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Since mid-September, the Fed has injected $210 billion into the economy, insisting the move is not a return to quantitative easing.
Meanwhile, the former Bank of England governor Mervyn King said at an IMF meeting that by "sticking to the new orthodoxy of monetary policy and pretending that we have made the banking system safe, we are sleepwalking towards that crisis." He has also warned of devastating consequences.
Comment: See also:
- World economy is sleepwalking into a new financial crisis - Former BoE boss Mervyn King
- Alastair Crooke: Germany stalls and Europe craters
- 'Something's amiss': Risk of recession increasing, markets similar to last year's before the collapse - Morgan Stanley
- Trucking recession: heavy-duty truck orders collapse, production slashed, cancellation orders soar
- Paul Krugman: US wildly unprepared for imminent recession
- Plummeting stocks at Dow, S&P & NASDAQ, signs of 2008-style crash up ahead?
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Farmers arrive to protest against the German agriculture policy in Bonn, Germany, October 22, 2019.
Farmers arrive to protest against the German agriculture policy in Bonn, Germany, October 22, 2019.
The protests took place in 17 cities across Germany, with the largest rally held in the western city of Bonn, where the Agriculture Ministry HQ is located. Angry farmers rolled out around 1,000 tractors onto the streets, blocking several major roads and bridges.
Tractors drove through other cities as well. Around 200 of them rolled past the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Comment: Rather than abdicate all responsibility and punish farmers - who are already suffering due to big business and global competition - perhaps the German government could instead commission research into less harmful and optimal methods? Because if they can't provide a viable alternative, how do they expect farmers to comply?
- Growing strips of wildflowers in farm fields reduces need for pesticides
- French farmers sue state over mysterious deaths of hundreds of cows linked to EMFs and wind farms
- Ice Age Farmer Report: China's 10,000 Tons of pork from strategic reserves & the Great Chinese Famine
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The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms today issued a news release declaring victory on behalf of their clients, as an early ruling in favour of the mostly home-based salon workers was announced just one day after the Canadian federal elections.
According to the news release, The decision noted, "human rights legislation does not require a service provider to wax a type of genitals they are not trained for and have not consented to wax." The decision further found that Yaniv "engaged in improper conduct," "filed complaints for improper purposes," and concluded Yaniv's testimony was "disingenuous and self-serving." Finally, noted the Tribunal, Yaniv was "evasive and argumentative and contradicted herself" while giving evidence.
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Russia's space industry is growing by leaps and bounds
Russia's space industry is growing by leaps and bounds
Roscosmos has a truly ambitious space and Moon exploration program, which involves building a permanent base on the Earth's natural satellite making use of the "local resources" and featuring "avatar robots." Now, the space agency is about to get a symbol of its sky-high ambitions - a futuristic headquarters looking like a colossal space station, albeit still on earth - not far from the Russian capital's city center.
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Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg
Behind Greta is a major machine, one that is controlled by major international actors and backed by major funds. This PR machine has allowed Greta to make the covers of magazines, become the subject of thousands of news articles while being photographed with world leaders and giving speeches at elite organizations such as the United Nations.
Although Greta might very well be genuinely concerned with the fate of the planet, her message is carefully crafted by those who control her to generate a specific response from the youth. In short, Greta is the face of a major marketing scheme - a tightly coordinated international effort to sell global warming through a specific lens: Fear, panic, and urgency.
Comment: Clearly Greta Thunberg is scripted to the bone. Just watch her try to deal with an open press conference. Putting a child (yes, she's 16, but developmentally, no) in a situation she can't deal with mentally or emotionally is abuse.
- Greta Thunberg is programmed to make you afraid, while big business makes a killing off it
- The cult of Greta Thunberg - child crusader of the eco-warriors
- Why we should all be terrified of 'children's crusader' global warming activist Greta Thunberg
- Putin on Greta Thunberg: 'The adults using her deserve to be condemned'
- Greta Thunberg: False Prophet of the Children's Crusade
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Yes, that's the savannah in Africa
Yes, that's the savannah in Africa
The so-called Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project was launched in 2017. Trains operating on a daily schedule between the port city of Mombasa to Nairobi have already moved up to two million passengers.
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'Hello, we're here to colonize you with civilization!' Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng, waves during the official launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train in Nairobi
'Hello, we're here to colonize you with civilization!' Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng, waves during the official launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train in Nairobi
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Lethal dose of fentanyl compared to a US penny
Lethal dose of fentanyl compared to a US penny
Officials shared a photo of the seizure on Twitter, explaining:
"The threat of fentanyl is increasing exponentially. So far in 2019, teams have seized more than 100 pounds of the deadly drug, setting the pace to more than double fentanyl seizures for the third year."The image included more than 18 pounds of fentanyl, along with 5 pounds of heroin, half a pound of methamphetamine, and a loaded semi-automatic handgun.
In a statement, Sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Braun said the street value of the synthetic opioid is estimated to be at $1.25 million and warned that the drug is becoming a substantial public threat.
© 1 Second phase of Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway Project, Kanze Dena/Office of The Kenyan
Second phase of Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway Project
Second phase of Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway Project
The extension links to another Chinese funded and built $3.2 billion line between the port of Mombasa and Nairobi that opened in 2017 but is so far underutilized for cargo services. Upgrading Kenyan railways has been part of Beijing's "One Belt, One Road" initiative, multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects aimed at improving land and maritime trade routes between China and Europe, Asia and Africa.
Kenya had planned to open an industrial park in Naivasha, offering companies tax breaks for investing in manufacturing, and preferential tariffs for electricity generated in the nearby geothermal fields. But that has been delayed.
The railway was a pet project of President Uhuru Kenyatta who opened the extension on Wednesday. Kenyatta was re-elected for a five-year term in 2017 after promising to develop the East African nation's infrastructure, but it has been dogged by problems.
Comment: See also:
- Kaiser Report: China brings investment to Africa while the US brings war
- China announces plans to invest $15 billion in South African economy and infrastructure
- Xi Jinping's trip to Africa increases continent's growing ties to China and Beijing's loans
- Accusations that China-Africa BRI a 'debt trap' are "complete nonsense" - Djibouti official
- Analyst Lawrence Freeman: 'West only wants a quick buck from Africa, while China invests for win-win cooperation'
- BRI connection to complement Africa's continental free trade
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Six forces, including South Yorkshire and Thames Valley constabularies, were revealed to have adopted the practice, which allocated sexual offenders with a different gender identity on their official database which is used by the Home Office.
The information was revealed in a Freedom of Information request by women's rights group Fair Play for Women into how police compile official records.
In the request Durham, Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk police forces, as well as British Transport Police, also hinted that they do record gender in line with the offender's wishes.
'You can't get much more of a male crime than rape,' Nicola Williams, director of FPW told the Sunday Times.
'It would be highly offensive to a woman who was raped to have it written down that her attacker was a female when clearly that was a male with a penis.'
Comment: Stunning victory for progress, eh? See also:
Comment: Even if Congress does, somehow, sensibly back down from this particular battle - there are yet other groups and interests that will continue to try and destroy Trump. If such a thing should occur, the warning given in the article would then be proven to have been absolutely valid.