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Anonymous ID: pGukiFmX No.147567888 š
Nov 1 2017 21:56:16 (EST)
Q Clearance Patriot
My fellow Americans, over the course of the next several days you will undoubtedly realize that we are taking back our great country (the land of the free) from the evil tyrants that wish to do us harm and destroy the last remaining refuge of shining light. On POTUSā order, we have initiated certain fail-safes that shall safeguard the public from the primary fallout which is slated to occur 11.3 upon the arrest announcement of Mr. Podesta (actionable 11.4). Confirmation (to the public) of what is occurring will then be revealed and will not be openly accepted. Public riots are being organized in serious numbers in an effort to prevent the arrest and capture of more senior public officials. On POTUSā order, a state of temporary military control will be actioned and special ops carried out. False leaks have been made to retain several within the confines of the United States to prevent extradition and special operator necessity. Rest assured, the safety and well-being of every man, woman, and child of this country is being exhausted in full. However, the atmosphere within the country will unfortunately be divided as so many have fallen for the corrupt and evil narrative that has long been broadcast. We will be initiating the Emergency Broadcast System (EMS) during this time in an effort to provide a direct message (avoiding the fake news) to all citizens. Organizations and/or people that wish to do us harm during this time will be met with swift fury ā certain laws have been pre-lifted to provide our great military the necessary authority to handle and conduct these operations (at home and abroad).
Q !UW.yye1fxo ID: 3f8788 No.476461 š
Feb 23 2018 19:03:34 (EST)
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Six years after unveiling plans to build a 320-foot high dam and reservoir at Pacheco Pass in southern Santa Clara County, the largest water district in Silicon Valley still hasnāt found any other water agencies willing to help fund the project.
But this week, an unusual potential partner came to light: China.
The revelation of interest from one of the United Statesā most contentious rivals is the latest twist in the projectās shaky history: The price tag has tripled to $2.8 billion since 2018 due to unstable geology found in the area. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which is pursuing the plan, has delayed groundbreaking by at least three years, to 2027, instead of 2024 as announced five years ago. And environmentalists won a lawsuit this summer that will require more study of how ongoing geological work will affect endangered plants and animals.
āYou donāt want foreign investments in local government,ā he said. āPlay it all the way through. A foreign interest owns the reservoir. They are selling the water. And the money is going back to China instead of local interests. Itās so far from our tax base it doesnāt make sense.ā
With the Pacheco project, the water district, based in San Jose, is hoping to build the largest new Bay Area dam since Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County was built 25 years ago.
Over the past decade, China has invested more than $1 trillion in ports, railways, wind farms, bridges and other projects in dozens of countries, including Greece, Kenya, Croatia, Indonesia, Russia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nigeria as a way of building economic ties and expanding political influence. The jobs are often filled by Chinese construction workers.
The effort, called the Belt and Road Initiative, has been a centerpiece of President Xi Jinpingās tenure.
Under it, China also has helped fund some water projects, including dams in Cambodia, Laos and Pakistan. Some have had serious construction problems. The $2.7 billion Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant in Ecuador, finished in 2016, has been plagued with thousands of cracks and other major flaws.
In Pakistan, officials shut down the Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric plant last year after detecting cracks in a tunnel that transports water through a mountain to drive a turbine, according to the Wall Street Journal.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: Thoughtful2
BLACKROCK city also stands out to me!
Shares of China Evergrande Group tumbled as much as 87%, diving into penny stock territory after trading in the shares resumed on Monday for the first time in 17 months.
By midday in Hong Kong the stock hovered around 0.35 Hong Kong dollars, with the real estate developer's market value falling to about $586 million. Per Bloomberg, Evergrande was worth more than $50 billion in 2017.
China's economic troubles continue to mount, and much of the concern stems from the property sector, where developers like Evergrande, Country Garden, and others face risks of mounting debt and bankruptcy.
Some commentators have cautioned that a cascading "Lehman moment" looms, though economists told Insider the situation in China isn't entirely comparable to that of the US in 2008, given the way the political economy is set up.
Still, that doesn't mean there aren't risks of catastrophe.
If we think about the 2008 collapse in the US property market, driven by excessive wealth plowed into real estate, versus what's happening in China with much higher amounts of wealth in that sector, the scale and severity of the crisis is potentially much much worse than what happened 15 years ago in the US," William Hurst, deputy director for the Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge, told Insider in a recent interview.
