George Soros’ Investment Fund Sells Off Entire Investment in Elon Musk’s Tesla

Soros Fund Management — the principal asset manager for the Open Societies Foundations, founded by left-wing billionaire and Democrat donor George Soros — has sold all of its stock in Elon Musk’s Tesla.

Soros Fund Management’s first-quarter holdings report with the SEC reveals that it no longer has any stock in Tesla, according to a report by Barron’s.

The foundation previously had roughly 130,000 shares, as well as some call options. But they are now nowhere to be found on its portfolio.

While sales from famous investors or large shareholders can move stock prices, this did not appear to have happened with Tesla, as the company’s stock is up about 0.4 percent in premarket trading, with futures on the S&P 500 being down 0.2 percent, the report noted. In morning trading, Tesla shares are actually up by about one percent.

The sale might have elicited a response from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who on Monday tweeted that Soros “hates humanity.”

“You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity,” Musk wrote.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was responding to a leftist Twitter user who likened the billionaire Democrat donor to the Marvel Comics X-Men villain Magneto, but nonetheless defended Soros by claiming that he has “good intentions.”

Tesla’s stock has been volatile since it reported its first-quarter numbers on April 19, Barron’s reported.

Additionally, in 14 of the 18 trading days since then, Tesla shares moved more than one percent up or down with 10 days of losses and eight days of gains.

When looking at Tuesday’s trading, stock in Musk’s electric vehicle company is up about 35 percent so far this year, making a comeback after falling about 65 percent last year.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/05/16/george-soros-investment-fund-sells-off-entire-investment-in-elon-musks-tesla/

PBS Gets Defunded Over Drag Queen Story Hour by Oklahoma Governor

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has made a courageous decision to defund the state’s PBS station, sending a clear message that he will not tolerate the indoctrination and over-sexualization of our children through LGBTQ content.

By vetoing a bill that would have extended funding for the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) until 2026, Governor Stitt has boldly asserted that this publicly funded station no longer aligns with the core values of Oklahoma.

Governor Stitt has specifically called out OETA for its broadcasting of shows like “Sesame Street” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” which have shamelessly introduced LGBTQ themes and characters in recent years.

Additionally, he expressed his concerns about a segment titled “Let’s Learn,” where a drag queen named Lil Miss Hot Mess read a book called “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.” Stitt rightly argues that these programs do not serve an educational purpose and should not be allowed on public television.

Furthermore, the governor believes that taxpayer dollars allocated to fund OETA could be put to far better use elsewhere. If these programs were genuinely popular, Governor Stitt points out that major networks such as CBS, NBC, or ABC would be more than willing to pick them up. Nevertheless, critics of the governor’s decision have accused him of attacking public education and marginalized communities in Oklahoma, attempting to divert attention from the real issue at hand.

In a society where the media incessantly pushes its own agenda, it is refreshing to see Governor Stitt take a bold stance against the indoctrination of our children. By defunding the state’s PBS station, he is championing traditional values and putting an end to the inappropriate sexualization of our youth. Taxpayers should not be forced to support a media outlet that promotes ideologies that contradict their own beliefs.

Governor Stitt is standing up for the people of Oklahoma and ensuring that their hard-earned money is used more effectively elsewhere. Why should taxpayers continue to fund an outdated system when popular programs can easily find a home on other networks?

The criticism surrounding this decision merely underscores the left’s relentless pursuit of imposing its progressive agenda on the entire nation. Instead of acknowledging Governor Stitt’s efforts to protect Oklahoma values and redirect taxpayer dollars to essential services, critics unjustly attack him for their own political gain.

The decision to defund the statewide PBS station is a resolute statement against the indoctrination of our children and the misuse of public funds.

Governor Stitt’s bold move serves as an inspiration for conservative leaders across the country to take a stand against the encroachment of liberal ideologies in our communities. It is high time that common sense prevails, and taxpayers have a say in where their hard-earned money is allocated.

The people of Oklahoma, as well as all Americans, deserve better than to be subjected to the relentless agenda of the left. Governor Stitt is fearlessly fighting for the values that have made this country great, and it is incumbent upon us to support leaders who prioritize the well-being of our children over the promotion of divisive and destructive ideologies.

https://thedcpatriot.com/pbs-gets-defunded-over-drag-queen-story-hour-by-oklahoma-governor/

They’re using indoctrination tools on you right now, today. And it’s only going to get worse

We fight against a truly unprecedented disinformation campaign, where the liars are claiming that everyone else is giving out misinformation, basically turning truth on its head.

