ICYMI: ‘Second George Washington‘: Sylvester Stallone fawns over Donald Trump at conservative gala
Actor Sylvester Stallone introduced President-elect Donald Trump at the America First Policy Institute Gala, calling him the "second George Washington." The "Rocky" actor gave a brief two-minute speech before Trump took the stage.
“We are in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology,” Stallone said, adding, “This individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off.“
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Taiwan president plans controversial US visit – report
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te plans stops in Hawaii and Guam during a Pacific trip, Reuters reported. It would be Lai’s first overseas visit since taking office in May. China, opposing Taiwan's diplomacy, condemns Lai as a “dangerous separatist.”
Taiwan's presidential office said Lai "at present has no overseas trips planned", but if he does the government will announce it at an appropriate time.
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Trump’s pick of Gabbard for intel chief sends shockwaves through US spy world – Reuters
Donald Trump’s pick of Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief sparked fears of politicization in the US intelligence community, Reuters reported. Officials said they are alarmed by her lack of experience, alleged ties to Russia and Syria, and warned of skewed intel and strained global alliances.
Experts warn Trump advisers may distort global threat assessments to please him, risking skewed intelligence. Even allies might hesitate to share vital information.
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Watch: Russian servicemen talk about using a trophy Bradley IFV
Russian fighters have complained a little bit about using a captured US-made Bradley vehicle, saying it has trouble moving through the mud, and was definitely not made for the colder Russian climate.
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Iran tells US it’s not trying to assassinate Trump
Iran clarified to the US in a letter on October 14 that it has no plans to target Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The statement came after the Biden administration issued a warning to Tehran last month regarding threats to the former president.
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Pentagon ‘shocked’ by Houthi arsenal – Axios
The arsenal now possessed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has come as a shock to the Pentagon, Axios reported on Thursday. According to the outlet, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer, Bill LaPlante, told a defense summit in Washington earlier this week that the group’s capabilities “are getting scary.”
“What I’ve seen of what the Houthis have done in the last six months is something that – I’m just shocked,” LaPlante reportedly said. He added that the rebels are brandishing increasingly sophisticated weapons, including missiles that “can do things that are just amazing.”
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Vladimir Zelensky did not want the German Chancellor to speak with Putin – Reuters
Is Scholz in an abusive relationship?
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❗️During a rare phone call with Vladimir Putin, Germany’s Scholz urged for peace talks with Ukraine – Berlin
The German chancellor also reiterated he remains fully supportive of Kiev.
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❗️Abkhazian President's office working on rescinding the Russia investment deal treaty from the parliament in order to appease protesters — statement
9 people have been injured in the storming of the parliament building, local health officials say.
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⚡️Protesters in Abkhazia break into parliament building in Sukhumi
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Abkhazian MPs look out of the windows of the parliament building now encircled by protesters
Local reports suggest that the parliament speaker managed to leave the premises.
Earlier, lawmakers had postponed the debate on the ratification of a major investment agreement with Russia. The opposition demanded a vote to kill the treaty today.
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⚡️Protesters break fence around Abkhazian presidential administration's headquarters in Sukhumi – RIA
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Protesters in Abkhazia ram vehicles into metal barriers to force their way into the parliament
Demonstrators then began throwing stones and sticks at law enforcement officials, according to TASS.
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❗️Israeli Air Force conducts multiple strikes on Beirut — Al Jazeera
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Pentagon UFO report: 21 mysteries remain, but are aliens really off the menu?
The US DoD’s latest report on UFOs reveal that out of 757 sightings last year, 21 remain completely unexplained and are deemed "true anomalies" worthy of further investigation.
But don't get too excited, as the Pentagon assures there's no evidence of extraterrestrial activity or advanced foreign tech behind the sightings.
Most of the resolved cases are attributed to mundane causes like balloons, birds, or drones – so apparently, those are the real cosmic enigma, at least for now.
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Humanoid robot steals the show at Beijing half-marathon
Meet Tiangong, the humanoid robot who made headlines at the Yizhuang Half Marathon, despite only running the last 100 meters. After cheering the runners on from the sidelines, Tiangong began jogging alongside them as a pacer, crossing the finish line with the humans.
