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Judge dismisses Kari Lake's election lawsuit on Christmas Eve - Lake to appeal ruling

Cristina Laila
The Gateway Pundit
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 13:10 UTC
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An Arizona judge on Saturday dismissed Kari Lake's election lawsuit against Democrat Katie Hobbs.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson found Kari Lake's lawyers had not proven Maricopa officials committed any kind of misconduct.

"My Election Case provided the world with evidence that proves our elections are run outside of the law. This Judge did not rule in our favor. However, for the sake of restoring faith and honesty in our elections, I will appeal his ruling." Kari Lake said.

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China calls US a 'direct threat' to the world


RT
Sun, 25 Dec 2022 02:51 UTC
Tan Kefei
Washington is making up excuses to preserve its "hegemony," Beijing said

FILE PHOTO: China's defense ministry spokesman Tan Kefei
Washington intentionally hypes up the "China threat" as an excuse to boost its military spending, all in an effort to maintain its global dominance, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, after President Joe Biden signed the 2023 US National Defense Authorization Act into law.

"Facts have proved more than once that the US is the direct threat to the international order and the culprit of the regional turbulence," said the ministry's spokesman, Colonel Tan Kefei.

The statement went on to claim that, in pursuit of its own interests, the US on multiple occasions has "either waged wars against other countries or created conflicts, causing massive casualties and displacement of innocent civilians."
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In for a pound

William Schryver
imetatronink.substack.com
Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00 UTC
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© UnknownRussian President Vladimir Putin
I have been following the excellent war historian Michael Vlahos for a good portion of the ongoing Ukraine War. I have benefited from his perspectives on history and his well-considered geopolitical insights. Dr. Vlahos' formal credentials and subject matter expertise are unimpeachable - and unquestionably shade the autodidactic musings of an obscure voice speaking from a rural backwater at the southern rim of the Great Basin.

But with that deservedly flattering preface, I shall now presume to critique and rebut his latest hypothesis in relation to what he seems to believe would be a mutually acceptable resolution to that war on the part of the United States (ostensibly "NATO") and the Russian Federation. I will be responding to the latest brief discussion in a podcast series featuring John Batchelor and Dr. Vlahos.

The discussion begins with Mr. Batchelor articulating a series of hypotheticals apparently founded on an assumption that Vladimir Putin is operating from a tenuous position of power and full control over both his generals and the fundamental strategic aims driving the prosecution of this war.

Comment: Delusion justifies the narrative; objective reality reveals the future.

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Snowden says 'I told you so'


RT
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 01:04 UTC
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© Armando Franca/AP/file photoEdward Snowden
Former CIA and National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has claimed vindication after a media report exposed how surveillance tools deployed to fight Covid-19 are now being abused by law enforcement and other authorities - as he predicted over two years ago.

"I talked about this back in early 2020 and was dismissed as paranoid, as is our tradition when someone points to the predictable outcome of a dangerous but popular new trend," Snowden said in a Twitter post on Friday. The former US intelligence contractor cited this week's Associated Press article on how Covid-19 had "accelerated and normalized" use of state surveillance and tracking tools against ordinary citizens and activists.
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Sen. Rand Paul airs grievances in 'Festivus Report' on federal waste

Caitlin Doornbo
New York Post
Sun, 25 Dec 2022 18:57 UTC
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© Twitter / @RandPaulSen. Rand Paul released his annual “Festivus Report,” laying out nearly $500 billion in “wasteful” spending.
Sen. Rand Paul's got a lot of problems with the federal government, and now you're gonna hear about it!

The libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican channeled ornery "Seinfeld" patriarch Frank Costanza Friday in releasing his annual "Festivus Report" laying out nearly $500 billion in wasteful spending — including $118,000 from the National Science Foundation for a study on whether the Marvel movie villain Thanos could actually snap his fingers while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet.

