Biden calls on Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections as federal law: 'This is not over'

Biden urged protesters to remain 'peaceful' after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

President Biden on Friday urged Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade by codifying abortion rights into federal law after the Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark decision, while urging protesters to remain peaceful and saying "violence is never acceptable."

The president, from the White House Friday, slammed the high court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected "a woman’s right to choose" and "her right to make intensely personal decisions with her doctor, free from interference of politics."

Biden said Roe v. Wade "reaffirmed basic principles of equality that women have the power to control their own destiny, and to reinforce the fundamental right of privacy."

The president also said Roe v. Wade "was a correct decision" on a "complex matter through a careful balance between a woman’s right to choose."

"Let me be very clear and unambiguous: the only way we can secure a woman’s right to choose—the balance that existed—is for Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade as federal law," Biden said. "No executive action from the president can do that."

The president said voters "need to make their voices heard" in November’s midterm elections, saying they "must elect more senators, representatives who will codify a woman’s right to choose in the federal law once again."

"Elect more state leaders to protect this right at the local level," he said. "We need to restore the protections of Roe as law of the land. We need to elect officials who will do that."

Biden said that this fall, "Roe is on the ballot."

"Personal freedoms are on the ballot. The right to privacy, liberty, equality—they’re all on the ballot," Biden said. "Until then, I will do all in my power to protect a woman’s right in states where they will face the consequences of today’s decision."

The president said that while the Supreme Court’s decision "casts a dark shadow over large swaths of the land," there still are "many states in this country that still recognize a woman’s right to choose."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-calls-congress-restore-roe-v-wade-protections-federal-law

Iran slams 'ridiculous Zionist accusation' of terror cell in Turkey

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made a quick trip to Turkey to meet with the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusogluuin.

Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed "baseless" reports it tried to target Israelis in Turkey as it accused Jerusalem of attempting to harm its ties with Ankara.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran’s response to the assassinations and acts of sabotage by the Zionist regime will always be definite, authoritative and without endangering the security of ordinary citizens or the security of other countries," the Iranian Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday.

It spoke up one day after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made a quick trip to Turkey to meet with the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusogluuin after Turkish intelligence led to 10 arrests of members of an Iranian-backed terror cell in the Istanbul area.

Lapid spoke of the plot at a joint press conference he held with Çavusogluuin.

"Just today it was published that Turkish intelligence recently foiled an Iranian plot in Istanbul. We are full of appreciation," Lapid said.

"Iran is behind these terror attacks, intelligence leaves no doubt about it," he added.

It was the second trip by an Israeli official this year. Israel's President Isaac Herzog had visited Turkey in March, as part of the sudden warming of ties between the two countries whose governments have a history of tense relations.

The renewal of diplomatic contact comes as relations have chilled between Ankara and Tehran. Iran's blamed Israel for stoking that tension. The "baseless accusations [and] allegations made by the Zionist regime’s FM in Ankara at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart was “ridiculous” and part of a pre-planned scenario to deteriorate the relations between the two Muslim countries," Iran's Foreign Ministry tweeted.

Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat tweeted back that it was best if Iran refrained from fiddling with accusations and focused on facts.

Israeli response

"For weeks now, Iranian terrorist cells have been trying to assassinate innocent Israelis on Turkish soil under the direction of the Iranian terrorist government."

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lior Haiat

For Iran to execute acts of terrorism on the soil of another sovereign state is another gross violation of all accepted norms of behavior" on Tehran's part, Haiat said.

