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https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/navy-reservist-charged-with-bribery-to-help-chinese-nationals-obtain-unauthorized-military-ids-5819876
Navy Reservist Charged With Bribery to Help Chinese Nationals Obtain Unauthorized Military IDs
Two Chinese nationals allegedly paid $3,500 for two IDs, according to prosecutors.
A Navy reservist who once served on the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney has been charged with allegedly attempting to bribe a former shipmate to help two Chinese nationals obtain unauthorized military identification cards for “immigration purposes,” according to prosecutors.
Raymond Andres Zumba, 27, of Staten Island, New York, has been indicted with bribery of a public official and faces a maximum prison sentence of 15 years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced in a press release on March 3. Zumba is currently being held pending trial.
After learning that his former shipmate’s spouse was working at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Jacksonville, which issues Department of Defense (DOD) identification cards, Zumba contacted his former shipmate. The two individuals were not named in court documents.
The defendant allegedly asked his former shipmate if the spouse was willing to issue legitimate but unauthorized identification cards for an under-the-table payment. After suspecting Zumba of criminal activity, the shipmate contacted investigators from the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, which led to a federal investigation starting in early January.
Acting under the direction of federal agents, the former shipmate proceeded to engage Zumba, which eventually led to the defendant’s arrest on Feb. 14.
Zumba, whom prosecutors said had recently married a Chinese national, allegedly told his former shipmate that he needed two identification cards for “his wife’s parents” and the two cards would be for “immigration purposes” to show that they “were married to servicemembers.”
Zumba allegedly told his former shipmate that he would not make any money on the card deal, but certain Chinese individuals had paid for his travels and dinners, according to the complaint.
The two Chinese buyers were identified only as “Individual-5” and “Individual-6” in the complaint, with the former being a Chinese-born naturalized U.S. citizen and the latter a Chinese national unlawfully present in the United States.
https://www.rt.com/news/613741-trump-remove-rt-sanctions-two-weeks/
Trump will remove RT sanctions within two weeks – US journalist
The president believes that the crackdown on media outlets is “foolish,” Ben Swann claims
US President Donald Trump could lift sanctions on RT in as little as two weeks, investigative journalist Ben Swann has suggested. Swann described the sanctions as illegal and contradicting the essence of American democracy.
Speaking at a panel hosted by RT on Tuesday, Swann, who previously ran RT’s operations in the US and worked as a managing editor at Fox News, expressed confidence that Trump disagrees with the restrictions on the broadcaster and will soon act to lift them.
“Within two weeks' time… there’s going to be a move to remove those sanctions… I believe that he [Trump] disagrees with these sanctions. He thinks they’re foolish in the way they were designed. And by the way, they are. They’re not just foolish, though. They’re illegal. They violate the Constitution.”
Swann also said the US has always aspired to “a very simple principle” when it comes to freedom of the press. “The very first amendment to our Constitution, the very first right in our Bill of Rights is the right to speak freely without government interference, and the right to a free press… Free press does not mean professional press. It means you have the right to publish ideas that go against what the government believes.”
Scotty Nell, a conservative political commentator and former RT anchor, echoed this assessment, suggesting that the administration of former US President Joe Biden deliberately insisted on shutting down the outlet before the election. She also rejected the argument that the crackdown on RT hinged on security considerations.
“On our wall at RT America, we had a saying that said, ‘trust the viewer’. We’re going to trust our viewers to have enough intelligence to make the decisions themselves, to do their own fact-checking… Time and time again, they came back and said, ‘You’re telling us the truth. It’s been the mainstream media, those other sources on air that have been telling us lies.’”
Washington has for years been trying to curb RT’s operations. Last September, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on several Russian outlets, accusing them of trying to covertly “undermine democracy” and interfere in US elections. Then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused RT of “functioning as a de facto arm of [Russian] intelligence.” Moscow has rejected the allegations, accusing the US of violating the principles of free speech.
