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July 25 2023

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Putin signs law banning ‘sex change’ in Russia

The legislation prohibits medical interventions linked to transitioning, except when they are needed to treat birth abnormalities

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill banning sex reassignment surgeries into law on Monday. The legislation, aimed at tighter regulation of what MPs described as the “transgender industry,” bans legal sex changes and medical interventions associated with transitioning except due to serious medical grounds. 

Administration of drugs and surgeries associated with gender reassignment therapy will now only be permitted in cases that require treatment of reproductive organ deformities in children. Only licensed clinics linked to the Russian Health Ministry can now make decisions on such treatments and issue relevant certificates, the legislation says.

Putin Signs Law On Introduction Of Digital Ruble In Russia

The digital ruble is a CBDC project the Bank of Russia has been working on since 2020, when the Bank of Russia published its first analytical report on the topic.

Later, the regulator updated the report including the feedback from Russian banks and other financial market participants.

The regulator announced it started piloting the system with a number of Russian banks in February 2022, shortly before the country started a war in Ukraine.

Russian defense chief to make surprise visit to North Korea

The landmark trip will boost military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, the Defense Ministry has said

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu will travel to North Korea this week at Pyongyang’s invitation to attend celebrations marking the end of the Korean War, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has announced.

In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said a Russian delegation will visit North Korea from July 25 to 27 to “take part in the festivities on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people.” 

Kiev’s defense chief makes new excuses for counteroffensive failures

Ukrainian troops are struggling to pass Russian minefields, Aleksey Reznikov has said

Kiev’s counteroffensive has been lagging behind schedule due to lethal Russian minefields and the lack of air defense weaponry, Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov has said. 

“It’s a question of air defense. It’s a question that we have a very long battlefield line also,” Reznikov told CNN in an interview published on Monday. Ukrainian troops are up against a “big quantity of enemies,” he added. 

CIA & MI6 Seek To Recruit Among Russia's Elite After Wagner Rebellion

The CIA and allied intelligence services are expanding efforts to recruit "insider" and high-level Russians to spy for the West, following last month's short-lived mutiny by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, which was widely perceived as a serious challenge to Putin's grip on power. 

The CIA director himself has called the Wagner rebellion an "opportunity" to continue to exploit cracks in the Russian system, also amid continued domestic uncertainty for the future amid the Ukraine war. Director William Burns in remarks to the Aspen Security Forum late last week bluntly told the audience that the US intelligence community sees a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to exploit influential levels of Russian society and government. He had said something similar earlier in the summer.

Grain Deal Replacement? Russia to Offer Africa New Food Security Plan

The second Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum will take place in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, with President Putin expected to meet with the leaders and representatives of 49 different African countries which have confirmed plans to take part.

Russia will be offering African countries an alternative to the defunct Black Sea Grain Deal to ensure the continent's continued food security, Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large Oleg Ozerov has said.

Despite Massive Extended Protests, The Netanyahu Government Pushes Through Passage Of ‘Reasonableness Act’ Limiting Power Of Israeli Courts

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday brushed aside President Biden’s last-minute plea and oversaw the passage of a major judicial reform law ‘Reasonableness Act’ that limits the ability of the country’s courts to strike down government decisions.

There is big change happening in Israel right now, and it’s being led and championed by Israel’s longest-serving leader, and the people are….hopping mad. Called the ‘Reasonableness Act’, which sounds a little too much like the ‘Enabling Act’ from pre-war Germany, it passed by a vote of 64-0. What’s next? Some are saying nothing short of civil war. Oy, vey! Israel on the brink.

Israeli labor court shuts down medical strikes after violent protests

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Israeli Bar Association files petition to High Court against new law • UK, EU urges Israel to ensure safety of protesters

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant should have resigned over the passing of the judicial reform's Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard on Monday, former Mossad chief Danny Yatom said on Tuesday morning to 103FM.

"Gallant should have done the bravest thing he could have - announce that he would stop playing this game," Yatom said. "He should have resigned, for better or for worse."

Israel is entering a civil war, former prime minister Ehud Olmert says

“There is a threat. This is a serious threat,” the former prime minister said. “It’s never happened before and we are going into a civil war now.”

In an interview with British news outlet Channel 4 News, former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, declared that Israel is going into a civil war following Monday’s vote to pass a bill severely restricting the use of the reasonableness standard.

“There is a threat. This is a serious threat,” Olmert said. “It’s never happened before and we are going into a civil war now.”

Rabbis urge IDF reservists to return to their ‘sacred duty’ over judicial reform protests

As the protests for and against the judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition heat up, an organization called “Brother’s in Arms” has called for IDF reservists to refuse en masse to serve. While tens of thousands of reservists answered the call, a group of military rabbis sent a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff, urging the recalcitrant reservists to not renege on their “sacred duty.

“Serving in the regular and reserve army is a great mitzvah, a national duty, and a rare privilege to serve the people of Israel. As military Rabbis in the reserves who serve in the infantry battalions, in the combat brigades, and in all the field units, we believe that service in the reserves is a sacred duty for the sake of Israel’s security,” wrote the rabbis.

Iran boosts navy with new 'Abu Mahdi' cruise missile - analysis

The addition of the Abu Mahdi would give Iran a cruise missile with a claimed range of 1,000km, Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday.

The Iranian Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corp (IRGC)'s Navy both received a cruise missile that is supposed to extend their ability to strike at ships in the region. The missile is called the Abu Mahdi and is said to be a “high-precision naval cruise missile.”