While propaganda takes many forms, mainstream corporate media play a crucial role. The good news is that people are starting to catch on and trust in corporate media has dropped to an all-time low.

By the early 1900s – literally a century ago – American journalists like Upton Sinclair and George Seldes were discussing the corruption of the media, how they were owned by big business with a profit agenda, and how they were not dealing squarely with investigative reporters.

For propaganda to be effective, there needs to be central coordination of narratives, and that’s where public relations (“PR”) agencies come in. Few appreciate the power that these companies have. Two-thirds to 80% of the content broadcast and published by corporate media comes from public relations firms, so most of the so-called “news” is actually brainwashing propaganda.

Other common PR tools include “public protests” – which are actually made up of people hired by the PR company, and media will of course be sent there to cover it – and front groups, which are paid by industry to promote a particular view that benefits that industry.

Last month, Dr. Joseph Mercola interviewed Michelle Stiles who is a physiotherapist and author from Arizona, USA. Published last year, her book ‘One Idea to Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda’ discusses how the roots of stagecraft and story narrative have displaced an objective search for truth and why this abuse of language is always the first sign of tyranny. In her interview, briefly summarised in the paragraphs above, Stiles discussed some of the basic tools used for propaganda.

Reverse Engineering the Propaganda Machine

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

In the interview above, Michelle Stiles reviews some of the basic tools of propaganda, which is the topic of her book, “One Idea to Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda.” It’s a pertinent and apt topic in light of what’s been going on over the last few years, as we attempt to understand how we’ve been manipulated and brainwashed.

If you can understand that, then you can prevent it from happening again in the future, and you can help other people to break free from indoctrination as well. Stiles includes the following quote from George Orwell in the book:

“In the age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

That’s really our battle today, as we fight against a truly unprecedented disinformation campaign, where the liars are claiming that everyone else is giving out misinformation, basically turning truth on its head.

Most of you are aware that I was given top billing on the Centre for Countering Digital Hate’s (“CCDH”) “disinformation dozen” list, which is a true testament to the credibility I’ve built over the past 25 years. They see me as a real threat to their propaganda machine, and it’s no small honour to be recognised as someone who’s telling the truth in this age of misinformation.

https://expose-news.com/2023/05/17/theyre-using-indoctrination-tools-on-you-right-now/

FBI’s tweet on the Durham report achieves all-time brutal ratio

Here’s a small sampling of some of responses from folks online:

“DEFUND this criminal organization of progressive thugs.”

“You called me a domestic terrorist, put me in prison, and tried to ruin my life, but it was you who betrayed our country.”

“I will never respect the FBI again. Y’all are nothing but bullies for the Democratic Party. It’s a true shame what you’ve done.”

“You’re never going to change. People belong in jail for what you’ve done. You should be defunded and dismantled.”

“Humor us: what “reforms” fix a completely politicized FBI?”

“Missteps”. Interesting way to spin election interference.”

“You’re so full of crap. So you instituted some policies to prevent opening a full investigation when you shouldn’t have! Instead you cover for people you should be investigating. When you find crimes and find to they are named Biden, you cover-up the story! ”

“CORRUPTION, SEDITION AND TREASON IN ALL AGENCIES. THIS IS TYRANNY AGAINST THE PEOPLE. I haven’t seen any officials relieved of duty nor any wrongdoing corrected. If you people want this then stop going about in a dishonest cowardly way…”

“Misstep”. IT WAS INTENTIONAL, CRIMINAL AND A COUP!”

“Oops, we got caught. We already fixed it, we promise. Trust us, we aren’t lying – this time.”

“The FBI fell on it’s sword to protect Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and now Joe Biden… Congress needs to ratchet up the oversight and the next President needs to break up the FBI, that’s why we demand no new office near DC.”

“You’re worse than the KGB ever was. You’re nothing but political tools for persecuting enemies of the regime.”

“You not only do not stop criminals; you are criminals.”

“The FBI thinks you’re stupid.”

https://www.revolver.news/2023/05/fbi-tweet-on-the-durham-report-achieves-all-time-brutal-ratio/

PNG Prime Minister Had Undisclosed Ties to Figure at Center of Ports Criminal Probe

Papua New Guinea police have launched an international bribery probe after OCCRP and partners revealed questionable offshore dealings by Australian businessman Don Matheson. The country’s prime minister has sought to distance himself from Matheson. But reporters found evidence that both the PM and a key minister had closer ties to the Australian than previously disclosed.

