US Defense contractor ordered to pay millions to Iraqi torture victims
A Virginia jury found US defense contractor CACI Premier Technology liable for torturing three Iraqi civilians at Abu Ghraib prison 20 years ago, awarding the victims a total of $42 million in damages.
The contractor was found to have “conspired to torture” the men, who continue to suffer lasting harm.
#US #Iraq
US tries to silence RT because it can no longer be ignored – editor-in-chief
The US pressure on RT began when the channel’s audience became too “electorally significant,” editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan told Russian media.
The State Department named RT as one of the reasons why much of the world does not support Ukraine, Simonyan recalled, quipping: “We are quite used to being commended by the State Department and the CIA, but at that moment even we couldn’t help but melt with joy.”
#US #RT - Boost
Astonishing 800 million adults have diabetes globally — Study
Lancet, the medical journal, estimates that around 800 million adults worldwide have diabetes, almost twice as many as previously estimated.
The dramatic increase in numbers was driven by the rising cases in low- and middle-income countries.
The study suggests that more than half of people over the age of 30 are not receiving the necessary treatment, as in sub-Saharan Africa, only 5-10% of those estimated to have diabetes were getting treatment.
#Diabetes - Boost
Zelensky does not believe in Ukraine’s path to NATO — Dissident MP
The defacto Ukrainian president and his circle are merely using Kiev’s supposed NATO aspirations as a talking point while making “blood money” off the current status quo, dissident Ukrainian MP Artem Dmitruk told RT.
“All these slogans, calls for NATO, the EU…it’s all empty talk,” Dmitruk said.
“Such narratives are used to manipulate Russia… or rather, to influence, irritate, and provoke Russia,” he added.
#Kiev - Boost
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Zelensky may have been blackmailed into not suing for peace with Russia — Dissident MP
Zelensky bears responsibility for prolonging the ongoing conflict with Russia despite reports that he was pressured by high-ranking US and UK officials not to sign a peace deal in 2022, Ukrainian dissident MP Artem Dmitruk told RT.
“Maybe he was blackmailed, perhaps through financial leverage from his corruption schemes hidden in the West… we don't know for sure,” Dmitruk said, adding, “But we do know he chose war.”
#Kiev - Boost
❗️Bolivia and Cuba receive invitations to become BRICS partner countries — TASS citing Bolivian FM
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Kiev rattled by Trump’s win — Dissident MP
Donald Trump winning the presidency has signaled to the Zelensky administration that its days are numbered, dissident Ukrainian MP Artem Dmitruk told RT.
According to him, top officials like Andrey Ermak and Vladimir Zelensky himself bet heavily on a Harris win and are now grappling with the possibility of being investigated over corruption schemes they might have direct involvement in.
#Kiev - Boost
MSNBC host Joy Reid deactivates X account
The anti-Trump mouthpiece explained in a video that she had been thinking about deactivating her account for some time.
Maybe she’s heading over to Truth Social?
#X - Boost
Russia-India-China important triangle for decades continues to function — Russian FM
Sergey Lavrov tells RT that ties are built on sovereignty and self-reliance and support mutually beneficial contact between neighbors.
#RussianMFA - Boost
Secret Service agent fired after spicy mile-high-style fling in Obama’s beach house bathroom
The agent, identified only as "Dale," was fired after his ex-girlfriend revealed he took her to the Obama family's Hawaii estate for a steamy bathroom rendezvous, likening it to a "mile-high club" experience.
The agent, who also leaked confidential details about the Obama's schedule, apparently thought the president's beach house was the perfect spot for a romantic getaway.
"As soon as the Secret Service became aware of the incident, the agent involved was immediately suspended and, after a full investigation, terminated," a spokesperson confirmed.
#Obama - Boost
Robo-dogs and drones: Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu gets paws on with the latest in military tech at Airshow China 2024 in Zhuhai
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Joe Rogan reveals ‘hilarious’ list of interview demands from Kamala Harris’ campaign
The podcaster revealed the VP’s campaign team strictly prohibited discussion of marijuana legalization during potential interview talks for his show, citing Harris’ record of prosecuting marijuana-related offenses.
Other demands included a shortened interview length and a remote interview format.
#JRE - Boost
Tulsi Gabbard's headline-making statements on US and Ukraine — Exploring Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence:
▪️The Democratic Party is completely controlled by an elite clique of warmongers, dragging America toward nuclear war
▪️The US is not interested in the Ukrainian people, the country's democracy, or freedom - it just wants “regime change” in Russia
▪️Gabbard called it obvious that US and NATO were behind the attack on Nord Stream
▪️Called it shocking that the US authorities deny the existence of bio labs in Ukraine - despite the evidence
#Trump - Boost
Ukrainian militants attack historic church in Russia’s Kursk region
Russian authorities report that Ukrainian forces attacked the Dmitrievskaya Church, an 1880s-era cultural heritage site in the village of Kazachya Loknya near Sudzha.
