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Ports, mines, agriculture: What can new regions give Russia's economy?

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The former Ukrainian territories have large industrial and agricultural potential.

On Monday, Russia's State Duma ratified the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions, to the Russian Federation. The territories overwhelmingly voted to join the country in referendums in September.

Economists say the restoration of the conflict-ravaged territories will take huge investment, noting, however, that the returns may be even greater. RT looks at the economic cost as well as the benefits of integrating the territories into Russia.

Wall Street

Twitter to close Elon Musk purchase at $54.20 per share

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Elon Musk has confirmed his plan to proceed with his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, and thus will avoid trial with the social media giant. A letter confirming Musk's plans to Twitter was released on Tuesday, which says that Musk "intend[s]s to proceed to closing the transaction contemplated by April 25, 2022."

"On behalf of ... the 'Musk Parties', we write to notify you that the Musk Parties intend to proceed to closing of the transaction contemplated by the April 25, 2022 Merger Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and pending receipt of the proceeds of the debt financing contemplated thereby, provided that the Delaware Chancery Court enter an immediate stay of the action, Twitter vs. Musk, et al. (C.A. No. 202-0613-KSJM) (the 'Action') and adjourn the trial and all other proceedings related thereto pending such closing or further order of the Court," the letter reads, according to Bloomberg.

Comment: It looks like the buyout is proceeding. But it remains to be seen whether an Elon Musk-owned Twitter will be any better than what we currently have.

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Health

The end of doctors' freedom to ignore what the government and pharmaceutical industry say should worry us all

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On October 11th a Bill is to be presented to the Queensland Parliament which would impose draconian limits on what doctors can say to their patients. If passed, doctors will no longer be able to express their opinion or use their experience, training and education, if that opinion goes against what the Government health bureaucrats determine to be in the general interests of the public.

The National Law originally came into being after the Commonwealth, States and Territories all entered into an intergovernmental agreement in 2008. By that agreement it was established the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (the National Law) would first become legislation passed by the Queensland parliament (s.6.3), which the other States and Territories would then mirror and pass via each of their parliaments (s.6.4), the same intergovernmental agreement established the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (s.7.1) charged with overseeing the National Law.

Comment: This could be the first step in phasing out doctors entirely. If doctors become nothing more than protocol regurgitators, whose professional opinion is entirely irrelevant, they could easily be replaced by a computer program.

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Arrow Down

Seems the transfer of factories from Germany to the US is cancelled

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In the last six months, I confess, even I was sure that everything that was happening in Europe would force European industry to move to the United States.

It seems that this is what the Americans started all this for, but something went wrong.

The calculation was simple: in Europe, it's necessary to create an energy crisis so that any production becomes unprofitable. To create such a crisis, Europe must be cut off from its main energy supplier, Russia.

For this purpose, at first soft methods were used - sanctions. Moreover, the reasons for sanctions at the first stage were weak: either someone is allegedly poisoned, then referendums are allegedly illegal, or something else.

Seeing that this does not help and the Nord Streams continue to function and build, the United States has moved to a more radical measure - unleashing war. Let's not go on now for the hundredth time about how they trained a shepherd dog right under our door, we simply state that this measure also began to look like a failure.

In Europe, right-wing forces, for whom someone's instructions from across the ocean are unimportant, have become more active. Yes, the right-wingers are not yet in power in Germany (Scholz, for example, is a Social Democrat, that is, a leftist), but in general it was noticeable that Germany was already ready to give up in a couple of months.

That is why the Americans have moved from sanctions to the physical destruction of the gas infrastructure. And something tells me they haven't finished yet.

It would seem that German factories are now closing and they need to move to continue working. But the trouble is, they don't really need to move to the US either.

Bizarro Earth

TWO spikes of newborn baby deaths in Scotland under investigation

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© CATERS NEWSFILE PHOTO: Mother holding child through PPE during lockdown.
An investigation is to be carried out into the number of newborn baby deaths in Scotland.

The Scottish government has ordered the review of neonatal death rates after two spikes over a six-month period. Both increases were larger than what would normally be expected.

At least 18 babies under four weeks old died in March. That came after at least 21 babies died in September last year.


Comment: Note that this follows the roll out of the experimental covid vaccines.


The review will be carried out by Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

It is expected to last six to nine months and cover all reported baby deaths between April 2021 and March 2022.

Comment: More data is needed but it's possible that these spikes are linked to the roll out of the experimental Covid jabs; more so now that a recent study proved that the breastmilk of those who took the jabs is contaminated with the mRNA concoction. And it wouldn't be the first spate of child deaths associated with the injections, both directly and indirectly:


Snowflake

Schools in Czech Republic ordered to turn down heating due to fuel shortages, footage shows students using blankets to stay warm

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The current energy crisis brought on by the war between Russia and Ukraine forced the Czech Ministry of Health to draft an amendment that calls for lower temperature as well as fewer ventilation requirements in gyms and classrooms.

