[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A judge on Wednesday ordered an accused Russian agent locked away I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! until her trial after US prosecutors argued she has ties to Russian intelligence and could flee the United States.
Prosecutors have not charged the agent they identified as Maria Butina with espionage, but said she had been in contact with Russian intelligence operatives and kept contact information for several Russian agents.
During a preliminary hearing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the lead prosecutor in the case showed a photo of Butina in a Washington restaurant meeting with someone whom they believe is a Russian intelligence agent.
The 29-year-old former American University graduate student wore an orange prison jumpsuit in court and showed no emotion as her lawyer entered a not-guilty plea. Butina’s next court appearance was scheduled for July 24.
The government also displayed a copy of a handwritten note uncovered by the FBI at Butina’s apartment asking how to respond to an employment offer from a Russian intelligence agency, as well as a photo of her standing in front of the US Capitol on the day Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... was sworn in as president 18 months ago.
"We do not believe she was here ... just to attend American University," said Erik Michael Kenerson, the lead prosecutor, adding that Butina was engaged in a "covert influence campaign."
Butina’s attorney, Robert Driscoll, said she is not a Russian agent and poses no flight risk. She was tossed in the calaboose Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! on Sunday without warning.
[AlAhram] Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the arrest in the United States of a 29-year-old woman accused of being a Russian agent was carried out to spoil the positive impact of Monday's Russia-U.S. summit in Helsinki, RIA news agency reported.
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was cited as saying there were no grounds for the detention of Russian Maria Butina, who was incarcerated Book 'im, Mahmoud! on Sunday, a day before presidents Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... and Donald Trump met in Helsinki.
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A note asking how to respond to an offer of employment?! Why, that proves how cleverly diabolical she is!!!
We cannot -- CANNOT! -- allow foreigners to contact our civil rights organizations, or to infiltrate prayer breakfasts! Think of how much influence she could have wielded, with a lifetime NRA membership!
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We cannot -- CANNOT! -- allow foreigners to contact our civil rights organizations, or to infiltrate prayer breakfasts!
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The government also displayed a copy of a handwritten note uncovered by the FBI at Butina’s apartment asking how to respond to an employment offer from a Russian intelligence agency, as well as a photo of her standing in front of the US Capitol on the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president
Finally, a connection between Trump and Russian intelligence agency!
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Soon after discover, Anna Chapman and her 10 Russian colleagues were whisked away via chartered private jet to Moscow. Butina's repatriation will take a bit longer due to her....NRA connections.
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Ledbetter said the explosion occurred in the painting area of a vehicle shop where more than 300 people work, and that building does not hold any munitions.
May the wounded heal well and quickly. A good thing it wa ony a small explosion and fire, and not near the stored missiles and ammunitoon.
h/t Instapundit
On the slopes of northern Ecuador's Quijo Valley, perpetual clouds shroud the canopy of a seemingly pristine tropical forest. But the beauty of the cloud forest hides a violent, tragic history. A new study of sediments from the valley's Lake Huila reveals centuries of indigenous agriculture that came to an abrupt end in warfare and fire around 1588.
[PRESSTV] China has once again censured the United States for its trade policies, saying Washington would be to blame for a chaotic global economy if it sticks with its "willful" decisions on trade.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday that the US was killing confidence in global economy by slapping tariffs on imports from allies and rivals.
"The US trade war is not just with China but with the rest of the world. By regarding the rest of the world as adversaries, the US has dragged the entire global economy into a place of danger," Hua said, adding that the US-driven trade war was the biggest "confidence killer" for global economy.
China and the US have imposed tariffs worth $34 billion on each other’s imports. US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , who initiated trade disputes by announcing controversial tariffs on the import of metals in March, has threatened that he would introduce further duties on Chinese imports if Beijing continues with its retaliatory measures.
Hua, however, repeated previous statements that China was fully ready to respond to any new US tariff, saying if Washington continued to be "willful," China and other countries affected by the trade policy would not hesitate to react.
"If the US continues to be willful, countries around the world will only harden their resolve to hit back," said the Chinese official.
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Projecting much commies?
So why don't you stop stealing and produce your own stuff since you're such awesome brainiacs
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China is fast running out of American products to tariff. We're simply not exposed to them like they're exposed to us. There is no way we can't win this trade war.
For decades heartless globalists have ruined American workers to help hostile countries that hate us. No longer. America first!
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Dirty secret: Trump wouldn't be able to impose tariffs if the trade treaties didn't allow them. They're pissed he's applying penalty clauses of the treaties where before they were able to dump to their heart's content.
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Here's a idea to reduce American danger to the world economy - QUIT BUY US TREASURY BONDS!
[DAWN] Gold hit its lowest in a year on Tuesday as the dollar steadied and most other markets were subdued before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies to the US Congress. Powell will likely reiterate the Fed’s plan for gradual monetary policy tightening as he takes his upbeat view of the US economy to Capitol Hill later this session. Markets will focus on his views on recent trade tensions, however.
A strong dollar tends to weigh on gold by making the dollar-priced metal costlier for non-US investors. Spot gold was down 0.7 per cent at $1,231.89 an ounce at 1329 GMT, having hit its lowest since last July at $1,230.40.
The precious metal is down some 5pc for the year. US gold futures for August delivery were down 0.8pc at $1,231.80 an ounce.
