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🛑| IMPORTANT: Statement by a member of the Iraqi Parliament, Mustafa Sanad:
“Whenever news from the White House claims that US airstrikes are directed against Iranian-backed armed factions that targeted US bases in the region, and that these airstrikes are effective, be sure they are fake news.
All of the strikes are aimed at Iraqi national forces associated with the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU/Hashd al Shaabi), an official government entity.
These strikes have no negative impact on the resistance factions, but rather on the Iraqi people, who hold the Popular Mobilization Forces in high regard. Drone attacks against US bases continue, and US airstrikes are ineffective at deterring
them.”
@FotrosResistance
“Whenever news from the White House claims that US airstrikes are directed against Iranian-backed armed factions that targeted US bases in the region, and that these airstrikes are effective, be sure they are fake news.
All of the strikes are aimed at Iraqi national forces associated with the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU/Hashd al Shaabi), an official government entity.
These strikes have no negative impact on the resistance factions, but rather on the Iraqi people, who hold the Popular Mobilization Forces in high regard. Drone attacks against US bases continue, and US airstrikes are ineffective at deterring
them.”
@FotrosResistance
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“Unprecedented”: Megaconstellations of Satellites May Alter Earth’s Magnetic Field
Something unprecedented is happening in Earth orbit. In only a few short years, the satellite population has skyrocketed, more than doubling since 2020. In the past year alone, more satellites have been launched than during the first thirty years of the Space Age. Much of this activity is driven by SpaceX and its growing megaconstellation of Starlink internet satellites.
According to a new study by Sierra Solter, megaconstellations could alter and weaken Earth's magnetic field.
Solter is a graduate student at the University of Iceland, working on her PhD in plasma physics. She recently realized something overlooked by many senior colleagues: "More than 500,000 satellites are expected in decades ahead, primarily to build internet megaconstellations. Every satellite that goes up will eventually come down, disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere. This will create a massive layer of conducting, electrically charged particles around our planet."
To understand the scale of the problem, consider the following: If you gathered up every charged particle in Earth's Van Allen Belts, their combined mass would be only 0.00018 kg. Other components of the magnetosphere such as the ring current and plasmasphere are even less massive. For comparison, "the mass of a second generation Starlink satellite is 1250 kilograms, all of which will become conductive debris when the satellite is eventually de-orbited," says Solter.
Metal debris from a single deorbited Starlink satellite is 7 million times more massive than the Van Allen Belts. An entire megaconstellation is billions of times more massive. These ratios point to a big problem.
Extrapolating into the future, Solter worries that satellite debris could weaken Earth's magnetic field—the same magnetic field that protects us from cosmic rays and solar storms.
"It's a textbook undergraduate physics problem," she explains. "Suppose you put a conductive shell (satellite debris) around a spherical magnet (Earth). Outside the shell, the magnetic field goes to zero due to shielding effects. This is a highly simplified comparison, of course, but we might actually be doing this to our planet."
It is very concerning," she concludes. "We absolutely cannot dump endless amounts of conductive dust into the magnetosphere and not expect some kind of impact. Multidisciplinary studies of this pollution are urgently needed."
🔗Source: SpaceWeather.com
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Something unprecedented is happening in Earth orbit. In only a few short years, the satellite population has skyrocketed, more than doubling since 2020. In the past year alone, more satellites have been launched than during the first thirty years of the Space Age. Much of this activity is driven by SpaceX and its growing megaconstellation of Starlink internet satellites.
According to a new study by Sierra Solter, megaconstellations could alter and weaken Earth's magnetic field.
Solter is a graduate student at the University of Iceland, working on her PhD in plasma physics. She recently realized something overlooked by many senior colleagues: "More than 500,000 satellites are expected in decades ahead, primarily to build internet megaconstellations. Every satellite that goes up will eventually come down, disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere. This will create a massive layer of conducting, electrically charged particles around our planet."
To understand the scale of the problem, consider the following: If you gathered up every charged particle in Earth's Van Allen Belts, their combined mass would be only 0.00018 kg. Other components of the magnetosphere such as the ring current and plasmasphere are even less massive. For comparison, "the mass of a second generation Starlink satellite is 1250 kilograms, all of which will become conductive debris when the satellite is eventually de-orbited," says Solter.
Metal debris from a single deorbited Starlink satellite is 7 million times more massive than the Van Allen Belts. An entire megaconstellation is billions of times more massive. These ratios point to a big problem.
Extrapolating into the future, Solter worries that satellite debris could weaken Earth's magnetic field—the same magnetic field that protects us from cosmic rays and solar storms.
"It's a textbook undergraduate physics problem," she explains. "Suppose you put a conductive shell (satellite debris) around a spherical magnet (Earth). Outside the shell, the magnetic field goes to zero due to shielding effects. This is a highly simplified comparison, of course, but we might actually be doing this to our planet."
It is very concerning," she concludes. "We absolutely cannot dump endless amounts of conductive dust into the magnetosphere and not expect some kind of impact. Multidisciplinary studies of this pollution are urgently needed."
