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[stonedyou] 26/7/2024 21:35

FBI wrong about assassination attempt, Trump’s doctor says

“There is no evidence” that the former US president was hit by anything other than a bullet, his physician has stated

The New York Times and Donald Trump’s personal physician have both concluded that the former president was struck by a bullet, and not “shrapnel̶1; as FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested.

In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Wray told lawmakers that “there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that, you know, hit [Trump’s] ear” when a gunman opened fire on Trump at a campaign rally earlier this month.

Wray’s statement appeared to validate theories circulating online since the shooting, which claimed that Trump was stricken by a piece of broken glass from his teleprompter rather than the would-be assassin’s bullet.

After venting at Wray on his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump shared a letter from his physician, Ronny Jackson, who stated that “there is no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet,” and that “Director Wray is wrong and inappropriate to suggest anything else.”

“Having served as an Emergency Medicine physician for over 20 years in the United States Navy…I have treated many gunshot wounds in my career,” Jackson noted.

In an article published later on Friday, the New York Times concurred with Jackson. “A detailed analysis of bullet trajectories, footage, photos and audio by The New York Times strongly suggests Mr. Trump was grazed by the first of eight bullets fired by the gunman,” the newspaper stated.

A 3D model of the rally grounds plus a “trajectory analysis show that the bullet traveled in a straight line from the gunman to the bleachers, clipping Mr. Trump on its path. This suggests the bullet was not deflected by first striking an object that would have then sprayed Mr. Trump with debris,” the newspaper explained.

The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed one spectator and injured two others before he was shot dead by Secret Service snipers. Before he was led away from the stage by Secret Service agents, Trump rose to his feet and pumped his fist in the air, his ear visibly bleeding and his face streaked with blood.

In the days after the shooting, Republicans fiercely criticized the Secret Service for failing to secure Crooks’ rooftop vantage point, despite it being around 150 meters from the stage where Trump stood, and for apparently disregarding reports of an armed Crooks crawling around on the roof minutes before opening fire.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after telling the Oversight Committee that she took responsibility for the “most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades.”

“The biggest mistake they made is allowing me to go,” Trump told Fox News on Thursday “They shouldn’t have let me go on the stage. Different groups of people knew there was some nut job on the roof.”

[stonedyou] 26/7/2024 20:33

IN VIDEO: RUSSIAN LANCET LOITERING MUNITION HIT UKRAINIAN ABRAMS TANK NEAR
AVDEEVKA

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The Russian military has destroyed an American-made M1A1 SA Abrams main battle tank of Kiev forces in the Donetsk direction using a Lancet loitering munition.

The tank was targeted close to the Novoselovka Pervaya, which is located to the northwest of the city of Avdeevka. Video footage of the Lancet strike surfaced online on July 26. The footage shows the loitering munition impacting the tank from the top. After the hit, thick white smoke erupts which indicates that the ammunition stored in the rear of the tank’s turret caught fire.

This was the second Abrams to be hit by a Lancet. The loitering munition was developed by the ZALA Aero Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s defense giant Kalashnikov Concern.

The company produces two versions of the Lancet, the Izdeliye-52 with an endurance of 30 minutes and a one-kilogram warhead and the larger Izdeliye-51 that has an endurance of 40 minutes and is armed with a warhead weighing three kilograms.

The loitering munition flies towards the designated area with a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. After arriving in the area, the operator utilizes an onboard electro-optical system via a two-way data-link to detect, track and lock on the target. A laser-ranging system then controls the detonation of the warhead.

Ukraine received 31 Abrams from the United States over the past year. Russian media sources claim that more than a third of the tanks have already been destroyed or damaged. All the losses were near Avdeevka.

The total cost of the Abrams can be over $10 million per a single tank when including training and sustainment. Meanwhile, a single Lancet loitering munition costs just around $20,000.

Ukraine withdrew all Abrams tanks from the front earlier this year as the result of the excessive use of drones by the Russian military, which made it too difficult for the tanks to operate without detection or coming under attack, according to The Associated Press. However, the rapid advance of the Russian military near Avdeevka forced Kiev forces to redeploy the tanks.

A recent report by CNN acknowledged that the tank performed poorly in Ukraine and revealed that Kiev forces have been struggling just to keep their remaining Abrams operational.




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[stonedyou] 26/7/2024 20:29

RUSSIAN ARMY STRIKES WEAPONS DEPOT IN DONETSK, DESTROYS ROCKET LAUNCHERS & TANKS (VIDEO)

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The Russian military destroyed a large weapons depot belonging to the 56th Motorized Brigade of Kiev forces in the industrial zone of the Kramatorsk settlement in the Donetsk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 26.

In a brief statement, the ministry revealed that the weapons depot was targeted using Iskander-M tactical ballistic missiles.

The pinpoint missile strike destroyed six multiple rocket launch systems, one American-made M142 HIMARS and five Soviet-made BM-21 Grad, in addition to five main battle tanks and up to ten infantry fighting vehicles, according to the ministry.

Ukrainian media reported a powerful missile strike on Kramatorsk on July 25. Secondary blasts and fires went on in the settlement’s industrial zone for hours after the strike.

