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The circle is complete: BOJ joins Fed and ECB in preparing rollout of digital currency

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:00 UTC

First it was the Fed, then the ECB, and now the BOJ: the world's central banks are quietly preparing to unleash digital currencies on an unsuspecting population in one final last-ditch attempt to spark inflation and do away with the current monetary orthodoxy which has failed to push living conditions for the masses higher (but most importantly, has failed to inflate away a growing mountain of insurmountable global debt).

On Friday, the Bank of Japan joined the Fed and ECB when it said it would begin experimenting on how to operate its own digital currency, rather than confining itself to conceptual research as it has to date.

Digitalization has advanced in various areas at home and abroad on the back of rapid development of information communication technology. There is a possibility of a surge in public demand for central bank digital currency (CBDC) going forward, considering the rapid development of technological innovation. While the Bank of Japan currently has no plan to issue CBDC, from the viewpoint of ensuring the stability and efficiency of the overall payment and settlement systems, the Bank considers it important to prepare thoroughly to respond to changes in circumstances in an appropriate manner.

Presidential debate chairman: Moderator was hacked when asking Scaramucci for anti-Trump advice

Jordan Davidson
The Federalist
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) claims that the cryptic Twitter exchange between upcoming presidential debate moderator Steve Scully of C-SPAN and anti-Trump advocate Anthony Scaramucci, in which Scully asked for advice on responding to President Donald Trump, was the product of a hacker.

"He was hacked, it didn't happen," CPD Co-Chair Frank Fahrenkopf told Brian Kilmeade on The Brian Kilmeade Show Friday morning.

While the CPD claimed that Scully's account was hacked, Fahrenkopf offered no evidence for this explanation. Additionally, Scaramucci has yet to explain why he responded to a supposedly "hacked" tweet.

Comment: There has been no proof or verification of the hacking excuse. It seems there is nothing above board during this election.

For more on CPD Co-Chair Frank Fahrenkopf, see also:

Rigged: The Chairman of the Presidential Debate Commission is co-founder of 'Color Revolution' org linked to Steele Dossier and more

In order to slam Trump for Taliban 'endorsement', his critics argue for endless wars

Zachary Leeman
RT
Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:01 UTC

A Taliban spokesman has said they hope Donald Trump wins November's election, giving his critics plenty of ammo to attack him with. What some of them likely don't realize they're doing, though, is arguing for more war.

"We hope he will win the election and wind up US military presence in Afghanistan," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in an interview highlighting the unusual support. Mujahid said Trump's "America first" policy breaks with past administrations' need to be "cops for the world."

The Taliban was even concerned about Trump's recent bout with Covid-19. "When we heard about Trump being Covid-19 positive, we got worried for his health, but seems he is getting better," an unnamed senior leader told the news outlet. "Trump might be ridiculous for the rest of the world, but he is sane and wise man for the Taliban," another anonymous senior member said.

Tim Murtaugh, communications director for Trump's reelection campaign, rejected the support of the Taliban in a statement.

'The Taliban endorses Trump' though is far too tempting of a line to stay away from, so the president's critics have taken to social media to highlight the odd interview and use it as a way to argue against Trump's reelection.

Comment: See also:
Trump: Remaining troops in Afghanistan should be home 'by Christmas'

Putin trolls Biden, lauds 'common values' shared by Soviet Communists & Democrats, points out Trump's harsh record on Russia

David Brennan
Newsweek
Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:35 UTC

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to mark a positive resemblance between Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Soviet communists in a wide-ranging interview with the Rossiya TV channel, released Wednesday as the 2020 vice presidential candidates prepared to debate.

The president said the Kremlin would be open to working with whoever sits in the Oval Office in 2021, despite U.S. intelligence reports indicating that Russia is trying to undermine Biden in the same way it did Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.