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US Forces Loot More Syrian Oil
The oil theft and smuggling operation comes two days after a brutal US attack on Syria and Iraq
US occupation troops in Syria's northeastern Jazira region looted 60 tankers of crude oil and transported it through an illegal border crossing into its military bases in Iraq, Syrian state media reported on 4 February.
“The American occupation continued its plundering of Syrian oil wealth, transferring it from the areas it occupies in the Hasakah countryside to its bases in Iraqi territory through illegal crossings,” SANA news outlet reported.
Local sources in the Yarubiyah countryside told SANA’s correspondent that “an American occupation convoy of 60 tankers loaded with stolen Syrian oil left Syrian territory, accompanied by an escort from the occupation forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, through the illegal Mahmoudiyah crossing towards the occupation bases in northern Iraq.”
US troops in Syria have continued to systematically loot the country’s natural resources, including oil, wheat, and barley – transferring the plundered goods to Iraq illegally.
An in-depth investigation by The Cradle in 2022 details the process of the oil smuggling operation by US forces and the use of several illegal border crossings that lead to the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
According to the exclusive, there are usually no less than 70 to 100 tankers transporting Syrian oil during each journey. The Syrian oil ministry has incurred billions-worth of losses as a result.
The Kurdish SDF, which faces an ongoing tribal rebellion that began in its areas of control in August last year, helps Washington oversee the occupation of Syrian oilfields.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
Related: 1/28 — SDF Raids Al-Hol As ISIS Seeks Resurgence
1/26 — US Enlists Extremists To Attack Russian Troops In Syria: Official
1/16 — US to Send 1,500 Troops to Syria and Iraq
8/9— Business Insider: Russia and Iran Supporting Syria 'To Push US Forces Out In a Coercive and Systematic Effort'
The US Propaganda Machine Wishes to Play the ISIS Card to Justify Its Continued Illegal Occupation of Syria, as it plunders oilfields and starves the Syrian people
On August 8th, Business Insider published "America’s Foes Are Teaming Up to Push the US Military Out of the Middle East, and It’s Messing Up Plans to Fight Terror”.... ["fight terror".....right...]
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The oil theft and smuggling operation comes two days after a brutal US attack on Syria and Iraq
US occupation troops in Syria's northeastern Jazira region looted 60 tankers of crude oil and transported it through an illegal border crossing into its military bases in Iraq, Syrian state media reported on 4 February.
“The American occupation continued its plundering of Syrian oil wealth, transferring it from the areas it occupies in the Hasakah countryside to its bases in Iraqi territory through illegal crossings,” SANA news outlet reported.
Local sources in the Yarubiyah countryside told SANA’s correspondent that “an American occupation convoy of 60 tankers loaded with stolen Syrian oil left Syrian territory, accompanied by an escort from the occupation forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, through the illegal Mahmoudiyah crossing towards the occupation bases in northern Iraq.”
US troops in Syria have continued to systematically loot the country’s natural resources, including oil, wheat, and barley – transferring the plundered goods to Iraq illegally.
An in-depth investigation by The Cradle in 2022 details the process of the oil smuggling operation by US forces and the use of several illegal border crossings that lead to the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
According to the exclusive, there are usually no less than 70 to 100 tankers transporting Syrian oil during each journey. The Syrian oil ministry has incurred billions-worth of losses as a result.
The Kurdish SDF, which faces an ongoing tribal rebellion that began in its areas of control in August last year, helps Washington oversee the occupation of Syrian oilfields.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
Related: 1/28 — SDF Raids Al-Hol As ISIS Seeks Resurgence
1/26 — US Enlists Extremists To Attack Russian Troops In Syria: Official
1/16 — US to Send 1,500 Troops to Syria and Iraq
8/9— Business Insider: Russia and Iran Supporting Syria 'To Push US Forces Out In a Coercive and Systematic Effort'
The US Propaganda Machine Wishes to Play the ISIS Card to Justify Its Continued Illegal Occupation of Syria, as it plunders oilfields and starves the Syrian people
On August 8th, Business Insider published "America’s Foes Are Teaming Up to Push the US Military Out of the Middle East, and It’s Messing Up Plans to Fight Terror”.... ["fight terror".....right...]
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US forces loot more Syrian oil
The oil theft and smuggling operation comes two days after a brutal US attack on Syria and Iraq
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Washington State Diverted $340M in Federal COVID Funds to Illegal Immigrants, Including via $1,000 Checks
A new report is highlighting how federal COVID funds were used in Washington state to give $1,000 checks to illegal immigrants who were ineligible to receive federal economic impact payments during the pandemic due to their immigration status.
The report, by the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), points to money administered by the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), which was created by the American Rescue Plan Act and was intended to help state and local governments with their response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington state received $4.4 billion in funding overall from that program.
The report from the group, which calls for a smaller federal government, highlighted how $340 million in funding went to a program that sent $1,000 checks to illegal immigrants in the state.
"The $340 million project is categorized as a ‘cash transfer’ expenditure under the SLFRF, approved for the State of Washington. This means the Biden Administration directly subsidized ‘undocumented’ immigration under the guise of COVID-19 pandemic relief," the EPIC report said.
