Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20230509/us-jury-rules-trump-liable-for-sexually-abuse-in-e-jean-carroll-civil-case-1110223708.html

Writer E. Jean Carroll's accusations against Trump date back to the mid 1990s and allege the former US president sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York City. She first voiced the allegations in 2019. | A US jury has found that former US President Donald Trump is liable for defamation and sexual abuse in the E. Jean Carroll civil case. ● The Tuesday ruling outlined that while Trump did not commit rape, he was liable for battery in regards to Carroll's claim that the former commander-in-chief sexually abused her. ● The nine-member panel awarded the Carroll camp $2 million in damages; however, as the two-part filing also found Trump liable of defaming the writer when he claimed she made up the allegations, she was awarded an additional $3 million in punitive damages. ● Carroll's suit did not specify a dollar amount being sought for damages, leaving it up to jurors to decide on the total sum. ● The ruling, which came down after the jury deliberated for some three hours, settles just one of two lawsuits filed by Carroll against Trump. ● Shortly after news broke of the verdict, Trump blasted the jury's ruling as a "disgrace" and claimed it was yet another edition of the "greatest witch hunt of all time." "I have absolutely no idea who this woman is," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "This verdict is a disgrace." Earlier Tuesday, Trump indicated he would be taking legal action for what he perceived as an "unconstitutional silencing."

■ Jury Finds Donald Trump Sexually Abused, Defamed E. Jean Carroll (AllSides)
■ Sexual abuse verdict tests Trump's Teflon armor (Axios)
■ Liz Cheney launches new ad in New Hampshire attacking Trump (The Hill)

Link: https://www.allsides.com/news/2023-05-09-1614/media-industry-tucker-carlson-launch-new-show-twitter

Tucker Carlson said he is launching a new show on Twitter, after he was ousted from Fox News in April. | “Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six-and-a-half years to Twitter,” Mr. Carlson said in a video posted to the social-media platform Tuesday afternoon. “We’re back,” he wrote in the tweet accompanying the video. The announcement comes after Fox News parted ways with Mr. Carlson last month, ending his decade-plus time at the news network. Fox News parent Fox Corp....

Link: https://legitgov.org/globalist-elites-provoking-bloody-conflicts-and-coups-putin

The Russian leader has accused Western powers of trying to build a system of 'robbery, violence and suppression' | Western elites have forgotten the consequences of the Nazis' "insane ambitions," Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during his Victory Day Parade speech on Red Square in Moscow. Russia believes "any ideology of superiority is by its nature disgusting, criminal and deadly," the president pointed out. "The globalist elites keep insisting on their exceptionalism; they pit people against each other, split societies, provoke bloody conflicts and coups, sow hatred, Russophobia and aggressive nationalism, destroy traditional family values that make human a human," Putin said. According to the Russian leader, all this is being done by the US and allies in order to "further dictate their will, their rights and their rules" and implement what is basically "a system of robbery, violence and suppression" on the international stage.

■ Happy Victory Day! (The People's Voice)

Link: https://t.me/medvedev_telegram/323

■ Seven Facts and Figures About Wwii You Need to Know (Strategic Culture Foundation)
■ Immortal Regiment Parades Held Across Europe | On May 9, the annual Victory Day parade is taking place in Moscow’s Red Square. The parade marks the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis in the Great Patriotic War. ● In his speech, President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Victory Day, recalled the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and addressed the key ongoing events. The President emphasized that the civilization is now at a turning point. ● “A real war has once again been unleashed against our Motherland. But we have repulsed international terrorism, we will protect the inhabitants of Donbass, and we will ensure our security,” the president stressed. The Western elites talk about their exclusivity, play off people and provoke bloody conflicts, sow Russophobia and aggressive nationalism, Putin said. The President pointed out that the West is provoking conflicts and upheavals, destroying values in order to continue to dictate its own rules, and in fact a system of robbery and violence. At the same time, Russia’s opponents forgot who defeated the monstrous global evil. ● Desecration of the deeds and victims of the people that won that war is a crime and revanchism of those who were preparing a new campaign against Russia, Putin noted. Putin noted that the Ukrainian people became a hostage of the criminal regime supported by the West, a bargaining chip in their cruel and selfish plans. (kolozeg.org)

