@yashar @RabelaisBleu 1).
„Scott Bessent, 62, is the founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management, after having worked on-and-off for Soros Fund Management since 1991 [1]. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the nation’s first openly gay treasury secretary [2].”
@yashar @RabelaisBleu 2).
Endnotes:
[1] „Bessent joined Soros Fund Management in 1991. [...] was Soros’s chief investment officer from 2011 to 2015 and ran the firm for a time. [...] He left in 2015 to launch Key Square.”
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Die Gelder, von denen Netanyahu sprach, waren Millionenbeträge, die Katar mit Erlaubnis und Unterstützung des israelischen Ministerpräsidenten der Hamas regelmäßig überbrachte – häufig in bar in dicken Geldkoffern, über die israelische Grenzstation Erez direkt nach Gaza.
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Jahrelang lief das so. 2020 kamen die Zahlungen einmal kurz in Stocken. Und sofort schickte Netanyahu den damaligen Mossad-Chef Yossi Cohen [1], sowie den heutigen Generalstabschef Herzl Halevi nach Doha, um die Kataris »anzubetteln«, die Hamas weiter zu finanzieren.”
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The lion of Galician Ruthenia [1] is a quite common heraldic symbol in western Ukraine. In 1943, one of the versions of the lion was used to create the emblem of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the ϟϟ (1st Galician) [2].
@mikebrusPL @krz_luksza @KORWiN_JKM 2).
Currently in Ukraine, this symbol is widely used to demonstrate far-right nationalist views. It is important to take into account the context of use; the presence of crowns in the emblem is of particular importance [1] [3].
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„A reminder to readers: Meduza cannot verify that the voices in the conversation described below belong to Alexander Lukashenko and the late Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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„Andrew Wakefieldʼs study and his claim that the MMR vaccine might cause autism led to a decline in vaccination rates in the US, the UK, and Ireland, and a corresponding rise in measles and mumps infections, resulting in serious illness and deaths.
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His continued claims that the vaccine is harmful have contributed to a climate of distrust of all vaccines and the reemergence of other previously controlled diseases [1] [2] [3] [4]”.
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„At first, Republicans across the country tried to distance themselves from the issue. In 2016, then-Republican presidential candidate @realDonaldTrump criticized the North Carolina bill during a @TODAYShow [1] town hall.
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– »There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate.« – he said at the time [2].
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A year later, he rescinded guidance [3] that offered legal protections to transgender students who want to use bathrooms that conform with their gender identity.