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"TOKYO -- Central banks are diversifying away from the dollar and yuan while loading up their foreign exchange reserves with a "stateless currency," gold, in a nod to intensifying geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainties.
The proportion of the U.S. currency in global foreign reserves has dropped significantly, from over 70% in the early 2000s. Currently, the dollar's share of foreign reserves held by central banks and governments worldwide sits at a historic low. China's currency is also trending lower.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered strict U.S. sanctions locking Moscow out of the dollar-based global financial system and persuading emerging economies to accumulate gold, which is not tied to any specific country. The shift from currency holdings reflects global fragmentation."
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Central banks dump dollars and yuan in favor of gold
The 'stateless currency' shines as a haven amid geopolitical tension
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🇬🇧🚓 In 2021, England overtook Sweden to become the rape capital of Europe
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📝 Erico Tavares: “British politicians truly hate their own people and country.”
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📝 Erico Tavares: “British politicians truly hate their own people and country.”
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🇬🇧🚓 Yikes. Rapes are up around 600% in Britain in the past 20 years and over 400% in the last 10 years. Very strange to me that this isn’t considered a major crisis by the authorities.
63% increase in rapes in the UK over a five year period. That’s pretty grim. Looks like Britain is becoming a pretty unsafe place. Now the rape capital of Europe by a sizeable margin.
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63% increase in rapes in the UK over a five year period. That’s pretty grim. Looks like Britain is becoming a pretty unsafe place. Now the rape capital of Europe by a sizeable margin.
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We have received multiple reports today from users in Brazil having difficulties installing the Proton VPN app on iOS devices via the Apple App Store. We can confirm that the issue is not on our side, but likely with the App Store itself, which is controlled by Apple. What makes this an extremely strange coincidence is that it is also impacting multiple other VPNs in the Brazilian app store.
Most likely, something has happened on the Apple side, and we do not know if it is accidental, or if Apple is secretly implementing a censorship order. But because of Apple's monopoly on iOS app distribution, there is no other way to get the app on iOS devices.
As a workaround for iOS users, we suggest trying the iOS beta version via Testflight ( https://protonvpn.com/blog/vpn-ios-beta/ ), or alternatively, a manual WireGuard setup can be used ( https://protonvpn.com/support/wireguard-manual-ios ) to access our VPN servers.
Note that Proton VPN apps are still available through all other platforms in Brazil (https://protonvpn.com/download) and other Proton Apps such as Proton Mail, Proton Drive and Proton Pass remain unaffected at this time.
Proton VPN (@ProtonVPN) 🖇
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We have received multiple reports today from users in Brazil having difficulties installing the Proton VPN app on iOS devices via the Apple App Store. We can confirm that the issue is not on our side, but likely with the App Store itself, which is controlled by Apple. What makes this an extremely strange coincidence is that it is also impacting multiple other VPNs in the Brazilian app store.
Most likely, something has happened on the Apple side, and we do not know if it is accidental, or if Apple is secretly implementing a censorship order. But because of Apple's monopoly on iOS app distribution, there is no other way to get the app on iOS devices.
As a workaround for iOS users, we suggest trying the iOS beta version via Testflight ( https://protonvpn.com/blog/vpn-ios-beta/ ), or alternatively, a manual WireGuard setup can be used ( https://protonvpn.com/support/wireguard-manual-ios ) to access our VPN servers.
Note that Proton VPN apps are still available through all other platforms in Brazil (https://protonvpn.com/download) and other Proton Apps such as Proton Mail, Proton Drive and Proton Pass remain unaffected at this time.
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X remains blocked after the 10 days announced by Maduro
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NEW - EU may shut down X in Europe if Musk defies digital censorship laws, warns Macron ally: "[We] will impose the total dismantling of the platform."
https://www.disclose.tv/id/2jrdrwe4om/
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EU will 'ban' or 'dismantle' X if Musk does not implement censorship, top Liberal MEP claims
Breaking news from around the world.
