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KEIR STARMER IS TRIPPING OVER HIMSELF TO MAKE US ALL PAY!

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– Keir Starmer joined secretive CIA-linked group while serving in Corbyn’s shadow cabinet

Starmer served on the Trilateral Commission alongside two former heads of the CIA without telling Jeremy Corbyn—who would have blocked it, Declassified can reveal.

Declassified discovers Starmer joined the Trilateral Commission between 2017-18 while he was Corbyn’s shadow Brexit secretary

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Dr. Guy Hatchard: If we arm ourselves with the facts, we won’t be fooled a second time

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Full article here:

– Dr. Guy Hatchard: If we arm ourselves with the facts, we won’t be fooled a second time:

Many of Dr. Guy Hatchard’s readers have requested an article specifically suitable for circulation to people in New Zealand who are beginning to question the official covid narrative but are still being bombarded by potentially misleading information.

The following article has been written especially for this purpose, setting out the issues clearly and in historical order. It is sourced from official data and contains links with supplementary information.

Please circulate widely to those feeling in need of answers.

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Yes, but it looks like you need to arm yourself with much more than just facts this time.

Not surprisingly the Gov has removed the following from its website, but here it is…

– New Zealand Pandemic Plan (Interim update – July 2024):

New Zealand Pandemic Plan

A framework for action

(Interim update – July 2024)

https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/interim_nz_pandemic_plan_v2.pdf

Special powers

Special powers are authorised by the Minister of Health or by an epidemic notice or apply where an emergency has been declared under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.

The power to detain, isolate or quarantine allows a medical officer of health to ‘require persons, places, buildings, ships, vehicles, aircraft, animals, or things to be isolated, quarantined, or disinfected’ (section 70(1)(f)).

The power to prescribe preventive treatment allows a medical officer of health, in respect of any person who has been isolated or quarantined, to require people to remain where they are isolated or quarantined until they have been medically examined and found to be free from infectious disease, and until they have undergone such preventive treatment as the medical officer of health prescribes (section 70(1)(h)).

The power to requisition premises allows a medical officer of health to requisition premises and vehicles for the accommodation, treatment and transport of patients (section 71(1)).

The closure of premises such as schools can be required under sections 70(1)(1a) and 70(1)(m). This can be made by way of written order to the person in charge of the premises or order published in a newspaper or broadcast by television or radio and able to be received by most households in the district. If specified in the order, premises operating certain infection control measures may be exempted from closure.

Section 71A states that a member of the police may do anything reasonably necessary (including the use of force) to help a medical officer of health or any person authorised by the medical officer of health in the exercise or performance of powers or functions under sections 70 or 71.

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– Australia: The plan for future pandemics is not large-scale lockdowns but targeted, individualised surveillance, quarantines and mandates

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Volkswagen Declares War On Unions, Scraps Three-Decade-Old Job Protections

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– Volkswagen Declares War On Unions, Scraps Three-Decade-Old Job Protections:

As discussed earlier today, Germany’s economy is slowly but surely sinking, whether or not Mario Draghi’s proposal to flood Europe in new debt is eventually accepted, and nowhere is the pain more tangible than Germany’s iconic carmaker, Volkswagen, which we reported last week was considering its first-ever factory closure amid a dire economic backdrop, and which today took the shocking – for Germany – decision to end job protections for German auto workers as part of its cost-cutting push, setting up a calamitous showdown with unions as the country’s most important industry fights for its future.

This morning, the world’s largest automaker by sales canceled several agreements linked to a three-decades-old pact that was supposed to safeguard employment until 2029, VW said. Guarantees will effectively run out by the middle of next year. According to Bloomberg, “ending job security commitments at a company synonymous with engineering prowess signals how far Europe’s biggest economy has fallen behind on competitiveness.”

Read moreVolkswagen Declares War On Unions, Scraps Three-Decade-Old Job Protections

A Shocking New Survey Has Discovered That Only 23 Percent Of Independents Think The Economy Is On The Right Track

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– A Shocking New Survey Has Discovered That Only 23 Percent Of Independents Think The Economy Is On The Right Track:

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to persuade the American people to vote for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.  But ultimately two things are probably going to matter more than anything else.  Millions of Americans will be basing their votes on how they currently feel about the economy and who they trust to handle it moving forward.  This will be particularly true for independents, and they actually make up the largest block of voters at this point.  About 30 percent of the population considers themselves to be Democrats, about 30 percent of the population considers themselves to be Republicans, and almost everyone else considers themselves to be independents.  In the end, how independents vote will be of paramount importance, and a brand new survey has discovered that only 23 percent of independents believe that the U.S. economy is on the right track…

A majority of voters think the U.S. economy is on the wrong track, according to a new poll, as the Federal Reserve appears likely to lower interest rates this month after months of holding them steady.

