Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 10:59 a.m. No.22847041   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7062 >>7131 >>7391 >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

Le Pen barred from seeking political office

 

The popular right-wing French lawmaker has been barred from seeking public office over financial misconduct

 

The five-year ban for the 56-year-old MP came into effect immediately, regardless of any appeals process. Le Pen left the court before the judge read the decision in full, according to French media.

 

The French Constitutional Council ruled in an unrelated case on Friday that imposing an immediate political ban, termed a “provisional execution,” was legal under basic law. The body is the nation’s highest authority on constitutional matters.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/614997-le-pen-embezzlemen-verdict/

 

French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen sentenced to jail: Live Updates

 

A Paris court has barred the right-wing politician from taking part in the 2027 election

 

Le Pen and others have been convicted of embezzling EU funds intended for political assistants and face a variety of sentences, including a five-year ban on seeking public office and two years house arrest.

 

Several other defendants have also been sentenced to prison terms of various lengths.

 

RN is the single largest party in the French parliament and the sentencing has sent a shockwave through the country's, and wider European, politics.

 

31 March 2025

 

17:48 GMT

Former French President Francois Hollande has called for “respect for the independence of the judiciary” following Le Pen’s conviction. “Justice has spoken legally, has not preached morality, and has spoken with complete independence,” Hollande told BFM-TV, adding that the court had handed down “a harsh sentence, but for serious offenses.”

 

17:28 GMT

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has called the verdict an attempt by French authorities to eliminate political rivals, saying that the Fifth French Republic has completely discredited itself.

 

“The main goal of this hastily arranged ruling is to sideline the leader of one of France’s major parties ahead of the 2027 presidential election,” Medvedev wrote on the social media platform VKontakte, adding that “the world recently witnessed a similar disgrace in Romania.”

 

17:08 GMT

France’s Socialist Party has said it acknowledges the court’s ruling against Le Pen “as it would any other,” and urged to “respect the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law.”

 

“The Socialist Party remains committed to defending republican values and transparency in public life, which are essential to building public trust,” the party said in a statement.

 

16:32 GMT

RN President Jordan Bardella, in a post on X, has called the verdict against Le Pen “a democratic scandal” and urged “peaceful and popular mobilization” to show that “the will of the people is stronger.”

 

An accompanying petition titled ‘Save democracy, support Marine’ has said: “You have always been able to count on Marine Le Pen, on her willingness to defend you, on her patriotism. Today, she is counting on you.”

 

https://www.rt.com/news/615015-le-pen-live-updates/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:07 a.m. No.22847081   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7084 >>7131 >>7391 >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

Jolani Unveils New Government For Syria, White Helmets Leader Appointed Minister

 

Syria's self-declared interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced the formation of the country’s new transitional government late on Saturday. "The formation of a new government today is a declaration of our joint will to build a new state," Sharaa said during a speech marking the formation.

 

Several of his top officials have retained their posts, including Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra. Anas Hassan Khattab, who served as intelligence director after the fall of the former government of Bashar al-Assad, was appointed as Minister of Interior.

 

All three were members of Sharaa’s extremist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) organization, the former branch of Al-Qaeda in Syria (when it was known as the Nusra Front), which has been officially dissolved, but retains the bulk of its fighting formation as part of the country’s new army and security apparatus.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/jolani-unveils-new-government-syria-white-helmets-leader-appointed-minister

 

Direct Terrorist Collusion: Over One Dozen Videos Capture White Helmets Working Side-By-Side With Terrorist Groups in Syria

 

https://clarityofsignal.com/2017/05/08/direct-jihadist-collusion-over-one-dozen-videos-capture-white-helmets-working-side-by-side-with-terrorist-groups/

 

Massive White Helmets Photo Cache Proves Hollywood Gave Oscar to Terrorist Group

 

https://clarityofsignal.com/2017/02/27/massive-white-helmets-photo-cache-proves-hollywood-gave-oscar-to-terrorist-group/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:10 a.m. No.22847100   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7131 >>7391 >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

Vaccine Stocks Tank, Moderna Craters After FDA Biologics Head Abruptly Steps Down

 

Vaccine stocks tumbled in the early U.S. cash session after Peter Marks—a top FDA regulator and pro-vaxxer—abruptly resigned on Friday.