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🇻🇪 Oil spill reported off Venezuela's Caribbean coast
An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela's El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country's north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, according to sources.
Biologist Eduardo Klein posted satellite images on X that he said showed an oil slick of about 225 square kilometers (87 square miles) in the Golfe Triste and completely covering Morrocoy National Park.
The El Palito refinery, with a capacity to process 146,000 barrels of crude oil per day, is Venezuela's smallest oil refining complex and located in the Puerto Cabello municipality on the coast of the central state of Carabobo.
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#Venezuela
☠️ Blood Meridian
An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela's El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country's north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, according to sources.
Biologist Eduardo Klein posted satellite images on X that he said showed an oil slick of about 225 square kilometers (87 square miles) in the Golfe Triste and completely covering Morrocoy National Park.
The El Palito refinery, with a capacity to process 146,000 barrels of crude oil per day, is Venezuela's smallest oil refining complex and located in the Puerto Cabello municipality on the coast of the central state of Carabobo.
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#Venezuela
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🇺🇸🇵🇦Panama to begin US-funded migrant repatriation flights on Tuesday
The first U.S.-funded flight repatriating migrants who crossed into Panama irregularly is scheduled for Tuesday, the Panamanian president's office said on Monday.
The flights, which will carry both deported and voluntarily repatriated migrants, are part of an accord signed with the U.S. government last month.
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The first U.S.-funded flight repatriating migrants who crossed into Panama irregularly is scheduled for Tuesday, the Panamanian president's office said on Monday.
The flights, which will carry both deported and voluntarily repatriated migrants, are part of an accord signed with the U.S. government last month.
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Palantir CEO says it's “very likely” the US will fight 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇮🇷 in a 3-front war; supports connoscription
«[Palantir CEO Alex Karp] thinks the United States is “very likely” to end up in a three-front war with China, Russia and Iran», writes the New York Times (August 17).
«So, he argues, we have to keep going full-tilt on autonomous weapons systems».
«“I think we’re in an age when nuclear deterrent is actually less effective because the West is very unlikely to use anything like a nuclear bomb, whereas our adversaries might,” he said. “Where you have technological parity but moral disparity, the actual disparity is much greater than people think. […] [Given that] we don’t have parity morally, they have a huge advantage.”»
«Mr. Karp said that we are “very close” to terminator robots and at the threshold of “somewhat autonomous drones and devices like this being the most important instruments of war. You already see this in Ukraine.”»
«Mr. Karp believes the Democrats need to project more [military] strength.»
«He said he would support class-based affirmative action and declared himself “pro draft”.»
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Palantir was founded in 2003 by five persons, including Karp and Peter Thiel, to resurrect the DARPA project TIA “Total/Terrorism Information Awareness”, which was suspended in late 2003. Its only client until 2008 was the CIA. Its first funder was the CIA's venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel.
Alex Karp's Jewishness is manifestly central to his activism: 1) His support for Israel is «adamantine»; «The company took out a full-page ad in The New York Times last year stating that “Palantir stands with Israel”», NYT writes. 2) Karp supports the “populist-left”; he fears fascism; when he lived in Germany, «he often thought about the young men from Iowa and Kansas who risked their lives “to free people like me” during World War II.» 3) His donations are «in multiples of 18 because it’s “in the tradition of Kabbalah”». 4) He «enjoys being a provocateur onstage and in interviews» because “I’m a Jewish, racially ambiguous dyslexic, so I can say anything”, he said.
«Palantir’s tech» is thought to have helped Israel shoot down «scores of Iranian missiles and drones in mere minutes» in April.
Palantir is thought to be behind IDF's killing algorithm, Lavender AI.
«[Palantir CEO Alex Karp] thinks the United States is “very likely” to end up in a three-front war with China, Russia and Iran», writes the New York Times (August 17).
«So, he argues, we have to keep going full-tilt on autonomous weapons systems».
