Link: https://www.rt.com/business/555076-moscow-allows-foreign-goods/

Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade on Friday published a list of goods allowed for parallel import into the country. which will circumvent the Western embargo on the export of goods to Russia by importing them from third party countries, The list includes certain car components and spare parts and almost all foreign car brands like GM, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, Renault, Tesla, Honda, Nissan, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi, Toyota, Lexus, Suzuki, Volvo and others. Among other items allowed for import are musical instruments, airport equipment, sound recording and TV equipment, boats, and railway locomotives.

Link: https://tass.com/politics/1447873?utm_source=rense.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rense.com&utm_referrer=rense.com

Reports that Russia allegedly steals grain from Ukraine are fake news, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. "No, we do not have such information; it rather looks like fake news, and it is fake news," the spokesman said, commenting on the statement made in the UN that Russia allegedly steals grain from Ukraine, transporting it on trucks.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/555119-russia-india-oil-sales-increase/

Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft has reportedly sold a large shipment of crude to India as the South Asian nation keeps boosting energy imports from the sanctions-hit country.

Link: https://www.globalresearch.ca/revelation-method/5779242

CIA Director, William Casey is reputed to have said to Ronald Reagan ‘We’ll know our disinformation is complete when everything the American public believes is false.’Nowadays, there’s little distinction between the two hemispheres: reality and illusion. It’s not so much that people have been robbed of their ability to decipher between these two, it’s that facts have been reoriented into fiction and fiction into facts.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/555097-russia-sanctions-recession-economist/

The Russian economy has largely shrugged off “unprecedented sanctions” from the West, The Economist noted, crediting the sharp rise in revenues from oil and gas exports. Russian consumer spending is up again, interest rates are going down, and the ruble is stronger than before the conflict in Ukraine escalated. The ruble is now “as valuable” as before on account of “capital controls and high interest rates.” As of Friday, the Russian currency was actually stronger than before the conflict – 65.8 to the US dollar, compared to 81 on February 23. Russia is also continuing to pay its foreign-currency bonds,

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/554191-tracking-us-weapons-ukraine/

The US government is scrambling to trace large quantities of “lethal aid” transferred to Ukraine’s armed forces in recent months Though weapons shipped to Ukraine account for the “largest recent supply to a partner country in a conflict,” the White House is increasingly concerned the aid “may wind up in the hands of other militaries and militias that the US did not intend to arm,”

Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/taliban-orders-all-afghan-women-cover-faces-public-taking-country-back-pre-2001

"Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership orders all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public," The Associated Press reports based on the new Saturday published ruling. This means women will literally no longer be allowed to show their faces in public. The burqa, which is now required, goes far beyond the hijab which is typical in Sunni Islam and merely covers the hair; instead, the burqa prevents any skin including on the face from being shown at all.

Link: https://news.yahoo.com/record-number-wealthy-americans-buying-113000971.html

The number of wealthy Americans buying "golden passports" has skyrocketed over the past three years.The top programs grant citizenship to foreigners who invest millions of dollars in the country. US applicants are citing COVID, climate change, and political division, More than a dozen countries offer so-called "golden passports" and visas that allow affluent foreigners to receive citizenship or residency in exchange for investing in the country. The most expensive programs range from $1.1 million in Malta to $9.5 million in Austria,

Link: https://www.activistpost.com/2022/05/despite-objections-cities-spending-covid-stimulus-on-police-surveillance-cameras-license-plate-readers.html

Many American municipalitieshave still been installing expensive, privacy invasive, and hazardous “Smart City” technologies. Utility “Smart” meters (electric, gas, and water), “Smart” streetlights, police surveillance tech and more. Despite opposition, cities in Northeast Ohio recently decided to use millions from COVID relief funds to purchase more surveillance tech for law enforcement.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/555162-german-minister-world-worst-famine/

The world is about to face an acute food crisis due to skyrocketing food prices, German Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Svenja Schulze told the Bild newspaper Saturday, warning about a looming famine not seen since World War II. The minister named the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine as its causes. Food prices around the world have grown by a third and have reached “record levels

Link: https://anti-empire.com/us-heavy-artillery-is-already-in-ukraine-crews-trained/

The 90 M777 howitzers that the United States is providing to Ukraine will not only make it more difficult for the Russians to move out in the open but the guns could also support a future Ukrainian offensive to reclaim Russian-occupied parts of their country, experts told Task & Purpose. About 70 of the 155 mm guns along with roughly 70,000 artillery rounds have been transferred to Ukraine

Link: https://backpackbed.org/us/homelessness-in-tennessee

The total homeless population recorded in Tennessee is 10,532 people (nationalhomeless.org)
However, local advocates estimate there are 20,000 people in Nashville living on the streets, in cars, camps, motels or in shelters. One or a combination of factors can lead to someone becoming homeless. Sometimes homelessness can occur due to losing their job, and not having any support to help. Other times it can be something as simple as not being able to afford housing. Homelessness can affect anyone at any time. The tiniest life change can cause someone to lose everything they have in a blink of an eye. Americans sleeping on our streets need immediate shelter to survive.

Link: https://www.wmot.org/news/2022-05-05/tennessee-to-make-homeless-camps-on-public-land-a-felony

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has declined to sign off on a proposal criminalizing camping by homeless people and others in parks and on other local public property. But the Republican governor on Tuesday let the bill become law without his signature. The new law will add local public property to the existing felony penalties that are possible for camping on state property, as long as the place is not designated for people to camp there. The felony is punishable by up to six years in prison. Felony convictions in Tennessee result in the revocation of an individual’s right to vote.

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Link: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/nato-announces-will-not-fight-ukraine-ground-air-rejects-no-fly-zone-video/

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday the alliance of Western nations will not fight for Ukraine. NATO will not send in ground troops and will not close the Ukrainian air space.

Link: https://anti-empire.com/russia-is-hitting-residential-buildings-so-is-ukraine/

Ukrainians are quick to publish videos of the Russian gear they destroy. Since much of that gear is destroyed with artillery in built-up areas the videos also show that Ukrainian forces are hitting residential areas with artillery.

Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10573123/Sergei-Lavrov-repeats-warning-WW3-nuclear-likens-NAZIS.html

Sergei Lavrov has repeated his warning that World War Three would be nuclear while at the same time accusing the West of fixating on his dire threats of destruction.

Link: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/are-you-absolutely-certain-that-you-know-who-the-good-guys-are-in-this-war/

Could it be possible that your opinions have been greatly shaped by mainstream news coverage of the conflict? For years, Ukraine has been crawling with gangs, militias and political organizations that are recognized internationally as being either Nazis or neo-Nazis.

Link: https://www.cracknewz.com/2022/03/white-house-opposes-ban-on-russian-oil.html

Biden and his administration said Americans should reduce their consumption of oil and gas in order to keep prices down and ultimately punish Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Link: https://www.cracknewz.com/2022/03/democrats-rooting-for-ukraine-to-beat.html

Suddenly, in their rush to embrace Ukraine’s effort to beat back a Russian invasion, the anti-gun Democrats cheering for Kyiv have conveniently ignored the fact that the government of President Voloydymyr Zelenskyy is passing out thousands of fully automatic weapons to civilians — who only have to produce a valid ID to get one. Seems the Ukrainians have now learned the value of an armed populace, which American gun owners have known for more than two centuries.

Link: https://www.cracknewz.com/2022/03/russian-authorities-arrest-anti-war.html

Protests have been taking place in Russia since Thursday as people take to the streets to voice their opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine. Anti-war protesters are turning out in the thousands at cities throughout the country, including their capital, Moscow