(0747) Morning all, uncanny the timing … body clocks are wonderful things. Nondescript sky … manage Friday as best you can. (0826)

 

5. The underlying aim is clear for the clearminded to see

4. Steve at 1523

• Mike Bloomberg Sinking Millions Into Midterms to Help Elect Democrats
• Another Fake Poll Exposed Covering Numerous Elections– FCC’s Brendan Carr Issues Warning to Broadcasters
• Italy’s Meloni Has the Best Response to Europe’s Riots: Hold Rioters and Parents Accountable (JH: Even a traitress to her country, like Smith, then turns and says the right thing, like Farage)
• Iran Reports Seven Tankers Struck or Disabled in a Single Day
• IRGC Reveals Drone Bunker As Iran’s Coast Erupts
• Russian Army Clears More Areas South of Dobropolye
• Bill Gates on Trial in the Netherlands: Why the PREP Act Is a License to Kill
• Irish PM doesn’t think there are enough migrants in Ireland and vows to accelerate illegal migrants’ “asylum” claims
• BBC employs pro-Hamas illegal immigrant who is a convicted criminal to oversee its use of AI
• The Radical Left’s War On The West: From Tirana To Paris
• Much more.

3. A similar tale downunder

2. DAD at 1523

a) Following the violence and looting that took place in Saint-Étienne on October 17, local shopkeepers have been seeking to acquire defensive equipment. According to *Le Progrès*, the Guarneri gun shop, located near Place Anatole-France, had completely sold out of pepper spray by mid-morning on Tuesday, October 20. “Today, it’s just shopkeepers, and they are truly on edge,” a salesperson remarked. Larger, handle-equipped canisters are in highest demand, while requests for batons remain infrequent.

b) Macron is finally telling the truth about the chaos engulfing France. “Last Saturday we had political and seditious acts by ultra left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic.” There we have it. Straight from the French President himself. Far left extremists accused of orchestrating violent riots in an attempt to overthrow the Republic. This is not legitimate protest. This is organised political violence.

c) Paris bans protests across city centre ahead of weekend rallies. French authorities have imposed sweeping protest bans across central Paris ahead of a major mobilisation planned for October 24, barring demonstrations from key government buildings…..

d) German Left leader calls for French-style protest front in Germany. “What works in France, connecting the various movements, we must also do in Germany,” Schwerdtner said.

e) Anti-corruption investigators raid Ukraine’s central bank. Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau searched the central bank and a senior official’s residence as part of a probe linked to alleged money laundering at state-owned Sense Bank.