Microsoft says it won’t be acquiring TikTok’s US operations after Chinese parent rejects bid

Software giant Microsoft’s acquisition bid for the US operations of TikTok has been rejected by the social media platform’s Chinese parent, leaving its prospects up in the air one week before the deadline to make a deal.

China’s ByteDance informed the suitor on Sunday that it won’t be selling the business to Microsoft. The impasse may give the upper hand to Oracle, another US technology firm that has reportedly been in talks with Beijing-based ByteDance. Shortly after the news broke, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal reported that ByteDance had picked Oracle as the winning bidder, citing sources.

BREAKING: Microsoft says TikTok’s parent company ByteDance “let us know today they would not be selling” the app’s U.S. operations to the tech giant. pic.twitter.com/h1pfUwrSfP

— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) September 13, 2020

The Chinese company has been under the gun to divest TikTok’s US operations to an American buyer since President Donald Trump ordered on August 6 that a sale must be completed within 45 days. Trump said on Thursday that he won’t extend the September 20 deadline, meaning that the business will either be sold or shut down.

https://www.rt.com/usa/500614-microsoft-not-bying-tiktok

Former lead activist for ‘comfort women’ charged with fraud & embezzlement in South Korea

The former leader of the South Korean advocacy group for victims of Japanese World War II sexual exploitation has been charged with fraud and embezzlement over alleged misuse of government subsidies.

Yoon Mee-hyang, former head of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, better known as Jungdaehyup, was charged on eight counts on Monday.

The activist, who is currently an MP with South Korea’s ruling party, is accused of illegally receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in government subsidies, and spending donations meant for the surviving ‘comfort women’ on personal purchases and other expenses. Yoon denied all the charges and vowed to prove her innocence in court, apologizing for causing the controversy, the Yonhap news agency reported.

https://www.rt.com/news/500665-korean-comfort-women-activist-fraud/

Clouds of chlorine vapor rise into the sky after chemical-packed warehouse catches fire near Atlanta, Georgia (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A serious blaze has broken out inside a chemical storage facility near Atlanta, Georgia, prompting local authorities to suspend traffic along a nearby highway. This is the third such incident at the facility since 2004.

Ten pallets of dry chemicals caught fire at a warehouse in the town of Conyers in Rockdale County, local media reported, citing officials. The facility in question is said to belong to BioLab, a company dealing with pool and spa water-treatment chemicals.

Tall plumes of white smoke could be seen rising from the building. Reporters on the ground said that they were chlorine vapor clouds, and police have advised people to stay away from the area due to the smoke.

🚨#BREAKINGNEWS 7:11a Conyers: You are looking at a chlorine vapor cloud shutting down I-20 between Sigman Rd (Exit 78) & Hwy 138 (Exit 82). Details NOW @wsbtv@wsbradio#ATLtrafficpic.twitter.com/733Rj5jg7u

— Mark McKay (@mckayWSB) September 14, 2020

https://www.rt.com/usa/500661-conyers-chemical-fire-biolab/

>>10656880

Maybe this is why Q said …Saving Israel for last

Sinister Sites – Israel Supreme Court

The Israel Supreme Court is the creation of one elite family: the Rothschilds. In their negotiations with Israel, they’ve agreed to donate the building under three conditions: the Rothschilds were to choose the plot of land, they would use their own architect and no one would ever know the price of its construction. The reasons for those conditions are quite evident: the Supreme Court building is a Temple of Masonic Mystery Religion and is built by the elite, for the elite.

Built in 1992, the Israel Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem, in front of the Knesset (Israeli legislature). Its peculiar architecture has earned critical praise due to the architects’ opposition of old versus new, light versus shadow and straight lines versus curves. Almost all critics and journalists have however omitted to mention the blatant occult symbols present all over the building. Masonic and Illuminati principles are physically embodied in numerous instances, proving without a doubt who runs the show in there.

House of the Rothschilds

The Rothschild family is an international dynasty of Germans of Jewish descent who established a worldwide banking and finance operation. The offspring of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) have spread all over Europe and became major actors in the social, political and economic life of the continent. By knitting close ties with the elite of England, Austria, France, and Italy, the Rothschilds became a hidden force in most political events of the last centuries. Alternative historians say they are part of the infamous 13 bloodlines of the Illuminati, along with the Rockefellers and the Duponts.

https://vigilantcitizen.com/sinistersites/sinister-sites-israel-supreme-court/

Live at Earl's Court London 1994

Pink Floyd - " Us and Them "

Militant Islamists Slaughter More than 500 Christians in Ethiopia

Muslim extremists have carried out a door-to-door anti-Christian murder campaign this summer, killing over 500 Christians since June, Christianpersecution.com reported.

The Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church has called on the government of Ethiopia to act decisively to stop the ongoing slaughter of Christians and the destruction of churches, the September 9 report states.

Since late June, the attacks by Oromo Islamist radicals have entailed the murder of upwards of 500 Christians, including pregnant women, children, and entire families in the Oromia regional state, which includes the nation’s capital of Addis Ababa.

The assailants are members of a Muslim Oromo male youth movement called Qeerroo, meaning “bachelors.”

