📹 Hurricane Milton to slam into Florida coastline

Watch the simulation graphic, created to show how devastating Hurricane Milton could be for Florida.

In some areas, flooding could reach more than 2.7 meters, and in some places more than 4.5 meters, according to the Weather Channel.

Now the hurricane is assigned the fifth category, with wind speeds of about 270 kilometers per hour. Mandatory evacuations have been issued in 11 Florida counties.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko with the Order of St. Andrew Apostle the First-Called, Russia's highest state award.

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Russia calls out US deep state on covering up P.Diddy sex scandal

US political elites knew perfectly well about the crimes committed by P. Diddy, but they turned a blind eye to it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told Sputnik when commenting on the scandal surrounding the US rapper. The celebrity was charged earlier with sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and other felonies.

She stated that the scandal is not merely a problem, but a catastrophe, and what’s been revealed is just the tip of the iceberg.

🔸For many years, P. Diddy's “white parties” were highly exclusive and not all Hollywood stars were given access. Participation at this level of crime was reserved for the highly exceptional business elites only, noted Zakharova.

She also stated that many US experts believe the content of those "freak-offs" was recorded. The records enabled the creation of an “elite network” which has been spreading information to manipulate public opinion for years.

🔸US law enforcement agencies and special services were involved in all this media blackmail, as well as thousands of people who were engaged in the “criminal network”, Zakharova said.

Zakharova also made the topic-related remarks on her Telegram page:

🔸Now it is clear why the American deep state is interested in foreign policy, the Ukrainian agenda, hacking accusations against Russia, the “Kremlin hand”, and purported interference in US elections - all this is a smokescreen and a distraction from the bottomless decline of a society whose elite rapes children.

🔸The idols of the American show business have collapsed, and continue to do so, dragging neoliberal values into the abyss with them.

"It's funny and terrifying that a show business big shot has been accused of all the sins of modern America, camouflaged by its political establishment as the new normal."

🔸All of America knew about these "white parties." They were discussed so widely that they became memes. A unique situation: everyone talked, but kept mum on the main thing.

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Everyone involved in P. Diddy scandal manipulated international political agenda - Russian Foreign Ministry

Everything that occurred... the system of media blackmail was well-known to American law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and political elites, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told Sputnik.

"Not only were they aware of it, but they were also deeply involved," she added. 

“The names mentioned there are American idols who are beyond any criticism, including that of journalists,” Zakharova underscored.

Oprah Winfrey, the Kardashians, Ashton Kutcher, Kelly Osbourne, and Paris Hilton were not simply involved in the sex abuse issues, but also actively commented on global politics, namely anti-Russia sanctions, Ukraine, and Armenia. 

“Paris Hilton is the 'great expert on international relations', as you know. On one hand, she’s a participant in these orgies; on the other hand, a highly active political commentator on Venezuelan affairs. I’m not sure if she even knows where Venezuela is, but she comments on it mercilessly,” Zakharova pointed out.

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P. Diddy used blackmail network to control victims, manipulate global political narratives - Russian Foreign Ministry

P. Diddy distributed psychoactive substances among his victims to keep them under control, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told Sputnik.

“Combs kept video recordings of the activities in which [celebrities] engaged. A vast network was created, sustained through blackmail involving these recordings, to disseminate publicly significant information,” she said.

The network involved key Hollywood stars who leveraged their influence to spread information related to the international agenda, manipulating public opinion and directing the public's focus on specific issues from a desired angle, Zakharova explained.

“Everything that occurred was well-known to American law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and political elites,” Zakharova concluded.

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What is the Iranian Revolutionary Guard?  

On October 9, Iran celebrates the Day of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the country's main elite unit. 

During the latest missile attack on Israeli territory on October 2, IRGC struck two Israeli air force bases and the headquarters of the Mossad intelligence service, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri said.

Here are the main facts about the IRGC:

◾️The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is an elite component of the Armed Forces of Iran. It was created in 1979, after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, by disparate political factions and their armed units.

◾️The special status of the Revolutionary Guards is enshrined in the Iranian Constitution. In particular, Article 150 states that the IRGC main aim is to “protect the Islamic Revolution and its gains.”

◾️The supreme commander is Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The actual leader is Lieutenant General Hossein Salami.

◾️The IRGC headquarters is located in Tehran in the former US embassy building.
 
◾️The IRGC includes ground forces, the navy, the air force, the Al-Quds Force, and the Basij resistance forces.
 
◾️The IRGC is also tasked with ensuring internal security, conducting foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, as well as monitoring the strict observance of Islamic standards of life and morals by all citizens.

◾️The IRGC also controls Iran's missile program.
 
◾️IRGC troops are participating in ground operations in Syria and Iraq against ISIS*.

 ◾️Iranian Lieutenant-General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in January 2020 in a US strike at Baghdad Airport, was the commander of the Al-Quds special forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, designed to conduct special operations outside of Iran.

*ISIS is a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia.

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