The prime minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG), James Marape, claims he barely knows Don Matheson, an Australian consultant at the center of a multi-million-dollar scandal involving the country’s ports. However, documents and interviews show Marape and Matheson appear to have made introductions for each other to high-level political figures in both PNG and Australia.

In one instance, Marape introduced Matheson to a key government minister who helped Matheson pitch for business from a state company.

That same minister has been assigned by Marape to lead a government review of Matheson’s dealings.

Police are investigating a number of other contracts previously obtained by Matheson in PNG. OCCRP and partners found irregularities in one of those contracts.

In public, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape has taken a hard line on Don Matheson, an Australian consultant at the center of a multi-million-dollar offshore payments scandal that caused an uproar in the Pacific country.

A joint investigation by OCCRP and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in March revealed that Matheson played a central role in suspicious offshore payments to senior officials at the time they awarded major international contracts to operate the country’s biggest ports.

PNG Prime Minister James Marape

Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Stock Photo

PNG Prime Minister James Marape.

The report made headlines in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and prompted Marape to order official probes of the state-owned PNG Ports. Under pressure, the prime minister also denied claims made by Matheson that he enjoyed close ties to Marape and his family.

Asked by the country’s opposition leader in March about his links to Matheson, Marape told parliament that he had merely played “one or two rounds” with the Australian businessman at a golf course in the capital, Port Moresby.

“[I] play anyone who walks into that club, who’s a visitor or new person, I invite them. ‘You wanna have a golf with me?’ I invite everyone [to] come for a walk at the golf course. Part of my health regimes anyway. So Mr. Matheson plays one or two rounds of golf with me,” Marape said.

But new evidence shows the relationship was closer than the prime minister has claimed. Marape and Matheson appear to have made high-level introductions for each other in both PNG and Australia, according to interviews and official documents obtained by OCCRP, the ABC, and Inside PNG.

https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pandora-papers/png-prime-minister-had-undisclosed-ties-to-figure-at-center-of-ports-criminal-probe

Australian school imposes a mask mandate after a Covid outbreak among students - sparking outrage from parents and top doctor: 'No child should be compelled to wear one'

A Sydney high school has reintroduced Covid mask rules

Dr Nick Coatsworth said students shouldn't need to wear them

A high school has brought back a Covid mask mandate more than six months after they were entirely scrapped across the country, sparking backlash.

Liverpool Girls' High School in Sydney's southwest announced on Tuesday that Year 9, 10 and 11 students would have to work from home immediately, while all staff and students still in school would have to wear masks.

The school initially announced a five-day mask mandate for all pupils amid a small outbreak in Covid cases, before sending some students home when numbers increased.

The last remnants of widespread mask rules, requiring them to be used on international flights and on public transport, were removed in Australia in September last year.

Dr Nick Coatsworth, who is well known as the face of the government's Covid vaccine rollout, told Daily Mail Australia that mask rules being reintroduced at the school was worrying.

'That is a problem. No child at an Australian school should be compelled to wear a mask,' the former Australian deputy chief health officer said.

Liverpool Girls' High School introduced the measures after recently having a high number of students test positive to Covid.

They initially advised that as of Monday this week all students, staff and visitors to the school would need to wear masks for the next five days.

But on Tuesday afternoon, when more students tested positive, they asked years 9, 10 and 11 to learn from home from Wednesday until Friday.

Years 7, 8 and 12 are still attending school in person and are required to wear masks.

One parent who asked to remain anonymous told Daily Mail Australia that she doesn't want to see a return to the draconian restrictions imposed during the Covid pandemic.

'There was no consultation with parents at all,' she said.

'No one else in the community is being forced to wear masks again so it doesn't seem fair our kids are.'

She added that she was told students who refuse to wear masks would be sent to the deputy principal's office and their parents will be called .

'It's quite frustrating as my daughter is in year 10 and doesn't like home schooling,' she said.

'We're just hoping it doesn't get worse over the winter period and result in all the kids learning from home again.