"The Iranian regime chooses terrorism and incitement while the countries of the world strive and work for cooperation and closer relations between the peoples," he added.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-710334

Tijuana Opens Muslim Migrant Shelter to Help U.S. Asylum Seekers as Illegal Immigration Soars

As the U.S. sets a record for illegal immigrant apprehensions along the southern border, a first-of-its- kind shelter opens in Tijuana, Mexico to accommodate a steady flow of Muslim migrants heading north via Latin America. A couple of years ago a San Diego-based group called Latina Muslim Foundation began raising funds to build the shelter “in response to the growing number of Muslim migrants south of the border,” according to a local news report. The 8,000-square-foot facility, which opened over the weekend, can accommodate “up to 150 asylum-seekers,” and will offer Muslim migrants housing, medical care, halal meals and legal services as they wait to enter the U.S. in the famously violent Mexican city that borders California.

Judicial Watch has for years reported on the increasing number of Muslim migrants—including from terrorist nations—entering the U.S. through the Mexican border and the timing of this influx could not be worse, during a record-breaking month for the U.S. Border Patrol. The latest agency figures show that more illegal immigrants—222,656—were apprehended at the southwest border in May than in any other month in history. The previous one-month record was set in March 2000, when the frontline Homeland Security agency reported 223,305 apprehensions. Additionally, federal agents have processed more than 1.5 million illegal immigrants this fiscal year. With three months till the end of the fiscal year, at the current rate the figure is sure to surpass the 2021 record of 1.7 million.

A quarter of the illegal alien encounters reported in May involved repeat offenders previously caught by federal agents this year, the latest government stats reveal. The breakdown shows that Mexicans account for the largest number of illegal border crossers in May, about 77,000, followed by Cubans (25,348), Guatemalans (21,382), Hondurans (19,491), Colombians (19,040), Nicaraguans (18,944), Haitians (10,418), Salvadorans (8,955), Brazilians (5,118), Venezuelans (5,078), Russians (3,394) and Ecuadoreans (3,045). This batch of records does not offer a breakdown that includes Muslims, but it has long been reported that the number is on the rise. Earlier this year an Arab news outlet reported that thousands of Muslims from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa try to reach the U.S.-Mexico border every month. In the story the head of a religious immigrant organization in Brazil estimates that 20% of all people welcomed on their U.S.-bound journey in 2020 were Muslim.

https://www.judicialwatch.org/tijuana-opens-migrant-shelter/

More vaccinated Nova Scotians died of COVID than unvaccinated

Newly released documents list COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status — from unjabbed to boosted — in the Maritime province.

Documents released by the Nova Scotian Department of Health and Wellness show that vaccinated individuals in the province were still contracting, being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19 even after accepting vaccination for the infectious disease.

The documents were published in response to a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act request and included date ranges between December 17, 2021 and December 23, 2021.

Here's what the documents confirmed for the province:

Total COVID-19 cases by immunization status:

https://www.rebelnews.com/more_vaccinated_nova_scotians_died_of_covid_than_unvaccinated

https://openinformation.novascotia.ca/FOI-Requests/2022-00662-HEA/dayz-d2jh

https://openinformation.novascotia.ca/FOI-Requests/2022-00662-HEA/dayz-d2jh

Greece Files 214 Million euro Lawsuit Against Novartis over Bribery

After years of investigations, obstructions and politicization, Greece has taken legal action against Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant Novartis over allegations it bribed doctors to inflate drug prices.

"Today, the Greek state filed a lawsuit against Novartis amounting to 214 million euros (US$225 million) for the moral damage suffered by the Greek state from the actions that the company itself has confessed in the USA and concerning the financing of doctors,” announced Health Minister Thanos Plevris on in a statement.

The Novartis scandal erupted in 2016 and involved former prime ministers and ministers suspected of accepting tens of millions of euros from the Swiss pharmaceutical giant in order to secure high prices for its products. This affected the prices of medicines throughout the EU and even worldwide. The politicians deny wrongdoing.

The statement by the health minister concerning the lawsuit mentioned only doctors, not public officials.

In February 2018, Deputy Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos described the Novartis case as “the biggest scandal since the establishment of the Greek state.” Greek officials estimated that the country suffered $3 billion in losses as a result of the scheme.

