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A Biden Presidency will mean a faster US collapse and capitulation to globalist designs

Brandon Smith
Alt-Market.us
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC
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The election of 2020 is perhaps the most bizarre affair in modern American history; not since the post Civil War turmoil of reconstruction and the election of 1876 have we seen the nation divided so completely along ideological lines. Questions of states rights vs. federal power were at the forefront at that time, and the presence of federal troops in the American south was a primary voting concern. The Democrats were the party of the Confederacy, the Republicans were the party of the Union. Though they had lost the war, southerners were finding ways to strike back during the elections.

With the Republican party suffering from corruption allegations and public sentiment shifting against the federal occupation, the Democrats were gaining massive ground and a Democratic sweep was thought to be imminent. However, there were reports of ballot box fraud on BOTH sides of the aisle; in many voting districts the counted number of votes exceeded the number of people (often on the side of Republicans). Republicans sought to challenge poll results in closely contested states to stop the Democrats and former confederates from taking political power, a situation they considered to be a "potential national disaster".
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EU insists member states use only Brussels 'approved' coronavirus vaccines, blocking Hungary's talks with Russia and China


RT
Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:29 UTC
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EU member states will be allowed to use only official EU-approved Covid-19 vaccines, Brussels said in response to remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that Budapest was negotiating for shots with Russia and China.

"There is no question that any vaccine that is, or could be, made available on the territory of the European Union would have to comply both with the quality standards that are expected for these types of products in the EU and follow the approval procedures" currently in effect, European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said at a press conference on Friday, asked about Orban's comments.

While not calling out Orban by name, Mamer's comments came after Hungarian PM said Budapest was talking to Beijing and Moscow and hoping to have two or three different vaccines by early next year.

Comment: If the situation was as urgent as EU governments claim it is, then one has to question why they aren't investigating those vaccines, developed by other countries, that are already proving to be working? The WHO even publicly thanked Russia for their safe and effective vaccine. In the end, it becomes clear that evidently this isn't about resolving the (manufactured) crisis, 'saving lives' and repealing the lockdowns, this is all about furthering another agenda: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Boris panics and U-turns - again! Lockdown 2.0 'to be announced Monday"

Will Jones
Lockdown Sceptics
Sat, 31 Oct 2020 18:34 UTC
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“I’ve created a Monster!”: Bob’s Halloween cartoon for the Telegraph
It was reported late last night that The Prime Minister has met with ministers and aides and will announce a new national lockdown on Monday. The Telegraph has more.
Boris Johnson is expected to announce a new national lockdown next week after scientists warned COVID-19 was spreading faster than their worst predictions.

The Prime Minister spent Friday in crisis meetings with ministers and aides after being told deaths were tracking above the "worst case scenario" that suggested 85,000 in the second wave.

Mr Johnson is understood to have been persuaded that a national lockdown is the only way to save Christmas, and will spend the weekend contemplating exactly how severe it should be.

Senior government sources stressed that no final decision had been made and the measure would need to be put to the Cabinet before any announcement to the nation.

Mr Johnson is likely to summon ministers from his Cabinet coronavirus subcommittee over the next 48 hours and could hold a full meeting on Sunday if he decides he needs to act as soon as Monday. The alternative to a national lockdown would be a fourth tier of restrictions on top of the existing three tier system, but Government scientists now believe even Tier 3 is not enough to stop the spread of infections.
During the parliamentary rebellion last month the Government promised Parliament would vote on any new national lockdown measures "where possible". Will the PM honour that? If he doesn't, his party management problems, already considerable, will only get worse.

Comment: After the lockdown plans were leaked today, the UK government is holding an emergency meeting. Just yesterday, Foreign Secretary Raab was saying a new lockdown would be "desperately unfair" to less affected areas. But he still prepared for blaming the victim, i.e., if current measures don't work, it's your own fault for not following them, and a lockdown will be necessary. Which is total nonsense, and circular reasoning, but whatever.

Needless to say, there is absolutely no reason for a lockdown, as the following charts make clear:



Belgium is entering lockdown again, too.

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The 'adults in the room' with Trump weren't adults at all

Doug Bandow
The American Conservative
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:01 UTC
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Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster
A new book tour by H.R. McMaster shows how little the foreign policy professionals have learned from two decades of endless war.

When President Donald Trump took office, his aides promised there would always be adults in the room. Especially when it came to foreign policy, learned, stable professionals would ensure responsible and intelligent actions.

Except the adults turned out to be idiots. They fought the president at every turn when he sought to withdraw from endless wars. They insisted that Washington remain allied to the worst of the worst, supporting the vile Saudi regime in its aggressive and murderous war against Yemen. They urged policies that treated Russia as a permanent enemy. They backed American dominance of every existing alliance and relationship, infantilizing America's friends and maximizing Washington's obligations.

