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Inspectors to look for evidence of dirty bomb production in Ukraine this week, IAEA says


RFE/RL
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00 UTC
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© Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersDirector-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi
The UN's nuclear watchdog says it will carry out an "independent verification" of Russian allegations about the production of a dirty bomb in Ukraine this week. IAEA inspectors will conduct their work at two locations in Ukraine, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said in a statement on October 27.

This follows a written request from Ukraine to send teams of inspectors to the locations, Grossi said.

Russia has accused Ukraine of preparing to use such a weapon and alleged that it is in the final stages of developing it.

A dirty bomb uses the explosion of a conventional warhead to spread radioactive, biological, or chemical materials over a wide area.

Kyiv and its Western allies have firmly denied the accusation and asserted that Russia has raised the dirty bomb claim because it might be planning to use one and blame it on Ukraine. This would provide Moscow justification for the use of conventional nuclear weapons. Grossi said:
"The purpose of this week's safeguards visits is to detect any possible undeclared nuclear activities and materials related to the development of "dirty bombs."

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Israel attacks Syrian capital for 3rd time since Friday after Zelensky claims it's soft on terror

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:45 UTC
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© AFPIsraeli missile strikes in Damascus, Syria
On Wednesday Israel launched yet another missile attack on Damascus, which notably marks the third one against Damascus since Friday. Significantly Friday's attack had been the first major strike in a month - though prior to this the aerial assaults had come semi-regularly.

Haaretz reports:
"Four people collaborating with Hezbollah, including one Syrian fighter, were killed in an attack attributed to Israel on Damascus' outskirts on Wednesday overnight, in the third such strike in less than a week, according to a human rights group in Syria."
However the Syrian government didn't confirm any casualties.

Despite the prior lull in such brazen attacks from Israeli forces, it seems clear they are now re-escalating again, but no specific reason from Israel has been provided. Syria's defense ministry said in a statement:
"At around 00:30 AM (21:30 GMT), the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Palestinian territories targeting several positions in the vicinity of Damascus."
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Top Dems urge Biden to nationalize oil and gas industry

Michael Shellenberger
michaelshellenberger.substack.com
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00 UTC
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© UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senate Candidate from Wisconsin Tom Nelson (L) and energy expert Jason Bordoff (R) are urging the Biden administration to nationalize U.S. oil and gas companies.
The energy crisis is worsening. The U.S. has fewer than 30 days of diesel and other distillate fuels, the lowest level since 1945. Supplies are so low that there will be shortages and price spikes within six months unless the U.S. enters recession, experts warn. In response, the Biden administration is releasing more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But the reserves are of crude oil, not refined oil products such as diesel. And the releases are stifling investment in future oil production. Saudi Arabia's energy minister earlier this week warned:
"People are depleting their emergency stocks. Losing emergency stocks may become painful in the months to come."
In response, influential Democrats, including a leading U.S. Senate candidate, a former Department of Energy official, and an influential energy expert, are urging the U.S. government to socialize America's oil and gas firms.

At a Houston conference last week, Jason Bordoff, Dean of Columbia University's Climate School, called for the "nationalization" of oil and gas companies.
"Government must take an active role in owning assets that will become stranded and plan to strand those assets."
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Elon Musk officially takes over Twitter in the latest 'genius' con

2nd Smartest Guy in the World
Substack
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:25 UTC
Elon Musk
As many mindlessly celebrates Musk's Twitter "acquisition" they fail to appreciate the greater Psyop at play here.

Elon Musk is quite literally a CIA creation. He made all of his money from the taxpayers. When he sells his inflated stock that was made possible by ZEV credits, grants, tax breaks, and other corporate welfare fraud he is laundering the money stolen from taxes that was then inflated by a rigged stock market.

James Corbett brilliantly exposed Musk just the other day ahead of this Twitter takeover:


Musk's grandfather was a founding member of Canada's technocratic political party before he had to flee that country.

Musk's entire agenda is that of the WEF; to wit:
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Putin reveals his thoughts on gender theory


RT
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:41 UTC
gender theory
All cultures in the world should be respected, including those that other nations may find weird, like the gender-obsessed culture seen in the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

"Respecting the peculiarities of peoples and civilizations is in everyone's interest. Actually, it is in the interest of the West too. As it loses superiority, it is quickly becoming a minority" culture-wise, the Russian president assessed during a speech on Thursday.

