8 Dec, 2023

Putin announces 2024 presidential bid

About 70% of Russian citizens believe their current leader should seek another term in office, according to a recent poll

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will seek re-election in 2024. Russia’s presidentialelectionwill be held betweenMarch 15 and March 17, 2024. The winner will be inaugurated in early May. If Putin wins, it will be his fifth term as head of state.

The Russian leader made his remarks at a ceremony where he awarded Hero of Russia medals to servicemen who had taken part in the special military operation against Ukraine. Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic Artyom Zhoga, who was recently named speaker of the Russian federal subject’s parliament, asked if he would run in 2024 and he replied in the affirmative.

The footage from the ceremony shows Zhoga shaking hands with Putin and telling him that the entire Donbass would like him to participate in the election. “Thanks to your actions… we became free, we got the opportunity to choose… You are our president… We are your team, we need you, Russia needs you,” he said.

Thanking him for the praise, Putin admitted that while he had “different thoughts at different times” on the subject, the time had come to make a final decision.“I am going to run for President of the Russian Federation,”he said.

Zhoga is the commander of the republic’s famous Sparta Battalion, which has been actively engaged in defending the DPR against Kiev’s forces since 2014. He took over the military post from his son Vladimir, who died at the age of 28 in 2022 while providing cover for the evacuation of civilians near the town of Volnovakha between Donetsk and Mariupol. For his heroic deeds, he was posthumously awarded the title “Hero of Russia.”

According to a poll that the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) released on Thursday, about70%of Russian citizens believe that Putin shouldrun for another termin office, with another15%saying that the incumbent should leave his current post but take a senior government position.Only 8%believe that the Russian leadershould leavethe political stage altogether.

Putin’s likely contenders for now include Gennady Zyuganov, thelong-time leader of the Russian Communist Party, who announced his bid in late November but noted that the final decision would be made by his party's Central Committee. Other Russian parties, including the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) and New People, have also signaled that they intend to put forward their own candidates.

(I don’t think Russia wants or needs a Communist leader. From what I’ve they are very hard line, and wanted to glass Kiev and most of Ukraine from the beginning. They don’t really negotiate, they just act with threatening power.)

https://www.rt.com/russia/588733-putin-announces-reelection-bid/

8 Dec, 2023 12:30

Rocket fire around US embassy in Baghdad – media

The heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital was reportedly targeted by over a dozen projectiles

Baghdad’s Green Zone district, which houses a number of government and diplomatic buildings, including the US Embassy, was reportedly targeted by several rockets on Friday, according to media reports, citing security sources.

An anonymous US military official told AFP that alarms around the facility had gone off and that “impact sounds” could be heard near the embassy and the Union III military base.

Reuters, citing two security sources, also reported that several explosions were heard near the embassy at around 4am, and that sirens calling on people to take cover had been activated.

A US Embassy spokesperson was quoted by ABC News as saying the attack involved two salvos of rockets which were launched at around 4:15am local time. The official noted that while assessments were still ongoing, there were no reported casualties at the embassy compound.

This was seconded by an Iraqi security official who also told the media on condition of anonymity that there had been 14 Katyusha rockets fired at the Green Zone, some of which struck near the US Embassy’s gates, while others fell into the river. He noted that the attack had caused some material damage but no casualties.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but US officials have reportedly called on the government of Iraq “to do all in its power to protect diplomatic and Coalition partner personnel and facilities,” warning that the “we reserve the right to self-defense to protect our personnel.”

Friday’s attack marks the first time the US Embassy in Iraq has been targeted since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7. However, the US military has reported 78 attacks against its facilities in Iraq and Syria in recent weeks. Responsibility for many of the attacks has been claimed by Iranian-aligned militia groups.

https://www.rt.com/news/588739-us-embassy-iraq-attack/

Warning: If you’re hosting NZ “whistleblower data” on your server, you’re at risk of losing EVERYTHING…

December 7, 2023

Rumors are circulating that former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has issued orders to delete all leaked COVID vaccine data. The speculation was shared by former Parliamentary candidate Jim Ferguson on X:

Did Jacinda Ardern just order the Data to be deleted? Amidst a growing storm of controversy, there’s escalating turmoil within the World Economic Forum and New Zealand’s government circles. Panic appears to have set in as they desperately attempt to shut down any public access to the information. This unrest is fueled by a purported leak of sensitive information, allegedly connecting COVID-19 vaccines to a significant upsurge in illness and fatalities in New Zealand. Amidst this chaos, swirling rumors suggest a drastic move: a directive to erase this contentious data. https://x.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1732072545447301367?s=20…

While unverified whispers implicate former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in potentially ordering this data purge, concrete evidence remains elusive. As the situation unfolds, there are increasing demands to: “Release the Data now!” If she and her former administration have nothing to hide then release the data now. #JacindaArdern #NewZealand #WEF #WEF2030Agenda #DepopulationAgenda #CoverUp #Whistleblower #BarryYoung #DiedSuddenly #ExcessDeaths #mRNA #CovidVaccinations #Myocarditus #ReleasetheDatanow

This report follows a whistleblower’s disclosure of the supposed “real” number of people who died from the COVID vaccine:The data leak sent shockwaves through the ranks of the elite, sparking a state of absolute panic. The whistleblower has been arrested and now faces a potential 7-year prison sentence for revealing the information.

