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Oops: Neocon Max Boot called Trump a foreign asset. Now Boot's wife has been indicted for just that

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© Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for ABAAsia policy expert Sue Mi Terry, pictured here in September 2023, has been charged with two felony counts of serving as an unregistered agent for a foreign power. |
A shocking indictment against a policy insider — and what it says about foreign influence in the Beltway.

As allegations of foreign meddling roiled the Donald Trump presidency, Washington Post columnist Max Boot blasted the 45th president as a Russian stooge — and urged the feds to get tough.

"Washington should ramp up enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and expand U.S. counterintelligence efforts against foreign influence, not just espionage," Boot wrote in a 2019 column. The government, he said, should "change its focus from encouraging compliance to punishing noncompliant parties."

Five years later, he might want to rethink that one.

In a delicious story twist that has lit up pro-Trump media, Boot's wife and occasional co-author, the former CIA analyst and longtime Asia policy expert Sue Mi Terry, has herself now been charged with two felony counts of serving as an unregistered agent for a foreign power.

Comment: And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the swamp works. Politico is doing its best to softpedal the same accusations for which Trump was dragged through the mud. Schaffer should be ashamed of himself.


Attention

5 reasons why you should be prepping like crazy right now

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© PixabayDoomsday Clock
A lot of people seem to think that the summer of 2024 is a time to party, but the truth is that this is a time when they should be feverishly preparing for the extremely chaotic times that are ahead of us. I just don't know what it is going to take for people to wake up and realize how late it is. Donald Trump got shot and that shook people up for a few days, but that didn't last for long. Then there was a soft coup in the Democratic Party, and that got people fired up for a little bit, but that quickly faded. Of course there is a small minority that is awake and that understands that we are living in truly historic times, but the vast majority of the population appears to be clueless.

The following are 5 reasons why you should be prepping like crazy right now...

Attention

Ex-BBC lead anchor charged with indecent child picture crimes

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© Joe Giddens/PA/Getty ImagesBritish newsreader Huw Edwards in Sandringham, England • 2009
Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards, a household name in Britain, has been charged with three counts of making indecent pictures of children, police said on Monday.

Edwards, 62, was the BBC's highest paid news presenter and anchored the broadcaster's "BBC News at Ten" bulletin for more than two decades. He resigned in April.

He has been charged with three counts of making an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child relating to images found on a child's phone, according to court documents.

A London police spokesperson said:
"The offences, which are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to images shared on a WhatsApp chat. Edwards was arrested on 8 November, 2023. He was charged on Wednesday, 26 June following authorization from the Crown Prosecution Service."
He was bailed to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

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Travesty: Olympic boxer who failed gender test wins quarterfinal bout, guaranteed medal

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© MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty ImagesAlgeria's Imane Khelif, 2024 Olympic Games
Imane Khelif, an Algerian boxer who failed a gender test prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Summer Games after a win Saturday over a Hungarian fighter.

Khelif defeated Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori in the 66-kilogram fight, via unanimous decision. Because there are no bronze medal fights, even if Khelif loses in the semifinals against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng.

Khelif has been in the midst of a gender eligibility controversy following a disqualification from the 2023 Women's World Championships, sanctioned by the International Boxing Association.

Comment: Italian female boxer says 'I quit to save my life' after stopping Olympics bout with 'biologically male' opponent just 46 seconds into first round


Yellow Vest

Best of the Web: Protests erupt across the UK with 4th day of unrest, gov't ignores public concerns and threatens draconian crackdown

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Police face 'serious disorder' in British cities in wake of child murders, which triggered anti-mass migration protests.
Renewed street violence in British cities on Saturday left several police officers injured as they faced a fourth day of unrest following the murder of three young girls in northwest England earlier in the week.

Riots involving hundreds of anti-immigration protesters have erupted in several towns and cities in recent days after false information spread rapidly on social media that the suspect in Monday's knife attack at a dance class for children in Southport was a radical Muslim migrant.

Police have said the suspect, Axel Rudakubana, 17, was born in Cardiff, Wales, but protests by anti-immigration and anti-Muslim demonstrators have continued, descending into violence and rioting, most recently in the northeastern city of Sunderland on Friday evening.

