23 Jan, 2025 20:33

Trump orders JFK, RFK and MLK files released

The US president has previously vowed to declassify information on high-profile historic assassinations

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to declassify government documents related to the assassinations during the 1960s of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr, multiple news media outlets reported on Thursday.

Trump made a promise to do so at a victory rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington last weekend, speaking ahead of his inauguration on Monday.

The high-profile murders of President Kennedy in 1963, his brother and political ally Robert in 1968 and, in that same year, Martin Luther King, civil right leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, remain a subject of controversy and speculation in America.

The National Archives and Records Administration(NARA) has five million records related to President Kennedy’s assassination alone. In the 1990s, the federal government mandated its almost-full release by October 2017. The US president still had an authority to order exemptions.Between 3,000 and 4,000 documents are yet to be disclosed.

Trump already made a similar promise during his first presidential term and ended up authorizing the release of several documents. He kept a significant part classified, citing national security concerns, under what was described as pressure from the CIA and the FBI at that time.

A video showing the moment Trump signed the order has surfaced on social media. “That is a big one,” the president can be heard saying in the clip. “A lot of people have been waiting for this for years. For decades,” he added.

“Everything will be revealed,” Trump said while signing.

https://www.rt.com/news/611535-trump-cia-jfk-files/

23 Jan, 2025 19:09

Kremlin responds to Trump’s threat over Ukraine deal

Moscow remains ready for an equitable and respectable dialogue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

The Kremlin has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s threats of sanctions and tariffs over a Ukraine peace deal,calling the tactics “nothing new.”Trump issued a thinly-veiled ultimatum to Moscow on Wednesday by calling on it to end the Ukraine conflict and strike a “deal” or to face new sanctions instead.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday thatRussia remains open to “equal and respectful dialogue” with the United States, adding that, during his first term in office, Trump had engaged in this kind of exchange with President Vladimir Putin. Now, Russia is waiting for similar signals but has not seen any so far, according to the spokesman.

“Trump in his first term was the US president most frequently resorting to sanctions. He likes this method,” Peskov added.

Trump issued the warning in a post on his Truth Social online platform. Should no peace “deal” materialize “soon” enough, Trump would “have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.”

Addressing the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by videolink on Thursday,Trump has said he would “very much like” to meet his Russian counterpart “soon” to end the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

Trump, who started his second term as president this week, campaigned on a promise to swiftly resolve the Ukraine conflict. He repeatedly promised to stop the fighting within 24 hours if returned to office. In the weeks leading up to his inauguration he adjusted his timeline, expressing hope to negotiate peace within six months.

Russia has also repeatedly stated throughout the conflict that it is ready for peace negotiations at any time, while accusing Kiev of refusing to talk. Moscow has also repeatedly criticized the West’s continued military aid for Ukraine, arguing that it is only prolonging the conflict and extending human suffering. An ever deeper Western engagement in the conflict also poses risks of a direct clash between Russia and NATO, Moscow has warned.

https://www.rt.com/russia/611530-peskov-trump-deal-ukraine/

23 Jan, 2025 16:43

EU state moves forward with Ukraine-style church crackdown

The Estonian government has approved a bill that would require religious associations to renounce all ties with Moscow

Religious organizations in Estonia could be ordered to cut all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) under legislation approved by the government on Thursday, Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets has told Estonian media.

The amendment to the law on churches and parishes, submitted by Laanemets, has been sent to the EU nation’s parliament. If approved, the Estonian Orthodox Church (EOC), as well as other religious associations and societies, will have two months to bring their charters, board composition and activities into compliance with the new legislation.

An explanatory letter attached to the new bill states that all religious organizations in Estonia must “exclude leadership by a person or association with significant influence and located in a foreign state if it poses a threat to the security, constitutional order or public order of the Estonian state, supports military aggression or calls for war, a terrorist crime or other illegal use of armed force or violence.”

Laanemets said the initiative was “necessary”because the Orthodox Church, which has canonical ties to the Moscow Patriarchate, is “the most important instrument of influence for Russia and the Kremlin in Estonia,” and that this “must be stopped.”

Last year, the minister threatened to close Orthodox Christian monasteries in the country if they failed to sever ties with the ROC. He also announced that he waspreparing a proposal to the Estonian parliament to officially label the ROC a terrorist organization and ban its activities in the country.

The EOC previously stated that it does not intend to unilaterally cut its canonical ties with the Moscow Patriarchy, arguing that that the ROC has not done anything that would force such a move.

Nevertheless, in August, the Council of the EOC of theMoscow Patriarchate approved a revision of its charter, removing the mention of the Moscow Patriarchate from the name of the church. Laanemets stated at the time that this was not enough, and claimed that Moscow still had influence over the EOC.

Russia has strongly condemned Estonia’s efforts to sever the EOC from the ROC and enact laws that would restrict the ROC’s operations,calling them violations of religious freedom, discrimination against Orthodox believers, and interference in religious affairs on the part of the Estonian government.

https://www.rt.com/russia/611525-estonia-orthodox-church-crackdown/

(They are not trying to limit Moscow’s influence, they are trying to limit God’s Influence which is much worse.This is how you can tell the evil ones are running the countries in Europe.)

23 Jan, 2025 15:02

Trump to pull 20,000 US troops from Europe – Italian media

The US president could also demand that the EU pays for remaining American personnel, ANSA news agency has reported

US President Donald Trump is considering reducing his country's military contingent in Europe by 20% as he reviews Washington’s commitment to the continent, Italian news agency ANSA has reported, citing EU diplomatic sources.