The World Needs A Solution:
My thinking is this,if oil was the underpin for the USDollar after the gold standard,Oil has utility. The kind of utility that has fueled the world`s growth and supported the USdollar dominance to where it is today. That asset oil,in and of itself is only worth so much per barrel today,but what it`s compound effects have been for USDollar dominance and the US as a global leader have been an undeniable advantage. I look at #XRP as the new oil (or water to stick with a Ripple analogy,easing friction,carbon neutral) for the 4th industrial revolution. #XRP has utility and all the SMEs, all the financial istitutions,all the banks and Central banks,all the clearing houses can become what the combustion engine/Industrial revolution was for oil. Which equals an inflection point for a #FlywheelEffect when they begin using it at scale. Now unless the price changes,I agree there is not enough gold to satisfy the bill that`s due,but that`s a whole other conversation. Plus,the Fed didn`t like being handcuffed to gold,which is why printer has been on ever since. I do believe commodities like Gold will play a massive confidence ensuring role in the new financial system,but I think whatever side of this we all subscribe to,this thing will be revealed to everyone over the next couple years if Saudi Arabia pulls away from the exclusivity of the Petrodollar agreement. Hanging in limbo,waiting to see how it shakes out, is not a solution. The United States,no matter who is in charge,is well aware that we are moving into the 4th Industrial Revolution and it is #Digital and #Tokenized and we are about to switch from a speculative market to a utility driven market. What a time to be alive.
The San Francisco-based blockchain company, Ripple, has joined the prestigious trade organization, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).
Well-known XRP influencer Crypto Eri took to Twitter to announce the development, highlighting the significance of Rippleās alignment with ISDA.
The alliance signals Rippleās strategic foray into the realm of derivatives and its intent further to integrate its blockchain technology into traditional financial markets.
Crypto Eri highlighted that ISDA boasts a membership roster of global financial elites. It includes officers from financial powerhouses such as BlackRock, SociƩtƩ GƩnƩrale, J.P. Morgan, CME Group, Citigroup (Citi), Goldman Sachs, and other major institutions.
In a recent tweet, XRP influencer WallStreetBulls highlighted that Ripple holds regulatory approval from 31 US states. In particular, these are Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs).
a unique advantage not held by BTC or ETH. This paves the way for XRPās mainstream adoption. MTLs allow legal money transmission, a game-changer for XRP alone in the crypto space!ā
This strategic move was unveiled by CEO Hikmet Ersek during an analyst conference call, where he revealed Western Unionās active exploration of integrating Rippleās blockchain technology and its native digital asset, XRP.
Ripple confirmed a longstanding collaboration with Western Union, stating the company has been āengaged in testing various solutionsā with Western Union.
Among these innovations is the much-discussed xRapid, a solution designed to seamlessly incorporate XRP into payment systems.
In a significant development, the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia has unveiled a strategic partnership with Ripple, a renowned blockchain firm, aimed at revolutionizing cross-border settlements. This move underscores the bankās commitment to enhancing its financial infrastructure through cutting-edge technology.
Recalling events from 2018, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) inked a historic agreement with Ripple, signaling a paradigm shift in the realm of central banking. The collaboration initiated a pioneering pilot program, positioning SAMA as the worldās first central bank to embark on such a groundbreaking initiative.
significant stride toward embracing the transformative capabilities of blockchain technology. This aligns with a broader trend observed among financial institutions that are increasingly recognizing the potential of blockchain in revolutionizing payment systems
In a significant development for the fintech industry, Ripple has announced the availability of its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) payments in India. This move is expected to revolutionize the way cross-border transactions are conducted, particularly in a country that is a significant player in the remittance market.
RippleNetās network is extensive, supporting more than 55 countries and pairing with over 120 fiat currencies. This ensures that countries worldwide can easily send and receive payments, making RippleNet a global player in the fintech industry.
India is witnessing a fintech revolution, with numerous startups and established companies offering financial services. ODL could provide these companies with a more efficient way to handle cross-border transactions.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for global collaboration on formulating crypto regulations during the annual Group of 20 (G20) summit. As president of the G20, India has taken up the task of advocating for a comprehensive global framework for regulating cryptocurrencies.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: angelchemuel
angelchemuel, March 4th is significant because Presidents used to get inaugurated on March 4th, in the pre-1871 republic!
I think the problem with the date is that it will be in the PRIMARIES season, when each party chooses its candidate. Not really a time you want to be tied up in court rather than on the campaign trail; let alone being hamstrung as to what you can say because Judge won't let you talk about anything likely to come up in the trial.
Close friends of the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein are major donors to an outside group supporting Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential run and to his 2024 campaign.
Official filings show that billionaire Glenn Dubin gave $100,000 in March to American Exceptionalism, a super PAC which is supporting the biotech entrepreneur and presidential hopeful.
Dubin and his wife, former Miss Sweden Eva Andersson-Dubin who gave evidence in support of Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, also gave a total of $13,200 (the maximum allowed) to Ramaswamy's campaign.
'I'll release the full Epstein client list without apology,' he tweeted in May.
'The administrative-police state should stop protecting its chief sponsors while weaponizing itself against its opponents. The first step to fix corruption is to see it.'
But his campaign on Monday batted away questions about whether it was appropriate to accept donations from the Dubins.
'Vivek has no knowledge of this, just as he doesn't know of any of the one-off accusations against any of his 100,000-plus individual donors to the campaign, let alone those who donate to outside efforts that Vivek isn't involved with,' said spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.
The Dubins were close friends of Epstein. Andersson-Dubin dated him for years before marrying her husband in 1994, and the couple remained in contact with him even after he was convicted of procuring a child for prostitution in 2008.