China Prepares For War: A Timeline

I watched a chilling presentation by the Hudson Institute recently by someone who is much smarter than Joe Biden or anyone in his administration.

His name is Kyle Bass, the founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Center Advisory Board. He's a very serious man - and I suspect a very rich man. 

His topic: "China Prepares for War: A Timeline - Xi's Inexorable March Toward War."

China intensifies military drills with Russia amid US sanctions

President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.

China and the armed forces of Vladimir Putin conducted six joint military exercises together last year, the most in data going back two decades.

US Regulator Accuses Lenders of Fiddling With Deposit Data After Banking Collapse Close Call

The US banking sector had a close brush with collapse earlier this year, with three commercial lenders going under after interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve left many smaller banks on the brink of insolvency. Over the same period, banking giants including JPMorgan Chase netted a cool $49 billion in earnings by jacking up base lending rates.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has accused US banks of fiddling with deposit data to lower the amount they would have to pay under a new special tax proposed in the wake of this spring’s banking collapse close call.

Obama's Personal Chef Found Dead Near Family's Martha's Vineyard Mansion

The personal chef of former president Barack Obama was found dead in a "paddleboarding accident" near the family's $12 million mansion on Martha’s Vineyard (which is situated at sea level, a paradox for fervent believers in the melting iceberg theory).

Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the paddleboarder whose body was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond on Monday was Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia. According to the AP, Campbell was employed by the Obamas and was visiting Martha’s Vineyard. The Obamas were not present at the home at the time of the accident. In a statement, the former president and his wife, Michelle Obama, called Campbell a “beloved part of our family.”

Majority of Canadians worried they will lose access to news due to internet censorship Bill C-18

While the act was initially feared to allow the government to censor what Canadians view online, it may backfire if large tech companies refuse to pay to publish content.

(LifeSiteNews) – Most Canadians are worried about being unable to access news content due to the Trudeau government’s internet censorship bill.  

According to a July 10 survey by the Angus Reid Institute, 63 percent of Canadians voiced concern over losing access to news on Facebook and Google after both companies promised to block Canadian content rather than pay publishing fees under the recently passed Online News Act.   

The US Government's New 'Ministry Of Truth': The Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Security Agency

Mission creep is a serious problem in the federal government, and the ongoing investigations by House Republicans into "weaponization" of government misdeeds have shown how pervasive and deep the problem can be.

The FBI, Justice Department, CIA and even the Internal Revenue Service all look as we have seen, like tempting operatives for use against political opponents or to run interference for allies. But what about an agency that is supposed to protect us against cyber threats? A new interim report from the House Judiciary Committee highlights politically motivated mission creep where we might least have expected it: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

The CDC is already warning us to prepare for a winter trifecta of Covid, flu and RSV

Even as the nation is faced with blistering heat waves this summer, Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is already thinking ahead to cold and flu season this winter.

“We’re going to have three bugs out there, three viruses: Covid, of course, flu and RSV,” Cohen said in an interview. “We need to make sure the American people understand all three and what they can do to protect themselves.”

After Long Silence On 'Long Vax', Science Magazine Links Autoimmune Disorders To COVID Shots

Mainstream publications and regulatory agencies have buckled to public pressure to admit the COVID-19 vaccine can cause injuries such as myocarditis and pericarditis—but until recently, they’ve published little or nothing about the substantial number of people suffering from autoimmune disease after vaccination.

However, on July 3, the journal Science published an article confirming that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to autoimmune disorders, such as small fiber neuropathy and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

“We’ve been screaming from the top of our lungs about these things happening,” Agnieszka Wilson, founder of #CanWeTalkAboutIt told The Defender. “And finally, slowly, it’s being acknowledged.”

Robert Yoho, MDn describes his book, Butchered by "Healthcare." Interview by Margaret Aranda, MD.

251. I AM INTERVIEWED BY MARGARET ARANDA, MD, ABOUT BUTCHERED BY "HEALTHCARE"

Elon Musk says Twitter's blue bird to be replaced by an X

Twitter Inc owner Elon Musk on Sunday signaled he would do more to take the social media company in a new direction with a rebranding that will replace its well-known blue bird logo with an X after acknowledging advertisers have been slow to return.

The change, which was not evident on the website on Sunday evening, followed Musk's recent admission that advertising revenue remains nearly half of what it once was. And Twitter's cash flow has been negative as a result of that and its heavy debt load.

‘Barbie’ film ‘forgets core audience’ in favor of trans agenda and gender themes, Christian movie site warns

The upcoming "Barbie" film ignores its key demographic in favor of catering to "a small percentage of the population," a faith-based film review site claimed.

"Warning: Don't take your daughter to Barbie," Movieguide, a Christian movie review site warned ahead of the film's release July 21. The review criticized the film about the iconic doll of abandoning its core audience of families and little girls to instead focus on LGBTQ stories.

Two supermoons are coming to our skies in August, including a rare blue moon

In a rare astronomical event, August 2023 will offer stargazers the opportunity to see two supermoons, coupled with the appearance of an elusive blue moon. A supermoon takes place when a full moon’s orbit brings it closest to our planet.

As NASA explains, the moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t perfectly circular but rather shaped like an elongated oval, or an ellipse. This causes the moon to oscillate between closer and farther distances from our home planet as it completes its orbital cycle.

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