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New Zealand: War chant in Parliament and Maori march in the streets
Maori anger erupted in New Zealand over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. While MPs performed the haka in Parliament, demonstrators in traditional clothes marched through Auckland, voicing their opposition and demanding respect for Maori rights and
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US city approves race reparations
California’s resort city of Palm Springs approved a $5.9M reparations settlement for former residents of Section 14, a mostly Black neighborhood razed in the 1960s. Another $21M for housing and business aid is planned for displaced families.
Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, before casting his vote to approve the settlement, said he knew it was a mostly symbolic measure. "The truth is we can't right the wrongs in the past," Bernstein said. "There is no amount of money that can make up for the loss."
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Xi Jinping starts Latin America tour by opening massive deep-water port in Peru
Chinese President Xi Jinping began a South America diplomatic tour by opening a $1.3B deep-water port in Peru, part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Xi will attend the APEC summit in Lima and the G20 in Rio, next week.
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Ukrainian ‘anti-disinfo’ agency scrubs criticism of Trump’s intel chief pick
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) has removed news bulletins in which it accused Donald Trump's pick to oversee the CIA and NSA, former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, of spreading fake news on behalf of Russia.
Gabbard, a long time critic of open aid to Ukraine and a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve, has been selected by Trump as his pick for director of national intelligence.
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Betting market founder claims Trump-link behind FBI raid
The FBI has raided the home of the chief executive and founder of the betting platform Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, seizing his electronic devices.
Polymarket claims the search was “obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election,” a source close to the matter told the New York Post.
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❗️Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand become BRICS partner countries – Russian MFA
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Israel destroyed Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility – report
Israeli airstrike in October destroyed a secret nuclear weapons research facility in Iran's Parchin, damaging efforts to resume nuclear weapons research, Axios reported, citing US and Israeli officials.
"They conducted scientific activity that could lay the ground for the production of a nuclear weapon. It was a top secret thing. A small part of the Iranian government knew about this, but most of the Iranian government didn't," a US official was quoted as saying.
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🚨MATT TAIBBI: ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT WAS CRUCIAL IN TRUMP'S VICTORIES
'I think his supporters would be incredibly disappointed if there was not a swift, negotiated end to conflict in Ukraine, it's part of his political identity that he's against the forever wars...I know from covering his campaign in 2016 that this was incredibly important to building up his support with the working class in America.
If you go to red states, you see so many people who came back from America's misadventures in Afghanistan and Iraq and they were so angry about so many things. That was a huge factor in electing Trump the first time and I'm sure this time as well.'
-Matt Taibbi joins us on Monday's Going Underground to discuss Donald Trump's victory
FULL INTERVIEW: https://rumble.com/v5nuc4b-matt-taibbi-on-donald-trumps-victory-legacy-media-is-dead-americans-have-de.html
❗️Abkhazia President Aslan Bzhania has left the administration building as anti-government protesters broke through the fences – local media
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❗️Protesters clash with law enforcement in Abkhazia
Gunshot-like noises could be heard near the parliament in Sukhumi, RIA reports.
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American lefties offered cryo-freezing to skip Trump presidency
A viral parody ad from a fictional company called "Don’t Cry Cryo" humorously offers to cryogenically freeze leftists who can’t cope with Trump's election victory, promising to wake them up after his presidency is over.
Be sure to watch until the very end, as there's a surprise waiting for you…
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The Tiger King wants to be let out of his cage
Sentenced to 21 years in jail for allegedly paying a hitman to murder his rival Carole Baskin, Joe Exotic has reportedly written to Donald Trump, asking to be pardoned and offering himself as the new “Federal Fish and Wildlife Director.”
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❗️French spy’s arrest in Niger fuels accusations of interference
The arrest of a DGSE agent operating under a false identity in Niger further substantiates the Nigerien government's claims of French destabilization efforts in the country and the broader region.
This incident, following previous accusations, provides additional evidence of France's alleged hybrid warfare tactics, combining covert operations and disinformation campaigns against Niger, despite denials.
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