'I think we need to learn to live with it and treat it as we would a cold or flu. I'm not angry, I just find it frustrating because it makes it hard for the kids.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12092975/Liverpool-Girls-High-School-brings-Covid-mask-rules-amid-criticism-Nick-Coatsworth.html

Daniel Andrews hosts a drag queen storytime event for kids at Parliament House - after fears of violence forced libraries to shut them down

Victorian Government hosted drag queen story-time

Libraries cancel similar events over fears of violence

Daniel Andrews has hosted a drag queen story-time event for kids at Parliament House to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Young children sat on the floor and on their mothers' laps as drag queens read out children's books at the event on Wednesday.

Mr Andrews was seen smiling as he watched on.

The state government also pledged $1.8 million to Rainbow Health Australia - a program supporting LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing.

'Equality in Victoria is not negotiable – we're building a state that is inclusive for everyone, because every space should be a safe one for LGBTIQA+ Victorians,' Premier Daniel Andrews said.

ABC reporter Bridget Rollason shared a picture of the event on Twitter, explaining that no Liberal MPs were in attendance.

The drag queen story-time was moved to Parliament House following Monash City Council's decision to cancel the event at Oakleigh Library.

The council backflipped on its controversial decision to hold the drag story-time after protesters stormed the Council chambers in Melbourne's southeast on May 3.

Tensions boiled over as protesters yelled abuse at pro-drag and LGBTIQA+ community supporters, banged on glass walls and screamed 'shame on you' at councillors.

Drag queen performer Sam T was set to feature at the sold-out event for babies and preschool children.

Monash CEO Dr Andi Diamond issued a statement announcing the decision to cancel the upcoming Drag story-time event in May.

Dr Diamond cited the reason for the cancellation was safety concerns and the threats of violence against councillors, families attending, performers and staff.

'It is incredibly disappointing to have to cancel an event designed to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, but we were left with no choice after Victoria Police advised Council of the risks associated with holding the event,' Dr Diamond said.

'We understood this was not for everyone and scheduled it outside our regular library programs so that parents planning to bring their children were making a deliberate choice to attend.

'Unfortunately, some in our community were not willing to allow that choice. In the end, we were unable to guarantee that we would be able to hold the event safely.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12092555/Dan-Andrews-hosts-drag-queen-storytime-event-kids-Victorias-parliament-house.html

Vigilantes in troubled city post ominous letter

A call for residents to take law and order into their own hands has provoked a strong response from the government.

An anonymous announcement by a vigilante group has provoked a strong reaction in Mackay’s Northern Beaches area in Central Queensland.

The announcement warns of an approaching community-backed curfew for youths after a wave of crime in the area.

The notice, photographed and then posted to the Blacks Beach Mackay Community Group Facebook page states there will be a “community enforced curfew” for all youths in the Northern Beaches suburbs from May 22 “due to the large number of unpunished break-ins and car thefts”.

https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/crime/vigilantes-in-troubled-city-post-ominous-letter/news-story/18c711cb672d51798a6dbd302ca04285

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign following DOJ IG probe

Republicans had adamantly opposed Rollins' appointment and it took the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris to advance her nomination.

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign from her post following the conclusion a review by the Department of Justice inspector general of her appearance at a political fundraiser.

The review was prompted by Rollins' appearance at a Democratic fundraising event in Massachusetts that featured first lady Jill Biden, the Associated Press reported. Rollins indicated that she had secured proper "approval" to meet the first lady, though other sources indicated that the permission she obtained was "limited."

The investigation reportedly looked into other ethics issues, including her possible use of a personal phone for official business and a trip she took to California that an outside entity financed.

While the final report remains unpublished, Rollins' attorney informed the AP that she would submit a letter of resignation by the of the week. That attorney indicated that Rollins "understands that her presence has become a distraction."

She is facing a separate investigation from the Office of Special Counsel related to her attendance at the Democratic fundraiser and whether it violated the Hatch Act.

Republicans had adamantly opposed Rollins' appointment and it took the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris to advance her nomination, the AP noted.

She was the first black woman to be U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.

https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/us-attorney-rachael-rollins-resign-following-doj-ig-probe

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Kari Lake's Lawyer Provides An EXPLOSIVE Update On Maricopa's Signature Verification Process

https://www.bitchute.com/video/WYznhFjCbhgt/

Supreme Court Declines To Block Illinois’ So-Called ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

The Supreme Court denied the National Association for Gun Rights’ request for an emergency injunction against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban.

Illinois passed a ban on semiautomatic firearms and magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds for long guns and 15 rounds for handguns in January, shortly after the City of Naperville’s similar ban on the sale of “assault weapons” took effect, prompting swift legal action from gun store owners and gun rights groups. The National Association for Gun Rights, along with a gun shop owner, filed an emergency application for an injunction pending appeal on April 26 with Justice Amy Coney Barret, who oversees petitions from the Seventh Circuit.