“The Greek state reserves a new lawsuit to claim any damage it has suffered and we are clear that all sanctions against Novartis for its illegal practices will be applied," added Plevris.

Friday’s lawsuit comes two years after Novartis admitted to making improper payments to Greek healthcare providers and officials and agreed to pay $347 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commision over violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 2020.

Novartis’ reputation has been the subject of several bribery and corruption inquiries in the United States, China, Vietnam, South Korea, and Turkey in recent years.

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16482-greece-files-214-million-euro-lawsuit-against-novartis-over-bribery

Former CEO of Drug Manufacturing Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the FDA and Distributing Adulterated Drugs

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/former-ceo-drug-manufacturing-company-pleads-guilty-conspiring-defraud-fda-and

CDC Admits It Never Monitored VAERS for COVID Vaccine Safety Signals

In response to a Freedom of Information Request submitted by Children’s Health Defense, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week admitted it never analyzed the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System for safety signals for COVID-19 vaccines.

In a stunning development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week admitted — despite assurances to the contrary — the agency never analyzed the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) for safety signals for COVID-19 vaccines.

The admission was revealed in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by Children’s Health Defense (CHD).

In September 2021, I published an article in The Defender in which I used the CDC’s published methodology to analyze VAERS for safety signals from COVID-19 vaccines.

The signals were loud and clear, leading me to wonder “why is nobody listening?”

Instead, I should have asked, “Is anybody even looking for them?”

After that article was published, I urged CHD’s legal team to submit a FOIA request to the CDC about its VAERS monitoring activities.

Since CDC officials stated publicly that “COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring is the most robust in U.S. history,” I had assumed that at the very least, CDC officials were monitoring VAERS using the methods they described in a briefing document posted on the CDC website in January 2021 (and updated in February 2022, with minor changes).

I was wrong.

The lynchpin of their safety monitoring was to mine VAERS data for safety signals by calculating what are known as proportional reporting ratios (PRR’s).

This is a method of comparing the proportion of different types of adverse events reported for a new vaccine to the proportion of those events reported for an older, established vaccine.

If the new vaccine shows a significantly higher reporting rate of a particular adverse event relative to the old one, it counts as a safety signal that should then trigger a more thorough investigation.

The briefing document states, “CDC will perform PRR data mining on a weekly basis or as needed.”

And yet, in the agency’s response to the FOIA request, it wrote that “no PRRs were conducted by CDC. Furthermore, data mining is outside of the agency’s purview.”

The agency suggested contacting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which was supposed to perform a different type of data mining, according to the briefing document.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/cdc-admits-it-never-monitored-vaers-for-covid-vaccine-safety-signals/5784407

A new study endorsed by the World Health Organization has found that the risks of mRNA Covid-19 vaccination heavily outweigh the benefits, with scientists discovering a person is on average 339% more likely to suffer a serious adverse event such as cardiac arrest, stroke, or death due to the Pfizer Covid-19 injection than they are to be hospitalised with Covid-19.

https://expose-news.com/2022/06/23/w-h-o-study-risks-outweigh-benefits-covid-vaccination/

Fort Bragg lost over 80 soldiers from "sudden" and "unexplained" causes, and stopped reporting on the deaths after June 2021"

Fort Bragg lost over 80 soldiers from “sudden” and “unexplained” causes, and stopped reporting on the deaths after June 2021 by: Lance D Johnson for Natural News

One of the largest military installations in the world, Fort Bragg is home to approximately 54,000 military personnel and includes the Special Forces, the Airborne Corps, and the Joint Special Operations Command. In just 18 months, Fort Bragg lost over 80 soldiers from “sudden” and “unexplained” causes. According to officials, 33 of the fatalities are of “undetermined” causes. Fort Bragg cannot explain why dozens of soldiers are dying in their own bunks.

During that same eighteen-month period, three Fort Bragg soldiers died in overseas combat. This means soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg are twenty-seven times more likely to die unexpectedly on their home base than in overseas combat!