Throughout the summer, the Qeerroo radicals traveled about in cars, armed with guns, machetes, swords, and spears, seeking out and slaughtering Christians door to door, the Barnabas Fund reported earlier this month in a chilling story ignored by mainstream media.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/09/14/militant-islamists-slaughter-more-than-500-christians-in-ethiopia

Top Terrorist Who Bankrolled Daesh Killed During Operation in Western Iraq

BAGHDAD (Sputnik) – The Iraqi military, in cooperation with the US-led international coalition, has eliminated a senior leader of the Daesh* terror group, who was responsible for financing camps, in the western Al Anbar province, Iraq's Security Media Cell, an official outlet providing information on the country's security, said on Monday.

"The air forces of the international coalition in cooperation with the Iraqi forces’ counter-terrorism service made a landing in the town of Rutba in the Al Anbar province. [As a result of the operation,] a terrorist, who has been the major provider of finance for Daesh camps in Rutba, was killed", the statement said.

The military also detained another high-ranking Daesh figure during the offensive, it added.

Rutba, which is located on the Baghdad-Amman highway, had been controlled by the jihadists from 2014-2016. On Sunday, the security media cell also announced the death of two Daesh terrorists following the coalition’s airstrike in northern Iraq.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009141080453793-top-terrorist-who-bankrolled-daesh-killed-during-operation-in-western-iraq/

>>10656998

And this is what really happened..kekekeke

“No Communista” – Kamala Harris Not Well Received in Miami – Latinos For Trump Line the Streets to Make Clear They Reject Her Far-Left Policies (VIDEO)

Kamala Harris made a surprise visit to Miami on Thursday as Joe Biden hid in his basement bunker.

Joe Biden has a serious problem among Florida Hispanic voters.

Latinos from South America and Cuba who have suffered under Socialist and Communist regimes have come to the US for a better life and they know Biden and Harris will usher in Socialism which = suffering and death.

Latinos for Trump came out and lined the streets of Miami on Thursday to make it clear they reject Kamala Harris.

No Communista. No Socialista” one sign said.

The Latinos for Trump made it clear that unlike Kamala Harris, they support the police with a sign that said “Apoyen La Policia.”

The conservative Cubans and Venezuelans in Miami were not impressed with Kamala Harris’s pandering.

WATCH:

Kamala Harris was not well received in Florida today. President Trump’s Hispanic supporters came out to make it clear that we reject her socialist policies! pic.twitter.com/gF51IM2ezt

— Equipo Trump – Text VAMOS to 88022 (@EquipoTrump) September 10, 2020

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/no-communista-kamala-harris-not-received-miami-latinos-trump-line-streets-make-clear-reject-far-left-policies-video/

Pompeo Hopes for Full US Troop Exit From Afghanistan Next Year as Intra-Afghan Talks Start in Doha

On 29 February, the US and the Taliban* signed a peace deal in the Qatari capital Doha, stipulating a retreat of American troops from Afghanistan in return for guarantees the South Asian country will no longer serve as a refuge for international terrorists.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told the news outlet Breitbart that the intra-Afghan negotiating process is moving on pace with the peace deal that the US and the Taliban clinched in late February.

The agreement in particular envisages slashing the US troop count in Afghanistan to zero by April or May of 2021.

Pompeo claimed that the task might only be resolved if Kabul and Taliban leaders stick to three main conditions of the deal, which specifically pertain to the ban of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan and the sides’ involvement in full-fledged and “serious” intra-Afghan talks.

https://sputniknews.com/world/202009141080453759-pompeo-hopes-for-full-us-troop-exit-from-afghanistan-next-year-as-intra-afghan-talks-start-in-doha/

Secret Shipment: Iranian VLCC Delivers Condensate to Venezuela

An Iranian VLCC has arrived at Venezuela's José petroleum terminal carrying two million barrels of condensate, defying U.S. sanctions on both nations. The vessel's original name and IMO number appear to have been painted over, and she has begun broadcasting the name Honey over AIS.

Lightweight condensate (drip gas) is typically used as a diluent in Venezuela, enabling the production, transport and sale of PDVSA's extra-heavy crude oil. Without blending with lighter grades, Venezuela's Orinoco bituminous oil has a tarlike consistency, making it difficult to handle or refine. U.S. sanctions on PDVSA have left Venezuela without ready access to diluents, production equipment, spare parts or tanker capacity, and Venezuelan oil exports have plummeted to a small fraction of historical levels. Bloomberg identified the condensate cargo as Venezuela's first non-refined diluent import since April 2019.

https://maritime-executive.com/article/secret-shipment-iranian-vlcc-delivers-condensate-to-venezuela

>>10657072

Exactly…Everything is riding on this election and even after Trump wins…They know they've will have lost everything and GITMO..Awaits…so Methinks..Moar Serious trouble coming ..And the MSM will claim Trump rigged the election like they do with the Russia conclusion bullshit stories for the last 3 or so…LYing FKers..that they are

Ohhh ..what a surprise….KEK

WTO rules that Trump’s tariffs on China violated global trade rules

For practical purposes, however, the decision may have little binding effect

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the ruling was proof of the WTO’s inability to hold China to account

The World Trade Organisation said on Tuesday that US tariffs on Chinese goods, imposed by President Donald Trump in his trade war with Beijing, violated international rules.

