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Emancipation of the UK will come after the Trump stuff gets real. Shock waves will spread.
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11/13/2024 12:15 Comments ||
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Did a little research, found a statement from Pearson: "noting that police will not tell her which post is the subject of the investigation, nor will they tell her who her accuser is or what they feel offended about"
Well I hope that clears things up.
Posted by: ed in texas ||
11/13/2024 16:14 Comments ||
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#4
Ed, sounds like the setup in the Kafka novel "The Trial". A guy is accused of something by someone, but never finds out what or who.
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[Regnum] In China, Chen Jixiang, vice chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death for bribery. This was reported on Tuesday, November 12, by the Sina News publication.
According to media reports, Chen Jixing, while serving as secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Municipal Committee and deputy director of the National People's Congress Committee, was authorized to resolve land and property issues, including real estate. From 2003 to 2020, he repeatedly resolved disputes and transferred land by agreement, for which he received money. Thus, he was given bribes of more than 278 million yuan (approximately $38 million).
It was established that after his retirement in 2019, he continued to engage in illegal activities, including promoting projects and transferring land for a fee.
The Guilin City People's Court deprived the defendant of his political rights for life and fined him 200,000 yuan (approximately $27,000). It is noted that Chen Jixing admitted his guilt, repented and actively cooperated with the investigation, and also agreed to transfer his property to the state.
The death sentence will be carried out after a two-year reprieve.
As reported by Regnum on October 26, 589,000 people were punished in China as a result of large-scale anti-corruption measures. 642,000 cases were initiated, including cases against 58 provincial and ministerial level employees, 3,263 department and bureau employees.
On September 20, a court in China sentenced a female official to 13 years in prison for having affairs with 58 subordinates. Fang Fang?
The woman headed the Qiannan Bui-Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province. She was convicted of accepting bribes totaling 60 million yuan and of misconduct, including having sexual relations with subordinates.
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[Regnum] If the current government of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is denied confidence, early parliamentary elections will be held on February 23, 2025. This was announced on November 12 by the press service of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
"Based on current assessments, he considers February 23, 2025, to be a realistic date for holding new elections," said German presidential spokeswoman Kerstin Gammelin.
On November 12, the President of Germany received the chairmen of the factions of the ruling coalition Rolf Mützenich (Social Democratic Party of Germany - SPD), Britta Hasselmann, Katharina Dröge (Greens) and the head of the opposition bloc CDU/CSU Friedrich Merz.
Steinmeier's press service noted that the president welcomes the agreements reached on the schedule for the vote in the Bundestag on the vote of confidence on December 16.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Vice Chancellor, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Issues of Germany Robert Habeck announced the collapse of the coalition government on November 6. According to him, the collapse occurred due to the unwillingness of Finance Minister Christian Lindner to agree on more funds in the state budget for 2025 to support Ukraine. German Chancellor Scholz called Lindner's resignation "forced", stating that its goal was "to prevent damage to the country." Germany needs a government that has the strength to make decisions necessary for the country, he added.
On November 11, Friedrich Merz demanded early parliamentary elections in Germany. Later, Merz declared his readiness for dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin if he is elected. At the same time, he accused the current Federal Chancellor Scholz of lacking a strategic vision due to Berlin's position on Ukraine. He also promised that if he wins the elections, he will present Russia with an ultimatum within the first 24 hours.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on Merz's statements, recommended that he give his wife an ultimatum. According to her, if the candidate for chancellor of Germany from the CDU is interested in ending the military actions in Ukraine, then Berlin should stop supplying weapons to the Kiev regime.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Justin Trudeau has sparked outrage after refusing to release the names of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who fled to Canada after the Second World War.
Jewish groups have called the decision, 'disgraceful' and say it dishonors Holocaust victims and survivors.
The Canadian government is concealing the list of names amid fears it could be too embarrassing for the country, TNC reports. Large numbers of Ukrainian SS Waffen soldiers relocated to Canada following the war.
Officials said there are also concerns the list could be used as Russian propaganda against Ukraine amid Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of the eastern European nation.
