Puppet Masters
New York Black and Latino Legislators Association stealing from students to pay for lavish lifestyle
The New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators organizes a "Caucus Weekend" - a series of workshops, concerts and parties - in Albany every February for minority members of the Assembly and the Senate.
The group charges sponsors up to $50,000 for a chance to party with lawmakers at events that have included Grammy Award-winning rappers and high-profile speakers such as Hillary Clinton and Jesse Jackson.
In the episode, still available in the US, the Muslim American comedian blasts Saudi Arabia's role in the war in Yemen and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as MBS' self-stoked image as a 'reformer.'
"Now would be a good time to reassess our relationship with Saudi Arabia," Minhaj said in the episode. "And I mean that as a Muslim, and as an American."
"There are people in Saudi Arabia fighting for true reform," he continued, "but MBS is not one of them. And to those who continue to work with him, just know that with every deal you close, you are simply helping entrench an absolute monarch under the guise of progress."
Comment: Netflix is hardly an impartial entertainment company.
- Former Obama advisor, Susan Rice, appointed to Netflix's board of directors
- Propaganda alert! The Obamas team up with Netflix to pump out content
Comment: Does it really do this? The US is not responsible for the ineptitude of European and Middle East decision-makers. This premise negates the responsibility of those leaders to make independent evaluations and decisions.
Well before the election of Donald Trump, European Union leaders Merkel, Cameron and Hollande were already faltering and evidencing signs of failure.
Hollande fell in the polls because of policies favoring the interests of the elites at the expense of the increasingly poor and indebted French population. Cameron, to stave off a Labour victory under Jeremy Corbyn, promised a vote on Brexit, a decision that would eventually end up costing him his political career. Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, the undisputed master of the German political scene, suffered for the first time in fifteen years heavy electoral defeats stemming from recent migration policies. The Chancellor, harshly criticized for these results, resigned from the position of president of the party, leaving the CDU split into two factions. The situation worsened in the UK and France over the next twelve months, with Cameron resigning following the Brexit vote and Hollande forced to give up on the the idea of running for reelection given his unpopularity.
Comment: Has Trump unwittingly thrown Europe into chaos due to ineptitude or has he exposed the entrenched US coattail behavior of particular countries and their leadership suddenly left to figure things out for themselves? Whatever the case (and it could be both), the Trump upheaval is forcing change and redefinition on several fronts, including the option of autonomy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he met with Pompeo in the Brazilian capital that he planned to discuss how to intensify intelligence and operations cooperation in Syria and elsewhere to block Iranian "aggression."
In his first public comments on Trump's decision, Pompeo said it
"in no way changes anything that this administration is working on alongside Israel. The counter-ISIS campaign continues, our efforts to counter Iranian aggression continue and our commitment to Middle East stability and the protection of Israel continues in the same way it did before that decision was made."
Comment: Israel's 'self-defense' is an excuse for aggression and destruction. Pompeo's diplomatic purpose is to reinforce the fakery.
"We are very surprised of the statement of the Executive Director of the World Food Program, which includes the threat to suspend aid shipments for large numbers of people in need of food in Yemen with the justification of manipulation," Houthi said in a statement, as quoted by Al Masirah broadcaster on Tuesday.
According to the Houthi leader, the accusations seem to be the WFP's attempt to evade responsibility for fighting famine in Yemen. He also noted that the WFP had not contacted the Houthis at an official level to tackle the situation, preferring instead to issue unsubstantiated accusations.
On Monday, the WFP urged Houthi rebels in Yemen to stop the purported diversion of humanitarian food deliveries from people who live in areas under their control. According to the UN program, a local organization affiliated with the Houthi government that is responsible for the distribution of food rations was removing food from distribution centres and then selling the meals.
It has abundant supplies of oil, natural gas, timber and valuable minerals, such as copper, diamonds, lead, zinc, bauxite, nickel, tin, mercury, gold and silver. Most of those resources are located in Siberia and the Far East.
Russia's mining industry, which is the country's second largest after oil and gas, accounts for a significant share of its GDP and exports. The country is among the top three producers of mineral commodities such as platinum, gold and iron ore. It is also the world's largest producer of diamonds and palladium. The Ural Mountains have vast amounts of minerals while most deposits of coal, oil, gas and timber are located in Siberia.
Comment: See also:
- Top ten countries in terms of natural resources - can you spot the pattern?
- USGS: Arctic Russia Sea Holds 9.3B BBL, 32TCF Unfound Oil, Gas
- Former German Defense Minister: 'String of accusations against Russia are ploy by certain circles in New York and London to take control of Russian natural resources'
- Sanctions fail: Russia's GDP expected to exceed $4 trillion for the first time ever
Security forces managed to foil a number of terrorist plotters that were "seeking to commit terrorist operations during celebrations of the New Year and Christmas," the Egyptian Interior Ministry said Saturday, noting that 40 suspects were killed in three simultaneous raids.
Two of the operations took place in the Giza Governorate, popular with tourists, where a total of 30 militants were killed. The third raid took place in the North Sinai region. Large quantities of firearms, ammunition and explosive material were seized in the operations, authorities said.
The ministry did not comment on whether the dismantled terrorist cells were connected to Friday's roadside bomb attack on a tourist bus near the iconic Giza pyramids. Three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian tour guide were killed, while at least 10 others were injured in the explosion. So far no group has admitted responsibility for the atrocity.
Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat and progressive firebrand, announced Monday she is filing paperwork to launch an exploratory committee for president, becoming the first candidate to take the major step toward a 2020 run for the presidency.
Fox News' Pete Hegseth asked Trump whether Warren really thinks she could make him a one-term president.
The House will vote on six appropriation bills to fund most agencies through September 30 with the exception of The Department of Homeland Security. The chamber will vote on a separate continuing resolution to fund DHS through February 8.
There are challenges facing Russia in economy, science, education and healthcare, Putin said. Improving the quality of life is also a top priority in the coming year.
"We can achieve it only if we stand together side by side. We had never had helpers and will never have."
The Russians thus should continue to "work as a cohesive, united and strong team," believes Putin.















Comment: It doesn't matter the color of their skin, a crooked politician is a crooked politician, and these legislators seemed to have had no problem using their power and authority in the community to essentially indulge in lavish lifestyles and parties, on someone else'e dime, at the expense of underprivileged youth from the communities they are meant to serve. Candace Owens has touched on this that even though the Democratic party is keen to play the race-card, a shift is occurring. Situations like this will further that along.