Biden Calls Putin ‘A Butcher’
US President Joe Biden has disparaged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the second time in two months, publicly calling him a “butcher” in connection with the Ukraine conflict.
Biden made the jab while speaking at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday. He advocated raising the average federal tax for America’s wealthiest from 8.2% to 25%, arguing that this would allow Washington to raise $400 billion over the next ten years.
“Imagine what we could do with that. We could fundamentally slash the federal deficit… We could do so many things – consequential – including finally making sure that we take care of Ukraine from that butcher Putin,” he said.
Biden also lashed out at the Russian president in late February, calling him a “crazy S.O.B.” He mentioned Putin while saying that the West must be wary of a nuclear conflict, but should pay even more attention to the danger posed by climate change.
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At the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested that Americans should be ashamed of a leader who indulged in such comments. “If the president of that nation uses that kind of language, that is shameful,” he said, adding that Biden may have been trying to emulate a “Hollywood cowboy” to appeal to domestic audiences.
Responding to the “S.O.B.” remarks, Putin stood by his previously expressed opinion that Moscow would be better off with Biden in the White House, adding that the US President’s words only prove his point. “It’s not like he could say ‘Good job… thank you for the helping hand’. We understand what is going on there, in terms of internal politics,” he explained.
This is not the first time that Biden has labeled Putin a “butcher.” The first instance dates back to March 2022, several weeks after the start of the Ukraine conflict. Peskov suggested that such offensive comments “narrow down the window for bilateral relations” at a time when Russia-US ties have sunk to a historic low.
In 2021, Biden also called Putin “a killer.” The Russian president retorted, “It takes one to know one,” following that remark.
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Planned Parenthood Facing New Allegations of Illegally Selling Aborted Baby Tissue
New evidence has emerged to show that Planned Parenthood “sells late-term aborted baby body parts in violation of federal law,” just as we have been reporting for years.
Planned Parenthood allegedly forged a partnership with the University of California – San Diego (UCSD) to profit from the “harvesting and sale” of aborted human babies for “research patents.”
“This new evidence shows Planned Parenthood sells late-term aborted baby body parts in violation of federal law, for far more money than has ever been discussed before,” said David Daleiden, founder and president of the California-based Center for Medical Progress, which filed a public records request to obtain this damning information.
“Planned Parenthood’s national headquarters knew about and approved these sales of aborted babies for valuable consideration as part of government-funded research grants.”
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UCSD, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest committing federal crimes
The unearthed documents show that Planned Parenthood has been explicitly sending the aborted baby body parts to UCSD for “valuable consideration” in exchange for ownership of the patents and intellectual property the university develops upon experimenting with the tissue.
A “Biological Materials Transfer Agreement” spells out the alleged deal, though much of the information is redacted. The document shows that Planned Parenthood granted UCSD “access” to “fetal and placental tissue,” which are described as the “proprietary materials” of Planned Parenthood San Diego.
In return for all this, the deal allows Planned Parenthood full rights to “patents” and “intellectual property” developed through experiments with the “material,” also known as the aborted baby body parts and tissue.
Signed in 2009, the contract was updated in 2014 to reflect Planned Parenthood’s regional renaming to “Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest.” All of the original terms and conditions from the original contract remained in full force and effect, the update stipulated.
Emails sent by UCSD in 2017 refer to the contract while updating an additional contract for clinical personnel. Later emails in 2020 show the university requesting that parties involved remain “especially careful” about “any rights” that the providers of fetal tissue “retain” in the “material.”
It cannot be emphasized enough that federal law explicitly forbids this type of arrangement between Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest and UCSD. The “valuable consideration” portion, meaning the exchanging of aborted baby parts for profit, is at the crux of the crime, especially since UCSD’s research is leading to the creation of patents.
During the 2021-22 academic year, the University of California (UC) system generated more than $127 million in revenue for all patent inventions, Daleiden said in his statement.
Violations of applicable federal laws in this case are punishable by up to 10 years of prison and a fine of up to $500,000, says the Center for Medical Progress.
Other emails exchanged between UCSD and Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest show plans for collaborative research meetings, including a quarterly meeting in which a “payment” is to be discussed.
In an email written by UCSD employees, one of the meetings was scheduled to “have results to share on samples recently collected,” as well as to discuss the formation of a “fellowship.”
Planned Parenthood’s response to that email states that there are “[n]o current issues with the collection program,” but that the abortion provider has “some questions about payment to the residency program.”
Keep in mind that UCSD is a taxpayer-funded operation, meaning California and U.S. taxpayers, in the case of federal funding, are paying for this illegal racket to take place.
The latest news about America’s abortion cash cow can be found at Abortions.news.