The list of members of the Nazi-led SS Galicia unit was compiled by the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada. llThe panel then met with members of the Ukrainian community and 'discrete group of individuals or organizations' to consult on whether the names should be released. But they did not meet with ant Holocaust survivors or advocates pushing for the list's released, the Ottawa Citizen reports.
The decision was met with disgust from Jewish non profit B'nai Brith.
'For decades, B'nai Brith & David Matas, B'nai Brith Canada's senior legal counsel, have fought for full access—only to face endless delays and stonewalling,' the organization said.
'Canada is withholding hundreds of Nazi war-crimes files from the public. This disgraceful secrecy dishonours [sic] survivors and denies justice.'
Bernie Farber, who is the son of a Holocaust survivor and a past member of the Canadian Jewish Congress, branded the decision 'a shameful blot'.
Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, senior director of advocacy and policy at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre, also expressed anger.
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1997, Galicia Division: The Waffen-SS 14th grenadier Division 1943-1945 (Schiffer Military History) by Michael O. Logusz
The best researched historical account of the 14th Waffen-SS Galicia Division (also known as the 1st Ukrainian Division of the Ukrainian National Army).
Posted by: Albert Pelosi3459 ||
11/13/2024 6:29 Comments ||
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Not to distract from this critical crisis of Canuck Ukronazism, but... there seem to be about a hundred times as many Sikhs in Canada as remain in Pakistan, and three times as many Mohammedans as Sikhs. But not to worry, that only works out to roughly five Mohammedans per Yahud... and counting. [spinning dials) And on the plus side, things are looking great in the Chinese restaurant department!
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The Health and Human Services Department employs 294 people whose jobs focus on diversity, and the department maintains seven ''minority health'' offices spread across its agencies, according to a report that suggests unwinding it all will be tough for the incoming Trump administration.
The majority of those staffers, 182 workers, are paid six-figure salaries. The top diversity job earner, who works at the Food and Drug Administration, collected $221,000 in 2023, OpenTheBooks said in its report Tuesday.
The watchdog said spending on the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda ''permeated'' the department, appearing 829 times in its 2025 budget and totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in direct spending.
Among the costs were vaccine programs explicitly aimed at gay Black men, money earmarked for opioid programs that vowed to tackle ''systemic racism,'' a $5 million proposal to ''diversify the doula workforce'' and $5,000 to pay for an appearance by Ibram X. Kendi, a leading ''antiracism'' voice. A doula is a person who provides support for people undergoing significant health-related experiences such as childbirth.
''When it comes to DEI and health equity spending, payroll expenses are a drop in the bucket. Promoting these topics can be lucrative for federal employees looking to expand their agency's budget and for private scientists hoping to win grants,'' the analysts said.
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Him ... currently there are only 4 real paying jobs in East St Louis... bouncer, pimp, prostitute and drug dealer... These sound good paying... so they would be the best targets East St. Louis residents ever saw.....
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
11/13/2024 10:08 Comments ||
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#4
Think of how many dollars $$ can be saved 'downstream' by axing all of the local administrative positions that suddenly became necessary to fill out their reports and diktats?
[LegalInsurrection] “…alleged text messages from Washington, DC to the supervisor advising them and directing them to do this. So somebody higher up within FEMA was advising the people on the ground to do this.”
by Mary Chastain
Rep. Greg Staube (R-FL) revealed on Fox News that someone or persons in Washington, DC, sent text messages to the FEMA supervisor, who directed people to skip houses supporting Donald Trump after Hurricane Milton.
STAUBE: If it was happening in Lake Placid, it’s happening all across the great state of Florida. Probably happening in western North Carolina. Probably happening all of the states that were hit by Hurricane Helene, and that’s what we in Congress need to get to the bottom of. FEMA, the administration wants to say this was an isolated incident, but there are alleged text messages from Washington, DC to the supervisor advising them and directing them to do this. So somebody higher up within FEMA was advising the people on the ground to do this. So if it was happening in Lake Placid, I can guarantee you it was happening in other places, all across the great state of Florida and the country. And the Oversight Committee needs to get to the bottom of this. The very first stop would be the person who was fired. Put them under oath and ask them who in their chain of command was directing her to do this. There’d be some interesting testimony.