Following the Supreme Court’s order, the law will remain in place for now while legal challenges continue.

Citing New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, a Supreme Court decision issued last summer that struck down New York state’s concealed carry law, the groups argue that the case is “exceedingly simple”: Illinois’ law is clearly unconstitutional.

“This is an exceedingly simple case,” the National Association for Gun Rights wrote in its application. “The Second Amendment protects arms that are commonly possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, especially self-defense in the home.”

“In the teeth of this Court’s precedents, the district court refused to address the evidence that the arms banned by the challenged laws are held by millions of law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” the groups continued.

Bruen found that all gun regulations must be “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” in order for a court to determine it is acceptable under the Second Amendment. The district court’s decision shows “many of the lower courts did not get the [Supreme Court’s] message” in Bruen, the groups argue.

The Seventh Circuit and district court previously denied the applicants’ request for an injunction pending appeal.

In their response to the application requested by Barrett, Illinois told the Court that the groups have not demonstrated that they are likely to prevail on their Second Amendment violation claim and have “failed to show that crucial or exigent circumstances exist that would require this Court’s immediate intervention.”

https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/17/supreme-court-injunction-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-second-amendment/

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Africa to send six presidents to Moscow and Kiev

The leaders will go to Russia and Ukraine hoping to create conditions for peace negotiations, South Africa’s Foreign Ministry said

South Africa’s foreign ministry has announced that six African presidents are soon expected to jointly travel to Moscow and Kiev in hopes of facilitating negotiations between the two countries. Details of the endeavor are still being finalized but their mission could take place in early June, Bloomberg reported.

“The six heads of state will be shuttling between the two capitals to engage in the facilitating of peace talks, to at least get toward a cease-fire,” said Department of International Relations and Cooperation Director-General Zane Dangor.

In a virtual meeting with lawmakers on Wednesday, Dangor stated that the initiative has already been shared with the UN secretary-general, who is supporting it. “We have also engaged with other actors, including the US. There is general support for this initiative that President Ramaphosa announced,” he said.

Dangor also noted that Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s foreign minister, will meet her Ukrainian counterpart in Portugal in the coming days to discuss the African initiative.

The official’s statement comes after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that the leaders of Egypt, Uganda, Zambia, Senegal and the Republic of the Congo had expressed their willingness to take part in the peace initiative and that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky had agreed to host the mission.

South Africa –a member of the BRICS group along with Brazil, Russia, India and China– is among the countries that have refused to take part in the US-led campaign to sanction Moscow over the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Ramaphosa has repeatedly stressed that his country has a tradition of non-alignment and insisted that South Africa “has not been, and will not be, drawn into a contest between global powers.”

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that Moscow is prepared to consider proposals put forth by African and Latin American nations. He noted, however, that Western nations don’t appear to be as open-minded and only seem to acknowledge President Zelensky’s ten-step ‘peace plan,’ which involves the “capitulation of Russia,” a tribunal against the Russian leadership, and reparations for Ukraine.

“The West claims that this is the only plan that is currently on the table and which it supports,” Lavrov surmised, noting that Zelensky has repeatedly declined to hold any talks with Moscow and has officially outlawed negotiations with Russia so long as Putin remains president.

https://www.rt.com/africa/576462-six-african-nations-ukraine-russia/

Former Chief Financial Officer of $21 Billion Biopharmaceutical Company Admits Insider Trading

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/former-chief-financial-officer-21-billion-biopharmaceutical-company-admits-insider

Adidas Collaborates with Radical Designer – Unveils Homely Male as Company’s Newest Women’s Swimwear Model – Conservatives Respond in Brutal Fashion

Adidas on Wednesday became the latest woke, globalist corporation to shove the radical left trans agenda in America’s face.

The company decided to feature an ugly biological male who calls himself a woman as their newest female swimwear model.

As Fox News reported, Adidas collaborated with radical South African designer Rich Mnisi to release the “Let Love Be Your Legacy” collection and campaign. The company claims to want to “encourage allyship and freedom of expression without bias, in all spaces of sport and culture” with its campaign with Mnisi.

