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Nigel Farage is 'coming for Labour' after 'the end' of the Tories


RT
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:05 UTC
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© Dan KitwoodReform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks after winning the Clacton and Harwich constituency on July 5, 2024
The Reform UK leader has been elected as a member of parliament on his eighth attempt.

Eurosceptic firebrand Nigel Farage won a seat in the UK parliament for the first time in Thursday's general election, defeating his Conservative challenger in the Essex constituency of Clacton, and promising to mount a strong opposition to Labour.

Farage called his victory "the first step of something that is going to stun all of you," pledging to turn his Reform UK party into the main opposition. The former Brexit Party, created in 2018, is projected to win 13 out of 650 seats.

"There is a massive gap on the centre-right of British politics and my job is to fill it," he said, claiming: "this is the beginning of the end of the Conservative Party."

The Tories have suffered their worst-ever election defeat, securing only 131 seats, according to exit polls and early results. Before Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dissolved parliament and called a general election, the ruling party held 344 constituencies.

Farage proclaimed that his party would "now be targeting Labour votes," and cited polls suggesting the centre-left landslide was motivated by resentment against the Conservatives, rather than confidence in the incoming prime minister, Keir Starmer.

Comment: Farage did come out and speak the truth about NATO's role in starting the Ukrainian conflict. Something which caused an uproar in the UK establishment.
UK election rivals attack Farage for saying West provoked Ukraine war

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Jeremy Corbyn triumphs over former party in UK election


RT
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:45 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn
The independent MP has beaten his Labour rival and issued a warning to Keir Starmer.

Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has retained his seat in the UK parliament after running as an independent in Thursday's general election.

Corbyn won 24,120 votes in London's Islington North constituency, comfortably ahead of Labour rival Praful Nargund, who received 16,873 votes. Turnout in the constituency was 67.5%, 4% less than in 2019, The Guardian reported on Friday.

The 75-year-old Corbyn has represented Islington North as an MP since 1983. A long-time advocate of Palestinian rights, he led Labour from 2015 to 2020, but was ousted from his position and suspended over his response to allegations of anti-Semitism in the party during his tenure.

Corbyn insisted that the claims were "dramatically overstated for political reasons," while his supporters have argued that he was the victim of a smear campaign by party rivals due to his anti-austerity and anti-war stance. An Al Jazeera investigation concluded that Israel was behind a move to frame Corbyn as an anti-Semite.

Earlier this year, Corbyn's successor as Labour leader, Keir Starmer, banned him from representing the party in the general election. He was officially expelled from Labour in May after announcing he would campaign as an independent.

After running against his former party and winning, Corbyn said that by electing him for the 11th time, the people of Islington North "have shown what kinder, gentler and more sensible, more inclusive politics can bring about."

Comment: Once the people in the UK realize that Labour under Keir Starmer is going to be much the same as under the Tories, continued support for Israel and Ukraine, then unrest in UK politics is likely to continue with fresh vigor.

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Russian Duma proposes to reduce time limits on abortion


ASI
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:56 UTC
Deputies at the plenary session of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
© Sputnik / Pavel BednyakovFILE: Deputies at the plenary session of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
According to the RIA Novosti news agency, the Russian State Duma's Health Protection Committee has sent proposals to the Federation's Ministry of Health, asking them to consider reducing the time limit on abortions from twelve to nine weeks at a woman's request.

The Duma Committee has also said that pregnancy due to rape should be a key social criterion for having an abortion.

The Committee has also recommended that the Federal Service for Surveillance in Health Care (Roszdravnadzor) should strengthen its oversight of drugs used in performing abortions in order to prevent their use away from hospitals.

Comment: RUNews24 reports:
MP Khamzaev: The number of abortions in Russia is only growing and becoming dangerous

Khamzaev also emphasized the problem of substitution of concepts in society, especially concerning legislation. He pointed to the contradiction in the fact that the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation equates the murder of a pregnant woman with double murder, while abortion remains legal and authorized by law.

State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev spoke out about the serious abortion situation in Russia during an interview on Radio KP. He put forward an initiative to buy back children from women who decide to terminate pregnancy in order to significantly reduce the number of abortions in the country. According to Khamzaev, this is especially relevant in the context of a low birth rate.

