Exclusive — Ohio State Senator Michael Rulli: Donald Trump’s Visit to East Palestine ‘Brought Hope’

Alana Mastrangelo4 Mar 2023

Ohio State Senator Michael Rulli (R) told host Matt Boyle in an exclusive interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday that formerPresident Donald Trump’s recent visit to East Palestine, Ohio, “brought hope back” to the small town, and that it was refreshing to hear the Republican Party talk about the future again — rather than the past.

“I think the most interesting thing about Trump’s visit,” Rulli said, was “this is the first time in two years that all I heard him talk about was the future. And if he wants to be the president again, he needs to forget about the past, and show everyone the future that he gave us at one time, and can again.”

“Because when he was there, he was talking about, ‘How do we move on from this point, to get to the future and fix this town?'” the state senator continued.

“And this train went through very affluent parts of Cleveland: Shaker Heights, Hudson, Chagrin Falls, Lakewood. Those are not Republican-voting sectors of Ohio. Those are very blue, Biden sectors of Ohio, and that train went through every one of those,” Rulli noted.

“So when 45 was talking to you about what we’re going to do with this problem, he was talking about the future, about how our Party will lead the future with solutions and common sense approaches to making a better machine for America to continue to be the leader,” he added.

Rulli also recalled a lighthearted moment in which Trump rolled down the window of his motorcade vehicle and told East Palestine residents “If you’re going to McDonald’s, it’s on me.”

“And I don’t know if it was an $8,000 or $9,000 bill, but one of my employees — his brother works there — and he said they sold out of everything. There was nothing left in the McDonald’s,” Rulli said.

The state senator went on to say that by the time the former presidentleft East Palestine, “people were excited and energized and hopeful. He brought hope back.”

Rulli also noted that Trump’s visit was “quite an amazing thing,” as it “put a big spotlight” on the situation in East Palestine.

“The reason why I like the spotlight on the problem — and I don’t think much of Pete Buttigieg, I actually called for his resignation — but Trump coming actually triggered Buttigieg to come, and maybe it’ll trigger Biden to come,” he said.

Rulli also slammed U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for being “lazy” and pointing fingers at Trump, despite fact checkers — including left-wing media and members of Biden’s own administration — coming out and saying that blaming Trump is incorrect.

“If you’re the guy that’s in charge of transportation for this country, you better be competent,” he said. “And for you just to be a lazy person, and just say it’s Trump’s fault when it’s been proven that there’s absolutely no correlation with those two whatsoever, that shows you’re not fit for your job.”

“You and I know in the real world, you get fired for stuff like that,” Rulli added.

President Trump visited East Palestine on February 22, bringing truckloads of pallets of bottled water with him for the town’s residents. His visit was followed by one from Buttigieg, who arrived in the town the next day.

So far, President Biden has yet to step foot in East Palestine since the February 3 train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals into the environment and left the town in disarray.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/04/exclusive-ohio-state-senator-michael-rulli-donald-trumps-visit-to-east-palestine-brought-hope/

4 Mar, 2023 05:40

EU must shift to wartime economy – industry commissioner

The European bloc’s arms sector is struggling to satisfy Kiev's growing demands

The European Union’s industry chief has said the bloc will have to shift to a “wartime”economic modelif it hopes to meet Kiev’s battlefield needs, with senior Ukrainian officials voicing hopes for a massive influx of shells from their foreign sponsors.

Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton discussed plans to bolster arms and ammo shipments to Ukraine during a sit-down with the Financial Times, saying he is working with the EU’s foreign policy head Josep Borrell toexpand industrial capacity in Europe,slash supply bottlenecks and pressure banks to boost their lending to facilitate military transfers to Kiev.

“I believe it is time that the European defense industry moves to a wartime economy modelto cater for our defense production needs,” he told the outlet on Friday, adding that he and Borrell are “fully determined to support the production ramp-up of the European defense industry to face the realities of a high-intensity conflict – starting with the question of ammunition.”