On Monday, Swann published an open letter to Trump, urging him to lift sanctions against RT and other Russian outlets. He noted that the restrictions are “unprecedented” and that “the journalists targeted by these sanctions are American citizens. Not only did they lose their jobs, but also the opportunity to share factual reporting with an audience of over 800 million people across the globe.”
The Trump administration has yet to respond to the appeal.
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https://www.rt.com/russia/613678-kremlin-us-ukraine-aid-stop/
Kremlin responds to reports of Trump move on Ukraine aid
The US freezing military assistance to Kiev would be a great contribution to peace, Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
Halting US military aid to Ukraine would be a significant step toward resolving the conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday.
Several US media outlets have reported that Washington has suspended the purchase of new weapons for Ukraine. Several reports have also suggested that US President Donald Trump has also ordered a halt to shipments of military aid.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Peskov stated that while the details of these reports have yet to be confirmed, such a move could prove to be a significant step towards de-escalation.
“It is obvious that the US has been the main supplier” of military aid to Kiev, Peskov noted, adding that if the US were to relinquish this role or suspend supplies altogether it would “probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace.”
The spokesman said that if the US had indeed stopped all military aid to Ukraine, it would mean that Kiev would effectively lose the vast majority of its ammunition, equipment and intelligence.
“If this really is so… then perhaps, without indulging in excessive optimism, we can modestly hope that this could encourage the Kiev regime to lean towards attempts to resolve the situation through peaceful means,” Peskov told Rossiya 1 TV journalist Pavel Zarubin.
According to Bloomberg, Trump has ordered a freeze on all military aid to Ukraine, which includes equipment already designated for delivery, as well as weapons in transit on aircraft and ships or waiting in transit areas in Poland. The New York Times reported that the president’s order, which has already taken effect, affects more than $1 billion in “arms and ammunition in the pipeline and on order.”
Meanwhile, the Washington Post claimed that in addition to stopping weapons shipments to Kiev, Washington is also considering the termination of intelligence sharing and training for Ukrainian troops and pilots.
Trump’s reported order comes after a public spat with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the White House on Friday. During the meeting, Trump accused Zelensky of ingratitude and “gambling with World War III” by refusing to work towards a halt to hostilities.
After the heated exchange, Zelensky stated on Sunday that peace between Ukraine and Russia was still “very, very far away,” prompting even more ire from Trump, who said it was “the worst statement that could have been made” by the Ukrainian leader.
Trump warned that “America will not put up with it for much longer,” and suggested that Zelensky “doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing.”
https://www.rt.com/russia/613686-zelensky-us-deal-no-apology/
Zelensky offers to sign US deal and skips apology
A meeting last week that was to culminate in a major pact on Ukrainian minerals instead ended in scandal
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has offered to sign a rare earths deal with the US following a disastrous meeting at the White House last week which scuttled the agreement. However, he did not apologize, as demanded by some American officials.
Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have feuded over a potential ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, security guarantees, and the minerals deal for weeks. Last Friday, the process culminated in a shouting match between the Ukrainian leader, Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office.
“Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be,” Zelensky wrote in an X post on Tuesday.
“It is time to make things right,” he said, adding that “Ukraine is ready to sign [the agreement on minerals] in any time and in any convenient format.”
Kiev is ready to work towards a swift end to the conflict, beginning with an immediate prisoner release, and an immediate ceasefire with a “ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure,” Zelensky said.
He called last week’s altercation “regrettable,” but did not apologize.
The minerals deal is off the table until the Ukrainian leader makes a formal public apology, Fox News reported on Monday, citing a senior US official.
The Ukrainian leader refused to directly apologize for the contentious White House meeting when pressed by Bret Baier of Fox in an interview shortly thereafter.
The day of the scandalous meeting, Trump told reporters that Zelensky needed to be ready for an immediate ceasefire before would be welcomed back.
In the meantime, Washington has suspended all US military aid to Ukraine, multiple outlets reported on Monday, citing an anonymous White House official.
“We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a [peaceful] solution,” the statement reportedly said.