However, the deputy's idea was not supported by his colleagues in parliament. Nevertheless, Khamzaev is confident that in time, society may come to demand such measures.

In his speech, he expressed hope that society could develop a more humane attitude towards the lives of children whom people themselves conceived and abandon the practice of abortion.

He concluded by emphasizing the importance of approaching the issue from the point of view of humanity and morality, urging society to think about the logic and consequences of its actions towards unborn children.

Earlier, the State Duma proposed to reduce the term for termination of pregnancy to 9 weeks, as well as according to the new rules of the Ministry of Health before abortion a woman will be forced to listen to the heartbeat of the fetus.
It remains to be seen whether that last highlighted point is indeed adopted into the new rules.

Amidst a declining birth rate across much of the developed world; a shift away from what may be termed liberal, Western values; a growing interest in tradition, spirituality, and a greater discourse on morality; alongside ever more sophisticated technologies; it seems that in a great many countries, abortion and its applicability is increasingly up for debate: See also:

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100+ US beaches closed due to harmful levels of bacteria


Voice of Europe
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:57 UTC
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© Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register, via Associated PressFILE: The release of millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Dominguez Channel in Carson, Calif., forced the closure of some beaches on Friday.
Beaches in several states across the country have been closed to swimmers over the last few days due to harmful levels of bacteria in the water, NBC New York reported.

In Massachusetts, at least 37 beaches were closed as of Monday afternoon due to "bacterial exceedance," according to the state's Department of Public Health (MDPH). Many of the beaches tested positive for high levels of a type of fecal bacteria, and beachgoers were warned not to swim or enter the water in those locations to avoid risk of illness, according to the health agency.

Additionally, at least three beaches in Coronado, California - located on a peninsula in San Diego Bay - have been closed since June 26 because "[b]acteria levels exceed health standards." San Diego County's Department of Environmental Health and Quality said such closures are usually due to sewage or chemical spills.

Comment: Whilst some parts of the US have indeed suffered record flooding events, the majority of these pollution events seem to be due to sewage dumping, and commercial waste.

It's notable that in just the past few years, pollution of the waterways in both the US and UK has surged:

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The persecution continues: Giuliani loses New York law license after backing Trump's 2020 election claims

Andrew Goudsward and Dietrich Knauth
Source
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:53 UTC
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© REUTERS/Bonnie Cash/FileFormer New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the U.S. District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023.
Rudy Giuliani lost his New York law license on Tuesday, after a state appeals court found he had lied in arguing that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from his client, former Republican U.S. President Donald Trump.

The court found that Giuliani, 80, the former New York mayor who served as Trump's personal lawyer, "baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country's electoral process" and "actively contributed to the national strife that has followed the 2020 presidential election, for which he is entirely unrepentant."

Giuliani was one of the leading proponents of false claims that Trump's defeat to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 was the result of widespread voter fraud.

A Giuliani spokesperson said he would appeal the decision, calling it "politically and ideologically corrupted." Giuliani previously argued that he believed his statements were true and he did not intend to spread false claims.

Comment: History will prove Giuliani, Sydney Powell, Mike Lindell, Ron Watkins (Code Monkey Z), Jovan Hutton Pulitzer and all the others who lost incomes and reputations for bringing forward evidence of fraud, which various courts declined to accept. The basic fact is still that the 2020 elections were stolen from the American people by the Democrats

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Steve Bannon begins serving 4-month sentence in federal prison for defying congressional subpoena

Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz
CNN
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:19 UTC
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© Julia Nikhinson/APSteve Bannon on way to report to Danbury Federal Correction Institution • July 1, 2024
Steve Bannon, a former Donald Trump White House strategist, reported to a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, on Monday to begin a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.

Bannon, the second former Trump aide to be imprisoned for a contempt of Congress conviction after Peter Navarro began serving a four-month sentence earlier this year, was taken into custody shortly after 12 p.m. ET.

He was driven into the federal prison in a black van after speaking at a podium outside the correctional facility, saying he was "proud" to go to prison.

"It's time for me to surrender up in Danbury," he said.

Both Bannon and Navarro were convicted for not complying with subpoenas issued to them by the now-defunct House Select Committee that investigated January 6, 2021. The Supreme Court on Friday denied a long-shot effort by Bannon to avoid reporting to prison while he challenges his conviction before the federal appeals court in Washington, DC.