Comment: Whilst the protests have been sparked by the murder of children, they have since evolved into protests, largely involving normal people who are venting their anger over weaponised mass migration.

As we've seen across Europe, and now in the US, the establishment began mass migration in earnest nearly a decade ago to: drive down wages, provide cheap labour, further dilute culture, and degrade community, and to create the conditions for the fallout that we're seeing today.

This unrest provides the establishment with the material to pit people against each other, diverting their attention away from the insidious corruption of government, in order to justify mass surveillance, anti-protest laws, and, as one Lord recently proposed (video below): lockdowns.

Lockdowns which, as many experienced during the contrived coronavirus crisis, share many similarities with a police state, or martial law:

A notable facet of this unrest is how it will be used to crackdown on legitimate protests, which will undoubtedly be used to target those who object to and expose government corruption. One movement of particular interest to the establishment is the anti-genocide protesters. The violent crackdown on US campus protests in the US demonstrated that they're seen as a particular threat.

The following piece provides some relevant details, but discernment here is also important:


What's causing the Islamophobic riots across the UK, and why now?


These are largely protests against mass migration. There are some hooligan elements, and likely there are also agent provocateurs.


1. The riots have been instigated by the Zionist asset Stephen Yaxley-Lennon ('Tommy Robinson'), who has been working for the State of Israel since 2009 as part of the so-called 'counterjihad' Islamophobia movement established by that state. When his organisation, the English Defence League, was incorporated in 2011, two years after its inception, it was named the English & Jewish Defence League. The Jewish Defence League, a Zionist terrorist organisation, has been a key part of violent Islamophobic street thuggery in the UK over the past decade.


Indeed, Robinson's support for Israel is telling, more so because of the popular support he receives from many in the general public for his anti-mass migration views.


2. Yaxley-Lennon is one of the most high-profile actors in the State of Israel's Online Influencers Programme in response to Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. He and others, like Oli London, Noa Tishby, Hen Mazzig, Arsen Ostrovsky and Emily Schrader (and many others) are paid to distribute Zionist propaganda, of which pushing back against pro-Palestine protests and sowing Islamophobia are two important and interlinked aims.

3. The recent Islamophobic riots in the UK should be seen as the latest phase of the State of Israel's war on British Muslims, who it sees as originating the protest movement in the UK. These riots are designed to punish Muslims for their anti-Zionist sentiment after various other methods to suppress opposition to Zionism by the State of Israel have been thwarted.


It's not just British Muslims that were protesting against the genocide, however it is true that the largely Muslim communities demonstrated their position by mostly voting for anti-genocide candidates in the recent UK elections.


The State of Israel's attempts to use its assets and operatives in the British political and media class — such as Suella Braverman and Michael Gove — to thwart pro-Palestinian protests have failed. Zionist counter-protests have failed to mobilise significant numbers. Sporadic Zionist thuggery and the use of other assets — such as Iranian secularist extremists — have also failed to intimidate Muslims.


Counter protests were indeed poorly attended, and there were people carrying flags which are used to symbolise allegiance against the current Iranian government.


So now the State of Israel is weaponising its cannon fodder on the white nationalist far-right, who have greater numbers than either Zionist street thugs or Iranian monarchists and secularist extremists.


What is clear is that the government's propaganda media are using the more extreme elements to obfuscate the real issues.


4. Finally, there are also questions about which actor authored the idea that Muslims were responsible for the ostensible triggers for these events. MI6 and its assets (eg Paul Mason) are desperately trying to pretend this was a Russian disinfo op. But the original stories did not come from Russia. Where did they come from?
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Popcorn

Numerous airlines suspend flights to Israel until further notice

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© UnknownBen Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel
Delta, United and Lufthansa have suspended flights to Tel Aviv as the region braces for a possible Iranian attack on Israel following the twin assassinations this week of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.


Comment: Note that the number of airlines suspending flights is growing with each day.


A spokesperson for Lufthansa told Al-Monitor that passenger and cargo flights to Tel Aviv will be "temporarily suspending" from Thursday evening through Aug. 8. The German airline also extended its cancellation of Beirut flights through Aug. 12. The spokesperson cited "current developments" for the move.