BILL HEMER: You touched on this a moment ago. Ron DeSantis, your governor, sent this out on X, “The blatant weaponization of government by bipartisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is yet another reason why the Biden Harris administration is in its final days.” Can you reflect on that at all? That last point there, coming off this election.
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FEMA is another agency that can be abolished without the taxpayers losing anything.
It's sole purpose originally was to disburse money to states that had large disasters, not take over those areas. After Katrina, the entire focus changed and it started to buy and hoard equipment.
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FEMA has an approved supplier list. If your company isn't on the list you can't help during a disaster. Can you say graft?
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
11/13/2024 10:11 Comments ||
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It’s a job worth doing, but not the way it’s being done by the people who are currently in charge. Move the HQ to Appalachia. Staff it with personnel from the Cajun Navy.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
11/13/2024 12:08 Comments ||
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You have to bear in mind, All government programs start from a failure, turn into a crusade, and end as a jobs program. Every single one of them, including DoD.
Posted by: ed in texas ||
11/13/2024 12:32 Comments ||
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[NYPOST] Senate Republicans tapped John Thune of South Dakota to lead the conference for the next two years and succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader of either party in Senate history.
Thune, who has served as the Republican whip since 2019, edged out John Cornyn of Texas 29-24 on the second ballot.
Rick Scott of Florida, a late favorite of hard-right members, was eliminated on the first ballot after receiving just 13 votes to 15 for Cornyn and 23 for Thune.
Come January, the 63-year-old Thune will be the first non-McConnell GOP Senate majority leader since Bill Frist of Tennessee, who held that post for four years before giving way to McConnell (R-Ky.) following the Republican wipeout in the 2006 midterms.
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Boo. Once again, Republicans snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Posted by: Throlush Dark Lord of the Nebraskans2736 ||
11/13/2024 15:52 Comments ||
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Thune is Mitch's butt buddy. Expect Trump to get his Cabinet nominations, the first major tax cut and not much else. The Senate wing of the Uniparty rolls on.
[IsraelTimes] US President-elect Donald Trump announces his decision to nominate former Arkansas governor and longtime backer of the settlement enterprise Mike Huckabee to the be next US ambassador to Israel.
“He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!” Trump says in a statement.
Huckabee has been one of the evangelical Christian community’s most ardent supporters of Israel.
A former Republican congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final year and a half of Trump’s first term, leading the US government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions,” Trump says in a statement. “He will be a fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all Americans, while ensuring the Highest Levels of National Security, and PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.”
Witkoff has been Trump’s regular golf partner and was seen as a conduit to the Jewish business community during his winning presidential campaign.
“Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has been involved with stronger and more prosperous. Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE, and make us all proud,” Trump says in a statement.
Witkoff will fill a role that did not exist in the current administration, as US President Joe Biden believing that the conditions weren’t in place for another high-stakes Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative and instead sought to prioritize other foreign policy issues.
The conditions were indeed not in place. The Harris-Biden administration worked hard to ensure it.
Witkoff is not known to have any experience diplomacy or the Middle East, but those have not been criteria for previous Trump appointments.
Fooey. Diplomatic experience has never been a requirement for American ambassadorial appointments. Who can forget Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr, FDR’s ambassador to the Court of St. James? And the delightful Shirley Temple Black, still remembered fondly in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who similarly lacked such experience, managed to broker the Abraham Accords during the Republican politician’s first term as president.
Hegseth deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News.
“With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down,” Trump says in a statement. “Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace through Strength’ policy.”
#1
Sounds like a pretty good start to me. It will be real interesting out here what with our nut house government!
Posted by: Oregon Dave ||
11/13/2024 1:41 Comments ||
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Looks pretty good to me as well. Notice the large number of, what I would call 'younger people' being recruited for top positions. Trump appears to be setting Vance (and the country) up for success for 2028 and beyond.
* Younger people - Anyone 55 years of age or under.
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
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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