Re: #56 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

[Zambeezi]

AS-Source News
@ASB_Breaking
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BREAKING: Twitch has temporarily banned President Donald #Trump, in the latest surprise and high-profile suspension from the streaming service. Trump’s account was banned for “hateful conduct” that was aired on stream, and Twitch says the offending content has been removed.

interesting. not sure what to 'make' of twitch. i suspect it may be a 'controlled' platform out of Langley. not sure.
found this and it cause quite a stir in the anon community...
http://archive.is/KqDnq
https://youtu.be/yxGBwDVmzRA
idk

[刘汉]

Al-Masdar News
@TheArabSource
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INTERPOL rejects #Iran's request to arrest Donald #Trump https://is.gd/z0gO64 #Soleimani

No big surprise. They are afraid, Trump would sanction them like the international court.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Merih Kepez
@merihx
Today US #Senate authorizes the #US army to *purchase* #S400 air defense missile system from #Turkey.

This would be a major diplomatic victory for both countries and a milestone in Flag of TurkeyFlag of United States relations that will strengthen our strategic and economic partnership.

https://mobile.twitter.com/merihx/status/1277638953332604930

Lol looks like Putin got played big-time

I don't think Turkey can even sell the system. Also it's just proposal made by one senator.

This was really very interesting move:
A #US proposal to buy #Turkey’s #Russia- made #S_400
The proposal was made by one Senator
It put conditions including #Ankara not buying military systems incompatible with #NATO systems
No evidence it became/will become law pic.twitter.com/uxsfGZeA16

— Dr. Ali Bakeer (@AliBakeer) June 29, 2020

[刘汉]

Turkey and Qatar save billions of dollars to pressure Ethiopia to not complete the agreement with Egypt and Sudan as punishment for the people of Egypt for rejecting the Islamic terrorist government@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Z0DuDZg6TW

— Eng. Maged Talawi (@engmagedtalawi) June 29, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Bankruptcy Wave and or Closures of Hospitals Across the Country
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/catastrophic-financial-challenges-42-hospitals-closed-filed-bankruptcy-due-covid

The American Hospital Association (AHA) warns, in a new report, that “hospitals and health systems face catastrophic financial challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

From soaring COVID-19 costs to canceled services to plunging hospital revenue to purchasing personal protective equipment to reimbursement landscape challenges to decreasing patient volumes, many of these factors have triggered a recent bankruptcy wave and or closures of hospitals across the country.

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A Cash Cliff Spells Trouble for U.S. Unemployed, and Everyone Else
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-cliff-analysis/a-cash-cliff-spells-trouble-for-u-s-unemployed-and-everyone-else-idUSKBN24014U

Judith Ramirez is bracing for July. That’s when the hotel housekeeper and her electrician husband – who have both been out of work for three months – expect their combined unemployment benefits to drop by more than half, and their deferred $1,500 monthly mortgage payment on their Honolulu home to come due.

It’s a cash cliff millions of Americans face this summer as the emergency benefits — which lifted U.S. consumer incomes by a record 10.8% in April — expire. The loss of that safety net looms in the weeks ahead, well before a sustained recovery is likely to take hold from the sudden and deep recession brought on by the novel coronavirus.

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U.S. Military Electroshock Weapon Can Hit a Person 300 Feet Away
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/11978600/us-marines-specter-taser-weapon-electrocute-deadly/
THE US Marine Corps is testing a powerful electroshock weapon that can zap enemies from 300 feet away.
Dubbed “Specter”, the non-lethal projectile can be fired from a shotgun and downs targets using a taser-like electric shock.


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Mass-Tracking COVI-PASS Immunity Passports Slated to Roll Out in 15 Countries
https://www.mintpressnews.com/mass-tracking-covi-pass-immunity-passports-slated-roll-15-countries/269006/

A British cybersecurity company, in partnership with several tech firms, is rolling out the COVI-PASS in 15 countries across the world; a “digital health passport” that will contain your COVID-19 test history and other “relevant health information.” According to the company website, the passport’s objective is “to safely return to work” and resume “social interactions” by providing authorities with “up-to-date and authenticated health information.”

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China: 83 Tons Of Fake Gold Bars
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/83-tons-fake-gold-bars-gold-market-rocked-massive-china-counterfeiting-scandal

Kingold – whose name was probably stolen from Kinross Gold, one of the world’s largest gold miners – is the largest privately owned gold processor in central China’s Hubei province. Its shares are listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York (although its current market cap of just $10MM is a far cry from its all time highs hit when the company IPOed on the Nasdaq around 2010) . The company is led by Chairman Jia Zhihong, an intimidating ex-military man who is the controlling shareholder.

What could go wrong?

