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https://twitter.com/_/status/1710116344166052142 https://twitter.com/_/status/1710078528270610551 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech on October 5 at the plenary session of the 20th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi and emphasized the tectonic and irreversible shifts taking place in the global order. According to Putin, globalists including Schwab and his close advisors are “legitimate military targets” because they have been actively attempting to seize power illegally via a globalist coup d’etat. https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/putin-warns-globalist-terrorist-klaus President Vladimir Putin argued today that Moscow 's mission is to create a 'new world', blaming Western hegemony for starting the war in Ukraine in a ranting anti-US speech....

Who wanted Nicki Lenway dead? That was the question police were asking on the evening of April 20, 2022. Around 7:30 p.m., Lenway had pulled into the parking lot of FamilyWise parenting center to pick up her 5-year-old son, Callahan. She was halfway between her car and the door when she was ambushed from behind and shot multiple times at point-blank range. Miraculously, Lenway survived, telling "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty, "I fell to the ground. ... And the shooter stands over me and continues to try to shoot." The mystery of who tried to kill Lenway is unraveled in...

Sometimes, additional provenance information about a painting can significantly increase its perceived value. In the case of a small nocturne showing a Biblical scene, a shift in attribution from the Circle of Rembrandt to the actual Dutch master himself has increased its auction estimate by several hundred-fold. When The Adoration of the Kings was last auctioned by Christie’s in Amsterdam in 2021, it had an estimate of €10,000 to €15,000. Sotheby’s is now listing the oil on oak panel with an estimate of £10 million to £15 million ($12.2 million to $18.4 million) as part of its OId Masters and...

Leon Black used a loophole in tax law and the help of Jeffrey Epstein to avoid capital gains taxes on a major art deal in 2016, according to a new report from The New York Times. The Times report says documents it reviewed show the art collector and asset management mogul sold the Alberto Giacometti sculpture Figure Moyenne II for $25 million on November 23, 2016 to a trust controlled by Epstein. A company linked to Black allegedly then used the proceeds of that sale to buy the Paul Cézanne watercolor painting Portrait de Vallier de Profil. The co-founder of...

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World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab is a “globalist terrorist” who is “holding humanity to ransom”, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin who warned the elite that their New World Order has failed and their “days are numbered.”Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech on October 5 at the plenary session of the 20th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi and emphasized the tectonic and irreversible shifts taking place in the global order.According to Putin, globalists including Schwab and his close advisors are “legitimate military targets” because they have been actively attempting to seize power illegally...

A supercar convoy broke traffic regulations by 'jumping red lights' and 'failing to give way' during the luxury rally that led to a horror crash and killed two in Italy on Monday, according to local media. Graphic footage captured the horrific moment billionaire Vikas Oberoi's blue Lamborghini appeared to turn into the path of a red Ferrari that was about to overtake him. The impact sent both cars flying into a camper van that flipped over, while the Ferrari Portofino belonging to two Swiss tourists crashed off the road and burst into flames. Swiss tourists Markus Krautli, 67, and his...

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday announced his first round of 2024 state House endorsements – all of them for primary opponents of incumbents who voted to impeach him. "Texas conservatives have seen their State House hijacked by liberal RINO Republicans for far too long," Paxton wrote in a statement posted to X. "Texas should be a leading beacon for conservative policies. Instead, Texas has had to watch a liberal House Speaker and his loyalists kill hundreds of pieces of conservative legislation that would unleash untold economic growth and secure even more freedom." Paxton was referring to Texas...

-Europeans probably ate their dead loved ones instead of burying them 15,000 years ago. -According to a new study, the consumption of dead people was not essential, but a ritual. -Researchers also said people used the remaining bones as cups and chewed on them. Cannibalistic Europeans likely feasted on their deceased loved ones at funerals instead of burying them, according to a new study. Scientists now believe that cannibalism was widespread among Magdalenian Upper Palaeolithic people, who lived across Europe between 11,000 and 17,000 years ago, according to the study published in Quaternary Science Reviews. The study's researchers analyzed funerary...

President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in their shared state of residence. Trump claimed the support of 57% of Republican voters in the Sunshine State to the governor's 22% in a recent poll from Tony Fabrizio, who surveys for a pro-Trump super PAC. Fabrizio conducted this survey for a private client, according to The Messenger. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley placed third with 7%, while former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie earned 2%. Tech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and former Vice President Mike Pence each claimed 1%.

