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December 31, 2022
Donald Trump did an interview where he was asked about his NFT Trump Trading Cards and seemed to call himself cute.
Trump Interview Gets Weird, Calls Himself Cute? - Luke Beasley
Donald Trump did an interview where he was asked about his NFT Trump Trading Cards and seemed to call himself cute.
December 31, 2022
USVI Suing JPMorgan Chase, Accusing Bank of Facilitating Jeffery Epstein's Sex Trafficking Crimes
After receiving a huge settlement from the estate of Jeffery Epstein, the Virgin Islands is turning its sights on JP Morgan Chase, accusing the bank of facilitating the convicted sex offender’s abuse of women and girls.
USVI Attorney General Denise George alleges that the bank should have known about Epstein’s illegal activity, and as part of its anti-money laundering procedures, should have reported their client to authorities. Instead, George accuses the bank of turning a blind eye to the sex trafficking operations that went on on Epstein’s private island in the USVI, Little St. James.
According to the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in the federal court in Manhattan New York, “JP Morgan knowingly, negligently and unlawfully provided and pulled the levers through which recruiters and victims were paid and was indispensable to the operation and concealment of the Epstein trafficking enterprise. Human trafficking was the principal business of the accounts Epstein maintained at JPMorgan.”
JP Morgan has not yet commented on the lawsuit, however reports from a source to the Guardian newspaper are that the disgraced financier’s relationship with the bank ended “long before his ongoing misconduct became known."
Read more: https://viconsortium.com/vi-government/virgin-islands-usvi-suing-jpmorgan-chase-accusing-bank-of-facilitating-jeffery-epsteins-sex-trafficking-crimes
December 31, 2022
President Putin of Russia and President Xi of China had a virtual meeting which is a bad sign of unity between the two countries.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Meet and Pledge Support to One Another! - Luke Beasley
President Putin of Russia and President Xi of China had a virtual meeting which is a bad sign of unity between the two countries.
December 31, 2022
The owner of the social media account, Libs of TikTok, appeared on Tucker Carlson's show to spread deeply hateful views about LGBTQ+ people.
Tucker Carlson Guest Openly Admits to Her Hatred for LGBTQ People! - Luke Beasley
The owner of the social media account, Libs of TikTok, appeared on Tucker Carlson's show to spread deeply hateful views about LGBTQ+ people.
December 31, 2022
Donald Trump sent out a video responding to the release of his tax returns where attempts to preemptively rewrite the narrative about them.
Trump Releases Video Panicking Over Release of His Tax Returns to the Public! - Luke Beasley
Donald Trump sent out a video responding to the release of his tax returns where attempts to preemptively rewrite the narrative about them.
December 31, 2022
Day 310: December 30
Today a Russian oil tanker was caught on fire in the harbor near St. Petersburg. Massive fires seem to have become almost an everyday occurrence in Russia. Two days ago, locals in Novosibirsk reported hearing several explosions, which seem to have started a fire that burned down 2 000 square meters of the ground. Four days ago, in Kuban, a big shopping mall caught on fire, burning down two floors and 1 000 square meters of ground. The same day a military supply depot in Murmansk suffered the same fate.
The conclusions of the Russian official converge on one explanation – sabotage. In fact, these fires became such a huge problem that the Kremlin itself started taking action. Yesterday Russian President Putin signed a supplement to the Russian Criminal Code that allows Russian authorities to sentence Russians to up to life imprisonment for “assistance to subversive activities” or for “undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out sabotage activities” and for “organizing a sabotage community” and between 5- and 10-years imprisonment for “participation in such a community.”
The increased number of incidents in different parts of the country, given the ongoing war in Ukraine and intermittent sabotage by the Ukrainian special services, gave rise to certain suspicions of a direct connection between the events. Some Russian sources increasingly circulate information that the Ukrainians have recruited a lot of Russian residents to participate in sabotage. Recently the Head of the Ukrainian Secret Services indirectly confirmed these claims and stated that they have a huge number of men and women operators on the territory of the Russian Federation. He said that these are trained and sophisticated agents who have, in many cases, even undergone plastic surgery and changed their identity. It seems like this interview, to a large extent, amplified the panic in the Russian media space.