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A new report is highlighting how federal COVID funds were used in Washington state to give $1,000 checks to illegal immigrants who were ineligible to receive federal economic impact payments during the pandemic due to their immigration status.
The report, by the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), points to money administered by the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), which was created by the American Rescue Plan Act and was intended to help state and local governments with their response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington state received $4.4 billion in funding overall from that program.
The report from the group, which calls for a smaller federal government, highlighted how $340 million in funding went to a program that sent $1,000 checks to illegal immigrants in the state.
"The $340 million project is categorized as a ‘cash transfer’ expenditure under the SLFRF, approved for the State of Washington. This means the Biden Administration directly subsidized ‘undocumented’ immigration under the guise of COVID-19 pandemic relief," the EPIC report said.
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Washington state diverted $340M in federal COVID funds to immigrants, including via $1,000 checks
Hundreds of millions of federal dollars were used to fund a Washington state program that allows illegal immigrants to receive $1,000 checks as part of COVID relief.
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New wave of US, UK strikes target Yemen
The attacks come after the US bombing of Syria and Iraq, indicating the White House is escalating its war against the Axis of Resistance in defense of Israel's genocide on Gaza
The attacks come after the US bombing of Syria and Iraq, indicating the White House is escalating its war against the Axis of Resistance in defense of Israel's genocide on Gaza
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Thomas Massie: "So now if I don’t vote for massive foreign aid that goes primarily to the military industrial complex, I’m anti-Semitic filth?
Your unfounded slurs will not change my vote because America is broke and my constituents can afford no more."
Things Thomas Massie has been called because he held a principled stance against reckless spending:
- 'Grandma killer' for opposing the CARES Act
- 'Putin puppet' for opposing Ukraine funding
- 'Antisemitic' for opposing massive foreign aid to Israel
Ad hominem attacks are for those who are unable to convince people in the arena of ideas.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Thomas Massie
Related: 2/4 — Senate Unveils $118 Billion Bill With Money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and New Yemen War
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Your unfounded slurs will not change my vote because America is broke and my constituents can afford no more."
Things Thomas Massie has been called because he held a principled stance against reckless spending:
- 'Grandma killer' for opposing the CARES Act
- 'Putin puppet' for opposing Ukraine funding
- 'Antisemitic' for opposing massive foreign aid to Israel
Ad hominem attacks are for those who are unable to convince people in the arena of ideas.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Thomas Massie
Related: 2/4 — Senate Unveils $118 Billion Bill With Money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and New Yemen War
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Senate Unveils $118 Billion Bill With Money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and New Yemen War
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sunday (Feb 4) unveiled a massive $118 billion spending bill that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as spending for President Biden’s new war with Yemen’s Houthis.
The bill is the result of months of negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans on border policies and includes $20 billion in border spending. But some Republicans are unhappy with the agreement and seek more stringent border policies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected the deal and said he would bring a stand-alone bill for Israel to the House floor for a vote this week. The House bill would provide $17.6 billion to support the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, while the Senate bill includes $14.1 billion for Israel.
The Senate bill would authorize $60 billion to spend on the proxy war in Ukraine and $4.8 billion to “support key regional partners in the Indo-Pacific,” a portion of which will go toward replenishing arms sent to Taiwan.
The bill also provides $2.44 billion to US Central Command and to “address combat expenditures related to the conflict in the Red Sea,” where US naval forces have been bombing Yemen and downing Houthi drones and missiles.
🔗Source: Antiwar.com
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The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sunday (Feb 4) unveiled a massive $118 billion spending bill that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as spending for President Biden’s new war with Yemen’s Houthis.
The bill is the result of months of negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans on border policies and includes $20 billion in border spending. But some Republicans are unhappy with the agreement and seek more stringent border policies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected the deal and said he would bring a stand-alone bill for Israel to the House floor for a vote this week. The House bill would provide $17.6 billion to support the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, while the Senate bill includes $14.1 billion for Israel.
The Senate bill would authorize $60 billion to spend on the proxy war in Ukraine and $4.8 billion to “support key regional partners in the Indo-Pacific,” a portion of which will go toward replenishing arms sent to Taiwan.
The bill also provides $2.44 billion to US Central Command and to “address combat expenditures related to the conflict in the Red Sea,” where US naval forces have been bombing Yemen and downing Houthi drones and missiles.
🔗Source: Antiwar.com
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Multiple deaths following drone attack on US-occupied Syrian oil field
Members of a US-backed Kurdish militia were killed in an attack that originated from government-controlled territory in Deir Ezzor
Members of a US-backed Kurdish militia were killed in an attack that originated from government-controlled territory in Deir Ezzor
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CBC Pushes Lies About Freedom Convoy on ‘Kids News’ Channel
🇨🇦@COVID19Up: On Friday's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, Ezra discussed the CBC project CBC Kids News and its inherent creepiness. The website and accompanying YouTube channel focus on progressive topics, having child actors read lines written by adults about topics such as climate change and 'gender-affirming care.'
"I can't imagine any normal teenager would naturally trust a government outlet, let alone think of the CBC as a source for news," Ezra commented. "It's so condescending. It's so boring and so woke, but who knows — they're obviously doing it for a reason."
