You might recall that the FCC under both Trump and Biden has made a big deal about forcing U.S. telecoms to rip out Huawei gear from their networks, under the allegation that the gear is used to spy on Americans (you’re to ignore, of course, that the United States spies on everyone, constantly, and has broadly supported backdooring all manner of sensitive telecom products globally).
Whoops: Congress Failed To Actually Fund Efforts To “Rip And Replace” Chinese Telecom Gear From U.S. Networks
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Regime Change Continues: Thousands Rally in Georgia’s Tbilisi Against Government
Thousands of opposition supporters rallied Sunday in the Georgian capital Tbilisi as the Black Sea nation’s government faces mounting accusations of backsliding on democracy.
Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgian parliament for a rally organized by the country’s main opposition force, the United National Movement (UNM), founded by jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Protesters waved Georgian, Ukrainian and European Union flags and held a huge banner that read “For European future.”
Thousands Rally in Georgia’s Tbilisi Against Government
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Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next
Biden has blessed Maada Bio to turn Sierra Leone into an autocracy from democracy
Canada: Senator fears ‘modern Chinese exclusion’ but some redress activists reject link
Senator Yuen Pau Woo questions whether a foreign influence registry might become “a modern form of Chinese exclusion,” and says angry reaction to his suggestion proves his point about racial profiling and stigmatization.
Senator fears ‘modern Chinese exclusion’ but some redress activists reject link
H/T: Silk and Steel Podcast: Canada’s China Freakout with Justin Podur
No color revolution for Canada?! /sarcasm
Russia says ready to return Ukraine children if parents ask for them
Russia’s children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, wanted by the International Criminal Court for the “deportation” of Ukrainian children, said on Tuesday she is ready to send children back to Ukraine if their families request it.
Russia says ready to return Ukraine children if parents ask for them
Previously:
ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself
ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself
On March 17, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, introduced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Llova-Belova. The warrant, which accused Putin and Lolva-Belova of conducting the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children to a “network of camps” across the Russian Federation, inspired a wave of incendiary commentary in the West.
ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself
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YouTube: The Grayzone exposes shoddy ICC warrant against Putin
St. Petersburg Bomber Hired by CIA Linked Ukrainian Journalist Roman Popkov
The main suspect in the murder of prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Darya Trepova, has admitted she was recruited by a man with ties to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), news outlet Shot claimed on Monday, citing sources. Tatarsky was killed on Sunday by a blast from an improvised explosive device.
St. Petersburg Bomber Hired by CIA Linked Ukrainian Journalist Roman Popkov
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Researching the National Republican Army and Ilya Ponomarev/Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger (CNN)
UN high court finds US seizure of Iranian assets violated treaty + More
In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered nearly $2 billion in assets of Iran’s state bank, frozen in the U.S., to be paid as compensation to relatives of victims of attacks linked to Iran.
UN high court finds US seizure of Iranian assets violated treaty
Related:
International Court of Justice orders US to compensate Iran for frozen assets
ICJ judgments are legally binding, however, the court has no means of enforcing them. Previously, both the US and Iran have ignored the court’s judgments.
US Hails ICJ Ruling On Iran Assets As ‘Major Victory’
“The court’s decision today rejected the vast majority of Iran’s case, including notably Iran’s claims on behalf of Bank Markazi,” said acting legal adviser Rich Visek of the US State Department.
Deputies Who Raided Afroman’s House Sue Him For Daring To Turn Footage Of The Raid Into A Viral Video
When the Adams County (OH) sheriff’s office raided rap artist Afroman’s home, he didn’t just sit back and assume everyone involved operated in good faith. The raid was captured on Afroman’s security cameras, which the artist soon converted into a viral video/rap song entitled “Will You Help Me Repair My Door.”
Deputies Who Raided Afroman’s House Sue Him For Daring To Turn Footage Of The Raid Into A Viral Video
Previously:
Afroman Turns Security Footage Of Bullshit Raid Of His Home Into Viral Rap Video Hit
WATCH: ‘Hero’ Cops Raid Rapper ‘Afroman’ To Protect Society from His Legal Hemp Flower
In Ethiopia, China and the US map rival roads to lasting peace
When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Addis Ababa late on March 14 , China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, had already held meetings with some Ethiopian government officials.
In Ethiopia, China and the US map rival roads to lasting peace
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