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Racist or protecting vulnerable Americans? What's in Trump's new immigration rules


RT
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:08 UTC
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The White House says the new rules restricting the ability of legal immigrants to receive welfare are enforcing existing laws and protecting poor and vulnerable Americans. Critics are calling them un-American and racist.

Announced Monday by acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, the rules would make most legal immigrants ineligible for welfare benefits, public housing and food stamps. Being considered a "public charge" would also make foreigners ineligible for entry into the US, and those already in the country ineligible for citizenship or permanent residence. The rules go into effect on October 15, with exemptions for refugees and asylum seekers.

The move aims to "ensure that non-citizens do not abuse our public benefit programs and jeopardize the safety net needed by vulnerable Americans," the White House said in a statement.
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War Whore

NATO F-18 'spooked away' from Russian Defense Minister's plane


RT
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:01 UTC
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Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets convoying a plane with the Russian defense minister on board chased away a NATO F-18 , which tried to shadow it over the Baltic Sea.

Sergey Shoigu was returning from Russia's Kaliningrad region guarded by two Su-27 escorts, according to Zvezda TV, the television channel of the Russian Defense Ministry.

In MoD footage, a NATO war plane is seen approaching Shoigu's jet, with the camera filming the F-18 up-close. Moments later, it swerves to the left as it's chased away by the Sukhoi.
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Warmonger Pompeo to UN: 'Time is running out' to kick Iran while it's down


RT
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:53 UTC
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© Global Look / Michael Gross
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned allies that time is running out to squash Iran while it's weakened by an arms embargo, urging them to halt Tehran's "destabilizing behavior" before it regains the ability to fight back.

Tweeting a countdown clock purporting to show the "time remaining before the UN arms embargo on Iran expires and Qasim Soleimani's travel ban ends," Pompeo urged "allies and partners" to step up their pressure on the bogeyman du jour before the embargo expires and the playing field levels somewhat.

The post received approving nods from "Iranian-American" accounts retweeting hashtags like "#PahlaviMadeIranGreat" and "#IranRegimeChange" (and, interestingly enough, a lot of Hong Kong protesters), but others pointed out that had the US not withdrawn from the JCPOA nuclear agreement, "there would be no problem." Still others noted that the US was clearly worried about Iran being able to arm itself and push back against American aggression, and that the "threat" was entirely imaginary.
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Uruguay warns of US meddling in elections in support of right-wing opposition


TeleSur
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC
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The U.S. will be hoping that the progressive Broad Front will not win reelection.
Uruguay's foreign minister warned Wednesday that the U.S. is attempting to damage Uruguay's economy as a means of interfering in the country's upcoming presidential elections in support of the right-wing opposition.

Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, from the Broad Front, the party of progressive former President Jose Mujica, said the U.S. knows that security is a core issue in the country's October elections.

Novoa said that "The last 50 years of history" have led him to the conclusion that the U.S. is using this to intervene in national politics, in support of the right-wing opposition. His comments follow the U.S. upgrading Uruguay's security threat, which the government said had no grounds.

The tensions come just days after Uruguay issued Monday a warning to their citizens against traveling to the U.S. due to the rise in mass shootings and hate crimes. In retaliation, the U.S. upgraded Uruguay from a level 1 threat to a level 2.

Comment: Countries large and small - the world over - are now, more than ever, aware of manipulations, regime changes, color revolutions and other modes of subterfuge that the imperial US is engaged in - as it attempts to wrest control over as much as it can.

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Russia's investment rating rises even in the face of sanctions


Reuters
Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:36 UTC
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Global rating agency Fitch upgraded Russia's investment grade rating on Friday to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', citing ‍strengthened policy mix, robust fiscal and external balance sheets, which it said will help the country cope with heightened sanctions risk​.

Russia's finance ministry welcomed the decision.

"We believe that the Fitch decision will become a legitimate reason for raising Russia's credit sovereign rating by the rest of the Big Three rating agencies," the ministry said in a statement.

Comment: Even with Western waged economic warfare Russia's economy not only remains stable but is actually improving. The same can't be said of the EU or the US:

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Sherlock

Deep state honeytrap victim, resigned Austrian Vice-Chancellor Strache reveals behind-the-scenes play to RT


RT
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:04 UTC
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A clip where Austrian ex-vice-chancellor supposedly fell into a trap with fake "Russian money" succeeded in breaking up the right-wing coalition. But Heinz-Christian Strache says he'll return to politics once his name is cleared.

Speaking to RT Deutsch in his first detailed interview since the scandal erupted in May, Strache revealed the behind-the-scenes promises allegedly made and broken in the wake of the scandal known as 'Ibiza gate', which ended in a coalition break-up, a minister cull, the resignation of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and an early election set for September 29.

But Strache, who called the video "a honey trap stage-managed by intelligence agencies," is certain he will make a comeback. "After the investigation is over, I can certainly go back into politics. I already said that the investigation is now of the highest priority," he told RT.

