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Biden bloat: West Wing payroll near $50 million, highest on record

Samuel Chamberlain
New York Post
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:26 UTC
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The Biden administration’s staggering $49.6 million payroll topples both Obama and Trump’s administrations.
The Biden administration's Executive Office of the President (EOP) has 560 employees and a payroll of close to $50 million — the highest of any administration in at least 12 years, according to data released Thursday.

While President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their legally specified annual salaries of $400,000 and $235,100, respectively, more than 250 other officials are making at least six figures this year.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki, for example, is one of 22 West Wing employees pulling in a taxpayer-funded salary of $180,000.

Comment: So Bribem is spending nearly 50 million, employing 524 "public servants" (plus 36 serfs), accomplishing nothing less than the complete upheaval of the country. Trump had 147 less staff and spent almost 10 million less, with many solid achievements.

What better contrast of Trump the business man versus Biden the political hack.

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The next shake-down: Israel slams Poland for 30-year limit on Jewish property recovery - oblivious to Palestinian parallels

Gilad Atzmon
english.almayadeen.net
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:59 UTC
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Israel heavily criticized the measure after it was passed by Poland's lower house of parliament
In 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed by the newly born Jewish 'State'. This catastrophic racially driven crime is called the Nakba.

"Israel" seems upset by a new Polish law that sets a 30-year deadline for Jews to recover seized property. The legislation is yet to be approved by Poland's senate, yet Israeli officials already refer to it as the "Holocaust law." They insist that it is 'immoral' and 'a disgrace.'

Last week Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid insisted that the bill "is a disgrace that will not erase the horrors or the memory of the Holocaust."

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Warmonger Samantha Powers roasted after suggesting 'only woman can deliver peace'


RT
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 21:53 UTC
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USAID administrator Samantha Power was mocked on Friday after she suggested that world peace could only be delivered by a woman - with social media users pointing out Power's history of promoting military intervention.

"Good afternoon. I come bearing a simple message: if you want peace in this world, trust women to deliver it," said Power during a speech on Friday, which quickly inspired ridicule online.

"Samantha Power is proof that this is not true," reacted one Twitter user, with many people pointing out that Power, who was also a US ambassador to the UN under Barack Obama, is credited with having persuaded the then-president to back military intervention against Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The move resulted in a rise in terrorism, open-air slave markets, and the deaths of many civilians.

Comment: See also: Why Victoria Nuland is dangerous and should not be confirmed as Biden's Under Secretary

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IAEA mission hails security of Belarus' 1st nuclear power plant, while Baltic neighbors claim it's a 'threat'


RT
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:16 UTC
Ostrovets
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FILE PHOTO. The Ostrovets nuclear power plant.
An inspection from the UN's nuclear watchdog is set to approve security measures taken by Belarus to protect its first nuclear power plant. The facility has been blasted by Baltic states as a major threat to their safety.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is currently inspecting the Ostrovets (Astravets) nuclear power plant, which is being constructed by Russian nuclear monopoly Rosatom. The monitors from the IAEA's International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) were invited to check the safety of the materials and installations. According to the Belarusian Energy Ministry, delegation members liked what they saw.

"I have been impressed with the seriousness with which the government of Belarus is taking the issues of security and safety of the nuclear power plant," chief inspector Joseph Sandoval was cited as saying.

Comment: See also: China refutes US claims of radiation leak at Taishan nuclear plant

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Robber barons and human guinea pigs

Colin Todhunter
Off-Guardian
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 19:23 UTC
Money and Medicine
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How do you make a potentially dangerous and ineffective drug appear like a miracle of modern science? You could, for instance, enrol only certain people in clinical trials and exclude others or bring the study to a close as soon as you see a spike in the data that implies evidence of effectiveness.

There are many ways to do it.

According to health practitioner and writer Craig Stellpflug in his article 'Big Pharma: Getting away with murder'(2012), the strategy is to get in quick, design the study to get the result you want, get out fast and make lots of money.

Stellpflug says:
If a study comes up negative for your favorite drug, just don't publish it! 68 per cent of all drug studies are swept under the carpet to keep those pesky side effects from being reported. Only 32 per cent of studies come up positive and a lot of those studies are 'shortened' to limit the long-term findings. Studies cut short were found to overestimate the study drug's effectiveness and miss dangerous side effects and complications by an average of 30 per cent. This would explain the amazing 85 per cent drug study success rate in the hands of Big Pharma according to the Annals of Internal Medicine."
Of course, it helps to get the regulatory agencies on board and to convince the media and health officials of the need for your wonder product and its efficacy and safety. In the process, well-paid career scientists and 'science' effectively become shaped and led by corporate profit margins and political processes.

And what better way to make a financial killing than by making a mountain out of a molehill and calling it a 'pandemic'?
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Myanmar, Indonesia lock down, Bali caught in the wake (despite 71% vaccination rate)


RT
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 18:51 UTC
Myanmar
© Reuters / Shwe Paw Mya Tin
Residents of Myanmar's second city of Mandalay, and two townships in southern Bago, have been ordered to remain at home to curb the spread of Covid cases throughout the country, as healthcare workers continue a post-coup strike.

In the last few weeks, Myanmar has seen Covid infections begin to climb, with 6,187 cases reported in the week ending June 28. On Thursday alone, authorities recorded more than 1,500 new cases, marking a significant rise from a month ago. The rising number of infections has sparked concern about a potential second wave spreading throughout the country, forcing the military junta to impose the restrictions.

The three areas placed under lockdown measures cover around two million people, according to the latest population data. Those locations include towns in Myanmar's western Chin state, along the Indian border, which have been in lockdown since May.

