⚡️ Biden administration reportedly mulls cutting Russia off SWIFT, sanctions against energy producers
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⚡️ Biden administration reportedly mulls cutting Russia off SWIFT, sanctions against energy producers
❗️The White House is reportedly considering sanctions against Moscow ahead of Biden and Putin’s video call tomorrow.
The wide array of options include:
🔹 new sanctions against President Putin’s “inner circle”;
🔹 sanctions against Russian energy producers;
🔹 disconnecting Russia from SWIFT – a worldwide system of inter-bank communications.
"We have put together a pretty damn aggressive package", CNN quotes a senior administration official as saying.
The official, however, expressed concerns that Moscow could retaliate by holding back its energy production.
No final decision has been made on the sanctions package, CNN says.
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The wide array of options include:
🔹 new sanctions against President Putin’s “inner circle”;
🔹 sanctions against Russian energy producers;
🔹 disconnecting Russia from SWIFT – a worldwide system of inter-bank communications.
"We have put together a pretty damn aggressive package", CNN quotes a senior administration official as saying.
The official, however, expressed concerns that Moscow could retaliate by holding back its energy production.
No final decision has been made on the sanctions package, CNN says.
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⚡️ US government officials will not attend 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing – White House
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⚡️ US government officials will not attend 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing – White House
❗️ US athletes will still participate in the games despite the diplomatic boycott, Jen Psaki says
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🚨 The NYPD is looking for a man who robbed a small grocery shop in Queens.
The suspect approached the register counter while it was unattended and left with $72,000 in cash.
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The suspect approached the register counter while it was unattended and left with $72,000 in cash.
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❗️ A secure line of video communication will be used in the upcoming Putin-Biden talk, Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov says
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❗️ US athletes will still participate in the games despite the diplomatic boycott, Jen Psaki says
❌ The White House has announced that it would hold a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing by refusing to send any US government officials to the games.
"The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.
🗣 Jen Psaki: "The athletes on Team USA have our full support. We will be behind them 100% as we cheer them on from home, but we will not being contributing to the fanfare of the games."
"US diplomatic or official representation would treat these game as 'business as usual' in the face of the PRC's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in Xinjiang, and we simply can't do that," she added.
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"The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.
🗣 Jen Psaki: "The athletes on Team USA have our full support. We will be behind them 100% as we cheer them on from home, but we will not being contributing to the fanfare of the games."
"US diplomatic or official representation would treat these game as 'business as usual' in the face of the PRC's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in Xinjiang, and we simply can't do that," she added.
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🧑⚖️ The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell on child sex trafficking charges is entering its second week today.
Here is what last week’s hearings revealed:
🔹 the authorities seized two massage tables and sex toys during a search of Epstein’s south Florida estate;
🔹 Epstein's former housekeeper said he had to clean up after his massages, mentioning finding "large dildos" that were hidden in Ghislaine Maxwell's "basket of sex toys";
🔹 there was a "sexually suggestive photograph of a very young girl" in Epstein's bedroom at his Palm Beach estate, the prosecution said;
🔹 in his Manhattan house, "schoolgirl costumes, small ones, were found in the same floor of the house as a massage room where an underage girl was sexually abused", according to prosecutors;
🔹 an anonymous witness named "Jane" asserted that the late financier sexually abused her when she was 14 and that Maxwell was sometimes present during the process.
Ghislaine Maxwell has not testified.
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Here is what last week’s hearings revealed:
🔹 the authorities seized two massage tables and sex toys during a search of Epstein’s south Florida estate;
🔹 Epstein's former housekeeper said he had to clean up after his massages, mentioning finding "large dildos" that were hidden in Ghislaine Maxwell's "basket of sex toys";
🔹 there was a "sexually suggestive photograph of a very young girl" in Epstein's bedroom at his Palm Beach estate, the prosecution said;
🔹 in his Manhattan house, "schoolgirl costumes, small ones, were found in the same floor of the house as a massage room where an underage girl was sexually abused", according to prosecutors;
🔹 an anonymous witness named "Jane" asserted that the late financier sexually abused her when she was 14 and that Maxwell was sometimes present during the process.
Ghislaine Maxwell has not testified.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin chaired a meeting of top Pentagon leaders on Monday morning to discuss the situation in Ukraine in light of Russian military buildup, spokesman says
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Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year old suspected Oxford High School shooter in Oxford, Michigan was brought to the school with his parents for a “face-to-face meeting” with administrators mere hours before the shooting, report says. According to the information…
A local attorney warned that Michigan school officials could be accused of negligence. Ethan Crumbley, 15, was allowed to remain in the classroom before he allegedly killed four classmates in the deadliest school shooting of the year.
The prosecutor, who had previously confirmed that the investigation was ongoing, did not go into detail nor did he provide an expected timeline for a decision
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The prosecutor, who had previously confirmed that the investigation was ongoing, did not go into detail nor did he provide an expected timeline for a decision
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Liberal journalist Ken Klippenstein was ruthlessly mocked by critics for trying to link the death of former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole to Big Tobacco.