Fort Bragg stops reporting soldier deaths after dozens found dead in their bunks

An investigative reporter for Rolling Stone Magazine, Seth Harp, has been looking into this medical anomaly. On February 9, 2022, Seth reported the death of 83 soldiers at Fort Bragg in the 18 months ending in June 2021. Fort Bragg stopped reporting the fatalities after June 2021, but the bodies continue to pile up. Out of the 83 “sudden and unexpected” fatalities, eleven of them were determined to be from natural causes.

Harp wrote: “Fort Bragg soldiers have been turning up ‘unresponsive’ in their barracks on a disturbingly regular basis since the beginning of 2020, including Caleb Smither, Terrance Salazar, Jamie Boger, Joshua Diamond, Matthew Disney, Mikel Rubino, Michael Hamilton, and numerous others who have not been named.”

Drugs were in involved in the deaths of Joshua Diamon and Matthew Disney. The two were found dead on the same day in June 2021, just two weeks after airborne master sergeant Martin Acevedo III was caught trafficking cocaine.

Drugs are only a small part of the problem. In January of 2021, Army captain Robert Latham died suddenly of an “apparent heart attack.” The 32-year-old was previously in top physical condition. A Green Beret named Calvin Rockward passed away from a “sudden, unexpected medical event.” The 38-year-old was in excellent physical condition, too.

According to Seth, nine more young and fit soldiers were found “unresponsive” in their bunks. The U.S. Army and Fort Bragg refuse to investigate or report on the surge in deaths, disrespecting the soldiers and their families. Could there be a serious drug problem going on at Fort Bragg? Could these deaths indicate a surge in suicides and overdoses?

The military continues to be assaulted by mandates that harm soldiers physically and mentally. The vaccine mandates damage combat readiness, while banishing the strongest, healthiest freedom fighters from the ranks.

https://gospelnewsnetwork.org/2022/03/16/fort-bragg-lost-over-80-soldiers-from-sudden-and-unexplained-causes-and-stopped-reporting-on-the-deaths-after-june-2021/

Canada MPs given panic buttons as threats increase

Canada's members of parliament will be given panic buttons to call police in an emergency, amid growing harassment, intimidation and threats of violence. The move was announced by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino who has himself received death threats. The "very negative and toxic rhetoric that we see online" was very concerning, he said.

The move was announced by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino who has himself received death threats.

The "very negative and toxic rhetoric that we see online" was very concerning, he said.

Canada's MPs have also been threatened on the streets and last year PM Justin Trudeau was pelted with rocks.

Mr Mendicino, who said he was threatened last month after introducing a gun control bill in parliament, said the mobile alarms would add another layer of security for politicians.

MPs are also being offered cameras, alarms and other security measures to be installed in their homes, and training on how to de-escalate potentially violent situations.

"We need to have a space where we can have vigorous debates without seeing the level of vitriol and near physical confrontation and out and out incitement to violence and death threats," Mr Mendicino said.

Several politicians have previously criticised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is in charge of their safety, for not taking their concerns seriously.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61890453

U.S. Jewish Leaders Decry Supreme Court's Nixing of Abortion Rights as 'Moral Failure'

U.S. Jewish groups overwhelmingly condemn the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, lamenting a 'directviolation of both our American values and our Jewish tradition'

U.S. Jewish groups on Friday sharply denounced the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman's constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide, deeming it a"moral failure" that puts lives at risk.

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-06-24/ty-article/.premium/u-s-jewish-leaders-decry-supreme-courts-nixing-of-abortion-rights-as-moral-failure/00000181-966b-db6b-afbf-f76fb3d80000

Abortion Activists Handing Out the HOME ADDRESS of Justice Clarence Thomas to Protesters Outside Supreme Court

Pro-abortion activists were filmed handing out the home address of Justice Clarence Thomas to outraged protesters outside the Supreme Court.