A stop to the flow of US armaments to Ukraine would “probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace,” given Washington’s position as its biggest military backer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Moscow has repeatedly stressed its openness to ceasefire talks, and that Kiev banned negotiations early on in the conflict. Russia demands that Ukraine demilitarize, denazify, stay neutral and recognize the territorial “realities on the ground.” Moscow has also stressed that it is opposed to any NATO presence in Ukraine, including under the guise of peacekeepers from the US-led military bloc’s member states
https://www.rt.com/news/613682-us-journalist-letter-trump-rt/
US journalist’s open letter to Trump (FULL TEXT)
Sanctions imposed by Washington against RT and Sputnik have been detrimental to American citizens, Ben Swann has argued
The former head of RT America, Ben Swann, has called on US President Donald Trump to drop restrictions imposed against several Russian media outlets, including RT and Sputnik. Set under Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, the “unprecedented” sanctions were nothing but “corruption on display,” the investigative journalist and producer argued.
Swann worked as a news anchor on American television as well as a TV sports producer and managing editor at various media outlets. He had previously headed all of RT’s operations in the US, being in charge of the broadcaster’s office in the country and all of the shows produced by RT America. The journalist also founded the Truth in Media project. Before joining RT, Swann also worked for several Fox affiliates.
The journalist published an open letter addressing Trump on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday:
Open Letter To President Trump, Time to End the Biden- Era Sanctions Against RT and American JournalistsPresident Donald J. Trump,In his speech to European leaders only days ago, your Vice President JD Vance stated plainly, “In Washington, there is a new sheriff in town. And… pic.twitter.com/6Enh43Caan
— Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) March 3, 2025
President Donald J. Trump,
In his speech to European leaders only days ago, your Vice President JD Vance stated plainly, “In Washington, there is a new sheriff in town. And under Donald Trump’s leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer in the public square. Agree or disagree?”
Mr. President, the first 30 days of your current administration have moved at warp speed. In that time you have quickly re-established American principles of free speech and a free press, upheld through Executive Orders as well as clarified positions by your Department of Justice and State Department.
There is a major oversight taking place however, when it comes to freedom of speech and freedom of press. A major sanction in the last few months of the Biden State Department remains in place and directly violates both of those Constitutionally protected American freedoms.
On Sept. 13, 2024, under the direction of Antony Blinken, the Biden State Department placed unprecedented sanctions on the Russian news organization RT, with whom my company contracts to produce fair, factual, and honest news and opinion programming.
The excuse used to place our work under sanction was based on an old lie: that Russia and RT had in some way interfered in U.S. elections. This move is unprecedented, as no U.S. administration has ever banned, blocked or sanctioned a news organization. The Biden Administration through the Treasury Department placed financial sanctions against RT and TV Novosti, thereby making it illegal for American journalists to exercise their Constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech and press.
The journalists targeted by these sanctions are American citizens. Not only did they lose their jobs, but also the opportunity to share factual reporting with an audience of over 800 million people across the globe. The bullying of social media companies by the Biden Administration was corruption on display, however, by outright banning a news organization what the Biden Administration has done is violation of Constitutional law.
We ask you to drop all sanctions against RT, Sputnik and TV Novosti and allow the public square to remain free for all voices, all journalists and all points of view.
Ben Swann
anon 'members Z is an actor. jus sayin is all
https://x.com/atensnut/status/1897112896091644157
the look on that drunks face is pure "scared"
i like this one…
https://x.com/themarketswork/status/1897114725298970712
https://www.rt.com/news/613740-le-pen-trump-ukraine/
Le Pen accuses Trump of ‘brutality’ over reported Ukraine aid halt
The alleged move by the US president is “cruel,” the former National Rally party leader has claimed
The former leader of the French right-wing National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has accused US President Donald Trump of “brutality” over his alleged decision to suspend American military aid to Ukraine.