Newshub New Zealand:

A 56-year-old man has been denied bail for now after appeared in court on Monday morning, accused of leaking large amounts of Te Whatu Ora vaccination data online.

Barry Young was arrested on Sunday and appeared before Wellington District Court judge Andrew Nicholls on Monday.

He faces one charge of dishonestly accessing Te Whatu Ora databases with the maximum penalty being up to seven years of imprisonment.

He has not entered a plea.

A public gallery full of supporters stood and clapped when Young entered the courtroom. Judge Nicholls told them off, saying “any more disruption and I’ll ask you to leave”. Young has been denied bail on Monday and will be released on bail at 1pm on Tuesday.

But sadly, this story gets even more draconian. We’re now getting a very serious warning from a New Zealand vaccine watchdog group that claims if you have the whistleblower data on your server, you are at risk of literally losing everything.

WARNING TO ANYONE WHO IS HOSTING THE NZ WHISTLE BLOWER DATA…

The NZ injunction is being ENFORCED around the world.

If you hold this data on a live server, you are at risk of losing EVERYTHING stored on your server as your account will be DELETED

US Genomics expert Kevin McKernan says he woke up to find that his entire MEGA account, including medical genome sequencing and vaccine sequencing data, with an estimated value of US$200,000, had been suddenly deleted.

McKernan is one of the leading scientists involved in researching DNA contamination in the mRNA Covid vaccines – all his sequencing data of the Pfizer and Moderna DNA contamination has been LOST

Many online users argue that it’s well past the point of no return for the New Zealand government, or any government for that matter. The data has already made its way onto the dark web, where it’s securely stored on thousands of servers, thanks to the assistance of hackers from around the world. Deleting it now seems like a nearly impossible task, which is good for the people, bad for the globalists.

https://revolver.news/2023/12/warning-if-youre-hosting-nz-whistleblower-data-on-your-server-youre-at-risk-of-losing-everything/

The Biden family’s banking shell game

Suspicious transactions test new House speaker's resolve

By Editorial Board

OPINION:

President Biden isn’t interested in settling questions about his problematic financial interactions with family members. When asked Wednesday to explain payments flowing between him, his son Hunter and his brother Jim, he fired off a stern denial before shuffling away from the White House press pool.

“It’s just a bunch of lies,” the president said. “They’re lies. I did not. They’re lies.”

Reporters were inquiring about the discovery of bank records confirming that Hunter Biden’s business entity Owasco PC made small, regular deposits into the elder Biden‘s bank account. That’s the same Owasco that received millions in payments from Chinese state enterprises.

The president has consistently denied awareness of Hunter’s financial dealings. Friends of the administration go on to defend the transactions, explaining them as a dutiful son making payments on his father’s Ford Raptor while the son was using that pickup truck. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer isn’t buying that story.

“This wasn’t a payment from Hunter Biden’s personal account but an account for his corporation that received payments from China and other shady corners of the world,” the Kentucky Republican said in a statement.

New documents also reveal Mr. Biden sent at least 54 emails to Hunter’s business partner Eric Schwerin. The then-vice president’s messages were concealed under aliases including “Robin Ware” and “Robert L. Peters.” That’s a curious thing for someone not involved in the business to do.

Mr. Comer joined House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, in giving Hunter Biden until Dec. 13 to appear before the committees to explain what’s going on in a deposition, threatening contempt of Congress proceedings should the president’s son fail to appear pursuant to a subpoena issued last month.

It remains to be seen whether new House Speaker Mike Johnson will pursue contempt proceedingsas ferociously as Rep. Nancy Pelosi did when she wielded the speaker’s gavel. BothPeter Navarro and Steve Bannon, former top aides to former President Donald Trump, are fightingunprecedented criminal contempt convictionsat the hands of Democratic-appointed judges and Trump-hating juries.

As for Mr. Johnson, he announced that the full House would vote next week to continue the formal impeachment inquiry against President Biden. “The House Democrats cheapened impeachment,” the Louisiana Republican argued. “What you’re seeing now is the opposite of that, a very deliberate investigation uncovering and following the facts — that’s what the Constitution requires the House to do.”

With Mr. Comer having identified $24 million in cash pouring into 20 different shell companies linked with the Bidens and their associates, the big guy has some explaining to do. Imaginations run wild in the absence of a credible response, which is why the last thing the president and his son should do is continue stonewalling.

Recall that the FBI opened a full inquiry into then-candidate Trump — using foreign-agent surveillance authority — based on a secondhand report of the sozzled ramblings of a low-level campaign aide talking to a diplomat in a London bar.

As Mr. Biden’s current defenders cheered the latter investigation, surely they will urge the president and his family to cooperate fully in this inquiry.

(I don’t believe anything Johnson says.)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/editorial-biden-familys-banking-shell-game/?cx_testId=29&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=1&cx_experienceId=EXWXCJWBWYID&utm_source=piano&utm_medium=side-rail&utm_campaign=5_item_Pos_1#cxrecs_s