But Putin linked Biden to communist ideology during the interview. While Putin — a former party member, KGB colonel and intelligence operative — made the comparison in positive terms, his comment lines up with GOP talking points about the Biden-Kamala Harris ticket. Trump and his allies have tried to frame their opponents proposing a far-left, extremist platform dictated by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

Comment: A Harris-Biden presidency would likely be as neocon-influenced as one can possibly imagine. After all, they are the party that has authored the Russiagate and Russian Collusion narratives. So the idea that such an administration would somehow be more constructive towards Russia is, unfortunately, highly improbable. But Putin can still express hope and the urgency for talks so the world can hear it.

Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold

Vladimir Isachenkov
Stars and Stripes
Sat, 10 Oct 2020 01:00 UTC

© AP
Eduard Chechyan gestures in the yard of his apartment building, destroyed by shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery, during a military conflict in Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than a quarter-century.

The two sides traded blame for breaking the truce that took effect at noon with new attacks, and Azerbaijan's top diplomat said the truce never entered force.

The cease-fire announcement came overnight after 10 hours of talks in Moscow sponsored by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The deal stipulated that the cease-fire should pave the way for talks on settling the conflict.

If the truce holds, it would mark a major diplomatic coup for Russia, which has a security pact with Armenia but also cultivated warm ties with Azerbaijan. But the agreement was immediately challenged by mutual claims of violations.

Comment: For some historical background of the conflict, see the SOTT Focus:

Armenia vs Azerbaijan, East vs West: Nagorno-Karabakh crisis and the NATO-Israeli connection

Kyrgyzstan lawmakers approve new Prime Minister days after he was sprung from jail

RFE/RL
Sat, 10 Oct 2020 06:33 UTC

Kyrgyz deputies voted to make Sadyr Japarov the country's prime minister on October 10.

Kyrgyzstan's divided parliament has controversially appointed Sadyr Japarov as new prime minister, just days after the convicted kidnapper was sprung from prison during turmoil over the Central Asian country's disputed parliamentary elections.

Political unrest has gripped Kyrgyzstan since a parliamentary election on October 4 was tainted by allegations of vote-buying and fraud that benefited status quo parties, sparking angry street protests that resulted in the Central Elections Commission canceling the results and rival political forces vying for control.

The October 10 vote to approve Japarov came a day after embattled President Sooronbai Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency and put troops on the streets of the capital in response to unrest and violence during a week of whipsaw political developments.

Comment: See also:

'If you don't, I won't forget it': Trump's threat to Bill Barr to charge Joe Biden and Obama over spygate - and he wants Hillary Clinton indicted too

Geoff Earle
Daily Mail
Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:46 UTC

Afghan militant group says CBS misrepresented its words

President Donald Trump said in a televised interview that he has spoken to Attorney General Bill Barr about the high-stakes Durham probe and received assurances the government has 'plenty' of evidence to bring charges against his main political rivals.

He made the extraordinary statement - which if accurate would be a breach of normal firewalls between prosecutors and the executive in a politically charged investigation - in an appearance on the Fox Business Network, where he also pronounced himself cured of the coronavirus.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond when asked to confirm the president's characterization of his conversation with Barr.

Comment: See also:

'Russia hoax' was lie created by Hillary Clinton and one of the dirtiest political tricks ever

Gregg Jarrett
Fox News
Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:43 UTC

For Hillary Clinton, inventing the lie was easy. Spreading the lie was even easier. For President Trump, uncovering the truth has been hard. The truth always has its enemies.

This is the maxim - and chilling lesson - of the Russia hoax.

Newly declassified handwritten notes authored by former CIA Director John Brennan show that on July 28, 2016, he briefed President Barack Obama on intelligence evidence that Clinton had approved a plan to vilify Trump with false accusations that he was colluding with Russia. She did it, the intel concluded, to distract from her own damaging email scandal.

It was an audacious plot put in motion by one of Clinton's foreign policy advisers and then sanctioned by the then-Democrat presidential candidate on July 26. But the genesis of the smear came from Clinton herself.