Several US outlets have claimed that Trump has ordered all weapons deliveries to Kiev to be put on hold following his public spat last week with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, who had made clear his unwillingness to negotiate peace with Russia.
Washington is also considering the termination of intelligence sharing and training for Ukrainian troops and pilots, according to the media. There have been no official statements from the White House on the matter.
When asked about Trump’s alleged move by Le Figaro newspaper on Tuesday, Le Pen claimed it is “very cruel towards the Ukrainian soldiers engaged in a patriotic defense of their country.”
“I think that the brutality of this decision is condemnable,” she added.
However, the three-time French presidential candidate acknowledged that “no one can force the US to maintain its support if this country no longer wants to.”
She suggested that “the halt in the delivery of weapons is less problematic – because they can be replaced – than the halt in the support in the field of intelligence and technological and digital support.”
EU nations will not be able to provide the Ukrainian military with the necessary data on their own due to “Europe’s digital submission to the US,” Le Pen claimed.
The former leader of the National Party, who saluted Trump’s election win in 2016, saying that he “made the impossible possible,” was less supportive of the Republican candidate during his campaign last year.
Le Pen argued last year that the Ukraine conflict does not directly affect France’s key national interests, that Russia is not a threat to the EU, and that Kiev’s Western backers should ensure that Ukraine negotiates with Moscow as soon as possible.
On Tuesday, Zelensky appeared to have reversed his position of refusing to talk to Russia, writing on X that Kiev is “ready to work fast to end the war.”
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yup, did that! twatter provides the pic / vid from the link.
anon might wanna chill and maybe grab a sip of whatever pelosi is chugging from that bottle of hers, jus sayin or maybe some of picrel.. to chill you out!
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now scroll back up to the posts you cited… and wait for the links to load after you click them!
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>https://x.com/IfindRetards/status/1897140119456637063
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https://www.rt.com/africa/613744-south-africa-investigates-afriforum-solidarity-high-treason-cases/
South Africa investigates ‘treason’ claims against Afrikaner groups
AfriForum and Solidarity have been lobbying the US government to punish members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party
South African police have launched an investigation into “high treason” claims against Afrikaner minority lobby groups AfriForum and Solidarity, which are accused of spreading false information to the US government about a recently passed land ownership law.
Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) chief Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya told local media on Tuesday that authorities are examining four separate dockets targeting specific entities but declined to name them.
Earlier, the DPCI chief said in an interview with state broadcaster SABC that the cases “concern individuals that may have crossed the border to go and communicate some of the things that are perceived to be in the direction of high treason.”
“High treason consists of the unlawful engagement in any conduct within or outside the borders of… South Africa by a person owing allegiance to the republic, with the intention to overthrow the government… violate, threaten, or endanger the existence, independence, or security of the republic,” Lebeya said in another interview with Newzroom Afrika.
He added that the National Prosecuting Authority will determine whether any of the complaints contain elements of treason.
Political parties, including former South African leader Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), filed complaints against AfriForum and Solidarity after US President Donald Trump cut aid to Pretoria, accusing it of disregarding the rights of a “certain class” of citizens.
Trump accused the African country’s government of confiscating agricultural properties belonging to the Afrikaners – white South Africans – without compensation under the newly adopted expropriation law.
Pretoria has insisted that the law is intended to address racial disparities in land ownership in a country where white farmers still own the majority of land decades after Apartheid ended in 1994.
AfriForum has lobbied against the legislation in the US and through media campaigns, claiming it violates property rights. Last week, AfriForum and Solidarity leaders met with US officials at the White House and urged Washington to impose sanctions on the African National Congress (ANC) rather than punishing “ordinary South Africans” with the suspension of financial assistance.
The two non-profit civil rights organizations have accused the ANC, headed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, of irresponsible policies and statements that encourage discrimination and genocide against Afrikaners and other minorities.
Afrikaners are descendants of European colonists, mostly from the Netherlands, who arrived in what would become modern South Africa in the 17th century.
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AWT for short == over thinking
or making a mountain out of a mole hill in your mind