 

Wall Street analysts view Marks' departure as a bearish signal for vaccine stocks, such as Moderna, Novavax, BioNTech, and others, which already face mounting headwinds, including a wave of layoffs expected at the Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Moderna puked at the open, down 12% in early trading, while the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF sank 2%. Other makers of vaccine stocks plunged, including Novavax -10% and BioNTech -5.8%.

 

Moderna shares are also down 95% from peak Covid highs.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/vaccine-stocks-tank-after-fda-biologics-head-abruptly-steps-down-era-rfk-jr

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:14 a.m. No.22847117   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7131 >>7136 >>7144 >>7155 >>7159 >>7175 >>7180 >>7184 >>7204 >>7391 >>7499 >>7642 >>7709 >>7811

CDC Sounds the Alarm as Hospital Workers Struggle to Contain ‘Urgent Threat’ That Has a 30-60% Kill Rate

 

A drug-resistant fungus is on the rise in American hospitals, targeting patients who already reeling from illness.

 

New cases have been identified in Georgia and Florida hospitals, according to The Hill.

 

Candida auris has been in the U.S. since 2016, but cases have increased annually through 2023, the most recent year for which the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have data.

 

“We’ve had four people at one time on and off, over the past few months, and in years past, it was unusual to have one or even two people with Candida Auris in our hospital,” Dr. Timothy Connelly at Memorial Health in Savannah said, according to WJCL-TV.

 

JoAnna Wagner from the Georgia Department of Public Health said Georgia has had more than 1,300 cases through February.

 

The fungus spreads through medical equipment that enters the body, such as breathing tubes, feeding tubes, or catheters.

 

The kicker? Traditional cleaning solutions or disinfectants do not touch the fungus.

 

“Many of the disinfectants that are EPA-registered and historically used by hospitals and medical facilities are not effective against C. Auris,” Wagner said.

 

The CDC called Candida auris “an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” in 2023, The Hill noted, and it is sounding the alarm again

 

“The rapid rise and geographic spread of cases is concerning and emphasizes the need for continued surveillance, expanded lab capacity, quicker diagnostic tests, and adherence to proven infection prevention and control,” Dr. Meghan Lyman, an epidemiologist with the CDC, said, according to the Los Angeles Times.

 

“If you get infected with this pathogen that’s resistant to any treatment, there’s no treatment we can give you to help combat it. You’re all on your own,” Melissa Nolan, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina, said, according to Nexstar

 

Nolan said the fungus adapts to endure.

 

“It’s really good at just being, generally speaking, in the environment,” Nolan said.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/cdc-sounds-alarm-hospital-workers-struggle-contain-urgent/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:37 a.m. No.22847259   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7270 >>7275

Netanyahu to be questioned in Qatargate probe, two aides arrested

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two of his aids Eli Feldstein and Yonatan Urich will be questioned in the Qatargate probe, Israeli media reported Monday. The report was not independently corroborated.

 

Two suspects were arrested for questioning as part of the “Qatargate” scandal that morning.

 

The investigation is under gag order until April 10, but numerous Israeli media outlets reported that the two suspects were Eli Feldstein and Yonatan Urich, former and current members, respectively, of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media team.

 

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848247

 

https://youtu.be/hUVtohkpy3w

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/netanyahu-to-be-questioned-in-qatargate-probe-two-aides-arrested/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:39 a.m. No.22847270   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7391 >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

>>22847259

 

Netanyahu says Qatargate probe ‘political hunt,’ 2 detained aides ‘being held hostage’

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu releases a video after he is questioned by police in the Qatargate scandal and dismisses the investigations as politically motivated, adding that two of his top aides who were arrested “are being held hostage.”

 

In the video released on Telegram, Netanyahu says that when police told him that he needed to give testimony in the case, he immediately cleared time for it.

 

“The police said they needed four hours, but after an hour, they ran out of questions,” Netanyahu says.

 

The prime minister says he asked police to provide him with evidence. “I said ‘Show me something,’ and they did not have anything,” Netanyahu says.