"Maybe the whole reason is simply designed to impress Justin Trudeau and keep the tax dollars flowing to the CBC," Ezra proposed. "Like all government media, they really don't care about their actual audience except that one viewer, Justin Trudeau who controls their money."
But it was one specific story on CBC Kids News that caught Ezra's eye, one which falsely claimed that the findings of the Rouleau report constituted a legal ruling on the constitutionality of the Emergencies Act. However, CBC Kids News failed to mention that a Trudeau-appointed judge oversaw a public inquiry — not a court case. A lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms considered the inquiry an "important document" but legally non-binding.
"Did Angelica Cooper even read the judgment? Because it specifically said the opposite of what she just wrote," Ezra concluded.
Watch the video to learn more:
https://www.rebelnews.com/cbc_kids_news_freedom_convoy_misinformation_ruling_unconstitutional
🇨🇦@COVID19Up: On Friday's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, Ezra discussed the CBC project CBC Kids News and its inherent creepiness. The website and accompanying YouTube channel focus on progressive topics, having child actors read lines written by adults about topics such as climate change and 'gender-affirming care.'
"I can't imagine any normal teenager would naturally trust a government outlet, let alone think of the CBC as a source for news," Ezra commented. "It's so condescending. It's so boring and so woke, but who knows — they're obviously doing it for a reason."
"Maybe the whole reason is simply designed to impress Justin Trudeau and keep the tax dollars flowing to the CBC," Ezra proposed. "Like all government media, they really don't care about their actual audience except that one viewer, Justin Trudeau who controls their money."
But it was one specific story on CBC Kids News that caught Ezra's eye, one which falsely claimed that the findings of the Rouleau report constituted a legal ruling on the constitutionality of the Emergencies Act. However, CBC Kids News failed to mention that a Trudeau-appointed judge oversaw a public inquiry — not a court case. A lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms considered the inquiry an "important document" but legally non-binding.
"Did Angelica Cooper even read the judgment? Because it specifically said the opposite of what she just wrote," Ezra concluded.
Watch the video to learn more:
https://www.rebelnews.com/cbc_kids_news_freedom_convoy_misinformation_ruling_unconstitutional
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CBC pushes lies about Freedom Convoy on 'kids news' channel - Rebel News
Justin Trudeau's media allies from CBC Kids News are woefully misleading our youth on the Freedom Convoy and the invocation of the draconian Emergencies Act.
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Jewish settlers curse and spit at German Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel while walking in occupied Jerusalem (Al-Quds).
Schnabel is the Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey Dormitio in Jerusalem, where Christians and clergymen are harassed by settlers and soldiers on a daily basis.
Last year, he was told by a by a staff member of the 'Western Wall Heritage Foundation' to take off his cross.
In a post on X, he confirmed that the video was authentic, and shows a part of his life that is rarely filmed.
“I’ve not sought publicity with them, as there are much more terrible things that people have to suffer here.”
Schnabel is the Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey Dormitio in Jerusalem, where Christians and clergymen are harassed by settlers and soldiers on a daily basis.
Last year, he was told by a by a staff member of the 'Western Wall Heritage Foundation' to take off his cross.
In a post on X, he confirmed that the video was authentic, and shows a part of his life that is rarely filmed.
“I’ve not sought publicity with them, as there are much more terrible things that people have to suffer here.”
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UK HAS A PROBLEM: Excess deaths are up a staggering 22% among 1 to 14-year-olds.
Notably, this trend didn’t start until “the magic juice started to be issued to children later in 2021.”
2020: 9 percent fewer deaths than expected
2021: 7 percent fewer deaths than expected
2022: 16 percent MORE deaths than expected
2023: 22 percent MORE deaths than expected
Additionally, the United States continues to experience a high rate of excess deaths among individuals under the age of 25:
2020: 10 percent more deaths than expected
2021: 20 percent more deaths than expected (mandates)
2022: ~20 percent more deaths than expected
2023: 16 percent more deaths than expected
UK health officials are quietly investigating a 10% rise in deaths across all age groups. They believe “circulatory diseases and diabetes are ... behind the increase.”
Watch the full episode: https://vigilantnews.com/post/media-blackout-10-news-stories-they-chose-not-to-tell-you-episode-8/
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• @VigilantFox (Show Writer and Video Editor)
• @ZeeeMedia (Host and Show Writer)
• @Vigilant_News (Media Network)
Notably, this trend didn’t start until “the magic juice started to be issued to children later in 2021.”
2020: 9 percent fewer deaths than expected
2021: 7 percent fewer deaths than expected
2022: 16 percent MORE deaths than expected
2023: 22 percent MORE deaths than expected
Additionally, the United States continues to experience a high rate of excess deaths among individuals under the age of 25:
2020: 10 percent more deaths than expected
2021: 20 percent more deaths than expected (mandates)
2022: ~20 percent more deaths than expected
2023: 16 percent more deaths than expected
UK health officials are quietly investigating a 10% rise in deaths across all age groups. They believe “circulatory diseases and diabetes are ... behind the increase.”
