Musk: Apple Threatening to Remove Twitter From App Store or Request Changes

When asked by a subscriber, Elon Musk confirmed that Apple is threatening Twitter's presence or demanding changes to the social media platform. "Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why."

Replying to the tweet, users supported Musk. "Boycott Apple! We need another phone", and "Apple doesn’t support free speech." they said.

Musk also announced that “the Twitter Files on free speech suppression” will be published soon on Twitter itself. "This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead." the billionaire stated.

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🥴 A Biden administration official, one of the US federal government’s first gender non-binary workers, has been accused of stealing luggage from the Minneapolis airport back in September.

▪️ Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy, was charged with theft after allegedly snatching a Vera Bradley suitcase reportedly worth $2,325 from the baggage claim at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16, according to the court.

▪️ Brinton, who uses they/them pronouns, was caught on a surveillance video grabbing the luggage and removing the ID tag identifying the owner, the filings state.

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Sputnik received the footage of Russian sappers demining the liberated territories of the DPR as Russian forces continue offensive

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️The idea of creating a "gas union" between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has yet to be formilized

▪️Russia is interested in a dialogue on energy with China

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China Lambasts Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy as Further Evidence That Ottawa is US 'Vassal'

China has lodged a solemn representation to Canada after its newly released "Indo-Pacific strategy" chided China on issues such as the Taiwan question and diplomacy, and urged Ottawa to show sincerity if it wants to improve ties.

Observers also believed the bluntly hostile strategy serves as further proof that Canada is becoming bogged down deeper as the US' vassal in countering China in the region.

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Catch our Fault Lines show, where we provide updates on all the most vital stories! Here's our line-up for Tuesday:

🔺 First, we’ll talk about protests in Europe against US war profiteering in Ukraine
🔺 Next, we touch upon media hypocrisy in the coverage of protests in China
🔺 And, major media institutions urging the release of Julian Assange

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🎥 Kevin Spacey has reportedly landed his first big role since 2018

Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar winner has signed his first filming contract since the end of a series of lawsuits over allegations of sexual harassment, according to US media. The 63-year-old actor played his last role in 2018 in the film "Billionaire Boys Club". After a long break, he is expected to play the antagonist in Gene Fallaize's "Control".

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🇷🇺🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic hosts opening ceremony of joint Russian-Laotian Laros-2022 exercises

"These joint exercises are becoming a tradition. This is the third time our units will practise joint counter-terrorism operation." said Major General Vladimir Kulikov, senior task force leader.

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❗️Russian MoD’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two armored combat vehicles and two pick-up trucks near Kupyansk;

▪️Russian troops eliminated more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two Ukrainian infantry combat vehicles and four other vehicles near Krasny Liman;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 100 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed a Ukrainian tank, five armored combat vehicles and five other vehicles near Donetsk;

▪️Russian Forces hit ten Ukrainian command posts, as well as 62 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed Ukraine' "Osa-AKM” anti-aircraft missile system in the LPR;

▪️Russian troops destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar in the DPR;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated a Ukrainian “Pelikan” radar station in the Dnepropetrovsk region;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed Ukrainian artillery ammunition depot in the Zaporozhye region;

▪️The Russian air defense destroyed nine Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted two “Uragan” shells.

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❗️An update from the Russian Foreign Ministry:

▪️Moscow believes that New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) consultations will not take place before the year's end;

▪️Russia & US have "deep disagreements" on the implementation of New START. Currently, Washington does not want to compromise;

▪️There are no signals that the US is ready to resume negotiations with Russia on strategic stability;

▪️Russian Deputy Foreign Minister on prospects of Russia-US prisoner exchange by the end of the year: there is always a chance.

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⚽️ A Sputnik correspondent captured the atmosphere among FIFA World Cup fans in Qatar

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⚡️Twitter Abandons Its Policy Targeting 'COVID-19 Misinformation', Statement Says

⚡️Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Russia is committed to START-3 and the postponement of the meeting of the commission does not violate it.