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'The real monster': Maxwell accuser claims Epstein's 'madam' was 'mastermind' of sex trafficking

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© AP Photo / Chris Ison
Ghislaine Maxwell, once a glittering socialite and a close associate of disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein, was arrested in July in relation to her alleged participation in sexual abuse and sex trafficking of minors. Several new victims of the couple's self-made "massage parlour" have come forward since then.

A New York woman claims that Epstein's companion Ghislaine Maxwell was the "real monster" behind the financier's sex trafficking ring, who once brutally gagged and raped her, the accuser told The Sun in an interview.
"I just don't think Epstein was the monster behind it more than it was her, she was the real monster in my opinion", the accuser reveals, noting that she now wants Maxwell to be punished and suffer behind bars.

Sherlock

CIA and MI6 behind Armenian - Azerbaijani conflict?

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The clash between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been escalating fast. There is a full scale war going on, with both sides using heavy artillery, tanks, and aviation, with confirmed causalities already being in the hundreds, including civilians.

This conflict is beneficial for both Azerbaijani and Armenian elites, in short term, as it allows to distract people from the economic issues (caused by the anti-coronavirus measures with the global recession/depression in the background) and temporary unite them in the face of a perceived threat, but there is also a distinct international dimension, with Turkey outrightly supporting Azerbaijan through its networks (president of France, Emmanuel Macron, among others, has stated that Syrian jihadists are fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh) and Turkish diplomats using highly militaristic rhetoric in relation to Armenia (Turkey should be quiet about anything that has to do with Armenia, given the history between the two in the early 20th century, but that is besides the point).

There are multiple factors at play, but there are a few minor details that analysts do not really pay attention to.

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Trump (again) says he condemns all white supremacists including 'Proud Boys'

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© Reuters/Lucas Jackson
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he condemned all white supremacists including the "Proud Boys," an organization identified as a hate group, following comments he made in the first presidential debate earlier this week that were viewed as emboldening the group.

"I condemn all white supremacists, I condemn the Proud Boys. I don't know much about the Proud Boys but I condemn that," Trump told Fox News in an interview.

During his debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he was willing to denounce "white supremacists and militia groups" and tell them to stand down amid violence that has marred anti-racism protests in some U.S. cities.

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Hypocritical Schumer: 'No reason on God's green earth' SCOTUS hearings 'shouldn't be delayed'

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© Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Republicans, again, to delay the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, saying it wasn't possible to hold the committee proceedings safely at this time.

During a press conference on Sunday morning, Schumer said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "seems to be jamming through" the judge's upcoming hearings despite several GOP senators testing positive for coronavirus and McConnell's decision to reschedule activity on the Senate floor until after October 19.

Schumer declared:
"It makes no sense. If it's not safe for the Senate to meet in session, it's not safe for the hearings to go forward.

"For Mitch McConnell to go ahead with the hearing endangers the safety not only of senators, but of staff who work diligently on the Hill, and they ought to be delayed. There is no reason on God's green earth why these shouldn't be delayed other than an effort to rush a witness through in an inadequate hearing where people can't even see the witness face-to-face. So we are demanding today, along with millions of Americans and many, many groups, that the hearings be postponed."
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-SC) has previously said that any senators who wish to participate in the confirmation hearings virtually may do so, a possibility that McConnell has himself expressed as an option to The New York Times.

Comment: Make no mistake about it. If there was a Democratic president in office, they'd be pushing through their own candidate for SCOTUS just like Trump is right now.

If masses of school children can be educated online from home, so can politicians similarly participate in hearings. Perhaps a child should show Congress how to do that. As far as Schumer's grand gesture to involve 'the American people' - Supreme Court justices are nominated by the President and are confirmed by the Senate, period. Pawns of the system are not involved.




No Entry

US bans communist party members from immigration

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© Reuters/Carlos BarriaPerformers hold flags of the Communist Party of China during an event to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the party.
Washington has decided to bar Communist Party members from immigrating into the country [USA], according to new policy guidance issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last Friday.

The USCIS announced that anyone who is or has been a member of or affiliated with a Communist or totalitarian party cannot immigrate to America. The agency said the policy was part of a broader set of laws passed by the Congress to address threats to the safety and security of the country.

The USCIS wrote in a statement, which did not explicitly name the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):
"Membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party is inconsistent and incompatible with the Naturalisation Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America, which includes pledging to 'support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States'."
The move came amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, as US President Donald Trump sought to block Chinese-owned apps including TikTok and WeChat, citing security fears.

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As Nagorno-Karabakh battle goes on, Armenia asks Washington if it supplied Turkey F-16s to aid Azerbaijan

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© Reuters/Carlos Barria/Murat SezerUS President Donald Trump • F-16 fighter jet
Armenia's prime minister wants clarification from the US about the sale of F-16s to Turkey, claiming the advanced jets are bombing civilians amid the 'existential' battle with Azerbaijan over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh.

Turkey and Azerbaijan strongly denied the claims, but the rebuttals have not prevented Armenia from raising the issue of Ankara's perceived involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh fighting with its major NATO ally, the United States.