In his tweet, Klippenstein posted images of four headlines, in order of publication date, suggesting Dole's death was caused by his previously reported "connection" with Big Tobacco, as well as his "doubt" that tobacco is indeed addictive.
Bob Dole passed away on Sunday at the age of 98
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In his tweet, Klippenstein posted images of four headlines, in order of publication date, suggesting Dole's death was caused by his previously reported "connection" with Big Tobacco, as well as his "doubt" that tobacco is indeed addictive.
Bob Dole passed away on Sunday at the age of 98
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Congressman Devin G. Nunes, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, to Join Trump Media & Technology Group as Chief Executive Officer
Devin Nunes to Leave Congress to Join TMTG
PALM BEACH, FL – December 6, 2021 – Trump Media & Technology Group (‘TMTG’) today announced that Congressman Devin G. Nunes has been selected to join the Company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nunes is currently a sitting U.S. House Representative, representing California’s 22nd congressional district, and formerly the Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Mr. Nunes will be leaving the U.S. House of Representatives and will begin his new role as Chief Executive Officer of TMTG in January 2022. President Donald J. Trump, Chairman of TMTG, commented, “Congressman Devin Nunes is a fighter and a leader. He will make an excellent CEO of TMTG. Devin understands that we must stop the liberal media and Big Tech from destroying the freedoms that make America great. America is ready for TRUTH Social and the end to censorship and political discrimination.” Congressman Devin Nunes added, “The time has come to reopen the Internet and allow for the free flow of ideas and expression without censorship. The United States of America made the dream of the Internet a reality and it will be an American company that restores the dream. I’m humbled and honored President Trump has asked me to lead the mission and the world class team that will deliver on this promise.” Since 2003, Mr. Nunes has served in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently serving California’s 22nd district. As Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (2015-2019), Mr. Nunes worked on important matters related to U.S. security including cybersecurity and information technology. Mr. Nunes is also a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
Devin Nunes to Leave Congress to Join TMTG
PALM BEACH, FL – December 6, 2021 – Trump Media & Technology Group (‘TMTG’) today announced that Congressman Devin G. Nunes has been selected to join the Company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nunes is currently a sitting U.S. House Representative, representing California’s 22nd congressional district, and formerly the Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Mr. Nunes will be leaving the U.S. House of Representatives and will begin his new role as Chief Executive Officer of TMTG in January 2022. President Donald J. Trump, Chairman of TMTG, commented, “Congressman Devin Nunes is a fighter and a leader. He will make an excellent CEO of TMTG. Devin understands that we must stop the liberal media and Big Tech from destroying the freedoms that make America great. America is ready for TRUTH Social and the end to censorship and political discrimination.” Congressman Devin Nunes added, “The time has come to reopen the Internet and allow for the free flow of ideas and expression without censorship. The United States of America made the dream of the Internet a reality and it will be an American company that restores the dream. I’m humbled and honored President Trump has asked me to lead the mission and the world class team that will deliver on this promise.” Since 2003, Mr. Nunes has served in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently serving California’s 22nd district. As Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (2015-2019), Mr. Nunes worked on important matters related to U.S. security including cybersecurity and information technology. Mr. Nunes is also a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
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🐻 This bear might have been trying a little too hard to store fat for the winter season.
The camera captured an extremely obese bear walking slowly through a national park in Minnesota. The hilarious footage shows the portly bear slowly swaying on the ground for about 10 seconds while its saggy belly twitches.
What could be more important than a little something to eat? (c)
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The camera captured an extremely obese bear walking slowly through a national park in Minnesota. The hilarious footage shows the portly bear slowly swaying on the ground for about 10 seconds while its saggy belly twitches.
What could be more important than a little something to eat? (c)
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🎅 The Colorado Sheriff's Department has caused a stir over what many have deemed an inappropriate photograph: Santa applying for a concealed carry permit.
💭 "Guess who came in to receive his Concealed Handgun Permit today?" the office tweeted along with a "Santa" emoji.
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💭 "Guess who came in to receive his Concealed Handgun Permit today?" the office tweeted along with a "Santa" emoji.
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Endorsement of David Perdue
Great to see that David Perdue is running for Governor of Georgia. He is a Conservative fighter who isn’t afraid of the Radical Left, and is the only candidate in Georgia who can beat Stacey “The Hoax” Abrams in November. Brian Kemp has failed Georgia. He caved to Stacey Abrams before the 2020 Election and allowed massive Election Fraud to take place. The signing of the Stacey Abrams-backed Consent Decree, so stupidly giving her and the Democrats everything they wanted, was a monumental mistake for not only Georgia, but also for our Nation!
