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Ukraine’s finance minister, Sergey Marchenko, has solicited at least $2 billion per month in emergency economic aid from the Biden administration. The official also revealed that Kiev hopes to raise an additional $3 billion per month from other sources.

Speaking to the Washington Post, Marchenko said that Ukraine needs “to cover this gap right now to attract the necessary finance and win this war.” Continue reading “Ukraine wants $2bn per month from US”

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Archive: TWFTT 4-26-22

The College Fix – by Christian Schneider

Interests based in China contributed over $168 million to 46 American colleges and universities during a six-month period in 2021, according to data compiled by The College Fix.

The Department of Education Foreign Gift Reporting database lists over 200 donations from China to U.S. institutions of higher education between January 1 to July 1. The donations were made in the form of contracts, gifts and “restricted gifts.”  Continue reading “Nearly $170M in contracts and gifts flowed to U.S. universities from China in 2021”

CNN

In Shanghai, once seen as a haven for foreigners, there is a sudden rush to get out. Harsh Covid restrictions are not only crushing social freedoms and grounding businesses to a halt in the financial hub, but they’re also making access to basic necessities near impossible for some. CNN’s David Culver talks to quarantined expats about what they’re experiencing. Continue reading “‘The city completely lost its shine’: Expats vent about Shanghai’s strict Covid measures”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Amazon just signed a lease for its largest piece of property in the U.S. ever.

The company just signed a lease for an astounding 4.1 million square feet in Ontario, California, marking its largest U.S. lease to date.  Continue reading “Amazon Signs Lease For Largest US Property Ever, Locking Up 4.1 Million Square Feet And 370 Acres In California”

Daily Mail

Joe Biden agreed to pay son Hunter’s legal fees for his deal with a Chinese government-controlled company, emails reveal.

The revelation ties the president even closer to Hunter’s overseas business dealings – and makes his previous claims that he never discussed them with his son, even less plausible. Continue reading “Financial records reveal Biden had $5.2million in unexplained income”

Strange Sounds

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, today informed customers it serves by Union Pacific rail lines that railroad-mandated shipping reductions would result in nitrogen fertilizer shipment delays during the spring application season and that it would be unable to accept new rail sales involving Union Pacific for the foreseeable future. The Company understands that it is one of only 30 companies to face these restrictions. Continue reading “Fertilizer giant CF Industries begs Biden to allow shipments for Spring planting, to prevent food shortages”

Natural News – by JD Heyes

Joe Biden’s failed presidency has ushered in the perfect storm of circumstances that have put America more at risk today than the country has been since the Cold War, and that’s not an exaggeration.

When Biden’s handlers decided to pick a side and supply American weapons to one of the most corrupt governments on the planet in its war against Russia, they did so without stopping to think about how that decision would negatively impact our offensive and defensive military capabilities, and at a time when China is just waiting for the right moment to invade Taiwan. Continue reading “The war in Ukraine is depleting America’s weapons stocks and the U.S. defense industry is struggling to make replacements”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update(11:42ET): And there it is – Reuters news wire is reporting that Russia halted natural gas supplies to Poland for Warsaw’s refusal to pay in Rubles, according to the prior contract, and following repeat warnings from President Putin:

POLAND’S RUSSIAN GAS FLOW HALTED DUE TO NON-PAYMENT IN RUBLES – LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES

Continue reading “Russia Reportedly Halts Natural Gas Supplies To Poland – European Energy Prices Spike”

Political Insider – by Adam Andrzejewski

When Congress passed its $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, with House approval in less than 24 hours, they were able to cram 5,000 earmarks totaling $9 billion into the final version of the bill.

According to the New York Times, that $9 billion total includes 3,682 earmarks totaling $5 billion from Democrats, 1,014 earmarks totaling $3.4 billion from Republicans, and 266 earmarks totaling $609 million on a bipartisan basis. Continue reading “Congress Included $9B In Earmarks In Latest Spending Bill”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Boston, MA — Last year, documents were released detailing the abuse and cover-up of said abuse carried out by Patrick M. Rose Sr., the former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and Boston PD detective. Rose was charged with molesting children, and the documents prove the department knew, and allowed him to continue to serve in their ranks and even engage with children. Continue reading “Disgraced Police Union President Pleads Guilty to Raping Children for Decades as Dept. Covered for Him”

Zero Hedge – by Global Intel Hub

Currency Central Holdings Inc. — 4/21/2022 — Knoxville, TN —  For the first time since 1971 the US has defaulted on it’s banking obligations and the Petro Dollar system marking ‘peak Dollar.’  While only a handful of public figures have a handle on the situation, we are concerned that the White House is spreading dangerous misinformation on how Currency Markets work so we’d like to explain key points on the nuts and bolts of the soft default and what it means for the future of global currency markets. Continue reading “US Dollar Defaults On Petro Dollar And RU Banking Obligations”