The Harvard CAPS-Harris poll showed 63 percent of respondents said the economy is on the wrong track, while 30 percent said it’s on the right track and 8 percent said they’re not sure.

Opinions were split along partisan lines, with 54 percent of Democrats saying the economy is going in the right direction but only 9 percent of Republicans saying the same. The poll found 23 percent of independents said it’s on the right track.

Needless to say, this is horrible news for Kamala Harris.

She desperately needs to convince independent voters in the swing states that the policies of the Biden administration have the economy moving in the right direction, and that is not an easy sell.

Economic conditions are very tough all over the country right now, and everyone can see it.

In a recent editorial, small business owner Bruce LeVell detailed what things are like in Georgia at this moment…

Inflation is crushing small businesses like mine. Between rising costs for supplies, utilities and gas, it’s becoming harder to keep up. And I’m not alone. Families across Georgia are feeling it, too. From the grocery store to the gas pump, prices are out of control, making it harder for working folks to make ends meet.

We’ve all watched as our favorite Georgia products, like peaches, have skyrocketed in price. Peaches were up 25% last year. Chick-fil-A is up 21%. Even Bulldogs game tickets have jumped 45%. This inflation has cost Georgia families more than $27,000 since 2021, and that’s a hit most of us just can’t afford. The reality is clear: the Biden-Harris administration’s reckless spending and misguided policies are to blame.

He is right.

The cost of living has been going up much faster than paychecks have, and that is one of the biggest reasons why 37 percent of Americans are struggling to pay for their most basic expenses.

Millions of households are just barely scraping by, and as a result many are using credit cards to stay afloat…

But fast forwarding just one month later, when in a stunning reversal, July consumer credit growth unexpectedly reversed the dramatic June slowdown, and soared more than $25 billion, to a new record high of $5.093 trillion.

Looking at the components, the sudden spike in revolving credit was most notable as credit card debt growth suddenly reversed its recent slowdown, surging by $10.6 billion, the biggest monthly increase since February and the 2nd biggest of the year.

This is a really bad time to be racking up credit card debt.

But a lot of people feel like they have no choice.

Meanwhile, the personal savings rate has fallen to the lowest level since the financial crisis of 2008…

Yet with consumers ever more strapped for actual cash and equity, as the personal savings rate in the US collapses from over 5% to 2.9% – the lowest since the Lehman bankruptcy – in just one year, as all the excess savings from covid are long gone…

U.S. consumers have not been in such bad shape since the Great Recession, and now there are signs that the overall economy is rapidly slowing down all around us.

For example, a trucking company in Illinois that had about 480 drivers just suddenly ceased operations…

An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company, which contracted with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail has notified over 650 employees, including more than 480 drivers, that the carrier is ceasing operations, according to sources familiar with the closure.

Former truck drivers for Midwest Transport Inc. (MTI), headquartered in Robinson, Illinois, told FreightWaves that they received telephone calls from their regional managers late Thursday notifying them the company was winding down operations.

And week after week, large banks continue to shut down even more branches…

Major banks have shuttered more than 40 locations in just two weeks as the local branch bloodbath continues.

Chase, Wells Fargo and Santander were among the banks who closed locations between August 4 and August 18.

Bank of America led they way, notifying the regulator that they would be removing 12 of their local branches from use.

Last, but certainly not least, I did not want to leave the stunning bankruptcy of Big Lots out of this article…

Another huge nationwide retailer filed for bankruptcy this morning – raising questions over the future of its 1,400 stores.

The Chapter 11 filing from discount home goods retailer Big Lots is the latest from big American retailers and restaurant chains, with the highest profile until now being Red Lobster.

A total of 21 have filed for bankruptcy in the first half of this year – the most since the pandemic wrecked havoc with businesses in 2020, S&P said in a July report.

Normally, troubled retailers will do whatever is necessary to hang on through the lucrative holiday shopping season before declaring bankruptcy.

But apparently Big Lots was so far gone that they were not able to do that.

Every piece of bad economic news that we get brings Kamala Harris even closer to defeat and Donald Trump even closer to victory.

In my entire lifetime, the economy has played a major role in determining the outcome of almost every single presidential election.

And it won’t be any different this time around.

But no matter what the outcome is, I fully anticipate that there will be widespread chaos afterwards.

I have never seen so much political animosity in this country, and there will be tens of millions of people that will be absolutely furious once the results of the election are revealed.