Watch the full episode: https://vigilantnews.com/post/media-blackout-10-news-stories-they-chose-not-to-tell-you-episode-8/
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• @VigilantFox (Show Writer and Video Editor)
• @ZeeeMedia (Host and Show Writer)
• @Vigilant_News (Media Network)
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Assange is Trending On Twitter
🔗SOURCE ➡️ TheMcgwire
Related: 1/20 — Emma Tucker, Davos 2024: "We owned the news. We were the gatekeepers, and we very much owned the facts as well."
1/4 — Bill Introduced in House Calls for US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange
1/4 — Excerpt From The Human Trafficking Circus in The Room, Epstein Is Just the Elephant
"Notice how prevalent Wikileaks has been in shedding light on all of this.... Yet it is Julian Assange sitting in jail while those who purchased sex from children, from Dyncorp employees to Jeffrey Epstein’s clients, roam free."
12/29 — Judge Rules Assange Visitors May Sue CIA For Allegedly Violating Privacy
12/23 — TC Shorts: Julian Assange
likely be his last appeal against being extradited
12/21 — Assange's Brother Discusses Ongoing Cases Against CIA on The Rising
12/19 — Assange’s Wife Stella Assange Confirms Next Hearing Will Be Middle of Feb. at Royal Courts of Justice
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🔗SOURCE ➡️ TheMcgwire
Related: 1/20 — Emma Tucker, Davos 2024: "We owned the news. We were the gatekeepers, and we very much owned the facts as well."
1/4 — Bill Introduced in House Calls for US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange
1/4 — Excerpt From The Human Trafficking Circus in The Room, Epstein Is Just the Elephant
"Notice how prevalent Wikileaks has been in shedding light on all of this.... Yet it is Julian Assange sitting in jail while those who purchased sex from children, from Dyncorp employees to Jeffrey Epstein’s clients, roam free."
12/29 — Judge Rules Assange Visitors May Sue CIA For Allegedly Violating Privacy
12/23 — TC Shorts: Julian Assange
likely be his last appeal against being extradited
12/21 — Assange's Brother Discusses Ongoing Cases Against CIA on The Rising
12/19 — Assange’s Wife Stella Assange Confirms Next Hearing Will Be Middle of Feb. at Royal Courts of Justice
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UN Launches Review of UNRWA ‘Neutrality’ Over Allegations of Staff Ties to Hamas
The United Nations on Monday (Feb 5) announced it had appointed an independent review group to investigate concerns that the U.N. body responsible for Palestinian refugees is compromised over ties to terrorist groups, in particular Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The review is aimed at analyzing the policy of “neutrality” for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), following allegations that 12 of its staff operating in Gaza participated in Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. A separate investigation by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services is being carried out related to the allegations against the 12 staff members.
The U.N. has appointed former French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna to work with three organizations to conduct the review of UNRWA, the U.N. body assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East that is viewed as a critical agency in the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations review group will begin its investigation on Feb. 14 and is expected to submit an interim report to the U.N. secretary-general by late March, with a final, public report expected to be completed by April.
The U.N. said that the investigation will review UNRWA’s policy to ensure “neutrality and to respond to allegations or information indicating that the principle may have been breached.”
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The United Nations on Monday (Feb 5) announced it had appointed an independent review group to investigate concerns that the U.N. body responsible for Palestinian refugees is compromised over ties to terrorist groups, in particular Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The review is aimed at analyzing the policy of “neutrality” for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), following allegations that 12 of its staff operating in Gaza participated in Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. A separate investigation by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services is being carried out related to the allegations against the 12 staff members.
The U.N. has appointed former French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna to work with three organizations to conduct the review of UNRWA, the U.N. body assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East that is viewed as a critical agency in the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations review group will begin its investigation on Feb. 14 and is expected to submit an interim report to the U.N. secretary-general by late March, with a final, public report expected to be completed by April.
The U.N. said that the investigation will review UNRWA’s policy to ensure “neutrality and to respond to allegations or information indicating that the principle may have been breached.”
🔗Source: The Hill
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UN launches review of UNRWA ‘neutrality’ over allegations of staff ties to Hamas
The United Nations on Monday announced it had appointed an independent review group to investigate concerns that the U.N. body responsible for Palestinian refugees is compromised over ties to terro…
Iraq Bans Several Commercial Banks From US Dollar Dealings
The move comes as an attempt to avoid US restrictions on Iraq’s financial system
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) banned eight local banks from making US dollar transactions on 4 February, in an attempt to avoid sanctions and US financial restrictions.
A CBI document lists the banned banks as Ahsur International Bank for Investment, Investment Bank of Iraq, Union Bank of Iraq, Kurdistan International Islamic Bank for Investment and Development, Al-Huda Bank, Al-Janoob Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance, Arabia Islamic Bank, and Hammurabi Commercial Bank.
"We commend the continued steps taken by the Central Bank of Iraq to protect the Iraqi financial system from abuse, which has led to legitimate Iraqi banks achieving international connectivity through correspondent banking relationships,” a US Treasury Department spokesman said on Sunday.
The measures come after Iraqi officials met with the US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official Brian Nelson last week.