Mnisi said this in an Adidas news release:

In creating this collection, I had a strong impulse to speak to my inner-child and express to the world how LGBTQ+ allyship can create a legacy of love. “Unifying these themes together through my own visual language and Adidas’ iconic performance and lifestyle pieces is a powerful combination, making the collection a symbol for self-acceptance and LGBTQ+ advocacy. My hope is this range inspires LGBTQ+ allies to speak up more for the queer people they love and not let them fight for acceptance alone.

In classic woke speak, this means replacing attractive females with hideous males dressing up as women.

Adidas, of course, is just the latest globalist company to collude with the radical trans mafia to erase women from society. Nike and Bud Light last month decided to shove trans social media personality Dylan Mulvaney in America’s face.

Bud Light has not recovered from this move despite firing the executive responsible for Mulvaney. Their sales have cratered by over 20% per week since putting Mulvaney on their beer cans.

Conservatives led by Riley Gaines responded to this latest stunt by woke corporate America in brutal fashion.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/adidas-collaborates-with-radical-designer-unveils-homely-male-as-companys-newest-womens-swimwear-model-conservatives-respond-in-brutal-fashion/

Australia's rental market tightens further as rental price increases reach 30 per cent in some areas

Inner city landlords pushing for increases of up to 30 per cent

Australia's incredibly tight rental market tightened even further in April, according to the latest PropTrack Market Insight report.

PropTrack is a division of the REA Group, which is an online real estate advertising company.

The report found the number of new rental listings on realestate.com.au nationally was down 18.9 per cent month-on-month in April, the largest decline since 2017.

The total rental stock, the report added, remains significantly lower than at the start of the pandemic in both capital cities (down 40.2 per cent) and regional areas (down 36.1 per cent).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-18/reality-bites-for-thousands-of-australians-in-housing-stress/102359188

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Russia and Iran to expand rail ties as alliance strengthens

Putin attended the signing via video link while Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended in person.

Russia and Iran have agreed to a deal to begin a rail construction project that will fill in a key gap in the railroad path from the Persian Gulf to St. Petersburg, a move that could prove a boon in Moscow's bid to cope with western sanctions.

The project, which will involve the construction of a 100-mile railway between two Iranian cities, will form a key component of a broader infrastructure system that aims to connect Russia, Iran, India, and Azerbaijan and present an alternative to the Suez Canal as a trade route, Reuters, reported.

"This is indeed a great event for the region, for the entire world transport infrastructure (and) for our countries," Russian President Vladimir Putin said, according to the Washington Times.

The project will take an estimated four years to complete, though Russian authorities believe the project could finish ahead of schedule. The completed stretch of railroad will be part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Putin attended the signing via video link while Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended in person. The transportation ministers of both countries signed the $1.6 billion deal.

Raisi hailed the railway project as a key advancement in the growing alliance between Moscow and Tehran as both nations seek to circumvent strict sanctions from western powers.

"Without a doubt, this agreement is an important and strategic step in the direction of cooperation between Tehran and Moscow," he said, per Reuters.

The two nations have increasingly tightened both economic military ties, with Iran supplying its Shahed drones to Russia for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

https://justthenews.com/world/asia/russia-and-iran-expand-rail-ties-alliance-strengthens

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein moved $270,000 for Noam Chomsky and paid $150,000 to Leon Botstein — WSJ

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1658767813023002625

'BUILD-A-QUEER': Queer Trans Project sends sex change kits to kids without parental consent

The "build-a-queer-kits" created by the Queer Trans Project included breast binders, artificial male genitalia, tucking tape, condoms, tampons, and others.

A radical left-wing transgender activist group based in Florida called the Queer Trans Project secretly shipped hundreds of sex change kits that included weapons to children across the United States without parental consent, according to The Epoch Times.

The "build-a-queer-kits" created by the Queer Trans Project included breast binders, artificial male genitalia, tucking tape, condoms, tampons, and more. According to its website, more than 900 kits have been shipped out across 45 states.

Cielo Sunsarae, the founder of QTP, said in a video that the group has been "overwhelmed" with orders—that don't require parental consent—and gave instructions to minors on how to obtain these kits. Sunsarae suggested that they get a P.O. Box, have the kits be sent to a friend, family member, or teacher's address, have packages held at the post office, or put someone else's name on the package.

The Queer Trans Project has a "VIP Cutie text club" which notifies members about new items or restocks.

The "build-a-queer-kits" also contained materials and items targeting children, including books, stickers, and games, and were shared on QTP's Instagram and TikTok accounts that publish transgender content including videos of "top surgeries" and hormone injections. Sunsarae’s personal TikTok account has nearly 75k followers.