Link: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/08/the-new-ugly-americans/

[Commentary By Victor Davis Hanson] The woke Left has now weaponized the country’s diplomatic missions abroad to advance highly partisan and controversial agendas that can offend their hosts, and do not represent the majority of American voters at home. | American foreign policy toward other nations seems now to hinge on their positions on transgender people, LGBTQ promotion, abortion, climate change, and an array of woke issues from using multiple pronouns on passports to showcasing transgender ambassadors. Do Americans really believe that embracing drag queen shows at military bases, abortion to the moment of birth, transgender men competing in women’s sports, and the promised effort to ban the internal combustion engine are effective ways to ensure good relations with the United States? No wonder the Biden administration’s new cultural imperialism is proving disastrous.

Link: https://legitgov.org/god-trans-exhibit-catholic-church-divides-parishioners-enough-enough

One angry parishioner said 'the church should not be promoting this' | A progressive Catholic church in New York City has divided churchgoers with a new art display declaring, "God is trans[gender]." The exhibit entitled "God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey" was displayed next to the altar at the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in Manhattan on Sunday. Three paintings depicted the "queer spiritual journey" as "sacrifice, identity and communion." One parishioner told the New York Post the church had gone too far in pursuing its liberal "agenda." "The church should not be promoting this," the unnamed person told the outlet. "I understand there are transgender people. I pray for all people but enough is enough. It seems like they are trying to force the agenda on others."

■ New York Catholic Church Hosts ‘God Is Trans’ Event (Slay News)

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20230508/tara-reade-claims-that-if-anything-happens-to-her-all-roads-lead-to-biden-1110203451.html

Tara Reade became a prominent figure in politics after she voiced accusations against then-candidate Joe Biden in 2019. Reade, who worked as a Biden aide from 1992 to 1993, was one of several women who accused the now-US president of sexual assault or harassment during the 2020 campaign season. | "I want to make something clear. If something happens to me, all roads lead to Joe Biden," Reade said in a Sunday tweet, which went on to accuse the US Department of Justice, FBI, Democratic National Committee and the US president of using “intimidation and bullying” in an attempt to silence her. "I am not suicidal. I should not be under investigation nor am I a foreign agent. I am a private citizen," she added, noting she was willing to testify under oath before Congress. The former Senate aid further noted: "The Biden corruption must end."

Link: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chelsea-clinton-gates-foundation-who-global-vaccine-initiative/

“The Big Catch-up” initiative, described by the World Health Organization as a “targeted global effort to boost vaccination among children following declines driven by the COVID-19 pandemic,” will last 18 months. | Warning that the world is less prepared for the next pandemic than it was prior to the spread of COVID-19, Chelsea Clinton — via the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) — along with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched an initiative called “The Big Catch-up.” “The Big Catch-up” will last 18 months and, according to Clinton, aims to become “the largest childhood immunization effort ever,” Fortune reported. ● Clinton, who serves as vice chair of CHAI, last week presented the initiative at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health Conference in Marina del Rey, California. ● One day earlier, under the auspices of World Immunization Week, the WHO introduced “The Big Catch-up,” describing it as a “targeted global effort to boost vaccination among children following declines driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/575936-us-foreign-disinformation-intelligence-redundant/

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has set up a body to counter foreign ‘disinformation’ | The US has established a Foreign Malign Influence Center to address foreign threats to elections as well as the “public opinion” within the country, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines revealed in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday. ● Operating under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FMIC has access to “all intelligence possessed or created pertaining to foreign malign information, including election security.” Its director, Jeffrey Wichman, was formerly chief of analysis for the CIA’s Counterintelligence Mission Center. ● For the agency’s purposes, ‘foreign’ means originating in Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, or “any other foreign country that the Director of the Center” deems appropriate, while ‘foreign malign influence’ is defined as “any hostile effort undertaken by, or at the direction of, or on behalf of or with the substantial support of,” one of the named countries in order to influence, covertly or overtly, US government or state policy or the “public opinion within the United States.”

Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/07/allen-texas-mall-mass-shooting-gunman

The man accused of killing eight people and injuring seven others in a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday was identified as a 33-year-old who had been living in a motel, per AP. | Authorities identified the suspect as Mauricio Garcia, from Dallas. He was one of seven people who died at the scene. Two others died at the hospital. Police found multiple weapons at the outlet mall in Allen, a city in Collin County and a northern suburb of Dallas. These included an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun, per AP. ● Vigils were held outside the mall and at the Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church on Sunday evening to honor the victims.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/575943-kissinger-ukraine-peace-china/

With China involved, serious negotiations could begin by the end of the year, "the elder statesman" said | Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has told CBS News that the conflict in Ukraine may be approaching a turning point, and that Chinese-brokered peace talks could begin by the end of 2023. ● "Now that China has entered the negotiation, it will come to a head, I think by the end of the year," the 99-year-old diplomat told CBS in an interview broadcast on Sunday. By that time, he continued, "we will be talking about negotiating processes and even actual negotiations." ● With the release of its ‘Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis’ in February, China put itself forward as a potential mediator between Moscow and Kiev. The Chinese plan was rejected outright by the US and EU, while Russian President Vladimir Putin described some of its 12 points as “in tune” with Moscow’s position, and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky welcomed only a handful of its points, but maintains that Kiev will not compromise with Russia in any way.

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20230508/robert-kennedy-accuses-cia-behind-his-uncles-assassination-1110188916.html

US presidential candidate lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr, who is the nephew of the 35th US president John F. Kennedy, has said in an interview that the country's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in the 1963 assassination of the head of state. | "There is overwhelming evidence that the CIA was involved in his murder. I think it’s beyond a reasonable doubt at this point," the US media quoted him as saying while referencing James Douglas' book, "JFK and the Unspeakable". ● According to Kennedy Jr, the US intelligence agency was not only involved in the assassination but also in "the cover-up" of the crime. ● Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas on November 22, 1963. An investigation determined that the assassination was carried out by Lee Harvey Oswald, who acted alone as stated in The Warren Commission Report of 1964. Oswald was shot dead two days after being apprehended. For more than half a century there have been numerous theories about who might have benefit

Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/07/fox-news-tucker-carlson

Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for — or start — a right-wing rival, sources close to him tell Axios. | Bryan Freedman, the high-powered Hollywood lawyer Carlson retained for the contract dispute, told Axios: "The idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous." Why it matters: Tucker vs. Fox could reshape the conservative news world. Fox, which has seen its ratings plunge in Carlson's slot since he was let go 13 days ago, wants to sideline him by paying him $20 million a year not to work. The intrigue: Axios has learned Carlson is busy plotting a media empire of his own. But he needs Fox to let him out of his contract, which expires in January 2025 — after the presidential election. We're told Carlson has been contacted by outlets — including the right-wing Rumble and Newsmax — that offered to pay him more than his Fox contract. Behind the scenes: Axios has learned that Carlson and Elon Musk had a conversation about working together, but didn't discuss specifics. Carlson confidants say he also is contemplating building a direct-to-consumer media outlet where his millions of fans could pay to watch him. Carlson's predecessor in his Fox slot, Bill O'Reilly, created a blueprint for this. Two days after being booted, Carlson teased in a Twitter video posted at 8 p.m. ET, counter-programming his former show: "See you soon." The two-minute video has racked up 24 million views. State of play: The ousted host "knows where a lot of bodies are buried, and is ready to start drawing a map," said a Carlson source who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

■ Tucker Carlson Reportedly Readies For ‘Quiet War’ on Fox News (Sputnik News)
■ Tucker Carlson to square off against Fox – Axios (RT.com)

Link: https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1654914986676822017?cxt=HHwWgoC9pbGauPctAAAA

The flu didn't go anywhere. We just called it Covid. pic.twitter.com/K6eLofLA27

— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) May 6, 2023

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20230507/rfk-jr-russia-cannot-lose-in-ukraine-as-this-is-existential-for-it-1110159116.html