Though unnamed diplomats voiced their doubts to FT – with one asking “How are we going to pay for this?“ – the efforts to speed deliveries to Kiev and replenish Europe’s own domestic stocks come after Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov pleaded with the bloc for 250,000 artillery shells per month, vastly outpacing any existing EU plan.

In a letter to European defense chiefs on Friday, Reznikov spoke of the “crucial role”played by artillery on the battlefield, claiming Ukrainian troopsburn through 110,000 155mm shells every few weeks.

Ukrainian troops are “limited by the amount of available artillery shells” and need at least 356,400 rounds per month to “successfully execute” their tasks – or a whopping 594,000 shells monthly to use their artillery power to full capacity, Reznikov claimed.

According to the Times, Borrell is aiming at a “less ambitious” scheme, instead hoping todisperse €1 billion over “the next few months”to partially cover the bill for donated shells from allies.

With costs soaring amid growing shortages on the continent, 155mm shells produced in Europe could run as much as €3,300 for a single round, a recent weapons contract inked between EU members suggests. Based on that estimate, the ammunition sought by Kiev could cost the bloc some €825,000,000 for just one month, though officials have yet to confirm any specific figures.

It is hard to trace how many shells Ukraine has been getting from the armories of its European backers, but over the past year theUnited States alone sent “over 1,000,000 155mm artillery rounds,” according to the Pentagon’s latest data.

https://www.rt.com/news/572435-europe-wartime-economy-ukraine/

Trump said tonight the EU has only contributed $25-30 billion where the US has given $130 billion more or less. They wanted this war, let them pay for it.

5 Mar, 2023 01:10

Trump vows to end Ukraine conflict in 24 hours

The ex-US leader claims he is the only candidate that can prevent World War III

President Joe Biden is leading the United States “into oblivion,” Donald Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland on Saturday, promising to stop wasting US taxpayer money on “stupid”foreign wars as he rallies support for a potential political comeback in 2024.

“I was the only president in decades that didn't have a war,” Trump said in his nearly two-hour long speech at the annual conservative gathering at Gaylord National Resort, claiming that if he was in office right now, “Ukraine would have been thriving, there would have been no dead people, no obliterated cities that can never be rebuilt.”

Last month, Trump promised to immediately call Moscow and Kiev, if re-elected, insisting he knows exactly what to tell Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to stop the conflict.

“I know what to say,” he reiterated on Saturday. “Before I arrive in the Oval Office, I will have the disastrous war between Russia and Ukraine ended… I will get the problem solved and I will get it solved in rapid order and it will take me no longer than one day.”

At the same time, Trump blasted Biden for wasting billions of US taxpayer dollars instead of forcing Washington’s European allies to bankroll Kiev.

“Is NATO putting up dollar for dollar with us?”he said. “We put up $140 billion and they put up just a tiny fraction of that. And you know, we all want to see success, but it's far more important to them than it is to us because of that location.”

“We are never going back to a party that wants to give unlimited money to fight foreign wars that are endless wars, that are stupid,” Trump proclaimed.

Trump warned Americans that they are facing the “most dangerous time in our country’s history, and Joe Biden is leading us into oblivion,” claiming that the world will soon plunge into WWIII unless “something doesn’t happen fast.”

“I am the only candidate who can make this promise: I will prevent world war three,” he said.

In recent months, Trump has repeatedly called for the US to lead the way in negotiating a peace settlement in Ukraine, while blasting the way President Biden has handled the conflict. He also condemned the US’ promise to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, saying the move could bring about a nuclear war – as Moscow continues to insist that arms shipments make the West a direct party to the hostilities.

https://www.rt.com/news/572472-trump-cpac-ukraine-world-war/

5 Mar, 2023 01:13

Colombia floats new plan to deal with ‘cocaine hippos’

At least 70 descendants of the animals smuggled by Pablo Escobar are set to get relocated to India and Mexico

Colombia plans to “translocate” some 70 of its so-called ‘cocaine hippos’ overseas, the governor of the country’s northwestern department of Antioquia, Anibal Gaviria, announced on Thursday. The animals, arguably the most bizarre legacy of the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, will be sent to India and Mexico.

