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Women blast Macron for claiming educated ladies won't choose large family


RT
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:37 UTC
macron
© (L) Reuters / Francois Lenoir; (R-upper) Twitter / Eric Kigozi; (R-lower) Twitter / lisa_ca
Emmanuel Macron has attracted the anger of moms across the globe after suggesting that no educated woman would want up to nine children. Take a look, Monsieur President, at all the multi-children mothers with university degrees!

The French leader seems unable to get away from the topic of large families. A year ago, he was bashed on social media for saying that Africa's main problem is "seven, eight children per woman."

The 40-year old 'tried his luck' again in late September, when he spoke about women and fertility in Africa at the Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit. "Please present me the lady who decided, being perfectly educated, to have seven, eight, nine children," he said to the audience.


Comment: Macron is just revealing his ignorance borne from a life influenced by feminist ideology.


While Macron's main point was that parenthood should be a choice, many women across the globe considered the statement offensive. The campaign is surprisingly only now gaining strength in October, weeks after the centrist's speech.
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Rocket

Putin: Russia surpassed rivals with precise hypersonic weapons & will deploy more within months


RT
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:30 UTC
Avangard hypersonic glider
© Russian Defense MinistryA CGI image shows the Avangard hypersonic glider. The actual look of the system is still classified.
New Avangard hypersonic glider warheads are just months away from entering military service, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that Russia is the first in the world to develop the breakthrough technology.

A hypersonic glider is a type of projectile that can fly and maneuver in the upper atmosphere at speeds of over Mach 5. This makes them harder to intercept than regular warheads, which approach the target over a predictable ballistic trajectory. Russia's variant of the system is called Avangard and will be ready for military service in a few months, according to Putin.

"Responding to the development of anti-ballistic missile systems by the US, we are improving our strike capabilities. Some are already in service, others will be deployed soon," he said during a Valdai Club session in Sochi. The Avangard deployment will happen "within several months,"Putin said.
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Twitter purges left-wing accounts with no explanation

Sanjana Varghese
Wired, UK
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:21 UTC
Twitter bans left-wing accounts
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Twitter accounts run by activists linked to the Occupy movement have been suspended after the social network continued its attempted crackdown on bots and fake accounts. Around 80 activists with a collective following of five million people are thought to have had their accounts suspended.

Organisers and activists say that their Twitter accounts were suspended without an explanation from the social network. Many of the accounts were created in 2011 and 2012 at the height of the Occupy movements.

The mass suspension of accounts linked to the Occupy movement comes as Twitter steps up efforts to clean up its platform. The company has reportedly suspended 1,500 accounts over the past week that were suspected of being run by members of pro-Trump 4chan members masquerading as liberal activists, according to anonymous source speaking to The New York Times.
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Chess

Putin: Russia getting rid of US dollar matter of national security


RT
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:22 UTC
dollar
© Reuters/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
Sanctions are forcing Russia to find alternative settlement currencies to the US dollar to ensure the security of the country's economy, according to President Vladimir Putin.

"We are moving to the de-dollarization of the economy. We are doing so not because we want to undermine the dollar, but because we want to ensure our security. We are constantly facing sanctions, they do not give us the opportunity to work in dollars,"Putin said on Thursday at the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi.

The alternative to the greenback could become a basket of national currencies, an instrument being developed by BRICS countries. "If such tools are invented, it will be possible to get away from the dollar. As soon as this happens, the dollar will have hard times," Putin said.

The Russian president said that the US is forcing a number of countries to abandon the dollar in international payments. "This is a typical mistake of an empire. Our American friends are undermining confidence in the dollar as a single currency," Putin said.

"European countries want to trade with Iran. They do not believe that Tehran violated any conditions of the nuclear deal. Therefore something like an alternative to SWIFT international payment system is being invented," the president said.
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Radar

US building 2 new bases in Syria, sending heavy arms to Kurds in Manbij


Sputnik
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:45 UTC
US Setting Up New Bases Syria
© AP Photo / Hussein Malla
The US is continuing its military buildup in Manbij in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's threats to clear the region of Syrian Kurds. Speaking on condition of anonymity to Sputnik, a Manbij Military Council representative disclosed that the US has sent heavy arms to the region.

A source close to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told Sputnik Turkey that the US had started beefing up their military presence in Manbij and sent weaponry to the region in response to Ankara's signals about a potential operation in the city, located in the northeast of Aleppo Governorate.

It was reported that the fighters of the Manbij Military Council, subordinated to the SDF command, had doubled security measures on Manbij's border, from the side of Jarabulus. Additionally, the US has reportedly sent armored vehicles and heavy weapons to the council. Emblems of the Manbij Military Council were pasted on the armored car delivered to the region.

