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Federal judge issues massive ruling on Donald Trump being banned from Twitter

Carmine Sabia
Conservative Brief
Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00 UTC
Trump
© Getty ImagesFormer US President Donald Trump
A federal judge has weighed in with a decision on former President Donald trump's lawsuit over his ban from Twitter.

A San Francisco federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit which sought compensation from the Internet giant for banning himself and others, Fox News reported. U.S. District Court Judge James Donato granted Twitter's motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Friday.

Donato is allowing lawyers for Trump to file an amended complaint that is "consistent with this order" by May 27, and added that it cannot contain any new claims or defendants without prior permission from the court.
The lawsuit alleged that Twitter violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, claimed that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is unconstitutional, and also alleged that Twitter used "deceptive and misleading practices" that are in violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Donato wrote in his order that the First Amendment doesn't apply to private companies, adding that Trump is "not starting from a position of strength." He said:
"The amended complaint merely offers a grab-bag of allegations to the effect that some Democratic members of Congress wanted Mr. Trump, and 'the views he espoused,' to be banned from Twitter because such 'content and views' were "contrary to those legislators' preferred points of view."
Since his ban from Facebook and Twitter the former president has started his own social media platform, Truth Social.
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Attention

NBC: Biden issues Ukraine warning to US spies


RT
Sat, 07 May 2022 07:42 UTC
Biden
© Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesUS President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden has told senior intelligence officials that leaks about alleged intelligence sharing with Ukraine should stop as they "distract" from Washington's objective in the crisis, NBC News reported on Friday.

During the phone conversation with CIA Director William Burns, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Biden hailed the intelligence services' work but stressed that disclosures are counterproductive and ought to cease, the outlet claimed, citing two unnamed administration officials.

None of the organisations concerned have commented on the matter.

The NBC report came a day after several American outlets claimed that US-provided data had allegedly allowed Ukrainian forces to strike Russia's Black Sea flagship Moskva off the coast of Odessa last month. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby denied these reports, saying:
"The Ukrainians have their own intelligence capabilities to track and target Russian naval vessels, as they did in this case."
Russia insists that its missile cruiser wasn't attacked, but sank on April 14 after a fire that had broken out on board caused ammunition to explode.
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Report: Chinese hackers stole trillions in intellectual property from multinational companies

John Hayward
Breitbart
Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00 UTC
Hacker
© Dmitry Nogaev/Getty ImagesChina Hacker
Boston-based security firm Cybereason released a report Wednesday which chronicled a "massive Chinese intellectual property theft operation" dubbed "Operation CuckooBees."

The operation involved Chinese hackers stealing hundreds of gigabytes of high-tech intellectual property from some 30 multinational corporations, including military technology and pharmaceutical data.

Cybereason said its Nocturnus Incident Response Team discovered the hacker campaign when it was hired to "investigate multiple intrusions targeting technology and manufacturing companies in North America, Europe, and Asia" in 2021.

The team uncovered an "elusive and sophisticated cyber espionage campaign operating undetected since at least 2019," most likely perpetrated by an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group called Winnti.

"Winnti, also known as APT 41, BARIUM, and Blackfly, is a Chinese state-sponsored APT group known for its stealth, sophistication, and focus on stealing technology secrets," the report explained.
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Attention

Exactly when did the Nazis stop being 'The Baddies'?

Robert Bridge
Strategic Culture
Sun, 08 May 2022 19:13 UTC
Russian Tank on Parade
© Public Domain
This year's Victory Day parade in Moscow, in commemoration of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, promises to be a bittersweet event. That's because the Russian people once again find themselves, much to their astonishment, in an existential struggle against fascism. Yet this time around, Western governments are not only ignoring the problem smack on Russia's border, they are actively endorsing it.

True story: Back in the late 1970s, at Nativity of Our Lord elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, several students and I were called to the blackboard to perform a math problem. Having duly finished my task, I took an extra moment to doodle something next to my answer before returning to my desk.

All of a sudden, our teacher, a no-nonsense nun by the name of Sister Dolorosa, asked in a voice quivering with outrage, "Who...did...THAT?" My only thought was that someone was in a lot of trouble. As it turned out, I was right and that 'someone' was me. No longer seated at her desk, the enraged nun was standing next to my math problem, smacking a wooden ruler against the board where I had scribbled a picture, which just happened to be of a swastika. Not something one would normally find decorating a Catholic classroom. I slowly raised my hand as I waited for God's well-known wrath, or the nun's fearsome ruler, to strike me down on the spot.

Before the reader casts judgment on my foolish action, it's important to note that I had only been introduced to that ancient symbol - now identified with Nazi Germany and its odious crimes - that same morning. It occurred during a visit to the school library, where I stumbled upon a book about World War II and saw for the very first time an image of the dreaded swastika. Needless to say, I was clueless about the horrific things it represented, and was amazed that a simple contorted cross could arouse so much emotion.
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SOTT Focus: NewsReal: USA vs Russia: Could Proxy War in Ukraine Escalate to Nuclear Conflict?


Sott.net
Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00 UTC
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The admission this week by the US government that it assisted Ukrainian forces with sinking the Russian flagship 'Moskva' last month highlights the risk of the 'proxy war' between the USA and Russia in Ukraine escalating to a 'point of no return'.

This week on NewsReal, Joe and Niall discuss the possibility of 'Nuclear Armageddon', explaining why they believe it remains unlikely. In the meantime, the US government pours greatly increased volumes of money and weapons into Ukraine.

There will be an end point to this, and that ending will indeed be catastrophic for many, but how it manifests will vary - and probably surprise everyone who followed the media version of events.


