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Singapore offering citizens a 'new normal' once enough submit to frequent Covid vaccinations & relentless testing

Singapore
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No quarantine, no icky tests and no daily numbers - one nation that Australians know well is taking a controversial course out of the pandemic.
A country that has been one of the world's most successful at combating Covid-19 has announced it will soon fundamentally change how it manages the pandemic.

The city state of Singapore has stated covid will be treated like other endemic diseases such as flu.

There will be no goals of zero transmission. Quarantine will be dumped for travellers and close contact of cases will not have to isolate. It also plans to no longer announce daily case numbers.

But you may need to take tests to head to the shops or go to work.

Comment: So, Singapore, known for its draconian governance, is slowly acclimatizing its citizens to the offer of a new normal, but only if they give up many of their freedoms in the process:


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Secret British military docs 'found near BUS STOP' reveal UK foresaw furious Russian reaction to Crimea incursion

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The British Royal Navy warship HMS Defender approaches the Black Sea port of Batumi, Georgia, June 26, 2021.
Britain mulled what Moscow might do if it sent a warship into disputed waters, near Crimea, according to "secret" documents allegedly found at a bus stop. The leak comes after London was discovered to have lied about the incident.

The 50-page dossier, containing classified information about the HMS Defender's journey through the Black Sea, was reportedly discovered in a "soggy heap" behind a Kent bus stop on Tuesday morning. The person who discovered the documents, the story goes, contacted the BBC upon realizing their sensitive nature. The dossier includes emails and PowerPoint presentations, and is believed to have originated in the office of a senior Ministry of Defence (MoD) official.

A spokesperson for the ministry said that an employee had reported the loss of sensitive papers, adding that it would be "inappropriate" to comment further. An investigation is now underway to determine how the documents ended up at the bus stop, the BBC said.

Comment: See also: That sinking feeling: Bojo's decision to send a warship to Crimea shows lonely Brexit Britain is lost at sea


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Protesters hold 'Trump Won' signs as Harris arrives in El Paso for her first border visit

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US VP Kamala Harris
Protesters gathered outside of a Border Patrol station in Texas on Friday morning, awaiting the arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris. The group was holding signs reading "Trump Won" and "Kamala do you hear their screams?" along with others that were critical of Harris, who is visiting the border for the first time as vice president.

"You came a little too late," one of the protesters can be heard shouting in a video of the demonstration. "We have had this crisis for years. We need solutions. We don't need you parading in the Border Patrol station or acting like you care," the demonstrator continues. "Americans matter. America matters. God bless you, America."
The vice president is visiting the El Paso Central Processing Center, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Democratic lawmakers.

Her first visit to the southern border since being chosen by President Joe Biden to resolve the immigration crisis visit comes after she traveled to Guatemala and Mexico to meet with leaders to discuss the surge of migrants attempting to cross into the United States. The trip also comes amid backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Comment: Harris at the border was all about her and controlling the optics:
Harris gave the surprisingly upbeat take during her first trip to the border in her 94 days as President Biden's illegal immigration czar.
"In five months we've made progress, but there's still much more work to be done, but we've made progress on family reunification... And we've also made progress in addressing the root causes."
Later, as she departed El Paso for a weekend trip to her home state California, Harris upgraded her assessment, telling reporters:
"We have seen extreme progress over these last few months."
But statistics indicate otherwise as critics attribute the surge to Biden's policies. The number of US-Mexico border detentions hit a 21-year monthly high of more than 180,000 in May. Nearly 179,000 people were detained in April.

Harris was on the ground in Texas for less than 5 hours and got off on a testy start when she sniped at a reporter, "It's not my first trip. I've been to the border many times."
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How she spent her time:
Harris hosted a roundtable talk with nonprofit leaders on her border visit to El Paso, Texas
Before touting the "progress," Harris met privately with detained migrant children who were reportedly glad to see her — a discordant picture amid recent reports of a crying 5-year-old boy abandoned by smugglers near El Paso and smugglers infamously dropping 3- and 5-year-old girls over tall fencing nearby.

Other parts of the border are far worse, leaders of the Border Patrol's labor union said, slamming Harris for picking El Paso.

Although reporters weren't allowed to witness the VP's meeting with children, Harris' office released flattering quotes from her meeting with the five girls aged 9-16, who arrived to the border from Central America without their parents.
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"I met with the children, with the young girls. And you know, it was interesting, they have obviously fled great harm. They're there without their parents. They are also full of hope. They were asking me questions: 'How do you become the first woman vice president?'"
Biden has called for legislation to legalize almost all of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the US and campaigned on welcoming asylum seekers from Central America.

Critics accuse Biden of creating new "pull" factors that are luring the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to the country — a stance notably taken by Guatemala's president and Mexico's president.

Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott was dismissed from his job Wednesday ahead of Harris' visit — which was hastily announced ahead of former President Donald Trump's trip to the border next week. Trump is expected to slam Biden and Harris.

Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, said in a Fox News interview:
"You don't go to El Paso to see what is actually going on at the border. Harris should have visited McAllen, Texas, to see where the most migrant apprehensions are happening or Tucson, Ariz., to see where the most migrants are successfully evading authorities."
The vice president of the Border Patrol's union, Art Del Cueto, called Harris' choice of El Paso a "slap in the face. If she really wanted to see what was going on, she would go to the hot zones."

See also: We are on front lines of the Biden-Harris border disaster, say three South Texas residents


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Trump accuses 'woke' US generals of focusing on CRT rather than tackling 'enemies'

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Former US President Donald Trump • Post-presidency campaign rally
Wellington, Ohio • June 26, 2021
On Wednesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley moved to uphold critical race theory, defending the American military against Republican lawmakers' use of the word "woke" as an insult for studying theories about race relations in the US.

Former US President Donald Trump has taken a jab at what he described as "woke generals" in the US, slamming their embrace of critical race theory. During a speech in his first rally since leaving office in Wellington, Ohio on Saturday, the ex-POTUS claimed that
"the Biden administration [had] issued new rules pushing twisted critical race theory [...] into our military. Our generals and our admirals are now focused more on this nonsense than they are on our enemies. You see these generals lately on television? They are woke".
He went on to argue that the US military "will be incapable of fighting and incapable of taking orders", referring to a potential spat between a US private and a "woke general".
"That private's going to tell the general, 'Don't you ever speak to me that way, general — I'll kick your ass'. That's our military, that's where we're going. Woke. We need a Republican Congress to ban critical race theory".

Comment: Well now, he's caught Trump's attention. Is the top general prepared to engage this war zone?


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Leaked cable: Hillary Clinton privately warned France that Wuhan P4 lab may lead to bioweapon research

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Hillary Clinton • P4 laboratory at Wuhan Institute of Virology
In a leaked State Department cable from 2009, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that the Wuhan Institute of Virology could lead to "biological weapons proliferation concern."

The cable, obtained via Wikileaks, was sent from the State Department in June 2009 to all embassies in member nations ahead of the Australia Group plenary session in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. The Australia Group is an international export control forum organized to prevent the spread of technologies and research that could be used in chemical and biological weapons. All Five Eyes nations are members of the group, including the EU, India, Japan, and South Korea. China is not a member of the group.

The cable stated:
"We believe it is important to focus on emerging chemical and biological technologies, trends in the trade of CBW-related goods and threats."
When it came to France, Secretary Clinton's cable noted:
"The U.S. believes participants would benefit from hearing about your experiences assisting China in setting up a Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology from the export control and intangible technology transfer perspectives. We are particularly interested to know how China plans to vet incoming foreign researchers from countries of biological weapons proliferation concern."

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New York AG reaches $230M opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson

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New York State Attorney General Letitia James
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $230 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson Saturday morning, resolving claims regarding the company's "role in helping to fuel the opioid epidemic," according to a press release. James said in a statement:
"The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on countless communities across New York state and the rest of the nation, leaving millions still addicted to dangerous and deadly opioids. Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they're committing to leaving the opioid business — not only in New York, but across the entire country."
The money, to be paid to the state over nine years, will be spent "to prevent any future devastation" from opioids. Her office noted it was the largest monetary settlement secured under her attorney generalship.

James further said that if Gov. Cuomo signs pending legislation to create an opioid settlement fund, which has been approved by the state Legislature, J&J's payment schedule would accelerate, with more than half due by February 2022.

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There is no good reason why Israel should not be under sanctions

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South Africa BDS movement, civil society groups and trade unions hold anti-Israel protest
May 21, 2021
Last month a parliamentary petition was launched in the United Kingdom, calling for sanctions against the Israeli regime, blocking all trade, especially the export of arms. The petition received more than 386,000 signatures, forcing the UK parliament to debate the topic. The response from the British Government was clear: it stated it firmly opposed sanctions and boycotts against Israel, citing their "close relationship".

In Ireland, the issue of sanctions against Israel was also brought up in an amendment to a motion condemning the "de facto annexation" of Palestinian land. While the amendment did not pass, the topic of sanctions was brought front and centre.

The momentum for both the petition and the amendment came from the sharp public reaction against the intensified violence the Israeli regime has been inflicting on Palestinians over the last few months, including the most recent Israeli regime bombardment of Gaza in which more than 256 Palestinians were killed including 66 children.