This attack brings the total number of cultural heritage sites damaged in the Kursk region due to alleged Ukrainian shelling to 18.
#Kursk - Boost
❗️Satirical news Outlet The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars
Alex Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems, parent of his Infowars show, was sold to satirical news outlet The Onion in a bankruptcy auction to help pay his $1.5 billion debt to Sandy Hook families. The winning bid amount remains undisclosed, pending judge approval.
It's almost like something you'd read in The Onion.
#US
Canadian military mocked over marching prowess
A group of Canadian Armed Forces members has become the subject of online mockery after their out-of-sync march at the Remembrance Day ceremony at West Edmonton Mall.
They would fit brilliantly in a mosh pit though.
#Canada
❗️Israeli airstrike targets building near Beirut International Airport in the southern part of the Lebanese capital
#Lebanon #Israel
Who was one of the few who didn’t stand up to applaud Zelensky’s speech to Congress? Matt Gaetz – Trump's nominee for attorney general
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Trump’s defense secretary pick branded ‘extremist’ over cross tattoo
Pete Hegseth says he was disavowed by his unit after January 6, when his superiors began considering him a potential threat over his tattoos.
Some of the pieces include crusades-themed items, like a Jerusalem Cross, and the Latin phrase “Deus vult,” which means “God wills it.”
#Trump - Boost
Trump team preparing to drain Pentagon swamp — Reuters
President-elect Trump’s transition team is reportedly preparing to boot several top Pentagon officials, including members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in what promises to be an explosive overhaul of US military leadership.
Planning is still in the early stages, but Reuters reports it’s likely going to be everyone associated with retired General Mark Milley, who called Trump a "fascist to the core," and his successor, Charles Q. Brown.
#Pentagon - Boost
Ukraine could use plutonium from nuclear reactors to make 'Fat Man' atomic bombs - The Times reveals report prepped for Ukraine's Defense Ministry
#Kiev - Boost
Elon and Vivek are tasked with slashing billions in government spending in the upcoming Trump admin
Here are some of the gravy trains the federal government funded that could be cut:
▪️The feds handed over$1.3 billion to dead people last year. A small glitch, really - just nobody cross-checked between agencies paying out the Treasury
▪️In 2021, the NIH gave not just any but a Russian lab as much as $549K to test whether lobotomized cats could run on a treadmill
▪️The agency also spent millions on primate research, including $33 million to a firm housing 3,000 research monkeys, $3.7 million on a monkey gambling study, and $477,000 on research involving hormone-injected monkeys
▪️American taxpayers paid $4 million for Joe and Hunter Biden's trip to Ireland, including $1.2 million for a lavish sound system and light show and $760,000 to rent an entire hotel in Dublin
▪️The State Department forked out just over $20K for 12 drag shows and a 12-minute documentary in Ecuador
▪️The National Endowment for the Humanities dumped nearly $350,000 into studying such urgent topics as 14th-century Muslim-Chinese encounters, the history of liver disease in Egypt, as well as the nature of imprisonment in 16th-century England
Is DOGE where all this lunacy comes to an end?
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❗️Russian FM Lavrov meets Colombian counterpart Murillo in Moscow
The ministers will exchange views on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation as well as discuss interaction at the UN and other international venues, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
#RussianMFA - Boost
❗️Russian Deputy PM Alexey Overchuk arrives in the capital of Peru, Lima, to take part in the APEC summit
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Israeli forces demolished dozens of buildings in Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp on Thursday morning using four tons of explosives
A video of the detonation was shared by Israeli media.
#Gaza - Boost
Heavy rains cause widespread flooding in Italy’s Sicily
Torrential floods struck the Italian island, with nearly a full year's worth of rain falling in just 12 hours.
Floodwaters inundated roads and buildings, prompting rescues. Fortunately, there have been no reported casualties so far.
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#ThrowbackThursday Trump's National Intelligence nominee, Tulsi Gabbard, was placed on unofficial Ukrainian ‘kill list’
The former Hawaii congresswoman allegedly conducted "special info ops" against Ukraine and was placed on Myrotvorets as she was "probably an agent" of the Kremlin.
#Trump - Boost
US Congresswoman Lauren Boebert taunts Pentagon officials with ‘flat earth’ remark at UFO hearing
The Colorado representative sparked controversy at a House Oversight Committee hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) by declaring that the Earth is flat, among other controversial talking points.
"May as well just go all out and say it. The Earth is flat, birds are government drones, and we've never set foot on the moon, and Joe Biden received 81 million votes in the 2020 election," Boebert said.
How does the saying go: “There’s a grain of truth in every joke”?
#Congress - Boost
Will informationals like this be on the chopping block for Elon and Vivek at Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)?
2022 was a strange year - so let’s flashback to this US Navy instructional video, which condescendingly taught sailors how to use pronouns.
FYI, the US national debt is somewhere around $36 trillion… just saying.
#Navy - Boost