That said, Western culture should be respected just like any other, Putin said.

"If Western elites believe that they can incorporate into the minds of their people, their societies things that I personally find somewhat weird, and which are apparently in fashion, like dozens of genders, and gay pride parades, so be it. Let them do whatever they want."
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Timofey Bordachev: Western hegemony is ending, and the world is about to enter a very dangerous period

Timofey Bordachev
RT
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:56 UTC
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© Getty Images/Mark Garlick
For 500 years the world has been run from Europe or the US: that's about to change and nobody is sure what its replacement will look like

The most dramatic and unique aspect of the current state of affairs in international politics is that we cannot count on the ability of a single state, or a group of sufficiently powerful countries, to play a leadership role in the future.

This means it is difficult for us to imagine who will be able to force states to comply with the rules of conduct in their foreign policy, and how such strictures can even be enforced.

Indeed, the question of why individuals, or in this case countries, should abide by regulations is the most fundamental one in political philosophy. And despite all the imperfections of the power method, humanity has not yet invented any other way of achieving such goals, even in minimal amounts, other than by force.
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Conflict between Russia and Ukraine a 'civil war' of sorts - Putin


RT
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:36 UTC
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© Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesFile photo: Russian and Ukrainian contestants at a beauty pageant in the UK, 2015
It is a historical fact that Russians and Ukrainians are one people, which makes the current conflict a "civil war" of sorts, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during the Valdai Discussion Club session in Moscow.

"This is one people, speaking one language," Putin declared during the question-and-answer period, calling it a "historical fact" that cannot be questioned. Russian statehood emerged in the territories of present-day Ukraine in the 9th century and that language differences only "emerged in the 14th and 15th century due to Polish meddling," he added.

Asked by the moderator if the current fighting in Ukraine amounts to civil war, Putin responded "Sort of, yes."

"We found ourselves in separate states for a series of reasons," the Russian president explained, saying that the Soviet Union's creators "decided to appease the nationalist tendencies of Bolsheviks native to Ukraine, and gifted them Russian ancestral lands without asking the people who lived there."
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Nancy Pelosi's husband 'violently assaulted' in SF home invasion

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:56 UTC
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Paul and Nancy Pelosi
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was violently assaulted after someone broke into their San Francisco home overnight.

"Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi," reads a statement on the Speaker's website from spokesman Drew Hammill.

"The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation. Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery. The Speaker was not in San Francisco at the time."

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Dollar Gold

Russia says the West has 'essentially stolen' its foreign currency and gold reserves as the EU eyes asset transfer to Ukraine

Brian Evans
Business Insider
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:40 UTC
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© Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesRussian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
Russia accused the West of stealing from Moscow's currency and gold reserves on Monday thanks to sanctions that froze Russian assets.

In a statement to reporters discussing the prospect of the European Union's proposal to transfer the frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said "a part large of our assets have been essentially stolen by specific Western countries."

The Western sanctions have blocked Russian access to roughly $640 billion worth cash and gold reserves in response to the Kremlin's February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Other US allies followed suit earlier this year, freezing $30 billion worth of assets held by Russian oligarchs in concert with $300 billion in Russian central bank funds.

Comment: Theft, plain and simple.

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Israeli missile assault on Syrian capital for third time this week


RT
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 03:48 UTC
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© TwitterSyria claims third Israeli strike in a week Israeli missiles have allegedly targeted sites in the capital, Damascus
Israel has launched airstrikes on Damascus, Syria in its third attack in the space of one week, Syrian state media reports.

Citing a military source, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said the missile assault unfolded in the early hours of Thursday morning, though did not report any casualties in the attack.

"The Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Palestinian territories, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," the source told SANA, adding that Syrian air defenses brought down most of the projectiles and that "losses were limited to material."

Comment: That Israel thinks it can continue to wage war on Syria (and the Palestinians) with impunity, despite the obvious geopolitical shifts occurring, reveals just how pathologically blinded Israel's establishment are. However, what with their escalation against both of these people's in recent weeks and months, notably alongside the conflict in Ukraine, it seems as though even they may have an inkling that their own reckoning is on the horizon.

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