Day: January 19, 2021

Categories USA

‘Capitol Hill supermax’? Make DC security fence PERMANENT, Dem congressman pleads in bill

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With the US Capitol walled off behind security fencing for Joe Biden’s inauguration, one Democratic congressman wants to seal lawmakers off from the masses forever, moving to make the seven-foot, barbed wire enclosure permanent. … Read More >‘Capitol Hill supermax’? Make DC security fence PERMANENT, Dem congressman pleads in bill

Categories USA

QAnon for Democrats? Hillary Clinton & Nancy Pelosi suggest Putin ORDERED Trump to launch Capitol siege in unhinged interview

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Democratic bigwigs Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi have called for a probe into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s – real or entirely imagined – role in the Capitol riot, theorizing that he may have personally ordered the unrest. … Read More >QAnon for Democrats? Hillary Clinton & Nancy Pelosi suggest Putin ORDERED Trump to launch Capitol siege in unhinged interview

Categories Russia

Russian policeman under house arrest, reportedly suspected of selling confidential flight information to Bellingcat – RBK sources

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A police officer in Samara is being investigated on suspicion of leaking information from the country’s centralized travel records, which registers all tickets bought in Russia, linking them to passengers’ passport numbers. … Read More >Russian policeman under house arrest, reportedly suspected of selling confidential flight information to Bellingcat – RBK sources

Categories Op-ed

Newly declassified transcripts shed further light on FBI’s farcical failure in Russiagate hoax

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The just-published transcripts of interviews carried out by US lawmakers scrutinising the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe reveal the incompetence, bias, and dishonesty that marred the investigation from the very start. … Read More >Newly declassified transcripts shed further light on FBI’s farcical failure in Russiagate hoax

Categories Russia

No side effects: Italian ambassador in Russia gets Sputnik V jab, says attempts to ‘politicize’ vaccine issue ‘deeply regrettable’

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Italy’s envoy to Russia Pasquale Terracciano has announced that his inoculation with the Russian-made Sputnik V went well, and criticized “attempts to politicize” the Covid-19 vaccine and medical care. … Read More >No side effects: Italian ambassador in Russia gets Sputnik V jab, says attempts to ‘politicize’ vaccine issue ‘deeply regrettable’

Categories Russia

Gazprom warns investors that Nord Stream 2 could be canceled as Trump announces more US sanctions in ‘parting gift’

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Russian energy giant Gazprom has warned that Nord Stream 2 could be suspended or even canceled if there is a change in the political situation. The statement follows the imposition of new sanctions on the project by Washington. … Read More >Gazprom warns investors that Nord Stream 2 could be canceled as Trump announces more US sanctions in ‘parting gift’

Categories Russia

Russia will ignore Western appeals for release of opposition activist Alexey Navalny, says Putin’s spokesman

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The Kremlin has said it will not take notice of calls from a number of Western leaders for the release of Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny, currently behind bars for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended sentence. … Read More >Russia will ignore Western appeals for release of opposition activist Alexey Navalny, says Putin’s spokesman

Categories Russia

‘Degraded’ US falling short of its own democratic standards & has no right to lecture others, says Russian parliamentary speaker

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Russia’s top MP has warned that Moscow, long talked down to by the West over the state of its political system, must resist following the example of the US in allowing unelected tech tycoons to censor non-mainstream voices. … Read More >‘Degraded’ US falling short of its own democratic standards & has no right to lecture others, says Russian parliamentary speaker

Categories World

Satanists herald ‘important win for religious freedoms’ as pentagram joins recognized faith symbols in Aussie hospital

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A storm of controversy is brewing in Australia after lobbying from Satanists got the pentagram listed as a symbol of faith alongside emblems of the world’s major religions. … Read More >Satanists herald ‘important win for religious freedoms’ as pentagram joins recognized faith symbols in Aussie hospital

Categories Russia

Putin takes a plunge: Russian president among thousands of Orthodox Christians braving icy dip in freezing waters to mark Epiphany

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Across Russia and much of Eastern Europe, Orthodox believers submerged themselves in sub-zero temperatures on Tuesday to mark Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. … Read More >Putin takes a plunge: Russian president among thousands of Orthodox Christians braving icy dip in freezing waters to mark Epiphany