If the pullout occurs, the number of US service personnel in Europewill decrease from around 100,000 to 80,000, the agency reported on Wednesday.

In recent conversations with European leadersTrump has “consistently” expressed a desire to downsize the US military presence on the continent, the sources said.

“Furthermore, for those [US troops] who remain, he would like financial contributions from European countries, because these soldiers are a deterrent, and the costs cannot be borne solely by American taxpayers,” one of ANSA’s sources claimed.

Earlier this month, Trump said NATO member states in the EU should be spending 5% of their GDP on defense, way beyond the current goal of 2%. “They can afford it,” he claimed.

On Tuesday, the US president== called on Brussels to “equalize” with Washington when it comes to the support it provides to Ukraine]].

“We are in there for $200 billion more than the EU. I mean, what are we, stupid? I guess the answer is ‘yes.’ They must think so,” he said.

Trump also pledged to impose tariffs on the bloc due to its trade surplus with the US. “The EU is very bad for us,” he claimed.

During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron noted: “now that the new administration has taken office in the US, it is more important than everfor Europeans…to play their full part in consolidating a united, strong, and sovereign Europe.”

(Macron in some ways has been trying for years for the EU and European Countries to defend themselves and get together to do this, NONE of the countries even try to protect themselves, even NATO is weak, but the war mongers there, want war to justify it.)

Scholz backed Macron’s stance, acknowledging that “it is already clear that President Trump will be a challenge” for the EU.

https://www.rt.com/news/611522-trump-us-troops-eu/

FAKE NEWS MEETS IT'S DEMISE RIGHT ON TIME JAN. 2025

23 Jan, 2025 14:54

CNN to lay off hundreds – media

The redundancies are set to come amid a shift in focus to a digital audience, CNBC has reported

CNN is planning to axe hundreds of its 3,500 workforce as soon as Thursday, people familiar with the matter have told rival US network CNBC. The US media multinational is reorienting towards digital audiences and away from TV.

The Warner Bros Discovery asset must reportedly reduce its TV production costs, consolidate teams and expand its digital subscription offers, CNBC claimed on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources.

The cuts are not expected to affect the CNN’S most recognizable names, the sources said, adding that several shows that are currently produced in New York or Washington could move to Atlanta.

The multinational introduced a digital paywall last October, when it began charging a monthly fee of $3.99 from its frequent users.

NBC News, owned by Comcast, the world’s fourth-largest broadcaster by revenue, isalso planning job cutsthis week, CNBC noted, citing sources familiar with the situation, who claimed that the layoffs would impact less than 50 staff.

The current news media landscape is in transition aswatching linear TV is becoming less popular, with more people consuming news on streaming services and through social media. (That’s not the only reason they are cutting workforce,why won’t any of them admit their “news” is shit and mostly liesabout politics and the world. They are all dishonest and gotten away with the lies for ever. Mark Pincus the billionaire was shocked when he found out the news media lied about Trump for years, and he believed it.)

The Washington Post announced earlier this month that it would dismiss around 4% of its workforce in an effort to reduce costs amid increasing losses. In November, the Associated Press announced plans to slash some 8% of its workforce as the news agency seeks to update operations and products.

https://www.rt.com/news/611507-cnn-lay-off-hundreds/

13 Jan, 2025 19:52

Washington Post web traffic plummets nearly 90% – media

The outlet’s online visitor average has tanked by around 20 million daily active users since 2021, Semafor has reported

The Washington Post’s web traffic hascratered over the past four years, with daily active users droppingfrom a high of 22.5 million in January 2021when outgoing President Joe Biden took office,to around 2.5-3 million by the middle of 2024, according to internal data shared with news website Semafor. (That's almost an unbelievable drop, all because of their drool how great Joe was, and their lies about Trump)

Internal financial and editorial struggles are rampant at the Jeff Bezos-owned broadsheet, according to variousreports, with the paper’s rivals poaching talent, ad revenue falling dramatically, and layoffs on the horizon.

In April last year, the Washington City Paper reported that the nosedive in the Post’s traffic was so staggering that the paper stopped sharing its traffic information publicly. An ‘Audience & Traffic’ tag on the website, which had been regularly updated for years, has not been updated since January 2023.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that thePost’s advertising revenue fellfrom $190 million in 2023 to $174 million in 2024.

Leaders at the paper are “strugglingto convince staff that they have a clear editorial vision and continuing commitment to hard-hitting journalism” and rivals have poached top talent, with more exits on the way, the WSJ said, citing over a dozen insiders.

The reader exodus gathered steam in October last year, when Bezos decided to withhold an expected endorsement of outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris during the presidential election against now-President-elect Donald Trump. In an op-ed, Bezos argued that endorsements from newspapers “do nothing to tip the scales in an election,” and “create a perception of bias.”

The move backfired, however, resulting in a reported 250,000 canceled subscriptions just weeks before election day, or about 10% of the Post's 2.5 million paid subscribers, according to NPR.

Last week, the Post announcedit was laying off around 4% of its staff. The cuts will affect nearly 100 workers in the paper’s business division, including sales and marketing, as well as its IT units, it said.

The job cuts are “all in service of our greater goal to best position The Post for the future,” the paper’s statement said. (That doesn’t sound convincing at all.)

https://www.rt.com/news/610828-washington-post-traffic-plummets/