 

“I understood that this was a political investigation, but I did not know how much, and that they are holding [Jonatan] Urich and [Elie] Feldstein as hostages,” Netanyahu says, referring to his two aides who were detained this morning and are being held overnight in custody.

 

Netnayahu’s comments appear remarkably tone deaf comparing the two men held by the Israel Police to the plight of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

 

“This is a political hunt that is intended to foil the firing of the head of the Shin Bet and to bring down a prime minister from the right,” he claims.

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-says-qatargate-probe-political-hunt-2-detained-aides-being-held-hostage-by-police/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:42 a.m. No.22847299   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7391 >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

Iran warns US through Swiss embassy it will act swiftly to aggression

 

TEHRAN - Given the ongoing malicious acts of the Zionist regime aimed at creating insecurity in the region coupled with U.S. President Donald Trump’s military threats against Iran, the acting head of the Swiss embassy in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

 

The Swiss embassy in Tehran represents the U.S. interests section in Iran.

 

The Foreign Ministry Director General for American Affairs Eisa Kamali rejected the provocative statements that violate international law and the United Nations Charter.

 

He also conveyed Iran's official warning regarding any acts of aggression and the Islamic Republic's determination to respond decisively and swiftly to any threats.

 

The acting head of the Swiss embassy assured that he would promptly relay these matters to the U.S. government.

 

The summoning took place as Trump threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if the country does not come to an agreement with his administration about its nuclear program.

 

“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” Trump said during a phone call with NBC News’ Kristen Welker on Sunday.

 

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/511305/Iran-warns-US-through-Swiss-embassy-it-will-act-swiftly-to-aggression

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:45 a.m. No.22847319   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Elon Musk Confirms Widespread Voter Fraud as Millions of Non-Citizens Get Access to Social Security, Medicaid, and the Ballot Box — Millions Referred to DHS for Illegal Voting Prosecution

 

Billionaire entrepreneur and Trump advisor Elon Musk dropped a bombshell this weekend during a fiery 100-minute town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he campaigned for conservative judge Brad Schimel in the state’s upcoming Supreme Court election on Tuesday.

 

Joined by Antonio Gracias, a private equity titan and a key member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team tasked with rooting out waste in the federal government, Musk unveiled a shocking chart: a dramatic spike in Social Security Numbers issued to non-citizens, soaring from 270,000 in 2021 to a mind-blowing 2.1 million in 2024.

 

That’s almost 5 million non-citizens now embedded in the system—collecting benefits, draining taxpayer dollars, and, most alarmingly, infiltrating the voter rolls.

 

“This is a mind-blowing chart,” Musk declared, pointing to the data. “This wasn’t an accident. This was a massive, large-scale program under the Biden administration to import as many illegals as possible—ultimately to change the voting map of the United States, disenfranchise the American people, and lock in a permanent deep-blue, one-party state from which there’d be no escape.”

 

Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners and a self-described son of legal immigrants, echoed Musk’s outrage.

 

“We went to Social Security to find fraud, and we stumbled on this by accident,” he said.

 

“And this isn’t political, by the way. My parents are immigrants… My brother and sister all born in Spain. I’m pro-legal immigration. This is not political. This is about America and the future of America. And there are a lot of good people in the system that pointed this in this direction. I want to honor them right now. They’re working with the government today and took the risks to show us these numbers and tell us what’s going on.”

 

Gracias continued, “We found 1.3 million of them already on Medicaid as an example. On every benefit program we went through, we found groups from this particular group of people, 5.5 million people in those benefit programs. And then what was really, really disturbing us was why. We’re asking ourselves why. And so we actually just took a sample and looked at voter registration records, and we found people here registered to vote in this population.”

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/must-see-elon-musk-confirms-widespread-voter-fraud/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:48 a.m. No.22847335   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Comptroller warned PM, IDF, Gallant of border security negligence before Oct. 7

 

If the August 2023 warning had been heeded, Englman’s criticisms might have prevented the invasion.

 

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defense establishment in August 14, 2023 of severe border security negligence, and none of the involved parties took any action to fix the situation prior to the October 7 disaster.

