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White House Embraces Piracy - Unveils Plan to Sell Seized Russian Assets And Give Proceeds to Ukraine
Link: https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=63058
The White House unveiled a proposed legislative package on Thursday that would allow the federal government to sell assets seized from Russian oligarchs over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine and to use the proceeds for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The U.S. has already seized million of dollars in assets from wealthy Russians with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. It and other governments are hoping that financial pressure on those individuals will translate into political pressure on Putin, potentially curtailing his power.
Target Launches ‘Gender Affirming’ Products Including Chest Binders And ‘Packing Underwear’
Ahead of Pride month, Target is launching a line of “gender-affirming” products including “compression tops” and “chest binders, undergarments that conceal breasts, and “packing underwear” that conceal male genitals. The superstore partnered with TomboyX and Humankind — “two queer owned, female-female founded brands — to create these much-needed lines,
‘Unprecedented’ Bird Flu Epidemic Ripping Through Canada
Highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian influenza is currently circulating in both wild and domestic flocks across North America,.poultry and egg producers in Canada lost more than 1.7 million birds to avian influenza since late 2021. The virus can be spread between birds through direct contact,also spreads easily from wild bird droppings, can be carried into commercial flocks on the feet of workers or on equipment.
US faces baby formula shortage
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/555192-us-baby-formula-shortage/
Major retailers in the US rationing baby formula amid soaring out-of-stock rates, out-of-stock baby formula – a manufactured breast milk substitute made mostly from cow milk – jumped to nearly 40% Finding formula has become a challenge for parents,
Brits burn wood due to energy prices, increase number of fires – fire chief
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/555201-domestic-fires-rising-prices/
100 fires involving open fires, log burners and heaters in last few months the Brigade fears that costly energy bills could result in a surge of fires as people resort to alternative means to heat their homes firefighters issued commendations for those who use log burners or open fire for heating. They include using a fire guard, keeping inflammable items away, and carbon monoxide alarms.
18 Signs That Food Shortages Will Get A Lot Worse As We Head Into The Second Half Of 2022
#1 The largest fertilizer company on the planet warning severe supply disruptions “could last beyond 2022” #2 world fertilizer price index skyrocketed to heights never seen before. #3 global grain reserves dropped to “extremely low” levels…#4 Due to the war, agricultural exports from Ukraine completely paralyzed…#5 out-of-stock rate for baby formula in the United States reached 40 percent…#6 six U.S. states, out-of-stock rate for baby formula has risen to 50 percen .#7 Searches for “how to make homemade formula for babies” on Google spiked 120 percent.#8 shelves increasingly bare at food banks around the nation. #9 In Canada,1.7 million chickens and turkeys lost in recent months due to global bird flu pandemic.#10 In United States, 37 million chickens and turkeys wipedout due to global bird flu pandemic.#11 two largest reservoirs in California, Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville, have fallen to “critically low levels”.#12 Some communities in southern California won’t be able to make it through the coming summer months without “significantly cutting back” on water usage.#13 largest lakes around the world are disappearing because they are rapidly drying up.#14 Wildfires devastate agricultural land across the western half of the United States.#15 steak prices in the United States will “keep rising”#16 Due to hail and frost,Spanish apricot crop to be below expectations…#17 Spanish fruit production expected to drop to owest level in 40 years.#18 Kansas Senator Roger Marshall warning a worldwide famine is coming
REPORT: “90% of nations planning Central Bank Digital Currency”
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements estimates that up to 90% of national central banks are at least in the planning stages for launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC): IMF, claimed over one hundred nations are at least in the planning stages of releasing their own CBDC.
Cop Who Knocked Out Innocent Woman’s Teeth and Wasn’t Fired, Arrested on Child Sex Charges
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Alejandro Carmona was one of these officers who was allowed to inflict grave harm on an innocent woman and continue on in his career — facing no accountability. Carmona was part of a gang of cops who savagely beat an innocent woman, breaking her teeth in the process and faced no consequences for his actions. Now, this cop is in the spotlight once more. This time for being a child predator.
Moscow allows foreign goods under trade embargo
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.
Allegations that Russia steals grain from Ukraine fake news, Kremlin spokesman says
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.
Russia ramps up sales of crude to India – Reuters
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.
Reality vs. Illusion. People have been Robbed of their Ability to “Decipher between Fact and Fiction”
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.
Russia defies predictions of collapse – media
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,
US weapons for Ukraine disappearing into 'black hole' – CNN
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,”
Taliban Orders All Afghan Women To Cover Faces In Public, Taking Country Bac
"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.
Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' for their families, citing the pandemic, climate change, and political turmoil
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,
Despite Objections, Cities Spending COVID Stimulus $ on Police Surveillance Cameras, License Plate Readers
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.
Germany warns of global famine
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
US Heavy Artillery Is Already in Ukraine, Crews Trained
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
193,000 Americans will sleep on our streets TONIGHT
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.
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