Bannon has said that he was not thumbing his nose at the House committee but rather relying on advice from his attorneys to not respond to the subpoena until lawmakers worked out Trump's claims of executive privilege in the matter. Courts did not allow him to argue that to the jury that decided his case.

The conservative podcaster has remained a staunch Trump ally and is a vocal supporter of his presidential reelection bid.
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Tennessee law allowing death penalty for pedophiles goes into effect - only Democrats oppose it

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:40 UTC
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© UnknownDeath penalty apparatus
Tennessee has joined states like Florida, Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma and South Carolina in making the death penalty a possibility for criminals convicted of child sex abuse.

The law went into effect this week with Governor Bill Lee's approval and with the approval of all Republican legislators.

Strangely, only Democrats and progressive activists have opposed the decision.

Democrats have a number of arguments against the death penalty for pedophiles, including claims that seeking the punishment is "more expensive" than keeping prisoners locked up, and claims that victims would be "traumatized" by multiple appeals "drudging up memories of assault."

However, as Republicans note, it doesn't matter what it costs, the punishment should fit the crime. And, there is no reason why child victims need to be dragged back into appeals court to relive their trauma unless new evidence directly concerning the victim comes to light.

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Bird flu: Another attempt to control the food system and make a profit

Ashley Armstrong
Mercola.com
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC
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Let the fearmongering begin (again)! Propaganda efforts are making people believe humans can die from the bird flu and that we must "do our part" in preventing the next global pandemic. Wear masks, social distance, sanitize everything, get tested, get vaccinated ... It's kind of like "COVID-19," but now in dairy cows!

Similar to "wear masks, stay home, practice social distancing and sanitize everything," the United States Department of Agriculture is now encouraging farmers to regularly test animals, test the milk weekly, register livestock, step up the use of personal protective equipment, limit traffic onto their farms, and increase cleaning and disinfection practices.
"The most important step we can take today is biosecurity. I am calling on producers to use our resources to enhance their biosecurity measures and states and producers to opt in to our support programs and herd monitoring programs, which are designed to limit the spread of this disease in dairy cattle." — Secretary of the USDA Tom Vilsack.
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Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack, police shoot assailant dead, say it may be a 'terror attack'


Al Jazeera
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:21 UTC
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© Avi Ohayon/ReutersPeople outside a shopping mall after a stabbing in Karmiel, northern Israel, July 3, 2024. Israeli police say suspect has been killed and they are investigating the incident as a possible 'terror attack'.
An Israeli soldier has been killed and a second person was wounded in a stabbing attack in a shopping centre in northern Israel, police say, adding that the suspect was shot dead.

The attack took place on the second floor of the Hutzot Karmiel Mall in the northern Israeli city of Karmiel on Wednesday.

Gal Zeid, a spokesperson for Israel's Galilee Medical Center, said doctors pronounced one man dead after failing to resuscitate him. The second person was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit.

Comment: Notably, elsewhere on the planet, terror attacks, as well as assassination and coup attempts, have surged:

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Russia builds houses for Palestinian refugees


RT
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:10 UTC
Grozny
© Sergey Bobylev/SputnikGrozny, Chechen Republic, Russia
Some displaced Gazans have found a new home in Grozny, capital of Russia's Chechen Republic.

Over 200 Palestinians displaced from Gaza have been given apartments in a newly built neighborhood of Grozny, the capital of Russia's Muslim-majority Chechen Republic, regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

A foundation run by Kadyrov's mother Aymani commissioned the construction of the five apartment buildings, to permanently house refugees welcomed to the Russian region last November.

"Congratulations to the Palestinian brothers and sisters on finding new comfortable housing! I wish them never to see war again, to live in plenty and prosper!" Kadyrov said in a statement on Friday.

The refugees, who were initially housed in at the Gorny Klyuch children's resort southeast of Grozny will now move into a 'cottage community' in the Visaitovsky District of the Chechen capital, where 209 people will live in 40 new apartments, Kadyrov said.

According to the Chechen head, construction of the complex took about six months. During this time, 55 of the Palestinians found jobs, while their children and teenagers were placed in schools and universities. All of them have been studying Russian.

Comment: Heart, soul, doing what is necessary - Russia's example to the world.

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