 

The disclosure was made alongside Englman’s expected issuing of a new report on Tuesday which slammed border security on the northern border during the mid-2023 period.

 

Although the criticisms themselves were made regarding the northern border, and the reality there has radically changed post the 2023-2024 conflict with Hezbollah, the fact is that if Netanyahu, the IDF, and then defense minister Yoav Gallant had taken the criticisms seriously, it is possible Hamas’s October 7 invasion could have been prevented.

 

What change will the disclosure make?

In the defense establishment, the impact of the latest disclosure may be limited given that Gallant was fired on November 5, IDF chief Herzi Halevi resigned on March 5, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar is expected to be ousted in the coming weeks or months.

 

But for Netanyahu, the latest allegations could be a lightning-rod for at least two reasons.

 

For one, it presents a scenario where he had warnings of severe border security problems from a serious authority separate from the IDF and Shin Bet, who he has said misled him about the security situation.

 

In other words, it will be harder for him to claim that there was no way for him to know how bad the border security situation was.

 

Second, Englman has stuck his neck out to defend Netanyahu at a number of key points over the years, for which much of the center-left have turned on him as a “rogue” loyalist comptroller who ignores his duty to criticize the prime minister.

 

The fact that he, and not your usual officials who regularly slam Netanyahu, is attacking the prime minister for ignoring the border security warnings, gives the issue a flavor of greater credibility and of being nonpartisan.

 

The content of the report itself is embargoed until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.

 

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-848322

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:50 a.m. No.22847347   🗄️.is 🔗kun

The Biden administration was giving millions of Social Security Numbers to illegal aliens.

 

Some of these people did vote.

 

Their names have been given to the authorities for prosecution.

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1906519706913165426

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:52 a.m. No.22847364   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7384

Government issues warning after millions of liters of acid are spilled into major waterway: 'Disaster'

 

Millions of people could be affected by a significant acid spill that contaminated a major river in Zambia, and authorities are concerned about the potential long-term impact.

 

What's happening?

As detailed by the Associated Press, investigators from the Engineering Institution of Zambia determined that an acid spill at a Chinese-owned copper mine on Feb. 18 caused around 50 million liters of waste "containing concentrated acid, dissolved solids and heavy metals" to flow into a stream that is connected to the Kafue River, which runs for over 930 miles through the heart of the country and is considered Zambia's most important waterway.

 

While the AP noted that authorities are still investigating the full extent of the environmental damage from the incident, there is already reason to worry after dead fish washed ashore and signs of pollution were found at least 60 miles downstream from the site of the acid spill.

 

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema told the AP that he is seeking help from experts and described the situation as "a crisis that threatens people and wildlife along the Kafue." He wasn't alone in assessing the magnitude of this issue.

 

"It is an environmental disaster really of catastrophic consequences," Chilekwa Mumba, an environmental activist who works in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, told the AP.

 

Why is this important?

Zambia is home to 20 million people, and the AP stated that about 60% of the population lives in the Kafue River basin. The river provides drinking water for around five million people and is a vital source for fishing, irrigation for agriculture and water for industry.

 

Watch now: How bad is a gas stove for your home's indoor air quality?

In the city of Kitwe, which is home to an estimated 700,000 people, the water supply has already been completely shut down due to the acid leak from the copper mine run by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, which is majority-owned by the state-run China Nonferrous Metals Industry Group.

 

Zambia is among the world's top 10 producers of copper, an essential element in the production of smartphones and other technology. This has caused China to establish a foothold in Zambia to mine for copper and other minerals despite frequent criticisms and increased discontent over its presence within the African nation.

 

"It really just brings out the negligence that some investors actually have when it comes to environmental protection," Mweene Himwinga, an environmental engineer, told the AP. "They don't seem to have any concern at all, any regard at all. And I think it's really worrying because at the end of the day, we as Zambian people, (it's) the only land we have."

