🇮🇪 Ireland Passes Hate Crime Legislation with Woke Redefinition of Gender

The Irish parliament passed hate crime legislation on Wednesday evening, which includes within it a redefinition of gender based on transgender ideology.

Ireland’s Criminal Justice Bill passed the Dáil Éireann legislature in Dublin on Tuesday by 78 votes to 52.

The bill will mean that for the first time in Irish history, there will be increased prison sentences for crimes which were found to have involved an element of hatred.

Under the law, a hate crime element is defined as having been motivated by so-called “protected characteristics” such as race, colour, nationality, religion, national or ethnic origin, descent, gender, sexual characteristics, sexual orientation, or disability.

The legislation was significantly watered down last month, with a vast swath of provisions removed from the bill criminalising so-called hate speech, which even included prison time for merely “possessing material likely to incite violence or hatred”.

🔗 https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/10/24/ireland-passes-hate-crime-legislation-with-redefinition-of-gender/

🇩🇪🇧🇪 Audi Brussels to close in early 2025, signaling deepening VW crisis

German carmaker Audi will close its Brussels plant on Feb. 28 next year, the company’s management announced at a special works council meeting Tuesday.

Management added it is still in talks with a potential buyer to take over the Belgian plant, which has been facing the ax for several months due to poor sales and a crisis affecting its owner, the Volkswagen Group.

No layoffs are expected until the beginning of 2025, and the plant’s management continues to talk with a potential investor who might take over the factory, although not necessarily to continue making passenger vehicles. A savior could emerge from the commercial vehicle sector, for example, with unions suggesting a manufacturer of tractors.

While unprecedented, however, the closures would come as no surprise, as the automaker is facing a sharp decline in sales in China, its core market, and is also being challenged by Chinese competitors entering the European market.

🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/audi-brussels-to-close-in-early-2025-signaling-deepening-crisis-of-vw/

🇨🇳 💻 ⚛️ — China ‘poised to lead’ creation of quantum-proof telecoms security protocol

China is expected to play a leading role in creating a “quantum-proof” communication protocol, after scientists from the country presented a design blueprint at a major international conference on telecoms standards.

The protocol aims to help the world fend off potential attacks from quantum computers that could break traditional communication encryption methods.

A scalable quantum computer once developed could compute exponentially faster than a conventional computer so much so that it could leave all conventional encryption obsolete.

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🏹🇰🇵🇷🇺 Dr. Snekotron on X:

"Just saw estimates for the amount of artillery ammunition that the DPRK supplied to Russia, and it's way more than I thought initially. For close to 20,000 shipping containers, it's close to 6m rounds of 152 and 122."

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🇨🇳❌🎃 — 🇨🇳📰 @whyyoutouzhele: Japan's TV Asahi reported on this year’s “Halloween Martial Law” event in Shanghai

➡️ In Shanghai, China, Halloween costume events in the city center are held as scheduled at this time of year every year, but this year, authorities have suppressed the event.

➡️ In previous years, the area would always come alive during Halloween, filled with citizens dressed up as various characters. This year, however, several citizens were prevented from entering the store by police for wearing cosplay (role-playing costumes).

A woman dressed as a character said:

"This year, cosplay is banned. It is said to be because of the large number of people and to prevent stampedes. But maybe it is because this is a Japanese character. Everyone is 'patriotic'."

➡️ Some media reported that Shanghai authorities had issued a notice banning cosplay in the city center during Halloween.

A store employee confirmed:

"We were notified verbally of the rules by the police."

➡️ In the past, some people have worn anti-epidemic clothing or mocked the government by imitating the "surveillance cameras" installed on the streets, so the authorities may be particularly sensitive to such activities.

🔗 李老师不是你老师 (@whyyoutouzhele)

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🇻🇪🪖📝⁉️🇻🇪 — A supposed note from a group of active military personnel in Venezuela discusses a message of support for their comrades and the Venezuelan people. Additionally, they declare that "we are not alone" and are committed to bringing change to the country.

❗️ According to the statement, they affirm their willingness to defend the people’s will and indicate that only through unity with María Corina Machado and President Edmundo González.

📝 See the complete note below:

"Comrades in Arms, Citizens of Venezuela:

We address you at this crucial moment with the seriousness and responsibility demanded by the situation facing our homeland. We are the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), an institution committed to defending the country, sovereignty, and above all, the Constitution. This commitment is engraved in each of our hearts and sworn before our people.

On July 28, 2024, the Venezuelan people exercised their sovereign right at the polls, as enshrined in Article 5 of our Constitution, which establishes: ‘Sovereignty resides inalienably in the people.’ This principle is unbreakable. It is the people who exercise this sovereignty directly, from whom all state organs emanate, and these are obligated to submit to their will. No force, power, or authority has legitimacy to contravene this principle without attacking the very essence of our Republic.

