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    The LORD is allegedly supplying Venezuela with wheat from this years harvest. As opposed to some who insist on starving the Venezuela people to submission.

    On a happier note the golden haired laddie has promised to swamp the UK with it's fake food, if an when the EU allows it of course. All that chlorinated chicken, GMO cereals and sucrose so loved by the ameristani heifers. He also "cautions the people of Scotland" from expressing their democratic right to hold another referendum. Nothing like trying to influence a foreign countries political decision. Ah well.

    https://www.rt.com

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics...it-trade-deals

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-nothing-less//uk/398341-trump-trade-deal-scotland/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    Probably why the dirty dictator is banning VPNs and access to real news.
    I have added few links Harry had kept for himself...

    New report from Index on Censorship paints a bleak picture for U.S. press freedom
    By Benjamin Mullin • April 28, 2017


    The press freedom situation in the United States is worsening not only because of President Trump's anti-press rhetoric but because of a constellation of factors including arrests, detainment, lawsuits, physical violence and outright censorship, according to a new report.

    The report, released by the London-based Index on Censorship this week, chronicles the recent threats to journalist safety and freedom of expression and takes a holistic view of a worsening press freedom climate.

    "Smears about the media made by U.S. President Donald Trump have obscured a wider problem with press freedom in the United States: namely widespread and low-level animosity that feeds into the everyday working lives of the nation’s journalists, bloggers and media professionals," reads the introduction to the report. "This study examines documented reports from across the country in the six months leading up to the presidential inauguration and the months after. It clearly shows that threats to U.S. press freedom go well beyond the Oval Office."

    New report from Index on Censorship paints a bleak picture for U.S. press freedom ? Poynter

    A History of Censorship in the United States

    by Tom Head
    Updated July 24, 2017
    The right to free speech is a long-standing US tradition, but actually respecting the right to free speech is not. According to the ACLU, censorship is "the suppression of words, images or ideas that are "offensive," and it happens "whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others." Our freedom of expression may be limited, says the ACLU, "only if it will clearly cause direct and imminent harm to an important societal interest."

    https://www.thoughtco.com/censorship...-states-721221
    You are not seriously comparing the two, are you?



    Let's try another one:

    Number of opposition journalists jailed or killed by Western leaders.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    ^

    Russia exported record amount of potatoes

    In 2016, Russia exported a total of 230 thousand tonnes of potatoes, reports Interfax, citing data from the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR).

    This is a record figure, and although, according to experts, it is not very impressive, exporting may become a solution to the country's overproduction problem in the future. The main consumers of Russian potatoes are currently the eastern regions of Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

    The IKAR recalls that in the latest harvest season (July 2015 to June 2016), Russian potato producers achieved a record harvest. In 2015, according to official statistics, the country produced 33.6 million tonnes of potatoes, which is 16% more than the average for the past 5 years.

    The relative abundance of potatoes on the Russian market has caused a significant decline in prices in the first half of 2016. In this context, the industry has reacted by reducing the acreage.
    Russia exported record amount of potatoes
    But they would say that, wouldn't they? They are another Vlad-controlled mouthpiece.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    They are another Vlad-controlled mouthpiece
    One assumes it's a good thing that somebody is actually in control, yes? Or should the "genderfluid" group, whoever/whatever that is, take over?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    They are another Vlad-controlled mouthpiece
    One assumes it's a good thing that somebody is actually in control, yes? Or should the "genderfluid" group, whoever/whatever that is, take over?
    Er... what?

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    ^You're implying The Lord controls all time and space?

    Wait for the next regeneration of The Doctor, that will be HHHHUUUUUGGGGEEEE!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    ^You're implying The Lord controls all time and space?

    Wait for the next regeneration of The Doctor, that will be HHHHUUUUUGGGGEEEE!!!!
    Did you overdo your medication this morning or something? Read the label.

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    Waiting for my truck to be fixed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Waiting for my truck to be fixed.
    That doesn't mean you have to sniff glue while you're doing it.

    Try knitting or something.

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    I think it's the "hospitality" girl (HG) she keeps offering me different coloured drinks and wont take no for an answer.

    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    I think he types this shit while he's jerking off.
    The HG can balance a tray full of drinks on one hand and amuse herself with the other. I on the other hand need two hands, one finger per hand, to keep you amused.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    Let's try another one:
    Number of opposition journalists jailed or killed by Western leaders.....
    I do not dare to provoke the mod.
    Perhaps for start, try to google "....... body count"

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    ^You are being led astray. Some committed suicide, two shots in the back of the head is the usual MO.

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    Then you could compare how many Russian Presidents have been shot with the number of US presidents that have been shot.

    Could give an indication of which is the most violent country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by birding View Post
    Then you could compare how many Russian Presidents have been shot with the number of US presidents that have been shot.

    Could give an indication of which is the most violent country.
    I can answer that for you.

    Russia has significantly less murders per capita than the USA.

    Unless you are an opposition politician or journalist, in which case it is the other way round.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by birding View Post
    Then you could compare how many Russian Presidents have been shot with the number of US presidents that have been shot.

    Could give an indication of which is the most violent country.
    I can answer that for you.

    Russia has significantly less murders per capita than the USA.

    Unless you are an opposition politician or journalist, in which case it is the other way round.

    As usual no proof.


    And which has shot more presidents ?