What a foul betrayal of basic human decency. After years of shamelessly smearing Republicans as racist Neanderthals for daring to suggest that a physical barrier may stem the raging migrant crisis, President Joe Biden is – all of the sudden – building the wall. 'There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers… to prevent unlawful entries into the United States,' his administration announced this week. You don't say.

A federal judge in Tulsa ruled Thursday that the Oklahoma Legislature was justified in banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, saying there was no fundamental right to the treatment and that a new state law did not discriminate against transgender adolescents. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III said the law, enacted in May, is “rationally related to legitimate state interests because it regulates parental decision-making as to the Treatment Protocols based on the legislature’s interests in protecting children, public health, and integrity of the medical profession. “This (is) an area in which medical and policy debate is unfolding, and...

Chicago residents have expressed fury at the city's government for offering shelter to a massive influx of asylum seekers, as a youth football team is set to be kicked off their home field to make room for a migrant camp. More than 17,000 migrants have arrived in the Windy City since August 2022, with more than 10,000 in shelters and close to 3,200 staying in police stations and the O'Hare International Airport. The city government says it has so far allocated $328 million in aid. An infuriated local called mayor Brandon Johnson and Democrats 'criminals' for their handling of the...

Cheesecake is one of the most recognizable and popular desserts. You may assume its origins trace back to France or possibly Italy, as the fluffy cream cheesecake has become a staple of traditional bakeries. But cheesecake has a very different origin: ancient Greece. The original cheesecake is thought by researchers to have been created on the Greek island of Samos, where anthropologists unearthed cheese molds for the dessert that were dated back to 2,000 B.C. There is evidence people served athletes cheesecake during the first Olympic games in 776 B.C., as it was believed that the treat was a viable...

Week 6Friday, Oct. 6Cornell at Harvard | 7 p.m. | ESPNU Kansas State at Oklahoma State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN Nebraska at Illinois | 8 p.m. | FS1Saturday, Oct. 7No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas (at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas) | 12 p.m. | ABC Maryland at No. 4 Ohio State | 12 p.m. | FOX No. 23 LSU at No. 21 Missouri | 12 p.m. | ESPN Boston College at Army | 12 p.m. | CBSSN Western Michigan at Mississippi State | 12 p.m. | SEC Network Rutgers at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. | Peacock...

The Code of Hammurabi, named after the king of Babylon, stands as one of the earliest and most comprehensive written legal codes in history. Comprised of 282 rules, this ancient code reflects a blend of cruelty and justice, with echoes of principles found in modern laws. These regulations were inscribed on a massive black stone pillar that lay forgotten for millennia. King Hammurabi, the sixth and renowned ruler of the First Dynasty of Babylon, governed from approximately 1792 to 1750 BC. During his reign, Hammurabi expanded his kingdom, located in present-day Iraq, throughout the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys. However,...

resident Joe Biden on Friday dismissed criticism of his decision to start rebuilding Donald Trump's border wall, shruggin off anger by repeating his argument that he had no choice. 'Oh, the wall thing, is that what you're talking about?,' Biden said when asked why his party didn't reappropriate the funds when it controlled Congress. 'Yeah. I was told I had no choice. Congress passes legislation to build something, whether it is an aircraft carrier, wall, or provide for a tax cut, I can't say I don't like it.' Many Democrats are furious with the president for resuming construction on the...

Update from @SBF_FTX #SBFTrial: Questioning Gary Wang, co-founder of #FTX : Q. Did you commit financial crimes while working at FTX? A. Yes. Q. What types of crimes did you commit? A. Wire fraud, securities fraud, and commodities fraud. Q. Did you commit these crimes by yourself or with other people? A. With other people. Q. Who were the main people you committed these crimes with? A. Sam Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh, and Caroline Ellison. Q. You're talking about Alameda Research? A. Yes. Q. Okay. We'll come back to it in a minute. When you say withdrew unlimited amounts of funds,...

A man who killed two women he met a day apart at north Florida bars in 1996 has been executedA man who killed two women after meeting them a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 was put to death Tuesday evening. Michael Zack III, 54, was pronounced dead minutes after 6:14 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke. The execution started promptly at 6 p.m. Zack was asked if he had any last words, and he answered, “Yes sir.” He then lifted his head to look at the witnesses and said, “I love you...

A Minnesota county has agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands — allegedly due to inaction of officials in the county jailA Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands and suffering a heart attack, a stroke and skin lesions all over his body, allegedly due to the inaction of officials in the county jail, attorneys said Wednesday. Terrance Dwayne Winborn spent...