Saturday, November 2, 2024
Beirut hit hard as 10 Israeli strikes rain down amid truce talks
from Daily Sabah
At least 10 strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, targeting buildings in a Hezbollah stronghold after the Israeli army ordered evacuations.
The escalation comes just a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. officials to explore a potential deal to end the war in Lebanon, as casualties continue to rise on both sides of the border.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) TV footage captured intense explosions, with plumes of smoke billowing across the suburban skyline...
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101 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza war coverage
from PressTV
More than 100 BBC employees have accused the British corporation of providing favorable coverage toward Israel while covering the regime’s more than one-year-long genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.
In a letter sent to Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie, signed by more than 230 members of the media industry, including 101 anonymous BBC staff, the signatories called on the broadcaster to “recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality” over its reporting on Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
The letter denounced the corporation for failing its editorial standards by lacking “consistently fair and accurate evidence-based journalism in its coverage of Gaza,” The Independent reported which saw the letter.
The letter has also been signed by British politician Sayeeda Warsi and actor Juliet Stevenson. It calls on the BBC to report “without fear or favor” and to “recommit to the highest editorial standards—with emphasis on fairness, accuracy, and due impartiality.”
Baroness Warsi resigned from the opposition Conservative Party in September, saying it had moved too far to the right...
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Friday, November 1, 2024
Government Grifter Billionaire Musk Says 'Some Will Suffer' Once He and Trump Come to Power
At first he's talking about me but in the end, by 'some' he means everyone not in 'the Big Club'
links https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/musk-says-trump-win-would-result-in.html
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Musk Says Trump Win Would Result in ‘Hardship’ for Some Americans (with additional notes from me)
'He went to describe the billionaire as a “great cost-cutter,” noting that Musk thinks he could cut the government’s expenses by two trillion dollars. “He wants to save the country. He said that if Trump does not get elected, the country is finished,” Trump added.' RT
from Rolling Stone
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said that if Donald Trump wins and gives him a role in government, Americans will suffer “hardship” as a result of efforts to address the national debt. He made the comments Friday in a virtual town hall on his website, X.
When asked about “tackling the nation’s debt,” he mentioned changing the tax code, and then went on to say there would be some financial difficulty imposed on some Americans. “Most importantly, we have to reduce spending to live within our means,” he said, adding that these efforts will “involve some temporary hardship, but it will ensure long-term prosperity.”
Later on, Musk said that he would “balance the budget immediately,” adding: “Obviously, a lot of people who are taking advantage of government are going to be upset about that. I’ll probably need a lot of security, but it’s got to be done. And if it’s not done, we’ll just go bankrupt.”
Trump has said that Musk would head a “government efficiency commission” to organize a “complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government” and make “recommendations for drastic reforms.”
J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, has suggested that Musk could target Social Security for potential savings. Speaking last month about the billionaire’s potential role, Vance said, “How are we going to fix all of the broken inefficiencies?” He continued: “And the thing that’s complicated about this, man, is it’s going to look much different in, say, the Department of Defense versus Social Security."...
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Drain the swamp huh? He'll do it THIS TIME says free marketeer RFK Jr. Oh yeah.
'His entanglements with federal regulators are also numerous and adversarial. His companies have been targeted in at least 20 recent investigations or reviews, including over the safety of his Tesla cars and the environmental damage caused by his rockets.' NYT
Elon Musk’s growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies 2015
' Musk has poured over $118 million into America PAC, a super PAC focused on Trump’s reelection and mobilizing voters in crucial swing states that Musk launched earlier this year.' Open Secrets
Moscow backs NATO country’s BRICS membership bid
from RT
Türkiye’s determination to join BRICS reflects the appeal of the economic group, which is based on respect for international law and pragmatism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Ankara announced in September that it had formally applied to become a full-fledged BRICS member, making it the first NATO state to seek membership in the group.
In an interview with the Turkish daily Hurriyet on Friday, Lavrov said Russia welcomes Türkiye’s bid to become part of the group, which already accounts for 45% of the world’s population.
“We stand for expanding BRICS ties with the
countries of the Global Majority – primarily with those who share a
focus on strengthening multilateral principles, pursue a sovereign
foreign policy, and do not join unilateral sanctions,” the foreign minister stated...
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Iran, Russia to sign partnership agreement ‘in near future’: Lavrov
from PressTV
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced that his country will sign a strategic partnership agreement with Iran “in the near future.”
“The treaty is being prepared for signing in the near future,” Lavrov said at a Eurasian security summit in Belarus on Thursday.
“It will affirm both parties’ commitment to closer defense cooperation and collaboration for regional and global peace and security,” he added.
His remarks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin last month approved a proposal forwarded by the country’s foreign ministry for the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Iran.
Last week, Putin invited Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to visit Russia to ink a comprehensive cooperation agreement.
Putin has called Moscow-Tehran ties a “priority” for his country...
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