Comment: For insight into the likely players, see: NATO 'Deep State' and Israeli interests both served by the collapse of the Austrian government

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Everyone's A Conspiracy Theorist, Whether They Know It Or Not

Caitlin Johnson
Medium.com
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:59 UTC
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Plutocratic propaganda outlet MSNBC has just run a spin segment on the breaking news that the medical examiner's determination of the cause of Jeffrey Epstein's death is "pending further information".

"Our sources are still saying that it looks like suicide, and this is going to set conspiracy theorists abuzz I fear," said NBC correspondent Ken Dilanian. "NBC News has been hearing all day long that there are no indications of foul play, and that this looks like a suicide and that he hung himself in his cell."

Dilanian, who stumbled over the phrase "conspiracy theorists" in his haste to get it in the first soundbyte, is a known asset of the Central Intelligence Agency. This is not a conspiracy theory, this is a well-documented fact. A 2014 article in The Intercept titled "The CIA's Mop-Up Man" reveals email exchanges obtained via Freedom of Information Act request between Dilanian and CIA public affairs officers which "show that Dilanian enjoyed a closely collaborative relationship with the agency, explicitly promising positive news coverage and sometimes sending the press office entire story drafts for review prior to publication." There is no reason to give Dilanian the benefit of the doubt that this cozy relationship has ended, so anything he puts forward can safely be dismissed as CIA public relations.
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Barr: Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators 'should not rest easy'

Joshua Caplan
Breitbart
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:17 UTC
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© Greg Nash
Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Department of Justice has found "serious irregularities" at the New York City jail where Jeffrey Epstein died in an apparent suicide over the weekend and warned that no suspected co-conspirator should assume the case against the millionaire investor is now closed.

"I was appalled and indeed the whole department was, and frankly angry, to learn of the Metropolitan Correctional Center's failure to adequately secure this prison," Barr told reporters at a press conference in New Orleans.

"We are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. The FBI and office of the inspector general are doing just that. We will get to the bottom of what happened and there will be accountability," he added.

The attorney general also issued a warning to those who may have conspired with Epstein, saying they "should not rest easy."

"Let me assure you this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with Epstein. Any co-conspirators should not rest easy. The victims deserve justice and they will get it," he said.

Ghislaine Maxwell, known as Epstein's former girlfriend and personal assistant, is one of the financier's alleged co-conspirators and may still face charges. She is accused of recruiting teenage girls for Epstein and his associates.
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MIB

Why the FBI now considers 'conspiracy theorists' a potential terrorist threat

Iain Davis
In This Together
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC
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On May 30th 2019 the FBI released an intelligence bulletin entitled Ant-Government, Identity Based, and Fringe Political Conspiracy Theories Very Likely Motivate Some Domestic Extremists To Commit Criminal, Sometimes Violent Activity. In it they propose the wholesale censorship of so called 'conspiracy theories.' Not because they are wrong or lack corroborating evidence, far from it. The FBI acknowledge the accuracy of many conspiracy theories. They state:
"....another factor driving the intensity of conspiracy theorizing in the United States, and subsequent threat from conspiracy minded extremists, is the uncovering of real conspiracies and cover-ups, involving illegal, harmful or unconstitutional activities by government officials or leading political figures."
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To be clear the FBI are saying that the exposure of real state crimes encourages conspiracy theories. However, given that many conspiracy theories concern the exposure of real state crimes that's hardly surprising.

In a startling coincidence, the recent El Paso mass shooting attack has widely been reported by the mainstream media as the first clear example of a conspiracy theory inspired terrorist attack. The FBI's timely warning couldn't have been more auspicious. This attack certainly lends remarkable credibility to their claims. Yet perhaps there remains solid reason for doubt.

They FBI allege that people may commit acts of violence due to their awareness of these conspiracy theories (a.k.a. state crimes.) Given the terrible events in El Paso they may well be right. This can never be ruled out because people do stupid stuff all the time for all manner of unfathomable reasons. Therefore, the FBI suggest the sharing of information, which exposes political corruption, government cover-ups and state crimes should be silenced, just in case.

Comment: See also:

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Vader

An Empire in all but name: Facing the reality of the greater United States

Makia Freeman
The Freedom Articles
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 01:12 UTC
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The US Empire or Greater United States has numerous client/vassal states, 1000+ military bases & an extensive ability to project influence around the world.

The US Empire

is not a term you will commonly hear when people refer to the United States of America. Nor is the Greater United States, American Empire or even just Empire. There is something of a taboo quality to using the word empire to refer to the US. Yet, that is precisely what it is. With numerous territories and land acquisitions, around 1000+ military bases worldwide and the ability to project its power to influence and coerce foreign territories and nations, the USA is the biggest empire the world has ever known. Countless foreign nations, victims of US aggression and invasion, have denounced the US for its imperialism, a word with the same etymological root as empire. So why is it so strange to describe it as the US Empire?
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