All of Washington's decisions since the hostilities in Ukraine escalated in early 2022 have been about prolonging and maximizing the violence and bloodshed produced by this conflict, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted, speaking in a podcast interview. | Russia has been “building up” its forces, and it has “an artillery advantage,” the Democratic presidential candidate pointed out, adding that the US, which has been funneling vast amounts of weapons to Ukraine, does not have the ability to replace the arms lost in the conflagration."The Russians cannot lose in Ukraine, as this is existential to them," Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. underscored as he spoke with the hosts of the All-In Podcast. He added: "We are being told they are losing, but they cannot afford to lose." Russia has been “building up” its forces, and it has “an artillery advantage,” the Democratic presidential candidate pointed out, adding that the US, which has been funneling vast amounts of weapons to Ukraine, does not have the ability to replace the arms lost in the conflagration.

Link: https://mammothnation.com/blog/democrats-in-connecticut-attempting-to-pass-law-limiting-free-speech

Hartford, CT: Democrat Connecticut lawmakers are trying to set a dangerous precedent by passing a law targeting the limiting of free speech. | That's about as anti-American as it gets. The legislature is looking to create a "censorship board" to regulate online speech through Senate Bill 6410. The board would consist of nine committee members, with four positions held by the Republican party. The reported aim of the bill is to use the board to study "harassment" of certain individuals, specifically government officials and recommend further legislation to create reporting guidelines, essentially censoring/limiting free speech.

Link: https://sputnikglobe.com/20230507/lula-da-silva-appeals-in-support-of-assange-1110157063.html

Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, criticized the lack of global efforts to secure the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his visit to London for the coronation of King Charles III. | Lula expressed his dismay at Assange's four-year confinement in Belmarsh Prison in the UK, stating that it was embarrassing that a journalist who exposed wrongdoing was imprisoned without significant action being taken to free him. ● “We talk about freedom of expression; the guy is in prison because he denounced wrongdoing. And the press doesn’t do anything in defense of this journalist. I can’t understand it,” Lula told reporters. ● Lula, responding to a question about Assange, stated that he had forgotten to discuss this issue with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his visit but intended to write to him upon his return to Brazil. Lula called for a global press movement to defend the right to expose wrongdoing, emphasizing that Assange had not "denounced anything vulgar" but had exposed state surveillance. He criticized the lack of action by the press to secure the journalist's freedom, stating that it was sad but true.

Link: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/gonzalo-lira-arrested-by-ukronazis

Prolific Reporter/Journalist/Commentator Gonzalo Lira, whose videos from Ukraine about the ongoing war are viewed by millions, HAS BEEN ARRESTED by Ukrainian NAZI Secret Police. | SECRET POLICE VIDEO: The video above was recorded by Ukrainian Police. IT was released by them; as a warning to other Journalists or even opinion commentators, to keep your mouth shut. THIS is what "Ukraine" is. THIS is what "Ukraine" does. Anyone supporting Ukraine is a NAZI SYMPATHIZER or NAZI COLLABORATOR. Start calling them those things. Publicly.

■ Gonzalo Lira — Again (Gonzalo's You Tube Channel)

Link: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/sabotage-18-gun-powder-warehouses-on-fire-in-russia

SABOTAGE! 18 Gun Powder Warehouses ON FIRE in Russia | At this hour (4:43 PM EDT Saturday) in Pervomaiskoye, Russia, 18 gunpowder warehouses are on fire. An evacuation has been announced. Explosions are heard from the gunpowder depots. There is massive fire. About 400 residents of the area will be evacuated. Further details if they become available . . .

Link: https://legitgov.org/kentucky-derby-seventh-horse-dies-churchill-downs-lead-main-event

Kentucky Derby: Seventh horse dies at Churchill Downs in lead-up to main event | Two more horses have died at Churchill Downs in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby... A total of seven horses have died at Churchill Downs in the days leading up to the 2023 Kentucky Derby. At least two other horses, Wild on Ice and Take Charge Briana, were euthanized while competing or training in the week leading up to the Derby. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. died suddenly as the Derby approached. Four other horses were scratched from the Derby, including the favorite to win the event, Forte. Continuar, Practical Move and Skinner were the other three horses scratched before the event. [Looks like horses got the experimental mRNA injection, too.]