The protesters were carrying signs with messages such as “ABORT SCOTUS.”

Justice Brett Kavanaugh already had a foiled assassination attempt at his home after abortion activists posted all of the conservative justice’s addresses online.

There have also been roughly two dozen attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers since the original draft opinion leaked to Politico in May, including arson attacks.

Pro-abortion group Ruth Sent Us, who originally doxed the justices and called for protests at their homes has called for a protest at the home of Justice Thomas on the evening the opinion was announced.

They instructed their followers to meet at the train station near his home to carpool at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion regarding Roe v. Wade that it is time to reiterate his view that the due process clause does not protect a right to an abortion. He also stated that the court “should reconsider” previous rulings from SCOTUS codifying rights to contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage.

Justice Thomas wrote, “…in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Because any substantive due process decision is demonstrably erroneous.”

Former President Barack Obama and multiple other Democrat politicians have called for protests in response.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/abortion-activists-handing-home-address-justice-clarence-thomas-protesters-outside-supreme-court-video/

WHO calls emergency meeting as more than 3,200 cases of monkeypox are confirmed

More than 3,200 confirmed monkeypox cases and one death were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the current outbreak.

Key points:

The WHO Director-General said person-to-person transmission of the virus was ongoing and likely underestimated

So far, 48 countries have reported cases in the current outbreak which began in May

The WHO has not yet decided whether to declare monkeypox a global health emergency

On Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was need for intensified surveillance in the broader community.

He added that cases in non-endemic countries were still predominantly among men who have sex with men.

"Person-to-person transmission is ongoing and is likely underestimated," Dr Tedros said at a meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee.

The meeting of experts was convened by the WHO to decide whether to declare monkeypox a global health emergency, however, the organisation said it did not expect to announce any decisions made by its emergency committee before Friday.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-24/who-calls-emergency-meeting-3200-cases-monkeypox/101180056

Nike to leave Russia months after suspending operations, joining western brand exodus

Nike is making a full exit from Russia three months after suspending its operations there, the US sportswear maker said on Thursday, as the pace of western companies leaving the country accelerates.

Key points:

Nike's exit, like an increasing number of major Western brands, is in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine

The sportswear maker said it would "responsibly scale down… operations over the coming months"

Moscow may pass laws in coming weeks that could see foreign companies having assets seized or facing criminal penalties

Nike said on March 3 it would temporarily suspend operations at all its Nike-owned and -operated stores in Russia in response to Moscow's actions in Ukraine, adding that those still open were operated by independent partners.

On Thursday, it joined other major Western brands, like McDonald's and Renault, in confirming it will leave the country completely.

"Nike has made the decision to leave the Russian marketplace," Nike said in an emailed statement.

"Our priority is to ensure we are fully supporting our employees while we responsibly scale down our operations over the coming months."

Sportswear makers pulling back

Foreign companies seeking to exit Russia over the war in Ukraine face the prospect of new laws being passed in the coming weeks allowing Moscow to seize assets and impose criminal penalties.

That has encouraged some businesses to accelerate their departure.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-24/nike-to-join-mcdonalds-in-russian-exodus/101182664

Oh how the plot is thickening on Paul Pelosi’s DUI .. allegedly had a passenger in the car ( coming home from party while Nancy on other coast) CA D.A. Is withholding dash cam and police reports @FoxNews taking her to court #LiberalPrivilege

https://twitter.com/manakinmom/status/1540111090817896452

TikTok Quietly Reverses Ban On Pro-Abortion Group Using App To Protest Outside SCOTUS Justice Homes.

The Chinese Communist Party-linked social media platform TikTok quietly reversed its ban on a radical pro-abortion group using the app to organize protests outside conservative Supreme Court Justices’ homes.

The group – Ruth Sent Us – champions a variety of left-wing causes, with its core tenets comprising “Women Deserve Trust; Black Lives Matter; Love Is Love, and No Human Is Illegal.”

