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Keeping the house clean: Putin signs law establishing register of officials convicted of crimes involving corruption


RT
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 09:48 UTC
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The bill orders Russian state agencies to create and maintain a nationwide list of officials convicted of crimes involving corruption or fired over “loss of trust” resulting from corruption scandals.
The Russian president has signed into law a bill requiring all officials fired from their posts over involvement in corruption to be placed in a nationwide internet register to prevent them from re-entering public service.

The law was published on the Russian internet portal for official documents on Friday and will come into force on January 1, 2018.

The bill on the unified register of corrupt ex-officials was prepared and drafted by the Russian Labor Ministry in early 2015, but it was not approved by parliament until June of this year. It orders Russian state agencies to create and maintain a nationwide list of officials convicted of crimes involving corruption or fired over "loss of trust" resulting from corruption scandals.

Comment: Putin once again shows his wisdom by taking appropriate measures to remove criminal elements from positions of power within the government, which is one reason why conditions in Russia continue their upward trajectory while the West is further disintegrating.

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Trump trolls global warming fanatics: East coast "could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming"

Charlie Spiering
Breitbart
Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:42 UTC
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© Win McNamee/Getty Images"By the time I've rattled every capital on Earth, y'all will have this much desire for the US to get entangled with y'alls issues."
President Donald Trump mocked global warming alarmists on Thursday, pointing out on Twitter that the United States could use a little global warming after experiencing record cold temperatures.

"In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year's Eve on record," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country."

Liberals are frequently infuriated when global warming skeptics use cold temperatures to refute their assertions that climate change threatens the future of the planet.


Comment: It's moments like these that you can't help but thank Vladimir Putin for singlehandedly electing the most entertaining president of the USA.

Anthony Watts over at Watts Up With That comments:
For those who follow the cult-like world of Anthropogenic Global Warming promoters, this has to be the Tweet of the year. What's fun about it, is not just the way President Trump frames the missive and pokes a jab at the Paris Accord, but the reactions to it. Of course many of the same people who are calling it a wide variety of things (stupid, irresponsible, anti-science, etc.) are the very same people who promote short term heat waves as "proof" of human caused climate change getting worse.

Reading some of the responses in the Twitter feed reveals just how much of a disturbance on the force President Trump created with this one Tweet.

Of course, explanations as to why this cold wave is insignificant already abound from 'climate scientists'. Let's be sure to remind them this summer when they claim that a week-long heat wave is proof of their premise.


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Stock Up

Matt Drudge conjures up massive cognitive dissonance, tweets year-end Trump approval rating - same as Obama's after 1 year in office

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:28 UTC
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Matt Drudge, founder of the highly influential Drudge Report touted President Trump's approval numbers Thursday citing a Rasmussen Poll.

Matt Drudge fairly compared Trump's approval ratings to Obama's ratings at the same exact date in the first year of his presidency and pointed out they are identical.

In a very rare tweet, Matt Drudge said, "Rasmussen Poll shows Trump at 46% APPROVE this morning, with 53% DISAPPROVE... What about Obama at same exact date first year in presidency?? 46% APPROVE, 53% DISAPPROVE!" (screenshot below because Matt Drudge deletes his tweets after a couple days):


Comment: The truly amazing thing is that Trump's ratings aren't even lower. The media is almost unanimously against him. Politicians hate him. Liberals are screaming helplessly into the sky. Yet he has managed to hang on to his public support. Goes to show just how little the establishment understands the American people. It also says something positive about said people: they aren't buying the BS fed to them on a daily basis.

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Pirates

Syrian sources: U.S. once again evacuating ISIS leaders from Deir Ezzor


Sputnik
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:23 UTC
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© Flickr/ The U.S. Army
The new accusations add to the string of charges of alleged US-led coalition cooperation with Daesh (ISIS), contrary to its proclained goal of fighting terrorism in Syria.

US helicopters have evacuated Daesh leaders from several areas across the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor to the country's northeast, Syria's SANA news agency has reported, citing eyewitnesses.

SANA reported that according to residents, the jihadists were evacuated Wednesday and flown to safety in al-Hasakah province, much of which is presently under the control of Kurdish and US forces.

Sources said that several US helicopters had conducted low-altitude flights into the al-Saad camp for temporarily displaced persons, landing near the al-Hasakah Dam in southern al-Hasakah province, bringing in terrorist leaders reported to have joined a new group of militants supported and organized by the US.

Comment: A lot of money went into the ISIS project. You can't expect the Americans to just sit back and let the Russians and Syrians obliterate their investment. Whatever ISIS terrorists can be saved will be saved, to fight another day for their American and Israeli masters.

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Turkish media reports Moscow and Ankara sign agreement for purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia


RT
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:20 UTC
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© Paul Gypteau / AFPRussian S-400 Triumf missile systems
Moscow and Ankara have signed a $2.5-billion credit agreement on the purchase of S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia, according to Turkish media. The move previously caused concern of Turkey's NATO partners.

The deal was signed in the Turkish capital, Ankara on Friday, local media report. The first delivery of two missile batteries is planned for the first quarter of 2020, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said.

