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Canadian nonprofits hit hard with shortages amid COVID-19 pandemic
Marco Verch/Flickr As problems surrounding COVID-19 continue to grow, food banks and non-profits in Canada are being faced with a surge of food and funding shortages. Social services like food banks, charities, and other non-profits, are having to juggle an increase of people using their services while seeing a drop in public donations. That’s on top of the restructuring and reduction that many nonprofits are having to do because of the complications being brought on by the novel coronavirus.
Toronto businesses report surge of people buying gym equipment
Many flock to Toronto fitness stores in search of home workout equipment. (Creative Commons) When Jim Francis went to his local fitness equipment store to buy some weights earlier this week, he was greeted with a sight he couldn’t believe. At the Treadmill Factory in Markham, Francis witnessed longer lines and nearly empty shelves as people rushed to buy everything in the store. Francis, an avid gym goer, tells 680 News that he was surprised in the amount of people in the store.
Ont. elementary teachers likely to strike Monday, union VP says
Elementary teachers could be following High school and English-Catholic teachers in possible strike next week. (Twitter/@OSSTF) Patrick Simpson With a province wide teachers’ strike looming for Monday, the Toronto branch of the elementary teachers’ union says they’re more than likely heading towards a walk-out next week.
From Orange Revolution To “Stars And Stripes Revolution”
Part 8 of a 10 part series: the Grand Old Putin Party Edward Lozansky’s strong pro-Russia stances must’ve left him on the outside of the Bush Administration looking in. But it seems like his resurgence in Russia kicked in to high gear during that time period. In 2004, Dr. Lozansky wrote a book in Russian entitled “Ethnic groups and lobbying in the United States.
Trump’s new Acting Labor Secretary lobbied for sweatshops and Russian oil interests
Eighteen months ago I wrote this story outlining Patrick Pizzella's unethical ties to sweatshops and the Russian Government. Today, July 12th, 2019, Pizzella became the Acting U.S. Labor Secretary, and we have updated the report. Photo of Patrick Pizzella at a Congressional confirmation hearing. Patrick Pizzella is Donald Trump’s choice to head the Federal Labor Relations Authority as the Deputy Secretary of Labor.
The Impeachment and Removal of Donald J Trump
Right now, we’re on the precipice of history. Donald Trump — a Mobster, turned Reality TV star turned Russian Asset is in danger of being impeached. Impeachment — and Senate Removal are two of the most serious items in our political system. Theoretically, They should not happen because the people we elect should not be criminals. When they do happen, ideally, it should be in a situation where people choose country over party. Nixon and Clinton were under different circumstances.
Under Trump, Witness Protection has been infiltrated by the Russian Mafia.
Contract on Gov Tribe between In October 2017, Curt Weldon joined the board of advisors for Monarch Air Group, which had just completed its first contract with the Justice Department’s Witness Security Division. Monarch Air is a known Russian mob front. This is such an open secret that a Conspiracy Theory website made up a story about how Monarch Air worked with the FSB to transport 370 Spetznetz troops to the United States to protect the Trump inauguration.
Under Trump, Witness Protection has been infiltrated by the Russian Mafia.
Authors Note: Due to an ongoing court case in Broward County Florida, allegations about about Russian-American Businessman Edi Gurlovsky were removed due to the status of the case. In October 2017, Curt Weldon joined the board of advisors for Monarch Air Group, which had just completed its first contract with the Justice Department’s Witness Security Division. According to US attorney Joshua Naftalis, and judges in multiple states, Monarch Air is allegedly a Russian mob front.
A lawyer in #TheResistance just forced Paul Manafort into permanent disbarment
The 21-month fight ended today with the former Trump Campaign Chairman surrendering his law license. A Massachusetts lawyer’s disbarment complaint just led Paul Manafort to abandon his law license permanently. J. Whitfield Larrabee filed a 63-page complaint against Manafort with the Connecticut Bar on April 17th, 2017, over six months before Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed his first indictment for acting as an illegal foreign agent.
Paul Manafort, Konstantin Kilimnik and the Ukrainian Peace Plan
Former Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) at a Ukrainian Stability Conference with then-Ukrainian lawmaker Andrey Artemenko, businessman Alex Rovt, Marcy Kaptur, and Heritage Foundation alum W. Bruce Weinrod. Source: Ukraine Weekly Today, Paul Manafort’s lawyers made a filing in which they messed up in the redactions. We have learned a lot about Weldon and the Ukrainian Peace Plan over the past two years, but we were unaware of Manaforts involvement.
Curt Weldon: Putin’s first congressman - The Stern Facts
Dana Rohrabacher may be known now as Putin’s favorite Congressman but he got there by learning from Putin’s first Congressman, Representative Curt Weldon. Curt Weldon was the first graduate in Russian studies from West Chester University, the resting place for his congressional archives. In the late 70’s, Curt Weldon fought the Pagans motorcycle gang as mayor of Marcus Hook, and then he chaired the Delaware County council before running for and winning his House spot in 1986.
The Council for National Policy: Theocracy in the US?
The Council for National Policy: Theocracy in the US? What if I told you that there is an extensive well-funded network of conservatives all belonging to one organization, who have managed to control the narrative since Reagan took office?
Adil Baguirov, Curt Weldon, and the Azerbaijani Laundromat
Baguirov and Curt Weldon at a Nobel Heritage Fund Conference. Adil Baguirov is an Azerbaijani-American citizen, living in Dayton Ohio. He is running as a Republican for the position of Montgomery County Recorder, and his resume for Worldwide Strategic Energy states that he was the Russia advisor to Former Congressman Curt Weldon in 2003 and 2004.