Currently,Colombia has an estimated population of 130 to 160 hippos, Gaviria toldlocal Blu Radio. Some 70 of the animals, a mix of males and females, are expected to be relocated to Mexico and India in the first half of this year, with the latter country set to receive 60 of the hippos, the governor said.

The hippos will be transferred into their new home by plane, put inside specifically-built ‘crates,’ Gaviria added. The looming operation has been primarily payrolled by New Delhi, he revealed, noting that the new host countries “have the capacity to receive them, to accommodate them properly and to control their reproduction.”

Regarding Colombia itself, the transfer would drastically reduce the current hippo population, making it easier for the government, long-struggling with the issue, to control the remaining animals. The authorities are seeking to establish a sanctuary for hippos in the country, according to Gaviria, to be able to safely “keep the animals, control their reproduction and risks to the population.”

Colombia’s hippo problem originates in the 1980s, whenEscobar smuggled four animals, one male and three females, for the private zoo at his ranch of Hacienda Napoles, full of exotic – and illegal – species. After the drug kingpin was killed in a firefight with police in 1993, all the animals, except for the hippos, were relocated by the authorities, as the large mammals were deemed too bulky and difficult to transport.

Left alone, the ‘cocaine hippos’ thrived in the country’s moist and warm climate, with their population exploding and spreading well beyond the former ranch of Escobar. The animals have become popularly known as the ‘cocaine hippos,’ promptly becoming an environmental hazard and a deadly threat to locals, as well as making Colombia the only country outside Africa to have a wild hippo pack.

According to a study, published back in 2021, the hippo numbers could have ballooned to some 1,500 specimens if left unchecked. At the same time, environmentalists warned against a transfer of hippos to Africa, as the move would likely do more harm than good, both for the hippos themselves and local African animals, potentially exposed to foreign diseases.

(This is the funniest story I’ve read today!)

https://www.rt.com/news/572466-colombia-cocaine-hippos-plan/

3 Mar, 2023 14:44

Nobel Prize winner sentenced to 10 years

Ales Belyatsky was accused of smuggling cash and fomenting civil unrest in Belarus

A Belarusian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Belyatsky to 10 years in prison on cash smuggling and breach of public order charges.

Friday’s sentence came as part of a major case against members of the Vesna (Spring) human rights center. In addition to the 60-year-old Belyatsky, lengthy terms were imposed on three other activists. All of the accused deny any wrongdoing.

According to Belarusian prosecutors, members of the human rights group cashed out hundreds of thousands of dollars in Lithuania between 2016 and 2021, after receiving themoney from various foreign organizations. The funds were then moved across the border without being declared, the prosecution insisted.

The defendants were also said to have aided participants in anti-government protests in Belarus between 2020 and 2021, while financing the unrest “under the guise of human rights and charity activities.” At the time, thousands of Belarusian citizens took to the streets to protest against incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in the presidential election.

As well as serving 10 years in a high-security prison colony, Belyatsky was ordered to pay a fine of 185,000 Belarusian rubles ($73,000).

Belyatsky has served time in prison in the past.In 2011, he was sentenced to four and a half years on tax evasion chargesafter allegedly storing money in foreign banks. The activist insisted that the funds in question did not belong to him.

Belyatsky was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last October, along with the Russian and Ukrainian human rights groups Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties. The Nobel Committee said that the laureates had “for many years promoted the right to criticize power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens.”

(So they were paid by NGOs to cause civil unrest in countries where the NGOs didn’t like the conservative leaders. And they are thieves, these are the type of people that get the Nobel Peace Prize. But no Peace Prize for PDJT for the Abraham Accords, unbelievable. Nobel is totally corrupt now, like Pulitzer Prizes.)

https://www.rt.com/russia/572398-nobel-peace-prize-winner-convicted-belarus/

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Kek, these people are so fucked

Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸. New one

BREAKING:Angry MSNBC's John Heilemann melts down, curses out Russell Brand, gets crushed when Russell goes off

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