In late January, Washington imposed sanctions on Al-Huda Bank, one of the banks listed in the CBI document, under claims it laundered money for Iran. Several other banks have been hit with similar sanctions over the past year.
🔗Source: The Cradle
Related: 7/26/23 — The End of The PetroDollar, The Rise of BRICS is Here
2/22/23 — Iraq to Allow Trade With China in Yuan - State Media
Having been stonewalled and denied on waiver for sanctions to continue importing gasoline from Iran, Iraq had circumnavigated the sanctions through an oil-for-gasoline barter deal.
7/5/23 — Iraq Wants to Drop Dollar in Iran Trade to ‘Relieve US Pressure’: Report
”Over the past several months, Iraq has been working to lessen its dependence on the US dollar after Washington implemented several strict measures, including sanctions on Iraqi banks and rationing the dollar supply, to exert pressure on Baghdad to redirect its energy sector away from Iran.”
Back in March of 2023, seeing the writing on the wall, Iraq also announced the intention to trade with China using the Yuan instead of the dollar, following a trend of other countries dropping the dollar in Bilateral trade deals.
7/12/23 — Iraq to Trade Crude Oil for Desperately-Needed Iranian Gas
“Despite having some of the world's largest oil reserves, Iraqis continue to suffer rolling blackouts due to US sanctions on Iran”
....In the days that followed, Iraq and Russia indicated growing relations. This was presumably a message by Iraq, “Treat us right, or w're looking for friends who will treat us like such”. Or just a natural consequence of Iraq seeking help elsewhere when the US not only had no help to offer, but was actively impeding ...
7/17/23 —Russian Investment in Iraq Reaching New and Promising Stage: Official
— “The recent Saudi-Iran rapprochement has laid the groundwork for increased Russian and Chinese influence in Iraq”
A couple days later, The US would finally issue the sanctions waiver for Iraq….
7/19/23 - US Issues New Sanctions Waiver Claiming to ‘Help’ Iraq Pay For Iranian Gas
…only to sanction 14 Iraqi banks the next day.
7/20/23 — US Bans 14 Iraqi Banks in Crackdown on Iran Dollar Trade
These sanctions on Iraqi banks plays into the same dynamic seen with the US targeting individual banks in Turkey and the UAE with sanctions, after the nation’s ignored the US’s threats I highlighted in my March 2022 series....
The real question, is why should the sovereign country of Iraq — whose economic insecurity the US already bears large responsibility for, having destroyed the country 2 decades ago based off fabricated “intelligence” of WMDs[lies] — why should Iraq have to beg the US permission to conduct business with its neighbor that is in its own interest?
Somewhere in the answer to that question, is the prime reason for why BRICS is rising..
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The move comes as an attempt to avoid US restrictions on Iraq’s financial system
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) banned eight local banks from making US dollar transactions on 4 February, in an attempt to avoid sanctions and US financial restrictions.
A CBI document lists the banned banks as Ahsur International Bank for Investment, Investment Bank of Iraq, Union Bank of Iraq, Kurdistan International Islamic Bank for Investment and Development, Al-Huda Bank, Al-Janoob Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance, Arabia Islamic Bank, and Hammurabi Commercial Bank.
"We commend the continued steps taken by the Central Bank of Iraq to protect the Iraqi financial system from abuse, which has led to legitimate Iraqi banks achieving international connectivity through correspondent banking relationships,” a US Treasury Department spokesman said on Sunday.
The measures come after Iraqi officials met with the US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official Brian Nelson last week.
In late January, Washington imposed sanctions on Al-Huda Bank, one of the banks listed in the CBI document, under claims it laundered money for Iran. Several other banks have been hit with similar sanctions over the past year.
🔗Source: The Cradle
Related: 7/26/23 — The End of The PetroDollar, The Rise of BRICS is Here
2/22/23 — Iraq to Allow Trade With China in Yuan - State Media
Having been stonewalled and denied on waiver for sanctions to continue importing gasoline from Iran, Iraq had circumnavigated the sanctions through an oil-for-gasoline barter deal.
7/5/23 — Iraq Wants to Drop Dollar in Iran Trade to ‘Relieve US Pressure’: Report
”Over the past several months, Iraq has been working to lessen its dependence on the US dollar after Washington implemented several strict measures, including sanctions on Iraqi banks and rationing the dollar supply, to exert pressure on Baghdad to redirect its energy sector away from Iran.”
Back in March of 2023, seeing the writing on the wall, Iraq also announced the intention to trade with China using the Yuan instead of the dollar, following a trend of other countries dropping the dollar in Bilateral trade deals.
7/12/23 — Iraq to Trade Crude Oil for Desperately-Needed Iranian Gas
“Despite having some of the world's largest oil reserves, Iraqis continue to suffer rolling blackouts due to US sanctions on Iran”
....In the days that followed, Iraq and Russia indicated growing relations. This was presumably a message by Iraq, “Treat us right, or w're looking for friends who will treat us like such”. Or just a natural consequence of Iraq seeking help elsewhere when the US not only had no help to offer, but was actively impeding ...