Running Time: 01:43:34

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Eye 1

Top Western media outlet Der Spiegel deletes video critical of Ukraine


RT
Sun, 08 May 2022 14:51 UTC
azov mariuple evacuation refugees
© RIANatalia Usmanova and her family were held hostage, and used as human shields by the Ukrainian militants.
Germany's Der Spiegel removes clip in which Azovstal evacuee criticized Ukraine

Citing "discrepancies in content," the German magazine Der Spiegel has removed a video showing the testimony of an evacuee from Mariupol's 'Azovstal' factory, a stronghold of the neo-Nazi Azov militants and other Ukrainian fighters.

The woman in the video had revealed that her family were basically being lied to, held hostage, and used as human shields by the Ukrainian militants.

Another German outlet, Junge Welt, noticed the deletion on Thursday evening. According to JW, Der Spiegel published the three-minute video on Monday. It featured Natalia Usmanova, who had worked at Azovstal before the conflict and sheltered there with her husband and children.

Comment: The censored video:



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Russia gives UN evidence of war crimes by Ukrainian troops


TASS
Fri, 06 May 2022 18:38 UTC
Vassily Nebenzia
© REUTERS/Brendan McDermidVassily Nebenzia, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations
Russia's envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said Russian diplomats at an informal Arria-formula UN Security Council meeting on Friday presented evidence of crimes by Ukrainian military and nationalist units, such as interference with evacuation of civilians.

He said Ukraine and its Western sponsors don't want any light to be shed on reality.

Nebenzia told his colleagues about the deployment by the armed forces of Ukraine of heavy equipment in residential areas and the use of civilians as a human shield, which violates international humanitarian law.

The diplomat said Russia has reason to believe that all these principles are systematically violated by the Ukrainian army and paramilitary units. He said many eyewitnesses testify that the Ukrainian army takes civilians as hostages and uses them a human shield.

Comment: The last time Russia attempted to present evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, Britain, who was in the position of the United Nations Security Presidency at the time, blocked them from doing so.

Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Context And Near-Future Outcomes



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European banks reveal isolation of Russia costing billions in losses, Global watchdog warns sanctions will only make energy crisis worse


RT
Sun, 08 May 2022 09:48 UTC
Russia financial district
© Katie Warren/Business InsiderSanctions wiped out billions from major lenders
The need to write down assets as well as setting aside cash to shield against the expected economic ramifications of anti-Russia sanctions has resulted in billions of euro in losses for European banks.

The lenders have so far taken a hit of about $9.6 billion, led by Societe Generale and UniCredit. ING and Intesa Sanpaolo reported that Russian exposure had slashed their combined first-quarter net income by nearly $2 billion.

Several lenders have said their outlooks for the year would be scrapped if the drag of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy worsens. Intesa has reportedly cut its 2022 profit target, warning that a "very conservative" scenario envisions an even harder blow.

Comment: Despite the first five rounds failing to achieve their stated objective, with the Russian ruble doing better than it has in years, Europe is conspiring to enact a sixth round of sanctions. And in order to propel its downward spiral it's having to rig its veto policy because Hungary has warned it will not agree to more sanctions: Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Context And Near-Future Outcomes



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US regime thinks it should be 'calling the shots' in Ukraine's war

Eric Zuesse
South Front
Sun, 08 May 2022 06:00 UTC
us ukraine
This is a commentary upon N.Y. Times columnist Thomas Friedman's statement on May 6th that Ukraine's Government is and ought to be the U.S. Government's agent in its war against Russia, not representing the interests of the Ukrainian people in it. He introduced the statement by noting that Ukraine is a bad country,
a country marbled with corruption. That doesn't mean we should not be helping it. I am glad we are. I insist we do. But my sense is that the Biden team is walking much more of a tightrope with Zelensky than it would appear to the eye — wanting to do everything possible to make sure he wins this war but doing so in a way that still keeps some distance between us and Ukraine's leadership. That's so Kyiv is not calling the shots [I boldfaced that — he didn't] and so we'll not be embarrassed by messy Ukrainian politics in the war's aftermath.
He starts there by putting down Ukraine as a "country," and then asserts that, fortunately, "Kyiv is not calling the shots and so we'll not be embarrassed by messy Ukrainian politics in the war's aftermath." Perhaps an underlying assumption of his in saying this is that America is NOT "a country riddled with corruption," and, so, that it is right and good that Ukraine is America's slave in this matter.

He continues there:
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'Her Majesty's Russia Unit': British spies have launched a full-scale propaganda war to demonize Russia


RT
Fri, 06 May 2022 20:55 UTC
PricewaterhouseCoopers
© Mikhail Fomichev/TASSPricewaterhouseCoopers is one of the private companies assisting in the UK's propaganda war against Russia
Britain's international information war strategy was developed years ago

The growing political feud between Russia and the West has spurred the activation of specialized propaganda and intelligence units. With regards to the Ukraine crisis, experts say one of the most active parties has been the United Kingdom, which in recent years has stepped up its efforts to demonise Russia by waging a full-scale propaganda war.

As an RT analysis has shown, Britain's "HMG Russia Unit," an interdepartmental government organization created several years ago, has acted as a front for soft influence operations against Moscow with the assistance of international consulting organizations.

Up until now, the activities of the operation had not been publicly visible. However, last month publications containing its employees' personal information appeared in a number of Russian Telegram channels. It is alleged that the email addresses included in these posts belong to employees of the HMG Russia Unit who are also connected to various other UK government departments, including the Cabinet Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, military intelligence, MI5, and the Ministry of Defence, as well as American curators attached to the group.
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