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CNN Shared A Glimpse Of Just How Bad Everything Has Become For Ukraine

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– CNN Shared A Glimpse Of Just How Bad Everything Has Become For Ukraine

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in the midst of converging crises caused by the failed counteroffensive, the forcible conscription policy, and Zelensky’s Kursk blunder, which are leading to more desertions, defeats, and ultimately more desperation.

CNN carried out a rare act of journalistic service with their detailed report about how “Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion”. It candidly describes the numerous problems afflicting the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) at this pivotal moment in the conflict as they continue to occupy part of Kursk but are still losing ground in Donbass. Their story begins by introducing a battalion commander who lost most of the around 800 men under his control.

This figure couldn’t take it anymore and thus transferred to a cushy military administrative job in Kiev. He and the five others who CNN spoke to when researching their report informed them that “desertion and insubordination are becoming a widespread problem, especially among newly recruited soldiers.”

In the words of one commander, “Not all mobilized soldiers are leaving their positions, but the majority are…They either leave their positions, refuse to go into battle, or try to find a way to leave the army.”

The reader is then informed that these troops are forcibly conscripted, thus adding context to why they desert, but they also claimed that morale problems began to infect the armed forces’ ranks during the now-resolved impasse over more American aid to Ukraine. While that likely played a role, CNN conspicuously omits to mention last summer’s failed counteroffensive, which proved that Ukraine is unable to reconquer its lost lands despite all the hype and the aid that it received up until that point.  

Read moreCNN Shared A Glimpse Of Just How Bad Everything Has Become For Ukraine

CIA, MI6 Chiefs Praise Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion For Bringing War To ‘Ordinary Russians’

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– CIA, MI6 Chiefs Praise Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion For Bringing War To ‘Ordinary Russians’:

CIA Director William Burns and MI6 Chief Richard Moore held an unprecedented joint public event on Saturday

CIA Director William Burns and Richard Moore, the head of the UK’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency, spoke at an unprecedented joint public event in London on Saturday, where they praised Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Moore said the Kursk invasion was “typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians, to try and change the game” and said it had “brought the war home to ordinary Russians.”

Burns said the operation in Kursk was a “significant tactical achievement” that boosted morale in Ukraine. While the fighting continues in Kursk, Russian forces have been making more rapid gains in Ukraine’s Donbas region since the invasion was launched.

Read moreCIA, MI6 Chiefs Praise Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion For Bringing War To ‘Ordinary Russians’

Looting Hits Gucci Store In DC As Chaos Breaks Out In City Center & Georgetown Areas

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– Looting Hits Gucci Store In DC As Chaos Breaks Out In City Center & Georgetown Areas:

The Washington Post confirms “incidents of looting and vandalism” in Georgetown, City Center, and other parts of Washington, DC, in the overnight hours.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) released a statement that said, “Overnight, groups of individuals decided to destroy property and burglarize businesses throughout our city, specifically in the City Center and Georgetown areas, along with a store in the H Street Corridor, a store in Logan Circle, and a store north of Columbia Heights.”

“We immediately increased our police resources in the impacted areas. Preliminary, MPD is investigating six burglaries and six destruction of property offenses in those area,” police said.

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Israeli Strike On Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility Leaves High Death Toll

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– Israeli Strike On Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility Leaves High Death Toll:

A late Sunday night apparent Israeli aerial attack on Syria has left at least 18 people dead and 36 injured, Syrian state SANA news agency reported Monday.

This marks the highest death toll in Syria from an Israeli strike since the Gaza war began last October. Several explosions were witnessed shortly before midnight on Sunday impacting the Tartous and Hama governorates, particularly in the area of the Masyaf countryside. Israeli strikes in this coastal vicinity is somewhat rare.

The target appears to have been a secretive facility long eyed by the West as part of the Assad government’s chemical weapons program.

Read moreIsraeli Strike On Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility Leaves High Death Toll

Austin Tells Zelensky: Long-Range Strikes in Russia Won’t Be A Game Changer

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– Austin Tells Zelensky: Long-Range Strikes in Russia Won’t Be A Game Changer:

In the latest $250 million weapons package for Ukraine approved and released by the Biden administration, noticeably absent were the longer range missiles which Zelensky has long been pleading for.

The package did include the typical HIMARS ammunition, air defenses, artillery rounds, and even some Stinger missiles, among other items, and was pulled through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which draws from American military stockpiles. It is part of the $61 billion for Ukraine (out of the total $95 billion foreign military aid bill) singed into law by President Biden last April.

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Meanwhile in Barcelona (El Raval)… (Video)

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