“Our 6-3 extremist Supreme Court routinely issues rulings that hurt women, racial minorities, LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights. We must rise up to force accountability using a diversity of tactics,” explains the group’s website. The group became one of the leading organizers for far-left activists seeking to halt the U.S. Supreme Court’s potential decision to landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion.

Among the platforms the group actively uses to organize protestors is TikTok, a controversial social media platform due to its deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance employs former Chinese Communist Party officials, including individuals with military ties, to executive roles and grants party members preferential treatment in hiring processes. Its founder has also pledged to use ByteDance to “promote socialist core values” and devotion to the Chinese Communist Party, which recently acquired an official stake in the company.

Ruth Sent Us’s ability to use a foreign-controlled social media app to intimidate American Supreme Court Justices was briefly impeded when TikTok banned the group on May 14th, reportedly due to complaints about the group using the app to organize demonstrators. Just two days later, however, TikTok lifted the ban on the group without offering any explanation.

““GREAT NEWS: our TikTok @ruthsent which was ‘permanently banned’ due to mass reporting is back up due to mass appeals! There’s more of us than them. Take that, haters!” wrote the group on Twitter.

Since the ban was lifted, Ruth Sent Us has posted dozens of TikToks aimed at organizing protesters to intimidate Supreme Court Justices, including marching directly outside the homes of several conservative Justices.

The group has used the platform to raise funds for travel expenses for protesters’ “rides to the suburbs” home to Supreme Court Justices.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/06/24/tiktok-quietly-reversed-ban-on-pro-abortion-group-using-app-to-protest-outside-scotus-justice-homes/

Ex-staffer to Gladys Berejiklian pleads guilty to child sex offences

former political staffer to Gladys Berejiklian has pleaded guilty to a number of historic child sex offences, together with aggravated indecent assault.

The accused will face the NSW District Court in July the place judgment will probably be handed down over the offences.

Guilty pleas had been entered over six offences in April this yr, after the staffer was arrested in 2020 and subsequently granted bail.

A suppression order over the whole case was lifted on Friday; nonetheless, the previous staffer was underage on the time and may by no means be recognized.

Any publication of the victims’ names with out their consent can be a breach of orders.

The accused’s lawyer had argued he may be recognized via references to his former political function, however Judge John Pickering questioned this at a listening to final week.

“There must be literally hundreds of people who have worked as a staffer for the Premier of NSW,” Pickering mentioned.

“The media generally can still report on matters in the Children’s Court, which effectively this is for the purposes of publication.”

Among the offences to which the previous staffer pleaded guilty had been aggravated indecency of a sufferer underneath the age of 16 and aggravated indecent assault of a sufferer underneath the authority of the offender.

The case is ready down for judgment on July 12.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/ex-staffer-to-gladys-berejiklian-pleads-guilty-to-child-sex-offences-20220624-p5awgt.html

A ‘Great Purge’ is pushing small truckers out of business at an unprecedented rate

It shouldn't surprise anyone, but it will hurt

Chris Tucker needed to move some hot tubs. It seemed like a good gig for his network of small truckers.

The Winchester, Kentucky-based owner of Full Coverage Freight, a truck brokerage, recently advertised to truck drivers on a load board that it had a shipment of hot tubs headed from Seattle to a small town in the middle of Wisconsin. The rate came out to under $2 a mile, which Tucker thought was low. He expected drivers to haggle with his company to get paid at least $2.50 a mile, or about $1,000 more for the gig.

Instead, his office was slammed with dozens of phone calls and hundreds of texts clamoring for the hot tub job — exactly at the rate advertised.

It’s not an ideal situation for America’s 2 million truck drivers. Too many truck drivers for the amount of work available means lower and lower pay. During the last major trucking recession in 2019, hundreds of trucking companies declared bankruptcy, unable to cover the costs of running a trucking company with deflating rates.