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Chinese and Arab 'Goldbugs' having money problems with their other investments?
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Powell will likely reiterate the Fed’s plan for gradual monetary policy tightening as he takes his upbeat view of the US economy to Capitol Hill later this session.
After over 8 years of allowing banks to borrow at zero interest to make substantive profits, we need to throttle the rise of workers' pay due to inflation. Got it.
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After over 8 years of allowing banks to borrow at zero interest to make substantive profits.
Which essentially DISSOLVED passbook interest for savers (the common man). The banks no longer needed our money to make more money. Anyone remember 6-8 or even 12 percent interest on certificate of deposits (depending upon duration) ?
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I once had a VA mortgage with an interest rate of 11.5%. My accountant advised me not to pay it off ASAP since I could make more money by investing in the stock market, where I never made even 3% on average. That was really bad advice.
[Al Jazeera] US tech giant forced major phone makers to pre-install its search engine and browser, EU anti-trust chief says
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Another "fuck you USA" from our valued ally, Europe. We just cannot exit there fast enough.
If Google were one of theirs it certainly wouldn't be getting attacked. Of course Europeans could never give birth to a raging success like Google. I think resentment is part of the constant harassment of American companies in Europe.
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It's the same Google who fired a guy for saying that men make better programmers then womyn? The same Google who helps Chinese authorities to identify dissidents? Red on Red baby!
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I'm waiting for some enterprising start up to put Linux on cell phones and tablets. Linux beats the crap out of iOS and Android. If you get Linux you have a real computer, not a toy.
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Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
This is on Google for ignoring/forgetting that the EU popped Microsoft for over $700M in 2013 for similar shenanigans.
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[LATimes] The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday to remove from the November ballot a measure aimed at dividing California into three states. Of course they did
The decision was a defeat for Tim Draper, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist considered an eccentric entrepreneur who spent $1.2 million on the measure.
Four years ago, the wealthy Atherton resident spent $5.2 million promoting a measure that would have split California into six states. It did not qualify for the ballot.
He reacted angrily to the court's action, calling it "corruption."
"Whether you agree or not with this initiative, this is not the way democracies are supposed to work," he said in an email. "This kind of corruption is what happens in Third World countries."
He said the state's "insiders" were "in cahoots."
In a brief order, the court said it acted "because significant questions have been raised regarding the proposition's validity and because we conclude that the potential harm in permitting the measure to remain on the ballot outweighs the potential harm in delaying the proposition to a future election."
The court, meeting in closed session, also agreed to rule eventually on the measure's constitutionality, a ruling that is likely to go against the initiative. The challenge was filed last week by the Planning and Conservation League, an environmental group. An environmental group? Really? Why would they be against splitting the state, I wonder? Not enough opportunity for graft?
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Here's what I don't get - if one of the stated goals / results of this measure would be getting up to four more lefty Senators, then why would the presumably leftist cal. SC nix the measure?
Also - I'm not swayed by the little ditty by the court about the 'significant questions' being raised about 'validity' - what questions / validity, exactly?
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Their own power is being threatened. Of course they're going to engage in corrupt skullduggery to get their way. The people must not be allowed a voice, they are our rulers.
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Watch the migration to the conservative state that decides to go with no state income taxes and no benefits for non-Americans.
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Haven't seen much discussion of the fact that all three "new" states would have to petition for entry to the Union. No guarantee that the split would be an automatic win for the left at all.
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The proposed split would have resulted in a dissolution of central planning and power. Didn't end well the last time either.
[DAWN] Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Information Minister Ahmed Waqas Riaz on Wednesday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts... is being provided all the facilities that he is entitled to while serving his 10-year sentence in Adiala jail, Rawalpindi.
The ousted prime minister was shifted to the jail on July 13 and was assigned the 'Better Class' category of the prison the next day, July 14, Riaz told a presser.
He said Maryam Nawaz, too, is being provided adequate facilities in the women's jail.
The caretaker government's clarification came in apparent response to a letter written to the government by PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... two days ago seeking better facilities for Nawaz. He can while away the hours chatting with Omar Saeed Skheikh, no doubt.
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[PRESSTV] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space transportation company, Blue Origin, successfully launched a New Shepard spaceship from its launch site in west Texas on Wednesday.
The rocket's booster and capsule were successfully recovered back at its launch site. This specific booster used has been now recovered for the third time, a key step in its drive to make reusable rockets, the company says.
The New Shepard rocket, which is designed to carry six passengers, blasted off from a launch site in Van Horn, West Texas and is the sixth successful launching and landing.
Blue Origin is among a handful of companies developing unpiloted vehicles to carry cargo and paying passengers into space.
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Twitter storm from Intersectional Feminists of the World demanding this white, masculine symbol of the Patriarchy be lopped off and replaced by a vaginal design.
h/t Instapundit
..."There is a public health justification to reduce clinic access barriers and to make medication abortion that is sourced online and managed at home as safe and supported as possible," Aiken concluded in the study, published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. And how abortion doctors are supposed to make a living?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
[Al Jazeera] US tech giant forced major phone makers to pre-install its search engine and browser, EU anti-trust chief says
[LATimes] The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday to remove from the November ballot a measure aimed at dividing California into three states.
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...
...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab...
[PRESSTV] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space transportation company, Blue Origin, successfully launched a New Shepard spaceship from its launch site in west Texas on Wednesday.
