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Putin press conference: Peace in Ukraine is up to the US

Len Bracken.
Consortium News
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:08 UTC
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© Screenshot/RT/YouTubePutin at his annual press conference in Moscow on Thursday, December 23, 2021
Putin told his annual press conference today that the U.S. had "tricked" Russia over NATO expansion and that it had to end, reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin today told his annual year-end press conference that peace is up to the U.S. after Washington agreed this week to negotiate in January with Moscow on Russian demands to resolve tension over Ukraine.

"Our actions will depend not on the course of negotiations, but on the unconditional guarantees of Russian national security," Putin said. "We made it clear that NATO's expansion to the east is unacceptable. The U.S. is on our doorstep with its missiles. How would Americans react if we placed our missiles at the U.S. border with Canada or Mexico?"

Before agreeing to the talks, the U.S. had sent mixed messages about the two formal Russian proposals, characterizing them as either an opening for negotiations or a pretext for war.
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Bullseye

Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service claims

Eamons Javers, Scott Zamost
CNBC
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 01:03 UTC
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Criminals have stolen close to $100 billion in pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday.

The stolen funds were diverted by fraudsters from the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and a another program set up to dole out unemployment assistance funds nationwide.

More than $2.3 billion in stolen funds have been recovered so far, resulting in the arrest of more than 100 suspects who span the spectrum from individuals to organized groups, according to the agency. The government has shelled out about $3.5 trillion in Covid relief money since early 2020, when the pandemic began.

The Secret Service, which specializes in financial fraud in addition to its better-known role in presidential protection, also announced the appointment of a new national pandemic fraud recovery coordinator to oversee its sprawling investigations into the enormous number of fraud cases resulting from all that theft.

"I've been in law enforcement for over 29 years and worked some complex fraud investigations for 20 plus years, and I've never seen something at this scale," said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Roy Dotson, who was named to the new role at the agency. Dotson, in an interview with CNBC, said the ease of obtaining the funds has made it easier for criminals.


Comment: Short of the thefts being a hushed woke social service program, remember who-all is in charge and couldn't care less we are chasing bad policy.

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Biohazard

Donbass: Russia and DPR fear chemical weapons provocation by Ukraine, with US help

Christelle Néant
Donbass Insider
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC
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Russia, through its Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic), and through the spokesman of the people's militia, Eduard Basurin, have expressed concerns about on a possible chemical weapons provocation by Ukraine in the Donbass, with the help of the US.

On 21 December 2021, at an extended Defence Ministry meeting attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu stated that US mercenaries stationed in the Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region were preparing a chemical weapons provocation:
"Tanks with unspecified chemicals were delivered to the towns of Avdeyevka and Krasny Liman to carry out provocations."
Sergey Shoygu added that about 120 American mercenaries who train Ukrainian special forces have arrived in Donbass, including Avdeyevka.
"The presence of more than 120 employees of American mercenary companies in the Avdeyevka and Pryazovskoye localities of the Donetsk region has been established with certainty. They are setting up firing positions in residential buildings and socially important infrastructure, and training Ukrainian special operations forces and radical armed groups in active combat operations."

Comment: Following the breadcrumbs, this picture looks dire. Do we never learn anything?

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Putin

Putin reveals thinking behind 2014 moves in Crimea

Jonny Tickle
RT
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:20 UTC
Castle Crimea
© Sputnik/Konstantin MikhalchevskyCrimean Castle of Swallow's Nest, Black Sea
Before the Maidan in 2014, Moscow was happy to work closely with all Ukrainian governments and had no plan to take any action in Crimea. However, this changed when a democratically elected leader was overthrown, the Russian president said on Thursday.

Speaking to journalists at his annual end-of-year press conference at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Putin said he would have continued working closely with Ukrainian partners if there hadn't been a "bloody coup d'etat," in which people were "killed and burned."

The current tension between Russia and Ukraine began following the events of the 2014 Maidan, when violent street protests toppled a democratically elected government. Shortly after the uprising in Kiev, Crimea was reabsorbed into Russia following a referendum. The vast majority of the world considers the vote illegitimate and views the peninsula as illegally occupied by Moscow.

The president said: Before the Maidan, reabsorbing Crimea was not even on the cards:
"How could we say no to Sevastopol and Crimea, to the people who live there? How could we not take them under our protection, under our wing? Impossible. We were put in a situation where we could not do otherwise."
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Whistle

Proof of direct collusion between WEF and Dutch government

Rhoda Wilson
Daily Exposé
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC
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Dutch Member of Parliament Pepijn van Houwelingen tweeted earlier today:
"In addition to Sigrid Kaag, Minister Wopke Hoekstra is working with the WEF on the Great Reset: 'your contribution to the work of the Great Reset will be especially critical" and "your participation becomes a major force in shaping the Great Reset.' Resist. Become a member."
Pepijn van Houwelingen is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives. He obtained a copy of the invite in response to written Parliamentary questions addressed to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. On 28 May 2021 van Houwelingen submitted written "Parliamentary questions" regarding "The Character of, and Relations of Cabinet Members with, the World Economic Forum."

