RAIDER 1 Citizen News for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
A Little Change to the Newsletter, U.S. Reconnaissance, Supreme Court on Biden's Student Loan Bill, That Toxic Soil is Going Where and more >>>
A Little Housekeeping
Greetings! Thanks for being here and popping open our newsletter! We’re going to try something a little different. Please let us know what you think. We’ve been including images in our publication, but we’ve run into two problems:
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So, we’re going to try it without images. There will be at least 1 image, and if we link videos, those will be inline with our stories. Oh, and don’t worry, the memes aren’t going anywhere!
We understand that images make for more engaging content, but they also break up the scroll. For those with limited time, being able to scan through without images takes less time.
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U.S. Reconnaissance Over Taiwan Strait Angers China
A US Navy reconnaissance jet flew over the Taiwan Strait on Monday, in a maneuver intended to assert the right to operate in international airspace despite strong objections from the Chinese military.
Surpreme Court Hearing Arguments Regarding Biden’s Student Loan Bill
The high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, is hearing arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the plan, which has so far been blocked by Republican-appointed judges on lower courts. The public can listen in on the court’s website.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Takes Back Disney District
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district. The bill requires DeSantis, a Republican, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services that the Disney district provides in its sprawling theme park properties in Florida.
Where Are You Going with That Toxic Soil?!
After a brief pause, shipments of contaminated liquid and soil from the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have resumed after cross-country concerns about where the hazardous waste is going.
Federal Agencies Have 30 Days to Remove TikTok from Government Devices as U.S. follows U.K. and E.U.
Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote in guidance issued Monday that all executive agencies, and those they contract with, must delete any application from TikTok or its parent company, ByteDance, within 30 days of the notice, with few exceptions. Within 90 days, agencies must include in contracts that the short-form video app cannot be used on devices and must cancel any contracts that necessitate the app’s use.
Janet Yellen in Kyiv
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a surprise visit to Ukraine Monday, in which she reaffirmed America's support for the country and announced $1.25 billion in economic aid for things like schools and hospitals.
The money is the first part of a new $9.9 billion package of civilian aid for Ukraine as its war with Russia enters a second year.
More Twitter Lay-Offs
Is there anyone left!?!
Twitter has reportedly axed about another 200 employees, equivalent to roughly 10 per cent of its workforce. The biz has undergone dramatic changes since it was acquired by Elon Musk for $44 billion. Shortly after the billionaire took over as CEO, Twitter's 7,500 staff was in November slashed by more than 50 per cent.
Russia Unimpressed with China’s Request for Peace
The Kremlin on Monday acknowledged China's proposal for a political solution in Ukraine but said the conditions for a peaceful resolution of the conflict were not in place "at the moment".
Russia Looking to Help Iran with Their Missiles in Exchange for Military Aid
Russia is likely offering Iran help with its advanced missile program in exchange for military aid for its war in Ukraine, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency said on Sunday. William Burns was speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," where he noted that Iran had given weapons to Russia that were subsequently used in Ukraine, including in incidents where civilian infrastructure was targeted.
He said that the relationship now appeared to be developing further.
Exclusive: There’s Always a Better Way
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You can’t go five minutes without hearing about the energy/climate crisis. The government’s solution is taxes. There are many arguments about nuclear power vs. coal vs. whatever.
There is always a better way and everything we need has been provided for us on this planet by Divine Design.
Demand better science!
Here’s an alternative that makes a lot of sense to my layman’s brain.
Woody Harrelson’s Controversial Monologue
Late Breaking
Train Carrying Propane Partially Derails in Florida
Emergency crews are at the scene of a partial train derailment Tuesday near the Sarasota-Manatee County line after several cars fell off the tracks. Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Robert Bounds told News Channel 8 that six Seminole Gulf Railway cars fell off the tracks. Five of the train cars were carrying sheet rock. One train car was carrying propane.
From the Conspiracy Archive
In 1995, President Bill Clinton apologized publicly for experiments that were carried out by the U.S. government on unwitting citizens. These experiments were part of Project MKUltra which is a whole rabbit hole in and of itself.
Would you like to have a look at that document (in the form of a giant book) he’s waving around? That’s our jam!
Have a look - http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2019/ph241/kumar1/docs/achre-oct95.pdf
We’ll be adding that to our document archive, so if you want to see more like it, make sure to subscribe so you get access to our huge collection of eBooks and documents in PDF format!
If you want more information about the experiments he’s talking about, check out this book from our fearless editor - https://amzn.to/3Z99XNV
Murdaugh Trial Update
Alex Murdaugh’s brother, John Marvin, took the stand on Monday in defense of his brother.
The Defense also presented their own pathologists regarding the gunshot wound angles. The Defense rests.
The State is expected to call additional witnesses (up to 5), but Closing Arguments are expected this week.
The Defense also requested the jury be able to travel to the Moselle property to gain further perspective on the scene of the crime. The media is not allowed to accompany jurors on this trip.
Rebuttal form the State was heated today. We might see Closing Arguments tomorrow!
The Good News
Pilot Turns Northern Lights Tour Guide
An EasyJet pilot made a 360-degree turn to treat passengers to a stunning view of the northern lights. The plane was travelling from Iceland to Manchester as the aurora borealis lit up skies across the UK in a rare display.
One passenger told the story: "We took off and halfway into the flight the pilot turned all the lights off and the view could be seen out the left window.
But we were sitting on the right-hand side and after a few minutes the pilot switched back and did a 360 loop around for everyone to see."
They Name Their Snow Plows in Madison, and It’s Pretty Awesome
The public submitted names and voted.
The city’s chief salting truck will be named “Saltimus Prime” after receiving a total of 1,630 votes.
A smaller, agile, bike path-plower will be named “Snowbi Wan Kenobi” after receiving 1,910 votes.
“Seymour Pavement,” is to be the name of the city’s loader/plow, while the Dual Wing Plow Truck will be dubbed “Dolly Plowton.”