7/17/23 —Russian Investment in Iraq Reaching New and Promising Stage: Official
— “The recent Saudi-Iran rapprochement has laid the groundwork for increased Russian and Chinese influence in Iraq”
A couple days later, The US would finally issue the sanctions waiver for Iraq….
7/19/23 - US Issues New Sanctions Waiver Claiming to ‘Help’ Iraq Pay For Iranian Gas
…only to sanction 14 Iraqi banks the next day.
7/20/23 — US Bans 14 Iraqi Banks in Crackdown on Iran Dollar Trade
These sanctions on Iraqi banks plays into the same dynamic seen with the US targeting individual banks in Turkey and the UAE with sanctions, after the nation’s ignored the US’s threats I highlighted in my March 2022 series....
The real question, is why should the sovereign country of Iraq — whose economic insecurity the US already bears large responsibility for, having destroyed the country 2 decades ago based off fabricated “intelligence” of WMDs[lies] — why should Iraq have to beg the US permission to conduct business with its neighbor that is in its own interest?
Somewhere in the answer to that question, is the prime reason for why BRICS is rising..
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Iraq bans several commercial banks from US dollar dealings
The move comes as an attempt to avoid US restrictions on Iraq’s financial system
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One of the first reports from a mainstreamish outlet. This from the mainstream science website/journal, Science.
https://www.science.org/content/article/does-fluoride-drinking-water-lower-iq-question-looms-large-court-battle
https://www.science.org/content/article/does-fluoride-drinking-water-lower-iq-question-looms-large-court-battle
Science
Does fluoride in drinking water lower IQ? Question looms large in court battle
Experts clash over report suggesting fluoride can affect brain development
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NEW for TLAV: Michael Connett Interview – Leading The Charge In The Fight Against Water Fluoridation
On February 3rd, 2024, TLAV lead investigator Derrick Broze interviewed Michael Connett, lead attorney for the Fluoride Action Network in the #FluorideLawsuit. Derrick asks Michael about the facts behind the lawsuit, the science which drove him to pursue the suit against the EPA, and what comes next in the fight against water fluoridation.
https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/michael-connett-interview-2-5-24/
On February 3rd, 2024, TLAV lead investigator Derrick Broze interviewed Michael Connett, lead attorney for the Fluoride Action Network in the #FluorideLawsuit. Derrick asks Michael about the facts behind the lawsuit, the science which drove him to pursue the suit against the EPA, and what comes next in the fight against water fluoridation.
https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/michael-connett-interview-2-5-24/
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Michael Connett Interview - Leading The Charge In The Fight Against Water Fluoridation
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSOn February 3rd, 2024, TLAV lead investigator Derrick Broze interviewed Michael Connett, lead attorney for the Fluoride Action Network in the #FluorideLawsuit. Derrick asks…
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Why So Many Scientists Are Finally Paying Attention to Fluoride
"[In 2020,] we had a seven day trial featuring expert testimony on both sides. And the judge, at the end of that trial, stated that he wanted to wait to make his decision until the National Toxicology Program, NTP, released its systematic review of fluoride neurotoxicity."
"So the case was on hold, and we waited and waited and waited. And two years later [...] I got word from someone in a position of knowledge, an anonymous source, saying that something was happening, political interference was occurring, and that the report was being squashed. And it may never be published. And when I heard that, I told the court what we found out, and I just asked to take the case out of the abeyance, or out of the stay, because we could wait forever, in which case, we won't have a case. Right? And the judge agreed..."
Full video: https://rumble.com/v4bjzq3-michael-connett-interview-leading-the-charge-in-the-fight-against-water-flu.html
"[In 2020,] we had a seven day trial featuring expert testimony on both sides. And the judge, at the end of that trial, stated that he wanted to wait to make his decision until the National Toxicology Program, NTP, released its systematic review of fluoride neurotoxicity."
"So the case was on hold, and we waited and waited and waited. And two years later [...] I got word from someone in a position of knowledge, an anonymous source, saying that something was happening, political interference was occurring, and that the report was being squashed. And it may never be published. And when I heard that, I told the court what we found out, and I just asked to take the case out of the abeyance, or out of the stay, because we could wait forever, in which case, we won't have a case. Right? And the judge agreed..."
Full video: https://rumble.com/v4bjzq3-michael-connett-interview-leading-the-charge-in-the-fight-against-water-flu.html
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‘Dangerous’ Aftereffects Linked to Using Mixed Reality Headsets
A team of researchers from Stanford University conducted field tests to investigate the psychological and behavioral impacts of prolonged passthrough video headset use. Their findings highlight a mix of experiences that could shape the future of human-computer interaction.
“Given how far headsets with passthrough video have come, it’s time to dedicate serious academic thought to the psychological and behavioral effects of this technology,” says study author Jeremy Bailenson, the Thomas More Storke Professor in the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences and founding director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL), in a university release. “We want to understand the implications of living in a life in which we rely on passthrough for hours every day to see the world around us.”
Participants engaged in various activities, from walking around campus to buying coffee, all under the watchful eyes of a chaperone to ensure safety. Despite the initial thrill, researchers quickly encountered drawbacks, including visual distortions, feelings of social disconnection, and motion sickness, which raised concerns about the technology’s practicality for extended daily use.