Earlier this week, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said the two countries sorted out the remaining details behind the deal. Turkey will pay 45 percent of the cost in advance, with the remaining 55 percent to be covered by Russian loans, according to the head of Russian state-run Rostec Corporation, Sergey Chemezov.
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Bullseye

Trump on second term: Media will help me win because without me, their ratings will go down the tubes


RT
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:13 UTC
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© Carlos Barria / Reuters
US President Donald Trump has pinned his hopes for a second term as president on the US media, saying they will help him win because "if I'm not there, their ratings are going down the tubes."

President Trump, who has been engaged in an endless war against the mainstream media, laid his cards on the table during an interview with The New York Times, saying that in the long run, the news media will cover him more favorably for one simple reason: news outlets profit from the public's interest in his presidency.

"Another reason that I'm going to win another four years is because newspapers, television, all forms of media will tank if I'm not there because without me, their ratings are going down the tubes," Trump said.

"Without me, The New York Times will indeed be not the failing New York Times, but the failed New York Times," he said. "So they basically have to let me win. And eventually, probably six months before the election, they'll be loving me because they're saying, 'Please, please, don't lose Donald Trump.'"
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DNC-connected Awan brothers court date mysteriously disappears after being postponed twice

Joshua Caplan
The Gateway Pundit
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:02 UTC
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© Fox NewsImran Awan
Another day, another plot twist to the 'Awan Brothers,' story. Daily Caller reporter Luke Rosiak discovered Thursday that the Awan brothers' next court date, scheduled for January 8th, 2018, disappeared from the calendar.

"Strange: The next court date was supposed to be January 8 (after being postponed twice) but it is not showing on the court's calendar as of now," tweeted Rosiak on Thursday.


News of the disappearing court date comes amid a report suggesting Imran Awan ran a car dealership that may have fronted as an overseas money laundering operation.

Comment: A smal sample of Awan's activities:

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Bullseye

Russian court sentences US-born investor Browder in absentia to 9 years for massive tax fraud


RT
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:46 UTC
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© Yuri Gripas / ReutersWilliam Browder
A court in Moscow has sentenced US-born financier William Browder in absentia to nine years in a penal colony, after convicting him of a $79 million tax fraud.

Browder, who is now a UK citizen, is known as the main lobbyist behind the anti-Russian 'Magnitsky Act' sanctions.

The court also ordered Browder to pay a fine of 200,000 rubles (US$3,400). His business partner, Ivan Cherkasov, was also sentenced in absentia to nine years behind bars and handed a 200,000-ruble fine in the same case.

In addition, the judge ruled that the pair must compensate the Russian state to the amount of 4.6 billion rubles ($79 million).

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Moscow proposes formal guarantees to Washington for mutual non-interference in each others governments


RT
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:41 UTC
Moscow
© Iliya Pitalev / Sputnik
US Ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, has been handed a proposal for Washington and Moscow to exchange guarantees of non-interference in each others internal affairs, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said.

The memorandum, in which Russia's "readiness to exchange letters or other forms of guarantees of mutual non-interference into electoral and other internal political processes, was again confirmed," and forwarded to Huntsman on December 21, Zakharova said. "The matter now lies with the American side," she stated, adding that the media should engage US officials for further comment.

Russia underlined "the long-standing and systematic aspirations of Washington to influence what is happening in our country in its own interests," Zakharova said of the proposal.

Comment: Of course the US isn't interested in such an agreement. Their allegations against Russia are completely false, while they have a long history of interfering in Russia's affairs. See also: Maria Zakharova calls US State Department's comments on Navalny rejection "meddling in the Russian elections"

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Trump effect strikes again: Kennedy Center Honors ratings crash to all-time low after president boycotts ceremony

Kristinn Taylor
The Gateway Pundit
Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:33 UTC
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© John Paul Filo/CBS/Getty Images; Right, by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images.Left, Several attendees including Former First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama, honorees the Eagles, Mavis Staples, James Taylor, Al Pacino and Argentine pianist Martha Argerich seen at the 39th Kennedy Center Honors; Right, Donald Trump on the South Lawn on August 14th.
The Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on tape-delay on Tuesday in prime time by CBS received its lowest TV ratings since 1987, Deadline reported on Thursday. President Donald Trump announced earlier this year he would not attend the December 3 awards ceremony, nor hold a White House reception, after several liberals being honored, including Norman Lear, said they would boycott the White House reception for the honorees. It was the most public snub of a president by a Kennedy Center honoree since Paul McCartney canceled on George W. Bush, rescheduling his award when Barack Obama was president.

The American people responded to the Trump-hating liberals by not watching the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast.
CBS' broadcast of Kennedy Center Honors clocked its lowest ratings result in people-meter history, dating back to 1987. The Tuesday 9-11 PM broadcast fumbled 28% of last year's 8.620 million total viewers, to 6.169 million. The demo dive: 30% from last year's 1.0 rating to 0.7. The 2006 telecast ran on the same Tuesday, December 27, though the extra day between the broadcast and Christmas might have benefited last year's broadcast by separating it further from holiday distractions and travel"...

Comment: Looks like the libs are losing the culture wars. Trump boycotts awards ceremony of America's premier 'cultural organization' - TV ratings tank. That should give them pause.

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