Comment: Indonesia's current lockdown is particularly harsh, with roadblocks and checkpoints, curfews and patrols. 21,000 police officers and soldiers will enforce the new restrictions, administering random covid tests at checkpoints.
Given Bali's popularity with tourists and its status as an economic hub, the immunization efforts have focused heavily on the island, where around 71% of residents have been vaccinated so far. Amid a recent spike in cases - seeing about 200 per day - the island remains closed to international tourism, including for vaccinated sightseers, allowing only Indonesian nationals and those with special permits to travel there. It boasts a population of some 4.3 million.


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15,472 dead, 1.5M injured (50% serious) reported in European Union's database of adverse drug reactions for COVID-19 shots

Brian Shilhavy
Global Research
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00 UTC
EUDRAVIGILANCE
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The European database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, which also tracks reports of injuries and deaths following the experimental COVID-19 "vaccines."

A subscriber from Europe recently emailed us and reminded us that this database maintained at EudraVigilance is only for countries in Europe who are part of the European Union (EU), which comprises 27 countries.

The total number of countries in Europe is much higher, almost twice as many, numbering around 50, although there are some differences of opinion as to which countries are technically part of Europe.

So as high as these numbers are, they do NOT reflect all of Europe. The actual number in Europe who are reported dead or injured due to COVID-19 shots would be much higher than what we are reporting here.

The EudraVigilance database reports that through June 19, 2021 there are 15,472 deaths and 1,509,266 injuries reported following injections of four experimental COVID-19 shots: From the total of injuries recorded, half of them (753,657) are serious injuries.

Comment: There it is in black and white with only a small but significant percentage of the vaccinated global population tallied. It's an incredible compilation with more foreboding results to come.

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Pressed for answers on Syria cover-up, OPCW chief offers new lies and excuses

Aaron Maté
The Gray Zone
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC
Arias onscreen
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OPCW Director General Fernando Arias
Facing growing outcry, OPCW Director General Fernando Arias went before the UN and told new falsehoods about his organization's Syria cover-up scandal — along with more disingenuous excuses to avoid addressing it.

Part one of two

In the two years since the censorship of a Syria chemical weapons investigation was exposed, the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Fernando Arias, has vigorously resisted accountability.

Arias has refused to investigate or explain the extensive manipulation of the OPCW's probe of an alleged April 2018 chlorine attack in Douma. Rather than answer calls to meet with the veteran inspectors who protested the deception, Arias has disparaged them. The OPCW Director General (DG) has even resorted to feigning ignorance about the scandal, recently claiming that "I don't know why" the organization's final report on Douma "was contested."

Facing growing pressure to address the cover-up - most prominently in a "Statement of Concern" from 28 notable signatories, including five former senior OPCW officials - Arias came before the United Nations Security Council on June 3rd to answer questions in open session for the first time.

In a nod to the public outcry, Arias backtracked from a previous statement that the Douma controversy could not be revisited. But while appearing to suggest that the investigation could be reopened, Arias offered more falsehoods about the scandal, and new disingenuous excuses to avoid addressing it.

This two-part report summarizes Arias' latest evasions and distortions, which include the following:

Comment: Maté is meticulously building his case to expose this fake organization and its Western puppeteers.

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US troops leave Afghanistan's Bagram airbase after nearly 20 years

Emma Graham-Harrison, Julian Borger
The Guardian
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:43 UTC
US military plane
© Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images
A US military Air Force plane leaves Bagram military base north of Kabul.
US troops have left Bagram, the sprawling airbase north of Kabul that was the symbolic and operational heart of the American military operation in Afghanistan.

With that hub handed over to Afghan security forces, it sets the scene for the final departure of American forces from the country only months before the 20th anniversary of the start of US operations to topple the Taliban, launched in response to the 9/11 attacks.

The US departure was marred by disorganisation. There was a gap between the American troops leaving and their Afghan replacements arriving, allowing looters to ransack parts of the base. "Unfortunately the Americans left without any coordination with Bagram district officials or the governor's office," the district administrator, Darwaish Raufi, told the Associated Press.

The Pentagon said the outgoing US force commander, General Austin Miller, would be formally handing over his responsibilities to US Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie "effective later this month".

Comment: Prolonging the troop removal for 20 years gave the US access to uncommon resources and a strategic ME location. Though US troops are leaving, America's foot remains wedged in the door.
The war led to more than 2,300 US troop deaths and more than 20,000 others wounded. That is among the estimated tens of thousands of other war-related deaths and casualties, including around 1,000 troops deaths among other NATO forces.

A 2020 report from the Department of Defense estimated war-fighting costs had topped $815 billion. The Costs of War project at Brown University estimates the US has spent a total of over $2.2 trillion on the conflict.
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Cyberhack dispute: Russian diplomats say Moscow not behind attacks on US targets, but itself constantly bombarded by Americans

Jonny Tickle
RT
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:12 UTC
Hack notice
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One day after the US accused Moscow of being behind cyberattacks on both government bodies and private business, the Russian Embassy in Washington has pointed the finger at the Americans, accusing them of hacking Russian targets.

Writing on Facebook, the diplomatic mission rejected accusations that Russian state structures are involved in targeting trans-Atlantic IT infrastructure. The embassy, turning the focus back on the US, said:
"We strictly deny the involvement of Russian government agencies in attacks 'on government and private facilities in the United States and abroad.' Besides, it's high time to put things in order on the American soil, from where constant attacks on critical infrastructure in Russia emerge."
On Thursday, multiple American intelligence agencies, along with Britain's National Cyber Security Center, released a joint document alleging that Russia had carried out hundreds of attempted cyberattacks worldwide against government and private targets, from early 2019 to early 2021.

Comment: Finger pointing and outright denials are always met with absolute skepticism and counterattack. "We know you know we know."

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