For months, she had peppered her campaign speeches with increasingly venomous accusations that her opponent was a Kremlin asset and a "puppet of Putin." There was not a shred of plausible evidence. It was a shameless lie drawn from the insidious depths of Clinton's fictive imagination. It was magnificently devious and classic Clinton.

Comment: See also:

Pelosis invest big in CrowdStrike, Democrat-connected linchpin of Russia probe

Aaron Maté
RealClear Investigations
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC

The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rose to global prominence in mid-June 2016 when it publicly accused Russia of hacking the Democratic National Committee and stealing its data. The previously unknown company's explosive allegation set off a seismic chain of events that engulfs U.S. national politics to this day. The Hillary Clinton campaign seized on CrowdStrike's claim by accusing Russia of meddling in the election to help Donald Trump. U.S. intelligence officials would soon also endorse CrowdStrike's allegation and pursue what amounted to a multi-year, all-consuming investigation of Russian interference and Trump's potential complicity.

With the next presidential election now in its final weeks, the Democrats' national leader, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and her husband, Paul Pelosi, are endorsing the publicly traded firm in a different way. Recent financial disclosure filings show the couple have invested up to $1 million in CrowdStrike Holdings. The Pelosis purchased the stock at a share price of $129.25 on Sept. 3. At the time of this article's publication, the price has risen to $142.97.

Comment: See also:

Trump reacts to Pelosi's 25th Amendment commission with claim of a hidden plot: 'It's to replace Joe Biden with Kamala Harris'!

RT
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:02 UTC

Soon after Rep. Nancy Pelosi introduced a commission that would allow Congress to remove a mentally unfit president, Donald Trump tweeted a claim its ulterior motive is to replace Democratic candidate Joe Biden with Kamala Harris.

Instead, the commission is needed to give "some comfort to people" about government stability, Pelosi (D-California) insisted.

Some, however, were not convinced the commission is meant as just an additional safety mechanism in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pelosi's assurance the legislation wasn't about Trump has quickly sparked a theory that such a commission could be used to replace 77-year-old Joe Biden - whose own mental stability has been steadily questioned - should he win the election next month.

President Trump himself floated that theory on Twitter shortly after Pelosi's announcement. Trump wrote:

Comment: Quote from Pelosi: "the commission is needed to give some comfort to people about government stability." These are prize words - given the unrelenting lies, subterfuge and antagonism by the Democrats, intel agencies and MSM of the past four years. If Trump and Gingrich are right, her plan works double-fold to remove the next elected president, be it Biden - a mentally incompetent criminal, or President Trump. It's a grand power play.

It was probably vaccine hesitancy that killed the mammoths!

sbc

Parts shortages been happening for generations. For example how many spineless and brainless people ya know?

sbc

So shouldnt the Garland order now be rescinded? They just said they were coached into writing the letter in such a way that it was disengenuous...

sbc

There are some interesting 'coincidences' with this murder case in Moab: [Link] Kylen Schulte, the younger lady, worked at the Moonflower cafe...

Jean Michel

Guns dont kill people...Alec Baldwin does...

Bezel Bub

Puppet Masters

The circle is complete: BOJ joins Fed and ECB in preparing rollout of digital currency

Presidential debate chairman: Moderator was hacked when asking Scaramucci for anti-Trump advice

In order to slam Trump for Taliban 'endorsement', his critics argue for endless wars

Putin trolls Biden, lauds 'common values' shared by Soviet Communists & Democrats, points out Trump's harsh record on Russia

Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold

Kyrgyzstan lawmakers approve new Prime Minister days after he was sprung from jail

'If you don't, I won't forget it': Trump's threat to Bill Barr to charge Joe Biden and Obama over spygate - and he wants Hillary Clinton indicted too

'Russia hoax' was lie created by Hillary Clinton and one of the dirtiest political tricks ever

Pelosis invest big in CrowdStrike, Democrat-connected linchpin of Russia probe

Trump reacts to Pelosi's 25th Amendment commission with claim of a hidden plot: 'It's to replace Joe Biden with Kamala Harris'!

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