The justification for the adjustment also drafts a decree on hygienic standards for school premises, according to Ceskenoviny news website.

The Ministry of Health proposes to reduce the temperature outside the classrooms in schools and to ventilate less, reducing minimum heating temperature in school premises outside classrooms. For example, it could be 17 degrees Celsius in the gymnasiums or in the corridors instead of the current 18 and in the showers 21 instead of 24. In the classrooms it should remain at 20 degrees Celsius.


Comment: It wasn't so long ago that manic ideologues were encouraging people to take cold showers so they could victoriously scream 'take that Putin' at the sky, however, now, even before winter has begun to bite, European countries are struggling to maintain a semblance of normalcy over even simple issues. In their attempts to destroy Russia, Europe and the US are ruining themselves.


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Syringe

Biden thanks Coast Guard rescue swimmer he's kicking out over vaccine mandate

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President Joe Biden on Friday personally called to thank a Coast Guard rescue swimmer — who is facing discharge over Biden's vaccine mandate — for saving people's lives during Hurricane Ian.

The White House publicized the call in a press release and Biden himself bragged about calling him. Biden said of his call to Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch:
"I told him how proud of him I was and thanked him for all the work he and his Coasties are doing to save lives."
The White House press release said:
"The president thanked Loesch and Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hooper for the heroic work that they and their Coast Guard colleagues have performed during search and rescue operations in response to Hurricane Ian.

"The President thanked them for saving lives and asked for a report on the work that continues to rescue Floridians. He also asked if they needed any additional support that he can provide to accelerate successful rescues; they indicated they have gotten what they need to execute their vital mission."
Despite Biden thanking Loesch for saving people's lives, Loesch is due to be kicked out from the Coast Guard in 30-60 days due to Biden's own mandate that all members of the United States Armed Forces be fully vaccinated, Loesch told Breitbart News on Saturday.

Comment: In other words, Biden's heap of praise was a media op.


Arrow Down

Newsom vetoes bill to prohibit foreign governments from buying CA agricultural land

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© Genaro Molina/LA Times/TNS/KJNCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom • California farm workers
A bill to prohibit foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday.

Senate Bill 1084, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), would have prohibited a foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding an interest in agricultural land within California. The bill would also exempt land held by foreign governments before January 1, 2023, from that prohibition, and would have specified that it does not apply to federally recognized Indian tribes or their government units and enterprises. In addition, SB 1084 would have created yearly reports by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to list how much agricultural land is still owned by foreign governments and what recommendations are.

Senator Hurtado authored the bill, also known as the The Food and Farm Security Act, due to concerns over a growing food crisis, helping secure farm land for future food supplies for California and the US, ending drought profiteering, defending the food supply chain, and protecting limited water resources for agricultural use.

Comment: Newsom's allegiance lies elsewhere. Famine is on the agenda.


Red Flag

EXCLUSIVE: 'A Nexus To Terrorism': Illegals flagged as potential national security risks soared nearly 600% in last year

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© Jennie Taer/The Daily Caller News FoundationThe Border 'Line'
A "special interest" migrant is someone who isn't a U.S. citizen who frequently travels in areas designated as national security concerns due to terrorist activity or other types of "nefarious activity," according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Border Patrol agents encountered 25,627 "special interest" illegal migrants compared to the 3,675 encounters in fiscal year 2021, according to the data.

"Special interest aliens" can include individuals who "possibly have a nexus to terrorism," according to 2019 DHS fact sheet. The newly-obtained internal data refers to these individuals as "special interest migrants," however.

Most of the encounters were recorded at the southern border, with the highest in El Paso, Texas, according to the data. Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott told the Daily Caller News Foundation:
"When you have an open border, you don't get to control who or what enters your home. There are significant real threats coming across the border. Unfortunately, all the current administration wants to focus on as an economic migrants and trying to say that they have a kinder, gentler migration policy, but they're putting the entire Nation at Risk, as well as the millions of migrants that are handed to the cartels to be trafficked across the border."
CBP officials encountered over 2,000,000 migrants at the southern border between October 2021 and August 2022, a record number. Of those, CBP encountered 78 individuals on the terror watchlist.

Comment: The worst of terrorists are found on Capitol Hill. Ongoing damage is immeasurable.


Yoda

RT wins court case against Google, must restore YouTube channels blocked in Russia

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Moscow's arbitration court has ordered the US tech giant to restore access to blocked YouTube channels

Google has been ordered by Moscow's arbitration court to restore RT's YouTube channels, which were blocked by the tech giant following the launch of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

The decision was announced on Tuesday as the court found in favor of ANO TV-Novosti, RT's founding company, against Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and the Russian Google division. They have been ordered to restore access to some 27 blocked channels.

If they fail to do so, a court penalty of 100,000 rubles per day ($1,694) will be imposed on Google until access to all of the channels is restored. Every week, the amount of the daily penalty will double.

Google now has 30 days to appeal the court's verdict.