Lufthansa previously halted flights to and from Beirut for a month starting in early July.

A Wednesday-Thursday overnight Lufthansa flight route was altered after the receipt of a Notice to Airmen for Iranian airspace for Thursday morning local time. A flight from Munich to Tel Aviv returned to the former after a scheduled stopover in Cyprus' Larnaca after the airline's safety assessment. The return flight from Tel Aviv to Munich was canceled, according to the spokesperson.

Comment: Israel is a pariah state and it's finally beginning to experience some repercussions for its diabolical actions. However, it's also likely that this will only compel it become even more of a liability than it already is:

Notably, Ukraine is warning its citizens about the current threat level in Israel.

Israel continues its attacks, and its genocide:




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Nagasaki refuses Israel invite to ceremony over war on Gaza

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People attend the ceremony at the Peace Center Memory in Hiroshima for the commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the tragedy of Hiroshima Atomic bombing on August 6, 2021, in Hiroshima, Japan.
The local government in Nagasaki province declared Wednesday it will not invite Israel to its annual conference to commemorate US nuclear bombing of Japan.

Mayor Shiro Suzuki said Israel would "not be invited to the Aug. 9 annual peace ceremony," Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.

The decision to not invite Israel to the event comes on a day Israel assassinated Palestinian resistance group Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh at his residence in Iranian capital Tehran.

Nagasaki and Hiroshima cities will be commemorating 79th anniversary of 1945 atomic bombing by the US on Japan next month.

Comment: This may be yet another sign that at least some aspect of Japan's establishment are pivoting to the multinodal world. Or they're at least seriously hedging their bets: Japan and China resume strategic dialogue after 4 years

Interestingly, the main story was reported just a few days ago, and today: Japan's stock market suffers 2nd worst crash ever; US stocks dive amid recession fears, causing global slump; gold nears all time high


Bullseye

People are 'giving into the bulls---' like never before: Joe Rogan warns Kamala Harris will win

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© "The Joe Rogan Experience"Podcaster Joe Rogan recently predicted that Vice President Kamala Harris will become president in 2024.
Top podcaster Joe Rogan warned this week that Vice President Kamala Harris will win the presidency because Americans are buying into the "bulls---" anti-Trump narrative more than ever before.

During a new episode of The Joe Rogan Podcast featuring commentator Michael Malice as a guest, Rogan insisted that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Harris will win because of how much liberals are aligned against former President Trump.

"She's gonna win," Rogan insisted Tuesday, arguing that people are so manipulated by the media that they will pull the lever for her.

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Best of the Web: Japan's stock market suffers 2nd worst crash ever; US stocks dive amid recession fears, causing global slump; gold nears all time high

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© BloombergFILE: A man looks at a stock board in Tokyo as the Nikkei index plunged 5 percent.
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average nosedived on Friday with its biggest one-day drop since the "Black Monday" crash in 1987. Investors worried whether a gloomier US economic outlook would impact the Japanese economy.

The Nikkei 225 plummeted by 2,216 points, or 5.8 percent, to finish at 35,909.

Investors unloaded shares across the board following an overnight tech-driven selloff in New York, triggered by a series of weaker-than-expected US economic data.

The rise of the yen against the dollar also prompted investors to sell Japanese stocks.

Comment: Interestingly, a week or so ago: Japan and China resume strategic dialogue after 4 years Business Live reports on the situation in the US, and its impact elsewhere:
Global markets slump on US recession fears as FTSE 100 tumbles and Amazon shares crash

Global stock markets have been rattled by mounting concerns over a potential US economic downturn, leading to widespread sell-offs.

The S&P 500 dropped 1.4 per cent in the latest session and has seen a decline of over three per cent in the past three weeks, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq plummeted by 2.3 per cent and the Russell 2000, which tracks small-cap stocks, fell by three per cent.

China's Shanghai Stock Exchange also felt the pressure, dipping by one per cent, alongside Australia's ASX 200, which slid over two per cent.

European markets were not immune to the tremors, as the FTSE 100 declined by 1.6 per cent since yesterday afternoon amid growing trepidation regarding US economic health, and the pan-European Stoxx 600 retreated by 2.3 per cent from the same point, as reported by City AM.

