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2021-05-17 03:02:04 Liz Cheney, stripped of her position in the party leadership for criticizing Trump, said that she voted for Trump in the last presidential election, but now regrets it

“I wasn’t going to support Joe Biden, but I’m sorry for my vote,” Cheney told ABC News. Open / Comment

2021-05-17 01:01:18 A few minutes before the terrorist attack in Jerusalem, it was reported that a "representative" of the press without documents tried to pass through the police checkpoint.

The siloviki did not let him in. The man got into his car and rammed the police post. Open / Comment

2021-05-15 12:02:13 Joe Biden canceled seven decrees of Donald Trump at once

Among the decrees canceled by Biden:

Decree of the Trump administration, according to which all potential immigrants to the United States must confirm that they have American medical insurance. Now immigrants without health insurance can go to the United States again

Decree "on the prevention of censorship on the Internet" of May 2020. It concerned the responsibility of online platforms for the information they disseminated and, according to some analysts, undermined users' access to "reliable online information."

Decree on the Protection of American Monuments, Monuments and Statues of June 2020. The decree was issued by the Trump administration against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protests and the destruction of objects related to the colonial past by protesters

Order on the "Restoration of Monuments to American Heroes", continuing the idea of ​​the previous

An ordinance establishing the National Garden of American Heroes with statues of the "greatest Americans who ever lived" in the United States.

Protecting Americans Against Excessive Criminalization Through Regulatory Reform Ordinance

Ordinance to rebrand US foreign aid to strengthen American influence Open / Comment

2021-05-15 10:20:05 TRUMPIST STEFANIK Elected CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE OF THE CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES

After the removal of Liz Cheney (daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney) as chairman of the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives (party post, the third most important in Congress), the party elected Elise Stefanik, the youngest woman in the history of the office, to the post.

Liz Cheney (I wrote about this on this channel) is from that minority in the Republican Party that has a negative attitude towards Trump and dreams that the party will return to the days of Bushism. After a long debate in the Republican faction, Cheney was removed from her leadership position.

In her place was elected Elise Stefanik, a young, energetic, conservative and devoted woman to the cause of Trumpism. Elise has just turned 37 (date of birth May 14, 1984). She was elected to Congress in 2014 at the age of 30 and was the leader of the Trump advocacy group during discussions on his impeachment in 2019. In 2020, she announced election fraud and voted against certification of election results in the state of Pennsylvania.

In general, the influence of Trump and the Trumpists in the party continues to grow.
Stefanik herself called for the joint efforts of the Republicans to win the midterm elections to Congress. With them, American conservatives hope to win back a majority in at least the House of Representatives, and, perhaps, in the Senate. Of course, this will be feasible if, by then, the Democrats have not pushed through their electoral reform bill and made the District of Columbia the new 5th US state.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elise-stefanik-elected-replace-liz-cheney-house-gop-conference-chair Open / Comment

2021-05-14 20:49:13 BAIDEN'S ADMINISTRATION IS CRITICIZED LEFT AND RIGHT FOR INACTION DURING THE ISRAELI CRISIS

Republicans are unhappy with the White House because, in their opinion, not enough is being done to help Israel in the current Arab-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, which has spread to several Israeli cities.

The left wing of the Democratic Party, the so-called progressives, on the contrary, demand from the administration a strong condemnation of the actions of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is curious here, among other things, this is what. The Biden administration has completely abandoned Trump's Middle East peace process. There is also no movement made on the part of the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, which at the very least was engaged under Obama. The foreign policy bloc of the White House threw all its forces into resurrection of the Iranian nuclear deal in complete isolation from the general situation in the region.

The American left is rapidly drifting towards anti-Israel sentiment. They call Netanyahu's policies "repressive occupation" and "nationalism."

At the same time, the right-wingers are betting on Netanyahu as a "culturally close" politician. We should not forget about the rightful Israeli lobby in Washington.

This is the question of the "eternal foreign policy consensus" of the United States ....
https://thehill.com/policy/international/553433-biden-faces-pressure-from-all-sides-on-israel Open / Comment

2021-05-14 09:03:59 Israel has carried out the largest attack since the beginning of the conflict on the targets of radicals in Gaza.

During the night, 160 aircraft simultaneously attacked 150 targets for 40 minutes, the Israel Defense Forces said.

At least 119 Palestinians were killed and about 600 were injured as a result of strikes by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. Such data were provided by the TV channel Al Jazeera. It is noted that 27 minors and 11 women were among the dead. Open / Comment

2021-05-14 05:01:29 Washington is a player with no plan other than an aggressive opening.

Washington made a number of well-founded claims to Chinese economic behavior - and launched a trade war. As a result.

American farmers have lost most of their $ 24 billion Chinese market. American companies have had to come to terms with declining profits, cut wages and jobs, delayed wage increases, and higher prices for American consumers.

The US transition to managed trade cost about 245,000 US jobs, while US GDP contracted by about $ 320 billion.

American families pay an average of $ 1,277 more per year for consumer goods. There has been almost no re-profiling of US jobs outsourced to China.

China's overall trade surplus rose to a new high of $ 535 billion in 2020.

China's main challenge is not a military one, but an economic and technological one. But the United States is focused only on fighting military threats. There are American planes and ships aggressively patrolling the borders of China, but there are no Chinese planes and ships off the coast of America. American bases surround China. There are no Chinese bases near America. Nonetheless, Washington is increasing its defense budget to make its ability to crush China more reliable.

There are many issues that cannot be resolved without China's participation. China's potential must be harnessed to serve these American interests.
The United States must allow market forces to play a pivotal role in regulating trade and investment, creating a framework for trade in sensitive sectors that protects defense interests, while leveraging China's contribution to supply chains.

The United States must work with China to reform global governance and address global challenges of common concern, such as mitigating environmental degradation, pandemics, nuclear proliferation, global economic and financial instability, global poverty, and setting standards for new technologies.

The United States must work with China to facilitate the inevitable transition from dollar hegemony to a multilateral monetary order in a way that preserves American influence; leverage rather than boycott China's Belt and Road Initiative to capitalize on its capabilities and connections.

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/05/09/washington-is-playing-a-losing-game-with-china/ Open / Comment

2021-05-14 03:01:22 "Knocking on the roof" - this is the method used by the Israel Defense Forces to minimize civilian casualties (they cannot be completely avoided) when destroying the so-called "skyscrapers" in Gaza, where the key objects of the Hamas group are located, as well as the top of the group.

Exactly 30 minutes before the air strike, the drone hits the roof of the target with low-yield ammunition, creating a strong pop, but not causing significant damage.

Residents have 30 minutes to leave the house. After that, combat aircraft and heavy power supplies come into operation. Open / Comment

2021-05-14 01:02:23 The UK will ban advertising of junk food on the Internet and restrict two-for-one promotions on fast food and sweets.

The government has published a bill to combat the spread of obesity. Restaurants and pubs with more than 250 employees will be required to indicate the calorie content of the food.

From April 2022, supermarkets will ban two-for-one promotions for foods high in fat, salt and sugar. The government will also develop the Fit Miles health reward program. Open / Comment

2021-05-13 23:02:24 Meanwhile, the United States has become the world's largest buyer of Russian ice cream. In the first three months of 2021, 1.9 thousand tons of Russian ice cream worth almost $ 4.7 million were supplied to America.China is in second place: in January-March, Russian ice cream worth $ 2.6 million (+ 66% to the indicator of a year ago).

Biden is a fan of ice cream. Consequently, Moscow, after all, has groped for leverage over the American president. Open / Comment