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‘Attempt to Break The Independence of The Polish Central Bank’ – PM Tusk Tries to Bring Central Bank Under Government Control in Unprecedented Move
The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused the head of the central bank, Adam Glapiński, of breaking several laws and of violating his constitutional obligation to uphold the political independence of the National Bank of Poland (NBP).
If the required motion passes, Glapiński will be the first person since 2006 brought before the State Tribunal, a body empowered to sanction the highest officials of the state. However, he has dismissed the accusations against him as “idiotic.”
The indictment prepared in parliament includes eight charges, including the purchase of state bonds that led to the indirect financing of the state budget deficit by the central bank, weakening Poland’s currency (PLN or zloty), failure to control inflation, and alleged violation of the apolitical nature of the office of the NBP head.
The motion was signed by 191 of the 459 active members of parliament. That is more than the 115 MPs required to support such a motion. It will now be assessed by a parliamentary committee before going to the full chamber for a final decision by a simple majority in the presence of at least half of MPs to begin a trial by the State Tribunal.
Should that happen, the governor could be suspended from his position during the legal proceedings. However, the Constitutional Tribunal, the top court in Poland, which the Tusk government claims is illegitimate, recently ruled that parliament may only put the head of the NBP on trial with a super majority of three-fifths of its total membership.
Glapiński, in an interview for the Financial Times, has called the allegations made by the ruling majority “idiotic” and warned that putting him on trial would be very bad for Poland. He expressed the desire to “meet and talk” with Tusk to set straight the issues between them.
On Tuesday, the NBP board made their position on the matter clear. One of its members, Paweł Szałamacha, called the move to unseat Glapiński an “attempt to break the independence of the Polish central bank” and an “assault on the fundamentals of the Polish state and its economy.”
Szałamacha rejected the charge regarding buying bonds during the pandemic; he noted that this was also the case in most Western countries and that the operations of Poland’s bank were fully transparent.
The idea of bringing Glapiński before the State Tribunal has also been criticized by the previous ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS). On Saturday, its leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, warned that it would lead to “a lowering of Poland’s credibility, a weakening of the currency, and a reluctance of foreign companies to invest in Poland.”
In December last year, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) assured Glapiński that he would be protected by EU law if the incoming government unlawfully suspended and prosecuted him. The ECB has recently protested the attempted suspension of the central bank governor in Latvia, with the matter going before the European Court of Justice.
In Poland’s post-communist history, only two people have been convicted by the State Tribunal: a minister and a senior customs official in relation to a corruption scandal involving the import of alcohol in the 1990s. The last time the parliament voted to bring someone before the tribunal was in 2005, when former Treasury Minister Emil Wąsacz was put on trial. The case against him was eventually discontinued in 2019.
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Macron Struggling to Justify Cash For Ukraine – Le Monde
It is “extremely unclear” how France can fulfill promises by President Emmanuel Macron to supply more military aid to Ukraine, as the government in Paris struggles with plans for spending cuts, Le Monde has reported.
French authorities are looking to save €10 billion ($10.8 billion) this year amid a budget deficit of €144.5 billion ($156 billion) and a reduced growth forecast, according to which the economy will increase by just 1% in 2024.
The French government said last month that the €10 billion cut could, among other things, be achieved by reducing the expenses of all its ministries and slicing public policies, including development aid and subsidies for building renovation.
In such circumstances, the pledge by Macron to provide €3 billion in support for Kiev this year to aid in the conflict with Russia – made when France and Ukraine signed a 10-year bilateral security pact in mid-February – has turned into a “budgetary and political headache” for his government, Le Monde reported on Tuesday.
Lawmakers from Macron’s ruling Renaissance party say they regularly face questions from voters who cannot understand how the government can provide billions to Ukraine while planning spending cuts at home, the paper said.
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“People ask us why we’re giving €3 billion to Ukraine, it’s a lot of money,” Renaissance MP Mathieu Lefevre was quoted as saying.
Le Monde suggested that in order to fulfill their promise to Kiev, the authorities in Paris would have to “play with the paperwork,” such as including France’s €900 million contribution to the European Peace Facility, an EU fund to aid Ukraine, in the €3 billion sum.
Another option might be to increase the value of the equipment donated to the Ukrainian government.
The outlet added, however, that Macron’s cabinet would likely still be forced to make amendments to the finance bill (PLFR) in the summer, despite such a move being “politically inflammable.” It would require approval from the National Assembly, where opposition parties object to further funding for Kiev.
Despite the issues outlined by Le Monde, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated on Tuesday that Paris will soon be able to deliver 78 more Caesar howitzers to Kiev, while boosting the supply of shells to the country.
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Moscow has repeatedly warned that deliveries of weapons to Kiev by the US, the EU, and their allies will not prevent Russia from achieving the goals of its military operation, and that they potentially increase the risk of a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
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