Well, apparently everything as at least some of 83 tons of gold bars used as loan collateral turned out to be nothing but gilded copper. That has left lenders holding the bag for the remaining 16 billion yuan of loans outstanding against the bogus bars. And as Caixin adds, the loans were covered by 30 billion yuan of property insurance policies issued by state insurer PICC Property and Casualty and various other smaller insurers.

The fake gold came to light in February when Dongguan Trust (one of those infamous Chinese shadow banks) set out to liquidate Kingold collateral to cover defaulted debts. As the report continues, in late 2019 Kingold failed to repay investors in several trust products. To its shock, Dongguan Trust said it discovered that the gleaming gold bars were actually gilded copper alloy.

The news sent shockwaves through Kingold’s creditors. China Minsheng Trust – another shadow banking company and one of Kingold’s largest creditors – obtained a court order to test collateral before Kingold’s debts came due. On May 22, the test result returned saying the bars sealed in Minsheng Trust’s coffers are also copper alloy.

[Talos]

Brasco_Aad Flag of Syria
@Brasco_Aad
Mad respect to the UAE Flag of United Arab Emirates for sending massive amounts of food to Syria Flag of Syria via Egypt Flag of Egypt .

The UAE is sending a clear message to Trump and fat Mike Pompeo that they don't care about the Qatari sponsored Caesar act one bit!

UAE is strange

[Talos]

AFP news agency
@AFP
#BREAKING US ends sensitive defense exports to Hong Kong: Pompeo

I hope China does not sell out Iran at the UN arms embargo vote as this is obviously why the US has done this.

[刘汉]

AFP news agency
@AFP
#BREAKING US ends sensitive defense exports to Hong Kong: Pompeo

I hope China does not sell out Iran at the UN arms embargo vote as this is obviously why the US has done this.

#Breaking: China has decided to impose visa restrictions on personnel from the US who have behaved badly on Hong Kong-related issues: Chinese FM spokesperson pic.twitter.com/I8FOhPRtmB

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) June 29, 2020

https://www.ft.com/content/223d3505-3067-4b44-91d5-47539855a39c

US left off EU list of nations exempt from virus travel ban
Countries such as China and Australia could see restrictions on entering bloc eased




Nobody wants Americans to enter. And hopefully this shows, China is not fooled by the end of US support of the rioteers in Hongkong.

[Zambeezi]

No bread. No Circus.
Cirque du Soleil cuts 3,500 jobs to avoid bankruptcy
http://archive.is/pGahK

[Zambeezi]

Pompeo threatens Aussies. Now Five Eyes bilks $1.3B from aussie taxpayers. nice.
PM Morrison launches weapon against China
http://archive.is/UNLlP
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/pm-launches-weapon-against-china-with-billiondollar-funding-for-cyber-spies/news-story/9f5fbb0477bc75c5e95d47525d36c7ce

500 new jobs within the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
Australia will recruit 500 cyber spies and build on its offensive capabilities.

[刘汉]

Usually heading Tehran, or domestic, this Syrian AF heavylifter is on a very RARE course - Africa? Libya?
yk-ata pic.twitter.com/FBa6BcAmvY

— avi scharf (@avischarf) June 29, 2020

[刘汉]

الأمين العام لكتائب {حزب الله ـ العراق} يعلن رفض تسليم السلاح إلى الدولة العراقية بعد إطلاق سراح العناصر المعتقلين من فصيله

— سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) June 29, 2020

The Secretary-General of the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah announces the refusal to surrender arms to the Iraqi state after the release of the detained elements from his faction

[刘汉]

I-Fly Airbus A330-223 EI-GCZ from #Moscow en route to #Caracas #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/vuurRmMy4l

— Manu Gómez (@GDarkconrad) June 28, 2020

[刘汉]

J-15 fighters make its debut operational mission on Chinese newest aircraft carrierhttps://t.co/xRLUyzOssh pic.twitter.com/vmbAKcfQpU

— Defence Blog (@Defence_blog) June 29, 2020

[刘汉]

Breaking – Helmand governor’s office confirms that 23 civilians were killed in rocket attacks and a car bomb blast during a festival at a market in Sangin district, Helmand province, at around 9 am this morning. pic.twitter.com/MuXGACvkXN

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) June 29, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Russia denies nuclear incident after international body detects isotopes
http://archive.is/CxFkU
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-particles-baltic-russia-idUSKBN24015K

Reddit bans 'The_Donald' forum in crackdown, Twitch suspends Trump's channel
http://archive.is/Q8TKN
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/technology/reddit-hate-speech.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-reddit-trump/reddit-bans-thedonald-forum-in-crackdown-twitch-suspends-trumps-channel-idUSKBN2402K7

