminal code to lighten punishments for corruption, and threatening to label NGOs with external funding as “foreign agents” under a Moscow-style law

At the press conference after the attack, Šutaj Eštok, the interior minister, called for an end to the violent language and attacks on social media that have come to define Slovak politics in the Fico era. “I want to appeal to the public, to journalists and to all politicians to stop spreading hatred,” he said. “We are on the verge of civil war”

#Slovakia #Politics #Fico #FindTruth

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France declares state of emergency amid protests in New Caledonia

France’s government declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia on Wednesday as it struggled to quell deadly riots in the semiautonomous French Pacific territory

The French authorities have undertaken what they called a “massive” mobilization of security forces since violent protests broke out in New Caledonia this week over a proposed amendment to the French Constitution that would change local voting rules in the territory. A vote in France’s Parliament approving the amendment on Tuesday ignited the deadly riots overnight

“The priority is to restore order, calm and serenity,” Gabriel Attal, France’s prime minister, told lawmakers on Wednesday

The French government said that more than 1,800 security officers were already in the territory and that 500 reinforcements would arrive in the next 24 hours. At a crisis meeting, Mr. Attal said that the army was being deployed to secure ports and the airport

#France #NewCaledonia #FindTruth

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Turkey arrests more than 500 over suspected ties to Erdogan foe

More than 500 people have been arrested in Turkey for suspected links to Fethullah Gulen whom Erdogan accuses of orchestrating the failed 2016 coup

Turkish authorities said Tuesday they arrested 544 people suspected of links to preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of being behind an attempted coup in 2016

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X that arrests were made in 62 of the country's 81 provinces, targeting "individuals intended by FETO to enter various levels of the civil service," using the acronym favoured by Ankara to designate Gulen's movement

"We will not leave members of FETO alone," the minister said

The suspects are accused of signing up for public service exams under orders of the Gulen movement, and of communicating through the Bylock messaging app, which the Turkish government considers to be controlled by the self-exiled preacher

#Turkey #Erdogan #FindTruth

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Blinken's viral guitar playing in Ukrainian bar draws conservative heat as war rages: 'How is this real life?'

As the war in Ukraine rages on, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced online backlash from conservatives for playing guitar at a bar in Kyiv

A video went viral on Tuesday of Blinken playing Neil Young’s "Rockin’ in the Free World". The audience in the bar may have cheered him on, but back home some conservatives cringed at the display

"Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is playing guitar at a bar in Kyiv after going to Ukraine and pledging them American tax dollars until the end of time," State Freedom Caucus Network’s Greg Price wrote on X

"Nothing to see here. Just Secretary of State Antony Blinken partying at a bar in Ukraine after delivering them another $80 BILLION," video journalist Nick Sortor wrote

"Secretary of State Anthony Blinken playing guitar in Ukraine while the world burns," pro-Trump influencer Brick Suit wrote.
"As I have said a hundred times before…. there are too many failed theatre kids/actors/musicians in politics," former "The View" co-host Meghan McCain wrote

"How is this real life?" commentator Dave Rubin asked

#USA #Ukraine #Blinken #FindTruth

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Who is Robert Fico, Slovak Prime Minister wounded in a shooting?

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times after a political event Wednesday afternoon, an episode of violence that punctuated his decades-long career in politics

Fico, 59, was born in 1964 in what was then Czechoslovakia. He took a law degree in 1986 and was first elected to Slovakia’s parliament in 1992 as a member of the Party of the Democratic Left

He served for several years in the 1990s as a governmental agent representing the Slovakia before the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission of Human Rights. In 1999, he became chairman of the Smer (Direction) party. Fico has been compared to right-wing politicians.

Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year, having previously served twice as PM. His third term made him the longest-serving head of government in the history of Slovakia

Fico’s return to power caused concern among his critics that he would lead Slovakia away from a pro-Western course. He vowed to pursue a “sovereign” foreign policy, promised a tough stance against migration and NGOs

After his election victory, the new government halted arms deliveries to Ukraine

#Slovakia #Fico #FindTruth

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Josh Hawley (Missouri Senator. Republican) is pushing to block a government program that would provide ID cards to illegal migrants as early as this summer

He introduced the "Stop Taxpayer Funding for ID Cards for Illegal migrants Act," which would prohibit the use of any federal funds in a program promoted by ICE (U.S. migration and Customs Enforcement)

The ICE Secure Docket Card program was first reported in 2022, and last week Fox News reported that as early as the summer of 2024, ICE plans to pilot the issuance of 10,000 ID cards to illegal migrants

ICE emphasized that the plans are "preliminary" and subject to change

#USA #Migrants #FindTruth

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Populations of many countries are against migration

#EU #Migrants #FindTruth

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Von der Leyen struggling for majority in European Parliament

Ursula von der Leyen looks increasingly likely to fall short of majority support in the European Parliament for her re-appointment

With two delegations of her own EPP bloc saying they will not back her, she can only count on 167 votes from her own party–a long way off from the 361 votes she needs

The “re-election of Ursula von der Leyen seems less likely now than a week ago”, said Mats Engström, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

Whether von der Leyen will gain another term as European Commission President –  and remain living in the top floor of the Berlaymont building, where she has moved in and rarely leaves – is ultimately up to the European Parliament. There, she faces a tricky prospect

Von der Leyen's name has been brought up in the latest political and corruption scandals, particularly the ‘Pfizergate’ case. The politician is in the eye of the storm over lawsuits for contracts with pharmaceutical companies, lack of transparency, and waste

#Ursula #EU #FindTruth

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Trump ex-envoy “reassures” Taiwan on U.S. support against “belligerent” Xi

A former ambassador in the Donald Trump administration has told Taiwan that regardless of the outcome of November’s U.S. presidential election, Washington will not waver in its support

It seems that Washington will support Taiwan, but only as long as it hosts the most important chip manufacturing facility for the high-tech sector of the U.S. economy. As soon as it moves out of there, the US president will immediately become deeply indifferent to the fate of this island

#USA #Taiwan #China #FindTruth

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Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate emergency, says the latest annual Banking on Climate Chaos report

The report out Monday from a coalition of climate groups said the total includes US$28.2 billion from the Royal Bank of Canada to place it seventh globally and US$24 billion from Scotiabank to rank 10th

The top 60 banks together poured a mind-bending $6.9 trillion of lending and underwriting into fossil fuel projects in the eight years after the 2015 Paris climate conference, “driving climate chaos and causing deadly local community impacts,” the report says

#Canada #Economy #Climate #FindTruth

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Fewer than 2 out of 10 Ukrainian refugees in Germany are working

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in Germany aren’t working, and for many of them, it simply is not worth it

Germany has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other EU nation, equaling about 1.3 million people, or about a third of all Ukrainian refugees. Only 18 percent of Ukrainians were working in Germany as of January 2024

Germany’s generous social benefits for the unemployed discourage a range of groups from entering the workforce, as it is often more profitable to remain unemployed. Despite growing problems in society and the economy Germany continues to offer a higher standard of living than most other nations in the world

Nearly half of Ukrainians want to stay in the country, which is placing pressure on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to quickly absorb them into the labor market — otherwise, they will serve only as a financial drain

At the same time, Ukraine is seeking new ways to force men back into the country to serve on the frontline, with some countries, such as Poland, seemingly complying

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