Last Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, the New York Times reported on Monday. Washington "needs to explain whether it gave those F-16s [to Turkey] to bomb peaceful villages and peaceful populations," Pashinyan told the Times.

According to the Armenian leader, O'Brien "heard and acknowledged" his grievances and promised to arrange a separate phone call with President Donald Trump. That conversation did not take place, however, as Trump announced he had tested positive for Covid-19 shortly afterward.

Comment: Many countries have the F-16 fighter jets. Is the US responsible for how and when they are used years after purchase?

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War enters second week: Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of shelling cities, targeting civilians


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Trump promises second major tax cut

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© AP/Alex BrandonUS President Donald Trump
President Trump said Monday that he would push for another significant tax cut if he is reelected, while bashing Democrats as tax-hikers.

"BIGGEST TAX CUT EVER, AND ANOTHER ONE COMING. VOTE!" Trump tweeted early Monday morning, while hospitalized for COVID-19.

The first tax cut he was referring to was the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that overhauled the corporate tax code and implemented temporary tax cuts for families. Trump announced last year that he's also planning legislation for a middle-income tax cut if the Republican Party wins back the House of Representatives.

"Trump said he wants a big middle-class tax cut," said Stephen Moore, one of Trump's top outside economic advisers. Moore told the Washington Examiner that he met with Trump and his economic team 10 days ago in the White House, during which a tax cut for 2021 was discussed.

"He said he wants to lower the income tax percent to 15 from 22, create a tax-free savings account for the middle class, and revive the payroll tax cut idea. The goal is to get help for folks who make less than $100,000 a year," said Moore, who is also a contributor to the Washington Examiner.

Moore said there's a "high likelihood" Trump will announce a specific tax cut plan in the next couple of weeks before the election.

Comment: Covid won't keep Trump from communicating his 'capital plans' with The People!




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War enters second week: Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of shelling cities, targeting civilians

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© Hikmet Hajiyev/Defense Ministry of ArmeniaThe aftermath of rocket artillery strikes in Stepanakert (L) and Ganja (R)
Heavy fighting continued on Sunday, as the conflict over the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh entered its second week with both Armenia and Azerbaijan making opposing claims of escalations by the other side.

Baku reported that Azerbaijan's second-largest city, Ganja, was hit by Armenian missile strikes, while Yerevan insisted that Azeri forces shelled Stepanakert, the major population centre in the mainly ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh.

The two rivals carried out artillery and missile strikes throughout the day, with the intensity of the conflict showing no signs of winding down. Civilian areas were damaged as a result, both sides alleged.

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Attention

'Crimes against humanity' says Dr. Reiner Fuellmich

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© When Life Gives You Rubi
Recently I wrote a post about Reiner Fuellmich, a German trial lawyer who is certified to practice in both Germany and California.

PCR test is a fraud

Over the years, Fuellmich has landed some awfully impressive trophies, among them Deutsche Bank and VW. Now he's taking aim at Big Pharma and tech companies for what he considers to be crimes against humanity, mainly that the PCR test is a fraud. .

Designed to make people panic, submit to Big Tech

In a recent video he talks about how all the COVID-19 measures imposed, such as social distancing, wearing a mask, lockdown and quarantine are designed to "make people panic so that they believe without asking questions that their lives are in danger so that in the end the pharmaceutical and tech industries can generate huge profits from the sale of PCR tests, antigen and antibody tests and vaccines, as well as the harvesting of our genetic fingerprint."

Hat-tip: Reader Sommer

Fuellmich sees nothing less than attempted crimes against humanity taking place.

What follows is his video on the subject, and well worth viewing.

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Baku doesn't need Syrian mercenaries or military help from Turkey in conflict with Armenia, Azeri presidential adviser tells RT

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© Azerbaijan’s Defense MinistryAzerbaijani troops taking part in joint drills with the Turkish military.
Reports of Azerbaijan getting military help from Turkey and using militants from Syria in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is "Armenian propaganda" and "fake news," Hikmet Hajiyev, a senior adviser to the president, has told RT.

"There are ties of strategic partnership... and there are also brotherly relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan - but in this conflict Turkey isn't involved as a third party," Hajiyev insisted. The participation of Ankara in Baku's dispute with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh - a mainly Armenian-populated region regarded as part of Azerbaijan under international law which declared independence and remains under Yerevan's control since a 1994 ceasefire - is only of a "political, geopolitical and moral" nature, he added.

Comment: Macron put his foot in it:
Azerbaijan's president has called on his French counterpart to apologize for his recent claims that Syrian soldiers have been funneled into the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh, where Baku is fighting against Armenian forces.

"There are no mercenaries. We have an army of 100,000 soldiers," Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Al Arabiya on Sunday. "I demand that France apologize and show responsibility."

Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron made the headline-grabbing claim that he had "reliable information" indicating that members of certain Syrian "jihadist groups" had arrived in the flaming Nagorno-Karabakh hotspot through the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep.
As Syria settles down, is the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict slated to be the next East-West conflict hotspot? According to Sir Halford Mackinder's theory of geopolitics, it is perfectly positioned.