And no wonder because over the last three months, there were more than 40 large-scale fires on trading, industrial and military objects in Russia, and 10 of them happened in only Moscow. This map is slightly outdated, so it shows fewer cases. A prominent Russian source tried to compare the number of fires to the last year and concluded that there was only a 25% increase in accidents, which in their estimation, is insignificant. However, it is unclear how they picked the data for the last year. The data generation process and conclusions beg some questions because the square area of fires has increased by 264%. And such a high concentration of fires in Moscow and the regions close to Ukraine might suggest that this is not due to typical Russian neglect of fire safety measures.
In addition, the current situation in the regions bordering Ukraine leaves many Russians upset. The Russians have significant gaps in the organization of defense due to bureaucratic delays or ordinary human stupidity, which can be used by sabotage and reconnaissance groups for sabotage in the deep Russian rear.
Even though Ukrainian officials are formally denying that Ukraine has anything to do with all the accidents that are happening inside Russia, they still leave the door for speculations open, and it looks like it is a smart move. The slow realization that the Ukrainians could hit the deep Russian rear with drones played a huge role in the recent missile strike. The realization that there are enough gaps in the organization of the Russian army and state administration may cause even more paranoia, leading to serious problems for the Russians.
30 Dec: More than 40 Russian Object on Fire, 10 in Moscow Since October - Reporting from Ukraine
Day 310: December 30
Today a Russian oil tanker was caught on fire in the harbor near St. Petersburg. Massive fires seem to have become almost an everyday occurrence in Russia. Two days ago, locals in Novosibirsk reported hearing several explosions, which seem to have started a fire that burned down 2 000 square meters of the ground. Four days ago, in Kuban, a big shopping mall caught on fire, burning down two floors and 1 000 square meters of ground. The same day a military supply depot in Murmansk suffered the same fate.
The conclusions of the Russian official converge on one explanation – sabotage. In fact, these fires became such a huge problem that the Kremlin itself started taking action. Yesterday Russian President Putin signed a supplement to the Russian Criminal Code that allows Russian authorities to sentence Russians to up to life imprisonment for “assistance to subversive activities” or for “undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out sabotage activities” and for “organizing a sabotage community” and between 5- and 10-years imprisonment for “participation in such a community.”
The increased number of incidents in different parts of the country, given the ongoing war in Ukraine and intermittent sabotage by the Ukrainian special services, gave rise to certain suspicions of a direct connection between the events. Some Russian sources increasingly circulate information that the Ukrainians have recruited a lot of Russian residents to participate in sabotage. Recently the Head of the Ukrainian Secret Services indirectly confirmed these claims and stated that they have a huge number of men and women operators on the territory of the Russian Federation. He said that these are trained and sophisticated agents who have, in many cases, even undergone plastic surgery and changed their identity. It seems like this interview, to a large extent, amplified the panic in the Russian media space.
And no wonder because over the last three months, there were more than 40 large-scale fires on trading, industrial and military objects in Russia, and 10 of them happened in only Moscow. This map is slightly outdated, so it shows fewer cases. A prominent Russian source tried to compare the number of fires to the last year and concluded that there was only a 25% increase in accidents, which in their estimation, is insignificant. However, it is unclear how they picked the data for the last year. The data generation process and conclusions beg some questions because the square area of fires has increased by 264%. And such a high concentration of fires in Moscow and the regions close to Ukraine might suggest that this is not due to typical Russian neglect of fire safety measures.
In addition, the current situation in the regions bordering Ukraine leaves many Russians upset. The Russians have significant gaps in the organization of defense due to bureaucratic delays or ordinary human stupidity, which can be used by sabotage and reconnaissance groups for sabotage in the deep Russian rear.
Even though Ukrainian officials are formally denying that Ukraine has anything to do with all the accidents that are happening inside Russia, they still leave the door for speculations open, and it looks like it is a smart move. The slow realization that the Ukrainians could hit the deep Russian rear with drones played a huge role in the recent missile strike. The realization that there are enough gaps in the organization of the Russian army and state administration may cause even more paranoia, leading to serious problems for the Russians.
December 31, 2022
China has sent a record number of warplanes near Taiwan in retaliation for what the CCP considers the US arming Taiwan. Covid has hit China really, really hard, and the bodies are piling up. The Biden administration is getting tougher on China. Or so the media tells us. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week's China news headlines.
China Sends Record Number of Warplanes Near Taiwan - China Uncensored
China has sent a record number of warplanes near Taiwan in retaliation for what the CCP considers the US arming Taiwan. Covid has hit China really, really hard, and the bodies are piling up. The Biden administration is getting tougher on China. Or so the media tells us. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week's China news headlines.
December 31, 2022
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about Raffensperger's testimony....
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