Included as a separate package were "Trans Self-Defense Kits" which reportedly contained a knife, taser, steel baton, pepper spray and instructions on how to use each weapon, according to the publication. These kits were created by a Chicago-based self-defense group called Thorn, that works to arm black and brown people identifying as transgender.

According to Sunsarae, black prostitutes were given priority access to the self-defense kits.

The Queer Trans Project also raises money to help cover travel costs for so-called gender-affirming care treatments for trans-identifying individuals, called the Gender-Affirming Care Flights program. The organization partners with a select group of pilots that "anonymously flies people in private aircraft at no cost to access gender-affirming care," according to their website, which states they have "distributed $6,000 in gender-affirming care dollars to Black trans people in addition to the kits."

An investigation by The Epoch Times revealed the dangers of these mutilation treatments and how they negatively impact one's health with frequently reported side effects consisting of testicular pain, penile pain, rashes, itching, urine flow problems, UTIs, as well as twisted testicles.

In 2022, the Florida Board of Medicine banned sex change surgeries and treatments, and the state is currently debating a bill that would protect transgender youth by granting “courts state temporary emergency jurisdiction over a child who has been subjected to or is threatened with being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures."

According to The Epoch Times, "lawmakers in 12 states have banned child sex-change procedures, while nineteen more states have similar bills moving through the process."

https://thepostmillennial.com/build-a-queer-queer-trans-project-sends-sex-change-kits-to-kids-without-parental-consent

SC GOP Rams $1.3 Billion for Woke Foreign Car Company Through Legislature

The South Carolina GOP is giving woke foreign car company Volkswagen $1.3 billion to make electric vehicles.

South Carolina’s Republican legislature has rushed through a bill giving woke German car company Volkswagen $1.3 billion in incentives, so they can make electric vehicles in the state by the end of 2026. The deal, however, has been called out as highly corrupt.

The South Carolina General Assembly has hurried a bill through appropriating $1.3 billion dollars in taxpayer money to Volkswagen affiliate Scout through an incentives package, for the purpose of making electric vehicles in a South Carolina factory by the end of 2026. Introduced on March 6th of this year by house speaker Murrell Smith, the bill (H.4088) cleared both chambers within two weeks.

This massive spending was not debated by either chamber of the General Assembly and was rammed through at breakneck speed.

The argument for the allocation is that it will bring revenue to the state with Governor Henry McMaster saying “You have to spend money to make money.”

Despite McMaster’s remarks, electric vehicle sales are down and it’s being widely questioned whether or not the deal can actually help South Carolina’s economy.

The $1.3 billion Volkswagen bill has been criticized as a corrupt bargain helping out a woke corporation at the expense of the South Carolina taxpayer.

Some groups, including the Small Business advocacy group Mom & Pop Alliance of South Carolina, have questioned why the assembly is helping major corporations and not small businesses and why it was rushed through with little to no debate.

The project will be managed by the SC Department of Commerce, which has a long history of mismanagement. Likewise, Volkswagen has a history of scandals for which they were sued by the EPA for environmental fraud.

Volkswagen is also a major proponent of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and has a close relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.

The German car producer’s official website states, “The importance of ESG is also growing continuously within our organization and is fully embedded in our decision-making processes…nevertheless, we are fully aware that much more needs to be done.”

With this commitment to social credit scores and fealty to the CCP, it is curious why establishment Republicans in Columbia would give over a billion dollars in incentives, including millions in taxpayer money, instead of helping small businesses based in South Carolina.

https://nationalfile.com/sc-gop-rams-1-3-billion-for-woke-foreign-car-company-through-legislature/

UPDATE: “This Was COMPLETELY DIFFERENT Names” – Maricopa County Signature Reviewer Testifies in Kari Lake Trial Trial Felt “Pressured” by Supervisors Sending Already Rejected Signatures Back to Them for Approval

The Kari Lake trial is underway now after The Arizona Supreme Court remanded the “erroneous[ly]” dismissed signature verification fraud count back to Judge Peter Thompson for further review.

Thompson previously dismissed the lawsuit on Christmas Eve, despite the evidence of massive voter disenfranchisement targeting Republicans and obviously false trial testimony by County Elections officials in the December trial.