Kemp has been a very weak Governor—the liberals and RINOs have run all over him on Election Integrity, and more. Most importantly, he can’t win because the MAGA base—which is enormous—will never vote for him. We need strong leaders who will fight, and time is running out! David Perdue will eliminate the Income Tax, secure the Elections, defend the Second Amendment, support our great Farmers, get crime in Atlanta and other places under control, take care of our great Vets, and put parents back in charge of the schools.
David Perdue and Herschel Walker (who I have already strongly endorsed) will make an unstoppable team for Georgia. Trump supporters will turn out to vote for these great leaders in big numbers. David Perdue has my Complete and Total Endorsement. He will not let you down!
Great to see that David Perdue is running for Governor of Georgia. He is a Conservative fighter who isn’t afraid of the Radical Left, and is the only candidate in Georgia who can beat Stacey “The Hoax” Abrams in November. Brian Kemp has failed Georgia. He caved to Stacey Abrams before the 2020 Election and allowed massive Election Fraud to take place. The signing of the Stacey Abrams-backed Consent Decree, so stupidly giving her and the Democrats everything they wanted, was a monumental mistake for not only Georgia, but also for our Nation!
Kemp has been a very weak Governor—the liberals and RINOs have run all over him on Election Integrity, and more. Most importantly, he can’t win because the MAGA base—which is enormous—will never vote for him. We need strong leaders who will fight, and time is running out! David Perdue will eliminate the Income Tax, secure the Elections, defend the Second Amendment, support our great Farmers, get crime in Atlanta and other places under control, take care of our great Vets, and put parents back in charge of the schools.
David Perdue and Herschel Walker (who I have already strongly endorsed) will make an unstoppable team for Georgia. Trump supporters will turn out to vote for these great leaders in big numbers. David Perdue has my Complete and Total Endorsement. He will not let you down!
❗️ Arizona and Texas are suing the Biden administration for creating a border disaster, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said.
🗣 "The reality is that the Biden administration has created a catastrophe at our border and now they are trying to implement PR Measures after losing in court, and really it will have no long-term meaningful effect until there is a change in actual substantive policies. One of the pending lawsuits involves deporting people with deportation orders. The Biden administration refuses to do that"
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🗣 "The reality is that the Biden administration has created a catastrophe at our border and now they are trying to implement PR Measures after losing in court, and really it will have no long-term meaningful effect until there is a change in actual substantive policies. One of the pending lawsuits involves deporting people with deportation orders. The Biden administration refuses to do that"
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📚 New York Times journalist Erin Aubrey Kaplan published an article noscriptd "Is My Little Library Contributing to the Gentrification of My Black Neighborhood?" In the article, she talked about her decision to build a free-standing library drawer in front of her lawn so that neighbors or visitors can take or leave a book as they see fit. However, one white pair violated the sacred sanctity of the library simply by looking through it. Kaplan was discouraged by this impudence and decided to rethink her library drawer and whether it promotes gentrification.
She compared the experience to gentrification and also suggested that the white couple damaged "the integrity of a Black space" by looking at her public library box.
🧐 Is this woman begging for more racial segregation for the sake of her neighborhood's integrity?
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She compared the experience to gentrification and also suggested that the white couple damaged "the integrity of a Black space" by looking at her public library box.
🧐 Is this woman begging for more racial segregation for the sake of her neighborhood's integrity?
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💸 California woman arrested after shoplifting more than $300K!
Ekaterina Zharkova, a 38-year-old woman from Costa Mesa, Southern California, used tools to disable security sensor devices and steal from stores such as Gucci, Prada, and Jimmy Choo and has been arrested on suspicion of stealing over $300,000 worth of retail merchandise from multiple high-end stores.
😱 Officers said that at Zharkova’s home they recovered more than 2,300 items, including clothing and hats, worth a total value of $328,683. Investigators have alleged that Zharkova kept the stolen items inside her home to re-sell online.
Zharkova’s arrest comes amid a spree of large-scale thefts in California and across the nation involving groups of shoplifters ransacking stores or committing smash and grabs from display cases
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Ekaterina Zharkova, a 38-year-old woman from Costa Mesa, Southern California, used tools to disable security sensor devices and steal from stores such as Gucci, Prada, and Jimmy Choo and has been arrested on suspicion of stealing over $300,000 worth of retail merchandise from multiple high-end stores.
😱 Officers said that at Zharkova’s home they recovered more than 2,300 items, including clothing and hats, worth a total value of $328,683. Investigators have alleged that Zharkova kept the stolen items inside her home to re-sell online.
Zharkova’s arrest comes amid a spree of large-scale thefts in California and across the nation involving groups of shoplifters ransacking stores or committing smash and grabs from display cases
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❗️Zelensky, Biden, to hold phone talks after Biden-Putin conversation - Kiev
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❌ The White House has announced that it would hold a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing by refusing to send any US government officials to the games. "The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation…
China slams US for 'trying to disrupt' Beijing Olympics, vows response to diplomatic boycott