'No excuse' for countries that fail in contact tracing, WHO's Tedros says
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-tedros/no-excuse-for-countries-that-fail-in-contact-tracing-whos-tedros-says-idUSKBN24026A

Coronavirus: Worst is still to come on pandemic, WHO chief warns
http://archive.is/FcF1U
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53227219

US planes over the South China Sea to track Chinese submarines
http://archive.is/hka6u
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-planes-over-south-china-sea-to-track-chinese-submarines-2020-6

India just banned 59 apps created in China including Tiktok and UC browser
http://archive.is/Ezsp6
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/tiktok-ban-india-china-wechat-uc-browser-a9591941.html

5G trial in India: Modi govt hardens stance on Chinese vendors like Huawei, ZTE
http://archive.is/OHlsG
https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/5g-trials-modi-govt-hardens-stance-on-chinese-vendors-like-huawei-and-zte-courtesy-border-tension/2005371/

[Zambeezi]

BREAKING: #Venezuela reserves diplomatic actions against the #Spain ambassador for his participation in the armed incursion of Macuto and his complicity with the criminal act of planned assassination of Maduro.

— AS-Source News (@ASB_Breaking) June 29, 2020

[Zambeezi]

BREAKING: #Venezuela's #Maduro orders EU envoy to leave within 72 hours over newly imposed sanctions

— AS-Source News (@ASB_Breaking) June 29, 2020

 


https://www.rt.com/news/493302-maduro-expels-eu-ambassador-venezuela-sanctions/

[Zambeezi]

If you've never heard a fox laugh, you’re welcome!
pic.twitter.com/jOLVddXWJ1

— mollyfprince (@mollyfprince) June 29, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Freed Hashd fighters:

• Americans were in the vehicles which attacked us

• We have orders not to shoot Iraqis

• We were blindfolded, handcuffed & taken to Baghdad Airport military site supervised by Americans pic.twitter.com/qfgqIgdJQs

— Iraq & Middle East Updates (@IraqLiveUpdate) June 29, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Brace yourself. The wave of evictions and foreclosures in next 2 months will be unlike anything America has experienced since the Great Depression. And unless Congress extends extra unemployment benefits beyond July 31, we’re also going to have unparalleled hunger.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 29, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo calls on Trump to sign executive order requiring Americans to wear masks in public https://t.co/xJQ4ZloTGH pic.twitter.com/sXH0J2VMgJ

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 29, 2020

[刘汉]

BREAKING: #Venezuela's #Maduro orders EU envoy to leave within 72 hours over newly imposed sanctions

— AS-Source News (@ASB_Breaking) June 29, 2020

 

https://www.rt.com/news/493302-maduro-expels-eu-ambassador-venezuela-sanctions/

[KneelB4Zod!]

The world's largest exporter of arms and the world's largest importer of arms warn of an arms racehttps://t.co/S9Qpfjv7pH

— Sam (@sonofnariman) June 29, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

Max Abrahms
@MaxAbrahms
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“The U.S. is investigating whether any Americans died as a result of the Russian bounties.”

https://apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6e126c5171653ec47d1

[KneelB4Zod!]

Current report by @Reuters about a dance school in Damascus pic.twitter.com/Ze9HuttyHw

— narragonia (@narragonia2) June 29, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

UK “confirms” Russia paid bounties to Taliban to kill US soldiers. — then immediately touches on Russia being a UN member.

History: CIA+ MI6 =

Iran embargo extension intended by US is coming up, which Russia is set to VETO at the UN.

Looking like an op against Russia at UN.

— AS-Source News / MILITARY (@ASBMilitary) June 30, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

Ali Özkök
@Ozkok_A
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#BREAKING Together with 9 countries, Turkey conducts biggest-ever anti-drug operation in its history, arresting 67 suspects

[KneelB4Zod!]

video of convoy of alleged turkish backed mercenaries in sabratha pic.twitter.com/8RExUcPmu6

— il kanguru (@il_kanguru) June 30, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

Inspired by Seattle, militant left-wing protesters have created another “autonomous” no-cop zone around NYC’s City Hall. pic.twitter.com/irMvSLaMsO

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 30, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

CIA outlet shuts down just in time.
Starting tomorrow new Hong Kong law prohibits such foreign financed agitprop outlets. https://t.co/AE2kEwoeRz

— Moon of Alabama (@MoonofA) June 30, 2020

Just in: Demosito, the pro-democracy political party & activist group, has announced it is disbanding. Comes hours after senior figures in the group including Joshua Wong, Nathan Law & Agnes Chow announced their intention to resign their membership & leadership positions. pic.twitter.com/0MbSoggz5C

— Jack Hazlewood (@JackHHazlewood) June 30, 2020