Ukrainian Official Downplays Russian Invasion Threat

Ukrainian Official Downplays Russian Invasion Threat

Mark Clouse February 7, 2022

Even as the Ukrainians gather to train for war, from soldier to store clerk, the Foreign Affairs Department is downplaying both the concerns for an invasion (though preparations must continue) and the potential outcome for Russia should she tangle with Ukraine.

Ignore ‘apocalyptic predictions’ on possible Russia invasion, urges Ukraine foreign minister

From www.cbc.ca
2022-02-06 17:45:04
The Associated Press
Excerpt:

Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged people on Sunday to ignore “apocalyptic predictions” about an imminent Russian invasion, saying his country was strong and had unprecedented international support.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said a week ago that Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic, and he accused Washington and the media of fuelling panic that weighed on the economy when there were “no tanks in the streets.”

“Today, Ukraine has a strong army, unprecedented international support and Ukrainians’ faith in their country,” Kuleba said on Twitter.

“The enemy should be afraid of us, not us of them.”

A day earlier, two U.S. officials said that Russia may be ready for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by mid-February, as it had in place about 70 per cent of the combat power it believed it would need and was sending more battalion tactical groups to the border.

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California Kids are Rebelling Against School Mask Mandates

Mark Clouse February 7, 2022

More and more California students are rebelling against Governor Newsome’s school mask mandates. Hundrreds of students in the Oakdale School District showed up without masks at school knowing they would be banned if they did so. The school went from a body of hundreds to a small minority of 100 that chose to comply with the mask mandate.

Hundreds Of Students at CA High School Arrive Maskless to Protest Gov. Newsom Hyopcrisy

From legalinsurrection.com
2022-02-06 21:00:38
Leslie Eastman
Excerpt:

Last week, I reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom was among the many state politicians who were slammed for going maskless at an NFL playoff game, incidents which were captured in photographs taken with former Laker Earvin “Magic” Johnson.

The hypocritical behavior, coupled with the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention basically came out and called cloth masks ineffective, and the revolt of the Canadian truckers against covid restrictions inspired hundreds of students at one California high school to arrive maskless.

Hundreds of students in Oakdale were banned from class for not wearing their masks.

The students say they were following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s example after photos showed him maskless at the NFC Championship Game over the weekend.

The students were bare-faced and packed into the Oakdale High School gym. Freshman Nolan Harris was one of them.

“By the end of the day, there was about a hundred kids in there,” he…

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BLM Activist Gets Jail Time for Voter Fraud

Mark Clouse February 7, 2022

Black Lives matter activist Pamela Moses will be spending 6 years in prison after being convicted of voter fraud. Moses, 44, was convicted of illegally registering to vote. The crime took place back in 2019. The Judge offered her probation after 9 months if she follows the program outlined for her.

BLM Activist Sentenced to Six Years for Illegally Registering to Vote

From www.breitbart.com
2022-02-06 21:15:55
Amy Furr
Excerpt:

Pamela Moses, a Memphis-based Black Lives Matter activist, has received a sentence of six years behind bars for illegally registering to vote in 2019.

The 44-year-old was sentenced Monday inside the Shelby County Criminal Court by Judge Mark Ward, the Daily Memphian reported Friday.

He sentenced her to six years and a day but explained that if she finished programs in prison and also “maintains good behavior,” he would consider putting her on probation following a nine month period.

The woman’s attorney said he filed a motion for another trial.

Moses founded the Black Lives Matter Memphis chapter and ran for mayor but lost the general election in October 2019, Fox 13 reported in November 2019.

Meanwhile, she has maintained her innocence, claiming she was unaware she was ineligible to vote and saying she believed her probation from a 2015 guilty plea had ended and she could begin restoring her voting…

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Kyrgyz Police Raid News Outlet to Plant Drugs

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

The unstable situation in Kyrgyzstan continues as the state police have taken to raid news outlets’ offices, ostensibly conducting a drug raid, planting drugs on them and then arresting the journalists for being drug users and drug dealers. The raid happened Sunday January 23rd, 2022.

Kyrgyz Police Raid Media Outlet, Reporters Say Drugs Planted on Colleague

From www.occrp.org
2022-01-22 17:15:20

Excerpt:

Anti-drug police in Kyrgyzstan have raided the office of TemirovLive, an independent news outlet that focuses on exposing high-level corruption, telling reporters that an unknown woman had accused Bolot Temirov, the award-winning investigative journalist who leads the outlet, of forcing her to take drugs.

However, a colleague of Temirov’s said that officers planted a package of drugs on him during the raid on Saturday evening.

“They told us all to lie on the floor and not to look up, and to put our hands behind our backs,” said Aizhan Alymseitova. “They searched everyone, and told everyone to take everything out of their pockets. When they came to Bolot Temirov, they checked his back pocket and pulled out a small plastic packet.”

“They put it there themselves, and then pulled it out,” she said.

Alymseitova was speaking to a…

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China Population About to Shrink

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

It looks like the Chinese state’s efforts to counter the decades-long one-child policy has not paid off, as China looks to start losing its population within the next few years.

Data Shows That China’s Population Is About to Start Actively Shrinking

From futurism.com
2022-01-22 14:23:24
Abby Lee Hood
Excerpt:

That’s actually not a good thing.

Big Shrink

China’s population may soon level off and then actively shrink as families have fewer babies and older residents age out of having children, according to new data published this week.

Annual figures show 10.62 million babies were born last year, down a staggering 11.5 percent from 12 million in 2020, the South China Morning Post reports — a troubling development that could end up hurting the country’s economy significantly in the long run and even slow its seemingly inexorable march toward global dominance.