A panel of three trade experts made the ruling after US President Donald Trump unilaterally imposed tariffs on more than US$350 billion worth of Chinese imports, which he said was in response to Beijing’s unfair trade practices.

While the ruling bolstered China’s position in the trade war, it may have little binding effect. In December, Trump blocked all new appointments to the WTO’s dispute resolution court, making it effectively non-functional.

Terry Haines at policy analysis firm Pangaea Policy in Washington called Tuesday’s ruling “meaningless.”

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3101681/wto-rules-against-trumps-tariffs-china

Trump Admin Bans China Products From Forced Labor Region

The Department of Homeland Security moved to ban imports from Chinese companies using forced labor from Uyghurs interned by the Chinese Communist Party.

The move follows President Trump’s Departments of State and Treasury taking similar measures to crack down on the communist regime’s internment and repression of the ethnic group.

According to the Department of Homeland Security:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WRO) today on products from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The products subject to the WROs are produced with state-sponsored forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the Chinese government is engaged in systemic human rights abuses against the Uyghur people and other ethnic and religious minorities.

https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/trump-dhs-uyghur/

>>10657240

KEK@Story..

This is Gotta hurt…Them FKers…KEK

NBC's Sunday Night Football ratings plummet nearly 30% compared to 2019

Sunday Night Football's match up between the L.A. Rams and Dallas Cowboys saw a significant drop in TV ratings and viewership when compared to last year's official start of SNF.

According to Deadline, SNF snagged a 4.7 in early ratings among adults 18-49 and 14.81 million viewers. The numbers indicate a fall of 28% in the ratings and a sharp decline of 23% in viewership compared to 2019.

The lackluster results are a gut punch to the NFL and the NBC network, especially since the Cowboys have the largest national fan base and the Rams are in the second largest media market in the league. Considering the additional talent that both teams possess, the game should have performed extremely well in the ratings.

For further context, the 33-3 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers by the then-reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots for last year's opener pulled in 22.2 million viewers on SNF.

https://disrn.com/news/nbcs-sunday-night-football-ratings-plummet-nearly-30-compared-to-2019

Texas billboard cautions drivers to enter Austin "at your own risk" after city reduces police budget

The Texas Municipal Police Association launched a billboard campaign last week warning drivers to enter the state capital of Austin "at your own risk" after city officials reduced the police department budget.

Austin City Council voted in August to eliminate $150 million from the police department's budget, redirecting the money to other departments and social services, a local CNN affiliate reported.

Last Wednesday, TMPA announced the release of its two billboards in a statement posted to the organization's Facebook page.

"Today, TMPA released two billboards, along Interstate 35, entering Austin, intended to raise public awareness that Austin is a defunded city. This reckless act, a political stunt by the city council pandering to the radical left, will do nothing but endanger the people of Austin," the statement reads. "As the largest police association in Texas, it is our duty and responsibility to stand up for the brave men and women of the APD, as well as the other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction within the city limits…"

https://disrn.com/news/texas-billboard-cautions-drivers-to-enter-austin-at-your-own-risk-after-city-reduces-police-budget

Former U.K. Lawmaker Jailed for 2 Years in Sexual Assaults

LONDON — A former British lawmaker was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, after a court found him guilty of three counts of sexual assault against two women whom he had employed.

The lawmaker, Charles Elphicke, a Conservative Party member who represented the Kent constituency of Dover, in southeastern England, for nearly a decade, was found guilty in July of sexually assaulting a parliamentary aide and a nanny who lived at his family home in central London.

Both women stopped working for Mr. Elphicke after the assaults, and told the court that the episodes had left them terrified and depressed.

On Tuesday, Judge Philippa Whipple of the High Court said Mr. Elphicke had used his position of power to try to coerce the women into sexual encounters.

“You are a sexual predator who used your success and respectability as a cover,” Judge Whipple said in sentencing remarks. “In each case you took advantage of your position as their employer and abused their trust in you to impose on them sexually.”

https://dnyuz.com/2020/09/15/former-u-k-lawmaker-jailed-for-2-years-in-sexual-assaults/

>>10657400

I feel the same way about the Packers ..They need us Moar then we need them …..Trump is right..As per usual…shame the XFL didn't work out

Packers Unveil Strange American Flag-Like Banner Before Sunday’s Game

As Sunday’s Green Bay Packers game kicked off, fans were perplexed when a stylized version of the American flag that looks more like decorative bunting, than our actual national flag, was paraded out onto the field for a pre-game ceremony.

The strange banner caused ESPN’s Rob Demovsky to remark, “Not sure what country today’s Packers-Bills game is being played in but that’s not my flag.”

Not sure what country today’s Packers-Bills game is being played in but that’s not my flag pic.twitter.com/XGsk75sPsM

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) September 30, 2018

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/09/30/packers-unveil-strange-american-flag-like-banner-before-sundays-game/