The last few months have made Tucker believe trucking is about to enter the “Great Purge,” or another spate of major bankruptcies. He predicted in a June 10 Facebook post on the Rate Per Miles Masters group, which hosts about 33,000 trucking professionals, that the many truck drivers who flooded the industry amid unprecedented truck volumes would have to shut down their operations. Ill-prepared brokers would also face the same doom, he wrote.

“I don’t think there’s enough freight out there to justify their existence anymore,” Tucker told FreightWaves this week.

The Great Purge appears to be underway already. In May, net motor carrier revocations hit a record high, according to an analysis of federal data by FTR Transportation Intelligence. January and March of this year were the previous records.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-great-purge-is-pushing-small-truckers-out-of-business-at-an-unprecedented-rate

California, Oregon And Washington Create A West Coast Coalition To Protect Access To Abortions

Following the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling overturning Roe V Wade on Friday, a coalition of west coast states has issued a statement vowing to protect the access to safe and legal abortions.

In a statement released by California Governor Gavin Newsom, the states of California, Oregon, and Washington have come together to guarantee access to abortions for women in the U.S.

The statement reads, “In the face of U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Roe vs. Wade, California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states.”

“The governors of California, Oregon and Washington today issued a Multi-State Commitment to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, and committed to protecting patients and doctors against efforts by other states to export their abortion bans to our states,” the statement says.

It goes on to say, “This Multi-State Commitment affirms the governors’ commitment in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision to strip away a constitutional right that has been in place for half a century, leaving abortion regulation to the states. The sweeping decision means that for patients in more than half the country, home to 33.6 million women, abortion care is illegal or inaccessible.”

A copy of the Multi-State Commitment to Reproductive Freedom can be found here.

The group of leaders also released a video statement in response to the Roe ruling.

“This is another devastating step toward erasing the rights and liberties Americans have fought for on battlefields, in courthouses and in capitols. This is not the America we know – and it’s not the California way,” said Governor Gavin Newsom.

“Abortion is health care, and no matter who you are or where you come from, Oregon doesn’t turn away anyone seeking health care. Period. Let me be clear: You cannot ban abortion, you can only ban safe abortions — and this disgraceful Supreme Court decision will undoubtedly put many people’s lives at risk, in addition to stripping away a constitutional right that disproportionately affects women and has been settled law for most of our lifetimes,” said Governor Kate Brown.

“The law remains unchanged in Washington state, but the threat to patient access and privacy has never been more dangerous. Even in Washington state, Republicans have introduced about 40 bills in the past six years to roll back abortion rights and access to reproductive care,” said Governor Jay Inslee.

Governor Newsom has proposed a $125 million Reproductive Health Package to expand access for women and help prepare for the influx of women seeking reproductive health care from other states.

Oregon continues to uphold the most comprehensive reproductive health legislation at the time. Governor Brown signed Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act into law in 2017.

Earlier this year, Governor Inslee signed the Affirm Washington Abortion Access Act that better ensures the ability of Washington abortion care providers to serve any person who comes in Washington state seeking an abortion.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/california-oregon-washington-create-west-coast-coalition-protect-access-abortions/

Google algo has been adjusted it is blocking links to Twitter accounts

REP. WATERS: "You ain't seen nothing yet!. […] The hell with the Supreme Court! We will defy them. Women will be in control of their bodies—and if they think black women are intimidated or afraid, they’ve got another thing coming!”

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1540419233477279745

BIDEN: "[Justice Thomas] explicitly called to reconsider the right of marriage equality, the right of couples to make their choices on contraception. This is an extreme and dangerous path the court is now taking us on."

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1540388374317506561

Russia: Ex-Colonel Who Carried Putin’s Nuclear Codes Found Shot

The Russian colonel who used to carry the nuclear briefcase of Russian president Vladimir Putin has been shot at his home near Moscow.