 

In addition to affecting the livelihood of residents who depend on the Kafue River, the acid spill also had a major environmental impact and caused deaths among marine wildlife as well as the destruction of crops along the river's banks. The reach of the contamination raised concerns among authorities who now fear that the mining waste can seep into the earth or be carried to other areas.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/government-issues-warning-millions-liters-101546934.html

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:57 a.m. No.22847386   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

USAID funded Brazil’s judiciary to target Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters

 

Mike Benz is a former official with the US Department of State and current Executive Director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, a free speech watchdog organisation dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet. In February, he sat down with Joe Rogan to discuss the funding activities of USAID.

 

In the section below, Benz talks about the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (“CEPPs”), “the USAID programme that explicitly set its job to get foreign countries and foreign courts to pass censorship laws,” funding activities in Brazil.

 

He showed a screenshot from CEPPS’ website which has been “currently unavailable” since 4 February 2025; it has been archived on the Wayback machine HERE.

 

In Brazil, CEPPS’ core partner is the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (“TSE”), the highest body of the Brazilian Electoral Justice responsible for organising all stages of the Brazilian electoral process, from voter registration to the certification of elected candidates.

 

This “is the censorship court that shut down X [formerly Twitter] and that seized Starlink’s assets. And that effectively criminalised the speech of virtually any significant pro-Bolsonaro voice in Brazil,” Benz said. “The whole thing was a USAID Truman Show taking over the Judiciary, or at least substantially influencing and to tilt it, to take out their political enemy Bolsonaro.”

 

“When the criminal justice system and the judges are rigged and the prosecutors are rigged, you don’t even have a country anymore because they can arrest the president, they can arrest the politicians, and it’s a shortcut to control over the whole side,” he said.

 

https://youtu.be/XPPc8OVNngg

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 11:59 a.m. No.22847392   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7398 >>7412 >>7427 >>7437 >>7453 >>7499 >>7709 >>7811

Gaza medics killed by Israel found handcuffed and shot in mass grave

 

Israeli forces are accused of executing 15 first responders who were found buried under their crushed ambulances

 

Israeli forces have been accused of executing handcuffed Palestinian medics before burying them in a mass grave underneath their crushed ambulances in southern Gaza's Rafah.

 

Fifteen humanitarian workers went missing last week after responding to a distress call from civilians being attacked by Israeli forces.

 

The workers include eight paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), six members of the Palestinian Civil Defence search-and-rescue teams, and one UN staff member.

 

They were found over the weekend in a mass grave with at least around 20 multiple gunshots in each one of them, according to Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza.

 

At least one of them had their legs bound, another was decapitated and a third topless, he added.

 

He added the humanitarian workers were buried in a mass grave, two to three metres deep, in “an attempt to conceal the crime”.

 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bodies-gaza-medics-found-handcuffed-and-shot-mass-grave

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, noon No.22847400   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7477

CANDACE HAS TAKEN OFF THE GLOVES 🥊

 

“You’re like disgusting little goblins… you’re all frauds and you’re gonna get exposed”🔥🔥🔥

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1905996661421486380

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:02 p.m. No.22847410   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Did you know USAID paid Time magazine $4 million to name Zelensky

"Person of the Year"?

 

Now you do…….

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1906108121850032157

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:04 p.m. No.22847423   🗄️.is 🔗kun

CEO Of CardReady LLC Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For $19 Million Credit Card Laundering Scheme

 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ceo-cardready-llc-sentenced-seven-years-prison-19-million-credit-card-laundering

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:08 p.m. No.22847450   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7501

Jewish Rabbi states it's not racist or wrong for Jews to own White and/or black/browns as slaves.

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1906449652552994990

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:11 p.m. No.22847468   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7487

Illuminism and Freemason Uprising Part I: A Deep Dive into Revolutionary History with Nesta Webster and James Billington

 

https://www.winterwatch.net/2025/03/a-deep-dive-into-illuminism-and-freemasonry-with-nesta-webster-and-james-billington/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:12 p.m. No.22847475   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Canada Breaks Promise on Arms to Israel by Allowing $78.8M Contract for Artillery Propellant

 

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is outraged to learn that Canada has approved a contract for the export of artillery propellant to the Israeli military via the United States, despite an explicit commitment from Foreign Affairs Minister Joly that she would stop such transfers. CJPME urges Prime Minister Carney to block this transfer of explosive artillery fuel and finally implement a full two-way arms embargo on Israel without any loopholes.