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    Ain't no Czars left to be shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by birding
    ...number of US presidents that have been shot.
    and at least one shot by a Russian agent...
    (Hadn't it been proven by 111,000 pages of a W. Commission? - and certified by one US president by his own hand?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by birding View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by birding View Post
    Then you could compare how many Russian Presidents have been shot with the number of US presidents that have been shot.

    Could give an indication of which is the most violent country.
    I can answer that for you.

    Russia has significantly less murders per capita than the USA.

    Unless you are an opposition politician or journalist, in which case it is the other way round.

    As usual no proof.


    And which has shot more presidents ?
    I would bother providing proof, but frankly it is so fucking obvious that only an idiot would contradict either of those statements.

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    It might be interesting to compare the numbers of Press murdered by the US invading forces in Iraq, to those murdered in Russia in the same timeframe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Russia exported record amount of potatoes

    In 2016, Russia exported a total of 230 thousand tonnes of potatoes
    Also last year, Russia became the world’s biggest exporter of grain.

    Russia: More than Just an Oil Producer | Morningstar

    “The Russian agriculture sector is turning into an exporter, exporting products to not only China, but south east Asian countries as well,” he explained. “The country now one of the cheapest places to produce ham and pork. Accessing the Chinese agricultural sector represents a major growth opportunity for Russia.”

    Estimates of Russian wheat production have also increased as perfect growing conditions could lead to yields once again reaching last year’s record highs. With increased production, Russia could become the world’s largest exporter for the first time, surpassing the European Union and the US, said Nitesh Shah, director of commodities strategies with ETF Securities. Russia last year became the world’s biggest exporter of grain, at more than 34 million tonnes. Total Russian grain production hit a record 119 million tonnes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Russia exported record amount of potatoes

    In 2016, Russia exported a total of 230 thousand tonnes of potatoes
    Also last year, Russia became the world’s biggest exporter of grain.

    Russia: More than Just an Oil Producer | Morningstar

    “The Russian agriculture sector is turning into an exporter, exporting products to not only China, but south east Asian countries as well,” he explained. “The country now one of the cheapest places to produce ham and pork. Accessing the Chinese agricultural sector represents a major growth opportunity for Russia.”

    Estimates of Russian wheat production have also increased as perfect growing conditions could lead to yields once again reaching last year’s record highs. With increased production, Russia could become the world’s largest exporter for the first time, surpassing the European Union and the US, said Nitesh Shah, director of commodities strategies with ETF Securities. Russia last year became the world’s biggest exporter of grain, at more than 34 million tonnes. Total Russian grain production hit a record 119 million tonnes.
    The old saying: The bread basket of Europe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thaimeme
    The old saying: The bread basket of Europe.
    Sorry, it is wrong: It had been always the Ukraine. However, with the US involvement, it has changed...

    Ukraine: From Breadbasket To Basket Case
    March 4, 2014
    Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the Soviet Union for its fertile fields of wheat. Now it's just a basket case. The outgoing finance minister said the country needed $35 billion to stave off bankruptcy over the next couple years.

    Ukraine: From Breadbasket To Basket Case : Parallels : NPR

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    Ukraine’s Grain – Breadbasket for Oligarchs?
    Posted on 7 April, 2016 by Thies Julius Lorenzen in Latest from Brussels

    Corruption and clientelism

    A recent inquiry conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine found that 75% of surveyed entrepreneurs identified corruption as the key impediment to Ukraine’s sustainable economic development, followed by its unstable legal system and over-inflated bureaucracy.

    Land grabbing

    Ukraine is experiencing an equivalent phenomenon to what is known as “land grabbing”, or the acquisition of large strips of land by financially strong agricultural corporations, a topic on which ARC2020 has reported on extensively. The situation is slightly different in the case of Ukraine: Its government has for many decades maintained a moratorium on the sale of rural terrain to secure the access to land for small farmers. Nevertheless, investors have found new mechanisms to circumvent this particular law, by signing long-term leases with peasant farmers (with sometimes up to 50 years of duration), and thereby to control large portions of land.

    An example for Ukraine’s “quiet land grab” is Europe’s largest poultry farm, which is being built in the region of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine. The owner of this factory is Yuriy Kosiuk, one of Ukraine’s wealthiest businessmen. In order to expand his chicken farming operations, Mr. Kosiuk reportedly persuaded local farmers to hand over their land by signing long-term leases, whilst disregarding many environmental and social concerns raised by local citizens.

    So, not only the dangerous Mr. Putin grabbing the land???

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    I think it's a fair bet they'll join Nato before the EU. Good reason to get rid of both.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Russia exported record amount of potatoes

    In 2016, Russia exported a total of 230 thousand tonnes of potatoes
    Also last year, Russia became the world’s biggest exporter of grain.

    Russia: More than Just an Oil Producer | Morningstar

    “The Russian agriculture sector is turning into an exporter, exporting products to not only China, but south east Asian countries as well,” he explained. “The country now one of the cheapest places to produce ham and pork. Accessing the Chinese agricultural sector represents a major growth opportunity for Russia.”

    Estimates of Russian wheat production have also increased as perfect growing conditions could lead to yields once again reaching last year’s record highs. With increased production, Russia could become the world’s largest exporter for the first time, surpassing the European Union and the US, said Nitesh Shah, director of commodities strategies with ETF Securities. Russia last year became the world’s biggest exporter of grain, at more than 34 million tonnes. Total Russian grain production hit a record 119 million tonnes.
    This reminds me of...


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