The Iskander-M has a range of nearly 500 kilometers and can be armed with different conventional warheads. The highly-maneuverable missile is guided by a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. It can be also equipped with an optical seeker with a digitized scene-mapping area correlator system for terminal guidance.

Russia increased production of Iskander-M missiles after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine more than two years ago.

In recent months, the Russian military began to rely more on the missile to quickly and accurately target high-value Ukrainian targets like weapons depots.





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[blueclyde] 26/7/2024 19:14

Yes but we do not know what Barclays numbers are yet. NatWest had a huge jump in profit last quarter. I do agree however that Barclays returns strategy needs another leg higher which they are more than capable of doing with the amount they are making. Perhaps that could be the catalyst. The should clear well north of £6 billion profit this year so whilst £3 billion returns is still 10 percent of market cap you can see their is scope for the returns to go much higher.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 18:33

VIDEO

Fred & I vs HAMAS ANTIFA CRACKHEAD ALLIANCE

Charlie keep up the good work

[smurfy2001] 26/7/2024 17:53

I like your thinking ;)

On a P/E basis Natwest is cheaper than Barclays and Lloyds and the dividend yield is higher even after the 20p+ rise.

[blueclyde] 26/7/2024 17:24

Interesting that NatWest and Loyds now trade well above their NAV now. I expect Barclays to be about 350p a share at the next set of results. That suggest 400p at least should be the target with a good set of results hopefully.

[blueclyde] 26/7/2024 17:07

That's my thoughts. Surely if results are good it has to be a £2 billion buy back this time?

[bargainsniper] 26/7/2024 14:42

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[smurfy2001] 26/7/2024 13:11

Given the Natwest share price reaction today wonder where Barclays will end up on results day? 😊

Fingers crossed for 240-250p.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 11:07

Labour barely been in the job two weeks and already thinks the solution is raising taxes, IHT and so on. Why not take the shortfall from the utility companies. They are hardly going to miss 20bn from 420bn. And besides the profits made by these utility companies all came from the public paying their overpriced bills.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 10:55

Typical Tory.. When he was the Tory work and pensions secretary Mel Stride wanted you to work until you drop to extend the state pension retirement age to 71

Mel Stride offered a four-word response when asked why he should be the next Conservative Party leader.

The former work and pensions secretary has become the fourth MP to announce they are joining the race for the Tory leadership



Tory Leadership Contender Robert Jenrick’s Pro-Coal and Anti-Net Zero Record

The Conservative candidate has changed his tune on climate action, recently attacking Labour’s net zero policies and arguing for new fossil fuel extraction.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 10:25

Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest share client data in 'dirty money' crackdown


UK banks have provided the National Court Agency with customer data as part of plans to tackle "dirty money" flowing through the company's economy.

The project, which is the largest of its kind in the world, is set to take on criminal gangs and money laundering, which is estimated to cost the economy some £350 billion every year.

It comes around a year after more than six banks, including Lloyds and NatWest, started a trial in which they provided law enforcement with information on client accounts.

The NCA's project went live in May and has already highlighted eight potential crime networks that may be manipulating the financial system.

[bridggar] 26/7/2024 10:17

Hold to results or cash profit - decisions decisions.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 10:11

NatWest to buy £2.5bn of Metro Bank mortgages as profits dip


NatWest profits fell 16% year-on-year as borrowers repaid mortgages

NatWest has agreed to buy a £2.5billion residential mortgage portfolio from Metro Bank.

The High Street banking giant posted a 16 per cent decline in pre-tax profits to £3billion for the six months to 30 June.

NatWest blamed the decline, which was better than forecast by analysts, on weaker mortgage margins as redemptions offset new lending, while competition in the savings market also led to customer shifting deposits to higher-paying products.

[portside1] 26/7/2024 08:22

The voters voted for big tax rises voting labour now let them suffer

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 08:08

What about international arrest warrant against Hamas? for 7 October? do you need reminding Starmer..


Sir Keir Starmer 'preparing to drop UK objection to an arrest warrant against Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes'

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 07:55

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal £20billion hole in UK's public finances - intensifying fears that hefty Labour tax hikes are on the way

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 01:31

Labour, like the Tories, have no control over events any longer. The country has long been deliberately divided and is now out of control.

The British people are just sick of it all.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 01:00

FCA fines Coinbase £3m citing money laundering concerns

A Coinbase platform has found itself in choppy regulatory waters in the UK, having been hit with a hefty fine by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

CB Payments Limited (CBPL) serves as a gateway for customers to subsequently trade crypto assets via other Coinbase-operated platforms, but is not registered to trade crypto itself in the UK.

The FCA has fined the firm for violating a key term of the voluntary requirement (VREQ) it signed with the regulator back in 2020. CBPL’s VERQ prevented the company from onboarding high-risk customers until issues in its framework were addressed.

[johnwise] 26/7/2024 00:49

VIDEO

The 'ECO-ZEALOT at the heart of Government':

Lefty Loon Ed Miliband slammed in scathing verdict