Yet, the call for sanctioning Israel has long been a focal point of the Palestinian struggle. Indeed, it is a core pillar of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement - launched in 2005 which calls on people to pressure governments into fulfilling their obligations under international law to end Israeli apartheid by imposing sanctions. These can include banning business with illegal Israeli settlements, ending free-trade agreements, curbing military trade, and suspending Israel's membership in international forums such as United Nations agencies, sports federations, international cultural organisations, and others.

Comment: Israel has infiltrated other countries with operators who rise internally into government and media positions tipping international control leverage to Israel. They become the hand within the glove. The rest of the world has not quite grasped the level psychopathy involved, nor how to contain or subdue it.


Attention

World War III imminent?

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The true origins of the two World Wars have been deleted from all our history books and replaced with mythology. Neither War was started (or desired) by Germany, but both at the instigation of a group of European Zionist Jews with the stated intent of the total destruction of Germany. The documentation is overwhelming and the evidence undeniable. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

That history is being repeated today in a mass grooming of the Western world's people (especially Americans) in preparation for World War III - which I believe is now imminent. It is evident that War Clouds are gathering. The signs are everywhere, with media coverage and open talk of war in many countries. The RAND Corporation have for years been preparing military scenarios for World War III, and NATO is reported to be currently doing so. Vast movements of NATO troops and equipment are either in preparation or process to surround Russia. The US is surrounding China with military bases including the world's largest in Guam. Both China and Russia are surrounded with nearly 400 US biological weapons labs. Iran is entirely vulnerable from the American military build-up in the Middle East.

Through their control of the mass media, the Jews' Anger Campaign against China (12) (see note 13) is unrelenting, and successful, for at least the past two years filling the pages and airwaves with false atrocity tales against China, barrages of these lies occurring almost daily. These follow the same template used by the same people against Germany to stoke hatred and prepare the populations for World Wars I and II. It is the same - and based on the same kinds of lies - as those used to prepare for the invasions of Iraq, Libya and Syria. These people are utilising every manner of provocation against China, including increasingly outrageous and reckless military challenges in the South China Sea and near Taiwan. The entire world is being taught to hate China, Russia, and Iran. Attempts to convert India to China's enemy are becoming increasingly desperate.

World War III will consist of the combined forces of the US, NATO and Israel (who considers itself a world military power) provoking a conflict aimed at the final destruction of China, Russia, and Iran, the three countries that must be destroyed to satisfy the dream of building Satan's Third Temple in Jerusalem and initiating our New World Order. That is the plan. Your belief in it is not material to its execution.

We cannot count on anything from the Americans because they are too stupid; arrogantly and blindly willing to function as the Bankers' Private Army one more time, having sworn fealty to the same persons who hold ultimate control of both the CIA and Mossad. England served that purpose for a century or more, but was readily sacrificed when the bankers transferred their flag to the US. A World War will leave the US physically and financially in ruins, much as the first two wars destroyed the British Empire and left England bankrupt. These people are ruthless beyond measure; to get what they want, they will fight to the last American. But as Benjamin Netanyahu famously said, "Once we squeeze everything we want from the US, it can dry up and blow away." And it will. But no matter because the Bankers are already transferring their flag to NATO - a supra-national military that reports to no one and that will be our official oppressor in our Brave New World. And we cannot count on the masses of Western people because they are simply pawns in these geo-political contests, few understanding the tragic pit into which they so willingly leap.

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NewsReal: China Did it! Or Did They? Whose Pandemic is it Anyway?!

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China is almost universally blamed in the West for either causing the Covid-19 pandemic or scaring governments the world over into taking drastic counter-measures against it. With the 'China lab leak' narrative recently receiving a high-profile boost at the G7, NewsReal hosts Joe Quinn and Niall Bradley look back at the genesis of the strangest global crisis of all time.

They also re-examine the Capitol Hill 'insurrection' in light of recent news that FBI informants and/or employees were present among the rioters at the US Congress on January 6th.


Running Time: 01:16:16

Download: MP3 — 52.4 MB


Comment: Here it is on NewsReal's Rumble channel:




Bad Guys

Déjà vu all over again: The Taliban tide rolls on ahead of US withdrawal from Afghanistan

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The Taliban have seized control of a third of Afghanistan as the US continues its withdrawal
As US forces reach the halfway point of its planned withdrawal from Afghanistan, the potential for a collapse of the Afghan security forces, like that experienced by the South Vietnamese military in early 1975, is all too real.

Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra, the hall-of-fame New York Yankee, won 13 World Series wins as either a player or manager. He is perhaps better known for his humorous quips, including one of most frequently cited - "It's déjà vu all over again."

Many Americans who experienced the end of America's decade-long misadventure in Vietnam must be experiencing their own Yogi Berra moment, as there are increasing signs that the Afghan security forces in the more remote regions of the country, and which no longer benefit from US military support, are collapsing in the face of an emboldened Taliban.

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