 

“Either this government lied to us when they told us that they were stopping arms from reaching Gaza, or they are incapable of upholding their explicit commitments to Canadians,” said Michael Bueckert, Acting President of CJPME. “We deserve answers from Minister Joly about how this contract was approved, and what steps will be taken to prevent made-in-Quebec weapons from being transferred to Israel.”

 

A report published yesterday by Project Ploughshares reveals that Quebec-based General Dynamics (GD-OTS-Canada) is contracted to produce $78.8M CAD worth of artillery propellants for the United States, of which part will be supplied to Israel. The product is a specific type of explosive fuel needed to launch 155mm artillery shells, which have been heavily used by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, and GD-OTS-Canada is the sole provider to the US. The contract was brokered by the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) in September 2024, only two weeks after Minister Joly blocked a similar sale of 50,000 “high explosive” mortar cartridges from the same company following pressure from human rights groups. At the time, Joly issued an explicit promise to block all weapons and components from being “sent to Gaza,” including via the United States.

 

“Weapons manufacturers are not taking this government seriously on the supposed prohibition of arms to Israel, and why should they? All we have seen from Joly is empty rhetoric, without any follow-up to ensure that her pronouncements are being followed. We need the Canadian government to enforce a full arms embargo and bring these loopholes to an end once and for all,” added Bueckert.

 

Canada’s arms control regime allows weapons to flow through the US to Israel unregulated, unreported, and without human rights evaluations. This includes an estimated $120.9M CAD worth of technology for F-35 fighters jets destined for use by the Israeli military. Earlier this month, 29 Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs in the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Group issued a statement calling on Canada to “enforce a strong two-way arms embargo with no exceptions or loopholes.” Similarly, over 70 candidates from three political parties have endorsed Vote Palestine’s “Palestine Platform,” which includes the demand for a two-way arms embargo.

 

https://www.globalresearch.ca/canada-breaks-promise-arms-israel-78-8m-contract-artillery-propellant/5883032

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:14 p.m. No.22847495   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Minnesota food bank CEO earns $721,000 while organizations struggle with rising food insecurity

 

Minnesota’s food banks are at a breaking point. As food insecurity reaches alarming levels, food banks in the region are struggling to meet skyrocketing demand. But there’s an uncomfortable reality lurking beneath the surface: the people at the top of these organizations are raking in massive salaries while the funding to serve the community is slashed. The question is becoming unavoidable: how can food banks justify such high executive pay when the need for assistance is greater than ever?

 

At the helm of Second Harvest Heartland, the largest food bank in Minnesota, the pay scale for executives is eye-popping. CEO Allison O’Toole took home a staggering $721,000 in total compensation in 2022. But it doesn’t end there. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) earned $396,000, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) pulled in $371,000, and the Chief Development Officer (CDO) pocketed $347,000. While these roles undoubtedly require skill and expertise, it’s hard to ignore the glaring contrast between such lavish salaries and the rising number of families turning to food banks to survive.

 

The root of the issue lies in the cuts to federal funding for essential programs like the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which have collectively lost over $1 billion in support. These cuts are having a devastating impact on food banks across the country, including in Minnesota. With fewer resources available, food banks are left scrambling to meet demand. And in the midst of this crisis, executive compensation continues to grow. How is this possible, and why is it happening?

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/minnesota-food-bank-ceo-earns-721000-while-organizations-struggle-with-rising-food-insecurity/

Anonymous ID: 705fcb March 31, 2025, 12:28 p.m. No.22847575   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7593

IMF board of directors approves $400 mln tranche to Ukraine

 

Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Seventh Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, which provides Ukraine with another tranche worth $400 mln, the IMF press service said in a statement.

 

“The IMF Board today completed the Seventh Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, enabling a disbursement of about $0.4 billion to Ukraine, which will be channeled for budget support,” the statement reads. This will bring the total disbursements under the IMF-supported program to $10.1 billion.

 

https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/03/imf-board-of-directors-approves-400-mln-tranche-to-ukraine/