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Authored by Michael Hudson via Counterpunch.org, In a Financial Times op-ed, “Investors in Xi’s China face a rude awakening” (August 30, 2021), George Soros writes that Xi’s “crackdown on private enterprise shows he does not understand the market economy. … Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with economic reality. His crackdown on private enterprise has been a… Continue reading Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into A Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity

Several reports began to trickle in over the weekend about planes stuck in Afghanistan which are trying to evacuate stranded Americans and Afghan allies. In this satellite image taken on Friday, planes can be seen near the main terminal of the airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.Credit…Maxar Technologies/Reuters While a ‘senior Congressional source’ told CBS News on… Continue reading State Department, Then Taliban, Reportedly Blocking Private Rescue Planes From Departing Afghanistan

By Soeren Kern of the Gatestone Institute. Summary Thousands of migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East are pouring into the European Union from Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. The surge in illegal immigration is being orchestrated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is accused of trying to blackmail the EU into… Continue reading Belarus Floods EU With Migrants From Middle East

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Thousands of French citizens demonstrated in several cities Saturday for an eighth straight weekend, continuing protests against the country’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system required to enter most public areas, including stadiums, cafes, restaurants, and gyms. The health pass, which was passed by the French Parliament weeks ago,… Continue reading “I Will Not Submit”: 140,000 French Citizens Protest Against Vaccine Passport

It may be a holiday in the US, but US equity futures are once again levitating and on the verge of new all time highs, while global shares posted their longest winning streak in three months on Monday, aided by fading odds of an imminent taper coupled with talk of more stimulus in Japan and… Continue reading Futures Rise, Europe And China Bounce With US Closed For Holiday

Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “The bloody uproar of war is over; let’s enjoy the carnival of inflation.” Who cares who replaces Angela Merkel? But the likely inability of the ECB to address the consequences of monetary experimentation and inflation in coming years could cause Germany’s coming generation of bland political nobodies to be… Continue reading Germany Is Just A Distraction From The Real Story

COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi told the Times radio that British teenagers would still be allowed to get a COVID-19 vaccination, even if their parents objected, as long as they consented to the jab. Zahawi explained that thanks to its long history of carrying out school-related vaccinations, that the NHS is well-equipped to make… Continue reading UK Minister Says Minors Can Get COVID Vaccine Jab Without Parental Consent

Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Divers searching for the source of an ongoing oil spill in the wake of Hurricane Ida that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico have identified that broken one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor. Talos Energy, the Houston-based company currently paying for the cleanup, said in a statement issued… Continue reading Divers Identify One-Foot Broken Pipeline As Source Of Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico

A group of Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in a remote Israeli prison managed to escape over the weekend in what appears to be the biggest jailbreak in modern Israeli history, prompting the IDF to launch a massive manhunt on Monday. The manhunt was launched in northern Israel and parts of the West Bank after… Continue reading Israel Launches Massive Manhunt As 6 Palestinian Jihadis Escape High-Security Prison

Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, Police and firefighters in Oregon are suing the governor and the state after it was mandated that state workers must get COVID vaccines. KOIN-TV reports that the lawsuit was brought by the Oregon Fraternal Order of Police, as well as state troopers and firefighters at the Kingsley Field Air National… Continue reading Oregon Police And Firefighters Suing Governor In Resistance Of Vaccine Mandate