"The prospect of the US experiencing an economic slump has far-reaching consequences, which is why stock markets were weak around the world on Friday," commented Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.


The unease was sparked by disappointing US purchasing manufacturer index data released yesterday, indicating a contraction in new orders for the first time in three months and only marginal output growth.

Adding to the market's woes, a series of lacklustre earnings reports from major US tech companies further dampened investor sentiment.


Amazon's shares took a seven per cent hit in after-market trading as the e-commerce behemoth's earnings report revealed missed revenue estimates and issued disappointing guidance for Q3.

In another tech sector blow, Intel saw its stock plummet by a staggering 19 per cent following the announcement of plans to slash over 15,000 jobs in an effort to "resize and refocus" its operations.

While these tech results could be seen as isolated incidents, they reflect broader market concerns that the unexpected robustness of the US economy may be starting to falter.

Tech giant Nvidia has been the hardest hit by this wave of panic, with its shares falling 6.7 per cent yesterday and nearly 20 per cent over the past three weeks.

"Corporate results are only the tip of the iceberg," commented Pierre Veyret, an analyst at Activtrades. "Indeed, many investors are losing confidence after the Fed held interest rates unchanged during the latest FOMC meeting earlier this week."

With fears of a US economic slowdown, or even a recession, markets are hopeful that the Federal Reserve will start to cut interest rates, despite inflation remaining high.

Market predictions now anticipate a rate cut at every Fed meeting for the remainder of the year, with a 32 per cent chance that one of those three will be a 50 basis point cut, up from just seven per cent a week ago.

The likelihood of a 50 basis point cut at the Fed's next meeting in September has also doubled, from 11.5 per cent to 27.5 per cent, according to data from CME Group.

"As usual, whenever uncertainty rises and confidence drops, investors tend to reduce their exposure to riskier assets and seek safety, which explains the current stock sell-off and increased appetite for treasuries," noted Veyret.

Reflecting this trend, US treasuries experienced a surge in demand throughout the week, with the two-year yield dipping to its lowest point since May 2023 as market participants gravitate towards the security of bonds and anticipate rate reductions by the Fed.

"The list of worry points for the market is growing. On top of geopolitical tensions between the West and China, ongoing Middle East violence and the US presidential election, we've now got recession fears and that will stoke debate over whether the Fed has acted too late with cutting interest rates," observed Mould.
FX Street reports on gold:
Daily digest market movers: Gold price soars on weak US NFP, escalated geopolitical tensions
  • Gold price jumps above $2,470 in Friday's New York session session. The precious metal aims to recapture all-time highs above $2,480 as market speculation for the Fed to begin reducing interest rates in September appears to be certain amid deteriorating labor market conditions.
A fresh upside would appear if the Gold price breaks above its all-time high of $2,483.75, which will send it into unchartered territory.
Back in May: China buys huge £135billion stockpile of gold

And last year: Russia's RT confirms BRICS will create a gold-backed currency

Given the dire geopolitical situation, a lack of confidence seems to be a reasonable response from investors. However, this turbulence may not be the main show, and instead may just be a preview of what's to come at a later date.

It's possible that what we're currently seeing is just the Western establishment - which basically controls world financial markets - through these fluctuations, leeching out the last dregs of wealth from the markets whilst it still has a chance.

Ultimately, with the West-Israel's nefarious agendas being thwarted at every turn by the multinodal world's mutually beneficial deals, it does seem likely that, in a desperate attempt to delay the inevitable loss of their diabolical dominance, they will eventually unleash carnage in the financial markets.

It's going to happen anyway, and so one would suppose that they're going to try to leverage it to their advantage; because if they can't win, everyone must suffer. That said, if recent events are anything to go by, it's likely that this may not go entirely as planned.

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Federal court rules Texas border floating barrier in Rio Grande can stay, for now

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© David Peinado Romero/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesGov. Greg Abbott installed a barrier with floating buoys to prevent the crossing of illegal migrants.
A federal appeals court has ruled that a floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to curb the flow of illegal migrants from Mexico into Texas can remain in place for now.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a panel of the court who said the buoys must be moved in December, saying the court had abused its discretion in granting a preliminary injunction.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded to the ruling on social media, calling the court's decision "justice."