September, 2020

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China's growth is nearly five times that of Russia... China seems to see Russia less as an economic partner than as a source for extraction of energy and raw materials... There seem to be problems even in the most vibrant dimension of Sino-Russian cooperation: arms sales.. China is already successfully challenging Russia for influence among the post-Soviet states in Central Asia, particularly in Tajikistan... Another area of disagreement is China's opposition to Russia's seizure of Crimea and its subsequent invasion of Ukraine... Russia, in turn, has not supported China's aggressive moves in the South China Sea, in an attempt not to alienate Vietnam, the Philippines or Malaysia... Mainly, this bilateral condominium might be doomed to collapse because there is no trust in the relationship... Consequently, Western intelligence agencies and policymakers might want to be wary of not overestimating the solidity and longevity of the Chinese-Russian friendship...

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If you start from the premise that Trump is a fascist dictator who has brought Nazi tyranny to the US, then it isn't that irrational to believe that anyone who helped empower Trump (which is how they see Assange) deserves to be imprisoned, hence the lack of concern about it.

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 18, 2020

Russian space agency chief, Dmitry Rogozin, called Venus a “Russian planet” at an industry exhibition taking place in Moscow. "Our country was the first and only one to successfully land on Venus,” The Moscow Times quoted said Rogozin saying. Rogozin was referring to the country’s successful explorations of Venus in the 60s, 70s and 80s...

.@GOP We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices. We have this obligation, without delay!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2020

It can take up to a decade for a human body to decompose from within a conventional coffin, but the “Living Cocoon” can compost a corpse in just two to three years.

President Trump: "I will be putting forth a nominee next week. It will be a woman." #SCOTUS

Full video here: https://t.co/pjfftGmqjx pic.twitter.com/QHIuB0BQUw

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 20, 2020

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“The police dept, based on their observation in person, and on the highway cameras, combined with the formulas of roadway occupancy, have estimated 16-20 thousand vehicles for the TRUMP PARADE CINCINNATI OHIO.” #MAGA🇺🇸🦅

“Trump Parade Cincinnati Ohio”
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— Dan Scavino🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) September 17, 2020

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Hezbollah operatives have moved ammonium nitrate through Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland since 2012, the State Department said as it ramped up the pressure on Europe to ban the Iran-backed group.

Antifa are still rioting after midnight in SW Portland. They regrouped to attack the ICE facility again but was repelled. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/8oBSXx2JsV

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 19, 2020