Comment: So the US continues to dig in its heels and vie for influence by arming the Kurds in Syria - and the Kurds continue to think they have a viable partner - but are beginning to see the bigger picture:

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Dominoes

Deep state dominos falling? Indicted leakers linked to Mueller team members Andrew Weissmann and DOJ Fusion GPS Collaborator Bruce Ohr

Jim Hoft
Gateway Pundit
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
Mueller leaks
The indictment of US Treasury officials yesterday is more important than first thought. The individuals indicted have close ties to demoted DOJ lawyer Bruce Ohr and Mueller team corrupt attorney Andrew Weissmann!

On Tuesday, 40-year-old Natalie May Edwards, the senior advisor in the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, was arrested and criminally charged for leaking confidential financial documents relating to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, the Russian embassy and accused Russian spy Maria Butina.

Ms. Edwards, who leaked the documents related to the Manafort case, was interviewed by Ronan Farrow six months ago. It now looks like that was an attempt by her to set herself up as a whistle blower rather than the leaker she is -
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MIB

SOTT Focus: Stephen Cohen: Rogue Assassins a Possibility in Khashoggi Case

Stephen Cohen
The Nation
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:25 UTC
Nikki Haley Trump
© Reuters / Jonathan Ernst
Stephen F. Cohen and John Batchelor continue their (usually) weekly discussions of the new US-Russian Cold War. (Previous installments, now in their fifth year, are at TheNation.com).



Cohen comments on the following subjects currently in the news: Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion:
1. National intelligence agencies have long played major roles, often not entirely visible, in international politics. They are doing so again today, as is evident in several countries, from Russiagate in the United States and the murky Skripal assassination attempt in the UK to the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Leaving aside what President Obama knew about Russiagate allegations against Donald Trump and when he knew it, the question arises as to whether these operations were ordered by President Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) or were "rogue" operations unknown in advance by the leaders and perhaps even directed against them.
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Safe

Russia invites foreign banks to use money transfer alternative to US-influenced SWIFT


RT
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:50 UTC
Russian ruble
© Sputnik / Iliya PitalevRussian ruble pictured in front of the Kremlin in Moscow
Foreign banks will soon be able to become part of Russia's money transfer network which serves as an alternative to the traditional SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) system.

"Non-residents will start connecting to us this year. People are already turning to us," said First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia Olga Skorobogatova. Earlier, the official said that by using the alternative payment system foreign firms would be able to do business with sanctioned Russian companies.

As of September, 416 Russian companies have joined the System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS), including the Russian Federal Treasury and large state corporations including Gazprom Neft, Rosneft, and others, the Central Bank said.

Comment: Bit by bit by bit, Russia and its allies in Asia and Europe are building new financial infrastructure as a viable alternative to Western control and subjugation.

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Eye 1

Ukraine's allies exposed as event hosts neo-Nazi's, deviants and Gladio groups

Joaquin Flores
Fort Russ
Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:00 UTC
McCain with Ukraine neo-Nazi
On October 15th, the NATO/US intelligence backed or supported Gladio networks showed their hand, publicly exposing themselves by hosting a conjoined public conference in the semi-failed state of Ukraine, where Gladio organizations such as Svoboda were critical pawns in the Color Revolution dubbed 'EuroMaidan'. The EuroMaidan is infamous for bringing misery, poverty, and instability to the former Soviet state of Ukraine, alongside a policy of anti-Russian ethnic cleansing in the east of the civil-war torn country.

Joining them were their Western European counterparts of JN (Germany) and CasaPound (Italy) who supported the U.S/NATO policy in Ukraine, where these neo-nazi/neo-fascist/third position type front organizations were used historically as part of a strategy of tension. In Ukraine, this strategy of tension ultimately aided the Neocon hawk strategy enforced by Victoria Nuland, where over $5 billion USD was spent on this project to bring down the former Ukrainian government.

While the event was small, and will have minimal impact on any outcome in Ukrainian history, it showed the ties between the U.S' FBI protected networks like Counter-Currents and Greg Johnson inside the U.S, and the U.S foreign project in Europe, Gladio, and how these two related vectors conjoin to work on parallel information war projects.

Comment: By all measures the situation in Ukraine is dire indeed: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: 'Revolution' in Ukraine: A history of manufactured chaos

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Veteran broadcaster Rick Sanchez goes primetime on RT America


RT
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:47 UTC
Rick Sanchez
© RT America
RT America will premiere "The News with Rick Sanchez" on Monday, October 22nd at 7pm EST. Award-winning American journalist and author Rick Sanchez will make his RT America debut as the host of daily prime-time news show.

As a CNN anchor, MSNBC daytime anchor, FOX News contributor, Spanish-speaking anchor at Fox News Latino and Mundo Fox, as well as Miami news icon, Sanchez has evolved into one of the nation's top news personalities.

He explained why he joined RT America, saying: "We're going to do wonderful things here. Do you watch TV to turn your brain OFF, to relax? I want you to watch TV to turn you brain ON. That's why I'm here."
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