Bad News

Many experts agree the change won’t happen overnight.

“In the next 10 to 20 years, China’s natural population growth will not continue falling, it will fluctuate around zero and could see small drops, but there will not be rapid decreases,” Chen Wei, a professor with the Population Development Studies Centre at Renmin University, told SCMP.

While experts may disagree on exactly how much the country’s population of 1.4 billion people will shrink — with some even arguing that its population could drop by half within 30 years — it’s pretty clear there are a few main causes behind the trend. For one, China didn’t ease enforcement of its one-child policy until 2013, and only raised the limit to two children per household in 2016.

It was too little too late, though, because younger families are now having a hard time making ends meet, and older families have aged out of their childbearing years.

The shrink presents a problem for China’s government and economy. According to the The New York Times, a declining population could create a burden on China’s labor force and younger workers. Because older workers may not be able to hold jobs, the government may struggle to pay for an older population that is living longer.

It might be tempting to think that slow declines in the growth of a population is a good thing given humanity’s massive carbon footprint. But there’s a real human cost to…

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Israel Continues to Sabotage Iran’s Nuclear Program

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Attack Inside Iran Nuclear Facility Is Latest in Battle With Israel

From www.businessinsider.com
2022-01-24 01:44:27

Excerpt:

According to a recent report by The Jewish Chronicle, which didn’t name or describe its sources, Mossad successfully infiltrated the Iranian supply chain and used the opportunity to sell Tehran faulty materials that caused fires at the Natanz nuclear-enrichment facility in July 2020.

The report also said Israeli intelligence officers recruited Iranian nuclear scientists who conducted sabotage at Natanz in April 2021 before being smuggled out of the country. Mossad is said to have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to attack the Iran Centrifuge Technology Company, a factory making centrifuges crucial for producing weapons-grade uranium.

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Sudan Junta Faces More Mass Protests

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Thousands protest in Sudan against military rule: AFP

From www.france24.com
2022-01-24 12:22:46

Excerpt:

Khartoum (AFP) – Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied Monday calling for civilian rule and demanding justice for those killed in crackdowns since a military coup nearly three months ago, an AFP correspondent said.

Crowds in the capital Khartoum chanting slogans against the army headed toward the presidential palace, an area which security forces had sealed off ahead of the march.

Protests were also held in cities including Wad Madani, south of the capital, and the eastern state of Gedaref, according to witnesses.

“No, no to military rule,” and “civilian (rule) is the people’s choice” protesters shouted in Wad Madani, according to witness Emad Mohamed.

Sudan has been rocked by regular protests since the October 25 military power grab led by general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

The coup derailed a civilian-military power-sharing deal painstakingly negotiated after the 2019…

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NHS Staff Protest Covid Vaccine Mandates – UK

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Dentists among NHS staff marching against Covid vaccine mandate

From dentistry.co.uk

Excerpt:

Rallying together last weekend in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, workers took to the streets to demonstrate against the policy, which comes into force in the spring.

From April, healthcare workers who have not received two doses of the Covid vaccine will no longer be able to work.

Mariana Visan is an NHS dentist based in Norwich. Speaking to ITV News, she said: ‘From a personal point of view, I feel that I don’t need to be forced to do this because it’s a kind of treatment, and I know for treatment you always need to have consent.

‘And I just want my right to exercise my profession and help my patients.’

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Numerous Major Corps Find Management Under Investment Attack

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Activist Investors Circle Unilever, Peloton and Kohl’s

From www.nytimes.com
2022-01-24 12:30:05

Excerpt:

Nelson Peltz’s next target

Unilever has faced pressure on multiple fronts for weeks, including pushback from shareholders over its now-abandoned pursuit of GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer business. Now the consumer goods giant must deal with a potentially bigger headache: Trian Partners, the activist investment firm run by Nelson Peltz.

Trian has amassed a significant stake in Unilever, DealBook’s Michael de la Merced reports. It isn’t clear how big the firm’s holdings are, though Trian began buying shares before Unilever’s pursuit of the Glaxo business became public, according to a source.

Unilever has taken fire over strategic missteps. Investors and analysts scorned the $68 billion Glaxo bid, with Unilever’s shares falling sharply after the company said it still wanted to buy the business, despite being rejected three times. And another big Unilever shareholder accused the company of neglecting business fundamentals while overemphasizing its commitment to climate and…

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Burkino Faso Soldiers Protest Weakness Against Jihadists

Mark Clouse January 25, 2022

Resisting Jihadist Takeover: Burkina Faso Protestors Demand Unresponsive President Resign

From www.cbn.com
2022-01-23 20:14:36

Excerpt:

Unruly soldiers seized control of a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou on Sunday amid protests over the government’s handling of the jihadist threat.

The unrest comes one day after protesters took to the streets, demanding President Roch Marc Christian Kabore’s resignation.

Security forces in the West African country used tear gas to scatter several hundred people seeking to destroy a building occupied by the president’s political party.

Angry soldiers at the Lamizana Sangoule military barracks in the capital fired rounds of ammunition into the air Sunday, directing their rage at the president.

Today’s #gunfire in #BurkinaFaso #Burkina in some #military stations defined #mutiny – Les #tirs d’aujourd’hui definis #Mutinerie par le #gouvernement pic.twitter.com/XERhYfEJZ9

— Domenico Bruzzone (@nikiOuagadougou) January 23, 2022

“The jihadists are hitting (the country), people are dying, others are fleeing their homes. … We want Roch and his government to…

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