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“In Europe, these violent factions are called Black Blocs, and are highly organized militant groups that do not share an ideology so much as a methodology. They infiltrate organized protests and instigate attacks on police and property, and then often step back so the police respond to the peaceful demonstrators caught in the crossfire… They often place cars along the protest route where they can keep their arsenal of paving stones, Molotov cocktails and other weapons close at hand without having to be obvious as they approach.” – Barbie Latza Nadeau, “What America can learn from Europe’s Black Blocs” – The Daily Beast, June 2nd, 2020.

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“Closely related to the defense spending issue is Germany’s increasing energy dependency on Russia…. while the United States is spending billions of dollars annually to defend Europe against growing threats from Russia, German energy policies are increasing Russia’s grip over Europe.” – Soeren Kern, “Germany: U.S. ambassador Richard Grenell’s legacy of success” – Gatestone Institute, May 28th, 2020.

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“Twitter is not to be trusted when it comes to misinformation” here.

“Saying Wuhan virus is now racist but saying German measles is still okay” here.

“Lesbians removed from Australian Pride for ‘transphobia’” here.

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“The national security plans have been named ‘Project Defend’ and include finding Britain’s economic weak spots that could be vulnerable to foreign governments that may be potentially hostile… One report noted that there have been two working groups put in place in order to diversify supply lines so the country can be less dependent on specific nations when it comes to non-food essentials.” – Sam McGriskin, “UK PM Boris Johnson orders an end to reliance on Chinese imports” – The Post Millennial, May 22nd, 2020.