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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets harshest prison sentence in Jan. 6 case

Priscilla DeGregory
New York Post
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 08:31 UTC
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© Amy Harris/ShutterstockEnrique Tarrio
Former Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years behind bars for taking a lead role Jan. 6 Capitol riot — the stiffest punishment doled out in the series of cases.

Tarrio, 39, the former national chairman of the far-right extremist group, was convicted in May by a Washington, DC jury of seditious conspiracy for working with others to try to block the transfer of power in order to keep Republican President Donald Trump in office after he lost the 2020 election.

Judge Timothy Kelly handed down the hefty prison term at an hours-long sentencing hearing Tuesday finding that a harsh penalty was needed to stop others from attempting similar crimes. "It can't happen again," Kelly said, before repeating, "It can't happen again."

As Tarrio's fate was laid out by the judge, the former Proud Boy momentarily hung his head in shame.


Comment: Was it shame? or disbelief!


Earlier in the hearing, Tarrio — wearing orange jail clothes — pleaded for leniency and promised he was done with politics, calling the events of Jan. 6 a "national embarrassment."

The seemingly remorseful Tarrio — whose voice broke up as he spoke — apologized to the officers who defended the Capitol, to the terrified lawmakers who ran from the building and to his family.
"I am not a political zealot. Inflicting harm or changing the results of the election was not my goal. Please show me mercy. I ask you that you not take my 40s from me."
DC federal prosecutor Conor Mulroe, earlier, said a 33-year term was necessary to deter others from trying to carry out another insurrection in the future.
"We need to make sure the consequences are abundantly clear to anyone who might be unhappy with the results of 2024, 2028, 2032 or any future election for as long as this case is remembered. This was a calculated act of terrorism."

Comment: So the harshest sentence was all about the message not the 'crime'...as in gist, not justice.

See also: Proud Boy Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

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Republicans introduce legislation to ban federal mask mandates in schools, on airplanes

Tara Suter
The Hill
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:13 UTC
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© Nam Y. Huh/APCoronavirus mask sign in hospital in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Republicans are offering legislation to ban federal mask mandates in schools, airplanes and forms of public transportation amid a new surge of coronavirus cases that has led to the reinstatement of mask mandates in a handful of places.

Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are co-sponsoring the Senate bill, introduced Tuesday as the "Freedom to Breathe Act."

Rep. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is listed as a sponsor for the legislation in the House.

The lawmakers said they were offering the bill to push back at the imposition of new mask mandates.

Vance said in a statement:
"Multiple entities within our government, within the public health bureaucracy, there are local schools in the D.C. area now reimposing mask mandates, this is coming back unless we stop it from happening. That's why I introduced this legislation, and I'm going to force the Democrats to vote on it. If they say the mask mandates are not coming back, then come to the Senate floor, vote with us, and say 'no more mask mandates.' Let's make it bipartisan."
In reality, there's little evidence any federal mask mandates are close to being imposed.


Comment: That could change in a moment's notice.


Comment: Interesting how 'covid' shows up just when a certain party needs it.

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Germany finally passes draconian law phasing out oil and gas heating systems


Deutsche Welle
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:23 UTC
Scholz Habeck Lindner
© Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture allianceThe parties of Scholz (left), Habeck (center) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner finally came to an agreement on the bill
Germany is moving toward phasing out oil and gas heating systems, as the controversial bill finally passed the lower house of parliament following months of tensions within the ruling coalition.

German lawmakers in the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, voted on Friday in favor of a controversial law aimed at phasing out oil and gas heating systems.

The bill has been a flashpoint among the German ruling coalition, comprised of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the business-focused Free Democrats (FDP) and the climate change-focused Greens.

In recent months, the three parties have been locked in — sometimes public — infighting over the bill, with the Greens' Robert Habeck, who serves as the economy and climate action minister as well as vice chancellor, staunchly backing the proposal.

Comment: See also: 'We are destroying Europe': Hungarian FM slams EU's self-harming sanctions on Russia

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Neil Oliver: '...fixing the mess we're in, is going to hurt!'

Neil Oliver
YouTube
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:01 UTC
Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver
Conspiracy theories, net zero, the climate crisis hoax, smart meters, voting, being your own hero......high stakes political poker!

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North Korea launches new 'tactical nuclear attack submarine'


Sputnik
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:16 UTC
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© KCNA
North Korea launched a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine," capable of launching an underwater nuclear attack to strengthen Pyongyang's nuclear deterrence.

Citing state-run KCNA, South Korean reports indicated the launching ceremony for the submarine was held Wednesday and was attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The ceremony for launching the submarine was the "beginning of a new chapter" for bolstering up the naval forces of North Korea and "made clearer the steadfast will" of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the North's government to "further strengthen the state nuclear deterrence both in quality and quantity and by leaps and bounds for regional and global peace and security," reports said.

State media reported later Friday that the North Korean leader inspected submarine No. 841 called "Hero Kim Kun Ok" on Thursday to get acquainted with its weapon system and underwater operation capability.

Comment: This comes amidst reports in Western media, denied by Russia's government, that Kim was due to meet Putin in Moscow.



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Car rams into crowd killing 1, injuring 5, on street in Melbourne, Australia - suspect known by police to have mental health issues

Olivia Day
Daily Mail
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:22 UTC
car ram melbourne
One person has died and at least five have been injured after a car mowed down a crowd of pedestrians on Bourke Street in Melbourne.

It's understood the male driver ploughed through a tram stop and struck three pedestrians before colliding with two other vehicles on Russell Street.