California GOP Congressional candidate just caught palling around with “Hollywood Nazis” (VIDEO)
Video shows GOP Congressional candidate’s “Hollywood Nazi” and “alt-right” associates Tim Gionet, Antonio Foreman, Michael Coudrey aka “Mike Tokes” and Bryden Proctor. UPDATE 4: Video has been restored by YouTube on June 5, 2019. A leaked video just exposed that a Republican Congressional candidate in Los Angeles openly surrounds himself with a crew of Nazi saluting racists, even posting a group photo with three infamous white nationalists to his Twitter profile.
This is where the Weldon-Rovt “peace plan” for Ukraine was born
Former Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) at a Ukrainian Stability Conference with then-Ukrainian lawmaker Andrey Artemenko, businessman Alex Rovt, Marcy Kaptur, and Heritage Foundation alum W. Bruce Weinrod. Source: Ukraine Weekly Shortly after inauguration, President Trump’s personal lawyer couriered a back-door Ukrainian “peace plan” to the White House.
A history of collusion
One of the key chess pieces in the Russian Intelligence Operation that brought us Donald Trump is the Religious Right. In fact, the fascist alliance with the American Right goes back to the period after World War 2 where we allied ourselves with former Nazis to take down the Communists. Soviet defectors came here in the 1980’s and told bold stories about how Russian intelligence services had infected everything and were playing the long game in several phases.
Eric Trump Said Family’s SoHo Hotel Relied On “Good Demand From Russians”
The Democratic Coalition’s Senior Advisor Scott Dworkin just unearthed a never before seen interview with Eric Trump explaining the crucial importance of Russian money in the family’s failed Trump SoHo Condominium Hotel project. Dworkin’s finding comes on the eve of a potentially explosive release of the secret criminal docket information about the Trump family’s business partner in Trump SoHo, convicted felon Felix Sater.
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate is former Founder of House Russia Caucus.
This week, two Kremlin Friendly Democrats announced they were running for office. Dennis Kucinich, a man I have come to believe is a pawn in Russia’s war on America announced last week that he was going to seek the Democratic Nomination in the Ohio Gubernatorial Race. Additionally, Chelsea Manning announced her intention to run for senate in Maryland. Is Curt Weldon coming back too?
Paul Manafort’s Russian Banker met with Curt Weldon and controversial Ukrainian Politician last…
Curt Weldon at a Ukraine stability Conference with Andrey Artemenko, Alexander Rovt, and others. Shortly before Donald Trump became the de-facto presidential nominee last year, Curt Weldon spoke at a panel with two people connected to the current Russia-Gate scandal. On January 27th of this year, Michael Cohen and Felix Sater met with a Ukrainian lawmaker to broker a secret peace deal in the Crimea. That Lawmakers name was Andrey Artemenko.
Democratic Coalition Just Blocked By Trump’s Two Terrified Sons For Exposing Their Russian Money Laundering Ties
Donald Trump Jr. and his younger brother Eric just blocked the Democratic Coalition’s lead opposition researcher and co-founder Scott Dworkin. Dworkin believes it’s because of a pair of his tweets pointed out that Trump Jr. gave a 2012 keynote speech to Baltic International Bank in Riga, Latvia which happens to have branches in three other countries: Russia, Ukraine and the UK.
Yes, Trump’s Russian Scandal Is Real, It All Traces Back to One Guy
Jack Abramoff had been at the Center of Republican politics his entire adult life, so him being involved with this Russia issue should not come as a surprise. As the President of the College Republicans, he wrote a letter to Trump Mentor Roy Cohn asking for money to help fund his goals. While working for the College Republicans, he cultivated with future Republican Stalwarts Ralph Reed, Paul Erickson, and Grover Norquist.
How One Man Influenced The Republican Party’s Transformation Into The Grand Old Putin Party
Russian emigrant Edward Lozansky became a Republican shortly after arriving in America with an improbable story that led to Capital Hill and a 40-year career which has evolved into him becoming the dean of the Putin apologist propagandists in Washington, D.C. Left: Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at a World Russia Forum, with Dr. Edward Lozansky speaking in Washington, D.C. The anti-communist crusader emigrated from Moscow to the United States via Rome in 1977 and since then quickly managed...
CNN Just Proved Trump’s Taj Mahal Laundered Money For 20 Years - And The Feds Knew It
Donald Trump in front of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A new CNN report revealed US Treasury department documents proving federal authorities knew about money laundering operations at Donald Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, going all the way back to 1990.
VP Pence Will Be Caught In Flynnghazi Scandal’s Paper Trail Says Democratic Coalition
Left: Democratic Coalition co-founder Scott Dworkin. Right: VP Mike Pence, Press Secretary Sean Spicer and disgraced ex-Gen. Mike Flynn Will Vice President Mike Pence take the fall for hiring disgraced ex-General Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor? “It’s really nonsense to think that Trump and Pence are not close with their NSA,” said Democratic Coalition co-founder Scott Dworkin on MSNBC’s Morning Joy (video below).
Thread by @jennycohn1: "1. Thread. Screenshots at end. Here are some of the education goals of the Council for National Policy ("CNP") to which KA, Bannon, Pence, t […]" #CNP
Thread. Screenshots at end. Here are some of the education goals of the Council for National Policy ("CNP") to which KA, Bannon, Pence, the Mercers, Wayne LaPierre, & DeVos's mom and father-in-law belong: * "Restore Ten Commandments posters for all k-12 public schools,"
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