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Putin comments on mandatory Covid vaccinations

Layla Guest
RT
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:53 UTC
Putin
© Sputnik/Mikhail MetzelRussian President Vladimir Putin
Russian officials should try to convince people to sign up for vaccinations before they talk about forcing them to roll up their sleeves, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country grapples with more Covid-19 deaths.

Speaking on Sunday at a virtual meeting with Francesco Rocca, the head of the Red Cross, Putin declared that immunizing the public is "the most important task" politicians now face during the pandemic. Commenting on the approach to get jabs in the arms across the world's largest country:
"We are trying to follow a path of persuasion rather than of compulsion. We are trying to combat biased views and prejudices against vaccination. It is important to persuade people so that they understand that inoculation is necessary."
According to the Russian leader, this method has seen positive results, especially recently.

Putin's comments come shortly after lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party received instructions on how to combat the most popular anti-vaxxer misconceptions, including myths that the pandemic is being used to control people.

Comment: Vaccination with a heart...is still a vaccination.

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In wake of Austria's drastic lockdown of unvaccinated people, EU chief calls for throwing out Nuremberg Code

James Anthony
The Post Millennial
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 03:34 UTC
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© screenshotEU Chief Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Van Der Leyen, the head of the EU commission, told the press on Wednesday that she is in favour of scrapping the long-standing Nuremburg Code and forcing people to get vaccinated against COVID.

"Hey, it's just the Nuremberg code. Only what we learned from the Nazi atrocities, not least those that were medical," sarcastically notes esteemed professor, lecturer and podcaster Dr. Jordan Peterson:

Comment: Programming is not only complete, it is revving into high gear. The elimination of this rights-protective document is essential to the plan.



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IRS data proves Trump tax cuts benefited middle, working-class Americans most

Justin Haskins
The Hill
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:00 UTC
Trump effect
© Conservative Refocus/US Hot Air/KJN
President Biden and congressional Democrats' Build Back Better (BBB) Act is now in the hands of the Senate. That legislative body's 50-50 partisan split will undoubtedly make the bill's passage difficult.

In order for BBB to become law, Democratic Senate leadership will need to convince moderates such as Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) that the legislation's $2.4 trillion price tag can be offset by expanding the IRS and its enforcement efforts while imposing substantial tax reform measures.

Congressional Democrats have argued that one of the best ways to pay for the legislation is to raise taxes on wealthy households, which, according to many on the left, have benefited disproportionately and unfairly from the 2017 tax reform law passed by Republicans and signed by former President Trump. The latest data, however, proves that this claim is pure mythology.

Income data published by the IRS clearly show that on average all income brackets benefited substantially from the Republicans' tax reform law, with the biggest beneficiaries being working and middle-income filers, not the top 1 percent, as so many Democrats have argued.
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Biden administration says COVID vaccine requirements for domestic flights not 'off the table'

Casey Harper
Just the News
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:05 UTC
Biden/Plane
© Quartz/KJNBidens EO for Omicron
President Joe Biden unveiled a new set of executive actions to address the Omicron variant Thursday, though how serious the threat of the variant will be remains unclear.

Biden gave an address from the White House Thursday where he urged a nationwide effort to up vaccinations and booster shots for Americans. The administration said it will extend the mask requirement for domestic flights to March 18 while increasing restrictions on inbound international travelers, requiring they receive a negative COVID test within 24 hours of departure.

Senior administration officials said pharmacies will send millions of texts and emails as well as make phone calls telling Americans to get the booster. They also said the AARP is working with the administration to urge seniors to get vaccinated and that Medicare will send a notice to 63 million seniors encouraging them to receive the booster shot.

According to the administration officials, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
"will start paying healthcare providers to talk to families about the importance of getting their kids vaccinated."

Comment: If Biden has no idea what he is doing, someone does. It's called tyranny.

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UK: Commons speaker goes to police over claims of cocaine use at Westminster


The Independent
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:37 UTC
woke cocaine
Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he will call in police over "deeply concerning" allegations of drug use in the Palace of Westminster.

In a warning to anyone bringing cocaine or other illegal substances into parliament, the speaker said he was treating the matter as a priority and wanted to see "full and effective enforcement of the law" with serious sanctions for those flouting the rules.

Sir Lindsay's move comes after The Sunday Times reported that an investigation found evidence of cocaine in 11 out of 12 locations tested in the building.

One senior MP said it was time to consider bringing in sniffer dogs to detect illicit substances.

Comment: Cocaine elite: Traces of party drug found throughout British Houses of Parliament

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Clueless: AOC blasted for 'tone deaf' comment denying wave of smash-and-grab robberies

Kerry Picket and Mica Soellne
Washington Times
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:17 UTC
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Ocasio-Cortez and Stalin
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim that the smash-and-grab crime wave is a hoax drew howls from fellow lawmakers on Capitol Hill, as retailers and police detailed the huge impact of organized theft.

So far, the criticism of Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has come exclusively from Republicans and retailers.