The first witness called to the stand by Lake’s attorneys was level one signature reviewer Jacqueline Onigkeit, who testified that they were seeing signatures on ballot affidavits that were different names and that many other level one reviewers “didn’t feel comfortable with what they were seeing.”

These ballots were sent back to level one reviewers by direct supervisors and full-time County employees, Tony, Michelle, Paloma, and Cecilia, for level one to approve the signature anyway, said Onigkeit. “

Onigkeit previously submitted an affidavit which is included in Kari Lake’s initial 70-page filing. She testified that “nothing prevented” signature reviewers from approving fraudulent signatures “without accountability.”

From Kari Lake’s lawsuit:

Three signature verification workers have signed sworn declarations concerning their experience at Maricopa County during the 2022 general election.[4]These three witnesses testified that their and their co-workers’ rejection rates while verifying signatures ranged from 35-40% (Onigkeit Decl. ¶¶ 19-22), 15%-30% (Myers Decl. at ¶¶ 18, 21), to 35%-40% (Nystrom Decl. ¶ 13). These figures are consistent with the rejection rate of WPAA discussed above equating to tens of thousands of illegal ballots being counted.

Each of these witnesses testified to deep flaws in the ballot signature verification and/or curing process employed by Maricopa County.

Jacqueline Onigkeit reviewed approximately 42,500 ballots and rejected about 13,000 to 15,000 of them, with rejection rates in the 25% – 40% range. Her co-workers complained of similar rejection rates. Onigkeit Decl. ¶¶ 23, 25.

Maricopa permitted any signature reviewer to un-reject ballots without accountability using curing stickers. Workers were able to obtain massive amounts of these stickers and use them to cure ballots without oversight. Onigkeit explained:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/ready-update-this-was-completely-different-names-maricopa-county-signature-reviewer-testifies-in-kari-lake-trial-trial-felt-pressured-by-supervisors-sending-already-rejected-signature/

Taxpayers Fleeced Again? Big Banks Push New FDIC Re-Funding 'Trick'

Not satisfied with the billions in interest they're earning on excess reserves, or the unlimited facilities The Fed opened up with the BTFP to bail out regional banks' losses on their bond portfolios, The Wall Street Journal reports that banks have spent the past week or so testing a cunning plan to push more losses on to the US taxpayer.

Instead of paying the billions of dollars they collectively owe to replenish the federal deposit insurance fund, they want to use Treasurys instead of cash.

Sounds good right…

…except those Treasuries are trading notably below par and the government will accept them as par, implicitly paying a premium for the bonds.

As a reminder, US banks are sitting on $620 billion in unrealized paper losses on government bonds…

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/taxpayers-fleeced-again-banks-push-new-fdic-re-funding-trick

Spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claim they were in 'near catastrophic' car chase but NYPD officials and taxi driver play down incident

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex alleged they were in a "near catastrophic" car accident when being chased by photographers for two hours in New York City after attending an awards show.

A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claim they were in a "near catastrophic" car chase with paparazzi in New York City.

The Duke and Duchess were in the Big Apple on Tuesday night with Meghan's mum Doria Ragland to attend the Foundation Women of Vision Award.

But as the show wrapped up, the three left the Ziegfeld Ballroom and were escorted by several private security guards into a waiting car as photographers surrounded them.

Prince Harry and Meghan have claimed they were pursued throughout the streets of the famous city for "two hours" which "resulted in multiple near collisions".

"Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi," a spokesperson said in a statement following the incident.

"This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.

"While being a figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone's safety.

"Dissemination of these images, given the ways in which they were obtained, encourages a highly intrusive practice that is dangerous to all involved."

The New York Police Department released a statement saying it had assisted the private security team in protecting Meghan and Harry but there were "no reported collisions".

"There were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries or arrest in regard," they said in a statement.

Two New York police officials who were reportedly almost struck by a car played down the incident by describing it as a "bit of a chaotic scene".

Harry and Meghan were later dropped off at the New York City Police Department's 19th Precinct and were picked up by a taxi driver named Sukhcharn Singh.

He argued it was not a chase but they were followed by two cars on their short journey, a black Honda Accord and a grey Honda CR-V.

"They kept following us and were coming next to the car," he told The Washington Post.

"They took pictures as we stopped and were filming us."

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/spokesperson-for-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-claim-they-were-in-near-catastrophic-car-chase-but-nypd-officials-and-taxi-driver-play-down-incident/news-story/c06322c80a4e0b583e19b4af975f202d

did they attempt another Diana death?