Now former national security adviser H.R. McMaster has reminded Americans that many members of the infamous Blob, the foreign policy elite, are brain dead. Their thinking about the world ended decades ago. They mouth hypocritical platitudes while seeing everything through an antiquated prism.

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Promises made, promises kept: Trump administration arrests more than 600 MS-13 gang members since 2017

John Binder
Breitbart
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC
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MS-13 gang member in El Salvador
President Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested more than 600 MS-13 Gang members since the start of his presidency, the overwhelming majority of whom are illegal aliens.

A comprehensive report by the DOJ reveals the agency's efforts to tackle the El Salvador-based MS-13 Gang — where members often kill for sport — over the last four years. Since 2016, DOJ prosecutors have charged 749 MS-13 Gang members with crimes, resulting in at least more than 500 convictions.

Since Trump took office, about 378 MS-13 Gang members have been convicted — including 37 of which who were delivered life sentences for their involvement with the gang's criminal activity. Another 154 MS-13 Gang members, since 2017, were sentenced to at least 61 months in federal prison.

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Put Benjamin to bed? In major move, China and Russian-led EEU bloc to convert to domestic currencies

Jonny Tickle
RT
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:21 UTC
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The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an analogue to the EU in the post-Soviet space, should begin using its own currencies in trade, rather than the Euro and Dollar, which dominate commerce between the member states and China.

That's a consensus agreed upon at a virtual forum on Monday, dedicated to integrating the five EAEU member states with China's flagship foreign policy initiative, 'One Belt, One Road'. Founded in 2010, The EAEU is made up of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, and in recent years has actively sought a closer relationship with Asia, especially Beijing.
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Ukraine's president, top court clash over anti-corruption ruling


RFE/RL
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:36 UTC
Zelenskiy
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the Constitutional Court have clashed over a ruling to abolish some anti-corruption laws, as hundreds of protesters gathered in the streets of Kyiv over the decision.

Zelenskiy asked lawmakers on October 30 to annul a court ruling earlier this week that struck down some anti-corruption legislation and curbed the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Agency (NAZK).

In its ruling, the court said the punishment for false information on an official's asset declaration, as envisioned by the laws, was too harsh.

But Zelenskiy said the move could jeopardize vital international economic aid and called for lawmakers to dissolve the Constitutional Court because its decisions were "worthless."
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Can you smell what China is cooking?

Pepe Escobar
The Strategic Culture Foundation
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:29 UTC
Chinese factory manufacturing
© REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Less than a week before the game-changing U.S. presidential election, the real heart of the geopolitical and geoeconomic action is virtually invisible to the outside world.

We're talking about the fifth plenum of the 19th Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee, which started this past Monday in Beijing.

The plenum congregates the 200 members - and another 100 alternate members - of the civilization-state's top decision-making body: the equivalent, in Western liberal democracy terms, of the Chinese Congress.

The outline of what will be the 14th Chinese Five-Year-Plan (2021-2025) will be announced with a communiqué at the end of the plenum this Thursday. Policy details will be streaming in the next few weeks. And everything will be formally approved by the National People's Congress (NPC) in March 2021.

For all practical purposes, this should be regarded as what China's leadership is really thinking.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro says fresh COVID lockdown measures are 'crazy'


Reuters
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:00 UTC
Bolsonaro
© Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency/Handout
Brazil's Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime critic of stay-at-home measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday that it was "crazy" for countries to start locking down again to control second waves of the virus.

Most Western countries and parts of Latin America have reported their highest single-day surges in the past few weeks. Many governments, with the notable exception of the United States, have started taking stronger measures to bring the spread of the virus under control.

Comment: There is no 'second wave' of coronavirus as is being claimed by governments. However there will be a second wave of death and devastation to the economy caused by these restrictions: And check out SOTT radio's:

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Germany planning Capital Markets Union if funding from City of London dries up with Brexit

Huw Jones
Reuters
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:16 UTC
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FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district is seen during early morning mist from Greenwich Park in London, Britain, January 22, 2017.
A senior German government official said on Friday he was "deeply concerned" about the lack of progress in trade talks between the European Union and Britain, given the heavy reliance of German companies on funding from London's financial hub.

London is Europe's biggest financial centre, but faces being largely cut off from the bloc when Britain's post-Brexit transition arrangements expire on Dec. 31.

Britain and the EU have entered an intensive phase in talks on a free trade deal, though EU access for financial firms in Britain is being dealt with separately by Brussels.

Comment: It's not a good sign when Germany admits that it is reliant on the City of London that is well known for financial markets largely based on fraudulent practices:

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