The Dutch cabinet responded but van Houwelingen submitted further written questions on 12 August and then again on 21 September. His final request listed 42 questions of which Question 12 read: "Can we get those invites [from WEF] for inspection?"

The House of Representative questions can be found by following the LINK below and downloading the document after following the "parliamentary question" link for any particular question. The documents are in Dutch. We have translated van Houwelingen's questions of 21 September into English, using Google translate, and attached the English version below.

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Comment: Tap one government, you tap them all.

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Syringe

Dangers of 'blanket' booster programs revealed


RT
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:40 UTC
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© Keystone via AP/Salvatore Di NolfiWHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The World Health Organization has warned countries against "blanket" booster programs, saying that they exacerbate vaccine inequities and might even make the pandemic longer.

According to the WHO's advisory group on immunization (SAGE) report, published on Wednesday, the focus "must remain on decreasing death and severe disease" as well as on protecting the healthcare systems. SAGE expressed concern that "broad-based administration of booster doses risks exacerbating vaccine access" by diverting supply from under-vaccinated countries to ones with an already high percentage of vaccinated people.

WHO's general director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking at a press conference later on Wednesday, further clarified that with 20% of all vaccine doses given now as boosters and additional doses, "blanket booster programs are likely to prolong the pandemic rather than ending it." Diversion of vaccine supply to the countries with high levels of immunity gives the virus "more opportunity to spread and mutate," he added.

Comment: Ghebreyesus' reply reinforces blanket global inoculations to 'spread the health'.

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Briefcase

Meghan Markle could be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought against Prince Andrew by accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre


New York Post
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:32 UTC
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Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre filed a lawsuit against the Duke of York in August.
David Boies, who represents Giuffre, told Fox News they may depose Markle because they're seeking witnesses who know the Duke of York or those who were in his "inner circle."

"We want to have at least a couple of depositions of people who knew Prince Andrew and were sort of members of his inner circle at various times and who might have either have knowledge themselves or have knowledge about people who would have knowledge," Boies told the news channel.

"Meghan Markle, because of her position in the family, is one of those people. And because she's in the United States, it's easier to take her deposition than people in the United Kingdom. She is somebody who we are considering," he added.

The possible deposition was first reported by the Daily Beast.

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Bulb

Federal judge blocks Biden's vaccine mandate in 10 states, says it goes beyond workplace authority

Sophie Mann
Just the News
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:29 UTC
Biden vaccine
© AP Photo/Susan WalshPresident Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.
A federal judge in Missouri issued a preliminary injunction on Monday blocking the Biden-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in 10 states. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Noce said that the mandate extended beyond the president's authority to set workplace rules.

An additional halt was placed on the mandate by a federal judge in Georgia on December 7.

"The vaccine mandate would reach beyond the workplace and into the realm of public health. The Court concludes that plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the issue of whether the mandate exceeds the scope of the power granted to the President," (under federal law), wrote Noce.

In September, President Biden issued an executive order that included the vaccine mandate for federal contractors, as well as healthcare workers and private companies. Each degree of mandate is being challenged in the courts.
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Star of David

Israel has 90 nukes (at least) - but our leaders won't say so because the US would be legally required to cut off aid

Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:17 UTC
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© Israeli government videoJake Sullivan, national security adviser, expresses his support for Israel’s security needs in meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Dec. 22, 2021.
Any realistic discussion of Iran's nuclear program ought to include the glaring fact that Israel has 90 nukes. But acknowledging as much would trigger US laws against giving foreign aid to a country with unauthorized weapons.

It is really hard to believe, but: The United States has a keen interest in getting the Iran nuclear deal back in place, and it can't do so because one small country doesn't want us to. Our dear friend Israel says Iran is an "existential" threat, and our leaders listen to their leaders, who urge us to take military action against Iran over its nuclear program.

And meantime everyone in the American establishment hides the fact that Israel has nukes. At least 90 of them, according to experts.
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Eye 1

Puppy killing goblin urges Americans to ban unvaxxed family members from holidays


RT
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:21 UTC
Fauci
© Reuters / Evelyn HocksteinAnthony Fauci (C) and other White House officials meet with President Joe Biden, in the White House in Washington, DC, December 16, 2021.
Speaking on MSNBC, Fauci said people should avoid seeing their unvaxxed relatives for the holiday season, suggesting get-togethers could resume at "another time," when the Covid-19 pandemic is "all over." He did not offer any estimate for when that might occur.

"I think we're dealing with a serious enough situation that if there's an unvaccinated person, I would say, 'I'm very sorry, but not this time,'" he said on Tuesday night, warning ominously that the coronavirus Omicron variant "is going to find [those]" who have not received the jab.

"It's the best thing for you and your family but also your societal responsibility to not allow yourself to be a vehicle for [spreading] to someone else who might be very vulnerable."
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