Rep. Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, called the New York Democrats' remarks "tone-deaf and offensive" to the family of the Oakland security guard who was fatally shot in San Francisco last week. He was protecting a TV news crew covering a smash-and-grab theft in the area.

Comment: For someone who's supposed to be the epitome of media savvy, AOC is remarkably out of touch:





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Russia's 'plan to invade Ukraine' exists only in the US and NATO imagination

Scott Ritter
RT
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 15:12 UTC
Crimea truck military
© Sputnik / Konstantin MihalchevskiyFILE PHOTO. Crimea, Russia.
Ukraine has accused Russia of preparing to invade, triggering an international crisis that will bring Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin together via a phone call in an effort to avoid a NATO-Russia conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Stockholm, Sweden, during a summit of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, to discuss the growing crisis surrounding Ukraine. The two diplomats would be reporting the results of their discussions back to their respective leaders, with Blinken noting in a press conference on Thursday that US President Biden and Russian President Putin "may have the opportunity to speak directly in the near future."

Until that time, Blinken noted, the onus was on Russia to defuse the situation regarding Ukraine. "It's now on Russia to de-escalate the current tensions," Blinken declared, "by reversing the recent troop buildup, returning forces to normal peacetime positions, and refraining from further intimidation and attempts to destabilize Ukraine."

Comment: And Ukraine's downplaying of the situation may be because it realises that, whilst it was happy to be a US tool in exchange for cash, weapons and propaganda, it's now being eyed up as a sacrificial lamb all in the name of escalating Western coordinated belligerence against Russia:

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China's Evergrande shares hit record low as it edges closer to default, central bank lowers reserve requirement again in attempt to bolster growth

Martin Farrer
The Guardian
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:09 UTC
Evergrande
© Aly Song/ReutersA statement from China Evergrande over the weekend said there was 'no guarantee' that the group could meet its obligations.
Shares in the struggling Chinese property developer Evergrande hit a record low on Monday after strong indications that it is on the verge of a potentially disastrous default and could be forced into a full-blown restructuring.

The company has lurched from one crisis to another in recent months as it faced a series of repayments on debts - three times waiting until the last possible moment to stump up the cash needed to stay afloat.

However, a statement from the company over the weekend said there was "no guarantee" that the group could meet its obligations and added that creditors had demanded immediate repayment of a total of $260m (£196m).

Comment: For analysis on what China might do to manage the crisis - if that's even possible - check out Chris Kanthan's article China's real estate crisis explained.

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Incompetence or design? Austria's former FM: Going green may lead to Europe's lights going out this winter


RT
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:00 UTC
Karin Kneissl
EU states have been busy trying to contain the energy crisis and soaring electricity bills, but their actions might not be enough as the main flaw is the lack of a unified energy policy, Austria's former foreign minister tells RT.

"The structural problem in energy policy shaping and policy making in many EU countries is who is really in charge," Karin Kneissl, former Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, told RT.

She stressed that the major problem is the lack of a common energy policy in the block, and more broadly, no common "energy mentality."

According to Kneissl, many European states are too "occupied with themselves," focusing on elections and governmental changes while "energy is still not getting the priority it should have."

As the energy crisis hit the EU, many member states introduced measures to support energy consumers. France is giving 100 euro ($113) payments to support the poorest households, while putting a ceiling on electricity prices to last through April next year.

Italy has introduced a $3.3 billion aid package, while Spain has put in place emergency measures, redirecting some $2.9 billion from profits of energy companies to consumers.

Still, Kneissl says "all the measures might not be sufficient" as EU countries "have very different energy mixes" and attitude towards energy policy altogether.


Comment: Whether by incompetence - or design - Europe's leaders are setting up their populations for a very difficult, (if not life-threatening) winter.
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Backed by AFRICOM, corporations plunder DR Congo for "climate-friendly" materials and blame China

TJ Coles
The Grayzone
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC
The Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC) in 2013
© MonuscoThe Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC) in 2013
Cobalt, a key metallic element used in lithium batteries and other "green" technology, is sourced from slave labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As the West points the finger at China, the US Africa Command is indirectly policing mining operations that profit US corporations.

Ever since Belgium's King Leopold II (1835-1909) established the Congo Free State in 1885, international powers have exploited the region's vast resources. Leading a regime that went on to kill an estimated eight million people to plunder their gold, ivory, and rubber, Leopold reportedly described Congo as "a magnificent African cake."

More recently, US President Biden's International Trade Administration declared: "With total mineral wealth estimated in the tens of trillions of dollars," what is now called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "offers opportunities for American firms with a high tolerance for risk." The role of the Africa Command is to reduce that risk. The US Department of Defense says that Africa "has a plethora of strategic materials, such as cobalt, chromium, tantalum and more. African resources are critical to 21st century progress" (read: US corporate dominance).

From the late-1990s to the present, Euro-American mining, processing, and financial corporations have relied on the slave-labor of miners and the muscle of armed gangs to export rare earth metals, such as coltan and tantalum, to the West for vital components in computers, phones, missiles, etc. The rush to renewables ushers in a new era of competition for the rare metal, cobalt.
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