Vadim Zimin, the retired 53-year-old colonel, was shot at his home and is now gravely ill in intensive care, reports say.

Colonel Zimin had been in charge of the nuclear briefcase during his time as an active member of the Federal Security Service, accompanying the Kremlin leader and carrying his nuclear warhead controls.

The 53-year-old colonel was under house arrest over allegations of bribe-taking after joining the customs service in a senior role, with Zimin denying any wrongdoing.

Colonel Zimin was discovered at the apartment by his brother, who was reportedly in the bathroom at the time of the shooting, seeing the 53-year-old in a pool of blood with a wound to the head.

He says that the elusive colonel, who was rarely photographed, was found injured with an Izh 79-9TM pistol lying nearby.

https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/82807/russia-excolonel-who-carried-putins-nuclear-codes-found.html

UN condemns US abortion decision

SCOTUS decision ending nationwide right to an abortion a ‘huge blow’ to human rights, says UN

The US Supreme Court’s ruling reversing 1973’s Roe v Wade decision will not stop women from seeking abortions, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday following the high court’s decision. Instead, it may put their lives at risk.

“Restricting access to abortion does not prevent people from seeking abortion, it only makes it more deadly,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters. “Sexual and reproductive health and rights are the foundation of a life of choice, empowerment and equality for the world's women and girls,” he added.

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet agreed, calling the court’s decision “a major setback” and “a huge blow to women’s human rights and gender equality.”

The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the 50-year-old ruling protecting women’s right to abortion nationwide places the decision in the hands of the states instead. While some states prepared for the looming repeal by passing laws protecting abortion rights, others did the opposite, adopting “trigger laws” meant to formalize a ban or other restrictions on the procedure in case Roe was rolled back.

The UN Population Fund states that 45% of all abortions worldwide are unsafe. The agency also says that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unplanned, with over 60% of those ending in abortion.

https://www.rt.com/news/557775-un-condemns-abortion-decision-scotus/

Putin responds to claims about world hunger

The Russian president says Moscow is not impeding Ukraine’s grain exports after Berlin accused it of weaponizing hunger

Western nations are deliberately stirring up tensions regarding Ukrainian grain exports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a BRICS+ video conference. He was responding to comments by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who has accused Moscow of holding the whole world “hostage” by blocking Ukrainian grain shipments.

Putin said Russia is not impeding exports, and criticized the West for its “cynical attitude” towards the food supply of the developing nations, which have been worst affected by soaring prices. He said rising inflation in the West was “a result of their own irresponsible macroeconomic policies.”

Moscow is ready to provide free passage to international waters for ships carrying grain, Putin said, adding that Russia had reached an “understanding” on that issue with the UN Secretariat.

The Russian president suggested that the Ukrainian military should demine the country’s ports to further facilitate exports, however, and said “a constructive approach on Kiev’s part” is the only thing that is lacking.

According to the president, Russia itself may be able to export between 37 and 50 tons of grain this year.

Earlier on Friday, Baerbock blamed Moscow for the looming food crisis at a conference in Berlin. Russia is “deliberately” using global hunger as “a weapon,” the minister said, claiming that Moscow had taken “the whole world hostage.”

The German minister also spoke about a potentially “life-threatening wave” of hunger that the world is facing, since around 345 million people are currently threatened by food shortages. The crisis has been a result of a number of factors like droughts and various regional conflicts, as well as the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, Baerbock admitted. However, she claimed it was Russia that “made a tsunami out of this wave.”

Her words have sparked an angry reaction from Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said on Telegram that “using hunger as a weapon” is “Germany’s historical tradition,” apparently referring to crimes committed by the Nazis. Former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, also pointed to the blockade of the city of Leningrad (St. Petersburg) by the Nazis during World War II, which lasted for 900 days, causing massive hunger in the city, and claiming the lives of almost 700,000 people.

https://www.rt.com/russia/557764-putin-germany-world-hunger-weapon/