The study detailed how passthrough video could alter perception, limiting peripheral vision and presenting a “funhouse mirror” effect that distorts reality. Users reported difficulties with simple tasks like giving high fives or eating, as the technology’s limitations led to misjudgments in distance and object size.
These visual inaccuracies, combined with a delay in the video feed, not only challenged users’ interactions with the environment but also sparked a phenomenon the researchers termed “social absence.” This sense of disconnection from people in the immediate vicinity, as if they were mere images on a screen, underscores the potential social ramifications of widespread headset adoption.
“I was surprised because all 11 of us in this study are headset veterans, but even from relatively short periods of use, we tended to feel uncomfortable,” explains Bailenson.
Given these findings, the Stanford team advises mixed reality users to approach the technology with caution.
🔗Source: StudyFinds.org
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A team of researchers from Stanford University conducted field tests to investigate the psychological and behavioral impacts of prolonged passthrough video headset use. Their findings highlight a mix of experiences that could shape the future of human-computer interaction.
“Given how far headsets with passthrough video have come, it’s time to dedicate serious academic thought to the psychological and behavioral effects of this technology,” says study author Jeremy Bailenson, the Thomas More Storke Professor in the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences and founding director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL), in a university release. “We want to understand the implications of living in a life in which we rely on passthrough for hours every day to see the world around us.”
Participants engaged in various activities, from walking around campus to buying coffee, all under the watchful eyes of a chaperone to ensure safety. Despite the initial thrill, researchers quickly encountered drawbacks, including visual distortions, feelings of social disconnection, and motion sickness, which raised concerns about the technology’s practicality for extended daily use.
The study detailed how passthrough video could alter perception, limiting peripheral vision and presenting a “funhouse mirror” effect that distorts reality. Users reported difficulties with simple tasks like giving high fives or eating, as the technology’s limitations led to misjudgments in distance and object size.
These visual inaccuracies, combined with a delay in the video feed, not only challenged users’ interactions with the environment but also sparked a phenomenon the researchers termed “social absence.” This sense of disconnection from people in the immediate vicinity, as if they were mere images on a screen, underscores the potential social ramifications of widespread headset adoption.
“I was surprised because all 11 of us in this study are headset veterans, but even from relatively short periods of use, we tended to feel uncomfortable,” explains Bailenson.
Given these findings, the Stanford team advises mixed reality users to approach the technology with caution.
🔗Source: StudyFinds.org
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‘Dangerous’ aftereffects linked to using mixed reality headsets
Stanford University researchers have uncovered unsettling effects while studying these headsets, including "dangerous" aftereffects.
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Spain pledges to increase UNRWA funding
Ireland, Guyana, Malaysia, Belgium, and Norway also say they will continue supporting the UN agency
Ireland, Guyana, Malaysia, Belgium, and Norway also say they will continue supporting the UN agency
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UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Urges UK Government to Halt Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, on Tuesday (Feb 6) urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America.
She called on British authorities to consider Julian Assange’s appeal based on substantial fears that, if extradited, he would be at risk of treatment amounting to torture or other forms of ill-treatment or punishment.
“Julian Assange suffers from a long standing and recurrent depressive disorder. He is assessed as being at risk of committing suicide. In the United States, he faces numerous charges, including under the Espionage Act of 1917 for alleged unlawful releases of diplomatic and other cables and documents via WikiLeaks. If extradited, he could be detained in prolonged isolation while awaiting trial, or as an inmate. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison,” Edwards said.
“The risk of being placed in prolonged solitary confinement, despite his precarious mental health status, and to receive a potentially disproportionate sentence raises questions as to whether Mr. Assange’s extradition to the United States would be compatible with the United Kingdom’s international human rights obligations, particularly under article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as respective articles 3 of the UN Convention against Torture and the European Convention on Human Rights,” the Special Rapporteur said.
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, on Tuesday (Feb 6) urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America.
She called on British authorities to consider Julian Assange’s appeal based on substantial fears that, if extradited, he would be at risk of treatment amounting to torture or other forms of ill-treatment or punishment.
“Julian Assange suffers from a long standing and recurrent depressive disorder. He is assessed as being at risk of committing suicide. In the United States, he faces numerous charges, including under the Espionage Act of 1917 for alleged unlawful releases of diplomatic and other cables and documents via WikiLeaks. If extradited, he could be detained in prolonged isolation while awaiting trial, or as an inmate. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison,” Edwards said.
“The risk of being placed in prolonged solitary confinement, despite his precarious mental health status, and to receive a potentially disproportionate sentence raises questions as to whether Mr. Assange’s extradition to the United States would be compatible with the United Kingdom’s international human rights obligations, particularly under article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as respective articles 3 of the UN Convention against Torture and the European Convention on Human Rights,” the Special Rapporteur said.
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UN Special Rapporteur on Torture urges UK government to halt imminent extradition of Julian Assange
GENEVA (6 February 2024) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, today urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America.She called on British authorities…
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Japanese firm cuts ties with Israeli weapons manufacturer
The decision follows the ICJ order to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians
The decision follows the ICJ order to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians
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