The crash, which occurred on the corner of Bourke and Russell Street at about 6.30pm on Friday, involved a white Kia, a white Ford Falcon and a grey Mazda.

A 26-year-old Melton West man has been taken into custody, with the driver seen perched on the roof of his car just moments before his dramatic arrest.

Comment: In recent years it seems as though when these kinds of attacks happen, including the 'random' street/school stabbings, as well as other such seemingly unexplained attacks on the general public, there's a surge of similar attacks elsewhere, and it remains to be seen whether this, too, is the beginning of a spike - the links below provide further examples of this phenomena:

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Finland removes protection permit for foreign residents from Ukraine who fled conflict seeking asylum


Voice of Europe
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:00 UTC
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The Finnish government has decided to no longer grant temporary protection status and residence permits to citizens of third countries who have left Ukraine. The decision has been published on the Finnish government's website.

It is reported that Finland will not provide temporary protection to citizens of third countries if they did not receive international protection or residence permits during their stay in Ukraine.

After the start of the war, Finland made the decision to provide protection to citizens of third countries who left Ukraine due to the conflict but did not have international protection or permanent residence permits in Ukraine prior to that. This resolution will not affect previously granted temporary protection status or residence permits, and the residence permits approved earlier will remain valid until March 4th of the following year.

Comment: Considering Poland's recent, sinister move to extradite Ukrainian citizens who were fleeing conscription, back to the Kiev junta's meat grinder, this, whilst not the same, is notable, and may be a sign Finland may follow in Poland's footsteps; one wonders whether other US vassals will follow suit, and how far they will go in pursuit of victims for the West's proxy war: Poland begins extraditing Ukrainian men who fled conscription

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The only thing we have to fear is extinction itself

James George Jatras
Ron Paul Institute
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC
global warming
Today it's hard for anyone under the age of 50 to appreciate how genuine and pervasive was fear of a nuclear holocaust during the Cold War between the US- and Soviet-led blocs.

Books, movies, and TV both reflected and stoked popular anxiety about the possible "end of civilization as we know it." The heyday for this was in the 1950s and 1960s, with books like The Long Tomorrow (1955) and On the Beach (1957, with a 1959 film adaptation), and films like Fail Safe, Seven Days in May, Dr. Strangelove (all in 1964, while the real-life scare of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was fresh in people's minds).

There appeared to be a bit of a lull during the 1970s era of US-Soviet détente under Nixon, Ford, and Carter, perhaps also reflecting elite sympathy for socialism and an expected future convergence between the ideological groupings, which on a basic level shared the same globalist, materialist values. But nuclear terror returned with a vengeance in the 1980s - for example, The Day After (1983) and the animated When the Wind Blows (1986). And who can forget (certainly no male person!) the delightful Nena's 1983 music video Neunundneunzig Luftballons.

The Left, both in the United States and worldwide, was unanimous that Ronald Reagan, a self-confessed anti-communist, was a reckless cowboy who wanted to blow up the planet. As that great philosopher, Sting, put it in his 1985 song, "The Russians":
There is no historical precedent
To put the words in the mouth of the president?
There's no such thing as a winnable war
It's a lie we don't believe anymore
Mister Reagan says, "We will protect you"
I don't subscribe to this point of view
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too
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EU shipping services still handling 50% Russian oil output, US crude oil output forecast to decline, analysis shows


Hellenic Shipping News
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:00 UTC
Gas shipping
© David Jones / PA / Gettyimages.ru
European Union shipping services are still handling about half of Russia's crude oil output, a senior executive from global energy trader Gunvor Group told an industry conference on Monday.

It is 50% at the moment, which is still quite high, said Frederic Lasserre, Gunvor's global head of research and analysis.

"If we don't see an increase (from the 50%), it means that there (are) no domestic refinery issues in Russia," said Lasserre.

Lasserre also told the APPEC conference he sees an increase in Iranian crude supply and exports, which will be good for the global market balance.


Comment: And good news for Iran, despite the West's attempts to destroy the country's economy with sanctions.


He forecasts a maximum of 600,000-800,000 barrels per day (bpd) of output increase from Iran, versus his estimate of 3.2 million bpd in current output.

Comment: It's not just Russia profiting from these transactions, European shipping companies are too, as are the recipients of the desperately needed oil; and which further reveals just how crucial Russia's energy supplies are to the Western economy:

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Decolonization of a name: What does 'Bharat' mean and will 'India' disappear from the world's maps?

Shraddha Chowdhury
RT
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:43 UTC
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© RTThe many symbols of Bharat (India)
Over the millenia India has had a variety of names in several languages, including Persian, Greek, Turkic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Yes, and also English.

"Mera Bharat Mahan [my great India]," shared legendary matinee idol Amitabh Bachchan on X. "Team India nahi, Team Bharat [not Team India, it's Team Bharat]," posted former cricketer Virendra Sehwag, who proclaims himself a "Proud Bharatiya." These were among the few subdued remarks made after government communiqués sparked rumours on Tuesday that India may be renamed Bharat, leading to fiery debates for and against such a rechristening.

It started with an invitation to a G20 dinner with a letterhead reading "President of Bharat" (the G20 group's summit opens in Delhi in a few days). Another referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the "Prime Minister of Bharat." In the ensuing uproar, experts were quick to highlight Article 1 of the Constitution of India, which reads, "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States." This, they argue, does away with the need for any name change.

However, social media is abuzz with how "India" is the result of a colonial hangover (Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah is also believed to have objected to it, preferring the name "Hindustan" instead), and how the "Hindu" nation deserves an identity closer to its roots. So RT is unearthing the true origins of "India" and its etymological and linguistic history.
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