"This year, I am highlighting a whopping $482,276,543,907 of waste, including a steroid-induced hamster fight club, a study to see if kids love their pets, and a study of the romantic patterns of parrots," Paul said. "No matter how much money's already been wasted, politicians keep demanding even more."
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Israeli general explains why Ukraine is not getting Iron Dome


RT
Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:45 UTC
Israeli Iron Dome
© Jack GUEZ / AFPAn Israeli Iron Dome air defence system launches a missile to intercept rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022.
Israel is unlikely to support Ukraine with its Iron Dome air defense system over fears that the act could trigger a tough response from Russia, the nation's former acting national security adviser, Brigadier General Jacob Nagel, said in an op-ed published by The National Interest on Friday.

Commenting on Washington's recent decision to provide Ukraine with its top-notch Patriot air-defense platform, Nagel noted that the move "also puts a spotlight on Israel," which has consistently refused to send air-defense weaponry to Kiev. The general named several reasons for the refusal.

First of all, Israel has "legitimate fears" that if any of its weapons were to be deployed in Ukraine, they eventually could be captured by Russia and would be "all but guaranteed" to be sent to Iran for analysis, Nagel believes. This could help Tehran, Tel Aviv's archrival for many decades, to find a way to counter the systems, he said.

He went on to say that Israel has been reluctant to dispatch Iron Dome system elsewhere when its own military has "assessed an urgent need to acquire more systems and interceptors for its own protection" against Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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Russia has no choice but to defend its interests and people - Putin


RT
Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:38 UTC
Vladimir Putin
© Sputnik / Russian Presidential Press OfficeRussian President Vladimir Putin
Russia's actions regarding the conflict in Ukraine are aimed at defending the country's interests and its people, President Vladimir Putin has stated.

"I'm convinced that we're moving in the right direction. We're protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, our people. We simply have no other choice but to protect our citizens," he told the Rossyia 1 channel on Sunday.

The Russian leader recalled that since 2014 Moscow has sought a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Kiev, however, directed by the West, has shown no willingness to negotiate.

"The policy of our geopolitical opponents lies at the core of it all, aimed at pulling Russia - historical Russia - apart. 'Divide and conquer' - that's what they have always tried to do, and they are trying to do it now," he said.

Comment: Vladimir Putin: Leading Humanity Through the Transition

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SOTT Focus: Vladimir Putin: Leading Humanity Through the Transition

Björn Seelmann von Eggebert
Sott.net
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 23:59 UTC
The West's "Empire of Lies" is powerless against truth and justice. Russia will continue to bring its position to the whole world. Our position is honest and open, and more and more people hear, understand and share it. ~ Vladimir Putin (source)
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Comment: This article is part of a series of which the previous articles can be found below. May these give hope during these trying and deciding times.

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Russian defense ministry outs new senior participants in military bio program in Ukraine


Sputnik
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 20:53 UTC
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The Russian Defense Ministry named new high-ranking participants in the military biological program in Ukraine, including ex-heads of the US Department of Health structures, all of them associated with the US Democratic Party, Commander of Russian Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov said.

"Earlier, we presented materials confirming the participation of Hunter Biden and his Rosemont Seneca Foundation, as well as other structures controlled by the US Democratic Party in financing Pentagon's main contractors operating in Ukraine. It was shown how deeply the son of the current US President [Joe Biden], Hunter Biden, is involved in financing the Metabiota company controlled by the US Ministry of Defense," Kirillov said, following the 9th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention.

At the same time, some participants of closed projects still remain in the shadows, although they are key figures in the Ukrainian military biological program, the general explained.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres falsely claims weather disasters have increased 500% in 50 years

Chris Morrison
The Daily Sceptic
Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:16 UTC
António Guterres
Last September, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres claimed climate, weather and water-related disasters had increased by 500% over the last 50 years. According to the political and environmental science writer Professor Roger Pielke this is "pure misinformation". He goes on to suggest that "you will never find a more obvious and egregious wrong claim in public discussions from a more important institution". Matters were made even worse, in Pielke's view, because the false notion was "legitimised" by none other than the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), one of the founding bodies of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Global weather and climate disasters

Comment: Inconveniences like truth serve little purpose when an agenda is to be followed.

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