«“I think we’re in an age when nuclear deterrent is actually less effective because the West is very unlikely to use anything like a nuclear bomb, whereas our adversaries might,” he said. “Where you have technological parity but moral disparity, the actual disparity is much greater than people think. […] [Given that] we don’t have parity morally, they have a huge advantage.”»
«Mr. Karp said that we are “very close” to terminator robots and at the threshold of “somewhat autonomous drones and devices like this being the most important instruments of war. You already see this in Ukraine.”»
«Mr. Karp believes the Democrats need to project more [military] strength.»
«He said he would support class-based affirmative action and declared himself “pro draft”.»
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Palantir was founded in 2003 by five persons, including Karp and Peter Thiel, to resurrect the DARPA project TIA “Total/Terrorism Information Awareness”, which was suspended in late 2003. Its only client until 2008 was the CIA. Its first funder was the CIA's venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel.
Alex Karp's Jewishness is manifestly central to his activism: 1) His support for Israel is «adamantine»; «The company took out a full-page ad in The New York Times last year stating that “Palantir stands with Israel”», NYT writes. 2) Karp supports the “populist-left”; he fears fascism; when he lived in Germany, «he often thought about the young men from Iowa and Kansas who risked their lives “to free people like me” during World War II.» 3) His donations are «in multiples of 18 because it’s “in the tradition of Kabbalah”». 4) He «enjoys being a provocateur onstage and in interviews» because “I’m a Jewish, racially ambiguous dyslexic, so I can say anything”, he said.
«Palantir’s tech» is thought to have helped Israel shoot down «scores of Iranian missiles and drones in mere minutes» in April.
Palantir is thought to be behind IDF's killing algorithm, Lavender AI.
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NEW - Central Bank of Germany warns, again, of "delayed" economic recovery and to "temporarily" expect "somewhat higher inflation rates."
https://www.disclose.tv/id/a2rc0x4w2h/
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German recovery further delayed and inflation may pick up, Bundesbank warns
Breaking news from around the world.
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"5,000 German soldiers build on Lithuania-Belarus border
Construction of a military base for a newly deployed German brigade started in Lithuania at the Rudninkai training ground on Monday, south of the capital Vilnius. German officials have said that the pace of relocation will depend on Lithuania’s readiness to receive soldiers and their families.
The brigade is expected to consist of around 5,000 soldiers. So far, Lithuania estimated that a third of them will come with their families. Berlin intends to keep a military brigade fully stationed in Lithuania until 2027.
More NATO tricks…"
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🇸🇴🇹🇷⚡- Turkey will send the Oruc-Reis research vessel to explore for offshore oil in Somalia next month – Director of the Ministry of Oil of Somalia, Muhammad Hashi.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian artillery uses 14,600 shells per day, while Russian artillery uses 44,500. The ratio of artillery shells is 1:3 in favor of the Russians – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
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Кадры прибытия Путина в Чечню. Кадыров анонсировал насыщенную программу
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Chechen Strongman Kadyrov met him at the Grozny airport
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🇺🇦 ❌ 🇷🇺 ❗️ — Russian Military Bloggers report that Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) launched an major counter offensive in Southern Sector of the frontline
One Russian MiliBlogger says:
https://news.1rj.ru/str/romanov_92/45062
One Russian MiliBlogger says:
Pologovsky district, Zaporozhye region, Russia.
Having waited for the transfer of our forces to the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces began an offensive in the area...
https://news.1rj.ru/str/romanov_92/45062
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20.08.2024
Пологовский р-н, Запорожская область, Россия.
Дождавшись переброски наших сил на Курское направление - ВС Украины начали наступление на участке...
/Герасимов, спишь?
@romanov_92
Пологовский р-н, Запорожская область, Россия.
Дождавшись переброски наших сил на Курское направление - ВС Украины начали наступление на участке...
/Герасимов, спишь?
@romanov_92
#BREAKING
🇺🇸 ☢️ 💥 ❗️ — New York Times reports that President Joe Biden ordered United States Armed Forces to prepare for possible nuclear confrontations with Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, and North Korea all at once
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