As members of the FANB, we witnessed the electoral process and ensured the transparency and security of the vote through Plan República. We can attest that the citizen Edmundo González Urrutia was elected President of the Republic by the sovereign will of the Venezuelan people. This result not only reflects the popular will but also our unwavering commitment to democracy and the rule of law.

Article 228 is clear: electing the President of the Republic is an exclusive right of the Venezuelan people, exercised through universal, direct, and secret suffrage. The people chose Edmundo González Urrutia as their president, and this mandate is legitimate, indisputable, and sacred.

We will not allow any force, regardless of origin or influence, to challenge the will expressed by the Venezuelan people. Our mission as FANB is clearly defined in Article 328: we are a professional institution, without political affiliation, exclusively serving the nation, never any person or political faction. Our duty is to guarantee Venezuela's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. We are called to defend the constitutional and democratic order, with discipline, obedience, and subordination, but always within the framework of the Constitution.

However, in this dark moment of our history, some attempt to subvert the popular will through force and repression, using legal schemes that have no valid basis. In such cases, Article 333 gives us a clear mandate: ‘This Constitution will not lose its validity if disregarded by an act of force.’ Every citizen, whether in authority or not, must collaborate in restoring the full validity of the Constitution if it is threatened.

As soldiers of the homeland, we are bound to defend it against any attempt at subversion, even if it comes from the high military command itself. Article 350 clearly establishes that we must ignore any regime, legislation, or authority that opposes democratic values and undermines human rights. It is our patriotic duty to disregard and confront any order that seeks to subvert the popular will.

If any authority, regardless of rank, intends to impose an illegitimate regime or usurp the popular mandate, the FANB will not recognize it and will act in defense of the Constitution and the Venezuelan people.

We call on all Venezuelan citizens to exercise their right to peaceful and massive demonstrations throughout the national territory. Your voice is the true strength of this nation, and your will must be respected.

We trust in God and the justice of our cause. The FANB is prepared to defend the peace, constitutional order, and sovereignty of the Venezuelan people with integrity, honor, and courage.

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🥇📈🚀GOLD FUTURES at COMEX hit a new All Time High over $2800/oz!

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🇻🇪❌🇧🇷 ❗️— Venezuelan Regime recalls its Ambassador from Brazil after Brazilian President Lula vetoed its entry into BRICS!

🇲🇽❌⚖ — URGENT: Eight Supreme Court justices in Mexico resign in protest over judicial reform.

🗣💸🌐🌐❌💵 — 🏴 ZeroHedge | BRICS Summit Puts Focus On Dethroning US Dollar As Putin Unveils 'BRICS Banknote' | October 25, 2024:

"(...) Vladimir Putin avidly discussed the potential of a new BRICS currency system during the trade coalition's summit this week in Kazan, Russia. He knows that the dollar's reserve status is America's strength, but also America's greatest weakness.

Putin unveiled a "symbolic" BRICS bank note at the summit, suggesting that the plan to dump the dollar may be much closer to fruition than many economists expect."

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🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱❗️ — 🇺🇸 White House: If Iran responds to the Israeli strike, the US will provide full military support to Tel Aviv in a new strike.

💰📈🚀 MicroStrategy Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Holds 252,220 BTC with BTC Yield of 17.8% YTD

Announces $42 Billion Capital Plan

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin and the world’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 (the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal year).

“Our focus remains to increase value generated to our shareholders by leveraging the digital transformation of capital. Today, we are announcing a strategic goal of raising $42 billion of capital over the next 3 years, comprised of $21 billion of equity and $21 billion of fixed income securities, which we refer to as our “21/21 Plan.” As a Bitcoin Treasury Company, we plan to use the additional capital to buy more bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset in a manner that will allow us to achieve higher BTC Yield,” said Phong Le, President and Chief Executive Officer, MicroStrategy.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241030040519/en/MicroStrategy-Announces-Third-Quarter-2024-Financial-Results-%C2%A0Holds-252220-BTC-with-BTC-Yield-of-17.8-YTD-%C2%A0Announces-42-Billion-Capital-Plan

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🇮🇳🧠🎥🔨🤝🇷🇺 — 📰 Bloomberg | How a Mumbai Drugmaker Is Helping Putin Get Nvidia AI Chips | Trade-tracking data show that the Indian firm is selling top-end Dell servers optimized for artificial intelligence to Russia | October 27, 2024:

"Occupying the top three floors of an unremarkable office building in northern Mumbai, there’s little to distinguish Shreya Life Sciences from the many other commercial businesses that keep the Andheri neighborhood of India’s largest metropolis humming throughout the day.

But this inconspicuous pharmaceutical company is part of a lucrative trade in leading-edge technology to Russia that has the US and its European allies worried at India’s burgeoning role as an intermediary in the sales.

A Bloomberg News analysis of data compiled by trade-tracking firms ImportGenius and NBD shows that Shreya exported 1,111 units of Dell Technologies Inc.’s most-advanced servers to Russia in April-August of this year."

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